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Key votes and outcomes

- Consent calendar (remaining items): Council approved the remaining consent-calendar items on a motion and second. (Roll-call recorded in meeting minutes.)

- Minutes correction: Council approved the minutes of the March 3, 2025 regular meeting with a correction to a packet page referencing Cassandra Logger (correction noted in motion). The motion was moved and seconded and approved by recorded voice/roll call.

- Paving bid specs for Westmore Park pickleball court: Council approved the bid specifications and authorized the city clerk to advertise for bids to be received by April 10, 2025, at 2 p.m. after a brief discussion about applicable building-code versions and federal funding strings. Motion carried.

- Claim from Intralinks (vendor): Council approved payment of a claim from Intralinks in the amount of $10,993.19 following conflict disclosure and motion/second.

- Financial report: Council received and accepted the February 2025 financial report following a presentation from the finance director; council then approved receipt of the report by motion.

- Special designated liquor license (SDL) — West Nebraska Arts Center: Council approved a special designated license for the West Nebraska Arts Center (106 E. 18th St.) to serve beer and wine at a wine-tasting fundraiser on April 26, 2025, from 6 to 11 p.m. The motion to approve carried.

- Cancel 03/31/2025 meeting: Council approved canceling the fifth-Monday meeting on March 31, 2025; council cited staff workload and limited agenda needs.

- Ordinance amendment — parks, cemetery and tree board residency: Council approved an ordinance amending a residency requirement to allow up to three board members who live outside city limits (with other parameters as drafted). The ordinance was introduced previously and adopted after motion and second; recorded votes show a majority in favor with at least one recorded “no.”

- Bank signature authorization resolution: Council approved a resolution updating bank signature authorization related to newly discovered documents in a safety deposit box.

- Bid award — new 3/4-ton 4x4 truck (Environmental Services): Council awarded the low bid to Regenesis Auto Center for $47,200 for a 2025 chassis and authorized installation of a utility box when received.

- Agreement — Safe Streets for All planning: Council approved an agreement with M.C. Schaff & Associates for the City of Scottsbluff Safe Streets for All action-plan work (an 80/20 planning grant through the Federal Highway Administration) and authorized the mayor to sign.

Procedural notes

- Where a full recorded roll call is not printed verbatim in the transcript excerpt, the minutes reflect the council’s recorded voice roll-call approvals.
- The El Barrio Cantina liquor-license matter was handled separately in a public hearing; council issued a local negative recommendation and forwarded the application to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for final action.

No dollar-amount appropriations were adopted for capital projects at this meeting; several items authorized advertising, contract signing or forwarding to state agencies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting from March 17th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the council approved consent items, awarded equipment and professional-services contracts, adopted an ordinance amending park-board residency rules and recommended against a liquor application; staff reported a financial update.","taxTitle","City Council Meetings, City of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska","taxId",69688,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6099245,"Regional West to begin referrals for community paramedic program focusing on heart failure, pneumonia and COPD",200,2949000,3149000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116&start=2949&end=3149","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116/thumbnail_2949000.jpg","/articles/6099245/Nebraska/Regional-West-to-begin-referrals-for-community-paramedic-program-focusing-on-heart-failure-pneumonia-and-COPD","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099245-5565590a9526036c72e547ac70679832/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991744&Signature=QCU5JfoBMAoRrjSocGy9ZCfi3uyYg0cIpWeKNS2b4hhK6AJ6TB3YHoQC4HzLVa5aVKT~QHmCdZVTLuYcZ1l~rOvPx~9BsytDhaNCcjawoRIcqxi73SNCumAAOrZ3ahdOeMFiw0baF7slxfw-Rgc-LYxLVm9vNVPMH8uCRIVf8YmhEScm9W9c4OgeAWMHdhc3XRGUNefTyNHECwr-cwhn2JHNZAd1TGX7txxLsUXH7JMUM6UcUe9BrtmqHgvY7U0lNMrSYffK-eII~yUMkRB7o6hlZ3~AOYFODeTgK9trdMfLnWppaERocAV~4YOxzwSEuokj2LbKLE27QzYzJ8ZvOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Regional West Medical Center briefed council on a community paramedic program that will begin taking referrals on March 24 and will focus initially on patients with pneumonia, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sean Baumgartner, director of Emergency Medical Services at Regional West, said the program uses trained paramedics to meet patients in the hospital, obtain consent and then conduct home visits after discharge to review discharge instructions, confirm appointments, reconcile medications and weigh heart-failure patients to detect early fluid gain. Baumgartner said such visits were shown in prior Regional West/Valley Ambulance work to reduce hospital readmissions.

