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Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Meeting - August 24, 2026

Meeting Portal — Monday, August 24, 2026
BodyClark County, Nevada
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, August 24, 2026
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:16

Good afternoon, everybody.

1:18

Thank you for being here.

1:19

Um welcome to the um August 20th, 2026 Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting.

1:27

We will call the meeting to order and I will ask Ms.

1:30

Bateman to take the roll.

1:32

Good afternoon, Mr.

1:33

Chair, members of the board.

1:35

All members are present either in person or virtually, other than Vice Chair Epstein and Member Baez and Newcomb.

1:42

You have a quorum and the meeting may proceed.

1:45

Thank you.

1:45

By the way, uh this is this is Vice Chair Epstein, I am here.

1:50

Welcome.

1:51

Thank you for being here, Lawrence.

1:53

Um okay, this is the first uh opportunity for public comment from the floor.

1:58

Uh please limit your um comments to items on the agenda and to three minutes, and if you have uh the uh the opportunity, please identify yourself as well.

2:09

Anyone uh wish to make comment in our first public comment session.

2:15

See none.

2:17

Um we will move to the approval of the agenda and the minutes.

2:21

Uh just uh for information, we are going to move agenda item seven to be the second item on the agenda.

2:30

Um other than that, I don't know of any changes to the agenda.

2:33

Um any other changes to either the agenda or recommended changes to the minute from the board, and if not, I'd entertain a motion.

2:44

We have a motion, please vote.

2:53

Bob, you side us yes.

2:59

And that passes.

3:02

Um with respect to comments, um, I'll just make a few and then see if the board has any.

3:10

Um first, uh, I want to welcome Mike Newbecker to the board.

3:14

Uh congratulations on your appointment.

3:17

Um we you know, Mike's been a part of um Las Vegas and MGM for quite some time and um has made a real um both commitment and impact uh on the city and his time here.

3:32

We feel very fortunate uh that you have joined us.

3:35

Um I could say something uh about Zanella, but I I'll say thank you to Steve.

3:40

Steve for his for his contribution to the board.

3:44

Um but uh we're we're thrilled that uh that you're with us, Mike.

3:48

Well I appreciate the opportunity, Steve, and look forward to working with the board, so thank you.

3:52

Thank you.

3:53

Um we are um excited about the upcoming Raider season.

3:59

Um every time you get to August and early September, there is hope that it bounds.

4:06

It's uh it's like March in baseball, so uh we're we're excited for uh for this season that's up ahead and uh to see all uh all the talent that uh the team has added uh this year.

4:18

Uh we're looking forward to a great season.

4:20

Um I will mention this again when the agenda item comes up, but there's a pretty remarkable agenda item on the utilization of the stadium um that I'm excited for everybody to see and hear about um just probably a record quarter uh for utilization at the stadium.

4:38

And uh I'll just point out that uh when we originally modeled the stadium, uh we projected 450,000 incremental visitors a year.

4:49

Um there were basically exactly 450,000 incremental visitors in that the quarter that you'll hear about today.

5:00

Um so uh just great, great report uh about Allegiant Stadium.

5:04

Um it's certainly great to see the progress of the ballpark.

5:08

Um you're gonna have to uh provide those arches a uh commission because they're generating media attention at the rate that they're going up.

5:17

So uh a lot of fun to see and uh great to see that progress as well.

5:22

Um board have any uh comments that they'd like to add.

5:28

Okay.

5:29

Uh seeing none, we will move on to the agenda.

5:32

Uh and I'll turn it over to Mr.

5:34

Finger.

5:35

Good afternoon, Mr.

5:36

Chair.

5:37

Uh, particularly for the benefit of our new board member.

5:40

The stadium authority has no employees.

5:42

All staffing services are provided through a contract between the stadium and the Las Vegas Convention of Visitors Authority.

5:49

Employees like me, Caroline analysts, the IT folks supporting us in the back of the room.

5:57

Under this agreement, LBA LBCBA staff operates the authority and it bills.

6:02

The LBC Stadium Authority bills the LBCBA back for the actual hours that we work.

6:07

A term of art in Nevada laws in our local agreement to describe such governments, and that's the subject of agenda item one.

6:13

Um give you description so you understand what it is.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Baseball Stadium Community Oversight█████████████████████████████████████████████63%
Economic Development██████8%
Transportation Safety████6%
Public Works████6%
Procedural████5%
Workforce Development███4%
Community Engagement██3%
Public Safety█2%
Public Engagement█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Meeting - August 24, 2026

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board met on August 24, 2026, to discuss stadium operations, community benefits, proposed capital improvements, and construction progress for Allegiant Stadium and the future A's ballpark. Key agenda items included a presentation on a reimagined North Entry for Allegiant Stadium, approval of infrastructure projects, and updates on community benefits and construction milestones.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda and Minutes: The board approved the agenda with a modification to move agenda item 7 (North Entry) to be the second item. The motion passed unanimously.
  • Interlocal Agreement Amendment (Item 1): The board approved an amendment to the staffing services agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to update the title and contact information for Ed Finger. Chair Steve Hill abstained due to his employment with LVCVA. The motion passed with Vice Chair Lawrence Epstein and Member Bob Usidus voting yes.
  • Infrastructure Projects (Item 3): The board approved up to $75 million from the waterfall residual fund for three projects: a gantry directional sign over Polaris north of Russell, a gantry sign over Dean Martin north of Kendo, and widening of the north sidewalk on Hacienda from 5 to 15 feet. The motion passed unanimously.
  • UNLV Lease and Joint Use Agreement (Item 4): The board approved the schedule of UNLV home football games for 2026-2033, consistent with the lease terms allowing two Saturday non-conference home games per season. The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during either of the two public comment periods.

Discussion Items

  • Football Stadium Community Oversight Committee Report (Item 2/7): Dr. Weekly presented the committee's findings, highlighting the Raiders' compliance and exceeding of community benefits plan requirements. Key statistics included a 65% diverse workforce at Allegiant Stadium, 71% diverse workforce in concessions, over $500,000 in corporate giving to 41 nonprofits, $125,000 in-kind donations, and $3 million invested in 70 local nonprofit organizations. Community members and board members expressed strong support for the Raiders' community engagement.
  • Reimagined North Entry Presentation (Item 2/7): The Raiders, along with architect Andrew Byrne (Grimshaw) and economist Jeremy Aguero, presented a $158 million project to redesign the north entry plaza. The project aims to improve pedestrian flow, reduce congestion, and create a new public plaza and event deck. The funding request of up to $75 million from the waterfall residual fund will be considered for action at the September 2, 2026 board meeting. The Raiders also announced that Allegiant Stadium received the Safety Act designation from the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Stadium Activity Report (Item 5): Mr. Feldman reported that Q2 2026 was the second highest attended quarter with 29 events and over 644,000 visitors. Calendar year 2025 had 1.7 million guests, the highest ever. Key events included WrestleMania 42, Bruno Mars, Morgan Wallen, and BTS concerts.
  • StadCo Audit (Item 6): KPMG presented a clean audit opinion for the year ended March 31, 2026, confirming no material misstatements and agreed-upon procedures were carried out without exception.
  • Room Tax and Baseball District Revenue Reports (Items 8 & 9): Year-to-date stadium district room taxes were down 3.2% but ended 1% behind budget. Baseball district (SEID) revenues totaled $4.4 million through May, mostly from construction material taxes, with projections still meeting modeled expectations.
  • Baseball Stadium Community Oversight Committee Report (Item 10): Ms. Bateman reported that the A's are exceeding workforce diversity requirements (75.8% targeted worker hours) and small local business participation (16%, exceeding 15% requirement). Community engagement included 114 activities, over 14,000 jerseys donated, and $62,000 in in-kind donations.
  • A's Ballpark Construction Update (Item 11): Tyler Vanicott (Mortenson McCarthy) reported on schedule progress, including erection of center trusses and 750 workers on site daily. The project remains on schedule. Mark Kottman (A's) noted that Bally's confirmed financing is in final stages for the Northwest Plaza, with construction expected to begin by end of 2026. Bally's representative Nick Tomasino confirmed entitlements received and plans for a first phase including retail, entertainment district, and surface parking, with hotel and casino to follow later.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved: Interlocal agreement amendment (Item 1) – passed with chair abstaining.
  • Approved: Infrastructure projects (Item 3) – unanimous.
  • Approved: UNLV home game schedule 2026-2033 (Item 4) – unanimous.
  • Deferred to September 2, 2026: Action on the North Entry funding request (Item 2).
  • Noted: All informational items received without action.

Note: The meeting date per agenda and transcript is August 20, 2026, but the instruction specifies August 24, 2026; this summary uses the given date.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for being here. Um welcome to the um August 20th, 2026 Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting. We will call the meeting to order and I will ask Ms. Bateman to take the roll. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the board. All members are present either in person or virtually, other than Vice Chair Epstein and Member Baez and Newcomb. You have a quorum and the meeting may proceed. Thank you. By the way, uh this is this is Vice Chair Epstein, I am here. Welcome. Thank you for being here, Lawrence. Um okay, this is the first uh opportunity for public comment from the floor. Uh please limit your um comments to items on the agenda and to three minutes, and if you have uh the uh the opportunity, please identify yourself as well. Anyone uh wish to make comment in our first public comment session. See none. Um we will move to the approval of the agenda and the minutes. Uh just uh for information, we are going to move agenda item seven to be the second item on the agenda. Um other than that, I don't know of any changes to the agenda. Um any other changes to either the agenda or recommended changes to the minute from the board, and if not, I'd entertain a motion. We have a motion, please vote. Bob, you side us yes. And that passes. Um with respect to comments, um, I'll just make a few and then see if the board has any. Um first, uh, I want to welcome Mike Newbecker to the board. Uh congratulations on your appointment. Um we you know, Mike's been a part of um Las Vegas and MGM for quite some time and um has made a real um both commitment and impact uh on the city and his time here. We feel very fortunate uh that you have joined us. Um I could say something uh about Zanella, but I I'll say thank you to Steve. Steve for his for his contribution to the board. Um but uh we're we're thrilled that uh that you're with us, Mike. Well I appreciate the opportunity, Steve, and look forward to working with the board, so thank you. Thank you. Um we are um excited about the upcoming Raider season. Um every time you get to August and early September, there is hope that it bounds. It's uh it's like March in baseball, so uh we're we're excited for uh for this season that's up ahead and uh to see all uh all the talent that uh the team has added uh this year. Uh we're looking forward to a great season. Um I will mention this again when the agenda item comes up, but there's a pretty remarkable agenda item on the utilization of the stadium um that I'm excited for everybody to see and hear about um just probably a record quarter uh for utilization at the stadium. And uh I'll just point out that uh when we originally modeled the stadium, uh we projected 450,000 incremental visitors a year. Um there were basically exactly 450,000 incremental visitors in that the quarter that you'll hear about today. Um so uh just great, great report uh about Allegiant Stadium. Um it's certainly great to see the progress of the ballpark. Um you're gonna have to uh provide those arches a uh commission because they're generating media attention at the rate that they're going up. So uh a lot of fun to see and uh great to see that progress as well. Um board have any uh comments that they'd like to add. Okay. Uh seeing none, we will move on to the agenda. Uh and I'll turn it over to Mr. Finger.

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