March 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Bergman calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement" as required by NE State Statutes 84-1407 through 84-1414; Mayor Bergman also states that the City Council may vote to go into Closed Session on any agenda item as allowed by NE State Statute 84-1410. 

2. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

3. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

4. PUBLIC HEARING:  Mayor Bergman opens public hearing regarding the consideration of adopting a long range One (1) and Six (6) Year Street Improvement Plan.

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City of St. Paul's 2019-2020 Financial Statement; Gary Hinrichs with Dana F. Cole & Co., Ord, NE will be present to perform an audit presentation. 

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny the 2019-2020 Financial proposed journal entries from Dana F. Cole & Co., Ord, Nebraska.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Bed Head Coffee Co. LLC (Megan Yutesler) appeal to an Economic Development denial of Megan Yutesler's Property Improvement application at 716 Howard Avenue.  The property improvement was for an awning addition and gutter installation in the amount of 7,776.75.  

8. Mayor Bergman opens the public comment period to consider the adoption of the City's One (1) and Six (6) Year Street Improvement plan.
a. Mayor Bergman closes the public comment period
b. Discuss - Approve / Deny the 2021 One (1) and Six (6) Year Street Improvement plan

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2021-03; whereas the City of St. Paul has conducted a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Board of Public Roads Classification Standard.

10. Brian Friedrichsen with Olsson's will give a brief update on the Sewer Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF).

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt and request to close and barricade streets on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Rain date is scheduled for Saturday, April 3, 2021.
a.  Closing Streets:  Indian Street between 4th & 6th Streets and 5th Street between Howard Avenue & Indian Street (City to provide barricades).

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny Consent Agenda Items:
(1) February 2021 Treasurers Report;
(2) March 1, 2021 minutes; and 
(3) March 15, 2021 disbursements

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny placing a memorial bench on the west side of the City of St. Paul office in memory of Jessica Thompson; this is Electrical Commissioner Ed Thompson's daughter.

14. Discuss - Introduce Ordinance No. 1020; to amend Chapter 1, Section 507 of the St. Paul City Code pertaining to City Council meeting quorums and votes; to repeal any ordinance, or part of any ordinance, in conflict with this ordinance; and to provide for the effective date of the ordinance (Effective date April 8, 2021)
***Introduce Ordinance, with NO second or roll call
***Waive Ordinance, with second and roll call
***Final Passage, with second and roll call

15. Discuss - Approve / Deny placing the City's Howard Greeley Rural Public Power Production Cost Adjustment (PCA) in the Light Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) account to receive additional interest.  Utility Clerk Wroblewski will keep track of the PCA credit in a spreadsheet.
a. Discuss - Approve / Deny utilizing these funds for future electrical increases per Electrical Commissioner Ed Thompson. 

16. Discuss - Approve / Deny the 2021 Seasonal wages (non-pool); this will include the Landfill personnel.

17. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

18. City of St. Paul Police updates a. Nuisance & Incident Report

19. Council member updates

20. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. The City attended the Howard County Commissioner meeting Tuesday, March 9, 2021 regarding the Puncochar property emergency survey concerning the river erosion south of St. Paul; 
b. Howard County public hearing concerning Ronald and Kristin Stock Conditional Use Permit on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in the Assembly Room of the Howard County Courthouse. This is regarding an application for the use of land to start an extraction of raw materials for a gravel pit;
c. Spring Clean-up Friday, April 9, 2021 to Sunday, April 18, 2021 (Ad placed in Phonograph Herald, posted in four (4) places and placed on the City Website); 
d. LARM reimbursement for Pay Loader windshield $1,203; 
e. City of St. Paul received a Summons / Complaint and Praecipe from Tina Dush (Firefighter Anthony Dush Life Insurance); League Association of Risk Management (LARM) will assist the City of St. Paul; 
f. Update on feral cats regarding a telephone call from Rocke & Becky Jurzenski; and 
g. Update on the City Wellness Program
 

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

22. Public Announcements

23. Closed Session:  Possible Litigation concerning the Nebraska Attorney General

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

24. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

25. Informational Items:
a.  Certificate of Deposit February 2021;
b.  Receipts February 2021

26. This agenda, including supporting documentation, is available for public viewing during normal business hours at the City Office, 704 6th Street, St. Paul, Nebraska.