A regular meeting of the Mayor and the City Council of O'Neill was held at the City Hall in said City on the 3rd day of May, 2010 at 7:30 P.M.

 

     Present:  Mayor Bill Price, City Attorney Boyd Strope, City Clerk/Treasurer Nikki Johnston, Council President Kevin Shelhamer and Council members; Susie Kramer, Tim Schneider, Terri Krysl, Scott Menish, Tim Gleason, Vicki Cork and Don Baker.  Absent:  None.

 

     Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof according to Section 84-1408 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska.  Notice of the meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes.  Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice. 

All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

 

     The meeting was called to order by Mayor Price.

 

Mayor Price informed the public of the location of the Open Meetings Act poster.

 

Moved by Menish, second by Schneider to waive the reading of the minutes of the April 5th meeting and approve them as if read.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Moved by Schneider, second by Cork to open the Program Income Re-use Loan Application 10-ED-02 public hearing.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

City Clerk Johnston reported that the City has received a request for re-use loan dollars for a business located at 517 W. Douglas in the amount of $13,500.  This loan would allow for the purchase of equipment, advertising and supplies. 

 

The Re-use Application Committee met and approved this application for $13,500 for a period of five years.

 

     No public comment was made.

 

     Moved by Baker, second by Cork to close the public hearing.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Moved by Schneider, second by Cork to approve application 10-ED-02 for $13,500 for a period of five years at an interest rate half percent of prime on the closing date.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Moved by Gleason, second by Menish to open the Stacey Vandersnick conditional use permit for a daycare/preschool center public hearing.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Stacey Vandersnick is requesting approval for a conditional use permit to open a day care/preschool center in a residential zoning district.  The applicant has a conditional use permit for her daycare currently at 216 S 3rd Street and would like to move the center to 619 E Fremont with more space to allow for more children. 

 

     No public comment was made.

 

     Moved by Schneider, second by Gleason to close the Conditional Use Permit public hearing.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Moved by Gleason, second by Schneider to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Stacey Vandersnick’s day care/preschool center.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Mayor Price called for all of the Paving Improvement bids.

     Moved by Baker, second by Cork to close the Paving Improvement bids.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     City Attorney Strope read the following bids aloud:

 

                              A&R         Elkhorn     Werner      Steve Harris

                              Const.      Paving      Const.      Const.

 

Bid Bond                      Yes         Yes         Yes         Yes

 

Division I - Concrete

Base Bid                      $307,940.50 $240,867.21 $286,092.78 $281,759.36

Alternate Project             $271,214.90 $250,826.48 $263,547.24 $268,221.90

Add Bid Item-Base             $226,908.00 $202,979.52 $191,530.98 $207,517.68

Add Bid Item-Alternate        $198,000.00 $206,955.00 $167,130.00 $187,875.00

 

Division II – Asphalt

Project No. 1    

Base Bid                                              $ 56,675.00

Alternate Project                                     $106,502.85

Add Bid Item-Base                                     $ 39,600.00

Add Bid Item-Alternate                                $ 83,025.00

 

Project No. 2

Base Bid                                              $ 25,060.00

Alternate Project                                     $ 45,319.35

Add Bid Item-Base                                     $ 15,840.00

Add Bid Item-Alternate                                $ 33,570.00

 

     The Council sent the bids to the City Engineer for review and the bids will be placed on a special meeting agenda scheduled for May 17th at 7:30 p.m.

 

     Moved by Krysl, second by Shelhamer to approve down payment assistance application O’NEILL-02 in the amount of $3,265.64.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     The Council discussed making changes to the dog license ordinance due to the change in LB 910 in which the city must collect an additional $1 and submit a sum of that to the State Treasurer.  The city collecting the $1 fee retains 3 percent to cover the administrative costs.

 

     Moved by Krysl, second by Gleason to table the dog license ordinance agenda item until the May 17th special meeting for further review.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Moved by Baker, second by Shelhamer to approve Jesse Munoz for the Fire Department.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     The water/sewer rate review was tabled by Mayor Price in the absence of the Water/Sewer Commissioner from the meeting.  This item as well as the solid waste rate schedule will be discussed in an ad hoc council committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on June 7th.

 

     Moved by Baker, second by Menish to appoint Steve Lind to the Airport Authority to fill the vacancy left by a board member moving out of town.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Council member Menish introduced and moved to adopt Resolution No. 10-16, which is on file with the City Clerk.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 10-16

 

     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF O’NEILL, NEBRASKA:

 

     Sec. 1.   Al Musson was a long time resident of the City of O’Neill who dedicated his life to teaching several generations of children and participated in and supported numerous local projects, activities and causes.

 

     Sec. 2.   In recognition of Al Musson’s contributions to the City of O’Neill by which his efforts provided all citizens a better community to live in, the municipal park located at the northeast corner of 4th and Benton Streets is hereby dedicated to the memory of Al Musson and is named “The Al Musson Park”.

 

     PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of May, 2010.

 

 

                            

                             WILLIAM T. PRICE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

(SEAL)

 

 

 

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NIKKI JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK/TREASURER

 

     Second by Krysl to adopt Resolution No. 10-16.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

Moved by Baker, second by Gleason to advertise for hay bids.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

Mayor Price announced that the city would be accepting Hall of Fame nominations until May 28th at 5:00 p.m.

