Board of County Committioners ‘xa coun coven nen ze 9.080 NTR PRY (rays. re 0 ane January 26, 2018 Honorable Carolyn Goodman Mayor, City of Las Vegas City of Las Vegas Council Members 495 S, Main St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 Re: Resolution of Intent to Annex Tertitory at Various Locations (ANX-72266) Dear Mayor Goodman and Council Members: We write to you today to urge you to discontinue the process of annexation that was initiated by you on January 3, 2018 with the adoption of the Resolution of Intent to Annex Territory at Various Locations (ANX-72266) (the “Resolution”). We write not only in vehement opposition to the proposed annexation, but to stress the hardship and apprehension your action has placed on the affected citizens as they attempt to meet the significant administrative burdens thrust upon them in their effort to avoid involuntarily annexation into the City. ‘The proposed territory to be annexed is comprised of at least ten separate areas consisting of approximately 872 acres of land located in three different wards of the City and four different Commission Districts of the County. ‘The number of parcels (over 1,500) and the distance separating the subject annexation areas (up to four miles) makes the citizens” efforts to organize an effective protest within the short timeframe available virtually impossible, Moreover; the City’s boundaries should not be extended to take in land merely for the purpose of increasing the City’s tax revenues, The proposed annexation will not have a positive effect, nor will it provide a benefit to the areas to be annexed. As the City’s annexation report indicates, the full scope of services is already being provided to the subject annexation arens, including fire and police protection. ‘Thus, the affected citizens will receive nothing of value in roturn for their additional tax dollars, Recently, the Board directed the District Attorney’s Office to research the propriety of the City’s action to annex the subject areas, Although still researching the matter, the District Attomey's Office has indicated that it appears the City’s annexation (ANX-72266) fails to comply with NRS Chapter 268. The citizens’ opposition to the annexation proposal has been extensive and overwhelming, When they purchased the properties, the citizens had the expectation of remaining in unincorporated Clark County. The City’s past annexation practices enveloped the subject annexation areas and impacted the citizens through no fault of their own. We have heard their voice. In the final analysis, itis the govemment’s responsibility to fulfill the will of the people,Honorable Carolyn Goodman Mayor, City of Las Vegas City of Las Vegas Council Members January 26, 2018 Poge 2 of 2 (On January 17, 2018, an agenda item concerning the issue of annexation was brought before the Clark County Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) for discussion, During the discussion, the Board unanimously expressed its intent to support the citizens’ opposition to the City’s proposed annexation in any way it cen, ‘Therefore, we, the Clark County Board of County Commissioners. hereby register our unanimous opposition to the proposed annexation (ANX-72266), We strongly urge Mayor Goodman and each and every member of the Las Vegas City Council to delete the proposed annexation (ANX-72266) from the February 12, 2018 agenda and forego annexation of the subject properties entirely. Instead of forcing annexation upon the citizens against their will, let us open a dialogue between us - the Board of Commissioners and the City Council - to explore how we can, together, better serve the citizens in the subject areas in the future while maintaining the existing jurisdictional boundaries, Sincerely, BY: fence Weekly