10-14-2008 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, October 14, 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 Caroline Price-Gibson, First Presbyterian Church, 2103 West
Anna Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, October 14, 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 Sluggers, Inc. dba Sluggers Sports Bar, 707
West Anna Street for an Addition to Class “C-46334” Liquor License
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of September 23, 2008 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of October 7, 2008 City Council Study Session
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G3 Approving Re-Appointment Bob Loewenstein to the Animal Advisory Board
G4 Approving Preliminary Plat for Hornady Subdivision
G5 #2008-276 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Hornady
Subdivision
G6 #2008-277 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for HW Subdivision
G7 #2008-278 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Vanosdall
Subdivision
G8 #2008-279 - Approving Storm Water Management Plan Program Grant Application
G9 #2008-280 - Approving Bid Award for One (1) 81,000 Pound Landfill Compactor for
the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department
G10 #2008-281 - Approving Bid Award for Snow Removal Services for the 2008/2009
Winter Season for the Streets Division of the Public Works Department
G11 #2008-282 - Approving Bid Award for Downtown Parking Lots Snow Removal
Operations for the 2008/2009 Winter Season
G12 #2008-283 - Approving Bid Award for Downtown Land/Landscape Maintenance
and Snow Removal
G13 #2008-284 - Approving Bid Award for Sanitary Sewer District No. 16 Partial
Replacement, Between 5th Street and 6th Street, from Wheeler Avenue to Locust
Street
G14 #2008-285 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Central Nebraska Ethnic
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Festival
G15 #2008-286 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Crisis Center, Inc.
G16 #2008-287 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Clean Community System
G17 #2008-288 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Area Council
for International Visitors
G18 #2008-289 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Convention & Visitors
Bureau
G19 #2008-290 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Izaak Walton Kids Fishing
Derby
G20 #2008-291 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Hope Harbor
G21 #2008-292 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Multicultural
Coalition
G22 #2008-293 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program
G23 #2008-294 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Senior Citizens Industries, Inc.
G24 #2008-295 - Approving Contract with Central Nebraska Humane Society for
Animal Control
G25 #2008-296 - Approving City Council Meeting Schedule for 2009
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G26 #2008-297 - Approving Change Order #2 with The Diamond Engineering Company
for Riverway Hike/Bike Trail Engineering
G27 #2008-298 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion with The Diamond
Engineering Company for Riverway Hike/Bike Trail Engineering
G28 #2008-299 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion and Scheduling the Board
of Equalization for Sanitary Sewer District 523; Lots 1-8 & Lots 22-31 of
Westwood Park 2nd Subdivision and Sanitary Sewer District 525; Lot 8 & 9 of
Westwood Park Subdivision
G29 #2008-300 - Approving Bid Award for One (1) 2009 Ambulance
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Adoption of 2008-2009 City Council Goals
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2008-301 - Consideration of Request from Sluggers, Inc. dba Sluggers Sports
Bar, 707 West Anna Street for an Addition to Class “C-46334” Liquor License
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for September 24, 2008 through October 14, 2008
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