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Kevin, a city staff member presenting the public hearing, said the hearing was required by the grant and that the city had received grant funding. \"The public hearing that is tonight is a requirement for the grant funds that we received. We received a $4,440,200,\" Kevin said.

Bids for Street Improvement District No. 364 were opened and Level LLC submitted the apparent low bid. The original motion approved the contract and authorized the mayor to sign for Level LLC for $402,228 for West Fifteenth Street from Custer to Hayes and North Custer Avenue from Fifteenth to Sixteenth Street. Councilmember Lucas proposed the council amend the project to extend the paving from Sixteenth Street to Seventeenth Street and to limit spending to the maximum allowed by the grant; city engineer Brent Brooklyn recommended amending the contract description that evening to keep everybody \"on the same page.\" The council amended the motion and passed the item as amended.

Councilmembers clarified scope and costs: Brooklyn said the added quantities for the extra block would alter the bid amount but that the total should still be less than the budgeted grant-and-city-match amount. A council member asked whether the project included sidewalks; Brooklyn confirmed it did. Councilmembers also confirmed the work would be funded by CDBG and that, \"It's a CDBG grant, so we cannot assess property,\" Brooklyn said, clarifying that property owners would not be assessed for the improvement.

The amended motion authorized the mayor to sign the contract with Level LLC with the added extension to Seventeenth Street and limited the city's payment to the maximum the grant would allow. Council approved the amended item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","North Platte City Council April 15th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After a public hearing with no objections, the council approved a bid from Level LLC for West Fifteenth Street improvements, amended the project to extend to Seventeenth Street, and limited spending to the maximum allowed by the related CDBG grant.","taxTitle","North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska","taxId",61814,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6271835,"Council sets assessment program rules, approves three improvement schedules for Twin Rivers area",2149,4620000,6769000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028523-64d8de8dcdaa637ead2fa3d6245ddd95&start=4620&end=6769","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028523-64d8de8dcdaa637ead2fa3d6245ddd95/thumbnail_4620000.jpg","/articles/6271835/North-Platte/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/Council-sets-assessment-program-rules-approves-three-improvement-schedules-for-Twin-Rivers-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271835-030535d7f7b18451dde099fe3d5eec4b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775109861&Signature=V1F1BfufbFtLrJI72Kohtqxquye210QvEprXRzDOJ4jgn8wXBjxmLBuvnvISKi2Q5jhKBAwU5k4x42SchdCvK-oZEkdRueRexf6zbJi22TcU4r4EgWLDg35yf61YQLjD2I~IC1mSJcy3ZgrQ54hjg-urVIl~f46cy~ulCZBcORLU0x6dDl2JghH28zbI6nYkHf5WRdlGQ~7xi8IFXov65rSA-E~V7E2bBgmDlRW8yTOVrqUB-QGdw28GhRosipm66-ArPzK4yTp2do7JodnyGTSM5nlSYTSAWBMX251Ftt8hg7~RrfZepGgs-hC1iduBZMM8JdKRFwcwIwUSIji6Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On April 15, the North Platte City Council, convened as the Board of Equalization, approved three assessment schedules affecting the Twin Rivers/Business Park area and set a policy for financing those assessments.

Staff explained the city's method for assessments: total project cost divided by frontage (linear feet) to generate a per-front-foot charge for paving, water and sewer improvements. \"What we, do is ... take the total cost, figure out the frontage, the linear footage of the property, and divide the cost by, the linear foot footage,\" city staff said during the session.

The board approved paving District 836 (Iron Trail Drive/Twin Rivers Business Park segment), Water Extension District 267, and Sanitary Sewer Connection District 21. The board adopted a financing convention: district bonds will use an interest rate equal to 2% above the city's bond rate for the project and may be structured with up to a 20-year payback period. Councilmember Volz moved the amendment to set the rate and term; the council approved the amendment and the underlying schedules.

Staff and councilmembers discussed why different district tools were used. Paving and water extension districts were assessed by frontage and commence immediately; the sanitary sewer item was handled as a connection district so agricultural land and other parcels that might not immediately connect would not be assessed until they actually tie into the sanitary system. \"The extension district commences immediately. The connection district is a connection fee. So when it's installed, there's no charge until they connect,\" staff explained.

Development representatives, including a development-corporation representative, described the business-park context and said assembled publicly owned parcels had been an important recruitment tool. Staff and developer representatives said the 2% over-bond benchmark and 20-year payback were chosen to balance city administrative costs, developer financing advantages, and credit risk to the city. \"If we can establish something we're comfortable with and can be consistent, it would be easier to administer moving forward,\" a staff member said.

Councilmembers asked about bond indebtedness and the city's overall borrowing: staff said general-obligation and other categories of outstanding debt were significant, and that the city will schedule a future work session to explain municipal bonding and classification.

