10-09-2007 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Council Session Agenda
City Council:Mayor:
Margaret Hornady
City Administrator:
Jeff Pederson
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 Aaron Utecht, Evangelical Free Church, 2609 South Blaine
Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, October 09, 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 Central District Health Department Update on County Wide Public Health Exercise
C2 Proclamation "National Arts and Humanities Month" October 2007
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request of Hall County Livestock Improvement Association dba
Fonner Park, 700 East Stolley Park Road for a Class "CK" Liquor License
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E2 Public Hearing on Request of Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center dba
Heartland Events Center, 690 East Stolley Park Road for a Class "CK" Liquor
License
E3 Public Hearing on Declaration of Site Known as Redevelopment Area #6, Five
Points Area as Blighted and Substandard
E4 Public Hearing on Nebraska Department of Economic Development Planning Grant
E5 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Drainage Easements Located at 3817, 3823, 3829,
3835, 3841, 3844 Meadowlark Circle and 3819, 3824, 3818 Sparrow Circle (Lots 6
thru 11 & 21 thru 23 all in Block 1, Summerfield Estates 7th Subdivision) - Little
B's Corp.
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of September 25, 2007 City Council Meeting
G2 #2007-239 - Approving City Council Meeting Schedule for 2008
G3 #2007-240 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Clean Community System
G4 #2007-241 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Hope Harbor
G5 #2007-242 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Convention & Visitors
Bureau
G6 #2007-243 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Crisis Center, Inc.
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G7 #2007-244 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Area Council
for International Visitors
G8 #2007-245 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Multicultural
Coalition
G9 #2007-246 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program
G10 #2007-247 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Senior Citizens Industries, Inc.
G11 #2007-248 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Central Nebraska Ethnic
Festival
G12 #2007-249 - Approving Nebraska Department of Economic Development Planning
Grant
G13 #2007-250 - Approving Extension of Contract End Date for CDBG Grant 05-CR-015
G14 #2007-251 - Approving Acquisition of Drainage Easements Located at 3817, 3823,
3829, 3835, 3841, 3844 Meadowlark Circle and 3819, 3824, 3818 Sparrow Circle
(Lots 6 thru 11 & 21 thru 23 all in Block 1, Summerfield Estates 7th Sub) - Little
B's Corp.
G15 #2007-252 - Approving Designating Both Sides of State Street between Lafayette
Avenue and Grand Island Avenue as No Parking
G16 #2007-253 - Approving Payment to County Court for Just Compensation from
Appraiser's Report for Tracts 5, 16, 17 & 19 on the Capital Ave Widening Project
G17 #2007-254 - Approving Bid Award for Water Main District 453T, Sanitary Sewer
District 522T, and Sanitary Lift Station #22 to serve the National Guard Helicopter
Facility
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G18 #2007-255 - Approving 2007 Victim's Of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant Award
G19 #2007-256 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Izaak Walton Kids Fishing
Derby
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2007-257- Approving Request of Hall County Livestock Improvement Association
dba Fonner Park, 700 East Stolley Park Road for a Class "CK" Liquor License and
Liquor Manager Designation for Todd Otto, 1304 Phillips Spur, Phillips, Nebraska
I2 #2007-258 - Approving Request of Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center dba
Heartland Events Center, 690 East Stolley Park Road for a Class "CK" Liquor
License and Liquor Manager Designation for Bruce Swihart, 339 Ponderosa Drive
I3 #2007-259 - Consideration of Approving Declaration of Site Known as
Redevelopment Area #6, Five Points Area as Blighted and Substandard
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of September 26, 2007 through
October 9, 2007
J2 Approving Payment of Claims for the Library Expansion for the Period of
September 12, 2007 through October 9, 2007
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Discussion Concerning FOP and IAFF Union Negotiations
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