December 2, 2014

The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council was held on December 2, 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 November 18, 2014 Regular meeting minutes. After review of claims, a motion was made by Council member Mewes, seconded by Neumann, and followed by a 4-0 affirmative vote to approve claims as follow: Direct -Bank Payment --Internal Revenue (941) - $1,783.00; Salaries 5,874.79; Beatrice Concrete - $211.58; Constellation Energy - $12.02; Eldon Izer (Tel. Comp.) - $5.00; NE Dept. of Rev. (501N) - $211.49; NE Public Health Environmental Labs - $68.00; Norris Public Power - $1,381.83; Personnel Concepts - $15.90; Milton Pike (Tel. Comp.) - $25.00; Postmaster - $215.00; Security First Bank - (Pike - IRA) - $55.00; Shell - $640.83; Tractor Supply - $472.85; Wymore Oil Co. - $169.01; TOTAL CLAIMS: $11,141.30.


OATH OF OFFICE: Attorney Carothers administered the Oath of Office for: MAYOR - LONNIE D. MEYER -- WARD I - COUNCIL - GLENN MEWES --- WARD II- GENE (RADAR) REEDY.


ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS: COMMITTEES: Motion by Council member Neumann, second by Mewes, and a 4-0 affirmative vote to approve Committees, per: (Water System) - Reedy and Neumann -- (Sewer Lagoon) - Wolf and Mewes -- (Streets and Alleys) - Wolf and Neumann -- (City Parks and Properties) - Reedy and Mewes --(Keno) - Reedy and Mewes -- (Finance) - Wolf and Neumann.


ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS, PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL: Motion by Council member Neumann, second by Mewes, and vote of : Mewes - Yes; Neumann - Yes; Reedy - Abstain; Wolf - Yes-- to designate Council member Reedy as President of Council.


ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS: EMPLOYEES PAY RATE/BENEFITS: Tabled until Dec. 16th Regular Meeting.


TEMPORARY CLERK/CITY ATTORNEY/ DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY/ CITY ENGINEER AND STREET SUPERINTENDENT; CITY AUDITOR: Motion by Council member Mewes, second by Wolf, and 4-0 affirmative vote to designate the following:
TEMPORARY CLERK: Gary Neumann
CITY ATTORNEY: Andrew Carothers
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY: Mike Willet
CITY PHYSICIAN: (No designee)
CITY ENGINEER & STREET SUPERINTENDENT: Keith Gilmore of Gilmore & Associates -Class A - License (S-697)
CITY AUDITOR: Brian Blobaum



BROAD STREET REPAIR UNDERTAKING - MOTION TO INITIATE PLAN PROCESS TO CREATE BROAD STREET PROJECT, ANY NEW INFORMATION: Motion by Council member Wolf, second by Mewes, and 4-0 affirmative vote for Gilmore & Associates to initiate the plan process to create the Broad Street Project.


WALNUT STREET REPAIR - ANY NEW INFORMATION: No new information.


SELECTION OF STREETS FOR CDBG GRANT APPLICATION: Mayor Meyer requested further study by all members for discussion/decision at the Dec. 16th Regular meeting.


PLANNING & ZONING: No new applications.


MFO (DISPOSITION OF CITY OF BEATRICE (Ck 25044 - $804.03) FUNDS: Within discussion, determination was made by members to hold the funds in the Fire Fund of General checking account -- for future fire hydrant needs.


CLEAN UP: One property removed from the current list due to resolution of issue . Attorney Carothers advised members that one property owner was given until December 15th to remove debris after controlled burn. Review continues on remaining properties on list.


NEXT AGENDA:

ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS: EMPLOYEES PAY RATE/BENEFITS

BROAD STREET REPAIR UNDERTAKING - ANY NEW INFORMATION

WALNUT STREET REPAIR - ANY NEW INFORMATION

SELECTION OF STREETS FOR CDBG GRANT APPLICATION

ONE & SIX YEAR PLAN WORKUP

PLANNING & ZONING

CLEAN UP


Motion to adjourn: 8:25 PM -Mewes - No objection.

The minutes of the Regular meeting were read and approved December 16, 2014.



Mayor: Lonnie D. Meyer (Regular Session)

City Clerk: Katherine A. Roche (Regular Session)

December 16, 2014

The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council was held on December 16, 2014, in the Blue Springs City Hall, Blue Springs, NE.


