City of Blair Regular Council Meeting September 13, 2022 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on September 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. The following were present: Holly Hafer, Kevin Hall, Mindy Rump, Andrew Schank, Jon Stewart, Kevin Willis, Frank Wolff. Also present were City Administrator Storm, Assistant City Administrator Barrow, Director of Public Works Schoemaker, Library Director Zarco, City Attorney Solomon, and Chief Lager. The Mayor publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy posted in the room where the meeting was being held. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Enterprise or the Pilot -Tribune as shown by the affidavit of publication filed in the City Clerk's office. Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to the Mayor and all members of the City Council, and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is filed in the City Clerk's office. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.Mayor Hansen called the meeting to order and introductions at 7:00 p.m. followed by a statement of compliance with the open meetings act and the Pledge of Allegiance. Council member Marty Shepard was remembered as Mayor Rich Hansen asked for a moment of silence to honor late Ward 4 Councilman Marty Shepard, who passed away following a heart attack on Sept. 4. His empty chair adorned the AC/DC shirt he wore at his swearing in in 2008. Consent Agenda approved the following: 2a) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of August 23, 2022, meeting, 2b) City Department reports for August 2022, 2c) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee, 2d) Approve Chris Gerardi as a new member of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department. Council approved the following: Ordinance 2486 to adopt Budget Statement for FY 2022-2023 and to be termed the "Annual Appropriation Bill" appropriating such sums of money necessary to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the City of Blair, Nebraska for FY 2022-2023, and Resolution 2022-33 setting levy for the City of Blair and Blair Airport Authority for FY 2022-2023 Conditional Use Permit submitted by Shane Kinnison, 1171 N. 17th Ave., Blair, NE, for a Home Occupation for online-firearm sales from his home on Lot 52, “66” Heights Addition to Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, was denied. Council approved the following: Lot Split application submitted by Alexis N. Hayes, 3300 Mutual of Omaha Plaza, Omaha, NE, for a Lot Split of Tax Lots 137 & 142 in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 18 North, Range 11 East, of the 6th P.M., (9330 State Highway 133) Washington County, Nebraska as presented, Lot Split application submitted by Mick Jensen, 13887 US Highway 75, Blair, NE, for a Lot Split of Tax Lot 69 in the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 18 North, Range 11 East, of the 6th P.M., (13887 US Highway 75) Washington County, Nebraska as presented, Replat application submitted by Angels Share, Inc., 9290 W Dodge, Suite 401, Omaha, NE, for Lots 82, 83 & 84, A Replat of Lot 6, Transformation Hill Addition, City of Blair, (2876 Angels Share Drive), Washington County, Nebraska as presented, Ordinance No. 2487 amending the City of Blair Zoning Regulations, Article 7, Section 705.8(1) Minimum Yard Requirements, Front Yard, by changing language that regulates the front-yard depth requirement to not-less-than 20 feet instead of not-less-than 15 feet, Ordinance 2488 amending PUD Area #1 to add parking regulations to the PUD Area #1 overlay of the Transformation Hill Addition and Ordinance 2489 approving a purchase agreement for the sale of Lot 2, South 10th Street Subdivision, City of Blair, Washington County to Scott Hicks dba Hicks Drywall LLC. Council met as a Board of Equalization at 9:22 p.m. and adopted Resolution No. 2022-34 levying special assessments against Tax Lot 169 in Section 7, Township 18, Range 12, Blair City, Washington County, Nebraska for mowing. Board of Equalization reconvened as a Council to proceed with the meeting at 9:23 p.m. Council designated Brenda Wheeler to represent the City of Blair at the Annual Members Meeting of the League Insurance Government Health Team (LIGHT). City Administrator stated the bypass will bid September 29 and will give us an idea of final costs. Clearance has been given for the SRF loan so the city will proceed with bids for the plant expansion. Meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. The following claims were approved: ABE'S TRASH SVC 1512.51, ACCO INV 3763.86, VERIZON SVC 1087.75, NE DEPT HLTH LAB SVC 344.7, BLACK HILLS ENRGY SVC 1044.52, ARPS RED-E-MIX INV 6280.75, AUTOMATIC SYS SVC 4794.63, BAIRD HOLM SVC 1500, BAKER TAYLOR BKS INV 160.89, BISTATE MOTOR INV 235.32, BOMGAAR INV 3694.59, COUNSEL OFFICE DOC INV 15722.15, PIONEER TELE SVC 39.44, BOUND TREE MED INV 1371.95, CARQUEST INV 133.62, CITY OF BLAIR SVC 2030.32, CJ'S TREE SVC 1400, COUNTRY TIRE SVC 1861.13, CUMMINS SVC 974.18, DPC INDUSTRIES INV 1183.58, DEMCO INV 191.67, DICK'S ELECTRIC SVC 4445.51, DITCH WITCH INV 1865.73, DOUGLAS CO TREAS SVC 109.14, ENTERPRISE PUBLSHNG SVC 912.2, FASTENAL INV 155.26, FIRST NATNL BANK SVC 1346.94, JEO CONSULT SVC 1404.17, GERHOLD CONCRETE INV 6789.73, GRAINGER INV 663.03, WOOD DEB SVC 800, GREENKEEPER SVC 275, HGM ASSOC SVC 6297.29, HACH INV 2346.08, HANSEN AGNCY SVC 40, HENTON TRENCHNG INC SVC 800, HUNTEL SVC 275.4, INDUSTRIAL SALES SVC 257.22, INGRAM INV 568.8, NE IA INDUST FASTENER INV 422.66, INTOXIMETERS SVC 203, JENSEN WELL INC SVC 15520.68, MUNICIPAL SUPLY INV 14073.97, AQUACHEM INV 141.75, LEAGUE NE MUNICIPAL SVC 32153, LOGAN CONTRACT INV 2242, VULCAN INC INV 356, SIGN DEPOT INV 814.09, MELLEN ASSOC INV 1080.54, DTN SVC 1128, GREAT PLAINS COMM SVC 2984.63, MIDWEST LAB SVC 1387.8, MS LIME INV 60656.24, JETTERS PLUMB INC SVC 2199.35, MATHESON TRIGAS INV 156.97, MUNICPL EMERGNCY SVC 429.6, CORE MAIN INV 13387, MARTIN MARIETTA INV 2886.98, NE DEPT OF ENVIRON SVC 529.83, NE DEPT OF REVENUE SVC 14317.04, NE DEPT OF TRANS SVC 195220.82, NE FURNITURE MRT INV 233.42, NE IA SUPPLY INV 154.98, NE LAW ENFRSMENT SVC 75, NE LIBRARY COMM SVC 789.2, NE MUNIC CLRKS ASSOC SVC 150, NE RURAL WTR SVC 275, J NIELSEN CONSTRUCT SVC 500, SPARTAN LLC INV 58.12, BC BS SVC 78684.13, TK ELEVATOR SVC 803.16, OREILLY INV 49.97, OLSON STEWART CONST SVC 1867, OLSSON SVC 25911.72, OPPD