City of Blair Regular Council Meeting January 10, 2023 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on January 10, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Katelyn Ferrari, Holly Hafer, Kirk Highfill, Rick Paulsen, Andrew Schank, Kevin Willis, Frank Wolff, and Jim Sandvold. 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 followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Council approved the Mayoral appointment of Jim Sandvold as Council member in Ward 3 and to the Council Health, Insurance and Finance Committee and Transportation Committee. City Clerk Wheeler administered "Oath of Office" to newly appointed Council member Jim Sandvold for Ward 3. Consent Agenda approved the following: 6a) Approval of Minutes of the December 13, 2022 meeting, 6b) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of December 13, 2022 meeting, 6c) City Department reports for December, 2022, 6d) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee, 6e) Approve Mayoral appointment of Kim Lammers to the Library Board for unexpired term of 6/30/2024 and Council members Kevin Willis and Kirk Highfill to the Gateway Development Board, 6f) Approve Mayoral appointment of John Harris as City Treasurer/Finance Director, 6g) Approve location of Merriam Carnival and location of car show closing Lincoln St. between 17th & 18th and 17th St. from Washington to Colfax St. from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday June 10th as requested by the Blair Area Chamber in conjunction with the Gateway to the West days held June 8-11, 2023 and requesting use of the parking lot of the Blair Police Department, and 6h) Approve Manager application for Walmart 4568, 1882 Holly St., Blair in reference to their liquor license. Council approved the following: Conditional Use Permit submitted by J Nielsen, Nielsen Homes and Development, 1730 State Street, Blair, Nebraska, for a Contractor’s Yard on Tax Lot 177 and Tax Lot 276, both in Section 12, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M. in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, (590 S. 10th Street) for twenty (20) years with the stipulation if any material, equipment, vehicles, tools or inventory are to be stored outdoors they must be screened by a solid wall or fence; Final Plat application submitted by Justin Von Loh, 3099 Golden Eagle Circle, Blair, Nebraska, for the Elk Ridge Subdivision, Lots 1 through 38, 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, Block 4, Evergreen Bluff, Washington County, Nebraska; Ordinance No. 2492 rezoning Elk Ridge Subdivision, Lots 1 through 38, 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., Washington County, Nebraska to change the zoning AGG - General Agricultural District in the Elk Ridge Subdivision to RML - Multi-Family Residential Low-Density District; Ordinance No. 2493 annexing and extending the corporate limits of the City of Blair to include the real estate, which is generally described as the Elk Ridge Subdivision, Lots 1 through 38, 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., Washington County, Nebraska on first reading; Ordinance 2494 vacating Garfield Street north of Riverview Drive originally platted as part of Evergreen; Ordinance No. 2495 creating Paving District No. 205 - Elk Ridge Subdivision; Resolution 2023-1 approving a Developer's Agreement with Justin VonLoh for the Elk Ridge Subdivision; Engineering Agreement with Burns and McDonnell for the development of an Operation and Maintenance Manual for the new water intake structure; Resolution 2023-2 setting the date for the Board of Equalization to levy special assessment for the West Valley Subdivision; an easement between the City of Blair and Jeffrey E. Robinson and Laurie K. Robinson; awarded the bid for the purchase of a drone for the Blair Police Department to Seiler Geospatial in the amount of $11,498; approve the purchase and installation of a new filter system at the Blair Municipal Pool from Aqua-Chem, Inc. in the amount of $160,000; approve the mayoral appointments of Mindy Rump, Kevin Willis, Holly Hafer, Brad Andersen, Terry Dutton, Ben Guhl and Desirae Solomon as a search committee for the position of Blair City Administrator. Assistant City Administrator reminded the Council regarding the Council Retreat scheduled for February 18, 2023. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. The following claims were approved: Acco, Inv, 2095.09; Accurate Locksmiths Inc, Svc, 188.50; Aflac, Svc, 1174.30; Air Products & Chemicals, Inv, 7497.60; Allen Blasting And Coating, Svc, 44800.00; American Underground Supply, Inv, 4575.21; Asap Appliance And Plumbing, Svc, 175.00; Baird Holm Llp, Legal, 9982.50; Bh Ne Gas Utility, Svc, 9046.49; Bi-State Motor Parts, Inv, 258.95; Blackburn's Towing & Asap, Svc, 600.00; Blair Garden Center, Inv, 1479.72; Blair Title, Svc, 125.00; Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Ne, Svc, 79009.49; Bomgaars Supply Inc, Inv, 1372.95; Boo Inc, Inv, 2038.96; Brandi Lee Bjork, Svc, 11.70; Buds Auto Repair, Svc, 1030.06; Burns & Mcdonnell, Svc, 9853.81; Calvin Poulsen, Svc, 3180.00; Cappel Auto Supply Inc (Napa), Inv, 10.98; Carquest Auto Parts, Inv, 256.51; Cdw Government Inc, Inv, 3267.58; Center Point Large Print, Inv, 1971.48; Cintas Corporation, Svc, 152.88; City Of Blair, Svc, 1200.00; City Of Blair, Svc, 1399.98; Clem Schweers, Svc, 50.00; Core & Main, Inv, 38117.68; Country Tire Inc, Svc, 45.10; Creative Sites Llc, Inv, 25341.00; Danko Emergency Equipment Co, Inv, 1675.00; Deborah Wood, Svc, 400.00; Dein Construction Llc, Svc, 50.00; Design 8 Studios, Svc, 50.00; Desirae M Solomon, Svc, 5214.43; Dick's Electric Co, Svc, 8656.11; Ditch Witch Undercon, Inv, 592.82; Door & Window Solutions, Svc, 240.00; Douglas County Treasurer, Svc, 40.79; Eakes Office Plus, Inv, 1243.10; Ebsco Subscription Service, Svc, 984.16; Eftps, Dues, 50493.60; Eftps, Dues, 36743.24; Eftps, Dues, 36452.90; Eftps, Dues, 1388.27; Ejs Supply, Inv, 500.67; Enterprise Publishing Co, Svc, 1952.39; Eriksen Construction Co Inc, Svc, 1985594.70; Fastenal Company, Inv, 15.03; Fbinaa, Svc, 130.00; First National Bank, Svc, 2094.55; Fremont Electric Inc, Svc, 1725.00; Friends Of The Jeanette Hunt, Svc, 17940.00; Grainger, Inv, 645.08; Great Plains Communications, Svc, 2954.89; Great Plains Uniforms Llc, Inv, 2395.77; Harsin Built Construction, Svc, 50.00; Hayes & Associates Llc Cpa, Svc, 5330.00; Henton Trenching Inc, Svc, 6361.85; Hireright Solutions Inc, Svc, 273.75; Hoffschneider Construction, Svc, 50.00; Horizon Rehabilitation Centers, Svc, 280.00; International Association Of, Svc, 190.00; International Code Council, Svc, 995.00; J Nielsen Construction Llc, Svc, 500.00; J2911 Enterprises Llc, Svc, 100.00; Jackson Services, Svc, 969.65; Jamie Anderson, Svc, 500.00; Jensen Lawn Solutions, Svc, 395.00; Jensen Well Company Inc, Svc, 168.75; Jeo Consulting Group Inc, Svc, 18393.67; John Crane Inc, Svc, 2869.91; Jonesy's Towing, Svc, 800.00; Justin Meader, Svc, 500.00; Kelly Ryan Equipment Co, Svc, 1092.63; Kissick Construction Co Inc, Svc, 629098.09; League Of Ne Municipalities, Svc, 115.00; Logan Contractors Supply, Inv, 1280.00; Long's Ok Tire Stores, Svc, 140.00; Macqueen Equipment, Inv, 123.47; Martin Marietta Materials, Inv, 2871.86; Maverick Stump Grinding Llc, Svc, 1020.00; Mcl Construction, Svc, 500.00; Metropolitan Chief's Assoc, Dues, 75.00; Michael Todd & Company Inc, Inv, 1799.60; Mid-American Benefits Llc, Svc, 899.00; Midwest Automatic Fire, Svc, 275.00; Mississippi Lime Co, Inv, 45318.37; Municipal Emergency Services, Inv, 1879.66; Municipal Supply Inc, Inv, 15927.52; Mutt Mitt, Inv, 284.93; Mutual Of Omaha Insurance, Svc, 4220.69; Nalco Company, Inv, 119664.69; National Safety Council, Svc, 495.00; Nebraska Child Support Pmt Ctr, Dues, 214.62; Nebraska Child Support Pmt Ctr, Dues, 214.62; Nebraska Child Support Pmt Ctr, Dues, 214.62; Nebraska Dept Of Health &, Svc, 1250.80; Nebraska Floodplain And, Svc, 35.00; Nebraska Iowa Supply Company, Inv, 947.95; Nebraska Law Enforcement, Svc, 165.00; Nebraska Library Commission, Svc, 1268.34; Nmc Llc, Svc, 17539.66; Olson & Stewart Const Inc, Svc, 3405.55; Olsson Associates, Svc, 3140.75; Omaha Door & Window, Svc, 2171.51; Oppd, Svc, 94450.12; O'reilly Automotive Stores Inc, Inv, 63.97; Pioneer Cleaning Llc, Svc, 500.00; Pioneer Telephone, Svc, 23.22; Pounds Printing Inc, Inv, 1080.00; Principal Financial Group, Pen 414 Pd, 27303.55; Principal Financial Group, Pen 414 Pd, 24276.69; Principal Financial Group, Pen 414 Pd, 24497.19; Principal Financial Group, Pen 414 Civilian, 782.00; Ryan Woehl, Svc, 500.00; S & S Pumping Service Llc, Svc, 6665.00; S.E. Smith & Sons, Inv, 36.94; Sapp Bros Petroleum Inc, Inv, 16310.13; Sharp Image Inc, Svc, 85.00; Shredding Solutions, Svc, 80.03; Sparq Data Solutions, Svc, 4100.00; Spartan Stores Llc, Inv, 98.99; Stalp Gravel , Inc, Inv, 1847.46; State Withholding, Dues, 8220.17; State Withholding, Dues, 5866.41; State Withholding, Dues, 5970.73; State Withholding, Dues, 225.31; Terry Anderson Construction, Svc, 50.00; The Filter Shop, Inc, Inv, 175.24; Thermal Heating Air And, Svc, 418.96; Thompson, Svc, 1400.00; Three Rivers Library System, Svc, 5.00; Titan Machinery, Inv, 457.80; Total Truck & Machine Llc, Svc, 421.81; Udr Llc, Svc, 500.00; Univar Usa Inc, Inv, 22847.50; Us Cellular, Svc, 235.92; Us Postal Service, Svc, 650.00; Us Postal Service, Svc, 1200.00; Usabluebook, Inv, 1056.90; Verizon 883740345-00001, Svc, 531.81; Vessco Inc, Inv, 1088.00; Visual Edge It Inc, Svc, 1123.48; Washington County Bank, Dues, 8414.80; Washington County Bank, Dues, 8176.57; Washington County Bank, Dues, 7777.07; Washington County Bank, Dues, 307.00; Washington County Chamber, Svc, 500.00; Washington County Clerk, Svc, 597.22; Washington County Register, Svc, 62.00; Woodhouse Ford Inc, Svc, 99.30. 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 1-31-23
