2/13/2024 MinutesGc�RAND�ISLAND
City Council Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
City Hall
100 East First Street
Special Session of February 13, 2024
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Roger Steele called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
The following City Officials were present: City Administrator Laura McAloon, City Clerk Jill
Granere, Assistant City Administrator/CFO Patrick Brown, City Attorney Kari �'isk and Public
Works Director Keith Kurz.
The following City Council Members were present: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck
Haase, Jack Sheard, Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear andJason Conley. Mike
Paulick and Mark Stelk were absent.
4. SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
5. RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.a) ICMA Economic Mobility Grant
This item was pulled and will be on a later meeting.
6.b) Welcoming Cities/Heartland United Way Presentation
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Purpose Statement
Welcoming Guide
Eric Garcia-Mendez and Laura Gamboa gave a presentation on Welcoming Cities and the work of
a number of community stakeholders and non-profits over the past year to evaluate this national
program and explore how Grand Island could benefit from participating in it. City Community
Development staff have participated regularly in the stakeholder group meetings and provided data
and information about the City in support of the group's efforts.
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Gerald Pools spoke in opposition.
Mitchell Nickerson, Jack Sheard, Chuck Haase and Doug Lanfear were called to speak.
6.c) Discussion on Transferrin� Veterans Cemetery to Nebraska Department of
Veterans Affairs �
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Doug Lanfear, Chuck Haase and Mitchell Nickerson were called to speak.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Bethany Guzinski, second by Jack Sheard to approve CONSENT AGENDA. Roll Call:
Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard, Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell
Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike Paulick, Mark Stelk. Motion adopted.
7.a) Approving Minutes of the January 23, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting
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7.b) Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of January 24, 2023 through February 13,
2024 for a total amount of $8,221,344.42.
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7.c) #2024-30 - Approving Purchase of Police Patrol In Car Cameras.
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Motorola Ouote
Sole Source Letter
Resolution
Purchase of six in-car cameras from Motorola Solutions in an amount of $44,549.36.
7.d) #2024-31 - Approving Purchase of Ten (10) APX 8000 Radios from Motorola Solution for
Police Department.
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Motorola Ouote
Resolution
Purchase of ten APX8000 Portable Radios from Motorola Solutions in an amount of
$74,428.50.
7.e) #2024-32 - Approving Environmental Monitoring Services for the Grand Island
Regional Landfill.
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Bid Summary
A�reement
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Resolution
Purchase of ten APX8000 Portable Radios from Motorola Solutions in an amount of
$74,428.50.
7.� #2024-33 - Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Public Transit Vehicle Provider.
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Bid Summary
Agreement
Resolution
Amendment No. 2 with Davey Coach Sales, Inc. of Sedalia, Colorado in an revised amount of
$90,119.00 per van.
7.g) #2024-34 - Approving State Bid Award for One (1) 2024 Ford F250 4x4 Crew Cab Pickup
for the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department.
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Pickup Picture �
Resolution
Purchase of one 2024 Ford F250 4x4 Crew Cab Pickup from Anderson Auto Group of Lincoln,
Nebraska in an amount of $52,275.00.
7.h) #2024-35 - Approving Bid Award for Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation; Project No.
2023-5-10.
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Bid Summary
Contract
Resolution
Bid Awarded for Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation; Project No. 2023-5-10 to Midwest
Infrastructure Coatings, LLC of Jefferson City, Missouri in an amount of $346,080.40.
7.i) #2024-36 - Approving Bid Award for Asphalt Hot-Mix 2024
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Bid Summary
G Smith Contract
J.I.L. Coniract
Resolution
Bid Awarded for Asphalt Hot-Mix 2024 to J.LL. Asphalt Paving Co and Gary Smith Construction
Co. both of Grand Island, Nebraska.
7.j) #2024-37 - Approving Authorization for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair at 3444 W Stolley
Park Road.
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Resolution
Elsbury Construction, LLC of Grand Island, Nebraska was hired to do repairs in an amount of
$51,137.50.
