Utility and Infrastructure Board (June 2017 - Present)

CITY OF FREMONT UTILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD April 29, 2025 - 4:00 P.M. A meeting of the Utility and Infrastructure Board was held on April 29, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the Fremont Municipal Building, City Council Chambers at 400 East Military, Fremont, Nebraska. The meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the Fremont Tribune and the agenda displayed in the Municipal Building. The meeting was open to the public. A continually current copy of the agenda was available for public inspection at the office of the City Administrator, 400 East Military. The agenda was distributed to the Utility and Infrastructure Board on April 25, 2025, and posted, along with the supporting documents, on the City’s website. A copy of the open meeting law is posted continually for public inspection. ROLL CALL Roll call showed Board Members Bolton, Lipsys, Wiese, Wilson, Hansen present. 5 members present. Others in attendance included Jeff Shanahan, Utility Gen. Mgr.; Patty Hernandez, Grant Asst; Troy Schaben, Asst. Utility Gen. Mgr.; Kristin Klingsick, Asst. Dir. of Finance; Keith Kontor, Water/Wastewater Supt.; Dan Reznicek, Power Plant Supt.; and Gary Ogden, Gas Syst. Supt. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Member Bolton and seconded by Member Hansen to approve items 3 and 4 (Minutes from April 8, 2025 and Approve Accounts Payable through April 29, 2025). Ayes: Wilson, Wiese, Hansen, Lipsys, Bolton. Motion carried 5-0. REGULAR AGENDA: Consider Approval of Additional Repair Cost for Centrifuge #3 Major Rebuild Project. Kontor gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Hansen and Seconded by Member Bolton to recommend to City Council to approve additional repair costs for centrifuge #3. In the amount of $51,400. Ayes: Wiese, Hansen, Lipsys, Bolton, Wilson. Motion carried 5-0. Consider Approval of Resolution 2025-063 Change Order 004 for the Street – Parks – Fleet Maintenance Building. Shanahan gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Lipsys and Seconded by Member Hansen to recommend to City Council to approve the Street – Parks – Fleet Maintenance Building Change Order 004. In the amount of $183,094.00 Budgeted Expenditure. Ayes: Hansen, Lipsys, Bolton, Wiese, Wilson. Motion carried 5-0. Consider Award of Contract for the Installation of Cable-In-Conduit (CIC) to Valley Corporation. Shanahan gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Wilson and Seconded by Member Lipsys to recommend to City Council to approve resolution awarding contract for Installation of Cable-In- Conduit (CIC) to Valley Corporation. In the amount of $248,576.25. Ayes: Lipsys, Wilson, Hansen, Bolton, Wiese. Motion carried 5-0. Consider Approval of Change Order Agreement with JEO Consulting Group, Inc for Engineering Services for the Traffic Signals on 23rd and Somers and 23rd and Nye. Schaben gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Hansen and Seconded by Member Bolton to recommend to City Council to consider a change order agreement with JEO Consulting Group, Inc for Engineering Services for the Traffic Signals on 23rd and Somers and 23rd and Nye. In the amount of $98,000. Ayes: Wiese, Bolton, Hansen, Lipsys. Nay: Wilson. Motion carried 4-1. Consider Award of Contract for the Broad Street Resurfacing Project to Oldcastle Materials Midwest Co. dba Omni Engineering. Schaben gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Lipsys and Seconded by Member Wilson to recommend to City Council to Award Contract to Oldcastle Materials Midwest Co. dba Omni Engineering for the Broad Street Resurfacing Project. Ayes: Bolton, Wiese, Lipsys, Wilson, Hansen. Motion carried 5-0. Consider Approval of ‘No Parking During School Hours’ Signs on Union Street. Schaben gave overview and answered questions. Moved by Member Wilson and Seconded by Member Hansen to recommend to City Council to approve the placement of a series of ‘No Parking during School Hours’ signs to the north side of Union Street between the entrance and exit approaches. Ayes: Wilson, Hansen, Wiese, Lipsys, Bolton. Motion carried 5-0. 1 ADJOURNMENT Moved by Member Wilson and Seconded by Member Bolton to adjourn the meeting at 4:23 pm. Ayes: Lipsys, Wiese, Hansen, Wilson, Bolton. Motion carried 5-0. 2