2026-10-27 - Citizens Advisory Committee to the Redevelopment Agency

00:55Call to order. Roll call.

00:59Chair Dorney.

01:01>> Here.

01:02>> Member Cherry.

01:07>> Uh oh, present. Excuse me.

01:08>> [laughter]

01:09>> Member Slotman.

01:10>> Present.

01:11>> Member Johnson. Excused. Member Nelderg.

01:15>> Present.

01:15>> Member Riley.

01:16>> Present.

01:17>> Member Ortiz-Thompson.

01:19>> Present.

01:20>> Member Edmund-Drew.

01:21>> Present.

01:22>> Thank you, Chair. You have a quorum.

01:28Announcement regarding compliance with

01:30open meeting law.

01:33Public comment.

01:35Comment during this portion of the

01:36agenda must be limited to matters of the

01:37agenda for action. If you wish to be

01:39heard, come forward and give your name

01:41for the record. The amount of

01:42discussion, as well as the amount of any

01:45of time any single speaker is allowed

01:46may be limited.

01:56For possible action to approve the final

01:58minutes by reference of the regular

01:59meeting of July 28th, 2026.

02:03>> Move to approve.

02:09>> I'll second.

02:14>> Chair, if you can move for a vote.

02:18>> All in favor?

02:20>> I.

02:21>> I.

02:22>> I.

02:24>> Any opposed?

02:30Report by Tracy Wright, Redevelopment

02:32Manager, regarding the status of

02:33opportunity zones 2.0 nominations.

02:40>> Since I've got three in a row, I might

02:42as well just come up.

02:43>> [laughter]

02:45>> Uh good afternoon, Tracy Wright,

02:46Redevelopment Manager, for the record.

02:48Uh the opportunity zone nominations by

02:51the state were supposed to close on the

02:53end of September. The governor's had an

02:54opportunity to ask for a 30-day

02:57extension, and our governor did.

02:59Uh we have gotten an update that the uh

03:03that the federal government does not

03:05approve of some of the nominations that

03:07the state has made, and so they're in a

03:10back and forth right now. So, we will

03:11not hear for our final list probably for

03:14another month.

03:17So, I just wanted to let you know cuz I

03:18had hoped at this meeting to say,

03:20"Here's our new opportunity zones." But,

03:22um

03:24it'll be another next meeting,

03:25hopefully.

03:28>> Uh through the chair, if I could quickly

03:30ask a question. Tracy, do you know um

03:34I know there was one census tract in the

03:35historic West Side that that they were

03:38looking at, and it would if it didn't

03:40pass, it would kind of bifurcate

03:43that area.

03:44>> We were able to fix that. At least, we

03:46were we think we were able to fix that.

03:49We haven't been able to see what the

03:51where where they're arguing, but yes, we

03:53were we were able to get that so that it

03:56it covered the whole historic West Side.

03:58>> Thank you. Thanks for the clarity.

04:00What federal agency is the city dealing

04:02with on this?

04:03>> The city doesn't doesn't It's it we made

04:06our nominations to the state. The state

04:08works with Treasury Department.

04:17That's That's my update. Any other

04:18questions?

04:21It was a quickie, but I wanted to I said

04:23I would. I wanted to follow up on it.

04:30>> Report by Tracy Reich, Redevelopment

04:32Manager, regarding the history of

04:33incentives allocated by the

04:34Redevelopment Agency.

04:36>> So, um I didn't have a chance before the

04:39agenda went out to be able to get this

04:41update. It came in a little bit after

04:43that, but I have

04:44I made some nice fancy handouts for

04:46everybody.

04:48Give that to the attorney. I'm just

04:50going to say. Raven can you hand that to

04:52the members?

04:53Um

04:58One will get for the clerk.

05:01If there isn't any left, you can have

05:03mine.

05:04Uh so, we were asked what for the last 2

05:07years what we have done for incentives

05:09on this. And so,

05:11uh as you can see as you will see when

05:13you get that Everybody got it?

05:15>> [laughter]

05:20>> We have done 31 security grants, 14

05:22visual improvement program, one

05:24electrical utility improvement program

05:26grant, three multi-family renovations,

05:29and seven owner participation

05:31agreements. And I'm going to start with

05:32owner participation agreements because

05:34this is not a program that you would

05:36normally see or you probably even heard

05:38of.

