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01-31-2012 City Council Study Session PacketCity of Grand Island Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Study Session Packet City Council:Mayor: Jay Vavricek City Administrator: Mary Lou Brown City Clerk: RaNae Edwards T u 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 Call to OrderCity of Grand Island City Council 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. MAYOR COMMUNICATION This is an opportunity for the Mayor to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to the community. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Invocation 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. City of Grand Island City Council Item -1 Update Concerning Heartland Events Center Operations Hugh Miner, Executive Director with the Heartland Events Center will update the Mayor and City Council on the events that have taken place at the Heartland Events Center. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Study Session City of Grand Island Staff Contact: Hugh Miner City of Grand Island City Council Highlights of Audits 2006-2011 Presented By Marcy Luth, CPA Almquist Maltzahn Galloway & Luth HEC FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2006 TO 2011 Cash/Certificates of Deposit/Trust Investments a -Includes $200,000 cash reserved for maintenance b -Includes $302,620 cash reserved for maintenance * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 8,674,653 10,263,114 1,076,225 372,748 983,688 1,128,715 1,298,054 1,307,470 - 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* a b Net Assets a -Facility construction costs transferred to City of Grand Island = $10,436,087 b -Facility construction costs transferred to City of Grand Island = $11,891,068 c -Uncollectible pledges of $584,348 were written off * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 21,881,858 12,753,584 924,273 328,811 483,723 77,165 234,722 399,055 65,000 5,065,000 10,065,000 15,065,000 20,065,000 25,065,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* a b c Equipment Cost * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 13,140 207,869 615,815 785,211 857,353 979,438 - 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* Bonds Payable a -Paid with funds from City of Grand Island capital lease b -Paid with Hall County grant * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 0 1000000 2000000 3000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 8000000 9000000 10000000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* b a Contributions & Grants * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 1,991,869 956,113 172,479 356,059 257,734 239,210 216,980 247,738 - 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Increase (decrease)Donation of Normalized in Net Assets Total Facility to City Increase (Decrease) 12/31/2004 1,988,087 -1,988,087 12/31/2005 (9,128,274)(10,436,087)1,307,813 12/31/2006 (11,829,311)(11,891,068)61,757 12/31/2007 (595,462)(747,502)152,040 12/31/2008 154,912 (9,650)164,562 12/31/2009 (406,558)(28,516)(378,042)a 12/31/2010 157,557 (50,073)207,630 12/31/2011*164,333 -164,333 (23,162,896) a -Includes $584,348 of pledge write offs * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized Operating Expenses (excluding donation of facility to City) * -Preliminary balance -audit is not finalized 312,409 470,975 1,203,788 1,326,067 1,967,416 3,274,094 3,382,392 3,253,761 - 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* Heartland Events Center City Council Up Date Presented to Grand Island City Council January 31, 2012 •170,000 square foot facility •7,500 seat Eihusen Arena •Serves over 500,000 throughout central & western Nebraska •Staging & exhibition areas •State-of-the-Art equipment Background History Prior To HEC Becoming A Reality •How Fonner Park Got Started •In looking back in time, in the early 1950’s there was not a permanent location to host the Hall County Fair. •In 1953 a group of area farmers, ranchers and civic leaders began meeting to address the need to develop a permanent site for the county fair and host other community and area events. Fonner Park History (cont) •As discussions were held it was noted that in Omaha, Lincoln, Columbus, Madison, Mitchell, and South Sioux City all had thoroughbred race tracks and the facilities were also utilized to host other events including county fairs and Lincoln, hosted both the Nebraska State Fair and the Lancaster County Fair. •At a joint meeting between Fonner Park and the Hall County Agricultural Society they reached a tentative agreement on how both groups could work together. •Long story short, the Fonner group formed a non-profit public service corporation -the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association, Inc. Organizational Meetings Were Held •Ray Baxter, Wilbur Bachman, Bill Hehnke, Dick Stephens, Bill Green, & Jake Grasmick were elected to serve on the first Executive Council with Ray Baxter being chosen to serve as President. •Land was purchased from Gus Fonner and the facility became known as Fonner Park. •$220,000 was raised to purchase land, build a race track, grandstand and barns to be used for racing, and be the location to host the Hall County Fair, and other community events. •A racing license to conduct thoroughbred race meets was received from the Nebraska State Racing Commission. Race dates were approved for Fonner Park to host its first race meet in 1954. Successful Race Meets Thru The Years Allowed For Many Improvements To Be Made To Improve The Facility For Racing And To Host Other Events •The addition of the Fonner Concourse made it possible to have trade shows, banquets, dances and other community events. •Additional Barns allowed for more horses to be stabled during Fonner Park race meets and created facilities for other livestock events. •Four additions increased seating in the grandstand by adding a Club House, Turf Club, and Skyline Levels which are also used for community events. In the Mid 80’s, a committee did an assessment of community needs and determined that in Central Nebraska, there was a need for a Civic Center. •The first attempt to build a 8,000 seat facility was placed on the ballot on November 7, 1989 to be funded by a sales tax and was not approved by voters. •In 1995 the issue was again on the ballot to be funded again by a ½ percent city sales tax and was not successful. •After the second election failed to pass, some members of the community continued to talk about ways that this project might become a reality. In 1997 -Another Committee Was Organized To Identify Needs Of The Community And Set Goals •In April of 1997, The Heartland Vision 2000 Study Group, Identified An Events Center As The Top Goal To Accomplish. •In the fall of 1997, motel owners Larry Huwaldt, Ray O’Connor, and Gene McCloud representing Grand Island Motels asked for a meeting with Fonner Park CEO, Hugh Miner, Jr Motel Owners Ask Fonner To Help (Cont) •The motel owners shared information concerning the fact that motel occupancy in Grand Island was around 50% during some months of the year, while in Kearney that was not the case. It was their feeling that in order to be more competitive, Grand Island needed to develop a multipurpose facility to host all kinds of activities and events. •The group asked if Fonner Park would consider taking the lead role in the development of a year round community facility on behalf of the community and motels. Fonner Park had been identified as the best location to build the events center in the first two attempts to make it a reality. Motel Owners Ask Fonner To Help (Cont.) •If Fonner Park would provide land for the facility and take the lead role in organizing an effort to raise the funding, the group also indicated they felt that Fonner Park should also manage the facility. •The motel owners also acknowledged that most event centers lose money and facilities have to be tax supported. They indicated that if Fonner Park would take the lead role, they would meet with