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KEARNEY CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

City Council Chambers, 18 East 22nd Street

November 27, 2007

7:00 p.m.

 

I  ROUTINE BUSINESS

 

1.         Invocation by Reverend Doug Shada, Cornerstone Berean Church.

 

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.         REMAIN TABLED UNTIL DECEMBER 11, 2007.  Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by NE Colorado, Inc., dba Viaero Wireless (Applicant) and Firstier Capital Corporation, dba Kearney Event Center, Inc. (Owner) for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 150-foot tall self supporting telecommunications pole, a backup generator, a 1,000 gallon propane tank and space for two 9 foot by 15 foot by 8.5 foot tall concrete buildings (one current and one future) to house electronic equipment on property zoned “District C-2/PD, Community Commercial District/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as Lot 2, Broadfoot Third Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (609 Platte Road).

 

2.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Conduct a public hearing on the Applications submitted by F.M. and Marilyn Parker, Randall and Mary Fike, Edmund and Margaret Sizer, Dustin Westerbeck, Michelle Graddy, James and Rita Weber, Matthew and Kimberly Meister, Everett and Roxanne Aistrope, Darin and Lisa Messeure, Vern Plambeck, Bernice Oran, Gerald and Jann Davidson, Todd and Jennie Halbert, John and Darlene Smith, Randall and Mardi Pallas, Vernon and Eleanore Ward, Debbra Conroy, Karen Park, Robert and Darlene Mitchell, Joshua Liljehorn, Dudley and Barbara Friskopp, Larry and Kae Sawyer, Walter and Jennifer Martin, George and Roxanne Bascom, Duane and Sherry Ruh, James Gallant Power of Attorney for Jean Gallant, JoAnne Sawyer, Beverly Frickel, Kent and DeAnn Psota, J. Thomas and Mary York, Richard and Juanita Cloyed, Ronald and Terri Ridgway, Michael and Carney Marchand, Steven and Janet Anderson, Mary Beth Keenan, Donald and Roberta McKenzie, Larry and Ruth Solomon, Jerry and Cynthia Foote, Thomas Bright, Tracy and Jacqueline Burns, Ronald Landstrom, Seth Blank, Wanda Davis, Arlette Neal, Mary Mendenhall, Thomas and Linda Martin, 24th Street Development, Brent and McKenna Bieber, Jerry and Janet Fox, Elmer and Margaret Holzichter, Rosalie Elder (Applicants and Owners) to rezone from “District R-3, Urban Residential Multi-Family District (Medium Density) District” to “District R-1, Urban Residential Single Family District” property described as follows: the south half of Lot 2, all of Lot 3,  part of Lots 4 and 5, all in Block 1, West Addition; part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and all of Lot 6, all in Block 2, West Addition; Lots 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, the east 55 feet of Lots 7 and 8, all in Block 3, West Addition; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, part of Lots 8 and 9, all in Block 4, West Addition; the south 42 feet of Lot 3, all of Lots 4, 10, 11, 12, the north 10 feet of Lot 5, the west 80 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9, all in Block 5, West Addition; Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, the east 60 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9, all in Block 6, West Addition; the west 45 feet of Lot 1, 2, 3, all of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, all in Block 7, West Addition; the east 35 feet of the west 90 feet of Lot 11, the east 35 feet of the west 90 feet of Lot 12, the east 50 feet of Lots 11 and 12, all in Block 10, West Addition; Lots 1 and 2, Hecht’s Subdivision; all of Lots 1, 2, 3, the west half of Lot 4, the west half of the south half of Lot 5, the west 80 feet of Lot 6, the west 80 feet of the north half of Lot 5, all in Block 1, Ashland Addition; part of Lots 1, 2, 3, together with the vacated east half of the alley abutting said lots on the west, the east 93 1/3 feet of Lot 3, the east 93 1/3 feet of the south 30 feet of Lot 2, the west 70 feet of Lot 6, the west 70 feet of the north 20 feet of Lot 5, the east half of Lot 6, the east half of the north 10 feet of Lot 5, all in Block 2, Ashland Addition; the west half of Lots 1 and 2, the west half of Lot 12, the west half of the north 39 feet of Lot 11, the east half of the south 34 feet of Lot 5, the east half of Lot 6, all in Block 8, Ashland Addition; the south 86 feet of Lots 13 and 14, the west half of the south 86 feet of Lot 15, the north 44 feet of Lots 13 and 14, the north 44 feet of the west half of Lot 15, all of Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, all in Block 60, Perkins & Harford’s Addition; Lot 20 and the west half of Lot 21 of Block 61, Perkins & Harford’s Addition; the east 50 feet of Lot, all of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 of Block 63, Perkins & Harford’s Addition, all in the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (322, 323, 324, 417, 517, 521, 603 West 21st Street; 322, 512, 515, 612, 626 West 22nd Street; 403, 411, 417, 514, 524, 621, 703, 711 West 23rd Street; 501, 511, 523, 609, 624, 714, 720, 801, 805, 819 West 24th Street; 2112 3rd Avenue; 2100, 2108, 2112, 2114, 2208, 2216, 2220 4th Avenue; 2102, 2110, 2211, 2218, 2221, 2222, 2300, 2305, 2308 5th Avenue; 2109, 2209, 2220, 2303, 2304, 2309, 2310, 2411 6th Avenue).

