MINUTES - APRIL 18, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CRETE LIBRARY/COMMUNITY CENTER 1515 Forest Ave, Crete, Nebraska 68333 April 18, 2023 (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: Oelschlager, Crisman, Frans, Strehle, and Papik; Absent: None The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes Public Safety Committee April 4, 2023 Legislative Economic Development Committee April 4, 2023 Parks and Recreation April 4, 2023 City Council April 4, 2023 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $658,276.34 Approved statements 359744-369747 for legal services provided by Cline Williams in the amount of $19,555.11. Approve the General Excavating Pay Estimate No. 5 for all work completed through 3/25/2023 in the amount of $90,363.81. Comprehensive Plan update presentation by Confluence Staff Mayor appointed Anthony Fitzgerald as Ward I Council Member, he was sworn in and joined the meeting. Approved Application # SE 23-01 for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration by the Crete Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Bauer Issued Arbor Day Proclamation Approved the second reading of Ordinance 2168: An ordinance to annex Area #1 into the corporate limits of the City of Crete Approved swim team registration going up to $75 after April 18th 2023. Approved City Attorney amending employee rules and regulations section 4.02 regarding absence before and after holidays. Authorized the solicitation of bids for a 10 MVA Substation Class Distribution transformer Authorized the solicitation of bids for substation class high and low side power distribution centers. Approved request from Saline County Area Transit on fiscal year funding in the amount of $24,439. Enacted Ordinance 2169: An ordinance setting the rates for ambulance and rescue services provided by the City of Crete Fire and Rescue Department. Approved payment of claims to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $947.32 Officer Reports: Police Captain Pucket mentioned that new Police Officer Noah Zach will be going to the Police Academy in May Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody commented that the City is still actively searching for candidates for the pool manager position. Human Resource Director Wendy Thomas introduced Jennifer Valente who is a new bookkeeper for the City in the utility billing office. New probationary members to the Fire Department: Henry Vicente Perez, Sarah Theiler, Quinn Whitcomb Council member Tom Crisman mentioned that he has noticed trains not blocking all intersections as much. City Administrator Tom Ourada reported on the following: Both of the workforce duplexes have sold at target value this met housing guidelines and the Workforce housing grant has been extended to 48 months Crete Cleanup is the first week in May; discounts available starting May 1st in newspaper; appliance pickup; freon has to be evacuated and refrigerators have to be tagged 22nd street box culvert is coming along; top of box has been poured; side walls have been done prior; showed pictures of the progress North side paving coming along; showed pictures of the progress; 18th street is paved and Linden on one side, Kingwood is ready to go 16th street letters went out; some totes have been painted; rest will be painted; that’s being addressed. Public Works Committee met with Mayor Bauer, Tom Ourada, Ann Richart, Director of Aviation with NDOT, and other people there to discuss privatization of the airport. The Elected officials don’t have a notion if that would be good or not. There would be a lot of items and issues to work through. By law the City keeps all airport finances separate from all other city funds and all other accounting. All grant funds have been accounted for and separated and always have been. This is good because if the airport was ever to be sold or privatized grant funds would likely have to be reimbursed to the FAA. There are many things that might make this an intriguing idea. City Council member Kyle Frans asked if the grant repayment would be 10 years, Ourada responded that their best information is 20 years. Will be in Lincoln on Wednesday to NMPP Board Special meeting and Thursday is the MEAN Governance meeting of which Ourada is Chair. They will be discussing the power contracts and restructuring for power supply. Many things to talk about possibly two years to get through all the discussions. APRIL 2023 Claims Paid BAUER INSURANCE INC E&O INSURANCE $2,257.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $41.54; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE DRINKING WATER $101.00; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE FBO $734.25; NAPA AUTO PARTS BATTERY $92.13; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ELECTRICITY $1,331.40; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN PROPANE SRE & #1 $1,351.35; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING $12.22; SOUTHWICK LIQUID WASTE INC PUMP SEPTIC TANK $300.00; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA TRASH SERVICE $75.64; WINDSTREAM (ACH) AIRPORT PHONES $126.22; AIRPORT FUND SUBTOTAL $6,422.75; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES ATOMIC CLOCK $65.98; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE $197.16; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $81.27; CASELLE, INC. SOFTWARE SUPPORT $6,530.05; CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTERS $1,256.94; CITY PAYROLL FUND WAGES $78,761.05; CITY REVENUE FUND UTILITIES $12,283.27; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP LEGAL SERVICES $9,194.06; CORE & MAIN LP SUPPLIES $4,907.81; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $307.13; CRETE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL MEETING $235.00; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $79.48; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $66.64; CRETE MACHINE CHIPPER BLADE SHARPENED $555.00; DEPT. OF ENERGY W.A.P.A. PURCHASED POWER $24,584.39; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $50.59; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $69.60; GILMORE & ASSOCIATES INC ENGINEERING $12,500.00; INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS REPAIRS $2,350.05; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $122.98; MC2 INC, AN ELECTRIC PUMP COMPANY REPAIRS $926.68; MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES $299.64; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS $3,202.67; MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NEBRASKA ANNUAL CONFERENCE $400.00; MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC OF OMAHA SUPPLIES $192.00; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $44.04; NE DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAX $42,016.77; NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL POWER POOL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE $4,848.61; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC TIRE REPAIR $64.97; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ELECTRICITY $9,559.19; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK BACKGROUND CHECK $19.00; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $362.78; RAILROAD MANAGEMENT CO III LLC CROSSINGS $689.34; RAMOS, JOSE REIMBURSEMENT $40.00; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN OIL $808.25; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER $42.18; UNION BANK & TRUST FSA FEES $31.46; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC INTERNET $726.00; UPS POSTAGE $35.35; USABLUEBOOK SUPPLIES $415.63; VAN DIEST SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES $1,410.00; VERIZON WIRELESS PHONES $465.36; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA SERVICES $40,934.76; WINDSTREAM PHONE LINES $796.95; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $262,530.08; AKRS EQUIPMENT MOWER PARTS $134.54; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES BOOKS/MAGAZINES $610.01; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES $825.65; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE $2,398.24; BIZCO TECHNOLOGIES POLICE CRUISERS $7,643.14; BROWNELLS INC AMMUNITION $159.98; BRYAN HEALTH INFORMATION MGMT RECORDS $117.00; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $474.02; CASELLE, INC. SOFTWARE SUPPORT $933.39; CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTER EXPENSE $783.65; CITY OF BEATRICE QTRLY 911 SERVICE FEE $71,610.75; CITY PAYROLL FUND WAGES $126,272.63; CITY REVENUE FUND FUEL $4,020.99; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $36.28; CITY REVENUE FUND SOLID WASTE BILLING $466.08; CITY REVENUE FUND UTILITIES $16,221.60; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP LEGAL SERVICES $10,361.05; COOK'S ILLUSTRATED RENEWAL $37.93; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $640.19; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $6.98; CRETE VETERINARY CLINIC ANIMAL SERVICES $117.19; CRIST TOWING SERVICE TOWING $1,197.00; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE DRINKING WATER $13.00; DIAMOND VOGEL INC PAINT $4,338.00; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $205.87; ENDICOTT CLAY PRODUCTS CO VETERANS BRICKS $210.00; ES OPCO USA INC LARVICIDE SPRAY $4,385.00; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $23.20; FIRST WIRELESS RADIOS $257.58; GENERAL EXCAVATING 22ND STREET CULVERT $90,363.81; GRAINGER SUPPLIES $35.53; HAVLAT REPAIR VEHICLE REPAIRS $3,848.50; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS $57.14; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. REDEVELOPMENT STUDY $2,695.00; JONES AUTOMOTIVE POLICE CRUISERS $6,967.98; MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT LLC SWEEPER PARTS $1,320.58; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC OXYGEN $150.03; MECHANICAL SALES INC LIBRARY HVAC $4,519.85; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $127.97; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES $10.09; OCLC INC SERVICES $183.30; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK BACKGROUND CHECK $369.90; PACE PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC MYGOV ONLINE PAYMENTS $5.00; PRESTO-X PEST CONTROL $71.19; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $401.20; QUILL LLC JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $209.13; ROEHR'S MACHINERY INC REPAIRS $181.00; SACK LUMBER CO SUPPLIES $34.27; SALINE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS FILING FEES $103.50; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN FUEL $522.28; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING $320.16; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER $114.18; SISOUVONG, KELSEY REIMBURSEMENT $66.00; SPECTRUM INTERNET $136.97; SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS ENGINEERING $11,981.63; STEVENSON, JOY REIMBURSEMENT $112.50; STRYKER SALES LLC SUPPORT $424.00; TELEFLEX LLC MEDICAL SUPPLIES $677.50; THE VILLAGE OF BOYS TOWN FIRE DEPT EMT COURSE $3,600.00; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES $170.00; TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES PARTS $95.33; UNION BANK & TRUST FSA FEES $56.54; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC INTERNET $374.00; VAN DIEST SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES $1,043.25; VERIZON WIRELESS PHONES $1,027.63; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC SERVICES $566.78; WINDSTREAM PHONE LINES $1,776.00; YARD BOSS SERVICES $102.85 Tax Funds Subtotal - $389,323.51 All Funds Total - $658,276.34 Adjournment 7:24pm CR — April 26, 2023 ZNEZ
