City of Blair Regular Council Meeting December 13, 2022 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on December 13, 2022, at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Holly Hafer, Kevin Hall, Kirk Highfill, Mindy Rump, Jon Stewart, Kevin Willis, Frank Wolff. Absent: Andrew Schank. 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 Hansen called the meeting to order and made introductions at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Hansen followed by the pledge of allegiance. Consent Agenda approved the following: 3a Approval of Minutes of the November 22, 2022, meeting, 3b Clerk report of Mayoral Action for the November 22, 2022, meeting, 3c) City Department reports for November, and 3d) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee. City Clerk Wheeler administered the "Oath of Office" to Mayor Elect Mindy Rump. Mayor Rump presented a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Mayor Richard Hansen. Mayor Rump presented plaques of appreciation to outgoing Council members Kevin Hall-Ward 1 and Jon Stewart-Ward 4. City Clerk Wheeler administered the "Oath of Office" to elected Council members Rick Paulsen-Ward 1, Frank Wolff-Ward 2, Kevin Willis-Ward 3, and Katelyn Ferrari-Ward 4. Council elected Kevin Willis by acclamation as Council President. Mayor Rump appointed the following Council Committees: Technology & Misc. Utilities, Insurance & Finance, Judiciary & Real Estate, Police & Fire, Transportation, and Water, Sewer & Solid Waste. Mayor Rump appointed the following City Committees and Boards: Planning Commission - 2 & 3-year term; Park Board - 3-year term; Board of Adjustment - 1,2- & 3-year term; Board of Health - term of Mayor; Civil Service - 6-year term; Housing Authority - 5-year term; License Board - 1 year term; and LB840 Review Committee - 3-year term. Council approved Preliminary Plat application submitted by Justin Von Loh, 3099 Golden Eagle Circle, Blair, Nebraska, for the Elk Ridge Subdivision, Lots 1 through 36, Being a Plat of a Portion of Tax Lot 201 and Tax Lot 283 in the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the P.M., and Lots 6, 7 & 8 Evergreen Bluff, Washington County, Nebraska. Council adopted Resolution 2022-41 approving a lease agreement with the Washington County Recycling Association; Resolution No. 2022-42 approving a franchise agreement with HunTel Cablevision, Inc., to provide cable services to the City of Blair; approved an Engineering Agreement with JEO Engineering for design and construction management for Generations Park; adopted Resolution 2022-43 approving the Construction Engineering Agreement with JEO Engineering for the Blair South Bypass Project; Resolution 2022-44 approving a second anonymous donor contribution to the Blair Police Department for the purposes of the Blair Police Officers to distribute twelve (12) one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) bills to the public; Resolution 2022-45 designating depositories for City Funds and to authorize the Mayor together with the City Treasurer or City Clerk to sign checks, drafts, and other withdrawal orders; Resolution 2022-46 designating The Pilot Tribune and The Enterprise as the official newspaper for the City of Blair; approved the purchase of a new police vehicle from the state bid for a Durango and Mayoral promotional appointment of Trevor Wittrock as Sergeant for the Blair Police Department. City Administrator Storm reminded the Council regarding the Council Retreat on February 18, 2023. Staff is planning to ask the Planning Commission to join the Council for part of the day to take part in a joint planning and zoning training session. The meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m. The following claims were approved: ABE'S PORTABLES SVC 250, ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC SVC 3,138.95, ACCURATE LOCKSMITHS SVC 1,585.50, ADVANTAGE FENCING SVC 50, AFLAC SVC 1,174.30, AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INV 8,341.40, AMAZON INV 4,265.06, AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING SVC 650, AMERICAN UNDERGROUND INV 2,759.24, ASAP APPLIANCE AND PLUMB SVC 3,450.00, AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CO SVC 2,968.45, BEATTY'S TREE SERVICE SVC 7,500.00, BEIERMANN JEFF SVC 83.08, BJORK BRANDI LEE SVC 11.7, BLACK HILLS ENERGY SVC 2,354.11, BLAIR ACE HARDWARE INV 2,212.50, BLAIR MARINA EMP APPR 3,848.49, BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD SVC 