Baumgartner said the program currently has one certified community paramedic, two more in training, and that the role is not intended to reduce 9-1-1 staffing: the community paramedic position will supplement 9-1-1 staffing and can respond to scenes when available. He said the service will be free to patients and that sustaining the program depends on demonstrating reduced readmissions and community value.

Council members asked whether the program would reduce fire-department loads and whether coverage would be daytime-shift oriented; Baumgartner said it could reduce some 9-1-1 calls and that staffing will concentrate on daytime shift rotations with an expectation of three certified paramedics in training.

No formal council action was requested or taken.","Regional West Medical Center said it will begin taking referrals to a community paramedic program on March 24 to reduce readmissions for patients with pneumonia, congestive heart failure and COPD; the service will be free to patients.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6099251,"Gering Senior Center leaders ask council to publicize services, highlight building repair needs",227,2678000,2905000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116&start=2678&end=2905","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116/thumbnail_2678000.jpg","/articles/6099251/Nebraska/Gering-Senior-Center-leaders-ask-council-to-publicize-services-highlight-building-repair-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099251-a8124e021e0acb628fee572953089490/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991744&Signature=Ox8hG-OyI3xDtoVBSzzKZd5xEnNnot5KbRQjBcNjzduO50q-Ejhuk3~kXxVZohkbpO2i8ycjlUz2OoEjpFThHaeu7uLD6j5P~L2Xzv~cJnXI~b5sIVO-BW8gDShrNmftsDX4ilKNaLjf67jE6Wlkic8suwI8W0lsoVNR-6RtoTIMqcYIDyoLvZOLI~fGe-GT9Xh9OFvY734KVa5AO8kZmCqq7tFvZbAFK5s~6kgw-ZqZ0GOM51xWhAQcVHWw8ZPYlCVfYeB89izFkyD7lJGVBfrf0I62LPQAAbS8e~QWw-c5MiXB-iI~~u5xIVgj5gDrlM0EiVi~WiU94dk8yzgBhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gering Senior Center board president, Susan Heitman, briefed the Scottsbluff City Council on the center’s programs, recent building maintenance costs and financial strain and asked the council to help publicize the center and consider storage support.

Heitman said the center, opened in 1978 and leased from the City of Gering, serves seniors aged 55 and older. The center receives monthly support of $1,000 from Gering, $1,000 from Scottsbluff, and $380 from the Office of Area Aging for the nutrition program. The nutrition program serves 10 to 25 home-delivery clients and 20 to 25 in-house diners each day, Heitman said.

Board members said maintenance costs this year included plumbing repairs of about $9,000 for failing PVC under-slab piping, and two new fire doors to meet code at a cost of $9,972. Carpet replacement in the game room was donated, and an air-conditioner and furnaces were replaced with partial funding from Kinorama. Heitman said those expenses have largely depleted the center’s treasury and that the board would appreciate assistance getting the word out about the center’s services and having a storage shed to hold nutrition supplies.

Council acknowledged the center’s work and the need to raise awareness of the center’s programs. No formal council funding request or action was made at the meeting.","Gering Senior Center board leaders reviewed programs, volunteer-driven meal delivery and recent building expenses, and asked the council for help publicizing the center and for storage support.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6099256,"Students from Reconnect and Empowering Families brief council on civic participation program and propose youth academy",551,118000,669000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116&start=118&end=669","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116/thumbnail_118000.jpg","/articles/6099256/Nebraska/Students-from-Reconnect-and-Empowering-Families-brief-council-on-civic-participation-program-and-propose-youth-academy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099256-25b90f2fca6b3770a35dd32450459830/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991744&Signature=m3FDgGAQfAkQMIk1nCTPWTDXltGS2fHRcKwaJXAhQrrNtFtrzp8XrdDvm9gqPxUYbkKFzXmzM92J0SZThrhUikbzxpNGaJFvC2lhSslU~CihD~VR0vzvwK~xwF6t6ep12POdjGRwlebnyk6BK98ivrJzh3YT6nx2UJGXXsWTZTJUgKIduVV2381WA1inALkB4CqL24pmNDuTpd~l~K9JHomjqqilFfysjs0W5-5Fx5EUgp41CIFKgRqUTWCOYKvWl3IzjIMHqJPKUbiaBjLp4IXO6qSxWJj2o5i1OdqcE~Zq-HrMTVdu1gS4RwX9bQwArrTO5KxGRwVABa8RTaWxMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Empowering Families program director Marissa Marquez and Reconnect students addressed the Scottsbluff City Council to describe a civic participation program for high-school students and to propose a recurring youth presentation or “youth academy” before council.

Marquez said the six-week class covers rights and responsibilities, local government structure, voting and civic engagement; it includes asset planning and a Capitol visit in Lincoln. She said the program partners with Civic Nebraska for a Capitol tour and that students will visit the University of Nebraska and Mid Plains Community College on the trip.

