REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 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 13th day of August 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 July 9th. Sanne seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Juleen Johnson provided updates on staffing needs at the Manor/Assisted Living and also reported on the recent State survey.
Police Chief Hallock updated the council on the dog kennel which has been inspected and additional paperwork will need to be completed for an interlocal with the City of Pierce and City of Osmond for use of the facility. The new police vehicle should be back from Omaha next week after having all the new equipment installed.
No Economic Development report was given.
City Administrator Tarr stated that the State conducted their annual inspection of the C&D site and there were no deficiencies.
City Attorney Petersen reported that he has cancelled the foreclosure sale at 107 S. 1st Street, but will continue to monitor occupancy requirements through September. Updates were also given on the tax sale certificates for the PCSI building and the property at 707 W. Harper. Discussion will be added to the September agenda for the tax sales.
Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #706
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City of Plainview deem it necessary that the numbering of Resolutions need to be updated to keep the official records of the City of Plainview correct
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, THAT:
Resolution #705 passed on July 9, 2024 shall be changed to Resolution #707
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 #706 is passed and adopted.
Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #708
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Nebraska d/b/a Plainview Manor, owns and is in possession of certain property that is not needed for Manor purposes, list of property, to-wit:
2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SE Sport Van VIN #1D4GP24R26B613610
WHEREAS the City of Plainview, Nebraska has determined that sale of said property is in the City’s best interest;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, THAT:
The property listed above shall be offered to the public for sale, with no minimums;
Sale format shall be by public auction, by internet site listing if possible;
Notice of this sale, the sale format, and above details, shall be published at least one time, seven (7) days before commencement of the sale;
Date of sale, or commencement and duration of sale, as well as sale to the high bidder, may be confirmed by the City Administrator, with no further action by the City Council being necessary.
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 #708 is passed and adopted.
Council member Sanne introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #709
WHEREAS: State of Nebraska Statues, sections 39-2115, 39-2119, 39-2120, 39-2121, and 39-2520(2), requires an annual certification of program compliance to the Nebraska Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards; and
WHEREAS: State of Nebraska Statute, section 39-2120 also requires that the annual certification of program compliance by each municipality shall be signed by the Mayor or Village Board Chairperson and shall include the resolution of the governing body of the municipality authorizing the signing of the certification.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor of Plainview is hereby authorized to sign the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance.
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 #709 is passed and adopted.
Motion was made by Born and seconded by Janovec to approve Ordinance No. 999. 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. 999 approved.
Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Janovec to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 999. 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. 999 waived.
ORDINANCE #999
AN ORDINANCE TO CONFIRM THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE
CITY OF PLAINVIEW LOCATED AT 304 E. WOODLAND AVENUE IN PLAINVIEW TO JOHN AND RACHEL TORREY FOR $5,000.00.
Discussion was held on a proposed interlocal agreement with Pierce County Economic Development for economic development services. The cost per resident will be $4.00 beginning October 2024 and increase to $5.00 per resident in October 2025. The agreement will continue for a minimum of 2 years. Sanne moved to approve the interlocal as presented. Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
A Standard Agreement for Professional Services for the 2024 Lincoln Avenue Paving & Drainage Improvements from Miller & Associates was presented. City Administrator Tarr stated that the Plainview School Board had voted to pay for one-half of the cost to begin the site survey, preliminary drawings and engineer’s opinion of probable construction costs for grading, paving and drainage improvements. Phase I total cost will be $16,750.00. Born moved to approve the standard agreement with the City paying for $8,375.00. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
A wage increase of $1.00 per hour for James Rau was presented as he has received his Water Operator License. Anderson moved to approve the wage increase. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Born moved to approve for advertising to hire part time maintenance workers. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Plainview Manor submitted invoices totaling $69,318.12 for the installation of the walk-in cooler and asked that the funds be taken from the Manor Sales Tax account. Anderson moved to approve the payment from Manor Sales Tax as presented. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Discussion on the FY 2024-2025 budget was held. City Administrator Tarr presented proposed wages for city employees and also a list of items for equipment. A budget workshop will be held on August 26th at 6:30 PM at the library.
