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June 18, 2020
Dear Friend,
The city is working very closely with the Southern Nevada Health District, Clark County, first responders, and various other agencies to monitor the COVID-19 situation and come up with effective procedures for dealing with it.
For other updated information regarding what is opening around the city of Las Vegas, please visit the city of Las Vegas blog here. Please check my Facebook page Councilwoman Victoria Seaman for more information as it becomes available.
If you are able to help and support your community, here are some available options:
Nevada Health Link offers health insurance enrollment to those who qualify. Please give the Nevada Health Link website to anyone who may need to enroll. You can find the link here.
Working together as a community, I know we will get through this.
Victoria Seaman
Councilwoman Ward 2
Access City Council
 To watch my latest Access City Council, please click on the image above.
Councilwoman Victoria Seaman's Updates
Watch my Facebook Live with the Department of Public Safety to discuss keeping the elderly safe by clicking on the image above.
 June 16, we distributed the last monies raised from #ProjectMemorial to the Youth Leadership Authority https://www.facebook.com/YouthLeadershipAuthority/. Thank you for all of your hard work with our youth and the community. We appreciate 17 years of service to collect and place flags on Flag Day to honor our heroes.
 Very proud of Elizabeth Helgelien and Bri Ramirez who both took the extra step to serve their communities by being the Ward 2 Neighborhood Representatives for the Neighborhood Partners Fund!
 Congratulations to the Founders Academy of Las Vegas graduating class of 2020. Thank you for giving me the honor of delivering your commencement address. I know, given the outstanding education they received, these remarkable young men and women will go far in life. I salute the faculty and teachers for the amazing work they do. To watch my commencement address, please click on the bottom right image above.
 I want to thank my good friend Joe Brown for introducing me to the Nevada Military Support Alliance. It was an honor to give them a donation to support their efforts to build homes for our wounded warriors. To watch, please click the image above.
 There was a fundraiser June 11 at Sahara West Urgent Care & Wellness for Officer Shay Mikalonis and his family, hosted by the Injured Police Officers Fund (IPOF). The IPOF is an amazing organization and I am proud to be able to help in their efforts to support Shay Mikalonis and other wounded officers. To watch my video, please click on the bottom right image above.
 So proud of our Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 2020-2 graduating class. I want to extend my sincere congratulations to these fine young men. I know they will make the City of Las Vegas proud and a safer place for us all!
 I love when my constituents come to visit me in my office❤️!
 My staff and I took a tour at Founders Academy of Las Vegas. What an amazing school with a very impressive record of achievement -- a school that teaches a classical education. There is a lot we can learn from the success of this charter school.
City of Las Vegas Business Resources
Business Licensing: For city of Las Vegas business licensing information, call 702-229-6281 or email License@LasVegasNevada.gov.
Information from the Nevada Health Response website: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/
UPDATE: Monday, June 15, Governor Steve Sisolak announced he is extending Phase 2 of the recovery plan to June 30, 2020.
For Governor Sisolak's Phase 2 Roadmap to Recovery for Nevada Guidelines, please click here.
For industry-specific guidelines, please click here.
For youth sports guidance, please click here.
- Guidelines for Baseball and Softball (practice only), please click here.
- Guidelines for Soccer (practice only), please click here.
- Guidelines for Organized Youth Sports (practice only), please click here.
For the latest information regarding COVID-19, please visit Nevada Health Response here: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/.
From the U.S. Small Business Administration Website: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
Click here to learn more about available SBA loan and debt relief options.
Our nation's small businesses are facing an unprecedented economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which contains $376 billion in relief for American workers and small businesses.
Notice: Now Accepting New Applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance: On June 15, SBA will begin accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications from all eligible small businesses and U.S. agricultural businesses. To learn more about eligibility and apply, click here.
EIDL applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
To learn more about the relief options available for your business, click here.
Your business may have sustained substantial “business interruption" damages when required to close down and/or reduce operations due to the COVID-19 crisis.
My office has been hearing stories from local businesses that are having a great deal of trouble collecting their business interruption insurance coverage. Many of you may have paid for this coverage and it should be available to you in your time of need.
Romanucci & Blandin, a nationally respected law firm, offer free consultations to discuss your individual circumstances and how they can help. If they think they can help, there will be no cost to you unless they win your case.
To learn more about them, please visit www.rblaw.net.
To reach out to them for a consultation, or to learn about an upcoming Zoom webinar about your rights, please email BIL@rblaw.net to learn more.
*This is not an endorsement by Councilwoman Seaman but simply a passing on of information.
 For more information about business interruption insurance coverage, please watch my interview with Attorney Peter Palivos by clicking on the image above.
My office is receiving many calls with regards to Unemployment Insurance benefits. Please be advised that benefit questions can be answered by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).
For questions regarding filing unemployment, please visit the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation website at https://detr.nv.gov/ or contact their office at one of the following phone numbers:
Northern Nevada 775-684-0350
Southern Nevada 702-486-0350
Rural Nevada & Out-of-State 888-890-8211
NV DETR has a YouTube channel with video tutorials to help assist you on how to register, apply, and claim benefits online. To visit, please click here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Bt9uR7_S376xtWwteKsdA.
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.
To learn more information about Coronavirus Tax Relief and other resources, please visit the IRS's Coronavirus website page at https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments.
Latest Information on COVID-19For the latest information on how to protect yourself from the virus, please see the latest COVID-19 FAQ below and visit the CDC or Nevada Health Response.
NV Energy - 800-331-3103 or https://www.nvenergy.com/
SW Gas - 877-860-6020 or https://www.swgas.com/en/home
Las Vegas Water District - 702-870-4194 or https://www.lvvwd.com/
Effective April 1, Republic Services is waiving late fees and suspending lien filings and related lien fees for a 90-day period. During this time, the company also will offer payment plans (without late fees or lien fees) to customers who contact them to bring their accounts current. On July 1, Republic Services will re-evaluate its position on these issues. There are still no changes to service. Residential bulk item collection continues per the applicable bulk schedules. Those with questions should visit https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/southern-nevada or call 702-735-5151.
Las Vegas City Council Approves Program Allowing Parking Tickets To Be Paid With A School Supply Donation For a Limited Time
Program Available June 1 - July 14, 2020
The Las Vegas City Council unanimously voted in favor of allowing parking tickets issued between June 1 and July 14, 2020, to be paid with donations of school supplies. Any supplies taken in by the city through the program will be donated to the Public Education Foundation.
Those who receive an eligible parking infraction in the city of Las Vegas between June 1 and July 14 may satisfy their tickets by bringing new, unwrapped school supplies of equal or greater value to their fine to the Parking Services Offices at 350 S. City Parkway. This must be done within 30 days of the citation date and a purchase receipt for the donation is required. In addition, only non-public safety citations are eligible for this program.
In July of 2016, the City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the establishment of this occasional program allowing for charitable donations in lieu of payment for parking fines.
Some of the items being accepted include:
- Pencils
- Pens
- Erasers
- Dry erase markers
- Index cards
- Paper towels/Disinfecting wipes
- Card stock
- Copy paper
- Storage bins
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Pencil sharpeners
- Post-it notes
Stay Connected
For more information, call 702-229-2420.
lasvegasnevada.gov/ward2
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