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Bellevue council approves ordinances, contracts, event permit and opioid settlement participation — votes at a glance
Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Bellevue City Council approved multiple consent items, two code updates and a contracts package, voted to participate in the national opioid settlement, and approved a riverfront festival permit with a waived $50 fee. Several capital and professional services contracts were authorized; claims were approved with one
The Bellevue City Council on Aug. 5 approved a package of routine business items, two municipal‑code ordinances, a land sale agreement, multiple professional‑services and construction authorizations, and a resolution joining the national opioid settlement. The council also approved a multi‑day riverfront event permit and waived the $50 application fee.
Here are the votes and formal actions taken at the Aug. 5 meeting (motions carried unless otherwise noted):
- Approval of the agenda and consent agenda: The council voted to approve the agenda and the consent agenda; votes were recorded as unanimous where noted.
- Approval of claims: The council approved claims; the clerk announced five yes votes and one abstention, with Councilman Preister abstaining.
- Ordinances and code actions: • Ordinance 4189 — amendments to Chapter 23 regarding peddlers: Council suspended the three‑reading rule, opened and closed the public hearing and approved Ordinance 4189 on the same night. Vote recorded as unanimous. • Ordinance 4190 — repeal of Chapter 23, Article 5 (sales of secondhand goods): Council suspended the three‑reading rule, opened and closed the public hearing and approved Ordinance 4190 the same night. Vote recorded as unanimous. • Ordinance 4191 — authorize sale and conveyance of about 22.62 acres of city property to RD Blair LLC and authorize the mayor to sign a purchase agreement: Council suspended the three‑reading rule, held a public hearing, heard from a prospective developer (Foundations Development) describing a potential mixed‑income senior housing project and approved the ordinance. Council discussion noted the street address in the purchase agreement was incorrect and the legal description governs; staff said the address will be corrected in the documents. Vote recorded as unanimous.
- Resolution 2025‑15 (opioid settlement participation): The council approved a resolution authorizing participation in the national opioid settlement with Purdue/Sackler family distributions. Bellevue staff and the police chief described allowable uses (treatment, training, first‑responder interventions) and said the city will route expenditures through an internal review involving fire, police, legal and administration. Vote recorded as unanimous.
- Event permit (Item 14a) — "Lighthouse Unified Event Christian Music Festival," American Heroes Park (alternate dates listed): Tracy Colegrove, representing the applicant, described multi‑day music and food‑truck activity with local musicians; the council approved the event permit and separately approved a motion to waive the $50 application fee. Votes recorded as unanimous on both motions.
- Contract and project authorizations (current business): The council approved a series of professional services and construction authorizations. Among them: • 16a: Authorize mayor to sign Drug Recognition Expert training coordinator contract for Lt. Joe Milos (compensation by state). Vote unanimous. • 16b: Interlocal agreement with Sarpy County for IT services, $150,318 not to exceed, term 10/1/2025–9/30/2028. Vote unanimous. • 16c: Commonwealth Electric signal repairs (Harville Drive & Chateau/Herman Drive), amount not to exceed $71,475.96. Vote unanimous. • 16d: Amendment 1 to HDR agreement for Landings lift station upgrades, amount not to exceed $61,820. Vote unanimous. • 16e: HGM Associates bridge inspections for 2025–26, amount not to exceed $41,900. Vote unanimous. • 16f: Agreement with Schimmer Associates for Highway 370 signal beacons and crosswalk study, amount not to exceed $38,009,956 (as stated in the agenda). Vote unanimous. • 16g: Amendment 3 to Benesch (Benish/Bennish nomenclature in packet) for Mission Avenue Reconstruction & Streetscape construction administration, amount not to exceed $867,892.23. Council held a public discussion and opened a public hearing on Mission Avenue during which business owners and residents expressed support for infrastructure upgrades and sewer replacement; the motion carried unanimously. • 16h: Agreement with Felsberg Holt & Eulavich (Felsberg Holt and Eulavich) for conceptual roadway designs at the Highway 75/34 interchange, amount not to exceed $72,000. Vote unanimous.
Several other routine administrative motions — including approval of minutes, conduit claims and advisory committee reports — were approved as part of consent items.
How votes were recorded: Most motions were recorded as "All voting yes. Motion carries." The claims approval included an abstention by Councilman Preister (five yes, one abstain). In several cases staff requested suspension of the three‑reading rule, which the council granted before holding public hearings and voting the same night.
No motions failed or were tabled at the Aug. 5 meeting.
