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Kearney City Council Meeting Summary - May 13, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, May 13, 2025
BodyKearney, Nebraska
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, May 13, 2025
StatusFILED
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Under God in accordance with section 84 1412 of the Nebraska revised statutes a current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and is posted on the wall of the council chambers.

0:33

Um Peggy, please take roll.

0:35

Mayor Nicolette here.

0:36

Bush Cutter.

0:37

Here Schmidt here.

0:40

Here.

0:41

There are no oral communications.

0:43

There is no unfinished business.

0:44

So we'll go right to public hearings one and two.

0:47

Um they pertain to the development of Good Samaritan Village, generally located at 2201 East 32nd Street, submitted by Miller and Associates, applicant for E.

0:56

Magelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and North Dakota Corporation.

0:59

Owner has been requested to further postpone to be further postponed until May 27th, 2025 council meeting.

1:07

Therefore, I need a motion to postpone.

1:12

So moved.

1:14

Sorry.

1:15

That's efficient.

1:16

No, I'm about I move to further postpone public hearings one and two pertaining to the development of the Good Samaritan Village until the May 27, 2025 council meeting.

1:25

Second.

1:25

Roll call, please.

1:26

Mayor Nicola.

1:27

Aye.

1:28

Aye.

1:28

Schmidt.

1:29

Hi.

1:30

Aye.

1:31

Bush Cutter.

1:32

Aye.

1:33

Okay.

1:34

Postponed.

1:35

Public hearings three and four can also be discussed together but voted on separately.

1:39

They pertain to the application submitted by Trenton Snow, applicant for David and Elizabeth West Weston, trustees and Westes and Lands Inc.

1:47

owners for for the development of Westison Acres.

1:50

Planning Commission recommended approval.

1:53

Trenton.

1:54

Good evening, Mayor Council staff.

1:57

For the record, Trenton Snow, Land Surveyor, Office at 1309 Central Avenue here in Kearney.

2:03

What's that?

2:03

You might need to turn it on.

2:04

Turn this on.

2:11

Green button, right?

2:16

Sorry, I just don't catch it up.

2:21

So this is right inside your uh two mile jurisdiction, as you can see.

2:26

Just in fact, we have started the process through Kearney County and got two days before their board meeting.

2:32

They say uh whoops.

2:36

So we started the process here.

2:38

Umright, uh Dave's house there, he owned like a three-quarters of an acre around that house is all the rest of it.

2:46

The 80 acres was owned by him and his brother in a corporation.

2:50

Um Dave has since moved into town with his wife, and I believe the niece has already moved into the house, but she is wanting to buy the house.

2:59

And to do that, she also wanted the garage and the driveway and everything else with it.

3:04

So to do that, we have to create a one-lot subdivision with that.

3:09

And since it is going to be less than three acres, we went with the RR2 zoning so that that was allowable.

3:16

Um so with that, you see the outline of that acreage of what uh the niece is going to buy the um two parcels basically put together Dave's and then the rest is taken off of the farm ground.

3:30

Other than that, of course, it's going to be private well and septic, which is already in place.

3:34

So we're I think so.

3:38

Yeah, they're not allowed to do that.

3:40

And I do like that term that you used in DRT, straightforward.

3:43

You didn't say it's going to be easy, it's straightforward.

3:51

Okay, all right.

3:52

Um have any questions for Trenton?

3:56

No.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████19%
Procedural████████████14%
Personnel Matters█████████10%
Zoning and Land Use█████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Kearney City Council Meeting Summary - May 13, 2025

The Kearney City Council met on May 13, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. The meeting covered routine business, multiple public hearings on zoning and easements, a consent agenda, and an informational presentation on the City's Utility Growth Study. Several items were postponed to the May 27, 2025 meeting.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved Minutes of the April 22, 2025 regular meeting.
  • Approved the Claims.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2025-52 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement for Professional Management Services with SCEDD for the EDA Grant for the Box Butte Business Development Project.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2025-53 approving transfer of funds from Nebraska CLASS to NPAIT due to merger.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2024-113A amending the Developer Constructed Infrastructure Agreement for 922 Enterprises (Kearney Storage, LLC).
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2025-54 approving Change Order No. 1 ($12,337.50 increase) and Payment No. 1 ($357,673.64) for KEA Constructors, LLC for 2025 Part 1 Improvements – 30th Avenue Overpass Rehabilitation.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2025-55 approving the Peterson Senior Activity Center Annual Nutrition Service Contract with Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska.
  • Accepted bids for 2025 Part 3 Improvements – Butler Avenue Place and adopted Resolution No. 2025-56 awarding bid to Dan Roeder Concrete, Inc. for $843,017.30.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 2025-58 approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Kearney Public Schools for the School Resource Officer Program.
  • Consent Agenda item 9 (amended Developer Constructed Infrastructure Agreement for Saadi First) was postponed to the May 27, 2025 meeting.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public addressed the council on any agenda item or on matters not on the agenda.

Discussion Items

  • Public Hearings 1 & 2 (Good Samaritan Village – vacation, rezoning, and final plat) were postponed to May 27, 2025, by unanimous vote.
  • Public Hearings 3 & 4 (Westesen Acres – rezoning and final plat) were held. Trenton Snow, applicant, explained the proposal: creating a one-lot subdivision (RR-2 zoning) for a family member to purchase a house with garage and driveway, using private well and septic. The Planning Commission recommended approval. The council closed both hearings and adopted Ordinance No. 8747 (rezoning to RR-2) and Resolution No. 2025-43 (final plat) unanimously.
  • Public Hearings 5-7 (McCaslin Subdivision – two rezoning requests and final plat) were postponed to May 27, 2025, by unanimous vote.
  • Public Hearings 8-10 (acquisition of utility easements from WinStar Enterprises for Saadi First) were postponed to May 27, 2025, by unanimous vote.
  • Public Hearing 11 (acquisition of permanent utility easement from BSB Investments, LLC) was held. Sarah Sohn, Director of Utilities, described a general utility easement along 20th Avenue for gas, electric, and telecommunications. Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-48 unanimously.
  • Public Hearings 12-14 (acquisition of three easements from Kearney Community Sustainable Housing for Village Plaza Second Addition) were held. Sarah Sohn explained a sanitary sewer easement, a water main easement, and a general utility easement on the newly paved Westla Platte. Council adopted Resolutions No. 2025-49 (sewer line easement), No. 2025-50 (general utility easement), and No. 2025-51 (water line easement). Council Member Moore abstained on Resolutions 2025-49 and 2025-50; all other votes were unanimous.
  • Regular Agenda: Miller & Associates presented the City of Kearney Utility Growth Study (water and sanitary sewer infrastructure). Key statistics: 199 miles of sewer pipe, 244 miles of water pipe; wastewater treatment plant capacity 5.9 million gallons per day (MGD) with average flow of 3.8 MGD (64% capacity); combined well field capacity 29 MGD with peak average demand 14.6 MGD. The presentation identified major projects needed: two sewer relief trunk mains ($7M and $10.5M), a redundant water feed to rolling hills ($1.1M), and other priorities. No action was taken.

Key Outcomes

  • All postponed items (Good Samaritan Village, McCaslin Subdivision, and Saadi First easements and infrastructure agreement) will be heard on May 27, 2025.
  • Westesen Acres rezoning (Ordinance 8747) and final plat (Resolution 2025-43) approved unanimously.
  • BSB Investments permanent utility easement (Resolution 2025-48) approved unanimously.
  • Village Plaza Second Addition sewer line easement (Resolution 2025-49), general utility easement (Resolution 2025-50), and water line easement (Resolution 2025-51) approved; Moore abstained on Resolutions 2025-49 and 2025-50.
  • Consent Agenda (items 1-8 and 10) approved unanimously; item 9 postponed.
  • Council entered closed session at approximately 6:23 p.m. for personnel matters.

Meeting Transcript

Under God in accordance with section 84 1412 of the Nebraska revised statutes a current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and is posted on the wall of the council chambers. Um Peggy, please take roll. Mayor Nicolette here. Bush Cutter. Here Schmidt here. Here. There are no oral communications. There is no unfinished business. So we'll go right to public hearings one and two. Um they pertain to the development of Good Samaritan Village, generally located at 2201 East 32nd Street, submitted by Miller and Associates, applicant for E. Magelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and North Dakota Corporation. Owner has been requested to further postpone to be further postponed until May 27th, 2025 council meeting. Therefore, I need a motion to postpone. So moved. Sorry. That's efficient. No, I'm about I move to further postpone public hearings one and two pertaining to the development of the Good Samaritan Village until the May 27, 2025 council meeting. Second. Roll call, please. Mayor Nicola. Aye. Aye. Schmidt. Hi. Aye. Bush Cutter. Aye. Okay. Postponed. Public hearings three and four can also be discussed together but voted on separately. They pertain to the application submitted by Trenton Snow, applicant for David and Elizabeth West Weston, trustees and Westes and Lands Inc. owners for for the development of Westison Acres. Planning Commission recommended approval. Trenton. Good evening, Mayor Council staff. For the record, Trenton Snow, Land Surveyor, Office at 1309 Central Avenue here in Kearney. What's that? You might need to turn it on. Turn this on. Green button, right? Sorry, I just don't catch it up. So this is right inside your uh two mile jurisdiction, as you can see. Just in fact, we have started the process through Kearney County and got two days before their board meeting. They say uh whoops. So we started the process here. Umright, uh Dave's house there, he owned like a three-quarters of an acre around that house is all the rest of it. The 80 acres was owned by him and his brother in a corporation. Um Dave has since moved into town with his wife, and I believe the niece has already moved into the house, but she is wanting to buy the house. And to do that, she also wanted the garage and the driveway and everything else with it. So to do that, we have to create a one-lot subdivision with that.

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