Minutes - City of Plainview, NE

City Council Meeting Minutes April 14 2026

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 14^thday of April at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by Publication, a designated method for giving notice, as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all Members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator.

Kyle Petersen was present as City Attorney.

Janovec moved to approve the regular meeting minutes from March 10^th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to approve claims and payroll. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Juleen Johnson reported on the census at the Manor and Assisted Living and asked for council members to serve on a committee to discuss financial options for the expansion and renovation project. Mayor Smith, City Administrator Tarr and council members Sanne and Janovec will be on committee.

Police Chief Hallock reported on nuisance properties with abatement date set for May 4^th, LiDar training for the department and activity of the department for the month of March. Officer Funston presented on the upcoming Bike Rodeo to be held on June 7^th following the Klown Days Parade at the Bandshell. Pre-registration will be required by June 1^st and forms are available at the City Office.

City Clerk Retzlaff reported that there were 184 Community Surveys completed and a town hall will be scheduled in the coming weeks to discuss the results. Food trucks are scheduled for the summer and will begin the end of April and the Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon cutting for Cool Beanz and Brick Oven & Bakery, April 16^th at 4:00 PM. Everyone is invited to attend.

City Administrator Tarr introduced Judith Stanton who is the new Executive Director for PCED.

City Administrator Tarr reported that maintenance crews have been repairing streets around town, parks have been fertilized and City will be moving the tree pile due to being unable to burn at this time. Notice of the new area to dispose of yard waste and trees will be communicated when it is open.

Mayor Smith read proclamations for National Library Week and Arbor Day

National Library Week 2026 Proclamation

WHEREAS, libraries spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire lifelong learning, offering a space where individuals of all ages can explore new ideas and be drawn to new possibilities;

WHEREAS, libraries serve as vibrant community hubs, connecting people with knowledge, technology, and resources while fostering civic engagement, critical thinking, and lifelong learning;

WHEREAS, libraries provide free and equitable access to books, digital tools, and innovative programming, ensuring that all individuals- regardless of background-have the support they need to learn, connect, and thrive;

WHEREAS, libraries partner with schools, businesses and organizations, connecting the dots to maximize resources, increase efficiency, and expand access to essential services, strengthening the entire community;

WHEREAS, libraries empower job seekers, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners by providing access to resources, training, and opportunities that support career growth and economic success;

WHEREAS, libraries nurture young minds through story times, STEAM programs, and literacy initiatives, fostering curiosity and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime;

WHEREAS, libraries protect the right to read, think, and explore without censorship, standing as champions of intellectual freedom and free expression;

WHEREAS, dedicated librarians and library workers provide welcoming spaces that inspire discovery, collaboration, and creativity for all;

WHEREAS, libraries, librarians, and library workers across the country are joining together to celebrate National Library Week under the theme “Find Your Joy”;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Bob Smith, Mayor, proclaim National Library Week, April 19-25, 2026. During this week, I encourage all residents to visit their library, explore its resources, and celebrate all the ways that the library draws us together as a community.

Official Proclamation Arbor Day 2026

WHEREAS in 1872, the Nebraska Board of Agriculture established a special day to be set aside for the planting of trees, and

WHEREAS this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska, and

WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and

WHEREAS trees can be a solution to combating climate change by reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cutting heating and cooling costs, moderating the temperature, cleaning the air, producing life-giving oxygen, and providing habitat for wildlife, and

WHEREAS trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and countless other wood products, and

WHEREAS trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community, and

WHEREAS trees — wherever they are planted — are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Smith, Mayor of the City of Plainview, do hereby proclaim April 24, 2026 as ARBOR DAY in the City of Plainview, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and FURTHER, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations.

Sanne moved to approve NENEDD Membership Dues for 2026-2027 in the amount of $1,730.70. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Advisory Board for Parks and Pools recommendations for pool employees for the summer are Allison Hardisty, Manager; Baili Prewitt, Assistant Manager; Jacson King, Assistant Manager 2; Returning guards Morgan Nincehelser, Addison Hodson, Hannah Darnall, Rece Frahm, Avery Hardisty, Kiley Richter and Mallory Mauer; new guards Kobe Maertins, Tiegan Stewart, Kenadee Doerr and Macie Darnall. Sanne moved to approve the Advisory Boards recommendations for pool employees as presented. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Advisory Board for Parks and Pools recommendations for pool employee hourly wages are Manager $18.00; Assistant Manager $16.50; Assistant Manager 2 $15.50; returning guards $15.50 and new guards $15.00. Born moved to approve the wages as presented. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Advisory Board for Parks and Pools recommendations for seasonal park employees are returning employees Dylan Ward, Josie Choat and Danielle Doerr; new employees Jacson Ward, Aiden Hamilton and Jaeger Frahm. Sanne moved to approve the seasonal park employees as presented. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Advisory Board for Parks and Pools recommendations for seasonal park employee hourly wages are returning employees $15.50 and new employees $15.00. Born moved to approve the wages as presented. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Advisory Board for Parks and Pools recommended that pool admission prices remain the same as 2025. Born moved to keep pool admission prices the same as 2025. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve fireworks for Klown Days on June 6^th with a rain date of June 7^th. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #745

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City of Plainview deem it necessary that a portion of Woodland Avenue be closed for the Klown Festival hosted by the Plainview Chamber of Commerce on June 6, 2026;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, THAT:

The following streets are closed to thru traffic from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM

*Woodland Avenue between Main Street and Maple Street

Council member Born seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #745 is passed and adopted.

Council member Born introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #746

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City of Plainview deem it necessary that downtown streets be closed for the car show hosted by Highway20 HotRod Association on June 13, 2026;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, THAT:

The following streets are closed to thru traffic from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

*Locust Avenue between West and King Streets

*Main Street south of Highway 20 to Front Street

*Maple Street south of Highway 20 to approximately 100 feet south of Locust Avenue

*Elm Street from Front Street to approximately 95 feet north of Locust Avenue

*Front Street from Elm Street to Maple Street

Council member Doty seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #746 is passed and adopted.

Special Designated Liquor licenses for June events were discussed.

Born moved to approved the SDL for the Plainview Chamber of Commerce for sand volleyball and cornhole tournaments on June 6^th from 9:00 AM-midnight at the Bandshell Park. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the following SDL’s for Keystone Bar: June 5^th 3:00 PM-2:00 AM, Plainview Fireman’s Dance; June 12^th 3:00 PM-2:00 AM Street Dance; June 13^th 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Highway 20 HotRod Car Show. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Keno grants for the quarter were discussed.

Sanne moved to approve the Keno grant application for Plainview Ballbackers in the amount of $5,000 for improvements to the Legion field crow’s nest and batting cages. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Born moved to approve the Keno grant application for Jr. Pirate Running Club for Girl’s On the Run registration fees in the amount of $1,725. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-1 with Doty voting no.

Sanne moved to approve the Keno grant application for Plainview Public Library in the amount of $1,000 for a summer intern. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Discussion on Resolution #742 was held and council will pass formal resolution in May placing a handicap parking stall on Locust Avenue to the east of the alley by Highstreet Insurance.

Discussion on options for the culvert on 5^th Street and Euclid Avenue was held with property owners Randy and Kim Wolken present. Costs for extending the culvert and covering with soil will be presented at the May council meeting for the council’s approval.

Sanne moved to approve initiating the amendment process for subdivisions and presenting to the Planning Commission for their approval. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to amend Section 1 of Resolution #747 to set annual rent at $85 per acre with the maximum term of the lease at 5 years. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution as amended and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #747

A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF OLD LAGON SITE TO LYLE LINGENFELTER

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview owns a certain tract of land situated in the County of Pierce, State of Nebraska, more particularly described as follows (the “City Real Estate”):

Part of W ½ of W ½ of SW ¼ of Section Three (3), Township Twenty-seven (T27N) North, Range Three (3) West of 6th P.M. , Pierce County, Nebraska (old Lagoon site, 17A more or less)

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview desires to enter into a long-term farm lease with Lyle Lingenfelter, herein referred to as Tenant, to allow the Tenant to use the City Real Estate for growing and harvesting crops;

WHEREAS, the City requires the ability to safely and effectively manage and spread effluent; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Plainview to make this lease authorization contingent upon the City gaining access to the Tenant’s pivot irrigation system on a separate parcel of land for said effluent spreading.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the framework for a long-term farm lease of the City’s property described as Part of W ½ of W ½ of SW ¼ of Section Three (3), Township Twenty-seven (T27N) North, Range Three (3) West of 6th P.M. , Pierce County, Nebraska (old Lagoon site, 17A more or less) , to Lyle Lingenfelter. Specifically, annual rent shall be $85 per acre and the maximum term of the lease shall be five (5) years.

