City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 12, 2013 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 Council Members Johnson, Stange, Navarrette, Eairleywine, Bixby, Anderson and Kuhns present, Council Member Hoppe absent – 7 present, 1 absent. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member BIxby to open the public hearing on the One and Six Year Street Improvement Plan. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Interim Public Works Director Harkins stated the plan is sent to the Department of Roads as a rough outline of what the city has planned for street projecsts but that the plan does not obligate the city. It simply gives the state an idea of what Fremont is doing with funds, Harkins stated. Council Member Navarrette questioned why some projects listed had an estimated cost and some did not. Harkins stated some projects are in the design phase only so they do not have a dollar amount estimated yet. He further stated these projects are some that have been rolled for several years on the improvement list. There being no further testimony, moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Johnson to close the public hearing. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve Resolution No. 2013-021 approving the One and Six Year Street Improvement Plan. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried.  Dispense with January 29, 2013 and February 5, 2013 minutes  January 30 – February 12, 2013 claims  Resolution No. 2013-022 granting permission to consume alcohol on City property for Scott Swaney, February 22, 2013, Christensen Field, banquet; David Dotsen, March 9, 2013, Moller Center, graduation; Katie Rockwell, December 28, 2013, Christensen Field, wedding reception  Receive and file Fremont Fire Department Annual Report  Resolution No. 2013-023 approving advertising for bids for fiber connection project  Resolution No. 2013-024 returning Community Development Block Grant Revolving Loan Funds in an amount yet to be determined to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development  Condemnation of structure at 1308 North Union Street  Cement worker license application of Chris Menn and C-R Menn Concrete  Resolution No. 2013-025 awarding bid to Carmichael Business Systems in the amount of $26,665 for PSAP Logging Recorder for Public Service Answering Point Joint Communications Center   Resolution No. 2013-026 renewing all Non Class C (May) liquor licenses  Resolution No. 2013-027 approving Special Designated Permit application of Uncle Larry’s LLC, 541 N Broad, April 27, 2013, reception  Agreement with Nebraska-Iowa Regional Orthophotography Consortium/Metropolitan Area Planning Agency in the amount of $24,574 for aerial photography  Appointment of Aaron Paden to Park and Recreation Board for a three year term ending February 2016 The Mayor announced he was delaying the appointment of police officer. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Stange to suspend the rules and place on final reading the ordinance approving Keith and Jacqueline Roumph request to rezone Lot 9 and Tax Lot 79, Meierhenry Subdivision from LI – Limited Industrial District to GI – General Industrial District. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5265 passed. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an ordinance annexing parts of Section 17-20, all Township 17 North, Range 9 East of 6th p.m. (Johnson Park). The second reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an ordinance implementing an occupation tax on solid waste collection hauling. Roll call vote: 6 ayes, 1 nay (Stange). Ordinance No. 5266 passed. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve Resolution No. 2013-028 setting rates at Fremont Transfer Station. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve the request of Don Peterson & Associates to waive $16,460.39 in water connection fees for Water Connection District WC-99-3 assessed on February 12, 2002. Roll call vote: 6 ayes, 1 abstain (Bixby). Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next regular meeting will be February 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. with a Council Study Session February 19, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Anderson to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:16 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 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 the 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 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