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 Jesse Lowe Conference 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, April 9, 2024, 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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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 April 9, 2024, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance levying a special tax and assessment on certain lots, part of lots and pieces of real estate in the City of Omaha to cover the cost of constructing sidewalks in District No. SWR 2023-01.

An ordinance authorizing the issuance of a purchase order to Univar Solutions USA, Inc. in the estimated annual amount of $629,850.00, for the purchase of Sodium Bisulfite Bulk Shipments to be utilized at the Missouri River and the Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery and Remote Treatment Facilities, to be effective for a period of 12 months and is extendable for three (3) one-year periods at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments from a specific account.

An ordinance authorizing the issuance of a purchase order to DPC Industries, Inc. in the estimated annual amount of $1,903,480.00, for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite Bulk Shipments to be utilized at the Missouri River and the Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery and Remote Treatment Facilities, to be effective for a period of 12 months and is extendable for three (3) one-year periods at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments from a specific account.

An ordinance authorizing the issuance of a purchase order to Garret’s Lawn Service for a price agreement for the Hanscom Park Green Infrastructure Maintenance to be utilized by the Environmental Quality Control Division, to be effective for a period of 12 months and is extendable for four (4) one-year periods at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments from a specific account.

An ordinance to accept the bid from Nebraskas Best Lawn & Landscape LLC for mowing of the Missouri River Flood Levee (Areas A, B, and C) in the amount of $39,125.00 per year, subject to Chapter 10-142 of the Omaha Municipal Code, for a period of two years, with the sole option by the City to extend the price agreement for up to two additional one-year periods; providing for the payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956 as amended; to authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order.

An ordinance vacating the portion of Douglas Street right-of-way within Cedarnole, a Subdivision in the City of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot 1, Cedarnole Replat 2, as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, said point also being the Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 6, Cedarnole; Thence North 30°56’50” West a distance of 48.17 feet to a common corner of Lot 1 and Lot 2, Cedarnole Replat 2; Thence South 73°40’49” West on the Southerly line of said Lot 2, Cedarnole Replat 2 a distance of 44.95 feet to the point of beginning; Thence South 14°13’56” East on the Easterly line of vacated 73rd Street (Vacation ORD. 24077, 11-15-1966) a distance of 40.49 feet; Thence South 79°23’40” West on the Northerly line of said vacated 73rd Street a distance of 29.76 feet; Thence South 84°42’11” West on the Northerly line of said vacated 73rd Street a distance of 49.68 feet to a point on the Northerly line of Lot 1, Block 8, Cedarnole; Thence North 85°14’51” West on the Northerly line of said Lot 1, Block 8, Cedarnole and a projection thereof a distance of 66.74 feet; Thence North 02°25’03” West a distance of 61.76 feet to a point on the Southerly line of Lot 11, Block 7, Cedarnole; Thence Easterly on the Southerly line of Lots 11 and 12, Block 7, Cedarnole and Southerly line of Cedarnole Replat 1, on a 267.68 foot radius curve to the left (chord bearing N80°30’39”E, chord distance 130.52 feet) an arc distance of 131.85 feet; thence South 13°03’ 25” East on the Westerly line of Lot 2, Cedarnole Replat 2 a distance of 40.49 feet to the point of beginning, containing 9,656 square feet, more or less, in the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; providing for the reversion or transfer of the same.

An ordinance to approve a Major Amendment to a Mixed Use District Development Agreement for Shadow View Village, for the property located northwest of HWS Cleveland Boulevard and West Center Road, to allow for the sharing of the quarter (¼) mile gap requirement between the Shadow View Village development and the adjacent 54 acre property to the west (F&R Family Properties LLC).

An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of the bid from Vermont Systems, to provide PayTrac Payment Processing Service, which will exceed $20,000.00 but will not exceed $225,000.00 for the Parks, Recreation and Public Property Department, is hereby approved. Vermont Systems is a major provider of Parks and Recreation software solutions around the world and has been the software service provider of our RecTrac software to the Omaha Parks Department since 2011; therefore, it is a sole source vendor and a firm qualified to provide the products/services contemplated herein.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for litter removal in accordance with Sections 18-21 through 18-30 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha, Group 2024-04.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for cutting and clearing weeds, grass and worthless vegetation in accordance with Sections 18-21 through 18-30 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha, Group 2024-05.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for cutting and clearing weeds, grass and worthless vegetation in accordance with Sections 18-21 through 18-30 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha, Group 2024-06.

An ordinance in accordance with Section 5.10 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to transfer $208,843.00 in unencumbered appropriations in the 2024 Budget of the City of Omaha from the Wage Adjustment account to the Police Department; and to fix the effective date hereof to be immediately upon passage in accordance with Section 2.12 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended.

An ordinance to amend Chapter 20, Article V, Division 1.5 of the Omaha Municipal Code, entitled “Sexual Offenders,” by amending Section 20-120.1 to add a definition of “child care facility” and amend the definition of sexual predator; and by amending Section 20-120.2 to include licensed day care facility as a prohibited location of                residence for a sexual predator.