Section 2. The approval and execution of this long-term lease are strictly contingent upon the City of Plainview successfully securing an agreement to use Lyle Lingenfelter’s pivot for the purpose of spreading effluent on the following described real estate:

The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW1/4SW1/4) and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E1/2SW1/4) of Section 3, Township 27 North, Range 4 West of the 6th P.M., Pierce County, Nebraska.

Section 3. That notice of the proposed lease of property described above and the terms thereof shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in The Plainview News.

Section 4. That if within thirty days after the third publication of the notice a remonstrance petition against the lease of the City Real Estate is signed by registered voters of the City of Plainview equal in number to thirty percent of the registered voters of the City voting at the last regular municipal election held in the City and is filed with the City Clerk, the City Real Estate shall not then, nor within one year thereafter, be leased.

Section 5. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.

The North Dry Creek Truck Show will be held in conjunction with the car show on June 13^th and will utilize the same street closures as previously approved.

Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Born seconded. Motion carried 4-0

TIME: 7:43 P.M.

_______________________________

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 4/14/2026; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16226	Nebraska State Patrol	Tracs Licenses 2026	75.00
16227	Schaefer Grain Co	Svc	360.00
16228	NCPPD	Repairs- School Well	735.39
16229	Midwest Bank	Loan Pmt	4,293.76
16230	Midwest Bank	Donation- Michael Foods	720.00
16231	Consolidated Electrical Distributor	Su	627.44
16232	Cintas	Su	33.52
16233	Consolidated Electrical Distributor	Su	680.43
16234	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment Pmts	13,574.93
16235	Johnson Repair	Svc- HandiVan	104.49
16236	Visa	Su	96.73
16237	Allo Business	Svc	113.14
16238	CHI Health Plainview	Donation- Michael Foods	5,000.00
16239	Postmaster	Postage Permit	370.00
16240	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	439.55
16241	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	385.81
16242	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	75.00
16243	Bomgaars	Su	249.11
16244	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16245	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	7,011.25
16246	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	4,674.18
16247	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	4,674.18
16248	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	4,674.18
16249	Madison Co Bank	Loan Pmt	7,426.09
16250	Postmaster	Postage	34.75
16251	Plainview News	Ads/Legals/Su	1,237.26
16252	Nebraska DWEE	Swimming Pool Permit	40.00
16253	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA	881.00
16254	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
16255	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
26694
THRU
26701	City Employees	Payroll 3-13-2026	23,392.52
26702
THRU
26705	City Employees	Payroll 3-30-2026	21,212.99
26706	2 A.M. Signs & Graphics	Su- Police Dept	150.00
26707	Acco Unlimited Corporation	Su	401.94
26708	AED Superstore	Su	948.00
26709	Akrs Equipment Solutions Inc	Su	1,731.32
26710	Allstar Parts LLC	Su	40.94
26711	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	193.40
26712	Amazon Capital Services	Su- Library	1,616.98
26713	Andrew Funston	Reim	27.10
26714	Baum Hydraulics	Su	35.17
26715	Bazile Aggregate Co LLC	Su	264.12
26716	Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC	Svc	6,133.00
26717	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	111.29
26718	Chad’s Tire Service	Svc	89.35
26719	CHI Health Plainview	Svc	340.47
26720	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	256.09
26721	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	1,017.04
26722	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
26723	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	300.00
26724	City of Plainview Housing Authority	Housing Pmt	111.00
26725	City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing	Housing Pmt	50.60
26726	Classic Rentals	Su	274.51
26727	Creative Concepts	Ad- HandiVan	149.50
26728	Dutton-Lainson Company	Su	3,407.99
26729	Farmers Pride	Su	840.44
26730	Forbes & Sons Repair	Svc	1,000.00
26731	Hometown Leasing	Copier Lease	347.32
26732	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	566.90
26733	Jack’s Uniforms & Equipment	Su	149.95
26734	James Rau	Reim	19.00
26735	Jan X Experts in Janitorial Supply	Su	219.90
26736	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLC	Legal Fees	821.25
26737	Johnson Repair	Svc	29.50
26738	LP Gill Inc	Svc	6,713.19
26739	Mahaska	Su	48.96
26740	Matheson Tri- Gas	Su	102.90
26741	Menards	Su	335.34
26742	Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers	Engineering Fees – Land Apply	9,120.00
26743	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	1,730.37
26744	National Sign Co LLC	Su	1,150.00
26745	NE Public Health Env Lab	Svc	30.00
26746	NCPPD	Svc	7,962.63
26747	VOID
26748	One Call Concepts Inc	Svc	24.13
26749	Petersen Electric	Svc/Su	625.99
26750	Pierce Broadband Networks	Phone Svc	56.72
26751	Plainview Ballbackers LLC	Donation- Michael Foods	2,500.00
26752	Plainview Public Schools	Liq. License Fees	550.00
26753	Plainview Rural Fire Protection Dist	Qtrly Interlocal Pmt	5,500.00
26754	Plainview Telephone Co Inc	Phone Svc	1,155.94
26755	Schaefer Grain Co	Svc	405.00
26756	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Repairs	3,059.35
26757	Troy Johnston	Reim	19.00
26758	USA Bluebook	Su	217.58
26759	Wesco Receivables Corp	Su	235.50
26760	West Hodson Lumber	Su	3,840.57
26761	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	682.36
ACH	Aflac Dental and Vision	Emp Ins	318.20
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Health Ins	16,707.71
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	1,143.33
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	705.64
ACH	CrashPlan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,671.38
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,674.44
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,519.28
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,567.52
ACH	FedEx	Postage	5.49
ACH	Dearborn Life Insurance Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Healthplan Services Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	Merch Capture Svc	50.00
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,708.29
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	1,490.16
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int	1,896.31
ACH	Postmaster	Postage	21.40
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	200.42
ACH	USPS	Postage	353.19
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

STREET IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT

ACH	DTCC	Bond Principal Pmt	14,282.36
ACH	DTCC	Bond Interest Pmt	4,398.75

LIBRARY SALES TAX ACCOUNT

ACH

DTCC

Bond Interest Pmt

2,100.00

City Council Meeting Minutes March 10 2026

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 10^thday of March at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Sanne moved to approve the regular meeting minutes from February 10^th. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Kyle Overturf of AMGL was present via Zoom to discuss the FY 2024-2025 Audit Report. Overall, the financial position of the City has improved with a 10% increase in property tax, 35% increase in the unassigned fund balance of the general fund to $547,311 and increase of $4669 per capital for valuations. Overturf did state that the sewer fund reserves will need to be monitored as there is approximately only 2 years of cash reserves remaining.

Manor Administrator Juleen Johnson provided updates on the renovation/expansion project. Council agreed that the City would take care of the haying for the field west of the facility and would like to move forward with any zoning changes necessary for the Manor project.

Police Chief Hallock reported that last month there were 13 traffic stops and 2 of the 7 cabins owned by Larry Babel at 508 E Park Avenue have been demolished.

At 7:00 PM Sanne moved to open the public hearing for application for Retail Liquor License Class D- Dendinger Drug, LLC dba Plainview Family Pharmacy. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Ashley Dendinger, owner of Plainview Family Pharmacy, was present to discuss her application. Dendinger stated she intends to sell wine at her business and specialize in Nebraska made wines.

Sanne moved to close the public hearing at 7:02 PM. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the Retail Liquor License Class D Application for Dendinger Drug, LLC dba Plainview Family Pharmacy. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Clerk Retzlaff reminded everyone to complete the Community Survey for the CBDG Public Works- Facilities Grant by the end of March.

City Administrator Tarr stated that the maintenance crews have been working on water main breaks, repairs to streets and preparing for the upcoming summer season.

Mayor Smith opened sealed bids for the haying of the lagoons. One bid was received from Tim Johnston for $1,368. Sanne moved to accept the bid from Johnston. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1016. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1016 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to approve Ordinance No. 1016. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1016 approved.