71,923.82, BOMGAAR SUPPLY INC INV 1,436.66, BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC INV 2,259.07, BUDS AUTO REPAIR SVC 64.59, CARQUEST AUTO PARTS INV 281.97, CDW GOVERNMENT INC INV 1,509.74, CITY OF BLAIR SVC 1,200.00, CITY WIDE FACILITY SOL SVC 2,875.00, CJ'S TREE SERVICE SVC 4,300.00, CONSTRUCT INC SVC 500, CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS SVC 500, CORE & MAIN INV 8,881.85, COUNSEL OFFICE & DOCUMENT SVC 62.86, COUNTRY TIRE INC SVC 111.05, CUBBY'S INC INV 6,233.38, CUMMINS INC SVC 221.22, DICK'S ELECTRIC CO SVC 21,920.54, DTN LLC SVC 513, DXP ENTERPRISES INC INV 880.5, EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS INV 1,264.95, ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING CO SVC 1,128.40, ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO SVC 4,774.82, ERIKSEN CONSTR CO INC SVC 2,165,213.46, FASTENAL COMPANY INV 99.39, FOX INSURANCE SERVICES SVC 602, FULL CIRCLE TRAINING SOL SVC 239, GETZSCHMAN HEATING LLC SVC 705, GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICE SVC 170, GRAINGER INV 31.12, GREAT PLAINS COMMUNIC SVC 2,955.47, GUHL BENJAMIN SVC 1,184.80, GWORKS SVC 23,026.00, HACH CO INV 2,398.52, HANSEN MICHAEL L SVC 500, HAWKINS INC INV 9,565.80, HDR ENGINEERING INC SVC 12,418.42, HORIZON REHABILITATION SVC 370, HOSE AND HANDLING INC INV 517.5, HOTSY EQUIPMENT CO SVC 724.99, HUNTEL SECURITY SVC 115, INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL INV 289, INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES INV 188.81, J.P. COOKE CO INV 53.2, JACKSON SERVICES SVC 789.82, JDW MIDWEST LLC SVC 1,170.00, JENSEN LAWN SOLUTIONS SVC 425, JENSEN WELL COMPANY INC SVC 817.52, JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC SVC 1,218.75, JERRY'S TRANSMISSION SERV SVC 825, JETTER'S PLUMBING INC SVC 229.81, JONESY'S TOWING SVC 600, KISSICK CONSTRUCTION CO SVC 866,430.94, LIBRARY IDEAS INV 267.6, LONG'S OK TIRE STORES SVC 17.5, LYNN PEAVEY CO INV 71.99, MAGUIRE IRON INC SVC 444,635.00, MALLOY ELECTRIC SVC 13,999.12, MANN TRAVIS SVC 500, MATHESON TRI-GAS INC INV 70.8, MDI ACQUISITION LLC SVC 11,600.00, MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSP SVC 155, MID-AMERICAN BENEFITS LLC SVC 176.29, MIDWEST LABORATORIES SVC 1,098.92, MISSISSIPPI LIME CO INV 27,119.49, MOTOROLA INV 980, MR ROOTER SVC 50, MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERV INV 1,279.55, MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE SVC 4,220.69, NALCO COMPANY INV 860.03, NAPA INV 382.96, NAT'L SAFETY COUNCIL (NE) SVC 7,800.00, NDEQ - FISCAL SERVICES INVEST 141,452.04, NEBRASKA PUBLIC HEALTH SVC 256.25, NEBRASKA SALT & GRAIN CO INV 2,108.09, NE-IA INDUSTRIAL FASTENER INV 25.97, OLSON & STEWART CONST SVC 1,500.00, OLSSON ASSOCIATES SVC 5,400.59, ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC SVC 191.02, ONSITE SERVICES SOLUTIONS SVC 3,200.00, OPPD (PROJECTS) SVC 3,276.37, OPPD (UTILITIES) SVC 75,489.31, ORCHARD VALLEY INC SVC 500, O'REILLY AUTO PARTS INV 54.77, ORKIN LLC INV 140, PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES SVC 825.36 PIONEER CLEANING LLC SVC 500, PITNEY BOWES – SUPPLIES INV 561, POULSEN CALVIN SVC 3,630.00, QUICK MED CLAIMS LLC SVC 3,062.19, RAND JAMES SVC 500, S & S PUMPING SERVICE SVC 8,600.00, S.E. SMITH & SONS INV 615.43, SAI MANAGEMENT II LLC SVC 400,000.00, SAMS CLUB INV 96.35, SAPP BROS PETROLEUM INV 3,365.29, SCHAEFFER MFG COMPANY INV 548.28, SCHOEMAKER ALLEN SVC 337.58, SECURITY EQUIPMENT INC SVC 4,272.00, SHOWTIME MOBILE WASHING SVC 3,585.00, SHREDDING SOLUTIONS SVC 80.03, SHRM SVC 2,504.00, SID DILLON SVC 854.4, SIGN DEPOT INV 37.56, SOLOMON DESIRAE SVC 5,547.34, SPARTAN STORES LLC INV 67.13, STORM IRRIGATION INC SVC 85, STORM RODNEY SVC 536.63, STUMP CONSTRUCTION INC SVC 500, TOTAL TRUCK & MACHINE SVC 1,902.20, TRADEMARK HOMES INC SVC 500, TREKK DESIGN GROUP SVC 1,550.00, UAV COACH SVC 192, ULTRA CAR WASH SVC 104, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD SVC 240, UNMC CENTER FOR CONT ED SVC 140, US CELLULAR SVC 235.92, US POSTAL SERVICE (BLAIR) SVC 4,200.00, USABLUEBOOK INV 185.94, UTILITIES SECTION SVC 818, VERIZON SVC 544.81, VESSCO INC INV 8,983.72, VLCEK RICH SVC 500, VON SEGGERN DEBBIE SVC 1,395.00, WASHINGTON CO BANK SVC 93,131.65, WASHINGTON CO CHAMBER ANNUAL BANQUET TICKETS 1,385.00, WASHINGTON CO REG DEEDS SVC 76, WOOD DEBORAH SVC 400, WOODHOUSE FORD SVC 1,191.96, ZARCO BROOKE SVC 11.70. 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 ENT 1-13, 1-20-23