SVC 102526.51, POUNDS PRINT INV 2383.62, SIGMA ALDRICH SVC 98.05, JONESY'S TOW SVC 300, RIVER CITY BARRICADE INV 302.8, S S PUMP SVC 7360, SE SMITH INV 1086.66, SAFETY KLEEN INV 184.15, MICRO MARKET INV 90.49, SCHOEMAKER SVC 432.55, SID DILLON SVC 1663.73, MELVIN SUDBECK HOMES SVC 739, USPS SVC 1200, ULTRA CAR WSH SVC 300, US POSTAL INV 1943.98, BOBCAT INV 1290.64, UNIVAR INC INV 23962.01, UTILITIES SECTION DUES 2213, VESSCO INC INV 5833.66, SHOTWELL GLASS SVC 314.36, WA CO BANK EMPLYR HSA 16764.6, WOODHOUSE SVC 949.8, JONES AUTO SVC 140.86, KELLY RYAN EQUIP SVC 686.36, AMERICAN UNDERGROUND INV 10644.49, BUDS AUTO REPAIR SVC 63.44, LONG'S OK TIRE SVC 505.9, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOC SVC 399, MDWST MUDJACKING INC SVC 2325, SAPP BROS INV 1661, NE CHILD SUPPORT 429.24, SHREDDING SOLU SVC 80.03, MOTOROLA INV 2260, TITAN MACH INV 932.34, CONSOLIDATED MNGMNT SVC 256.9, ABE'S PORTABLES SVC 575.06, AFLAC SVC 2908.16, OCLC SVC 650.96, TRITECH FORENSICS SVC 231.31, CORRPRO COMPANIES SVC 86129 595, UNION PACIFIC RR 1510, EAKES OFFCE INV 2645.03, POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INV 1294.5, GREAT PLAINS UNIFORMS INV 207.63, SECURITY EQUIP SVC 4576.5, MDWST TURF IRRIGATION SVC 590.31, PIONEER CLEANING SVC 500, COLIBRI SYS INV 1194.65, ONE SOURCE SVC 105, POULSEN CALVIN SVC 4530, BEIERMANN SVC 52.65, JTECH CONSTRCTN SVC 50, SUPERIOR GREEN SVC 10528.7, OMNI 1132.04, SORENSEN SOD SVC 160, MIDWEST FIREWORKS INV 7500, LIBRARY IDEAS INV 496.45, NAPA INV 117.88, HORIZON REHAB SVC 60, KUBOTA INV 84.78, CREATIVE SITES SVC 371, ENVISION WARE INC SVC 8402.66, BOSTWICK SVC 88.5,ACE HARDWRE INV 760.9, IDEXX DISTRIB INC INV 566.73, JACKSON SVC 1115.88, AIR PRODUCTS INV 9362.5, HAWKINS INV 15943, CUBBY'S INV 6905.25, SOLOMON DESIRAE SVC 5476, THOMPSON INV 10611.34, CLARK PEST TERMTE SVC 75, 88 TACTICAL OMAHA INV 800, BIZCO TECH INV 292.98, WOODHOUSE TIF3 SVC 25000, US CELLULAR SVC 235.92,FICA TAX 74377.13, ST WTHHLDNG TAX 11541.05, PRINCIPAL FINANC PEN 414 PD 48372.83, HDR ENGINEER SVC 39219.74, MACQUEEN EQUIP INV 2450.38, SWANA SVC 245, DR OXYGEN SCIENCE SVC 210, TOTL TRUCK & MACHINE SVC 4957.49, CHRIST LUTHERAN CHRCH SVC 50, GOEDEN CONSTRUC SVC 500, FREMONT ELECTRIC SVC 235.19, D3 CONSTRUCT SVC 500, POTTS TIMOTHY J SVC 500, HUBER BUILDERS SVC 500, NSA/POAN CONFERENCE INV 130, ODELL ENTER SVC 500, APWA IOWA CHAPTER 800, AMAZON INV 7546.68, DONE RIGHT FENCE SVC 50, GINGERICH STRUCT SVC 500, THRASHER SVC 50, HARSIN BUILT CONSTRUC SVC 100, THERMAL HEAT SVC 638.59, JP FENCING 90, DREAMSCAPE HOMES SVC 500, LARM SVC 411227.16, SANDRY FIRE SPLY INV 231.12, KISSICK CONSTRUCT SVC 637909.33, MID AMER BENEFITS LLC SVC 1943.3, TEAM BLUE DRAIN CLEAN SVC 50, KENNEBEC ANALYTICAL SVC 200, UTILITY DIVING SVC 7465, SAMS INV 1884.72, ZIMCO SUPPLY INV 2803.32, MTL OF OMAHA INSURE SVC 8438.77, OVERDRIVE INV 4000, DETECTACHEM INV 178.2, HERDA BEVERLY SVC 604, JENSON DREW SVC 200, ARTISAN MADE SVC 275, EMILY'S PAPERCRAFTS SVC 100, WATTANBACH SVC 335.66, CCL SUPPLY INV 127.82, ROBINS KENNETH A SVC 500, FIRST NTNAL BANK. SVC 395, ST OF NE DEPT AERO INVEST 2809.33, PAYROLL 227066.08. Richard Hansen, 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 10-4-22
