Good morning.

This is the redevelopment meeting for Tuesday, Wednesday, December seventeenth.

Turn it over to county manager.

Good morning, Commissioners.

This is the first period for public comment.

Anyone wishing to speak on it either on the agenda can come forward now.

And because you have a gun, you you can speak on anything you want to speak.

Specifically, thank you to Commissioner Knapp and Commissioner Jones.

I couldn't have lucked into two better support partnerships for my area command.

Specifically to Commissioner Jones, thank you for your leadership as it relates to the uh redevelopment of the Chinatown corridor, which is encompasses the Spring Valley Area Command.

Not just to your constituents, our citizens, but the millions of visitors that come to that area every single year.

And of course, I do have the rest of the station.

It's not just those three, but it's specifically dedication by them and also sitting in in some of the planning and giving off some of the opinions that will help as far as the public safety aspect and what is sorely needed down there.

What why this is so important is for us and our sheriff Kevin McMahill.

It touches two of his major priorities, and that's the lower crime as well as fatal accidents.

And we're talking about this redevelopment and some of the things that are sorely needed down there.

You're talking about the lighting conditions, crosswalks that are visible.

We have cameras, technology that's going to be placed within that that area that will greatly help us not just uh combating crime but solving it as well.

This is uh obviously um we're doing good down there.

We could do better, and that's something that's always going to be at the forefront is to make sure that we stay ahead of all these these issues and situations and uh make sure that we uh combat violent crime as as well, as that's all of our goal.

I don't have to sit here and tell you that the safety of our citizens is paramount, and I know that's obviously built within this plan.

So I want to thank you for your time and the continued partnership and specifically to Commissioner Jones.

This is something that's sorely needed, so we appreciate your leadership.

Thank you.

Hello, Board of Commissioners.

My name is Evan Lewey.

I'm the chairman of the board of One API Nevada.

We are a 501c4 organization that uh deals with the advocacy for policies and issues affecting the API community.

Uh as you all know, uh the API community is the fastest growing in the United States as a demographic here in Nevada.

Um working with Commissioner Jones' office for the redevelopment plan is something that's paramount for our community.

Um I work a lot with anything from the owners of the plazas to a lot of the restaurant establishments along the Spring Valley Corridor, Spring Mountain Corridor, and um a lot of them are very supportive of these redevelopment efforts.

Um as you all know, I also work a lot with the National Asian American community um wearing other hats as a board member of API Lead, representing all the API electeds in the United States.

Um we helped partner with you to produce the first lunar near for the Super Bowl, Commissioner Tick.

And um, in addition to Commissioner Naft with the launching of the uh or the Las Vegas sign for Heritage Month and many of many of you commissioners, and our partnership is very valuable with the county.

I spoke extensively with Captain Jimmy Larson, who talked a little bit earlier today, uh, also about the public safety issues.

As you know, there's car break-ins, there's a lot of issues that require video surveillance and public safety for a lot of the businesses uh along that corridor.

Um, and we want to work together and further develop that relationship, but um, we've also helped work with other uh major Chinatown developments across the country uh as introductions to Commissioner Jones for our national Chinatown Associations and working in parallel to their master site plans and redevelopment plans within other cities to optimize uh presentation today by Jason.

So I just want to extend my personal support uh on behalf of our organization, our community, uh, that thank you for giving us the time to uh pledge our support.

Thank you.

Good morning, Commissioner.

My name is Tuan Fam.

I uh represent uh probably several organizations.

Uh but first of all that is uh one of the organizations that I represent is the Asian Chamber of Commerce.

Um of course that the Vietnamese uh community of uh Las Vegas uh and some other uh community that I'm working with, uh especially today.

Uh I understand that uh the uh inspiring Spring Mountain gonna become up for your vote.

I am fully support that.

Um, and I wanted to thank you, uh uh Commissioner Justin Jones as well as his team that has been working uh decently in the last few years.

And of course, that I cannot uh not to mention that uh Commissioner Tixic of them in the beginning that is an advocate for the uh uh for the plan and also very supportive of the program.

And as I mentioned in the beginning, I am fully support as well as most of the member owned the member at our organizations behind the plan and hope that you're going to uh vote in uh uh positive on on this plan.

Thank you so much.

Good morning, commissioners.

My name is Rachel Park.

I'm a property manager uh within the Spring Mountain Road, Spring Mountain Road Corridor.

I'm here today to express my strong support for the Spring Mountain redevelopment plan.

First of all, I really think the planning and redevelopment team for the listening sessions and the consistent communicate with us throughout this process.

That engagement has been really truly grateful and meaningful and appreciated.

What real I really wanted to highlight about this plan is that it brings productibility, which we need for a long time.

For the first time, property owner has a clear framework to guide decisions.

Because of this productibility, we have been able to invest with confidence in Koreatown recently.

Refreshing building exteriors with a new paint, new lighting, upgrading pylon signage, and parking lot improvement among other upgrades.

I'm strongly believed that this product ability we allow other owners to plan ahead and commit to long-term reinvestment just like us.

Also, the proposed improvement to lightning, mobility access, and streetscape will directly benefit to our tenants and thousands of customers from all over the world who visit Spring Mountain Career every single day.

These changes improve safety and walkability and overall experience for residents and visitors alike.

I also appreciate that the plan modernized the design framework to raise overall quality and cohesion while still allowing flexibility.

This it improved high quality rook, but still allowing us to reflect our own culture and unique character.

That balance is critical for us, like culturally rich corridor.

Most importantly, this is the first coordinated roadmap for future upgrade construction and rebuild redevelopment plan across the corridor.

It aligns public improvement with private investment and encourage long-term stewardship.

We are grateful that our perspectives were heard throughout the whole this process.

And I respectfully urge your approval of this plan so that implementation can begin soon.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning, Commissioners.

My name is Catherine Francisco.

I'm the founder and president of AEPI Chamber of Commerce, where a majority of our business owners, our members are business owners of Spring Mountain.

I'm gonna speak from the heart.

I prepared something, but this is really important for us, our members, and the small business owners of Spring Mountain.

We want to thank you.

Thank you for listening to us.

Thank you, Commissioner Jones, for having an outreach uh team to come out and listen to the community and listen to the business owners.

So, on behalf of our members, we are supporting this plan just because all of it is really based on your boots on the ground, being in the neighborhood and talking to everybody.

So I want to thank Commissioner Jones and your team, Jason and Chris.

I was a um I was a witness on a 100-degree in the middle of summer where that District F 10 went up, and they're walking the streets, walk speaking to the community and hearing them out.

What do you want with this plan?

So we want to support this.

We think it's great.

Um all of our members are saying 50% of their um businesses are coming from tourism.

And what that looks like, let's make it pleasant for them.

Let's make crime present.

Thank you to the smart team and the Spring Valley command also as well.

And we want to make sure that experience is good for our visitors, but also good for our small businesses, which is the heartbeat of the economy.

Thank you for having us here today.

Thank you.

Hi everyone, hi, Commissioners.

My name is Patrana Poonswan.

I'm the founder and principal of Patrania Media LLC, a small business here in Southern Nevada.

I also got the honor of being one of the consultants here, a part of this plan too.

So I have been part, like Catherine said before, been part of this initiative, this plan and this hope from the very beginning, and I truly truly believe, and you'll see a lot of people speaking today, and they're truly passionate about this.

This is something as an Asian American, as a former storyteller, former journalist, I've told many stories about the Chinatown area.

And now as a business owner, I get a chance to actually work and being the voice of many of the small businesses that can't be here today.

Many of them, and you'll see those who are willing to get to speak, people like Colin of Fuff Cooper, who's here today, who's been a vocal advocate for this plan.

But there are many people out there who either they're cultural barriers, language barriers, or maybe they just don't have the time to be here and to speak in front of all of you.

And I just want to be that voice for those other businesses who really believe in what's happening here.

Of the group coming together, whether it be law enforcement, small business owners, nonprofits, all of us coming together because we believe in this effort to make this corridor something that's open and something that's accessible and something that is safe for the people who um use this place, whether they be tourists or locals.

And as someone who worked with these businesses, I've seen firsthand the challenges, especially this year that they're dealing with with the economy, keeping the doors open, keeping their staff in place, and if they can get the help of the commissioners of this plan being approved, then they feel safe.

They feel like they could come here and work and be a part of this community in a whole way.

And I fully support this plan, and I support the people behind it.

And thank you for all your hard work this year.

I've seen it firsthand that they work so hard to make this happen.

So I hope that you will support this plan as well for the entire community there standing behind us.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

No clapping.

I wish I could wing it like uh Petronya.

I need to get some media training from her.

I'm not gonna read though.

Um fabulous commissioners of uh Clark County.

My name is Colin Fukunaga of Fuku Burger, 3429 South Jones in the uh Spring Mountain Center.

Um here today to give 100% support to the inspiring Spring Mountain Redevelopment Plan.

Uh it's pretty amazing to finally see an emphasis on the Spring Mountain Corridor, aka Chinatown Vegas.

Uh I first launched my business as a food truck in 2010.

Next to the Bank of America on Wind Road.

Um back then, I would tell locals where to find the business on social media and in person.

Uh the most common response I had then was we have a Chinatown in Las Vegas.

Uh fast forward to today, along gone are all the dilapidated automotive strip malls.

We now have millions and millions of dollars invested in restaurants, bars, and shopping destinations.

Besides the strip and downtown, Las Vegas, Chinatown is bringing in the most revenue and tax dollars to the county and the state.

But I've never seen a single commercial from the Las Vegas convention and visitors authority directing traffic to us.

Uh, we're doing all that heavy lifting on our own.

Um, but today I'd like to bring up uh more pressing concerns that I have uh to be addressed, and that is the safety of our guests and staff.

It's very obvious that we have are having an outrageous number of vehicle-related pedestrian deaths in uh in southern Nevada.

On any given night, I see dozens and dozens of pedestrians jaywalking on Jones to and from Mountain View Plaza to Spring Mountain Center.

It's like watching a live version of Frogger.

It's extremely dangerous, especially at night.

Um it's like um the lighting is not good.

Folks are having cocktails and karaoke at Cafe Moto, and then darting across the street to grab a burger in my restaurant.