ORDINANCE #1016

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA ADOPTING THE STATE LAW CHANGES MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE WHICH ARE SPECIFIC AND MANDATORY AND NECESSARY TO BRING THE CITY ORDINANCES AND CODE SECTIONS INTO CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW AND AMENDING RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1018. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1018 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to approve Ordinance No. 1018. Upon rollcall vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1018 approved

ORDINANCE # 1018

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING BLACK HILLS NEBRASKA GAS, LLC D/B/A BLACK HILLS ENERGY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ITS LESSESS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE AND THE AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXTEND A NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATN AND SYSTEM, AND GRANTING THE RIGHT TO USE THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1019. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1019 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to approve Ordinance No. 1019. Upon rollcall vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1019 approved

ORDINANCE #1019

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FRANCHISE FEE ON ENERGY PROVIDERS OPERATING IN THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Doty to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1020. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1020 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to approve Ordinance No. 1020. Upon rollcall vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1020 approved

ORDINANCE #1020

AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A CHAPTER 13 ENTITLED GENERAL PROVISIONS AND SECTIONS 13-101 THROUGH 13-104 AND SECTIONS 13-106 THROUGH 13-117 TO PROVIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAINVIEW MUNICIPAL CODE, INCLUDING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE, CODIFICATION RULES, COMPUTATION OF TIME, AND OTHER RULES.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Doty to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1021. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1021 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to approve Ordinance No. 1021. Upon rollcall vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1021 approved

ORDINANCE #1021

AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE SECTION 5-214 AND SECTIONS 5-216 THROUGH 5-218 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CODIFY MUNICIPAL SPEED LIMITS, SPECIFICALLY TO SET A GENERAL RULE REGARDING REASONABLE SPEED AND LIMITING SPEEDS AND THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND NEAR SCHOOLS, AND TO REPEAL DUPLICATIVE CODE SECTIONS

Resolution #742 will be tabled as City Administrator Tarr is still working to determine a location for the handicap accessible parking stall that will meet all requirements for Priority Family Medicine and the Veterans Administration.

Resolution #743 will be tabled until further land surveys are completed for location of a municipal water well.

City Administrator Tarr presented 3 options from Miller & Associates for the culvert placement at 5^th Street and Euclid Avenue. Council will discuss at the April meeting as the property owners, Randy and Kim Wolken, were not able to be present for the meeting tonight.

Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #744

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, APPROVING A TOW SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH DOUGLAS BACKHAUS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Nebraska, requires 24-hour, 7-day-a-week tow truck, recovery, and secure storage services for the removal of vehicles when identified and instructed to do so by the City of Plainview Police Department or Code Enforcement;

WHEREAS, Douglas Backhaus (hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”) has agreed to provide such services as an independent contractor;

WHEREAS, the Operator agrees to strictly comply with all local, state, and federal laws, specifically including the towing, notice, and lien procedures set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1901 through 60-1911, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-2401 through 60-2411, and the City of Plainview Ordinance § 6-340; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed Tow Service Agreement and deems it to be in the best interest of the City to enter into this agreement.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Tow Service Agreement between the City of Plainview and Douglas Backhaus attached hereto as “Exhibit A” is hereby approved.

Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Tow Service Agreement on behalf of the City of Plainview.

Section 3. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.

City Attorney Petersen provided subdivision regulations for the council’s review with further discussion to occur in April to update the City of Plainview’s zoning codes.

Sanne moved to change the date of the May regular meeting to Monday, May 11 at 6:30 PM due to the primary election on May 12^th. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Council thanked City Clerk Retzlaff for the work done on the audit.

Plainview Schools Superintendent Darron Arlt stated that school will maintain the field east of the track as there is a temporary discuss area for track season in place.

Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Born seconded. Motion carried 4-0

TIME: 7:37 P.M.

_______________________________

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 3/10/2026; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16200	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment	5,987.27
16201	Schaefer Grain Co	Su	7.30
16202	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	439.84
16203	Jan X Experts in Janitorial Supply	Su	112.15
16204	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	300.00
16205	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
16206	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Flat Repair	3,066.44
16207	Allo Business	Svc	79.20
16208	Amazon Capital Services	Su	10.99
16209	Hoffart Repair	Svc	1,254.00
16210	Lammers Trailer Repair LLC	Svc	397.71
16211	Cintas	Su	410.73
16212	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment	79,074.62
16213	Plainview News	Ads/Legals/Su	1,810.66
16214	Post Prom Committee	Donation- Michael Foods	150.00
16215	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16216	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	1,017.04
16217	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	256.09
16218	City of Plv Housing Authority	Housing Loan Pmt	111.00
16219	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	8,261.42
16220	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	5,507.61
16221	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	5,507.61
16222	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	5,507.61
16223	Postmaster	Postage	33.65
16224	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA	881.00
16225	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
26646
THRU
26649	City Employees	Payroll 2-13-2026	21,811.98
26650
THRU
26653	City Employees	Payroll 2-27-2026	20,076.29
26654	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
26655	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	440.75
26656	Bazile Aggregate Co LLC	Su	308.81
26657	Bomgaars	Su	84.98
26658	Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC	Svc	6,133.00
26659	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	70.66
26660	Chad’s Tire Service	Svc	37.31
26661	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
26662	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	300.00
26663	City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing	Housing Loan Pmt	50.60
26664	Classic Rentals	Su	142.10
26665	Complete Pest Elimination Inc	Svc- Mosquito Control	5,852.00
26666	Crowne Plaza Kearney	Hotel Room- J Tarr	358.20
26667	Curtiss and Scott Law LLC	Filing Fee	10.00
26668	Dd Steel LLC	Su	559.60
26669	Eakes Office Solutions	Copier Contract	33.15
26670	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	75.00
26671	Hometown Leasing	Copier Leases	347.32
26672	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	328.99
26673	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO	Legal Fees	800.00
26674	L.P. Gill Inc	Svc	6,329.10
26675	Mahaska	Su	48.96
26676	Matheson Tri-Gas Inc	Svc/Su	112.35
26677	Menards	Su	349.99
26678	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	1,440.48
26679	NE. Public Health Env Lab	Svc	30.00
26680	NE Dept of Revenue	Keno License Renewal	100.00
26681	NCPPD	Svc	7,564.02
26682	VOID
26683	AMGL	Audit Fee/1099 Filings	9,300.00
26684	Pierce Broadband Networks	Svc	56.78
26685	Pitzer Digital	Subscription- Library	27.75
26686	Plainview Chamber of Commerce	Membership Dues	135.00
26687	Plainview Public Schools	Liquor License Fees	200.00
26688	Plainview Telephone Co Inc	Phone Svc	1,160.02
26689	Schaefer Grain Co	Su	16.10
26690	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Flat Repair	1,851.45
26691	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment Pmt	37,760.00
26692	Subsurface Solutions	Su	660.00
26693	Titan Machinery	Su	1,866.66
ACH	Aflac Dental and Vision	Emp Ins	318.20
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Health Ins	15,632.48
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	1,812.67
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	705.64
ACH	CrashPlan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,480.77
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,122.06
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,567.52
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,567.52
ACH	Dearborn Life Insurance Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Healthplan Services Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	Merchant Capture Svc	50.00
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	101.21
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	87.40
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	95.47
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,761.03
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	1,491.10
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int January	2,056.64
ACH	USPS	Postage	345.87
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

MANOR SALES TAX

1021

Plainview Manor

Paving

37,760.00

KENO ACCOUNT

1193

Plainview Public Schools

Grant

1,079.98

Council Meeting Minutes February 10 2026

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 10^thday of February at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by Posting, a designated method for giving notice, as shown by the Certificate of Posting attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Kyle Petersen was present as City Attorney.

Janovec moved to approve the regular meeting minutes from January 13^th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Manor Administrator Juleen Johnson provided updated floor plan options from Clark and Enersen for the proposed Manor and Assisted Living expansion and renovation. The Manor board also finalized their uniform policy for employees.

City Administrator Tarr stated that the maintenance staff had been working on water main breaks in several areas around town.

Donna Christiansen presented the 2025 Annual Library report for the council’s review. Christiansen also stated that the library will be hosting an open house during Klown Days to celebrate 10 years since the facility had opened.

Council reviewed the League Model Ordinances that pertain to changes made by the Nebraska Legislature. City Attorney Petersen will create a formal Ordinance to pass in March.

