MINUTES-APRIL 16, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska, 68333 April 16th, 2024 (Condensed, entire copy available at the office of the City Clerk). Mayor Dave Bauer called the meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. Answering roll call were the following Council Members: Crisman, Strehle, Newmyer, Papik, and Fitzgerald. Absent: Frans The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council April 2, 2024 Public Works April 2, 2024 Parks & Recreation April 2, 2024 Public Safety April 2, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $659,427.85 Approved Karson Cowan, as a new volunteer member of the Fire Department. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2024-05 Recognizing Terry Petracek’s 50 year of service to Crete Fire and Rescue. Unanimous Mayor Bauer recognized Terry Petracek for his dedication and commitment to the Crete Fire and Rescue Department. Upon receiving the recognition Terry Petracek addressed the mayor and city council. Appointed Jessica Wilkinson as Library Director. Unanimous Approved pension plan changes. Unanimous Approved payment of claims to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $2,468.99. Aye: Crisman, Newmyer, Strehle, and Fitzgerald. Abstained: Papik Adopted Resolution 2024-04 Authorizing the termination of Emergency Dispatch Service Interlocal Agreement with Beatrice and the City of Crete. Unanimous Approved the Master Fee Schedule amendment. Unanimous Approved the Mutual of Omaha Insurance contract changes. Unanimous Approved the SCADA System. Unanimous Approved the Drug and Alcohol Policy for Part-Time and Seasonal employees. Unanimous Approved not to accept the liquidated damage proposal. Unanimous Approved to ratify LARM’s insurance action on North 15th St. Unanimous Approved to ratify LARM’s insurance action on South 15th St. Unanimous Tabled to consider the Family Learning Community Network Commitment Agreement. Unanimous Officers’ Reports Assistant Director & Outreach Services Librarian, Laura Renker stated the following: Had the “A Tree Grows in Crete” program with the help of Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody. Celebrated National Library Week with the Eclipse Program and had the telescope available. Carol Vlasin was recognized for her volunteer efforts with the 2024 Outstanding Library Volunteer Award from the Nebraska Library Association. 6 outdoor games have been added Had another successful puzzle race party with 19 teams. Will be having a family puzzle race party in June. Chief of Police, Gary Young stated the following: The records management system at Southeast Communications in Beatrice was shut down until today due to an update. Young thanked city IT staff Mike Kalkwarf and Emerson Aschoff, who have worked with Beatrice to help with getting it up and running. Testing for sergeants will be on April 30th 2024. Jaden Acevedo will be going to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Academy this month. Fire Chief, Todd Allen stated the following: Thanked the Mayor and City Council for the resolution for Terry Petracek. The department will be hosting an open house on Sunday, April 21st from 1-3 p.m. Members will take a rig to Officer Barlett’s funeral in Ceresco. Their ambulance has been requested by the manufacturer to go to fire school for demonstrations in May. Allen introduced Karson Cowan as the newest member to the department. Parks and Recreation Director, Liz Cody stated the following: Welcomed back pool manager Luke Bonifas and swim coach Kourtney Martin for their 2nd year Swim team parent’s meeting is Wednesday, April 17th in the Crete Carrier Community Room Swim team registration and T-Ball registration are both open until May 3rd and parent volunteers are needed. If interested in coaching please contact Recreation Coordinator Dan Dunaway. Seasonal staff hiring is underway with Human Resource Coordinator Savannah Anderson’s diligence they have received over 55 applicants. They always appreciate receiving inquiring about concerns in the park, such as possible safety hazards. Council member Strehle mentioned the bridge to the baseball area has a tripping hazard. City Council member Tom Crisman thanked Officer Audrey Arbuckle for serving on the district’s American Legion post selection board and introduced them to K9 Hunk. Thanked Chief Gary Young for assisting them with that and letting everyone know what a great dedicated officer she is and doing that on her own time. City Council members Ashley Newmyer, Dale Strehle, Dan Papik and Anthony Fitzgerald welcomed the new Library Director Jessica Wilkinson and Fire Department member Karson Cowan. City Administrator, Tom Ourada stated the following: The City of Crete received a Freedom of Information Act request from Kathryn Doll of Blair, who wanted to know the city’s relationship with Welcoming America. The city responded to that and redacted any personal information. The city gets these requests from time to time. There is a subdivision request for the Planning Commission. It is still incomplete but there is interest in the northeast area of Crete. Reminded of the nuisance hearings on Thursday, April 25th 2024. The bid opening is on April 26th 2024 for the city farm property. They are close to purchasing an ADA playground structure for City Park and are working out funding details. Meeting adjourned at 6:42 p.m. APRIL 16, 2024 Claims Paid AKRS EQUIPMENT PARTS $190.66; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES SUPPLIES $118.36; BAUER INSURANCE INC INSURANCE $2,890.