An ordinance approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Omaha and KCGS SaddleCreek, LLC, for the purchase of a public parking facility to be constructed by KCGS SaddleCreek, LLC, upon real property owned by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, pursuant to a ground lease, in fulfillment of the City’s obligations under an Interlocal Agreement with UNMC to cause the construction of a parking facility for an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00.

Elizabeth Butler, MMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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CITY OF OMAHA

Notice of Duty of all property owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession of property to cut weeds, grass and worthless vegetation and not to litter or to cause or allow litter, including vehicular litter, to be deposited thereon or to allow such litter to remain on such property other than in proper receptacles provided thereof; further notice of duty of all property owners not to park or store any vehicle or machine on residential property in violation of any Municipal Law, State Statute, or Federal Law.

Notice is hereby given that Chapter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code requires owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any lot or ground, or part thereof, in the City to cut and clear such property together with one-half (1/2) of the streets, alleys, and right of ways abutting thereon of all weeds, grass and worthless vegetation which has reached the height of twelve (12) inches or more.

Such weeds, grass and worthless vegetation must be cut as close to the ground level as possible and shall be so maintained that the same do not extend twelve (12) inches or more above the ground at any time and such cutting shall be raked and removed from such premises.

Notice is also hereby given that Chapter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code as amended requires owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any lot or ground, or part thereof, together with one-half (1/2) of the streets, alleys, and right of ways abutting thereon, in the City of Omaha not to litter or to cause or allow litter (as defined in said Ordinance) to be deposited thereon or to allow to remain on such property, other than in proper receptacles provided therefore.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for a person who owns or who is in control of any property, to fail or refuse to keep such property free of litter, to prevent litter from being carried or deposited by the elements beyond such property or to allow litter to remain on such property.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for any person who owns or is in control of any property to place, cause to be placed, or allow to remain on his property any Vehicular litter or any vehicle or vehicles or parts thereof which are as set forth in Section 18-21 of said Ordinance, provided, however, that said Section shall not apply to any vehicle which qualifies as an historic or special interest vehicle as defined in Sections 60.311.15 through 60.311.20 Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, as amended, or to any Vehicle which is kept in the operation of a business pursuant to any Municipal Ordinance or is kept within a garage.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any vehicle, machine, or parts thereof in violation of the Municipal Code, State Statutes or Federal Law. Notice is further given that whenever the City and through its authorized Representative determines that any litter as defined in Section 18-21 or other condition prohibited by the Chapter 18 of the Omaha Municipal Code, causes imminent danger to public health, safety or welfare, it may remove such litter or remedy such conditions, at the expense of the owner of the land on which such litter is found.

Furthermore, as provided in section 18-28, if the owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any such property shall fail to so cut and clear said property as above described, the City may cause such weeds, grass and worthless vegetation to be cut or sprayed or such litter to be removed or any combination thereof, and assess the actual cost thereof in amounts as determined by Resolution of the City Council during the month of April each year upon the property in the same manner as special assessments and shall have the right to continue cutting such weeds and removal of all litter, or any combination thereof, at all times thereafter until new growth of the following year.

Furthermore, in addition to the payment of the actual cost, administrative costs provided in section 18-31 shall be assessed. In the event the owner or occupant fails to set up a reinspection and fails to comply with the Notice of Violation within ten days of Notice, and the inspector has to re-inspect the property and finds the nuisance has not been abated, an administrative fee of $105 shall be assessed.

In the event the owner or occupant receives a Notice of Violation for weeds and litter which has been preceded by a Notice for the same nuisance at the same property in the same calendar year, an administrative fee of $105 shall be assessed.

Furthermore, in addition to actual costs and administrative fees, the penalty for violations provided in section 18-30 hereof, any person, firm or corporation who fails to cut weeds, grass and worthless vegetation, or to remove litter, or both, as required by this Chapter shall be subject to the following penalties:

For the first violation, a penalty in the sum of Seventy-Five ($75.00); for the second violation, at the same location within a four year period, a penalty in the sum of One Hundred-fifty Dollars ($150.00); for the third violation, at the same location within a four year period and each subsequent violation thereafter at the same location, except as provided herein, a penalty in the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). Provided that in the event a violation occurs within 24 months of the two prior violations at the same location, the penalty shall be in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

In the event any person, firm, or corporation fails to pay the cost of the penalty as above provided, the City may assess the same upon the property in the same manner as special assessments or the City may sue any such person or persons in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the penalty due and payable under the terms and provisions of this Chapter and may recover a judgment against such person or persons for the amount so due, together with interest.

In addition to the penalties above set forth, any person who violates any of the provisions of Chapter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in any sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or to be imprisoned not to exceed six (6) months in jail or any combination of such fine and imprisonment for each offense in the discretion of the Court.

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SPECIAL MEETING

OMAHA MUNICIPAL LAND BANK

SATURDAY, April 6th, 2024

10:00 AM

MCC – Fort Omaha Campus

Swanson Conference Center

Bldg. 22, RM 201B

5300 N. 30th Street

Omaha, NE 68111

The meeting is open to the public. The Omaha Municipal Land Bank will meet on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, at the Metropolitan Community College-Fort Omaha Campus for a Community-Informed Policy Public Meeting to collect feedback that will inform policy changes.

Leslie Smith, Executive Director

Omaha Municipal Land Bank

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