05/06/2003 Minutes
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
May 6, 2003
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand
Island, Nebraska was conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 100 East First Street, on May
6,2003. Notice of the meeting was given in the Grand Island Independent on April 30, 2003.
Mayor Jay Vavricek called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following members were present:
Councilmembers Meyer, Whitesides, Pielstick, Larson, Nickerson, Seifert, Pauly, Hornady, Walker
and Haase. The following City Officials were present: City Administrator Marian Ferguson, City
Clerk RaNae Edwards, Public Works Director Steve Riehle, City Attorney Doug Walker and Finance
Director David Springer.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was said followed by the INVOCATION given by Pastor Scott Jones,
Third City Christian Church, 4100 West 13th Street.
RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS: One individual reserved time to speak on
agenda items.
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS:
Proclamation "Tourism Week" May 4-10,2003. Mayor Vavrick proclaimed the week of May 4-10,
2003 as "Tourism Week". Renee Seifert and Tricia Beam representing the Convention Visitors
Bureau was present to receive the proclamation.
Proclamation "Salvation Army Week" May 11-17, 2003. Mayor Vavrick proclaimed the week of
May 11-17, 2003 as "Salvation Army Week". Captain Al Simmert and Gaylord Apfel representing
the Salvation Army was present to receive the proclamation.
Proclamation "Electrical Safety Month" May 2003. Mayor Vavrick proclaimed the month of May
2003 as "Electrical Safety Month". Gary Mader, Utilities Director was present to receive the
proclamation.
Presentation of the Electric Safety Program by Line Crew Chief Brian Fiala. Brian Fiala presented a
life-like model graphically demonstrating the do's and don'ts of practicing electrical safety.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearing on Request of Chan Bandasack dba Vientiane Oriental Market. 221 West 4th Street
for Change of Location to Class "B-50572" Liquor License to 217 West 4th Street. City Clerk, RaNae
Edwards reported that Chan Bandasack dba Vientiane Oriental Market, 221 West 4th Street had
submitted an application with the City Clerk's Office for a change in location for their Class "B-
50572" Liquor License to 217 West 4th Street. Ms. Edwards presented the following exhibits for the
record: application submitted to the Liquor Contraol Commission and received by the City on April
24, 2003; notice to applicant of date, time and place of hearing mailed on April 24, 2003; notice to
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the general public of date, time and place of hearing published on April 26, 2003; and departmental
reports as required by City Code. No public testimony was heard.
ORDINANCES:
#8799 - Consideration of Annexation of Property Being Platted as Timberline Subdivision, Located
North of Highway 2 and West of Webb Road (Final Reading). Chad Nabity, Regional Planning
Director, reported that annexation of property being platted as Timberline Subdivision an addition to
the City of Grand Island, which property was located North of Highway 11 and West of Webb Road,
in the SEl/4NEl/4 Section 1, Township 11, Range 10. It was noted that this issue had been discussed
by the City Council at their March 25, 2003 City Council Study Session. First reading was approved
at the April 8, 2003 City Council meeting and second reading was approved at the April 22, 2003
City Council meeting.
Lewis Kent, 624 East Meves A venue spoke in opposition to septic sewers.
Motion was made by Seifert, second by Walker, to approve Ordinance #8799 on final reading. Upon
roll call vote, Councilmembers Larson, Nickerson, Seifert, Pauly, Hornady, Walker and Haase voted
yes. Councilmembers Meyer, Whitesides and Pielstick voted no. Motion adopted.
Councilmember Pielstick moved that the statutory rules requiring ordinances to be read by title on
three different days be suspended and that ordinances numbered
#8809 - Consideration of Creating Street Improvement District #1247, Cannon Road from
North Road to Mansfield Road
#8810 - Consideration of Salary Ordinance Pertaining to Administration Secretary
be considered for passage on the same day upon reading by number only and that the City Clerk be
permitted to call out the number of these ordinances on their first reading and then upon final passage
and call for a roll call vote on each reading and then upon final passage. Councilmember Seifert
seconded the motion. Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
Mayor: Is there anyone in the audience interested in these ordinances? John Luna, 712 East 8th Street
spoke with regards to the Police Officers salaries. No further public testimony was heard.
City Clerk: Ordinances #8809 and #8810 on first reading. All those in favor of the passage of these
ordinances on first reading, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Councilmember
Pielstick voted no on Ordinance #8810. Motion adopted.
City Clerk: Ordinances #8809 and #8810 on final passage. All those in favor of the passage of these
ordinances on final passage, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Councilmember
Pielstick voted no on Ordinance #8810. Motion adopted.
Mayor: By reason of the roll cal votes on first reading and then upon final passage, Ordinances
#8809 and #8810 are declared to be lawfully passed and adopted upon publication as required by
law.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Seifert, second by Larson, carried unanimously to approve the
Consent Agenda.
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Approving Minutes of April 22, 2003 City Council Regular Meeting.
Approving Request of Chan Bandasack dba Vientiane Oriental Market, 221 West 4th Street for
Change of Location to Class "B-50572" Liquor License to 217 West 4th Street.
#2003-126 - Approving Bid Award for Contract for Transmission Line Engineering Services with
Advantage Engineering, Inc. of Chesterfield, Missouri in an Amount of $150, 1 00.00.
#2003-127 - Approving Bid Award for Water Main Proiect 2003-W-2 with Diamond Engineering
Company of Grand Island, Nebraska in an Amount of$96,734.03.
#2003-128 - Approving Annual Renewal of Farm Leases. It was noted that the Utilities, Public
Works and Parks and Recreation Departments lease lands owned at the Platte Valley Industrial Park,
Burdick Station, the Well Field, land north of the Wastewater Treatment wite, the City Landfill and
CHAAP for the following tenants: Larry Knuth, Kenneth Clausen, Jack Webb, Mike Peters, Gerald
Bremer, Robert Nunnenkamp, Matt Turek and Bill Cure.
#2003-129 - Approving Bid Award for Sanitary Sewer District #505, Livengood Subdivision with
the Diamond Engineering Company of Grand Island, Nebraska in an Amount of$7L678.15.
#2003-130 - Approving Certificate of Final Completion for Base Housing Removal at Former CAAP
Site with Third Party Environmental. Inc., of Grand Island, Nebraska.
#2003-131 - Approving Business Associate Contract with St. Francis Medical Center Relative to
Ambulance Billing.
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS:
Motion by Seifert, second by Pauly, carried unanimously to approve the Claims for the period of
April 23, 2003 through May 6,2003, for a total amount of$1,905,558.62.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk