MINUTES-MAY 16, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CRETE CITY COUNCIL 243 East 13th St., Crete Nebraska, 68333 May 16, 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, Fitzgerald and Papik; Absent: None The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes Legislative Economic Development Committee May 2, 2023 Personnel Committee May 2, 2023 Public Safety Committee May 2, 2023 Public Works Committee May 2, 2023 Finance Committee May 2, 2023 City Council May 2, 2023 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $236,492.17 Approved Statements 361925-361929 for legal services provided by Cline Williams in the amount of $21,816.43 Approved Committee and Board Appointments Approved LIGHT Health Insurance Renewal. Unanimous Approved the second reading Ordinance 2170: An ordinance to annex Area #5 into the corporate limits of the City of Crete, Nebraska. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance No. 2172 Amending the Crete Municipal Code pertaining to Appointed and Hired Officials. Unanimous Designated MEAN to manage the Western Area Power Administration-Upper Great Plains Region Renewable Energy Certificate Letter and Option Form. Unanimous Waived the outstanding fines and fees from the library in the amount of $5,739.59 that have accrued from prior to 2015 as determined as uncollectible. Unanimous Approved payment of claims to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $1,519.82. Papik abstained from voting Tabled implementing a key policy for the transfer station gate until policy is ready for review. Allowed Mutual of Omaha Accident and Critical Illness elective coverage for employees. Unanimous Approved Nextlink Water Tower Site Lease Agreement. Unanimous Approved Change Order Request No.004 from Kingery Construction Co. in the amount of $28,935.00 for the Crete Isis Theatre Phase I. Unanimous Approved the request for increased DTR funds in the amount of $5,200 from 1334 Main Avenue. Unanimous Petitions-Communications-Citizen Concerns: Steven Reisdorff, 520 Iris Ave, Crete, NE 68333 addressed the council to express the following concerns: Suggested a weight requirement for trucks and signs on where trucks can come in to town. Suggested the City review contract with Southeast Nebraska Communication and explor options of partnership with Saline County Asked the City to generate information on Tax Increment Finance Reisdorff mentioned on the ordinance that was passed tonight that the Council can delegate authority but can not delegate responsibility. Officer Reports: Police Captain Jon Pucket mentioned that Chief of Police Gary Young was in Washington D.C. for Police National Police Week. Months ago when it was mentioned to the council getting a k-9 unit and now you can see the benefits 16 other police officers in town working and there were 2 Crete Police officers and having the ability to do that because the council approved the k-9 unit has a great impact in our ability to keep the community safe. Thanked the City Council. Noah Zach is at the Police Academy and has completed his first week Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following: Mid way through life guard Will be opening the pool with at least 10 returning lifeguards and there are 13 enrolled, 7 cashiers and 2 pool managers The pool manual is being reviewed by former and current pool staff Swim team practice starts next week with 64 registered swimmers City Inspector Brad Bailey inspected the pool and provided a list of things to do The Wildwood Pool will be opening on Saturday, May 27th 2023 City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: Last year partnered with Doane University Engineering professor and his students on comprehensive plan elements for some of the following projects; southside sports complex, eastside annexation and housing, main avenue economic report, railroad quiet zone report, water and treatment report The community will have the opportunity to participate in the design and voting on whether we should do something like that. This is up to the city council not up to the City Administrator Bids opening for a 10 MVA Substation Class Distribution transformer and for the Substation Class Power Distribution Center on May 31st at 10am. Will be in Kearney on Wednesday and Thursday for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska board meetings. There will be two interviews for City Attorney on Friday, May 19th 2023 Wage data came in and will review it with Mayor Bauer and City Attorneys to see how it compares with other cities, array, PD, and market. Attended funding workshop and looking to possibly do owner occupied rehabilitation project again. Rural workforce housing have been constructed. We put in $280,000 and got a match from the state Mayor Dave Bauer stated the following: The Cinco De Mayo celebration at City Park went well and thanked all the employees who helped. Appreciates the Fire Department cleaning Main Ave. Tonight was Jack Oelschlager’s last council meeting thanked him for all the years he served on the council and his hard work for the City of Crete. Meeting adjourned at 6:47pm MAY 2023 Claims Paid CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $28.50; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE WATER $48.00; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $276.28; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $644.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ELECTRICITY $639.54; SEWARD ELECTRONICS RADIOS $850.00; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA SERVICES $75.64; WINDSTREAM PHONE LINES $126.22; AIRPORT FUND SUBTOTAL $2,688.18; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES OFFICE SUPPLIES $151.28; AQUA AEROBICS SYSTEMS INC WWTP CHEMICALS $24,470.79; BORDER STATES INDUSTRIES INC SUPPLIES $201.03; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $78.29; CASELLE, INC. SOFTWARE SUPPORT $1,682.61; CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTERS $43.01; CITY PAYROLL WAGES $83,120.37; CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTORS SUPPLIES $403.00; CORE & MAIN LP SUPPLIES $1,387.83; CRETE ACE HARDWARE CLEANING SUPPLIES $390.56; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $22.66; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SUPPLIES $20.21; DEPT. OF ENERGY W.A.P.A. PURCHASED POWER $25,126.75; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $28.70; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $99.30; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $174.73; GILMORE & ASSOCIATES INC ENGINEERING $4,500.00; INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS REPAIRS $1,536.18; JCI INDUSTRIES INC MOTOR REWIND $6,107.00; KIDWELL NETWORK SUPPORT $674.03; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $447.54; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE $15.81; MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES $673.48; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC LABS $2,046.24; MYGOV LLC ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $1,710.00; NeHHS LAB LABS $7.