MINUTES-MAY 21, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL 243 East 13th St., Crete, Nebraska 68333 May 21st, 2024 (Condensed, entire copy available at the office of the City Clerk). Mayor Dave Bauer called the meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. Answering roll call were the following Council Members: Frans, Strehle, Newmyer, Papik, and Fitzgerald. Absent: Crisman The following actions were taken at the meeting: Approved the Consent Agenda items: Unanimous Meeting Minutes City Council May 7th, 2024 Public Works May 7th, 2024 Legislative & Economic Development May 7th, 2024 Park and Rec May 7th, 2024 Treasurer’s Report Claims against the City $1,174,729.04 Approved to authorize to apply for the 10-tree grant application. Unanimous Approved the RESCO revised quotation. Unanimous Approved the payment to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $1,552.96. Aye: Frans, Newmyer, Strehle, and Fitzgerald. Abstained: Papik Swear in of Matthew Jonas as Police Sergeant Approved the LB840 application from Roundabout Energy LLC DBA Grow With The Flow. Unanimous Approved the proposal for Well # 5 repairs from Sargent Drilling in the amount of $53,183.00. Unanimous Approved to have City Administrator Tom Ourada send property owners an estimated assessment cost for 15th St paving project. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2024-08 Amending the fee schedule and adding curfew for the Crete Community Room Spaces. Unanimous Adopted Resolution 2024-09 25 mph speed limit on South Arizona in City limits. Unanimous Approved the Allo Assets Pole Attachment Agreement. Unanimous Approved the Krupicka Administrative Subdivision with a $1 per sq ft that can be waived with nuisance property performance metrics agreement accompanied with the deed. Unanimous Officer’s Reports Library Director Jessica Wilkinson stated the following: During the months of June and July there will be Food Trucks at the library on Thursdays from 4pm-7pm Currently working on finding a book for Crete Reads and will possibly bring the author in person or virtually. Working on completing the National Incident Management System trainings. Parks & Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following: The Wildwood Pool opens on May 25th, 2024 Mayor’s Day with free admission Sunday, July 14th Doane Equity Program is available for youth swim lessons and summer pool passes- for family in Saline County who are qualified free and reduced lunch Micro TBall and TBall starts May 22nd 2024. Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following: In addition to a great night having Matthew Jonas sworn in publicly he has been busy the last week. Jonas is already taking charge of some things and making them his own. Meeting with the Sheriff’s office to look over a tentative agreement for services. Sergeant Morehouse and the Sheriff’s technical people are working on having a joint technical investigative unit to share costs of equipment. City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following: The second RTSD meeting went fairly well. They will be evaluating all crossings to establish a budget and then work on an RFP. They will evaluate county crossings. There are about 9 crossings in Crete however, there are more crossings in Wilber. The county was going to originally start the paving work on north Boswell to the transfer station at the beginning of June but now they will start towards the end of June. The City of Crete purchased a pickup truck for the Parks & Recreation Department. There had been some local vendors upset. The pickup they purchased had 13,000 miles and they paid $23,000 for it. That was a good price for it. The City is working on an Emergency Plan. Ourada reminded the elected officials about the NIMS training. Still working on the restrooms and pavilion for City Park. The restrooms will be in the $100,000 range and the modern Pavilion which will be 24 ft by 36 ft in the $130,000 range. Mayor Dave Bauer stated that some people that have approached him about taking down the band stand have been upset but then when he explains that they are replacing it with a pavilion to fit more people. Council member Dan Papik asked Ourada about the railroad tracks on Main Ave and if Bunge Milling has liability. Ourada explained that there had been conversations about that and Bauer stated that it’s not certain when this will happen but at least it is in their radar. Meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. MAY 2024 Claims Paid CITY REVENUE FUND AIRPORT $91.04; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $29.85; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $184.36; KIDWELL SOFTWARE $6.57; NAPA AUTO PARTS REPAIR $29.99; NITZEL, HOWARD SUPPLIES $83.81; UNION BANK & TRUST FEES $2.00; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITIES $42.86; NPPD UTILITIES $636.16; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $2,350.12; AIRPORT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $3,456.76; ALYSSA AND JACOB BARBER CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; ARACELI DELEON CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; ARCE VAZQUEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $150.00; BEHNAM EBRAHIMI CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $150.00; CITY REVENUE FUND CONSUMER DEPOSIT APPLIED $1,045.72; CORNELIO RAZO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; ELIZABETH BORRAYO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; GASPAR LOPEZ-LOPEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; GEOBERT GAMEZ-MAYO CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $127.80; JOSE MEDIOLA CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; JULIO FERNANDEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; MORGAN SNYDER CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; YAJAIRA DIAZ MUNIZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $110.00; YICEL BELTRAN LOPEZ CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND $46.48; CONSUMER DEPOSIT FUNDS SUBTOTAL $2,510.00; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA GARY CC, ZALAT PIZZA 4/11/24 -$41.75; AERZEN USA CORPORATION GAUGE/SWITCH, TEMPERATURE $511.66; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO 47B ROCK $817.41; BENSON, WILLIAM TRAINING $170.20; BEST WESTERN PLUS TRAINING $321.00; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC SERVICE CONTRACT $73.41; CRETE ACE HARDWARE SUPPLIES $236.10; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $15.07; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES $356.86; HTM SALES INC PARTS $80.00; IOWA PUMP WORKS PARTS $100.63; KIDWELL CONTRACT $42,619.15; MAX I WALKER UNIFORM & APPAREL UNIFORMS $174.59; MCI VERIZON UTILITIES $17.44; NAPA AUTO PARTS PARTS $174.36; NE PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL LAB LAB $257.00; OLSSON #015-08260 CRETE CORE INGREDIENTS $1,033.31; OURADA, TOM MEAN COMMITTEE MEETING $53.83; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY SERVICES INC DRUG TESTING $21.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT BID-SALE OF FARM PROPERTY $40.61; SID DILLON FORD MAINTENANCE $57.54; UNION BANK & TRUST FEES $30.00; UPS POSTAGE $37.55; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITIES $453.76; WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBRASKA UTILITIES $43,030.80; WILBER PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR REPAIR $2,979.05; WIRUTH, JOHN TRAINING $121.94; DEPT OF ENERGY UTILITIES $25,126.75; MEAN UTILITIES $658,983.70; NE DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAX $40,750.74; NPPD UTILITIES $7,497.36; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $97,378.40; UTILITY FUNDS SUBTOTAL $923,479.47; ANDERSON FORD SOUTH 2014 FORD F-150 PICKUP $23,299.00; CRETE HOUSING LB840 GRANT FOR HOUSING $20,000.00; AED AUTHORITY CONTRACT $245.00; AKRS EQUIPMENT PARTS $113.53; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES DRUG FIELD TEST SUPPLIES $2,588.52; AQUA-CHEM INC CHEMICALS $2,795.60; BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS $1,691.17; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO CONCRETE $3,564.19; CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC CONTRACT $621.07; CARRIKER, CASEY REFUND T-BALL $25.00; CATHEY, DANIELLE T-BALL REFUND $40.00; CDW GOVERNMENT INC CONTRACT $144.77; CENGAGE LEARNING INC/GALE BOOKS $183.94; CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOKS $190.56; CHARPEN PROPERTIES LLC LB840 $3,229.56; CITY REVENUE FUND PARK&REC $3,702.10; CITY REVENUE FUND SALES TAX $87.56; CITY TAX FUND LIBRARY POOL PARTY $250.00; CLINE WILLIAMS LLP SENIOR VILLAS REDEV PROJECT $736.00; COLLABORATIVE SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM PROGRAM EXPENSE $488.60; CONNELL, ANGELA REFUND MICRO T-BALL $25.00; CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY TRAINING $160.40; CRETE ACE HARDWARE REPAIR AND SUPPLIES $1,132.50; CRETE FOODMART SUPPLIES $65.98; CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY CO 2 SCH 80 COUPLING" $68.04; CULLIGAN WATER SERVICE WATER COOLER RENTAL $13.00; DIAMOND VOGEL INC GLASS BEADS $3,622.50; EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES $1,082.20; EMBLEM ENTERPRISES INC PINK PATCH PROJECT $480.44; ENGINEERED CONTROLS INC PARTS $268.00; ES OPCO USA INC SUPPLIES $5,686.36; GRAHAM TIRE LIN. NORTH MAINTENANCE $795.00; HEATH SPORTS MICRO SOCCER SHIRTS $2,327.29; INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC REPAIR $38.00; JONES AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE $321.95; KIDWELL SOFTWARE $325.78; KS/NE SWIM LEAGUE 2024 LEAGUE DUES $350.00; LEAGUE ASSOC OF RISK MANAGEMENT AUTO INSURANCE $127.86; LEE, CHELSEA REFUND MICRO T-BALL $25.00; LYNN PEAVEY COMPANY DUI BLOOD SAMPLE KITS $176.14; MCI VERIZON UTILITIES $48.00; MEYER, JAMES REFUND MICRO T-BALL $25.00; NAPA AUTO PARTS REPAIR $163.22; NEBRASKALAND TIRE INC MAINTENANCE $107.22; NPPD UTILITIES $10.09; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY SERVICES INC DRUG TESTING $53.00; QUILL LLC SUPPLIES $175.96; SCHOLZ, MATT REFUND MICRO T-BALL $25.00; SEWARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT ORDINANCE 2199 $221.25; SID DILLON FORD MAINTENANCE $476.80; UNION BANK & TRUST FEES $82.00; UNION BANK & TRUST CO HWY ALLC FD PLEDGE BDS '19 INTEREST $19,462.75; VERIZON WIRELESS UTILITIES $1,007.09; WINDSTREAM UTILITIES $780.63; ONE BILLING SOLUTIONS CRETE AMB SERV $1,964.34; QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC POSTAGE $600.00; QUADIENT LEASING LEASE $80.91; SPECTRUM UTILITIES $131.20; CITY PAYROLL FUNDS WAGES $138,780.74, Tax Funds Subtotal $245,282.81 All Funds Total $1,174,729.04 CR — May 29, 2024 ZNEZ
