CITY OF OMAHA

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Omaha met on November 9, 2021 and passed and approved the following ordinances:

ORDINANCE NO. 42742

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42743

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42744

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42745

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42746

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42747

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42748

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42750

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 42751

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.

Summary: Same

First Reading October 26, 2021; Second Reading and Public Hearing November 2, 2021; Third Reading and Vote November 9, 2021

PASSED: November 9, 2021: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor                                   

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

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