CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will hold public hearings on November 2, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance declaring the necessity of acquiring, for use by the City of Omaha, the necessary private property for the purpose of the N 65th Avenue, from Fowler to Ames Avenue Project identified as OPW 53948; providing that the City negotiate with the property owners for land acquisitions, permanent easements and temporary construction easements; providing that as to each specified parcel which cannot be obtained by negotiation, condemnation proceedings be undertaken and completed.

An ordinance declaring the necessity of acquiring, for use by the City of Omaha, the necessary private property for the purpose of constructing the Pershing Sanitary Pump Station Replacement project identified as OPW 53678; providing that the City negotiate with the property owners for land acquisition, permanent easements and temporary construction easements, providing that if said parcel cannot be obtained by negotiation, condemnation proceedings be undertaken and completed.

An ordinance approving a redevelopment and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Agreement between the City of Omaha and 508and1904Owner, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, to implement the 508 and 1904 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Project Plan for a redevelopment project site located at 508 S 19th Street and at 1904 Farnam Street, which proposes the demolition of the existing building at 508 S 19th Street and the construction of a new five story structure with 59 affordable housing units; and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the National Register historic building at 1904 Farnam Street for reuse as a mixed use building with 54 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funded apartment units on the upper floors, street level commercial space and a speakeasy bar in the basement; the agreement authorizes the use of up to $2,373,961.00, plus accrued interest, in excess ad valorem taxes (TIF) generated by the development to help fund the cost of the project.

An ordinance (1) to approve an agreement between the City of Omaha and Kelsey Murphy in the amount of $57,600.00; and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the City of Omaha’s FY 2020 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant, Award #2020-AK-BX-0029, awarded by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; to provide funding for the development of a communications plan as part of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative project; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance (1) to approve an Agreement between the City of Omaha and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands in the amount of $50,000.00; and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the City of Omaha’s FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, Award #2019-DJ-BX-0620, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance; to provide funding for two (2) Gang Specialist positions; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance (1) to approve an Agreement between the City of Omaha and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands in the amount of $50,000.00; and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the City of Omaha’s FY 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, Award #2020-DJ-BX-0701, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance; to provide funding for two (2) Gang Specialist positions; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance to approve the acceptance of and authorize disbursement over more than one fiscal year from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, Award #15PBJA-21-GG-01674-JAGX, in the amount of $409,839.00, during the project period extending from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2024; to provide law enforcement programs, prevention and education programs, prosecution and court programs, corrections and community corrections programs, and planning, evaluation and technology improvement programs; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance to provide for approving an Interlocal Agreement between the University of Nebraska at Omaha Board of Regents, for more than one year, to allow University Police officers to enforce Omaha City ordinances in certain designated areas.

An ordinance approving a Redevelopment Agreement by and between the City of Omaha and Millwork District I, LLC, and its successors or assigns, for the redevelopment of various properties within The Millwork District, pursuant to the millwork Commons Redevelopment Plan, an area generally bounded by Seward Street on the north, the Union Pacific rail line (approximately) on the west, Nicholas, Izard and Cuming Streets generally on the south and North 11th Street on the east.

Anyone interested in these matters should be in attendance.  

Elizabeth Butler, MMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The City Council of the City of Omaha will have a Pre-Council Meeting at 10:30 A.M. in the Roskens Room, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, for the purpose of discussing the agenda items and briefing and discussion of public business; and a regular Council Meeting at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This meeting will have video conference capability. Proposed agenda kept continually current shall be available for public inspection in the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center at the Office of the City Clerk, but the Council shall have the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting when convened. The video conference details and an agenda for the meeting is posted on the City of Omaha website at www.cityofomaha.org.

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

ALL REQUESTS FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (SIGNERS) WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

IF ALTERNATIVE FORMATS ARE NEEDED, ALL REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

PLEASE NOTIFY SHERRI BROWN AT (402) 444-5554 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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