City Council

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 15, 2025; 5:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Council of the City of North Platte, Nebraska was convened in open and public session at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at 211 West 3rd Street. Invocation was given by Rev. Jonathan Sorensen and the pledge of allegiance was recited. ROLL CALL Present were Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. Mayor Brandon Kelliher presided, and City Clerk Angela Gilbert recorded the proceedings. OPEN MEETINGS Mayor Kelliher stated that a current copy of the Open Meetings ACT Act of Nebraska is posted on the wall at the back of the Council Chambers. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting in three public places in the City as follows: North Platte Public Library, Lincoln County Courthouse and City Hall; the designated method for giving notice (Certificate of Posting) is attached to these Minutes. Proceedings shown hereafter were taken while the meeting was open to the attendance of the public. ITEM #1 Rieker moved and Nisley seconded the motion to approve the CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda as follows: A. Approve the Minutes of July 1, 2025. B. Place on file Treasurer’s report for May 2025. C. Authorize the Mayor to execute the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative—Cooperative Operation for Drug Enforcement (CODE) Grant, required certified assurances and other application documents. D. Approve the Mayor’s re-appointments of Lee Davies, Kathleen Matthews, and Emily Wurl to the City of North Platte Planning Commission. E. Approve the Mayor’s appointment of Kevin Mees as Director of Information Systems. F. Approve the application by Knights of Columbus 1211 St. Patrick Council for a Special Designated License on September 13, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Saint Patrick’s Church parking lot at 421 East 5th Street, with an alternate location of the St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Hall at 415 North Chestnut Street, for a Block Party. G. Adopt the Resolution consenting to the sale and  consumption of alcoholic liquor on East 5th Street and North Dewey Street during Music on the Bricks on August 8 and 9, 2025. H. Approve the application by McCabes LLC for Special Designated Licenses on August 8 and 9, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on East 5th Street and North Dewey Street during Music on the Bricks. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #2 Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4214 to provide a APPROVE procedure for determining equitable service charges to be levied ORDINANCE 4214 on all users which discharge wastewater to the wastewater system operated by the City of North Platte to be read by title on its first reading. Garrick moved and Rieker seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 4214 on its first reading. Luces moved and Volz seconded the motion to waive the three readings of Ordinance No. 4214. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Roll call vote on the main motion: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Garrick moved and Rieker seconded the motion to approve the ITEM #3 Agreement for Allocation of Wastewater Plant Capacity with AGREEMENT FOR ALLOCATION OF Sustainable Beef, LLC and authorize the Mayor to sign WASTEWATER necessary documents. PLANT CAPACITY Luces moved and Rieker seconded the motion to amend the minimum monthly average hydraulic flow from 1.500 MGD per day to 1.875 MGD per day and update the list of minimum monthly average hydraulic loadings as provided by the City Attorney. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Roll call vote on the main motion as amended: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #4 Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4213 authorizing the APPROVE issuance by the City of North Platte, Nebraska of its Combined ORDINANCE 4213 Utilities Revenue Bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $58,000,000, in one or more series, for the purpose  of constructing and acquiring additions and improvements to and equipment for the Combined Utilities of the City to be read by title on its first reading. Austin Partridge of Northland Securities gave a presentation on the Industrial Wastewater Plant Project Financing. Rieker moved and Dye seconded the motion to waive the three readings and approve Ordinance No. 4213. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #5 Rieker moved and Volz seconded the motion to authorize the HDR AGREEMENT Mayor to negotiate and sign contracts for Professional Services FOR WWTP with HDR for Construction Phase Engineering for the Industrial Wastewater Plant. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #6 Rieker moved and Flanders seconded the motion to adopt the ADDENDUM FOR Resolution and approve the Addendum to Amended MALL PROJECT Redevelopment Contract for the North Platte Mall Project along with approval of all related actions. Rieker moved and Garrick seconded the motion to go into CLOSED SESSION Closed Session at 6:28 p.m. for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations, in order to protect the public’s interest. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSTAIN”: Lucas. Motion carried. Mayor Kelliher stated the reason for the Closed Session is for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations, in order to protect the public’s interest. Volz moved and Dye seconded the motion to come out of Closed RETURN TO Session and return to Regular Session at 7:21 p.m. Roll call vote: REGULAR SESSION "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Lucas. Motion carried. Volz moved and Flanders seconded the motion to amend the Addendum to add an addition of a December 1, 2025 date under Section 3.02 Drainage Plans. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Flanders, Rieker. "NAY": Garrick, McNew. “ABSTAIN”: Lucas. Motion carried.  Roll call vote on the main motion as amended: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Flanders, Rieker. "NAY": Garrick, McNew. “ABSTAIN”: Lucas. Motion carried. Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4216 to amend ITEM #7 Ordinance No. 4208, relating to Paving District No. 842, TABLED UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL removing all but two parcels of real estate from the Paving MEETING District to be read by title on its first reading. Rieker moved and Volz seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 4216 on its first reading. Lucas moved and Garrick seconded the motion to table Ordinance No. 4216 until the next City Council Meeting. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Garrick moved and Rieker seconded the motion to approve the ITEM #8 PAULSEN, INC. FOR bid and authorize Mayor to sign contract with Paulsen, Inc. of PAVING DISTRICTS Cozad, NE for Paving District No. 839 (Francis Street from 839 AND 842 Tabor to Bryan Avenue and Bryan Avenue from Francis Avenue north approximately 165 feet to existing concrete) and Paving District No. 842 (Francis Street from the east side of the intersection of Bryan Avenue and Francis Street thence east to Devco Avenue approximately 3100 feet) in the amount of $1,888,956.50. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #9 Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4215 to create Paving APPROVE 1ST District No. 843 on Bryan Avenue from the intersection of READING OF Francis Street thence heading south on Bryan Avenue, ORDINANCE 4215 approximately 267 feet, to be read by title on its first reading. Garrick moved and Rieker seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 4215 on its first reading. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Lucas moved and Volz seconded the motion to approve a ITEM #10 Resolution for a MicroTIF Project for Danlex Property Group, MICROTIF PROJECT, 1404 AND 1420 LLC for rehabilitation of existing apartments at property located RODEO ROAD at 1404 and 1420 Rodeo Road, subject to the completion of rezoning the property or the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #11 Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4203 to amend the City APPROVE 2ND READING OF of North Platte Code of Ordinances Sections 156.236 and ORDINANCE 4203 156.237 changing sexually oriented businesses from a permitted use in an I-1 Light Industrial District to a conditional use in an I-1 Light Industrial District to be read by title on its second reading. Garrick moved and Dye seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 4203 on its second reading. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #12 Garrick moved and Rieker seconded the motion to authorize and ELGIN STREET approve the request to purchase a 2025 Elgin Pelican NP Dual SWEEPER FOR THE Side Broom Street Sweeper for the Street Department and STREET DEPT. authorize the Mayor to sign all documents for the City. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSTAIN”: Lucas. Motion carried. Rieker moved and Garrick seconded the motion to approve the ITEM #13 ISSUE WARRANTS Resolution authorizing the issuance of one warrant to Myers TO VARIOUS Construction, Inc. in the amount of $2,383.92, one warrant to VENDORS Van Kirk Bros. Contracting in the amount of $156,059.28 and two warrants to Nebraska Department of Transportation in the amounts of $71,102.57 and $92,300.29, to pay approved claims and referring to and incorporating the terms and conditions of Ordinance No. 3874 relating to warrant financing. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ITEM #14 Discussion was held with Airport Manager Justin Gosnell on the AIRPORT AUTHORITY request for modifications to the North Platte Regional Airport BUDGET Authority budget distribution process. No action was taken. DISCUSSION Rieker moved and McNew seconded the motion to approve the ITEM #15 Claims. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, CLAIMS Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. ADJOURN Rieker moved and Volz seconded the motion to adjourn. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Garrick, Flanders, Rieker, McNew. "NAY": None. Motion carried. Adjourned at 8:29 p.m. _________________________ Angela Gilbert, City Clerk