other motels to approve requesting the City of Grand Island authorize the implementation a 2% motel lodging tax to be used by the Heartland Events Center. •The motel lodging tax would be used to cover any operating shortfalls and also for other operational expenses to include marketing and other needs. Discussions with Motel Owners•Miner advised the group that he would take their request to the next Fonner Board Meeting for discussion. •Discussions with the Fonner Board: a. Board indicated that they would be willing to work with the community with the understanding that it would be “community project” and not a Fonner Project. b. In addition, the Funding for the project needs to come from sources other than a half-cent city sales tax. c. Articles of Incorporation will need to be filed with the State of Nebraska for a new subsidiary corporation of Fonner Park to obtain approval from the IRS for the new corporation to become a non-profit 501-C3 corporation. This would allow donors to make a tax deductable contribution to the construction of the civic center. d. A consulting firm will need to be hired to develop a business plan for the facility. What City Council Members & the Community Should Know About The Heartland Events Center •The Heartland Events Center is a Regional Facility Serving Approximately 500,000 People Of All Ages. •Centrally Located In Grand Island, It Serves Central & Western Nebraska As Well As Communities Bordering Nebraska In Surrounding States. •It Has Stimulated Economic Growth In Grand Island and Surrounding Areas! This Project Was A Joint Venture •The Community Redevelopment Authority provided $25,000 to assist in the initial development of the project. •The Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation provided $50,000 to develop schematic drawings for the project. •Business & Community Leaders played a major role in fund raising efforts for the project. •Area Foundations, Trusts, And Corporations also played a key role in making the center a reality by making major contributions to fund construction of the facility. Key Funding To Make Project A Reality City of Grand Island $7.5 Million Eihusen Foundation $1.6 Million Bosselman Family $1.3 Million Hall County $1 Million Saint Francis Medical Center $1 Million Reynolds Foundation $1 Million Fonner Park In-Kind Contributions •$10 Million In infrastructure from Hall County Livestock Improvement Association which includes: •Parking, Land, And Existing Space Located On The Main Floor Of The Concourse, Club House & Skyline Levels of The Grandstand add to areas that can also be used for HEC events. •These areas along with the Fonner Park 4-H Bldg & Café, and the Racing Office, and the New Nebraska State Fair Buildings make the Fonner Complex Competitive With Any Facility Outside Of Omaha. Organizational Structure •Fonner Park Exposition And Events Center Inc. Is a Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Corporation that was organized and incorporated to Plan, Develop, Construct, Manage, and Operate The Heartland Events Center. The corporation has the ability to accept charitable contributions, which was key in receiving funding for the facility. The Heartland Events Center Was designed to promote and host Agricultural, Athletic, Charitable, Civic, Cultural, Educational, Horticultural, Scientific, & Social Purposes General Uses For The Facility Art Shows & Exhibits Entertainment Sporting Events Community Activities Family Activities Youth Activities Agricultural Shows & ConferencesTrade Shows Conventions Performing Arts Concerts Educational Activities Senior Activities Sports & Recreational Uses •High School Athletic Tournaments •Basketball •Cheer & Dance •Volleyball •Wrestling •NCAA Athletic Tournaments •Nebraska Danger Indoor Football Team Agricultural Shows & Conferences Major Events 2006-2011 Heartland Events Center •A Dream Come True For Grand Island & Central Nebraska HEARTLAND EVENTS CENTER -Number of Events Held VS Projections 2006 Thru 2011 Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual 2006*2006*2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 Sports Team Tenant 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 8 Family Shows/Events 6 2 6 6 6 3 8 9 8 12 8 8 Concerts 6 4 6 5 6 15 8 12 8 25 8 16 Sporting Events 8 2 8 12 8 16 8 19 8 11 8 16 Community Events 8 2 8 3 8 6 8 4 8 5 8 13 Trade Shows/SMERF Events 10 2 10 14 10 20 10 16 12 6 12 10 Meetings/Banquets 12 6 12 39 12 47 12 55 12 104 12 64 Projected 65 65 65 69 71 71 Total Events Days 18 79 107 115 163 135 *2006 Construction Continued Into 2007 -Had limited use of Facility Central NE Home Show Thompson Company Food Show 2006 Presidential Visit Five Points Bank Golden Club Annual Luncheon Central Nebraska RV & Boat Show NE School Nutrition Food Show Shrine Circus Monster Trucks Central NE Big Red Luncheon NE Synod Church Conference National 4 -H Shooting Competition United Way Moo Claw Fundraiser “Chicago” Concert "Larry the Cable Guy" FCA Sports Banquet Grand Island Central Catholic's "The Knight" PBR Bull Riding Winter Bridal Expo Heartland Hoops Classic Nebraska Cheer & Dance Competitions "The World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions Tri-State Cage Fights Beach Boys Concert Goodwill Annual Dinner Job's Daughters Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Green Thumb" Rodney Carrington Show Three Dog Night Concert Kenny Rogers Concert Creedence Clearwater Revisited Concert GISH Graduation Styx, Foreigner & Kansas Concert Merle Haggard w/guest John Conlee Blood, Sweat & Tears and Air Supply NE State Fair "Blue Ribbon Rollout" Miss Nebraska State Fair & Miss 1868 Pageant Disney LIVE! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show NE State High School Volleyball Tournament Governor Heineman Inaugural Luncheon Custom Harvesters Hastings Symphony Danger Football Game Rumble in the Heartland Red Cross Chili Cookoff NE State USA Wrestling Tournament UNL vs Wichita St. Exhibition Volleyball NE Army National Guard "Send Off Ceremony" Hall County Fair -Oak Ridge Boys Crystal Gayle Willie Nelson Concert Education Qwest College Fair Mannheim Steamroller Concert Miscellaneous Independent Silver Celebration Welcome The Nebraska State Fair Event Date Event Name Event Location July, 2006 4 Fireworks Display Infield 8 Reception 4-H Building 9 Narcotics Anonymous Dance Concourse 10 Ice Cream Roll 4-H Building 14 United Way Moo-Claw Concourse 17-20 State 4-H Horse Show Thompson Arena 18 4-H Horse Show Dance Grandstand Apron 18 Rotary Meeting Suite 21-23 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 26-30 Last Chance Run Quarter Horse Show Thompson Arena 26 HCLA Annual Meeting 4-H Building 29 4-H BB Gun Practice Red Barn August 5 4-H BB Gun Contest Red Barn 5 Hall County Fair Open Class Horse Show Thompson Arena 9 thru 13 Hall County Fair All Grounds 13 4-H Livestock Sale-Fair Red Barn 16 Ag Leader Seminar 4-H Building 19-20 Nebraska Pinto Association Thompson Arena September 2 Bill Seymour Run 4-H Building 10,11 Thompson Company Food Show HEC Arena 12 Husker Harvest Days Reception Concourse 14,15 Fire Department Training Concourse 16 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 16 Nebraska Cattlemen Team Penning Thompson Arena 16 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Parking Lot 18 Business Meeting Suite 18-20 Fire Department Training Concourse 18-24 Clydesdale Stabling Big Red Barn 19 Ak-Sar-Ben Ladies' Luncheon Suite 20 Goodwill Board Retreat Suite 20 Chamber Ambassadors 4-H Building 21 HEC Board Meeting Board Room 22 Department of Natural Resources 4-H Building 22,23 Nebraska Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic HEC Arena 23 Special Olympics Equestrian Competition Thompson Arena 23,24 Antique Show Concourse 27 Retreat Suite 28 United Way Campaign Kick Off Clubhouse October 1 Bridal Fair Concourse 6 Harvest of Harmony Float Judging Thompson Barn 7 Harvest of Harmony-Bus Parking, Coffee 4-H Building 13-15 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Barn 14 Handicapping Contest