MINUTES-FEBRUARY 6, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska, 68333 February 6th, 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, Newmyer, Papik, and Fitzgerald. The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council January 16, 2024 Public Works January 16, 2024 Finance January 16,2024 Personnel January 16, 2024 Park and Rec January 16, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,270,129.84 Approved Mayor’s Appointment of Marilyn Schacht as the City’s representative on the Blue River Arts Council. Approved Matthew Gross as new volunteer members of the Fire Department. Unanimous Adjourned City Council to a meeting of the Community Development Agency (CDA). Unanimous Adopted Resolution # CDA 24-01 First Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement Cardinal Ventures Redevelopment Project. Unanimous Adjourned the CDA to the City Council meeting. Unanimous Held Public Hearing to hear testimony in favor of and in opposition to and to answer questions in relation to the Final Plat for Butterfly Acres. Unanimous Approved the Final Plat for Butterfly Acres. Unanimous Approved the Master Services Agreement Between the City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc for Professional Services. Unanimous Approved the Fire Department applying for the Forestry Service grant. Unanimous Approved the Fire Station Proposals from JEO Consulting Group. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2193 relating to wages and salaries. Unanimous Recommended the claim for sewer backup be sent to the City of Crete’s insurance company for review. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2194 Authorizing Execution of Modernized MEAN contract. Unanimous Approved the Contractor's Application for Payment from Constructors, Inc. for the 2022 Street Improvements in the amount of $155,076.79. Unanimous Approved the Change Order NO.4 from Constructors, Inc. for the 2022 Street Improvements in the amount of $11,147.26. Unanimous Approved the Crete Public Library Annual Report. Unanimous Accepted the City Audit Report. Unanimous Accepted the KENO Audit. Unanimous Approved payment of claims to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $117.75. Aye: Crisman, Frans, Newmyer, Strehle, and Fitzgerald. Abstained: Papik Officers’ Reports Human Resource Coordinator Savannah Anderson introduced the City of Crete’s new hires: Darrel Thomas- Street Department, Jaden Acevedo-Code Enforcement Officer, Alex Sawtelle- Police Officer, Rick Brown-Meter Reader. Chief of Police, Gary Young stated the following: Jaden Acevedo will be working in Code Enforcement and be learning pieces of law enforcement. Acevedo will be going to the Law Enforcement Academy in late April. Updated on the cars that were stolen a couple weeks ago. Police Officer Noah Zach investigated and got a confession from a young lady who is now in the Saline County Jail. Senior Patrol Officer Audrey Arbuckle and K9 Hunk got certified with patrol. Nebraska has changed all of its standards and the way do they do testing. Even with out having had trained Hunk, he was able to do many of the open field searches. Arbuckle did great work in directing him and they got high scores. Fire Chief, Tod Allen reported the following: Matthew Gross is on the Wilber Fire Department and is a new associate volunteer member of the Fire Department comes highly recommended and wasn’t able to be at the Council meeting last time. Allen provided a break down of last years numbers 908 total calls. 575 911 calls, 363 medicals, 3 structure fires, 12 content fires, 5 vehicle fires, 31 vegetation fires, 30 false fire alarms, 15 hazmat calls, 23 mutual aid for medical, 13 mutual aids for fires, canceled 29 times and 10 special duties and 126 non-emergency BLS transfers, 172 ALS transfers, 15 standbys and 20 others. Brought back the new ambulance from Snyder, NE. It is 99% done just needs some lighting issues. Park and Rec Director, Liz Cody stated the following: Thanked the Blue River Race Way who donated the racing wheel, Apollo Automotive in Lincoln donated 4 tires and the City of Crete Parks Department added new boards and paint for the metal car structure in City Park. Visited with ESL Crete families at the UCC and Grassroots Leadership Program student group to discuss the park programs. 270 attendants at the Foodbank of Lincoln event at Tuxedo Park. Youth Soccer and Micro Soccer registration opening up. Seasonal positions will be opening up. Council members Ashley Newmyer, Dan Papik and Anthony Fitzgerald all welcomed the new City of Crete staff and volunteers. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: The next Planning Commission will be on Monday, February 12th at 7p.m. they will be considering the 1 in 6-year plan in a hearing setting then it will come back to the City Council to adopt the 1 in 6-year plan in order to get state funding. Doane University had a ribbon cutting for their new residence hall. Dr. Hughes and Mayor Bauer gave nice speeches. Ourada has been elected as Chairperson for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and his term will start on April 1st 2024. MEAN has over 50 members in Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and Colorado. The wholesale power cost is going up 3% but the good news is the rates haven’t ben raised in 4 years. Senator Deb Fischer’s Aid made a stop at City Hall to see what challenges Crete is facing. To perhaps see what the senator could assist us with. Ourada mentioned Fischer’s aid provided pointers on programs they might be able to help with as far as roundabouts, pedestrian roundabouts and overpasses. There have been some serious inquiries on business locating in Crete. Going back to having city employees certified in CPR. Park and Rec Director Liz Cody is CPR instructor certified and Human Resource Coordinator Savannah Anderson is working on it and should be by the end of the February. Received an offer for a free train depot and possibly moving it and putting it on a foundation at the new South property. Mayor Dave Bauer welcomed the new city staff. Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. FEBRUARY 2024 Claims Paid AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES SUPPLIES $1,204.37; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $9.56; CITY REVENUE FUND AIRPORT $26.57; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE WATER $93.75; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $753.27; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $8.98; SAPP BROS FUEL $1,737.04; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT AIRPORT $11.36; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA UTILITY $77.53; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $3,922.43; CASEY STEFFENSMEIER CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $91.92; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED $3,448.05; DAVID HOCHSTETLER JR CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $66.41; HENRY JAIMES CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $92.71; MICHELLE SLEZAK CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $9.22; SAYDALI FUENTES LUNA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $23.74; SHELBY MOOCK CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $85.90; TERRA SMITH CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $37.05; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $3,855.00; CRETE POSTMASTER POSTAGE $1,217.71; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES SUPPLIES $99.99; AMERICAN LEGION POST 147 FLAG RENEWAL $1,100.00; BARNHART SUPPLIES $608.40; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY $368.01; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE $99.58; CASELLE CONTRACT $1,682.61; CITY HALL FUND RENT $1,225.