10-28-2008 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, October 28, 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 Aaron Utecht, Evangelical Free Church, 2609 South Blaine
Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, October 28, 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 Larry Christensen, Electric Distribution Supervisor in the Utilities
Department for 35 Years of Service with the City of Grand Island
C2 Proclamation "Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month" November, 2008
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Kenneth and Amy Friesen for Conditional Use
Permit for a Parking Lot Located at 903 West Anna Street
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E2 Public Hearing on Request from Geotechnical Services, Inc. for Conditional Use
Permit for Temporary Placement of a Soil Vapor Extraction Trailer Located at 417
North Sycamore Street
E3 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 4220 Lariat Court -
Boehle
E4 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - Between 3305 and
3333 Old Potash Hwy. - State of Nebraska Dept. of Roads
E5 Public Hearing Concerning the Semi-Annual Report by the Citizens’ Review
Committee on the Economic Development Program Plan
E6 Public Hearing Concerning Annexation of Property Located at 908 East Capital
Avenue
E7 Public Hearing on Request from Global Industries for Expansion of Easement on
Property Owned by Eugene and Janice Penrose Located at 2810 East Highway 30
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9195 - Consideration to Amend and Restate the City of Grand Island, Nebraska
Police Officers’ Retirement System Plan and Trust
F2 #9196 - Consideration to Amend and Restate the City of Grand Island, Nebraska
Firefighters’ Retirement System Plan and Trust
F3 #9197 - Consideration Amendments to Chapters 10 and 22 of the Grand Island
City Code Relative to Cemetery and Parking in Front Yards
F4 #9198 - Consideration of Annexation Property Located at 908 East Capital Avenue
(First Reading)
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G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of October 14, 2008 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of October 21, 2008 City Council Study Session
G3 Approving Appointments to Business Improvement District (BID) No. 6
G4 Approving Appointments to Business Improvement District (BID) No. 7
G5 Approving Appointments to Business Improvement District (BID) No. 8
G6 Approving Request from Dominic Montavon, 2830 Forth Worth Avenue for Liquor
Manager Designation for Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill, 1016 Diers Avenue
G7 #2008-302 - Approving Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Secure Our Schools
Grant
G8 #2008-303 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 4220 Lariat Court - Boehle
G9 #2008-304 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - Between 3305 and 3333
Old Potash Hwy. - State of Nebraska Dept. of Roads
G10 #2008-305 - Approving Farm Management Authority with Farmer’s National
Company (FSA)
G11 #2008-306 - Approving Settlement of Home Deferred Loan (Clifford H. Nelson)
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G12 #2008-307 - Approving Semi-Annual Report by the Citizens’ Review Committee on
the Economic Development Program Plan
G13 #2008-308 - Approving Continuation of Sanitary Sewer District No. 526, Extension
of Sanitary Sewer to Serve Grand Island Plaza Subdivision
G14 #2008-309 - Approving Bid Award for Repair of Concrete Surfaces of Odorous Air
Scrubbing Filter (Bio-Filter) at the Waste Water Treatment Plant
G15 #2008-310 - Approving Request from Global Industries for Expansion of Easement
on Property Owned by Eugene and Janice Penrose Located at 2810 East Highway
30
G16 #2008-311 - Approving Identity Theft Improvement Program
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Consideration of Request from Kenneth and Amy Friesen for Conditional Use
Permit for a Parking Lot Located at 903 West Anna Street
H2 Consideration of Request from Geotechnical Services, Inc. for Conditional Use
Permit for Temporary Placement of a Soil Vapor Extraction Trailer Located at 417
North Sycamore Street
H3 Consideration from Electrical Board Recommending Revocation of Certificate of
Registration for Stevens Electric, 1316 South Sylvan
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of October 15, 2008 through October
28, 2008
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