08-28-2018 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
City of Grand Island
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Council Session Agenda
City Council:
Linna Dee Donaldson
Michelle Fitzke
Chuck Haase
Julie Hehnke
Jeremy Jones
Vaughn Minton
Mitchell Nickerson
Mike Paulick
Roger Steele
Mark Stelk
Mayor:
Jeremy L. Jensen
City Administrator:
Marlan Ferguson
City Clerk:
RaNae Edwards
7:00 PM
Council Chambers - City Hall
100 East 1st Street, Grand Island, NE 68801
City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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 Dick Birr, New Life Community Church, 301 West 2nd
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.
E - PUBLIC HEARINGS
E-1 Public Hearing to Vacate Prairie Commons Subdivision
E-2 Public Hearing on Request to Rezone Property located South of Capital Avenue and
East of Beal Street and North of the Intersection of 12th Street and Lambert Street from
R2-Low Density Residential to R3-SL (The Orchard, LLC.)
E-3 Public Hearing on Acquisition of Utility Easement West of U.S. Highway 34 & 281 and
North of Schimmer Drive - Ponderosa Lake Estates Homeowners Association
F - ORDINANCES
F-1 #9702 - Consideration of Vacating Prairie Commons Subdivision
F-2 #9703 - Consideration of Vacation of Utility Easement - South of Capital Avenue and
just West of the Burlington Northern Railroad Tracks - Lassonde 3rd Subdivision
City of Grand Island Tuesday, August 28, 2018
F-3 #9704 - Consideration of Updating Chapter 15 of the Grand Island City Code Relative
to Electricity including Electrical Rates
F-4 #9705 - Consideration of Request to Rezone Property located South of Capital Avenue
and East of Beal Street and North of the Intersection of 12th Street and Lambert Street
from R2-Low Density Residential to R3-SL (The Orchard, LLC.)
G - CONSENT AGENDA
G-1 Approving Minutes of August 21, 2018 City Council Special Meeting
G-2 Approving Appointment of Patrick Brown to the Firefighters and Police Pension
Committees
G-3 Approving Request from Jennifer Hansen, 502 West Egypt, Cairo, Nebraska for Liquor
Manager Designation with Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, 721 Diers Avenue
G-4 #2018-245 - Approving License Agreement with Southern Public Power District for
Overhead Power Line at Heartland Public Shooting Park
G-5 #2018-246 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Prairie Commons 2nd
Subdivision
G-6 #2018-247 - Approving Change Order #3 with General Electric International for Gas
Turbine #3 Modified Hot Gas Path Inspection
G-7 #2018-248 - Approving Bid Award - Precipitator, Bottom Ash & Boiler Industrial
Cleaning at Platte Generating Station - Fall 2018
G-8 #2018-249 - Approving Renewal of Machinery, Property Peril, Fire and Terrorism
Insurance with FM Global for 2018-2019 - Utilities Department
G-9 #2018-250 - Approving Acquisition of Utility Easement - West of U.S. Highway 34 &
281 and North of Schimmer Drive - Ponderosa Lake Estates Homeowners Association
G-10 #2018-251 - Approving Change Order #1 with Myers Construction Inc., for Water
Distribution System Improvements - 2017
G-11 #2018-252 - Approving Bid Award for Sycamore Street Underpass Rehabilitation;
Project No. 2017-U-1
G-12 #2018-253 - Approving State Bid Award for One (1) 2018 or Current Production Year
Ford Explorer 4x4 and One (1) 2018 or Current Production Year Jeep Cherokee 4x4 for
the Wastewater Division of the Public Works Department
G-13 #2018-254 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion for the 2018 Asphalt
Resurfacing Project No. 2018-AC-2
G-14 #2018-255 - Approving Change Order No. 1 for the 2018 Asphalt Resurfacing Project
No. 2018-AC-1
G-15 #2018-256 - Approving Change Order No. 1 for 13th Street Paving Improvements;
Project No. 2018-P-1 and 13th Street Water Main Improvements; Project No. 2018-W-5
G-16 #2018-257 - Approving Change Order #2 with Chief Industries for EM911 Driveway
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I - RESOLUTIONS
I-1 #2018-258 - Consideration of Approving FY 2018-2019 Annual Budget for Railside
Business Improvement District and Setting Date for Board of Equalization
J - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
J-1 Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of August 15, 2018 through August 28,
2018
S - SPECIAL ITEMS
S-1 Discussion Concerning General Property, Downtown Improvement Parking District #2
(Ramp) and Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Tax Request for FY 2018-
2019