05:39We have a We have a vehicle to work with

05:42property owners when their

05:45project doesn't fit neatly into a box or

05:49there are multiple programs. I think

05:51Ryan has taken advantage of this when he

05:54was opening like three bars at the same

05:56time

05:57with that. We can't do certain multiple

06:01incentives without doing various

06:03different things. So this allowed us to

06:05do this. But the interesting part is

06:07what how we got to the tenant

06:09improvement program that we had just

06:11launched this year was because of this

06:13owner participation agreements. Four of

06:16the seven that are on here were for

06:18tenant improvements and we just that

06:20never fit any other rule and that's why

06:23and that's the information that came

06:24forward that it's not just offices

06:27looking for TIs. It's also restaurants.

06:29It's also service businesses. It's all

06:31all of these others and that's how we

06:33came up with the tenant improvement

06:35program with that.

06:36I was also asked to address the leading

06:39cause of rejections.

06:41Technically we don't have rejections. So

06:45I'm going to go into that. The staff

06:47works

06:49there has never been an application

06:50rejected once it gets to the RDA board.

06:52We've had one or two obeyed to the next

06:55meeting to for further discussion with

06:56the council person.

06:58The reason being is our staff works with

07:01applicants when they come in the door

07:02before they apply, when they apply and

07:05works with them all the way through the

07:06process to get it on the agenda. Once

07:09it's on the agenda we've not had a

07:10rejection.

07:12The reasons that applications fall out

07:15before they get to the board.

07:18The number one reason it is people come

07:21to us after the work has been completed

07:23and say I want an incentive. That is the

07:25biggest reason or they're 90% or 75 80

07:2890% complete and go

07:31I just heard about this program. Can you

07:32help me with all of this stuff we've

07:34already done? Well, unfortunately we

07:36can't. The second one is also is related

07:39to that which would be the timing with

07:41the developer. They have gotten so

07:43invested in their different timing with

07:46financing, CFO getting their tenant in

07:48and everything. Our approval process

07:50pushes them outside of their comfort

07:52zone and they decide not to be able to

07:55move They decide not to move forward

07:57with the application.

07:59The

08:00last one is uh some choose just not to

08:03move forward. We really don't have any

08:05data outside of the hey, it's not going

08:08to work for us timing-wise

08:10um or we're too far along as to what

08:12those are. Very few people call us back

08:14when they just they take a look at the

08:16application and then just drop out with

08:19that. Um

08:21So, the leading reason that applications

08:23take long Some applications take longer

08:26than others is incomplete information

08:28and getting the information they need to

08:31complete the application.

08:33While we require three bids,

08:36we tell them it's if you can show us

08:38that you have made the attempt to make

08:40three bids and you have your bid, that

08:42counts.

08:43That doesn't always sink in. They keep

08:46going on and on and on looking for those

08:48three bids and we eventually call back

08:50and say, "Hey, we haven't heard from you

08:51in 3 weeks. What's What's happening with

08:54that?" But, the staff stay with the

08:55applicant through that whole process and

08:58do everything they can to hold a hold

09:00the developer or the business or the

09:02property owner's hand through the whole

09:04entire process.

09:05So, that's why we

09:07technically never have a a rejection

09:10when we get to council.

09:12Um That's

09:14Are there questions?

09:25>> Um

09:26How long is a typical application

09:29timeline

09:31um

09:32once from beginning to end and what are

09:36some of the hold-ups? Like you said,

09:37people aren't always they don't have all

09:40of their information

09:41or, you know, they just opt out.

09:45>> Yeah, so if once we have a complete

09:47application, it takes about 45 to 60

09:50days. And that has to do with we have a

09:52two-to-three week lead time from the

09:55from the RDA meeting time. We meet once

09:58a month on RDA. Well, we have moved that

10:01around because of stuff this at the end

10:03of the year, but typically we meet the

10:05second second council meeting of the

10:08month is also an RDA meeting. So, it's

10:11it's some of it is timing with that, but

10:14that's when we get a complete

10:15application. The thing that takes the

10:17longest with that, as I mentioned,

10:19getting three bids, which

10:21for small deals, that's really

10:22difficult. And that's why we say, if you

10:24just if you show us an email or

10:27something that says, "Hey, I reached out

10:30to I'm going to pick on Sam Cherry

10:32Development or Trinity and they they

10:35just blew me off." You have that email

10:37that you sent it to them and stuff and

10:39you and maybe Trinity emailed back and

10:41said, "Hey, I don't have time for this."

