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Judy (planning staff) said the parcel was formerly a hotel and is currently operated as an extended-stay facility. The owner has asked about programs to finance repairs and conversion to apartments. Judy described the micro-TIF pathway as a smaller, statutorily allowed TIF process for targeted parcels and said the owner expects to request a little more than $250,000 for eligible improvements including interior remodels, sewer line work, concrete and exterior rehab.

Judy described the parcel as about 2.08 acres and said adding the parcel to the city’s eligible area would not push the city past the state statutory cap for TIF. “They have a total estimated cost to them as around $250,000,” she said. The owner estimated an assessed value after completion of about $700,000, Judy said, but staff cautioned that assessments are determined by the county assessor and that figures are estimates.

Council discussed procedural sequencing: a micro-TIF application typically follows approval of a blight study, and zoning issues may require a conditional-use application. If the conditional use fails, staff advised the project could not proceed with micro-TIF award for uses not allowed by zoning. Judy said the micro blight study fee is $500 and the micro-TIF application fee is $50, the maximum allowed by state statute.

Council voted to adopt the resolution approving the micro-TIF blight and substandard study; the owner may submit a micro-TIF application to a future meeting.

Votes and formal actions

- Motion to adopt the resolution regarding the City of North Platte micro blight and substandard study for Dan Lehi Property Group LLC (1404 and 1420 Rodeo Road): mover — Councilmember Garrick; second — Councilmember McNew; outcome — approved.

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The ordinance language was read into the record and moved for first-reading adoption. Planning staff Judy told the council that the change would leave the substantive development standards in place but allow the city to impose additional, site-specific conditions through the conditional-use process. “Right now, it is permitted only in an I 1 district as long as it meets certain specifications,” Judy said. She said planning staff recommended the change and that there were no pending applications for that type of business.

Bill (city attorney) advised the council to evaluate each conditional use application on its merits and cautioned against arbitrary denials. “With any conditional use, you need to look at the application as presented and determine whether it meets the requirements set forth in the zoning rights,” he said. Council members cited past legal disputes in other Nebraska cities — including Hastings and Grand Island — as part of the rationale for ensuring a careful review process.

Councilmembers debated a staff request to waive the ordinance’s three required readings to expedite the measure. A motion to waive the three readings failed. The council then returned to the original motion and approved Ordinance No. 4203 on first reading.

What this changes: making adult-oriented businesses a conditional use in I-1 gives the planning and zoning process clearer authority to impose conditions such as signage restrictions, buffering or location limits. It does not, by itself, ban those businesses from the city; instead, it requires applicants to obtain a conditional-use approval before operating in an I-1 district.

Votes and formal actions

- Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 4203 (first reading): mover — Councilmember Garrick; second — Councilmember Vols; outcome — approved on first reading.

- Motion to waive the three readings (to adopt ordinance immediately): mover — not specified; second — not specified; outcome — failed.

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Councilmembers said the amendment (amending section 3.08B of the District 177 redevelopment agreement) would remove a firm May 1, 2025 deadline for a drainage agreement and instead require an agreement only if the currently dirt/grass parcel is later developed with impermeable surfaces such as a building or parking lot.

Judy (planning staff) described the change to the contract language as intended to avoid requiring a drainage agreement when there is no current plan to build on the southeast parcel. “So, basically what we're doing today is saying is supporting the status quo of where we are today, but saying if you change anything that would add to the drainage problem, you then have to resolve it,” she said. Councilmember Rod raised concerns that the change would not help residents who are now experiencing flooding and said, “If they have a problem, they need to get something done with it.”

Brent Berglund, city engineer, told the council the mall property has two distinct stormwater issues: (1) a long-running flooding problem in the main mall lot tied to historical paving and the original storm sewer layout, and (2) the dirt/grass parcel on the southeast quadrant that the amendment addresses. “There’s kinda 2 things that are going on here,” Berglund said, and he explained the engineering and cost tradeoffs that make some solutions expensive.

Council debate focused on whether deleting the original contractual requirement would reduce the city's leverage over how redevelopment funds are spent. One councilmember noted the redevelopment amendment is related to a larger $3.3 million extension of TIF dollars and asked what recourse the city would have if the developer reallocated those funds. Bill (city attorney) advised he needed to review the full contract before answering specifics and suggested tabling the item until the council could get detailed answers.

Mayor: Judy recused herself from the item citing a potential conflict of interest before the council voted on tabling. A motion to table carried; the council moved the matter to the next meeting for more information.

What this means going forward: the contract language before the council would require a drainage agreement only if the parcel is later developed with impermeable surfaces. Because the council tabled, the amendment will return when staff and the city attorney can provide further detail on the contract language, the city’s remedies and how redevelopment funds are permitted to be used.

Votes and formal actions

- Motion to adopt the resolution and approve the addendum to the amended redevelopment contract for the North Platte Mall (original motion): mover — Councilmember Vols; second — Councilmember McNeil; outcome — tabled. Judy recused from consideration of the item.

- Motion to table the item to the next meeting: mover — not specified in the record; second — not specified; outcome — tabled.

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