CITY OF OMAHA

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Omaha met on April 23, 2024 and passed and approved the following ordinances:

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43809

AN ORDINANCE to amend the official zoning map of the City of Omaha adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code, by changing certain boundaries of the official zoning map of the City of Omaha in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code, to rezone property located northeast of Blair High Road and Potter Street from DR- Development Reserve District to GI - General Industrial District.

Summary: The official zoning map adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code so that: Lot 1 and Outlots A-E, M.U.D. Acres 2, a subdivision as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, is hereby rezoned from DR-Development Reserve District to GI-General Industrial District.

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading April 16, 2024; Third Reading, Public Hearing and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43810

AN ORDINANCE to amend the official zoning map of the City of Omaha adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code, by changing certain boundaries of the official zoning map of the City of Omaha in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code, to rezone property located at 807 South 50th Street from R4(35)- Single-Family Residential District (High-Density) and GC- General Commercial District to TOD-2-MX - Transit Oriented Development District -Mixed Use.

Summary: The official zoning map adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code so that: NIELSENS ADD LOT 6 BLOCK 0 1/2 VAC ALLEY ADJ LOTS 4-5-6 & ALL LOTS 3 THRU 6 IRREG, a subdivision as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, are hereby rezoned from R4(35)- Single-Family Residential District (High-Density) and GC-General Commercial District to TOD-2-MX - Transit Oriented Development District -Mixed Use.

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading April 16, 2024; Third Reading, Public Hearing and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43811

AN ORDINANCE to approve a PUR-Planned Unit Redevelopment Overlay District, located at 807 South 50th Street, to approve the Development Plan, and to provide for an effective date.

Summary: In accordance with Sections 55-595 through 55-600 of the Omaha Municipal Code, a PUR-Planned Unit Redevelopment Overlay District and the Development Plan, attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby approved, for the following described land in Douglas County, Nebraska: NIELSENS ADD LOT 6 BLOCK 0 1/2 VAC ALLEY ADJ LOTS 4-5-6 & ALL LOTS 3 THRU 6 IRREG, a subdivision as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska.

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading April 16, 2024; Third Reading, Public Hearing and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43804

AN ORDINANCE rescinds the 508 and 1904 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Project Plan adopted by the Omaha City Council on September 21, 2021 via Resolution No. 2021-0904, which proposed the demolition of the existing building at 508 S. 19th Street and the construction of a new five story structure with 59 affordable housing units, and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the National Register historic building at 1904 Farnam Street for reuse as a mixed use building with 54 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funded apartment units on the upper floors, street level commercial space and a speakeasy bar in the basement; and rescinds Ordinance No. 42744, passed by the Omaha City Council on November 9, 2021 approving a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Loan Agreement with 508and1904Owner, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company to implement the 508 and 1904 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Project Plan , and provides for an effective date.

Summary: Same

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading and Public Hearing April 16, 2024; Third Reading and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43812

AN ORDINANCE approving a Master Agreement between the City of Omaha and Olsson, Inc. for on-call professional services for the City of Omaha Traffic Signal System, effective for an initial term ending on December 31, 2026 and is extendable for two (2) additional one-year terms at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments according to actual usage, for the sum not to exceed $3,000,000.00, from specific accounts; and to provide an effective date hereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading and Public Hearing April 16, 2024; Third Reading and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43813

AN ORDINANCE approving a Master Agreement between the City of Omaha and Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Inc. for on-call professional services for the City of Omaha Traffic Signal System, effective for an initial term ending on December 31, 2026 and is extendable for two (2) additional one-year terms at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments according to actual usage, for the sum not to exceed $3,000,000.00, from specific accounts; and to provide an effective date hereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading and Public Hearing April 16, 2024; Third Reading and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

ORDINANCE NO. 43814

AN ORDINANCE approving a Master Agreement between the City of Omaha and HDR Engineering, Inc. for on-call professional services for the City of Omaha Traffic Signal System, effective for an initial term ending on December 31, 2026 and is extendable for two (2) additional one-year terms at the City’s own option; to provide for payments from appropriations of more than one year in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of 1956, as amended; to provide for payments according to actual usage, for the sum not to exceed $3,000,000.00, from specific accounts; and to provide an effective date hereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading April 9, 2024; Second Reading and Public Hearing April 16, 2024; Third Reading and Vote April 23, 2024

PASSED: April 23, 2024: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

 

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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 May 7, 2024, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

 

An ordinance levying a special tax and assessment on all lots and pieces of real estate within Road Maintenance District (RMD) 2022-01, in the City of Omaha, to cover the cost of constructing and improving Quail Ridge Circle, from Skyline Drive to its terminus, by asphalt overlay.

 

An ordinance levying a special tax and assessment on all lots and pieces of real estate within Street Improvement District (SID) 2021-01, in the City of Omaha, to cover the cost of constructing and improving Ridgewood Avenue, from the Pacific Street to Poppleton Avenue, and Poppleton Avenue from Ridgewood Avenue to Loveland Drive, in Portland cement concrete.

 

An ordinance to accept the invoice from FirstTwo, Inc, for the purchase of an agency license for an investigative intelligence program for the Omaha Police Department, with appropriations over a period of three years for a total cost of $108,000.00; the invoice includes unlimited users, searches and devices, support and training; with payment to be made from the Omaha Police Department General Fund 11111, Organization 113214 Mobile IT Unit, Account 42266 Information Technology and Contracted Services in the amount of $108,000.00.

 

Elizabeth Butler, MMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

 

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CITY of OMAHA

AIR QUALITY CONTROL

 

Notice is given to the public according to Chapter 41 of the Omaha Municipal Code of the application of Omaha Airport Authority to obtain a minor air emission construction permit for the municipal airport at 4501 Abbott Drive, Omaha. The change in potential emissions, in tons, for this project will be: PM 0.1, PM10 0.1, PM2.5 0.1, SOx -0.1, NOx 3.4, VOC 0.2, CO 4.3 and CO2 equivalent 3279.

No significant impact on air quality is expected from the operation of this facility. Douglas County is in attainment with air quality standards for the listed pollutants. Approval is recommended with the condition that any pollution control equipment that may be necessary for compliance with the City of Omaha or Nebraska Air Pollution Control Rules and Regulations will be installed within 180 days after notification by the City of noncompliance.

All information submitted by the applicant and the proposed approval by Air Quality Control are available for inspection by the public at the office of Omaha Air Quality Control from May 1, 2024 to June 1, 2024. Comments received during that period will be considered. During that period the applicant, or any interested person or group of persons, may request or petition the Control Officer for a public hearing, and state the nature of the issues to be raised and all arguments and factual grounds supporting their position. The Control Officer may hold a public hearing if the comments, requests, or petitions raise legal, policy or discretionary questions and significant public interest exists with respect to the application. Comments should be mailed to:

 

John Finlan Mayne

Public Works

Air Quality Control

5600 S. 10th Street

Omaha, NE 68107

402-444-3915

 

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AGENDA

CITY OF OMAHA PLUMBING BOARD

WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024

PUBLIC HEARING – 1:30 PM

CONFERENCE ROOM

702-SEVENTH FLOOR

OMAHA/DOUGLAS COUNTY

CIVIC CENTER - 1819 FARNAM ST

 

Approval of previous meeting minutes.

 

LAID OVER CASES:

Request for medical exemption for the February 2024 Journeyman exam-consecutive attempts.

Section 49- 533: Request permission to drill a water well at 231 N 248 Cir.

 

NEW CASES:

Section 49- 822: Request approval for Schedule 40 PVC in a corrosive environment at 8701 Pacific St.

Section 49- 1200: Request approval for installation of a pipe liner at 4350 Dewey Ave.

Request to Reinstate License

Approval of Exam Applications

 

NOTE: All requests for sign language interpreters (signers) will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice. If necessary, contact the Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 ext. 2062.

 

The Plumbing Board reserves the right to amend the above agenda. The Plumbing Board agenda and other information regarding the Plumbing Board and Planning Department are available on the Internet at http://www.cityofomaha.org/planning/boards/plumbing-board. Agendas available on the Internet are subject to change and are for convenience purposes only. A copy of the official agenda, kept continually current, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Omaha Planning Department, 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1110, Omaha, Nebraska, during normal business hours.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant may schedule a time to review the City’s case file during normal business hours by contacting the Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062. If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062, 72 hours in advance.

 

Martin Gomez, Administrator

City of Omaha Plumbing Board

 

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CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE OF PETITION

 

To the owners of all lots, lands, tracts, and parcels of land within proposed Road Maintenance District No. 2023-01, and to all owners of property abutting on and adjacent to Hickory Street from 90th Street to 91st Avenue:

 

Notice is hereby given that there has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Omaha a petition for the improvement of Hickory Street from 90th Street to 91st Avenue by asphalt overlay to the roadway, including grading and re-establishment of drainage, if warranted.