10:43Any of that kind of documentation counts

10:46as one bid. So, um

10:49it's getting them comfortable with that.

10:51It also we get a lot of unsigned

10:53applications and we send it back and

10:55say, "Hey, you need to sign everything."

10:57And it it's amazing how long it takes

10:59somebody to just put a signature on a

11:01page and get it back to us.

11:03Um and then

11:05actually deciding that they want to

11:07spend the money. Some of them think the

11:08money comes up front and it is a

11:10reimbursable of piece and so they're

11:13counting on the money up front and they

11:15don't and they want it uh and when we

11:17tell them it's a reimbursable event, it

11:19takes them a little bit longer to put

11:20together their their financing to be

11:22able to do that. So, those are the

11:24things that uh my staff say take the

11:27longest with with folks, getting it

11:29through there. And then just response

11:31time. I mean, some people put in an

11:33application and then I I'll just tell

11:35you, we've had a few

11:37and then go on vacation.

11:39And then come back and go, "Where are

11:40we?" And it's like, "Well, we need a few

11:43more things from you." So, um it's

11:47sometimes it's on the applicant.

11:51I try very hard for it not to be my

11:53staff.

11:56>> Through the chair, um couple of

11:58questions. So,

12:00can you explain the electrical utility

12:03improvement program just briefly?

12:05>> Sure, it's for very large projects that

12:07have to relocate or underground

12:10utilities as part of that project. So,

12:12we're talking, you know, a half million

12:14dollars or more in fees to underground.

12:17We will help with a portion of that to

12:20be able to do that. It requires

12:22everybody to to work with NV Energy,

12:25have have approved NV Energy plans, and

12:27either use NV Energy or their approved

12:30subcontractor to do the work. Um

12:33we've heard a few things where they had

12:35the plans, they used somebody, and then

12:37NV Energy came back and said, "Yeah, no,

12:39that wasn't our plan." And so, we just

12:42want we went with just work with NV

12:44Energy.

12:45And then submit it back to us and we'll

12:47go.

12:48>> And the 50-something

12:50uh

12:51you know, approved and incentives that

12:54were paid out this past 2025-2026

12:57fiscal year, um about how many dollars

13:01were passed out to people?

13:03>> Oh, I didn't think about aggregating

13:05that.

13:06Let's see. 31 * 5 is what? 150?

13:135

13:13>> [sighs]

13:15>> 250

13:16>> [snorts]

13:20>> Well over a million?

13:22>> Okay. And does the uh

13:24city redevelopment agency have a maximum

13:27amount that that uh y'all will pay out

13:30within a year?

13:31>> Uh we usually we set a budget for that.

13:35We are careful that if for instance we

13:39have no applications in the electrical

13:41utility

13:42amount that we have budgeted and we're

13:46got three or four visual improvement

13:48program things, we we shift that. It's

13:50it's just internal budgeting, but we do

13:53try we do because of budgeting things

13:55try to keep a

13:57>> Sure. Do y'all give like a maximum

14:00number of VIP grants a year?

14:03>> No, because we raised the limit to

14:0550,000. It's

14:08not everybody will reach that max, so

14:10it's harder to say we're going to do

14:1350 or 50 of them and then we end up

14:15doing 60 because

14:1810 of them were $25,000 or $30,000, so

14:22>> Okay, good. Yeah, I always hear

14:24Tom Burke hard talking about DBAP and

14:27and he has like a cap

14:28>> than we do.

14:29>> [laughter]

14:29>> But he he always seems to find money to

14:32to

14:33make those projects go and almost every

14:35project can qualify for it and I'm glad

14:37to hear that you're you're finding the

14:38money, too.

14:39>> When when when Tom runs short of money,

14:41he comes to see us.

14:42>> [laughter]

14:43>> Well, good. Well, I appreciate that

14:45because that that's really helpful to a

14:46lot of people.

14:47>> Yes.

14:48>> So, anyways, thanks for everything.

14:50>> Thank you.

14:53Any other questions?

14:55>> Do you have outreach to the building

14:56owners or do you identify areas where

14:59the electrical utility improvement

15:01program would be best used?

15:04What's the awareness campaign for that?

15:06>> You know, we really haven't done a huge

15:08a huge push on that.

15:11We have another application in the

15:13pipeline.

15:14That project is has had issues with NV

15:17Energy and that one is just otherwise

15:19I'd have a two on there.

15:21That one has taken longer.

15:23We tend to work with the bigger property

15:25owners in projects so we we know when

15:28they're coming up and kind of offer it.

15:30For all of these programs we have not

15:32done much in the way of

15:35really forward-facing

15:37marketing. We use our business

15:39development team who is out in the field

15:41all the time that redevelopment staff

15:43who are out talking to property owners

15:44and things. They they offer that Tom's

15:47staff when when they come in and talk

15:50about entitlements or permitting or

15:52anything that Tom's Tom's department's

15:54helping him with they mention it as

15:56well. When they come in for D maps if

15:58there is a way if they think that

15:59there's another incentive that might be

16:01able to marry with that they do that.

16:03But we're and we have a brochure that we

16:05can hand out. We just have not done a

16:07whole lot of marketing cuz we haven't

16:09really had to, but it is something I'm

16:12taking a look at particularly when we

16:13launch the new launch the awareness for

16:17the new opportunity zones. Just being

16:19able to say this is all of the things

16:21that are available there. So we're we're

16:23working on it, but so far it's pretty

16:26much

16:27one-on-one with property owners and

16:29businesses.

16:32>> Chair, one more question for Tracy.

16:35I usually tell people just get a hold

16:37Tracy or get a hold of Anthony or get a

16:40hold of somebody or get a hold of Tom

16:42Burkhart and he'll send you to RDA. What

16:44what's the proper protocol for like

16:47having somebody reach out?

16:49>> Okay.

16:50>> Just

16:50>> Just reach out to you directly. Okay.

16:52>> Yes, call me and then I will I will

16:54assign it to a staff person

16:57because if you wait on me to get back

16:59with an application and things sometimes

17:00that can be a lot longer than than any

17:03of the BD team or any of the RDA team.

17:05>> Okay, thank you.

17:06>> But I but I come to me and then I can

17:09cuz I also don't want everybody going to

17:12like you mentioned Anthony so six people

17:14call Anthony and I've got three others

17:17with nothing on the plate. It's like so

17:18call me, and then I can make sure that

17:20everybody's I shares the wealth.

17:23>> Perfect.

17:27>> Any other questions?

17:30>> Yes, are there ever opportunities I I

17:34know the visual improvement program was

17:36added, but is that something, you know,

17:38if if we think we have other ideas of

17:41programs that could

17:43support the RDA and um

17:46>> We're We're always open to take a look

17:48at things and stuff. That's what I like

17:50with the with the the tenant

17:52improvement, we had an office tenant

17:54improvement program, the OTIP. We had

17:57one taker in 4 years, and so it was

18:01decided to phase that out. And mostly it

18:03was because the idea was to get the a

18:06lot of the vacant office space in there,

18:08and so the minimum

18:09the minimum amount was 10,000 square

18:11feet to start, and then we brought it

18:13down to 7,500, still didn't get any

18:15takers, and it was decided to eliminate

18:18it. When I was seeing what we were doing

18:21um

18:22OPAs for, it was more of 2,500

18:264,000 5,000 square feet, and that's why

18:29we we structured the tenant improvements

18:31with that, and it was all over the

18:33board, office

18:35restaurant, bars. It was a little bit of

18:38everything, and so

18:40it all comes back from any feedback we

18:41get. So yes, if you've got feedback, we

18:44I can't guarantee that it'll happen, but

18:46I would love the feedback.

18:48>> And then I was curious, all of these

18:50programs seem tied to real estate

18:53improvements. Is that a requirement, or

18:56can the RDA give money to

19:00I guess other things um that that

19:03would be deemed, you know, supportive of

19:06what the RDA is doing?

19:08>> Um per NRS, the The has to do physical

19:11improvements. So, it's it's um

19:14that's the the easiest layman's terms to

19:17to to work with that.

19:18>> Got it. Thank you.

19:22>> Any other questions?

