Meeting Minutes
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
January 12, 2010
Mayor Michael Wyatt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on January 12, 2010 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, December 31, 2009, 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: Hansen, Pick, Pierce, Pofahl, 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 Pofahl and seconded by Hansen 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 December 22, 2009 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Pick.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Manager, Tyson McGreer, informed the council that at the next meeting Terry Galloway will be presenting the audit report and also we will have the 1& 6 Street Program hearing. Tyson gave the council an updated on the water project in which they hope to have the homes all hooked up within three weeks and the street repair will be done in the spring once it is warm enough. Tyson informed the council if they were up for reelection the incumbent file date is February 15th, which falls on President’s Day and March 1st is the deadline for non-incumbents to file. Today at the cemetery board meeting they looked over a rough draft of the new cemetery regulations and discussed possible changes and additions to them. They will look at them again at the next meeting with these changes made. Tyson asked the Council if they would be interested if he could get something setup to have a workshop to get some long-term goals set for the city. The council asked Tyson to get a couple Saturday morning dates set for possibilities and also to look into getting an outside facilitator from MEAN or the League that help with these types of workshops.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Hansen –library meeting will be tomorrow. Council member, Pofahl – gave an update on the planning and zoning committee. Council member, Pick – gave an update on the cemetery and the open house that was at the airport on Saturday. Council member, Pierce – none.
WATER, ENFORCEMENT AND LOTTERY REPORTS - Acknowledged as received.
7:15 Public Hearing on Planning and Zoning Regulations – The hearing was opened by Mayor Wyatt. Discussion took place on the new proposed Planning and Zoning Ordinance.
Mayor Wyatt closed the hearing at 7:20 p.m.
FINANCIALS – Acknowledged as received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Darrell Pierce asked the council if they would mind discussing reasons why the annexation process we just went through did not work.
The council discussed the proposed annexation that did not pass at the previous meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Action on Ordinance 10-01-01 Planning and Zoning Regulations – City Clerk, Jessie Faber read the first reading of Ordinance 10-01-01 “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRANT, PERKINS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AMENDING THE GRANT CITY CODE (ORDINANCE 02-03) BY REVOKING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 225 “ZONING ORDINANCE”; 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.”
Request by Marvin Stumpf for variance of memorial stone – Neil Williams attorney for Marvin Stumpf presented a request for variance of the memorial stone to the Council. A motion was made by Pick to table the request to the next meeting and to give the judge notice that the mater was tabled to the following meeting seconded by Pofahl.
Roll call vote: Yeas – Hansen, Pick & Pofahl. Nays – Pierce. Motion carried.
Resolution 10-01-01 Hazard Mitigation – A motion was made by Pierce to approve Resolution 10-01-01 and seconded by Hansen.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10-01-01
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 was signed in to law on October 30, 2000, placing new emphasis on state and local mitigation planning for natural hazards and requiring communities to adopt a hazard mitigation action plan to be eligible for pre-disaster and post-disaster federal funding for mitigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, a Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan was prepared by Perkins County with assistance from JEO Consulting Group, Inc. of Lincoln, NE, which includes the City of Grant.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the mitigation plan was to lessen the affects of disasters by increasing the disaster resistance of the County and participating jurisdictions located within the planning boundary by identifying the hazards that affect the County and prioritize mitigation strategies to reduce potential loss of life and property damage from those hazards, and
WHEREAS, FEMA regulations require documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing body of the City of Grant in the form of a resolution and further requesting approval of the plan at the Federal Level; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the governing body of the City of Grant does herewith adopt the Perkins County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan in its entirety and request approval of the plan at the Federal Level.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of January, 2010.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried
Public Comment – Cathy Harden
Action on Bills and Claims – Adams Lumber Co., supplies & maintenance – 140.89; Allied Insurance, insurance – 250.00; American Red Cross, supplies – 31.00; B&D Office City, office supplies – 69.15; William Besarick, airport contract – 425.75; City of Grant, utilities – 3,933.88; Colonial Processing Center, employee benefits – 44.00; Country Supply, supplies & maintenance – 198.35; Credit Management, payroll withholding – 157.59; Deaver Computer Service, supplies – 60.00; Frenchman Valley Coop, fuel & repairs – 2,580.92; Friesen Welding & Repair, maintenance – 80.00; Grant Auto Parts, maintenance – 982.76; Grant Rotary Club, dues – 105.65; Grant Tribune-Sentinel, advertising – 325.24; Great Plains Communications, Utilities – 383.80; Great Plains one call service, general telephone – 4.04; Hatch’s Super Food, supplies – 11.56; Interstate Irrigation Inc, capital outlay – 24,439.19; J Bar J Landfill, waste tipping fees – 2,651.14; Madison National Life, employee benefits – 123.50; Midwest Electric, O & M charge & utilities – 16,460.99; Nebraska Public Health Environmental, lab & well tests – 32.00; Paul’s Repair LLC, maintenance – 777.00; Perkins County Chamber of Commerce, dues – 275.00; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract– 7,618.77; Pierce Law Office, professional services – 1,542.68; Phil Pierce, net wages – 170.85; T.C. Engineering Inc, professional services – 29,660.00; Verizon Wireless, telephone – 120.94; Waddell & Reed, retirement – 798.76; Nebraska Department of Revenue, state income tax withholding – 882.99; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 2,886.19; Overtime Wages 12/16-12/31 – 614.67. Total Bills and Claims $98,839.25.
The motion was made by Pofahl and seconded by Pierce to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $98,839.25.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Hansen, Pick & Pofahl reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Wyatt adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 7:50 P.M.
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Michael Wyatt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk
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