Suite 14,15 React Crafts Show Concourse 15 Rocktoberfest Concert HEC Arena 17 Central Community College In-Service HEC, BCC, Fonner Clubhouse 21 Freedom Group, AA Dance Concourse 21,22 Dressage Association Horse Show Thompson Barn 28,29 GI Rifle Club Gun Show Concourse 29 Shriners Children's Lunch 4-H Building 30 GI Public Schools Development 4-H Building 31 Third City Christian Church Halloween HEC Arena November 1 Nebr. Licensed Beverage Association Clubhouse 5 Nebr. Republican Party Presidential Visit HEC Arena 5 Girl Scout Father-Daughter Dance Concourse 7 Election Polling Site 4-H Building 11 Poker Tournament Clubhouse 12 ACAP Children's Festival Concourse 13,14 Ashley Furniture Show 4-H Building 14 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Banquet HEC Arena 17,18 First Annual Bull Riding Challenge HEC Arena 18 The Knight, Central Catholic Foundation Concourse 20 Merck Pharmaceutical Educational Program BCC 21 Ag Leader Seminar 4-H Building December 1 Mulberry Lane Christmas Concert HEC Arena 3 Live Manger Scene Red Barn, 4-H Bldg. 7 Five Points Bank Golden Club Luncheon HEC Arena 9 Chief Industries Christmas Party HEC Arena 9 Christmas Gathering Suite 12 HEC Board Meeting Board Room 19 Fair Board Annual Meeting Suite 21 Toys for Tots 4-H Building 31 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse January, 2007 5 St. Francis Med Center Meeting/Lunch BCC 7 Tri City Winter Bridal Expo Concourse 7 Model Airplane Auction 4-H Bldg. 11 Leadership Tomorrow Meeting/Lunch BCC 13 Handicapping Contest Suite 16 Youth Leadership Tomorrow Mtg/Lunch BCC 20,21 Tri-City Street Rods Car Show HEC Arena 23,24,25 Eakes Office Product Training Seminar BCC 26,27,28 Central NE Home & Builders Show Concourse 31 Fire Department Training Concourse February Facility Prepared for 2007 Race Meet 1 Fire Department Training Concourse 3 Pheasants Forever 2007 Meeting/Lunch BCC/Clubhouse 3 Handicapping Contest Suite 6 Wells Fargo Bank Recognition Dinner BCC 8 Associated Staffing Lunch & Learn BCC 9 Equitable Bank Meeting Board Room 9 Opening Day 2007 Racing Season 9,10,11 Mid NE Boat, Sports and Travel Show HEC Arena/BCC 14 Goodwill Board Retreat Suite 17 Red Cross Chili Cookoff Concourse 28 "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions HEC Arena 2/28 thru 3/1 Bosselman Co. General Mgr. Meeting BCC March 10 Golden Gloves Boxing HEC Arena 15 United Way 60th Anniv. Annual Meeting BCC 15 Nebraska Synod Committee Meeting Suite 20 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting HEC Arena 21 Builders Warehouse Contractors Show Concourse 22,23 NE Infrastructure Protection Conf/Center BCC for Biopreparedness Education 23,24 PRCA Championship Rodeo HEC Arena 27 Youth Ag Day Concourse, Big Red 30 "Art of Imagination" Magic Show-ACAP HEC Arena April 14 "Rumbles" Concert HEC Arena 20 St. Francis Med Ctr. Excellence Institute BCC 22 Iron Horse Motorcycle Show Concourse 23 Central Nebraska Shrine Club Meeting Suite 23 G.I. Softball Association Meeting 4-H Bldg. 28 Bosselman Day Banquet-Invitation Only BCC May 4 HCLA Annual Meeting/Dinner BCC 5,6 Nebraska Muzzleloaders Gun Show HEC Arena 9 HEC Major Donors Open House HEC/BCC 13 GISH Graduation HEC/Concourse 17,18,19,20 State Volunteer Firefighters School All Grounds 26,27 Nebraska Paint Horse Show Thompson, Barns 30 Shrine Circus-2 Performances HEC Arena 31 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson, Barns June 1 Skillpath Seminar BCC 1,2,3 Nebraska Appaloosa Horse Club Thompson, Barns 4 4-H Lamb Tagging Big Red Barn 4 Poker Tournament Clubhouse 5,6,7,8,9,10 Natl. Cutting Horse Assoc Clinic/Show Thompson, Barns 9 Belmont Stakes Day Clubhouse 12 thru 17 Cornhusker Quarterhorse Show Thompson, Barns 14,15,16 Nebr. Trucking Assoc. Driving Champ.Parking Lot, 4-H Bldg. 16 Progress Beef Show Big Red Barn 16 Sheep & Goat Processing Big Red Barn 20 Dog Training, Extension Service Big Red Barn 23 Cage Fights-"Midwest Massacre"HEC Arena 23 4-H Youth Horse Show Thompson, Barns 24 Therapeutic Youth Horse Show Thompson, Barns 25,26 Nebr. School Nutrition Assn. Exhibition HEC Arena July 4 Fireworks Grounds, Infield 13 United Way Moo-Claw Fund Raiser HEC Arena 14 Narcotics Anonymous Dance Concourse 16,17,18,19 Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo Thompson, Barns 17 4-H Horse Show Dance Grandstand Apron 23,24,25,26 Kountry Kruisers Trailer Park 25 HCLA Annual Meeting BCC 26,27,28,29 Last Chance Run Q-Horse Show Thompson, Barns 28 "Rumble on the Island" Pro Boxing HEC Arena 30 Hall Co. Fair Superintendent's Dinner 4-H Building August 1 Cent. Nebr. Area Health Education Meeting Suite 4 Hall County Fair Open Class Horse Show Thompson, Barns 9,10,11,12 Hall County Fair All Grounds 14,15 Fire Department Testing Concourse 16 Aurora Co-Op Meeting 4-H Building 18 Third City Athletic Boosters Steak Feed HEC Arena 18,19 Nebraska Pinto Association Thompson, Barns 23 Centaur Ent. 25th Anniv. Dinner BCC 25,26 Minature & Shetland Pony Horse Show Thompson, Barns 26 High School Seniors Expo Concourse September 1 Bill Seymour Run 4-H Bldg. 1,2 All Breed Futurity Show Thompson, Barns 6 SCORES Meeting BCC 9,10 Thompson Company Food Show HEC Arena 9 Dressage Show Thompson, Barns 11 Husker Harvest Days Reception Concourse 15 Nebraska Cattlemen Team Penning Thompson, Barns 15 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 15 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Parking Lot 16 Model Airplane Auction 4-H Bldg. 16 Education Quest College Fair HEC Arena 18 St. Francis Med Center Meeting/Dinner Suite 19 Goodwill Board Retreat Suite 21 Handicapping Contest Suite 22 Special Olympics Equestrian Competition Thompson, Barns 22 ALS Fundraiser Concourse 23,24 Pegler/Sysco Food Show HEC Arena 28 United Way Campaign Kick Off Clubhouse 29,30 Antique Show Concourse October 4 Investools Seminar BCC 5,6 Threads Across Nebr. Quilt Show HEC Arena 6 Harvest Of Harmony - Bus Parking, Coffee 4-H Bldg. Parkg Lot 11 GI Ed Foundation-Hall of Honor Banquet BCC 12,13,14 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Barn 13,14 GI React Crafts Show Concourse 16 Chamber of Commerce Heartland Tech Expo HEC Arena 16 NE Housing Developers Assoc. Meeting Suite 17 UNL Extension Annual Fall Conference Suite/HEC/BCC 20 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 24 TierOne Bank Quarterly Sales Meeting BCC/Suite 27 "Breeder's Cup" Day Clubhouse 27,28 G.I. Rifle Club Gun Show Concourse 30 Associated Staffing Meeting/Lunch BCC 31 Halloween "Funfest" 3rd City Christian Ch HEC Arena November 4 Girl Scout Father-Daughter Dance Concourse 11 ACAP Children's Festival Concourse 11 Shrine Children's Party 4-H Bldg 13 FCA Banquet HEC Arena 13 Personal Accountability & High Perf.BCC Organizations Mtg-GI Community Found. 16,17 Mosbrucker Rodeo Co. Bullriding HEC Arena 17 The Knight, Central Catholic Foundation Concourse 24 "Mulberry Lane" Concert HEC 29 CVB Tourism TV Project Filming Suite 30 Handicapping Contest Suite December 1 Principal Financial 25th Anniv Banquet HEC Arena 2 Live Nativity Scene/Soup Supper Red Barn, 4-H Bldg. 6 Five Points Bank Golden Club Lunch HEC Arena 8 Chief Industries Christmas Party HEC Arena 14,15 GISH Wrestling Invitational HEC Arena 19 United Way Toys for Tots 4-H Bldg. 19 State Volleyball Bid Meeting Board Room 20 Home Federal Meeting Board Room 22 Handicapping Contest Suite 27,.28,29 GISH Conf. Basketball Tournament HEC Arena 29 Heritage Bank Christmas Party Suite 31 New Year's Eve with "BD and the Boys"HEC Arena 31 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse January, 2008 5 Swift & Co. Awards Recognition Banquet BCC 6 Hi-Flyers Model Airplane Auction 4-H Bldg. 6 Tri City Winter Bridal Expo HEC Arena 9 State Volleyball Bid Meeting Board Room 11,12,13 Central Nebraska RV Show HEC/Fonner 12 Eye Care Professionals Christmas Party Suite 18,19 Monster Trucks Winter Nationals HEC Arena 19,20 Tri City Street Rods Car Show Concourse 19 Handicapping Contest Suite 24 State Volleyball Bid Meeting Board Room 25,26,27 Central NE Home & Builders Show HEC Arena 28 