Vehicles are always driving faster than the posted speed limit.

A recipe for disaster.

Vehicles, um, all of this is very preventable.

We need a well-lit crosswalk.

This will one slow down traffic, which counterintuitively, uh, data has support to actually help surrounding businesses, and two, most importantly, help pedestrians legally and safely cross Jones Boulevard.

In closing, I'd like to thank the development team for hearing us out.

Um, this should be the first and most important step to redevelop Chinatown.

I hope this plan is adopted because I say this with all sincerity.

You will be saving lives.

Thank you again.

Thank you.

Anyone else wishing to speak?

See no one close the public hearing and turn over.

County manager.

Commissioners, your next item is approval of the minutes of the regular meeting on July 16th, 2025.

Mr.

Chairman will approve the minutes.

There's a motion to approve the minutes.

That motion passes.

Commissioners, your next items approval of the agenda with the inclusion of any emergency items and deletion of any items.

Stabs recommending the deletion of items number seven and eight.

With the deletions were into the record, I'm over approval the agenda.

Motion to approve the agenda, cash to vote.

Commissioners, your next item is to review the current Clark County Redevelopment Agency Fund Balance and expected FY26 revenue per district as a means of introduction on this item, and you have items following this related to Spring Mountain and other pieces.

Good morning, Commissioners.

Uh members of the board.

So for our fund balance, we actually have 44.5 million in cash.

This includes all of the new areas.

So we're looking at uh close to over uh 20 million dollars, so uh 20.8 million dollars in revenue, and you can see the estimated revenue coming from each redevelopment area.

Um current allocation.

So back in May when we did this presentation, there were allocations that the board had previously approved or obligated.

Um this is an update to that number.

So commercial center planning, as you recall, we um did some planning.

We hired our consultant to develop a plan.

Um there are still a few funds available left over.

Should the board decide uh to do some additional work on that.

Uh grease trap grants.

We initially allocated uh half a million dollars to this project.

Um we have one outstanding tenant who has not submitted for reimbursement yet, and so that is that $90,000 that you see sitting there.

Uh, we have the uh real property improvement grant for commercial center, which this board approved for $500,000.

We have not received any applications for that particular grant at this time.

Uh commercial center security.

Um, you'll recall we provide 24-hour arms security for commercial center, also our assets.

Uh the original contract was roughly 1.2 million dollars.

This is the remaining balance of that contract.

Uh demolition for uh uh 925 East Sahara Avenue.

Uh we uh there was an original allocation of roughly 2.6 million dollars.

Uh this is the remaining portion.

That building should be uh coming down between uh the end of January and February.

Um the remediation is currently happening right now now to address the asbestos.

Uh Duck Creek acquisition.

So the properties located in uh commission uh commissioner Gibson's district.

There are two properties currently in escrow, um, and that is the value of those two contracts.

Uh cultural enhancements, the list was art projects, mural projects happening in Chinatown.

We've expended about half of that.

The original budget was about 80,000, and then the others are just miscellaneous payments that we have to cover regarding could be utilities and different things like that.

So roughly um we have about six point five million dollars in expenditures that have not tapped into the um the fund balance that 44 million.

We do have some requested expenditures.

Umrigally the uh board um received information about doing a uh visitor center in Chinatown.

Um that first year what covered it covered the lease for the first year, it covered um tenant improvements for the first year, and it also covered staffing of that facility.

However, we've kept the dollar amount the same.

And so these funds could be used for real estate leases or purchase at the direction of the redevelopment plan and Commissioner Jones.

And we will talk through our next item regarding grants and incentives.

Part of that request is due to providing funding to work with our comprehensive planning to establish an overlay district.

And then the other hundred thousand is to work with our arts department to develop a utility art box program.

And so there was a $350,000 increase in this particular budget item.

For Duck Creek enrichment, originally we had approximately $5 million in real estate acquisitions.

So we reduce that our amount.

Hopefully, Lotus Sociam is coming back.

So is there a time frame on it?

I mean, there were suggestions last time around of taking a look at a master developer.

I guess I'm trying to understand what is actually happening in the last six months.

Not a thing.

Um aside from that, uh Miss Coleman, if you could take us one slide back.

I guess both the rehab and the demo, but uh particularly the rehab costs, given the scope of the project seem a little light.

Um how did we arrive at those two estimates?

So we uh Commissioner Knaff, we worked with our um real property management team that does this type of work.

Um these are their estimates based on what we can see face value.

We have not gone into the buildings to do any type of testing.

And on the rehab specifically, because of the complexity of the neighbor, that might be even in the age of the building, there might be significantly more.

That that's not a that's just an estimate.

These are just estimates.

Um we have not actually hired someone to walk through the building and give us, but these are estimates based on uh the work that real property management does um around the valley for all of county uh property.

Thank you.

Uh Commissioners and uh Lisa Kramer, I would just like to add that this is just to bring the building up to code.

This does not include any type of tenant improvements as you go in and you know deal with the existing lessees.

Um this is just a our estimate based on uh bringing everything up to code.

And with the rehab, there are tenants there that we've got to do something with during this lengthy rehab, I'm assuming that is correct.

So um we would be required or we would be required to relocate them, probably find space um close in the area.

