[music] Row >> Fester is absent. Goodwin >> here. >> Harding >> here. Hug here. >> Melton is absent. Mr. President, >> please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Remain standing for opening remarks and a special proclamation by council member to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Please remain standing. Thank you, Council Member Begley. I first wanted to start with some reflections um that I originally put on a Facebook post in regard to the current climate of our nation. Uh this morning during our time of worship, my husband Dan Goodwin and I prayed for justice for the people who recently lost their lives at the hands of ICE agents. We prayed for their families and children left behind. We ask for the wisdom to know how to act as individuals and for others with the responsibility to lead. We ask for protection for our city and other cities across the nation as we attempt to digest the current state of our national and global political climate. Since the inception of our nation, during all points of political and social unrest, people have looked to God for the wisdom to act, divine intervention, and justice for the oppressed. God is the God who executes righteousness and justice to all who are oppressed. Psalm 103:6. That must be God chiming in. Turn your devices off. [laughter] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Please pray with me. At this moment, I urge everyone to take a posture of prayer for our nation. It may not be the only action that you take, but it can lead to the right actions with an outcome that is far beyond our own abilities. Thank you. And with that, I'd like to move in a information if I can and invite the Goodwin family down to the podium. As many of you know, Dan Goodwin, senior uh a local civil rights activist and businessman passed on January 4th, 2026. And so this is a proclamation uh to my husband, my daughter, my daughter-in-law and niece, and many of our family members who are listening uh abroad and online, including my mother-in-law, Andre Goodwin. Whereas Daniel Mark and Goodwin Senior lived an extraordinary life and leaves an enduring legacy as a visionary entrepreneur, a steadfast civil rights leader and a devoted family man who passed away on January 4th, 2026 at the age of 93. And whereas after serving honorably for four years in United States Navy, Daniel Goodwin senior utilized the GI Bill to mastered the craft of barbering, opening the iconic Goodwin Spencer Street Barber Shop in 1955 alongside his beloved wife of over 70 years, Andre, and good friend Ernie Chambers. And whereas for nearly seven decades, Goodwin Spencer Street Barberhop served as more than a place of business, becoming known as the black city hall, where community members could gather and advocate for social progress and was immortalized in the 1966 Oscar nominated documentary, A Time for Bernie. And whereas Goodwin Senior was a passionate advocate for justice, participating in the historic 1963 March on Washington for jobs and freedom and hosted Malcolm X in the in Omaha as a member of the Citizens Coordinating Committee for Civil Liberties 4CL in 1964. And whereas Goodwin Senior was known for his generosity and willingness to help his neighbors and community members in need for mentoring generations of young people in the values of education, hard work, and self-respect. And whereas Goodwin Senior will be remembered for his love of the community with his legacy of perseverance, dedication, and good trouble, living on through his four children, 60 grand great grand and great great grandchildren who carry his memory and life's work forward on ensuring that North Omaha remains a vibrant and blackowned community. [clears throat] Now, therefore, be it resolved that the city council of the city of Omaha celebrates his lifelong service to the Omaha community honors his memory as a testament of individual who truly believe it is bigger than us and officially designates Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 as Daniel Mark and M. Goodwin Senior Day in Omaha, Nebraska. It witnessed thereof. And witnessed thereof, we have set our hands and caused the official seal of the city to be affixed on this 27th day of January, 2026. Thank you. [applause] >> And Dan, I didn't know if you maybe had a moment of words. >> Sure. First of all, I'd like to thank everyone um in the community, but also the mayor who was in attendance at his memorial service, Council President Danny Begley, and also Pete Fester and other dignitaries that attended. I think it's noteworthy to say that my father did the right things for the right reasons. He was never one that sought after attention or accolades, but he wanted what was best for the people, not only of his community, but of his city. He was a lover of people, and he always taught us to treat people the way you want to be treated. And so, I think it's very important that the legacy he left was to show people, no matter what your vocation in life, that