Nathan Kinport

The agenda includes a discussion regarding the planning of education course offerings for 2027, an overview of the IAAO Annual Conference scheduled for 2030, and a review of proposed regulation updates.

The board discussed the draft of the 2026 education calendar, including class locations and the objective to initiate the calendar planning process earlier in the future. Additional discussion topics included updates to regulations and the potential filling of an open board position through NACA.

The board meeting agenda focused on holding application hearings for the City of Omaha and Omaha Public Facilities Corporation, as well as the City of Omaha and Downtown Soccer Stadium Inc. The proceedings included the entry of exhibits, an explanation of the Sports Arena Facilities Financing Assistance Act, receipt of testimony and evidence from applicants and the public, board discussions, and the consideration of any relevant motions.

The meeting included discussions on the 2026 Education Calendar, webinar suggestions covering topics such as Minerals, Legislative Updates, Personal Property, and Recreational Trail Easements. There were suggestions to start next year's calendar earlier, move IAAO 300 to the first week of October, and move Commercial Grading or Depreciation Course Series I-IV to May. Additionally, there were discussions and proposed changes to regulation updates, including minimum credit requirements, board membership, PAD representation, county election cycle duration, and NIRMA classes for the Education calendar. The possibility of allowing staff members to receive credit for watching recorded webinars was also discussed, with a suggestion to add a Google form at the end of each video.

The Rent-Restricted Housing Projects Valuation Committee meeting addressed the open meetings law provisions. The committee discussed the spreadsheet and set the 2025 capital stack rate for the mortgage rate at 40% and the equity rate at 60%, resulting in an unloaded cap rate of 6.8%. A motion was made and carried to set one cap rate for the entire state at 6.8%.