Council Minutes - October 27, 2020
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
October 27, 2020
Council President, Andrea Brueggeman convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on October 27, 2020 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, October 21, 2020, 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.
Council President, Andrea Brueggeman announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Bishop, Brueggeman, Greenwood and Petersen. Absent: Mayor Schmitt.
Others present: City Superintendent Edward Dunn, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Tawna Holmstedt, et al.
The motion was made by Bishop and seconded by Greenwood to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Petersen to approve the minutes of the October 13, 2020 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Greenwood.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Superintendent, Edward Dunn informed the Council of upcoming board meetings, the cemetery board will meet on November 10th at noon. Dunn gave an update on the street intersection project, the cemetery fall clean-up day, and the tree board meeting.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Petersen – none. Council member, Bishop – none. Council member, Brueggeman – gave an update on the library board meeting. Council member, Greenwood – none.
PUBLIC COMMENT – none.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Request to be Placed on the Agenda for Erecting a 4-Way Stop at the Intersection of West 5th Street and Sherman Ave (Jeffery Scott Miller) – Jeffery Scott Miller presented his request for erecting a 4-way stop at the intersection of West 5th and Sherman Ave and answered any questions the Council had. It was determined that the City Superintendent will contact Sheriff Brueggeman and have a report made on traffic violations at this intersection for the last three years. A motion was made by Bishop to place on the November 10th meeting for possible signs to be erected in the City of Grant with the West 5th and Sherman Avenue intersection to be included and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Presentation on the Municipal Swimming Pool Progress (Larry Steele, Reed Miller) – Larry Steele, Reed Miller and Travis Elfgren with Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers were in attendance to answer questions on the municipal swimming pool project. Larry Steele gave a brief presentation on the current status of the Grant Municipal Swimming Pool project and answered questions.
Action and Discussion on the New/Used Pickup with a Steel Service Body Bids – A motion was made by Bishop to accept the bid from Imperial Country Ford in the amount of $42,160.00 and for up to $50,000.00 for discussed additional ad-on’s and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on the 2003 or Newer Sewer Jet/Vacuum Combination Truck Bids – A motion was made by Greenwood to accept the bid from Macqueen Equipment on the 2003 VacCon in the amount of $67,250.00 and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Bills and Claims – AFLAC, employee benefits – 243.04; Blue Cross Blue Shield of NE, employee benefits – 6,735.81; CNA Surety, insurance – 280.00; Display Sales Company, capital outlay – 12,466.00; Endicott Clay Products Company, memorial/donation expense – 3,453.00; Frenchman Valley Coop, supplies & repairs, tires & fuel – 2,389.16; Grainger, asphalt/patching – 339.00; Ken’s Construction LLC, contract labor – 1,600.00; MEAN, transmission charge – 98,771.26; Nebraska Public Health Environmental, lab & well tests – 30.00; Nebraska Rural Water Assoc., dues – 175.00; Overhead Door Specialists, supplies & repairs – 123.25; Principal Life Insurance Company, employee benefits – 138.30; American Funds, retirement – 853.60; Nebraska Department of Revenue, sales tax – 10,942.55; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 3,100.10; Overtime Wages 10/1-10/15 – 810.69. Total Bills and Claims $142,450.76.
The motion was made by Greenwood and seconded by Petersen to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $142,450.76.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Bishop, Brueggeman, Greenwood, & Petersen reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Council President, Andrea Brueggeman adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 8:23 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk