Clark County Board of Commissioners - 2025-11-04

Board directed staff to initiate public auction process for approximately 90 acres of county-owned land near Harry Reid International Airport currently encumbered by a lease agreement with Nevada Links Incorporated. The lease has 73 years remaining and is described as a participatory lease not yielding significant revenue. Department of Aviation recommended against the sale citing FAA grant assurance obligations and airspace protection concerns. Direction includes amending the airport layout plan.

Approved and adopted the 911 surcharge five-year master plan to enhance emergency reporting telephone system and implement NextGen 911 digital capabilities. Current analog system experienced outages including a 3.5-hour disruption in April 2024 due to a line break in Kansas City affecting 20% of calls. NextGen 911 will enable video/text messaging to dispatch, improved location pinpointing including vertical z-axis for high-rises, and better coordination between LVMPD and fire services.

Approved and ratified the appointment of Daniel Stewart to the vacated position of deputy county manager.

Appointed Jason Patchett to fill the vacancy in Nevada Assembly District 19 vacated by Assembly member Toby Urich for the remainder of term expiring upon next regular election. Patchett previously served as counsel to Public Works.

Approved business impact statement for proposed amendments to Clark County Code title four chapter 4.07 to extend fuel tax indexing through 2036 as authorized by Assembly Bill 530 of the 2025 Nevada Legislature. Without the ordinance, indexing would end at the end of 2026. After 2036, continued indexing would require a public vote.

Approved business impact statement for proposed amendments to Clark County Code title five chapter 5.01 and title six chapter 6.13 to establish franchise agreements for broadband service providers accessing county rights-of-way with fees up to 2% of gross revenue. Previously, broadband-only companies paid zero fees since telecom franchise fees were based on 5% of intrastate telecom revenue. One comment received from Giga Power disputing fee structure.

Approved business impact statement for renaming Sports and Special Events Department to Office of Sports and Special Events, revising approval requirements and establishing fees. Based on six comments received, revisions included clarifying exempt entities are exempt from fees, removing drones and pyrotechnics from special events definition, and adding major entertainment facilities to exempt entities.

Appointed six incumbents to the Combined Board of Building Appeals for four-year terms ending 11/04/2029: Matthew Dica (Pulte Homes - residential construction), Brad Genzer (BRG Consulting - mechanical engineer), Michael Gentile (PCNA Consulting - layperson), Robert Potter (Affordable Concepts - general contractor), Rocco Prock (Cooper Roofing and Solar - master electrician), and Steve Schiller (John A. Martin and Associates - structural engineer).

Appointed Anne Barnett, Jordan Kremble, and Luis Montenegro to the Clark County Building Enterprise Fund Advisory Committee for four-year terms ending 11/04/2029. Montenegro fills gaming industry representative vacancy.