Um to if they want to come back.

Um most of the tenants right now are on month-to-month leases.

Um so as long as we give them appropriate notice, but as a gesture of good faith, we do know that there are some tenants who like the area and like to be in the area, so we'd want to offer them the opportunity to come back.

Thank you.

And then just last question on um the current allocation slide, you're showing an additional three hundred thousand dollars left to be paid out on the uh commercial center security contract.

That is correct.

So presumably that'll run out soon, and then we'll have to uh make another allocation.

That is correct.

Okay, thank you.

Mr.

Chair, can I just suggest?

I mean, I I get the let it percolate, but I don't want to just the biggest asset we have in the RDA.

There's lots of opportunities.

I've walked redevelopment areas with our lead um the lead from Gensler, and I I just feel like there hasn't been any progress on Spring Mountain.

Obviously, we're pardon my French but kicking ass and taking names, and it would be nice if we actually got somewhere on commercial center.

So I don't can we schedule regular RDAs so we don't go six months and then really don't have much of an update.

That'd be my ask.

Uh I'll happy to update you every month.

Um it's just uh I frankly thought that Spring Mountain was much more important.

So what you're doing is is the key to the RDA.

I'm happy to uh support spending a lot of the money that comes out of my area for your area.

I think that your Chinatown is really the number one area we need to focus on.

But uh we do have an asset, the county has an asset, not the redevelopment area with that parking lot.

So we gotta figure out what we're gonna do with the parking lot.

The lawyers have are trying to figure out how I can utilize the parking lot.

Um, I'm working with them, but it's it's it's it's really gonna depend on whether Live Nation goes forward with that building in the southwest corner.

Um, I believe they will they want to continue it's they're they're fine.

It's it's gonna be cost more money than they thought it was gonna cost, but I'm pretty confident they're gonna do that.

But until they've officially say yes, we're doing it, uh we don't we really don't know what we're gonna do with uh with the parking lot or the other areas around it, but but I'll have to meet every month and talk it through.

Um, and we can sit down with the lawyers and and and I you can see my whole vision for what I want to do, but um honestly right now I was focused on your area.

And I just wanted to clarify um Lisa on the or Shawnee the the issue of kind of worst case scenario on the high end and on the two choices.

I mean, as we move forward and we bring it back, in terms of that, when I look at like the 15 million, I think what you're also indicating is once you're in there, it's anticipated that number would go up.

Right.

Yeah.

And we'd have to estimate that into that as we bring the items forward.

I just want to make sure I know.

And and really for my purposes, the issue of knowing what dollars are there sitting there as you guys are making decisions, even as it relates to Chinatown in terms of that status.

So to Commissioner Jones' point, I think we could probably bring something back.

And I don't we can you guys can do direct the time frame on that.

Um part B to that is I think that the parking issue, as you know, the parking lot has deed restrictions which tie into that.

Um Mr.

Wogan could probably speak to that because I think he's um looked at those different components, but I think it's I don't know that I would say it's simple, it's complicated in terms of the moving forward component tied to that, correct?

Thank you, Director Jeff Rogan, deputy district attorney.

Yes, we we have met with the chair on this issue.

It is it is quite complicated.

We're looking for a path forward, and um uh it's dependent upon um the ultimate vision for commercial center that needs to be directed by the board.

All right, so Justin and I will meet monthly um with the lawyer and um try to figure out where we're going if that's okay.

Thanks, Michael Nev.

Michael, you're welcome to judge.

That's fine.

I I guess I would just stress the urgency if we are um yeah, I think in not too distant future, we're gonna have to re-allocate more money for security, more money for other maintenance costs.

Um and so I do think there is a bit of a clock on us.

All right.

We need a motion on this.

And and I just wanted to clarify for the meetings.

I hear um the chair referencing meetings um outside of the RDA.

Would you like I'm just gonna ask, do you want the RDA meeting scheduled in a 30-day time frame, 60-day time frame?

It's it's at the it's at the 60 days just because we got holidays coming up, so 60 days and then circle back in February.

Okay.

All right.

Wait, is there a do we need a motion?

We we don't need a motion.

I think we've seen the report.

Commissioner's your next item is to receive are we voting?

Was there a motion?

Just a presentation on the budget.

Uh commissioners, your next items to receive a report from staff on the visioning and redevelopment plan for Clark County's Chinatown and Koreatown districts.

Mr.

Chair.

Um this is super exciting.

Uh this has been more than 18 months uh in in process, and this is inspiring String Mountain Redevelopment Plan.

It's it's something, as you heard from a lot of those who spoke in the first public comment period.

It's been a year and a half of listening, collaboration, and and building trust within the corridor.

Uh this is one of the most culturally significant corridors in all of Clark County, and it's home to hundreds of immigrant-owned businesses.

Uh you heard from some of them here today, and it is uh a huge driver of the economy, not just for locals, but also for tourists.

And for too long, uh you've really had sort of a hodgepodge.

You had uh a family who invested there in Chinatown Plaza uh 30 years ago, and it has really grown organically since that time.

Um this plan is is is different.

It's community-led, it's culturally ground grounded, and it's built for implementation most importantly.