Council would like to check on the watering schedule at the library as the lawn has several dry spots.
Questions on adding a sidewalk to the east side of Chilver’s Park were addressed.
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 8/13/2024; 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
15716
Midwest Bank
HSA July- December
13,500.00
15717
Sargent Drilling
Svc
850.00
15718
NCPPD
Svc
10,560.75
15719
Western Oil Inc
Fuel
794.86
15720
Steinkraus Service
Fuel/Repairs
2,566.30
15721
City of Plainview Housing Auth
Housing Loan Pmt
100.00
15722
Altwine Hardware & Home LLC
Su
195.50
15723
Cintas
Su
275.67
15724
Treetop Products LLC
Picnic Table- Library
994.17
15725
Plainview News
Ads/Legals/Su
2,004.49
15726
Hollman Media
Svc
75.00
15727
Verizon Wireless
Cellphones
428.80
15728
MASA
Emp Ins
126.00
15729
Postmaster
Postage
31.70
15730
City of Plainview
RBDG Loan Pmt
346.43
15731
City of Plainview
IRP Loan Pmt
381.07
15732
City of Plainview
Pool Sales Tax
7,102.17
15733
City of Plainview
Library Sales Tax
4,734.78
15734
City of Plainview
Manor Sales Tax
4,734.78
15735
City of Plainview
Eco Dev Sales Tax
4,734.78
15736
Pierce Co Register of Deeds
Filing Fee
10.00
15737
Postmaster
Postage
31.70
15738
New York Life
Emp Ins
92.20
15739
Midwest Bank
Emp HSA July
890.00
25381
THRU
25396
City Employees
Payroll 7-15-2024
25,681.87
25397
THRU
25412
City Employees
Payroll 7-30-2024
25,591.60
25413
Abby Cross
Intern Pay- Library
470.00
25414
Aflac
Emp Ins
415.52
25415
Altwine Hardware & Home LLC
Su
1,093.82
25416
American Legal Publishing Corp
Svc
550.00
25417
Auto Value- Norfolk
Su
71.94
25418
Bazile Aggregate Co LLC
Su
176.69
25419
Bomgaars
Su
432.28
25420
Bonta Lawn Care
Svc
200.00
25421
Bud’s Sanitary Service LLC
Svc
5,517.00
25422
Burns Lumber Co LLC
Su
559.53
25423
Carlson Home & Auto Inc
Svc
482.25
25424
Casey’s Business MasterCard
Fuel
253.02
25425
City of Plainview C&D Sinking Fund
Pmt
2,000.00
25426
City of Plainview Housing Auth
Housing Loan Pmt
100.00
25427
City of Plainview Plv/Osm Housing
Housing Loan Pmt
50.60
25428
Classic Rentals
Su
256.12
25429
Eakes Office Solutions
Copier Contract
141.65
25430
Floor Maintenance
Su
134.10
25431
Gayle Sellin
Contract Labor
500.00
25432
Hawkins Inc
Su
4,010.75
25433
Hoffart Machine Repair
Svc/Su
423.85
25434
Hollman Media
Svc
75.00
25435
Hometown Leasing
Copier Leases
321.49
25436
IIMC
Membership Dues
210.00
25437
Ingram Library Services
Books/Audiobooks
482.22
25438
Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO
Legal Fees
800.00
25439
Jason Halvorsen
Svc
4,531.59
25440
Jones Automotive
Svc
1,590.92
25441
LP Gill Inc
Svc
18,378.93
25442
Law Enforcement Systems Inc
Su
121.00
25443
League of NE Municipalities
Membership Dues
3,123.00
25444
Leak Investigators LLC