The board passed all three schedules and the financing terms; staff will proceed with final bond planning and the administrative steps required to implement the assessments.","The council, sitting as the Board of Equalization, approved assessment schedules for paving, water and sewer districts in the Twin Rivers/Business Park area and set an interest policy: 2% above the city's bond rate with up to 20-year repayment for district bonds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6271841,"North Platte council creates paving districts, secures state grant to accelerate Francis Street redevelopment",4280,1195000,5475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028523-64d8de8dcdaa637ead2fa3d6245ddd95&start=1195&end=5475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028523-64d8de8dcdaa637ead2fa3d6245ddd95/thumbnail_1195000.jpg","/articles/6271841/North-Platte/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/North-Platte-council-creates-paving-districts-secures-state-grant-to-accelerate-Francis-Street-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271841-b55cc99d2b4e12b99f2c1c50b4a5d5a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775109861&Signature=Xsf-F8RQPtWOp2xb5tb9NHOoWrvVveDk2skyYLKq1iSIlBLUVoydVjJfyODZvyobLwLor5t02mVv7E3B42FFnl--urmCWhYqLFFI9j-~ddQDoFM7RIPsFpfdRXJxsh3JFeXymAm6XCvy89ySI~rJBhftx31sxAizLpZyyy7K4QCux-uKTzrR198yQmbm7Rzn4bY7za2PptatHCzxlivYH5waPpkUiwINantOsqd2VVfNfwR0c7K6AFzuavOqZsjskxS2zS30G7eGNeDiKrJAWfp30O3YM8Ly5lGgP8bJsfGfAtvE5SeNd~lafa7ofU6BfzzJ9NcO1RIoGgBdobTKxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Platte City Council on April 15 created three paving districts for sections of Francis Street and accepted state grant funding that will pay the majority of one segment, a move council members and staff said will speed a long-planned redevelopment of the corridor.

City engineers and staff described the work as an \"L-shaped\" set of street segments intended to tie a new collector from Tabor Avenue east through Bridal Avenue and all the way to Newberry Access. The council on first reading adopted ordinances creating paving Districts 839, 840 and 841, which together cover roughly 8,500 feet of new or upgraded street and associated sidewalks and storm infrastructure.

The council heard from Brent Brooklyn, city engineer, and development partners who said a grant will cover most of the cost for the Bicentennial-to-Newberry segment. \"The grant funds will pay for 75% of this segment,\" Brooklyn said, and staff said the grant made it possible to accelerate construction that otherwise would have been years away.

The council and staff said the redevelopment agreement with the private developer will be amended to reflect that the developer will cover the remaining 25% of the segment covered by the grant. Councilmember Lucas said the combined public and private approach would likely accelerate building and sales in the area. \"I think this is a great game changer. It'll probably speed things up 2 to 3 years out there in my opinion,\" Lucas said.

Brooklyn said the rebuild will include a 42-foot-wide street cross section on most of the corridor, and 10-foot sidewalks on the north side of the Francis segments that are part of the redevelopment conditions. \"We're doing 10 foot on the north ... that's part of the redevelopment requirement,\" he said. The council heard that sidewalk and multiuse-path elements are intended to improve walkability and bike access as the corridor develops.

Speakers also discussed storm drainage and utilities: some segments already have water and sewer in place, others will require utility extensions as development proceeds. Brooklyn said the east-west corridor contains an existing storm sewer that will be used where possible and that additional parallel drainage or ditching may be required in low spots.

Gary, representing the local development corporation, outlined the business-park and redevelopment rationale and urged the council that having large contiguous buildable parcels and an assembled, city-owned business park had been key to successful industrial recruitment. \"By having a business park to start with, it not only enhances our ability to draw a business industry here, but also checks the box that we get a lot of potential leads,\" Gary said.

Council members and staff repeatedly cautioned that the project depends on coordinated funding and the developer meeting its obligations under a redevelopment agreement. Staff said the grant's timing and the current market prices make building now less expensive than staging construction over many years.

The council passed the three ordinances on first reading and directed staff to amend the redevelopment agreement to reflect the grant and developer contribution terms.

The council and staff identified next steps that include finalizing the amended redevelopment agreement, coordinating with the state on the grant terms, completing construction plans, and scheduling work to align with related state work at Newberry.

The full Francis corridor work was described in council materials as a phased but connected effort to deliver a collector-level roadway and supporting utilities to open new industrial and commercial development sites.","City council approved three paving districts and accepted a state grant that will cover most of one segment\u0000—accelerating a multi-mile Francis Street rebuild tied to a redevelopment agreement and private developer contributions.","actionData","errors"]

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