The Kearney City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included public hearings on a storm sewer easement vacation and a rezoning/final plat for Spruce Hollow West, approval of a 13-item consent agenda, a consent agenda ordinance amending the city’s purchasing code, and a regular agenda item approving a guaranteed maximum price amendment for the Indoor Sports Complex. One council member was absent for the entire meeting; all votes were unanimous among those present.
Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome to our uh city council meeting for Valentine's Day, February the 14th. Uh, if you'll rise, we'll have a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And the Republic for which it stands. One nation undervisible with liberty and justice for all. In accordance with section 841412, the Nebraska revised statutes. The current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and it's posted on the wall of the council chambers. We take roll, please, mate. Bushcutter. Here's Learn. Nicola absent more. We have no oral communication and no unfinished business, so we'll move to public hearing one. And that pertains to the vacation of a 20-foot storm sewer and draining basement located in Stone Ridge, 10th edition, submitted by Buffalo Survey Incorporated P Land Development Incorporated, and Jamie M. Norwood. Very good for the record. My name is Mitch Humphrey with Buffalo Survey Incorporation located at 5308 Parkland Drive here in Kearney. And for this for this project, uh I'm here to represent MP land development and Jamie Norwood, who are the owners of the subject property that we're looking at working on tonight. This tract of land is located in the Stone Ridge 8th edition. There are two lots that sit side by side. And the lots have a storm sewer and drainage easement that is along the common lot line, maybe 10 feet on each side. As a matter of fact, it was platted with the final plat of the Stone Ridge 8th edition. And I just misquoted the addition, but the Stone Ridge edition, so that uh potentially we could put uh storm sewer or drainage off the street in that location, but with the design of the street along these lots and lot one block two of Stone Ridge 10th edition. I misquoted earlier. Uh that was not used. So we'd like to vacate that and make better utilization of the property. Um with that said, and for the sake that it's Valentine's Day, I think I'll keep my presentation rather short for my own self-preservation. Thank you, Rich. Smart man. Any questions, Council? Pretty straightforward again. As there's a public hearing, is there anyone in the audience which address public hearing one? Okay, do we have a motion? I move to close public hearing one and move for the adoption of ordinance number 8620, vacating a 20-foot storm sewer and drainage easement located in Stone Ridge 10th edition. And that the statutory law requiring reading of ordinances on three successive days be suspended, that ordinance number 8620 be read by number only and then placed on final passage. Second. Roll call, please. Mayor Claus. Hi. Lear. Aye. Nicola Absent Moore. Aye. Bushcutter. Aye. Ordinance number eighty-six twenty. I move that ordinance number eighty-six twenty be passed, approved, and published as provided by law. Second. Roll call, please.