09-10-2013 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
City of Grand Island
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Council Session Agenda
City Council:
Linna Dee Donaldson
Scott Dugan
John Gericke
Peg Gilbert
Chuck Haase
Julie Hehnke
Vaughn Minton
Mitchell Nickerson
Bob Niemann
Mike Paulick
Mayor:
Jay Vavricek
City Administrator:
Mary Lou Brown
City Clerk:
RaNae Edwards
7:00 PM
Council Chambers - City Hall
100 East 1st Street
City of Grand Island Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Call to Order
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.
Invocation - Pastor Todd Bowen, Grace Covenant Church, 418 West 12th
Street
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.
D - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
D-1 #2013-BE-6 – Consideration of Determining Benefits for Downtown Business
Improvement District 2013
D-2 #2013-BE-7 – Consideration of Determining Benefits for Second Street Business
Improvement District 2013
D-3 #2013-BE-8 – Consideration of Determining Benefits for Fonner Park Business
Improvement District 2013
D-4 #2013-BE-9 – Consideration of Determining Benefits for South Locust Business
Improvement District 2013
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E-1 Public Hearing on Request from JamesJ Hotels LLC, dba JamesJ Catering, 3234 W
Schimmer Drive for a Class “CK” Liquor License
City of Grand Island Tuesday, September 10, 2013
E-2 Public Hearing on Request from Stueby’s Alibi Lounge & Package Store LLC dba
Stueby’s Alibi Lounge & Package Store, 908 N Broadwell Street for a Class “C” Liquor
License
E-3 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Fonner Park Road on City
Leased Property at Fonner Park - Hall County Livestock Improvement Association
E-4 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Schoolhouse Road at
Lockwood Road - School Dist. #1 of Merrick County
E-5 Public Hearing on General Property, Parking District #2 (Ramp), and Community
Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Tax Request for FY 2013-2014
E-6 Public Hearing on Establishing the Rates for the General Occupation Tax for Downtown
Improvement Parking District No. 1 for FY 2013-2014
E-7 Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2013-2014 Community Redevelopment Authority
(CRA) and City of Grand Island Budget – Continued
F - ORDINANCES
F-1 #9444 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Located at the Corner of W. Phoenix
Street and Lincoln Avenue (Clark Gauthier) (Second Reading)
F-2 #9445 - Consideration of Vacation of a Utility Easement Located in Miscellaneous
Tracts 4-11-9, Part of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 (Agricultural Services)
F-3 #9446 - Consideration of Amendments to Chapter 13 of the Grand Island City Code
Relative to Occupation Tax for Downtown Improvement Parking District No. 1
F-4 #9447 - Consideration of Assessments for Downtown Business Improvement District
2013
F-5 #9448 – Consideration of Assessments for Second Street Business Improvement District
2013
F-6 #9449 – Consideration of Assessments for Fonner Park Business Improvement District
2013
F-7 #9450 – Consideration of Assessments for South Locust Business Improvement District
2013
F-8 #9439 - Consideration of Salary Ordinance
F-9 #9451 - Consideration of Approving FY 2013-2014 Annual Single City Budget, The
Annual Appropriations Bill Including Addendum #1
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G-1 Approving Minutes of August 27, 2013 City Council Regular Meeting
G-2 Approving Minutes of August 27, 2013 City Council Special Meeting
G-3 Approving Minutes of August 29, 2013 City Council Special Meeting
City of Grand Island Tuesday, September 10, 2013
G-4 Approving Liquor Manager Designation for Kathleen Stock, 3210 North 161st Street,
Omaha, NE with Red Lobster, 3430 West 13th Street
G-5 #2013-299 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Fonner Park Road
on City Leased Property at Fonner Park - Hall Co. Livestock Improvement Association
G-6 #2013-300 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - South of Schoolhouse Road at
Lockwood Road - School Dist. #1 of Merrick County
G-7 #2013-301 - Approving Bid Award - Precipitator, Bottom Ash and Boiler Industrial
Cleaning at Platte Generating Station for the Fall of 2013 and Spring of 2014 Outages
G-8 #2013-302 - Approving Boiler, Machinery and Terrorism Insurance for the Utilities
Department
G-9 #2013-303 - Approving Change Order No. 1 for North Interceptor Phase I; Project No.
2012-S-6
H - REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
H-1 Consideration of Forwarding Blighted and Substandard Area #13 Study to the Hall
County Regional Planning Commission
I - RESOLUTIONS
I-1 #2013-304 - Consideration of Request from JamesJ Hotels LLC, dba JamesJ Catering,
3234 W Schimmer Drive for a Class “CK” Liquor License and Liquor Manager
Designation for James Duff, 2411 Cochin Street
I-2 #2013-305 - Consideration of Request from Stueby’s Alibi Lounge & Package Store
LLC dba Stueby’s Alibi Lounge & Package Store, 908 N Broadwell Street for a Class
“C” Liquor License and Liquor Manager Designation for Chelsa Stueben, 1320 N
Huston Avenue
I-3 #2013-306 - Consideration of Approving 1% Increase to the Restricted Revenues Lid
Limit
I-4 #2013-307 - Consideration of Approving General Property, Parking District #2 (Ramp),
and Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Tax Request
I-5 #2013-308 - Consideration of Approving Contract for Employee Assistance Program
I-6 #2013-309 - Consideration of Approving Interlocal Agreement with Hall County
Sanitary Sewer District (SID) 2
I-7 #2013-310 – Consideration of Authorizing the Legal Department to Acquire Certain
Real Estate through Eminent Domain
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J-1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of August 28, 2013 through September 10,
2013
City of Grand Island Tuesday, September 10, 2013