City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 10, 2014 7:00 P.M. After the study session, the Mayor 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, Bixby, Navarrette, Hoppe, Kuhns, Eairleywine, Anderson and Johnson present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to continue the Public Hearing on the general redevelopment plan for Morningside Business Park project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Johnson to open the Public Hearing for the Community Development Block Grant Comprehensive Revitalization 14CR application. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Jean Kaup Van Ipren, Office Services Associate, stated this is a new community redevelopment project and it is the second phase coming out of a needs assessment done in 2012. The project will include two owner occupied residences as well as two rental rehabs. The fiscal impact to the city is $116,000 which will be covered by doing a street overlay project from Park Street from Military to 2nd Street. She further stated that this is a change from the original water and sewer project that was slated to be done with this phase. The total cost of the project will be $240,000. There being no further testimony, moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Stange to close the public hearing. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve Resolution No. 2014-101 approving the Community Development Block Grant Comprehensive Revitalization 14CR application. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. • Dispense with reading of and approve May 27, 2014 minutes • May 28 - June 10, 2014 claims • Resolution No. 2014-102 approving consumption of alcohol on city property for Tammi Marreel, Christensen Field, July 25, 2015, wedding reception; Brad Victor, Christensen Field, August 21, 2014, combine clinic; Paula Mercado, City Auditorium, June 20, 2015, birthday • Resolution No. 2014-103 approving Special Designated Permit application Burtonian Enterprises, 1682 East 23rd Avenue North, June 22, 2014, beer garden; Rise’s Drive-In Liquor, 925 North Broad, August 2, 2014, reception; Shawsky’s LLC, 1710 West 16th, June 28, 2014, reception • One year extension for Community Development Block Grant #13-CR-003 • Six month extension for Community Development Block Grant #11-CR-003 • Resolution No. 2014-104 approving Ron Vlach request to use Christensen Field and Fremont Municipal Airport for fireworks display July 3, 2014 • Tort claim of Alicia Carrera, 1750 North I • Resolution No. 2014-105 approving John C Fremont Days Inc request for Pathfinder Duathlon route on July 13, 2014 and Ridge Road Run route on July 12, 2014 • Report of the Treasury • Resolution No. 2014-106 approving agreement in the amount of $16,500 with Prochaska and Associates for Police Department Renovation study The Mayor offered the names of Jennifer Bixby, Bill Vobejda and Rob George to the Local Option Review Team. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve the appointments for a two year term ending June 2016. Roll call vote: 7 ayes, 1 abstain (Bixby). Motion carried. The Mayor offered the names of Larry Johnson and Paul Marsh to the Local Option Review Team. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to approve the appointments for a one year term ending June 2015. Roll call vote: 7 ayes, 1 abstain (Johnson). Motion carried. The Mayor offered the names, as recommended by the Greater Fremont Development Council, of Cecilia Harry and Steve Pribnow to the Local Option Review Team. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve the appointment for a one year term ending June 2015 for Cecilia Harry and the appointment for a two year term ending June 2016 for Steve Pribnow. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing property located SW corner of NW ¼ 19-17-9, Fremont Nebraska. The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve the Omaha Public Power District agreement for siting, design, and construction of transmission line and substation facilities. Agreement comes with the Board of Public Works approval. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor offered the name of David Shelso to the Board of Public Works. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Hoppe to approve the reappointment for a five year term ending June 2019. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor offered the name of Paul Gifford as chairman of the Board of Public Works. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Stange to approve the appointment. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to introduce an Ordinance adopting the Economic Development Plan approved by voters on May 13, 2014. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance adopting the Economic Development Plan approved by voters on May 13, 2014. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Johnson to suspend the rules and place on final reading. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Ordinance No. 5307 passed. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to introduce an Ordinance amending the Fremont Municipal Code, Chapter 12, Economic Development. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending the Fremont Municipal Code, Chapter 12, Economic Development. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Bixby to suspend the rules and place on final reading. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Ordinance No. 5308 passed. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Bixby to introduce an Ordinance amending the Fremont Municipal Code, Chapter 3, Departments. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending the Fremont Municipal Code, Chapter 3, Departments. The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve Resolution No. 2014-107 adopting closure of railroad crossing at First Street between Luther and Johnson Road. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next meeting would be June 24, 2014. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Anderson to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:49 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