May 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. NOTICE OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, May 18, 2020 AT 7:00 P.M., WHICH MEETING WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO VIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL.

The City of St. Paul encourages those who want to participate in the City Council  meeting due to the COVID-19 can utilize the Telephone Number and Access Code below to attend it by conference call.

Call-In Numbers (toll free) 1-866-899-4679 or 1-312-757-3117

• Access Code 780-854-677

2. Mayor Bergman calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement"

3. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

4. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny allowing Youth Baseball and Softball sports during the 2020 season; practices beginning Monday, June 1, with game play beginning Thursday, June 18, 2020.  This is subject to restrictions pursuant to the guidelines by Governor Rickett's.  The Governor clarified that these guidelines do not authorize any adult baseball and softball practices or games.
a.  Approve / Deny the "Youth Sports Reopening Guidelines"; the participation in the sports need to meet health and safety measures.  Violation of the rules may mean a team is prohibited from practicing or playing games for the entire summer of 2020 (see attached "Guidelines").

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny opening the St. Paul Municipal pool concerning the 2020 season; this is due to the Directed Health Measurer (DHM) from Governor Rickett's.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2020-6; whereas the City is waiving regulations of Ordinance 953, Section 9.5.04 to allow residents access to private swimming pools while adhering to public health directives.  The waiving of regulations will be on a temporary basis; this will go through the Labor Day holiday year 2020.

8. Discuss - Introduce Ordinance #1008; vacating the alley in Block 64, Original Town; St. Paul, Howard County, NE; to reserve an easement on the property; and to provide for an effective date.
a. Introduce -  with no second; no roll call
b. Waive the 3 readings of ordinance, with second and roll call
c. Final passage of ordinance, with second and roll call

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny the American Legion Post #119 requesting to utilize Keno funds regarding the construction of extending a storm sewer pipe in Block 64, Original Town. 

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny the American Legion Post #119 utilizing dirt from the berm on Lot One (1) and Part of Lot Two (2), Block 64, Original Town for the improvements to a new American Legion building.

11. Discuss - Introduce Ordinance #1009; setting the compensation of the Officers and Employees of the City and to provide for an effective date.
a. Introduce -  with no second; no roll call
b. Waive the 3 readings of ordinance, with second and roll call
c. Final passage of ordinance, with second and roll call

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny the April 2020 Treasurer's Report and the May 11, 2020 zoning permits.

13. Discuss / Review the City of St. Paul Electrical Rate; Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District (HGRPPD) will be passing on a wheeling and transmission rate increase to the City beginning the billing month of June 2020.  The increase in the wheeling rate will be .19 cents and the increase in the transmission rate will be .09 cents.  This will be a standard practice for HGRPPD annually to stay on top of the generation and transmission cost.

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny the American Legal Publishing "Internet Cost Agreement for Code of Ordinances"; the agreement is to update and link the City Municipal Code to the City's new website created by FOLK, LLC.

15. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City Office billing any residential or commercial property owner when the Street Department mows or perform any up-keep of properties.

16. Discuss - Approve / Deny City Police on-call and schedule.

17. Discuss - Approve / Deny hiring a seasonal City Office employee to perform minor office and cemetery duties.

18. Mayor Bergman to announce the new City Payroll Clerk/Secretary; she will start Monday, June 1, 2020.
a.  Approve / Deny the hourly pay regarding the Payroll Clerk/Secretary.

19. Chief of Police Paczosa updates a. Nuisance & Incident Report

20. Council member updates

21. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. Tour De Nebraska is rescheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2020 to serve dinner 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the St. Paul Civic Center  (Don Sack 754-8015).
b. Transfer In to City ICS Accounts and Change of Interest Rates.

22. Public Comment Period - restricted to items on the agenda

23. Public Announcements

24. Closed Session: Personnel.
The City of St. Paul reserves the right to go into Closed Session when it is clearly necessary to protect the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual; or pending litigation

25. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

26. Informational Items:
a.  LARM Insurance sent a check $966.60 RE: additional expense to the Police Charger vehicle.
b.  Receipts April 2020
c.  Time Certificates April 2020