HIBA Meeting Suite February Facility Prepared for 2008 Race Meet 2 High School Basketball Challenge HEC Arena 8,9,10 Mid NE Boat, Sports & Travel Show Concourse/Arena 9 Handicapping Contest Suite 15 Opening Day 2008 Racing Season 16 Red Cross "Chili Cookoff"Concourse 18 Blood Pressure Checks for Women BCC 21 "Big Red Day" Luncheon HEC Arena 22 Shrine Club Meeting 4-H Café 23 NE High School Cheer/Dance Competition HEC Arena 27,28 Bosselman Corp. Managers Meeting BCC March 1 Golden Gloves Boxing HEC Arena 7 Plumbing/Heating Contractors Show Concourse 14,15 PRCA Rodeo HEC Arena 15,16 React Crafts Show Concourse 18 United Way Annual Meeting HEC Arena 18 Shrine Circus (2 Performances)HEC Arena 25 Youth Ag Day Concourse, Big Red 25,26 Alltel Trade Shows/Meetings HEC Arena 27 Nebr. Synod Committee Meeting Suite 28 "Building 429" Christian Rock Concert HEC Arena 29 "Rumbles" Concert HEC Arena April 3 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting HEC Arena 4 St. Francis Med Center Excellence Inst.BCC 5 "Aaron Tippin" & "Ricochet" Concert HEC Arena 7 GISH Academic Honors Banquet BCC 11 "Memories of Elvis/Marilyn" Dinner Theater HEC Arena 17 Nebr. Synod Planning Meeting Suite 19 Preferred Pump 2008 Educational Mtg.BCC 25 "BD and the Boys" Concert HEC Arena 26 Bosselman Handicap Events Fonner Race Track 27 Nebr. License Beverage Assoc. Meeting Director's Room May 5 Nebr. Diplomats Bus. & Industry Day Suite/BCC 11 GISH Graduation Arena/Concourse 13 Election Polling Site 4-H Café 12 thru 18 State Volunteer Firefighters School All Grounds 15,16 Contryman & Assoc Meeting Board Room 20 State Chamber of Commerce Meeting Suite/BCC 28 State Fair Meeting Board Room 29,30,6/1 Nebr. Synod Church Conference Arena/Fonner 31 4-H Lamb Tagging Big Red Barn June 4 GIPS Retirement Banquet BCC 5 Hall County Extension Office Meeting Board Room 6,7,8 Super Liquidation Sale HEC Arena 6,7,8 Nebraska Appaloosa Horse Club Thompson, Barns 7,8 Gun Show Concourse 10 thru 15 QuarterHorse Show Thompson, Barns 13,14,15 Nebraska Trucking Association Parking Lot, 4-H Bldg. 14 Nebr. Trucking Association Banquet BCC 14 Progress Beef Show Big Red Barn 17 Family Community Education Meeting BCC 22 thru 26 National 4-H Shooting Invitational HEC Arena 30 4-H Ice Cream Roll 4-H Café July 4 KSYZ Fireworks Fonner Park 11 United Way Moo-Claw Fund Raiser HEC Arena 12 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 14 thru 17 State 4-H Horse Expo Thompson, Barns 16 St. Francis Med Center Excellence Inst.BCC 19 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson 24 thru 27 Quarter Horse Show Thompson, Barns 29 Federal Home Loan Bank Meeting/Lunch BCC 30 Fonner Park Annual Meeting BCC August 7 GI Substance Abuse Conference BCC 7 thru 10 Hall County Fair All Grounds 14 State Chamber Exec. Reception/Dinner Suite 16 Third City Athletic Booster Steak Feed HEC 19 Summer Picnic with Glenn Miller HEC 23 GI High Schools Community Dance HEC 30 Bill Seymour Run Fonner Park Lot 30,31 12th Annual Accordian Jamboree HEC September 2 thru 4 Husker Kountry Kruisers Club Fonner Camp Ground 7,8 Thompson Company Food Show HEC 9 Husker Harvest Days Reception 4-H Café 14 Class of 2009/2010 High School Sr. Expo Concourse 14 Education Quest College Fair HEC 17 Goodwill Board Retreat Suite 18 Federal Reserve Bank Meeting BCC 20 Hazard Waste Collection Day Fonner Park Lot 20 Special Olympics Horse Show Thompson Barn 20 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 24 United Way Kickoff Luncheon Clubhouse 25,26 CCC "Bridges out of Poverty" Seminar BCC 27,28 Antique Show Concourse October 1 St. Francis Med Center Planning Retreat BCC 2 NE General Affairs Leg Comm Mtg BCC 3,4 Threads Across Nebraska Quilt Show HEC 4 Harvest of Harmony-Bus Parking,Coffee 4-H Bldg, Parking Lot 10 Handicappling Contest Suite 10 thru 12 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Barn 11,12 GI React Crafts Show Concourse 13 GI Sketch Club 4-H Café 17,18 Children's Consignment Sale 4-H Café 18 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse 19 Fall Bridal Expo Concourse 20 Pegler Sysco Product Show HEC,BCC 23 UNL Extension Admin. Fall Conference HEC,BCC 24 Pegler Sysco Regional Sales Meeting BCC 24,25 "Breeder's Cup" Days Clubhouse 25,26 GI Rifle Club Gun Show Concourse 31 Third City Christian Church "Halloween"HEC November 1 Shrine Breakfast 4-H Café 2 Girl Scouts Father/Daugheter Event Concourse 4 General Election 4-H Café 5 Lincoln vs UNK Women's Basketball HEC 7 "Larry the Cable Guy" HEC 9 ACAP Children's Day Festival Concourse 11 FCA Sports Banquet HEC 12 Bosselman Co. Employee Recognition HEC/BCC 19 Ag Forum with TierOne Bank HEC 21 Edward Jones Fall Regional Meeting BCC 21,22 GI Central Catholic "The Knight"HEC 22 Handicappling Contest Suite 30 Shrine Games Picnic 4-H Café December 4 Five Points Bank Golden Club Party Arena 5 Ryder, Rosacker Christmas Party Suite 5 "A Hollywood Christmas"/Mulberry Lane Arena 5 Hornady Mfg. Co. Christmas Party BCC 6 Chief Industries' Christmas Party Arena 7 Live Nativity Scene and Soup Supper Concourse 11 Toner Christmas Party Suite 13 Home Federal Bank Christmas Party BCC 13 Almquist CPA Firm Christmas Party BCC 13 2008 Nebraska PBR (Bull Riding) Tour Arena 15-19 Toys for Tots 4-H Café 19,20 GI Senior High Wrestling Invitational Arena 31 "BD and the Boys" New Years Eve Dance Arena January, 2009 3 Handicapping Contest Suite 4 Winter Bridal Expo Arena 8 Leadership Tomorrow Meeting Suite 11 GI Model Airplane Auction 4-H Café 9 thru 11 Central Nebraska RV Show Arena 16-17 Monster Trucks and Arena Cross Arena 23 Skillpath Seminar BCC 23 thru 25 Central Nebr Home and Builders Show Arena Jan 31-Feb 1 Tri City Street Rods Concourse February Facility Prepared for 2009 Race Meet 7 Handicapping Contest Suite 9 Sketch Club Class 4-H Café 13 Senninger Irrigation Dealer School BCC 13 Opening Day 2009 Fonner Race Meet Track 14 Red Cross Chili Cook-Off Concourse 14 Heartland Hoops Classic Arena 21 Nebr State High School Cheer and Dance Arena 26 Lipizzaner Stallions Arena 28 Habitat for Humanity Charity Auction BCC Feb 28-Mar 1 Iron Horse Motorcycle Show Concourse March 7 Tri State Cage Fights Arena 12-13 Skillpath Seminar BCC 14 "The Rumbles"Arena 18-19 Bosselman, Inc. General Mgrs. Meeting BCC 21 Golden Gloves Boxing Arena 24 Shrine Circus Arena 24 Shrine Club Meeting Suite 31 Ag Day Activities Concourse April 2 GI Chamber of Commerce Annual Mtg Arena 3 "BuckCherry" Rock Concert Arena 4 KRGI/Country 96 Outdoor Power Show Concourse 4 "Lonestar"/"Danielle Peck" Country Concert Arena 8 Racing Office Ladies Get Together Suite 11 Easter Family Fun Day Arena 16 Skillpath Seminar BCC 16 Pepsi Company Meeting Suite 16 Racing Hall of Fame Ceremony Concourse 18 Preferred Pump Conference BCC 23 Softball Association Meeting 4-H Café 23 Chamber of Commerce Tech Expo BCC/Arena 24 "BD and the Boys" Concert Concourse 25 Bosselman Day at the Races Track/Arena/BCC 26 Nebr. License Beverage Assoc. Meeting Director's Room 30 "KORN" Concert Arena May 2 Final Day-Fonner Park Racing Track 7 Wells Fargo Lunch & Learn Meeting BCC 15 thru 17 Nebraska Fire School All Facilities 17 GI Senior High Graduation Arena 22-23 Bumblebees & Ladybugs Consignment 4-H Café 29 Nebr. Broadcasters' Assn. Meeting BCC 29 TAP Enterprises Tool Sale 4-H Café June 5 "Beach Boys" Concert Arena 5 thru 7 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 6-7 Gun Show Concourse 8 Goodwill Industries Annual Dinner BCC 8 thru 14 Cornhusker Quarter Horse Show Thompson Arena 10 GI Public Schools Retirement Luncheon BCC 11 thru 13 Truck Driving Championships Parking Lot/4-H Café 13 Truck Driving Championships Banquet Arena 16 thru 20 Nebraska Jobs Daughters Arena 23 Nebr. School Nutrition Assoc. Food Show Arena 23 thru 28 National 4-H Shooting Competition All Facilities 30 Horse Showmanship and Fitting Clinic Thompson Arena July 4 4th of July Fireworks Fonner Infield 6 thru 13 Clydesdale Horses Visit Big Red Barn 10 United Way "Moo Claw"Arena 11 Narcotics Anonymous Dance Concourse 13 Central Community College Retreat