REGULAR MEETING Crete City Council Meeting City Hall October 15th, 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, Newmyer, Strehle, Papik and Fitzgerald. Absent: Frans The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council Budget Hearing Minutes October 8th, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 8th, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,441,840.09 Mayor Bauer presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Lentell Family Approved the Crete Carrier Community Room Grant Application for the Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans Quarterly Meeting. Unanimous Approved the Crete Carrier Community Room Grant Application for an Author Talk on November 16th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Unanimous Approved the serving of catered alcohol with a Special Designated Liquor License at the Crete Carrier Community Room for an Author Talk on November 16th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Unanimous Approved to alter the November schedule of the Crete Public Library to be closed on the Saturday immediately after Thanksgiving. Unanimous Approved the Fire Protection Contract 2024-2025 fiscal year. Unanimous Approved the Saline County Area Transit invoice for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2024-2022 to ratify all votes of Tom Ourada, Crete LARM representative identified in the minutes of the Annual Members Meeting of the League Association of Risk Management on October 2nd, 2024, including the election of nominees to the LARM Board of Directors. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2217 Establishing animal regulations making it unlawful to kill cats and dogs. Unanimous Held a Public Hearing to hear testimony in favor of and/or against a Business Improvement District. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2218 Establishing the Business Improvement District Committee. Unanimous Enacted Ordinance 2219 To Establish the Main Ave Business Improvement District. Unanimous Approved the Ace Hardware claims in the amount of $1,247.22. Aye: Crisman, Newmyer, Strehle, Fitzgerald; Abstaining: Papik Held Executive session to discuss a personnel matter. No action was taken Held Executive session to discuss ALS and transport contract negotiations with CAMC. No action was taken Officer’s Reports Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following: Investigative Sergeant Lincoln Morehouse has been helping with a criminal investigation on a suspect that another agency was also investigating. They developed a plan to arrest and seize items such as computer and phones. They were able to get a confession from the suspect. Library Director Jessica Wilkinson stated the following: Gave the Fiscal Year report on programming numbers Over 6,600 people attend all the different library programming in the past year. They did 296 programs. They had 100 volunteers do over 169 hours in the library. Yearly circulation statistics $574,733.00 of materials in the library and saved patrons $569,583.00. That is how much circulation of materials is going in and out of the library. For total computer usage they had over 1,300 people going in to use the computers. Over 58,721 people walked into the library last year. Over 1,000 meeting room bookings. 928 people used the drive-thru window Added over 2,500 materials to the library collection Human Resources Coordinator Savannah Anderson introduced Brett Ladely as a new Street Operator. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: Joel Bramhall Director of Cardinal Community Learning Centers invited the Mayor and City Council to their K-12 Family Event Lights On Afterschool Event at the Crete Intermediate School on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nuisance Hearings will be on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. There is another $5,000 refund request from the state for sales tax. Jesse Yager, Water Superintendent sent in the lead and copper results in required by the state. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m. PAYEE, DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT; CITY REVENUE FUND, AIRPORT, $123.07; CITY REVENUE FUND, AIRPORT, $28.57; CRETE ACE HARDWARE, JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, $44.23; LARM, AIRPORT, $23,517.50; ROEHR'S MACHINERY INC, NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR REPAIR, $1,487.02; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT, AIRPORT, $12.73; U.S. BANK, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, $26.09; UNION BANK & TRUST, HSA FEES, $2.00; VERIZON WIRELESS, CELL PHONE, $42.93; NE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, WEIGHTS & MEASURES DEVICE RENEWAL, $133.17; NPPD, AIRPORT ELECTRICITY, $747.42; WINDSTREAM, 090502895 AIRPORT, $158.14; AIRPORT FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $26,322.87; ANA ROSA ESCALDONA OSORIO, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $21.35; HERBERT E WOLF, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $110.00; JENNIFER TELLEZ, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $160.00; JOSE FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ JR, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $19.99; KORAIN TOREH, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $120.79; MELISSA SOFYAN PEDROZA, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $99.73; ROGER J ROSALES DE LEON, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $130.29; SAYRA J LOPEZ VASQUEZ, CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND, $144.02; CITY REVENUE FUND, CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED, $2,463.83; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $3,270.00; AQUA-CHEM INC, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FEE, $1,249.69; ASCHOFF, EMERSON, MEETING/TRAINING, $35.85; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO, ROAD GRAVEL CLEAN, $208.66; CASELLE, INC., CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT, $1,750.15; CDW GOVERNMENT INC, TRIPP 4FT CAT6 SNAGLESS BLUE M/M, $485.05; CITY REVENUE FUND, TOILET PAPER, $98.30; CITY REVENUE FUND, SEWER REV, $13,237.06; CONSTLLATN NEW ENERGY GAS DIV, NATURAL GAS, $466.70; CORE & MAIN LP, SCADAMETRICS TMD METER DISPLAY, $107.50; CRETE ACE HARDWARE, BLDG MAINTENANCE, $511.36; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO, 6 CL X 4" CI/PL COUPLG", $29.97; DHHS, UTILITY OVERPAYMENT - CHARLES SERCER, $143.00; DUTTON LAINSON COMPANY, FUSE, PRIMARY, 40 AMP, $221.91; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, CALENDARS, $24.95; GPM ENVNTAL SOLUTIONS LLC, SERVICE, $616.00; HTM SALES INC, GASKETS, REDUCER, $4,900.00; HUSKER ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO, LAMP, HPS, 250 WATT, $2,052.60; JAY'S OIL CO, TIRE REPAIR, $33.00; LARM, WASTEWATER, $150,678.18; LINCOLN WINWATER WORKS, 5614A 5-1/2 MINN STOP BOX USA, $412.80; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL, UNIFORMS, $174.59; MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC, LABS, $2,507.67; NAPA AUTO PARTS, CONCRETE SAW REPAIR, $385.88; OLSSON, CONSULTING, $1,925.73; ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC, LOCATING SERVICE FEE, $108.02; RESCO, TRANSFORMER, $125,901.66; U.S. BANK, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, $137.34; UNION BANK & TRUST, HSA FEES, $38.00; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC, ETHERNET INTERNET ACCESS, $308.00; UPS, POSTAGE, $11.49; VERIZON WIRELESS, CELL PHONE, $454.51; WASTE CONNECTIONS, PUBLIC WORKS, $43,445.11; WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP, SEALS, $596.63; WINDSTREAM, UTILITY , $340.97; DEPT OF ENERGY, PURCHASED POWER WAPA, $30,643.72; NE DEPT OF REVENUE, SALES TAX, $49,512.54; NPPD, ELECTRICITY, $8,871.62; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC, POSTAGE, $550.00; XPRESS BILL PAY, ONLINE PMT FEE, $991.76; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS, WAGES, $101,320.29; UTILITY FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $545,488.26; CITY TAX FUND, CAMPSITE RENTAL, -$21,015.00; WINDSTREAM, 092221749 CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS, -$84.02; AKRS EQUIPMENT, MOWER BLADE, $39.04; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, BOOKS/MAGAZINES, $1,868.28; BAKER & TAYLOR, BOOKS/MAGAZINES, $669.51; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO, CONCRETE, $2,077.14; BOB BARKER, SPIT HOODS FOR OFFICERS, $224.88; BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, $3.29; CASELLE, INC., CONTRACT SUPPORT & MAINT, $970.85; CDW GOVERNMENT INC, TRIPP 4FT CAT6 SNAGLESS BLUE M/M, $263.88; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT, BOOKS/MAGAZINES, $195.96; CITY OF BEATRICE, QTRLY 911 SERVICE FEE, $75,971.84; CITY REVENUE FUND, PARK&REC, $4,371.12; CITY REVENUE FUND, SALES TAX, $34.48; CITY REVENUE FUND, COMMUNITY ROOM, $13,343.08; CITY REVENUE FUND, COMMUNITY GARDEN, $22.77; CITY TAX FUND, LIBRARY BOND PAYMENTS, $21,000.00; CONSOLIDATED MNGMNT COMPANY, MEETING/TRAINING, $23.20; CRETE ACE HARDWARE, CHAINSAW BLADE & AIR PLUG, $691.63; CRETE FOODMART, JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, $19.59; CRETE VETERINARY CLINIC, BOARD - CAT, $504.53; CRIST TOWING SERVICE, 2024-4981 TOWING, $265.00; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE, WATER COOLER RENTAL - LIBRARY, $49.00; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, $291.43; ELECTRONIC CNTRCTNG COMPANY, FIRE PANEL, $4,642.42; ENGINEERED CONTROLS INC, HIGH STATIC ALARM RESET, $1,108.00; ENVIRO-TECH PEST SERVICES, PEST CONTROL-210 E 14TH, $55.00; FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES, MEETING/TRAINING, $139.95; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, $1,542.65; FIRST WIRELESS, RADIOS, $5,744.00; GRAINGER, PARTS, $3,080.09; HAVLAT REPAIR, VEHICLE REPAIRS, $197.00; HEATH SPORTS, VELCRO ON PATCHES -CHIEF YOUNG, $124.50; JAY'S OIL CO, PROPANE- GRILL AT COMMUNITY EVENT, $18.95; K & J ENTERPRISES LLC, CONEX CONTAINER, $3,450.00; KEN'S USAVE PHARMACY, RX 144968, $7.98; LARM, LIFEGUARDS, $341,074.00; LEAGUE OF NEBR. MUNICIPALITIES, 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, $2,590.00; MACQUEEN, STREET SWEEPER REPAIR, $93.08; MATHESON TRI-GAS INC, OXYGEN, $789.96; NAPA AUTO PARTS, 2000 CHEVY PICKUP REPAIR, $143.84; NE LIBRARY COMMISSION, OVERDRIVE ANNUAL FEE, $850.00; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC, TIRE REPAIR, $144.75; NIFCO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, ANNUAL FIRE SPRINKLER INSP., $350.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, UTILITIES, $20.18; NORTHERN SAFETY CO. INC., NEMESIS EYEWR BE MIRR BK FRAME V30, $145.21; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING, PAPER SHREDDING, $35.00; PITNEY BOWES FINANCIAL SERVICES, POSTAGE METER LEASE, $95.37; RAMOS, ZORAIDA, MILEAGE, $44.68; RASMUSSEN MCHICL SERVICES INC, BOILER REPAIR, $223.75; SALINE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, FILING FEES, $44.00; SAPP BROS, INC - LINCOLN, FUEL - ACCT #742498, $564.22; SECURITY EQUIPMENT INC, 1515 FOREST SERVICE CALL, $198.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT, FIRE, $505.68; SID DILLON FORD, OIL & FILTER 2015 F-250, $1,030.62; SIEDHOFF TOWING, #2024-5132 TOWING, $160.00; SIGN SOLUTIONS USA LLC, STREET SIGNS, $335.19; SSC, RESCUE TRAINING, $2,731.98; THOMAS, WENDY, MEETING/TRAINING, $33.00; TRANSUNION RISK & ALTERNATIVE, TLO MONTHLY CHARGES, $173.00; U.S. BANK, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, $1,330.46; UNION BANK & TRUST, HSA FEES, $80.00; UNION BANK & TRUST CO, UBT 2023 BAN INTEREST, $236,493.75; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS LLC, ETHERNET INTERNET ACCESS, $792.00; VERIZON WIRELESS, UTILITIES, $1,008.67; WILKINSON, JESSICA, MEETING/TRAINING, $287.90; WINDSTREAM, PHONE, $528.23; CITY TAX FUND, CAMPSITE RENTAL, $15.00; NE DEPT OF REVENUE, MOTOR FUEL TAX, $106.00; NEBRASKA.GOV, JUSTICE CASE LISTING (ACH), $11.00; ONE BILLING SOLUTIONS, CRETE AMB SERV, $5,147.27; PACE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, MYGOV ONLINE PAYMENTS, $5.00; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC, POSTAGE, $450.00; QUADIENT LEASING, POSTAGE LEASE PAYMENT, $379.38; SPECTRUM, INTERNET LINE DIU OFFICE, $131.20; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS, WAGES, $145,705.57; TAX FUNDS, SUBTOTAL, $866,758.96; ALL FUNDS, TOTAL, $1,441,840.09. CR — October 23, 2024 ZNEZ
