EElizabeth N. Fretwell, City Manager February 14, 2017

City of Las Vegas Assembly Committee on

Government Affairs

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CCity of Las Vegas Legislative Team City Manager:

• Elizabeth N. Fretwell

Chief of Staff: • Ted J. Olivas

Carson City Team: • Brian McAnallen, Government Affairs Manager

• Kelly Martinez, Government Affairs Officer

• Rebekah Holder, Strategic Analysist

Carson City Contract Lobbyists:

• Greg Ferraro • Bob Ostrovsky • Misty Grimmer • Mike Sullivan

City of Las Vegas Legislative Agenda & Policies Adopted by City Council December 7, 2016

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CCity of Las Vegas Fast Facts Population:

• 640,174 as of July 2016

• By Ward 104,657 Ward 1 106,926 Ward 4 108,003 Ward 2 102,349 Ward 5 100,348 Ward 3 117,891 Ward 6

Median Income:

• $50,202

Land Area:

• 141.97 Square Miles

Budget FY17: • $532 Million - General Fund • $1.3 Billion - All Funds • 3,351 Full Time Employees

Culture and Recreation: • 78 City Maintained Parks • 8 Recreation/Community Centers • 6 Active Adult/Senior Centers • 14 Golf Courses • 12 Public Swimming Pools

Education: • 119 City Schools • 104,539 Overall Enrollment • 63% High School Graduation Rate • 58.8% Free and/or Reduced Lunch

# of Schools with Enrollment: • 64 Elementary Schools 42,540 • 14 Middle Schools 12,414 • 11 High Schools 18,141 • 3 Career and Tech Schools 3,684 • 13 Charter Schools 7,944 • 13 Magnet Schools 19,599 • 1 CSN Campus 217

Educational Attainment: • No High School Degree 16.6% • High School Degree 27.7% • Some college, no degree 25.5% • Associate’s Degree 7.8% • Bachelor’s or higher 23%

Sources: American Community Survey City of Las Vegas Department of Planning – July 1, 2016; CLV Human Resources; and MyResearcher.Com

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CCity of Las Vegas – City Charter

• Public Property, Buildings • Affordable Housing • Licensing • Nuisances • Utilities • Fire Protection • Public Health • Zoning and Planning • Traffic Control • Sewer • Appointment/Removal of City Manager

• Chapter 517 of NRS establishes the Charter for the City of Las Vegas

• The Charter creates the positions of Mayor and Council and along with other provisions of NRS sets out powers and general guidelines

• Powers of City Council:

• Creation of Departments/Divisions • Appointive Officers • Municipal Court • Municipal Court Judges Qualifications • Municipal Elections • Finances • Debt Limit • Borrowing Money • Revitalizing and Redevelopment • Cooperative Powers • Civil Services

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RRegional Representation

• Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority • LVMPD Fiscal Affairs • Regional Flood Control District • Regional Transportation Commission • Southern Nevada Health District • Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition • Southern Nevada Water Authority

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CCommunity Survey Results

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Quality of city sewer utilities

Overall Quality of emergency medical services

Overall maintenance of city streets

Overall quality of city customer service

Quality of services provided by the city

City of Las Vegas vs Large U.S. City Average Percentage of Residents Satisfied or Very Satisfied

City of Las Vegas National Average

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+13%

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BBudget Highlights Fiscal Facts (For the period FY08 to FY16)

• 37% drop in assessed value • 26% drop in property tax • 8.4% increase in consolidated tax • 12% drop in staffing • $170.34 cumulative amount of money abated

Fiscal Trends • C-TAX Growth – Highest year FY06 vs. FY17 is growth of 5.9% • Property Tax Caps at 0.2% for FY17 – Highest year FY09 vs. FY17 is growth of 28.5%

Sound Budgetary Principles • 20% Fund Balance Requirement • Balanced Budget Requirement

FY17 Revenue = FY17 Expenditures • FY17 will be the 5th year in a row with NO deficit • Revenue Increase of 2.5% compared to FY16 • Expenditure Increase of 3.6% compared to FY16

*This includes program restoration and expansions in certain priority areas and contractual obligations with the PPA, POA and LVCEA

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SStaffing Levels

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FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17BgtPS Non-PS

Non-Public Safety Employment (full-time) remains 20% below FY08 levels

Public Safety is 5% higher than FY08

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FFY2017 General Fund Revenues

Consolidated Tax 52.8% ($280.7M)

Property Tax 18.1%

($96.4M)

License & Franchise

16.8% ($89.1M)

Other 12.3% ($65.4M)

Under City Control

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CCLV - Abatement History

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Collected Abated

4yr APR = 2.2%

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FFY2017 GF Expenditure by Category

Other 0.4% ($2.2M)

LVMPD 26.1%

($138.7M)

Non-Labor 16.1%

($85.8M)

Salary & Benefits 54.4%

($288.7M)

Debt Service 3.0%

($16.2M)

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FFY2017 GF Expenditure by Function

