12-04-2007 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, December 04, 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
Kirk Ramsey
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 Sheri Lodel, Calvary Lutheran Church, 1304 North Custer
Avenue
City of Grand Island Tuesday, December 04, 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.
- - SPECIAL ITEMS
-1 Election of City Council President
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Alltel Communications of Nebraska, Inc. for a
Conditional Use Permit for a Wireless Communication Tower Facility Located at
3429 Airport Road
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
G - CONSENT AGENDA
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G1 Approving Minutes of November 27, 2007 City Council Meeting
G2 #2007-308 - Approving Coal Freight Transportation Contract between Union
Pacific Railroad and Grand Island Utilities
G3 #2007-309 - Approving Change Order #1 - NAES Turbine Services - Turbine
Generator Inspection & Repair - Platte Generating Station
G4 #2007-310 - Approving Change Order #1 - WS Industrial Service, Inc. - Outage
Cleaning Service - Platte Generating Station
G5 #2007-311 - Approving Change Order #1 - Moorhead Machinery & Boiler
Company - Horizontal Superheater Repair - Platte Generating Station
G6 #2007-312 - Approving Confidentiality Agreement for the Elkhorn Ridge Wind
Project
G7 #2007-313 - Approving Purchase of Furniture for Law Enforcement Center
G8 #2007-314 - Approving Application for Safe Routes to School Program Funds for
Independence Trail
G9 #2007-315 - Approving Authorization for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair East
of the Wet Well at the Waste Water Treatment Plant
G10 #2007-316 - Approving Changes to Speed Limits on Bismark Road and Shady
Bend Road
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Consideration of Request from Alltel Communications of Nebraska, Inc. for a
Conditional Use Permit for a Wireless Communication Tower Facility Located at
3429 Airport Road
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J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of November 28, 2007 through
December 4, 2007
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