November 17, 2015
The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council was held on November 17, 2015, in the Blue Springs City Hall, Blue Springs, NE.
PRESENT: Mayor Meyer, Council members Carmichael, Mewes, Neumann
ABSENT; Council member Reedy
OTHER ATTENDEES: Employee Mike Pike, Connie Mewes, John Berry
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.
Motion, second and vote to approve as sent the November 3, 2015 Regular meeting minutes: Neumann, Carmichael, 3-0 affirmative.
After review: Motion, second and vote (Mewes, Carmichael, 3-0 affirmative) to approve claims as follow: Bank-Direct - NE Dept. of Revenue (10) - $337.94; Salaries - $1,697.08; Black Hills Energy - $24.81; One-Call Concepts - $4.05; Postmaster - $168.00; Security First Bank - (Pike/IRA) - $55.00; Windstream - $84.49; Wymore Lumber - $82.09; TOTAL CLAIMS: $2,453.46.
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN/RESOLUTION: No information yet received.
DIRECT-BANK PAYMENT UTILITY ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
Situation: Upgrade at Security First Bank.
Problem: City Windows XP operating system not compatible with Security First program.
Options: 1. Manual entry at bank with $2.00 charge per customer per event. 2. Discontinue automatic withdrawal option (13 customers) by City(each customer might pursue individual automatic bank payment) and mail out bills with rest of customer base.
Comments: Mayor Meyer indicated he did not like to see “the City going backward while the rest of the world is moving ahead.” Council member Neumann expressed reluctance to seek system upgrade in a low-count, cost-increase situation.
Decision: Consensus among members held to - discontinue automatic bank payment of water/sewer bills, and notify relevant customers.
PLANNING AND ZONING: Review of Building Permit application approved by the P & Z Commission at the 11/16/15 meeting (Jay Woodyard - 40x60 building - #`15-5), resulting in motion, second, vote (Neumann, Mewes; 3-0 affirmative) to approve. Applicant will be notified of approval and fee. Mayor Meyer appointed Fred Laber to the seat on the P & Z panel vacated by Larry Davis.
CLEAN-UP: Review continues in regard to debris at a demolition site. Employee Pike agreed to contact an individual in regard to a clean-up issue - general clean-up, relocation of vehicles. Mayor Meyer requested that City attorney Carothers be contacted for a “update on district court action/ controlled burn site.”
NEXT AGENDA:
Annual Appointments(including Committees, Designations(as Council President, Secondary), Assignments, Personnel Updates
MFA/MFO
Workup for One & Six Year Plan
Zito Contract Renewal (?)
Resolution to Adopt New Hazard Mitigation Plan (as necessary)
Planning and Zoning
Clean-Up
Motion to adjourn: 8:03 PM -Neumann. No objection.
The minutes of the Hearing/ Regular meeting were read and approved Dec. 1, 2015.
Mayor: Lonnie D. Meyer (Regular Session)
City Clerk: Katherine A. Roche (Regular Session)
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