City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2012-2014 FINAL December 9, 2014 - 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 Bixby, Johnson, Eairleywine, Navarrette, Anderson, Stange and Kuhns present; Council Member Hoppe absent – 7 present, 1 absent. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Johnson to approve Resolution No. 2014- 237 acknowledging return of City property by Council Members Navarrette, Stange and Hoppe. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Navarrette to dispense with reading of and approve November 25, 2014 minutes. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to adjourn sine die. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2014-2016 ORGANIZATIONAL December 9, 2014 - 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 Council Members Bixby, Johnson, Eairleywine, Legband, Anderson, Landholm, Schaller and Kuhns present – 8 present, 0 absent. Moved by Council Member Schaller, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve Resolution No. 2014- 238 regarding qualification of Council Members Schaller, Legband, Anderson and Landholm. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. • November 26 – December 9, 2014 claims • Resolution No. 2014-239 approving consumption of alcohol on City property for Brea Smeal, City Auditorium, August 15, 2015, wedding reception • Report of the Treasury • Resolution No. 2014-240 to accept grant in the amount of $2,000 from Wal-Mart for Police Department to purchase tasers • Resolution No. 2014-241 assessing nuisance lien in the amount of $560.98 against Lot 7 and west 5’ Lot 8, Block 63, Original Town (442 East 10th, owner: JP Morgan Chase Bank) • Resolution No. 2014-242 approving Tree City USA application • Resolution No. 2014-243 approving Annual Maintenance Agreement No. 11 with Nebraska Department of Roads • Resolution No. 2014-244 approving Interlocal Agreement for transport services with Fremont Rural Fire Department  • Tort claim of Karen Bergmanis, 2010 North Somers • Resolution No. 2014-245 appointing Mark Legband to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Governing Board • Resolution No. 2014-246 appointing Steven Landholm to the Northeast Nebraska Solid Waste Coalition Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Bixby to approve the recommendation of the Mayor to appoint Brian Soucie as Police Sargeant. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing Brooks Hollow Addition, SW ¼ SW ¼ 18-17-9. The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. The City Clerk gave the second reading, by title only, of an Ordinance annexing Outlot C, Ritz Lake Addition, Phase I, NW ¼ 7-17-9. The third reading will be at the next regular Council meeting. Moved by Council Member Schaller, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to approve the request of the Fremont Horse Arena Improvement Association to waive approximately $5,400 rental fees for Christensen Field Indoor Arena from October 2014 to March 2015. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to continue the Humane Society lease to the December 30, 2014 Council meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to continue Animal Control Services contract to the December 30, 2014 Council meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor stated nominations for Council President would be received. Council Member Bixby nominated Council Member Johnson. Nominations ceased. Roll call vote: 7 ayes, 1 abstain (Johnson). Council Member Johnson elected President of City Council for a two year term ending December 13, 2016. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Eairleywine to receive and file the Greater Fremont Development report. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. The Mayor announced the next meeting would be December 30, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Legband to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 8 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:54 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