Member Highlight – Ed Vance

Name: Edward A. Vance, FAIA
Title: Founder & CEO
Company: EV&A Architects
# years in the industry: 40+

Where are you originally from and how long have you lived in Las Vegas: I am originally from Minnesota and have been in Las Vegas since 1987.

What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? This Chapter and its members represent the movers and shakers of the built environment in our Industry. The 3-decade relationship with those members have shaped and molded not just my practice, but the very way we do business in Southern Nevada. Grounded in the principles of stewardship, fairness, and community service, we would not be nearly the success we’ve been had it not been our involvement in NAIOP.

What has been your favorite experience or story that happened at a NAIOP event? Receiving the NAIOP Architecture Firm of the Year Spotlight Award in 2018 and again this year was a highlight to be sure. Going on stage with my entire office was a testament of our commitment to an association that has meant so much to us a member firm.

Who have you met at a NAIOP event who has influenced you or that you have become close friends with? That list is too long for this page, so suffice it to say I am friends with nearly the entire membership and they have all influenced me for the better in their own special way!

What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? That we did our part in contributing to the commercial built environment on behalf of our clients and we did artfully, responsibly and sustainably, benefiting the Southern Nevada community and economy in which our members live and work!

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Member Highlight – Jennifer Weinberg

Name: Jennifer Weinberg
Title: Business Broker, Commercial and Residential Agent
Company: BHHS NV Properties
# years in the industry: 22
Where are you originally from and how long have you lived in Las Vegas? 
I am originally from Anaheim, CA, but have lived in Las Vegas since 1978.

What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or
personally?  Through guest speakers and meeting new people in my industry I have learned so much more.

Who have you met at a NAIOP event that has influenced you or that you have
become close friends with? I’ve met so many but off hand, Katrina Bruce, Cassie Catania-Hsu, Matt Hoyt, Elena Otter, Brett Rather & Johna Savage

What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community?
That I was always willing to help philanthropically and really cared deeply about helping my clients achieve Real Estate dreams through selling and business acquisition.

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The Right Brain – April 2022

Talk about recharging your batteries! Talk about recharging your batteries! Wouldn’t this be nice: put on a few pounds…notice some wrinkles…lose a little hair…catch a virus. No problem. Just restore to factory settings. No longer will youth have to be wasted just on the young.

Click here for more cartoons.

Brent Wright, PE, SE
CEO, Wright Engineers
bw@wrightengineers.com

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2022 Spotlight Awards – Project Merit Award Winners & Industry Award Nominees

2022 Spotlight Awards Project Merit Award Winners and Industry Award Nominees Back in the Spotlight – 25th Anniversary Spotlight Awards Saturday, April 2, 2022 Red Rock Casino Resort – Red Rock Ballroom 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. | Las Vegas, NV 89135 Google Map 6:00 – 10:00 pm Cocktail Reception 6:00 pm Dinner and Awards Ceremony […]

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Clark County Fence Permit Fees

Please be advised that Clark County Building Department has recently discovered an error in how some fence permit fees were being calculated.  Fees were being calculated on a lower project valuation number; resulting in a lower permit fee being charged.

Effective January 3, 2022, this calculation error has been corrected.  As a result, please be advised the permit fees for fence permits issued on or after January 4, 2022 may be higher.

We apologize for any inconvenience this  may cause.

Click here for the notice.

Respectfully,

Jerome A. Stueve, P.E.
Director/Building & Fire Official
jerry.stueve@clarkcountynv.gov

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City of Las Vegas is Proposing Major Changes to the Las Vegas Municipal Code for Alcohol Related Business and Land Uses

The City of Las Vegas is proposing major changes to the Las Vegas Municipal code for alcohol related businesses and land uses.

 An Industry Workshop will be held on 1/11/22 at 9am.  

RSVP here

 Highlights of the changes:

  • Reduces the number of alcohol license categories from 26 to 12.
  • Reduces the number of land uses associated with the sale of alcohol from 15 to 6.
  • Streamlines suitability requirements for individuals associated with a liquor license
  • Clarifies that privileged license applications can be accepted as an online submittal.
  • Streamlines the business licensing approval process by allowing alcohol licenses to be approved by the Department Director instead of City Council.
  • Removes Origination fees (ranging from $2,500 up to $75,000) which is replaced by a flat $5,000 application fee.
    • For who license holders who paid an origination charge from in 2014 to present, the ordinance provides a credit compensation program to be used towards renewal fees starting 2022 to 2028.
  • Pedestrian mall and the Downtown Entertainment Overlay District alcohol license changes for the reduction off-sale activity by prohibiting further licensing and amortizing existing activity.
  • Brew Pubs, Craft Distilleries, Wineries and Liquor Manufacturers operational requirement amended and simplified to allow these industries to align with State requirements.
  • Removes the need for additional ancillary licenses and instead allows for conditions on main license for ancillary and incidental alcohol activity.
  • Alcohol catering permit changes to reduce on-going activity at establishments and special events where an on-premise liquor license should be required by limiting the number of permit approvals.
  • Allows wedding chapels to obtain a complementary alcohol permit.
  • Provides an allowance for restaurants with an on-premise alcohol license to reseal and allow partially consumed wine or spirits to take the bottles off the premises and to sell alcohol with meals online as a conditional approval.
  • Provides clarification on open containers.
  • Provides clarification on the types of businesses that can be eligible for restricted gaming to better align with State licensing and operational requirements.
  • Adds a land use special use permit requirement for all new restricted gaming activity.