And uh it's not about changing the identity of Chinatown, it's really about protecting it while ensure that the corridor is safer, more resilient, and better equipped for the future.

Um I I just want to give a shout out to to the many who have contributed to this plan over the last uh 18 plus months.

Uh in particular, uh Ms.

Coleman uh has been instrumental in hiring the consultants and and overseeing that process.

Uh you've heard from one of the consultants, uh Patrana here today, but also Rafi and Purdue Marion were instrumental in this process.

Um Metro, Spring Valley Area Command, shout out to the smart team and and Captain Larson.

They've been tremendous in in being out there uh all along this process, walking the the corridors, meeting with business owners to to truly listen and understand uh what needs to happen to keep people in the corridor safe uh more than anyone anything else.

Um thank you to the API chamber and agent chamber and the many other groups who have participated uh throughout this process to to make it something that is as truly organically grown from the bottom up uh from the community.

Uh I want to recognize uh Jason Dagger, my commission analyst who has really led the finalization of of this plan uh for the last year or so.

And we've made some dumplings over the last year and a half, and we've talked to a lot of dumpling uh dumpling restaurant owners, Boba T Bobote owners, um, property managers, as you heard here today, and uh, and and really absorbed all of that input in order to create a document that I think if you've seen it.

It's pretty awesome.

Um, and so I just want to give uh Jason, Shawnee, and uh uh the team just a shout out for the tremendous amount of investment that dead went to uh getting to today.

So with that, I'm gonna turn it over to to Jason.

Perfect.

Thank you, boss.

And good morning, Chair and members of the redevelopment agency.

For the record, my name is Jason Dagger, and I serve as the commission district analyst for Commissioner Jones, and I had the privilege of serving as the county project lead for the inspiring Spring Mountain Redevelopment Plan.

What is before you today represents nearly two years of community engagement, technical analysis, and coordination across county departments and partner agencies.

The redevelopment plan establishes the policy foundation for future investments, zoning tools, grants, and public improvements in Las Vegas, Chinatown.

I want to start by grounding us in the geography of this redevelopment plan.

This map shows the two redevelopment areas located on Spring Mountain, roughly bounded by the I-15, Rainbow Boulevard, DI, and Twain.

This area functions as the cultural and economic heart of Las Vegas, Chinatown.

It sits minutes from the strip, Allegiance Stadium, and the Harry Reed International Airport.

These two areas operate under the redevelopment plan and the implementation framework.

Throughout the planning process, the community consistently described Spring Mountain as being at a crossroads.

The corridor continues to thrive to thrive culturally and economically while also facing increasing pressures.

These include pedestrian safety challenges, as you heard today from our friends, and parking challenges, extreme heat exposure, aging commercial centers, crime concerns related to vehicle break-ins, and displacement risk associated with rising rents.

The community expressed a desire to challenge these to address these challenges while maintaining the character and identity that define Chinatown.

This slide visually captures the dual reality of the corridor.

As you see on the left, some areas feature strong cultural architecture, gateways, and plazas.

Other areas I see on the right include vacant storefronts, underutilized shopping centers, and development patterns that no longer meet current needs.

This range of conditions supports the need for a coordinated redevelopment strategy.

That balance is reflected in the plan's vision.

The vision establishes Chinatown as a living cultural district, a center for small business activity, and a corridor where heritage and innovation move forward together.

It serves as a consistent reference point throughout the planning process.

To support the vision, the plan is grounded in five guiding principles inclusivity, accessibility, transparency, respect, and accountability.

Just an examples here.

The outreach was conducted in multiple languages.

Community feedback was directly connected to recommendations and strategies addressing displacement were incorporated early in the plan's development.

The planning process relied heavily on direct community input.

More than 1,100 survey responses were collected.

There was eight stakeholder roundtables held by with small businesses, property managers, nonprofits, and cultural organizations.

Outreach include pop-ups at night markets, plazas, lunar new year festivals, as well as several youth engagement sessions.

Materials were provided in English, Chinese, and Spanish.

Also worked closely with the county and the redevelopment agency to help shape public safety and security strategies based on current conditions of the corridor.

Across engagement methods, several priorities emerged consistently.

This includes the need for safer crossings, commer traffic, shade and heat protection, parking management, and cultural visibility.

And this is somewhat anecdotal.

This is early input was captured during the launch event in May of 2024.

We had a bunch of uh large boards.

Commissioner Sega Bloom was there, and we asked folks what would you like to see on Spring Mountain in the future?

And uh the responses reflect strong alignment across languages and age groups.

The common themes included shade, pedestrian safety, lighting, gathering spaces, public art, and overall overall corridor cleanliness.

Following the launch, those ideas were tested through a corridor-wide survey conducted earlier this year.

Survey results showed strong support for lighting improvements, pedestrian safety, shade infrastructure, murals, and public art, gathering spaces, and facade improvements.

The scale of activity within the corridor underscores the importance of these efforts.

The Spring Mountain area includes more than 1,500 businesses, approximately 40% of them being service oriented.

The corridor also supports more than 14,000 employees, making it a significant employment and tourism center within Clark County.

The plan includes eight goals addressing mobility, economic vitality, cultural heritage, sustainability, safety, arts, tourism, and housing.

