05-10-2011 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, May 10, 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 Mike Neely, Evangelical Free Church, 2609 South Blaine Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, May 10, 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 Mike Davis, Public Works Traffic Signal Technician for 20 Years of
Service with the City of Grand Island
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Hy-Vee, Inc. dba Hy-Vee Grand Island #1221, 115
Wilmar Avenue for a Catering Designation to Class “C-79662” Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing on Request from Napoli LLC dba Napoli’s Italian, 3421 Conestoga
Drive for a Class “I” Liquor License
E3 Public Hearing on Request from Alfredo Zamora-Gomez dba Las Vegas Bar &
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Grill, 316 East 2nd Street for a Class “C” Liquor License
E4 Public Hearing on Amendments to Chapter 36 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to Definitions, Yard Requirements, LLR Large Lot Residential Zone, ME
Industrial Estates, RD Residential Development and Interpretation of Zoning
Regulations
E5 Public Hearing on the Semi-Annual Report by the Citizens’ Review Committee on
the Economic Development Program Plan.
E6 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - One Half mile South
of Wildwood Drive, West of South Locust Street, on the North side of the Platte
River (Schnase Farms, LLC)
E7 Public Hearing for 2010-2011 Community Revitalization CDBG Phase 2 Application
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9294 - Consideration of Amendments to Chapter 36 of the Grand Island City
Code Relative to Definitions, Yard Requirements, LLR Large Lot Residential Zone,
ME Industrial Estates, RD Residential Development and Interpretation of Zoning
Regulations
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of April 26, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of May 3, 2011 City Council Study Session
G3 #2011-110 - Approving Semi-Annual Report by the Citizens’ Review Committee on
the Economic Development Program Plan
G4 #2011-111 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for American
Independence Third Subdivision
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G5 #2011-112 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - One Half mile South of
Wildwood Drive, West of South Locust Street, on the North side of the Platte
River (Schnase Farms, LLC)
G6 #2011-113 - Approving Assistant Utilities Director Travis Burdett as Alternate
Board Member for the Public Power Generating Agency (PPGA)
G7 #2011-114 - Approving BioAssessment Agreement with The University of Kansas
Center for Research, Inc.
G8 #2011-115 - Approving 2010-2011 Community Revitalization Phase 2 Grant
Application
G9 #2011-116 - Approving Extension Request for Community Development Block
Grant #08-DPI-005
G10 #2011-117 - Approving Grant Evaluation Agreement for Nebraska Children and
Families Foundation grants
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2011-118 - Consideration of Request from Hy-Vee, Inc. dba Hy-Vee Grand Island
#1221, 115 Wilmar Avenue for a Catering Designation to Class “C-79662” Liquor
License
I2 #2011-119 - Consideration of Request from Napoli LLC dba Napoli’s Italian, 3421
Conestoga Drive for a Class “I” Liquor License and Liquor Manager Designation
for Florim Ramadani, 3111 College, #34
I3 #2011-120 - Consideration of Request from Alfredo Zamora-Gomez dba Las Vegas
Bar & Grill, 316 East 2nd Street for a Class “C” Liquor License
I4 #2011-121 - Consideration of Economic Development Incentive Agreement with
Case New Holland (CNH America, LLC)
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I5 #2011-122 - Consideration of Amended Economic Development Incentive
Agreement with Standard Iron, Inc.
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of April 27, 2011 through May 11, 2011
J2 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of April 27, 2011 through May 10,
2011 for the Veterans Athletic Field Complex
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Update Concerning Union Negotiations
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