REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 10th day of September at 6:30 o’clock P.M.
Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Anderson, Born, Janovec and Sanne 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 August 13th and the budget workshop from August 26th. Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Manor report was given by Juleen Johnson with updates on employee sick leave, proposed premium increase of 32% for health insurance and creation of an employee survey.
Police Chief Hallock reported on August calls including reported burglaries of storage units in town and surrounding areas. A few updates are needed for the dog kennels and the interlocal with the City of Pierce and City of Osmond for use of the kennel will be discussed in October.
City Administrator Tarr and City Clerk Retzlaff reported on updates to the IRP loan program and DTR grants.
City Administrator Tarr reported that the maintenance staff is working to complete the curb stops before October to submit information to the State of Nebraska to meet the EPA mandates.
City Attorney Petersen will work with City Clerk Retzlaff on finishing financing statements for recently completed IRP loans.
Updates to Manor Board term limit appointments were discussed. Born moved to update terms for Traci Ober- June 30, 2025 and Melissa Tarr- June 30, 2027. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Born moved to approve the hire of Chad Schumacher and Rex Dummer for part time maintenance workers. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Born moved to approve wages for Chad Schumacher of $17 per hour and Rex Dummer $16 per hour. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Sanne moved to pay membership dues for NENEDD in the amount of $1,705.06. Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Anderson moved to approve the purchase of a snow blower attachment from Bobcat for $6,484.72. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Council member Janovec introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #710
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City of Plainview deem it necessary that Locust Avenue and Main Street are closed to thru traffic from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM on October 31, 2024 for Downtown Trick or Treating hosted by the Chamber of Commerce;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, THAT:
Locust Avenue will be closed from King Street to Elm Street;
Main Street will be closed from Locust Avenue to Highway 20
Council member Born seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Anderson, Born, Janovec and Sanne. Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #710 is passed and adopted.
Motion was made by Janovec and seconded by Sanne to approve Ordinance No. 1000. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Anderson, Born, Janovec and Sanne. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1000 approved.
Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1000. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Anderson, Born, Janovec and Sanne. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1000 waived.
ORDINANCE #1000
AN ORDINANCE TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS AND THE PLAINVIEW SWIMMING POOL BOARD AND CREATE AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR PARKS AND POOLS.
Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #711
A RESOLUTION TO PURCHASE TAX SALE CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR 707 W. HARPER AVENUE AND 414 W. LOCUST AVENUE IN PLAINVIEW
WHEREAS, real estate located at 707 W. Harper Avenue in the City of Plainview has delinquent taxes that have resulted in the issuance of a County Tax Sale Certificate by the Pierce County Treasurer, specifically County Certificate Number 1439 (hereinafter the “Harper Avenue Certificate”);
WHEREAS, the amount of the Harper Avenue Certificate when issued was $690.78;
WHEREAS, real estate located at 414 W. Locust Avenue in the City of Plainview has delinquent taxes that have resulted in the issuance of a County Tax Sale Certificate by the Pierce County Treasurer, specifically County Certificate Number 1468 (hereinafter the “Locust Avenue Certificate”); and
WHEREAS, the amount of the Locust Avenue Certificate when issued was $2,904.40.
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 authorizes and directs the City Treasurer to purchase the Harper Avenue Certificate and the Locust Avenue Certificate.
Section 2. The City Treasurer is also authorized and directed to pay all interest regarding the aforementioned certificates and subsequent taxes assessed against the real estate that is subject to the certificates, until the same are redeemed or foreclosed.
Section 3. The City Attorney shall foreclose the certificates when permitted by law.
Section 4. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.
Council member Janovec seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Anderson, Born, Janovec and Sanne. Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #711 is passed and adopted.
City Attorney Petersen gave updates on the foreclosure at 107 S 1st Street. The occupancy agreement will expire in September and any documentation regarding this should be submitted to Petersen by September 14th. Janovec moved to proceed with the foreclosure on 107 S 1st Street pending compliance of the occupancy agreement. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Born moved to approve the Library Board recommendation of Abby Cross for the Interim Children’s Librarian. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Born moved to approve the Library Board recommendation of wages for Abby Cross at $12 per hour. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Sanne moved to approve the purchase of a Hyundai HL940A-XT Loader from Rueter’s in the amount of $132,000. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Discussion on employee wages was held and council would like to review evaluations prior to approving wages. Approval will be tabled to the October meeting.
City Administrator Tarr gave a recap of the proposed budget. The joint public hearing with Pierce County will be September 17th at 6:15 PM at the Plainview Library. A date to adopt the budget will be set following the joint hearing.
There were no council comments.
A citizen thanked the council for working with them on structures they are fixing up around town and stated they will be completing their current projects in the near future.
Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Janovec seconded. Motion carried 4-0
TIME: 7:34 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 9/10/2024; 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
15740
Western Oil Inc
Fuel
751.34
15741
Pierce County Clerk
Su- Batteries
362.16
15742
Verizon Wireless
Cellphones
467.61
15743
Plainview Area Health Foundation
Donation Michael Foods
150.00
15744
City of Plainview
IRP Loan Pmt
381.07
15745
City of Plainview
RBDG Loan Pmt
346.43
15746
MASA
Emp Ins
126.00
15747
Postmaster
Postage
31.70
15748
City of Plainview
Pool Sales Tax
7,857.69
15749
City of Plainview
Library Sales Tax
5,238.45
15750
City of Plainview
Manor Sales Tax
5,238.45
15751
City of Plainview
Eco Dev Sales Tax
5,238.45
15752
Pierce County Register of Deeds
Filing Fee
10.00
15754
Five Rule LLC
Blight Study- Bal Due
687.42
15755
New York Life
Emp Ins
92.20
15756
Midwest Bank
Emp HSA Aug
890.00
15757
Midwest Bank
HSA Aug-Dec
1,250.00
15758
Plainview Ballbackers LLC
Donation Michael Foods
1,000.00
15763
Postmaster
Postage
31.70
25483
THRU
25498
City Employees
Payroll 8-15-2024
29,505.66
25499
THRU
25508
City Employees
Payroll 8-30-2024
20,527.22
25509
Aflac
Emp Ins
415.52
25510
Akrs Equipment Solutions Inc
Su
359.32
25511
Allison Hardisty
Reim- Lifeguard
90.00
25512
Altwine Hardware & Home LLC
Su
312.64
25513
American Water Works Association
Membership Dues
358.00
25514
Auto Value- Norfolk
Su
36.16
25515
Avery Hardisty
Reim- Lifeguard
180.00
25516
Barco
Su
2,458.88
25517
Bazile Aggregate Co LLC
Su
78.33
25518
Bob Smith
Reim- Mileage/Meals
251.02
25519
Bomgaars
Su
154.71
25520
Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC
Svc
5,517.00
25521
Casey’s Business MasterCard
Fuel
302.50
25522
Cintas
Su
171.35
25523
City of Plainview C&D Sinking Fund
Pmt
2,000.00
25524
City of Plainview Housing Authority
Housing Loan Pmt
100.00
25525
City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing
Housing Loan Pmt
50.60
25526
Classic Rentals
Su
307.60
25527
Corbin Pfeil
Reim- Lifeguard
250.00
25528
Curt Hart
Reim- Meals
20.43
25529
Destiny Rickard
Meter Deposit Refund
54.15
25530
Eakes Office Solutions
Copier Contract
27.78
25531
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Hotel Rooms
259.90
25532
Gayle Sellin
Contract Labor- August
400.00
25533
Hannah Darnall
Reim- Lifeguard
90.00
25534
Heartland Fire Protection Inc
Svc- Fire Extinguishers
773.35
25535
Hollman Media
Svc
75.00
25536
Hometown Leasing
Copier Leases
324.95
25537
Ingram Library Services
Books/Audiobooks
576.07
25538
James Rau
Reim- Meals
21.50
25539
Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO
Legal Fees
800.00
25540
Jones Automotive
Svc
198.43
25541
LP Gill Inc
Svc
9,614.94
25542
MacQueen Equipment
Su
715.49
25543
Mahaska
Su
68.50
25544
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc
Su
76.64
25545
Mitch’s Food Center
Su
1,336.33
25546
Morgan Nincehelser
Reim- Lifeguard
180.00
25547
Municipal Supply Inc of Omaha
Su
440.18
25548
NE Public Health Env Lab
Svc
30.00
25549
Nicole Jelinek
Meter Deposit Refund
73.39
25550
Pierce Broadband Networks
Svc
56.43
25551
Plainview Telephone Co Inc
Svc
926.60
25552
PowerManager
Su- Envelopes
179.44
25553
Roni Prewitt
Lifeguard Sub Pay
490.00
25554
Stan Houston Equipment Co Inc
Equip Rental
1,495.00
25555
Steinkraus Service
Fuel/Flat Repair
2,187.10
25556
USA Bluebook
Su
281.24
25557
Wesco Receivables Corp
Su
1,122.00
25558
West Hodson
Su
1,068.25
25559
Wragge Construction Inc
Svc- Manor
3,452.85
ACH
Aflac Inc
Emp Ins
243.32
ACH
Allied Benefit Services
Emp Health Ins
15,624.01
ACH
Black Hills Energy
Svc
234.95
ACH
Black Hills Energy
Svc
31.06
ACH
Clover Merchant BankCard
Credit Card Processing Fees
967.17
ACH
CrashPlan Pro
Svc
9.99
ACH
EFTPS
Fed W/H Tax
7,848.92
ACH
EFTPS
Fed W/H Tax
5,842.61
ACH
Empower Retirement
Pension
1,955.95
ACH
Empower Retirement
Pension
1,955.95
ACH
First Data Merchant Svcs
Credit Card Machine
26.75
ACH
Dearborn Life Ins Co
Emp Ins
78.00
ACH
Healthplan Svcs Inc
Emp Ins
75.90
ACH
Midwest Bank
Transfer to DTR Grant Fund
2,918.07
ACH
Midwest Bank
Merchant Capture Svc
50.00
ACH
Nebraska CLASS
Transfer General Acct Interest
3,894.79
ACH
NE Dept of Revenue
State W/H Tax
2,131.76
ACH
NE Dept of Revenue
Sales & Use Tax
1,638.78
ACH
Office Max
Su
261.78
ACH
Synchrony Bank/Amazon
Su
35.38
ACH
USPS
Postage
325.36
ACH
Zoom Video Comm Inc
Svc
15.99
MANOR SALES TAX
1017
Plainview Manor
Improvements
69,318.12
IRP FUND
1054
Steinkraus LLC
Grant
77,000.00
1055
Steinkraus LLC
Grant
23,000.00
STREET IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT
ACH
Wire Bond Interest Pmt
Bond Pmt
7,270.67
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX
ACH
Transfer to IRP
Loan Match
23,000.00
KENO ACCOUNT
1187
City of Plainview
Grant
40,986.00