REGULAR MEETING Crete City Council Meeting City Hall June 16th, 2026, (Condensed, entire copy available at the office of the City Clerk). Mayor Bauer called the meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. Answering roll call were the following Council Members: Crisman, Strehle, Papik and Fitzgerald Absent: Frans and Newmyer The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes June 2nd, 2026 City Council Minutes June 2nd, 2026 Public Works Committee Minutes June 2nd, 2026 Legislative Development Committee Minutes June 2nd, 2026 Parks & Recreation Meeting Minutes June 2nd, 2026 Public Safety Meeting Minutes Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $768,207.05 Adjourned to the Board of Equalization. Unanimous Held Public Hearing to hear testimony in favor or in opposition to levy assessments against certain real property at 1230 and 1236 Main Ave for money owed to the City of Crete for Business Improvement District. Unanimous Adopted Resolution No. 2026-12 Levy Special Assessments Against Real Property Described as Crete City Lots 10 and 11, Block 143, Original Township, City of Crete, Saline County, Nebraska. Unanimous Balance was paid and Public Hearing was not held to hear testimony to in favor or in opposition to levy assessments against certain real property at 1114 Main Ave for money owed to the City of Crete for Business Improvement District No action was taken on Resolution No. 2026-13 Levy Special Assessments Against Certain Real Property Described As Crete City Lot 17, Block 144, Original Township, City of Crete, Saline County, Nebraska Adjourned to the City Council. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2026-11 Renumbering Resolution number 2026-08 Authorizing the City of Crete to enter int the Interlocal Agreement with the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council. Unanimous Approved the Crete Fire & Rescue Work Comp Supplement Renewal, Year 1/3 $4,777.00 for one year and bid approval will be required thereafter. Unanimous Approved the Crete Ace Hardware claims in the amount of $3,384.92. Crisman: Aye, Strehle: Aye, Fitzgerald: Aye, Bauer: Aye, Abstained: Papik Authorized the City of Crete to apply for the League Association of Risk Management safety grant. Unanimous Adopted State Grant Resolution 2026-14 Adopting and Approving The Execution Of A State Grant Agreement for Project No. SA-10 To Be Submitted To The Nebraska Department Of Transportation. Unanimous Approved the Crete S&A Work Change Directive No 2 for NLC Signature JEO Project Number 240578. Unanimous Approved the Krupicka 3rd Administrative Subdivision of Lot 1 of Krupicka Administrative Subdivision. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2277 Creating Cryptocurrency ATM warning. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2026-15 Increase salaries by 1% to include the retirement match. Unanimous Approved the Wanek Subdivision An Administrative Subdivision of Parcel of Land Located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26 T8N R4E Of The 6th P.M., City of Crete, Saline County, Nebraska contingent on the setbacks being correct. Unanimous Approved the Blue River Arts Council requesting permission for mural contingent on the materials used meeting the City and the Historic Preservation Nebraska State Historical Society Standards. Unanimous Petitions-Communications-Resident Concerns Sarah Brown thanked the City Council on approving Ordinance 2277 Creating Cryptocurrency ATM warning. Officers’ Reports Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following: Provided a summary on the arrest that took place at Walmart on the early morning of June 9th, 2026. Young added that the Police Officers and Deputies did an exceptional job. Officer Arbuckle and Police K9 Hunk in partnership with the Sheriff’s office arrested an individual who had drug paraphernalia and intent to distribute. Officer Noah Zach will be awarded the Nebraska American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in Columbus, NE. Zach’s name will be forwarded for regional consideration, if chosen then national consideration. Officer Arbuckle was awarded at the national level and Lieutenant Jonas at the regional level. Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following: Thanked the City Council for authorizing to apply for the LARM safety grant. The Kansas/Nebraska swim meet took place on June 6th, 2026 at the Wildwood Pool. Swimming lessons and water aerobics have started at the pool Council member Tom Crisman stated that during the pool breaks older children have been going to the splashpad. Crisman asked Cody if she could please look into that. