CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The City Council of the City of Omaha will have a Pre-Council Meeting at 10:30 A.M. in the Conference Room, LC-1, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, for the purpose of discussing the agenda items and briefing and discussion of public business; and a regular Council Meeting at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  Proposed agenda kept continually current shall be available for public inspection in the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center at the Office of the City Clerk, but the Council shall have the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting when convened.

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

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10-25-19

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will hold public hearings on October 29, 2019, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance approving a redevelopment agreement, which incorporates necessary lease and development management agreements, between the City of Omaha, HCD River Crossing Owner, LLC, and Hines Interests Limited Partnership, to implement the River Crossing-Phase 1a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Project Plan for a redevelopment site generally bound by Farnam Street on the North, a to-be-constructed 8th Street on the East, a to-be-constructed Harney Street on the South, and 10th Street on the West, which proposes to construct a single building with apartments and retail, which apartments and retail will enclose an approximately 720 space garage, ultimately to be owned and operated by the City; the agreement authorizes the contribution of approximately $15,500,000 toward the expenses associated with construction of the garage, up to $9,000,000 of additional bond financing for various associated public infrastructure improvements, and the use of up to $11,000,000.00, plus accrued interest, in excess ad valorem taxes (TIF) generated by the development to help fund the cost of the project

An ordinance (1) to approve an agreement between the City of Omaha and Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home dba Boys Town National Hotline by and through the Omaha Police Department in the amount of $422,303.00; and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the Omaha Police Department by a pledge of donations from the Omaha Police Foundation; to provide a 24-hour hotline service for the Safe2Help program, a safety threat reporting solution for all schools participating in the Douglas County threat Advisory Team (DCTAT) project; involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter

An ordinance (1) to approve an agreement between the City of Omaha and the City of Lincoln on behalf of the Lincoln Police Department in the amount of $32,764.00; and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the City of Omaha’s FY 2018 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award #2018-GP-BX-0012, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA); to work directly with the District of Nebraska, Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Task Force and law enforcement agencies to conduct proactive home visits of probationers and parolees in the Lincoln Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) focus area; involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter; providing for payment from a specific account

An ordinance to approve the acceptance of and authorize disbursement over more than one fiscal year from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2019 Project Safe Neighborhoods, Award #2019-GP-BX-0056, in the amount of $117,975.00, during the project period extending from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022; to provide funding for the reduction of gun and gang violence in Omaha and neighboring communities; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter

An ordinance to approve the acceptance of and authorize disbursement over more than one fiscal year from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, Award #2019-DJ-BX-0620, in the amount of $374,737.00, during the project period extending from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022; to provide law enforcement programs, prevention and education programs, prosecution and court programs, corrections and community corrections programs, and planning, evaluation and technology improvement programs; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter

An ordinance to approve the acceptance of and authorize disbursement over more than one fiscal year from the FY 2018 Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Grant Program – Operations and Safety, Award #EMW-2018-FO-05826, in the amount of $738,373.63, with a required match of $73,837.37 provided by the Omaha Fire Department from Fund 12168, Organization 114516, for a total program budget in the amount of $812,211.00, during the project period of September 6, 2019 to September 5, 2020; to provide funding for station exhaust system improvements and washer extractors and installation as detailed in the grant application; to authorize payment from such grant funding and the Omaha Fire Department match, involving appropriations of more than one fiscal year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended

An ordinance to amend Ordinance number 41012 passed December 20, 2016 accepting and authorizing disbursement over one than one fiscal year from FY 2016 Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program, Award # 2016-WE-AX-0041, from the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in amount of $750,000.00 for a total project award of $1,500,000.00, with an amended project period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2022.; to enhance Omaha’s coordinated community response to domestic violence through the multi-agency Douglas County Community Response Team as detailed in the grant application; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one fiscal year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter

An ordinance to amend Ordinance number 41011 passed December 20, 2016 accepting and authorizing disbursement over one than one fiscal year from U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, FY 2016 National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Implementation Assistance Program, Award #2016-FU-CX-K062 in amount of $147,120.00, with no match, for a total project award of $686,500.00, with an amended project period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2021; to allow the Omaha Police Department (OPD) to complete transition from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary Reporting System to the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) as detailed in the grant application; to authorize payment from such grant funding and involving appropriations of more than one fiscal year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter

An ordinance to extend an Agreement with LeadsOnline, involving the payment of money from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended; to enter into a five-year agreement to utilize the Leads System to support Omaha Police Department investigations, as a unique and noncompetitive service, in the amount of $52,908.00 for Year 2020, $54,995.00 for Year 2021, $56,645.00 for Year 2022, $58,295.00 for Year 2023, and $59,994.00 for Year 2024

An ordinance authorizing and approving a Lease Purchase Agreement between the City of Omaha Public Facilities Corporation and the City of Omaha, Nebraska a copy of which Agreement is Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, to provide funds: (1) for the lease-purchase of and the financing of the costs of renovating, revitalizing and constructing improvements to certain parks in downtown Omaha and which will be known as the Riverfront Revitalization Area, and (2) to refund on a current refunding basis certain outstanding prior indebtedness of the Corporation; authorizing and approving a Site Lease Agreement and an Amended and Restated Site Lease Agreement between the Corporation and the City for the leasing of certain project sites by the City to the Corporation, copies of which Site Leases are Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference; authorizing and approving a Bill of Sale by the City to the Corporation for the sale of certain equipment to the Corporation, a copy of which Bill of Sale is Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference; approving an Indenture of Trust between the Corporation and First National Bank of Omaha, as Trustee and Paying Agent, a copy of which Indenture is Exhibit D and incorporated herein by this reference; approving the terms and conditions of the Corporation’s approximately $17,500,000.00 aggregate principal amount Lease Revenue and Refunding Bonds, to be issued in one or more series and to be designated as either tax-exempt or taxable obligations as set forth in the Indenture and the issuance and delivery thereof; delegating authority to the City’s Finance Director to determine the number of series, final prices, interest rates, principal amounts, the tax-exempt or taxable status and redemption provisions for the Bonds; and satisfying applicable federal income tax law requirements for any series of bonds issued as tax-exempt obligations

An ordinance authorizing and providing for an issue of a special tax revenue redevelopment bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $15,000,000.00 to be termed for identification purposes “Special Tax Revenue Redevelopment Bonds, Series 2019A,”; prescribing the form and detail of said bonds; ratifying and confirming the creation of a community development agency; providing for the annual certification of the amount of community redevelopment tax to be levied for each succeeding fiscal year; pledging the special tax revenues to the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same fall due and to carry out all other covenants of this Ordinance; limiting the payment of said bonds solely to said special tax revenues; authorizing the sale of said bonds by negotiation; directing the preparation of a transcript of proceedings authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of said bonds; appointing a Paying Agent and Registrar; approving the selection of an underwriter; directing that said bonds shall initially be issued and registered in book-entry form; providing for continuing disclosure; delegating authority to the Finance Director to determine the final prices, interest rates, principal amounts and redemption provisions for said bonds

Anyone interested in these matters should be in attendance.    

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk

City of Omaha

10-25-19

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