City Council
Agenda
AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2000 AT 1:30 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING
LIQUOR LICENSES
1) Manager application of Irene K. Hunt for "Guitars &
Cadillacs" at 5400 "O" Street. Exhibit (193K)
2) Application of Brinker Restaurant Corporation dba
"Romano's Macaroni Grill" for a Class "C" liquor license
at 6800 South 27th Street. Exhibit (596K)
(Exhibit for Item #2 & #3)
3) Manager application of Steven R. Barnes for Brinker
Restaurant Corporation dba "Romano's Macaroni Grill" at
6800 South 27th Street.
4) Application of Benchmark Redevelopment Inc. dba "Buzzard
Billy's Armadillo Bar-N-Grillo" at 247 North 8th Street,
Suite 101. Exhibit (564K)
(Exhibit for Item #4 & #5)
5) Manager application of Daniel Patrick Massoth for
Benchmark Redevelopment Inc. dba "Buzzard Billy's
Armadillo Bar-N-Grillo" at 247 North 8th Street, Suite
101.
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCES - 2ND READING
6) 00-54 Amending Secs. 2.76.150 & 2.76.160 of the LMC
to remove the requirement that pay increases
for exceptional service be approved by the
Mayor & to provide that the Director of
Personnel approve such pay increases with
annual reports sent to the Mayor.
7) 00-55 Amending Sec. 3 of Ord. 17394 relating to the
pay schedules of employees whose
classifications are assigned to the pay range
prefixed by the letter "C" by creating the job
classification of "Environmental Laboratory
Specialist II"; changing the job classification
title of "Environmental Technician Supervisor"
to "Environmental Specialist III"; changing the
job classifica-tion title of "Utility Plant
Equipment Supervisor" to "Facility Maintenance
Supervisor"; & changing the class code & title
of "5318 Environmental Laboratory Technician"
to "5290 Environmental Laboratory Specialist I".
8) 00-56 Amending Sec. 5 of Ord. 17394 relating to the
pay schedules of employees whose
classifications are assigned to the pay range
which is prefixed by the letter "N" by creating
the job classifications of "Maintenance
Operator" & Maintenance Operator II"; changing
the job classification title of "Environmental
Technician I" to "Environmental Specialist I";
& changing the job classification title of
"Environmental Technician II" to "Environmental
Specialist II."
9) 00-57 Authorizing the issuance of small tax
allocation bonds in multiple series.
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING
10) 00-31 Amending Chapter 5.38 of the LMC to include
condominiums for the purpose of ensuring
compliance with the minimum housing standards.
(2/22/00 - Placed on Pending till 3/6/00 for
3rd Reading w/Pub. Hearing)
PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTIONS - NONE
PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
11) MISCELLANEOUS REFERRALS
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
12) Clerk's Letter & Mayor's Approval of Ordinances &
Resolutions passed on Feb. 22, 2000. (place on
file)
13) Investment of Funds.
14) Approving the Distribution of funds representing
interest earnings on short-term investments of Idle
Funds during the month ended Jan. 31, 2000.
15) Request of Public Works to set the Hearing Date of
Mon., March 27, 2000 at 6:30 p.m. & place on the
formal City Council agenda the following:
00R-77 To provide the authority to order Paving
Dist. No. 2616 constructed being 72nd St.,
Havelock to Morrill Ave. (requires motion)
16) Reports from City Treasurer of Telecomm. Occ. Tax
due for the month of Jan., 2000 from: I-Link,
Sprint, INACOM, Sprint Spectrum, Shaffer, Teligent,
Business Telecom, Working Assets, ATS Mobile,
Intellicall, Phoenix Network. (place on file)
ORDINANCES - 1ST READING
17) 00-37 Approving the transfer of appropriations in the amount of
$6,600,000 within the Wastewater Construction Fund from
Capital Improvement Projects Theresa Street Plant Treatment
Expansion and NE Treatment Plant Expansion to Salt Valley
Relief Sewer Improvements to complete the Salt Valley
Relief Sewer Improvments project as one total project.
