November 16, 2026 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.

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Items.

1. Announcements & Recognitions.

2. Public Hearings.

2.A. Public Hearing - A report from the Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee regarding a meeting held October 26, 2026.

2.A.1. Adjourn the Public Hearing.

2.B. Accept the minutes of the July 27, 2026 Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee meeting.

2.C. Public Hearing - Regarding the Redevelopment Plan for the Lot 8R Workforce Housing Redevelopment Project in the City of McCook.

2.C.1. Adjourn the Public Hearing.

2.D. Meeting of the Community Development Agency - recess as City Council and convene meeting.

2.D.1. Call to Order and Roll Call.

2.D.2. Open Meetings Act Announcement.

2.E. Adopt Resolution No. CDA 2026-01 recommending approval of a Redevelopment Plan for the Lot 8R Redevelopment Project in the City of McCook, Nebraska, to the McCook City Council and adopt a cost benefit analysis for the redevelopment project in the Redevelopment Plan.

2.F. Recess as a Community Development Agency.

2.G. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-31 approving a Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the City of McCook, Nebraska, including the Lot 8R Redevelopment Project. 

2.G.1. Recess as a City Council.

2.H. Adopt Resolution No. CDA 2026-02 authorizing and approving a Redevelopment Agreement including the use of Tax Increment Financing for the Lot 8R Redevelopment Project. 

2.H.1. Adjourn the McCook Community Development Agency.

2.I. Approve Resolution No. 2026-32 approving the Redevelopment Agreement between the City of McCook/CDA and the McCook Economic Development corporation with respect to the Lot 8R Redevelopment Project.

3. 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.

3.A. Approve the minutes of the November 2, 2026 regular City Council meeting and the October 30, 2026 special City Council meeting.

3.B. Receive and file the claims for the month of October 2026, published November 6, 2026.

3.C. Approve the specifications for the 2027 Crack Sealing Project and set the time and date of bid at 2:30 P.M. on December 10, 2026.

3.D. Accept the minutes of the November 9, 2026 Planning Commission meeting.

4. Regular Agenda.

4.A. Consider Ordinance No. 2026-3125 creating and enacting Chapter 121 of the City of McCook, Nebraska Code of Ordinances, establishing a restaurant and drinking place occupation tax by providing the following: An intent and purpose for the tax, definitions, tax percentage of tax imposed, the collection of tax, an administrative fee for those collecting the tax, the being cumulative, the use of revenue from the tax, the effect of failure to file a tax return, in the event of delinquency the role of the City Clerk, the administration of this chapter, miscellaneous provisions, the recovery of unpaid tax by action at law, and the suspension or revocation of licenses for failure to pay tax after hearing. 
 

4.A.1. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2026-3125 by title.

4.A.2. Approval of Ordinance No. 2026-3125.

4.B. Consider Ordinance No. 2026-3126 amending Section 119.02 - Hotel Accommodations, of the City of McCook, Nebraska code of Ordinances; to modify the occupation tax rate.

4.B.1. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2026-3126 by title.

4.B.2. Approval of Ordinance No. 2026-3126.

4.C. Approve an agreement between the City of McCook and Sports Facilities Management, LLC for management services for the PFC Gerald L. Walters Youth Sports Complex.

4.D. Consider Ordinance No. 2026-3127 amending Ordinance No. 2024-3082 of the City, which authorized the issuance of combined utilities revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to revise the description of the bonds, the maximum true interest cost and final maturity date of such bonds, to authorize the procurement of a bond insurance policy, and to revise the conditions to the issuance of additional parity bonds; and repealing original sections 2.01, 2.02, and 9.02 of Ordinance No. 2024-3082

4.D.1. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2026-3127 by title.

4.D.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.

4.D.3. Final passage of Ordinance No. 2026-3127.

4.D.4. Chairperson declaration after vote and passage, if approved under suspension of the rule.

4.E. Consider Ordinance No. 2026-3128 amending Ordinance No. 2024-3083 of the City, which authorized the issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2024, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,000,000, to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount of such notes to $19,000,000, to revise the maximum true interest cost of such notes; to repeal original Article I and Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of such ordinance.

4.E.1. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2026-3128 by title.

4.E.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.

4.E.3. Final passage of Ordinance No. 2026-3128.

4.E.4. Chairperson declaration after vote and passage, if approved under suspension of the rule.

4.F. Presentation/Discussion for alternate Water Source.

4.G. Council Comments.

4.H. An Executive Session may be held upon a majority vote of the Council for the protection of public interest for a strategy session with respect to pending litigation - property located at 1111 East "H" Street, Cindy and Ron Sabin.

4.H.1. Nebraska Open Meetings Act statement, if the motion to close passes.

4.H.2. Close Executive Session.

Adjournment.