City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2014 7:00 P.M. After the study session, the Council President called the meeting to order and stated a copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection located near the entrance door by the agendas. Roll call showed Council Members Stange, Kuhns, Bixby, Anderson, and Navarrette present, Eairleywine and Johnson absent – 6 present, 2 absent. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to open the public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program Funds 11-DTR-107 Downtown Revitalization. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Jean Kaup Van Iperen, City of Fremont Office Services Associate, reported the City is getting to the end of the Downtown Revitalization project so a public hearing is required. The project is mostly done with the exception of the two Council approved extensions. Those façade projects should be done by April of this year and the entire Revitalization project needs to be done by May. The City is looking at a next phase of additional façade projects and possible second story housing in the downtown area. Lowell Schroeder, Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, stated the hearing is required and gives the public an opportunity to have input on the grant program and this particular project within the City. It also allows for a report back on how things are going. NENEDD is talking to city staff about interest in applying again for the whole downtown cycle so the first part would be the study portion and then a project cycle. Council President Bixby stated the investment in the downtown was a $350,000 grant with $108,500 from downtown owners which provides a great catalyst for redevelopment in the downtown. Mr. Schroeder stated the local match was actually higher and that a report on that would be provided at a later date. There being no further testimony, moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to close the public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program Funds 11-DTR-107 Downtown Revitalization. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Stange to open the public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program Funds 10-ED-009 Data Center Tech Park. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Jean Kaup Van Iperen, City of Fremont Office Services Associate, stated the City is about half way thru the project and the public hearing was an opportunity to allow citizens to talk about and ask questions and find out more information on where things are. Lowell Schroeder, Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, stated right now we are in the phase of marketing and trying to find tenants to move into the site. He further stated it is a long term project with an end date of April of 2020. There being no further testimony, moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to close the public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program Funds 10-ED-009 Data Center Tech Park. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Stange to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. • Dispense with and approve February 11, 2014 and February 18, 2014 minutes  • January 29 – February 11, 2014 claims • Resolution No. 2014-030 approving consumption of alcohol on city property for Kevin Prinz, Christensen Field Indoor Arena, April 11 and 12, 2014, fundraiser; Kevin Prinz, Christensen Field Main Arena, April 11 and 12, 2014, fundraiser; Tyler Seaman, City Auditorium, April 25, 2015, wedding reception; David Poppe, Friendship Center, March 15, 2014, banquet • Resolution No. 2014-031 approving Special Designated permit applications for Christensen Field Task Force, 1710 West 16th, April 11 & 12, 2014, fundraiser; Rise’s Drive-In Liquor, 431 North Union, June 14, 2014, reception • Resolution No. 2014-032 awarding Restroom Cleaning contract for park facilities to Doug Drews • Resolution No. 2014-033 approving easement for Fremont Public Schools for exercise equipment at Johnson Middle School • Resolution No. 2014-034 approving Dan Demuth request to subdivide Lot 15, Block 3, Cambridge Square Addition into two lots • Resolution No. 2014-035 approving Richard and Celine Papa request to combine Lots 4 and 5, Block 4, Country Acres Addition into one lot Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to reconsider Ordinance No. 5293 amending the official zoning map referred to in Article 4 of Zoning Ordinance No. 3939. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Anderson to amend Ordinance No. 5293 amending the official zoning map referred to in Article 4 of Zoning Ordinance No. 3939 by adding the airport zoning consistent with the State law change. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only, as reconsidered and amended, of Ordinance No. 5293 amending the official zoning map referred to in Article 4 of Zoning Ordinance No. 3939. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Ordinance No. 5293, as reconsidered and amended, passed. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing a parcel of land located in NW ¼ 18-17-9 (tract one of annexation study). Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to amend the ordinance by striking the area to the east which is essentially the Deer Pointe 3rd Addition and Lot 16 which is north of the homestead (see attached map). Roll call vote: 4 ayes, 1 abstain (Bixby), 1 nay (Stange), 2 absent (Johnson and Eairleywine). Motion carried. The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing a parcel of land located in NW ¼ SE ¼ 19-17-9 (tract four of annexation study). The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing a parcel of land located in NW ¼ SE ¼ 7-17-9 (tract seven of annexation study). The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Anderson to introduce an Ordinance amending Fremont Municipal Code Chapter Nine, Article Six relating to adopted International Codes. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Fremont Municipal Code Chapter Nine, Article Six relating to adopted International Codes. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to introduce an Ordinance amending International Building Code, International Residential Code and Department of Justice’s ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending International Building Code, International Residential Code and Department of Justice’s ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to introduce an Ordinance amending International Property Maintenance Code. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending International Property Maintenance Code. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Anderson to introduce an Ordinance amending Plumbing Code. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Plumbing Code. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Stange to introduce an Ordinance amending Electrical Code. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Electrical Code. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to introduce an Ordinance amending Mechanical Code. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Mechanical Code. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to approve Resolution No. 2014-036 adopting the new Local Option Economic Development (LB 840) Plan as presented by Greater Fremont Development Council and Citizen Committee. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to approve Resolution No. 2014-037 setting ballot language for Local Option Economic Development (LB 840) Plan. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to approve Resolution No. 2014-038 setting ballot language for continuation of ½ cent Local Option Sales Tax. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. The Council President announced the next meeting would be March 11, 2014. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Stange to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 6 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m. I, Kimberly Volk, the undersigned City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk; that such agenda items were sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting; that such subjects were contained in said agenda at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by the members of the public; that the said minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meeting and the subjects to be discussed at said meeting and that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available and accessible to members of the public, posted during such meeting in the room in which such meeting was held. Kimberly Volk, MMC, City Clerk