18) 00-58 Amending Chapter 12.08 of the Lincoln Municipal Code to
provide that the Director of Parks and Recreation may
authorize a temporary extension of park hours; allowing
the operation of vehicles during public gatherings in
parks; to provide that the Director of Parks and
Recreation may authorize commercial activity within a
park; to grant a license for the use of Pinewood Bowl or
any athletic field, swimming pool or similar recreational
facility; amending the insurance amount requirements for
such licenses; and to provide that the Director of Parks
and Recreation may grant concessions upon park property.
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING
19) 00-32 Change of Zone 3224 - Amending Title 27 of the
LMC to add a new Sec. 27.71.095 to permit light
wells & egress windows in required yards.
(2/28/00 - Action delayed to 3/6/00)
20) 00-49 Change of Zone 3235 - App. of the Planning
Director for a change from I-2 Industrial Park
to P Public Use on property generally located
at S. 14th St. & Radcliff St.
21) 00-50 Vacating the east-west alley located between
5th & 6th Sts. from "G" to "H" Sts.
22) 00-51 Vacating the east-west alley in the block
bounded by N. 17th St., "R" St., N. 18th St., & "Q" St.
23) 00-52 Vacating Cooper Ave. west from the west right-
of-way line of S. 52nd St. approx. 158' to the
west line of the north/south alley.
24) 00-53 Amending Chapter 8.08 of the LMC, the Ambulance
Transportation Code, to allow an extension of a
current certificate of public convenience &
necessity for a period not to exceed two years.
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING
(AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS - HAD PUB. HEARING)
25) 00-47 Change of Zone 3229 - App. of TRG Consulting,
L.L.C. for a change from R-2 to R-4 Residential
on property generally located northwest of the
intersection of S. 56th St. & Pioneers Blvd.
(In connection w/00R-65)
26) 00R-65 Special Permit 1824 - App. of TRG Consulting to
construct a domiciliary care facility of 98 units
for 102 residents on property generally located
northwest of the intersection of S. 56th St. &
Pioneers Blvd. (2/28/00 - Vote delayed to 3/6/00)
PENDING LIST
27) 95-128 Change of Zone 2912 - App. of Don Fauth for a change
from AG to AGR on property generally located ½
mi. west of Coddington at SW 27th St. & Old Cheney
Rd. (10/14/96 - Placed on Pending)
28) 97-6 Vacating that portion of 11th St. lying between the
north R-O-W line of Y St. & the northwesterly line
of Burlington Northern R.R. R-O-W in the NE¼ of
Sec. 23, T10N, R6E. (2/3/97 - Placed on Pending
until receipt of money)
29) 98-52 Declaring city-owned property legally described
as the remaining portion of Lots 226-229,
Ridgeview Add., except the north 10' of said
lots, generally located at N. 5th & Adams St.,
as surplus & authorizing the sale thereof.
(4/6/98 - Placed on Pending)
30) 97-122 Amending Sec. 5.04.060 of the LMC to prohibit
issuance of special desig-nated licenses for sale
of liquor to the general public in the downtown area
on home football game days. (8/25/97 - Amended;
Placed on Pending)
31) 97-66 Change of Zone 3023 - App. of the Planning
Director for a change from B-2 Planned
Neighborhood Business to R-5 Residential on
property generally located at 7401 Pioneers
Blvd. (11/1/99 - Placed on Pending)
32) 99R-289 Comp. Plan Amendment 94-38 - App. of the Planning
Director to incor-porate the Beal Slough Basin
Stormwater Master Plan by reference as an approved
component of the Comprehensive Plan. (12/6/99 -
Placed on Pending until Spring of 2000 for cont'd
Public Hearing)
33) 97-142 Change of Zone 3076 - App. of Dustrol, Inc. for a
change from AG Agricultural to H-4 General
Commercial on property generally located on the
south side of Arbor Rd., west of N. 56th St.
