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City Attorney Carrie Fisk told the council the ordinance performs two tasks: it restores active and expired BID language that was removed from the permanent city code because of a change in the code provider, and it creates a default structure—preferred structures and accounting methods—to apply if a new BID is created later. Fisk said there is no active BID application at present but the default language would provide uniformity should one be proposed.

Council Member Stelk moved to suspend statutory rules for the ordinance; Council Member Connolly seconded and the council approved suspension to allow immediate consideration. On the merits, Council Member Hossy moved to approve Ordinance No. 10,012; Council Member Pollock seconded. The council voted to adopt the ordinance.

According to staff, the ordinance recodifies existing BID provisions and does not, by itself, create or alter any active BID assessments or budgets. Any future BID creation would follow the ordinance’s procedures and any required public hearings and council approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Grand Island City Council Meeting March 11, 2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","The council suspended rules and adopted Ordinance No. 10,012 to recodify Business Improvement District (BID) entries into city code and add a default structure for any future BID creation.","taxTitle","Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska","taxId",4603,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6094174,"Council refers blight and substandard study for proposed CRA area 41 to planning commission",572,2062000,2634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b&start=2062&end=2634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b/thumbnail_2062000.jpg","/articles/6094174/Grand-Island/Hall-County/Nebraska/Council-refers-blight-and-substandard-study-for-proposed-CRA-area-41-to-planning-commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094174-1855434903d6424952d2bea0c8f863ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205680&Signature=UurLZ2yHR9-9W6wl1MEZNzPXHlhkLFIN7FeulvhGVYY1zIfWpw9yJuhoPUdjRwDXSNZqcdk-hf7WSOqaZJ-q0eN0ayzZGK6KnvTJEDpygqRvhGKeL~zia6QuHmlJOZ7CPXWBsHJJpbFSv7zjVIDxBoIyvDXEEGHNsPO9OMTefUBN4dl2YvhYGBvA6-NC9jLE4jLWHDrI9~XD9hkRcDMTaoVW-uh68zVqS2wijZemtibN96JMyojUB4nhaopIeBPlFJngLb6~plFBzrl~p0UCPPFbxWL45M3DFugtLp5qsjFMhkN5NOVpAto2DoOPt2qBfbE88CM1E-e2QB7JN7OxQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand Island City Council on March 11 voted to refer a blight and substandard study for a proposed Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) — called area 41 by staff — to the Hall County Regional Planning Commission for review.

Planning staff said the study was prepared on behalf of Straska Development and SGRE Communities and covers roughly 49 acres at the northwest corner of Capitol Avenue and North Road. Chad Nabody summarized the process: referral to the regional planning commission would prompt a public hearing and recommendation; the council would later decide whether to declare the area blighted and substandard. A declaration could lead to tax-increment financing (TIF) applications for housing development.

Keith Marvin of Marvin Planning, who helped prepare the study, told the council he and his firm found several criteria that could meet the definition of blighted and substandard but that the area did not meet a majority of the criteria. Developer representatives — David and Jordan Storatska of Straska Development and Yov Gershaney and Deborah Klein from SGRE Communities — said they had presented the concept to affected neighbors and held a public meeting, and they expect potential TIF applications to focus on single-family and multifamily housing.

During public comment, Gerald Pools asked whether there is a statutory limit on the share of area that may be designated extremely blighted. Nabody replied that under current statutes there is no maximum for extremely blighted property and that the city is limited to 35% of municipal limits as blighted overall; extremely blighted acreage reduces that 35% cap. He said the current totals in staff materials put the city at about 26% overall, about 20% when extremely blighted acreage is removed, and that this project would add roughly 0.17 percentage points to the total (about 49 acres ≈ 0.17% of the municipal total).

Council Member Pollack moved to refer the study to the Hall County Regional Planning Commission; Council Member Stelk seconded. The motion carried. The referral advances the review process but is not a declaration of blight or a commitment to TIF.","The council voted to refer a developer-submitted blight and substandard study for a roughly 49-acre area at Capitol and North Road (proposed CRA area 41) to the Hall County Regional Planning Commission; the designation could enable future tax-increment financing applications.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6094179,"Council approves easement acquisitions for Independence Avenue project",95,1984000,2079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b&start=1984&end=2079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b/thumbnail_1984000.jpg","/articles/6094179/Grand-Island/Hall-County/Nebraska/Council-approves-easement-acquisitions-for-Independence-Avenue-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094179-3f5419248cf3e4bf21182ae11a752630/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205680&Signature=Mw9sQf~f9al-9DugDJafMOeDSaOmCm1tzYiOIau25GXHHjMNfwBt06uEPUMVh8D9zoNV2as05U~mPHN8hanxtxAvNnMNYWe5TsGWqyBSTAS4h0gJ1ZC9A8dvfNFlEpToOHpwKVE6KDe~-BBHxLDMhcNgJOBGEevkJAj17B13VE7JVuWf44oxU-8p6KOVI4odcFu95DkyRbRhlb4y5t9uIBk8pbkWaFDxqld9NR2eCHaM4~mLDpK6pqC7jtF-aSZhlRJw~yMJBEobxQ5NDMcBaZyulgqAxSMlNBKpRCJwd-a8y0Am95LUbut41bZG-~ih~8lJ2ys12uGeWDDaG2wMdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand Island City Council voted March 11 to approve permanent easements for the Independence Avenue improvements between Capitol Avenue and Manchester Road, part of project number 2023-P-10.

Public Works Director Keith Kurtz told the council the request was similar to the prior item and also involves permanent easements for a street-construction project. The staff materials listed property owners Esink, Aaron Arons and John (as named in the packet).

