Sandhills POST staff
OGALLALA, Neb - The Ogallala City Council will convene tonight for its regularly scheduled meeting, with a wide-ranging agenda that includes license renewals, infrastructure planning, nuisance property enforcement, and updates on city projects.
The meeting will begin with roll call and verification of public notice, followed by a vote on the consent agenda, which includes dozens of contractor and business license renewals. These include gas fitters, master and journeyman plumbers, right-of-way and sewer contractors, and a mobile home park license for Hillcrest Park Community, LLC. A final change order for the Ogallala Sewer Improvements 2024-1 project is also part of the bundled items.
In the public forum, representatives from PeopleService Inc. are scheduled to provide an operational update, and the Keith County Agricultural Society will formally request the use of 30 city-owned picnic tables for the 2025 county fair—along with a waiver of associated fees. City staff have proposed simplifying the pickup and return process to reduce wear and damage.
A public hearing is scheduled, although no specific topics were listed in the preliminary agenda.
The Council will also review minutes from its July 8 meeting, followed by several key recommendations from city departments and committees. Among them is a proposed amendment to the letter agreement with engineering firm Olsson related to the Ogallala Flood Reduction Project. The amendment supports further steps toward a federal hazard mitigation grant after a previously sought BRIC grant was canceled.
In nuisance abatement matters, the council will consider declaring one new property at 712 West 2nd Street a public nuisance. They will also vote on abating three previously declared nuisances located on West F, West 3rd, and West 2nd Streets. Meanwhile, 12 other properties that had previously been flagged for nuisance conditions are now up for rescission thanks to corrective action by property owners. Resolutions 2288 through 2299 will formalize those removals.
The Tree Board is scheduled to deliver its quarterly report, and the city attorney and city manager will provide updates, including information on ongoing projects and the process for evaluating the city manager’s performance.
Council members will close out the meeting with individual reports, offering updates on their respective committee assignments, which range from public health and development boards to local nonprofits and regional agencies.
The meeting is open to the public and will take place at City Hall, 411 East 2nd Street in Ogallala.