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ACTION FROM THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011 AT 3:00 P.M.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
PUBLIC HEARING
CONSENT AGENDA
Anyone wishing to address an item on the Consent Agenda may do so at this time
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
1) Lincoln Water & Wastewater System Recapitulation
of Daily Cash Receipts for the month of February,
2011. (PLACED ON FILE)
2) Clerk's Letter and Mayor's Approval of Resolutions
and Ordinances passed by the City Council on March
7, 2011. (PLACED ON FILE)
PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
NONE
3) MISCELLANEOUS REFERRALS - NONE
- END CONSENT AGENDA -
PUBLIC HEARING
LIQUOR RESOLUTIONS
NONE
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCES - 2ND READING & RELATED RESOLUTIONS (as required) (ITEMS 4
THRU 6 HAD 2ND READING, SEE ITEM 5)
(Bill No. 11R-63 is scheduled for Action on 3/21)
4) 11-25 Approving an Adoption Agreement relating to
the retirement plan for Unclassified
Department Heads pursuant to Article II,
Section 3 of the Charter of the City of
Lincoln to provide that the employer
contributions shall be 9% of an employee's
compensation and to provide that employee
contribution shall be 7% of the employee's
compensation for employees hired on or after
April 1, 2011. (2/28/11 - To have
1st Reading in 2 wks. on 3/14/11;
P.H. on 3/21/11)
Fact Sheet (105K)
Attachment (1621K)
Motion To Amend (6K)
5) 11R-63 Comp. Plan Conformance 11002 - Approving an
amendment to the Northwest Corridors Redevelopment
Plan to add the University of Nebraska Technology
Park Project #3: World's Foremost Bank Project,
including the construction of a 40,000 square foot
office/commercial building and parking lot, on
property generally located north of the existing
bank location at 4800 N.W. 1st Street. (Related
Items: 11R-63, 11-28) (Action Date: 3/21/11)
(ADOPTED, 7-0; A-86268)
Fact Sheet (902K)
Attachment (711K)
6) 11-28 Vacation No. 11001 - Application of World's
Foremost Bank to vacate Highland Circle
except the 50 feet east of the east right-of-
way line of N.W. 1st Street, generally
located at N.W. 1st Street and Highland
Circle. (Related Items: 11R-63, 11-28)
(Action Date: 3/28/11)
Fact Sheet (702K)
PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTIONS
7) 11R-59 Approving a multi-year contract between the City
of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Lincoln-Lancaster
County Public Building Commission and Hewlett
Packard Company for computer equipment,
peripherals, and related services for a term from
the date of execution through August 31, 2012,
with options to renew for two one-year terms or
one two-year term. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-86269)
Fact Sheet (121K)
Attachment (6611K)
8) 11R-60 Approving an agreement between the City of
Lincoln, Lancaster County and Thomson West for
electronic legal research for a period of April 1,
2011 through March 31, 2015 with an option to
renew for one additional year. (ADOPTED, 7-0; A-86270)
Fact Sheet (41K)
Attachment (1146K)
9) 11R-61 Special Permit 10037 - Appeal of Emerald Care
Company from the conditional approval allowing a
domiciliary care facility for up to 48 residents
on property generally located southwest of the
intersection of South 84th Street and Pioneers
Boulevard. (DELAYED ONE WEEK FOR ACTION ONLY
TO 3/28/11, 5-2; CARROLL, COOK, EMERY, SNYDER,
SPATZ ASSENTING; CAMP, HORNUNG DISSENTING)
Fact Sheet (1154K)
10) 11R-62 Comp. Plan Conformance 11001 - Approving an
amendment to the Lincoln Star Building
Redevelopment Project, in the Lincoln Center
Redevelopment Plan, to extend the project area to
include the M Street right-of-way from South 7th
Street to South 17th Street to allow for
streetscape design and improvements. (DELAYED ONE WEEK
FOR ACTION ONLY TO 3/28/11, 7-0)
Fact Sheet (1022K)
Attachment (1001K)
- END PUBLIC HEARING -
ORDINANCES - 1ST READING & RELATED RESOLUTIONS (as required) (ITEMS 11
THRU 13 HAD 1ST READING)
11) 11-19 Creating Re-paving District No. 157 for new
street pavement in 63rd Street from Gladstone
Street to Fremont Street and assessing the
costs thereof against the benefitted
properties.
Fact Sheet (12K)
Attachment (2351K)
12) 11-29 Approving the Lease Agreement between the
City and Dittmer & Dittmer of Crete for the
lease of office space by Aging Partners for
its Personal & Family Services program at
1005 E. Highway 33, Suite 6, Crete, NE 68333
for a term of June 1, 2011 through May 31,
2012.
Fact Sheet (167K)
Attachment (111K)
13) 11-30 Change of Zone No. 11005 - Application of
Park Ridge Apartments Too, LLC, for a change
of zone from R-2 Residential District to R-4
Residential District on property generally
located at S.W. 8th Street and West C Street.
Fact Sheet (720K)
ORDINANCES - 3RD READING & RELATED RESOLUTIONS (as required)
14) 11-27 Authorizing the issuance of not to exceed
$2,800,000.00 City of Lincoln, Nebraska North
Haymarket Hotel Phase II Redevelopment
Project tax allocation bonds. (Related
Items: 11-27, 11R-55) (Action Date:
3/21/11) (PASSED, 6-0; CARROLL, COOK, EMERY,
HORNUNG, SNYDER, SPATZ ASSENTING; CAMP ABSTAINING;
#19510)
15) 11R-55 Approving the North Haymarket Hotel Phase II
Redevelopment Agreement between Block 21, LLC and
the City relating to the redevelopment of property
generally located at 8th and R Streets.
(Related Items: 11-27, 11R-55) (Action
Date: 3/21/11) (ADOPTED, 6-0; CARROLL, COOK, EMERY,
HORNUNG, SNYDER, SPATZ ASSENTING; CAMP ABSTAINING;
A-86271)
Fact Sheet (28K)
Attachment (2698K)
PENDING LIST - DATE CERTAIN
NONE
PENDING LIST (EXTENDED ONE WEEK)
16) 05-188 Change of Zone 3413 - Application of Landon's
Neighborhood Assoc. for a change of zone from R-4
Residential to R-2 Residential on property
generally located at N. 24th and Superior Streets.
(12/19/05 - Placed on Pending Indefinitely)
Fact Sheet (1465K)
17) 07-73 Amending Title 20 of the Lincoln Municipal
Code, the Building Code, by adding a new
Chapter 20.02, entitled Neglected Building
Registration, to require registration of
neglected, deteriorated and/or abandoned
buildings, to require the filing of plans for
restoration or demolition of abandoned
buildings, and to establish penalties for
violations thereof. (5/7/07 - Placed on
Pending, No Date Certain)
Fact Sheet (13K)
18) 09-20B Annexation No. 08016 - Amending the Lincoln
Corporate Limits Map by annexing approximately 106
acres north of Interstate 80 on both sides of NW
48th Street. (3/2/09 - Placed on Pending
Indefinitely)
Fact Sheet (220K)
Attachment (296K)
19) 09R-76 Establishing a Roads to Jobs Fund to make funds
available for road projects, declaring a surplus
of $8,000,000.00 in the Special Assessment
Revolving Fund, and authorizing the transfer of
said funds to the Roads to Jobs Fund. (5/11/09
- Placed on Indefinite Pending)
20) 10-4 Change of Zone 08075 - Application of Waterford
Estates, LLC, for a change of zone from AG
Agricultural District to B-2 Planned Neighborhood
Business District on property generally located at
North 98th Street and O Street. (Related Items
10-4, 10R-26) (Request to place on Indefinite
Pending) (1/11/10 - Placed on Indefinite Pending &
to have P.H. when removed from Pending)
Fact Sheet (647K)
21) 10R-26 Use Permit 08003 - Application of Waterford
Estates, LLC, to develop 250,000 sq. ft. of
commercial floor area on property generally
located at North 98th Street and O Street.
