MINUTES-DECEMBER 3, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska 68333 December 3rd, 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, Strehle, Papik and Fitzgerald. Absent: Newmyer The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council Minutes November 19th, 2024 Legislative & Economic Development Minutes November 19th, 2024 Personnel Minutes November 19th, 2024 Public Safety Minutes November 19th, 2024 Public Works Minutes November 19th, 2024 Planning Commission Minutes October 28th, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,671,918.00 Mayor’s appointment of Jessica Razo to the Library Advisory Board. Approved the Ratification of Election Results. Unanimous Adjourned Sine Die. Unanimous Opened Meeting as the 2024 City Council. Unanimous Roll Call. Answering roll call were the following Council Members: Crisman, Frans, Strehle, Papik, and Fitzgerald. Absent: Newmyer Oath of Office. Council Members Dale Strehle and Anthony Fitzgerald took their Oath of Office to serve on the 2024 City Council. Council Member Ashley Newmyer was absent and will take the Oath of Office at the next City Council meeting. Adopted Resolution 2024-26: A resolution certifying the results of the 2024 General Election. Unanimous Elected Dale Strehle as the 2024 City Council President to preside in the absence of the Mayor. Aye: Crisman, Frans, Papik, and Fitzgerald; Abstaining: Strehle; Absent: Newmyer Approved the Mayor’s appointments of the City Council Standing Committees as presented. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2224 Adding regulations for Mobile Food Vendors. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2226 amending administrative subdivision requirements. Unanimous Approved to authorize the Fire Department to apply for the AFG grant. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2024-25 Master Fee schedule. Unanimous Approved the apparent low bid of $177,922.00 from Judds Bros. Construction Co. for the Walnut Creek Sewer Repair Project. Unanimous Officers’ Reports Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following: The Police Department is in the middle of toy drive Operation Under A Tree and there have been lots of toy and cash donations. The money that is donated is used to buy clothing, shoes and coats to give to people in need. Chief Young thanked people for their generosity in giving donations for the toy drive. The Police Department is ahead of schedule with their records management and will probably go live one or two months early. An internal beta test will be carried out before Christmas. Library Director Jessica Wilkinson stated the following: Started the library book sale. Princess Tea Party was very successful and there were over 100 participants. Friends of the Library donated snacks. Partnering with the Isis Theatre to show The Polar Express movie for free on Saturday, December 14th 2024 and Sunday, December 15th, 2024. Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following: 3,067 families received support from Food Bank distribution in Tuxedo Park from January to October 2024. Tree City Applications are due December 31st 2024. Annual maintenance of park signs & picnic tables. Inventory of parks shop equipment for auction. We were not selected for the Watchable Wildlife Grant. Playground improvements for City Park and Rotary Park are being discussed. Building Inspector Trenton Griffin stated the following: This year 25 new houses have been built. 2 houses have been moved into Crete. Of those 25 new houses 8 of them are in the foundation phase, 5 are partially closed and getting framed up, 8 of them are completely closed up and 6 of them have full occupancy. There is also an 8-plex apartment building being built and the Senior Villas are getting close to being done. There is also a commercial building with two businesses going in there. Griffin is also looking into permit rates to make sure they are good. Council member Anthony Fitzgerald asked City Administrator Tom Ourada who will be helping with snow removal and NOTAMs for weather. Ourada stated that the Street Department will be helping with snow removal and IT Director Mike Kalkwarf will be helping with the NOTAMs. Ourada stated that Justin Haack will be starting in January and they are currently working on the Airport Manager Agreement. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: There had been some radio issues with the antennas on the tower that had been a concern. Chief Gary Young has done a great job with finding a resolution. When they do get switched over to the county for law enforcement and fire and rescue and dispatch we will be in a good place. Met with the school last week and spoke to Superintendent Dr. McDowell and Director of District Safety Dr. Frans to partner with them on the grants we are working on with the pedestrian overpass, two roundabouts and the pedestrian underpass. Nestle Purina is going to start their sludge pumping. The Crete City Council approved a Right-of-Way occupancy permit. Working on improvements to the downtown senior Community Center. There will be some opportunity for Crete Public Library to do some digital programing at the Community Center with the seniors. There is another grant opportunity that Southeast Nebraska Development District has helped to find for the substation. Filled out a letter of intent to apply for workforce housing grant. The Crete Housing & Community Development is going to ask for LB840 funds in the amount of $250,000. You can’t reuse money for this round it has to be new funds and then we will match it three times. $250,000 to $750,000. The program application is due the first part of next year. We will have the $580,000 that we have now and hopefully we will have another million to work with. We have some very strong interest in the downtown buildings. There are two interested parties in opening up businesses in there. We would do something similar like with the Isis Theatre if there is any kind of default the building would revert back to us for sale basis. Meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m. DECEMBER 2024 Claims Paid PAYEE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT; AMGL ANNUAL AUDIT $500.00; CITY REVENUE FUND AIRPORT $28.57; SAPP BROS, INC WINTER BLEND DIESEL $952.00; SOUTHWICK LIQUID WASTE INC PUMP & CLEAN SEPTIC TANK $300.00; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,780.57; POSTMASTER POSTAGE $1,296.90; AMAZON PRIME MEMBERSHIP $99.97; AMGL ANNUAL AUDIT $2,840.00; AQUA-CHEM INC 42LB PAIL CS 335 $5,698.38; BELOHLAVY ESTATES LP UTILITY OVERPAYMENT 1351601 $261.76; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES $256.34; BOKF, NA CRETECOP1216 $135,336.25; CITY HALL FUND OFFICE RENT $1,225.