you can make a difference. And I think it's very important to not forget that. So sometimes we think we're not big enough. We're not we don't have the right title, but if we make a difference where we live, it it it is impactful. Thank you. >> Thank you, Cler. We have time. You may be seated. Do we have time to take a quick picture? Okay. Thank you. [clears throat] We'll go. An affidavit of publication is on file and a current copy of the open meeting act is posted in a white binder on the east wall of legislative chambers. >> Before I give the introduction, um Dan, I just wanted to say I never had the honor of meeting your father. I knew about him from afar, but as I had a nice chat for for a minute to talk to you after being at that service, I know your father and I think all the lives that he touched with the barbering he did for was it seven decades and the hall of fame, the longest serving in history. What a great legacy. And I know council member Goodwin said that when your dad passed it was you were trying to find the words and I and I told her I said he'll find the strength and boy did you that was moving and and your dad's on his birthday was proud looking down on you and all of us are as well. So thank you for being here today. >> Thank you. >> Good afternoon. Welcome to this meeting of the Omaha City Council. As a courtesy to those in attendance and who facilitate the conduct of our business, don't do what I did. Let's go ahead and turn the phones off now. I want to make sure I did that again. A reminder, you will have three minutes to speak on an agenda item. Please stay on topic. If you would like your comments entered into the public record, please email the city clerk's office at cityclerk@c cityof omaha.org. or Council members receive these emails and we read them. Finally, council members may ask members of the audience back up for clarifying questions, but not for extra time to speak. I would like to remind council members to speak directly into their microphones so the audience members in attendance and at home can hear. And when you come up to the podium, do the same thing as well. Please put those microphones in front of you so you're talking into them so we can hear you. Thank you. >> Item six, to consider a class liquor license for Stbridge Suites Omaha West located at 2720 Oak Drive. >> Public hearing is now open on item number six. Is the applicant here today? >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> Get your name and uh address for the record, please. >> Absolutely. My name is Aaron Jones. The address of the business is 2720 Oak Drive. Um, and we are changing or attempting to change the LLC name on our liquor license. >> Okay. Thank you. Are there any proponents here today? >> Seeing none, are there any opponents? >> Public hearing is closed. >> Second. >> Got a motion and a second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Goodwin. >> Hardy. >> Yes. >> Hug. Yes. >> Mr. President. >> I. >> Motion passed five to zero. >> Thank you. >> Item seven was withdrawn. Item eight, a resolution to approve the preliminary plat for Deer Creek Plaza located northwest of 120th Street and Military Road. Planning board and planning department recommend approval. >> Public hearing is now open on item number eight. Is the applicant here today? >> Good afternoon. Trevor Vesa with TD210836 Old Mill Road here on behalf of the applicant Tadro Development LLC and he's with me today as well. Um we are looking for approval of a prelim plat. The site's located at 120th in Military. Uh it's currently zoned mixed use. We're not proposing any change to the to the reszoning, just just subdividing the the property. Um there any questions? I'm happy to answer them. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any proponents here today? Item number eight. Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Got a motion in a second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Goodwin. >> Hardin. >> Yes. >> Hug. >> Mr. President. >> I. >> Motion passed five to zero. Items 9 through 13 can be considered together for Pine Creek Woods located southwest of 156 and Potter Streets. Planning board and planning department recommend approval. B is communication and opposition. Items nine and 10, ordinances to reszone this property from AG district and R5 district to R4 district and R six district. Item 11, an ordinance to amend the boundaries of the MCC overlay district to incorporate this property into that district. Item 12, a resolution to approve the final plat. Item 13, a resolution to approve the subdivision agreement. >> Public hearing is now open for items 9 through 13. Applicant, good afternoon. Kyle Hazy with the ENA Consulting Group, 10909 Mil Valley Road, representing the applicant along with myself. Uh, Charlie Sullivan, the the developer is in the audience as well to answer any questions um that I am not not able to. Um, the piece of property that we are looking at is located in the southwest corner