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $70.16; CITY REVENUE FUND UTILITY $27.57; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $45.15; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE UTILITY $8.00; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $46.90; KIDWELL SERVICE $242.16; NITZEL, HOWARD REPAIR $308.75; SAPP BROS PROPANE $377.44; SOUTHWICK LIQUID WASTE INC SERVICE $300.00; U.S. BANK SUPPLIES $8.58; UNION BANK & TRUST FEES $2.00; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITY $42.88; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITY $879.88; WINDSTREAM UTILITY $157.60; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $2,350.12; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $8,066.21; BESSLER FAMILY EYE CARE CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $285.00; BETSY GONZALES MOLINA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $137.14; BU D PAW & TAR HTOO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; CARDINAL VENTURES LLC CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED $2,639.03; CRIST PROPERTIES LLC CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $230.00; DEBRA STEUER CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; FILOMENA LOPEZ FRANCO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $260.00; JOHN ROWDEN CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; KYLE BOND CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; LARRY & JOANNE BRANNAGAN CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; MARISELA LOPEZ & WILFRIDO RODRIGUEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; PASCUAL TERCERO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $102.11; ROLANDO AGUILAR DEMECIO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $97.78; SALVADOR DEL GADILLO JR CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $114.95; SARAH BEGAY CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; SUSANA MENDEZ DE PEREZ & GERARDO PEREZ G CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; TAMMY SCHNELL CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; TRANG LE CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $315.00; YAMISLEYDIS BARCELO TORRES CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $51.17; YUSLEIDY JIMENEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $7.82; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $5,340.00; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES SUPPLIES $35.93; AQUA-CHEM INC FUEL $2,283.95; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO ROCK $199.48; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY $136.59; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE $72.12; CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT PARTS $783.65; CASELLE, INC. SERVICE $1,682.61; CITY REVENUE FUND UTILITY $12,550.53; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $305.55; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER DRUG SCREENING $316.00; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $9.66; DITCH WITCH UNDERCON SUPPLIES $504.12; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE SERVICE $86.55; IOWA PUMP WORKS SUPPLIES $7,790.00; KIDWELL SERVICE $2,825.20; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS MAINTENANCE $852.26; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $165.34; MCI VERIZON UTILITY $17.44; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS $2,536.53; MYGOV LLC SUBSCRIPTION $1,795.50; NAPA AUTO PARTS REPAIR $211.48; NE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY RETEST JOHN WIRUTH $125.00; NEBRASKA CITY UTILITIES PARTS $1,132.68; OLSSON CONSULTING $1,966.70; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC SERVICE $128.40; OURADA, TOM MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $75.04; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY SERVICES INC DRUG TESTING $78.00; RAILROAD MANAGEMENT CO III LLC LICENSE #304034 $758.28; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN SUPPLIES $262.75; SOLOMON CORPORATION REPAIR $1,048.13; U.S. BANK SUPPLIES $2,126.49; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $30.00; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC UTILITY $726.00; UPS POSTAGE $32.01; USABLUEBOOK SUPPLIES $7.91; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITY $453.96; VESSCO INC PARTS $1,669.45; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC UTILITY $40,366.28; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP PARTS $3,983.95; WINDSTREAM UTILITY $488.47; DEPT OF ENERGY UTILITY $24,714.22; NE DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAX $36,548.94; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITY $8,881.96; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $797.50; XPRESS BILL PAY FEES $875.87; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $93,393.60; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $255,832.08; AKRS EQUIPMENT PARTS $85.16; ALL COPY PRODUCTS INC LEASE $292.68; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES EQUIPMENT $848.86; ART ON DISPLAY SERVICE $249.00; BADGER BODY & TRUCK EQUIPMENT REPAIR $157.00; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS $472.39; BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC SUPPLIES $118.80; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO SUPPLIES $7,079.13; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY $1,566.79; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE $522.79; CASELLE, INC. SERVICE $933.39; CASEY'S GENERAL STORE #1575 LL OVERPAYMENT $615.00; CENGAGE LEARNING INC/GALE BOOKS $30.39; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS $167.79; CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC LB840 CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC $3,570.24; CITY OF BEATRICE SERVICE $73,759.07; CITY REVENUE FUND PARK&REC $4,492.07; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $139.42; CITY REVENUE FUND UTILITY $12,749.98; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP SERVICE $96.00; COLLECTION ASSOCIATES SERVICE $213.29; COOK'S ILLUSTRATED RENEWAL $35.95; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $2,163.44; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER DRUG SCREENING $94.00; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $83.54; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO PARTS $22.99; CRETE VETERINARY CLINIC FEES $1,182.78; CRIST TOWING SERVICE SERVICE $667.00; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE RENTAL $249.25; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $63.67; ENDICOTT CLAY PRODUCTS CO VETERANS BRICKS $64.80; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE SERVICE $28.85; FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES MEETING $139.95; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES $847.39; GRAINGER UNIFORMS $21.86; HAMILTON EQUIPMENT CO PARTS $2,480.92; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS $50.25; HISTORY NEBRASKA SUBSCRIPTION $35.00; INT'L INSTITUTE OF MUNI CLERKS MEMBERSHIP $200.00; JAY'S OIL CO PARTS $140.00; JONES AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE $13,509.41; KEN'S USAVE PHARMACY SUPPLIES $18.56; KIDWELL SERVICE $5,004.64; LEAGUE OF NEBR. MUNICIPALITIES DIRECTORIES $737.50; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC SUPPLIES $152.06; MCI VERIZON UTILITY $48.00; MYGOV LLC SUBSCRIPTION $19,750.50; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $506.18; NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SUBSCRIPTION $54.00; NE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER TRAINING $142.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES $10.09; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICE $228.00; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING SERVICE $35.00; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY SERVICES INC DRUG TESTING $26.00; PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LEASE $95.37; QUADIENT LEASING USA INC LEASE $379.38; RAMOS, ZORAIDA MILEAGE $34.63; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN FUEL $447.93; SATURDAY EVENING POST RENEWAL $15.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT NOTICE $159.43; SIEDHOFF TOWING SERVICE $200.00; SIGN SOLUTIONS USA LLC SUPPLIES $278.00; STATE FIRE MARSHAL TRAINING DIVISION TRAINING $100.00; STRYKER SALES LLC MAINTENANCE $424.00; SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION $249.00; TELLEZ, NANCY MILEAGE $192.82; THE WEEK RENEWAL $179.00; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE SERVICE $183.20; U.S. BANK SUPPLIES $3,115.82; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $82.00; UNION BANK & TRUST UBT 2023 BAN INTEREST $42,117.75; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC UTILITY $374.00; VERATHON INC SUPPLIES $897.73; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITY $1,007.73; VOSS LIGHTING SUPPLIES $357.50; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC UTILITY $620.89; WINDSTREAM UTILITY $1,424.38; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES SERVICE $255.00; NE DEPT OF REVENUE MOTOR FUEL TAX $347.00; NEBRASKA.GOV SERVICE $10.00; ONE BILLING SOLUTIONS SERVICE $5,636.56; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $652.50; SPECTRUM UTILITY $186.70; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $173,213.42. Tax Funds Subtotal - $390,189.56 All Funds Total $659,427.85. CR — April 24, 2024 ZNEZ
