City Council Meeting June 14 2022

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022

 

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 14th day of June at 6:30 o’clock P.M. 

 

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Schlote; Council Members: Alder, Smith, Yosten and Sanne Absent: None

 

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

 

Mayor Schlote opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

 

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by Publication, a designated method for giving notice, as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes.  Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all Members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the 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 taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

 

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Bruce Curtiss was present as City Attorney.

 

Sanne moved to approve the regular meeting minutes from May 16, 2022. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0

 

Alder moved to approve claims and payroll. Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Juleen Johnson was present for the Manor report and provided COVID and staffing updates. A new fire hood is required for the kitchen and Johnson received a quote from Heartland Fire Protection in the amount of $46,816. The funds will come from the Manor Sales Tax account. Smith moved to approve the purchase of the fire hood. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

A request for a training manikin will not qualify for sales tax funding as it is not a capital expenditure.

 

Officer Hallock reported that the month of May was busy with an increase in traffic stops and thefts. A reminder was given to keep vehicles locked. Hallock would also like to work on reducing the number of stop signs around town.

 

The public hearing at 6:45 PM for the proposed Ordinance to updated and amend City Code and Zoning Regulations pertaining to Municipal Planning and Small Box Discount Stores was moved by Sanne to be tabled until July. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Susan Norris gave the monthly Economic Development report with updates on the DTR Grant, funding for the park project has been received in full and an additional $100,000 in donations for the community building project was received in May. Norris spoke about Communities for Kids or C4K, which will be utilized to bring early childhood care and education options to Pierce County and Plainview. A steering committee will be formed to help with the study. An update on the awarded co-share network space was given. A new housing study will be conducted in the county.

 

No report given for the City Attorney.

 

Chris Miller and David Blau of Miller & Associates were present to report on proposed drinking water solutions in response to the Administrative Order received by the City of Plainview on January 14, 2021 for high nitrate levels. Miller gave an overview of the City’s current wells, data collected on the number of gallons pumped and percentage of water loss the current system is showing. There were several options for compliance that were discussed which included blending, consolidation with another municipality, construction of a new well, rehab of the 62-1 well, building a water treatment plant and point of use and point of entry filters.

 

Miller stated that all 4 of the current City wells are at their maximum depth and for their ages are all in good condition. Costs associated with the different options for compliance were presented and ranged from $4.8 million for construction of a new well to $7.2 million for construction of a reverse osmosis plant. Miller’s recommendation was to work on renovating the current Well 62-1 located in the northeast section of town, which would cost approximately $300,000.

 

Smith moved to allow City Administrator Tarr to execute documents for the submittal of the Preliminary Engineering Report to the Water Wastewater Advisory Committee and Nebraska Dept. Health and Human Services by July 14, 2022. The PER would approve for the renovation of Well 62-1 as the first option and then sampling of water quality near the Plainview Country Club which has been marked as a possible area for a new City well. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Several Mayor appointments to City Board were made.

 

Jodi Viterna and Megan Porter were reappointed to 4 year terms on the Library Board. Sanne move to approve the appointments. Yosten seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Wim deBoeck, Brian Bowman and Jason Halvorsen were reappointed to 2 year terms on the Planning Commission. Sanne moved to approve the appointments. Yosten seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Joan Alexander was reappointed to the Manor Board and Jenna Robison was appointed to replace Vicki Peterson for 2 year terms. Sanne moved to approve the appointments. Yosten seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Discussion was held on the allocation of City Sales Tax. Currently the pool receives .5% with the Manor, Library and Economic Development receiving 1/3 each of the former 1% Hospital Tax. The council can decided in June of even numbered years if a reallocation of funds should occur. Sanne moved to leave the sales tax as it currently is allocated. Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-1 with Yosten voting no.

 

Discussion was held on an interlocal agreement with Pierce County Dispatch for the City’s non-emergency police calls and after hour’s utility service calls. Council agreed to table until July meeting.

 

City Administrator Tarr recommended a $1 per hour wage increase for Russ Cleveland and Kris Mann who recently completed their Grade L wastewater licenses. Tarr stated that all utility works are fully licensed for water and wastewater. Sanne moved to approve the wage increase for Cleveland and Mann. Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

City Clerk Retzlaff presented on TextMyGov which is a mass messaging system that the City could use to send information to citizens via text messages. Sanne moved to table until July. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Discussion was held on the recent budget update request from the DED for the NAHTF housing project. The LB840 board recommended funding from Economic Development Sales Tax of $43,536 to allow the project to move forward. Sanne moved to approve the funding. Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Sanne moved to allow for the closure of Lincoln Avenue north of the Plainview Manor on June 29th from 5:00-10:00 PM for the Manor and CHI 4th of July Celebration. Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

 

Yosten moved to adjourn the meeting. Alder seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0

 

 

 

TIME: 9:35 P.M.

