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Votes at a glance: Grand Island City Council, June 24, 2025
Summary
The council approved a contract amendment for Honeywell's audit, multiple zoning ordinances and plats, easement acquisitions for street projects, and an LB 840 grant for the Here Grand Island concert series. Consent agenda items were adopted.
Key votes taken at the June 24 Grand Island City Council meeting (final outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Honeywell investment‑grade audit amendment (agenda item 9b): Council approved an amendment to the Honeywell agreement to add the Law Enforcement Center to the investment‑grade audit and increase the at‑risk audit cost from $220,106 to $256,000. Motion: Council President Sheard; second: Council member Haussey; outcome: adopted.
- Consent agenda (7a–7r): Motion to approve consent agenda items 7a through 7r. Mover: Council member O'Neil; second: Council member Brown; outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance 10022 (rezoning in the Grand Island ETJ at 3504 E. Stolly Park Road): Rezone from TA (Transitional Agriculture) to B‑2 (General Business) to allow an electrical contracting business to operate on the property. Mover: Council member Hassey; second: Council member Pollock; outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance 10023 and Resolution 2025‑207 (Resak Second Subdivision): Rezoning/plat to allow subdivision as presented. Motion to suspend rules and approve ordinance; motion on resolution. Mover(s): Hossy (suspend rules), Hasie (on merits); outcome: ordinance and resolution adopted.
- Ordinance 10024 (rezone Engleman school site to R‑3 medium density residential) and Resolution 2025‑208 (TIF): Council approved rezoning the former Engleman Elementary site and approved a redevelopment plan amendment and a tax increment financing (TIF) request for Hasselman Development. TIF request: $734,000 over the TIF term to support 20 units (20 duplex units), approximately $31,700 TIF per dwelling unit. Motions: Lanfear moved to suspend rules; Lanfear moved on merits; resolution moved by Hassey and seconded; outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance 10025 (zoning code amendments to Chapter 36): Council approved multiple text amendments including definitions, accessory building rules, parking minimums, home‑occupation adjustments, and moving livestock rules to a consolidated section (36‑108). Motion to suspend rules and approve by Sheard; outcome: adopted.
- Permanent easement acquisitions: Resolution 2025‑209 (South Locust Street improvements, Foner Park Road to Second Street) and Resolution 2025‑210 (Stufer Road/Highway 30 northbound turn lane easements for utility relocation) were approved. Motion mover(s): O'Neil; outcomes: adopted.
- Resolution 2025‑211 (LB 8‑40 grant for Here Grand Island LLC): Council approved an LB 8‑40 tourism grant application for the Here Grand Island free concert series in the amount of $50,000 (staff recommended), increasing prior LB 8‑40 support (historically $10,000). Motion to approve by Hossy; seconded by Pollock; outcome: adopted.
Notes and vote context
- Several motions included suspending the statutory rules to consider ordinances on the same night. Where individual vote tallies were not read on the record, the clerk recorded the motions as adopted by voice vote and the transcript uses “Please vote. Motion adopted.” The transcript does not provide a roll‑call tally for each item, only recorded motions, seconds and adoption statements.
- The Honeywell amendment was discussed in detail before the council vote; several other items (rezonings, TIF, zoning code changes, easements, LB 8‑40 grant) were either introduced with staff presentations and public hearings or, in the case of the consent agenda, bundled and approved together.
Ending
Council members indicated staff would return with developed contracts, cash‑flow details and measurement‑and‑verification documents where applicable (Honeywell projects and TIF/redevelopment agreements).
