AGENDA

 MCCOOK CITY COUNCIL

    REGULAR MEETING

 

 Monday, May 4, 2009

7:30 P.M. - City Council Chambers  

Call to Order and Roll Call.

*A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted by the entrance to the Council Chambers and is available for public review.
ITEM NO. 1 Invocation - the McCook Ministerial Association - Bruce Lester, McCook Evangelical Free Church. 
ITEM NO. 2 Citizen’s Forum.
*The Council welcomes your input.  You may address the Council at this time on items that are not on tonight’s agenda.
ITEM NO. 3 Mayor’s Announcements & Recognitions.
ITEM NO.  4  Public Hearing:
ITEM A   Conduct public hearing regarding an application to the Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Award; the City is requesting $629,720 for demolition only in the City limits, $605,500 for the Demolition Only Activity and $24, 220 for General Administration Activity.
ITEM B Adopt Resolution No. 2009-08 authorizing the Mayor to sign all grant related documents for funds distributed by the Department of Economic Development through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
ITEM NO.  5 Proclamations:
ITEM A  Approve the proclamation declaring May 1st as “Silver Star Banner Day” in the City of McCook and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ITEM B Approve the proclamation designating the week of May 3 - 9, 2009 as “Municipal Clerks Week” in the City of McCook and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ITEM C Approve the proclamation designating the week of May 10 - 16, 2009 as “Nursing Home Week” in the City of McCook and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ITEM D Proclaim May 15, 2009 as “Peace Officers Memorial Day” and the week of May 10 - 16, 2009 as “National Police Week” and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ITEM NO. 6 Consent Agenda:
*The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion.  Any item listed on the Consent Agenda may, by the request of any single Councilmember or public in attendance, be considered as a separate item under the Regular Agenda.
ITEM A     Approve the minutes of the April 20, 2009 regular City Council meeting.
ITEM B 

Receive and file the minutes of the March 5, 2009 Parks Advisory Board meeting and the April 7, 2009 Senior Center Advisory Board meeting.
ITEM C Approve Supplemental Agreement Number One for Preliminary Engineering Services with W Design Associates for the Inner Loop Trail, allowing for an extension of time from July 1, 2008 to date that a construction contract is awarded and authorize the Mayor to sign.

 REGULAR AGENDA

ITEM NO. 7

Select Architect and approve contract for the design of a Municipal Fire Station.
ITEM NO. 8

Council Comments.
ITEM NO. 9

Executive session for a strategy session with respect to Collective Bargaining. 

*If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer shall announce immediately prior to the closed session:

“At this time, pursuant to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, a closed session will be held for the purpose of [restate the entire motion].  We will reconvene in public session following this closed session.”
ITEM NO. 10

Executive session for a strategy session with respect to pending and potential litigation with Terry Jessen and Bernard and Kathy Weaver.

  *If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer shall announce immediately prior to the closed session:

“At this time, pursuant to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, a closed session will be held for the purpose of [restate the entire motion].  We will reconvene in public session following this closed session.”
ITEM NO. 11 Adjournment

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