07-22-2008 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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 Rene Lopez, Iglesia de Dio Eben-Ezer, 2325 West State Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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 Grand Island Nationals Baseball Team State Championship
Winners - 10 Year Old Division
C2 Recognition of 2007-2008 Community Youth Council
C. - SOLID WASTE AGENCY
C.1 Public Hearing and Approval of Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Grand Island Area Solid
Waste Agency Budget
C.2 #2008-SWA-1 - Approving Adoption of Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Annual Budget for
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the Grand Island Area Solid Waste Agency
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Harold E. and Kathy Carmichael, Jr. dba OK
Liquor, 305 West Koenig Street for a Class "D" Liquor License
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9177 - Consideration of Amending Chapter 31 of the Grand Island City Code
Regarding Signs
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of July 8, 2008 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of July 14, 2008 Annual Joint Central District Health
Department Meeting
G3 Approving Re-Appointments of Donald Skeen, John O'Meara, and Steve Grubbs
to the Building Code Advisory Board
G4 Approving Re-Appointment of Melissa Rae Girard D.V.M. to the Animal Advisory
Board
G5 #2008-192 - Approving Bid Award for Liquid Ortho-Polyphosphate for Corrosion
Control
G6 #2008-193 - Approving Bid Award for Platte River Pumping Station Motor Control
Center
G7 #2008-194 - Approving Bid Award for Rogers Reservoir Tank Improvements
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Project
G8 #2008-195 - Approving Award of Proposal for Consulting Services for Major
Permit Modifications at the Solid Waste Landfill
G9 #2008-196 - Approving Time Extension to the Contract with The Diamond
Engineering Company for Construction of Sanitary Sewer District 523 and 525
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2008-197 - Consideration of Request from Harold E. and Kathy Carmichael, Jr.
dba OK Liquor, 305 West Koenig Street for a Class "D" Liquor License
I2 #2008-198 - Approving Budget Authority Request for the Grand Generation
Center Remodel and Expansion Project
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of July 9, 2008 through July 22, 2008
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