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Ely council advances expansion of redevelopment area; first reading of Ordinance 761 passes unanimously
Summary
The Ely City Council approved a Redevelopment Agency recommendation and passed the first reading of Ordinance 761 to enlarge the redevelopment boundary to include commercial parcels on Aultman Street and a residential area in East Ely; if approved in a later reading the ordinance would take effect mid-June and new areas become eligible for funding in July 2026.
The Ely City Council on April 24 advanced a plan to expand the city's redevelopment area, approving a Redevelopment Agency recommendation and passing the first reading of Ordinance 761.
City Building Official Don Hendrickson told the council the Regional Planning Commission had recommended enlarging the redevelopment boundary to add a segment of Aultman Street, East Aultman Street and Great Basin Boulevard's commercially zoned parcels and an undeveloped residential area in East Ely. The Redevelopment Agency approved the recommendation before the council by unanimous vote, and the council then approved the ordinance's first reading unanimously.
Hendrickson said the ordinance would take effect about 20 days after a successful second reading, which he estimated would be mid-June, and that, per current rules, newly added areas would be available for redevelopment funding beginning in July 2026. "At that point, everything will be turned over to the assessors for those new additional boundary areas and properties to go into effect," he said.
The expansion is intended to allow properties in the newly included blocks to participate in redevelopment tools such as tax increment financing and project funding. Council members who spoke during the item emphasized the need for a formal, drafted agreement and for coordination with county stakeholders on related projects such as the proposed Golf Course agreement discussed elsewhere on the agenda.
During public comment before the item, resident George Chachas asked when an enlargement of the redevelopment plan would take effect if approved, a question answered in the council discussion. The first reading does not finalize the ordinance; a second reading and the 20-day statutory post-adoption timeline are required before the map change takes legal effect.
The council's action on April 24 was procedural (first reading and recommendation approval) rather than an immediate funding change; staff told the council that administrative and assessor steps would follow the final ordinance adoption.
The council agreed to move forward with the ordinance process; a follow-up vote (second reading) is required for final adoption.
