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CITY OF GRAND ISLAND; NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
March 12, 2019
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 100 East First
Street, on March 12, 2019. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent on
March 6, 2019.
Mayor Roger G. Steele called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following City Council
members were present: Mike Paulick, Michelle Fitzke, Jeremy Jones, Mark Stelk, Jason Conley,
Vaughn Minton, Clay Schultz, Julie Hehnke, Mitch Nickerson, and Chuck Haase. The following
City Officials were present: City Administrator Brent Clark, City Clerk RaNae Edwards, Finance
Director Patrick Brown, City Attorney Jerry Janulewicz, and Public Works Director John
Collins.
INVOCATION was given by Pastor Daniel Longmore, Evangelical Free Church, 2609 South
Blaine Street followed by the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ORDINANCES:
Councilmember Minton moved "that the statutory rules requiring ordinances to be read by title
on three different days are suspended and that ordinance numbered:
#9723 - Consideration of Repealing Grand Island City Code Chapter 22, Sections 147 to
158 Relative to Annual Motor Vehicle Fee (Wheel Tax)
be considered for passage on the same day upon reading by number only and that the City Clerk
be permitted to call out the number of this ordinance on second reading and then upon final
passage and call for a roll call vote on each reading and then upon iinal passage."
Councilmember Haase seconded the motion. Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
City Attorney Jerry Janulewicz reported that City Councilmember Church Haase requested this
item be brought before council to repeal the ordinance creating the motor vehicle wheel tax. If
approved the effective date would be May 1, 2019.
Brian Schultz, 812 West 15�` Street and Shelby Huss, 2010 West lst Street spoke in opposition.
Comments were made concerning the passage of the 1/2 cent sales tax and the ending of the
wheel tax.
Motion by Haase, second by Stelk to approve Ordinance #9723.
Motion by Paulick, second by Fitzke to add the date of June 1, 2019. Upon roll call vote,
Councilmembers Conley, Fitzke, and Paulick voted aye. Councilmembers Haase, Nickerson,
Schutz, Hehnke, Minton, Stelk, and Jones voted no. Motion failed.
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City Clerk: Ordinance #9723 on first reading. All those in favor of the passage of this ordinance
on first reading, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote, Councilmembers Haase, Nickerson,
Hehnke, Stelk, Jones, Fitzke, and Paulick voted aye. Councilmembers Schutz, Minton, and
Conley voted no. Motion adopted.
City Clerk: Ordinance #9723 on second and final reading. All those in favor of the passage of
this ordinance on second and final reading, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote,
Councilmembers Haase, Nickerson, Hehnke, Stelk, Jones, Fitzke, and Paulick voted aye.
Councilmembers Schutz, Minton, and Conley voted no. Motion adopted.
Mayor Steele: By reason of the roll call votes on first reading and then upon second and final
readings, Ordinance #9723 is declared to be lawfully adopted upon publication as required by
law.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Paulick, second by Hehnke to approve the Consent Agenda.
Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
Approvin� Minutes of Februarv 26, 2019 City Council Re�ular Meeting,
Approvin� Minutes of March 5, 2019 City Council Retreat.
#2019-85 - Approvin� Revised Memorandum of Understanding with Nebraska Emergency
Management A�ency (NEMA) for Hazardous Material Response Team.
#2019-86 - Approvin�En ing eerin� Consulting Agreement for North Road- Old Potash Hi h�waX
to 13th Street Roadwav Improvements; Project No. 2019-P-6 with Alfred Benesch & CompanX
of Lincoln, Nebraska in an Amount of $96,524.00.
#2019-87 - Approving 2nd Renewal of the 2017 Contract for Annual Pavement Markings for the
Street Division of the Public Works Department with Straight-Line Striping, Inc. of Grand
Island, Nebraska in an Amount of $108,387.25.
#2019-88 - Approving Continuation of Sanitary Sewer District No. 543; Willow Street.
#2019-89 - A� rovin� Acguisition Contract with Nebraska Department of Transportation
�NDOT to Ac uire Ri�ht-of-Way and Temporarv Easement for Improvements to US Highway
30 Bridges in Grand Island; Project No. NH-30-4(162); Control No. 42776.
#2019-90 - Approving En ineerin� Consulting A�reement for North Road- 13th Street to
Highway 2 Roadwa�provements; Project No. 2019-P-5 with JEO Consulting Group of Grand
Island, Nebraska in an Amount of $676,820.00.
#2019-91 - A�proving Bid Award - Boiler Chemical Clean Piping at Platte Generating Station -
Spring, 2019 with Rasmussen Mechanical Services of Kearney, Nebraska in an Amount of
$55,502.00.
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#2019-92 - Ap roving the Purchase of a 2019 Compact Excavator and Trailer for the Utilities
Water Department through State Contract with Central Nebraska Bobcat in an Amount of
$86,472.24.
#2019-93 - Ap roving Bid Award - Water Main Project 2018-W-10 - Custer Avenue between
State Street and Capital Avenue with Van Kirk Brothers Contracting of Sutton Nebraska in an
Amount of $395.372.35.
#2019-94 - A� roving Purchase of 2019 Back ar�gger Derrick for the Utilities Overhead
Division throu�h Sourcewell Contract with Altec Industries Inc of St Josenh Missouri in an
Amount of $132.508.00.
#2019-95 - A roving Termination of Parking Lot Lease with Senior Citizens Inc
#2019-96 - A� rovin� Purchase of a 2019 1/2 Ton Pickup for the Parks & Recreation
Department Parks Division throu�h State Contract with Husker Auto Group of Lincoln
Nebraska in an Amount of $30 656.00.
#2019-97 - Ap rovin� Purchase of a Compact Excavator for the Parks & Recreation Department
Parks Division throu�h State Contract with Central Nebraska Bobcat of Grand Island Nebraska
in an Amount of $22,792.18.
#2019-98 - A�proving Purchase of a 128" Commercial Turf Mower for the Parks & Recreation
Department Parks Division throu�h State Contract with Green Line Equipment Co of Grand
Island, Nebraska in an Amount of $55.371.33.
#2019-99 - Approving Bid Award for the Purchase of Two Heavv Dutv Utilitv Vehicles and
Two Tee Mowers for the Parks & Recreation Department Golf Division with Turfwerks of
Johnston, Iowa in an Amount of $63,000.00.
#2019-64 - Ap roving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Gloor Subdivision It was noted
that Michael R. Gloor and Marie De Martinez, owners, had submitted the Final Plat and
Subdivision Agreement for Gloor Subdivision located north of Barbara Avenue and east of Ando
Avenue for the purpose of creating 1 lot on 0.37 acres of land.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS:
Motion by Minton, second by Fitzke to approve the payment of claims for the period of February
27, 2019 through March 12, 2019 for a total amount of $2,111,143 .94. Upon roll call vote, all
voted aye. Motion adopted.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk