City Council
Agenda
ACTION FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000 AT 1:30 P.M.
ALL PRESENT
MAYOR'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (OCT. - LINDA FLAHERTY &
CHARLENE WHISBEY, 911 DISPATCHERS )
PUBLIC HEARING - LIQUOR RESOLUTIONS
1) Exhibit App. of Lincoln P Street Catering Co., Inc. dba
517K Embassy Suites for an addition to premise at 1040 P
Street. (PUBLIC HEARING & ACTION DELAYED ONE WEEK
TO 11/27/00, 7-0)
2) Exhibit Manager application of Yvonne C. Jones for Whitehead
181K Oil Company dba "U-Stop Convenience Shop" at 3244
Cornhusker Highway. (ADOPTED FOR APPROVAL, 7-0;
A-80539)
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCES - 2ND READING (ITEMS 3 THRU 6 HAD 2NDREADING; SEE ITEM 5)
3) 00-205 Change of Zone 3204 - Application of Planning
Director for a change of zone from P Public Use to
R-3 Residential and from R-3 Residential to P Public
Use on property generally located at North 84th and
Holdrege Streets.
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (15K)
4) 00-206 Change of Zone 3287 - Application of Lincoln Land &
Mortgage Company for a change of zone from R-3
Residential to R-1 Residential on property generally
located at South 73rd Street and Thomasbrook Lane.
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (15K)
5) 00-207 Vacating a portion of South 16th Street in near
Vavrina Boulevard located in Vavrina Meadows .
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (16K)
(SUSPENDED THE RULES TO HAVE 2ND & 3RD READINGS, 7-0; PASSED,
7-0; #17766)
6) 00-209 Vacating a portion of Pine Lake Road from the west
line of Lazy Acres Subdivision west to the railroad
right-of-way, generally located west of South 14th
Street and Pine Lake Road. (In connection w/00R-
308, 00R-309, 99-93)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (16K)
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING
7) 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. (In connection w/00R-308, 00R-309, 00-209)
(ACTION DELAYED ONE WEEK TO 11/27/00, 7-0)
PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTIONS
8) 00R-301 Amending the 1994 Lincoln-Lancaster County Comp.
Plan to adopt the Boulevard concept for Public Way
Corridors & to incorporate the Lincoln Fringe Area
Primary Public Way Corridor Study by reference.
(ACCEPTED AMENDMENT #6, 7-0; ADOPTED, 6-1;
JOHNSON DISSENTING; A-80540)
9) 00R-307a Appointing Lois Cockerham to the Food Advisory
Committee for a four-year term expiring May 1, 2004.
(ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80541)
10) 00R-308 Accepting and approving the preliminary plat of
Wilderness Park Estates including waivers for curb &
gutters, sidewalks, stormwater detention, and street
trees, on property generally located west of South
14th Street and Mockingbird Lane. (In connection
w/99-93, 00R-309, 00-209) (ACTION DELAYED ONE
WEEK TO 11/27/00, 7-0)
11) 00R-309 Special Permit 1832 - Application of George and
Kathy Mechling to develop Wilderness Park Estates
Community Unit Plan consisting of 19 dwelling units
on property generally located at South 14th Street
and Mockingbird Lane. (In connection w/99-93, 00R-
308, 00-209) (ACTION DELAYED ONE WEEK TO 11/27/00, 7-0)
12) 00R-310 Accepting and approving the preliminary plat of
Stevens Creek Ridge Addition, including waivers for
sidewalks, street lights, landscape screens, street
trees, and block length, on property generally
located at North 134th and Holdrege Streets. (In
connection w/00R-311) (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80542)
13) 00R-311 Special Permit 1870 - Application of Gerry and
Dianne Krieser to develop Stevens Creek Ridge
Community Unit Plan consisting of five single family
dwelling units on property generally located at
North 134th and Holdrege Streets. (In connection
w/00R-310) (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80543)
14) Setting the interest rate on Special Assessment
Group II; Report on Board of Equalization to City
Council on Special Assessments. (APPROVED, 7-0)
PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
15) Informal Petition to create a paving unit for North
73rd Street between Cuming & Thurston
submitted by Sheryl Teslow. (REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS)
16) The following are to be referred to Planning Dept.:
Change of Zone 3213 - App. of St. Elizabeth
Community Health Center from R-3 to B-2 & O-3 a
portion of Lots 7 & 8, Ridge Place 3rd
Addition at 77th & Pioneers.
Change of Zone 3291 - App. of St. Elizabeth Regional
Medical Center from B-2 to O-3 at S.
27th Street & Southridge Rd.
Change of Zone 3293 - App. of Krein Real Estate,
Inc. from R-1/R-2 to R-T at S. 56th ST.
& Waltz Rd.
Special Permit No. 1830A - App. of Richard Speidell
for a waiver to reduce the private roadway
width to 3 residences from 20' to 16' at 4811
Mandarin Circle.
Special Permit No. 1886 - App. of Anthony J. &
Janice A. Ross to operate a club as defined in
Sec. 27.03.160 of the Lincoln Municipal Code at
6401 Pine Lake Rd.
Special Permit No. 1887 - App. of West Point, LLC to
develop a Planned Service Commercial
Development at N.W. 40th & West O
Street.
Combined Use Permit/Special Permit No. 17 - App. of
Stockwell Properties, L.L.C. to construct a
mixed-use commercial center at 13th &
Stockwell Street.
17) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 4, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for the Man. App. of Thomas O. Rost for Columbus
Lincoln Hotel Properties, L.L.C. dba Holiday Inn
Lincoln Downtown located at 141 N. 9th St.
(ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80545)
18) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 4, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for J.J. Kat, Inc. dba Brewsky's Food & Spirits for
an addition to their license premise of an area
approx. 20' x 30' to the N.W. at 2840 S.
70th St. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80546)
19) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 4, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for Wilderness Ridge LLC, dba Wilderness Ridge Golf
Course for a Class "C" Liquor License at 1800 Box
Canyon Circle. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80547)
20) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 4, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for the Man. App. of James Bert White for Wilderness
Ridge LLC dba Wilderness Ridge Golf Course at 1800
Box Canyon Circle. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80548)
21) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 11, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for SMG Food & Beverage LLC dba SMG Pershing
Municipal Auditorium for a Class "C" Liquor License
with Catering at 226 Centennial Mall South.
(ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80549)
22) Setting Hearing Date of Dec. 11, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.
for the Man. App. of Douglas J. Kuhnel for SMG Food
& Beverage LLC dba SMG Pershing Municipal Auditorium
at 226 Centennial Mall South. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80550)
23) MISCELLANEOUS REFERRALS
Setting Hearing date of 12/11/00 at 1:30 p.m. for App. of
Lighthouse Properties LLP dba "Beacon Hill" at 5353 N.
27th St. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80551)
Setting Hearing date of 12/11/00 at 1:30 p.m. for the Man.
App. of Carole Louise Regan for Lighthouse Properties LLP dba
"Beacon Hill" at 5353 N. 27th St.(ADOPTED, 7-0;A-80552)
Report from City Treasurer of Telecommunications Occupation
Tax due for the month of Sept., 2000: Affinity Corp.
(PLACED ON FILE)
App. of Nebraska Fertilizer & Ag-Chemical Institute to conduct
a raffle within the City of Lincoln. (HEARING DATE SET FOR
12/04/00 AT 1:30 P.M., APPROVED, 7-0)
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
24) Clerk's Letter & Mayor's Approval of Ordinances &
Resolutions passed on Nov. 6, 2000. (PLACED ON FILE)
25) Investment of Funds. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80553)
26) Lincoln Electric System's quarterly financial report
for the period Jan. 1, 2000 through Sept. 30, 2000.
(PLACED ON FILE)
27) Report of UNL Microbiologist for water testing for
the month of October, 2000. (PLACED ON FILE)
28) Report from City Treasurer of Telecommunications
Occupation Tax due for the month of Aug., 2000:
Network Int'l; Oct. 2000: Nextel West, Big Planet,
One Call, Operator Comm. (PLACED ON FILE)
ORDINANCES - 1ST READING (ITEMS 29 THRU 38 HAD 1STREADING)
29) 00-192 Creating Water District No. _____ in Gladstone
Street from 35th to 36th Streets and in 36th Street
from Gladstone to Hartley Streets.
30) 00-193 Creating Paving District No. _____ in Gladstone
Street from 35th to 36th Streets and in 36th Street
from Gladstone to Hartley Streets.
31) 00-194 Creating Paving District No. _____ in N.W. 10th
Street from West Dawes to West Belmont Streets.
32) 00-195 Creating Alley Paving District No. _____ in the
east/west alley between 47th and 48th Streets from
Lowell Avenue to Prescott Avenue.
33) 00-210 Approving an Agreement between the City and Western
Wireless for the construction and operation of a PCS
Antenna for a communications facility on the 911
tower on property generally located at 14th and
Military Road.
