The Scottsbluff City Council took several routine and substantive actions during the meeting, approving consent items and bids, updating a board residency rule by ordinance and authorizing a professional planning agreement.

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.