07/09/2002 Resolutions 2002-196
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2002-196
WHEREAS, the Business Improvement Board for Business Improvement District No.
4 (hereinafter BID 4 Board) has recommended that the City of Grand Island create a business
improvement district along South Locust Street with boundaries in the form hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, on June 19,2002, the Regional Planning Commission recommended
approval of the creation of such business improvement district; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that a public hearing should be held on
the proposed business improvement district.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that
1. The proposed boundaries of Business Improvement District No. 4 are
described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast comer of Section Twenty One (21), Township Eleven (11)
North, Range Nine (9) West ofthe 6th P.M. in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska;
thence west on the south line of Section 21-11-9 for a distance of One Hundred
(100.0) feet; thence north on a line One Hundred (100.0) feet west of and parallel
with the line common to Section 21-11-9 and Section 22-11-9 to the north line ofthe
Southeast Quarter (SEl/4) of Section 21-11-9; thence east on the north line of the
Southeast Quarter (SEl/4) of Section 21-11-9 and the north line of the Southwest
Quarter (SW1/4) of Section 22-11-9 for a distance of Two Hundred (200.0) feet;
thence south on a line One Hundred (100.0) feet east of and parallel to the line
common to Section 21-11-9 and Section 22-11-9 to the south line of Section 22-11-9;
thence west on the south line of Section 22-11-9 for a distance of One Hundred
(100.0) feet to the point of beginning, as shown on the drawings dated May 28, 2002,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The proposed district shall be considered in public hearing before the City
Council on July 23, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall in Grand Island,
Nebraska.
3. The proposed public facilities and improvements to be made and maintained
within the proposed district shall include: maintenance and improvement of the landscaped
greenway; maintenance, repair, improvement and replacement of the sprinkler system in the
greenway; regular mowing and trimming of the greenway; all facets of the purchase, care and
replacement oftrees, shrubs and grass and other decorative improvements; snow removal from the
sidewalks parallel to S. Locust; employment of or contracting for personnel, purchase of equipment,
materials, supplies or other expenses to accomplish the purposes of the district; other incidental or
ongoing expenses as needed for the maintenance, improvement and beautification ofthe green belt
area and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Business Impr .
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Approved as to Form 0 ~
July 5, 2002 0 City Attorney
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4. The estimated ten-year costs for Business Improvement District #4
improvements and facilities as stated in paragraph 3 above is $275,000. The proposed method by
which the revenue shall be raised is by special assessment.
5. The proposed special assessment method by which the revenue shall be raised
shall be fair and equitable and shall be based upon the special benefit to the property within the
district.
6. A copy of this resolution of intention shall be published one time in the Grand
Island Independent, and a copy shall be mailed to each owner of taxable property as shown by the
latest tax rolls of the Hall County Treasurer.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska on July 9,2002.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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Approved as to Form 0 ~
July 5, 2002 0 City Attorney