The full plan spans 99 pages and includes detailed implementation guidance, especially the last chapter, the Action Matrix.

In the interest of time for today's presentation, I'm going to focus on four of the goals and a few catalyst projects that will return to the body in the coming months.

Throughout the planning process, business owners were very clear.

They were proud of this corridor, but many were operating aging buildings with limited access to capital and under increasing cost pressures.

This goal responds directly to those realities.

Beyond the corridor improvement grant program, which will be item number six today.

This goal also establishes a longer-term economic framework for the corridor.

It supports flexible mixed use and creative economy uses, encourages adaptive reuse of existing commercial centers, and strengthens partnerships around workforce development.

These strategies are intended to help businesses stay, grow, and reinvest rather than being pushed out by rising costs or changing market pressures.

The underlying intent of this goal is stability.

Economic activity should circulate within the district.

Legacy business should be supported, and growth should benefit people who built this corridor and continue to operate there today.

The plan directs the county to invest in shade trees, shade structures, and green infrastructure along key pedestrian routes.

It also calls for lighting, wayfinding, and street improvements that support safer crossings and clearer movement throughout the corridor.

These investments improve day-to-day usability for residents, workers, and visitors.

Parking and circulation are also addressed.

If you've ever been to Chinatown, you know parking is probably one of the biggest concerns, biggest talked about concerns.

And we addressed that in the plan.

Solutions include parking garages at key locations, managing event parking, and supporting mid-rise mixed use development in exchange for public benefits such as plazas, pocket parks, and pedestrian amenities.

Importantly, these infrastructure strategies were developed in coordination with Metro's Smart Team.

Improvements to lighting, visibility, and activity levels are intended to support public safety and crime prevention through design and activation.

Chinatowns identity is one of its greatest assets.

The plan treats cultural expression, public art, and community gathering spaces as core elements of the public realm rather than optional enhancements.

This goal advances a coordinated approach to public art, cultural programming, and creative spaces throughout the corridor.

It supports heritage arts, youth-led projects, and temporary activations that bring activities to streets, plazas, and underutilized spaces.

Over time, this plan, this goal helps ensure that Chinatown remains a place where culture is visible, supported, and integrated into everyday activity.

Goal seven focuses on positioning Las Vegas Chinatown as a recognizable year-round destination.

You heard from Catherine earlier that 50% of businesses, so 50% of customer visitors are tourists in Chinatown.

The corridor already attracts visitors for dining and cultural experiences, but navigation, visibility, and identity are inconsistent.

This goal addresses those gaps through a coordinated branding, wayfinding, and programming plan.

The plan calls for a cohesive Chinatown brand, enhanced gateways, and clear arrival moments along the corridor.

It also includes multilingual signage and visitor tools that make the area easier to navigate and residents and tourists alike.

Programming plays a central role.

Food festivals, night markets, walking tours, and events help extend visitor stays and supports local businesses.

These activities also strengthen Chinatown's presence within the broader regional tourism landscape.

Over time, the plan supports partnerships that integrate Chinatown into regional tourism efforts, leveraging its proximity to the strip, downtown, and the airport.

The outcome is a district that is easy to find, easy to experience, and clearly identifiable and identifiable as Las Vegas Chinatown.

The Chinatown Mural Art Project was one of the most consistent requests we heard from the community.

Murals reinforce culture identity, increased visibility, and contribute to a stronger sense of safety and activity along the corridor.

The first mural launched under this plan is a dragon painted by local Asian American artist Gear Duran and curated by Psionic Artworks Paco Alvarez.

It is located at Golden Dragon Park, home to the nationally recognized coffee shop Gabby Coffee.

What is important here is that these murals are all are being developed in coordination with property and business owners.

That shared ownership helps helps ensure long-term stewardship and reflects the broader approach of this plan.

Early action, visible results, and commute strong community buy-in.

Chair and members, this brings us to the corridor improvement grant program, which is the most um immediate and tangible outcomes of this plan.

From a redevelopment standpoint, this program is about RDA's return on investment.

These targeted improvements are designed to remove blighting conditions, improve property performance, and unlock private reinvestment.

As properties improve, values increase, businesses expand, jobs are created, and the long-term tax value grows.

With that, Director Coleman will walk you through the corridor improvement grant as before you for consideration today.

Jason, thank you so much.

Members of the board.

So this is actually item number six on your RDA agenda, the allocation of the $750,000.

So I'm just gonna walk through this.

You all have an opportunity to vote on the item.

Um sorry, um, Madam Director.

If we could just open that item to then we'll hear them in conjunction just so that we um are following open meeting law.

So um the next item is to approve and authorize the allocation of 750,000 to the Chinatown Improvement Grant Program to assist with district enhancement and improvements to real properly located within Chinatown and Koreatown districts.

Authorize the county manager or is designated to take other action as necessary.

So the uh Chinatown Corridor Improvement Grant is a grant that's designed to focus on some of the challenges that we've already heard today related to safety and security.

We want to be supportive of our small businesses, so we're looking at opportunities with storefront and facade improvements.

We want to make sure we are sensitive and respect uh respectful of cultural identity, um, mobility and circulation improvements.