Sanne moved to approve the use of Manor Sales Tax funds for the payment of Plainview Manor’s portion of the Pine Street paving project in the amount of $37,760. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Clerk Retzlaff presented the updated Plainview HandiVan Title VI Plan for the council’s approval. Janovec moved to approve the plan as presented. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to approve the temporary easements for Nebraska Department of Transportation Project 20-5 (114) for work to be done on Highway 20 in Plainview. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Clerk Retzlaff presented the proposed community attitude survey from NENEDD. The survey is the first step in applying for a CDBG Public Works Facility Grant for Plainview Manor and Whispering Pines Assisted Living expansion and renovation project. Sanne moved to approve NENEDD conducting the presented survey. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Discussion on Resolution #742 for a handicap accessible parking spot requested by Priority Family Medicine was held and it will be tabled until March as more information is needed to determine the appropriate area to place the parking spot.

Randy and Kim Wolken were present to discuss concerns on the culvert that was placed on the corner of 5^th Street and Euclid which is the intersection by their property. The placement of the culvert has created a large presence of water flowing on the north side of their property and they would like to look at options to divert the water to drain away from their property. Council requested that City Administrator Tarr reach out to the City engineers, Miller & Associates, for options on diverting the water.

Sanne moved to advertise for bids to hay the City of Plainview lagoon. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the Wastewater Land Application Agreement for discharge of the City of Plainview lagoons. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to approve the purchase of picnic tables for the City parks utilizing the ACE Membership Distribution funds of $5,893. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Mayor Smith stated he had spoken with Doug Backhaus in regards to removing and storing abandoned/nuisance vehicles. City Attorney Petersen will create a contract for next month between the City and Doug Backhaus.

Janovec moved to approve the hire of Dylan Ward for his school internship. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to approve the wage for Dylan Ward at $15 per hour. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Discussion on Resolution #743 for the approval to purchase land from Gaylyn and Joan Alexander for a municipal water well was held.

At 7:42 PM Janovec moved to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase of land for a municipal water well. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to come out of executive session at 7:53 PM. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Approval of Resolution #743 will be tabled until March council meeting.

Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Janovec seconded. Motion carried 4-0

TIME: 7:54 P.M.

_______________________________

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 2/10/2026; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16170	Midwest Bank	HSA Jan-June	15,000.00
16171	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
16173	Allstar Parts LLC	Su	701.75
16174	Pierce Co Register of Deeds	Filing Fee	28.00
16175	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	507.29
16176	Plainview Public Schools	Donation- Michael Foods	436.00
16177	ITron, Inc	Svc Contract	3,346.75
16178	Enview Security	Su	38.25
16179	Allo Business	Svc	79.20
16180	Amazon Capital Services	Su- Library	674.52
16181	Agland Electric Motor Service	Svc	4,212.69
16182	Eakes Office Solutions	Copier Contract	252.27
16183	Visa	Su/Svc	682.97
16184	Street Improvement	Paving Assessments	11,429.26
16185	POAN	Membership Dues	90.00
16186	Love Signs, Inc.	Su- ATV Plates/Tags	832.50
16187	The Radar & Lidar Shop	Svc	238.00
16188	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16189	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	7,431.83
16190	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	4,954.56
16191	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	4,954.56
16192	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	4,954.56
16193	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmts	1,017.04
16194	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	256.09
16195	City of Plainview Housing Auth	Housing Loan Pmt	111.00
16196	PowerManager	Su- Utility Bills	721.28
16197	Postmaster	Postage	33.65
16198	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA Jan	881.00
16199	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
26605
THRU
26607	City Employees	Payroll 1-15-2026	22,647.61
26608
THRU
26610	City Employees	Payroll 1-30-2026	20,363.36
26611	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
26612	Allstar Parts LLC	Su	513.35
26613	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	684.54
26614	Auto Value- Norfolk	Su	139.44
26615	Bomgaars	Su	85.40
26616	Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC	Svc	5,517.00
26617	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	108.18
26618	CHI Health Plainview	Svc	202.83
26619	City of Norfolk	Svc	363.50
26620	City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing	Housing Loan Pmt	50.60
26621	Classic Rentals	Su	161.66
26622	Eakes Office Solutions	Copier Contract	145.15
26623	Freedom and Glory	Su- Flags	191.94
26624	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	100.00
26625	Hometown Leasing	Copier Leases	347.32
26626	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	426.85
26627	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO	Legal Fee	800.00
26628	LP Gill Inc	Svc	7,247.94
26629	Love Signs, Inc.	Svc- Repairs to Elec Sign	1,346.00
26630	Mahaska	Su	48.96
26631	Matheson Tri-Gas Inc	Svc/Su	112.35
26632	Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers	Svc	48,345.00
26633	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	1,092.95
26634	NE Public Health Env Lab	Svc	16.00
26635	NCPPD	Svc	8,458.95
26636	VOID
26637	Pierce Broadband Networks	Phone Svc	56.78
26638	Plainview Telephone Co Inc	Phone Svc	1,148.85
26639	Reardon Lawn & Garden	Su	585.48
26640	Rueter’s	Su	482.55
26641	Schaefer Grain Co	Svc	270.00
26642	Tauber Lumber & Supply	Su	97.86
26643	Titan Machinery	Su	92.93
26644	Truck Center Companies	Su	655.92
26645	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	413.06
ACH	Aflac Inc	Emp Ins	617.72
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Health Ins	14,622.45
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	1,492.66
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	705.64
ACH	Crashplan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,172.88
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,880.18
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,517.82
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,517.82
ACH	Dearborn Life Ins Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Healthplan Services Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	213.51
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	173.71
ACH	Midwest Bank	Merch Capture Svc	50.00
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,488.47
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	2,130.78
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int Dec	2,422.55
ACH	Office Max	Su	107.78
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	240.11
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	249.99
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	83.77
ACH	USPS	Postage	347.70
ACH	Wal-Mart	Su	146.20
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

STREET IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT

1026

NLC, LLC

Paving

158,149.24

KENO ACCOUNT

1192

Plainview Post Prom

Grant

1,875.00

City Council Meeting Minutes January 13 2026

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 13^thday of January at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Janovec moved to approve the council meeting minutes from December 9^th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to approve claims and payroll. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Manor Administrator report was given by Juleen Johnson which included updates on the proposed building expansion and renovation. Clark and Enersen is proposing approximately $4 million for the entire project cost which would include relocating the laundry facility upstairs and expansion of the assisted living facility. Staffing updates were given and a 3% cost of living raise will be given to all employees. Regular meetings of the Manor board will be on the last Tuesday of the month at 8:30 AM.

Police Chief Hallock reported on December activity of the department which included 4 warrant arrests and 10 other agency assists. Hallock has applied for a grant through Region 11 to help with the costs of the handgun optics.

City Clerk Retzlaff stated that she will be meeting with NENEDD representatives and Manor Administrator Johnson next week to discuss possible grant options for the Manor expansion and renovation project.

City Administrator Tarr stated that the City workers had removed trees on south 9^th Street by the railroad tracks. Mayor Smith and Tarr met with the Ballbackers to discuss plans for the upcoming seasons.

Mayor Smith recommended Brian Richter to serve on the Advisory Board for Parks and Pools through December 2026. Sanne moved to approve the appointment. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Mayor Smith recommended Candi Johnson to serve on the Housing Board through December 2029. Sanne moved to approve the appointment. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Discussion on employee health insurance renewal effective February 1, 2026 was held with agent Josh Sirek joining via phone. The current plan of the City with Allstate, now Nationwide, is a monthly premium of $14,622.45 with renewal increase of 6.91% totaling $15,632.48 monthly. Sanne moved to approve the renewal of the current City of Plainview group health insurance plan with Nationwide. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the contract with Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC for waste collection and disposal with an annual service charge of $73,596 effective February 1, 2026. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #740

WHEREAS, the City Street Superintendent has prepared and presented a One Year and Six Year Plan for Street Improvement Program for the City of Plainview, and

WHEREAS, a public meeting was held on the 11^th day of November 2025 and the 9^th day of December 2025 to present this plan and there were no objections to said plan;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Mayor and City Council of Plainview, Nebraska, that the plans and data as furnished are hereby in all things accepted and adopted.