of 156th and uh Potter Street. Uh to the north uh is an R4 zone neighborhood. To the west R5, to the south is the West View High School, which is also zoned R5 and then R5 to the to the east as well. Uh to give a little history on this site. Um we have had um I think two neighborhood meetings over the last couple of years. Uh we've had a prelim plat uh go before planning board and city council that were both approved for um this is that plat with an R5 zoning over the whole property. Um, we are currently looking to have the property zoned R4 for everything in the light yellow. And then there's a 2acre, this lot 22 um on the west end uh to be zoned R six. These are going to be single family homes. Lots one through uh 21 and then lot 22. uh we haven't really nailed down exactly what that product type is going to look like, but gives us the opportunity to have a little bit more uh a denser product uh for that for that piece. As far as density on the overall site, um we did have an option where we looked at what we could fit on that that piece. Let's see if I can find it. Um along that edge that R six um there is a uh sound attituation easement along 156 street and then we have a 35 ft set back along this side. So that 2 acres of the R six zoning really gets shrunk down. Uh with this layout here um we ended up with a total of 19 units. So, with the 21 single family homes and then what we think that we could fit possibly on that site, we're at 40 homes total. Uh, with an 11.7 acre um, a piece of property, that leaves our overall zoning at 3.4. So, at 3.4 acre or DU per acre fits in with the surrounding neighborhoods. Um I know the as an example the property to the west this R5 zoning uh they're at 37 per acre and we're at 3.4. So of an overall zoning perspective and number of units I think we fit well within the neighborhood as well. Uh with that I'll make myself available for any questions council or uh audience may have. >> Thank you. >> Did you put the plat back in >> the the new plat? >> Yeah. But this one or the colored one? >> That one. I just wanted to make sure the connection. >> Yeah. And we're connecting to the north with that uh >> this property. >> Is there any proponents here on items 9 through 13? Mr. Sullivan. Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon, members of the council. Charlie Sullivan, Sullivan Development Company, 11516 Miracle Hill Drives, Omaha. Uh your answer to questions. I just we have been here once before. We've taken the density down uh zoning matches everything around it or is down zoned for printing around it and we're just excited to get started. But I'm here for questions. Everybody's got some. >> Thank you. Are there any other proponents here? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Uh, good afternoon. I'm City Council, Donny R. Johnson, the John City Question Foundation and North Hall Con Citizen Foundation, 4928 North 52nd Street. I think these gentlemen, what they're doing is good, but we have a couple of questions we'd like to ask the city council to look as they go forward. When Mr. Lippo was our teacher who developed Benson and we've noticed uh the streets and the cement and we've noticed he said you can't set foundations in the winter. So are these houses going to last 10 years, 15 years or is the cement they're using today is going to keep their buildings for 100 years like Benson development. That's all we're concerned about. the cheap material. Is it going to be good material or like the streets are when they put the asphalt or not asphalt but the the snow removal? We got a thousand chuck holes from that. Thank you. Is there any other opponents here today? Seeing none, public hearing is closed. >> Motion a second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Goodwin. >> Yes. >> Harding. >> Yes. >> Hug. Yes. >> Mr. Mr. President, >> I >> motion pass 5 to zero. Item 14, a resolution to approve a special use permit to allow automotive sales in the CC district located at 5122 North 90th Street. Planning board and planning department recommend approval. >> Public hearing is now open on item number 14. Is the applicant here today? Hi, Timour Khan 18769 Spalding Street. I'm trying to get a special uh out spid zoning in the address 5122 North 90th Street to be to automotive dealership. >> Okay. Here to answer any questions? No. >> In case we have them. Thank you. Is there any proponents here today for item number 14? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Motion and second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Yes. >> Goodwin. >> Harding. >> Yes. >> Hug. >> Yes. >> Mr. President. >> I. >> Motion pass. 5 to zero. >> Consent agenda. Any member of the city council may cause any item placed on the consent agenda to be removed. Items removed from the consent agenda shall be taken up by the city council immediately following the consent agenda in the order in which they were removed unless otherwise provided by the city council rules of order. >> The public hearing on agenda items 15 through 25 were held on January 13, 2026. Any council discussion >> got a motion and a second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Goodwin. >> Harding. >> Yes. >> Hug. Yes. >> Mr. President, >> I. Motion passed five to zero. >> The public hearings on agenda items 26 through 52 are today. If you wish to address the city council regarding these items, please come to the microphone, indicate the agenda item number you wish to address, identify yourself by your name, address, who you represent, and if you are a proponent or opponent. I will open the public hearings. Are there any proponents? Items 26 through 52. Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> To approve. >> Got a motion and a second. Roll call. >> Row. >> Goodwin. >> Hardin. >> Yes. >> Hug. >> Yes. >> Mr. President. >> I. >> Motion passed five to zero. One public hearing can be held for items 53 and 54. Ordinances to approve agreements for stabilized bioolid services with BBC Farms, Inc. and Scott Thompson Farms LLC. >> Public hearing is now open on items 53 and 54. Are there any proponents? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Item 55, an ordinance to approve the El Toro tax increment financing redevelopment agreement. Public hearing is open on item 55. Miss Hadley, good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. Bridget Hadley, city planning um here to answer questions you may have and the project owner is also here to answer questions you may have. >> Thank you. Are there any proponents? >> Good afternoon. My name is Jack Sudter. Address is601 Dodge Street um with McGrath North. here on behalf of the developer, El Toro Plaza. Um, I'd just like to say how extremely excited we are for this development and for what it's going to bring to South Omaha and also here to answer any questions that you may have. >> Thank you. Are there any other proponents here today? Seeing none, are there >> are you a proponent? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Luis Humanis, 2709 D Avenue. Uh I actually was uh looking for the agreement and now it's on on on the agenda. Previously it was a plan, now it's an agreement. Um and uh I've attended some uh well a uh community uh informational and uh I got to meet the developers and ask some questions and I think that uh it's there's going to be a lot of uh concrete being poured in this space. It's going to be a lot of impurable uh surface with a building with base uh and uh there you know there's talk about cement actually when I was in the uh county commissioners meeting earlier today I meant to say concrete but I said cement but uh the main thing is the the hard surface that everybody body knows. And sometimes it just the concrete depending on who's pouring it just just disintegrates especially in the cracks and where the divide and I don't think that this is that's going to be a problem with this project. I think that this is a quality project coming to the area. Uh even before construction begins. They've demonstrated a uh commitment uh to the neighborhood which is uh exciting and it's going to transform the area. Thank you. >> Thank you. Are there any other proponents? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. Council member Hug, you're recognized. >> Uh Mr. Cell, were just [clears throat] for convenience sake. >> I'm sorry. I just want you there for convenience sake. >> Oh, >> sure. Ryan cell, 2405Z Street. >> So, I was at the town hall meeting the developer had with the community. Would you refresh my memory when that was? That was last year. >> Yeah. Uh, your memory is as good as mine on that one. It was a while back. >> Yeah. I think it was like last last fallish. Last early winter, >> right? and um you know you you did a good job notifying everybody around there to attend the town hall meeting. My recollection is town hall meeting was fairly well attended and um I walked away with the feeling that the neighbors around there fully supported you and I personally seen you talk to practically everybody in the room that had a question or concern and uh for that I want to thank you. You have taken probably the worst dilapidated site in South Omaha and turning it around to what truly will be a gem in the crown of South Omaha. So for that, I thank you. >> I I I wish you and your company all the best. >> Well, and uh you were a lot of help for us and helping us through the process and uh um we appreciate that also. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Item 56, an ordinance to approve a major amendment to the 180th Plaza mixeduse district development agreement. TED indoor sports and recreation is a permitted use at 18010R Plaza. Planning board and planning department recommend approval. >> Public hearing is now open on item number 56. Proponents. >> Uh I'm Amanda. Uh applicant 4408 South 188 Street available for any questions. >> Thank What was your last name again? >> Briar. Briardy. >> Briarity. Okay, we good. Thank you. Are there any proponents here today? Item number 56. Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Item 57, an ordinance to approve a services agreement with Meetings Databased Institute for Database Support and Intelligence Services for the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau. Public hearing is now open on item 57, proponents. Miss Goodwin, good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. Jasmine Goodwin here with the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau here to answer any questions. >> Thank you. Are there any proponents? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Item 58, an ordinance to accept the bid of Egan Supply Company to provide janitorial supplies for the Omaha Fire Department. The public hearing is now open on item 58. Are there any proponents? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. >> Item 59, an ordinance to amend chapter 46 entitled fire code by adopting the 2024 edition of the international fire code. >> Public hearing is now open on item 58. Are there any proponents? Seeing none, are there any opponents? Public hearing is closed. That was item 59, right? All right. Thanks. >> Item 60, Jud's Brothers Construction appeals the rejection of their bid from December 7. >> Oh, I beg your pardon, Council Member Row. The floor is yours. >> Didn't want to jump in there too late. I just wanted to give a shout out to Sheena. I I made a phone call last week to uh Sheen who's one of our fire marshals and I just wanted to ask you know what kind of an impact did this update from the 2012 to the 2024 uh code for the fire code and she got right back to me with all the information that I needed and it's it all looks good. There's a little bit of a increase in fees but they haven't been increased since 2012. So I think they're appropriate and it's not a a significant amount. So I just want to give her a shout out. Thank you. Thank you for for um responding. >> Thanks, Councilman Rowan. Sorry I missed you there. I was on a roll there for a little while. >> Item 60, Jud's Brothers Construction appeals the rejection of their bid from December 17th, 2025 for OPW54670 Oakills lift station replacement. >> This is not a public hearing. If anybody wants to speak for the company, then the city. Are you from Jud Brothers? >> Judge Brothers Construction. >> You can come and speak. >> Good afternoon, Kevin Steel. Jud Brothers Construction, 3835 North 68th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. Uh on December 16th, Jud submitted a bid for the Oak Hills lift station. Uh Juds had the low bid. That project had a small emerging business uh limit of 1.5%. On the 9th of December, Jud solicited 30 SEB contractors in the city of Omaha to provide quotes on that project. Uh I also made a personal comment to Bam Bam Construction who is uh seated in the back uh subcontractor that Juds has used in the past. In fact, they currently are a subcontractor uh SEB subcontractor on City of Omaha OPW53538 Giles Road Siphon Project. They're we've worked with them uh in the past many times. A very quality uh contractor, does good work for the city, does good work for the contractors they work with. We went ahead and submitted their name on the uh forms for the SEB contractors and it was found out that they uh that their SEB certification had lapsed. They had forgotten to uh resubmit the paperwork which they did immediately once they knew that they had lapsed. Um our bid on that project was rejected since they were not currently certified. Uh I believe the intent of the SEB participation is for contractors to use qualified uh small emerging businesses. It is Jud's intent to use BAM Bam on this project uh as soon as they are reertified. We feel that for the city to wave this irregularity and to allow Jud Brothers uh to be awarded the project would help the city by taking the lowest cost on the project using a quality contractor Juds who you used on many contract uh contracts in the past and you would also be giving uh Jud would be subcontracting work to Bam Bam Construction, a qualified small emerging business. Uh like I said, although they their certification had lapsed, they're definitely uh re re uh submitted the applications to get resubmit reertified, which they were told would take approximately 3 weeks. That's been about a week or so. So hopefully within the next week to two weeks, they should be reertified. Uh this would save money, help the taxpayers, and I think in the long run, they would be giving us subcontracts. So, uh, it's following the intent of the law, which is to help small emerging businesses. I thank you for your consideration. Should I go to Brinker right now or you do you want to >> My name is Jeffrey Bloom. I'm with the city of law department. Uh, I'd like to introduce uh Heather Tippy Pierce from the public works department to explain as far as on uh why this bid was rejected and a little bit of the history as far as on why uh uh the situation was. >> Do you want