The council opened the public hearing, heard no public comment and closed it. Council Member Brown moved approval; Council Member O'Neil seconded. The roll call was unanimous in favor and the motion adopted.

With the vote, staff may proceed with steps to acquire the easements identified in the packet for the Independence Avenue project.","Council approved permanent easements for the Independence Avenue improvements (Capitol Avenue to Manchester Road), advancing project 2023-P-10.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6094184,"Council approves easements for South Locust Street improvement project",108,1866000,1974000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b&start=1866&end=1974","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b/thumbnail_1866000.jpg","/articles/6094184/Grand-Island/Hall-County/Nebraska/Council-approves-easements-for-South-Locust-Street-improvement-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094184-3fbdca0fea0e1bc9ccef35c93821fac0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205680&Signature=T4ZskBWXw8bTNH-Y0avLZsVe0-KqHLF6PvH3BecigKxSqjhGxEKieaCOe7tUVppH9no6SiD2JmXcdBbiQne7RSowFgd8CUKhVTSd9CgEu3ZREYP4Y4FkXoFQaQDQ7ofAsH3Sk9eGUuBGsqx2iKpncxWkUNzNN6scg-3dGa9Lt97pVuPiYV0~7ktepcTASrxtrNS-BUON5FSFM5M6LiqomPAlQ7XDHEXWk1rX9kjN5uz9iApWkrRSK3LsTwTcLLHF-vbS0vKJNDkCzdKs5sgFXoPZAeFR0aAkaCcIRydPu35t2hIj~kASYnZvkT8cDsjl1G2qGzsWJ1M2fEE4l--x6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand Island City Council on March 11 approved resolutions to acquire permanent easements and right-of-way needed for the South Locust Street improvement project, covering the corridor from Farmer Park Road to Second Street.

Public Works Director Keith Kurtz described the request as permanent easements and right-of-way needed for the South Locust Street improvement project, project number 2021-P-6. Property owners listed in the staff materials included Ramos, Wirtz, Burst, Central Nebraska Federal Credit Union and Rosenbach.

The council opened the public hearing on the easement acquisition, received no public comment and closed the hearing. Council Member Stout moved to approve the resolution; Council Member Sheard seconded. The roll call was unanimous in favor and the motion adopted.

Staff did not report any spoken opposition during the hearing. With the resolution adopted, city staff may proceed with acquiring the named easements for the street-improvement project.","The council approved permanent easements and right-of-way for the South Locust Street improvements (Farmer Park Road to Second Street), moving the project forward.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6094189,"Grand Island council OKs blanket authorization for finance paperwork after debate",648,1211000,1859000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b&start=1211&end=1859","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844625-a555d5548015526597a675a1f09c047b/thumbnail_1211000.jpg","/articles/6094189/Grand-Island/Hall-County/Nebraska/Grand-Island-council-OKs-blanket-authorization-for-finance-paperwork-after-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094189-a1c80e45d844fd3e9c5b61669aa574f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205680&Signature=iauUiTu7uU4bws0MLnD14-v6QI5eXnSIRNsawMJy5RQ0ytJD0zdLRYncS84HJtanaGOiWt718jkQG7KA4evmGgXE4V3-PMPpnPfOxMw3~mGcFp34lksB4K27NWiojGWUFiAgS5shyXK1D1MPZ94q2ea~oL3hlOO4W0N3lA8j~t0Kml~giFk-XvMkqxyMiLNkbd739ee7CaXftkg88jdz4VnAa~u38xswi3C~QfsQRHJ2KH1YF3zr6Nid25FtUbUayQtt~cODKCZVRAvsizy6nDUzpuOP8Thbkw009wUCjYJVX-twqwK0TSb5-oWCJJojyKSyG6yjpuqeZqU45kqqXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand Island City Council on March 11 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor and the finance director to sign required paperwork for financial institutions, a move intended to streamline administrative processing for signature changes.

City Finance Director Matthew Gleason told the council that some banks require a corporate resolution or additional paperwork when adding employees to account authorizations and that the change would allow the mayor and finance director to sign such documents administratively rather than returning to council for each instance. “Staff is recommending a blanket resolution that allows the mayor and finance director to sign such paperwork…to continue doing their job without future city council resolutions for each and every instance,” Gleason said.

The proposal drew objections from Council Member Hausey and others who said the public and council should continue seeing each change. “The law requires that anytime we need a change for any of these banks that it come before the council…this is one of those rare cases that in government, it's more important that it be presented for the public to know as well, not just the council to know,” Council Member Hausey said.

City Attorney Carrie Fisk and Assistant City Administrator Patrick Brown described the change as procedural and infrequent. Fisk said designating signers does not remove the council’s role in approving a depository or changing banks; it shields against a staff member having to self-authenticate at a bank. Brown noted the last similar item came before the council in 2018. “This is very infrequent,” Brown said, and staff offered to return with institution-specific paperwork if the council preferred.

Council Member Sheard moved the motion to adopt the resolution; Council Member Pollock seconded. The final roll call: Sheard, Stelk, Connolly, Nickerson, Mendoza and O'Neil voted yes; Brown, Hassey and Pollock voted no. The motion adopted.

The resolution does not change which banks the city may use; council retains authority over designating depositories and would still vote on bank changes, staff said. The item was removed from the consent agenda earlier in the meeting and was later brought forward for separate consideration.

The city did not specify an effective date or list institutions affected in the packet; staff said they can bring back institution-specific corporate resolutions if council requests.

Council members who spoke on the item emphasized balancing administrative efficiency and public transparency going forward.","The Grand Island City Council approved a resolution allowing the mayor and finance director to sign financial-institution paperwork administratively, after debate about public oversight and frequency of such changes.","actionData","errors"]

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