BCC 13 thru 16 State 4-H Horse Show Thompson Arena 14 4-H Dance Outside 16 thru 18 Disaster Life Support Training BCC 22 thru 26 Sheriff's Posse Quarter Horse Show Thompson Arena 27 4-H Ice Cream Roll 4-H Café 29 HCLA Annual Meeting BCC August 1 Moorberg Birthday Party Arena 5 thru 9 Hall County Fair and Concerts All Facilities 5th-Exposition and Carnival Open Parking Lot 6th-Gary Allan/Jamey Johnson Country Arena 7th-Kenny Loggins Arena 8th-Saving Abel/Hurt Rock Concert Arena 9th-Tractor Pull Training Track 11 Sesame Street Live-7:00 p.m. show Arena 12 Sesame Street Live-10:30 a.m./7:00 p.m.Arena 15 Third City Steak Feed Clubhouse 15 Tri-State Cage Fights Arena 19 Coventry Health Care BCC 25 Coventry Health Care BCC September 5 Bill Seymour Run Parking Lot 10 Contryman Assoc. Business After Hours BCC 12 Special Olympics Horse Event Thompson Arena 13-14 Thompson Company Food Show Arena 15 Husker Harvest Days Exhibitor Reception Concourse 18 Medical Solutions Meeting BCC 19 Nebraska Cattlemen Team Penning Thompson Arena 20 Education Quest College Fair Arena 21 Nebr. Career Education Meeting BCC 22 Three-Game High School Volleyball Games Arena 25 Bill Chrastil Show Arena 25-26 Bumblebees and Lady Bugs Consignment 4-H Café 26-27 Antique Show Concourse 30 United Way Kick Off Luncheon Arena October 2-3 Threads Across Nebraska Quilt Show Arena 3 Harvest of Harmony Bus Parking Parking Lot 6 Wells Fargo Bank Seminar/Luncheon BCC 7 Northeast Comm. College Meeting BCC 8 Nebr. Ethanol Production Annual Meeting BCC 10 Center for Ind. Living Waffle Man Fundraiser 4-H Café 10 "Legendary Temptations"Arena 10 AA Dance Concourse 10-11 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 12 GI Sketch Club 4-H Café 14 EMC Insurance Meeting BCC 15 UNL Extension Admin. Fall Conference BCC/Arena 17 Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Parking Lot 20 CCC All Campus Inservice BCC/Arena 22 GI Senior High Hall of Honor Banquet BCC 24-25 GI Rifle Club Show Concourse 25 Handicapping Contest Fonner Clubhouse 27 CCC Office Vendors Show Arena 30 "Foreigner" in Concert Arena 31 Halloween "Family Funfest"Arena November 1 thru 2 TAP Enterprises Tool Sale 4-H Café 6 thru 7 Breeder's Cup Day Events Fonner Park 7 Hot Rod Truck and Tractor Pull-CFP Arena 8 ACAP Children's Festival Concourse 10 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Banquet Arena 12 US Chamber Health Forum BCC 13 Dohman, Akerlund & Eddy, CPA's Dinner BCC 13 Bill Engvall Show Arena 15 Shrine Picnic 4-H Café 20-21 GICC "The Knight"Arena 27-28 "Sunheat" College Basketball Classic Arena December 3 Five Points Bank Christmas Luncheon Arena 4 Hornady Mfg. Christmas Party BCC 5 Professional Bull Riding Arena 5 PBR V.I.P. Event 4-H Café 5 Home Federal Bank Christmas Party BCC 6 Proffitt Eye Assoc. Christmas Party Exec. Suite 6 Live Manger Scene and Soup Supper Red Barn/4-H Café 12 Chief Industries Christmas Party Arena 14 Nebraska Synod Meeting Executive Suite 15 Toner's, Inc. Meeting 4-H Café 17-22 Toys for Tots 4-H Café 18-19 GISH "Flatwater Fracas" Wrestling Invite Arena 31 AA Dance Concourse January, 2010 8 thru 10 Central Nebr. RV Show Arena/Concourse 10 GI Modelers' Airplane Auction 4-H Café 11 Grand Island Sketch Club 4-H Café 14 Staff Retreat-Adrian Smith BCC 14 Leadership Tomorrow Meeting Executive Suite 16 "Blake Shelton" Concert 22-24 Central Nebr. Home and Builders Show Arena 23 Heritage Bank Christmas Party BCC 26 Rock Concert-Three Days Grace Arena 27 Monsanto Training BCC 30-31 Tri City Street Rods Concourse February Facility Prepared for 2010 Race Meet 5-6 Monster Truck Winter Nationals Arena 8 Grand Island Sketch Club 4-H Café 11 MS Society Women's Luncheon BCC 12 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 13 Heartland Hoops Classic Arena 19 Opening Day 2010 Fonner Race Meet Fonner Park 20 Nebr. Cheer & Dance Competition BCC/Arena/Concourse 27 Habitat for Humanity Charity Auction BCC 27 Rock Concert-Chevelle, Puddle of Mud Arena March 2 Shrine Club "School Packets" Meeting 4-H Café 4 Aurora Coop Meeting BCC 6 Lipizzaner Stallions-Two Shows Arena 6 NLPA Spring Seminar BCC 6 Nebr. Thoroughbred Breeders Annual Dinner BCC 11 Aurora Coop Meeting BCC 11 Subway Company Meeting BCC 12 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 12 Purina Company Meeting BCC 13 Golden Gloves Boxing Arena 20 The "Rumbles"Arena 23 Shrine Circus Arena 23-25 Bosselman Co. Managers' Meeting BCC 25 Wells Fargo Bank Meeting BCC 27 Rodney Carrington Concert Arena 30 Youth Ag Day Concourse, Thompson Arena April 1 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Arena 3 Three Dog Night and Foghat in Concert Arena 5 Channel-Bio 15 Meeting BCC 9 State Fair Meeting BCC 10 Firefighters' Memorial Charity Auction BCC 13 GI Softball Meeting 4-H Café 14 4-H Board Members' Meeting Executive Suite 14 UNL Office of Admissions Academy Program BCC 15 Racing Office Ladies' Luncheon Suite 16 AIA Meeting BCC 17 Tri State Cage Fights Arena 17 Preferred Pump Annual Meeting BCC 19 Driving Dynamics Fonner Park Parking Lot 20 thru 21 U.S. Cellular Meeting BCC 23 BD and the Boys Dance Concourse 24 Bosselman Day at the Races Fonner Park 29 Home Federal Bank Annual Employee Meeting BCC 30 Kenny Rogers in Concert Arena May 1 "Creedence Clearwater Revisited" in Concert Arena 1 McCain Foods Cocktail Party BCC 8 Final Day of Fonner Park Race Meet Fonner Park 9 GI Senior High Graduation Arena 10 Grand Island Sketch Club 4-H Café 11 Election Polling 4-H Café 13 Home Federal Bank 75th Anniversary BCC, Arena 14 "Sara Evans" in Concert Arena 14 State Fair Meeting BCC 17 Health Care Reform Meeting BCC 17 thru 23 Nebraska Fire School All Facilities 20 "GI Independent" Luncheon/Meeting Exec. Suite/Board Room 24 Goodwill Industries Annual Meeting BCC 26 "Jagermeister Music Tour-KORN" in Concert Arena 27 Aurora Coop Meeting BCC 28 thru 30 Nebr. Horse Club Assoc. Horse Show Thompson Arena June 1 "Styx, Foreigner, Kansas" in Concert Arena 3 thru 4 Ne. Society of Prof. Engineers Meeting BCC 3 thru 5 Nebr. Synod Church Conference All Facilities 5-Apr Nebr. Synod Christian Education Conference BCC 4 thru 6 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 7 FFA Ag Teachers Conference BCC 9 State Fair Staff Meeting BCC 10 Nebraska Corn Board Meeting BCC 10 thru 12 Truck Driving Championships 4-H Café/Parking Lot/Arena 11 State Fair Meeting BCC 14 Hall Co. Extension Office-Ice Cream Roll 4-H Café 16 thru 19 Nebraska Job's Daughters Convention Arena 18 U.S. Cellular Meeting Board Room 24 U.S. Cellular Meeting Board Room 24 State Fair Volunteer Committee Meeting 4-H Café 24 Driving Dynamics Parking Lot 24 Nebraska Simmental Board Meeting Executive Suite 24 Aurora Coop Meeting BCC 26-27 Gun Show Concourse 30 State Fair Meeting BCC July, 2010 1 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 4 4th of July Fireworks Fonner Park Infield 8 State Fair Meeting BCC 9 State Fair Meeting BCC 9 United Way "Moo Claw"Arena 10 Hall County Fair Open Class Horse Show Thompson Arena 12 thru 15 State 4-H Horse Show Thompson Arena 12 Aurora Coop Meeting BCC, Board Room 13 4-H Dance Grandstand Apron 13 Home Federal Bank Meeting BCC 13 Federal Home Loan Bank Meeting Board Room 15 York, NE Fun Club Pre-Show Dinner BCC 16 NIFA Luncheon BCC 17 4-H Luncheon 4-H Café 14 thru 18 Hall County Fair Events All Facilities 15 "Merle Haggard with John Conlee" in Concert Arena 16 "Skid Row, Firehouse, April Wine, LA Guns"Arena 17 "Blood Sweat & Tears/Air Supply"Arena 18 Nebraska Truck and Tractor Pullers Fonner Training Track 21 thru 25 Sheriff's Posse Horse Show Thompson Arena 22 Driving Dynamics Parking Lot 28 Hall County Livestock Auth. Annual Meeting BCC 31 Veterans Admin. Welcome Home Event Arena August 4 State Fair Meeting BCC 5 State Fair Training Meeting 4-H Café 6 State Fair Livestock Meeting BCC 7 State Fair Foundation "Blue Ribbon Rollout"Arena 10 State Fair Training Meeting 4-H Café 11 Univ. of NE Rural Initiative-Young Professionals BCC 12 State Fair Training Meeting 4-H Café 13 State Fair Meeting BCC 14 Third City Athletic