09-27-2011 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, September 27, 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 Jack Gillam, Trinity Lutheran Church, 212 West 12th Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, September 27, 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 Hilderbrand, Police Sergeant with the Grand Island Police
Department for 20 Years of Service with the City of Grand Island
C2 Recognition of Fred Schritt for Donation for New Police Service Dog
C3 Recognition of Bud Jeffries for Service on the Hall County Board of Supervisors
C4 Recognition of the Edgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation for Donation of the
Flooring at the Fieldhouse
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C5 Recognition of the Fred and Amanda Glade Foundation for Donation of the Indoor
Playground Equipment at the Fieldhouse
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 502 East Capital
Avenue - Iglesia De Dios Eben-Ezer
E2 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 2627 W. Highway 30 -
Floor to Ceiling Store - Narber
E3 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 3405 South Blaine
Street - McCallum
E4 Public Hearing on Request to Rezone Properties Located North and West of US
Hwy 281 and South of Airport Road from AG-2 – Secondary Agricultural to B2 –
General Business
E5 Public Hearing on Annexation for Property Located So. of Airport Road/US
Highway 281 and the West Side of Broadwell Avenue No. of the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Tracks Including Eagle Scout Pk & Veterans Field (Area 3a)
being Platted as Olson Sub.
E6 Public Hearing on Annexation of Property Located North of Bismark Road on the
East Side of Stuhr Road (Annexation Area 6)
E7 Public Hearing on Annexation of Property Located North of US Highway 34 on the
East Side of South Locust Street (Annexation Area 7)
E8 Public Hearing on Annexation of Property Located North of Husker Highway to
the West Side of US Highway 281 and Prairieview Street (Annexation Area 12)
E9 Public Hearing on Annexation of Property Located South of Old Potash Highway
on the West Side of North Road (Annexation Area 13)
E10 Public Hearing on Annexation of Property Located South of 13th Street on the
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East and West Side of North Road and North of Faidley Avenue (Annexation Area
14)
E11 Public Hearing on Annexation of Olson Subdivision Located South of Airport
Road and North and West of US Highway 281
E12 Public Hearing on Annual Report by the Citizens’’ Review Committee on the
Economic Development Program Plan
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9327 - Consideration of Request to Rezone Properties Located North and West
of US Hwy 281 and South of Airport Road from AG-2 – Secondary Agricultural to
B2 – General Business
F2 #9328 - Consideration of Annexation for Property Located South of Airport
Road/US Highway 281 and the West Side of Broadwell Avenue North of the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Tracks Including Eagle Scout Park & Veterans Field
(Area 3a) (First Reading)
F3 #9329 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located North of Bismark Road
on the East Side of Stuhr Road (Annexation Area 6) (First Reading)
F4 #9330 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located North of US Highway 34
on the East Side of South Locust Street (Annexation Area 7) (First Reading)
F5 #9331 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located North of Husker
Highway to the West Side of US Highway 281 and Prairieview Street (Annexation
Area 12) (First Reading)
F6 #9332 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located South of Old Potash
Highway on the West Side of North Road (Annexation Area 13) (First Reading)
F7 #9333 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located South of 13th Street on
the East and West Side of North Road and North of Faidley Avenue (Annexation
Area 14) (First Reading)
F8 #9334 - Consideration of Annexation of Olson Subdivision Located South of
Airport Road and North and West of US Highway 281 (First Reading).
