08-12-2008 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, August 12, 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 - Father Richard Piontkowski, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 204 South
Cedar Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 12, 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.
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Roadhouse Garage, Inc. dba Roadhouse Garage
& Grill, 2710 Diers Avenue, Suite B for a Class “C” Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing on Request from Consolidated Concrete Co. for a Conditional Use
Permit for Use of Two Conex Containers to Store Concrete Admixtures Located
at 3440 West Old Highway 30
E3 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 3625 Old Potash
Hwy. - County of Hall, Hornady Family Limited Partnership and Hornady
Manufacturing
E4 Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2008-2009 City Single Budget
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E5 Public Hearing on Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Budget
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of July 22, 2008 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Request of Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center, Inc. for
Ratification of Election of Board of Directors
G3 Approving Refuse Hauler Permit for O’Neill Transportation and Equipment, LLC.
G4 #2008-199 - Approving Change Order No. 22 with Chief Construction for Law
Enforcement Center
G5 #2008-200 - Approving Contract for Equipment Services Related to Fully
Integrated Global Navigation Satellite System for the Public Works Department
G6 #2008-201 - Approving Repairs and Rental of Electrical Switch Gear from
Electrical Reliability for the Waste Water Division
G7 #2008-202 - Approving Amendment to Resolution 2008-146; Trucking of Sewage
Sludge for the Waste Water Division
G8 #2008-203 - Approving Designating Portions of the East Side of Custer Avenue,
North of Faidley Avenue, as No Parking
G9 #2008-204 - Approving Bid Award for One (1) Compost Turner for the Solid Waste
Division
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G10 #2008-205 - Approving Bid Award for One (1) Semi Tractor to Dump Truck
Conversion and New Pup Trailer for the Waste Water Division
G11 #2008-206 - Approving Change Order #1 for Capital Avenue Widening, Street
Improvement District Number 1256
G12 #2008-207 - Approving Designating No Parking Zone on the West Side of
Greenwich Street from Second Street to the Alley One Half Block North
G13 #2008-208 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 3625 Old Potash Hwy. -
County of Hall, Hornady Family Limited Partnership and Hornady Manufacturing
G14 #2008-209 - Approving Bid Award for Elevator Modernization - Platte Generating
Station
G15 #2008-210 - Approving Bid Award for Substation Transformer Maintenance
Services
G16 #2008-211 - Approving Resolution of Intent to Create Business Improvement
District #8, Downtown
G17 #2008-212 - Approving Purchase of Playground Equipment Play Structure
G18 #2008-213 - Approving Contract with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service for Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) at the Heartland Public
Shooting Park
G19 #20089-214 – Approving Agreement with Pheasant Forever for Reimbursement of
Expenses Associated with the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
G20 #2008-215 - Approving Amendment to Wellness Program with Coventry Health
and Life Insurance Company
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H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Consideration of Request from Consolidated Concrete Co. for a Conditional Use
Permit for Use of Two Conex Containers to Store Concrete Admixtures Located
at 3440 West Old Highway 30
H2 Consideration of Referring Business Improvement Districts #6 and #7 Formation
and Proposal to the Regional Planning Commission
H3 Consideration of Referring Request from Bernard H. Borer, Jr. to Annex Property
Located Adjacent to and North of Capital Avenue to the Regional Planning
Commission
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2008-216 - Consideration of Request from Roadhouse Garage, Inc. dba
Roadhouse Garage & Grill, 2710 Diers Avenue, Suite B for a Class “C” Liquor
License and Liquor Manager Designation for Thomas Schutte, 4227 Calvin Drive
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of July 23, 2008 through August 12,
2008
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Update Concerning IBEW Union Negotiations
X2 Strategy Session with Respect to Potential Real Estate Purchase under LB1116
(State Fair Relocation)
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