(Related Items 10-4, 10R-26) (Action Date:
2/1/10) (Request to place on Indefinite Pending)
(1/11/10 - Placed on Indefinite Pending & to have
P.H. when removed from Pending)
Fact Sheet (1367K)
22) Hearing date of Monday, February 1, 2010,
requested by J. Michael Rierden on behalf of
Lincoln Federal Savings Bank and Stonebridge Creek
LLC appealing from the determination of Impact
Fees imposed on the property legally described as
Lots 39, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50 in Section 25,
Township 11 North, Range 6 East generally located
between Centurion Drive and North 27th Street
along both sides of Alvo Road, Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (9/14/09 - Placed on Pending, Date
Certain to have P.H. on 2/01/2010) (Request to
place on Indefinite Pending) (1/11/10 - Placed on
Indefinite Pending & to have P.H. when removed
from Pending)
23) 10-8 Change of Zone 09003 - Application of Yankee Hill
Townhomes, LLC, for a change of zone from AG
Agricultural, R-3 Residential and R-4 Residential
to R-4 Residential District Planned Unit
Development for 84 townhomes, 348 apartments and
30,000 square feet of commercial land uses, with
waivers to adjust the minimum average lot, the
minimum lot area, the front, side and rear
setbacks, and the 3:1 width to depth ratio, on
property generally located at South 84th Street
and Yankee Hill Road. (Request to place on
Indefinite Pending & to have P.H. when removed
from Pending) (1/25/10 - Placed on Indefinite
Pending & to have P.H. when removed from
Pending)
Fact Sheet (693K)
24) 10-101 Adopting an amended and restated version of the
City of Lincoln Employees' Retirement Plan and
Trust to provide that the employer contribution
for employees hired in positions and pay ranges
prefixed by the letter "N" on or after September
1, 2010 will be an amount equal to 9% of an
employee's compensation; and to further provide
that the mandatory employee contribution for
employees hired in positions and pay ranges
prefixed by the letter "N" on or after September
1, 2010 will be in an amount equal to 7% of an
employee's compensation. (8/23/10 -
Reconsidered Ordinance No. 19430 - Placed on
Pending Indefinitely)
Fact Sheet (104K)
WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WILL HAVE
PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011, AT 5:30 P.M.
(APPROVED, 7-0)
Request for Public Hearing on Bill No. 11R-70, Item #31, Withdrawn
25) 11R-65 Accepting the report of new and pending claims
against the City and approving disposition of
claims set forth for the period of March 1 - 15,
2011.
Fact Sheet (14K)
Attachment (21K)
26) 11R-67 Approving appropriations in the amount of
$30,900.00 from the operation of Keno Lottery
Funds for various Human Services (Round 33).
Attachment (169K)
27) 11R-68 Approving the naming of the park area generally
bounded by South Street, BNSF Railroad, Park Blvd.
and Van Dorn Street, where Sherman Field and
Midget Football Fields are located, as Sampson
Park.
Fact Sheet (150K)
28) 11R-64 Authorizing the making of a request to the State
of Nebraska, Board of Public Roads Classifications
and Standards, for relaxation of standards to
allow ten foot wide lanes for City Project 701771,
South 56th Street from A Street to Randolph
Street.
Fact Sheet (13K)
29) 11R-66 Approving the World's Foremost Bank Project
Redevelopment Agreement between the City and
World's Foremost Bank relating to the
redevelopment of property generally located in the
University of Nebraska Technology Park for
construction of approximately 40,000 sq. ft. of
commercial space.
Fact Sheet (137K)
Attachment (770K)
30) 11R-69 Approving the request of Duncan Aviation to
utilize $150,000 from the Fast Forward Fund toward
the relocation of a 16" water main to serve their
expanding facility located near the Lincoln
Municipal Airport.
Fact Sheet (76K)
31) 11R-70 Amending the retirement benefits available to the
Mayor of the City of Lincoln commencing with May, 2015
Mayoral term.
Fact Sheet (18K)
During the Open Microphone Session of the agenda, individuals are
allowed a total of 5 minutes to speak regardless of number of
topics. The Open Microphone Session is available on the 2nd &
last Monday of each month.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON A MATTER NOT ON
THIS AGENDA, AND NOT PLANNED TO APPEAR ON A FUTURE AGENDA,
MAY DO SO AT THE OPEN MICROPHONE SESSION. THE OPEN MICROPHONE
SESSIONS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH ARE THE 14TH AND 28TH.
ADJOURNMENT 4:40 P.M.
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