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Bellevue council approves rezoning, public-works contracts and multiple city purchases in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Bellevue City Council unanimously approved a package of zoning changes, contracts and purchases including a rezoning for Quail Crossing, multiple public-works contracts, and a $300,000 Nebraska Environmental Trust grant contract for Whitted Creek rehabilitation.
Bellevue City Council voted unanimously on a series of ordinances, contracts and purchases at its March 4 meeting, approving a rezoning and preliminary plat for the Quail Crossing development, adopting code changes to the city plumbing regulations and authorizing multiple public-works contracts and equipment purchases.
The council approved ordinance No. 4,176 to change zoning for the Quail Crossing property at South 40 Second Street and Highway 370, and separately approved the preliminary plat for Lots 1–6 and Out Lots A and B (Quail Crossing). The council also adopted ordinance No. 4,178 to vacate a portion of Lot 7 in Trageran Town Center, and approved ordinance No. 4,180 to amend Bellevue’s adoption of the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code after a public hearing and suspension of the usual three readings.
Other items approved by unanimous vote included: recommending approval to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for an amendment naming Araceli (Aracela) Hernandez as manager at Aldi 40 (2112 Cornhusker Road); a Douglas–Sarpy mutual aid interlocal agreement; multiple contracts for mowing, right-of-way maintenance, and storm-pipe rehabilitation; equipment purchases for the street department; and design and grant contracts for parks and recreation projects.
Key awarded contracts and amounts (motion, mover, seconder; all motions passed unanimously): - Parks mowing to Crow Lawn Care LLC, not to exceed $35,078.40 (motion by Welch; second McCaw). - Right-of-way mowing to Crow Lawn Care LLC, not to exceed $123,192 (motion by Preister; second McCaw). - Two mini-body axle dump trucks with plows and hydraulics from Cornhusker International Trucks, not to exceed $521,600 (motion by Preister; second Casey). - An aerial lift truck from Aspen Equipment, not to exceed $205,340 (motion by Preister; second McCaw). - Aspen Pool demolition design agreement with HGM Associates, not to exceed $11,975 (motion by Preister; second McCaw). - Library parking-lot resurfacing with HGM Associates, not to exceed $32,155 (motion by Welch; second Collins). - Old Town cured-in-place pipe rehabilitation package to SAK Construction, not to exceed $822,795 (motion by Preister; second McCaw). - Entertainment District master agreement work order No. 3 with Olsen, not to exceed $93,550 (motion by Welch; second Collins). - Nebraska Environmental Trust grant contract for the Whitted Creek Rehabilitation Project, $300,000 (motion by Welch; second Preister). - Design work for the Bellevue Bay indoor water park, not to exceed $148,790 (motion by Casey; second Collins).
Procedural votes that carried without substantive debate included approval of the agenda, the consent agenda, and claims.
Why it matters: The votes clear the way for private development (Quail Crossing), public-works rehabilitation (Old Town storm infrastructure), and recreation investments (Bellevue Bay water park design and Whitted Creek rehabilitation). The unanimous roll calls indicate council consensus on the listed procurement and land-use items but do not replace later permitting or contract deliverables.
What’s next: Several of the approved items (rezoning, plats and contract awards) will proceed to implementation steps handled by city staff or contract partners; additional readings and hearings are scheduled for other ordinances (for example, an ordinance creating a Mixed Use Entertainment District was introduced and set for a second-reading public hearing on 2025-03-18).