General

Government 11.9% ($63M)

Other 2.3% ($12.3M)

Judicial 5.1% ($27.2M)

Public Safety 66.8%

($354.8M)

Public Works 2.1% ($11.4M)

Cultural & Rec 8.8% ($46.7M)

Debt Service 3.0% ($16.2M)

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CCity Priorities

• Economic Diversification • Public Safety/Homelessness • Transportation/Mobility • Education

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CCity Priorities - Economic Diversification • Downtown

o New Companies o Cultural offerings continue to expand o Cleveland Clinic o Parking Infrastructure o Cashman Field

• Medical District o UNLV Medical District

Commercial Sites / Research Parks Compatible Use

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CCity Priorities – Economic Diversification

• $83M ($28M in 2014 and $55M in 2016) Federal New Market Tax Credit allocation

• Allocation will assist with approximately 7 to 8 city projects totaling over $100M

• Historic Westside School renovation and the new Supreme Court of NV buildings are the first 2 projects to be completed

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SYMPHONY PARK CASHMAN CENTER

FREMONT STREET EAST FREMONT EXPERIENCE UPGRADE

LAS VEGAS MEDICAL DISTRICT

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CCity Priorities - Public Safety/Homelessness • 66.8% of the general fund dollar goes into Public Safety - $354.8 M • City of Las Vegas provides 37% of the funding for the Las Vegas Metro Police

Department - $138.7M • Consolidated Jail Services with North Las Vegas • Homeless Services – Outreach Efforts, Wet Shelter, Assistance Cards, PSAs

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CCity Priorities - Public Safety/Homelessness Quick Facts

• 6 Municipal Court Judges • 6 Specialty Courts

• DUI Court • Habitual Offender Court (H.O.P.E.) • Mental Health Court • Veteran’s Treatment Court • Women In Need Court • Youth Offender Court (Y.O.)

• 19 Municipal Court Marshals • 59 Deputy City Marshals • 203 Correction Officers • 845 Ave Daily Inmate Pop (FY2016) • 1,104 Inmate Capacity with new Isolation Unit

Fire Department • 21 Fire Stations • Fire Services - 7 % of call volume • EMS 93% of call volume • 660 Personnel • Regional Services - County Islands,

Hazmat and Bomb Squad

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CCity Priorities - Transportation • Mobility Master Plan

o Identified over 200 projects with an estimated cost of $1.3B over the next 20 years Fuel Revenue Indexing cut timeline development in half

o Better accommodate all users; reduce congestion and improve safety • Maryland Parkway Urban Light Rail Project

o Supporting Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada o Connect McCarran Airport, UNLV Main Campus, Downtown, and the new UNLV Medical School

• Improving Citizen Access to Bike Lanes o 98% of all residents will live within ¼ mile of an on-street or off-street bike lane by 2021

• Pedestrian Danger o Continue to invest in pedestrian safety

• Downtown Innovation District o Automation o Connectivity o Working with World Wide Companies

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Why is Innovation Important?

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Keolis/Navya Autonomous Shuttle Pilot Project

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CCity Priorities - Education • Established City By Design Education Strategic Framework • Implemented Reinvent Schools Las Vegas

o Community school partnership with CCSD, CLV AmeriCorps and nonprofit partners to improve underperforming schools in high poverty communities

• Established partnerships with CSN, UNLV, NSC o Create a higher education hub in downtown Las Vegas o Further workforce development opportunities

• Launched Strong Start Las Vegas Campaign o Increase access to high quality early childhood education o Strong Start Academies o Variety Early Learning Center

• Enhanced Afterschool Youth Enrichment Programs o Safekey, Summer Learning, Ignite and Batteries Included

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CChallenges • Landlocked

o Infill and redevelopment is needed • Older Communities

o Infrastructure maintenance costs are rising • Downtown Redevelopment

o Incentives necessary in current economic condition o Private Investment follow public commitment in Redevelopment Areas o Housing, Class A Office Space, Mixed Use Hubs, Parks and Open Space

• Fiscal Issues Remain in Wake of the Recession • Federal Policy Changes • Silver Tsunami • Big Data

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CCity of Las Vegas Bills SSB60: Revises provisions governing Medicaid payments for ground emergency medical transportation services.

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to include in the State Plan for Medicaid voluntary programs through which certain governmental entities and Indian tribes may obtain supplemental payments for providing ground emergency medical transportation services to recipients of Medicaid; requiring a participating governmental entity or Indian tribe to reimburse the Department for the costs of implementing and administering the program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SB67: Revises provisions relating to fire safety requirements for multi-story buildings occupied by people.

AN ACT relating to the State Fire Marshal; revising certain provisions relating to fire safety requirements in certain multi-story buildings where human occupancy is permitted; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AB70: Revises provisions concerning the use of certain revenues in a redevelopment area.

AN ACT relating to redevelopment; expanding the purposes for which the proceeds of certain taxes levied in a redevelopment area may be used; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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