City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 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, Hoppe and Kuhns present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried.  Dispense with February 26, 2013 minutes  February 27 – March 12, 2013 claims  Resolution No. 2013-035 granting permission to consume alcohol on City property for Danielle Mowinkel, City Auditorium, November 2, 2013, wedding; Kasey Hansen, City Auditorium, May 31, 2014, wedding  Resolution No. 2013-036 approving Notice of intent to seek bids for coverage to the League Association of Risk Management (LARM)  Resolution No. 2013-037 approving Professional Services Agreement with Charlesworth & Associates, LLC for consulting services to prepare requests for proposals for the City’s liability, property, automobile physical damage, and crime insurance  Cement worker application of Darrell Burrows and B-D Construction  Resolution No. 2013-038 to approve plans, specifications, estimate of cost, and grant permission to advertise for bids for electrostatic precipitator rebuild at power plant  Resolution No. 2013-039 to approve plans, specifications, estimate of cost, and grant permission to advertise for bids for water main replacement, Military Ave (Clarkson to Pebble)  Appointment of Amy Swanson and Dan Goebel to Fire and Police Pension Committee for a four year term  Resolution No. 2013-040 approving request of Connie Lynn Barron and Paul F. Barron and Lu Ann Ehmcke and Gary E. Ehmcke to subdivide part of the NW ¼ of Section 19, Township 17 North, Range 9 East of the 6th P.M. lying south of Military Avenue, excepting the South 380.00 feet and excepting Tax Lot 13  Resolution No. 2013-041 approving Special Designated Permit applications for Little Chief, Inc., 1730 West 16th, March 16, 2013, banquet; Little Chief, Inc., 1710 West 16th, March 23, 2013, party   Resolution No. 2013-049 approving professional service agreements with Indra Mowing Services and Hurst Lawn Services to provide lawn maintenance for Parks Department  Trinity Lutheran Church High School Youth Ministry request to paint house numbers on curbs as fundraiser from April to May 2013 Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve Resolution No. 2013-042 approving local project agreement with The Schemmer Associates and the Nebraska Department of Roads for construction engineering services for Bell Street – Cuming to Linden. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve Resolution No. 2013-043 approving professional services agreement with Speece-Lewis Engineers for 27th and Lincoln Streets concrete box culvert project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve Resolution No. 2013-044 approving professional services agreement with Speece-Lewis Engineers for Reynolds Road paving and culvert project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Hoppe, seconded by Council Member Bixby to deny Resolution approving professional services agreement with Speece-Lewis Engineers for County Road U bridge replacement project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to approve Resolution No. 2013-045 approving professional services agreement with JEO Consulting for 1St Street improvements, Bell Street to Luther Road. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Navarrette, seconded by Council Member Stange to approve Resolution No. 2013-046 approving professional services agreement with JEO Consulting for Luther Road, Military Avenue to 23rd Street project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Resolution approving professional services agreement with JEO Consulting for various street projects died for lack of motion. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to approve Resolution No. 2013-047, as amended, approving professional services agreement with Dodd Engineering for Luther Road and Morningside Road intersection project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Resolution approving professional agreement with Civil Solutions LLC for Pebble and 18th intersection improvements died for lack of motion. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve Resolution No. 2013-048 approving professional services agreement with Olsson Associates for 32nd Street, Yager to Luther Road project. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Resolution approving professional services agreement with The Schemmer Associates for Garfield and Yager reconstruction from 16th to 19th Street died for lack of motion. The City Clerk gave the third 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). Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Ordinance No. 5267 passed. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to suspend the rules and place on final reading the ordinance amending Fremont Municipal Code Chapter Four relating to Health and Sanitation. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only, of the ordinance. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Ordinance No. 5268 passed. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Stange to suspend the rules and place on final reading the ordinance approving the request of Connie Lynn Barron and Paul F. Barron and Lu Ann Ehmcke and Gary E. Ehmcke to rezone a parcel in the SE ¼ NW ¼ and the NE ¼ NW ¼ of Section 19, Township 17 North, Range 9 East of the 6th P.M. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by title only, of the ordinance. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Ordinance No. 5269 passed. The Mayor offered the names of Terry Polland and Chad Smith as police officers as recommended by the Civil Service Commission. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to approve the appointments. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Hoppe, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to approve Resolution No. 2013-050 approving the amended agreement adding $21,808.95 for a total contract of $201,004.01 with Centurylink for 911 controller and related equipment for the Public Service Answering Service for the Joint Dodge County City of Fremont Communications Center. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next regular meeting will be March 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. with a Council Study Session March 19, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Moved by Council Member Stange, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:07 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