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: Ourada received an email from the State of Nebraska that there will be an overlay project that will take place in 2029 starting in west of Crete and will go to Quince Ave. The email stated that if the City of Crete has the authority to request sidewalks if they would like. Ourada added that he would like to see if sidewalks can be put in on Blue River Bridge and between Westwood’s and Crete. Ourada stated that he sent the City Council information on the Saturday outage and the incident is still being investigated. The aftermath was very clear. The semitrailer took out power lines and broke off half a dozen poles. It took most of Saturday to get the power back on the north side of Crete. There were three customers that got the power back on around 8:30pm that night. Ourada stated that they did a very good job. Officer Acevedo did a good job and he was the first one on scene and kept everyone away from the danger. The power lines were hanging on the trailer and were live. Ourada explained that there were 13,800 volts running through those lines. Ourada asked City Attorney Anna Burge and Chief of Police Gary Young to look into rewriting the Ordinance on e-bikes and motorcycles and to take this to the public safety committee. Ourada stated that he and Finance Director Wendy Thomas got an email about assessments being altered. It lists Crete commercial property and it doesn’t do a wholesale increase like 6% which they are doing with another town. City of Crete’s properties were reviewed and will go up per market. Later this month the City of Crete will be getting the full valuation. Received a letter stating that the State of Nebraska is taking back $9,000 of sales tax in a sales tax refund. The state will not tell you who the refund goes to. Ourada stated that is why the City is careful with LB840 and making sure businesses are not under Nebraska tax incentives that exempt that and then have to pay out. Ourada stated that mosquito spraying happens twice a week. Ourada also added that to his knowledge Crete is the only municipality that sprays twice a week. Spraying started on the 1st of June and didn’t do the one Thursday because you can’t spray when there are high winds or rain. At Tuxedo park spraying takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ourada added that employees in the Street Department have to complete the pesticide applicator certification and licensing training and pass two exams to become licensed. Ourada added that the City of Crete also does larvicides on public property and on select private property. They put out larvicide donuts which are devices that which kill insect larvae before they mature. The meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m. PAYEE, DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT; AKRS EQUIPMENT, 2.5 GAL HYGARD, $59.79; CULLIGAN OF CRETE, AIRPORT WATER, $76.20; KIDWELL, DATABASE CORRUPTION, $4.05; NPPD, AIRPORT ELECTRICITY, $869.26; VERIZON WIRELESS, CELL PHONE, $39.93; AIRPORT FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $1,049.23; CABRERA IVERNON, ANGEL, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $18.63; CASTILLERO LATORRACA, ISABELLA, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $26.46; CITY REVENUE FUND, CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED, $2,982.16; EDDIE, JENNIFER A, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $42.94; GUZMAN-ESPARZA, ANA, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $2.43; NELSON, TERRY D, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $37.38; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $3,110.00; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO, 1-1/2 SCRN WEEPING ROCK, $367.26; CASELLE, INC, ANNUAL MAINT & SUPPORT, $27,502.28; CITY REVENUE FUND, CASE OF TP & PAPER TOWELS, $141.16; CRETE ACE HARDWARE, MOWER REPAIR/MAINT OH LINES, $1,063.03; CRETE AUTO SUPPLY INC, SHOP SUPPLIES, $97.75; CRETE MACHINE LLC, SHAFT KEYS, $61.00; DUTTON LAINSON COMPANY, RED PLASTIC PADLOCK SEALS, $2,120.86; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC., GENERAL ENGINEERING, $1,915.00; KANSAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, TOLL FEES, $5.52; KIDWELL, DATABASE CORRUPTION, $619.75; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL, UNIFORMS, $176.09; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC, LABS, $3,121.94; NE WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, 2026-2027 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL, $105.00; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC, LOCATING SERVICE FEE, $60.91; PITNEY BOWES INC, SORTER/MAILER SERV AGMT, $978.89; UNION BANK & TRUST, FSA & HSA FEES, $40.00; UV SALES LLC, AMALGAM GIA1570T6L/HO/CB-023, $2,225.00; VERIZON WIRELESS, CELL PHONE, $429.41; WASTE CONNECTIONS, PUBLIC WORKS, $42,154.50; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP, BUR YSS2R 2 AL/ACSR SPLICE, $722.40; DEPT OF ENERGY, PURCHASED POWER WAPA, $37,361.36; NPPD, ELECTRICITY, $8,089.18; PINNACLE BANK, TOM CC, TURBO WASH 5/13/26, $96.94; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC, POSTAGE, $550.00; UPS, POSTAGE, $24.58; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS, WAGES, $117,019.66; UTILITY FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $247,049.47; TYMCO, MODEL 435 STREET SWEEPER, $169,220.55; AKRS EQUIPMENT, TRAINING GROUNDS, $549.88; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, BOOKS, $1,984.93; AQUA-CHEM INC, POOL FACILITY REPAIRS, $2,575.52; BAUER INSURANCE INC, NOTARY BOND - MOREHOUSE, $40.00; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO, 1-1/2 SCRN WEEPING ROCK, $1,452.88; BLUE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL INC, FRIENDS DONATIONS, $500.00; BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, $167.67; B'S ENTERPRISES INC, 1 3/4 X 1 3/4" X 10' SQUARE SIGN, $1,875.00; CARDINAL VENTURES LLC, SEMI ANNUAL PAYMENT, $13,333.86; CASELLE, INC, ANNUAL MAINT & SUPPORT, $15,256.24; CDW GOVERNMENT INC, VERBATIM SMARTDISK 4PK, $29.67; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT, BOOKS/MAGAZINES, $226.53; CITY REVENUE FUND, FUEL, $4,689.68; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP, GEN BUS-POLICE, $3,348.94; CRETE ACE HARDWARE, POOL HOSE REPAIR/BLDG MAINT, $2,321.89; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER, ALS PARAMEDIC FEE, $1,652.78; CRETE AUTO SUPPLY INC, TIRE ADAPTER FOR VALVE STEM & CLAMP, $394.88; CRETE LODGING LLC, SEMI ANNUAL PMT, $17,656.72; CSV LP, SEMI ANNUAL PAYMENT, $17,384.63; CULLIGAN OF CRETE, BOTTLE FREE RENTAL-LIBRARY, $52.00; DANA POINT DEVELOPMENT CRP, SEMI ANNUAL PAYMENT, $10,921.88; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, COPIER PAPER, $125.98; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES, PEST CONTROL, $60.00; FONTENELLE FOREST, RAPTOROLOGY, $277.72; HAMILTON EQUIPMENT CO, OIL & FUEL FILTERS, $118.13; HAVLAT REPAIR, VEHICLE REPAIRS, $451.00; HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS, UTILITY, $28.55; JAY'S OIL CO, TIRE REPAIR, $35.00; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC., 2024 STREET & ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS, $3,688.60; KEN'S USAVE PHARMACY, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, $141.07; KIDWELL, DATABASE CORRUPTION, $83.70; LAWN KINGS, WEED CONTROL-MAIN ST SIDEWALKS, $275.00; LARM, GRADER INSURANCE, $1,294.09; LIFE-ASSIST INC, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, $939.27; NE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRNG, FLEET USE FEES-THOMPSON, $575.00; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC, TIRE REPAIR, $32.03; NPPD, UTILITIES, $10.09; ONE SOURCE THE BCKGRND CHCK, BACKGROUND CHECK, $384.00; PENNYS PETWASH LLC, LB840 PENNYS PETWASH, $4,509.09; PRESTO-X, PEST CONTROL SERV-CITY HALL, $60.00; QUALITY SOUND & COMM, QTRLY WATER CONTRACT, $147.00; ROEHRS MACHINERY INC, TAIL WHEEL BEARING, $209.15; SALINE COUNTY TREASURER, JUNE 2026 QTRLY INSTALLMENT, $50,000.00; SAPP BROS, INC, ACCT, $997.37; SEWARD COUNTY INDEP, LIBRARY MONTHLY AD, $221.42; SID DILLON FORD, OIL CHANGE UNIT #4, $252.79; SPECTRUM PAINT, SEAL KIT FOR PAINT SPRAYER, $411.55; TRI STATE OIL RECLAIMERS INC, USED OIL PICKED UP, $75.00; UNION BANK & TRUST, FSA & HSA FEES, $70.00; VERIZON WIRELESS, MODEMS FOR PATROL CARS, $329.72; VERIZON WIRELESS, CELL PHONE, $632.42; NE ST FIRE MARSHAL, ANNUAL ELEVATOR INSPECTION, $240.00; NEBRASKA.GOV, JUSTICE CASE LISTING, $18.00; ONE BILLING SOLUTIONS, CRETE AMB SERV, $9,100.11; PINNACLE BANK, CAR/BOOSTER SEATS, $4,062.24; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC, POSTAGE, $450.00; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS, WAGES, $171,057.13; TAX FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $516,998.35; ALL FUNDS, TOTAL, $768,207.05 CR — June 24, 2026 ZNEZ