Several Reconnect students introduced themselves and gave short remarks about what they learned and their volunteer activities. Students cited lessons including historical voting restrictions (for example, that early U.S. voters often had to be landowners and that women secured voting rights in 1920) and mentioned volunteer work such as the Polar Plunge and helping at fairgrounds. Marissa Marquez said the group had 23 students from Scottsbluff High School and two from Minatare High School on the trip roster.

Empowering Families asked the council for direction on whether the organization should continue bringing students to meet the council regularly; Marquez proposed a year-long leadership academy meeting monthly or bimonthly that would help students develop community projects and prepare them to present to elected officials. Councilmembers responded positively; the mayor said, “That'd be wonderful,” and a councilmember said, “I agree. We'll continue this effort.”

Marquez also told the council that Empowering Families helped increase voter participation in southeast Scottsbluff by 7.8 percentage points in the most recent election, and she described the program's broader goals of building civic knowledge and leadership among youth.

Council did not take formal action; staff were asked to note the request for future agenda placement if council gives direction to proceed.","Empowering Families and Reconnect students presented a six-week civic participation program, described a planned Lincoln Capitol trip and proposed a year-long youth leadership academy that would meet with council periodically.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6099261,"Scottsbluff council recommends against El Barrio Cantina liquor license manager after nondisclosure in application",893,1196000,2089000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116&start=1196&end=2089","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819891-e3df9ae9d919139f802d4f5fee095116/thumbnail_1196000.jpg","/articles/6099261/Nebraska/Scottsbluff-council-recommends-against-El-Barrio-Cantina-liquor-license-manager-after-nondisclosure-in-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099261-25ac2443ae42e5bb884e774fef150f3b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991744&Signature=ZaogB8ruc-2WTQhD8qGNmyPB82D5C~beYKBLpzge8gW9WA33NqrfO3LoupEH9guxz99-1Ia5038oFmZL6Dd--1l8PkG4rRtDftpqi6YZVwchaFIrWYZwsVkeY51xPD4gQTMW1jyCIs3qCuR06U69isSJGr1YzUbO-Kj02fT0S-7Uunw7nKj~ps3StCWR--rMN3BHlm9fV~nkohmQUNtwPbjdEtS3qHA2ZsMrIqUmngSV0MRFM~HzMGLEUKVZpoJG1sLCwkrck7Q0lL9jOK7OfExW6~sk-~goAmJCk~MEEuOuYVQktv3M-D~vTFUGm~SG~VykfxKRwibt1ysDN~z4rQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Scottsbluff City Council voted to recommend a negative finding to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission on a Class C liquor license application for El Barrio Cantina and to name Troy Little as liquor license manager.

The recommendation follows a public hearing during which Little described the restaurant's planned hours, staffing and security measures and acknowledged amending his state application to include prior charges he said he failed to list originally. Little told the council he planned to open for family-and-friends events April 7 and said he would employ about 10 people and run training and ID checks for alcohol service.

City staff reported that the investigatory board had given El Barrio a negative recommendation after discovering convictions and other matters not disclosed on the original application. City Clerk/attorney staff listed a background that included a minor-in-possession charge, a disorderly conduct matter from 2007, an unlawful park entry in 2018, and, in July 2020, a harassment protection order violation that was pled down to disturbing the peace. A September 2022 incident involving a DUI and related counts was reported as pled down to careless driving and other reduced charges. Chrissa (city staff) told council none of those findings were automatic disqualifiers, but the investigatory board recommended against the application largely because Little had not disclosed the matters on the original form.

During the hearing, Monument Prevention Executive Director Lynette Richards urged the council to send a negative recommendation on character and falsification of the application. Richards said her organization monitors local liquor licenses for sales-to-minors and intoxication and that the omissions raised concerns about whether Little should hold a liquor license.

Council members cited nondisclosure and the investigatory board recommendation as their primary reasons for supporting the negative recommendation. A motion to “follow the recommendation of the Liquor License Investigatory Board of a negative recommendation for the liquor license” was made, seconded and put to a vote; the council recorded a majority vote in favor of sending the negative recommendation to the state. The council noted that an amended application was filed with the state after the investigatory board hearing and that the state patrol had been consulted.

The council also clarified that a license owner need not be the designated manager and that any person associated with the license must be “fit, willing and able” to hold liquor responsibilities.

Because the council’s action was a recommendation to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, the final decision will be made by the state commission.

El Barrio Cantina, at 1802 E. 20th Place, remains under review by the state liquor authority pending that decision.","After a public hearing, Scottsbluff City Council voted to recommend a negative finding to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for Troy Little and El Barrio Cantina, citing undisclosed prior charges and the investigatory board's recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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