May 17, 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. Discuss - Approve / Deny forgiving Jason Brummund (719 Sheridan) street paving assessment in the amount of $1,195, due to property not abutting Howard Avenue.

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny accepting the Nebraska Dept. of Environmental Energy (NDEE) State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan regarding the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) - Brian Friedrichsen.

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny refinishing the St. Paul Civic Center gym floor with two (2) coats; the approximate cost will be $4,379.50 (Sarah Townsend).  The St. Paul Public School is also refinishing two (2) gym floors; this has lowered the cost for the St. Paul Civic Center.
a. Approve / Deny City account absorbing cost.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Consent Agenda Items:
(1) May 3, 2021 Council minutes; and
(2) May 17, 2021 disbursements

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny the utilization of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocation, with the projected amount of $390,000; the amount of funds is expected to be conveyed next week.  The American Rescue Plan (ARP) is the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (see attachment for Frequently Asked Questions).

9. Discuss the City of St. Paul Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District "Sub-Transmission Wheeling" rate adjustment regarding the line and transformation portion of the billing; the rate adjustment will begin the energy usage month of June 2021.

10. St. Paul Police Department staffing updates (possible action).

11. Update on Mayor recall election results

12. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

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

14. Council member updates

15. Mayor Bergman updates:
a.  Updating the Lower Loup Natural Resources District Hazard Mitigation Plan: For the Municipality to be recognized as a participating jurisdiction, FEMA requires at least one (1) designated representative to participate in the planning process. The HMPs identify vulnerabilities and possible impacts and losses within participating jurisdictions to various natural and man-made hazards (e.g., flood, wildfire, winter storm, dam & levee failure, etc.);
b. The 2021 Virtual Municipal Accounting & Finance Conference will be June 15-17, 2021 and June 22-24, 2021.  A conference program and registration information will be emailed in the near future;
c.  St. Paul American Legion Post #119 will be distributing poppy's on Thursday, May 27, 2021 (Barb Sack);
d.  A "Notice of Nuisance" was mailed certified on Monday, May 10, 2021 to Todd Padrnos (1220 Farnum) regarding nuisance at the 108 Howard Avenue apartments; Mr. Padrnos will have ten (10) days from the date of the notice to abate said described nuisance.  The Padrnos apartments were declared a nuisance at the City Council meeting on Monday, May 3, 2021.

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

17. Public Announcements

18. Closed Session: 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

19. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

20. Informational Items:
a.  Keno Proceeds 2020-2021;
b.  Time Certificates April 2021;
c.  Receipts April 2021

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