to go down? >> I want to recognize council member Hardy. >> Heather, before you um give the particulars of why it was rejected, um is is it the intent that this is going to be rebid anyway? Heather Tippy Pierce Public Works. Um after this rejection happened um purchasing um additionally rejected the two other biders under consideration. So yes, this project um has now had all biders um rejected and we will be rebidding the project. >> Okay. So I the reason I interrupted was I don't know if you want to continue on with the reason for it. um for the the reject why it was rejected. But knowing that all the biders were being rejected and it's going to be rebid >> um it maybe it's premature to do this but I would think to place it's on file >> would be an appropriate motion. >> No it does. Okay. >> All right. So I've been informed for those who couldn't hear. So I can't I can't make the motion to place it on file SB um agreed to or denied or or referred back. So if if you want to continue on otherwise uh I will at least put a motion on the floor to deny the the bid or as the legal department has just told me I could refer back to the department that uh so that they can rebet it. That's probably the appropriate action. >> Okay. >> Which is which is my motion. Thank you. >> I'll leave it up to you whether or not you want to address the the reason for the rejection, but it might be good to have it on the record so that people understand why. >> Heather Tippy Pierce Public Works. Yes, you were reading my mind, Council Member Harding. Um, just for for the record, um, Jud Brothers and their appeal. Um, see it's on. Is it on? The lights on. I don't know if it's >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, Judge Brothers in their appeal asked us to wave this as an irregularity. And unfortunately, um, just so everybody's clear, this section of the code specifies that the documentation for contractors and subcontractors, um, must be completed and approved by the human rights and relations department prior to the date of bid opening. So, you know, we recognize that um Juds Brothers and Bam Bam Construction do have a working relationship with the department based on the code itself, the department and um in in looking at this and in precedent of previous city council division decisions felt it was appropriate uh to reject this bid and urges the council to deny the appeal and refer the project back to the department. >> Mr. Bloom, did you want to add anything else to that then? >> Um, Jeffrey Bloom, City of Omaha Department. Uh, I I don't have much to add. I mean, uh, essentially, uh, uh, what, uh, Judge Brothers does describe as accurate. Uh, BAM construction has applied and is currently under consideration. has not been approved as far as to be an SEB program yet uh to be an SEB participant, excuse me. And uh they were not uh an um a registered SEB participant at the time in which this bid was submitted. So uh you know at this point uh uh my recommendation would be to the deny the appeal and since uh all biders have been rejected they will get an opportunity to bid again as far as once it is put out for rebid. Thank you. Okay. >> Thank you. No further lights. Is there a So, we had a motion from council member Harding, if I heard it correctly, to refer the rebidding to the appropriate department. Is that correct? >> Is that terminology acceptable? Mr. >> Yes, that is. >> So, just so if I can get clarification, uh, Mr. Kuzzi, if if this is referred for rebidding, do we have to reject or deny the appeal in order for them to rebid? >> Referring it back, sorry, Makuzi Law Department, referring it back to the public works department is also an acceptable action that the council can take on a bid rejection. As a clerk, and I agreed, you can approve the appeal, you can deny the appeal, or refer back to the department. Given the statements made by Miss Tippy Pierce today and Mr. Bloom. I think the best course of action um is what council member Harding said in terms of referring it back to the department for them to do a rebid, which they're going to do. Um it's the stated intent to do that anyways. >> And that's open to everybody to rebid as well. Correct. >> Correct. The current biders, the people who've bid before can bid again um on this project. >> Thank you for the clarification. No further lights. Do we have a second >> motion and a second? Roll call. >> Row Goodwin. >> Harding. >> Yes. >> Hug. >> Yes. >> Mr. President, >> I. >> Motion pass five to zero. >> Non-action items. Item 61 through 102 do not require a public hearing or city council consideration at this meeting, but will be placed on a future agenda for public hearing and or vote. The reason for non-action is noted after the item on the agenda, as well as the date the item is expected to appear on an agenda for consideration. Motion to adjurnn. >> Roll call. >> Ro goodwin. >> Harding. >> Yes. >> Hug. >> Mr. President. >> I. >> Motion passed. 5 to zero. Meeting is adjourned at 2:38.