Svc
4,850.00
25445
Linda Altwine
Meter Deposit Refund
76.60
25446
Lorenz Automotive
Su
207.65
25447
MacQueen Equipment
Su
2,752.99
25448
Mahaska
Su
68.50
25449
Matheson Tri- Gas Inc
Svc/Su
220.25
25450
Menards
Su
75.38
25451
Metering & Technology Solutions
Equip
1,554.42
25452
Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers
Svc
2,361.75
25453
Mitch’s Food Center
Su
1,651.49
25454
Moeller Sprinkler Service
Svc
33.00
25455
Municipal Supply Inc of Omaha
Su
2,442.26
25456
N&B Gas Co
Su
60.00
25457
NE Public Health Env Lab
Svc
283.00
25458
Nebraska Harvestore Systems Inc
Su
626.72
25459
Nebraska Library Association
Registration Fee
115.00
25460
Nebraska Municipal Clerks’ Association
Membership Dues
100.00
25461
NCPPD
Svc
11,111.46
25462
VOID
25463
Pierce Broadband Networks
Svc
56.43
25464
Plainview News
Ads/Legals/Su
462.15
25465
Plainview Telephone Co
Svc
1,000.24
25466
Precision IT
Svc
79.20
25467
Roni Prewitt
Contract Labor- Pool
147.00
25468
S&S Express LLC
Svc
2,523.35
25469
Schaefer Grain Co
Scale Tickets
417.00
25470
Schoenauer Truck Repair
Svc
482.00
25471
Southeast Library System
Registration Fee
180.00
25472
Special T’s & More
Su
70.00
25473
Stan Houston Equipment Co Inc
Equip Rental
1,495.00
25474
Steinkraus Service
Fuel/Repairs
3,078.95
25475
Tamela Korth
Reim
77.56
25476
Terry Rakowsky
Meter Deposit Refund
22.08
25477
The Pilcrow Foundation
Grant Match Pmt
400.00
25478
Truck Center Companies
Svc
141.96
25479
USA Bluebook
Su
291.84
25480
Utilities Section
Membership Dues
936.00
25481
Utility Service Co Inc
Annual Pmt- Water Tower Maint
13,662.60
25482
West Hodson Lumber
Su
4,881.74
ACH
Aflac Inc
Emp Ins
243.32
ACH
Allied Benefit Services
Emp Ins
14,956.30
ACH
Big Iron Auctions
Equip
975.00
ACH
Black Hills Energy
Svc
603.31
ACH
Clover Merchant BankCard
Credit Card Processing Fees
908.28
ACH
CrashPlan Pro
Svc
9.99
ACH
EFTPS
Fed W/H Tax
6,808.76
ACH
EFTPS
Fed W/H Tax
6,995.82
ACH
EFTPS
PCORI Fees
75.67
ACH
Empower Retirement
Pension
1,947.29
ACH
Empower Retirement
Pension
1,947.29
ACH
First Data Merchant Services
Credit Card Machine
26.75
ACH
Dearborn Life Ins Co
Emp Ins
54.00
ACH
Francotyp- Postalia Inc
Postage Machine
303.24
ACH
Healthplan Services Inc
Emp Ins
75.90
ACH
Midwest Bank
Merchant Capture Svc
50.00
ACH
Nebraska CLASS
Transfer- Gen Acct Int
3,462.85
ACH
NE Dept of Revenue
State W/H Tax
2,084.97
ACH
NE Dept of Revenue
Sales & Use Tax
1,921.43
ACH
Synchrony Bank/Amazon
Su
801.43
ACH
Synchrony Bank/Amazon
Su
40.38
ACH
Temu
Su
106.31
ACH
USPS
Postage
325.92
ACH
Zoom Video Comm Inc
Svc
15.99
KENO ACCOUNT
1186
Plainview Klown Doll Museum
Grant
3,000.00
DTR GRANT ACCOUNT
1046
Strope Masonry
Grant
2,539.37
1047
NENEDD
Grant
870.00
HOUSING AUTHORITY
1040
Jarecki Sharp & Petersen
Legal Fees
8.73