# Bellevue City Council - October 20, 2026

At the October 20, 2026 Bellevue City Council meeting, the council approved a redevelopment plan for Orchard Place, a proposed 140-unit mixed-income housing development. Excel Development Group said the 15-acre site requires new roads and utilities and requested $5,454,752 in tax increment financing (TIF); estimated total project cost is more than $44 million. The plan passed after discussion of traffic and access concerns. The council also approved Ordinance 4230, requested by Poet Biocarbon, allowing a pipeline transfer facility as a permitted use in the MH zoning district. A separate zoning-related ordinance was postponed to December 1 for further legal review; the transcript ends during discussion of a motion to override the mayor’s veto of Ordinance 4222, before a vote is shown.

The council approved multiple purchases and contracts, including eight Motorola in-car/body-camera kits ($57,322.72); a patrol pickup from Anderson Ford ($320,709); two investigations vehicles from Husker Auto Group ($67,791.77); 12 Motorola Solutions radios ($99,951); and a 2027 Ford F-150 for code enforcement ($34,197 with trade-in). Other approved items included a Prairie Mechanical cooling-tower replacement ($181,514), HDR Fort Crook Road design services ($73,200), FHU traffic-signal design revisions ($5,500), an HDR pump-station electrical evaluation ($53,200), and Serta Pro Painters’ work at First Presbyterian Church ($60,000; staff reported receiving one bid). Tennis Courts Unlimited was approved to resurface 15 tennis courts, with an $87,000 grant noted but no contract amount captured in the transcript. Whitewater change orders for the Wonder Water Park slide package were approved at up to $546,435; staff said the cost was within the previously approved financing and budget. The council also approved a drug-recognition training coordinator contract and participation in Nebraska Task Force 1; no amounts were stated for those items.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Bellevue City Council - October 20, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5NEmo1bSI) - City of Bellevue Nebraska