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What the council approved
- Rezoning and ordinance: The council adopted ordinance number 8747 rezoning the Westeson property to RR2 (Rural Residential District, intermediate standards) and later placed the ordinance on final passage. The motion to adopt the ordinance and the later motion to pass, approve and publish ordinance 8747 passed on roll call.
- Final plat and subdivision agreement: The council approved Resolution No. 2025‑43, adopting the final plat and subdivision agreement for Westeson Acres.
- Permanent utility easements: The council adopted Resolution No. 2025‑48 accepting a permanent utility easement granted by Brad Brandt, manager of BSB Investments, LLC, for the BSB Addition (utility easement along Twentieth Avenue). The council also adopted three resolutions accepting easements from Kearney Community Sustainable Housing (Tammy Moore) for Village Plaza Second Edition: Resolution No. 2025‑49 (10‑foot sewer easement), Resolution No. 2025‑50 (permanent utility easement), and Resolution No. 2025‑51 (10‑foot water easement). Councilmember Moore recorded an abstention on Resolution No. 2025‑51; all other votes on those resolutions were recorded as aye on roll call.
- Consent agenda: The council amended the consent agenda to include a memorandum of understanding between the City of Kearney and Kearney Public Schools for the School Resource Officer (SRO) program (added as consent agenda item 10) and approved the consent agenda after a separate motion to postpone consent item 9 (amendment to the developer‑constructed infrastructure agreement for Soddy First) to the May 27 meeting.

Postponements
- The council voted to further postpone public hearings 1 and 2 regarding the Good Samaritan Village development (2201 East 30 Second Street) until the May 27, 2025 council meeting.
- Public hearings 5–7 (McCaslin Subdivision) and public hearings 8–10 (proposed WinStar easements) were each postponed to the May 27, 2025 council meeting.
- Consent agenda item 9 (developer‑constructed infrastructure agreement amendment for Soddy First) was postponed to the May 27, 2025 council meeting by motion of the council.

Votes and roll calls (as recorded on the transcript)
- Postpone Good Samaritan public hearings (1–2) — motion passed; roll call recorded Mayor Nicola: Aye; Moore: Aye; Schmidt: Aye; Stratman: Aye; Bushcutter: Aye (record shows unanimous ayes).
- Adopt ordinance No. 8747 (rezoning Westeson Acres) — motion to place ordinance on final passage passed by roll call; final passage motion passed by roll call (Mayor Nicola and listed councilmembers recorded as aye in the transcript).
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025‑43 (Westeson final plat) — passed (roll call recorded ayes by mayor and councilmembers).
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025‑48 (BSB Investments easement) — passed (ayes recorded on roll call).
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025‑49 (10‑foot sewer easement, Tammy Moore / Kearney Community Sustainable Housing) — passed (roll call ayes recorded).
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025‑50 (permanent utility easement, Tammy Moore and Brenda Jensen) — passed (roll call ayes recorded).
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025‑51 (10‑foot water easement, Tammy Moore) — passed; Councilmember Moore recorded an abstention on the roll call.
- Postpone McCaslin Subdivision public hearings (5–7) — motion passed (ayes recorded).
- Postpone WinStar easements public hearings (8–10) — motion passed (ayes recorded).
- Postpone consent item 9 (Soddy First infrastructure agreement amendment) — motion passed to postpone to May 27, 2025 (ayes recorded).

Votes at a glance: outcomes were approvals or postponements; no controversial roll‑call defeats were recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kearney - City Council Meeting - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Kearney City Council approved an ordinance rezoning property to RR2 and passed several resolutions accepting utility easements and a final plat; the council also postponed multiple public hearings and a consent item to the May 27, 2025 meeting.","taxTitle","Kearney City, Buffalo County, Nebraska","taxId",56920,"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},6560961,"Kearney council hears utility growth study outlining sewer, water capacity and priorities",98,771000,869000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3303593-4cc0bb8f0363e94ad934cbc5ea987356&start=771&end=869","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3303593-4cc0bb8f0363e94ad934cbc5ea987356/thumbnail_771000.jpg","/articles/6560961/Kearney-City/Buffalo-County/Nebraska/Kearney-council-hears-utility-growth-study-outlining-sewer-water-capacity-and-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6560961-ab570e6172f599e3fcbee5a8f0188542/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180764&Signature=TH9te~GhDlmTVvIovfwC16epxfHMM7nbmBG4Id5hVUCLLFvScGF1AZ3DsPQly~35SNb3bJVEeVNGxjm6Cn1T6hqnVjxpW2U9UcN~sicEIpm5oEiYo66JoAhmOWtw7R495Ka1mJQkp3tPoEv7k49HLj1kg54RsPAiSf3yyvCdBtiu7w9bXYMouKbV1NrdckURaXzWWr9DxPI9J69L51AKHPM3eZB~7fIfkBhXFFGhPE4SPT94T4V9h2dJq1SIUxIOASD2~z8f2oPRU5p30QZq-ZHsyRB0JkLQ8cqje9PJ9shimUUBwk73TLGISwwNgSf1BH5Pnd7Zw6ZyRotSre98sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kearney City Council heard a presentation on the city’s Utility Growth Study that reviewed water and sanitary‑sewer infrastructure, current capacity and long‑range project priorities; no action was required or taken.

