Updated: 2:01 PM CST Feb 25, 2021 KETV Staff Report A year of recovery and rebuilding that is how Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert described her aspirations for the city in 2021.In a past year marked by the pandemic and protests, Stothert made her case that the city can be cautious but optimistic moving forward. A small group of City of Omaha employees, department directors and council members sat inside the Civic Center s legislative chambers to hear Stothert deliver her latest State of the City address Wednesday afternoon.Stothert touched on both major challenges impacting the city s future actions and decisions, calling it a rare thing for a community to have to live these particular experiences in 2020.Stothert also acknowledged secondary effects caused by the pandemic. The past year highlights the need for additional housing options, she said.Many families in Omaha will still have to claw back out of the hole made by past-due payments in the housing crisi