City Council

AGENDA NORTH PLATTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 2024; 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City of North Platte is inviting you to view the meeting live on YouTube at the following link https://www.ci.north-platte.ne.us/government/city-council/agendas minutes/ To view past and present videos, click Live Stream for the scheduled event. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OPEN MEETINGS ACT A CURRENT COPY OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT OF NEBRASKA IS POSTED ON THE WALL AT THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MEETING PROCEDURE THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR. IF RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THROUGH THE MAYOR AND LIMIT YOUR REMARKS. WE RESPECT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND REQUEST THAT ANY COMPLAINTS OR CRITICISMS OF EMPLOYEES NOT BE AIRED IN A PUBLIC MEETING. CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR MAYOR. INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION WILL BE DECLARED OUT OF ORDER. AWARDS, ACCOLADES, AND PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS UNDER "CONSENT AGENDA" ARE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY, HOWEVER, REMOVE AN ITEM FROM CONSENT BY REQUEST. 1. Approve the Minutes of January 2, 2024. (Pages 1-6) (Renee White, Deputy City Clerk) 2. Approve application by NEBRASKAland Days for a Special Designated Liquor License, for a fundraiser, on February 17, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the D&N Event Center, 501 E. Walker Rd. (Pages 7-9) (Renee White, Deputy City Clerk) 3. Approve Mayor’s appointment of Lisa McGuire, Lena Hughes, and Brenda Anderson to the North Platte Tree Board. (Page 10-11) (Mayor Kelliher) 4. Send application of Pals Brewing Company (Pals Brewing Playhouse) for a Class I Liquor License located at 301 East 5th Street to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission with no recommendation. (Pages 12-28) (Renee White, Deputy City Clerk) 5. Approve application by Eagles Fraternal Order 2839 for a Special Designated Liquor License, for the Eagles State Pool Tournament, on March 22, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., March 23, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., and March 24, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., at the D&N Event Center, 501 E. Walker Rd. (Pages 29-31) (Renee White, Deputy City Clerk) 6. Place on file Treasurer’s reports for November 2023. (Pages 32-34) (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance) 7. Designation of Depository Banks. (Pages 35-49) (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance) REGULAR AGENDA CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION (IF NECESSARY) 8. Approve the design plans for the Rec Center and Cody Pool Water Park and authorize RDG to prepare construction documents and place both projects for bid. (Pages 50-51) (Layne Groseth, City Administrator) 9. Adopt Resolution to update the Emergency Snow Routes. (Pages 52-55) (Steve Mentzer, Public Service Director) 10. Authorize the Parks & Recreation Department to use up to $30,000 from the Newburn fund for purchase of used rides for Cody Park. (Pages 56-57) (Layne Groseth, City Administrator) 11. Adopt Ordinance No. 4156 to create Sanitary Sewer Connection District No. 22 a 15” P.V.C. sanitary sewer beginning on Echo Drive approximately 1300 feet south of Walker Road; thence north to Walker Road; thence west along Walker Road to Buffalo Bill Avenue on second reading. (Pages 58-61) (Brent Burklund, City Engineer) 12. Adopt Ordinance No. 4157 annexing Parcel ID # 0053645.00, 0053635.00 and 0053585.10 described as Part of the E ½ W ¼ & Part of the W ½ W ¼ Section 2, Township 13 N, Range 30 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, Nebraska and Part of Lot 3 & Lot 4 North of Suburban Irrigation Ditch and Part of Accretions of Lot 3 & Lot 4 Section 11, Township 13 N, Range 30 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, Nebraska consisting of approximately 209 acres on second reading. (Pages 62-67) (Judy Clark, Planning Administrator) 13. Adopt Ordinance No. 4158 annexing Parcel ID #0055485.00 and 0053596.00 described as North Platte Farms Subdivision Part of Tract A S ½ of Lot 3 & N ½ of Section 10, Township 13 N, Range 30 West of the 6th P.M, Lincoln County, Nebraska and a Tract of land in Part of the SE ¼ of Section 4, Township 13 N, Range 30 W of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, Nebraska into the corporate limits of the City of North Platte consisting of approximately 41.86 acres on second reading. (Pages 68-72) (Judy Clark, Planning Administrator) 14. Adopt Ordinance No. 4159 to Amend Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.24 of the Code of the City of North Platte, Relating to Parking Fines. (Pages 73-77) (Bill Troshynski, City Attorney) 15. Approve the Claims. (Pages 1-18) (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance) PUBLIC AGENDA REQUEST WE RESPECT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND REQUEST THAT ANY COMPLAINTS OR CRITICISMS OF EMPLOYEES NOT BE AIRED IN A PUBLIC MEETING. CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR MAYOR. INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION WILL BE DECLARED OUT OF ORDER. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATOR, AND ATTORNEY ADJOURN