City of Blair Regular Council Meeting January 23, 2024 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on January 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Katelyn Ferrari, Holly Hafer, Kirk Highfill, Rick Paulsen, Jim Sandvold, Kevin Willis, Frank Wolff, Brad Andersen. Also present were City Administrator Green, Assistant City Administrator Barrow, Director of Public Works Heaton, City Attorney Solomon, Library Director Zarco, Finance Director/Treasurer Burton, HR Manager Guhl, IT Director Frahm, Community Development Director Beiermann, 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 approved the following: 4a) Approval of Minutes of the January 9, 2024, meeting, 4b) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of January 9, 2024, meeting, 4c) City Department reports for December 2023 and 4d) Claims as approved by the Finance Committee. Council approved a Replat Application submitted by JPR Investments I, LP, 10669 Oak Park Lane, Blair, Nebraska, for Lot 11, 12, 13, 14 And 15 JPR Addition, A Replat of Lot 10, JPR Addition to The City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (695 E. Grant Street); Ordinance 2522 on Final Reading annexing and extending the corporate limits of the City of Blair to include the real estate which is generally described as Tax Lots 252 & 280 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11; Tax Lots 15, 42, 43, 47 & 48 in Section 18, Township 18 North, Range 12, and Tax Lots 66 & 67 in Section 19, Township 18 North, Range 12, all East of the 6th pm, including those portions of County Road P35A, adjoining the above listed tax lots in Washington County, Nebraska; Special Designated Liquor License for Andreasen LLC, 1415 Q St, Tekamah, NE 68061 for the Blair Family YMCA "Blue Jeans & High Heels" event on February 24, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 12 AM at 1278 Wilbur St, Blair, NE; Resolution 2024-8 approving the Administrative Officers elected for the Blair Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Rescue Squad; Resolution 2024-9 approving Olsson Amendment #4 for the Lime Solids Project for Additional Design and Construction Services AND technical support for a renewed NPDES discharge permit for the Water Treatment Facility and Wastewater Facility, and Resolution 2024-6 approving an amendment to the HDR Contract for additional project oversight of Water Plant Phase V Construction until the February 13, 2024, meeting. City Administrator Green thanked all the employees in the street, utility and park department that put in the extra hours for snow removal. He also noted that Mark Wulff, Code Enforcement Officer has been working hard to give property owners courtesy reminders regarding clearing their sidewalks. He encouraged the Mayor and Council to forward any complaints they are receiving to city staff. Ben Guhl will be gone the rest of the week at a leadership conference and Aaron Barrow and he will be attending an aviation symposium in Kearney along with several members from the Airport Authority. Rod Storm, former City Administrator, will be inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame during this conference. Storm has been instrumental in the success of the airport. He also reminded the Mayor and Council regarding the 5th Tuesday meeting that will be held on January 30, 2024. This is a public meeting and will start off with a business community listening session. The Washington County Chamber and Gateway Development have been inviting their business associates to share their concerns regarding any issues in the community. Discussion will also be held regarding no parking on 18th Avenue, the hard surfaced area in 66 Heights that does not allow for any sidewalk areas to be cleared and primary ballot issue for an additional ½ cent sales tax and the continuation of the LB840 Economic Development project which will be sunset in the fall of 2025. These ballot issues are critical for us going forward to pay off the bonds for the south bypass and continue moving forward with the north bypass. An agenda for this meeting will be posted later this week. There will be no action taken on these items. Meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m. The following claims were approved: 88 Tactical Omaha LLC, Inv, 500; Abe’s Trash, Svc, 206.70; A-1 Mobile Home, Svc, 100.00; Acco, Inv, 1936.40; Air Products & Chemicals, Inv, 10227.07; Archistructure Llc, Svc, 500.00; Artisan Pools, Svc, 50.00; Assethr, Pr Run #31, 197331.17; Automatic Systems Co, Svc, 3657.94; Babkel Mechanical, Svc, 8774.13; Bi-State Motor Parts, Inv, 88.37; Black Hills Energy, Svc, 4577.65; Blair Ace Hardware, Inv, 1195.45; Blair Schools, , 240.00; Buds Auto Repair, Svc, 308.46; Burns & Mcdonnell, Svc, 16214.09; Carquest Auto Parts, Inv, 30.26; Cdw Government Inc, Inv, 3768.24; Cellofoam, Inv, 1658.78; City Of Blair, Svc, 471.20; Country Tire Inc, Svc, 788.35; Crew Lawn And Landscape, Svc, 50.00; Crown Trophy & Awards Of, Inv, 92.50; Dick's Electric Co, Svc, 13536.16; Eakes Office Solutions, Inv, 401.06; Embassy Suites - Lincoln, Svc, 358.20; Eriksen Constr Co Inc, Svc, 353610.00; Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Svc, 450.00; First National Bank, Svc, 451.90; First National Bank., Phil Amer Assoc, 550.00; Firstnet At&T Mobility, Svc, 92.94; Fremont Electric, Svc, 867.43; Groundworks Nebraska Llc, Svc, 150.00; Hach Co, Inv, 509.45; Hayes & Associates, Svc, 4000.00; Heaton Charles J, Reimb, 156.95; Heller Matthew, Svc, 500.00; Henton Trenching Inc, Svc, 200.00; Hireright Holdings Corp, Svc, 208.60; Ingram Library Services, Inv, 2341.28; International Assn Iacp, Svc, 190.00; Jackson Services, Svc, 454.35; Jeo Consulting Group Inc, Svc, 17813.75; John Crane Inc, Svc, 3269.44; Kelly Ryan Equipment Co, Svc, 453.05; Larm, Svc, 30020.67; Library Store Inc, Bks, 2181.90; Mid-American Benefits LLC, Svc, 3486.89; Mississippi Lime Co, Inv, 23997.86; Nalco Company, Inv, 146858.27; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, Svc, 11072.54; Nebraska Law Enforcement, Svc, 240.00; Netexpress Usa Inc, Svc, 50.00; Olsson Associates, Svc, 21747.52; Olympic Pool & Spa Inc, Svc, 50.00; One Source, Svc, 72.00; O'reilly Auto Parts, Inv, 261.37; Police Officers Assoc, Svc, 300.00; Principal Financial Group, 414 Pd, 29383.59; Roto-Rooter Services Co, Svc, 642.00; S.E. Smith & Sons, Inv, 662.65; Sapp Bros Petroleum, Inv, 1689.94; Sign Depot, Inv, 50.00; Splash Pools And Spas, Svc, 50.00; Thompson Solutions Group, Svc, 1885.25; Usabluebook, Inv, 448.56; Vessco Inc, Inv, 7706.14; Washington Co Treasurer, Svc, 1201.20; Washington County, Svc, 1201.20; Waste Management, Inv, 49.76; West-E-Con, Inv, 19261.75; Woodhouse Ford, Svc, 831.56. 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 02-02-24
