Clark County - File #: 21-1493

Date	Action By	Action	Result	Action Details	Meeting Details	Video/Audio
10/19/2021	Clark County Board of Commissioners	Approved Agenda note: DOCUMENT(S) SUBMITTED: 1. Affordable For-Sale Housing (8 pages) submitted by staff DISCUSSION: Following introduction of the item, Nancy Amundsen, Director of Comprehensive Planning, advised of bringing a request before the Board to direct staff to begin negotiating a Disposal and Development Agreement with Kavison Homes for affordable for-sale housing; the County had been offering affordable housing under Section 7B of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), and was considering offering affordable for-sale housing under the same section; partnered with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in order to proceed; provided a brief presentation on for-sale housing; provided guidelines for the process; advised that SNPLMA and Nevada guidelines would allow for a discount on the sale price for BLM land that would be used for affordable housing for low-income residents; BLM land recently sold for 185% of fair market value; the land in question was on Cactus Avenue, just east of Buffalo Drive and surrounded by single family homes; Kavison Homes provided five home plans with up to 1,600 square feet and housing costs between approximately $200,000 to $230,000 with a very low down payment. Responding to a question from Commissioner Jones regarding an undeveloped portion of the proposed land; Ms. Amundsen advised that there were no current plans for development due to current connectivity issues with the remainder of the proposed site but if a bridge was constructed, amenities could be built for the residents. In response to a question from Commissioner Kirkpatrick, Mr. Schiller advised of the willingness to work with Ms. Amundsen on a program focused on building or rebuilding credit scores; and Commissioner Kirkpatrick commented that there could be a non-profit agency willing to partner with the County on the program. Todd Stratton, owner of Kavison Homes, advised of an upcoming meeting to identify and educate prospective buyers; and homes would be sold on a first come, first served basis. In response to a question from Commissioner Segerblom regarding diversity of prospective homebuyers, legal counsel advised of providing outreach to minority and diverse communities but that could not be a deciding factor on who would be able to purchase a home. Assistant County Manager Randall Tarr advised of a possible 100 to 120 tracts initially dependent on a zone change; spoke of collaboration with other County Departments and Kavison Homes; the goal would be to continue with the program and partnerships with HUD and BLM; and advised that the involvement of Social Services to assist non-profit agencies in home buyer preparation would be beneficial.	Pass	Action details	Meeting details	Video/Audio

CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AGENDA ITEM

Petitioner:

Nancy Amundsen, Director, Comprehensive Planning

Recommendation:

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Approve Kavison Homes as a project developer and authorize staff to begin negotiating a Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA) so that, subject to further Board approval, a nomination requesting the Bureau of Land Management to make a direct sale of federal land to the County of a fifteen-acre portion of a 20-acre parcel (APN 176-27-401-013) on Cactus east of Buffalo, for for-sale affordable housing purposes as permitted under Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998; and authorize the County Manager to provide additional information, as permitted or required by Nevada Guidance (Policy and Procedures for Affordable Housing Disposals), and to take such further action as is within the scope of her authority to advance this project. (For possible action)

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FISCAL IMPACT:

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Additional Comments:	Pending BLM land transfer per Section 7(b) of SNPLMA

BACKGROUND:

The Board has determined that there is a need for a wide range of affordable housing in Southern Nevada. Under Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land may be made available for affordable housing purposes if the housing serves low-income families which is defined as families whose incomes don't exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area (adjusted for family size). Two applicants responded to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Affordable For-Sale housing on Cactus, east of Buffalo. Both applications were scored by an expert panel. Based on the scoring results and staff/management analysis, the Kavison Homes proposal has been selected for the project.

The purpose of this item is to approve Kavison Homes as the project developer so staff can begin the process of negotiating a Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA). Once the DDA has been completed and approved by the Board, a formal nomination request will be issued to BLM for a direct sale of the referenced parcel for affordable housing purposes. With the nomination, BLM will be able to initiate the Notice of Realty Action (NORA) process and coordinate with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for final approval.