We, the undersigned, owners of lots or lands abutting upon that part of Hickory Street from 90th Street to 91st Avenue, in proposed Road Maintenance District No. 2023-01 in the City of Omaha, being record owners of a majority of the feet frontage on said part of said street, as shown by the generally recognized maps of said city, do hereby petition that the same be improved by asphalt overlay to the roadway, including grading and re-establishment of drainage, if warranted.

And we do further petition the City Council to order such improvement and cause it to be made.  Within thirty days of first publication of this notice, the owners of property abutting the proposed improvement may:

 

1. By petition of a majority of said taxable front footage abutting the improvement, protest against the construction of such project pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-3,127; and,

2. By petition file a protest in the Office of the City Clerk against the regularity, legality, or sufficiency of the petition or signatures hereon, pursuant to Omaha Municipal Code § 26-61.

 

MTF Holdings Trust/Mary Finnegan, 10/2/2023, Lot 10, Block 5, West Pacific Hills

Perry Williams Trust, 10/2/2023, Lot 11, Block 4, West Pacific Hills

Diane Zimmermann, 10/2/2023, Lot 2, Block 4, West Pacific Hills

Heather Thomas, 10/2/2023, Lot 12, Block 4, West Pacific Hills

Bradley Clay, 10/2/2023, Lot 11, Block 4, West Pacific Hills

Nancy Whitted, 10/6/2023, Lot 8, Block 5, West Pacific Hills

Barbara Bardos, 10/6/2023, Lots 4&5, Block 11, West Pacific Hills

 

Filed: October 2, 2023 at 4:35 P.M. and October 6, 2023 at 11:07 A.M.

Published in accordance with Resolution No. 2024-0505, adopted April 23, 2024.

 

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

 

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CITY OF OMAHA

INVITATION TO BID

 

PUBLISH:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

CLOSING DATE:

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

 

Online, electronic bids are invited and will be received by the City of Omaha on the following project(s):

 

OPW 54158

 

Franklin Street, 91st to 93rd and on 92nd Street, Franklin Street to Decatur Circle

 

All bidders are required to comply with the Omaha Contract Compliance Program. Details of this program are incorporated in the bid documents.

As evidence of good faith and guarantee that contract will be entered into should award be made thereon, a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany bid. City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part, and the bidders shall have the right to appeal any decision to the City Council.

Questions regarding this project may be directed to (402) 444-5220.

 

Eric J. Carlson

DOUGLAS COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

 

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CITY OF OMAHA

INVITATION TO BID

 

PUBLISH:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

CLOSING DATE:

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

 

Online, electronic bids are invited and will be received by the City of Omaha on the following project(s):

 

OPW 54513

 

Hanscom Park Bank Stabilization

 

Pre-Bid Meeting: Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 9:00 AM, at the Omaha/Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, 6th Floor, North Conference Room, Omaha, NE 68183

 

All bidders are required to comply with the Omaha Contract Compliance Program. Details of this program are incorporated in the bid documents.

As evidence of good faith and guarantee that contract will be entered into should award be made thereon, a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany bid. City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part, and the bidders shall have the right to appeal any decision to the City Council.

Questions regarding this project may be directed to (402) 444-5220.

 

Eric J. Carlson

DOUGLAS COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

 

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CITY OF OMAHA

INVITATION TO BID

 

Omaha Police Surveillance Trailer (Rebid)

 

PUBLISH:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

BID CLOSING DATE:

11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024

 

Sealed bids are invited and will be received on or before the closing date/time. Bidding documents may be found on the new Douglas County Ionwave electronic bidding website: douglascountypurchasing.ionwave.net

Electronic bid submission: The City of Omaha requires all bidders to submit their bids electronically. Each respondent is responsible for taking the necessary steps to ensure their submission is received and complete by the listed closing date and time. The City/County is not responsible for technical difficulties and will not allow late submissions due to the same.

 

Omaha Police Surveillance Trailer (Rebid)

 

Bids will be opened and read by the City Clerk on the closing date/time before the Bid Opening Committee and the public in LC 4, Omaha Douglas Civic Center.

As evidence of good faith and guarantee that a contract will be entered into should an award be made thereon, a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid must accompany the bid. Failure to do so will be cause for rejection.

The City of Omaha reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

 

Eric J. Carlson

DOUGLAS COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

 

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