A regular meeting of the Mayor and the City Council of O'Neill was held at the City Hall in said City on the 12th day of July, 2010 at 7:30 P.M.
Present: Mayor Bill Price, City Attorney Boyd Strope, City Clerk/Treasurer Nikki Johnston, Council President Kevin Shelhamer and Council members; Susie Kramer, Tim Schneider, Terri Krysl, Tim Gleason, Vicki Cork and Don Baker. Absent: Council member Scott Menish.
Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof according to Section 84-1408 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska. Notice of the meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor William Price.
Mayor Price informed the public of the location of the Open Meetings Act poster.
Moved by Krysl, second by Cork to waive the reading of the minutes of the June 7th meeting and approve them as if read. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Schneider, second by Kramer to open the Program Income Re-Use Loan public hearing for application 10-ED-03. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Nicole Sedlacek reported that a daycare/preschool facility located at 619 E Fremont Street is requesting $12,000 for repairs and equipment. Four full time positions will be created within eighteen months. The Application Committee has met and recommends approval of this loan application in the amount of $12,000 for a period of five years.
Council member Scott Menish entered the meeting.
Moved by Cork, second by Schneider to close the public hearing. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Schneider, second by Gleason to approve application 10-ED-03 in the amount of $12,000 for a period of five years with the interest rate to be set at half percent of prime on the day of closing. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Baker, second by Shelhamer to open the O’Neill Development Corporation request for rezoning public hearing. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
The property that the community center will be developed on is currently zoned General Agricultural and it must be zoned Residential Office to meet our zoning requirements.
The Planning Commission met today and approved recommending the change of zoning request to Residential Office.
Moved by Baker, second by Cork to close the public hearing. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Baker, second by Krysl to approve the change of zoning from General Agricultural District to Residential Office District. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Baker, second by Kramer to approve to extend the start date for the contract with Elkhorn Paving for the Hynes Street project to Spring, 2011 and Gilmore & Associates is directed to prepare a change order for the specific 2011 start and completion dates and submit for council approval. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Gleason, second by Schneider to approve Mike Baribeau for the Fire Department. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
City Attorney Strope read the second reading of Ordinance No. 1307 by title and number.
ORDINANCE NO. 1307
OF THE
CITY OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, REPEALING DOG LICENSES AND ESTABLISHING A REQUIREMENT FOR FILING OF A RABIES CERTIFICATE; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Council member Cork introduced and moved to adopt Resolution No. 10-18, which is on file with the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-18
OF THE
CITY OF O'NEILL
Whereas the City of O’Neill recognizes that the cost of purchasing insurance to protect against loss is a significant budget item that impacts the operations of the City of O’Neill; and
Whereas the City of O’Neill recognizes the need to utilize industry recognized risk management techniques to control the costs of protecting the City from loss; and
Whereas the City of O’Neill recognizes that the needs related to the types of risk created by operations of the City of O’Neill, the financial exposure to loss, and the cost/benefit of use of deductibles is continually changing; and
Whereas the City of O’Neill wishes to consider all available alternatives to protect the City from loss; and
Whereas self-insurance pooling among municipalities is a recognized method of financial risk transfer for protecting individual municipalities from loss; and
Whereas the League of Nebraska Municipalities has created and sponsors the League Association of Risk Management (LARM) as a Risk Management Association under the authority of the Intergovernmental Risk Management Act and the Interlocal Cooperation Act; and
Whereas municipalities throughout the State of Nebraska have joined LARM to jointly self-insure their risk of loss; and
Whereas the members of LARM have found membership in a self-insurance pool to be the best alternative to protect against loss; and
Whereas the City of O’Neill Board has reviewed the governing documents of LARM; and
Whereas the council understands the rights and responsibilities of membership in LARM; and
Whereas the council, after considering those rights and responsibilities is comfortable with the prospect of accepting a membership proposal from LARM;
Now be it resolved that City of O’Neill will make application for membership, and request a proposal for membership in the League Association of Risk Management; and
Such proposal for membership will be considered as an alternative to the purchase of insurance, by considering the proposal for membership separately from any bid process the City of O’Neill may utilize to assist in considering purchasing insurance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of July, 2010.
WILLIAM T. PRICE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
NIKKI JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK/TREASURER
Second by Shelhamer to adopt Resolution No. 10-18. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Moved by Baker, second by Schneider to approve wage scale step raises only and no cost of living adjustments for the 2010-2011 budget year. Roll call vote as follows: Aye; Kramer, Schneider, Krysl, Gleason, Shelhamer, Cork and Baker. Nay: None. Abstain: Menish. Motion carried.