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $860.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SUPPLIES $65.14; CITY REVENUE FUND SEWER REV $11,914.25; CITY TAX FUND ELECTRIC SURPLUS & FRANCHISE $39,167.00; CORE & MAIN LP SUPPLIES $1,053.18; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY REPAIR $465.87; DLT SOLUTIONS INC SUPPORT $2,850.75; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $468.30; FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES MEETING $389.85; FARMERS COOPERATIVE DIESEL $19,120.92; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTILITY $520.40; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS $304.40; HUSKER ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $87.00; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $70.95; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. SERVICE $755.00; KELLY SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES $1,179.55; KIDWELL SERVICE $1,644.00; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS REPAIR $305.13; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $315.83; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS $3,306.27; MIDWEST PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT PART $109.45; NAPA AUTO PARTS REPAIR $219.16; NE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY LICENSE $115.00; NE PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL LAB LAB $120.00; OLSSON CONSULTING $493.78; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC SERVICE $86.78; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICE $19.00; OURADA, TOM MEETING $217.74; QUADIENT LEASING USA INC LEASE $329.43; RESCO PHASE TRANSFORMER $95,232.71; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN PROPANE $19,051.36; U.S. BANK CHARGES $1,379.19; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC SERVICE $726.00; UPS POSTAGE $31.13; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC UTILITY $213.29; WILBER PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR REPAIR $773.48; MEAN UTILITY $657,671.37; NE DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAX $34,605.81; XPRESS BILL PAY SERVICE $897.74; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $903,537.51; ALLO CRETE LLC LB840 $45,000.00; DANKO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CO 2022 RAM 5500 CHASSIS $201,956.35; AKRS EQUIPMENT FILTERS $75.30; ALL COPY PRODUCTS INC KONICA LEASE $292.68; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES BOOKS/MAGAZINES $1,125.38; AMERICAN RED CROSS LTS FACILITY FEE $300.00; AMGL KENO AUDIT $3,400.00; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES $302.23; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO 1-1/2 SCRN WEEPING W ROCK $6,885.42; BLACK HILLS ENERGY 8736-9394-41 137 W 13TH ST $3,600.46; BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC MEDICAL SUPPLIES $300.84; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $284.46; CASELLE SERVICE $933.39; CDW GOVERNMENT INC SUPPLIES $44.15; CENGAGE LEARNING INC/GALE BOOKS/MAGAZINES $537.96; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS/MAGAZINES $23.37; CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC SERVICE $2,872.00; CITY HALL FUND RENT $375.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $1,140.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SUPPLIES $5,128.87; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $49.06; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY ROOM $16,521.88; CITY TAX FUND LIBRARY BOND PAYMENTS $21,000.00; CRETE ACE HARDWARE MAINTENANCE $117.75; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER AMBULANCE LAUNDRY $35.00; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $15.32; CRETE GLASS SUPPLIES $320.00; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $39.88; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE RENTAL $49.00; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $1,731.92; EMERGENCY MEDICAL PRODUCTS SUPPLIES $1,303.02; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES SERVICE $90.00; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES $466.45; HAMILTON EQUIPMENT CO CREDIT $73.08; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTILITY $293.57; HEIMAN INC UNIFORM $334.13; JONES AUTOMOTIVE PART $2,961.09; KEN'S USAVE PHARMACY SUPPLIES $137.89; KIDWELL SERVICE $5,206.00; LANCASTER COUNTY MUTUAL AID MEMBERSHIP $100.00; LEAGUE ASSOCIATION OF RISK MANAGMENT INSURANCE $1,819.71; MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT LLC REPAIR $1,700.35; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC SUPPLIES $152.06; MENARDS - LINCOLN SOUTH SUPPLIES $87.14; MID-STATES ORGANIZED CRIME MEMBERSHIP $150.00; MIDWEST SERVICE & SALES CO PARTS $1,420.75; NAPA AUTO PARTS SUPPLIES $922.33; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC REPAIR $46.13; ODORISIO, TONY 2024 YOUTH SOCCER REFUND $160.00; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICE $48.00; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING SERVICE $158.15; PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES POSTAGE $95.37; PRESTO-X SERVICE $76.89; RENKER, LAURA TRAINING $19.39; SALINE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS FEES $32.00; SAPP BROS PETROLEUM FUL $631.50; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN FUEL $178.73; SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP SERVICE $376.62; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT PROCEEDINGS $376.92; SID DILLON FORD SUPPLIES $61.14; SIEDHOFF BODY SHOP TOWING $85.00; STRYKER SALES LLC SERVICE $10,822.50; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE CHARGES $170.00; TY'S OUTDOOR POWER & SERVICE PART $47.76; U.S. BANK (JS) SUPPLIES $1,277.64; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC SERVICE $374.00; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA INC (CB) UTILITY $727.83; WINDSTREAM (C911) UTILITY $1,333.47; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES (ACH) SERVICE $255.00; NE DEPT OF REVENUE GAMING TAX $9,264.00; NE DEPT OF REVENUE (ACH) LODGING TAX $421.62; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC (ACH) POSTAGE $100.00 Tax Funds Subtotal - $358,814.90; All Funds Total - $1,270,129.84. CR — February 14, 2024 ZNEZ
