05/28/2019 Resolutions 2019-181RESOLUTION 2019-181
WHEREAS, in 2018 the City of Grand Island purchased from the State of
Nebraska the former National Guard Armory located at 2900 West Old Potash Highway; and
WHEREAS, the facility was purchased due to the need to preserve public parking
for the adjoining ball fields and recreation areas, to provide a potential future entrance to and exit
from existing parking areas, to provide for storage for Parks and Recreation, archival storage of
city records, and for additional potential municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS, following purchase of the facility other potential uses for the
property have been discussed including, but not limited to, a site for a children's museum or
indoor recreation; and
WHEREAS, in order to assure that all beneficial potential uses of the property are
examined, the City applied for and was awarded, subject to Council approval, a planning grant
from Nebraska's Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF) in the maximum
amount of $15,000 to be matched dollar for dollar by local funds; and
WHEREAS, the grant and matching city funds would be utilized to retain an
engineering/architectural firm to evaluate the existing building, work with City Staff/Officials to
identify possible reuses of the facility, to identify and communicate with key stakeholders to
obtain feedback on needs, ideas, and expectations for this space, and to develop a conceptual
floorplan layout for the space.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the CCCFF planning grant for a
maximum of $15,000 should be and is hereby accepted.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, May 28, 2019.
Roger G. Steele, Mayor
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Resolution �2019-181 failed to pass on a 5 to 4 vote at the May 28, 2019 City
Council meeting.
Approved as to Form tt
May 28, 2019 i ttorney