Meeting Minutes
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
May 27, 2008
Mayor Adam Uehling convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on May 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Grant Tribune Sentinel, the City’s designated method for giving notice, May 21, 2008, and members of the City Council and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt and the Agenda are attached to these 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 recorded while said meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Mayor Uehling announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Pick, Pierce, Wyatt and Mayor Uehling.
Others present: City Administrator Tyson McGreer, Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Phil Pierce, et al.
Attorney Phil Pierce sworn in Andrea Brueggeman to the Council.
The motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2008 meeting and waive the reading.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Manager, Tyson McGreer, informed council of the sewer project progress, water allocation, health insurance renewal, and other upcoming meetings. Beynon property will be closed on very soon. Title work being done on the Airport Cross-wind project. Phil Pierce employee compensation adjustment needs done. Darrell Pierce notified of a South West Housing Summit.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Wyatt - none. Council member, Brueggeman- none. Council member, Pick – none. Council member, Pierce – Library is having a book sale, and is national library week.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Action on Law Enforcement Service Agreement. Council reviewed and discussed the contract as presented. The motion was made and seconded to approve the Law Enforcement Service Agreement.
Roll call vote: Yeas- Pick, Wyatt, Pierce. Nays- none. Abstain- Brueggeman
NEW BUSINESS
Proposal of Rewriting Planning and Zoning Ordinances. Council reviewed and discussed the proposal with Quinlivan & Associates LLC. The motion was made and seconded to approve the proposal with Quinlivan and Associates LLC.
Roll call vote: Yeas- all present. Nays-none
Ordinance 08-05-1 Appropriation of Compensation. Council reviewed and discussed the ordinance as presented. The motion was made and seconded to approve Ordinance 08-05-1.
Roll call vote: Yeas- all present. Nays-none
Jeff Skeels Request to Explain Insurance Coverage and Renewal. The council reviewed and discussed the insurance coverage for the period of June 2008- June 2009. The motion was made and seconded to approve the insurance with Hometown Agency.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Perkins County Hazard Mitigation Plan- Jim Brueggeman. The council reviewed and discussed the program with Perkins County. The motion was made and seconded to participate in the study with Perkins County.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Public Comment – Idonna Deaver
Action on Bills and Claims – Action Accents, supplies – 409.50, AFLAC, employee premium – 201.44, B & D Office City, office supplies – 263.08, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NE, employee premium – 2,955.02, City of Grant, postage – 57.42, Colonial Premium Processing, employee premium – 132.00, Country Gardens Greenhouse, trees – 527.90, Mike Gartner, reimburse license – 55.00, Green Boots Lawn Care, contract labor – 100.00, Lafayette Life Insurance Co, employee premium – 109.50, League of NE Municipalities, conferences – 477.00, M.E.A.N., transmission charges – 51,151.86, NE Dept of Environmental Quality, license – 100.00, NDEQ, loan payment – 12,288.79, NE Public Health Environmental labatory, water samples – 32.00, Ogallala Ready Mix, armor coat – 5,959.40, Pankonin’s Bakery, parks & rec supplies – 241.40, Perkins County Chamber, tree board awards – 50.00, Source Gas, utilities – 388.01, The J P Cooke Co, supplies – 38.70, The Plumbing Guys, repairs – 345.20, Visa, repairs – 512.14, Waddell & Reed, retirement – 409.57, Neb Kan Colo Railway, lease – 1,500.00, Overtime Wages 5/1-5/15 – 700.18, Tara Petty, 5/12-5/23 wages – 1,506.27, United States Treasury, payroll taxes – 2,938.13
The motion was made and seconded to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $83,449.51
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Wayne Pick and Mike Wyatt reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Uehling adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 9:23 P.M.
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Adam Uehling, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk
