| 4/6/2021 |
Clark County Board of Commissioners
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Agenda note: DOCUMENT(S) SUBMITTED:
1. Help is Here: The American Rescue Plan and COVID-19 Relief for Southern Nevada (9 pages) submitted by Congressman Horsford
DISCUSSION: Congressman Steven Horsford was invited to address the Board regarding the American Rescue Plan; advised that the plan was the largest relief package passed by Congress; provided details of the package, including but not limited to: $439.6 million dollars to Clark County, $130.61 million dollars to Las Vegas, an additional $835 million dollars for the Clark County School District, expanded Child Tax Credits, and expanded Federal Unemployment Insurance; informed that eligibility for key relief programs would be based on the most recent income tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service; and further advised that complete details of the plan were available on Horsford.House.gov
The Commissioners spoke of various Easter festivities in their respective districts.
Commissioner McCurdy advised of a free upcoming tax filing event at the Walnut Recreation Center on April 10, 2021; the opening of a second The Cereal Killerz Kitchen; recognized Dr. Mark Scott, CEO of The Culinary Academy of Las Vegas for his work in the community; and recognized Robert Strawder for the inaugural class of young people graduating from hip-hop entrepreneurship which focused on at-risk youth.
Commissioner Naft advised of attending the reopening of the Flamingo Senior Center; Yerington's new city hall was renamed the Major General Robert T. Herbert Administrative Building; presented a trailer from a documentary entitled My Best Friend-A Pedestrian Story, which focused on the victims and families of pedestrian fatalities; brought attention to two recent hit-and-run fatalities by partnering with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Bureau, and provided an anonymous tip line for callers.
Commissioner Gibson advised of the opening of the Virgin Hotel Las Vegas, constructed on the previous site of the Hard Rock Hotel, and commented that all 1,600 Hard Rock employees were offered employment positions with the new hotel; The Pass Casino in Henderson opened on the previous site of the El Dorado Casino; Kids Game Night was scheduled on April 7, 2021 and a Whitney Pop-Up Food Pantry was scheduled for April 20, 2021, both to be held at the at the Whitney Recreation Center; Earth Day Clean-up was scheduled at Sunset Park on April 23, 2021; and Movie in the Park will start back on April 30, 2021 at Cortney Middle School.
Commissioner Kirkpatrick, along with Commissioners Naft and McCurdy, participated in Turn The Lights Blue at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign in support of World Autism Day and Autism Awareness Month; advised of hoping to schedule a splash day at Desert Breeze Park; participated in a dessert giveaway for senior citizens; a Pathway meeting was scheduled for April 7, 2021; on the April 20, 2021 County Commission agenda, a plan would be discussed regarding public health and the reopening of the County; further advised that 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Clark County, and over 645,000 first doses had been administered. | |
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