CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

LEAVENWORTH POINT COMMERCE

REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN

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

The Leavenworth Point Commerce

Redevelopment Project Plan.

Location: 3105-3115 Leavenworth Street

The redevelopment project plan proposes to renovate and lease 11,424 square feet of commercial, retail, and restaurant spaces with 42 onsite parking stalls and 13 parking stalls developed in the adjacent rights of way.

The Planning Board recommended approval of this Redevelopment Project Plan at the December 2, 2020 public hearing.

The Redevelopment Project Plan authorizes the City’s participation in the redevelopment of this project site through the allocation of TIF in an amount up to $275,000.00, plus accrued interest. TIF will be used to offset eligible expenses such as property acquisition, construction hard and soft costs, architecture and engineering, and other public improvements as required. The total estimated project costs are $2,534,855.00, but are subject to change as final costs come in.

A copy of said plan is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office.

Anyone interested in this matter should be in attendance. 

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

ALL REQUESTS FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (SIGNERS) WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE. IF ALTERNATIVE FORMATS ARE NEEDED, REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE. PLEASE NOTIFY KIMBERLY HOESING AT (402) 444-5552 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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AGENDA

CITY OF OMAHA PLUMBING BOARD

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021

PUBLIC HEARING – 1:30 PM

3RD FLOOR –

 JESSE LOWE CONFERENCE ROOM

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER 

 1819 FARNAM STREET

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

NEW CASES:

•  Section 49-218: Request for exemption of continuing education hours for city inspectors, plumbing board members, and school instructors.

•  Section 49-219: Approval for extension of an existing temporary master license.

•  Section 49-216: Approval for reinstatement of expired journeyman license.

•  Section 49-218: Approval for renewal of continued education course and instructor.

•  Section 49-218: Approval for new continued education course and instructor.

•  Section 49-231: Request to approve qualifying evidence of master plumber work in a city of equivalent size with similar qualification criteria, for the purposes of taking the master plumber exam.

APPROVAL OF APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS

DISCUSSION:

NOTE: All requests for sign language interpreters (signers) will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice.  If necessary, contact the Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 ext. 2062.

The Plumbing Board reserves the right to amend the above agenda.  The Plumbing Board agenda and other information regarding the Plumbing Board and Planning Department are available on the Internet at

http://www.cityofomaha.org/planning/boards/plumbing-board. Agendas available on the Internet are subject to change and are for convenience purposes only.  A copy of the official agenda, kept continually current, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Omaha Planning Department, 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1110, Omaha, Nebraska, during normal business hours.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant may schedule a time to review the City’s case file during normal business hours by contacting the Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062.  If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062, 72 hours in advance.

Martin Gomez, Administrator

City of Omaha Plumbing Board

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OMAHA HOUSING AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Legal Services

 The Housing Authority of the City of Omaha (hereinafter ‘OHA’) is requesting proposals from qualified attorneys or law firms with experience in the following practice areas: 1) General Litigations and Representation, including Appellate Practice, 2) Labor Relations and Human Resources, and 3) Public, Affordable and Mixed-Income Developments, including Mixed Financing Transactions.

RFP packets will be available on Thursday January 14, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

Request packets via email at contracts@ohauthority.org

There will be a Pre-Proposal Zoom meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

Deadline for Proposal submission is Thursday, February 04, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

All activities will take place at OHA’s Central Office at 1823 Harney Street, Omaha, NE 68102 or online.

The point of contact for this project is Murphy Knight at contracts@ohauthority.org

DBE/MBE participation is encouraged.

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OMAHA HOUSING AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

INSURANCE BROKER

& CONSULTANT SERVICES WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE

The Housing Authority of the City of Omaha (hereinafter ‘OHA’) is seeking proposals from qualified, offeror who will be responsible for providing workers compensation insurance to the Omaha Housing Authority.

•   RFP packets will be available on Friday January 22, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

•   Request packets via email at contracts@ohauthority.org

•   There will be a Pre-Proposal Zoom meeting on Thursday January 28, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

•   Deadline for Proposal submission is Thursday February 11, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.

All activities will take place at OHA’s Central Office at 1823 Harney Street, Omaha, NE 68102 or online.

The point of contact for this project is Murphy Knight at contracts@ohauthority.org

DBE/MBE participation is encouraged.

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Omaha has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding through Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as a sub- recipient.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.

Sub-Applicant: City of Omaha

Project Title: Flood Mitigation at Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (FEMA DR-4420-26)

Location of Proposed Work:

Facility                          Address                  Latitude       Longitude          Date of Construction

Papillion Creek                                                                                        Facility built circa

Water Resource      15705 Harlan Lewis         41.08572     -95.86635           1960’s/1970’s (Per      

Facility                   Road, Bellevue, NE                                                   USGS Historic

                                                                                                           Topographic Maps

Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:

All work is located in an AH Floodzone. Confirmation of location in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) was determined by the Sarpy County Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel Number: 31153C0230G, dated 12/02/2005. The proposed work conforms to all applicable State of Nebraska and local floodplain regulations. There is a potential for the facility to be impacted by future flooding events due to its location within the AH floodzone. The proposed work is located near wetlands per the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, however, the project has little potential to impact or affect wetland values.

Proposed Work and Purpose:

The Papillion Creek Water Resources and Recovery Facility was inundated with floodwaters from the nearby confluence of the Missouri and Platte Rivers and damaged capacitor banks, switchgear, switchboards, generators and transformers. The Sub-Applicant is proposing to replace and elevate the equipment by placing the equipment on top of concrete pads to prevent future damage.

Project Alternatives:

Alternative #1 (No action): Would implement flood protection measures on specific equipment. While this will allow plant managers to improve particularly vulnerable and/or critical pieces of equipment for flood protection measures, it will not uniformly apply 450-year protection to all the PCWRRF electrical equipment. Public safety would be lowered, and costs would continue to be incurred in flood events. A “no-action alternative” would leave the PCWRRF highly vulnerable to repeated damages and service disruption from overtopped levees. Without flood protection measures at a minimum, the plant’s ability to discharge treated effluent into the river when at high flood stages is at risk, potentially hydraulically forcing partially treated water to be discharged within the site. Environmental and public safety risks also remain.

Comment Period:

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the following email: kate.stojsavljevic@fema.dhs.gov. Please send comments with the subject line [DR-4420-NE-HMA26 11988 COMMENT].

All comments are due by no later than 15 days of the posted date of this notice.

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