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RESOLUTION #O14-LIQA Resolution pertaining to Nebraska State Senator Mike Gloor and Legislative Bill 935 WHEREAS; Nebraska State Senator Mike Gloor, representing the 35th District of Nebraska, which includes Hall County, has introduced Legislative Bill 935 and; WHEREAS; Legislative Bill 935 would require the approval of the Nebraska State Legislature before a State Service or Institution projected to cost or have a fiscal impact of fifteen million dollars or more could be relocated and, further more, such consideration would stipulate full transparency and full disclosure of all such costs, economic impacts, and justifications be submitted to the Executive Board of the Legislative Council and; WHEREAS; Any move of a State Service or Institution subjected to the criteria outlined in LB935 shall be approved by the Legislature prior to implementation and; WHEREAS; LB935 states, "This section applies to any move of a state service proposed on or after January 1, 2013, except that if the move was proposed prior to the effective date of this act,this section shall not apply if all sources of funding for the move have been secured or have been conditionally approved by the effective date of this act." And; WHEREAS; LB935 does have a significant and deleterious direct impact on the proposed relocation of the Grand Island Veterans Home which has been an integral part of the community for 127 years and; WHEREAS; Hall County, Nebraska has generously and loyally supported and continues to support the Grand Island Veterans Home and generations of U.S. Military Veterans who served their country with honor in time of peace and in time of war from the aftermath of Civil War to the present, at it's location in Grand Island Nebraska and; WHEREAS; A viable "Alternate Proposal" has been submitted for consideration to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and members of the Nebraska Legislature and; WHEREAS; This Alternate Proposal is estimated to save Federal and Nebraska state taxpayers as much as Fifty Million Dollars or more while meeting all prescribed, specified and projected requirements, standards, quality of life goals, and health and safety parameters in a location that is familiar, comfortable, and esthetically pleasing to our aged Veterans and;