34) 00-211 Vacating West Nance Street from N.W. 10th Street
west to the Cornhusker Highway/I-80 right-of-way.
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (15K)
35) 00-212 Amending the corporate limits of the City by annexing
approximately 135.7 acres of property generally
located at N.W. 48th Street and W. Adams Street.
(In connection w/00-213, 00R-317, 00R-318, 00R-319)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (46K)
36) 00-213 Change of Zone 3248 - Application of M&S
Construction and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce for
a change of zone from I-2 Industrial to H-4 General
Commercial, B-2 Planned Neighborhood, and R-3
Residential, on property generally located at N.W.
48th Street and W. Adams Street. (In connection
w/00-212, 00R-317, 00R-318, 00R-319)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (42K)
37) 00-214 Amending the corporate limits of the City by
annexing approximately 37 acres of property
generally located south of Highway 2 between South
70th Street and Pine Lake Road. (In connection
w/00-215, 00R-320)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (89K)
38) 00-215 Change of Zone 3282 - Application of Livingston
Investment, Inc. for a change of zone from AGR
Agricultural Residential to B-2 Planned Neighborhood
Business on property generally located southeast of
70th and Highway 2. (In connection w/00-214, 00R-320)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (103K)
RESOLUTION - FOR COUNCIL ACTION - HAD PUBLIC HEARING
39) 00R-302 Adopting the Lincoln Electric System Annual
Operating & Capital Improvements Budget for calendar
year 2001. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-80554)
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING - NONE
PENDING LIST (EXTENDED ONE WEEK)
40) 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)
41) 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)
42) 97-122 Amending Sec. 5.04.060 of the LMC to prohibit
issuance of SDL's for sale of liquor to the general
public in the downtown area on home football game
days. (8/25/97 - Amended; Placed on Pending)
43) 97-142 Change of Zone 3076 - App. of Dustrol, Inc. for a
change from AG Agricul-tural 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)
44) 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)
45) 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. (3/13/00 - To
remain on Pending)
46) 00-65 Change of Zone 3196 - App. of the Interim
Planning Director for a change from B-1 Local
Business & R-3 Residential to B-2 Planned
Neighborhood Business & from R-3 Residential to
AGR Agricultural Residential, on property
generally located at S. Coddington Ave. & W.
Van Dorn St. (In connection w/00-67) (4/17/00
- Placed on Pending)
47) 00-67 Change of Zone 3247 - App. of the Interim
Planning Director for a change from AGR
Agricultural Residential & R-3 Residential to
B-2 Planned Neigh-borhood Business, on property
generally located on the southwest corner of S.
Coddington Ave. & W. Van Dorn St. (In
connection w/00-65) (4/17/00 - Placed on Pending)
48) 00-72 Change of Zone 3245 - App. of Manette Kidney
for a change from AG Agri-cultural to O-2
Suburban Office on property generally located
at S. 84th St. & Old Cheney Rd. (4/24/00 -
Reconsidered & Placed on Pending)
49) 00R-182 RE: Special Permit 1165A - To show cause why said
Special Permit should not be revoked for failure to
comply with the conditions of the Special Permit
(1301 "H"). (7/17/00 - Placed on Pending)
50) 00-159 Change of Zone 3206 - App. of Realty Trust Group for
a change from AGR Agricultural Residential to B-1
Local Business Dist. on property generally located
at S. 70th St. & Pine Lake Rd. (9/18/00 - Placed on
Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (40K)
51) 00-169 Vacating the north/south alley from Seward Ave.
north to the east/west alley in Block 95, Havelock
Add., generally located between N. 62nd & N. 63rd
Sts. (9/25/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (16K)
52) 00-160 Ord. 17727 - Change of Zone 3207 - App. of Realty
Trust Group for a change from AG Agricultural to B-2
Planned Neighborhood Business Dist. on pro-perty
generally located at S. 84th St. & Old Cheney Rd.
(10/2/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (47K)
53) 00-181 Change of Zone 3283 - Amending Title 27 of the LMC
to permit Adult Care Centers by special permit in
the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, & R-5 Dists. (In connec-
tion w/00R-279) (10/16/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (42K)
54) 00R-279 Special Permit 1851A - App. of Tabitha, Inc. &
Tabitha Housing Corp., to operate a combined early
childhood care facility & adult care center for a
maxi-mum of 42 children & 20 adults, with a maximum
of 9 employees, & waiving the required access to an
arterial street on property generally located at
48th & J Sts. (In connection w/00-181) (10/16/00 -
Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (36K)
55) 00-177 Vacating a portion of N. 60th St. from Seward Ave.
south 142 ft. (10/16/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (16K)
56) 00-199 Vacating N. 40th St. from the John Dietrich Trail
north to the terminus of N. 40th St., generally
located at the north end of 40th St., north of Adams
St. (11/6/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (18K)
57) 00-200 Vacating W. N St. from the west line of S.