Booster Club Steak Feed Arena/BCC 14 GI Central Catholic Class Reunions BCC 14 State Fair Training Meeting 4-H Café 16 State Fair Law Enforcement Meeting Executive Suite 16 State Fair Cleaning Orientation 4-H Café 17 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 18 Congressman Adrian Smith Summit/Luncheon BCC 18-19 State Fair Security Orientation State Fair Grounds 21-22 State Fair Gate Orientation 4-H Café Aug 27-Sept 6 Nebraska State Fair Events 8/27 Phil Vassar in Concert Arena 8/28 Life House in Concert Arena 8/29 Heart In Concert Arena 8/31 Mel Tillis in Concert Arena 9/2 Casting Crowns in Concert Arena 9/3 Veterans Day Celebration Arena, State Fair Grounds 9/3 Boys Like Girls in Concert Arena 9/4 Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Fonner Park Bristol Windows Stage 9/5 Martina McBride in Concert Arena 9/6 Josh Turner in Concert Arena September 2 Thrivent Financial Meeting BCC 4 FFA Board Meeting Board Room 10 State Fair Meeting BCC 11 Special Olympics Equestrian Competition Thompson Arena 14 Husker Harvest Days Reception Arena, State Fair Exh. Bldg. #1 18 Nebraska Cattlemen Team Penning Thompson Arena 19 Education Quest College Fair Arena 23 thru 26 Thompson Co. Food Show State Fair Exhibition Bldg. #1 25-26 Antique Show Concourse October 2 Harvest of Harmony Bus Parking Parking Lot, 4-H Café 5 GI Volleyball Matchup-GISH, GINW, GICC Arena 6 State Volleyball Meeting Arena 7 Hall County Extension Meeting St. Fair Exhibition Bldg. #1 7 Nebraska Ethanol Meeting BCC 9 Tri State Cage Fighting Arena 9 Juvenile Arthritis Found. Poker Tournament Clubhouse 11 Equitable Bank Meeting BCC 12 Aurora Coop Meeting Executive Suite 15 Nebr. State Fair Executive Board Meeting BCC 15 Nebr. State Fair Board Meeting BCC 19 United Way Kickoff Luncheon Clubhouse 24 Disney Live! Show Arena 25-26 Driving Dynamics Parking Lot 26 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Meeting BCC 28 UNMC Workshop BCC and Arena 29 Univ. of NE Rural Initiative-Young Professionals BCC 30-31 GI Rifle Club Gun Show Concourse November 2 Election Polling 4-H Café 3 thru 5 Walmart Meetings BCC 4 Volunteer Training for State Volleyball BCC 5 Country 96 Radio Concert-Dierks Bentley Arena 5 FFA Board Meeting BCC 5 thru 6 Breeder's Cup Day Events Fonner Park 6 Volunteer Training for State Volleyball BCC 11 NSAA Board Meeting BCC 11 thru 13 Nebr. High School Girls Volleyball Tourney Arena 11 thru 13 Heartland Women's Expo Exhibition Building 14 ACAP Children's Day Activities Concourse 14 Peace Lutheran Church ACF Dinner (Private)Clubhouse 16 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Banquet To Be Determined 17 "Danger" IFL Football - Pick a Seat Night Arena 18-19 Nebr. Dept. of Roads LTAP Workshop BCC 18-19 Extension Service ATV Training Thompson Arena 20 State Fair Meeting BCC December 2 Toner's Inc. Christmas Party Executive Suite 3 Hornady Manufacturing Christmas Party Fonner Clubhouse/Turf Club 4 Hastings Symphony Orchestra Concert Arena 5 Live Manger Scene and Soup Supper Barn/4-H Café 9 Five Points Bank Golden Club Luncheon Arena 11 Eakes Office Products Christmas Party BCC 11 Chief Industries Christmas Party TBD 17-18 GISH Wrestling Invite Flatwater Fracas Arena 20-21 Toys for Tots 4-H Café 31 Alcoholics Anonymous Dance Concourse January, 2011 7 Governor Heineman Inaugural Luncheon Arena 9 GI Modelers Airplane Auction 4-H Café 12 State Patrol "SWAT" Training Arena 15 Danger IFL Football Tryouts Arena (with Turf) 21 Leprino Foods Meeting BCC 21-23 Central Nebraska Home Show Arena 28-30 RV and Boat Show State Fair Exhibition Building #1 29 Nebraska Army National Guard Meeting BCC February Facility Prepared for 2011 Race Meet 4 Leprino Foods Meeting BCC 4 thru 5 Monster Trucks Arena 5 Flint Hills Auction Swine Barn 8 Avenged Sevenfold Rock Concert Arena 11 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 12 Heartland Hoops Classic Arena 18-19 Nebraska Cheer and Dance Competition All Facilities 19-20 Tri City Street Rods State Fair Exhibition Building #1 21 Senninger Irrigation Meeting BCC 22-24 Bosselman Co. Leadership Conference BCC 24 Chamber Business After Hours Arena 24 FONNER PARK LIVE RACING BEGINS All Facilities 25 BASF Meeting BCC 26 Habitat for Humanity Charity Auction BCC 26 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 26 Rumble in the Heartland WBC Boxing Arena March 1 thru 5 Custom Harvesters HEC, State Fair Exhibition Bldg. #1 7 Danger IFL Football Arena 7 CNHRMA Meeting BCC 12 Nebr. Thoroughbred Breeders Dinner BCC 12 Red Cross Chili Cook-Off Arena 12 Flea Market/Antique Show State Fair Exhibition Building #1 18 Monsanto Meeting BCC 18-20 USA State Wrestling Tournament Arena 19-20 Iron Horse Motorcycle Show Fonner Concourse 21-22 Shrine Circus Arena 21 Nebr. Department of Roads Meeting BCC 25 Evolution Group Meeting BCC 25 Purina Mills Meeting BCC 26 "Rumbles" in Concert Arena 27 Danger IFL Football Arena 29 Youth Ag Day 4-H Café 31 Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner BCC, Arena April 1 State Farm Insurance Agents Meeting Fonner Park Board Room 1 thru 2 Block and Bridle Prospect Show Cattle Barn/Livestock Arena 2 Grand Island Bead Bazaar State Fair Exhibition Building #1 2 Moonshell Arts Banquet BCC 7 NAIFA-Nebraska Meeting BCC 8 American Institute of Architects Meeting BCC 8 thru 10 Chevy Days at the Races Fonner Concourse 9 UNL Women vs. Wichita State Volleyball Arena 13 UNL College Prep Academy Reception BCC 14 Fonner Park Racing Office Ladie's Luncheon Executive Suite 15 State Fair Meeting/Workshop Exhibition Bldg. Quilt Room 16 Sweley Bridal Shower BCC 16 Preferred Pump Meeting and Open House BCC 16 thru 17 Futurity Show and Sales-Alpaca Cattle Barn/Ag Arena 16 Scheideler Show Pig Sale Swine Barn, Swine Arena 16 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 20 State Fair Volunteer Meeting BCC 23 Runza Family Day at the Races Fonner Concourse 25 David & Associates Meeting Executive Suite 26 Nebr. State Fair Volunteer Kickoff Meeting Exhibition Building 29 BD and the Boys in Concert Fonner Concourse 30 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 30 Bosselman Day at the Races All Facilities 30 Contryman Associates Retreat Exhibition Bldg. Beef Pit 30 Grand Island Express Banquet Exhibition Bldg. Beef Pit May 7 Kentucky Derby Day at the Races All Facilities 7 FINAL DAY OF RACING-FONNER PARK All Facilities 7 Nebraska State Fair Pig Futurity Swine Barn, Swine Arena 7 thru 8 NE Muzzleloaders Gun Show State Fair Exhibition Building #1 8 Grand Island Senior High Graduation Arena 13 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 14 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 15 Professional Arena Soccer Exhibition Game Arena 16 thru 22 Nebraska Fire School All Facilities 21 Preakness Day Events Fonner Park 23 Goodwill Annual Dinner BCC 26 Central Community College Conference BCC 27 Nebr. Army National Guard "Send Off" Ceremony Arena 28 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 28 thru 29 NE Horse Club Assn. Ice Breaker Open Show Thompson Arena June 1 Grand Island Sports Council Meeting Fonner Park Board Room 1 thru 2 Nebr. Economic Development Assn. Meeting BCC 2-Jan Vic Henley, Comedian Arena 3 thru 4 Nebraska Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic Arena 3 thru 5 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 9 thru 10 Nebraska Corn Board Meeting BCC 9 thru 11 Nebraska Truck Driving Championships All Facilities 10 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 11 McElroy Service Experts Dinner BCC 11 "Danger" IFL Football Arena 11 Belmont Stakes Events Fonner Park 14 FFA Ag Mechanics Ag Arena/Sheep Barn Offices 18 Sweley Wedding Reception Arena 18 Flint Hills Auction Swine Arena 28 Monsanto Co. Training South Parking Lot/BCC 29 Congressman Adrian Smith Trade Seminar BCC July 2 4th of July Firework Display Infield/Parking Lot 2 Mallory Anniversary/Birthday Party BCC 8 State Fair Board Meeting BCC 9 Hall County Extension Judging Contest/Clinic Thompson Arena 9 Swantek Family Reunion BCC 11 4-H Ice Cream