M493 (65) 2025-2026 – Concrete surfacing of Pilcher Avenue from Fifth Street to Sixth Street – $200,000
M493 (38) 2025-2026 – Concrete surfacing of Lincoln Avenue from Second Street to Third Street – $100,000
M493(64) 2025-2026 – Concrete surfacing of Pine Street from Lincoln Avenue to Harper Avenue; Harper Avenue from Pine Street to King Street – $183,000
M493(44) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Euclid Avenue from Third Street to Fifth Street – $100,000
M493 (57) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Woodland Avenue from Fourth Street to Ninth Street – $543,000
M493 (55) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Pilcher Avenue from Pond Street to Plum Street – $132,000
M493 (59) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Pond Street from Park Avenue to Pilcher Avenue – $101,000
M493 (63) FUTURE- Concrete surfacing of Seventh Street from Park Avenue to Pilcher Avenue; Pilcher Avenue from Seventh Street to Eighth Street; Eighth Street from Pilcher Avenue to Park Avenue – $418,000
M493 (66) FUTURE – Gravel surfacing Fifth Street from Euclid Avenue to Ohio Avenue $40,000
M493 (67) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Fourth Street from Euclid Avenue to Ohio Avenue – $200,000
M493(68) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Fourth Street from Line Street to Locust Avenue $200,000
M493(69) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Line Street from Fourth Street to Ninth Street $500,000
M493(70) FUTURE – Concrete surfacing of Grant Avenue from Fourth to Fifth Street $100,000
M493(71) FUTURE- Concrete surfacing of Fifth Street from Euclid Avenue to Ellsworth Avenue $220,000

Council member Born introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #741

A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW LOCATED AT 105 S. MAPLE STREET VIA PUBLIC SALES SUBJECT TO A CONDITION SUBSEQUENT

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview is the owner of real estate located at 105 S. Maple Street in Plainview and legally described as follows (hereinafter the “City Real Estate”):

Lot 18 and the South 10 feet of Lot 19, Block 9, Kimball and Blair’s Addition to Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska.

WHEREAS, Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-503.01 provides that the sale of real property owned by the Village for less than $5,000.00 shall be exercised by resolution directing the sale of such property.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City of Plainview hereby directs the sale of the City Real Estate, specifically to sell the same for $4,999.00 to the first individual or entity providing the same to the City Clerk and agreeing to the terms of Section 2.

Section 2. The buyer under Section 1 shall receive a quitclaim deed and shall pay all recording costs, documentary stamp taxes, and any other fee to record the deed. Furthermore, the conveyance shall be subject to a condition subsequent regarding the improvement of the property. The buyer shall covenant to:

Commence Construction: Obtain a valid building permit and commence physical construction of a permanent commercial improvement to the real estate within twelve (12) months of the date of closing. “Commence construction” shall be defined as the completion of the foundation or pouring of the slab.
Complete Construction: Substantially complete said improvement, evidenced by a Certificate of Occupancy or equivalent inspection approval by the City, within twenty-four (24) months of the date of closing.
Reversionary Clause: In the event the buyer fails to strictly comply with the covenants set forth above, title to the real estate shall, at the option of the City of Plainview, revert to the City. This right of reverter shall be clearly stated in the quitclaim deed and shall run with the land for a period of twenty-six (26) months from the date of closing.

Section 3. Notice of the proposed sale of property described above and the terms thereof shall be posted in three prominent places within the City for a period of not less than seven days prior to the sale of the property and said notice gave a general description of the property offered for sale and stated the terms and conditions of the sale.

Section 4. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1017. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1017 waived.

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to approve Ordinance No. 1017. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1017 approved.

ORDINANCE #1017

AN ORDINANCE TO CONFIRM THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW LOCATED AT 517 W LOCUST AVENUE IN PLAINVIEW TO JAMES ASCHOFF.

Sanne moved to approve the Agreement for Conveyance of Real Estate and Release of Claims between the City of Plainview and James Aschoff for the property at 517 W. Locust Avenue. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Administrator Tarr presented 3 bids that had been received for the demolition of the property at 414 W. Locust Avenue; DirtWorks $16,000; Hoffman Construction $15,000; Evan Aschoff $19,275. Sanne moved to accept the bid from Hoffman Construction for $15,000. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

A bid from Altwine Electric for a generator for the City shop and new police station was received for $12,500 plus installation costs. City Administrator Tarr stated that a grant of $10,000 has been awarded that will be applied to the cost of the generator. Sanne moved to approve the installation of the generator as presented. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the Application for Payment No. 4 Final from NLC, LLC for Project 351-A1-004 for Lincoln and Pine Street paving in the amount of $158,149.24. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the Keno grant for Plainview Post Prom in the amount of $1,875 for activities at the YMCA and gifts for students. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Born moved to approve the Special Designated Liquor Licenses for St. Paul’s Catholic Church Fish Frys for the following dates: February 20, 2026 (alternate date February 27,2026) 4:00-11:00 PM; March 6, 2026 (alternate date March 13,2026) 4:00-11:00 PM; March 20,2026 (alternate date March 27,2026) 4:00-11:00 PM. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the Manor Administrator Contract effective February 1, 2026 for Juleen Johnson with an annual salary of $147,366.90. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-2 with Born, Sanne and Mayor Smith voting yes, Janovec and Doty voting no.

City Administrator Tarr discussed a proposed Lagoon Land Apply project for discharge of the City of Plainview lagoon. More information will be presented at future council meetings.

Mayor Smith will bring back information on procedures for the removal and storage of abandoned/nuisance vehicles to the February council meeting.

The City personnel committee will meet with the Manor Board personnel committee to go over the Manor Administrator contract prior to the approval in 2027.

Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Janovec seconded. Motion carried 4-0

TIME: 7:57 P.M.

_______________________________

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 1/13/2026; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16135	Postmaster	Postage	37.85
16136	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
16137	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
16138	City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing	Housing Loan Pmt	50.60
16139	Doosan Bobcat North America Inc	Equip	20,000.00
16140	Midwest Bank	Loan Pmt	4,293.76
16141	2 A.M Signs & Graphics	Su	450.00
16142	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	75.00
16143	CMBA Architects	Svc- Comm Center	679.93
16144	Alby’s Electric	Su	24.08
16145	Fairfield Inn & Suites	Hotel Room	279.90
16146	NCPPD	Svc	6,773.13
16147	Pierce Co Treasurer	Real Estate Tax 2025	1,935.68
16148	Postmaster	Postage	33.80
16149	LARM	Gen Liability Ins	114,314.00
16150	Top Pack Defense	Su- Police	1,892.40
16151	Allo Business	Svc	79.20
16152	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	474.97
16153	Visa	Su	547.42
16154	Nebraska DWEE	Water License- K Hilpipre	115.00
16155	Schilousky Lawn Care	Svc- Ballfields	375.00
16156	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16157	Christopher VanHouten	Reim- 105 S Maple	4,999.00
16158	Postmaster	Postage	33.80
16159	CDS Inspections & Beyond	Svc	204.50
16160	Madison Co Bank	Loan Pmt	7,426.09
16161	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	440.09
16162	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	6,484.34
16163	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	4,322.90
16164	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	4,322.90
16165	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	4,322.90
16166	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	1,017.04
16167	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	256.09
16168	Pierce Co Treasurer	License Fee	20.00
16169	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA	881.00
26545
THRU
26554	City Employees	Payroll 12-15-2025	25,353.67
26555
THRU
26557	City Employees	Payroll 12-30-2025	22,586.01
26558	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
26559	Akrs Equipment Solutions Inc	Su	94.69
26560	Allstar Parts LLC	Su	18.98
26561	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	814.40
26562	Andrew Funston	Reim	21.00
26563	Auto Value- Norfolk	Su	730.98
26564	Bomgaars	Su	64.83
26565	Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC	Svc	5,517.00
26566	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	153.15
26567	Chad’s Tire Service	Svc	127.50
26568	Cintas	Su	298.44
26569	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
26570	City of Plainview	RBDG Loan Pmt	300.00
26571	City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing	Housing Loan Pmt	50.60
26572	Classic Rentals	Svc/Su	196.48
26573	Enview Security	Equip	788.00
26574	Farmers Pride	Su	26.61
26575	Foxster Opco LLC dba CTS Software	Software-HandiVan	4,020.00
26576	GPM Environmental Solutions LLC	Svc	448.00
26577	Hoffart Machine Repair	Svc	74.00
26578	Hometown Leasing	Copier Lease	347.32
26579	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	365.75
26580	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO	Legal Fees	800.00
26581	Jody Born	Reim	328.00
26582	L.P. Gill Inc	Svc	8,171.99
26583	LARM	Gen Liability Ins	128.64
26584	Mahaska	Su	97.92
26585	Matheson Tri-Gas Inc	Su	411.65
26586	Menards	Su	277.88
26587	Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers	Svc	150.00
26588	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	416.29
26589	Municipal Supply Inc of Omaha	Su	3,515.34
26590	NE Public Health Env Lab	Svc	403.00
26591	NCPPD	Svc	8,041.19
26592	VOID
26593	One Call Concepts Inc	Svc	69.50
26594	Pierce Broadband Networks	Svc	56.78
26595	Plainview Public Schools	Ord Fees 2025/Tobacco Lic Fees	2,063.75
26596	Plainview Rural Fire Protection Dist	Qtrly Interlocal/Grant Pmt	39,500.00
26597	Plainview Telephone Co	Svc	1,171.75
26598	Schaefer Grain Co	Scale Tickets	267.00
26599	Seth Williams Electric	Svc	190.00
26600	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Repair/Su	3,451.65
26601	The Glass Edge Inc	Equip	3,996.00
26602	Truck Center Companies	Su	79.46
26603	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	440.13
26604	Workwise Compliance	Su	902.87
ACH	Aflac Inc	Emp Ins	243.32
ACH	Aflac Inc	Emp Ins	243.32
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Health Ins	14,622.45
ACH	American Red Cross	Su	300.00
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	1,022.01
ACH	Blue360 Media LLC	Su	201.81
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	705.64
ACH	Crashplan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	7,177.26
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	7,549.55
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,466.51
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,466.51
ACH	Dearborn Life Ins Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Healthplan Services Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	Merch Capture Svc	50.00
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	92.96
ACH	Midwest Bank	Stop Pmt	31.00
ACH	Midwest Bank	Stop Pmt	31.00
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	106.34
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	101.17
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,507.74
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	2,002.01
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int- November	2,201.16
ACH	PoliceOne Academy	Svc	99.00
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	37.90
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	213.69
ACH	USPS	Postage	353.80
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX

1311	Plainview News	Legals	9.27
1312	Pierce County Treasurer	Real Estate Taxes	201.98

KENO ACCOUNT

1191

City of Plainview

Grant- RV Dump

5314.52

City Council Meeting Minutes December 9, 2025

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 9th day of December at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Kyle Petersen was present as City Attorney

Janovec moved to approve the council meeting minutes from November 11th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Juleen Johnson presented the Manor report which included staffing needs and updates to the Manor board bylaws would go into effect January 1st once approved by Council. Representatives from Clark & Enersen will be at the facility on December 30th to go over updates to the expansion and renovation project. Johnson also stated that there is an online auction at the now closed care facility in Laurel and there are several items that she is looking at purchasing.

Police Chief Hallock stated that the department will taking LiDar training this week and a letter deeming the cabins at 508 E Park Avenue in Plainview as unsafe structures will be sent to the owner, Larry Babel. An application for licensing ATV,UTV and Golf Cars was created, license plates and stickers have been purchased and citizens will be required to register beginning in January.

City Administrator Tarr stated that city crews are finishing the asbestos removal in the PCSI building.

Mayor Smith recommended Jason Smith and Larry Petersen to 2 year terms on the Tree Board. Sanne moved to approve the appointments. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

No appointments were made to the Advisory Board for Parks and Pool and the Housing Board. Interested citizens should contact Mayor Smith if they would like to serve on either board.

Council member Janovec introduced the following resolution, amending as follows, Section 1 remove subsection (b); subsection (c) remove “outside the 50-mile Local Travel Area; Section 3, subsection (a) remove sections (II) and (III), Section 3, remove subsections (b) and (c) and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #739

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, ESTABLISHING A PER DIEM POLICY FOR MEAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY CITY EMPLOYEES DURING OFFICIAL, PRE-AUTHORIZED, OUT-OF-TOWN BUSINESS TRAVEL

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview (“City”) has employees who are required to travel outside the City to conduct official business, attend training, and represent the City at various functions; and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a policy for the reimbursement of meal expenses incurred by employees during such travel; and

WHEREAS, a per diem reimbursement method, which provides a fixed daily allowance, simplifies expense reporting, reduces administrative burden, and ensures predictable budgeting; and

WHEREAS, the United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) publishes an official per diem schedule used by federal agencies, which serves as a recognized national benchmark for reasonable travel expenses; and

WHEREAS, the GSA standard “Meals and Incidental Expenses” (M&IE) rate for Nebraska is $68.00, which is composed of a $63.00 “Meals” component and a $5.00 “Incidentals” component, and the City Council has determined that adopting the $63.00 “Meals” component is a fair rate for reimbursement; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined a need to establish clear parameters defining “out-of-town” travel to ensure the fair and consistent application of this policy.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:

        Section 1. For the purposes of this Resolution, the following terms are defined:

Official Duty Station: Shall be defined for all City employees as Plainview City Hall, 209 West Locust Avenue, Plainview, NE 68769.
Out-of-Town Travel: Shall be defined as official, pre-authorized City business travel to a destination.
Overnight Stay: Shall mean being in an approved travel status that includes a rest period, requiring the employee to secure lodging for the night.

        Section 2. City employees shall be entitled to the following meal per diem rates:

Full Day Rate: Employees who are eligible for a meal per diem shall be reimbursed at a fixed rate of $63.00 per day. This per diem is for meal expenses only and is not a reimbursement for incidental expenses.
Partial Day Rate (First and Last Days): In accordance with federal and state standards, the per diem rate for the first and last calendar days of Out-of-Town Travel shall be prorated to 75% of the full-day rate, which is $47.25.

Section 3. The following provisions affect eligibility for per diem rates:

To be eligible for the meal per diem rate established in Section 2, a City employee’s travel must be for official, pre-authorized City business.
Section 4. The meal per diem shall be reduced for any meals provided to the employee at no cost, such as those included in a conference registration fee paid by the City. The City Clerk/Treasurer is authorized to make deductions from the per diem reimbursement based on the following schedule:

Breakfast Provided: Deduct $16.00
Lunch Provided: Deduct $19.00
Dinner Provided: Deduct $28.00

Section 5. Employees seeking reimbursement must submit a completed travel reimbursement form as prescribed by the City Clerk/Treasurer, which shall include the dates of travel, destination, business purpose, and documentation of any required pre-authorization. Itemized receipts for meals are not required, as reimbursement will be made on this per diem basis.

Section 6. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.

At 7:00 PM Born moved to open the Public Hearing for the One and Six Street Improvement Plan. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Administrator Tarr stated that a request was made to add Fifth Street from Euclid to Ellsworth to the 6 year plan.

Born moved to close the public hearing at 7:02 PM. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Resolution #740 will be tabled until January so the additional project can be added.

Sanne moved to appoint Miller & Associates as the City Engineer. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to appoint Chris Miller, Lic. S-1091 Class A E-8775 as the City Street Superintendent. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Sanne moved to approve the LARM insurance renewal effective 10/1/2025 in the amount of $114,314. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Discussion on Ordinance #1016 was held and the council would like to add specifications for the construction of a building on the property at 105 S Maple Street. A new Resolution will need to be passed and the property will be available again for any interested individuals. City Clerk Retzlaff will issue payment back to Christopher VanHouten in the amount of $4,999.00.

Born moved to approve the Plainview Manor bylaws as presented. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

Janovec moved to amend the City Administrator contract and approve as follows: Section 13, annual review to be held in July; Section 19, City Administrator home address changed from 604 S 4th Street to 406 S 4th Street; Section 20, effective date of contract October 1, 2025. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

City Clerk Retzlaff stated that the electronic sign located next to the Carnegie Library has had some issues with the software working correctly and due to the age of the sign, the City may need to look at options in the future for removing or replacing the sign.

Council requested that snow removal is done in a timely manner and to work together across all departments.

City Clerk Retzlaff stated that the HandiVan transit software is now in use and the City received notification that the application submitted for a new transit vehicle was approved. Retzlaff will continue to work with the State on the acquisition of a new vehicle.

