November 4, 2014
The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council was held on November 4, 2014, in the Blue Springs City Hall, Blue Springs, NE.
PRESENT: Mayor Meyer, Council members Mewes, Neumann, Reedy, Wolf
ABSENT;
OTHER ATTENDEES: Employee Mike Pike, City Attorney Andy Carothers, Connie Mewes
Notice of the meeting/hearing was given in advance by posting in at least three public places as shown by the certificate of posting placed on file. Notice of the hearing/meeting was simultaneously given to the Mayor and all members of the City Council and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt and agenda are placed on file. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the advance notice to the Mayor and City Council of the hearing/meeting. Proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened hearing/meeting was open to public attendance.
At 7:30 PM, Mayor Meyer called the Regular meeting to order and roll call was taken. A motion was made by Council member Wolf, seconded by Reedy, and followed by a 4-0 affirmative vote to approve as sent the October 21, 2014 Regular meeting minutes. After review of claims, a motion was made by Council member Neumann, seconded by Mewes, and followed by a 4-0 affirmative vote to approve claims as follow: Direct -Bank Payment -- Internal Revenue - 941 - $2,234.77; Salaries - $3370.97; Beatrice Concrete - $766.50 & $536.47; Eldon Izer (Tel. Comp.) - $5.00; NE Dept. of Rev. (501N) - $283.99; NMC - $410.16; Norris Public Power - $1,308.26; Office Depot - $500.86; Milton Pike (Tel. Comp.) - $25.00; Postmaster - $166.00; Katherine Roche (Reimb.) - $64.00; Security First Bank (Pike - IRA) - $55.00; Shell - $226.33; Willet & Carothers - $250.00; Wymore Arbor State - $97.20; Wymore Oil Company - $124.19; TOTAL CLAIMS: $10,424.70.
BROAD STREET REPAIR UNDERTAKING - ANY NEW INFORMATION: No information yet available.
WALNUT STREET REPAIR PROPOSAL - NEW INFORMATION: No information yet available.
SENDD/CDBG GRANT APPLICATION INITIATION INFORMATION: No information yet available.
PLANNING & ZONING: No new applications.
CLEAN UP: Attorney Carothers will draft a letter to a property owner with after-controlled burn issue of removal of cement, rubble, rock. Council member Reedy reported that another property on the current list now has an approximately one-month expectation for initiation of removal of sub-standard structure, after property owner can remove possessions inside. Another property on the list continues to be mowed, and clean-up is anticipated to be on-going, but with no major changes within the last two-week period. A property with tall grass/weed infraction continues under review, with Attorney Carothers to draft a letter to the bank, --- with the property to be mowed by the City and a lien placed on the property on behalf of the City if the 5-day deadline for resolve is not met. Another property was removed from the list due to resolution of issue. One property owner is to be sent a certified letter requesting removal of exterior infractions. Attorney Carothers will put a lien against a property where City clean-up was performed.
NEXT AGENDA:
BROAD STREET REPAIR UNDERTAKING - ANY NEW IN FORMATION
WALNUT STREET REPAIR PROPOSAL - NEW INFORMATION
SENDD (JEN OLDS/CDBG GRANT APPLICATION INITIATION INFORMATION
PLANNING & ZONING
CLEAN UP
Motion to adjourn: 7:55PM -Neumann - No objection.
The minutes of the Regular meeting were read and approved November 18, 2014.
Mayor: Lonnie D. Meyer (Regular Session)
City Clerk: Katherine A. Roche (Regular Session)
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