November 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM - 2nd Council 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. Mayor Bergman opens public hearing regarding a "Conditional Use" permit application for Glen and Michele Killion to construct a dog boarding facility at 1131 Jansen Road, St. Paul, NE.  The property is legally described as Lot One (1), Dunning Subdivision in the East Half (E1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Eight (8), Township Fourteen (14), Range Ten (10) West of the 6th P.M. in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska.

5. Brad Slaughter, Piper Sandler Senior Vice President will be in attendance to discuss amending Ordinance 1031 regarding the new Fire Station (possible action). 

Discuss - Introduce Ordinance No. 1031-A; an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1031 and authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Municipal Building bonds, Series 2022, of the City of St. Paul, Nebraska, in the principal amount not to exceed Two Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000) issued for the purpose of constructing a municipal building in and for the City; prescribing the form of said bonds; providing for a sinking fund and for the collection of taxes to pay said bonds; providing for the sale of the bonds; authorizing the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser; providing for the disposition of the bond proceeds and ordering the ordinance published in pamphlet form.
a. Introduce Ordinance; NO second; NO roll call;
b. Waive Reading of Ordinance; with second; and roll call; 
c. Final Passage of Ordinance; with second; and roll call.

6. Mayor Bergman opens public comment period regarding Glen and Michele Killion's "Conditional Use" permit pertaining to a dog boarding facility.
a.  Mayor Bergman closes the public comment period
b.  Approve / Deny the "Conditional Use" permit application of Glen and Michele Killion regarding the dog boarding facility at 1131 Jansen Road, St. Paul.  The property is legally described as Lot One (1), Dunning Subdivision in the East Half (E1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Eight (8), Township Fourteen (14), Range Ten (10) West of the 6th P.M. in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny STS Construction (Tyler Solko & Spencer Synowski) property improvement application at 1114 2nd Street for a new sign in the amount of $960.

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny 2023 Letter Agreement for Professional Services.  Jeff Palik (Olsson), Grand Island, NE will be the City of St. Paul's Street Superintendent, along with performing Engineering Services from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.  The compensation regarding the Street Superintendent services will be a fixed fee of $3,000 and the Consultation Services project will not exceed $5,000 - Time and Expense.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny moving forward with City Office renovations.
a.  Discuss - Approve options regarding the City Office renovation (Office Staff).

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny Consent Agenda Items:
(1) October 2022 Treasurer's Report; (2) November 7, 2022 (Special Civic Center) Council minutes, November 7, 2022 (regular) Council minutes and; (3) November 14, 2022 zoning permits and (4) November 21, 2022 disbursements. 

11. Discuss - Introduce Ordinance No. 1034; an ordinance setting the compensation of the Officers and Employees of the City of St. Paul, NE pursuant to Nebraska Revised Statutes 17-108, and to provide for an effective date.

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Civic Center Commercial Lease Agreement between the City of St. Paul and the St. Paul Development Corporation (SPDC).

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2022-23; City Council hereby directs the sale by the City of St. Paul, NE of surplus personal property described as follows:
1984 White Sewer Streamline Vac Pump Trailer and 2003 White Sewer Sreco Trailer Jetter by on-line bidding through Bid Iron.  There will be no reserve bidding.  The City items will be sold either on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 or Wednesday, December 28, 2022. The sale shall be for cash.  The Clerk shall cause notice of the sale and terms of the sale to be posted pursuant to Neb Rev Stat 17-503.02.

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny Utility Lineman Jaden Gardner's hourly wage of $29.06; this is Step 6 on the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 1597 Wage Scale.  Jaden Gardner was interviewed on Friday, November 11, 2022.

15. Discuss - Approve / Deny Downey Drilling Inc. proposal in the amount of $21,500 to drill a test well at the City of St. Paul's Recycling Center.

16. Utilities Superintendent Helzer updates

17. Chief of Police Howard updates: 
(1) Nuisance & Incident Report;

18. Council member updates

19. Mayor Bergman updates:
(1) City of St. Paul reinvested funds in NPAIT for another three (3) months to Lights, Water, Sewer and General; the interest rate is currently 4.03%;
(2) attached are the WWTF Construction Progress meeting minutes regarding Wednesday, November 2, 2022;
(3) NE Dept. of Revenue Charitable Gaming Activity from July - September 2022;
 

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

21. Public Announcements

22. 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

23. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

24. Informational Items:
(1) Receipts October 2022;

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