7.k) #2024-38 - Approving Temporary Lease for Dedicated Parking Stalls in the Public Parking
Lot at South Locust Street and West South Front Street (Sand Creek Construction).
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Lease Agreement
Resolution
Exhibit
Sand Creek Construction of Wahoo, Nebraska would lease 3 parking stalls in public parking lot in
an amount of $600 per six months or $400 per stall per year.
7.1) #2024-39 - Approving Bid Award for Exterior Metal Siding Replacement for the Street
Division.
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Bid Summary
Exhibit
Contract
Resolution
Bid Awarded to Kleint's Building & Construction, Inc. of Grand Island, Nebraska in an amount of
$43,520.00,
7.m) #2024-40 - Approving Change Order #1 for Platte Generating Station Turbine Overhaul 2023
Field Machining.
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Change Order
Resolution �
Additional repairs discovered during inspection with T& W Valve and Machine Co., which
resulted in an additional cost of $209,904.00 for a revised amount of $459,904.00.
7.n) #2024-41 - Approving Change Order #1 for Platte Generating Station Turbine Overhau12023.
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Chan�e Order
Resolution
Change Order #1 with GE Steam Power, Inc. for additional costs of $405,473.52 for a total revised
amount of $1,921,550.52.
7.0) #2024-42 - Approving Change Order #1 for Platte Generating Station Turbine Overhaul 2023
Inner Shell Inspection.
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Chan�e Order
Resolution
Change Order #1 with GE Steam Power, Inc for an additional cost of $63,636.00 for an revised
amount of $260,544.00.
7.p) #2024-43 - Approving Change Order #1 for Inflation Reduction Act - Generation Evaluation
and Advisory.
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Chan e Order �
Resolution
Change Order #1 with Baker Tilly US, LLP for an additional cost of $44,800.00 for a total revised
amount of $175,300.00.
7.q) #2024-44 - Approving
Overhead Department.
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Resoluiion
Purchase of a 2024 Chipper Truck with Dump Box for Electric
Purchase of 2024 Chipper Truck for Electric Overheard Department with Hansen International
Truck, Inc. of Grand Island, Nebraska in an amount of $134,567.45.
7.r) #2024-45 - Approving Distribution Transformers Price Increase.
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Notice of Price Increase
Resolution
A price increase for distribution transformers from Wesco Distribution, Inc. in an amount of
$56,939.79 for a total revised amount of $249,262.67.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.a) Public Hearin o� n Request from JAL TBONE, LLC dba Texas T-Bone, 1600 South
Locust Street for a Class "I" Lic�uor License.
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#2024-46 - Approving Request from JAL TBONE, LLC dba Texas T-Bone, 1600 South
Locust Street for a Class "I" Liquor License and Liquor Manager Designation for Jesus
Lopez-Ramirez, 822 Sun Valley Place, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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Police Report
Liquor Ma�
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City Clerk Jill Granere reported an application for a Class "P' Liquor License had been received
from JAL TBONE, LLC dba Texas T-Bone, 1600 South Locust Street. Ms. Granere presented the
following exhibits for the record: application submitted to the Liquor Control Commission and
received by the City on January 17, 2024; notice to the general public of date, time, and place of
hearing was published on February 3, 2024; notice to the applicant of date, time, and place of
hearing was mailed on January 17, 2024. Also submitted was a Liquor Manager Designation for
Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 822 Sun Valley Place, Grand Island, Nebraska. Staff recommended
approval contingent upon final inspections and Liquor Manager designation for Jesus Lopez-
Ramirez. No public testimony was heard.
Motion by Chuck Haase, second by Bethany Guzinski to approve #2024-46 - Approving Request
from JAL TBONE, LLC dba Texas T-Bone, 1600 South Locust Street for a Class "I" Liquor
License and Liquor Manager Designation for Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 822 Sun Valley Place, Grand
Island, Nebraska. . Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack
Sheard, Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike Paulick,
Mark Stelk. Motion adopted.
