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Votes at a glance: Nevada council approves ordinances, resolutions, project payments and a special election date
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Nevada City Council approved multiple ordinances and resolutions, accepted project work, approved pay requests, authorized a hazard plan adoption and set a special election date of March 4, 2025.
The Nevada City Council approved a series of ordinances, resolutions, project pay requests and administrative items during its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting. Key actions included rezoning and code updates, acceptance of completed work on a trail project, adoption of a hazard mitigation plan and setting a special election date.
Major items approved
- Ordinance No. 1082 (third and final reading): Rezoned property at 1622 8th Street from R-2 (two-family) to LI (limited industrial). Motion approved on final reading.
- Ordinance No. 1063 (third and final reading): Amended Chapter 75 (all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles) to update operation and snowmobile routes. Motion approved on final reading.
- Resolution No. 054 (2024-2025): Authorized payment for an increase in wastewater user costs from the local option reserve; council approved and received an update that staff awaited additional information from state DNR and bond counsel.
- Multiple capital and construction pay requests: The council approved numerous routine pay requests and retainage releases including Boomerang Corp. pay request No. 32 for wastewater treatment facility improvements (amount not specified in the transcript), Construct Inc. pay requests for 2024 street improvements and the 19th Street Trail Projects (items approving amounts of $81,369.49, $5,385.95, and $3,517.19 among others). The council also approved a negative change order (–$10,350) on the 19th Street Trail Project, Division 1, and a resolution accepting Division 1 as complete (Resolution No. 055, 2024-2025).
- Resolution No. 058 (2024-2025): Authorized adoption of the Story County 2024–2029 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
- Resolution No. 057 (2024-2025): Set time and place for a public hearing on the proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) community development and housing needs assessment; council approved the hearing schedule.
- Resolution (numbered in packet): Set time and place for a public hearing regarding a proposed CDBG grant application for exterior downtown facade renovations; council approved the hearing schedule.
- Resolution No. 059 (2024-2025): Approved the city contribution to the Nevada Economic Development Council for a Nevada housing needs assessment.
- Neighborhood improvement incentive: Approved an incentive payment of $10,370 to Flummerfelt Homes for Sunridge Estates.
- Business licensing: Approved a Class E retailer alcohol license for H & S Stores LLC d/b/a Sundown Liquor and Groceries at 731 Lincoln Highway.
- Special election: Adopted a resolution directing the city clerk to schedule a special election at the earliest predictable date and clarified that date as March 4, 2025. Council members discussed the cost of the special election (cited at $10,400) and expressed disappointment about petitioners’ representations but approved the resolution to comply with the petition process.
Several other routine consent and agenda items passed with little or no discussion. The council discussed a request-for-proposal process and three quotes for replacing the city hall digital sign but took no purchasing action; staff reported a temporary software fix is currently keeping the sign operational.
Details on motions, numbers and pay request amounts are recorded in meeting minutes and the formal packet. The council repeatedly approved motions on voice votes; the transcript records motions and subsequent "Aye" votes followed by "Motion carried."
