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Council approves alley vacation, zoning amendments and intent to bond for park improvements
Summary
The Pavilion City Council approved Ordinance 2077 (alley vacation) and Ordinance 2078 (zoning and condominium amendments), and passed Resolution R2600065 to pursue bonding for park projects including an inclusive playground; a public hearing on the city's proposed TIF policy was opened and closed with no public comment.
The Pavilion City Council on March 17 approved several routine land-use and capital-financing items and authorized intent to seek bond proceeds for park improvements.
Ordinances: The council approved Ordinance 2077, vacating an alley right-of-way within Block 42 at the request of applicants Keith and Cindy Sorenson. Councilman Sunday moved the ordinance and Councilman Glover seconded; the chair announced the motion passed.
The council also approved Ordinance 2078, a suite of code amendments covering small subdivisions, residential use types, permitted uses by zoning district, fence regulations and condominium use-type changes proposed by the city. Councilman Hook moved the measure and Councilman Fansaw seconded; the motion passed.
Tax increment financing: The council opened and immediately closed the public hearing on Ordinance 2081, which would adopt a Pavilion tax increment financing policy and create the Pavilion Community Development Agency; no public comments were offered at the hearing.
Parks and bonding: By resolution R2600065 the council approved an intent to bond for three parks-related projects: Papio Bay expansion and renovation, the First Street Trailhead and Trail, and the Hack Park pavilion playground. Councilman Glover moved the resolution and Councilman Inberg seconded. Councilman Sunday asked whether park facilities would be closed during construction; Tony, a city project staff member, said planning for an inclusive playground was underway and that "the impact area for the inclusive playground will be everything around the large pavilion area that's over by the duck pond," adding the shelter likely would not be affected this year but could be next spring. Tony also said the project team plans to add six handicap parking stalls to improve accessibility.
Votes and next steps: Each ordinance and the resolution were approved by the council at the meeting. The resolution authorizes freeing up funds now in anticipation of future bonding and begins planning work; actual bond issuance and construction timelines will follow standard procurement and scheduling processes.
