MINUTES-DECEMBER 17, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska, 68333 December 17th, 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, Frans, Newmyer, Papik and Fitzgerald. Absent: Strehle The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council Minutes December 3rd, 2024 Finance Committee Minutes December 3rd, 2024 Public Safety Minutes December 3rd, 2024 Public Works Minutes December 3rd, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,514,291.77 Mayor’s appointment of Jennifer Robison to the Historic Preservation Commission. Mayor’s appointment of Blaine Spanjer to the Airport Advisory Board. Mayor’s appointment of Howard Nitzel to the Airport Advisory Board. Mayor’s appointment of Greg Hier to the Airport Advisory Board. Mayor’s appointment of Pam Wendelin to the Civil Service Commission. Mayor’s appointment of Ken Marvin to the Economic Development Advisory Committee. Mayor’s appointment of Tod Allen as the Fire Chief. Authorized the Crete Police Department to apply for the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office Improving Data Mini-Grant. Unanimous. Approved the claims from Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $1.374.73 Aye: Crisman, Frans, Newmyer, Fitzgerald; Abstaining: Papik Enacted Ordinance 2227 amending the Historic Preservation Commission. Unanimous Approved the Mayor’s appointment of JEO Consulting Group as City Engineer through 2025. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2228 amening parking fees. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2229 amending Utility Rates to be passed by ordinance. Unanimous Approved the Master Fee Schedule amendments. Unanimous Officer’s Reports Police Captain Jon Pucket stated the following: Chief of Police Gary Young is out due to surgery. Police Officer Jaden Acevedo has been working with his field training officer. The department continues to work with document share software and everything is on track. Library Director Jessica Wilkinson stated the following: Provided the City Administrator, Mayor and City Council a spread sheet of programing numbers for the Crete Library and how it compares to other similar and larger communities. Wilkinson also provided the November’s Director’s Report and mentioned that $36,983 is the total amount patrons saved by having materials in the library. There were 29 on site programs and 5551 people attended those programs. Monthly highlights included Erica Bauermeister visiting Crete and the musical instruments are up and ready to use. The winter book sale has made over $1,000. Teen night library after dark will be on Monday, December 23rd from 7pm to 11pm. Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated that they have been working on inventory and the Food Bank of Lincoln food distribution is back to the fourth Thursday of the month at Tuxedo Park. Councilmember Tom Crisman wished everyone a Merry Christmas. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: Received a proposal for park design in the mid $30,000 range. Had a meeting on electric rate review. Provided details about the solar farm; years ago the City of Crete started looking at partnering with Sand Hills Energy and 13 other MEAN- Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska communities. Some communities decided not to do it and some did. Crete is the second largest community participating with Sand Hills Energy with 1.6 megawatts. Ourada explained that there are 40,000 panels in the solar farm and about 50 kilowatts will run one block and that solar farm will serve about 32 blocks of people. The solar farm is on land that the City of Crete already own. The land was purchased for a water well. The location is really good at the depth we are doing the water wells. Water can be provided without a water treatment plant because it’s right between a nitrate layer and an iron layer. This works really well with our transmission line system and you can have the long-term occupation of the solar farm. The solar farm will go live in 2024 and there will be a ribbon cutting with Sand Hills Energy and MEAN in January 2025 and elected officials will participate in that. We have a 25-year long term purchase power agreement less than 6 cents per kilowatt hour with a ½ % a year escalator in energy. It is one of the cheapest power supply contracts we have. There is no transmission associated with it. The solar farm has tile laminates and monitor the weather and go vertical to protect themselves. There will be some tours to see the solar farm. Councilmember Anthony Fitzgerald asked Ourada about the insurance on the solar farm. Ourada stated that Sand Hills owns and operates it. Mayor Dave Bauer stated that he asked City Administrator Tom Ourada to provide some information on the solar farm since people were asking questions about it. Bauer wished everyone a Merry Christmas. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m. DECEMBER 2024 Claims Paid FIREGUARD LLC FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTIONS $208.30; IES COMMERCIAL INC CIRCUIT BOARD REPAIR $2,771.11; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $653.57; NE ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT OFFICIALS MEMBERSHIP $250.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT AIRPORT $12.73; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA 2429 CO RD F $78.63; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT AIRPORT ELECTRICITY $898.52; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $4,872.86; CIPRIANA CELINA GOUX VICENTE CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $55.73; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED $1,687.36; DIMAS ADAME CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $260.00; DIORKYS MIRANDA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $23.74; GLORIA M MENDEZ LOPEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $17.83; JOSE RAMOS CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $124.62; LELAND HOHENSEE CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $150.00; LYNETTE M AUSTIN CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $150.00; WAYNE RILEY CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; YULIOR RONDA REYES CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.72; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $2,690.00; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO 1-1/2 SCRN WEEPING W ROCK $640.32; BLUE VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION UTILITY OVERPAYMENT 1058201 $194.89; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $87.79; CASELLE, INC. CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT $1,910.95; COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC CO REPAIR FIBER - MATERIAL $2,880.50; CRETE ACE HARDWARE LIFT STATION MAINT/BIT $517.52; DHHS UTILITY OVERPAYMENT $1,875.02; DLT SOLUTIONS LLC ANNUAL MAINT $1,798.86; DUTTON LAINSON COMPANY NYLON SLING, 1 EYE & EYE" $752.44; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $5.36; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $63.76; FIBER PLATFORM LLC ETHERNET INTERNET/PHONES $401.63; JAY'S OIL CO TIRE-JETTER TRUCK $72.50; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. CRETE WELL & TRANSMISSION MAIN $3,000.00; KIDWELL KIDQ19995 HOSTS/SCADA $5,713.50; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $165.34; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS $2,465.17; NAPA AUTO PARTS VEHICLE EXPENSE $730.84; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC LOCATING SERVICE FEE $64.60; RESCO ARTECHE URC-3 2.4:1 0.6W $9,706.41; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $42.00; UPS POSTAGE $21.36; WASTE CONNECTIONS PUBLIC WORKS $43,654.94; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP CMC L4D8-750 XFMR CONN $541.80; WINDSTREAM 090500417 NMPP $92.95; DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY BOND INTEREST $388,848.75; DEPT OF ENERGY PURCHASED POWER WAPA $27,475.72; MEAN WHEELING EXPENSE $639,920.88; NE DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAX $37,095.87; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ELECTRICITY $8,138.32; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $550.00; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $108,413.66; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,287,843.65; ONE BILLING SOLUTIONS CRETE AMB SERV $4,386.29; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $450.00; SPECTRUM INTERNET LINE DIU OFFICE $131.20; AKRS EQUIPMENT OIL FILTER KIT $52.14; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES PROGRAM EXPENSE $1,308.67; ARIAS RIVAS, MARIA MILEAGE $8.44; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES $646.39; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO MASTERSEAL SL1 LMST SM $398.62; BEATRICE SAND & GRAVEL HAUL CHARGE $685.37; BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC MEDICAL SUPPLIES $561.48; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $470.91; CASELLE, INC. CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT $1,060.05; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS/MAGAZINES $218.13; CHAPTERS BOOKS & GIFTS FRIENDS DONATION $72.00; CITY REVENUE FUND LIBRARY-PAPER TOWELS $3,481.59; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $49.68; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP DITTMER REDEVELOPMENT PROJ $96.00; CNA SURETY BOND #70456248 2-9-25 TO 2-9-26 $506.00; CRETE ACE HARDWARE PICNIC TABLES REPAIR/WINTERIZING $857.21; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER ALS SERVICE FEE $1,239.09; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SIGNS FOR BALLFIELDS/PARKS $56.97; CRETE POSTMASTER BOX 86 ANNUAL SERVICE FEE $272.00; CRETE VETERINARY CLINIC BOARD - CAT $961.66; CRIST TOWING SERVICE TOWING $1,717.00; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE WATER COOLER RENTAL $40.75; DLT SOLUTIONS LLC ANNUAL MAINT $1,199.24; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS CANON INK $201.07; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $21.24; FIBER PLATFORM LLC ETHERNET INTERNET/PHONES $1,032.80; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES $781.95; HEATH SPORTS VELCRO ON SWEATER OFC ACEVEDO $195.00; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $18.95; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. ARPA WALNUT CREEK SEWER REPAIR $16,800.00; KEN'S USAVE PHARMACY MEDICAL SUPPLIES $12.48; LB413164 - BLUE360 MEDIA LLC NE CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC LAW MANUALS $198.90; MACQUEEN CREDIT MEMO $2,877.07; MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES INSPECT SERV 210 E 14TH $332.50; NAPA AUTO PARTS VEHICLE REPAIR $329.12; NATIONAL LOCK & SAFE COMPANY REPAIR WEST WALK IN DOOR AT PD $412.00; NE STATE FIRE MARSHAL BOILER CERTIFICATE-LIBRARY $108.00; NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSN FRIENDS DONATIONS $36.00; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC TIRE REPAIR $554.74; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES $20.18; OVERDRIVE INC DEPOSIT FOR CONTENT PURCHASES $3,000.00; PINNACLE BANK CHRISTMAS LIGHTS $424.99; SALINE COUNTY CLERK 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS COSTS $763.56; SALINE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS FILING FEES $66.00; SALINE COUNTY TREASURER R.E. TAXES PARCEL $1,911.84; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN FUEL $799.93; SECURITY EQUIPMENT INC ACCESS HOSTING $321.06; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT ORDINANCE 2224 $359.32; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER 2020 F-250 UNIT 1 $1,995.29; SIEDHOFF TOWING TOWING $150.00; STEARNS, ERIC L BOOKENDS $150.00; TCA OUTDOOR POWER SNOWPLOW BLADE $630.99; THE RADAR SHOP RECERT RADAR UNITS/TUNING FORKS $448.00; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE TLO MONTHLY CHARGES $340.00; U.S. BANK WALMART/DONATIONS $1,346.10; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $76.00; UNION BANK & TRUST CO NE TAX BD SRS 2017 $624.00; VERIZON WIRELESS WIRELESS MODEMS $280.33; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC UTILITIES $622.75; WINDSTREAM UTILITIES $76.49; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $159,639.73; Tax Funds Subtotal - $218,885.26 All Funds - TOTAL $1,514,291.77. CR — December 25, 2024 ZNEZ
