08-09-2011 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, August 09, 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 - Father Todd Philipsen, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 518 West
State Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 09, 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 Proclamation "State Fair City" August 26 - September 5, 2011
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from Doc & Fritz’s Shady Bend, Inc. dba Doc & Fritz's
Shady Bend, 3609 E Hwy 30 for an Addition of a Sidewalk Café to their Class “C”
Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement - the Extension of 8th Street
between Boggs & White Streets - Hall County Housing Authority
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E3 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement - Stolley Park Rd. & Burlington
Northern/Santa Fe Railroad, Merrick County, NE - Kruse
E4 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement - 1310 Branding Iron Lane -
Kindig
E5 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Corrected Utility Easement - 1839 & 1919 East
4th Street - Ummel
E6 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Public Utility Easement Located in the Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 11, Range 10 (Little
B’s Corporation)
E7 Public Hearing on Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Budget
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9300 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 457 - Pioneer Blvd.
F2 #9301 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 459 - Park Drive
F3 #9302 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 460 - Grand Avenue &
Riverview Drive
F4 #9303 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 461 - Hagge Avenue
F5 #9304 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main Distinct 462 - Cochin Street
F6 #9305 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 463 - Brahma & Bantam
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Streets
F7 #9306 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 464 - Antelope Drive
F8 #9307 - Consideration of Creation of Water Main District 465 - Wildwood, Elk, and
Cougar Drives
F9 #9308 - Consideration of Amending Chapter 23 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to Telephone Occupation Tax
F10 #9309 - Consideration of Amending Chapter 22-92 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to Truck and Trailer Parking on Streets
F11 #9310 - Consideration of Amending Chapter 35 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to Parkview Groundwater
F12 #9311 - Consideration of Refinancing Bonds for the Heartland Events Center
Project
F13 #9312 - Consideration of Vacation of a Utility Easement Located in Indianhead
Seventh Subdivision (3005, 3011 & 3017 Laramie Drive)
F14 #9313 - Consideration of Vacation of Cedar Ridge Third Subdivision
F15 #9314 - Consideration of Salary Ordinance
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of July 25, 2011 City Council Special Meeting
G2 Approving Minutes of July 26, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting
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G3 Approving Request of Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center, Inc. (Heartland
Events Center) for Ratification of Election of Board of Directors
G4 #2011-188 - Approving Redemption of Series 2004 Building Bonds for the
Heartland Events Center Project
G5 #2011-189 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Buffett
Subdivision
G6 #2011-190 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Oak Pointe
Subdivision
G7 #2011-191 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - the Extension of 8th
Street between Boggs & White Streets - Hall County Housing Authority
G8 #2011-192 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - Stolley Park Road &
Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad, Merrick County, NE - Kruse
G9 #2011-193 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 1310 Branding Iron Lane -
Kindig
G10 #2111-194 - Approving Corrected Utility Easement - 1839 & 1919 East 4th Street -
Ummel
G11 #2011-195 - Approving Bid Award - Natural Gas Supply for Burdick Station from
October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2013
G12 #2011-196 - Approving Bid Award for Purchase of Fly Ash from Platte Generating
Station
G13 #2011-197 - Approving Greener Nebraska Towns 2011 Program Grant Agreement
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G14 #2011-198 - Approving Storm Water Management Plan Program Grant Application
G15 #2011-199 - Approving Agreement with Kirkham Michael & Associates for
Engineering Consulting Services for Inspection, Structural Analysis and
Evaluation of the Eddy Street and Sycamore Street Underpasses
G16 #2011-200 - Approving Agreement for Engineering Consulting Services Related to
State Street and Capital Avenue Connector Trail Project
G17 #2011-201 - Approving Designating No Parking on Both Sides of West North
Front Street, from Webb Road East to Eisenhower Drive
G18 #2011-202 - Approving Acquisition of Public Utility Easement Located in the
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 11, Range
10 (Little B's Corporation)
G19 #2011-203 - Approving Agreement for Temporary Construction Easement in the
Moores Creek Drain Extension Project No. 2008-D-2 Area (North Road and Old
Potash Highway)
G20 #2011-204 - Approving Agreement with Kirkham Michael & Associates for
Preliminary Engineering Services for US Highway 30 Drainage Improvement
Project
G21 #2011-205 - Approving Renewal of MUNIS Contract
G22 #2011-206 - Approving 2011-2012 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA)
Budget
G23 #2011-207 - Approving Change Order No. 1 on Project WWTP-2010-3 for Aeration
Basin Improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2011-208 - Consideration of Request from Doc & Fritz’s Shady Bend, Inc. dba
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Doc & Fritz's Shady Bend, 3609 E Hwy 30 for an Addition of a Sidewalk Café to
their Class “C” Liquor License
I2 #2011-209 - Consideration of Intent to Annex Areas 3a, 6 7, 12, 13 & 14
I3 #2011-210 - Consideration of Approving the American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) Labor Agreement
I4 #2011-211 - Consideration of Approving the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF) Labor Agreement
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of July 27, 2011 through August 9,
2011
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Update Concerning Union Negotiations
X2 Discussion Concerning Possible Litigation
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