Kearney City Council Meeting - August 13, 2024: Easements, Consent Agenda, and Sky West EAS Contract
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Kearney City Council Meeting - August 13, 2024
The Kearney City Council met on August 13, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. The meeting covered routine business, public hearings, consent agenda items, consent ordinances, and reports. The meeting was conducted efficiently, with no oral communications or unfinished business, and adjourned after approximately six minutes.
Public Hearings
- Public Hearing 1 & 2 (combined): Proposed acquisition of property from Turkey Creek Properties LLC and Talmadge Jam LLC for a 66-foot wide permanent right-of-way and utility easement (Resolution 2024-103) and a 10-foot utility easement (Resolution 2024-104). The easements will connect a portion of 3rd Street between Yanney Avenue and 16th Avenue (currently a field drive). Council member Sarah (likely staff) explained the project. No public comments were received. The council voted unanimously to close the hearings and adopt the resolutions.
Consent Agenda
Items 1-11 were approved unanimously by roll call vote (Mayor Nikkila, Council Members Moore, Buschkoetter, and others voting aye). Key items:
- Approval of minutes from July 23, 2024.
- Approval of claims.
- Resolution 2024-105: Developer Constructed Infrastructure Agreement (DCIA) for Oak Park Center Fourth (water, paving, storm sewer).
- Resolution 2024-106: DCIA for Younes Center; 3rd Street, 16th Avenue to Yanney Avenue (water, sanitary sewer, paving, storm sewer).
- 30-day extension for manufactured home court license for East Lawn Mobile Homes Estates to correct deficiencies.
- Resolution 2024-107: Authorization for City Manager to send non-renewal letter to current KENO operator and proceed with Request for Proposals.
- Approval to sell two utilities department equipment by auction, sealed bid, or private sale.
- Resolution 2024-108: Acceptance of public improvements for Butler Addition.
- Resolution 2024-109: Amendment to agreement with Community Redevelopment Authority (fee increase and five-year extension).
- Resolution 2024-110: Approval of Payment No. 24 and Change Order No. 3 (increase of $156,336) for WWTP Phase II Improvements/Water Resource Recovery Facility.
- Resolution 2024-111: DCIA for Butler Addition Phase 2 (Chase Avenue Extension) for paving and storm sewer.
Consent Ordinances
Three ordinances were approved on final passage with a roll call vote (Council Member Moore abstained on all three; others aye):
- Ordinance No. 8691: Authorizes deed of sale for Lot 2, Block 1, Village Plaza Second Addition to Kearney Community Sustainable Housing (a non-profit).
- Ordinance No. 8692: Renames and redesignates a portion of 2nd Street (from west line of 11th Avenue west ~300 feet) to Younes Drive.
- Ordinance No. 8693: Renames and redesignates a portion of 15th Avenue (from south line of Talmadge Street south ~479 feet) to 16th Avenue.
Reports
- Council Member Mike (likely Kotsiopulos or Schmidt) reported no items.
- City Manager Brenda Jensen announced that the city received the final selection order from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Sky West Essential Air Service (EAS) contract. The contract will begin November 1, 2024, for a three-year term. The flight schedule is expected to be similar to the previous one. Weekly onboarding calls will start at the end of August, and marketing information will be released soon.
Key Outcomes
- All resolutions and ordinances were adopted as presented.
- The Sky West EAS contract was confirmed to start November 1, 2024.
- The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:36 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Thank you. In accordance with the section 8414, the Nebraska revised statutes and copy of the open meetings act is available for you. It's post on the wall in the council chambers. Mayor Klaus. Here. Bush Cutter. Learn. Nicola. More. Air. We have no oral communications and no unfinished business. So we'll move on to public hearing one and two, and they can be discussed together but voted on separately, and they pertain to the proposed acquisition of property from Turkey Creek Properties LLC and Talmage Dam LLC to be used for easement purposes. Sarah. No, we can't. Sorry. No. Okay. So the uh 60 foot wide or 66 foot wide roadway easement connecting the rest of 3rd Street between Yannie and 16th, or what will be 16th. And so actually getting that. There's we kind of joke that it's a field drive right now, extra wide field drive. So it'll actually be a roadway. Um with an easement, a 10-foot utility easement to the north of that. So those are the two easements. The 66 foot ride roadway and then the utility easement. That's on third street, you said. Yep. The road, the road that's already there, that's not actually a road. Yes, the one that we call the street, that's a field drive. Yeah. Okay. Any questions? That one. It's a public question. Okay, this is a public hearing. Is there anyone in the audience which should raise public hearings one and two? Okay. Council have any questions? No. Okay, do we have a motion? I move to close public hearing one and move for the adoption of resolution number 2024-103 acquire acquiring a strip of land 66 feet wide, located in part of government lot nine and section 10 and part of government lot nine and section eleven. All in township eight, north range 16 west of the sixth prime meridian. Buffalo County, Nebraska dedicated for permanent right-of-way and utility easement purposes. Second. Roll call, please. Mayor Klaus. Learn Nicolette. Moore. Hi, Bush Cutter. Hi. I move to close public hearing two and move for the adoption of resolution number 2024-104.
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