COUNCIL AGENDA

City Council Chambers, 18 East 22nd Street

December 10, 2002

7:30 P.M.

 

I           ROUTINE  BUSINESS

 

1.         Invocation (President or Designee of KMA);

            Reverend Russ Sommerfeld of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

 

2.         Pledge of Allegiance – Matt Wroblewski, Matt Jensen, Jake Baldwin.

 

3.         Roll Call.

 

4.         Approve Minutes of Regular Council Meeting of November 26, 2002 and Minutes of the Kearney Municipal Airport Corporation Meeting of November 26, 2002.

 

5.         Approve the Certificate of Vote from the Buffalo County Election Commissioner.

 

6.         City Clerk to report on the Bonds.

 

7.         City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office to the two elected Council members – Randy Buschkoetter and Galen Hadley.

 

8.         Nominations and appointment for President/Mayor.

 

9.         Nominations and appointment for Vice-President.

 

10.        Nominations and appointment for Secretary of the Kearney Municipal Airport Corporation.

 

11.        Reappoint Michaelle Trembly as City Clerk.

 

12.        Oral Communication - Recognition of visitors.

 

II          UNFINISHED  BUSINESS

 

None.

 

III         PUBLIC  HEARINGS

 

1.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Tim Norwood (Applicant) for Betty S. King, Trustee (Owner) to rezone from “District AG, Agricultural District” to “District R-2/PD, Urban Residential Mixed-Density/Planned Development Overlay District” AND to “District C-1, Limited Commercial District” property described as being a part of Section 24, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., containing 9.15 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (northwest quadrant of Avenue N and 56th Street).  (Planning Commission recommended approval.)

 

2.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Tim Norwood (Applicant) for Betty S. King, Trustee (Owner) for Development Plan Approval for the construction of a 8 duplex dwellings on property to be zoned “District R-2/PD, Urban Residential Mixed-Density/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as being a part of Section 24, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., Buffalo County, Nebraska, to be known as Lot 2, Camron 1st Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (464.50 feet west and 464.50 feet north of the northwest corner of Avenue N and 56th Street) and approve Resolution No. 2002-276.  (Planning Commission recommended subject to the following conditions:  (1) the landscape plan shall be reviewed and redeveloped prior to the Council meeting and that the plan reflect a buffer zone of spruce trees around the northern and western sides of the commercial lots on 40-foot centers; (2) that the landscape plan contain at least twice again the number of deciduous trees as shown for the residential area; and (3) landscaping of other type (lower growing shrubbery) around the front areas of the buildings themselves be provided.)

 

3.         Conduct a public hearing on the Application submitted by Trent Bosard on behalf of BD Construction (Applicant) for Todd Van Skiver (Owner) for Development Plan Approval for the construction of an office/shopping center on property zoned “District C-2/PD, Community Commercial/Planned Development Overlay District” and described as Lot 1, Skiview Third Addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (10 West 56th Street) and approve Resolution No. 2002-277.  (Planning Commission recommended approval subject to the applicant shall provide a landscape plan with five percent interior landscaping, recommending that the interior landscape islands be placed at the south end of both parking isles and that the plant sizes be listed for each plant variety.  Administration recommends compliance of the following conditions: separate individual water meters and sewer service are required for utility connections if the building will be under multiple ownership, the public sidewalk along 56th Street shall be eight feet in width to provide a section of the hike-bike trail with the developer paying for four feet and the City of Kearney paying for four feet, and stormwater from this site must enter the existing Wal-Mart cell ahead of the outfall structure.)

 

IV        CONSENT  AGENDA  *

 

1.         Approve Claims.

 

2.         Approve recommendation from Administration on the purchase of three trucks for Utilities/Sanitation Division as follows: Roll Off Box Truck from Nebraska Truck Center in the amount of $106,345.00; a Rear Load Truck from MWC Enterprises in the amount of $67,000.00; and a Side Load Refuse Truck from Wicks Sterling Trucks, Inc in the amount of $134,420.00.

 

3.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 1 in the amount of $435,058.31 submitted by Midlands Contracting for the 2002 Water System Improvements consisting of Water Connection District No. 2002-1 in Cherry Avenue from 11th Street north to the Union Pacific right-of-way, thence east to Airport Road, thence north to 39th Street; Water Connection District No. 2002-2 in Avenue N from the north lot line of Lot 1, Block 2, Eastbrooke Addition, north a distance of 1,890 feet; Water Connection District No. 2002-3 in 30th Avenue from the south lot line of Lot 17, Block 3, Lighthouse Point 6th Addition, north a distance of 1,371 feet; Avenue F from 27th Street to 28th Street; 28th Street from Avenue E to Avenue F and approve Resolution No. 2002-278.

