City of Blair Regular Council Meeting April 11, 2023 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on April 11, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Katelyn Ferrari, Holly Hafer, Kirk Highfill, Rick Paulsen, Jim Sandvold, Andrew Schank, Kevin Willis, Frank Wolff. Also present were City Administrator Storm, Assistant City Administrator Barrow, Director of Public Works Schoemaker, City Attorney Solomon, Library Director Zarco and Chief Lager. Mayor Rump called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Consent agenda approved the following: 4a) Approval of Minutes of the March 28, 2023, meeting, 4b) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of March 28, 2023, meeting, 4c) City Department reports for March 2023, and 4d) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee. Resolution No. 2023-9 approving the appointment of Philip Green and the City Administrator Employee Agreement was adopted. The Council received and placed on file the audit for year ended September 30, 2022. Angie Schroder, 10364 Co Rd 29, appeared before the Mayor and City Council for approval of painted murals in the downtown area along with funding by the city for supplies for the project and Council referred to the Finance Committee for further review. Edward Matthews, 739 N. 16th St., appeared before the Mayor and City Council to present information and ask questions regarding the city's adoption of the 2018 ICC Building Codes and Mayor Rump referred the questions to City Staff for further review. Council approved the following: Ordinance 2499 rezoning Rock Haven Subdivision, located in the West ½ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 9, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska, to change the zoning from AGG - General Agricultural District – to RRE – Rural Residential Estates district; Conditional Use Permit submitted by Von Loh Development, Justin Von Loh, 1626 Washington Street, Blair, Nebraska, on Lot 25, Block 37, City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (1626 Washington St) for a single apartment on the second floor of the downtown business building for 10 years; Replat application submitted by Von Loh Development, Justin Von Loh, 1626 Washington Street, Blair, Nebraska, for the Elk Ridge Subdivision Replat 1, Lots 1 through 30 Inclusive, Being a Replat of Elk Ridge Subdivision, Lots 1 Through 38, Lying in the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the P.M., Washington County, Nebraska; Ordinance 2500 vacating and abandoning Garfield Loop right of way adjacent to Lots 1 through 18 in Elk Ridge Subdivision and Garfield Circle right of way adjacent to Lots 19 through 18 in Elk Ridge Subdivision due to replatting of Elk Ridge Subdivision; Ordinance 2501 repealing Ordinance 2495 that created Paving District No. 205 - Elk Ridge Subdivision; Ordinance 2502 creating Paving District No. 205 - Elk Ridge Subdivision; Resolution 2023-10 repealing Resolution No. 2023-1 that approved a Developer's Agreement with Justin Von Loh for the Elk Ridge Subdivision; Resolution 2023-11 approving a Developer's Agreement with Justin Von Loh for the Elk Ridge Subdivision; Engineering Agreement for the Public Improvements for Elk Ridge Development Project; awarded the bid for the 2023 Asphalt Resurfacing Project to Cather & Sons Construction in the amount of $417,291.50; material testing agreement with Olsson for the 2023 Asphalt Overlay Project in the amount of $21,850.00; a construction staking agreement amendment with JEO Engineering for the Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project; street lighting plan developed by OPPD for the Blair South Bypass and Resolution 2023-12 approving application for federal funding for the River Road Connector Trail. City Administrator Storm had no report. Council went into Executive Session at 8:11 p.m. to discuss possible litigation involving the City of Blair and to preserve the attorney-client privilege. Mayor Rump declared a motion to go into Executive Session for the limited purpose of discussing possible litigation and to preserve the attorney-client privilege has been carried. Council came out of Executive Session and reconvened as a City Council at 8:41 p.m. Mayor Rump then stated: As you may remember, the Executive Session was limited to the following subjects: to discuss possible litigation involving the City of Blair and to preserve the attorney-client privilege. