New disc golf course, police cars, economic efforts on council agenda

A new disc golf course proposed for Barnett Park will be presented to the McCook City Countil on Monday

Eric McCabe Champion Course Design

McCOOK Neb - The McCook City Council will consider a recommendation from the McCook Parks Advisory Board to construct a Disc Golf Course in Barnett Park and approve the bid of $80,828 by Deveny Motors to purchase two new Dodge Durango Pursuit Vehicles for the Police Department.

Charlie McPherson, McCook Economic Development Director, and Sean Wolfe, president of the Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee, will present the minutes and agenda from their recent meetings and answer questions from the Council in a Public Hearing. They will also review the minutes of the Senior Center Advisory Board Meeting.

The Consent agenda includes authorizing the Mayor, Linda Taylor, to sign all required documents regarding the LB840 Economic Revolving Loan Fund Program with HOKYL LLC for $100,000 and the Microenterprise Lending Program loan with Red Willow Properties, LLC for $120,000.

The council will also consider awarding the bid for the 2024 Crack Sealing Project to Shelco Construction of Elsie, Nebraska for $64,350.00, that being the lowest best bid, and approving an application for Lumen (Century Link) to occupy city right-of-way to install one new ground-level vault and underground fiber optic duct and cable from the north-east corner of West Third and O to the west side of West Fifth Street.

They are expected to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of McCook and the McCook Economic Development Corp., Graff Charitable Foundation, McCook Community Foundation, and Community Hospital to establish the joint financial obligations of each entity relative to the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund grant application, said grant to be used for McCook Creative District preliminary planning purposes.

They will discuss and update on the work completed to date by City staff regarding a potential UTV ordinance and receive an update on the swimming pool project.

Executive Sessions may be held upon a majority vote of the Council for the protection of public interest, for a strategy session concerning real estate purchase for the Sports Complex, and for a strategy session concerning potential litigation - property located at 1111 East “H” Street.

The City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 the public is encouraged to come.