19:24>> Only cuz you just said you phased it out

19:26because no one was taking you up on the

19:27office portion of it. The

19:30back to the electrical utility

19:31improvement program, if you're finding

19:33that there's not a lot of take, cuz I

19:34imagine this is very expensive for the

19:35building owner and the building owner

19:36may not understand why this is going to

19:38improve the value of his building and he

19:40would prefer to pass this on to a tenant

19:42if they wanted to do it or

19:45I guess I'm wondering if

19:46if no one's taking you up on it, instead

19:48of phasing it out, is there do you

19:49sweeten the pot? Is there a way to make

19:52it more valuable to them? What's the I I

19:55we

19:56we our businesses downtown are among

19:59the ugliest power lines and poles and I

20:03would love to see those go underground

20:04and I'm I'd love to figure out a pitch

20:06to my landlords on why this is going to

20:08be great for everybody.

20:10>> Let's Let's work on that cuz I think

20:12there's a way to make that happen.

20:17I can tell you one of the the second

20:18application is just down the road from

20:20you. So.

20:31>> Item number seven, report by Tracy

20:33Wright, redevelopment manager, regarding

20:35redevelopment area project status

20:36updates including the newly established

20:38redevelopment area three in the downtown

20:41assemblage.

20:42>> So, just want to keep it on top of

20:44everybody's mind on the downtown

20:46assemblage. The RFP is is active. It

20:49will does close December 16th. If you

20:52know of anybody that might be

20:53interested, anybody in this room or

20:56anybody that you might know

20:58tangentially, um please get remind them

21:02that the closing deadline is in

21:03December. I We were going to do We are

21:06doing a push through mid-November.

21:08I will probably do in the next few weeks

21:11a couple of pushes reminding people that

21:13I have sent out to that it's coming up

21:16because I know once Thanksgiving hits

21:19awareness starts to to fade. And so I

21:23want to just keep that fresh on

21:24everybody's mind. We have 11 acres

21:26downtown and a very big opportunity to

21:29redevelop a nice corner of the downtown

21:31core.

21:33Um on the uh

21:35redevelopment area three, we're starting

21:37to do outreach. We're starting to get

21:39some interest with with some projects in

21:43the area. So it's it'll take a little

21:45bit of time. We also have to prime the

21:47pump with the money and so we're working

21:49through that process as well. And we

21:52should be able to see some incentives

21:54coming for RDA three in the next couple

21:56of months, which is really exciting that

21:58we could be able to do it that quickly.

22:00With that.

22:02Um

22:05I think that was it.

22:07I had something else I was going to do

22:09and I still can't remember what it was.

22:11So

22:12um

22:13might have been something we'd do that.

22:15The other piece I would also offer is

22:17and I'm not sure if it's on the agenda

22:18or not is future topics that you guys do

22:21want to hear from in any reports you

22:22want to hear um

22:24let us know because I

22:26I there are some some months I have a

22:28bunch and as you know in some months I

22:30don't have a bunch. So

22:32um and we're working on an uh the a

22:35developers round table which will be

22:37coming up in November.

22:40Uh with that and then I also want to

22:42just say that the ULI placemaking grants

22:46are coming award ceremony is coming up

22:48on November 10th. And it may be who

22:52certain people that know that they were

22:54nominated to be there that evening.

22:58Without tipping a hand beyond that.

23:00>> [laughter]

23:01>> Mr. Chair, if I could um

23:03quickly make a comment on the RFP,

23:06>> [clears throat]

23:06>> is there a feeling Tracy that

23:09based on response or lack response just

23:11cuz economic times and kind of what's

23:13happening in the markets out there that

23:15um

23:17there could be a possibility that's

23:18like, "Okay, it isn't the right moment

23:20and we're going to push pause and then

23:22maybe

23:23you know, second quarter of next year

23:24you go out again."

23:26Um

23:27again, based on what you what what's

23:29coming your way cuz

23:30we have seen and not as of late, I'm

23:32going back 10, 15 years ago where there

23:35was RFPs and things were locked up and

23:38not built for a long time or extended,

23:40extended, extended or morphed into

23:42something

23:43different that wasn't the intent and

23:46um I feel like you have a great piece of

23:48property here that could be something

23:49pretty special and be nice to kind of

23:52hold to get to that point, you know,

23:55just a thought.

23:57>> Yes, I I think everybody is in agreement

24:00that this can be a very special and a

24:02very um it's a unique opportunity and

24:06everybody that I've talked to I've

24:07talked to a number of very large

24:09developers regionally. Um some some are

24:12passing because of the capital markets.

24:14They just don't feel they have the

24:16ability to be able to attack it now.

24:19Others are still in the game

24:21um and I can only answer questions. I

24:23can't meet with developers during the

24:24process, but I I'm having another phone

24:27call Thursday with a with a developer.

24:30This will be the fourth set of questions

24:32they've sent sent to me. So,

24:34um that's a good sign. I'm going to go

24:37back to a couple that said, "You know,

24:41I'm not 100% sure." and just push and

24:43say, "Listen, if it's about the capital

24:45stack, we'll work with you. We just want

24:47your creativity and your ability to make

24:49good projects which you are known for."

24:52So,

24:53um

24:54be doing a a heavier push on some some

24:57folks that

24:58I've seen their work in other areas and

25:00it's like you're interested. What do I

25:03need to get you across the across the

25:05line?

25:08>> Thank you, Chair. Um I I was going to

25:10ask what the next steps are, but you

25:12kind of kind of told me and you

25:15It it seems like it's a little bit

25:17fluid. Uh it could change, but uh if we

25:21could look at potentially putting this

25:23on the next agenda, just give us an

25:25update on this and if you don't mind

25:27giving us a update on the the art

25:31uh project on the last agenda.

25:33>> housing project, yes.

25:34>> Yes.

25:34>> Sure, can do. I can I can tell you just

25:37a little bit right now. We're in

25:38negotiations with the with the

25:40um selected developer.

25:43The uh capital markets took a hit and

25:46then their contractor

25:48gave them a bid based on a prevailing

25:51wage

25:52category that nobody at the city had

25:55heard of and knocked their

25:57their pricing up 45%.

26:00Um we

26:02When they presented we all looked at it.

26:04I made a few phone calls and nobody's

26:06heard of this. Where where where did

26:08they find this?

26:09And it was a total misinterpretation. So

26:12they have gone back out to rebid that.

26:14So that's why it's taking a little bit

26:16longer is um

26:18Yeah, it was I've never heard of a

26:20prevailing wage job go 45%. I've heard

26:22it go 30, maybe 35, 37, but never 45.

26:27But that wouldn't And in an affordable

26:29housing project, that's that's a deal

26:31killer.

26:33>> But if we could put both of those on the

26:35agenda for next next quarter and also

26:38just what Mr. Cherry was saying, uh I I

26:42agree. If it's a project that isn't of

26:44significance, we shouldn't just settle

26:46on whatever uh just to get something

26:48built, just to start energy happening

26:51down there. I I mean, uh I I'm I'm

26:54really excited for this time and I'm

26:56really excited to see, you know, housing

26:58and and new commercial and other things

27:02that could

27:03support the the

27:05nightlife that that Ryan's created down

27:07there on Fremont and create like a

27:09walkable community and

27:12um just a fun atmosphere. I think it

27:14could be one of the coolest parts of our

27:16town.

27:17But

27:18I just encourage

27:19everybody to to make sure that it's a

27:22significant project.

27:24>> Yeah, and and just just so you're aware,

27:27I can I'm not going to name the names of

27:29that, but I was approached I was asked

27:32by a single-family home developer if

27:34they could put single-family homes on

27:35there and I said, "No, the minimum

27:37height has to be five-stories." Um maybe

27:40three in some areas, but it on at least

27:43the Boulevard five or higher. And they

27:45were like, "Are you sure?" And I'm like,

27:48"Pretty sure."

27:50And then I also was approached by a

27:52modular modular home builder to put tiny

27:56homes on there. And I was like, "That's

27:59not a significant impact enough for this

28:01area."

28:03I can tell you the councilwoman got very

28:05excited by our chat GBT and rendering,

28:09which was very dense. So,

28:11we're going to keep it we're going to

28:12try to keep it that way.

28:15>> Uh through the chair, if I could add one

28:16more thing as far as future agenda items

28:19and um I'll wait for Sandy and Demetri

28:21to tell me to stop talking on it.

28:23>> It's

28:25>> Uh for the record, it's number eight on

28:27the agenda.