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $860.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SEWER REV $9,221.02; CITY TAX FUND ELECTRIC SURPLUS & FRANCHISE $39,167.00; CONTINUUM EAP EAP SERVICE $1,000.02; CORE & MAIN LP SCADAMETRICS TMD METER DISPLAY $4,346.45; DHHS UTILITY OVERPAYMENT 1221307 $297.00; DOANE UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION DINNER $65.99; DUTTON LAINSON COMPANY RELIABLE EQUIPMENT SLING $988.62; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS ENVELOPES $3,623.45; FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES MEAN MEETING $259.90; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTLITIES $137.28; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC CRETE WELL & TRANSMISSION MAIN $25,781.00; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS K81 KYD 5-1/4 6-0 OL 3W 6MJ $10,711.30; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM UNIFORMS $257.26; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE $18.72; NAPA AUTO PARTS SHIFT TUBE CLAMP $415.11; NE RURAL WATER ASSTN 2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL5 $550.00; RAY SUEPER UTILITY OVERPAYMENT 1037408 $9.99; REGION V SYSTEMS UTILITY OVERPAYMENT 1175312 $277.70; RESCO SECT CABINET IP 20X22X48 2 PIECE $5,749.46; SID DILLON FORD INDICATOR-'07 FORD RANGER $88.14; SKARSHAUG TESTING PR. GLOVE, CLEAN/TEST/SEAL $122.77; U.S. BANK SUPPLIES $57.14; UPS POSTAGE $31.42; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP GUY-GRIP DEAD-END 3 $8,777.38; MEAN WHEELING EXPENSE $664,743.99; XPRESS BILL PAY ONLINE PMT FEE $1,003.42; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $109,717.77; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,035,293.90; DANKO EMERGENCY EQPMNT WILDLAND APPARATUS $147,095.00; ROSA ORTEGA CDBG 20DTR002 $9,914.80; SENDD CDBG 20DTR002 $1,540.00; AMAZON OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,332.10; AMGL ANNUAL AUDIT $6,500.00; AUTHORS UNBOUND AGENCY APPEARANCE FEE $1,356.22; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES $956.87; BAUER INSURANCE INC MARY KLAHN 4 YR NOTARY BOND $40.00; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO 47B ROCK $4,577.32; BLACK HILLS ENERGY 0865-5518-13 1515 FOREST $724.39; BLACKSTRAP INC HIGHWAY TREAT SALT $3,980.25; CDW GOVERNMENT INC INKJET PRINT $76.99; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS/MAGAZINES $267.27; CHAPIN LAWN CARE MOWING & FERTILIZER $420.00; CITY HALL FUND DEPARTMENT OFFICE RENT $375.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $1,140.00; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY ROOM $8,803.50; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY GARDEN $22.57; CITY TAX FUND LIBRARY BOND PAYMENTS $21,000.00; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP DITTMER REDEVELOPMENT PROJ $128.00; CONTINUUM EAP EAP SERVICE $1,999.98; COUNTY ROAD TIRE LLC TIRE REPAIR CAT LOADER & GRADER $451.15; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER ALS SERVICE FEE $1,074.99; CRETE FOODMART JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $11.05; CRETE LUMBER & FARM PICNIC TABLE BOARDS $340.30; CRIST TOWING SERVICE 2024-5749 TOWING $155.00; DOANE UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION DINNER $2,442.37; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $699.72; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES PEST CONTROL $95.00; GOLD STAR MARTIAL ARTS REIMBURSE FOR KICK-IT PRGRM $500.00; HAWKS PLUMBING AND HEATING LLC PERMIT REFUND P24-73 $37.50; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTILITY $19.70; HOMETOWN LEASING CONTRACT ADMIN FEE $153.41; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. ARPA WALNUT CREEK SEWER REPAIR $30,000.00; JONES AUTOMOTIVE 50% PMT FOR NEW PATROL CAR PARTS $5,959.45; LARM FIRE DEPT AUTO INS CREDIT INVOICE $66.67; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC OXYGEN $198.45; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE $48.00; MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES INSPECT SERV $1,164.00; MIDWEST BREATHING AIR LLC QUARTERLY AIR TEST $247.00; MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT GRADER REPAIR $1,786.56; NAPA AUTO PARTS BOLTS FOR SWEEPER $11.53; NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSTN MEMBERSHIP DUES $310.00; NEDA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $150.00; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND BACKGROUND CHECK $22.00; RIVISTAS LLC MAGAZINES $675.33; RODRIQUEZ, MELISSA CLEANED WANEK COMM CTR $50.00; ROSE EQUIPMENT LLC MAXWELL ELASTOFLEX 650-POLYSKIN $1,892.00; SALINE CO. AREA TRANSIT 2025 ALLOCATION $29,190.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT ORDINANCE 2221 $528.51; U.S. BANK SERVICE/SUPPLIES $472.99; UNION BANK & TRUST CO BONDS SRS 2019 INTEREST $185,175.00; WINDSTREAM UTLITIES $121.91; WINTER EQUIPMENT COMMON SENSE SYSTEM 10FT SHP $1,272.00; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES COPIER CONTRACT $255.00; PACE PAYMENT SYSTEMS MYGOV ONLINE PAYMENTS $5.00; SPECTRUM DIGITAL CABLE BOX $11.22; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $157,000.46 Tax Funds Subtotal - $634,843.53 All Funds Total - $1,671,918.00 CR — December 11, 2024 ZNEZ
