08-28-2007 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Council Session Agenda
City Council:Mayor:
Margaret Hornady
City Administrator:
Dale Shotkoski - Interim
City Clerk:
RaNae Edwards
7:00:00 PM
Council Chambers - City Hall
100 East First Street
Tom Brown
Larry Carney
John Gericke
Peg Gilbert
Joyce Haase
Robert Meyer
Mitchell Nickerson
Bob Niemann
Fred Whitesides
Jose Zapata
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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 Nancy Lambert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 511 North
Elm Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 28, 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 Proclamation "Preparedness Month" September 2007
D - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
D1 #2007-BE-4 - Consideration of Determining Benefits for 2006 Weed Abatement
Program
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing Concerning Blight/Substandard Study for Redevelopment Area
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City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 28, 2007
No. 7 Located 1/2 Mile East of Highway 281 and 1/2 Mile West of South Locust
Street between Schimmer Drive and Wildwood Drive
E2 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - South Side of the
Airport between Sky Park & Shady Bend Roads - Hall County Airport Authority
E3 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Potash Hwy.
and East of North Road - Little B's Corporation
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9133 - Consideration of Electric Utility Rate Increase
F2 #9134 - Consideration of Assessments for 2006 Weed Abatement Program
F3 #9135 - Consideration of Approving FY 2007-2008 Annual Single City Budget, The
Annual Appropriations Bill Including Addendum #1
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of August 14, 2007 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of August 21, 2007 City Council Special Meeting
G3 #2007-198 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - South Side of the Airport
between Sky Park & Shady Bend Roads - Hall County Airport Authority
G4 #2007-199 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Potash Hwy.
and East of North Road - Little B's Corporation
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G5 #2007-200 - Approving Bid Award - Chimney Repair - Platte Generating Station
G6 #2007-201 - Approving Bid Award - Outage Cleaning Services - Platte Generating
Station
G7 #2007-202 - Approving Change Order #1 - Water Main District 455 - Park-View
Area
G8 #2007-203 - Approving Oversize of Water Main Project 2006-W-8 - Copper Creek
Estates Subdivision - Old Potash Hwy. and Engleman Road
G9 #2007-204 - Approving Purchase of Two (2) Wheel Loaders for use in the Sludge
Disposal Operation at Waste Water Division
G10 #2007-205 - Approving Program Agreement with the Nebraska Department of
Roads for Safe Routes to School Funding for the "Walk to Walnut" Project
G11 #2007-206 - Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Interlocal Agreement with the
Central District Health Department
G12 #2007-207 - Approving Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Grand Island,
Kearney, North Platte and the Village of Alda Regarding Direct Negotiations of
Rate Changes with Northwestern Energy
G13 #2007-208 - Approving Purchase of Furniture Systems for Law Enforcement
Center
G14 #2007-209 - Approving Bid Award for River-Way Hike/Bike Trail Construction
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2007-210 - Consideration of Approving 1% Increase to the Lid Limit
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I2 #2007-211 - Consideration of Approving Blight/Substandard Study for
Redevelopment Area No. 7 Located 1/2 Mile East of Highway 281 and 1/2 Mile
West of South Locust Street between Schimmer Drive and Wildwood Drive
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of August 15, 2007 through August
28, 2007
J2 Approving Payment of Claims for the Library Expansion for the Period of August
15, 2007 through August 28, 2007
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