Council Minutes - July 9, 2019
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
July 9, 2019
Mayor Lisa Schmitt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on July 9, 2019 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, July 3, 2019, 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 Lisa Schmitt announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Bishop, Brueggeman, Greenwood, Petersen and Mayor Schmitt.
Others present: City Superintendent Edward Dunn, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Tawna Holmstedt, et al.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Petersen to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brueggeman to approve the minutes of the June 25, 2019 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Bishop.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Superintendent, Edward Dunn informed the Council of upcoming board meetings, the library board will meet tomorrow at 7:00am and the tree board will meet on July 16th at 4:00pm. Dunn informed the Council that he had distributed all of the requests for proposals for the pool project to the Council Members, so they may begin reviewing the proposals. The Pool Committee will be meeting in August to discuss the proposals and to determine their recommendation to the Council. Dunn also stated that he is scheduled to be gone to a finance meeting in Kearney on Thursday and as of today they had stated that the meeting is still planned.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Petersen – none. Council member, Bishop – none. Council member, Brueggeman – none. Council member, Greenwood – none.
ENFORCEMENT, WATER, LOTTERY & SHERIFF’S REPORTS – Acknowledged as received.
FINANCIALS – The financials are in process and will be reviewed at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT – None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Action on Ordinance No. 19-06-01 an Ordinance Annexing Real Estate Within the City of Grant; from the Perkins County Hospital District – Second Reading – City Clerk, Jessie Faber read the second reading of Ordinance No. 19-06-01 “AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CITY OF GRANT; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING AT THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR PERKINS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS OR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND STATING THE DATE THE ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
NEW BUSINESS:
Action on Proposed Code Book Change – Chapter 2, Article 4 – Park and Recreation Advisory Committee – A motion was made by Brueggeman to accept the proposed code book change to Chapter 2, Article 4 – Park and Recreation Advisory Committee, changing it to state “shall consist of five members who shall be residents of the City”, and seconded by Bishop.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Proposed Code Book Change – Chapter 4, Article 5 – Recreational and Off-Road Vehicles – Golf Car Vehicles– A motion was made by Brueggeman to accept the proposed code book changes to Chapter 4, Article 5 – Recreational and Off-Road Vehicles – Golf Car Vehicles and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Presentation of Economic Development Fund– Edward Dunn gave an update to the council on the Economic Development Fund activity since the last presentation to present.
Action on Mayoral Appointment – Housing Authority – Mark Hunter – A motion was made by Petersen to approve the Mayoral appointment of Mark Hunter to the Housing Authority term ending 12/2021 and seconded by Bishop.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Mayoral Appointment – Board of Adjustments – Richard Thurin – A motion was made by Bishop to approve the Mayoral appointment of Richard Thurin to the Board of Adjustments term ending 12/2020 and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Bills and Claims –Arnold Pool Company, supplies – 30.10; Brittany, concessions supplies – 64.54; City of Grant, utilities & petty cash – 10,320.78; Colonial Processing Center, employee benefits – 44.00; Frenchman Valley Coop, fuel, supplies & repairs – 1,630.56; Friesen Welding & Repair, LLC., supplies & repairs – 54.26; Graduate Lincoln, dues & training – 258.00; Grant Tribune-Sentinel, advertising – 261.94; Great Plains Communications, telephone – 708.06; Hatch’s Super Foods, supplies – 442.88; J Bar J Landfill, tipping fees – 3,749.37; Keith County News, advertising – 80.00; MEAN, transmission charge –97,625.44; Renee Marquardt, dues & training – 150.00; Michael Todd & Company, Inc., supplies – 1,545.64; Nebraska Power Review Board, dues – 271.07; One Call Concepts, Inc., telephone – 14.20; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract – 8,134.21; Prairie States Communications, maintenance – 115.00; Sandhills State Bank, employee benefits – 462.50; The Lifeguard Store, supplies – 307.45; Twomey Tree Service, contract labor – 700.00; Van Diest Supply Inc., chemicals – 3,527.00; Verizon Wireless, telephone – 154.86; American Funds, retirement – 618.04; Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, beacon expense – 160.00; Nebraska Department of Revenue, state income tax withholding – 883.36; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 4,095.33; Overtime Wages 6/16-6/30 –970.50. Total Bills and Claims $137,379.09.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Bishop to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $137,379.09.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Bishop, Brueggeman, Greenwood & Petersen reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Lisa Schmitt adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 7:26 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk