City Council Agenda August 19th

August 18, 2025 Nebraska News
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NORTH PLATTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, August 19, 2025; 5:30 P.M.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS  

The City of North Platte invites you to view the meeting live on YouTube at the following link:

www.northplattene.gov/watch    

CALL TO ORDER 

INVOCATION   Pastor Daniel Ramsey, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL

 

OPEN MEETINGS ACT

A CURRENT COPY OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT OF NEBRASKA IS POSTED ON THE WALL AT THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 

MEETING PROCEDURE

THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR.  IF RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THROUGH THE MAYOR AND LIMIT YOUR REMARKS.  

WE RESPECT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND REQUEST THAT ANY COMPLAINTS OR CRITICISMS OF

EMPLOYEES NOT BE AIRED IN A PUBLIC MEETING. CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR MAYOR.  INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION WILL BE DECLARED OUT OF ORDER. 

AWARDS, ACCOLADES, AND PRESENTATIONS 

CONSENT AGENDA

ALL MATTERS UNDER “CONSENT AGENDA” ARE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.  ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY, HOWEVER, REMOVE AN ITEM FROM CONSENT BY REQUEST.

Approve the Minutes of August 5, 2025. (Pages 1-7) (Angela Gilbert, City Clerk)

 

1. Approve the application by Las Mananitas for a Special Designated License on September 13, 2025 from 11:00

a.m. to 1:00 a.m. at D&N Event Center, 501 East Walker Road for their annual festival. (Pages 8-9) (Angela Gilbert, City Clerk)

 

2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the annual 2025-2026 Agreement for Independent Contractor Services with Alexandrea Stroud to operate the Government Access Cable TV System. (Pages 10-13) (Layne Groseth, City Administrator)

 

3. Authorize the approval of the renewal of a two (2) year Interlocal Agreement for Network Services between the City of North Platte and Lincoln County. (Pages 14-18) (Kevin Mees, Information Systems Director)

 

4. Approve the renewal of the 2025-2026 Interlocal Agreement between the City of North Platte and Lincoln County for Emergency Management Services. (Pages 19-21) (Layne Groseth, City Administrator)

REGULAR AGENDA

CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST (IF NECESSARY)

  1. Approve the North Platte Airport Authority’s 2025-2026 Preliminary Levy Allocation Resolution. (Pages 22-32) (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance)

 

  1. Approve the request for a one-time event to discharge fireworks by a licensed technician on September 10, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. in the downtown area for North Platte High School’s Homecoming Parade. (Page 33) (Mike McConnell, Fire Marshal)

 

  1. Approve Resolution and sign agreements for NDOR Project No. NH-83-2(129) for improvements on U.S. Highway 83 (Dewey Street) in North Platte from Leota Street to First Street. (Pages 34-51) (Brent Burklund,

City Engineer)

 

  1. First reading and action to approve Ordinance No. 4219 to create Street Improvement District No. 365 for NDOR Project No. NH-83-2(129) on U.S. Highway 83 (Dewey Street) from Leota Street to First Street. (Pages 52-53) (Brent Burklund, City Engineer)

 

  1. Second reading and action to approve Ordinance No. 4217 to create Sanitary Sewer Connection District No. 23 (an 8” P.V.C. sanitary sewer located east of Buffalo Bill Avenue, starting north of Spring Road thence south along the west alley of Valley Drive to State Farm Road) approximately 1,575 feet. (Pages 54-57) (Brent Burklund, City Engineer)

 

  1. Adopt the Resolution approving claims and authorizing the issuance of one warrant to Van Kirk Bros. Contracting in the amount of $173,725.20 and one warrant to Level, LLC in the amount of $44,626.32, to pay approved claims and referring to and incorporating the terms and conditions of Ordinance No. 3874 relating to warrant financing. (Pages 58-59) (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance)

 

  1. Approve the Claims. (Dawn Miller, Director of Finance)

PUBLIC AGENDA REQUEST

WE RESPECT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND REQUEST THAT ANY COMPLAINTS OR CRITICISMS OF

EMPLOYEES NOT BE AIRED IN A PUBLIC MEETING. CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR MAYOR.  INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION WILL BE DECLARED OUT OF ORDER.

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATOR, AND ATTORNEY 

 

ADJOURN