Council approves dozens of routine liquor licenses, rezones and consent items in unanimous votes

The Omaha City Council voted on a large consent calendar of liquor licenses, rezoning requests, plats, and professional agreements, approving the majority of items by unanimous votes and postponing one downtown walkability study for further outreach.

Council members approved Class A, C, D and K liquor licenses for a string of small-business applicants (items 6–12), ordinances to rezone residential and commercial parcels across the city (multiple items), and numerous planning and subdivision plats recommended by the Planning Board. Most motions were approved 7-0 in roll calls that listed council members Goodwin, Harding, Hugg, Melton, Roe, Festersen and the presiding council president as voting in favor.

The approved liquor licenses included Dundee’s Place (Class A, 7024 Maple Street), Maza (Class C, 220 S. 30th Ave., Suite 3101), Turf Club (Class C, 2404 S. 60th St.), Bohemian (Class C, 1406 S. 13th St.), Namaste Bazaar (Class D, 5474 N. 90th St.), Mega Saver (Class D, 14353 Q St.), and Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina (Class K, 1302 Mike Fahey St.). Each application proceeded through an opened public hearing with applicants present and no public opposition reported on the record.

The council also approved multiple planning actions recommended by staff and the Planning Board, including the Rose at Barkalos multifamily project (items 13–16), a larger multi-parcel rezoning and PUD for a 120-unit project at 17515 Pacific Street (items 17–22), and a series of single-property rezones and subdivision approvals citywide. Several city-owned parcels were rezoned ahead of planned sales and redevelopment activity on North 20th Street (items 27–30); those items were also approved.

Two items that required additional public outreach were handled differently. Councilmember Harding moved to lay over item 58—the professional services agreement for the 13th Street Walkability Study—so staff could provide additional notice to affected businesses and the Business Improvement District; the council approved the layover to the July 15 meeting.

Other items approved on the consent calendar included interlocal mutual-aid agreements, tax-increment financing and redevelopment agreements, and appointments to boards and commissions. The council adopted several TIF and redevelopment items (including multiple small-to-midsize TIF allocations) and approved appointments such as Lavanya Goodwin to the Omaha Municipal Land Bank.

Although many items produced only brief staff presentations or no public comment, the council’s roll-call record shows consistent unanimous support across the consent calendar items that were presented and voted on during the meeting. The one notable procedural exception was the walkability study (item 58), which council members postponed for additional outreach.

A complete list of items on the consent calendar, with outcome where recorded on the meeting record, is available in the city clerk’s official minutes and the electronic agenda packet.