Lincoln City Council Regular Meeting – October 28, 2024

The Lincoln City Council met on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for a regular meeting. The council took action on numerous consent items, liquor licenses, and resolutions, and held first and second readings on a variety of annexation, zoning, and redevelopment proposals. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.

Consent Calendar

• 24R-466 – Approved a professional service agreement supplement with Benesch & Co. for preliminary engineering on the Adams Street Rehabilitation Project (36th to 49th St.) (Adopted 7-0).
• 24R-467 – Approved the 2024-2025 Joint Budget Committee Non-profit Childcare Assistance funding recommendations (Adopted 7-0).
• Clerk’s Letter & Mayor’s Approval – Placed on file.
• 24R-477 through 24R-501 – Set hearing dates for liquor manager applications for Elks BPO Lincoln Lodge 80, HopCat Lincoln, Zipline Tap & Grill, Sportscasters Bar & Grill, Village Inn, and Cornhusker Bar & Grill (All adopted 7-0).
• Administrative Amendments – Placed on file for Northbank Preserve 7th Addition, Pine Woods PUD, Pioneers Woods, Taylor Greens, and Glynoaks Plaza PUD.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Open microphone session was held for members of the public to address matters not on the agenda. No specific comments are recorded in the agenda.

Liquor Licenses

• 24R-481 – Approved the Class C liquor license application for Cornhusker Liquor, LLC dba F&D’s Liquor at 3243 Cornhusker Highway, Suite A1 (Adopted for approval 7-0).
• 24R-482 – Approved the manager application of Dennis W. Thompson for the same establishment (Adopted 7-0).

Resolutions

• 24R-429 – 56th Street Rehabilitation Project (Spruce to Van Dorn): Public hearing and action delayed by verbal motion for one week to November 4, 2024 (7-0).
• 24R-468 – Adopted a resolution honoring the service of Patricia Lopez (Adopted 7-0).
• 24R-469 – Claims report: Approved as amended after three motions to amend (MTA#1 adopted 6-1, MTA#2 adopted 7-0, MTA#3 adopted 7-0; final adoption 7-0).
• 24R-470 – Approved a three-year life insurance and long-term disability contract with Mutual of Omaha for city employees (Adopted 7-0).
• 24R-471 – Clarified that Council Aides may be hired as city employees through the Human Resources Department (Adopted 6-1).
• 24R-472 – Comprehensive Plan Conformance for a conservation easement at 14th and Saltillo Road: Approved as amended (MTA#1 adopted 7-0, final adoption 7-0).

Second Reading Ordinances and Related Resolutions

• 24-120 – Lease agreement with Grace Lutheran Church for Aging Partners Senior Center (Second reading; no action).
• 24-121 – Change of Zone for Diamond Enterprises at 3501 W O Street (Second reading).
• 24-122 & 24R-473 – Annexation of 32.41 acres at 8601 Highway 6 and conditional annexation agreement (Second reading; action on resolution set for November 4, 2024).
• 24-123, 24R-474, 24R-475, 24R-476 – Glenbrook, LLC items for property at S. 70th and Nebraska Parkway: Public hearing and action delayed for two weeks to November 18, 2024 (7-0 for each).

First Reading Items (No Votes Taken)

• 24R-483 through 24R-487 – Appointments to Urban Design Committee, StarTran Advisory Board, Police and Fire Pension Plan Investment Board, and District Energy Corporation.
• 24R-488 through 24R-491 – On-call professional services agreements for Rock Island Trail projects (preliminary engineering and environmental services).
• 24R-492 – Assessment of public health nuisance abatement costs for 15 properties.
• 24R-494 – Special permit amendment for Dominion South, LLC to replace a 440-unit apartment complex with 130 attached townhomes and 18 single-family attached dwellings.
• 24R-495 – Authorization of up to $26,000,000 in multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Central at South Haymarket Project (175 units).
• 24-124, 24-125, 24R-496, 24R-497 – Annexation and zoning for White Development Company at N. 112th and O Street.
• 24R-498, 24R-499, 24-126 – Central at South Haymarket Redevelopment Agreement, TIF authorization, and tax allocation bonds.
• 24-127 – Amendment to Central Park Offices and Apartments PUD.
• 24-128, 24R-493, 24R-502 – LES revenue bonds (up to $300M), electric rate schedules effective Jan 1, 2025, and LES 2025 annual budget.

Pending List

• Nine items related to the Falcon Corner Redevelopment Project (24R-18, 24R-35, 24R-36, 24-10, 23R-638, 23-158, 23R-639, 23-159) remained on the pending list with no date certain for action.

Key Outcomes

• Multiple consent items and liquor licenses approved unanimously.
• Resolution 24R-469 on claims was amended and adopted.
• Delays granted for the 56th Street project (one week) and the Glenbrook, LLC development (two weeks).
• First reading items placed on file for future action, with action dates set for November 4, 18, and beyond.
• Meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.