City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 26, 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 Anderson, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried.  Dispense with February 12, 2013 minutes  February 13 - 26, 2013 claims  Resolution No. 2013-029 Resolution granting permission to consume alcohol on City property for Fremont Horse Arena Improvement Association, Christensen Field Indoor and Main/Indoor Arena, April 12 & 13, 2013, Bull Riding Classic; Yuliana Axomulco, Moller Center, April 20, 2013, birthday party; Mireyda Balderas, Moller Center, May 4, 2013, birthday & baptism; Keith Stillman Jr., City Auditorium, June 29, 2013, wedding reception  Appointment of Cindy Slykhuis to Library Board to fill an unexpired term ending July 2016  Appointment of John Haas to the Airport Advisory Committee to fill an unexpired term ending June 2015  Resolution No. 2013-030 approving Special Designated Permit for Rise’s Drive-In Liquor, 925 North Broad, May 25, 2013, reception; Fremont Area Habitat for Humanity, 700 East 10th, April 20, 2013, fundraiser; Fremont Horse Arena Improvement Association, 1710 West 16th, April 12&13, 2013, beer garden; Burtonian Enterprises, 1682 East 23rd Avenue North, March 17, 2013, beer garden; Rise’s Drive-In Liquor, 700 East 10th, April 6, 2013, fundraiser  Resolution No. 2013-031 to rescind and dissolve the Community Development Block Grant Revolving Loan Fund Review Committee  Receive and file the annual report from Keene Memorial Library Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Stange to approve Resolution No. 2013-032 to accept and award bid to Nebraska Environmental Products in the amount of $142,892 for one new mechanical street sweeper for the Street Department. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve the request of the Fremont/Bergan Post Prom Committee to waive fee of approximately $1,288 for use of Christensen Field on April 26-28, 2013. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the second 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 third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. The City Clerk gave the first reading, by title only, of an ordinance amending Fremont Municipal Code: Chapter 4 relating to Health and Sanitation. The rules of reading may be suspended at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve Resolution No. 2013-033 authorizing the billing for fire services for Fire Department. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to approve Resolution No. 2013-034 authorizing a professional services agreement with EMS Billing Services, Incorporated for the billing of ambulance and fire services for Fire Department. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next regular meeting will be March 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. with a Council Study Session March 5, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. 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 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