City Council

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY July 12, 2016 7:00 p.m. The Chairman 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 Committee Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine present. 7 Members present. Public Hearing and Resolution for blighted and substandard declaration of properties described as approximately 992 acres located in part of Sections 23, 25, 26, and 36, all in Township 17 North, Range 8 East of the 6th P.M., Dodge County, Nebraska. Chairman Getzschmen opened the public hearing. Many residents and nonresidents spoke in opposition to and in support of the item. Moved by Committee Member Schaller seconded by Committee Member Johnson to receive item titled 42 U.S. Code section 1983 – Civil action for deprivation of rights. Roll Call Vote. Committee Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns, Eairleywine and Schaller voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Committee Member Schaller seconded by Committee Member Legband to receive Nebraska Farm Bureau list of support resolutions. Roll Call Vote. Committee Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns, Eairleywine and Schaller voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Committee Member Landholm seconded by Committee Member Legband to receive item titled Chicken Manure: Collateral Damage from the Chicken Factory Farm. Roll Call Vote. Committee Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns, Eairleywine and Schaller voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. The public hearing was closed after receiving testimony. Committee Member Johnson moved, seconded by Committee Member Bixby to approve Resolution 2016-007. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Committee Member Landholm seconded by Committee Member Legband to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 12, 2016 7:00 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance and 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, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns and Eairleywine present. 7 Council Members present. Public Hearing and Resolution for blighted and substandard declaration of properties described as approximately 992 acres located in part of Sections 23, 25, 26, and 36, all in Township 17 North, Range 8 East of the 6th P.M., Dodge County, Nebraska. Chairman Getzschmen opened the public hearing. Residents and nonresidents spoke in opposition to and in support of the item. The public hearing was closed after receiving testimony. Committee Member Schaller moved, seconded by Committee Member Johnson to approve Resolution 2016116. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried.  Moved by Council Member Schaller seconded by Council Member Landholm to approve items 5 through 13 and items 15 through 17. Roll Call Vote. Council Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns, Schaller and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. 5. Dispense with and approve June 28, 2016 minutes and June 21, 2016 minutes 6. Approval of Cement/Asphalt/Excavation worker application as presented subject to fulfillment of all licensing requirements (Rayme Fauss, Fauss Construction Inc.) 7. Resolution 2016-117 to award proposal for two factor authentication to 2FA 8. Resolution 2016-118 to allow consumption of alcohol on City property (Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce, Erika Delasancha, Taylor Ruzicka, Sportsman Shoot) 9. Resolution 2016-119 to approve special designated liquor license, Merry Martini Lounge 10. Move to receive Report of the Treasury 11. Approval of June 29 through July 12, 2016 claims and authorize checks to be drawn on the proper accounts. 12. Resolution 2016-120 Approve release of promissiory note for CDBG loan outstanding from Tom & Chris Rump and replace with promissory note from Fremont Area Arts Association pending sale of building 13. Resolution 2016-121 to award proposal for Engineering Services for Upgrade of Substation B to accommodate the Elkhorn River Valley Electric Transmission Line to HDR, Inc. 15. Approve acknowledgement of the Tort Claim filed by Jake Hartmann 16. Approve acknowledgement of the Tort Claim filed by Dawn McDuffee 17. Approve acknowledgement of the Tort Claim filed by Daniel Soukup Resignation of City Engineer and Appointment of Interim City Engineer. Moved by Committee Member Kuhns seconded by Committee Member Schaller to receive Resolution to appoint Diane Brown as Citizen Advisor for selection of City Engineer. Roll Call Vote. Council Members Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns, Eairleywine and Schaller voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Councilmember Johnson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eairleywine to accept the resignation of City Engineer Zetterman. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Final reading of Ordinance to amend Subdivision Ordinance related to providing for drainage of subdivision lots. Council Member Landholm moved, seconded by Council Member Legband to continue the item. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Second Reading of Ordinance approving a request of Kevin and Lori Yount, the owners of approximately 4.5 acres located at 1510 S Main St., for approval of a Zoning Change from RR Rural Residential to GC General Commercial. Councilmember Eairleywine moved, seconded by Councilmember Kuhns to suspend the rules and move to final reading. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns and Eairleywine voting Aye. 6 Ayes. Schaller Abstain. City Clerk provided final reading. Mayor Getzschman called for a vote on final reading. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Johnson, Kuhns and Eairleywine voting Aye. 6 Ayes. Schaller Abstain. Ordinance approved. Approve recommendation of IMA to enter into a 3 year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska for the City of Fremont’s Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plans, and with Blue Cross’s recommended vendor for COBRA and Flex Administration. Council Member Kuhns moved, seconded by Council Member Landholm to enter into a 3 year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska for the City of Fremont’s Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plans, and with Blue Cross’s recommended vendor for COBRA and Flex Administration as presented. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Consideration of keno satellite application of Whis’s End Zone Lounge 843 & 845 South Broad Street, Fremont, NE 68025. Council Member Schaller moved, seconded by Council Member Legband to approve keno satellite application of Whis’s End Zone Lounge 843 & 845 South Broad Street, Fremont, NE 68025 and sign form 50G as requested. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Consideration of contract for Dodge County Humane Society Contract for animal control services. Council Member Schaller moved, seconded by Council Member Landholm to enter into a contract with Dodge County Humane Society Contract for animal control services as presented. Roll call vote. Bixby, Legband, Landholm, Schaller, Johnson, Kuhns, and Eairleywine voting Aye. 7 Ayes. Motion carried. Moved by Council Member Eairleywine seconded by Council Member Bixby to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m. I, Tyler Ficken, 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. Tyler Ficken, City Clerk