08/01/2023 Minutes StudyGc�RAND�ISLAND
City Council Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
City Hall
100 East First Street
Study Session (Budget) of August 1, 2023
6:00 PM
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Study Session (Budget) 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 August 1, 2023. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent on
July 26, 2023. Mayor Roger G. Steele called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. The following
City Council members were present: Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard, Mike
Paulick, Mark Stelk, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Maggie Mendoza, Michelle Fitzke and
Jason Conley. The following City Officials were present: City Administrator Laura McAloon,
Deputy City Clerk Jill Granere, Assistant City Administrator/Finance Director Patrick Brown,
and Interim Public Works Director Keith Kurz.
2.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Community Development Budget Presentation
Community Development Director Chad Nabity reported that the Regional Planning personnel
services would decrease 6.8%. This included a decrease in FTE's as the CRA would be paying
an additional 10% of Director's and 5% of Planner I's salary and benefits. Building Services
would pay 5% of Director's salary and benefits. Operating Expenses would increase by 0.7%. He
reported there would be no Capital Projects or Capital Equipment.
The Building Services personnel services would decrease by 1.2%. Operating expenses would
increase by 3.9% would be about $2800 to accommodate additional training and travel for
inspectors and to purchase AutoCAD software as the version currently owned by the division is
too old and no longer supported and updates are not available. There would be no Capital
Projects. There would be a Capital Equipment purchase of a new inspection vehicle.
The CDBG would have a personnel service increase of 3.6%. Operating expenses would
decrease by 20%. There would be no Capital Projects or Capital Equipment.
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b. CRA Bud�et Presentation
Community Development Director Chad Nabity reported the CRA was requesting property tax
revenues of $768,038. CRA Budget Highlights were as follows:
• Fa�ade Improvement of $300,000
• Conestoga Marketplace of $200,000 (one of twenty payments)
• Husker Harvest Days of $200,000 (sixth payment of ten)
• Other projects of $50,000
• Fire/Life Safety of $200,000 ($100,000 CRA and $100,000 City)
• Land Purchase of $30,000
CRA Carry Over Projects:
• Hedde Building Life Safety Grant ($100k)
• Artisan's Alley Life Safety ($35k)
• Azure Investments Life Safety ($70k)
• Fa�ade at 106 N. Locust ($ l 00k)
• Conestoga Marketplace City ($3,592k)
• Conestoga Marketplace Grow Grand Island ($SOOk)
Mentioned were projects paid since last budget included:
• Fa�ade 321 E. 4�' Street ($43.8k)
• Fa�ade 313 W. 2"d Street ($59.8k)
• Fa�ade 213 W 3id Street ($49k)
• Fa�ade OfficeNET (100k) anticipated
• Fa�ade 3321 Ramada Rd ($100k)
• Facade Artisan's Alley ($100k)
• Hedde Building Life/Safety partial ($160k) anticipated
• Chamber Exterior Remodel ($295k)
• Hope Harbor Property Acquisition ($SOk)
• Creative Arts District ($8k)
Also mentioned were TIF projects Final Payments:
• Best Western Hotel (2024)
• Casey's Five Points (2024)
Discussion was held on the budget increasing due to Conestoga Marketplace. Also mentioned
was Lincoln Pool being paid off.
c. Librar.�get Presentation
Library Director Celine Swan reported that personnel services would increase by 2.89% which
included zero FTE's. Operating expenses would increase by 6.3% ($32,805) due to inflation with
a forecasted 4% increase for books, materials, databases, supplies, postage, and technological
needs. Mentioned were Capital Projects of an updated library camera system in the amount of
$70,000, replacing two firewalls in the amount of $15,000 and adding a Novelbranch Library
Kiosk in the amount of $40,000.
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Discussion was held on E-books and Hoopla.
d. Emergenc�gement Bud.�et Presentation
Emergency Management Director Jon Rosenlund reported personnel services would increase by
2% for all funds with no new FTE, an increase of 5% for lnew FTE for a Public Safety
Dispatcher. Mentioned was being fully staffed was having 3-4 dispatchers on each shift, and the
Erlang Study and the NENA PSAP Staffing Model recommendations on staffing and how they
determine "Average Normal Hours". With those recommendations personnel services would
increase by 10% for 2 FTE's. Operating expenses would decrease by 1%. Mentioned were
Capital Projects of a privacy fence on West Property Line at 1210 North Rd to match up with
Fire Station 4 fence in the amount of $12,000, replacement of 2 outdoor sirens in the amount of
$37,000, replacement of UPS batteries (24) in the amount of $13,000, a voting repeater system in
the amount of $30,000, a spare UHF repeater in the amount of $8,000, P25 portable radios for
the director and deputy in the amount of $20,000, a propane tank cover at the Alda Tower in the
amount of $10,000, and 911 Host upgrades to the Next Gen 911 system in the amount of
$48,000.
Discussion was held on staffing and new FTE's.
3.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
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Jil Granere
Deputy City Clerk