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Votes at a glance: council approves multiple liquor licenses, rezones, plats and bid awards
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Summary
The Omaha City Council approved a slate of routine and contested items — liquor licenses, rezones, plats, and multiple procurement awards — with most measures passing unanimously. This roundup lists notable approvals and outcomes from the meeting.
At its regular meeting the Omaha City Council approved a package of routine and contested items including liquor licenses, rezones, plats and procurement awards. The council recorded unanimous votes (5-0) on the following notable items:
- Item 6: Class A liquor license for Twin Peaks, 313 N. 179th St. — approved 5-0. - Item 7: Class C liquor license for Alibi Room, 9001 Arbor St. — approved 5-0 (opposition testimony recorded). - Item 8: Class A liquor license (change of ownership) for Blondie's Pub and Pizza, 5010 Grover St. — approved 5-0. - Item 9: Class C liquor license for Shiki (Shiki LLC), 4900 Dodge St. — approved 5-0. - Item 10: Class I liquor license for Kapok/K Pop Korean Barbecue (KHP Omaha LLC), 305 N. 170th St. — approved 5-0. - Item 11: Class I liquor license for Taqueria El Rey, 4161 S. 84th St. — approved 5-0. - Item 12: Class D dealer license for NP Mart 35 (Ames Petroleum LLC), 4145 Ames Ave. — approved 5-0; applicant noted $200,000 per-site investment in redevelopments and temporary license in effect. - Items 13–14: Preliminary and final plat approvals for Foncier Replat 6 (1514 S. 4th St.) — approved 5-0. - Items 15–19: Package to enable Omaha North YMCA and stadium project (rezones, plats, overlay amendments, subdivision agreement) — approved 5-0. - Item 20: NCE overlay for 810 Worthington St. — approved 5-0. - Item 21: Rezoning to NBD for 5113 S. 25th St. (bakery) — approved 5-0. - Item 22: MCC overlay boundary amendment for 5304 S. 172nd St. — approved 5-0. - Items 23–24: Rezoning and ACI overlay amendment for 3621 & 3611 N. 30th St. — approved 5-0. - Consent agenda items (various) — approved 5-0. - Items 35–48: Public hearing items (various permits and manager appointments) — approved 5-0 after public comment period. - Item 49: Acceptance of grounds maintenance bids for rights-of-way — approved 5-0. - Items 76–78: Bid awards to Commonwealth Electric Company (phase E1 $3,129,563.61; phase D2 $1,901,505.10) and to K2 Real Estate Development LLC (33rd & Hamilton $518,046.70) — approved 5-0.
Several items had public comment or short presentations recorded in the hearing; the council generally approved the measures that received staff and Planning Board recommendations. Where opponents spoke (for example item 7 and item 12), their testimony was entered into the record prior to the council’s vote.