 

3.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Mitch Humphrey from Buffalo Surveying (Applicant) for Kenneth and Elaine Richter (Owner) for an amendment to the Land Use Map of the City of Kearney Comprehensive Development Plan from “Agriculture/Open” to “Mixed Use 2” for property described as being part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of 6th P.M., containing 5.90 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (1550 feet south of the intersection of Highway 10/40 on the west side of Highway 10) and approve Resolution No. 2007-242.

 

 

4.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Mitch Humphrey from Buffalo Surveying (Applicant) for Kenneth and Elaine Richter (Owner) to rezone from “District AG, Agricultural District” to “District C-2/PD, Community Commercial District/Planned Development Overlay District” for property described as being part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of 6th P.M., containing 5.90 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (1550 feet south of the intersection of Highway 10/40 on the west side of Highway 10).

 

5.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Mitch Humphrey from Buffalo Surveying (Applicant) for Kenneth and Elaine Richter (Owner) for approval of the Final Plat and Subdivision Agreement for “Elken Subdivision”, a subdivision of Buffalo County, Nebraska for property described as being part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of 6th P.M., containing 5.90 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (1550 feet south of the intersection of Highway 10/40 on the west side of Highway 10) and approve Resolution No. 2007-243.

 

IV  CONSENT AGENDA  *

 

1.         Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting held November 13, 2007.

 

2.         Approve the Claims.

 

3.         Receive recommendations of Planning Commission and set December 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. as date and time for hearing on those applications where applicable.

 

4.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Approve the following Agricultural Leases at the Kearney Regional Airport from January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008: B & B Bendfeldt Farms, L.L.C. and Brenda Bendfeldt (229 irrigated acres); David R. Fleming (383 non-irrigated acres); David R. Fleming (272 irrigated acres); Donald D. Hendrickson (347 irrigated acres and 11 non-irrigated acres); Gary Henderson (34 irrigated acres); Lee Potter (62 irrigated acres); Thomas L. Larsen and Theodore A. Larsen (127 under pivot irritation acres and 9 non-irrigated acres) and approve Resolution No. 2007-233.

 

5.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  Approve the Grassland Lease with Ron Hendrickson (75 acres dry land hay) at the Kearney Regional Airport from January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008 and approve Resolution No. 2007-234.

 

6.         Approve the bid received from McNeilus Truck & Mfg. in the amount of $188,251.00 for the purchase of a front load refuse compactor truck used in the Sanitation Division of the Utilities Department.

 

7.         Approve the bid received from McNeilus Truck & Mfg. in the amount of $210,750.00 for the purchase of a side load refuse compactor truck used in the Sanitation Division of the Utilities Department.

 

8.         Approve Change Order No. 4 showing an increase in the amount of $22,983.33, Application and Certificate for Payment No. 8 in the amount of $374,791.75 submitted by Blessing, LLC and approved by Miller & Associates for the 2007 Part II Improvements – 39th Street from 2nd Avenue to Pony Express Road consisting of Paving Improvement District No. 2006-908 for 39th Street from Pony Express Road west to the east lot line of Lot 1, Block 1, Windsor Estates Fifth Addition and approve Resolution No. 2007-244.