Um applicants um need to be located in the two redevelopment areas associated with China either Chinatown or Koreatown.

Uh there's a slight separation between, but we've grouped them all together for the purpose of uh this grant.

Um awardees will uh will receive up to 25,000 in base funding.

However, we do recognize that there are some larger uh plazas in Chinatown, and so for those uh based on acreage, they can get up to 75,000.

This is a matching grant, and so uh property owners are required to contribute at least 25% of the funds for this grant.

Uh more importantly, um, this program includes um anti-displacement protections, um, including a five-year maintenance covenant and 12-month tenant protection clause.

Uh, these safeguards ensure public investment strengthens the corridor.

Um, approval of the grant uh program allows the redevelopment agency to move forward quickly.

So we like to see those quick wins.

We you know had some conversation about making sure we're moving the needle.

And so, if approved today, staff intends to launch this program in January.

We will be hosting um some uh informational um sessions within the corridor to get everybody prepared for this.

And so um, with that, I'm happy to answer any questions specifically about the grant.

Um, and if not, I'll turn it back over to Jason so he can finish the presentation.

And I'll just chime in real fast on the security piece.

This is on the the private parcels, the plazas, but it's complementary of what we're doing, uh working with public works on the improvements along Spring Mountain and Jones, as you heard Colin talk about before, uh, where we have partnership with Metro and Flock Security uh to implement license plate reader cameras uh along the corridor, including um the crosswalk that's currently uh constructed between Chinatown Plaza and Shanghai Plaza.

Uh those cameras will be implemented on that crosswalk and on future improvements that will go along the corridor.

So we take a vote now, or are we gonna hold up?

I I just want to make a comment.

Um, I'm not sure how you came up with 750,000, but it's ought to be at least a million.

You have a huge area there.

We're gonna start with 750, and then if we need more, then we'll come back.

But thank you.

We appreciate that.

Um, I think Jason's uh got some.

Jason has a couple more items, a couple more slides to go through, and then we'll be able to vote on this item.

Just to be clear, the they're they'll be voted together or in a separate agenda items.

We can take them as as separate items.

Perfect.

Thank you.

In addition to near to near-term tools, the plan also establishes long-term policy tools to guide future investment.

This is through the Chinatown Overlay District.

Um, as a history lesson in 2021, the board um removed the Asian design overlay district because it no longer reflected the need of the corridor.

This new overlay will be designed to respond to current conditions and community priorities.

The overlay district applies to future development and significant renovations for current buildings within the corridor.

It provides clarity and predictability for property owners, developers, and the community by setting shared expectations from the outset.

Key elements include architectural and signage standards that reinforce identity while allowing flexibility, requirements that improve walkability, shade, and lighting lighting and design standards that support active pedestrian-oriented streets along Stream Mountain Road.

The overlay also allows for night markets, outdoor dining, and temporary cultural events.

To advance this work, the county will issue a request for proposal to hire a qualified planning and urban design consultant.

A draft scope of work has already been prepared, and uh the overlay will return to this body as a Title 30 action following its own public process.

Alongside policy tools, the plan also focuses on how the call the corridor looks, feels, and functions day to day.

The placemaking, branding, and wayfinding initiative translates Chinatown's cultural identity into visible coordinated improvements across the public realm.

The goal is to create a cohesive uh district experience across both redevelopment areas rather than isolated improvements.

This initiative includes a unified Chinatown brand, a comprehensive wayfinding system for pedestrians and vehicles, enhanced gateways and street light banners, Chinatown themed bus shelters and integrated trash bins, public safety signage developed in partnership with Metro, and multilingual signage to improve accessibility.

Together, these elements make the corridor easier to navigate, more welcoming and more recognizable as a destination.

They also support multiple goals at once, including mobility, safety, tourism, and economic vitality.

Um to implement this initiative, the county will also hire a consulted team to lead the work.

A scope of work has been developed to ensure alignment with the redevelopment plan and community priorities.

Um and with that, Chair and members, this plan provides a clear community-informed framework for redevelopment and one of one of Clark County's most important cultural corridors.

I'm happy to answer any questions.

Commissioner Left.

Sure.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

Uh first congratulations, Commissioner Jones, to you and your team.

This has been um really well thought out and meticulously written up and provides uh for us an opportunity to really understand what the vision is and uh hopefully that will accelerate the implementation of it.

I know it will.

Um I am particularly really excited watching this presentation about some of the wayfinding placemaking elements of it.

Um, but it dawns on me that quite a few of these elements have a significant public work simplification implication.

Um maybe this is a question for Commissioner Jones.

It would be my hope that you are getting no resistance or will get no resistance from that department, that they've been fully engaged in the process.

If not, maybe uh management can make sure that that's happening because there's a significant piece of this that has to go through uh that will go through public works.

And to me, those are among many of the elements of this project, those have an opportunity to really change things and do things a little bit differently than we ever have in the county um and have a big impact.

So I'd like to Yeah, I I would say public works has been fantastic to work with over the last two years.

I mean, obviously, a lot of the improvements that are gonna happen along Spring Mountain will be roadway improvements, and it includes in the core of the area reducing one late of westbound traffic so that we have uh additional pedestrian realm space so that we could widen those sidewalks and put in the trees.