Born moved to adjourn the meeting. Janovec seconded. Motion carried 4-0

TIME: 7:45 P.M.

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 12/9/2025; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16102	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment Pmts	197,039.15
16103	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	471.80
16104	Schaefer Grain Co.	Svc	342.00
16105	Norfolk Daily News	Ads	40.00
16106	USA Bluebook	Su	335.18
16107	Allo Business	Svc	111.20
16108	Kumm Construction LLC	Svc	4,540.78
16109	Western Oil Inc	Fuel	595.80
16110	Bazile Aggregate Co LLC	Su	195.29
16111	Gayle Sellin	Svc	400.00
16112	Cintas	Su	511.44
16113	Allstar Parts LLC	Su	557.57
16114	ULine	Su	724.57
16115	Schaefer Grain Co.	Su	26.65
16116	Reardon Lawn & Garden	Su	55.58
16117	Gutter Crew Inc	Svc	497.50
16118	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Repair/Su	2,748.20
16119	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	439.82
16120	City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing	Housing Loan Pmt	50.60
16121	Visa	Su	281.14
16122	Arbor Day Foundation	Flags	127.90
16123	Postmaster	Postage	33.80
16124	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16125	Nebraska DWEE	SRF Semi Annual Pmt	29,774.91
16126	Street Improvement	Paving Assessment Pmts	5,910.57
16127	City of Plv Housing Authority	Housing Loan Pmt	111.00
16128	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	632.65
16129	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	11,073.27
16130	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	7,382.19
16131	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	7,382.19
16132	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	7,382.19
16133	Postmaster	Postage	35.95
16134	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA	881.00
26489
26490
26491	City Employees	Payroll 11-14-2025	22,325.37
26492
26493
26494	City Employees	Payroll 11-26-2025	21,321.41
26495	A&R Construction Co	Su	1,903.71
26496	Addison Hodson	Reim- Lifeguard Certification	250.00
26497	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
26498	Akrs Equipment Solutions Inc	Su	15.56
26499	Alegent Creighton Health	Svc	646.00
26500	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	660.49
26501	American Legal Publishing Corp	Svc	650.00
26502	Ashlynn Ickler	Meter Deposit Refund	61.00
26503	Auto Value- Norfolk	Su	17.98
26504	Bazile Aggregate Co LLC	Su	382.14
26505	Blackburn Mfg. Co.	Su	284.16
26506	Bob Smith	Reim- Mileage	264.60
26507	Bomgaars	Su	480.94
26508	Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC	Svc	5,517.00
26509	Bullseye Fire Sprinkler Inc	Svc	425.00
26510	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	119.68
26511	CHI Health	Svc	100.00
26512	Classic Rentals	Su	161.14
26513	Consolidated Electrical Distributor	Su	677.08
26514	Dinkel Implement Co	Equip	2,700.00
26515	Donna Christiansen	Reim- Mileage	224.70
26516	Eakes Office Solutions	Su	181.72
26517	Elgin Fernau	Meter Deposit Refund	263.25
26518	Farmers Pride	Su	3,025.19
26519	Gayle Sellin	Svc	100.00
26520	Hometown Leasing	Copier Leases	347.32
26521	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	440.83
26522	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO	Legal Fees	800.00
26523	LP Gill Inc	Svc	6,469.75
26524	LARM	WC Audit	514.15
26525	LED Outfitters	Su	221.94
26526	Love Signs Inc	Su	832.50
26527	Matheson Tri-Gas Inc	Svc	161.19
26528	Menards	Su	120.88
26529	Midwest Bank	Safe Deposit Box	12.00
26530	Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers	Svc	455.00
26531	Mitch’s Food Center	Su	19.71
26532	National Sign Company LLC	Su	2,290.11
26533	NE. Electronics Recycling & Disposal	Svc	370.00
26534	NE Public Health Env Lab	Svc	165.00
26535	Pierce Broadband Networks	Svc	56.84
26536	Plainview News	Ads/Su/Legals	702.21
26537	Plainview Telephone Co Inc	Svc	1,171.68
26538	PowerManager	Svc	9,519.60
26539	Schaefer Grain Co.	Svc	303.00
26540	Steinkraus Service	Fuel/Repair/Su	2,005.25
26541	TeamLab	Su	1,037.50
26542	Truck Center Companies	Su	598.23
26543	USA Bluebook	Su	197.71
26544	West Hodson Lumber	Su	1,762.38
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Health Ins	14622.45
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	385.39
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	412.58
ACH	Crashplan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,795.77
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,715.38
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,455.93
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,466.51
ACH	Dearborn Life Ins Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Healthplan Services Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	108.34
ACH	Midwest Bank	Merchant Capture Svc	50.00
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,987.01
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	1,533.38
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int	2,435.29
ACH	Office Max	Su	139.99
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	95.52
ACH	Synchrony Bank/Amazon	Su	250.56
ACH	USPS	Postage	353.80
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

NO OUTSIDE ACCOUNT CLAIMS

City Council Meeting Minutes November 11 2025

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2025

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 11^thday of November at 6:30 o’clock P.M.

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec and Doty Absent: Sanne

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Kyle Petersen was present as City Attorney

Janovec moved to open the public hearing for the One and Six Year Street Improvement Plan at 6:30 PM. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0

Chris Miller of Miller & Associates explained the purpose of the One and Six Year Street Improvement plan. The current proposed plan has approximately $500,000 for the one year plan and $2.3 million for the six year plan. Approval of the plan is needed for the City to receive Highway Allocation funding from the State of Nebraska.

Janovec moved to close the public hearing at 6:38 PM. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

A formal Resolution to adopt the One and Six Year Street Improvement plan will be presented at the December council meeting.

Janovec moved to approve the council meeting minutes from October 14^th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Janovec moved to approve claims and payroll. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Council member Janovec introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION #738

SIGNING OF THE

YEAR-END CERTIFICATION OF CITY STREET SUPERINTENDENT

2025

Whereas: State of Nebraska Statues, sections 39-2302, and 39-2511 through 39-2515 details the requirements that must be met in order for a municipality to qualify for an annual Inventive Payment; and

Whereas: The State of Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) requires that each incorporated municipality must annually certify (by December 31^st of each year) the appointment of the City Street Superintendent(s) to the NDOT using the Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent form; and

Whereas: The NDOT requires that each certification shall also include a copy of the documentation of the city street superintendent’s appointment i.e., meeting minutes; showing the appointment of the City Street Superintendent by their name as it appears on their License(if applicable), their License Number (if applicable), and Class of License (if applicable),and type of appointment, i.e. employed, contract (consultant, or interlocal agreement with another incorporated municipality and/or county), and the beginning date of the appointment; and

Whereas: The NDOT also requires that such Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent form shall be signed by the Mayor or Village Board Chairperson and shall include a copy a resolution of the governing body authorizing the signing of the Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent form by the Mayor or Village Board Chairperson.

Be it resolved that the Mayor of Plainview is hereby authorized to sign the attached Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent completed form(s).

Council member Born seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Born, Janovec and Doty Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #738 is passed and adopted.

Manor Administrator Juleen Johnson stated there were updates to the Manor Board bylaws, Clark & Enerson updates for the proposed renovations to the facility, Kaleb Hight’s last day will be November 20^th for consulting services at the facility and an Adopt A Resident program for Christmas.

At 6:46 PM Born moved to open the public hearing for the LB840 Six Month Review. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0

City Clerk Retzlaff provided a recap of the projects the LB840 board had approved which included business loans for Brick Oven and Bakery, Cool Beanz LLC and sign grants for Northeast Nebraska Diesel Service and Cool Beanz LLC.

Born moved to close the public hearing at 6:48 PM. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Police Chief Hallock reported that she will be applying for grant funding through Region 11 Emergency Management for hand gun optics for the department and also provided an update on nuisance properties.

City Clerk Retzlaff stated she had been contacted by NENEDD regarding grant opportunities available for Plainview Manor for their proposed renovations to the facility. Retzlaff will explore the grant options and work with Manor Administration.

City Administrator Tarr reported that the paving project on Lincoln Avenue and Pine Street was completed, the RV dump station in Chilver’s Park was finished and all park bathrooms have been winterized for the year. An update on the status of the PCSI building was also provided.

Mayor Smith recommended Eric Woita to serve on the Zoning Board through June 30, 2028. Born moved to approve the appointment. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Positions are still open on the Advisory Board for Parks and Pool and Housing Board. Interested citizens should contact Mayor Smith.

