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Ainsworth council approves routine motions, grant applications and licenses
Summary
The Ainsworth City Council on June considered routine agenda items and approved a series of motions — including forming a code-enforcement hiring committee, submitting a $1 million rural recovery grant application, amending an economic-development contract, and multiple special-event liquor licenses.
The Ainsworth City Council voted on a set of routine and programmatic measures, approving motions that will advance code enforcement hiring, economic development work and grant-seeking efforts.
The council authorized a subcommittee including the mayor, two council members and city staff to advertise for and move forward with hiring a code enforcement officer, the mayor said. The motion passed on a roll call vote with Council members Kent, Dustin and Brad voting yes.
Council also approved returning to the previously used economic-development contract with the North Central Development Center (NCDC) with an addition: the mayor will appoint one council member to serve on the NCDC board and recommend an at-large board member. The mayor said the amendment restores a prior contract and the motion passed unanimously.
On grants, the council approved submission of a $1,000,000 application to the Rural Community Recovery Program to support site development for housing and infill projects. Lisa, the city clerk, explained that the program uses federal COVID-relief funds and can be used for site clearance and redevelopment; the council voted to authorize the application.
The council approved LB840 facade application 24-3, a 50% matching grant up to $10,000, for window and door replacement at a downtown business. It also approved a general administration contract with the Central Nebraska Economic Development District to manage repurposed housing rehabilitation funds.
Other approvals included special designated liquor licenses for BCW Inc. and Bolo Brewing for upcoming events, and a bank signature update that removed former signatory Lendy and added the council president (Dustin) as a backup signatory. A motion to allow Brown County Hospital to pave an employee parking area on a section of city right-of-way — contingent on proper abandonment paperwork and retaining easements for utilities — was also approved.
The council recorded roll-call votes on each motion; motions carried with the three-member city council voting yes where roll calls were recorded. No formal ordinances or multi-reading legislative measures were adopted at the meeting. The council adjourned after receiving staff updates on street projects, FEMA closeout items and park board priorities.