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F9 #9335 - Consideration of City Council’s Approval of all Individual City Negotiators
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of September 13, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Appointment of Eric D. Edwards to the Business Improvement District
#8 Board
G3 Approving Re-Appointment of Tom Gdowski to the Community Redevelopment
Authority Board
G4 Approving Re-Appointment of Bob Loewenstein to the Animal Advisory Board
G5 Approving Garbage Permits for Clark Brothers Sanitation, Heartland Disposal,
Mid-Nebraska Disposal, Inc. and Refuse Permits for Full Circle, Inc. and O’Neill
Transportation and Equipment
G6 #2011-259 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Bosselville Third
Subdivision
G7 #2011-260 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 502 East Capital Avenue -
Iglesia De Dios Eben-Ezer
G8 #2011-261 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 2627 W. Highway 30 -
Floor to Ceiling Store - Narber
G9 #2011-262 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 3405 South Blaine Street -
McCallum
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G10 #2011-263 - Approving Bid Award for Pipe Painting and Insulation at Platte
Generation Station
G11 #2011-264 - Approving Support Nebraska Challenge to EPA Cross State Air
Pollution Rule
G12 #2011-265 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion and Setting Date for Board
of Equalization for Water Main District 456T - Engleman Road - 13th Street
G13 #2011-266 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion for Water Main Project
2011-W-1 - 7th Street between Elm and Clark Streets, and Clark Street from 7th
to 9th Street
G14 #2011-267 - Approving Four Railroad Crossing Agreements with BNSF Railroad
(East Stolley Park, Mile Post 92.3, Mile Post 92.56, and Shady Bend Crossings)
G15 #2011-268 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Crisis Center, Inc
G16 #2011-269 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Area Council
for International Visitors
G17 #2011-270 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Convention & Visitors
Bureau
G18 #2011-271 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Izaak Walton Kids Fishing
Derby
G19 #2011-272 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Hope Harbor
G20 #2011-273 - Approving Agreement for Funding with the Grand Island Multicultural
Coalition
G21 #2011-274 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Senior Citizens Industries, Inc.
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G22 #2011-275 - Approving Agreement for Funding with Clean Community System
G23 #2011-276 - Approving Concrete Ditch Liner and Headwall East of Harrison Street
G24 #2011-277 - Approving Continuation of Sanitary Sewer District No. 528, Wildwood
Subdivision
G25 #2011-278 - Approving Agreement for Engineering Consulting Services Related to
Grand Island Resurfacing – Various Locations
G26 #2011-279 - Approving Agreement for Engineering Consulting Services Related to
3rd Street and Wheeler Avenue Historical Lighting
G27 #2011-280 - Approving Bid Award for Sugar Beet Ditch Piping at Suck’s Lake;
Drainage Project No. 2011-D-3
G28 #2011-281 - Approving Bid Award in Concrete for Sludge Storage Building Project
No. 2011-WWTP-4 for Wastewater Division of the City of Grand Island
G29 #2011-282 - Approving Agreement with Olsson Associates for an Update to the
Groundwater Study
G30 #2011-283 - Approving Agreement for Engineering Consulting Services Related to
Capital Avenue Widening – Webb Road to Broadwell Avenue
G31 #2011-284 - Approving Annual Report by the Citizens’ Review Committee on the
Economic Development Program Plan
G32 #2011-285 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #457 - Pioneer Blvd. -
Ordinance #9300
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G33 #2011-286 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #459 - Park Drive -
Ordinance #9301
G34 #2011-287 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #460 - Grand Avenue,
Riverview Drive, and August Street - Ordinance #9302
G35 #2011-288 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #461 - Hagge Avenue -
Ordinance #9303
G36 #2011-289 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #464 - Antelope Drive -
Ordinance #9306
G37 #2011-290 - Approving Continuation of Water Main District #465 - Elk & Cougar
Drives - Ordinance #9307
G38 #2011-291 - Approving Repeal of Water Main District #462 - Chochin Street -
Ordinance No. 9304
G39 #2011-292 - Approving Repeal of Water Main District #463 - Bantam & Brahma
Streets - Ordinance #9305
G40 #2011-293 - Approving Maintenance Consent Letter for Public Road Crossing with
Union Pacific Railroad Company at the Oak Street and Pine Street Crossings
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2011-294 - Consideration of Approving Funding of Economic Development
Request
I2 #2011-295 - Consideration of Approving Jaye Monter as Interim Finance Director
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
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J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of September 13, 2011 through
September 27, 2011
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Update Concerning Union Negotiations for IBEW - (Utilities, Finance, and
Wastewater)
X2 Discussion Concerning Annual Job Performance Review of City Administrator
Mary Lou Brown
X3 Discussion Concerning Possible Litigation
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