PRESENT: Mayor Meyer, Council members Mewes, Neumann, Reedy, Wolf

ABSENT;

OTHER ATTENDEES: Employees Mike Pike, & Eldon Izer; John Berry, 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 corrected the December 2, 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: Salaries - $1,774.86; Bank Direct Payment - NE Dept. of Rev (10) - $191.18; American Legal Publishing - $813.00; Arbor Ink - $136.58; Arbor State - $97.20; Bear Graphics - $69.44; Behrens Meat Plant - (Employee Christmas) - $200.00; Black Hills Energy - $47.36; Casey’s General Store - $36.27; Gage County Clerk (Election Statement) - $280.70; Gilmore & Associates -(161-014) - $4,550.00 & $284.00 (NBCS/Lane Miles); Johnny’s Welding - $250.00; One-Call Concepts - $4.45; Milton Pike (Postage Reimb.) - $7.34; Roehr’s Machinery - $815.41; Security First Bank - $55.00; Willet & Carothers - $210.00; Windstream - $73.73; Wymore Lumber - $77.87; Wymore Super Foods - $21.79; TOTAL CLAIMS- $9,996.18 --- (&) --- from Keno Proceeds Account to Blue Springs Keno - $4,197.69.


APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECS FOR BROAD STREET ASPHALT PROJECT /GILMORE - BERRY) & ANY NEW INFORMATION: Presentation by Berry followed by discussion, motion to approve/accept by Council member Neumann, second by Reedy, and a 4-0 affirmative vote to accept/approve the Plans and Specs for the Broad Street Asphalt Project--- that will be available for public review at the City Office.


ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS: EMPLOYEES PAY RATE/BENEFITS: Motion by Council member Mewes, second by Wolf , and 4-0 affirmative vote to approve 1.5% increase for all employees paid hourly. Motion by Council member Neumann, second by Wolf and a 4-0 affirmative vote to increase salaried employee (clerk) by 1.5%. No further changes were made to benefits. Particulars follow:

STREET SUPERINTENDENT:
Milton Pike - Rate -$19.70- hourly.
Monthly Reimbursement for Health Insurance - approved at 80% of Policy Cost for him on wife’s policy.
Bi-monthly Retirement ($55.00) City Contribution
Vacation: 4 wk. paid vacation
No comp time. instead OT
Paid Holidays: (10) - New Years, Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Columbus, Veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas
48 HOURS REMAINING in previously-designated sick leave bank
CITY CLERK:
Katherine Roche - $829.24 monthly salary.
Office Hours 8:30AM - Noon - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Holidays: Office may be closed: (10) - New Years, Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Columbus, Veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas
PART-TIME HELP:
Eldon Izer - $11.70 hourly. 10 paid holidays - New Years, Martin Luther King Jr.,
Presidents, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Columbus, Veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Linda Hohensee -$9.57 hour
MISC. PART-TIME HELP: Wage set by Council as per circumstance


WALNUT STREET REPAIR - ANY NEW INFORMATION: No new information.


SELECTION OF STREETS FOR CDBG APPLICATION: Initial recommendations of Mayor Meyer met with full agreement of Council for the following streets to be included in the CDBG application: Projects: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13 & 15. Jen Olds of SENDD will be provided this information. The project listing and map are available for public review at the City Office.


ONE & SIX YEAR PLAN WORKUP: John Berry will begin paperwork, moving those projects selected above for the CDBG application, to the One Year Plan, this in support of February Public Hearing of the One & Six Year Plan.


PLANNING & ZONING: No new applications.


CLEAN UP: No work was noted on one property, but a cost analysis is still outstanding from service provider (Office Record: Lineweber) . Approval has been verbalized for removal of a substandard structure. It was noted that only vehicles remain on one property, with the owner trying to sell them. One property owner (having purchased property previously on the clean-up list) is to receive a letter of appreciation for cleaning up the property.



NEXT AGENDA:
PLANNING & ZONING:
CLEAN UP:

Motion to adjourn: 8:12 PM - Neumann - No objection.

The minutes of the Regular meeting were read and approved January 6. 2015



Mayor: Lonnie D. Meyer (Regular Session)


City Clerk: Katherine A. Roche (Regular Session)