Resolution #739 for City of Plainview Employee Per Diem Meal Rates will be tabled until the December meeting.

Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC provided proposed rate increase of $616 per month which would make the new yearly contract $73,596.00. A formal contract will be passed before January 31, 2026.

Discussion on the Manor Board approved bylaws was held. Request for changes were made and City Attorney Petersen will send an updated copy to Manor Administrator Johnson and with council approval in December.

The personnel committee met and recommended a 3% wage increase for City Administrator Tarr, bringing the annual salary rate for FY 2025-2026 to $94,126.55. Born moved to approve the wage for Tarr. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Motion was made by Born and seconded by Doty to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1014. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 3-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1014 waived.

Motion was made by Born and seconded by Doty to approve Ordinance No. 1014. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 3-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1014 approved.

ORDINANCE #1014

AN ORDINANCE TO SET THE SALARY AND EMPLOYMENT TERMS FOR THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA:

Section 1. That the Ordinance setting the salary and employment terms for the City Administrator, should be amended as follows:

That effective October 1, 2025 the salary for the City Administrator shall be set at the annual amount of $94,126.55 as base salary, paid on the normal City payroll schedule, plus benefits as normally provided to full time employees, with future cost of living and merit adjustments to be set by Resolution;

That any other details, not in conflict with the City Code, shall be handled as separate agenda items, approved by motion and set forth in the minutes of the City Council.

Section 2. Any other ordinance or section passed and approved prior to passage, approval and publication of this ordinance and in conflict with its provisions is repealed.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage, approval, and publication as required by law.

Approval of the Employment Contract for City Administrator Tarr will be tabled until December meeting.

Motion was made by Born and seconded by Doty to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1015. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 3-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1015 waived.

Motion was made by Born and seconded by Doty to remove Section 4 (A)(a) regarding the age requirement of 18 years of age and approve Ordinance No. 1015. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 3-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1015 approved.

ORDINANCE #1015

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, REGULATING THE OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, UTILITY-TYPE VEHICLES, AND GOLF CAR VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSING AND FEES; TO ESTABLISH RULES OF OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Born moved to adjourn the meeting. Doty seconded. Motion carried 3-0

TIME: 7:43 P.M.

_______________________________

Robert Smith, Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 11/11/2025; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer (SEAL)

GENERAL ACCOUNT

16078	CMBA Architects	Svc	500.00
16079	USA Bluebook	Su	500.00
16080	Verizon Wireless	Cellphones	439.55
16081	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	75.00
16082	Allo Business	Svc	79.20
16083	Kristy Hallock	Reim	120.00
16084	Andrew Funston	Reim	120.00
16085	Eakes Office Solutions	Su	201.40
16086	Cintas	Su	196.87
16087	Street Improvement	Paving Assessments	7,602.31
16088	Visa	Su	138.00
16089	Plainview News	Ads/Legals/Su	990.91
16090	MASA	Emp Ins	140.00
16091	Trumbull Recreation Supply Co Inc	Su	411.50
16092	Postmaster	Postage	33.80
16093	City of Plv Housing Authority	Housing Loan Pmt	111.00
16094	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	632.65
16095	PCED	Membership Dues	6,410.00
16096	City of Plainview	Pool Sales Tax	7,277.00
16097	City of Plainview	Library Sales Tax	4,851.32
16098	City of Plainview	Manor Sales Tax	4,851.32
16099	City of Plainview	Eco Dev Sales Tax	4,851.32
16100	Midwest Bank	Emp HSA	881.00
16101	New York Life	Emp Ins	92.20
26430
THRU
26433	City Employees	Payroll 10-15-2025	23,300.97
26434
THRU
26436	City Employees	Payroll 10-30-2025	19,748.25
26437	Aflac	Emp Ins	294.58
26438	Alby’s Electric	Su	97.58
26439	Altwine Hardware & Home LLC	Su	611.03
26440	Barco	Su	289.82
26441	Bomgaars	Su	1,246.86
26442	Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC	Svc	5,517.00
26443	Casey’s Business MasterCard	Fuel	268.04
26444	Chad’s Tire Service	Svc	37.00
26445	City of Plainview	IRP Loan Pmt	359.43
26446	Classic Rentals	Su	141.05
26447	Cornhusker International Trucks Inc	Su	37.50
26448	Courtney Retzlaff	Reim- Mileage	93.40
26449	Dd Steel LLC	Su	1,633.33
26450	Donna Christiansen	Reim- Mileage	196.70
26451	Eakes Office Solutions	Copier Contract	215.45
26452	Fairfield Inn & Suites	Hotel Rooms	1,014.00
26453	Heartland Veterinary	Svc	37.15
26454	Tech Harbor Digital	Svc	75.00
26455	Hometown Leasing	Copier Lease	354.42
26456	Husker Ag LLC	Su	160.00
26457	Ingram Library Services	Books/Audiobooks	665.60
26458	Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO	Legal Fees	800.00
26459	Johnson Repair	Svc	108.99
26460	Kevin Noreen	Meter Deposit Refund	60.36
26461	LP Gill Inc	Svc	8,052.85
26462	Laminator.com	Su	119.31
26463	Mahaska	Su	81.34
26464	Matheson Tri-Gas Inc	Su	112.35
26465	Matthew Nichols	Meter Deposit Refund	50.24
26466	Menards	Su	962.29
26467	Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers	Consulting Fees	38,657.64
26468	Moeller Sprinkler Service	Svc	69.00
26469	Municipal Supply Inc of Omaha	Su	663.75
26470	NE Public Health Env Lab	Svc	46.00
26471	Nebraska DWEE	Water Operator Lic Renewals	345.00
26472	NCPPD	Svc	7,201.48
26473	VOID
26474	Northeast Nebraska Clerks Association	Membership Dues	20.00
26475	AMGL	Audit Svc	6,000.00
26476	Pierce Broadband Networks	Svc	56.84
26477	Pierce County Treasurer	LB644 Postcards	258.85
26478	Plainview Public Schools	Liq Lic Fees	600.00
26479	Plainview Telephone Co Inc	Svc	1,160.60
26480	POAN	Su	49.00
26481	Prism Sales	Su	1,895.00
26482	Sirchie Acquisition Co LLC	Su	38.45
26483	Stan Houston Equipment Co Inc	Su	301.00
26484	Titan Machinery	Su	437.60
26485	TWD Lock, Safe & Key	Svc	35.58
26486	ULine	Su	73.90
26487	Wesco Receivables Corp	Su	1,620.00
26488	West Hodson Lumber	Su	445.00
ACH	4Imprint Inc	Su	405.62
ACH	Aflac Inc	Emp Ins	243.32
ACH	Allied Benefit Services	Emp Ins	14,622.45
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	239.15
ACH	Black Hills Energy	Svc	16.59
ACH	Coleman Equipment Inc	Su	102.23
ACH	Colonial Life Processing Center	Emp Ins	412.58
ACH	CrashPlan Pro	Svc	9.99
ACH	Deluxe Business Checks	Su- Checks	464.72
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	7,112.68
ACH	EFTPS	Fed W/H Tax	6,168.44
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,455.09
ACH	Empower Retirement	Pension	2,421.67
ACH	First Data Merchant Svc	Svc	128.40
ACH	Dearborn Life Ins Co	Emp Ins	60.00
ACH	FP Finance Program	Postage Machine Lease	98.95
ACH	Hampton Inn	Hotel Rooms	388.18
ACH	Healthplan Svcs Inc	Emp Ins	75.90
ACH	Midwest Bank	NSF Return	86.29
ACH	Midwest Bank	Svc	50.00
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	State W/H Tax	1,566.25
ACH	NE Dept of Revenue	Sales & Use Tax	1,860.04
ACH	NPAIT	Gen Acct Int	2,586.19
ACH	PoliceOne Academy	Svc	99.00
ACH	Street Improvement	Transfer from Gen Acct	81,164.08
ACH	USPS	Postage	352.58
ACH	Zoom Video Comm Inc	Svc	16.99

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX ACCOUNT

1310

Cool Beanz LLC

Grant

1,000.00

STREET IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT

1025

NLC, LLC

Street Paving

394,078.31

KENO ACCOUNT

1190

Klown Doll Museum

Grant

1,225.00