MINUTES-JANUARY 7, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska 68333 January 7th, 2025, (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, Newmyer, Papik, Strehle and Fitzgerald. Absent: Frans The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council Minutes December 17th, 2024 Public Works Minutes December 17th, 2024 Finance Committee Minutes December 17th, 2024 Public Safety Minutes December 17th, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $546,098.38 Approved the Maintenance Agreement No. 57 between the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the Municipality of Crete. Unanimous Approved the Special Conditions documents for Crete 24PWI004. Unanimous Approved the Special Conditions documents for Crete 24DTR001. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2232 amending telecommunications occupation tax. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2233 amending new deposit rate once deposit is returned. Unanimous Approved to authorize the Crete Police Department to apply for the Law Enforcement Hiring Bonus Grant. Unanimous Approved the claims from Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $1,102.91. Aye: Crisman, Newmyer, Fitzgerald, Strehle; Abstaining: Papik Approved the Airport Manager Contract. Unanimous Officer’s Reports Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following: The League Association of Risk Management did a review and nothing came up that needs to be done urgent. Working on new records management system. On the Crete Community Chat someone stated that the Crete Police Department didn’t help unlock their vehicle that was parked at Walmart. Young explained that the Crete Police Department is not trained to unlock vehicles. It can become liability and can be very expensive to try to unlock vehicles. City Administrator Tom Ourada asked Young to talk about the good police work that has been done. Young explained that Officer Jeff Kramer helped investigate a case where a vehicle hit three other vehicles. Kramer was able to find the vehicle that had caused the damage and spoke to the owner and was able to solve the three cases. Council member Tom Crisman asked Young about the change in dispatch. Young explained that they have been working with IT Director Mike Kalkwarf and GIS Technician/IT Emerson Aschoff. The contract with Beatrice will end in September. Library Director Jessica Wilkinson stated the following: Provided the December 2024 Director’s Report Introduced the new Library Dog mascot named Sodapop Curtis $1,200 in winter book sales A total of 969 people attended the December programing events. Breakfast with Santa had an attendance of 550 people. The Polar Express movie in collaboration with the Isis Theatre was attended by 116 people. 15 teens attended the After-Hours Teen Night. Switched to a new meeting room software Lego Day will be on January 18th, 2025 from 10am-12 pm Puppy Palooza will be on March 22nd, 2025 at 10am The 100 book Reading Challenge began on January 1st, 2025 Received $800 from the Nebraska Library Commission for box books. Youth Services Librarian Maridza Vasquez is going to be going to Arizona for a conference. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: Working on Police Lieutenant position and the City Council will act on the amened FOP agreement. The Crete Housing Community Development Corporation will be submitting an application for a 3 to 1 match workforce housing grant. LB840 will be providing $250,000 and there was a $10,000 donation for a total of $1,030,000.00. There are still going to be some partner conversations. At the last leadership meeting department heads and leaders were asked to attend other city board and commission meetings to see all the things the city is doing. The downtown City buildings may have sold and that money will be going back into the LB840 fund and will discuss with Mayor Bauer. LB840 sunsets in 2025 and the council would authorize to put it on the ballot possibly the Spring Ballot this would have to be done 90 days in advance. The Blue River Arts Council has a governing board and one of the seats is a city representative and that seat still needs to be filled. Going through the Airport Hangar Grant to see if heat can be included. This will be a $1.6 million double box hangar. The design will be in 2025 and the construction in 2026. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. JANUARY 2025 Claims Paid CITY REVENUE FUND AIRPORT 28.57; KIDWELL DUO ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE 6.57; SAPP BROS SALES TAX 987.5; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT AIRPORT 12.73; VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 42.94; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY 96.71; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,175.02; ARTURO J CASTELLANOS CALVET CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND 110; BRIAN MIERZEJEWSKI CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND 56.2; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED 1,657.90; JUAN CARLOS ALVAREZ BARRIENTOS CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND 37.76; OSNIER CARTAYA AVILA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND 56.2; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,918.06; CRETE POSTMASTER POSTAGE 1,283.78; AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSN 2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 375; APWA 7/1/24 THRU 6/30/25 MEMBERSHIP 596; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY 631.39; BOK FINANCIAL COP LEASE REV 2016 1,250.00; CASELLE, INC. CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT 1,910.95; CITY HALL FUND DEPARTMENT OFFICE RENT 1,225.