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ELECTRICITY $8,092.89; NORTHERN SAFETY CO. INC. SUPPLIES $270.15; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC LOCATING SERVICE FEE $90.38; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK BACKGROUND CHECK $96.00; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $275.00; RAILROAD MANAGEMENT CO III LLC CROSSINGS $344.67; RESCO SUPPLIES $4,638.63; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER $193.48; U.S. BANK SUPPLIES $1,516.25; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $30.00; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC ETHERNET INTERNET ACCESS $726.00; UPS POSTAGE $18.36; VERIZON WIRELESS PHONES $466.40; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA SERVICES $42,133.75; WINDSTREAM PHONE LINES $445.69; XPRESS BILL PAY ONLINE PMT FEE $849.34; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $215,305.39; AED AUTHORITY SERVICES $195.00; ALL ROADS BARRICADES INC SIGNS $154.24; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES SUPPLIES $959.75; APPLIED CONCEPTS INC SUPPLIES $1,150.00; AQUA-CHEM INC CHEMICALS $2,072.10; AW WINDOW WASHING WINDOW CLEANING $190.00; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS/MAGAZINES $1,251.47; BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC SIGN HARDWARE $176.21; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE $1,851.30; BLACK HILLS ENERGY NATURAL GAS $71.34; BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC MEDICAL SUPPLIES $1,221.07; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $589.88; CASELLE, INC. SOFTWARE SUPPORT $933.39; CATHEY, DANIELLE REFUND $10.00; CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTER EXPENSE $32.10; CENGAGE LEARNING INC/GALE BOOKS/MAGAZINES $31.15; CITY PAYROLL WAGES $125,427.65; CITY REVENUE FUND BILLING $1,228.52; CLEARGOV INC SOFTWARE SUPPORT $10,841.67; COLE, ABBY REFUND $50.00; CRETE ACE HARDWARE JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $1,100.76; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER ALS SERVICE FEE $2,572.00; CRETE FLORAL SUPPLIES $1,750.00; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $11.13; CRETE VETERINARY CLINIC BOARDING $240.81; CRETE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN SUPPLIES $127.42; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE WATER COOLER RENTAL $36.00; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,298.89; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $1,109.88; EMERGENCY MEDICAL PRODUCTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES $3.55; ENDICOTT CLAY PRODUCTS CO CITY COUNCIL BRICK $35.00; ENGINEERED CONTROLS INC BLDG & GRND MAINT $280.00; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES PEST CONTROL $85.00; EXECUTIVE ANSWERING SERVICE ANSWERING SERVICE $58.27; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES $2,091.47; G&I FRIENDLY CLEANER LLC JANITORIAL SERVICES $499.00; GILMORE & ASSOCIATES INC ENGINEERING $891.74; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORMS $603.58; JAIMES, HENRY REFUND $75.00; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. ENGINEERING $15,585.00; K & G BODY SHOP INC TOWING $400.00; KIDWELL NETWORK SUPPORT $1,099.72; LEE'S REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT REPAIRS $427.73; MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT LLC PELICAN SWEEPER REPAIR $2,380.77; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC OXYGEN $782.11; MCI VERIZON TOLL FREE LINE $48.00; MENARDS - LINCOLN SOUTH LANDSCAPING BLOCKS $111.75; MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES ALARM MONITORING $94.29; MYGOV LLC ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $18,810.00; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $724.58; NE DEPT OF TRANSPORATION TRAFFICE CONTROLS $1,305.67; NE ST FIRE MARSHAL ANNUAL INSPECTION $120.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES $10.09; OCLC INC CATALOG/MEGADATA SUBSCRIPTION $183.30; ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND CHECK BACKGROUND CHECK $191.00; PACE PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC MYGOV ONLINE PAYMENTS $5.00; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING PAPER SHREDDING $30.00; PURECARE CARPET CARPET CLEANING $648.28; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $225.00; SAPP BROS PETROLEUM FUEL $1,035.31; SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP INSPECTION SERVICE-241 E 13TH ST $188.31; SECURITY EQUIPMENT INC CAMERA MOUNTS-243 E 13TH ST $1,083.00; SECURITY UNIFORMS NEW BADGES $518.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT CEMETERY $1,912.36; SID DILLON FORD OIL CHANGE UNIT 5 $61.14; SIEDHOFF BODY SHOP #2023-2061 TOWING $210.00; SIRCHIE ACQUISITION COMPANY INC TAMPER-PROOF EVIDENCE TAPE $467.65; SPECTRUM INTERNET-1945 FOREST SB $136.97; SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS CULVERT PROJECT 22ND ST $10,950.38; T.J. SOKOL KOLACHES $75.00; TARGETS ONLINE 7220013-23X35 RANGE TARGET $311.62; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE TLO MONTHLY CHARGES $177.60; U.S. BANK TOM CC, ZOOM 4-3-23 ANNUAL FEE $2,577.98; UNION BANK & TRUST HSA FEES $56.00; UNION BANK & TRUST CO HWY ALLC FD PLEDGE BDS '19 $624.00; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC ETHERNET INTERNET ACCESS $374.00; VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE PD $866.61; WASTE CONNECTIONS TUXEDO PARK $642.42; WINDSTREAM PHONE-SC911 $1,717.70; YARD BOSS LAWN SERVICE $240.00; Tax Funds Subtotal - $228,714.68; All Funds Total - $446,708.25 CR — May 24, 2023 ZNEZ