Coddington to a point approx. 300' west thereof.
(11/6/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (14K)
58) 00R-271 Resolution A-80486 - Use Permit 131 - App. of Krein
Real Estate, Inc. to con-struct seven 5,000 sq. ft.,
one-story, office/medical buildings & associated
parking, with requests to reduce the private roadway
width of Waltz Rd. & to waive sidewalks along one
side of the private roadways, on property generally
located at S. 56th St., 1/4 mile south of Old Cheney
Rd. (In connection w/00R-272, 00-173) (10/16/00 -
Reconsidered, 6-0; Action delayed 2 weeks to
10/30/00, 6-0) (10/23/00 - Public Hearing & Action
11/6/00) (11/6/00 - Placed on Pending)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (52K)
WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WILL HAVE
PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2000: APPROVED, 7-0.
59) 00R-296 Ordering construction of sidewalks at various
locations throughout the City generally bounded by
S.W. 27th & West O on the west, 27th & Whitehead
Drive on the north, 80th & Leighton on the east, and
40th & Eagle Ridge Road on the south.
Public Works & Utilities Department: Fact Sheet (24K)
60) 00R-312 Reappointing Martin Ramirez to the Multicultural
Advisory Committee for a three-year term expiring
September 18, 2003.
61) 00R-312(a) Appointing Charles Greene to the Multicultural
Advisory Committee to fill an unexpired term
expiring September 18, 2002.
62) 00R-313 Approving an amendment to the Keno operator contract
with Lincoln Keno, Inc. to change the 45-day
requirement for commencement of the keno lottery
operation to 120 days.
63) 00R-315 Accepting the report of new and pending claims
against the City and approving disposition of claims
set forth therein for the period of November 1 - 15, 2000.
Law Department: Fact Sheet (21K) Exhibit (47K)
64) 00R-316 Approving a Golf License Agreement between the City
and Cory Fletcher for professional golf services at
Mahoney Golf Course and Clubhouse for a period from
December 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003.
65) 00R-317 Comp. Plan Amendment 94-52 - Amending the 1994
Lincoln Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan to
change Figure 16, Lincoln's Land Use Plan, from
Industrial to Commercial and from Industrial to
Residential on property generally located at N.W.
48th Street and W. Adams Street. (In connection
w/00-212, 00-213, 00R-318, 00R-319)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (33K)
66) 00R-318 Special Permit No. 1833 - Application of M&S
Construction and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce to
develop Ashley Heights Community Unit Plan consisting
of 289 dwelling units on property generally
located at N.W. 48th Street and W. Adams Street.
(In connection w/00-212, 00-213, 00R-317, 00R-319)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (46K)
67) 00R-319 Accepting and approving the preliminary plat of
Ashley Heights for four outlots and two commercial
lots, with waivers to block length, pedestrian
easement, roadway platform approaches, and the
submittal of a use permit at the time of preliminary
plat, on property generally located at N.W. 48th
Street and W. Adams Street. (In connection w/00-
212, 00-213, 00R-317, 00R-318)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (47K)
68) 00R-320 Use Permit No. 132 - Application of Livingston
Investment, Inc. to develop 267,812 square feet of
space to include retail, office buildings, banks and
financial companies, restaurants, dry cleaners, on
and off sale of alcoholic beverages, and a waiver of
the sign regulations to permit a sign at the south
entrance to the site, on property generally located
southeast of 70th Street and Highway 2. (In
connection w/00-214, 00-215)
Planning Department: Fact Sheet (105K)
69) 00R-321 Approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City
and Lancaster County Cooperative Extension Service
for Solid Waste Education Services.
Law Department: Fact Sheet (4K)
ANY PERSON DESIRING TO HAVE THEIR NAME & SUBJECT MATTER LISTED ON THE
FORMAL AGENDA PERTAINING TO MATTERS NOT ON THE CURRENT AGENDA, OR
NOT SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON A FUTURE AGENDA, SHOULD NOTIFY THE CITY
CLERK BY 10:00 A.M. THE WEDNESDAY (11/22/00) PRIOR TO THE
NEXT FORMAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (11/27/00).
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.
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