To view the FULL proposed ordinance amendment please click on the link below.

Proposed Ordinance Changes

Comments or arguments regarding this proposed ordinance may be submitted by replying to this email, or click on the Comments and Arguments link by 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2022.

Comments and Arguments

The City of Las Vegas is also hosting an Industry Workshop on Tuesday, January 11th from 9am to 1pm at the City Council Chambers to answer your questions regarding the proposed changes.

Please RSVP for the Industry Workshop by clicking the link below to register:

Workshop Registration

For additional questions or concerns, you can contact us at AmendTitle6@lasvegasnevada.gov

 

Department of Planning

495 South Main Street

Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

 495 S. Main St. | Las Vegas, NV  89101

lasvegasnevada.gov

Your opinion is important!  Click here to take a short survey.

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Community Service Committee Update Ending 2021

Helping Hands of Vegas Valley:

Throughout the month of October, NAIOP members participated in the Helping Hands of Vegas Valley food drive where they collected and donated 1,164 pounds of food, 222 rolls of toilet paper, 48 rolls of paper towels, paper plates and plastic cutlery. $740.00 was also collected that will support the elderly community for months to come.

Turkey Baskets:

The Community Service Committee teamed up with Communities in Schools this Thanksgiving and adopted 35 families to provide meals and groceries.  Each family was given a decorated basket that included all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal, groceries to stock their pantries for the month of December, and a grocery store gift card to purchase their perishables. The total donation value was $7,070.00. The committee went above and beyond to be sure it was a Thanksgiving meal the families would not forget!

CASA Foundation Toy Drive:

Each December, as the Community Service Committee is wrapping up their year of outreach events, members come together to collect toys for the CASA Foundation Toy Drive, and this year was no different! The group collected a total of 346 toys for groups of all ages. The smiles on the kids’ faces receiving the gifts were priceless!

Catholic Workers Food Serving & Homeless Care Packages:

A few years ago, the Community Service Committee members initiated an event where they provide care packages to the Las Vegas homeless community at the Catholic Workers breakfast service. The group started with just a few items per bag and are now up to 28 items per bag! The bags include beanies, blankets, toiletries, snacks, and other various items. This is a rewarding event that reminds us to count our blessings as we head into the Holidays!

Click here to see our event photo gallery.

 

Megan McInerney
Associate | Las Vegas – Office Division
Colliers International
(702) 836-3700 | megan.mcinerney@colliers.com

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2022 Breakfast Meeting Schedule

Mark your calendar for our 2022 Breakfast Meetings!

Professional live stream Zoom option is also available (fee waived this month)

Click here to register to attend our January Breakfast in person or by Zoom

Click here to pre-pay for 2022 Breakfast Meetings – must be a member

Click here for upcoming events

 

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President’s Message – January 2022

This is my NAIOP story.

My first NAIOP event was sometime in 2008. A leasing executive at a major landlord in town invited me to one of the breakfasts while we were touring space. Someone that morning told me that DL membership (a membership category for 35 and under) was only $195 per year. I registered and joined the membership committee.

Linda Gonzales came in my office one afternoon in 2009 (we worked at the same company back then). She handed me an application for Developing Leaders Institute and a letter of recommendation that she already wrote for me. “Do yourself a favor and sign up for this,” she said. I did. I don’t fully remember how I paid for it because I definitely remember having less than $200 in my bank account that next summer before I got married.

Over the next decade I attended most social events, Spotlight Awards, education events and oh-so-many monthly breakfasts. I was invited to participate as a panelist at a few breakfast programs. I have been a moderator a handful of times. I’ve served on a few committees, but the Programs Committee grasped my passion enough for me to Chair for a couple of years. I put myself forward to run for the Board in 2018.

I came to NAIOP because someone that I respected invited me. I stayed because of the professional development, relevant education, and ability to serve. Perhaps the thing I value most is the personal relationship I developed along the way.

And now I will add serving as Chapter President in 2022 to my NAIOP story.

The last several years have been turbulent. Yet, we enter 2022 on strong footing as an industry. And the Southern Nevada commercial real estate development market is healthy.

Still, there is uncertainty from lingering pandemic affects, inflation, supply chains, and even local municipalities.

I draw confidence knowing that NAIOP Southern Nevada Board Members: [Lisa Brady, Cassie Catania-Hsu, Julie Cleaver, Shawn Danoski, Reed Gottesman, Jay Heller, Matt Hoyt, Jennifer Levine, Michael Newman, Steve Neiger, John Restrepo, Mike Shohet, Dan Tuntland and Katrina Bruce] have chosen to make service to NAIOP a part of their NAIOP story. I draw confidence knowing that you have made NAIOP a part of your story.

Whatever 2022 writes, I believe we stand a better chance facing it because we have incorporated NAIOP into our narratives. It connects us. It provides collective leverage to face challenges, and celebrate successes, as one industry.

I would like to invite you to think about your NAIOP story. When did you originally join and why? What causes you to continue with your membership? And if you’re inclined, email me to share your NAIOP story hmizrachi@mdlgroup.com.  Happy 2022!

Hayim Mizrachi, CCIM
MDL Group
NAIOP Southern Nevada President

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