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT 860; CITY REVENUE FUND PAPER TOWELS 103.59; CITY REVENUE FUND SEWER REV 8,321.68; CITY TAX FUND ELECTRIC SURPLUS & FRANCHISE 39,167.00; COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRIC SUPPLIES 4,513.00; CRETE FOODMART LAB SUPPLIES 38.24; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO 1-1/4 COMP EMPT CONN 3.85; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTILITY 601.84; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS 236.87; JAY'S OIL CO TIRE REPAIR 15; KIDWELL DUO ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE 136.65; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS COUPLING, 3/4 CPLG PEP X MIP" 1,285.86; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS 257.26; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE 18.72; MEDICAL ENTERPRISES INC DRUG TEST PANEL 108; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS 3,101.17; MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC OF OMAHA 2X12-1/2 SS REPAIR CLAMPS 516.84; NAPA AUTO PARTS VEHICLE EXPENSE 170.98; NE PUBLIC HEALTH ENVRNMNTL LAB LABS 288; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC TIRES-TRENCHER TRAILER 2,270.41; OLSSON CRETE CORE INGREDIENTS 19,372.84; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC LOCATING SERVICE FEE 73.06; PINNACLE BANK BLACKHAWK SUPPLY 576.45; RESCO CREE RUL SERIES LED 9000LUM 3,933.25; SAPP BROS PROPANE 625.5; SID DILLON FORD VEHICLE REPAIR - UNIT 322 2,293.02; SONIA LEYVA SIGALA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND 11.94; SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION FIRE EXTINGUISHER ANNUAL INSPECTION 237.57; TOTAL BACKFLOW RESOURCE BACKFLOW DEVICE CALIBRATION 120; U.S. BANK GALLERY COLLECTION 298.8; UPS POSTAGE 22.42; VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 454.63; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY 296.19; DEPT OF ENERGY PURCHASED POWER WAPA 26,345.74; XPRESS BILL PAY ONLINE PMT FEE 1,024.66; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $111,937.50; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $236,910.65; SALINE COUNTY TREASURER SPECIAL ASSMNT HELEN HIER 1,968.41; SALINE CO 4-H COUNCIL 2025 SALINE CNTY FRBK ADVRTSNG 100; AKRS EQUIPMENT OIL/GREASE FOR GATOR 45.8; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES BOOKS/MAGAZINES 1,896.88; AMERICAN FENCE CO OF LINCOLN 7/8X6"X96" WHITE RIBBED PICKETS 69.09; AMGL KENO AUDIT 3,700.00; BADGER BODY & TRUCK EQUIPMENT JACK HANDLE & BEARING 97; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES 1,098.27; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE 686.76; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY 1,740.77; B'S ENTERPRISES INC 1/2 X 8" X 7' DBC GRADER BLADE 2,205.00; CASELLE, INC. CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT 1,060.05; CENGAGE LEARNING INC/GALE BOOKS/MAGAZINES 362.27; CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC LB840 CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC 7,473.00; CITY HALL FUND DEPARTMENT OFFICE RENT 375; CITY HEALTH FUND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT 1,140.00; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY ROOM 12,203.53; CITY TAX FUND LIBRARY BOND PAYMENTS 21,000.00; CRETE ACE HARDWARE BLDG & GRNDS MAINT 1,102.91; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER ALS SERVICE FEE 1,773.58; CRETE FOODMART PROGRAM EXPENSE 53.78; CRETE LODGING LLC SEMI ANNUAL PMT 50,290.16; DANA POINT DEVELOPMENT CORP SEMI ANNUAL PAYMENT 7,703.35; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 219.69; ENGINEERED CONTROLS INC BLDG & GRND MAINT 758; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES SERVICE 95; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS UTILITY 234.01; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS 239.4; HOMETOWN LEASING CONTRACT ADMIN FEE 153.41; KAMAKE INC SEMI ANNUAL PMT 1,525.74; KIDWELL DUO ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE 325.78; LYNN CARD COMPANY THANKYOU/APPRECIATION CARDS 119; MACQUEEN REPAIR BREATHING APP 26.14; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC OXYGEN 204.6; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE 48; NAPA AUTO PARTS OXYGEN 146.96; OMAHA WORLD-HERALD 26 WEEK RENEWAL 370.99; OVERDRIVE INC BOOKS 500; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING PAPER SHREDDING 140; PAVERS INC COLD MIX ASPHALT 712.29; PINNACLE BANK NE JUDICIAL BRANCH 861.73; PO'S REPAIR WELDING & ALUMINUM NEW TRCK 80; PRESTO-X SERVICE 84.58; QUALITY SOUND & COMM QTRLY WATER CONTRACT 147; QUILL LLC OFFICE SUPPLIES 155.28; RAMOS, ZORAIDA MILEAGE 57.08; SALINE COUNTY AGING SERVICES PROGRAM EXPENSE 126; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT CITY COUNCIL 291.25; SPARQ DATA SOLUTIONS SUBSCRIPTION 4,100.00; SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION FIRE EXTINGUISHER ANNUAL INSPCTN 1,471.93; SW FIREFIGHTING FOAM & EQUIP FIRE EQUIP FOAM 1,986.24; U.S. BANK UNL PESTICIDE SAFETY 524.52; UTILITY ASSOCIATES INC MEDIA CONTROLLER FOR BWC'S 184.28; VERIZON WIRELESS WIRELESS MODEMS 329.1; VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 727.99; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY 622.75; WINDSTREAM UTILITY 121.91; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES COPIER CONTRACT 255; NEBRASKA.GOV JUSTICE CASE LISTING 5; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE 300; QUADIENT INC POSTAGE SUPPLIES 19.99; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $169,678.40 Tax Funds Subtotal - $306,094.65 All Funds Total- $546,098.38 CR — January 15, 2025 ZNEZ
