07-25-2023 City Council Meeting Agenda
City Council Meeting Agenda
Council Chambers
City Hall
100 East First Street
Regular Meeting of July 25, 2023
7:00 PM
1. 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.
2. INVOCATION Pastor Luke Biggs, Peace Lutheran Church, 1710 N. North Road
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. ROLL CALL
5. SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA 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.
6. RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS A sign-up sheet was available in the lobby
for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items. If you did not sign up
to speak on an agenda item, please come forward, state your name and the agenda topic on
which you will be speaking on.
7. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
a. Grow Grand Island Annual Report
b. Water Fund - Lead Pipe Replacement
c. Budget Overview Presentation
8. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approving Minutes of July 11, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting
b. Approving Minutes of July 18, 2023 City Council Study Session (Budget)
c. Approving Payment of Claims for the Period of July 12, 2023 through July 25, 2023 for
a total amount of $5,823,942.93
d. Approving Re-appointments of Marv Webb, Todd Enck, Brad Kissler and Justin Oseka
to the Building Code Advisory Board
e. Approving Re-appointment of Barry Burrows and Appointment of Curtis Probasco to the
Tree Board
f. Receipt of Official Document - Tort Claim filed by Dennis and Juanita Dondlinger
g. #2023-170 - Approving Reallocation of FTE - Engineering Technician to Underground
Technician
h. #2023-171 - Approving Contract for the Electrostatic Precipitator Transformer-Rectifier
i. #2023-172 - Approving Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for Benjamin Roderick
Davis Subdivision
j. #2023-173 - Approving Purchase of a new Deck-Over Tilt Trailer for the Streets
Division of the Public Works Department
k. #2023-174 - Approving Award of Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement for
Broadwell Avenue & Union Pacific Railroad Viaduct
l. #2023-175 - Approving Agreement with NDOT-Local Assistance Division for the Grand
Island Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (GIAMPO) for the 2024 Fiscal Year
TRANSIT, Section 5305, Transportation Planning Program
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing on Request from LAMEXICANA, Inc. dba La Mexicana, 111 East 4th
Street for a Class "C" Liquor License
#2023-176 - Approving Request from LAMEXICANA, Inc. dba La Mexicana, 111 East
4th Street for a Class "C" Liquor License and Liquor Manager Designation for Paz
Casillas, 609 Stuhr Road, Grand Island, NE.
b. Public Hearing on Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area 2- Lots 3-8, Block 1,
Lots 6-11, Block 2 and Lots 1-3, Block 3 of Knott Subdivision in Hall County, NE located
south of Husker Highway and west of Locust Street in Grand Island – GARK Homes
SHV 3V, LLC
#2023-177 - Approving Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area 2- Lots 3-8, Block
1, Lots 6-11, Block 2 and Lots 1-3, Block 3 of Knott Subdivision in Hall County, NE
located south of Husker Highway and west of Locust Street in Grand Island – GARK
Homes SHV 3V, LLC
c. Public Hearing – Zoning Text Amendment - Grand Island Concerning proposed
amendments to 36-68 B-2 General Business Zone regarding the maximum height
allowable.
#9935 - Consideration of Approving Zoning Text Amendment - Grand Island
Concerning proposed amendments to 36-68 B-2 General Business Zone regarding the
maximum height allowable.
d. Public Hearing to consider a change of zoning for property located north of Wildwood
Drive and east of U.S. Highway 281 ( Part of the E ½ of the NE ¼ and part of the E ½
of the SE ¼ of Section 1, Township 10 north, Range 10 west of the 6th P.M.) from TA
Transitional Agriculture with a GCO Gateway Corridor Zone Overlay to B2-General
Business with a GCO Gateway Corridor Zone Overlay
#9936 - Consideration of Approving change of zoning for property located north of
Wildwood Drive and east of U.S. Highway 281 ( Part of the E ½ of the NE ¼ and part of
the E ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 1, Township 10 north, Range 10 west of the 6th P.M.)
from TA Transitional Agriculture with a GCO Gateway Corridor Zone Overlay to B2-
General Business with a GCO Gateway Corridor Zone Overlay
e. Public Hearing on the One & Six Year Street Improvement Plan
#2023-178 - Approving One & Six Year Street Improvement Plan
10. REQUEST AND REFERRALS
a. Cigar Bar Discussion
11. RESOLUTIONS
a. #2023-179 - Consideration of Approving FY 2023-2024 Annual Budget for Railside
Business Improvement District and Setting Date for Board of Equalization
b. #2023-180 - Consideration of Approving FY 2023-2024 Annual Budget for Fonner Park
Business Improvement District and Setting Date for Board of Equalization
c. #2023-181 - Consideration of Approving FY 2023-2024 Annual Budget for South Locust
Business Improvement District and Setting Date for Board of Equalization
d. #2023-182 - Consideration of Approving FY 2023-2024 Annual Budget for Vehicle Off-
Street Parking District #3 and Setting Date for Board of Equalization
12. ORDINANCES
a. #9937 - Consideration of Approving Salary Ordinance
b. #9938 - Considering Annexation of Property proposed for platting as Wildwood
Business Park Subdivision, an addition to the City of Grand Island located at the
Northwest Corner of U.S. Highway 281 and Wildwood Drive (First Reading)
13. OTHER ITEMS