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. The following claims were approved: Abe's Trash Service Inc, Svc, 1190.65; Acco, Inv, 760.46; Aflac, Svc, 1174.30; Air Products & Chemicals, Inv, 4063.81; Allen Schoemaker, Svc, 392.81; Amazon Sales Inc, Inv, 8792.68; American Underground Supply, Inv, 1720.64; Anthony Ryan Pontiero, Svc, 450.00; Apwa Kansas City Metro Chapter, Svc, 750.00; At&T Mobility Llc, Svc, 92.66; Baird Holm Llp, Svc, 7500.00; Baker & Taylor Books, Inv, 17.78; Berens-Tate Consulting Group, Svc, 1000.00; Bi-State Motor Parts, Inv, 52.86; Blair Ace Hardware, Inv, 537.82; Blair Youth Sports Complex, Svc, 25000.00; Bomgaars Supply Inc, Inv, 593.02; Bound Tree Medical Llc, Inv, 1431.35; Brandsafway Llc, Svc, 11025.00; Brenda Wheeler, Svc, 327.89; Butch's Deli, Inv, 99.00; C & R Automotive, Svc, 324.38; Calvin Poulsen, Svc, 3591.25; Cappel Auto Supply Inc (Napa), Inv, 2.89; Carquest Auto Parts, Inv, 181.71; Cede & Co, Dues, 17421.25; Cintas Corporation, Svc, 264.16; City Of Omaha Cashier, Svc, 10000.00; Country Tire Inc, Svc, 2868.92; Courtney E Armstrong, Svc, 200.00; Crown Trophy & Awards Of, Inv, 120.50; Cummins Inc, Svc, 1101.58; Danko Emergency Equipment Co, Inv, 11809.60; Deborah Wood, Svc, 400.00; Desirae M Solomon, Svc, 6043.00; Dick's Electric Co, Svc, 2598.65; Douglas Co Sheriff, Svc, 30.00; Eakes Office Plus, Inv, 1830.12; Electronic Contracting Co, Svc, 685.00; Elevate Seach Partners Llc, Svc, 8000.00; Eriksen Construction Co Inc, Svc, 1929878.52; Friends Of The Jeanette Hunt, Svc, 17940.00; Great Plains Communications, Svc, 2955.23; Greg Wayman, Svc, 500.00; Hach Co, Inv, 692.16; Hawkins Inc, Inv, 4782.90; Hayes & Associates Llc Cpa, Svc, 9716.25; Hirchert-Olsen Auto Service, Svc, 1041.91; Hoffschneider Construction, Svc, 200.00; Holiday Inn - Kearney Ne, Svc, 229.90; Howard D Thompson Agency, Svc, 3310.00; Ingram Industries Inc, Inv, 539.95; J.P. Cooke Co., Inv, 21.95; Jackson Services, Svc, 425.63; Jeff Beiermann, Svc, 407.51; Jeo Consulting Group Inc, Svc, 8175.00; Jeredith Brands Llc, Svc, 2875.00; Jester Puppets, Svc, 375.00; Jetter's Plumbing Inc, Svc, 607.96; Jones Automotive Inc, Svc, 142.00; Jonesy's Towing, Svc, 600.00; Kerrie L & A Robert Anderson, Svc, 9511.00; Kissick Construction Co Inc, Svc, 1576229.96; Langer Electric Company Inc, Svc, 1986.00; Legal And Liability Risk, Svc, 425.00; Long's Ok Tire Stores, Svc, 259.00; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Inv, 244.94; Menards, Inv, 70.18; Mid-American Benefits Llc, Svc, 596.35; Midwest Laboratories Inc, Svc, 535.82; Mindy Rump, Svc, 504.43; Mississippi Lime Co, Inv, 15281.94; M's Contracting, Svc, 330.00; Mutual Of Omaha Insurance, Svc, 4485.85; Nebraska Dept Of Environment &, Svc, 115.00; Nebraska State Fire Marshal, Svc, 120.00; Odell Enterprises, Svc, 600.00; Olsson Associates, Svc, 21454.19; Omaha Neon Sign Co, Svc, 50.00; Omg Midwest Inc, Inv, 1104.78; One Call Concepts Inc, Svc, 294.46; One Source, Svc, 28.00; Oppd, Svc, 100262.74; O'reilly Automotive Stores Inc, Inv, 153.19; Phipps & Bird, Inv, 296.00; Pioneer Cleaning Llc, Svc, 1200.00; Principal Financial Group, Dues, 158.96; Principal Financial Group, Dues, 1821.10; Quick Med Claims Llc, Svc, 1498.22; Real Reptiles Llc, Svc, 410.00; Rodney Storm, Svc, 593.55; Rr Donnelley, Svc, 142.57; S & S Pumping Service Llc, Svc, 20225.00; S.E. Smith & Sons, Inv, 1637.56; Seiler Instrument And, Inv, 9989.00; Shredding Solutions, Svc, 80.03; Spartan Stores Llc, Inv, 96.59; State Treasurer Of Nebraska, Svc, 702.50; Stryker Sales Corp, Inv, 2853.80; Sunbelt Rentals Inc, Svc, 1651.85; The Sign Depot, Inv, 54.05; Thermal Heating Air And, Svc, 5180.00; Timber Creek Homes Llc, Svc, 500.00; Total Truck & Machine Llc, Svc, 295.34; Uline, Inv, 279.27; Us Postal Service, Inv, 6.12; Utilities Section, Svc, 780.00; Visual Edge It Inc, Svc, 116.86; Washington Co Court, Svc, 32.00; Washington County Register, Svc, 182.00; Washington County Treasurer, Svc, 5734.63; Wildlife Encounters, Svc, 375.00; Woodhouse Ford Inc, Svc, 95.64; Zoll Medical Corp, Inv, 560.00. Melinda K. Rump, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk A complete text of the minutes, Resolutions, Ordinances are on file in the office of the City Clerk, 218 S. 16th Street, and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. ZNEZ PT 5-2-23