 

Moved by Baker, second by Cork to approve the bills.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

ALL FUNDS

Payroll, salary      83,696.95   Fed & FICA, tax          18,067.58

American Family, ins    323.38   Appeara, su                 737.46

Benefit Plans, fees     612.50   Bomgaars, su                814.56

Carhart, su             476.18   Farm Plan, su               437.38

GasRite, fuel         5,861.63   Metlife, dental ins       1,479.48

Nationwide, pension   4,403.76   NE Dept of Revenue, tax   2,296.90

NPPD, util           12,531.59   NT&T, phone               1,824.93

Pitney Bowes, postage 1,000.00   Regional Care Ins, ins        *

SourceGas, util       1,654.04   Verizon, phone                *

Western Office, su      145.67

 

GENERAL FUND

A & J Tire, ser          92.00   Above the Garage Studios, ser 500.00

Alco, su                 25.24   American Chamber of Commerce, su                        170.00

American Red Cross, ser 174.00   Bullseye Fire Sprinkler, ser 302.70

Contingent Fund, misc   480.25   Doty’s Plumbing, ser         42.50

Fort Dearborn, ins       92.88   Great America, lease        399.20

Island Sprinkler Supply, su      84.38         Island Supply, su                        113.67

KBRX, ad                 87.00   LaRue Dist., su              38.16

Leon’s Auto, re          70.00   Lincoln Nat’l Life, ins      80.40

McCormick Tree Trimming, ser     15.50   Memphis Net & Twine, su                         77.44

Scott Menish, clean      85.00   Municipal Code Services, ser 75.00

NE Dept. of Labor, unempl 2,076.00             NE Irrigation, su                         49.61

Ogden Hardware, su       67.12   Qwest, phone                 41.69

Schmitz Electric, re    176.74   Sarah Sidak, clean          175.00

TEAM Laboratory, su      39.00  

 

POLICE FUND

A & J Tire, ser         638.00   Afternooner’s, training     108.05

Alco, su                 16.58   Jackolyn Collier, clean     148.00

Contingent Fund, misc     8.51   Great America, lease         98.32

Jack’s Uniform, su      172.38   KBRX, ad                     45.00

Patsy Kremer, ser        71.40   Norfolk Daily News, ser      52.78

O’Neill Car Wash, wash   65.00   O’Neill Vet Clinic, fees    420.00

Photo One, su             4.19   Prairie Hills Ford, re    1,130.87

Quill Corp., su         101.07   Tony Quintana, ser           56.25

Qwest, phone             52.39   Ron’s Mobil, su             225.00

 

STREET FUND

Asphalt & Concrete, su 2,911.70   Blain Plumbing, su          419.56

Contingent Fund, misc    49.30   Emme Sand & Gravel, su    1,824.00

Gilmore & Assoc., fees 24,360.00  K & K Welding, su            49.95

Midwest Service & Sales, su      2,625.60       O’Neill Auto, su                         72.99

Rose Equipment, su      669.04   TEAM Laboratory, su         254.35

 

SEWER FUND

Barco Municipal, su     483.72   City of Atkinson, ser        50.00

Colonial Research, su 1,390.00   Galls, su                   317.21

Great Plains, hotline    27.56   Hawkins, su               5,173.80

Hutcheson Engineering, su 1,198.63           Johnson Service, su                      3,674.60

K & K Welding, su       189.04   Lab Safety Supply, su       167.12

LaRue Dist., su          13.02   MC2, Inc., su             2,100.51

Midwest Lab, tests       35.60   Municipal Automation, su    491.70

NE Child Support, garn   46.16   NE DEQ, certification       150.00

Netcom, su              159.50   Tax Commissioner, tax     1,844.51

Ogden Hardware, su      318.36   O’Neill Auto, su             22.67

O’Neill Electric, su    203.62   O’Neill Lumber, su          111.04

Pamida, su              104.94   Radio Shack, su              24.22

Seven Springs, su        15.00  

 

WATER FUND

Dakota Supply, su       941.20   Galls, su                   105.73

Gaughenbaugh Flooring, re 378.37  Gilmore & Assoc., fees      923.06

Great Plains, hotline    27.55   Holt County Tire, re         12.00

LaRue Dist., su          13.02   Lincoln Nat’l Life, ins      21.05

Municipal Automation, su 491.70   NE Public Health, tests      95.00

NE Rural Water, school  175.00   Niobrara Valley, util         *

Ogden Hardware, su       11.00   Tax Commissioner, tax     1,533.83

USA Blue Book, su        42.66

 

SOLID WASTE FUND

Butler Co. Landf, fees 24,720.28  Central Valley Ag, fuel     809.06

City of O’Neill, pmt 18,500.00   Credit Management, garn     258.62

Fremont Nat’l Bank, int 28,342.50 Holt County Tire, re      1,086.13

Holtz Industries, su    727.40   K & K Welding, su            55.00

KBRX, ad                110.00   Linweld, su                  16.90

David Menish, re        225.99   Northeast NE Fire, tests    445.00

Niobrara Valley, util     *      O’Neill Auto, su             74.92

O’Neill Heating & Air, re 252.80 

 

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND

Cultural Resources, study 1,776.95                             

 

**THESE BILLS ARE NOT IN YET.**

 

AUDITING COMMITTEE:

 

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DON BAKER, WARD I

 

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VICKI CORK, WARD I

 

City Clerk Johnston announced that the city has received a dividend check in the amount of $12,155.51 from EMC Insurance.

 

There will be a special meeting on May 17th at 7:30 p.m.

 

Moved by Schneider, second by Kramer to adjourn.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:53 P.M.

 

 

                            

                             WILLIAM T. PRICE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

(SEAL)

 

 

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NIKKI JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK/TREASURER

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