The study, presented to council by city staff and consultants, described the city’s wastewater treatment plant average daily flow at about 3.8 million gallons per day (MGD) and a permitted treatment capacity of 5.9 MGD. Consultant Chris Miller of Miller & Associates told council the plant has a designed hydraulic capacity of about 18 MGD and that, “about 90% is when you start planning” for expansions; he said the city’s current usage implies room for growth before major treatment expansion is required.

Why it matters: the presentation tied development potential to sewer gravity mains and trunk capacity and listed several multi‑million‑dollar projects that would relieve full trunk lines and open large areas for development. Craig Bennett (presenter/staff) summarized the study’s planning purpose: “Sanitary sewer, my favorite, because nothing develops without sanitary sewer.” The study also mapped the city’s pressure zones, well fields and water towers and flagged places where redundancy is limited.

Key findings and priorities
- Wastewater: average flow ~3.8 MGD; plant permitted at 5.9 MGD; hydraulic capacity designed to 18 MGD, giving headroom for future expansion with additional treatment work. Chris Miller said typical planning starts when discharge or hydraulic capacity reaches roughly 90%.
- Service area: the study compared 1990s service footprints to 2025 and reported roughly 1,500 developed acres created by the 1990s sewer buildouts; current service area figures discussed in the presentation showed near‑term and long‑range developable corridors tied to existing trunk mains.
- Capital projects: consultants identified trunk‑main extensions and lift‑station eliminations as priorities. Example project estimates mentioned in the presentation included a $7 million trunk main and a $10.5 million trunk main that would relieve heavily loaded pipes and enable new development; Bennett said a consolidated needs survey presented to state revolving funds contained approximately $58 million in water and sewer projects.
- Lift stations and operations: Bennett and staff noted lift stations are expensive to install and maintain; council discussion placed new lift station construction in a range from several hundred thousand dollars to near $1 million depending on size and site; Bennett said a combined project that included piping and pumping in a Tech area was roughly $500,000–$600,000.
- Water system: the city has two primary well fields (Northwest and Platte River) and multiple towers; combined permitted well capacity cited in the presentation was about 29 million gallons per day, with a peak average day noted near 14.6 MGD and average daily demand around 6.1 MGD. The presentation flagged priority water projects including a roughly $1.1 million connection to provide a redundant feed to a water tower and larger looping and redundancy projects totaling tens of millions.
- Developer reimbursement: Bennett noted the city typically requires developers to install the standard minimum (8‑inch) main and reimburses for oversized pipe (16‑inch, 24‑inch, etc.) under an established reimbursement schedule.

What council asked and what staff said
Councilmembers asked about costs to operate and replace lift‑station pumps and the timeline for treatment‑plant expansion. Bennett and Miller responded that pump and lift‑station costs vary by size and function, and that the city’s historical growth rates suggested multiple decades before immediate plant expansion would be required if current trends continue. Miller said recent plant flows rose roughly 0.2 MGD over five to seven years, implying 20–25 years before reaching critical thresholds under similar growth patterns.

Context and next steps
Bennett and consultants said the study is intended to guide infrastructure priorities, inclusion on state revolving fund (SRF) needs surveys and development review conversations (DRT). The presentation will be repeated at the Planning Commission meeting; councilmembers and staff indicated they may use the study to prioritize SRF applications and to shape the city’s one‑ and six‑year capital planning for utilities.

No formal motions or votes were taken on the study itself; it was presented for information and to inform planning and future budget choices.","City staff and consultants presented a utility growth study showing available wastewater capacity, projected service area, priority trunk-main projects and a multi‑million dollar needs list; council took no formal action.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves Westeson rezoning and several easements; multiple public hearings postponed

Kearney council hears utility growth study outlining sewer, water capacity and priorities