12-20-2011 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaCity of Grand Island
Tuesday, December 20, 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 Bill Rowland, Beacon of Hope Church, 2525 West State Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, December 20, 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.
D - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
D1 #2011-BE-7 - Consideration of Determining Benefits for Sanitary Sewer District
No. 526; Lot 3, Grand Island Plaza Subdivision
D2 #2011-BE-8 - Consideration of Determining Benefits for Street Improvement
District No. 1256; Capital Avenue from the Moores Creek Drain to Webb Road
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E1 Public Hearing on Request from GMRI, Inc. dba The Olive Garden Italian
Restaurant #4416, 1010 Allen Drive for a Class "I" Liquor License
E2 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - West of Locust
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Street, and North of Schimmer Drive - Hooker Brothers Sand & Gravel
E3 Public Hearing Concerning Acquisition of Utility Easement - 1404 West 2nd
Street - Casey's Retail Company
E4 Public Hearing on Amendments to Chapter 36-69 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to (AC) Arterial Commercial Overlay Zone Regarding Campgrounds
E5 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Public Utility Easement in Oak Pointe Subdivision
(R.B.O., L.L.C.)
Are there any items the council would like removed from the consent agenda?
F - ORDINANCES
F1 #9346 - Consideration of Annexation Property Located at 1120 and 1140 South
Lincoln (former Aurora Coop Site) (Final Reading)
F2 #9349 - Consideration of Amendments to Chapter 36-69 of the Grand Island City
Code Relative to (AC) Arterial Commercial Overlay Zone Regarding Campgrounds
F3 #9350 - Consideration of Assessments for Sanitary Sewer District No. 526; Lot 3,
Grand Island Plaza Subdivision
F4 #9351 - Consideration of Assessments for Street Improvement District No. 1256;
Capital Avenue from the Moores Creek Drain to Webb Road
F5 #9352 - Consideration of Vacation of a Utility Easement Located in Lot 46, Block 1
of Dale Roush 2nd Subdivision (9 Dakota Drive)
F6 #9353 - Consideration of Vacation of Starwood Avenue from Cedar Ridge Court
East in Oak Pointe Subdivision (R.B.O., L.L.C. a Nebraska Limited Liability
Company)
F7 #9354 - Consideration of Vacation of a Utility Easement Located in Oak Pointe
Subdivision (R.B.O., L.L.C.)
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F8 #9355 - Consideration of Conveyance of a Tract of Land Owned by the City of
Grand Island to the State of Nebraska, Department of Roads for Project 34-4(126)
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G1 Approving Minutes of December 6, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting
G2 Approving Re-Appointments of John Hoggatt and Roger Bullington to the Grand
Island Facilities Corporation Board
G3 Approving Re-Appointments to the Electrical Board
G4 Approving Re-Appointments to the Mechanical Examining Board
G5 Approving Re-Appointments to the Plumbers Examining Board
G6 #2011-365 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Ponderosa
Village Subdivision
G7 #2011-366 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - West of Locust Street,
and North of Schimmer Drive - Hooker Brothers Sand & Gravel
G8 #2011-367 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - 1404 West 2nd Street -
Casey's Retail Company
G9 #2011-368 - Approving Award of Safety Glass Contract for Utilities, Public Works,
and Parks Employees for 2012 - 2014
G10 #2011-369 - Approving Employee Uniform Contract for Utilities and Public Works
Departments
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G11 #2011-370 - Approving Bid Award for Cul-de-sac Snow Removal Operations for
the 2011/2012 Winter Season (Streets Division of the Public Works Department)
G12 #2011-371 - Approving Acquisition of Public Utility Easement in Oak Pointe
Subdivision (R.B.O., L.L.C.)
G13 #2011-372 - Approving Change Order No. 2 for Broadwell Avenue Shoulder
Improvement - Capital Avenue to Veteran’s Athletic Fields
G14 #2011-373 - Approving Maintenance Agreement No. 12 Renewal with the Nebraska
Department of Roads for Calendar Year 2012
G15 #2011-374 - Approving Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Kirkham Michael &
Associates for Preliminary Engineering Services for the US Highway 30 Drainage
Improvement Project
G16 #2011-375 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion for Building Reconstruction
Lift Station No. 4 Project No. 2011-S-4
G17 #2011-376 - Approving Time Extension to the Contract with Midlands Contracting,
Inc. for the Moores Creek Drain Extension – Old Potash Crossing; Drainage
Project No. 2008-D-2
I - RESOLUTIONS
I1 #2011-377 - Consideration of Request from Request from GMRI, Inc. dba The Olive
Garden Italian Restaurant #4416, 1010 Allen Drive for a Class "I" Liquor License
and Liquor Manager Designation for Becky Janes, 2236 West 11th Street
I2 #2011-378 - Approving Contract for Engineering Design Services for Lincoln Park
Pool
I3 #2011-379 - Consideration of Spending Process Requirements
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J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of December 7, 2011 through
December 20, 2011
X - OTHER ITEMS
X1 Strategy Session with Respect to Litigation which is Imminent
X2 Strategy Session with Respect to Pending Litigation
X3 #2011-380 - Consideration of Approving Settlement Agreement between Jessica
Musil and The City of Grand Island
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