01-23-2007 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Council Session Agenda
City Council:Mayor:
Margaret Hornady
City Administrator:
Gary Greer
City Clerk:
RaNae Edwards
7:00:00 PM
Council Chambers - City Hall
100 East First Street
Tom Brown
Carole Cornelius
John Gericke
Peg Gilbert
Joyce Haase
Robert Meyer
Mitchell Nickerson
Jackie Pielstick
Scott Walker
Fred Whitesides
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Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
A - SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS
Individuals who have appropriate items for City Council consideration should complete the Request for Future Agenda
Items form located at the Information Booth. If the issue can be handled administratively without Council action,
notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study session, notification of the date will be given.
B - RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS
This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to reserve time to speak.
Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on which you will be speaking.
Invocation - Pastor Scott Friesen, Berean Bible Church, 4116 West Capital Avenue
City of Grand Island Tuesday, January 23, 2007
MAYOR COMMUNICATION
This is an opportunity for the Mayor to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to the community.
This is an open meeting of the Grand Island City Council. The City of Grand Island abides by the Open Meetings Act
in conducting business. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is displayed in the back of this room as required by state
law.
The City Council may vote to go into Closed Session on any agenda item as allowed by state law.
C - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
C1 Recognition of Milt Loeb, Senior Engineering Technician with the Public Works
Department for 35 Years of Service with the City
D - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
D1 #2007-BE-1 - Consideration of Determining Benefits for Sidewalk District No. 1
2006
D2 #2007-BE-2 - Consideration of Determining Benefits for Street Improvement
District No. 1258; Extending Faidley Avenue West of Diers Avenue an Additional
Six Hundred Fifty Feet (650 Feet)
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E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request of Hoch, Inc. dba H & H Distributing, 4221 Juerrgen
Road for a Class "X" Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing on Request from Energy Grains Development Group LLC for a
Conditional Use Permit for Construction of an Ethanol Production Facility
Located at 1730 and 1898 Wildwood Drive
E3 Public Hearing on Change of Zoning for Grand Island Industrial Park West
Subdivision Located North and East of Indianhead Golf Course and West of North
Road from M1 Light Manufacturing Zone, M2 Heavy Manufacturing Zone and R1
Suburban Residential Zone to
E4 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - Northeast of 914
Bauman Drive - Hall Co. Housing Authority and Mid-Plains Center for Behavioral
Healthcare Services, Inc.
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9101 - Consideration of Assessments for Sidewalk District No. 1 2006
F2 #9102 - Consideration of Assessments for Street Improvement District No. 1258;
Extending Faidley Avenue West of Diers Avenue an Additional Six Hundred Fifty
Feet (650 Feet)
F3 #9103 - Consideration of Vacating the West 900 Feet of Enterprise Avenue and
Fortune Street between Trust Street and Enterprise Avenue in Grand Island
Industrial Park West Subdivision
F4 #9104 - Consideration of Vacating 16’ Utility Easements in Grand Island Industiral
Park West Subdivision (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society)
F5 #9105 - Consideration of Change of Zoning for Grand Island Industrial Park West
Sub Located No & East of Indianhead Golf Course & West of N Road from M1
Light Manufacturing, M2 Heavy Manufacturing, and R1 Suburban Residential to
RD Residential Development
F6 #9106 - Consideraion of Amendments to Chapter 34 of the Grand Island City Code
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Relative to Telecommunications Occupation Tax
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of December 9, 2007 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of December 16, 2007 City Council Study Session
G3 Approving Re-Appointment of Kurt Haecker to the City/County Efficiency
Effectiveness Committee
G4 Approving Re-Appointments of Craig Hand, Dean Peg, K.C. Hehnke, Mark Stelk,
and Tom Ziller to Business Improvement District No. 5 Board
G5 Approving Preliminary Plat for Good Samaritan Subdivision
G6 #2007-14 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Good Samaritan
Subdivision
G7 #2007-15 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - Northeast of 914 Bauman
Drive - Hall Co. Housing Authority and Mid-Plains Center for Behavioral
Healthcare Services, Inc.
G8 #2007-16 - Approving Bid Award for Platte River Well Field Well Enclosures for
Well #5, #9, and #12
G9 #2007-17 - Approving Bid Award for Front End Loader - Platte Generating Station
G10 #2007-18 - Approving Bid Award for Fork Lift
G11 #2007-19 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District 455 - Park-View Area
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G12 #2007-20 - Approving Bid Award for 47,000 GVW Dump Truck (Streets Division)
G13 #2007-21 - Approving Certificate of Substantial and Final Completion for the Ultra
Violet Disinfection System Project 2004-WWTP-1; Waste Water Division
G14 #2007-22 - Approving Deferral of Assessments for Agricultural Property, Located
within the Boundaries of Street Improvement District 1258; Extending Faidley
Avenue West of Diers Avenue an Additional Six Hundred Fifty Feet (650'); (T & E
Cattle Company)
G15 #2007-23 - Approving Maintenance Agreement No. 12 Renewal with the Nebraska
Department of Roads
G16 #2007-24 - Approve Household Hazardous Waste Construction Grant Application
to DEQ
G17 #2007-25 - Approving Bid Award for Hand Held Meter Reading System
G18 #2007-26 - Approving Annexation Plan for Property Located Between the East
Side of the Platte Valley Industrial Park and South Locust Street and Between
Wildwood Drive and Schimmer Drive and Scheduling Public Hearing
G19 #2007-27 - Approving Authorized Representative for Federal/State Financial
Assistance Under the President's Disaster Relief Fund
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Approving Referral of the One & Six Year Street Improvement Program to the
Regional Planning Commission
H2 Consideration of Request from Energy Grains Development Group LLC for a
Conditional Use Permit for Construction of an Ethanol Production Facility
Located at 1730 and 1898 Wildwood Drive
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H3 Consideration of Request from Roxy Clark dba Bronx Pawn, 386 North Pine
Street for Pawnbroker's Permit
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2007-28 - Consideration of Request of Hoch, Inc. dba H & H Distributing, 4221
Juerrgen Road for a Class "X" Liquor License and Liquor Manager Designation
for Harry A. Hock, Jr., 2417 Cottonwood Road
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of January 10, 2007 through January
23, 2007
J2 Approving Payment of Claims for the Library Expansion for the Period of January
10, 2007 through January 23, 2007
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