Roll 4-H Café 15 United Way Moo-Claw Arena 16 Hall County Fair Open Class Horse Show Thompson Arena 17 State 4-H Horse Show Hippology Contest 4-H Café 18 Hall County Fair Superintendent Luncheon 4-H Café 18-21 State 4-H Horse Show Thompson Arena 19 UNL Ag Science Department Event 4-H Café 19 Hall County Fair Concert-Saliva/Filter Rock Arena July 20-24 Hall County Fair Events All Facilities 21 Hall County Fair Board Meeting Fonner Park Board Room 22 Central Catholic Class Reunion BCC 21 Hall County Fair Concert-Oak Ridge Boys Arena 22 Hall County Fair Concert-Beach Boys Arena 23 Hall County Fair Concert-Glorianna Arena 23 Hall County Fair 4-H Family Luncheon 4-H Café 24 Hall County Fair-Tractor Pull Practice Track 24 Hall County Fair Antique Car Show Fonner Park South Parking Lot 24 Hall County Fair Buyer's Reception 4-H Café 27-31 Sheriff's Posse Quarter Horse Show Thompson Arena 27 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 27 Hall Co. Livestock Assn. Annual Meeting Bosselman Conference Center 30 Leprino Foods Company Picnic Barn Bar August 3 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 3 Legislative Hearing Bosselman Conference Center 4 State Fair Volunteer Meeting Exhibition Bldg.-Quilt Room 6 Nebraska State Fair Blue Ribbon Rollout Arena 6 Nebraska State Fair Board Meeting BCC 9 State Fair Volunteer Meeting Exhibition Bldg.-Quilt Room 10 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 11 State Fair Volunteer Meeting Exhibition Bldg.-Quilt Room 13 State Fair Volunteer Meeting Exhibition Bldg.-Quilt Room 13 Third City Booster Club Steak Feed Arena 15 Senator Mike Johanns Event Exhibition Bldg.-Beef Pit 17 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café 18 State Fair Meeting BCC 18 Husker Hoops Coaches Caravan BCC 24 State Fair Meeting 4-H Café Aug 26-Sept 5 Nebraska State Fair All Facilities 26 The Band Perry Concert Arena 28 Larry the Cable Guy Concert Arena 31 Crystal Gayle Concerts Arena 9/1 Jeremy Camp Concert Arena 9/2 Leann Rimes Concert Arena 9/4 Willie Nelson Concert Arena 9/5 Cheap Trick Concert Arena September 2 Nebraska Jr. Angus Meeting Executive Suite 3 Nebraska Simmental Meeting Executive Suite 11 Special Olympics Horse Show Thompson Arena 12 Husker Harvest Days Meeting and Dinner BCC 13 Husker Harvest Days Reception Exhibition Building 14 New Holland Equip. Show and Dinner Arena/BCC 17 Nebraska Cattlemen Team Penning Thompson Arena 18 Education Quest College Fair Arena 19 thru 23 Husker Kountry Kruisers RV Rally Fonner Trailer Park 24 Hazard Waste Site Fonner Park North Parking Lot 24-25 Antique Flea Market-Junk Jaunt Fonner Park Concourse October 1 Harvest of Harmony Bus Parking Fonner Park South Parking Lot 1 Nebr. State Fair Superintendent's Meeting BCC 2 Lundgren Baby Shower Executive Suite 2 thru 3 Thompson Company Food Show Exhibition Building 4 Heartland United Way Kickoff Luncheon Arena 5 State Fair Livestock Meeting BCC 5 Senior Citizen Expo Arena 6 Catholic Health Initiatives Meeting BCC 8 Musil Wedding Reception Exhibition Bldg. Quilt Room 10 Equitable Bank Annual Meeting BCC 11 Tridaq Software Rollout BCC 12 State Volleyball Meeting BCC 14 The Big Grape Fundraiser State Fair Exhibition Building #1 14 Nebraska State Fair Board Meeting BCC 15 Rumble in the Heartland-World Champ. Boxing Arena 15 Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars Tour Fonner Park Clubhouse 20 U.S. Air Force Band-Singing Sargeants Arena 23-31 Summit Crest Angus Dispersal Livestock Arena/All Barns 26 Lunch with the Governor Bosselman Conference Center 29-30 Rifle Club Gun Show Fonner Park Concourse November 3 Catholic Health Initiatives Leadership Dev.BCC 3,4 Fire Department Training Arena 10 thru 12 Nebr. State High School Girls' Volleyball All Facilities 10 NSAA Board Meeting Fonner Park Board Room 13 ACAP Children's Festival Fonner Park Concourse 17 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Banquet Arena 19 Nebraska Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting BCC 19 Mannheim Steamroller in Concert Arena 19 Dohman, Akerlund Dinner/Concert BCC 19 Obstetrics & Gynecologists Dinner/Concert BCC 20 Nebraska Hereford Sale Cattle Barn, Cattle Arena 21 Monsanto Meeting BCC December 1 Five Points Bank Golden Club Luncheon Arena 4 Live Nativity Scene and Soup Supper Big Red Barn/4-H Café 7 Pro Ag Agent's Meeting BCC 10 Chief Industries Christmas Party Arena 16 thru 17 Flatwater Fracas Wrestling Tournament Arena 18 USA Nebraska Wrestling Tournament Arena 19 State Fair Meeting BCC 22 Toys for Tots 4-H Café 2012 January 8 Grand Island Model Airplane Auction 4-H Café 8 Bridal Show Fonner Concourse 9 Event Bid Meeting FP Board Room 12 Catholic Health Init. Leadership Dev.BCC 13 Heartland Ag Planning Meeting FP Board Room 16 Event Bid Meeting FP Board Room 17 Syngenta Meeting BCC 18 Event Planning Meeting FP Board Room 19 State Volleyball Security Feedback Meeting FP Board Room 20-22 Central Nebraska Home Show Arena 21 Heritage Bank Christmas Party BCC 27-29 RV and Boat Show Arena 28 NE Army National Guard Safety Meeting BCC February Facility Prepared for 2012 Race Meet 3-4 Monster Truck Winter Nationals Arena 7 Nebraska State Fair Meeting BCC 7-8 Heartland Ag Meeting Exhibition Building 11 Heartland Hoops Classic Arena 11 Habitat for Humanity Charity Auction BCC 14 Inspiring Entrepreneurs BCC 17-18 Nebr. High School Cheer and Dance Arena 18-19 Tri City Street Rods Exhibition Building 23 Nebraska Danger Scrimmage Game Arena 24 Channel meeting BCC 24-26 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 25 Jeff Foxworthy Concert Arena 25 Red Cross Chili Cook-Off Exhibition Building 25 BASF Client Appreciation Reception BCC 27-28 Shrine Circus Arena 27-Mar-04 Custom Harvesters Trade Show All Facilities March 2 UNL Block and Bridle Club Cattle Barn/Livestock Arena 2,3,4 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 4 John Deere Training Exhibition Building 4 Danger Football Game Arena 7 GI Economic Development Corp. Annual Meeting BCC 9,10,11 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 12 Danger Football Game Arena 12 Bosselman Reception BCC 16,17,18 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 17-18 Nebr. USA State Wrestling Tournament Arena 17-18 Iron Horse Motorcycle Show Fonner Park Concourse 19-21 Nebraska Rural Water Association Arena/BCC 23 Danger Football Game Arena 23,24,25 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 24 Rumbles in Concert Fonner Park Concourse 27 Youth Ag Day Fonner Park Concourse 28 FFA Ag Mechanic Training/Testing Exhibition Building 29 Catholic Health Initiatives Admin. Staff Meeting BCC Mar 30,31,1 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 31 Dinsdale Pick 'Em Day at the Races Fonner Park Facilities Mar 31-Apr 1 Grand Island Bead Bazaar Exhibition Building-Quilt Room April 6,7 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 7 Runza Family Day at the Races Fonner Park Concourse 13 Taste of Grand Island Exhibition Building 13 American Institute of Architects Meeting BCC 13,14,15 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 14 Danger Football Game Arena 14 Scheidler Pig Sale Swine Barn/Swine Arena 16 Catholic Health Initiatives Meeting BCC 20,21,22 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 20-24 Alpaca Futurity Show and Sales Swine/Cattle/Sheep Barns 21 Preferred Pump Continuing Ed/Open House BCC 21 BD and the Boys Concert Fonner Park Concourse 21-22 AKC Dog Show Exhibition Building 25 UNL College Prep Academy BCC 27 Danger Football Game Arena 27 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 28-29 Nebr. Antique Dealers Assn. Show Arena 28 Bosselman Day at the Races Fonner Park Facilities 29 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities May 4,5 Fonner Park Live Racing Fonner Park Facilities 5 Kentucky Derby Day at the Races Fonner Park/Finish Line Restaurant 5-6 Nebr. Muzzleloaders Gun Show Exhibition Building 9 Golden Sower Dist. Event-Dodge School Exhibition Building-Quilt Room 10 Catholic Health Init. Leadership Dev.BCC 13 Grand Island Senior