 

 

_______________________________

Brian Schlote, Mayor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

 

 

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

 

 

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 6/14/2022; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects to be discussed at said meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

____________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer                                                              (SEAL)

 

 

15036

Verizon Wireless

Cellphones

491.53

15037

Western Oil Inc

Fuel

458.84

15038

NENEDD

NAHTF DD#3

1,781.25

15039

City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing

Housing Loan Pmt

50.60

15040

City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing

Housing Loan Pmt

42.00

15041

MASA

Emp Ins

126.00

15042

City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing

Housing Loan Pmt

103.03

15043

Plainview News

Ads/Legals/Su

1,380.41

15044

City of Plainview

Pool Sales Tax

9,114.54

15045

City of Plainview

Library Sales Tax

5,330.51

15046

City of Plainview

Manor Sales Tax

5,330.51

15047

City of Plainview 

Eco Dev Sales Tax

5,330.51

15048

NDEE-Fiscal Services

SRF Semi-Annual Pmt

30,275.69

15049

Bush & Roe Inc

Bal Due Liability Ins

45,666.00

15050

Midwest Bank

Emp HSA

700.00

15051

New York Life

Emp Ins

92.20

15052

Postmaster

Postage

231.60

23594

     

23597

City Employees

Payroll 5-13-2022

17,218.84

23598

     

23600

City Employees

Payroll 5-27-2022

15,820.50

23601

AFLAC

Emp Ins

704.08

23602

Alby's Electric

Su/Svc

373.92

23603

American Legal Publishing Corp

Code Updates

1,875.88

23604

Baum Hydraulics Corp

Su

30.05

23605

Bazile Creek Power Sports

Su

145.99

23606

Bomgaars

Su

603.76

23607

Bonta Lawn Care

Svc

120.00

23608

Bud's Sanitary Service LLC

Svc

5,517.00

23609

Center Point Large Print

Books

189.00

23610

City of Plainview

LB840 Loan Pmt

80.00

23611

City of Plainview

RBDG Loan Pmt

346.43

23612

City of Plainview

IRP Loan Pmt

381.07

23613

City of Plainview C&D Sinking Fund

Pmt

2,000.00

23614

City of Plv Housing Authority

Housing Loan Pmt

100.00

23615

City of Plv Osm/Plv Housing

Housing Loan Pmt

92.60

23616

Classic Rentals

Su

308.14

23617

Bruce Curtiss dba Curtiss Law Office

Legal Fees

3,428.00

23618

DAS State Acctg-Central Finance

CEU Training

38.00

23619

Donna Christiansen

Reim- Books

86.82

23620

Fairfield Inn & Suites

Hotel Room

121.95

23621

Floor Maintenance

Su

259.63

23622

Great Plains Communications

Svc

53.79

23623

Hawkins Inc

Su

3,874.53

23624

Hoffart Repair

Su/Svc

311.46

23625

Hollman Media

Svc

75.00

23626

Hometown Leasing

Copier Lease

247.19

23627

Ingram Library Services

Books/Audiobooks

528.47

23628

Jack's Uniforms & Equip

Su

408.70

23629

Janet Hunt

Meter Deposit Refund

76.39

23630

Jeremy Tarr

Reim

115.14

23631

K&S Door Co Inc dba Overhead Door

Svc

1,600.00

23632

Katie Carlson

Meter Deposit Refund

232.93

23633

Kelly Supply Co

Su

11.59

23634

Kirk Nelson

Meter Deposit Refund

71.57

23635

LP Gill Inc

Svc

15,238.10

23636

Lorenz Automotive

Su

286.14

23637

Love Signs

Svc

770.00

23638

Mahaska

Su

125.00

23639

Matheson Tri-Gas Inc

Su

37.33

23640

Menards

Su

955.35

23641

Midwest Bank

Qtrly Loan Pmt

4,293.76

23642

Miller & Associates

Engineering Svc

14,250.00

23643

Mitch's Food Center

Su

1,038.12

23644

Municipal Supply Inc of Omaha

Su

16.72

23645

NACOP

Dues

60.00

23646

NE Public Health Env Lab

Water Samples

45.00

23647

NE Rural Water Assoc

Dues

175.00

23648

NCPPD

Svc

8,119.55

23649

 VOID

   

23650

Plainview Auto Supply Inc

Su

169.77

23651

Plainview Telephone Co Inc

Svc

1,203.31

23652

Precision IT

Svc

55.00

23653

Rutjens Construction Inc

Su

942.50

23654

Schaefer Grain Co

Weigh Tickets

489.00

23655

Schoenauer Truck Repair

Svc

1,132.00

23656

Special T's & More

Su

204.50

23657

Steinkraus Service

Fuel/Repairs

2,312.60

23658

Tamela Korth

Mileage

71.37

23659

Truck Center Companies

Su

41.02

23660

Verizon Wireless

Cellphones

492.63

23661

Water Tower Bond Acct

Pmt

2,800.83

23662

Wesco Receivables Corp

Su

519.00

23663

West Hodson Lumber

Su

4,633.20

ACH

Allied Benefit Services

Emp Ins

12,181.40

ACH

Black Hills Energy

Svc

1,621.37

ACH

Casey's Business MasterCard

Fuel

3,334.26

ACH

Comm Bankers Merch Svc

CC Processing Fees

1,211.81

ACH

CrashPlan Pro

Svc

9.99

ACH

EFTPS

Fed W/H Tax

5,300.18

ACH

EFTPS

Fed W/H Tax

5,050.40

ACH

Family Dollar

Su

44.94

ACH

Dearborn Life Ins

Emp Ins

60.00

ACH

Healthplan Services

Emp Ins

82.20

ACH

LED Outfitters.com

Su

252.94

ACH

Mass Mutual

Pension

2,228.17

ACH

Mass Mutual

Pension

2,228.17

ACH

Midwest Bank

Svc

50.00

ACH

Midwest Bank

NSF

82.13

ACH

NE Dept of Rev

State W/H Tax

1,635.29

ACH

NE Dept of Rev

Sales & Use Tax

1,396.61

ACH

Swimoutlet.com

Swimsuits

55.62

ACH

Zoom Video Comm

Svc

15.81

 

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