2026-10-07 - Redevelopment Agency

01:53started with our redevelopment agency

01:56meeting in about a minute.

03:10Good morning, everybody.

03:12The redevelopment agency meeting of

03:14October 7th, 2026 is called to order.

03:20This meeting has been properly noticed

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05:41will now move to agenda item number

05:43three. Agenda item number three, public

05:47comment during this portion of the

05:49agenda must be limited to matters on the

05:51agenda for action. The amount of time

05:54any single speaker is allowed may be

05:57limited. Please say which agenda item

05:59you will be speaking about. All comments

06:02made will be cross-referenced to those

06:04specific items. If anyone submitted a

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06:09under this portion of the agenda, please

06:12come to the podium and state your name

06:14for the record. This is your opportunity

06:17to address the agency members, but the

06:19members are not able to respond or

06:21engage in dialogue. You may also address

06:24the agency members at the end of the

06:26meeting during citizens participation

06:29regarding matters within the

06:31jurisdiction of the redevelopment

06:33agency. Although you are not prohibited

06:36from speaking during both public comment

06:38periods, we kindly ask that your

06:40comments are not repetitive. We will set

06:43the time at 1 minute. Does anybody wish

06:45to come forward?

06:49Seeing no one, we will move to agenda

06:52item number four.

06:54Agenda item number four, report of

06:57declarations for NRS 279.454,

07:03which requires any officer or employee

07:05of the city who in the course of their

07:07duties participates in the formulation

07:10of or approval of plans or policies for

07:13a redevelopment area to disclose

07:16interest in property located in the

07:18existing redevelopment areas and or

07:21redevelopment areas two and three.

07:24Please note, this item is related to

07:26council item number 11. Uh Miss Newby,

07:30welcome.

07:31>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Good morning,

07:33Mayor and Council. For the record, I am

07:35Sabre Newby, Deputy City Manager and

07:37Acting City Clerk. This is the annual

07:39disclosure of interest in our

07:41redevelopment areas as required by NRS

07:43279.454,

07:46the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law.

07:49This law states that any officer or

07:51employee of the city who, in the course

07:53of their duties, participates in the

07:55formulation or approval of plans or

07:57policies

07:58in any of the redevelopment areas of the

08:01that we have in the city, must disclose

08:03any direct or indirect financial

08:05interest in any set properties.

08:08And if any officer or employee owns,

08:10purchases, or acquires any interest in

08:12such property, they shall make a written

08:14disclosure of said interest. This law

08:17further requires that said interest be

08:18disclosed to both the redevelopment

08:20agency and city council, and that this

08:23be entered upon the minutes of both

08:24bodies.

08:26This item, along with city council item

08:28number 11 on this morning's consent

08:30agenda, will satisfy that requirement.

08:33There is no motion required, and thank

08:35you for accepting this report.

08:37>> Thank you so much. Are there any

08:38questions or comments from agency

08:40members?

08:43Okay, seeing none, I thank you very

08:45much, Ms. Newby. This was a report only,

08:47and action is not required. Agenda item

08:50number five, for possible action to

08:52approve the final minutes by reference

08:55of the regular redevelopment agency

08:57meeting of August 19th, 2026. Mayor Pro

09:01Tem, is there a motion to approve the

09:03minutes?

09:04>> Yes, Madam Mayor, move to approve.

09:06>> Please vote.

09:08Post.

09:11>> I.

09:12>> Thank you.

09:14Motion carries.

09:17Agenda item number six, discussion for

09:20possible action regarding a food hall

09:23stall license agreement between the City

09:26of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and

09:29Raw LLC doing business as Grid Cafe

09:32Express for stall two at the Good Word

09:37Good Word Food Hall located at 1122 D

09:41Street. It's in the best interest of the

09:43public and is in compliance with and in

09:46furtherance of the goals and objectives

09:48of the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment

09:51Agency Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment

09:54Area 1 Ward 5 Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Uh

09:57please note this item is related to

09:59Council Item Number 15. Uh Ms. Babsky.

10:04>> Yes, Mayor. Good morning, city council

10:05members. Gina Babsky, director of EED

10:07for the city. And I'd like to welcome

10:08Ms. Trina Giles, a very well-known

10:10member of our community. She will be

10:12presenting with me here today. Welcome.

10:14>> Welcome.

10:14>> Mayor and Council. Thank you for having

10:16me.

10:16>> And would you state your name for the

10:18record?

10:18>> Yes, Trina Giles.

10:21So, this is another exciting time for

10:24our Good Word Social Club that is uh

10:26located in the historic Westside. As

10:28you're all very well familiar now, we

10:30had the recent groundbreaking. It is

10:32currently under construction. And just a

10:34couple of weeks ago you uh all voted on

10:37two new tenants in the building. But

10:38today we're bringing uh Ms. Trina Giles'

10:41concept, which everybody's really well

10:43familiar uh with, as the Grits Cafe. So,

10:46she will be taking one of the stalls in

10:48this beautiful uh food hall that is a

10:51little over 9,000 square feet. And will

10:53have three different stalls for food and

10:55beverage and the uh bar area in the

10:57middle. We also, as you recall, have the

10:59mezzanine on the second floor that will

11:01provide additional seating. Uh and you

11:04know, there'll be social programming.

11:05There will be concerts and bands and

11:08great food. And you know, this the stall

11:10that you see in front of you the

11:11highlighted in green, this is the stall

11:13that uh Ms. Trina is going to be taking

11:15for the Grits Cafe Express. The

11:18agreement that is before you is for 2

11:20years with 1 year option to extend,

11:23uh which we hope

11:24Ms. Giles will choose to do. Uh I am

11:26certain that uh her concept her um

11:29operation at the Social Club is going to

11:31draw a lot of uh traffic because uh

11:34Grits Cafe by itself is very well known

11:37and has a following. So,

11:40Ms. Giles' presence at the at Goodwork

11:42Social Club is definitely going to make

11:43a difference. As I mentioned, the the

11:47social club is currently under under

11:49entitlement review.

11:51The improvement design is underway and

11:53we are hoping that everything will be

11:56finished by March of 2027. With that,

11:59I'd like to let Ms. Gina Giles talk a

12:00little bit more what she envisions to do

12:02in the Goodwork Social Club.

12:04>> Absolutely. So, Grits Cafe, we have

12:07currently been in the community for over

12:0918 years now. This Grits Cafe Express

12:13will allow us to expand our location to

12:16more of a quick serve. There's typically

12:181 to 2 hour wait in our standing brick

12:20and mortar.

12:22We're closed on Sundays and so, of

12:24course, we will be open on Sundays.

12:27There are a lot of churches in the

12:28community and people that would like to

12:30visit our establishment. We also have a

12:32loyal following from visitors and

12:35residents across the country. And so,

12:38we're excited. The concept isn't new.

12:42It's been in my head for a long time and

12:45this will allow us to provide our

12:47service outside of our 7:00 to 3:00

12:49hours at our current location.

12:52>> Lovely.

12:54>> [laughter]

12:54>> Looking forward to to coming over there.

12:58Just any Are there any questions or

12:59comments from the agency members?

13:03In that case,

13:04I would entertain a motion, Ms.

13:06Summers-Armstrong.

13:07>> Thank you, Madam Mayor, and I am excited

13:10to move for approval of this item.

13:14>> Please vote.

13:17Post.

13:21Thank you.

13:22>> Thank you.

13:23>> Motion carries. Thank you.

13:24Congratulations and best of luck.

13:26>> Thank you. And if I could just add one

13:28more thing, thank you to my councilwoman

13:31Sandra Armstrong. Um Summers Armstrong,

13:34I always forget the Summers part.

13:36>> [laughter]

13:36>> And also the Redevelopment Agency for

13:38working with me because it took us about

13:40a year to get everything ironed out. So,

13:42I'm appreciative of that.

13:44>> Our pleasure. Thank you so much.

13:47Agenda item number seven.

13:50RA-24-2026,

13:53discussion for possible action regarding

13:55a resolution finding the project

13:57proposed by the Commercial Visual

14:00Improvement Program Agreement between

14:03the City of Las Vegas Redevelopment

14:05Agency and FBG M Investments LLC located

14:10at 319 South 3rd Street to be in

14:13compliance with and in furtherance of

14:15the goals and objectives of the

14:17redevelopment plan and authorizing the

14:20execution of the CVIP Agreement by the

14:24RDA not to exceed $50,000 RDA Special

14:28Revenue Fund Redevelopment Area 1. This

14:32is in Ward 3. Ms. Diaz, please note this

14:35item is related to Council item number

14:3839. Ms. Babsky.

14:40>> Thank you, Mayor City Council members.

14:42Dina Babsky, Director of EUD, and I'd

14:44like to welcome our applicant, Mr.

14:45Jordan Dennison. Welcome.

14:47>> Thank you.

14:48>> For your consideration today is a VIP

14:50grant not to exceed $50,000.

14:53The project's location is at 319 South

14:563rd Street, which is at the heart of our

14:58Civic District. It is in the vicinity of

15:00the regional court I'm sorry, of the

15:03Justice Center. And the neighborhood is

15:05mainly comprised of office buildings.

15:09So, the project itself is a rather

15:12a little bit of an older type of office

15:13building. I just learned from Mr.

15:15Dennison that it is occupied. There are

15:16tenants in there.

15:18So, as you can see, what the applicant

15:20is submitting the application for the

15:22grant is to help improve the facade.

15:25Some new painting, new lighting, as well

15:27as install some new landscaping with

15:29what looks like beautiful cacti. Very

15:30good.

15:31And with that, you know, as I mentioned,

15:34it is in the compliance with our VIP

15:36program.

15:37The property owner is investing over

15:39$101,000, which makes them eligible for

15:42the full amount. And upon the approval,

15:44if you guys all approve, then Mr.

15:47Dennison and his team will move forward

15:48with the construction. And I'll I'd just

15:50to have Mr. Dennison give a few words

15:51about the what's going on in the

15:53building.

15:53>> Yeah, thank you. The building

15:55>> Would you state your name for the

15:57record?

15:58>> Yeah, Jordan Dennison with FBG

16:00Investments.

16:01This building was built in 1963.

16:05We restored everything on the inside and

16:08got some really good tenants. We have a

16:09payroll company that moved from

16:11California on over to Las Vegas.

16:14We have some very prominent local Las

16:16Vegas attorneys and a sound recording

16:18studio. Because we've been so

16:23just blessed to be in front of you guys,

16:25we've been able to use the VIP grants

16:27for other properties like the Andres

16:29building

16:30and our other properties 511, 515 Las

16:33Vegas Boulevard in the past. We

16:36sincerely believe in downtown Las Vegas

16:38and this is kind of just icing on the

16:40cake for us to finish the outside, give

16:42it a little bit of curb appeal and just

16:45beautify

16:46that street. So, with that said, I just

16:49want to thank you again for your

16:50consideration.

16:51>> Thank you so much. Are there any

16:52questions or comments from the agency

16:54members?

16:57Seeing none, may I have a motion, Mayor

17:00Pro Tem?

17:01>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you for

17:02revitalizing our downtown and bringing

17:04us great tenants. And with that, I move

17:06to approve agenda item number seven.

17:09>> Please vote.

17:11Post.

17:14Motion carries. Congratulations.

17:16>> so much. It's an honor. Have a great

17:17day.

17:19>> Agenda item number eight, RA-25-2026,

17:25discussion for possible action regarding

17:27a resolution finding the project

17:29proposed by the commercial visual

17:31improvement program agreement between

17:34the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment

17:36Agency and Sticky 9 LLC

17:40and Enabler LLC located at 30 West

17:44Imperial Avenue to be in compliance with

17:47and in furtherance of the goals and

17:49objectives of the redevelopment plan and

17:52authorizing the execution of the CVIP

17:56agreement by the RDA not to exceed

17:58$50,000

18:00RDA special revenue fund redevelopment

18:03area one ward three Miss Diaz.

18:06Please note this item is related to

18:08council item number 40. Uh Miss Babsky.

18:12Thank you, Mayor and city council

18:13members. Dina Babsky and with me at the

18:15podium today is Miss Lea Williams,

18:17senior economic development specialist

18:18for our department. Also Mr. Justin

18:21Desmarais and Mr. Christopher Gutierrez.

18:23Welcome.

18:24>> Welcome.

18:25>> Today is an exciting day in a way that

18:27this is Lea's first VIP agreement that

18:29she's bringing forward for council

18:31consideration. So I would like to go

18:33ahead and allow her to present the

18:34project.

18:36>> Good morning, Mayor and city council.

18:37Lea Williams for the record. Um before

18:40you for consideration we have a property

18:43at 30 West Imperial Avenue. Um they are

18:47located in the Arts District as you know

18:50is a very

18:52popular area. Lots of

18:54lots of exciting development happening

18:56down there.

18:57Um what they're doing

19:00they are taking

19:01a and kind of basic building and

19:04improving the facade. They are going to

19:06be adding an ADA compliant wheelchair

19:09ramp, a custom exterior mural, a new

19:12blade sign, and then a very interesting

19:15architectural LED wall feature

19:17that'll hopefully draw people from Main

19:19Street over to the

19:23Imperial area between Main and Commerce.

19:26They are spending approximately $63,000

19:29on the exterior. They'll be reimbursed

19:32approximately $30,000 for the

19:35improvements, and if any reason the

19:37costs go over they won't be reimbursed

19:39more than 50,000 as the program allows.

19:42Their estimated completion date is end

19:45of November of this year, so very

19:46exciting. And with that I'll turn it

19:48over to Justin and Christopher.

19:52>> Hi, [clears throat] Justin Desmaris,

19:54Enabler LLC.

19:55Um, Mayor and council members, thank you

19:58so much for considering our project for

19:59the visual improvement program.

20:01Um, both Chris and I are long-time

20:03members of the downtown Las Vegas

20:04community and are very excited to have a

20:06new project in the Arts District.

20:09Um,

20:10I just want [clears throat] to speak for

20:10a second on the Arts District. So proud

20:13to be in the Arts District. I believe

20:15it's one of the premier food and

20:16beverage destinations in not just the

20:18city, but it's up and coming and could

20:21be one of the premier destinations in

20:23really the country.

20:24Uh, and I think it's grown to be more

20:26than just food and beverage with the new

20:29development of residential and the

20:30parking garage, it's really becoming a

20:32neighborhood.

20:33Um, and our goal as business operators

20:36in the neighborhood is to add value to

20:38the neighborhood.

20:39Um, our building is old. We're doing a

20:42full interior remodel, so new plumbing,

20:44new electrical. We're adding a HVAC

20:46unit. Um, we're [clears throat]

20:49increasing uh

20:51the building code, we're bringing it up

20:53to building code, and actually I think

20:54increasing the class of the building

20:56itself.

20:57Um, most of our funds would be normally

20:59spent on the interior and creating an

21:01experience for our guests. This is a

21:03bar.

21:04Um, but with funds from the city we're

21:07able to do something special with the

21:08exterior. As you can see,

21:10we're really trying to grab attention

21:12from Main Street and trying to

21:15relocate foot traffic to come down

21:17Imperial and then ultimately come down

21:19Commerce, which I think is a little

21:21underserved for foot traffic right now.

21:24Um with that being said, I'll let Chris

21:26talk a little bit about the bar itself.

21:28>> Thank you so much. Welcome.

21:30>> Good morning. Christopher Gutierrez,

21:32Enabler LLC.

21:34Uh

21:35I'm really excited, pardon me, to bring

21:37the bring this little space to to the

21:39neighborhood. We're looking to have

21:40something that's very comfortable for

21:43folks to be able to, you know, get out

21:45of their apartments and and

21:47explore from other bars. We like to use

21:50the word third space. So, a place that's

21:52maybe so comfortable to be at that it's

21:54the third place you'd love to be beside

21:56your work that you hopefully do for your

21:58passion as well as your home. Um I'm

22:00really also excited about what we're

22:02going to be able to build with the front

22:04facade. Looking at the space of Imperial

22:06between Main and Commerce, there's not a

22:09lot of Imperial-facing businesses. And

22:11for us to have something that really

22:13brings some

22:14electricity and real connectivity

22:17between Main over to Commerce to allow

22:20other guests and visitors to be able to

22:22explore up and down Commerce as as well

22:24as something that I think that our grant

22:27would really allow us to be able to

22:28provide for the community as well as the

22:31uh

22:32um selfishly awesome look of the place

22:34we're trying to build.

22:36>> Totally. Totally. Well, thank you so

22:38much. Are there any questions or

22:40comments from agency members?

22:43Oh, yes.

22:45>> Thank Thank you.

22:45>> Oh, yeah. Miss Kelly.

22:47>> Sorry. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um the

22:50Thank you for for your interest and your

22:52investment. We appreciate um

22:54um your the words you said about

22:56downtown and this area. We're very

22:58excited. We continue to be and we have a

23:01such a great mayor who continues to

23:03remind everybody that it's the best

23:04place in Las Vegas to hang out.

23:07Will you tell me about the architectural

23:09LED wall a little bit, please?

23:11>> Yeah.

23:13>> [clears throat]

23:13>> Um it's

23:14kind of blending

23:16uh LED media facade um like dot lights.

23:21We're covering it with a diffuser and

23:23then covering it with perforated

23:24aluminum.

23:26Uh so it's it's this kind of fun hybrid

23:29of

23:30having a

23:31uh

23:32a fancy light feature as well as a solid

23:35exterior facade that won't get, you

23:37know, damaged. Um so it's kind of

23:40replacing part of the wall and it's

23:43going to be illuminated, color changing,

23:45um and we're going to kind of program it

23:48to have like a bit of a pulse to it, so

23:50it's kind of has a life to it, which is

23:52pretty neat.

23:53>> All right. Thank you very much. All

23:54right. And Miss Rooney.

23:56>> Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to

23:59I guess thank you for the intentionality

24:01behind the architectural uh

24:03wall. It's really cool. And I also want

24:05to thank you, Justin, for your comments.

24:07I think we know how special the Arts

24:09District is, but when someone who's been

24:10invested in the community for so long

24:13publicly states that it means a lot. So

24:14thank you for recognizing that.

24:18>> All right. Oh, yes. Miss Summers

24:20Armstrong.

24:21>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just want to

24:22say I think this is such a cool vibe. Um

24:25and because it's a vibe in Ward 5, you

24:27should also be looking to do some work

24:30over in historic West Las Vegas as we

24:32are building and growing

24:34and the

24:36LED wall with the

24:38coordination with music beats is, you

24:42know, that's that whole

24:43Yeah, we like that. So congratulations

24:46and I wish you the very best of luck.

24:49>> Thank you.

24:49>> Is there a motion, Mayor Pro Tem?

24:52>> Almost Madam Mayor, I just wanted to ask

24:54Thank you, gentlemen, for bringing this

24:56another amazing concept. You're already

24:58involved with a a few other options down

25:00there. So, appreciate you continuing to

25:03bring more.

25:04When will this third space be available

25:07to community?

25:09>> I'm looking to be open late November.

25:11>> Okay. All right.

25:13With that With that, I'm going to move

25:14to approve agenda item eight.

25:16Please vote.

25:21Post.

25:23Motion carries.

25:25Congratulations.

25:26>> Thank you.

25:28>> Agenda item number nine. I understand

25:31Ms. Babsky that you will be deferring

25:33your presentation to

25:36uh until the city council meeting.

25:39>> Um yes, Madam Mayor. Um I think the vote

25:41is still necessary. I would just be

25:42presenting on the details of this

25:44agreement and just to make everybody

25:45feel comfortable.

25:47Uh the agreement that's in front of you

25:48on the RDA agenda is contingent on your

25:51approval of the actual lease. So, this

25:53is for $500,000

25:55to reimburse for tenant improvements for

25:57a new retail tenant in our Arts District

25:59garage, which we will reveal later.

26:01>> Thank you so much. Um are there any

26:03questions or comments from agency

26:05members?

26:08Seeing none, is there a motion, Mayor

26:10Pro Tem?

26:11>> Yes, Madam Mayor. I move to approve

26:13agenda item nine.

26:14>> Please vote.

26:17Post.

26:30Motion carries. Thank you so much.

26:34Agenda item number 10. Citizen

26:36participation. Public comment during

26:39this portion of the agenda must be

26:41limited to matters within the

26:43jurisdiction of the Redevelopment

26:45Agency. No subject may be acted upon by

26:48the Redevelopment Agency unless that

26:51subject is on the agenda and is

26:53scheduled for action. If you wish to be

26:56heard, come to the podium, give your

26:58name for the record, the amount of

26:59discussion on any single subject, as

27:02well as the amount of time any single

27:04speaker is allowed may be limited. Is

27:07there anyone

27:08wishing to speak under this portion of

27:10the agenda?

27:14Seeing no one.

27:17This age this redevelopment agency

27:20meeting is adjourned.