City of Blair Regular Council Meeting March 12, 2024 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on March 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Brad Andersen, Katelyn Ferrari, Holly Hafer, Kirk Highfill, Rick Paulsen, Jim Sandvold, Kevin Willis, and Frank Wolff. Absent City Administrator Green and Mayor Rump. Other present Librarian Zarco, Operations Manager Hodson, Projects Manager Larimore, Street Supervisor Kubie, Parks Superintendent Long, Director of Public Works Heaton, Chief Lager, Community Development Director Beiermann, Finance Director/Treasurer Burton, IT Director Frahm and Assistant City Administrator Barrow. Council President Willis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by roll call and Pledge of Allegiance. Consent agenda approved the following: 4a) Approval of Minutes of the February 27, 2024 meeting, 4b) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of meeting, 4c) City Department reports for February, 2024, 4d) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee and 4e) Approve Spring Clean Up and Open Burn with a permit for 2024. Council approved the following: Resolution No. 2024-25 awarding a bid for the 2024 Blair Swimming Pool Painting project; Resolution No. 2024-26 authorizing Mayor Rump to sign the Environmental Services Agreement between the City of Blair and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. for the River Road Connector Trail; Resolution 2024-27 designating Steve Parr, JEO Consulting Group, as the City's Street Superintendent; Resolution No. 2024-28 approving plans and specifications and authorization to go out for bid for crack sealing on Highway 30 East and Resolution No. 2024-29 approving an agreement with JEO Engineering to design the traffic control signal on Highway 75 and Blair South Bypass/10th Street. Meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. The following claims were approved: Abe’s Trash Service Inc, Svc, 1481.00; ACCO, Inv, 2,632.96; A & S Services, Svc, 200.00; A-1 Mobile Home, Svc, 150.00; Aflac, Svc, 1047.24; Air Products & Chemicals, Inv, 10038.58; Aj's Service & Repair, Svc, 727.65; Amazon, Inv, 1342.84; American Underground, Inv, 10361.08; Arps Red-E-Mix Inc, Inv, 7200.00; Badger Body & Truck Eq, Inv, 325.00; Beiermann Jeff, Svc, 155.39; Biblionix, Inv, 4840.00; Bi-State Motor Parts, Inv, 108.31; Bjork Brandi Lee, Svc, 2.68; Blair Ace Hardware, Inv, 1001.37; Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Svc, 80113.51; Bobcat Of Omaha, Inv, 1705.04; Bomgaar Supply Inc, Inv, 1418.78; Braniff Service, Svc, 285.00; Burns & Mcdonnell, Svc, 16245.06; C & W Facility Services, Inv, 3181.20; Capstone It, Inc, Inv, 7605.00; Carquest Auto Parts, Inv, 285.31; Cdw Government Inc, Inv, 563.66; Center Point Large Print, Inv, 1682.64; Cintas Corporation #749, Svc, 192.12; Ciox Health Llc, Inv, 20.00; City Wide Facility Sol, Svc, 2875.00; Core & Main, Inv, 23802.16; Country Tire Inc, Svc, 496.38; Cubby's Inc, Inv, 5287.15; D3 Construction, Svc, 500.00; Danko Emergency Equipment, Inv, 1374.67; Dick's Electric Co, Svc, 17315.11; Dultmeier Sales Llc, Inv, 