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 Roskens Room, 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, November 23, 2021, in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This meeting will have video conference capability. 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. The video conference details and an agenda for the meeting is posted on the City of Omaha website at www.cityofomaha.org.

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

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PLEASE NOTIFY SHERRI BROWN AT (402) 444-5554 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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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 November 23, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance awarding a contract to Firstar Fiber, Inc., for OPW 54168, being the Omaha Mixed Recyclables Processing 2022-2031 Project, Alternate 2, with an estimated year one cost of $2,400,000.00, which will be billed according to actual commodity value at the time of invoice, for a five-year term with up to two (2) five-year renewals; to provide for payments involving appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter, as amended; to provide for payments from a specific account.

An ordinance approving a Facility Interconnection and Transportation Service Agreement with Black Hills Nebraska Gas, LLC, and the City of Omaha for the right to connect the Biomethane Facility located at the Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), to the Bellevue Gas Distribution System involving appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for the terms and conditions under which Omaha is to participate with the Black Hills Nebraska Gas, LLC company, in which the City will connect and use transportation services for its Biomethane Facility; to authorize the Finance Department to pay the amount totaling $3,642,372.00, from the Sewer Revenue Improvements Bond Fund 21124, Capital Asset Replacement Program Bond Organization 116913; Sewer Revenue Bonds will be issued to finance this project.

An ordinance to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Omaha and the Nebraska Public Employees Group, Local 251; this Memorandum of Understanding provides for increased shift differential pay for Street Maintenance employees assigned to winter shifts during the 2021-2022 winter season; this Memorandum of Understanding also provides that any other Local 251 employee in the Public Works Department who is assigned and assisting with snow removal during a winter snow emergency shall receive additional pay of $3.60 per hour while performing these duties.

An ordinance to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Omaha and the Civilian Management Professional Technical Employee’s Council (CMPTEC); this Memorandum of Understanding provides for increased shift differential pay for City Maintenance Foreman Is in the Street Maintenance Division that are assigned to winter shifts during the 2021-2022 winter season; this Memorandum of Understanding also provides additional pay for other non-exempt supervisory employees in the Public Works Department when they are actually assisting with snow removal during a snow emergency.

An ordinance to accept the bid from BMI Janitorial Group in the annual amount of $301,492.00, involving appropriations of more than one year as provided in 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter, to provide janitorial services at the Omaha Police Department Headquarters facility and satellite precinct stations and facilities for the period beginning February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025, with two additional one-year options held by the City; to authorize the Finance Department to make payments from a specified account to BMI Janitorial Group for the cost of janitorial services in accordance with the specifications.

An ordinance to approve a three-year renewal of annual subscription services with ShotSpotter, Inc. per the attached quote in the amount of $218,247.00 for each year and in the total amount of $654,741.00 over the three-year period for annual warranty, maintenance, support, and monitoring services for the gunshot location system for the Omaha Police Department for Years 2022, 2023, and 2024; involving payment from the City of Omaha 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; with payment to be made from General Fund 11111, Organization 113213 Information Technology, Account #42266 Information Technology Contracted.

An ordinance supplemental to Ordinance No. 37507 authorizing and directing an issue as Additional Bonds in one taxable series of not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of One Hundred Ninety-Five Million Dollars ($195,000,000) Sanitary Sewerage System Revenue Refunding Bonds, of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, to be termed for identification purposes “Sanitary Sewerage System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series of 2022,” for the purpose of providing funds to advance refund and defease certain outstanding obligations of the City of Omaha with respect to the City of Omaha’s sanitary sewerage system; prescribing the form of the bonds; covenanting to maintain and collect rates and charges for the use and services of the system; pledging the revenue derived from the operation of the system, including all extensions and improvements thereto and equipping thereof, to the payment of the cost of operating and maintaining the system, to the deposits required by Ordinance No. 35840, as supplemented, by Ordinance No. 37507, as previously supplemented, and by this ordinance, to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same fall due; covenanting to carry out all other covenants and agreements of this ordinance; limiting the payment of the bonds solely to the system revenues; creating and establishing funds and accounts; authorizing the sale of the bonds by negotiation; providing for continuing disclosure, making other covenants and agreements in connection with the foregoing; and appointing a Paying Agent and Registrar.

An ordinance to approve and authorize a contract and payment between the City of Omaha and HealthStream, Inc., for providing an adaptive learning platform for CPR, ACLS, and PALS certifications and training for the Omaha Fire Department for a period of five years; with the total cost of $242,122.86 for this platform and training to paid in annual amounts of $48,424.57 from the Omaha Fire Department Fund 11111, Organization 114572 EMS Training, 42239 Professional Fees.

Anyone interested in these matters should be in attendance.   

Elizabeth Butler, MMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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