 

9.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 14 in the amount of $115,677.06 submitted by Sargent Drilling Co. and approved by Miller & Associates for the Northwest Well Field Improvements – Phase I (Municipal Water Wells) and approve Resolution No. 2007-245.

 

10.       Approve the proposal received from Hill Construction for the purchase and removal of the Cottonmill House and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and approve Resolution No. 2007-246.

 

11.       Approve the application to extend Conditional Use Permit No. 2001-03 granted to Beadle, LLC to locate a resource extraction and stock piling operation located ¾ mile north of 56th Street on the west side of Avenue N for a period of one year.

 

12.       Approve the application for a Special Designated License submitted by BOULEE, LLC, dba “Bico’s Sports Bar & Grill” in connection with their Class I-70918 liquor license to dispense beer, wine and distilled spirits in the Extension Building at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds located at 1300 East 34th Street on December 28, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. for a wedding reception.

 

*           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.         FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7392 – Repeal Ordinance No. 7373 and classify the officers and employees of the City; fix the ranges of compensation of such officers and employees; establish the hours and work period for overtime eligibility; provide for payments of clothing and/or uniform allowances; provide for payment of vehicle allowance; and provide for payment of cell phone allowance.

 

2.         FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7395 – Rezone from “District AG, Agricultural District” to “District R-1, Urban Residential Single-Family District (Low Density)” property described as a tract of land being part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., containing 47.82 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska and to “District C‑O, Office District” property described as a tract of land being part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., containing 6.17 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (north of the intersection of Avenue K and 56th Street west of the intersection of Avenue L and Eastbrooke Drive).

 

3.         FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7396 – Rezone from “District M-1, Limited Industrial District” to “District CBD/PD, Kearney Center Mixed Use District/Planned Development Overlay District” for property described as Lot 1448, Original Town of Kearney Junction now the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska and from “District R-2, Urban Residential Mixed-Density District” to “District CBD/PD, Kearney Center Mixed Use District/Planned Development Overlay District” for property described as Lots 1449, 1450, 1451, Original Town of Kearney Junction now the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (north of 15th Street lying between Central Avenue and Avenue A).

 

4.         FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7397 – Vacate the 20-foot wide alley located west of Lots 1732 through 1737, inclusive, and east of Lots 1738 through 1743, inclusive, all in Original Town of Kearney Junction, now the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (south of 14th Street, North of 13th Street, west of 1st Avenue and east of 2nd Avenue).

 

5.         ORDINANCE NO. 7398 – Repeal in its entirety the following: Section 3-1820 “Schedule; Bingo” of Article 18 “Occupation, Business and Other Taxes”; Section 3-2601 “Licensed Organization; Defined”; Section 3-2602 “Compliance with Ordinances of City”; Section 3-2605 “Use of Tax Proceeds”; Section 2606 “Permit; Required”; Section 3-2607 “Permit; When Not to be Issued”; Section 3-2608 “Permit; Application”; Section 3-2609 “Permit; Fee”; Section 3-2610 “Permit; Expiration”; Section 3-2611 “Permit; Display”; and Section 3-2612 “Permit; Suspension or Revocation” all in Article 26 “Bingo” of Chapter 3 “Business Regulations” of the Code of the City of Kearney; to amend Section 3-2604 “Filing of Copies of Certain Information” of Article 26 “Bingo” of Chapter 3 “Business Regulations” of the Code of the City of Kearney to clarify the filing of information.

 

6.         ORDINANCE NO. 7399 – Grant to SourceGas Distribution, LLC the non-exclusive right and privilege to construct, maintain and operate a system for the transmission, transportation, distribution and sale of natural gas in the City of Kearney.

