City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 13, 2015 – draft 7:00 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance and study session, the Council President 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, Legband, Anderson, Landholm, Bixby, Kuhns and Schaller present, Eairleywine absent – 7 present, 1 absent. Moved by Council Member Schaller, seconded by Council Member Anderson to approve the consent agenda. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried.  Dispense with and approve September 29, 2015 minutes  September 30 – October 13, 2015 claims  Report of the Treasury  Resolution No. 2015-187 assessing nuisance lien against Lot 3 except North 20’ and West 5’ and NW part Lot 4, except North 20’ Block 1, Cloverly (620 Factory – Insurance America)  Resolution No. 2015-188 assessing Outside Fire Protection fees  Appoint Carl Nielsen to the Planning Commission to fill unexpired term ending April 2018  Appoint Robin White as Interim City Clerk/Treasurer  Resolution No. 2015-189 approving Housing Rehabilitation Program Guidelines, Housing Reuse Plan for Recaptured and Program Income Funds and Subordination Policy for Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Funds  Resolution No. 2015-190 approving purchase from State contract in the amount of $37,449 of asphalt crack sealing machine for Street Department  Continued Resolution to October 27, 2015 Council meeting contract with Terracon Consultants Inc for soils testing for the West 6th Street Project  Resolution No. 2015-191 approving interlocal with Fremont Public Schools for Police Substation at Johnson Crossing Middle School  Resolution No. 2015-192 accepting Community Development Block Grant 2015 Comprehensive Revitalization Program grant in the amount of $414,926 The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Electric rates. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5349 passed. The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Natural Gas rates. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5350 passed. The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Water rates. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5351 passed. The City Clerk gave the third reading, by title only, of an Ordinance amending Sanitary Sewer rates. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5352 passed. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to reconsider Ordinance No. 5345 pertaining to pay plan for governmental employees and officers. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Anderson, seconded by Council Member Schaller to amend Ordinance No. 5345 by adding Senior Office Associate to non-union classification. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Schaller to suspend the rules and place on final reading Ordinance No. 5345 as reconsidered and amended. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Bixby, seconded by Council Member Schaller to amend the title of reconsidered and amended Ordinance No. 5345 to read “repeal Ordinance No. 5332” (instead of 5345). Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. The City Clerk gave the final reading, by amended title only, of Ordinance No. 5345, as reconsidered and amended, pertaining to pay plan for governmental employees and officers. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Ordinance No. 5345, reconsidered and amended, passed. Moved by Council Member Schaller, seconded by Council Member Kuhns to approve Resolution No. 2015-193 approving agreement with Motorola for public safety radio system replacement – Fremont Expansion of Washington County Simulcast. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Kuhns, seconded by Council Member Landholm 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