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, February 9, 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

ALL REQUESTS FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (SIGNERS) WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

IF ALTERNATIVE FORMATS ARE NEEDED, ALL REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

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 February 9, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance to approve a Major Amendment to a Mixed Use District Development Agreement for Pacific Springs Place, located at 17909 Barker Court, to allow a proposed Auto Repair Services use on Lot 6, between the City of Omaha and Hy-Vee, Inc., providing site development standards.

An ordinance approving the rescindment of Ordinance No. 26821 passed on May 22, 1973, originally closing the area of vehicular travel on all of Charles Street from the West right-of-way line of 16th Street to the East right-of-way line of 19th Street, and 18th Street from the South right-of-way line of Charles Street, 58 feet South, and 17th Street from the North right-of-way line of Charles Street, 60 feet North, and the North 30 feet of the North-South alley between 18th and 19th Streets South of Charles Street, and the South 120 feet of the North-South alley between 17th and 18th Streets North of Charles Street, and the North 60 feet of the North-South alley between 19th and 20th Streets South of Charles Street, located in the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska and creating a mall improvement district.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for cutting and clearing weeds, grass and worthless vegetation in accordance with Sections 18-21 through 18-30 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha –      Group 2021-03.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for litter removal in accordance with Sections 18-21 through 18-30 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha – Group 2021-04.

An ordinance levying a special tax assessment for the removal and/or trimming of trees, bushes, shrubs, hedges and any other vegetation in                accordance with Sections 37-1 through 37-95 of the Omaha Municipal Code on certain lots in the City of Omaha – Group 2021-05.

An ordinance to approve the Tri-Mutual Aid Fire Fighters Association Interlocal Agreement for an initial term of 10 years, which Tri-Mutual Aid Fire Fighters Association is made up of the communities and rural/suburban/special fire protection districts within Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Cass County, Nebraska, Washington County, Nebraska, Dodge County, Nebraska, Saunders County,           Nebraska, and Pottawattamie County, Iowa for the creation of a system of mutual assistance; to provide and allow for reimbursement when services and assistance   rendered extend beyond the agreed upon time.

An ordinance to approve a contract by and between the City of Omaha and Armored Knights, Inc., for the collection, transportation, and delivery of City funds in the amount of $67,425.20 annually, involving the payment of money from appropriations of more than one year as provided in Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of         Omaha 1956, as amended, for a period of three years extendable for two additional one year periods at the same price at the option of the City.

An ordinance providing for an amendment to the levy of a general business occupation tax as requested by the property owner(s) of the Landmark Building, Avaden Landmark, LLC; and related matters.

Anyone interested in these matters should be in attendance.   

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Omaha has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding through Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as a sub- recipient.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.

Sub-Applicant: City of Omaha

Project Title: Flood Mitigation at Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (FEMA DR-4420-26)

Location of Proposed Work:

Facility                          Address                  Latitude       Longitude          Date of Construction

Papillion Creek                                                                                        Facility built circa

Water Resource      15705 Harlan Lewis         41.08572     -95.86635           1960’s/1970’s (Per      

Facility                   Road, Bellevue, NE                                                   USGS Historic

                                                                                                           Topographic Maps

Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:

All work is located in an AH Floodzone. Confirmation of location in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) was determined by the Sarpy County Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel Number: 31153C0230G, dated 12/02/2005. The proposed work conforms to all applicable State of Nebraska and local floodplain regulations. There is a potential for the facility to be impacted by future flooding events due to its location within the AH floodzone. The proposed work is located near wetlands per the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, however, the project has little potential to impact or affect wetland values.

Proposed Work and Purpose:

The Papillion Creek Water Resources and Recovery Facility was inundated with floodwaters from the nearby confluence of the Missouri and Platte Rivers and damaged capacitor banks, switchgear, switchboards, generators and transformers. The Sub-Applicant is proposing to replace and elevate the equipment by placing the equipment on top of concrete pads to prevent future damage.

Project Alternatives:

Alternative #1 (No action): Would implement flood protection measures on specific equipment. While this will allow plant managers to improve particularly vulnerable and/or critical pieces of equipment for flood protection measures, it will not uniformly apply 450-year protection to all the PCWRRF electrical equipment. Public safety would be lowered, and costs would continue to be incurred in flood events. A “no-action alternative” would leave the PCWRRF highly vulnerable to repeated damages and service disruption from overtopped levees. Without flood protection measures at a minimum, the plant’s ability to discharge treated effluent into the river when at high flood stages is at risk, potentially hydraulically forcing partially treated water to be discharged within the site. Environmental and public safety risks also remain.

Comment Period:

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the following email: kate.stojsavljevic@fema.dhs.gov. Please send comments with the subject line [DR-4420-NE-HMA26 11988 COMMENT].

All comments are due by no later than 15 days of the posted date of this notice.

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