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KEARNEY CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

City Council Chambers, 18 East 22nd Street

October 24, 2006

7:00 p.m.

 

I  ROUTINE BUSINESS

 

1.         Invocation (President or Designee of KMA);

            Major Dale Hixenbaugh, Salvation Army.

 

2.         Pledge of Allegiance.

 

3.         Announcement on Open Meetings Act.

 

4.         Roll call.

 

5.         Oral Communication - Recognition of visitors.

            Boy Scout Troop 139 working on the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge.

 

II  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

None.

 

III  PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

1.         TABLED FROM OCTOBER 10, 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.

 

IV  CONSENT AGENDA  *

 

1.         Approve Minutes of the Study Session held October 3, 2006 and the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held October 10, 2006.

 

2.         Approve the Claims.

 

3.         Receive recommendations of Planning Commission and set November 14, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. as date and time for hearing on those applications where applicable.

 

4.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 1 in the amount of $82,260.00 submitted by Sargent Drilling Co. and approved by Miller & Associates for the Northwest Well Field Development; Phase I – Municipal Water Wells and approve Resolution No. 2006-190.

 

5.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 1 in the amount of $16,969.05 submitted by Blessing, LLC and approved by Miller & Associates for the 2006 Part VI Improvements consisting of Paving Improvement District No. 2006-912 for the alley lying west of 2nd Avenue from 22nd Street to 24th Street and approve Resolution No. 2006-191.

 

6.         Approve Application and Certificate for Payment No. 1 in the amount of $216,852.87 submitted by Midlands Contracting, Inc. and approved by Miller & Associates for the 2006 Part III Improvements – Part A consisting of Water District No. 2006-543 for 11th Avenue from the south line of Rapp Addition south to its terminus in a cul-de-sac; AND 8th Street as it abuts Lot 2 of Block 2, Lots 1 and 6 of Block 3, and Lot 6 of Block 4, all in Park View Estates Third; AND 9th Street Place as it abuts Lot 1 of Block 1 and Lot 1 of Block 2, Park View Estates Third; Water District No. 2006-544 for 17th Avenue from 14th Street south to 11th Street; Sewer District No. 2006-486 for 11th Avenue from the south line of Rapp Addition south to its terminus in a cul-de-sac; AND 8th Street as it abuts Lot 2 of Block 2, Lots 1 and 6 of Block 3, and Lot 6 of Block 4, all in Park View Estates Third; AND 9th Street Place as it abuts Lot 1 of Block 1 and Lot 1 of Block 2, Park View Estates Third; Sewer District No. 2006-487 for 17th Avenue from 14th Street south to 11th Street and approve Resolution No. 2006-192.

 

7.         Approve the Plans and Specifications for the 2006 Part IX Improvements consisting of 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 and Water District No. 2006-546 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 and set the bid opening date for November 13, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.

 

8.         Approve the request submitted by the Kearney Family YMCA to conduct the Turkey Trot on November 23, 2006 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The route for the 2-Mile Run/Walk is to begin/finish at the YMCA, south on 6th Avenue, west on 35th Street, south on 7th Avenue, southeast through Harmon Park to the intersection of 29th Street and 5th Avenue, north on 5th Avenue, west to 33rd Street, north on 6th Avenue to YMCA. The route for the 5-Mile Run is to begin/end at YMCA, south on 6th Avenue, east on 33rd Street, south on 5th Avenue, west on 26th Street through Campus, north on 15th Avenue, west on hike/bike trail, north on Country Club Lane, east on 35th Street, north on 11th Avenue, east on 39th Street, north on 6th Avenue to YMCA.

 

9.         Approve the bids received for the 2006 Part VIII Sewer Main Improvements and approve Resolution No. 2006-193 awarding the bid to Midlands Contracting in the amount of $123,145.00.

 

10.        Accept the report from the City Clerk on the insufficiency of objection/protest filed in connection with Ordinance No. 7300 creating 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.

 

11.        Approve the additional work for the Northwest Well Field Development; Phase I – Municipal Water Wells and approve Resolution No. 2006-194.

 

12.        Approve submitting a Storm Water Management Plan Program Grant Application to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of storm water management and approve Resolution No. 2006-195.

 

*           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. 7304 – Amend Section 8-804 “Specific Limits” of Article 8 “Speed Limitations” of Chapter 8 “Police” of the Code of the City of Kearney to adjust the speed limit on Avenue N from 27th Street north to 39th Street to 35 mph.

 

2.         ORDINANCE NO. 7305 – Create Water District No. 2006-546 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.

 

VI  REGULAR AGENDA

 

1.         TABLED FROM OCTOBER 10, 2006.  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).

 

2.         Consider changing the name of the Kearney Municipal Airport to Kearney Regional Airport.

 

3.         Open Account Claims: NPPD - $74,216.36; Fremont National Bank - $39,560.74; Platte Valley State Bank - $1,314.64; Stan Clouse - $188.62

 

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