The Kearney City Council met on July 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM in City Council Chambers. The meeting included public hearings on rezoning and plat applications, consent agenda approvals, and a discussion on Essential Air Service carrier proposals. All items were approved as noted.
The consent agenda included items 1, 2, and 4-8 (item 3 postponed to July 23 meeting). Approved under one motion:
Ordinance 8689, repealing Ordinance 8661 and amending the salary ordinance for pay plan adjustments, was approved on final passage (suspending three readings). Unanimous.
Essential Air Service Discussion: City staff reported that the current contract with Denver Air Connection expires October 31, 2024. The only bid received was from SkyWest Airlines to provide 12 weekly flights to Denver using 50-seat CRJ aircraft for a three-year term starting November 1, 2024. Council members expressed appreciation for Denver Air Connection's service and noted that SkyWest had previously served Kearney successfully. There was a hope for future Chicago service but no commitment. Council adopted Resolution 2024-94 authorizing the Mayor to send a letter of recommendation for SkyWest.
Thank you. I pledge the new flag of the United States of America. And it stands one nation under God. Indivisible with liberty and justice throughout. Thank you. In accordance with section 841412 of the Nebraska revised statutes, a current copy of the open meetings act is available for use. We take roll call, please. Mayor Claus. Bush Cutter. Here. We are absent Nicola. Here. More here. Okay, we have no oral communication, no unfinished business, so we'll move right into public hearings one and two, and they can be discussed together but vote on separately. And they pertain to the application submitted by Jack Bessey for A and D Reynolds LLC for property located at 715 Avenue D. Planning Commission recommended approval. No Jack. Ohny's way. That's what I thought. I'm here. Okay, name and address. No, not everybody knows you. Yeah. Dan Bucher. I live at 6112 Avenue Cube Place. And we own the property at 305 East A Street. And the property, the lot across the street that we want to rezone. And right east of D Avenue. It was originally zoned M1 when this subdivision was created and it's been jockey around, but we plan on building a another commercial building on it for our business. There's a third drain right in the corner. And the drain for that runs caddy cornered across lot one. So it almost makes it impossible to build a building on lot one. You could put up a small building clear to the south end of lot one, but the north end's got a big storm shore that runs diagonal underneath of it over to the field to the east and then goes south to the canal. So nothing could be built on the north end of that lot. Okay. Any questions? Sounds good. Jackie is just essentially an office building that you're putting up there, right? Right for our construction company. Yeah. Anything else? No. Okay, thanks, Dan. Okay, this is a public hearing. Is there anyone who wishes to address public hearings one and two? Okay, do we have a motion? Yes. That's no question. It's uh words. Okay.