Moved by Schneider, second by Kramer to approve the bills. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
ALL FUNDS
Payroll, salary 154,062.51 Fed & FICA, tax 22,976.91
American Family, ins 323.38 Appeara, su 1,011.32
Bomgaars, su 3,004.20 Carhart Lumber, su 337.25
Contingent Fund, misc 1,258.72 GasRite, fuel 11,309.29
Harland Tech, fees 839.00 LaRue, su 89.70
Metlife, dental ins 1,603.68 Nationwide, pension 6,687.74
NE Dept of Revenue, tax 4,244.89 NPPD, util 20,324.75
NT&T, phone 1,655.68 Pitney Bowes, postage 1,849.00
Ogden Hardware, su 416.80 Regional Care Ins, ins 29,614.36
SourceGas, util 1,431.65 Strope & Gotschall, fees 761.00
Verizon, phone 523.65
GENERAL FUND
Adamson, su 221.50 Alco, su 295.56
Cubby’s, fuel 154.29 Daktronics, equip 4,529.00
Doty’s Plumbing, re 341.36 Ed M Feld, cert 400.00
Emme Sand, su 174.00 Fisher’s Plumbing, re 82.50
Fort Dearborn, ins 92.88 Game Time, su 107.59
Great America, lease 164.85 Great Western, su 16.00
Holiday Inn, lodging 145.90 Holt Co. Independent, ad 194.62
In the Swim, su 388.66 Island Sprinkler, su 304.81
Island Supply, su 99.14 K&K Welding, su 90.39
KBRX, ad 28.00 Lab Safety, su 176.67
Dave Laursen, su 60.00 Lincoln Nat’l, ins 80.40
Linn Post & Pipe, su 174.00 Scott Menish, clean 85.00
Mid-America, su 88.70 Netcom, su 285.00
No Skidding Products, su 104.97 Northeast CC, school 592.00
O’Neill Development Corp, pmt 5,000.00 O’Neill Mens Club, donation 2,000.00
O’Neill Electric Motor, su 50.00 O’Neill Lumber, su 176.23
O’Neill Tire & Supply, su 35.00 Qwest, phone 41.76
Radio Shack, su 7.99 Reiser Insurance, ins 875.50
School District #7, pmt 5,176.50 Schwans Sales, su 1,340.52
Sarah Sidak, clean 175.00 Tax Commissioner, tax 33.80
Tomark Sports, su 175.50 Western Office, su 368.29
POLICE FUND
Alco, su 57.68 American Legion, ad 45.00
Automotive & Welding, re 265.92 Avera St. Anothony’s, tests 90.00
Jackolyn Collier, clean 185.00 Grafted Tree Engraving, su 612.06
Great America, lease 98.32 Holt Co. Independent, ad 80.29
Jack’s Uniform, su 731.16 Matthew Bender, su 96.71
Jesus Munoz, ser 105.00 NE Child Support, garn 578.88
NE Law Enforcement, fee 50.00 O’Neill Car Wash, wash 19.50
O’Neill Vet Clinic, fees 180.00 No. 1 Storage, lease 4,200.00
Prairie Hills, su 555.86 Qwest, phone 52.46
Taylor Made Printing, su 54.48 Marian Wescker, ser 65.70
Western Office, su 55.94 Ron’s Mobil, part 600.00
STREET FUND
Alco, su 11.76 Cole Redi-Mix, su 2,042.00
Halsen Products, su 212.40 Irwin’s Engine, re 1,033.75
WM Krotter, su 111.30 Logan Contractors, su 113.40
NE Harvestore, su 183.10 O’Neill Auto, su 114.42
Ranchland Auto, su 16.40 Stan Houston Equip., su 162.61
Van Diest, su 2,545.95
SEWER FUND
Cole-Parmer, su 112.65 Cole Redi-Mix, su 1,035.60
Colonial Research, su 1,188.00 Farm Plan, su 26.76
Great Plains, hotline 28.08 Hawkins, su 8,949.70
K&K Welding, su 174.86 KBRX, ad 3.50
Lab Safety, su 178.71 Midwest Lab, tests 115.00
Miller Mechanical, fee 1,364.50 NE Child Support, garn 46.16
O’Neill Auto, su 75.98 O’Neill Electric Motor, su 242.50
O’Neill Lumber, su 114.79 Radio Shack, su 2.99
EMC, deduct 1,000.00 Seven Springs, su 67.50
Sewer Equipment, su 770.18 NE DEQ, exam 150.00
Share Corp., su 461.93 Stan Houston Equip., su 197.49
Tax Commissioner, tax 1,903.34 Torpins, su 8.98
WATER FUND
Cole Redi-Mix, su 232.50 Doty’s Plumbing, re 315.70
Great Plains, hotline 28.08 Hawkins, su 400.34
HD Supply, su 602.46 Holz Lumber, su 2.39
KBRX, ad 3.50 Lincoln Nat’l, ins 21.05
Maguire Iron, re 17,840.00 Municipal Supply, su 208.21
Netcom, su 21.00 Niobrara valley, util 169.00
O’Neill Lumber, su 24.45 Stan Houston Equip., su 197.49
Tax Commissioner, tax 1,702.27
SOLID WASTE FUND
Butler Co. Landf, fees 26,277.03 City of O’Neill, pmt 18,500.00
Alco, su 19.23 Central Valley Ag, su 1,410.76
Cole Petroleum, su 290.10 Credit Mgmt, garn 71.89
Elliott Equipment, su 26.58 Farm Plan, re 70.41
General Service, garn 231.85 Holt Co. Tire, su 1,835.50
Irwin’s Engine, re 2,994.03 Linweld, su 16.90
MCW, su 774.00 NE Dept. of Ag, fees 49.10
Niobrara Valley, util 679.04 O’Neill Auto, su 136.00
Omaha Truck Center, su 37.69 Siouxland Scale, su 301.50
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND
Gilmore & Assoc., fees 33,180.00 McCarthy Abstract, fees 1,782.50
TIF FUND
Pinnacle Bank, pmt 6,737.46
AUDITING COMMITTEE:
_________________________________
TIM SCHNEIDER, WARD II
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SUSIE KRAMER, WARD II
The Mayor announced the Fire Department dinner invitations for the council members are at their stations.
Terri Krysl distributed current Emergency Management Plans to the council members.
Police Chief Wanamaker announced the Special Olympics Torch Run ceremony tomorrow at 12:00 at the High School football field.
Moved by Kramer, second by Schneider to adjourn. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:47 P.M.
WILLIAM T. PRICE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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NIKKI JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK/TREASURER
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