(9/22/97 - Placed on Pending)
34) 98-153 Change of Zone 3141 - App. of Randy Rohlmeier for a
change from R-2 Residential to I-1 Industrial, on
property generally located at the southwest corner
of N. 33rd St. & Leighton Ave. (9/21/98 - Placed on
Pending)
35) 98R-370 Approving an exception to the Guidelines &
Regulations for Driveway Design & Location
requirements of vehicle stacking for Lincoln Federal
Savings at 70th & "O" Sts. (11/23/98 - Placed on
Pending for 30 days)
36) 99R-134 Approving a recommendation that the Mayor amend
Administrative Regula-tion #9 to allow for the
creation & implementation of a take-home vehicle
program for police officers in targeted
revitalization strategy areas. (5/10/99 - Placed on
Pending)
37) 99-58 Change of Zone 3167 - App. of College View 7th
Day Adventist Church for a change from R-4 & R-
6 Residential to B-3 Commercial on property
generally located at S. 49th St. & Lowell Ave.
(6/1/99 - Placed on Pending)
38) 99-93 Amending the corporate limits of the City by
annexing approx. 45 acres of property generally
located at S. 14th St. & Mockingbird Lane
North. (8/23/99 - Placed on Pending for 6
months)
39) 98-104 Vacating the alley north of W. C St. & west of SW
1st St. (9/7/99 - 2nd Sub. Ord. Accepted. Placed
on Pending)
40) 00R-4 Amending the City's resolution on local
government miscellaneous expend-itures to
clarify language; to provide for travel
approval by department directors & instituting
a requirement for directors to submit a semi-
annual report regarding travel authorizations;
to provide that teams are eligible for the
Mayor's Award of Excellence; & to eliminate
references to the City's wellness program.
(1/18/00 - Placed on Pending)
41) 00-35 Amending Sec. 9.16.230 of the LMC to define
"nudity", to make it unlaw-ful for a person to
appear in any public place in a state of
nudity, & providing exceptions thereto.
(2/22/00 - Placed on Pending until a Supreme
Court Case Decision)
42) 00R-64 Special Permit 1423C - App. of Dru, Guy, & David
Lammle to amend the Himark Estates C.u.P. to add
land, increase the assigned number of dwelling units
from 240 to 300 multi-family dwelling units, & to
approve the site plan for the multiple family area,
on property generally located at the northeast
corner of S. 84th St. & Old Cheney Rd. (2/28/00 -
Public Hearing cont. to 3/13/00)
WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WILL HAVE
PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000.
43) 00R-71 Approving revisions to the North 27th Street
Redevelopment Plan to specify project elements,
including paving the alley, access, utility
relocation, landscaping, paving, platting, and
closure of an alley, for an area on the west side
of North 27th Street between "S" and "T" Streets.
Exhibit A(482K), Exhibit B(151K), Exhibit C,
Exhibit D, Exhibit E(689K)
44) 00R-72 Accepting the report of new and pending tort claims
against the City and approving disposition of claims
set forth therein for the period of February 16
through 29, 2000. Exhibit A
45) 00R-73 Approving an interlocal agreement between the City,
the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska,
and the Lower Platte South Natural Resources
District to create the Joint Antelope Valley
Authority to coordinate, implement, and administer
the various phases of the public project.
JAVA Agreement(622K), Exhibit A, Exhibit B(104K),
Exhibit D(187K), Exhibit E, Exhibit F
46) 00R-74 Appointing Mary Beck and Pamela Carmichael to the
Lincoln-Lancaster Women's Commission for terms
expiring January 1, 2001 and March 1, 2003,
respectively. Exhibit(215K)
47) 00R-75 Reappointing Neal Westphal to the Emergency Medical
Services Committee for a three-year term expiring
March 28, 2003.
48) 00R-76 Repealing Resolution No. A-66767, adopted by the
City Council on March 24, 1980, which created the
Energy Commission.) Exhibit
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON A MATTER NOT ON THIS
AGENDA, OR NOT SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON A FUTURE AGENDA, MAY DO
SO AT THIS TIME.
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING HEARINGS
Hearing date of Mon., March 13, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. on the
Request of Demetrios & Kimbe Meares dba Yia Yia's Pizza/Club
1427 for a deletion to their licensed premise at 1423-1427 "O"
St.
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