 

VI  REGULAR AGENDA

 

1.         REMAIN TABLED UNTIL DECEMBER 11, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7394 – Grant a Conditional Use Permit to NE Colorado, Inc., dba Viaero Wireless (Applicant) and Firstier Capital Corporation, dba Kearney Event Center, Inc. (Owner) to construct a 150-foot tall self supporting telecommunications pole, a backup generator, a 1,000 gallon propane tank and space for two 9 foot by 15 foot by 8.5 foot tall concrete buildings (one current and one future) to house electronic equipment on property zoned “District C-2/PD, Community Commercial District/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as Lot 2, Broadfoot Third Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (609 Platte Road). (Pertains to Public Hearing 1)

 

2.         TABLED NOVEMBER 13, 2007.  ORDINANCE NO. 7393 – Rezone from “District R-3, Urban Residential Multi-Family District (Medium Density) District” to “District R-1, Urban Residential Single Family District” property described as follows: the south half of Lot 2, all of Lot 3,  part of Lots 4 and 5, all in Block 1, West Addition; part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and all of Lot 6, all in Block 2, West Addition; Lots 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, the east 55 feet of Lots 7 and 8, all in Block 3, West Addition; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, part of Lots 8 and 9, all in Block 4, West Addition; the south 42 feet of Lot 3, all of Lots 4, 10, 11, 12, the north 10 feet of Lot 5, the west 80 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9, all in Block 5, West Addition; Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, the east 60 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9, all in Block 6, West Addition; the west 45 feet of Lot 1, 2, 3, all of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, all in Block 7, West Addition; the east 35 feet of the west 90 feet of Lot 11, the east 35 feet of the west 90 feet of Lot 12, the east 50 feet of Lots 11 and 12, all in Block 10, West Addition; Lots 1 and 2, Hecht’s Subdivision; all of Lots 1, 2, 3, the west half of Lot 4, the west half of the south half of Lot 5, the west 80 feet of Lot 6, the west 80 feet of the north half of Lot 5, all in Block 1, Ashland Addition; part of Lots 1, 2, 3, together with the vacated east half of the alley abutting said lots on the west, the east 93 1/3 feet of Lot 3, the east 93 1/3 feet of the south 30 feet of Lot 2, the west 70 feet of Lot 6, the west 70 feet of the north 20 feet of Lot 5, the east half of Lot 6, the east half of the north 10 feet of Lot 5, all in Block 2, Ashland Addition; the west half of Lots 1 and 2, the west half of Lot 12, the west half of the north 39 feet of Lot 11, the east half of the south 34 feet of Lot 5, the east half of Lot 6, all in Block 8, Ashland Addition; the south 86 feet of Lots 13 and 14, the west half of the south 86 feet of Lot 15, the north 44 feet of Lots 13 and 14, the north 44 feet of the west half of Lot 15, all of Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, all in Block 60, Perkins & Harford’s Addition; Lot 20 and the west half of Lot 21 of Block 61, Perkins & Harford’s Addition; the east 50 feet of Lot, all of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 of Block 63, Perkins & Harford’s Addition, all in the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (322, 323, 324, 417, 517, 521, 603 West 21st Street; 322, 512, 515, 612, 626 West 22nd Street; 403, 411, 417, 514, 524, 621, 703, 711 West 23rd Street; 501, 511, 523, 609, 624, 714, 720, 801, 805, 819 West 24th Street; 2112 3rd Avenue; 2100, 2108, 2112, 2114, 2208, 2216, 2220 4th Avenue; 2102, 2110, 2211, 2218, 2221, 2222, 2300, 2305, 2308 5th Avenue; 2109, 2209, 2220, 2303, 2304, 2309, 2310, 2411 6th Avenue). (Pertains to Public Hearing 2)

 

3.         ORDINANCE NO. 7400 – Rezone from “District AG, Agricultural District” to “District C-2/PD, Community Commercial District/Planned Development Overlay District” for property described as being part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of 6th P.M., containing 5.90 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (1550 feet south of the intersection of Highway 10/40 on the west side of Highway 10). (Pertains to Public Hearing 4)

 

4.         Open Account Claims:  Horizon Middle School - $100.00, NPPD - $57,391.53, Platte Valley State Bank - $42,855.15, School District #7 - $7,889.40

 

VII  REPORTS

 

VIII  ADJOURN

 

 

Mayor Stanley A. Clouse

4907 Linden Drive Place

236-6193 home

238-5210 office

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 Bruce Lear

4803 Avenue L Place

234-5354 home

234-2424 office

citycouncil@kearneygov.org

Council Member Bob Lammers

8 Crestview Place

236-5273 home

234-2577 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