High Graduation Arena 13 Danburg Graduation Party 4-H Café 15 Election Polling 4-H Café 18-20 Nebraska State Fire School All Facilities 19 Preakness Day at the Races Finish Line Restaurant 21 Goodwill Industries Annual Dinner BCC 26 Nebraska Danger Kids' Camp Arena 26-27 Nebraska Horse Club Show Thompson Arena June 1,2 Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Arena 2 Danger Football Game Arena 2 Belmont Day at the Races Finish Line Restaurant 7,8,9 Nebraska Truck Driving Championships Fonner Parking Lots/BCC/4-H Café 9 Danger Football Game Arena 14-16 Northern Plains Kids/Cadet Regional Wrestling Arena 17-23 National 4-H Shooting Competition All Facilities 18-23 Jr. National Charolais Show Livestock Arena/Cattle Barn 24-30 Shorthorn Junior Nationals Livestock Arena/Cattle Barn 30 Jensen Wedding Reception BCC July 2-14 Junior National Hereford Show Livestock Arena/Cattle Barn 11,12,13,14,15 Hall County Fair All Facilities 12 Loretta Lynn with Ray Price in Concert Arena 16-19 State 4-H Horse Show Thompson Arena 20 United Way Moo-Claw Arena 26-29 Sheriff's Posse Horse Show Thompson Arena August 4 State Fair Blue Ribbon Roll Out Arena 24 thru Sept 3 Nebraska State Fair All Facilities September 1 Nebraska Angus Meeting Executive Suite 9 Special Olympics Horse Show Thompson Arena 15-16 St. Mary's Cathedral Conference Arena Sept 30-Oct 1 Thompson Company Food Show Exhibition Building October 3 Silver Celebration Arena 3,4 Nebraska Products Show Exhibition Building 6 John Deere Antique Tractor Auction Livestock Show Arena 13 The Big Grape Fundraiser Exhibition Building 16-18 UNL Extension Fall Conference Arena 23 Central Community College Conference Arena November 6 Election Polling 4-H Café 8,9,10 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournaments All Facilities 17 Yound Wedding Reception Beef Pit December 7 Hornady Manufacturing Christmas Party Exhibition Building 13 Middle School Conference Wrestling Tournament Arena 14-15 Flatwater Fracas Wrestling Tournament Arena 16 USA Wrestling Youth Tournament Arena Item -2 Discussion Concerning Open Burning Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Study Session City of Grand Island Staff Contact: Tim Hiemer City of Grand Island City Council Council Agenda Memo From: Tim Hiemer, Interim Fire Chief Meeting: January 31, 2012 Subject: Ban on Open Burning Item #’s: 2 Presenter(s): Tim Hiemer, Interim Fire Chief Background The first restriction on open burning in the City of Grand Island was passed in 1909, this prohibited the burning of paper or refuse in the streets and alleys of the City. Then in 1951 an ordinance was passed that restricted burning to set hours on certain days of the week. This was then amended on June 1, 1972 to permit open burning on Wednesday and Saturday. At this time the Fire Chief was also empowered to ban open burning when warranted. On July 8, 1991 Ordinance 7729 was approved that banned open burning in the City with very few exceptions. At the May primary election in 1994 the citizens of Grand Island overturned the ban on open burning by approving a ballot referendum. This resulted in council passing Ordinance 7993 on May 23, 1994 allowing for open burning for two weeks in the fall and two weeks in the spring, with a written permit. This resulted in the Fire Department issuing an average of 43 permits per day during the two week burn period. Since that time only minor modifications have been made to the ordinance. It should be noted that according to State Statute 81-520.01 there is a state wide ban on all open burning, with few exceptions. Discussion The issue with open burning of yard waste in the City of Grand Island is twofold, with the first being environmental. During the burn period there is a consis tent haze over the city, which infiltrates homes and causes health issues. The burn period is also used by some people to burn non-yard waste, which includes treated lumber, old carpet and furniture. These products produce toxic gases which linger in the smoke. The second issue is public safety. These fires are not always burned according to safety regulations, this leads to the possibility of spreading to structures. Fires are also started in city right of ways, which include under power lines. They also generate unnecessary complaint calls to 911; this in turns commits our limited emergency response resources. It should also be noted that Grand Island is one of three surveyed cities in Nebraska that allows open burning. So why change the open burning policy now? During the early 1990’s this issue came before the council several times before being placed on the 1994 primary ballot. One of the arguments at the time was that the citizens had no way of disposing of ya rd waste without paying a fee. Since this time, a composting program has been established at the Transfer Station located on Old Potash, which allows for dumping of yard waste at no cost. This allows for an environmentally responsible way of disposing yard waste. People’s attitudes have also changed over the years and we are now more aware of how our actions affect others. People have come to expect clean air, free of smoke, year round. We want a safe and clean living environment for ourselves and children. I would like to offer the following options to be considered. The open burning policy can be left as is, with no modification. Adopt state statute and allow the fire chief to set stringent regulations and charge a $10 fee for each permit. This would allow burning year round or stay with the two week policy. My recommendation is to adopt state statute and not allow open burning within the city limits, except for the following special considerations: live fire training, essential agricultural operations, the destruction of dangerous or storm damaged materials and diseased trees, clearing of land for development and recreational or cooking fires. Since this issue had been voted on by the people it will require a 2/3 vote by the council to overturn. Conclusion This item is presented to the City Council in a Study Session to allow for any questions to be answered and to create a greater understanding of the issue at hand. It is the intent of City Administration to bring this issue to a future council meeting for the consideration of approving the recommendation to discontinue open burning in the City of Grand Island. Has the ability to spread to structures. Has included treated lumber, old carpet and furniture. This in turns creates toxic gases. Regulations to include: no burning with winds over 15mph, distance from structures. Require permit from NE Dept. of Environmental Quality Item -3 Update Concerning the Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Project Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Study Session City of Grand Island Staff Contact: John Collins, Public Works Director City of Grand Island City Council Council Agenda Memo From: Terry Brown, Manager of Engineering Services Meeting: January 31, 2012 Subject: Update Concerning the Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Project Item #’s: 3 Presenter(s): John Collins, Public Works Director Background At the October 11, 2011 meeting, City Council approved hiring Black & Veatch of Kansas City, Missouri to provide engineering services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System Rehabilitation. Discussion After an in-depth review of the project it has been decided that the most cost effective way to address the headworks for the Plant is through a complete rebuild. In an effort to keep the public and City Council informed on the status of this project Black & Veatch will give a presentation explaining this piece of the project. Conclusion This item is presented to the City Council in a Study Session to allow for any questions to be answered and to create a greater understanding of the issue at hand. It is the intent of City Administration to bring this issue to a future council meeting for the approval of a bid award for the headworks rebuild portion of this project.