 

4.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 12 in the amount of $211,999.89 submitted by United Contractors Inc. for the Avenue M Viaduct consisting of Paving Improvement District No. 2000-840 for the Avenue M/N Overpass from the north line of South Railroad Street and Avenue M intersection, north to the intersection of 27th Street and Avenue N and approve Resolution No. 2002-279.

 

5.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 3 in the amount of $184,351.25 submitted by Blessing, LLC for the 2002 Part IV Improvements consisting of Paving Improvement District No. 2001-858 for the alley between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue from 15th Street to 16th Street, Paving Improvement District No. 2002-869 for the alley between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue from 21st Street to North Railroad Street, Paving Improvement District No. 2002-870 for the alley between Central Avenue and Avenue A from 21st Street to North Railroad Street, and the parking lot located northwest of the Library and approve Resolution No. 2002-280.

 

6.         Approve the Amendments to the Money Accumulation Plan for the Employees of the City of Kearney and Kearney Municipal Airport Corporation, the City of Kearney Police Officers’ Pension Plan, and the City of Kearney Firefighters’ Pension Plan and approve Resolution No. 2002-281.

 

*           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  *

 

None.

 

VI        REGULAR  AGENDA

 

1.         ORDINANCE NO. 6927 -- Rezone from “District AG, Agricultural District” to “District R-2/PD, Urban Residential Mixed-Density/Planned Development Overlay District” AND to “District C-1, Limited Commercial District” property described as being a part of Section 24, Township 9 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., containing 9.15 acres, more or less, Buffalo County, Nebraska (northwest quadrant of Avenue N and 56th Street).  (Pertains to Public Hearing 1.)

 

2.         TABLED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2002.  Consider the Application for Corporate Manager of Samme S. Karel submitted by KEARNEY COUNTRY CLUB, dba “Kearney Country Club” in connection with their Class C-09051 Liquor License located at 2800 19th Avenue.

 

3.         TABLED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2002.  ORDINANCE NO. 6925 – Amend Article 6, “Fireworks” of Chapter 4 “Fire Regulations” of the Code of the City of Kearney to amend Section 4-601 “Fireworks; Definitions” to amend the definition of permissible fireworks; to amend Section 4-603, “Permit to Sell Permissible Fireworks” to increase the permit fee to $50.00; to amend Section 4-604, “Dates of Lawful Sale” to change the dates for sale to July 1 through July 4; to amend Section 4-605, “Temporary Fireworks Stands” to require temporary stands remain on the real estate for the period beginning June 27 through and including July 7 of each year and to require the payment of an additional $100.00 deposit refundable if the temporary stand is removed by July 7; to amend Section 4-609, “Discharging Fireworks; When Permissible” to allow the discharging of fireworks on July 1 and July 2 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and on July 3 and July 4 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. midnight; and to add a new section entitled Section 4-615, “Weather Hazard” to allow the City to ban or limit the sale and/or discharge of fireworks in the event of dry weather or other weather hazards.

 

4.         ORDINANCE NO. 6928 – Vacate the 15-foot platted setback line located east of the west line of Lot 2 of Block 2, North Acre Fifth Addition, an addition to the City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.  (Planning Commission recommended approval.)

 

5.         Consider the Application for Corporate Manager of Gary Roubicek submitted by BICO’S INCORPORATED, dba “Bico’s Café” in connection with their Class I54330 Liquor License located at 3016 West Highway 30.

 

6.         Open Account Claims    None.

 

VII       REPORTS

 

VIII      ADJOURN

 

The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to adjourn into executive session as per Section 84-1410 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.

 

Out Going Mayor Peter Kotsiopulos 12 Hillcrest Drive Kearney, NE 68845 237-9328 home   238-0080 office   Council member Bruce Blankenship                                Council member Randy Buschkoetter

4415 Sunset Trail                                                           1110 13th Avenue

234-6343 home    236-6903 office                                    234-5553 home  237-6101 office

Newly Elected Council member Galen Hadley                  Council member Don Kearney

3112 Country Club Lane                                                 701 Huron Drive

237-3794 home    865-8400 office                                    237-3225 home  236-5411 office

Council member Jose Zapata                                          City Manager G. Allen Johnson

416 East 17th Street                                                      18 East 22nd Street

234-1273 home   308-745-0780 office                               233-3214 office