28:27>> Oh, it's it's it is.

28:28>> I apologize.

28:29>> I apologize. I opened I opened that can

28:32of worms. Sorry.

28:33>> [laughter]

28:34>> I

28:34Through the chair, are we going to

28:36number eight soon?

28:38>> [laughter]

28:42>> Sorry, Ryan. I just I got you all off

28:44track.

28:45>> [laughter]

28:46>> I'm sorry. Could I just add

28:48>> Thank you, Tracy.

28:49>> Oh, I'm sorry.

28:49>> Go ahead.

28:50>> Like he was saying, um

28:53there's some projects that are really

28:56deserving to be pushed forward, and then

28:58there are some projects that you just

29:01don't want to

29:03push forward just for the sake of having

29:04something done. I'm

29:06absolutely agree with that.

29:08>> We're going to do our best.

29:10>> Thank you.

29:11>> Thank you, Tracy.

29:18Item eight, discussion regarding topics

29:20for future agenda items. Comments made

29:22during this portion of the agenda by

29:23individual members shall refer solely to

29:25proposals for future agenda items, and

29:28any discussion shall be limited to

29:29whether or not such proposed items are

29:31within the purview of the committee and

29:33or whether such proposed items shall be

29:35placed on a future agenda. No discussion

29:37regarding the substance of any such

29:39proposed topic shall occur, and no

29:40action shall be taken.

29:44>> Through the chair, it's my time to

29:45shine.

29:47Uh and and I and I guess I wanted to

29:49just talk about to see if it's even

29:50something that can be on the agenda, but

29:52I do see security grants, 31 of them put

29:54out. So, the topic is security. And um

29:59I don't know if I'm more sensitive to it

30:01now cuz I have a teenager or an

30:0218-year-old living in the redevelopment

30:04area in downtown, and um and then just

30:08through a lot of issues

30:10that have happened where we see more

30:12lease breaks than ever in the last 4

30:14months, um because of the shootings that

30:17that have happened. I'm not pointing out

30:18First Friday, but even on Sunday there

30:19was a another shooting. There's been

30:21four in the last 2 months, and

30:24it's just something where security has

30:26come kind of top of mind in all our

30:27stuff, and and maybe it's something that

30:31we could have Metro or

30:33uh

30:33come here to to talk about it. And maybe

30:35I realize RDA is very specific on

30:38it has to be like an improvement, but

30:40maybe there's improvements where dollars

30:42could be spent. Um you know, for

30:44example, and

30:45um

30:46maybe I'll get heat for it, but

30:48sometimes I have to put up lights in

30:49areas where

30:50um it's not my property, but I know it's

30:53going to help the person walking

30:55uh down the street that adds a little

30:57more safety or comfort um while they're

30:59walking. So, just a thought of security

31:02possibly on a future agenda.

31:09>> I'd like to add just time for us all to

31:12share ideas on other incentive programs

31:15we think could possibly be beneficial.

31:30>> I'd like to add one more thing. So,

31:32sometimes we um

31:34uh discuss certain topics.

31:37You present them to us. I For example, I

31:40I know we were looking at maps of the

31:42east side probably a year ago or so. And

31:45then it kind of goes back to the city

31:47and we never really hear about it again.

31:49Um it's maybe an agenda item just kind

31:52of revisiting things that we've talked

31:54about

31:55just in terms of status

31:57from the last year.

31:59Thank you.

32:04>> I'm going to add an agenda item if we

32:06can discuss sanitation too in various

32:08areas.

32:10And I think that um that mostly where

32:12I'm going with that is is certain areas

32:15are

32:16have heavy traffic compared to other

32:17areas that don't have heavy traffic and

32:19they get the same amount of sanitation

32:20and

32:21I'd love to add sanitation to the agenda

32:23as well.

32:40>> Item number nine, citizens

32:42participation. Public comment during

32:44this portion of the agenda must be

32:45limited to matters within the

32:46jurisdiction of the committee. No

32:48subject may be acted upon by the

32:50committee unless that subject is on the

32:52agenda and is scheduled for action. If

32:54you wish to be heard, come forward and

32:55give your name for the record. The

32:57amount of discussion on any single

32:59subject, as well as the amount of time

33:00any single speaker is allowed, may be

33:02limited.

33:17Meeting adjourned.

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