3724.00; Eakes Office Solutions, Inv, 297.11; Enterprise Publishing Co, Svc, 1213.87; Eriksen Constr Co Inc, Svc, 2126126.93; Feld Fire, Inv, 8185.00; Friends Of The Animal, Svc, 35880.00; Gateway Development Corp, Svc, 50.00; Glock Professional Inc, Svc, 250.00; Great Plains Communic, Svc, 2949.94; Green Phil, Svc, 101.19; Guhl Benjamin, Svc, 165.84; Gworks, Svc, 480.00; Hach Co, Inv, 2143.86; Hampton Inn Kearney, Trv, 644.40; Hawkins Inc, Inv, 11770.00; Hayes & Associates, Svc, 12500.00; Hdr Engineering Inc, Svc, 25829.00; Heaton Charles J, Svc, 285.47; Henton Trenching Inc, Svc, 355.00; Highfill Kirk, Svc, 178.44; Hirchert-Olsen Auto Serv, Svc, 591.45; Hoffschneider Const, Svc, 200.00; Home Depot Credit Svc, Inv, 1041.81; Horizon Rehabilitation, Svc, 280.00; Ingram Library Services, Inv, 1725.67; Intoximeters, Svc, 210.25; Jackson Services, Svc, 417.87; Jeo Consulting Group Inc, Svc, 6607.50; Jetter's Plumbing Inc, Svc, 984.58; John Deere Financial, Svc, 231.48; Kelly Ryan Equipment Co, Svc, 725.86; Kubie Lowell, Svc, 607.94; League Of Ne Municipaliti, Svc, 30.00; Library Ideas, Inv, 279.82; Logan Contractors Supply, Inv, 842.02; Luxa Construction, Svc, 10641.00; Marriott Lincoln Cornhusk, Svc, 1512.25; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Inv, 219.62; Mc Wells Contracting, Llc, Svc, 1389121.33; Michael Todd & Co, Inv, 1517.68; Midwest Laboratories, Svc, 487.58; Mississippi Lime Co, Inv, 30101.37; M's Contracting, Svc, 440.00; Msa Safety Incorporated, Inv, 6124.45; Mutual Of Omaha Insurance, Svc, 4104.30; Nebraska Iowa Supply Co, Inv, 54.00; Nebraska Loess Hills, Svc, 350.00; Odell Service & Repair, Svc, 3896.76; Olson Grading, Svc, 2930.00; One Call Concepts Inc, Svc, 131.76; Oppd (Utilities), Svc, 110920.25; Orchard Valley Inc, Svc, 500.00; O'reilly Auto Parts, Inv, 23.97; Paulsen Richard E, Svc, 88.50; Pet Waste Eliminator, Inv, 99.99; Pioneer Cleaning Llc, Svc, 600.00; Pixie's Pony Tales, Llc, Inv, 435.00; Poulsen Calvin, Svc, 3282.50; Quick Med Claims Llc, Svc, 6103.26; Ramjack Of Omaha, Svc, 50.00; Real Reptiles Llc, Svc, 460.00; River City Barricade, Inv, 215.00; Rogge-Hafer Holly, Svc, 186.32; Rt Masonry Llc, Svc, 200.00; Rump Mindy, Svc, 208.82; S & S Pumping Service, Svc, 9510.00; S.E. Smith & Sons, Inv, 515.22; Sapp Bros Petroleum, Inv, 2554.99; Scholastic Book Fairs, Inv, 350.00; Seiler Instrument And, Svc, 1439.51; Shredding Solutions, Svc, 87.53; Sid Dillon, Svc, 81.94; Solomon Desirae, Svc, 5245.00; Spartan Stores Llc, Inv, 32.96; Sunbelt Rentals Inc, Svc, 4540.76; Sunset Law Enforcement, Inv, 2452.20; The Team Approach, Inc, Inv, 583.20; Thermal Heating Air And, Svc, 1289.58; Thrasher Inc, Svc, 50.00; Truck Center Companies, Svc, 125.47; Turnkey Technology Llc, Svc, 256.75; Verizon, Svc, 856.81; Visual Edge It, Svc, 444.84; Von Seggern Debbie, Svc, 2400.00; Wakefield Towing And Reco, Svc, 800.00; Washington Co Reg Deeds, Svc, 134.00; Waste Management, Inv, 117.93; Wheeler Brenda, Svc, 179.62; Wildlife Encounters, Svc, 395.00; Wood Deborah, Svc, 400.00; Zarco Brooke, Svc, 14.20. 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 04-02-24
