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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda, TIF, loans, PACE releases, interim police chief and telecom tax cut
Summary
The council approved a package of routine and policy items, including a TIF plan change for the Stoddard School project, a downtown loan, release of two PACE liens, appointment of an interim police chief, and a cut to the telecommunications occupation tax.
The Beatrice City Council took a series of routine and substantive votes at its meeting. Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda—including minutes, treasurer reports and construction pay requests—by motion; vote 8 to 0.
- Resolution 7493 (Plan Modification 25‑1, Stoddard Redevelopment Project): Passed 8 to 0. Approves a TIF plan modification to support Hoppe Development’s conversion of Stoddard School into 25 senior rental units (project cost cited at about $5,800,000). Next step: return to the Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) for the final redevelopment agreement.
- Resolution 7494 (Blackburn Rentals LLC loan): Passed 7 to 0 with one abstention noted in the record. The resolution authorizes execution of a loan agreement, promissory note, personal guarantee and deed of trust for a direct loan of $38,880 from the city’s CDBG Downtown Revitalization Grant (23 DTR‑002) for rehabilitation work at 115 North 5th Street.
- Resolutions 7495 and 7496 (PACE releases): Both passed 8 to 0. Council authorized documents to release and discharge PACE agreements related to hotel properties after loan payoff and sale; staff said the loans had been paid off and the bank requested releases.
- Resolution 7497 (interim police chief appointment): Passed 8 to 0. The council appointed Jay Murphy as interim chief of police to begin the civil service process for the permanent chief position.
- Ordinance 25‑1 (telecommunications occupation tax): Passed 8 to 0 after suspension of rules to read by number only three times. The ordinance reduces the telecommunications occupation tax from 5% to 4% to align with recent state legislation (LB1023); staff noted statutory language was ambiguous and the ordinance implements the local rate change.
Votes and motions were recorded from the dais; where the transcript did not name an individual mover or seconder, the record shows the motion and that it was seconded and approved by roll call or voice vote as indicated.
