10/08/2019 MinutesCITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MiNUTES OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
October 8, 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 October 8, 2019. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent on
October 2, 2019.
Mayor Roger G. Steele called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following City Council
members were present: Mike Paulick, Jeremy Jones, Mark Stelk, Jason Conley, Vaughn Minton,
Clay Schutz, Mitch Nickerson, and Chuck Haase. Councilmember Julie Hehnke was absent. The
following City Officials were present: City Administrator Jerry Janulewicz, City Clerk RaNae
Edwards, Finance Director Patrick Brown, Interim City Attorney Stacy Nonhof, and Public
Works Director John Collins.
INVOCATION was given by Pastor Todd Bowen, Grace Covenant Church, 418 West 12th Street
followed by the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS:
Presentation Re�ardin� Commercial - Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE). Consultant
Keirstin Beck with Integro based out of Colorado and Plant Manager Zachary Ireland with JBS
explained the Commercial - Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program and how JBS
would use it for their plant expansion. Ms. Beck stated there were currently 36 states in the
United States that had enacted PACE enabling legislation of which Nebraska was one of them.
PACE was an economic development tool for companies to create operational savings through
efficiency, renewable or conservational measures.
Mr. Ireland explained the expansion plans for the JBS facility. The approximately $100 million
expansion would be on the southwest side of the plant. They were looking at environmental
improvements, transportation improvements, employee safety, temperature controlled kill floor,
higher product output, construction employment, and animal welfare. The expansion would be
completed in March of 2022.
Ms. Beck answered questions regarding fees for processing the application, what would happen
if there was a default, how the assessments would be collected, and property taxes. Cindy
Johnson representing the Chamber of Commerce, 309 West 2"d Street spoke in support of this
program.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearin� on Acquisition of 3505 West Old Potash Highway (Reece Construction Co.,
Inc. . Public Works Director John Collins reported that the Public Works Engineering staff had
established a master plan for the Old Potash Highway corridor from approximately North Road
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to Webb Road, including intersections to the north and south of Old Potash Highway. To
accommodate the widening of Old Potash Highway property acquisition was necessary.
Engineering staff of the Public Works Department and the Legal Department had worked with
the property owner of 3505 West Old Potash Highway, Reece Construction Co., Inc., who had
agreed to a purchase price of $696,000.00 for the City's acquisition. Staff recommended
approval. No public testimony was heard.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Paulick, second by Jones to approve the Consent Agenda.
Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
Approving Minutes of September 24, 2019 City Council Regular Meetin�.
#2019-302 - Approvin� the Purchase of Liquid Ortho-Polyphosphate for Corrosion Control from
Shannon Chemical Corporation of Malvern Pennsylvania in an Annual Amount of $91,620.00.
#2019-303 - A�provin� License Agreement between the City of Grand Island and Great Plains
Communications for Power Pole Attachments.
#2019-304 - Approvin� PGS Coal Combustion Residual CCR Groundwater Services - Tasks 10
& 11 - with HDR En ing eering in an Amount not to exceed $52,960.00.
#2019-305 - A�proving Certificate of Final Completion for Sanitary Sewer Collection S s�em
Rehabilitation- Various Locations• Project No. 2017-S-2A & 2017-S-2B with The Diamond
En ing eering Company of Grand Island, Nebraska.
#2019-306 - A�provin� Acguisition of 3505 West Old Potash Hi�hway (Reece Construction Co.,
Inc.) in an Amount of $696,000.00.
#2019-307 - Approvin� Purchase of One (1) VacAll Al1JetVac for the Wastewater Division of
the Public Works Department from Gradall Industries, Inc. of New Philadelphia, Ohio in an
Amount of $284,554.64.
#2019-308 - A�proving Purchase of One (1) 2020 Model 90,000 GVW Conventional Truck-
Tractor for the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department from Hansen International,
Inc. of Grand Island, Nebraska in an Amount of $95,864.33.
#2019-309 - Approving Bid Award for One (1) Used Medium Tracked Dozer for the Solid
Waste Division of the Public Warks Department from Marcel Equipment Limited of Ontario,
Canada in an Amount of $270,000.00.
RESOLUTION:
#2019-310 - Consideration of A�proving Preliminarv Concept of Densel's Dream Sculpture at
Highway 281 and South Webb Road. City Administrator Jerry Janulewicz reported that the
Grand Island Partnership for the Arts (GIPA) was seeking preliminary approval from the City
Council for the City's acquisition of a parcel of land of approximately 0.373 acres in size from
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the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to place a sculpture "Denzel's Dream"
upon the site. The proposed site was located immediately north of the intersection of U.S.
Highway 281 and South Webb Road. It was recommended that the final approval would be
considered by council at a later time and upon the following conditions:
1. GIPA had secured sufficient funds in cash, grants, and pledges all project expenses and
an endowment fund for future expenses.
2. GIPA and City had executed an acceptable license agreement addressing site
development, future maintenance, utilities, and related issues.
Steve Anderson, 908 North Howard Street spoke in support.
Motion by Minton, second by Nickerson to approve Resolution #2019-310. Upon roll call vote,
all voted aye. Motion adopted.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS:
Motion by Minton, second by Conley to approve the payment of claims for the period of
September 25, 2019 through October 8, 2019 for a total amount of $3,346,737.68. Upon roll call
vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk