June 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM - McCook City Council

Roll Call.
Excuse Absences.

Open Meetings Act Announcement.

Invocation - McCook Ministerial Association - Jeff Donelan, McCook Evangelical Free Church.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Call to Order.

Items.

1. Announcements & Recognitions.

2. Consent Agenda.
*The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion.  Any item listed on the Consent Agenda may, by the request of any single Council member or public in attendance, be considered as a separate item under the Regular Agenda.

2.A. Approve the minutes of the May 19, 2025 regular City Council meeting.

2.B. Approve the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce Heritage Days request for the use of Norris Park for the Arts & Crafts Show, including the bandshell and electricity, on September 20, 2025; for the closing of the north-bound lane of Norris Avenue from “G” Street to “H” Street and the 100 block of East “G” Street beginning at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, September 19, 2025 until Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8:00 P.M., the 700 and 800 blocks of East 1st, the 100 and 200 blocks of East “H” Street from 5:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on September 20, 2025, the 100 block of West “G” street from 5:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 20, 2025 until after the parade; to close Norris Avenue from East “D” Street to East “E” Street on September 20, 2025 between 3:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. for Oktober festivities; to allow overnight parking for vendors around Norris Park; to conduct their parade on public streets on September 20, 2025; and to allow the use of the McCook City Library parking lot for additional parking.

2.C. Approve the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce request to close Norris Avenue between “B” Street and “D” Street; to close West “C” Street between Norris Avenue and West 1st Street; to close East “C” Street between Norris Avenue and East 1st Street on July 17, 2025 from 4:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. for the Third Thursday Family Fun on the Bricks event.

2.D. Authorize and approve the submission of a Robert Daugherty Foundation grant.

2.E. Approve FAA Contract No:  697DCM-25-L-00122 an On-Airport Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration at McCook Ben Nelson Regional airport and authorize the Mayor to sign.

2.F. Award the contract for the construction of a new Self Service Jet A and 100LL Fuel facility to Hackel Construction of Ord, Nebraska in the base bid amount of $1,234,668.56, that being the lowest best bid, this award being subject to the approval and grant offer from the FAA.

2.G. Approve the request from Tricia Wagner to block parking stalls on the east side of West 1st Street just north of West "C" Street from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 28, 2025 for photo opportunities of the car show entries of the 9th Annual Cruisin' the Bricks Cruise Night and Car Show.

2.H. Ratify the Mayor’s appointments to the Health Board - reappoint Nate Schneider, Kevin Hodgson, Linda Taylor, Dr. Jason Blomstedt, and May Beth Eisenmenger - terms expired June 2026 and to the Planning Commission - appoint Bobby Gaulke to replace Mark Currier as alternate - term expires March 2027.

2.I. Approve the application of the McCook Rotary Club for the temporary closure of City streets for the celebration of National Night Out around Norris Park, including the northbound lane of the 700 block Norris Avenue, the 700 block of East 1st Street; the 100 block of East "H" Street and the 100 block of East "G" Street from 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M. on August 5, 2025.

3. Regular Agenda.

3.A. Approve the request from Ronda Graff, the Local Tour De Nebraska Committee, along with the Tour De Nebraska Staff to use Kelley Park and to suspend the park curfew to allow for camping beginning on Friday, June 27, 2025 through Sunday, June 29, 2025.

3.B. Receive and put on file a renewed request from the McCook Chamber of Commerce for ACE funds to assist with the City of McCook’s event promotions.

3.C. Update regarding the sports complex project.

3.D. Update regarding the McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport.

3.E. Discussion regarding a potential ordinance establishing an occupation tax for mobile phones and amending the current occupation tax on all other telephone services to achieve occupaton tax uniformity between land line and mobile phone services.

3.F. Consider Ordinance No. 2025-3103 amending the City of McCook Code of Ordinances Chapter 90, entitled “Animals” in Title IV, “General Regulations”, amending Section 90.01 - Running at Large Prohibited, and Section 90.99 - Penalty.

3.F.1. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2025-3103 by title.

3.F.2. Consider statutory rule requiring reading on three separate occasions be suspended. Motion to suspend the rule must be adopted by three-fourths of the Council.

3.F.3. Final passage of Ordinance No. 2025-3103.

3.F.4. Chairperson declaration after vote and passage, if approved.

3.G. Council Comments.

Adjournment.