08/28/2001 Resolutions 2001-223
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RESOLUTION 2001-223
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2001, by Ordinance No. 8683, the City of Grand Island
authorized the conveyance of the former City Hall property located at 102 West Second Street,
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska to Civic Redevelopment Group, L.L.c., a Nebraska limited
liability company; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the ordinance was published in the Grand Island Independent
on July 16, 2001 and a notice of such sale and the terms thereof was published in the Grand Island
Independent on July 17, July 24, and July 31,2001, in accordance with Neb Rev. Stat. S 16-202; and
WHEREAS, if a remonstrance against such conveyance signed by registered voters
of the City of Grand Island equal in number to thirty percent of the registered voters of the City of
Grand Island voting at the last regular municipal election held in the city is filed with the City
Council within thirty days of passage and publication of such ordinance, said property shall not then,
nor within one year thereafter, be sold; and
WHEREAS, the last regular municipal election in the City of Grand Island was held
on November 7,2000, with 12,712 registered voters voting at such election, 30% of which number
is 3,814 registered voters; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2001, within thirty days from the publication of the
ordinance authorizing the conveyance, said remonstrance bearing 4,508 signatures was filed with
the City Clerk for signature verification; and
WHEREAS, Neb. Rev. Stat. S 16-202 requires that upon receipt ofthe remonstrance,
the Mayor and City Council shall deliver the remonstrance to the Hall County Election
Commissioner to determine the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the remonstrance; and
WHEREAS, the Hall County Election Commissioner has forty days from the receipt
of such remonstrance to certify to the Mayor and City Council the number of valid signatures to
constitute a valid remonstrance and a certification of the signatures determined to be invalid; and
WHEREAS, within 30 days after such certifications have been received from the Hall
County Election Commissioner, the City of Grand Island shall hold a public hearing to review the
remonstrance and certifications, and receive testimony regarding them and to vote on whether the
remonstrance is valid and uphold the remonstrance if sufficient valid signatures have been received.
Approved as to Form T ~
August 23, 2001 '" City Attorney
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the remonstrance against the sale ofthe former
City Hall property to Civic Redevelopment Group, L.L.C. pursuant to Ordinance No. 8683 shall be
submitted to the Hall County Election Commissioner for action in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat.
916-202.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Election Commissioner shall certify to the
Mayor and City Council the number of valid signatures required by Neb. Rev. Stat. 916-202 and
shall forward to the Mayor and City Council the remonstrance and the certification of the number
of signatures to constitute a valid remonstrance and the certification of the signatures determined to
be invalid.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. 916-202 upon
receipt of the remonstrance and certifications from the Hall County Election Commissioner, the
Mayor and City Council shall hold a public hearing to review the remonstrance and certifications,
receive testimony regarding them, and to vote on whether the remonstrance is valid and to uphold
the remonstrance if sufficient valid signatures are received.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska on August 28,2001.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form T ~
August 23, 2001 ... City Attorney
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