The City Council met on July 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Council Chambers, 100 E First Street. All council members were present except Councilmember Conley. The meeting included approval of the consent agenda, a public hearing for a Class D liquor license, and adoption of an ordinance updating the electrical code. No public comments were made.
Welcome to our meeting. The date is July 9, 2024. The time is 7 p.m. This is an open meeting of the Grand Island City Council. The City of Grand Island abides by the Open Meetings Act in conducting business. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is displayed in the back of this room as required by state law. The City Council may vote to go into closed session on any agenda item as allowed by state law. At this time, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God and divisible with liberty and justice for all. The city clerk will now perform roll call. Councilmember Mendoza. Present. Councilmember Kacinski. Present. Councilmember Haze. Present. Councilmember Sheard. Present. Councilmember Pollock. Present. Councilmember Fitzkey. Present. Councilmember Stelk. Present. Councilmember Nickerson. Present. Councilmember Lanfeer. Present. Councilmember Conley will be absent. And Mayor Steele. Present. Also present are Jill Grinier, the City Clerk, Laura McAloon, the City Administrator, Patrick Brown, the assistant city administrator. Carrie Fisk, the city attorney, Keith Kurtz, the public works director, and Matthew Gleason, the finance director. Individuals who have appropriate items for city council consideration should complete the request for future agenda items form located at the information booth. If the issue can be handled administratively without council action, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study session, notification of the date will be given. Council members, do you wish to remove any of tonight's consent agenda items for additional discussion? Hearing none, we will continue. A sign-up sheet was available in the lobby for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items. If you did not sign up to speak on an agenda item, please come forward, state your name and the agenda topic on which you will be speaking. No one has come forth, so we will continue. Outside of City Hall, our flowers are beautiful this summer. Uh including Brad Foster, Betty Plot Paulou, Connie Demboski, Deb Croft, Kyla Ingdahl, Jane and Tim Goding, Dwayne Woodward, and Milt Loeb. We have so many wonderful volunteers who help on our parks. And uh they make our parks beautiful. And if you stop in at City Hall, you'll see that they've made our City Hall beautiful as well. And I thank them. Council members, is there a motion to approve our consent agenda? Items 6A through 6G.