City of Blue Springs, Nebraska

December 17, 2024 The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of Blue Springs, Nebraska, was held starting at 7 PM, December 17, 2024, at the Blue Springs City Hall. Mayor Sedlacek called the meeting to order, and roll call was taken. PRESENT: Mayor Sedlacek, Council members Neumann, Reedy, Riensche ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Employee Milton Pike, Attorney Andrew Carothers, Rex Adams, Jared Epp, Gene Reedy Sr. Notice of the Hearing/meeting 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. Motion (Riensche) , second (Neumann), 3-0 affirmative vote to approve the minutes of the December 3, 2024 Regular meeting of Mayor and Council. Motion (Neumann), second (Riensche), 3-0 affirmative vote to approve claims as follow: Bank Direct - NE Dept. of Revenue - Sales Tax - $101.00; Security First Bank - Automatic- (Safe Deposit Box ) - $35.00; Payroll: $3,019.15; black Hills Energy - $28.30; Fairbury Journal-News - $44.37; Farmers Cooperative - $17.75; Lauby Plumbing - $19.47; Municipal Supply - $153.49; NE Dept. of Revenue - Charitable Gaming (51C Penalty) - $42.95; Norris Public Power - $1,008.72; One-Call Concepts - $1.98; Postmaster - $258.00 - Security First Bank - (Pike/IRA) - $55.00; Visa - $950.31; Windstream - $102.83; City of Wymore (Tower) - $1,216.49 - Wymore Super Foods - $205.99; TOTAL CLAIMS: $7,260.80 & FROM CDBG account -- SENDD - (DD#6) - $3,094.00 (Admin/Housing/LBP & Henning Carpentry (Housing Rehab.)- $46,599.00 = Total: $49,693.00. . DECLARE VACANCY ON COUNCIL/ SEDLACEK TO BRING FORWARD CANDIDATE’S NAME: Mayor Sedlacek declared a council vacancy, and advised that, despite many contacts being made, a candidate has not yet been determined. A notice of vacancy will be posted directly. OATH OF OFFICE/COUNCIL MEMBER (IF APPLIES): Non-applicable at this time. JOHNSON SERVICE COMPANY (ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS NECESSARY): No new information. PLANNING & ZONING: APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS AS SUBMITTED: No new applications. DEMOLITION PROJECT: One house/garage has been demolished (controlled burn). Ashes will not be removed for 45 days. Epp will make his excavator available (3 hrs. minimum time, $200 per hr.) for the project. Pike will get metal out. Reedy offered his trailer to assist with the project. Carothers will call NRD for potential determination of sources for the demolition (limestone- bank stabilization) materials. Another controlled burn is planned for January, and another when all signatures are obtained - potentially for February or March. CLEAN-UP/VEHICLES: Court hearings scheduled for 2nd Tuesday in January. Carothers will draft a letter for a trailer that needs to be removed. County Court order to follow for occupied trailer on 1st Street. CITY PARK GRANT APPLICATION RESULTS (IF AVAILABLE): No new information. PROBLEMATIC WATER LINE EVALUATION BY PIKE: Pike to evaluate line for rust. CATTLEMEN’S BALL//WELCOME: Adams suggested possibility of lighting (blue lights) the Blue Springs bridge. Electrical connection variables were discussed. Reedy suggested a “Welcome to Blue Springs” banner across the street between poles (Radar will contact Priority Printing, also ask Langdale for pricing) for a banner and possibly a 4x8 sign at the site of the Blue Springs sign. Flags will be replaced as is determined necessary. CABIN TREES/REPLACEMENT: (Gene Reedy Sr.): Members expressed no opposition to Gene Reedy Sr.’s plan to replant trees where they had been before (bigger trees), but it was decided that Radar Reedy would contact the grant facilitator (Cole) to determine what plans were already in place within the grant program. OTHER: Sedlacek asked if equipment was working OK. No problems were reported. NEXT AGENDA: APPROVALA OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF CLAIMS SEDLACEK TO BRING FORWARD CANDIDATE’S NAME OATH OF OFFICE/COUNCIL MEMBER PLANNING & ZONING: APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS AS SUBMITTED DEMOLITION PROJECT CLEAN-UP/VEHICLES CITY PARK GRANT APPLICATION RESULTS (IF AVAILABLE) PROBLEMATIC WATER LINE EVALUATED FOR RUST BY PIKE CATTLEMENS’ BALL/WELCOME/ BANNER ACROSS STREET, 4x8 SIGN AT CITY STONE SIGN PAPA B’S EASEMENT (WITULSKI’S NARRATIVE)/ORD # 478 There being no further business, a motion was made by Neumann at 7:25 PM to adjourn. The minutes of the Regular meeting were read and approved January 7 , 2025. Mayor: Tim Sedlacek (Hearing/Regular Session) City Clerk: Katherine A. Roche (Hearing/Regular Session)