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 13^th 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 9^th. 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. 1^st 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:

 

 

1. 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:

 

1. 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:

 

1. The property listed above shall be offered to the public for sale, with no minimums;

 

2. Sale format shall be by public auction, by internet site listing if possible;

 

3. 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;

 

4. 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 26^th 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