City Council

CITY OF FREMONT BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING DECEMBER 11, 2012 - 7:00 P.M. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the Mayor called the meeting to order and stated a copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection located near the entrance door by the agendas. Roll call showed Members Johnson, Stange, Navarrette, Eairleywine, Bixby, Anderson , Hoppe and Gitt present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Member Bixby, seconded by Member Navarrette to open the public hearing on the schedule of assessments for Street Improvement Unit 97 (Donna – Howard to Jean). Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Steve Ranum, attorney for Roland and Karen Johnson Trust, spoke against the assessment. He stated he did not believe the project qualified for a gap paving district under State Statutes and that his clients received no benefit to their lots from the improvement unit. Mr. Ranum further stated they are prepared to repeal the assessment in district court if it is approved. City Attorney Payne stated the city is within their rights to do the assessment. There being no further testimony, moved by Member Gitt, seconded by Member Anderson to close the public hearing. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Member Stange, seconded by Member Navarrette to open the public hearing on the schedule of assessments for Paving District No. 545 (Clarkson – 32nd North). Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. There being no testimony, moved by Member Eairleywine, seconded by Member Stange to close the public hearing. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Member Navarrette, seconded by Member Stange to adjourn. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FINAL MEETING 2010-2012 CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 11, 2012 - 7:00 P.M. After the study session, the Mayor called the meeting to order and stated a copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection located near the entrance door by the agendas. Roll call showed Members Johnson, Stange, Navarrette, Eairleywine, Bixby, Anderson, Hoppe and Gitt present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve and dispense with reading of minutes of November 27 and December 4, 2012. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Stange to approve Resolution No. 2012-235 levying a special tax and assessment for Street Improvement Unit No. 97 (Donna – Howard to Jean). Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve Resolution No. 2012-236 levying a special tax and assessment for Paving District No. 545 (Clarkson – 32 nd North). Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an ordinance amending FMC 10-120 relating to hours of sale of alcoholic beverages. Roll call vote: 5 ayes, 3 nays (Hoppe, Stange and Eairleywine). Ordinance failed. (Six votes required by State Statute for ordinance to pass). Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve Resolution No. 2012-237 acknowledging return of City property by outgoing Council Member Gitt. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to adjourn sine d ie. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m. I, Kimberly Volk, the undersigned City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk; that such agenda items were sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting; 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 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 and that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available and accessible to members of the public, posted during such meeting in the room in which such meeting was held. Kimberly Volk, MMC, City Clerk CITY COUNCIL MEETING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 2012-2014 CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 11, 2012 - 7:00 P.M. The Mayor called the meeting to order and stated a copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection located near the entrance door by the agendas. Roll call showed Members Johnson, Stange, Navarrette, Eairleywine, Bixby, Anderson, Hoppe and Kuhns present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve Resolution No. 2012-238 acknowledging qualification of elected officials. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Hoppe, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to open the public hearing for the Citizen Advisory Review on the LB 840 economic development program. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Administrative Services Director Rise stated there have been three loans that have been forgiven and closed out due to the companies meeting the job creation requirements. Council Member Navarrette requested a third quarter report for the funds. There being no further testimony, moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Bixby to close the public hearing. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried.  Resolution No. 2012-239 appointing Council Members Todd Hoppe, John Anderson and  Michael Kuhns and Mayor Scott Getzschman to the Public Service Answering Point (PSAP) Governing Board  Appointment of Kevin Eairleywine as Council liaison to Ridge Cemetery Association and Jennifer Bixby as Council liaison to Friends of the Fremont Parks  Resolution No. 2012-240 confirming procedures for complying with Open Meetings Act  Resolution No. 2012-241 appointing Department Heads  Resolution No. 2012-242 designating depositories for City of Fremont monies  Resolution No. 2012-243 certifying Director of Finance and City Treasurer to deposit funds in designated banks  Resolution No. 2012-244 appointing members to the Friends of Fremont Area Parks Board  Resolution No. 2012-245 appointing members to the Ridge Cemetery Association  November 28 – December 4, 2012 claims  Resolution No. 2012-246 granting permission to consume alcohol on City property for Ronald Spahni, Christensen Field, January 25, 2013, Home Show; Abigail Aronson, City Auditorium, March 16, 2013, wedding reception  Resolution No. 2012-247 approving Special Designated Permit for HyVee Food Store, 840 East 23rd, December 12, 2012, sampling/tasting  Resolution No. 2012-248 authorizing execution of Intergovernmental Agreement with State of Nebraska for Stormwater Management Plan Program  Change Orders No. 1 and 2, in the amount of $2500.00 and $4363.23, for Paving District No. 548 – Main, 1st to 3 rd  Resolution No. 2012-249 approving PR#3 to Sawyer Construction in the amount of $84,173.36 for Paving District No. 548 – Main, 1st to 3rd; PR#2&Final to M E Collins Contracting Company, Inc. in the amount of $3,016.43 for Intersection Improvements – 23rd Avenue North and Lincoln; PR#11&Final to Upper Plains Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $10,000.00 for Airport Runway Rehab and Extension Project  Resolution No. 2012-250 awarding bid in the amount of $37,430.70 for self-contained breathing apparatus and thermal imager to Municipal Emergency Services Incorporated for Fire Department  Resolution No. 2012-251 awarding bid in the amount of $574,867.00 for console equipment to Motorola Solutions Incorporated for the Public Safety Answering Point  Resolution No. 2012-252 approving interlocal agreement with Village of Arlington for  satellite Keno effective January 1st, 2013  Resolution No. 2012-253 approving request of AMPC to divide part Lots 9-13, all vacated streets and vacated alleys, Cloverly Addition, into two lots  Resignation of Jim Hoshor from Board of Adjustment  Appointment of Rian Harkins as interim Director of Public Works The Mayor stated nominations for Council President would be received. Council Member Anderson nominated Council Member Bixby. There being no further nominations, Council Member Bixby elected as Council President for a two year term ending December 2014. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve the Keno Match grant application of the Friends of the Library in the amount of $5,000 to replace adult furnishings at Keene Memorial Library and MainStreet of Fremont Incorporated in the amount of $6,606.42 for Downtown banner project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve professional services contract for Marvin Planning Consultants to develop an annexation service plan for the City of Fremont. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve the contract for services agreement for general engineering services with Olsson Associates. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next regular meeting will be December 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and a Council retreat December 15, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. I, Kimberly Volk, the undersigned City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the proceedings had and done by the Council President and Council; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk; that such agenda items were sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting; 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 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 and that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available and accessible to members of the public, posted during such meeting in the room in which such meeting was held. Kimberly Volk, MMC, City Clerk