Public Meeting Minutes: August 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Legislative/Economic Development Committee Meeting

1. Open Meeting

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In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.

2. Roll Call

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Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.

3. Items of Business

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The Committee may discuss or limit discussion on, hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, or take action to provide a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.

3.A. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on Downtown Revitalization program awards.

Discussion: Committee member Ryan Hinz expressed only one concern about the DTR program award recommendations. John Cochnar's plan for the funds he would receive is to change the west door, which SHIPPO was against. The committee discussed this and decided that it would be best to go with SHIPPO's recommendation on that.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Recommend to the City Council to approve the Downtown Revitalization program awards, striking John Cochnar's project from the list. Carried with a motion by Jack Oelschlager and a second by Kyle Frans.

Kyle Frans: Aye
Ryan Hinz: Aye
Jack Oelschlager: Aye

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Staff Review and Award Recommendations

7/30/2021 at 5:43 PM

3.B. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on reconsidering the City's commitment of $175,000 to SENDD to use as matching funds for a Rural Workforce Housing program.

Discussion: City Administer Tom Ourada reported to the committee that SENDD lost some employees and is having the representative that was supposed to help us with this take on the whole housing program, including hundreds of cities already in the program. $175,000 is a lot of money to risk. We could rescind the commitment of the money and try again in a couple years when it's less of a risk.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Recommend to the City Council to rescind the City's commitment of $175,000 to SENDD to use as matching funds for a Rural Workforce Housing program. Carried with a motion by Kyle Frans and a second by Jack Oelschlager.

Kyle Frans: Aye
Ryan Hinz: Aye
Jack Oelschlager: Aye

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

3.C. Discuss enacting Ordinance 2131: An ordinance creating a vacant and neglected property registration.

Discussion: City Administrator Tom Ourada, Mayor Dave Bauer, and committee member Ryan Hinz deliberated the ordinance and how it compares to our current code on nuisance properties. This ordinance would address property that the owners either leave vacant or abandoned completely, doesn't do any upkeep, and starts to fall apart or becomes unsafe.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Table for further discussion. Carried with a motion by Jack Oelschlager and a second by Ryan Hinz.

Kyle Frans: Aye
Ryan Hinz: Aye
Jack Oelschlager: Aye

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Ordinance 2131 Vacant Property Registration (Draft)

7/30/2021 at 5:59 PM

3.D. Discuss amending the animal regulations to allow a limited number of chickens (hens) within the City.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Table for further discussion. Carried with a motion by Jack Oelschlager and a second by Ryan Hinz.

Kyle Frans: Aye
Ryan Hinz: Aye
Jack Oelschlager: Aye

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Backyard Chicken Request Letter

7/30/2021 at 6:23 PM

4. Officers' Reports

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Reports may be given by the Mayor, Officers, Departments, or Councilmembers concerning the current operations of the City.
No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.

5. Adjournment

August 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Legislative/Economic Development Committee Meeting

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