Uh and they have been fantastic.

And if you go to Spring Mountain right now, you can see sort of the first evidence of that.

Um the crosswalk polls between Chinatown Plaza and Shanghai Plaza are painted red.

They are the only red-painted polls in all of Nevada, maybe the country.

Um, and that was at our request, and it incorporated the the security cameras, um, the down lighting on the polls.

And we have worked very closely with their team in public works to incorporate the wayfinding uh signage and and identify poll opportunities that will allow for not just the the required lighting but also accommodate the the signage and um so they have they have caught the vision um and I think that that's uh that's good good news for the future as you look at other districts around the stadium and um other areas.

Thank you.

I'm thrilled to hear that.

Yep, and I'll I also gotta give a shout out to uh real property management.

Although I was sad that we had to pull off one agenda item today.

We were hoping to uh put put under contract a core asset across the street from Chinatown Plaza uh by way of uh lease of that building.

Um it was not for lack of uh bending over backwards of our RPM team and in particular Jamie Leary uh was just fantastic.

We all know, having been here that sometimes government is slower than we want it to, uh, but the RPM team was was fantastic in in really trying to make something happen and work with the redevelopment agency to to do something cool.

I think you and your team have done an incredible job with this, um, particularly around utilizing art um to expand the the you know the economic infrastructure that's gonna go there.

Um I frequent this uh area often with my daughter uh between Monga and Boba.

Uh it's really an exciting spot, but uh really looking forward to what's gonna come out of this and uh again kudos to your team and all the participants as well as Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department uh for getting it to this point, looking forward to what's gonna come in the future.

And I just want to remind you with the 20 million dollars or more we're getting a year, we could bond that for 200 million, which would be great asset for that.

And also the strip um tax money comes into that area too, so make sure that you get a piece of that for so try to bootstrap everything together.

But it's it's it's really phenomenal, and it's one of the real treasures that's organically grown up here in Las Vegas.

Um so the fact that you're actually taking that organ organism and expanding on it uh is very excited.

So this is gonna be many things you have in your legacy, but this is gonna be part of your legacy.

So thank you, Commissioner Jones.

Chairman What just I could make one more comment.

Um I think Colin mentioned uh appropriately LVC VA's role.

If I can help make sure that they are engaged there, you're 100% right, they're part of our tourism corridor.

Uh the investments here only highlight and maximize what they do and create more opportunity for people who might not otherwise come here, stay longer, spend more.

So in my role there, happy to facilitate anything I can.

And we would welcome that.

Um, just to note on the LBC VA's website, the only Asian restaurant that's listed is one that's within a casino.

So we will we will have those.

We will we will uh have further discussions.

Um and you know, just to to your point, uh Mr.

Chair, I I think it's really about yes, the investments, but the reinvestments that come out of this.

The whole idea of redevelopment is to make those improvements so that the property tax base and the sales tax base goes up so that those dollars go back in the redevelopment area, and it's it's really a cycle uh that benefits the county, it creates jobs, um, and it really uh improves the the safety and the quality of of the experience that people have uh in in that corridor.

And because we made the decision last year, earlier this year, that redevelopment dollars coming into any portion of the RDA, it's not just that it helps Chinatown, it helps the entire RDA so that if it becomes the the economic driver of the RDA in the future, then those dollars could be used in other parts of the RDA.

So is there I think we need to go back to number five on here, right, Mr.

Rogan?

Before we do that, uh Chair, we heard some public comment at the beginning of the meeting.

I didn't know if you wanted to reopen another period of public comment for these two items.

There's a public hearing item.

Um what what is the topic for for number five?

We've opened both five and six, so public comment on both would be acceptable.

Is there any public comment on items five or six?

See none, we'll close the public comment period and then do we need a vote on five or six.

I don't need one on six.

Commissioner Jones, I my my recommendation would be to motion to accept the report and direct staff to return to this body with a resolution formally adopting this as the vision plan for the Spring Mountain redevelopment plan.

All right, so then for agenda item number five, I would make a motion to accept the report and direct staff to come back with uh item to adopt the uh plan for Spring Mountain.

All right, there's a motion cast to vote.

Well, that needs to change it to five actually.

So there we go.

All right, there's a motion to adopt item five that motion passes.

That motion passes.

Special congrats to uh Jason, um, Shawnee, and the entire team.

This was a long time coming, so thank you all for for making that happen.

Yeah, Jason was a baby before that started.

He's already losing his hair as a result of this plan.

All right, so is there a motion on item six?

Go to my number six.

There's a motion to adopt item six.

Hold on, we gotta wait for the no, we're gonna go to six.

It's a motion to approve agenda item six.

All right, there's a motion to approve item six.

Cast your vote.

And that passes also.

Thank you.

Okay.

Uh commissioners, uh, that would take us to the next section set aside for public comment.

All right.

This is a motion, or this is the last period for public comment.

Anyone wishing to speak about anything can come forward now.

But um you've held your applause, so you're welcome to applaud now.

And that's for Commissioner Jones' all-star.

Anyway, thank you so much.

Um we'll close the public comment, and uh that's it for the RDA for this week or this month, this year.

Happy day.