The Kearney City Council met on December 19, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. Mayor Claus presided. Council members present: Mayor Claus, Vice-President Randy Buschkoetter (Bush Cutter), and Council Member Lear. Council Members Nicola and Moore were absent. The meeting included a public hearing, approval of the consent agenda, and postponement of a regular agenda item.
Well good evening everyone and welcome to our council meeting for December December the 19th. Uh if you'll rise, we'll have a moment of silence and a pledge of allegiance. Thank you. I'll join us 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, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. In accordance with section 841412, the Nebraska revised statutes current copy of the open meetings act is available for you and post on the wall poll review and post it on the wall of the council chambers. We take roll, please. Mayor Claus. Here. Bush Cutter. Here. Clear. Present. Nicola absent more absent. And we have no oral communications. No one finished business, so we'll move right into public hearing one. It pertains the proposal, uh proposed acquisition of a permanent right-of-way and utility easement granted by Fox Creek Development. Tony. Good evening, Council. Uh Anton Yalmanek, Director of Public or Director of Utilities, City of Carney, 1220 East 26th Street. In accordance with Nebraska State Statutes dealing with the city becoming in part with or having rights to public property. We have to uh have a public hearing on a right-of-way and uh utility easement for the Arborview Third Subdivision, which you approved last week at City Council. This is an extension from Avenue R South to the existing utility easement. This will complete this project and allow for public infrastructure to be built and for future avenue R right away. Okay. I hear you're taking over another department too. Is that um just for your smirks? Well, you get plenty of those. Yeah. Uh this is a public hearing. Is there anyone in the audience we should read public hearing one? Okay, do we have a motion? I move to close public hearing one and move for the adoption of resolution two thousand twenty-three-one eighty-two, approving the proposed acquisition of a permanent right-of-way and utility easement granted by Fox Creek Development. Second roll call, please. Lear. Aye. Nicola absent more absent bush cutter. Aye. Okay, thank you. Uh regular uh consent agenda items one through twelve. Um the agenda was amended to include item twelve. Uh are there any items that the council wish to remove? Okay, I move to approve items one through twelve of the consent agenda. Second. Roll call, please. Mayor Klaus. Aye. More absent bush cutters.