July 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Legislative and Economic Development Committee Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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2. Roll Call
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3. Items of Business
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3.A. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on amending the 2020 Downtown Revitalization Program Guidelines.
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Committee member Ryan Hinz informed the committee that they need to update the dates in the guidelines to be able to lengthen the process for the program. Changes include extending closure until September 24th, the second application running through November, and making decisions on them in December.
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3.B. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on providing the Blue River Arts Council $2,750 for summer cultural events.
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City Administrator Tom Ourade commended the Blue River Arts Council on their community involvement and recommended that the committee approve giving them the $2,750 out of city funds, since they do not qualify for the LB-840.
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3.C. Discuss amending the animal regulations to allow a limited number of hens within the City.
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Committee member Ryan Hinz discussed his concern about allowing hens within the city. With slaughtering not allowed in city limits, Hinz believes that people will be still be raising the chickens to slaughter and eat later, not think of them or keep them as pets.
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3.D. Discuss enacting Ordinance 2131: An ordinance creating a vacant and neglected property registration.
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Council member Ryan Hinz outlined the ordinance regarding vacant and neglected property. If a property is vacant for a certain period of time, the property owners will be notified that the property needs to go into a registry of vacant properties. After initial contact and a 12-month period, there would be fines imposed upon the property owner. Mayor Dave Bauer brought up the issue of property owners who pay the utilities and keep them maintained having an issue with this ordinance and how there are other mechanisms we already have to deal with unkept properties. The committee will take more time to research the subject and check back on this at the next meeting.
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4. Officers' Reports
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5. Adjournment
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