The city of Las Vegas will recognize The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Chairman of the Board Donald Snyder and President Myron Martin as the February Citizens of the Month at the Wednesday, Feb. 3, City Council meeting, which will take place immediately following the 8:30 a.m. Redevelopment Agency meeting in City Hall council chambers, located at 400 Stewart Ave.

Both Snyder and Martin have worked closely with the city to ensure that The Smith Center would be built and that it will become the centerpiece of the Symphony Park Development in downtown Las Vegas. The center is expected to open in the spring of 2012.

In addition, Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow will also recognize two community groups as part of Black History Month. Councilman Barlow will honor the work and history of the NAACP in Las Vegas as well as the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Las Vegas Alumnae Chapter, for its public service.

In celebration of Black History Month the West Las Vegas Center Performance Ensemble will present its African drumming and spoken word program from 8:30 to 9 a.m. in the City Hall plaza prior to the start of the City Council meeting.

Also, Councilman Steven D. Ross will recognize a group of employees whose work earned the city of Las Vegas an American Lung Association Clean Air Award.

Finally, Mayor Oscar B. Goodman will recognize 11-year-old Dylan Woods, who will be serving as the city’s fire chief for the day as part of a Make-A-Wish Foundation experience.