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Most consent items passed without discussion or with brief staff remarks. Highlights from the voting session included reappointments to boards, multiple agreements with the Nebraska Department of Transportation, assessments for business improvement districts, liquor-license approvals, approvals tied to the West Haymarket/Canopy Park project, and labor and pay-schedule measures.

Selected council actions approved on May 12, 2025:

- Reappointment of Christie Abrams to the City Personnel Board for a term through June 20, 2030 (Item 1a). Motion carried 6-1.
- Reappointment of Artie Kelly to the Lincoln Housing Authority Board through July 1, 2030 (Item 1b). Motion carried 7-0.
- Approval of professional services agreement supplement #3 with Shimmer Associates (First & Cornhusker intersection design) — federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding (~80% federal/20% local) (Item 1c). Motion carried 7-0.
- Multiple responsible-charge agreements with Nebraska Department of Transportation for city performance on design/construction oversight: Kotner Boulevard rehab; 40th/50th & Calvert intersection; Lincoln Area Bridges (including Harris overpass); First Street & Cornhusker Highway. All motions carried 7-0 (Items 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g). Staff said construction timing ranges from 2026–2028 depending on the project.
- Approval of assessment resolutions for six Business Improvement Districts including College View, Havelock, North 20th Street, University Place, West O Street and South Street Business Improvement Districts; motion carried 7-0 (Items 1h–1m).
- Distribution of interest earnings on idle funds (Item 1n); motion carried 7-0.
- Liquor-license approvals for Da Vinci’s (new manager), Haymarket Park (manager application), VFW 3606 manager application and related permits — items 4a–4e — motion carried 7-0.
- Acceptance of the report of new and pending claims for April 16–30, 2025 (Item 5b). The council approved the report but moved the Tiffany Rank claim to pending for additional review (separate action; see Rank article).
- Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Canopy Park redevelopment agreement (Item 5c), removing references to a plaza and updating financing/parking references consistent with modified park plans; motion carried 7-0.
- Labor contract between the city and the Lincoln City Employees Association, effective Aug. 15, 2024 through Aug. 1, 2026 (Item 7a); motion carried 7-0.
- Pay-schedule adjustments for groups prefixed by A and C and related pay-range updates (Items 7b, 7c); motions carried 7-0.
- Text amendment (25005) to expand opportunities for urban gardens/greenhouses and allow sale of garden produce as a home occupation in specified residential districts (Item 7d); motion carried 7-0.
- Street and alley vacation application (Street/Alley Vacation 24003) with a substitute ordinance filed by the law department; council approved the motion to amend and the main motion, 7-0 (Item 7f).
- Council moved pending item 9a to a public hearing and suspended rules to set a hearing date of June 2, 2025; motion carried with the required votes.

Procedural notes: Most items were introduced by council sponsors or departmental staff and passed unanimously or by decisive majorities. Where federal formula funds were used (NDOT/STBG), staff noted the standard 80/20 split (federal/local) for design and construction phases. Several design-phase approvals were for preliminary engineering services with construction scheduled across 2026–2028.

These approvals advance ongoing downtown and citywide infrastructure work and finalize personnel and compensation updates included in the city budget.

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Rank told the council she first reported a large limb in June 2024, at which time city crews removed a hanging limb so adjacent road construction could continue. Rank said she was told Forestry would revisit the tree; she said the remaining tree collapsed during a March 2025 storm and struck her house, damaging gutters, siding, windows and one vehicle. She presented photos of the stump and the damaged vehicle during public comment.

City Forester Chris Myers said crews addressed a large hanging limb in late June but that the Forestry notes available at the meeting did not indicate further requested work or a scheduled follow-up. Assistant City Attorney Lily Ely said the law department reviewed Forestry’s records and recommended denial of the claim because the available notes did not show a request for additional work between the June removal and the storm event; Ely said a strong windstorm on March 19 was recorded by staff.

Council members expressed concern about recordkeeping and whether crews told the homeowner when they would return. After discussion, the council voted 7-0 to move Rank’s claim back to pending for additional investigation of Forestry’s work orders and communications rather than rule on the merits at Monday’s meeting.

Council chair Washington and other members said they wanted staff to review the Forestry notes, search for any other communications on the service request, and report back. The motion to move the claim to pending was introduced during the vote on the city’s report of new and pending claims; the council then approved the larger claims report after moving Rank’s claim to pending.

The council did not make a final determination on compensation at Monday’s meeting. Staff told the council they will follow up with Forestry and the law department and return the claim to the council after collecting the additional notes and documentation.

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The council approved the project 7-0 after a presentation by Peter Hein, the city’s director of urban development, and remarks from Tallgrass representatives. The redevelopment includes a $475,000 private improvement for the building facade, of which $210,000 will be provided through the downtown corridors tax-increment financing (TIF) district.

The city says the work will remove a more-than-50-foot curb cut on 14th Street, infill the opening adjacent to the existing parking garage, and create one or two street-level tenant spaces with new storefronts, signage and landscaping. Hein said the project will also add parallel parking and public-space elements such as street trees and lighting on the 14th Street frontage.

Hein told the council the city is retaining several easements to make the project feasible. Those easements include pedestrian and vehicle access from the north (P Street) and east, and a set of interstitial easements under the existing parking structure so the developer and the city can each maintain their respective structures. \"We're gonna have those defined within this as we move forward so that they can essentially build this ship in a bottle, if you will, inside of our garage,\" Hein said.

Tallgrass president David Schmidt described the construction as complex but said his team has experience with infill projects in the area and that the developer plans to build the facade first to coordinate timing with city infrastructure work. Schmidt said the developer has not signed a tenant but expects retail or a food-and-beverage use appropriate for 14th Street.

Hein outlined the financing and timeline: the facade portion totals $475,000; the TIF contribution is $210,000 and there is no bond issuance associated with the TIF for this project. Construction timing and other street/garage entrance changes will be addressed in subsequent agreements; Hein emphasized the curb-cut closure and redesign of the garage entrance will be covered separately.

The council did not amend the material presented; the motion to approve, introduced by Councilman Beckias and seconded by Councilman Carlson, passed 7-0.

The city and developer said they would finalize easement language and coordinate timing so the facade, parking access, and future tenant improvements align with broader Music District and downtown corridor plans.

Speakers on the item included Peter Hein (director of urban development), David Schmidt (president, Tallgrass Development), Dana Schmidt (co-owner), and consultant representatives from Peace Studio Architects. Hallie Salem of urban development was identified from the staff presentation and thanked by Hein for project work.

The agreement authorizes the city to use TIF increment funds for the facade grant and records easements to preserve pedestrian and maintenance access; separate agreements will follow for closing the curb cut and redesigning the garage entrance.

The council’s approval moves the facade grant and easement framework forward; staff told the council they will return with details on construction sequencing and the separate right-of-way work for the parking garage entrance.

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