01-11-2011 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Council Session Agenda
City Council:Mayor:
Jay Vavricek
City Administrator:
Mary Lou Brown
City Clerk:
RaNae Edwards
7:00:00 PM
Council Chambers - City Hall
100 East First Street
Larry Carney
Linna Dee Donaldson
Scott Dugan
Randy Gard
John Gericke
Peg Gilbert
Chuck Haase
Mitchell Nickerson
Bob Niemann
Kirk Ramsey
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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 Bev Lanzendorf, First United Methodist Church, 4190 West
Capital Avenue
City of Grand Island Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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 Dale Shotkoski, City Attorney for Service with the City of Grand
Island
C2 Recognition of Mike Kearney and Brye Jensen with the Grand Island Fire
Department’s Citizen’s Citation Award
C3 Recognition of Leroy Becker with the Grand Island Fire Department’s Citizen’s
Citation Award
D - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
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D1 2011-BE-1 - Consideration of Determining Benefits and Levy Special Assessments
for Sidewalk Repairs at 503 E Yund Street & 2025 N Lafayette Avenue
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from The Chocolate Bar, Inc. dba The Chocolate Bar,
116 West 3rd Street for a Class “I” Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing on Request from Riverside Golf Club dba Riverside Golf Club, 2820
Riverside Drive for an Addition/Reconstruction to Class “C-07703” Liquor License
E3 Public Hearing on Request from Consolidated Concrete Co. for a Conditional Use
Permit for Two Conex Containers to Store Concrete located at 3440 West Old
Highway 30
E4 Public Hearing on Program Income Reuse Funds Application
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9285 - Consideration of Assessments for Sidewalk Repairs at 503 E Yund Street
& 2025 N Lafayette Avenue
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of December 21, 2010 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of December 28, 2010 City Council Special Meeting
G3 Approving Minutes of January 4, 2011 City Council Study Session
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G4 Approving Appointments to the Electrical Board
G5 Approving Appointments to the Mechanical Examining Board
G6 Approving Appointments to the Plumbers Examining Board
G7 #2011-1 - Approving Program Income Reuse Funds Application
G8 #2011-2 - Approving Three Year Contract between the City of Grand Island and
Union Pacific Railroad for Coal Transportation to Platte Generating Station
G9 #2011-3 - Approving the Certificate of Compliance with the Nebraska Department
of Roads for Maintenance Agreement No. 12; Calendar Year 2010
G10 #2011-4 - Approving Maintenance Agreement No. 12 Renewal with the Nebraska
Department of Roads
G11 #2011-5 - Approving 2010 Local Emergency Operations Plan
G12 #2011-6 - Approving Bid Award for Ball Field Fencing at Veteran’s Athletic Field
Complex
G13 #2011-7 - Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Felsburg, Holt and
Ullevig for Engineering Consulting Services for the Grand Island Quiet Zone
Improvements
G14 #2011-8 - Approving Nebraska Children and Families Foundation Contract for
Coalition for Children Development Grant
G15 #2011-9 - Approving Amendment to HVAC Energy Efficiency Improvement
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Upgrades
G16 #2011-10 - Approving Contract Extension with Midwest Floor Covering at the
Field House
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H1 Consideration of Request from Consolidated Concrete Co. for a Conditional Use
Permit for Two Conex Containers to Store Concrete located at 3440 West Old
Highway 30
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2011-11 - Consideration of Request from The Chocolate Bar, Inc. dba The
Chocolate Bar, 116 West 3rd Street for a Class “I” Liquor License and Liquor
Manager Designation for Sharena Anson, 4234 Arizona Avenue
I2 #2011-12 - Consideration of Request from Riverside Golf Club dba Riverside Golf
Club, 2820 Riverside Drive for an Addition/Reconstruction to Class “C-07703”
Liquor License
I3 #2011-13 - Consideration of Annexation for Right-of-Way along a Portion of South
Locust Street between the Grand Island City Limits and the Northernmost
Terminus of the Exit Ramps to the Interstate 80 Interchange (County of Hall,
Nebraska)
I4 #2011-14 - Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Letter
of Intent on a Public/Private Project to Extend City Sanitary Sewer South Along
US Highway 281
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of December 29, 2010 through
January 11, 2011
J2 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of December 29, 2010 through
January 11, 2011 for the Veterans Athletic Field Complex
J3 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of November 24, 2010 through
January 11, 2011 for the State Fair Recreation Building
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