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KEARNEY CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

City Council Chambers, 18 East 22nd Street

October 10, 2006

7:00 p.m.

 

I  ROUTINE BUSINESS

 

1.         Invocation (President or Designee of KMA).

 

2.         Pledge of Allegiance.

 

3.         Announcement on Open Meetings Act.

 

4.         Roll call.

 

5.         Oral Communication - Recognition of visitors.

 

II  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

None.

 

III  PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

1.         TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER 24, 2006.  Conduct a public hearing on declaring an area to be blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment and described as follows: An area referred to as Redevelopment Area #8 and described as a tract of land beginning at the intersection of the north line of 8th Street and the east line of 3rd Avenue, thence southward across 8th Street, continuing south along the east line of 3rd Avenue to the south line of 4th Street, thence slightly east along said line to the west line of the public right-of-way of 2nd Avenue, thence south along said line to the north banks of the North Branch of the Platte River, thence following the stream banks west for approximately 800 feet, thence south along a line from said point to the north line of Talmadge Street, thence west for approximately 200 feet, thence south across Talmadge Street, following along the corporate limits line between the south line of Talmadge Street and the north boundary of the public right-of-way of Interstate 80, thence west along said north line for approximately 2,430 feet to a point, thence north along said extended line approximately 2,280 feet to its intersection with the north line of the concrete walking trail along the south side of the North Branch of the Platte River, thence meandering easterly along said north line of said concrete trail to its intersection with an extended west line of Lot 8 of Block 4, Centennial Subdivision to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, thence north along said west line approximately 1,765 feet to its intersection with the south line of said Centennial Subdivision to the City of Kearney (also the corporate limit line), thence east along said south line to its intersection with the west line of 6th Avenue, thence north along said line to its intersection with the north line of 8th Street, thence east along said north line to its intersection with the east line of 3rd Avenue, also the point of beginning, all located in the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska and approve Resolution No. 2006-182.

 

2.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Deerfield LLC (Applicant) and William Abood and Gaylan Abood (Owner) for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for excavation of a lake on property zoned “District RR-1, Rural Residential District (Rural Standards)” and described as Government Lot 7 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska AND an undivided one half interest in Government Lot 6 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska (1/4 mile west of the intersection of 30th Avenue and Long Island Road).

 

3.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Gregg Johnson for Johnson Imperial Home Co. (Applicant and Owner) for Planned District Development Plan Approval for the construction of commercial offices on property zoned “District C-O/PD, Office District/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as Lots 3 and 4, Windsor Estates Tenth Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (4011 7th Avenue) and approve Resolution No. 2006-183.

 

4.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Paul Brungardt from Brungardt Engineering, LLC (Applicant) for Ken Pedersen and Susan Pedersen (Owner) for Planned District Development Plan Approval for the construction of an office facility on property zoned “District C-1/PD, Limited Commercial District/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as the north 92.9 feet of Lot 1 of Block 1, Windsor Estates 4th Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (40th Street and 4th Avenue) and approve Resolution No. 2006-184.

 

5.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Mitch Humphrey from Buffalo Surveying (Applicant) for Starostka Homes and William and Sheila Abood (Owner) for final plat approval for “ABOOD SECOND ADDITION” an addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska for property described as Lots 4 and 5 (to be vacated), Abood Addition an addition to the City of Kearney, with said tract of land being part of Government Lot 6 and accretions abutting said Government Lot 6 and part of Government Lot 7 and accretions abutting said Government Lot 7, all located in the South Half of Section 12, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska, AND TOGETHER with a tract of land being part of Government Lot 5 known as Tax Lot 5 and accretions located in Section 12, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska (north of 1st Street and west of Avenue M) and approve Resolution No. 2006-185.

 

IV  CONSENT AGENDA  *

 

1.         Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting held September 26, 2006.

 

2.         Approve the Claims.

 

3.         Approve the Plans and Specifications for the construction of the Harvey Park Tennis Courts and set the bid opening date for November 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.

