At its Dec. 9 meeting the Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board reviewed three development project presentations and pressed applicants on timing, infrastructure and neighborhood impacts.

Mortensen Ranch extension: Don Smith, representing Lucasburg LLC, asked for a two‑year extension to complete a final map for the Mortensen Ranch property after the owner's death and the appointment of trustees. Smith said the trustees have been "struggling" to work through estate and technical issues and that preliminary coordination has begun with Kinder Morgan, Toll Brothers and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority; he described the request as a pause to allow trustees to finish necessary work rather than a substantive change to the project.

Moose Ridge tentative map and site plan: Derek Wilson presented a tentative map for about 16 acres proposing 47 single‑family lots (rezoning request to SF‑8) clustered on the site's flatter southern edge, with the steeper topography left as open space. He said lots would typically be about 6,000 sq ft and the project anticipates one phase. Wilson described a water‑line easement and access road that would connect to neighboring water infrastructure to increase redundancy and emergency access. Board members asked about trail and open‑space management, traffic at nearby intersections, street widths and snow/ice access on the hill, potential safety or signal needs near McCarran (a state highway), and whether the site could support affordable housing; the developer said the site is not well suited to large affordable‑housing units and expected that a local builder would buy improved lots for market‑rate homes.

Quilsey Ranch clubhouse (Toll Brothers): Chris Coombs presented a proposal for a private clubhouse on a 5.71‑acre amenity parcel within Quilsey Ranch. Plans include a 6,009‑sq‑ft main clubhouse with indoor social space and a smaller multipurpose room, a roughly 6,700‑sq‑ft "fitness barn" with gym and multipurpose court, outdoor tennis and two pickleball courts, event lawn areas (mix of real and artificial turf), and parking. Proposed clubhouse hours were 7 a.m.–10 p.m., while the fitness barn would have 24/7 key‑fob access for residents. Board members asked about hillside fills (a fill up to approximately 30 feet was shown for the lawn area), trail and bike access, whether the clubhouse is limited to Quilsey Ranch residents (Coombs said it would be), and concerns about artificial turf runoff and pickleball noise. Coombs said the project will go to Planning Commission on Dec. 17.

Board next steps: Staff reminded members that the NAB may submit one summary public comment per project to the Planning Commission and that members should send additions within 48–72 hours to help staff compile a summary. No formal board recommendations or votes on the development projects were recorded at the meeting.