Meeting Minutes
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
August 12, 2008
Mayor Michael Wyatt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on August 12, 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, August 7, 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 Wyatt announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Brueggeman, Pick, Pierce and Mayor Wyatt.
Others present: City Administrator Tyson McGreer, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Phil Pierce, et al.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Pierce to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Pierce to approve the minutes of the July 15, 2008 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Pierce to approve the minutes of the July 29, 2008 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Pick.
Roll call vote: Yeas – Pierce & Pick. Nays – none. Abstain – Brueggeman. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Manager, Tyson McGreer, informed council of upcoming meetings, the wheat was sold on the Economic Development ground, and we have received a letter of complaint from Karen Glunz on a bush that needs trimmed or removed and we are trying to determine who the owner is and get a letter sent out. Tyson asked the council to do some thinking on what they want to do with the economic development ground? The previous people farming the ground no longer want to farm the piece of ground. Tyson also informed the council that Ann Burge has requested that the BECA grant be written a certain way, so we are able to sign on it. The BECA grant will be discussed later as an action item and this can be explained in greater detail. Phil Pierce told the council of some upcoming changes in the state statutes that may require some action by the city. Mayor, Wyatt asked if anything had been done with the letter the council member’s received from Eric McCormick about the tree removal in front of his business. Tyson said that the tree board met and has come up with some options and Eric was aware of what the tree board has planned and is okay with their plans.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Mayor, Wyatt – Economic Development met today to discuss the BECA grant. Council member, Brueggeman – none. Council member, Pick – gave an update on the cemetery committee. Council member, Pierce – the library board will meet tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., the reading garden at the library is complete, the tree board met on August 7th to discuss the trees that are over grown on Central Avenue and discussed possible options of replacing them with small trees.
WATER, ENFORCEMENT AND LOTTERY REPORTS - Acknowledged as received.
FINANCIALS – Acknowledged as received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Ordinance 08-07-01 Truck Parking – Phil Pierce informed the council that he had changed the wording as they requested to take out the exception to alleys and added the exception to Central Avenue and 1st Street. The council heard from the people attending the meeting on some of their different ideas and concerns about this truck ordinance. Council member Brueggeman read the second reading of Ordinance 08-07-01 “An Ordinance of the City of Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska, Amending the Grant City Code(Ordinance 02-03) by Revoking and Replacing Section 72.09, Providing Definition of Trucks, and Restrictions on Truck Parking in city limits; To Repeal All Other Ordinances and Resolutions, or Parts Thereof in Conflict; To Provide that the Provisions of This Ordinance Shall be Made a Part of the Code of the City of Grant; And to Provide When This Ordinance Shall be in Full Force and Effect.
Action on Code Book Maintenance – The council discussed the different possibilities to get the code books up to date and looked at the proposal present from Pierce Law Office to update the code book. A motion was made by Pierce to have Pierce Law Office update the code book with the total not to exceed $1250.00 and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Pierce to go into executive session to discuss the Stumpy’s Economic Development Program Loan at 8:07 PM.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Pierce to come out of the executive session at 8:23 PM.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Discussion on Stumpy’s Local Optional Economic Dev. Program Loan. No action taken.
Action on Resolution 08-08-01 Sales and Use Tax. Discussed why this is a possible item that needs to be put on the November election ballot. The council wanted to get some feedback from the community before taking action. No action taken.
Sheriff Quarterly Report. Acknowledged as received.
Action on Economic Development HTC/BECA Grant Request. Discussed the BECA grant and what the matching funds would allow the community to gain. The economic development committee met earlier today and they felt that approving the matching funds request would be beneficial to the community. A motion was made by Pierce to approve the expenditure of $4562.50 to apply for the BECA Grant and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Public Comment – Idonna Deaver
Action on Bills and Claims – Adams Lumber Co., supplies & maintenance – 708.90; Alltel, telephone – 165.92; American Red Cross, dues & training – 20.00; Aquatron Inc, parks & rec repairs – 128.00; Arnold Pool Company, parks & rec supplies – 23.45; B&D Office City, office supplies – 86.33; William Besarick, airport contract – 583.33; C.L. “Chuck” Coffman, airport repairs – 121.00; Cash-Wa Distributing, parks & rec concessions – 189.75; City of Grant, utilities – 7,500.31; City of Grant, petty cash – 58.00; Country Supply, supplies & maintenance – 111.99; Culligan Water Conditioning, airport service – 5.75; Deaver Computer Service, office supplies – 79.63; Frenchman Valley Coop, fuel & repairs – 2,750.37; Grant Tribune-Sentinel, advertising – 235.89; Great Plains Communications, utilities – 447.74; Great Plains one call service, general telephone – 11.94; Hatch’s Super Foods, parks & rec concessions – 62.45; Holzfaster’s Equipment, Inc, repairs – 17.00; J Bar J Landfill, waste – tipping fees – 2,947.97; Lawyer Auto Supply, maintenance – 144.56; League of NE Municipalities, dues – 1,211.00; Tyson McGreer, dues & training – 23.48; Midwest Electric – utilities, materials & upgrades – 4,220.53; Municipal Supply, Inc, maintenance – 214.20; MWC Enterprises, Inc, dumpsters – 5,245.00; NE Safety & Fire Equipment Inc, dues – 170.00; Perkins County Health Services, dues & training – 60.00; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract – 7,456.24; Pierce Law Office, professional services – 725.00; Phil Pierce, net wages – 323.22; Pinnacle Bank, waste note payment – 1,910.71; R & C Sprinklers, LLC, maintenance – 15.00; Rankin Sales & Service, maintenance – 170.00; Rose Equipment Inc, maintenance – 1,059.53; Scottie’s Potties, cleaning – 120.00; Uehling’s Total Turf, maintenance contract & services – 1,545.67; Waddell & Reed, retirement – 451.59; Western Engineering Co. Inc, supplies – 1,218.00; Cathy Willhite, park & rec supplies – 42.60; Nebraska Department of Revenue, state income tax withholding – 773.48; United States Treasury, federal income tax withholding – 3,346.20; United States Treasury, federal unemployment tax – 208.19; Overtime Wages 7/16-7/31 – 416.47. Total Bills and Claims $47,326.39.
The motion was made by Pierce and seconded by Pick to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $ 47,326.39.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Pick & Pierce reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Wyatt adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 9:14 P.M.
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Michael Wyatt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk
