REGULAR MEETING CRETE CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 (CONDENSED, ENTIRE COPY AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK). Council President Dale Strehle 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: Mayor Dave Bauer and Council member Ashely Newmyer The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes October 7th, 2025 City Council Minutes October 7th, 2025 Legislative & Economic Development Committee Minutes October 7th, 2025 Finance Committee Minutes October 7th, 2025 City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 21st, 2025 Legislative & Economic Development Minutes October 21st, 2025 Public Works Committee Minutes Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,499,565.26 Held Public Hearing to hear testimony in favor of and in opposition to the review of the R-3 Special Exception request from TML Properties at 307 E 12th St for a sign. Unanimous Approved the application from TML Properties for a R-3 Special Exception permit request at 307 E 12th St for a sign. Unanimous Tabled Ordinance 2260 Amending Ordinance 2255. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2025-26 Crete DBE Program FY 25-26-27. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2025-27 Signing of the Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent 2025. Unanimous Tabled the LB840 Application from Dollarama Remodeling and Solutions LLC in the amount up to $27,000. Unanimous Approved LB840 Application from Tom and Vicki Sorensen in the amount up to $250,000. Unanimous Approved the LB840 Application from Cristina’s Family Restaurant in the amount up to $20,000. Unanimous Approved the MEAN Master Services Agreement. Unanimous Approved the Crete Carrier Community Room Grant Application from Jay Gilbert for Apace Concert on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. Unanimous Approved the Drevo Addition Administrative Subdivision. Unanimous Approved the SACK 1st Addition Administrative Subdivision. Unanimous Approved the replacement of tar kettle. Unanimous Approved the grant donation for the Crete Volunteer Fire Department. Unanimous Approved the serving of catered alcohol with a Special Designated Liquor License at the Community Room for the Rotary Club holiday dinner on December 18th, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Unanimous Approved the Downtown Business District Snow Removal and Weed Management Service Agreement. Unanimous Petitions-Communications-Resident Concerns Cindy Wanek addressed the City Council with a question about parking restriction on 9th and 10th Street and Forest Ave. Wanek stated that she would like to know how to initiate a request for the consideration of changing the parking restrictions on that street. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated they would look at it and then send it to the Public Works committee. Wanek stated she would prepare something in writing and get that to Ourada. Officers’ Reports Chief of Police Gary Young stated that Code Enforcement Officer Hermes Trujillo has hit the ground running in the month that he has been here. He is working on parking issues, making sure there are hard surfaces rather than grass, and he is doing a great job. The Police Department officers have been busy with investigations. Fire Chief Tod Allen stated the following: The fire department is down to 30 members. They will be bringing a bylaw change in front of the City Council sometime in the beginning of the year to allow non EMT firefighters. City Administrator Tom Ourada asked if other departments are looking at this. Allen stated that yes and they are looking at limiting the number and starting with 5. They are a rescue department and can’t be taken over by non-EMTs. They have had very good firefighters but they haven’t been able to pass the EMT National Registry test. Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following: Camp grounds are closed for the season. All of the building facilities have been winterized. Continuing with parks facilities inspections. Martial arts program has started and is the last recreation program for the year. Building Inspector Trent Griffin went through and explained the permitted logs. Griffin explained that the year totals for fiscal year 2024-2025 they had a total of 362 permits and of those 21 new single-family homes and 12 units between two buildings an eight plex and a fourplex. There might be more housing being built in the next couple months. Council member Tom Crisman asked if the food truck letter have been mailed out and City Administrator Tom Ourada stated they have been mailed. Ourada explained that there was discussion with the owner of the food truck on Hawthorne Ave and they have a plan with them moving forward. City Administrator Tom Ourada explained the following: that he spoke to Mayor Bauer about a part time position to assist the Community Assistance Office and he agreed to that. It is a part time position with no benefits and it will be structured three days a week or five afternoons a week. They went through the interview process and Ourada stated they have a really good candidate that will fit well in the City and perhaps they can utilize this person in other areas as well. Had a teleconference with Burlington Northern and their management company and Council member Strehle was there. They are putting together a scope of services study and they think that up to preliminary engineering will be about $3 million. Then when preliminary engineering and final engineering start that will be much more and the project could approach $50 million. Burlington Northern is pushing forward with grants and they are going to be writing the grants. The main street tracks are the primary topic of conversation and quiet zone would be a part of that and possible closure of one crossing. However, that has been a little less prominent than previous conversations. Strehle added that one of the grants they are looking at has $5 billion of funding available. Received the solid waste agreement late and it went to the Public Works committee to have time to review and it will be on the next City Council agenda. CITY REVENUE FUND AIRPORT $35.18; CRETE AUTO SUPPLY INC OIL & FILTER $107.46; CULLIGAN OF CRETE SOLAR SALT $60.00; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $41.41; SCHEPERS, AARON BUYBACK-CRETE FUEL $33,721.69; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY $96.71; AVFUEL CORPORATION FUEL $32,410.25; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $66,472.70; SIERRA, SABINO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $85.88; ANILE ESPINOSA NODARSE CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $12.30; BROWN, ERICA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $126.17; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED $636.83; RAMOS RIOS, ADA R CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $114.70; YOSBEL ARIAS SOTO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $44.70; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $1,020.58; CRETE POSTMASTER UTILITY POSTAGE $1,397.48; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO 1-1/2 SCRN WEEPING W ROCK $6.92; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY $302.93; CITY HALL FUND DEPARTMENT OFFICE RENT $1,225.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $535.00; CITY REVENUE FUND SEWER REV $11,219.35; CITY TAX FUND ELECTRIC SURPLUS & FRANCHISE $39,167.00; CORE & MAIN LP SCADAMETRICS TMD METER DISPLAY $21,181.47; CRETE AUTO SUPPLY INC GREASE GUN $626.71; CRETE FOODMART DISTILLED WATER $15.60; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO TOOLS $48.36; DUTTON LAINSON COMPANY WLTCMVOLT $6,526.11; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $2,276.14; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $922.72; FIBER PLATFORM LLC ETHERNET INTERNET $391.69; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORM $318.81; JAY'S OIL CO PROPANE $245.95; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. CRETE GENERAL ENGINEERING $1,112.50; KRASSER, LEE MEETING/TRAINING $98.00; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS CO 21 GREEN STAKING FLAG $374.68; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPL UNIFORMS $174.59; NEBRASKA SNOW EQUIPMENT CUTTING EDGE/CENTER FLAP KIT $743.39; OLSSON SCADA ON CALL CONSULTING $5,807.82; SAPP BROS, INC UNLEADED $17,796.27; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER $66.12; UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY AY 740 1 METER SETTER AY $203.47; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY $296.19; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP T&B 30H SPLIT BOLT MAIN $6,932.14; SALINE CO FAIR BOARD UTILITY OVERPAYMENT $39.59; MEAN WHEELING EXPENSE $721,032.30; NE DEPT OF REVENUE MOTOR FUEL TAX $10.00; QUADIENT LEASING POSTAGE LEASE PMT $329.43; UPS POSTAGE $10.88; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $114,511.86; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $955,946.47; AKRS EQUIPMENT FILTERS $202.04; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES BOOKS $1,070.20; APCO INTERNATIONAL CALEA LAW ENFORCE ACCR $1,380.00; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE $5,586.21; BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTLITY $475.26; BLACKSTRAP INC WHITE ASTM 1 ROCK SALT $3,930.01; BRODART CO OFFICE SUPPLIES $301.22; CENGAGE LEARNING INC BOOKS/MAGAZINES $113.56; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS/MAGAZINES $127.65; CHAPIN LAWN CARE MOWING & FERTILIZER $420.00; CITY HALL FUND DEPARTMENT OFFICE RENT $375.00; CITY HEALTH FUND HRA $990.00; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY ROOM $14,168.93; CITY REVENUE FUND COMMUNITY GARDEN $24.38; CITY TAX FUND LIBRARY BOND PAYMENTS $21,000.00; CONCRETE INDUSTRIES INC CONCRETE CURE, REBAR, REBAR $1,475.88; CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DIST 80709 STARTER 600VAC 45AMP $942.58; CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER AMBULANCE LAUNDRY $35.00; CRETE AUTO SUPPLY INC WIRING REPAIR-SMALL SANDER $154.13; CRETE FOODMART CLEANING SUPPLIES $32.34; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO SPIKE LAWN SEEDER RENTAL $180.00; DEMCO INC OFFICE SUPPLIES $248.27; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $800.97; EGAN SUPPLY CO JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $540.78; FIBER PLATFORM LLC ETHERNET INTERNET/PHONES $1,045.74; HEATH SPORTS UNIFORM $349.81; HOMETOWN LEASING CONTRACT ADMIN FEE & MONTHLY $155.12; JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. CRETE PLANNING ASSISTANCE $16,183.20; MARVIN PLANNING CONSNTS INC ZONING & SUBDIVISION REGS $3,750.00; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC OXYGEN $214.83; MICHAEL TODD INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY VINYL FLAGS $442.88; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC JD GROOMER TIRE REPAIR $543.10; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING PAPER SHREDDING $70.00; PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL PD POSTAGE METER LEASE $91.14; PRESTO-X PEST CONTROL $92.19; PWR & DWD RENTAL PROP LLC OLD MAIN LB940 $2,945.00; REIMERS KAUFMAN CONCRETE CONCRETE TOOLS, CLIPS $150.79; SACK LUMBER CO PRE-CUT STAKES $97.97; SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP INSPECTION SERVICE $403.32; SEALMASTER KC TACK SS-1H $788.40; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT CITY COUNCIL $141.13; SID DILLON FORD OIL & FILTER $113.26; STRYKER SALES LLC AED REPLACEMENT BATTERIES $450.00; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE TLO MONTHLY CHARGES $345.75; TRI STATE OIL RECLAIMERS INC USED OIL PICKED UP $75.00; UNION BANK & TRUST CO GEN OB VRS BOND SRS 2021 $196,650.00; VOSS LIGHTING 4L-LG-D-6-06-SOF-C1 $1,413.55; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY $290.26; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY $94.83; WASTE CONNECTIONS UTILITY $237.66; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES COPIER CONTRACT $255.00; NE DEPT OF REVENUE MOTOR FUEL TAX $7,965.00; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $200.00; UNION BANK BOND ANTCPTN NTS SRS 2023 $39,405.00; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $146,591.17; TAX FUNDS SUBTOTAL $476,125.51; ALL FUNDS TOTAL $1,499,565.26 The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. CR — November 12, 2025 ZNEZ