 

4.         Approve the request from the Kearney Police Department/Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office to block off Avenue B from Railroad Street to 21st Street for the auto auction to be held on October 14, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

 

5.         Approve the recommendation from Administration on accepting the water and sanitary sewer that serves Lot 1, Stoneridge Fifth Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (north of 56th Street and east of Avenue E) as constructed in accordance with the terms of the Developer Constructed Infrastructure Agreement and approve Resolution No. 2006-186.

 

6.         Approve the recommendation from Administration on awarding the bid to D.P.C. Industries Inc. for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite to be used in the City’s water treatment process.

 

*           Any item listed on the Consent Agenda may, by the request of any single Council member, be considered as a separate item under the Regular Agenda Section of the Agenda.

 

V  CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCES  *

 

1.         ORDINANCE NO. 7300 – Create Paving Improvement District No. 2006-913 for Country Club Lane from the north line of 35th Street north to the north lot line of Lot 1 of Block 1, Aspen Meadows, an addition to the City of Kearney, Nebraska.

 

VI  REGULAR AGENDA

 

1.         ORDINANCE NO. 7301 – Grant a Conditional Use Permit to Deerfield LLC (Applicant) and William Abood and Gaylan Abood (Owner) to allow for excavation of a lake on property zoned “District RR-1, Rural Residential District (Rural Standards)” and described as Government Lot 7 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska AND an undivided one half interest in Government Lot 6 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska (1/4 mile west of the intersection of 30th Avenue and Long Island Road). (Pertains to Public Hearing 2)

 

2.         ORDINANCE NO. 7302 – Vacate Lots 4 and 5, Abood Addition, an addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (north of 1st Street and west of Avenue M).  (Pertains to Public Hearing 5)

 

3.         ORDINANCE NO. 7303 – Amend Section 3-1836 “Intent” of Article 18 “Occupation, Business and Other Taxes” of Chapter 3 “Business Regulations” of the Code of the City of Kearney to reduce the occupation tax receipts that the City of Kearney is currently retaining, and to delete in its entirety Section 3-1837 “Sunset Provisions” of Article 18 “Occupation, Business and Other Taxes” of Chapter 3 “Business Regulations” of the Code of the City of Kearney.

 

4.         Consider the Agreement between the City of Kearney and the Kearney Visitors Bureau and approve Resolution No. 2006-187.

 

5.         Consider the Plans and Specifications for the construction of the Harmon Park Activity Center and set the bid opening date for November 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.

 

6.         Consider Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, and the Nebraska Department of Roads for Project STPD-TMT-10-2(114) setting forth the funding obligations, the requirements for reimbursement to the State of the City’s and County’s funding share to construct the Kearney East Bypass and approve Resolution No. 2006-188.

 

7.         Consider the Transportation Infrastructure Agreement between the City of Kearney, Nebraska and the County of Buffalo, Nebraska for the improvements of 11th Street from Avenue M east to Cherry Avenue Bypass, 56th Street from Avenue N to Airport Road, and Avenue M from 11th Street to 1st Street and approve Resolution No. 2006-189.

 

8.         Open Account Claims:  NPPD - $138.94, Fremont National Bank - $39,348.08, School District #7 - $613.45

 

VII  REPORTS

 

VIII  ADJOURN

 

 

Mayor Galen Hadley

3112 Country Club Lane

237-3794 home

mayor@kearneygov.org

Vice-President Randy Buschkoetter

1110 13th Avenue

234-5553 home  

698-8106 office

citycouncil@kearneygov.org

 

Council Member Don Kearney

701 Huron Drive

237-3225 home  

236-5411 office

citycouncil@kearneygov.org

Council Member Stan Clouse

4907 Linden Drive Place

236-6193 home  

238-5210 office

citycouncil@kearneygov.org

Council Member Bruce Lear

4803 Avenue L Place

234-5354 home

234-2424 office

citycouncil@kearneygov.org

 

City Manager Michael W. Morgan

18 East 22nd Street

233-3214 office

mmorgan@kearneygov.org

 

A current agenda is on file at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 18 East 22nd Street, Kearney, Nebraska.  For more information, call 233-3216 or visit our website at www.cityofkearney.org