8.b) Public Hearing on Acquisition of Draina�e Easement in Crane Vallev Tenth
Subdivision- Concord Avenue & Claude Road (Concord Investments, LLC flca Concord
Development, LLC; Parcel No. 400150198)
#2024-47 - Approving Request of Acquisition of Drainage Easement in Crane Valley
Tenth Subdivision- Concord Avenue & Claude Road (Concord Investments, LLC flca
Concord Development, LLC; Parcel No. 400150198).
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Easement Document
Resolution
Public Works Director reported a permanent drainage easement was needed to accommodate
drainage for development within Crane Valley Tenth Subdivisions. This was located at the
intersection of Concarde Avenue and Claude Road. Staff recommended approval. No public
testimony was heard.
Motion by Bethany Guzinski, second by Mitchell Nickerson to approve #2024-47 - Approving
Request of Acquisition of Drainage Easement in Crane Valley Tenth Subdivision- Concord
Avenue & Claude Road (Concord Investments, LLC fka Concord Development, LLC; Parcel No.
400150198). Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard,
Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike Paulick, Mark
Stelk. Motion adopted.
8.c) Public Hearin� to Consider of A�proval of Blighted and Substandard Area #40 located
west of U.S. Highway 281 and north and south of Old Potash Hi�hway1Anderson KIA)
#2024-48- Approving Blighted and Substandard Area #40 located west of U.S. Highway
281 and north and south of Old Potash Highway (Anderson KIA).
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Proposed Bli�ht Area Ma�
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Bli h�t Study Area 40
Resolution Number 2024-09
Resolution
Community Development Director Chad Nabity reported Anderson KIA commissioned a Blight
and Substandard Study for Proposed Redevelopment Area No. 40. This study is approximately
13.7 acres of property west of U.S. Highway 281 north and south of Old Potash Highway. Staff
recommended approval. No public testimony was heard.
Doug Lanfear, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard and Mitchell Nickerson were called to speak.
Keith Marvin and Roger Bullington spoke in favor.
Gearld Pools spoke in opposition.
Motion by Chuck Haase, second by Mitchell Nickerson to approve #2024-48- Ap}�roving Blighted
and Substandard Area #40 located west of U.S. Highway 281 and north and south of Old Potash
Highway (Anderson KIA). Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase,
Jack Sheard, Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike
Paulick, Mark Stelk. Motion adopted.
8.d) Public Hearin� to Consider a Request to Approve a Portion of CRA Area #38
located south of Faidley Avenue and west of Webb Road as Extremely Bli h� ted (Perkins
Pro�erties)
#2024-49 - Approving Request to Approve a Portion of CRA Area #38 located south of
Faidley Avenue and west of Webb Road as Extremely Blighted (Perkins Properties).
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Location Map
Extremel��hted Study
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Community Development Director Chad Nabity reported Perkins Properties LLC commissioned
a study to determine if a CRA Area 38 would qualify as Extremely Blighted. Nabity reported Kurt
Elder a planner with the City of Lincoln Community Development Division did the analysis and
found that the area could be declared extremely blighted. Nabity explained the characteristics of
extremely blighted are the area (wider area than the considered area) had a poverty rate of 20%
and the unemployment rate was double than the state's average. This was calculated using average
poverty rates and unemployment as shown in by Census tract or block groups depending on data
availability. The geography of the data does not match directly with the geography of the study so
areas outside of this immediate area could be used to show that this area could qualify as extremely
blighted. Nabity reiterated that the statistical analysis in the study shows that the area could be
declared Extremely Blighted but that the decision is ultimately up to the City Council. They do not
have to declare area extremely blighted even if it meet the qualifications.
City Council referred the study to the Planning Commission. Planning Commission recommended
that Council deny the request to declare the area Extremely Blighted.
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Chuck Haase, Mitchell Nickerson, Michelle Fitzke and Jack Sheard were called to speak.
Kurt Elder and Michael Perkins spoke in favor.
Gearld Pools spoke in opposition.
Motion by Chuck Haase, second by Bethany Guzinski to approve #2024-49 - Approving Request
to Approve a Portion of CRA Area #38 located south of Faidley Avenue and west of Webb Road
as Extremely Blighted (Perkins Properties). Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Chuck Haase, Jack
Sheard, Mitchell Nickerson, Jason Conley. Noes: Bethany Guzinski, Michelle Fitzke, Doug
Lanfear, Roger G Steele. Absent: Mike Paulick, Mark Stelk. Motion failed.
9. REQUEST AND REFERRALS
9.a) Discussion on Recommended Changes to Cha�ter 5 of City Code Relative to
Definitions and Nuisance Ownership
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Proposed Ordinance
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Assistant City Attorney Stacy Nonhof reported on January 24, 2024, the Animal Advisory Board
met for its annual meeting. At that meeting, potential changes pertaining to various sections of
Chapter 5 of City Code were discussed. The recommendations of a majority of the Animal
Advisory Board are being presented to the City Council for its initial review and discussion of the
proposed amendments to City Code. Nonhof reported in Section 5-1, the definitions have been
updated to reflect the language of State Statute. Section 5-30 has been amended to require that the
owner of an animal provide proof of rabies vaccination upon request. Section 5-46 garnered much
discussion and passage of what was presented to you was not unanimous. The majority of the
Animal Advisory Board recommends that the code for a Nuisance Owner be amended as
presented. The changes lay out what specifically allows a pet owner to be declared a Nuisance
Owner under City Code. Allowing a deemed animal to run at large would now be an automatic
Nuisance Owner deeming, along with failing to get the animal microchipped or spayed/neutered
within 30 days of the deeming. Convictions for animal cruelty, animal abandonment or a
conviction of an equivalent violation of any State Statute of Nebraska or any other state would
immediately make the owner subject to being deemed a Nuisance Owner. Once deemed a Nuisance
Owner and upon failure by the owner to appeal that deeming or the deeming being upheld by the
Animal Advisory Board, the owner would be prohibited from owning any animal within the city
limits of Grand Island for a period of five years. That was an increase from 2 years that was
previously in City Code. �
Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Mitchell Nickerson, and Michelle Fitzke were called to speak.
Dr. Melissa Gerard-Lemon spoke in favor of the proposed changes.
10. RESOLUTIONS
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10.a) #2024-50 - Approvin� Chan�es to the Waiver Fine Schedule
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Resolution
Waiver Fine Schedule Redline
Assistant Attorney Stacy Nonhof reported at the January 23, 2024 City Council meeting, changes
were made to City Code relevant to criminal and traffic offenses. The current Waiver/Fine
Schedule needed to be adjusted to comply with those changes.
Motion by Bethany Guzinski, second by Jack Sheard to approve #2024-50 - Approving Changes
to the Waiver Fine Schedule. Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase,
Jack Sheard, Michelle Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike
Paulick, Mark Stelk. Motion adopted.
11. ORDINANCES
ll.a) #9963 - Approvin� a request to Vacaie Buffett Subdivision located east of U.S.
Hi�hway 281 and north of Abbott Road
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Aerial Map
Buffett Subdivision
Ordinance
Community Development Director Chad Nabity reported Brett and Lindsay Mader the owners of
Buffett Subdivision have purchased the property surrounding the farmstead and wish to add the
home site back into the rest of the farm. Planning Commission considered the item at their meeting
on February 7, 2024 and recommended approval to vacate Buffett Subdivision.
Motion by Doug Lanfear, second by Michelle Fitzke to suspend the rules #9963 - Approving a
request to Vacate Buffett Subdivision located east of U.S. Highway 281 and.north of Abbott
Road . Roll Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard, Michelle
Fitzke, Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike Paulick, Mark Stelk.
Motion adopted.
Motion by Bethany Guzinski, second by Michelle Fitzke to approve #9963 - Approving a request
to Vacate Buffett Subdivision located east of U.S. Highway 281 and north of Abbott Road. Roll
Call: Ayes: Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, Chuck Haase, Jack Sheard, Michelle Fitzke,
Mitchell Nickerson, Doug Lanfear, Jason Conley. Absent: Mike Paulick, Mark Stelk. Motion
adopted.
ADJOURN
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The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 p.m.
Jill Granere
City Clerk
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