March 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting

1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ROLL CALL

2. PRAYER

3. NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. CONSENT AGENDA - The following items are considered to be routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a city council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from consent status and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

4.A. Minutes of March 4, 2024, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of March 4, 2024, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Minutes of March 4, 2024, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying Tim Moser, Derek Salak, Ryan Sabata, and JoJo Dunn as fire captain candidates.

4.D. Reappointment of Jessica Cabán to Civil Service Commission for five-year term.

4.E. Resolution No. R24-29 approving permanent drainage easement agreement with George R. Novak and Carolyn J. Novak.

4.F. Finance department report.

4.G. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application of SKL LLC dba Maria's Authentic Mexican Cuisine and Riverside Lounge for Class C liquor license at 265 33 Avenue. 

7.A.1. Application of Maria's Authentic Mexican Cuisine and Riverside Lounge for Steven Luong as manager in conjunction with liquor license.

7.B. Public hearing - Application of Granville Custom Homes LLC for final plat and development agreement of West Elks 2nd Subdivision (south of 68th Street and 56th Avenue Place). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Resolution No. R24-30 approving final plat and development agreement.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Zegar Investment Properties LLC to rezone property located on the north side of 8th Street at 10th Avenue from "R-3" (Multi-Family Residential District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District) and amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 24-07 approving rezoning.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Finance department report included in Consent Agenda. 

9.A. Update on Nebraska Department of Transportation 23rd Street Reconstruction Project.

9.B. 2023 tax increment financing report.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE - March 11, 2024

10.A.1. Request of Clark Grant, on behalf of Ferguson Properties, Inc., to extend the time period for completion of public improvements for Park Place 10th Addition to April 17, 2025.

10.A.2. Request of Clark Grant, on behalf of Ferguson Properties, Inc., to extend the time period for completion of public improvements for Centennial Park 8th Addition to April 17, 2025.

10.A.3. Cost share of paving and infrastructure 2024.

10.A.4. Traffic Control Device Committee reports for 3rd and 4th Quarter 2023 and 1st Quarter 2024.

10.B. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - March 12, 2024

10.B.1. Financial and Compliance Audit for year-end September 30, 2023.

10.B.2. Quote from Capital City Concepts in the amount of $22,000 for benefit and wage study for non-unionized employees.

10.C. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - March 18, 2024

10.C.1. Water and Wastewater Rate Study

10.C.2. Water Master Plan

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of JoJo Dunn as fire captain.

13.B. Appointment of Ryan Sabata as fire captain.

13.C. Appointment of Derek Salak as fire captain.

13.D. Plans, specifications, estimate of cost in the amount of $340,000, and authorization to advertise for bids for Fiber Network Project 2024 (Plans and specifications on file in the engineering department.) CIP #19-09

13.E. Application of Steven Ramaekers for preliminary plat of Farm View Second Subdivision (16th Avenue and 31st Street). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.F. Administrative policies and standard operating guidelines for fire department.

13.G. Comments from mayor and city council members.

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R24-31 accepting Deed of Dedication for The Flats Second Subdivision a minor subdivision of Lots 34 and 35, Block A, The Village First Addition (intersection of 25th Street and East 5th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

14.B. Resolution No. R24-32 approving agency agreement with Nebraska Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, for AIP Grant No. 3-31-0019-018-2024 to obtain federal assistance for construction of 8-place T-hanger at airport. CIP #23-30

14.C. Resolution No. R24-33 approving agency agreement with Nebraska Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, for BIL Grant No. 3-31-0019-019-2024 to obtain federal assistance for construction of 8-place T-hanger at airport. CIP #23-30

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING - None

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING - None

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

18. CONSIDERATION OF PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE - Included in Consent Agenda.

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT