September 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM - 2nd Council Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Bergman calls City Council 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 Assignment of Service Agreement regarding Left Click Investments, LLC., a Nebraska limited liability company, d/b/a COR Managed Services hereby assigns to Hamilton Information Systems, Inc., a Nebraska Corporation, d/b/a Hamilton Telecommunications all of its right, title, and interest in and to a Service Agreement dated May 01, 2019, between COR Managed Services as Service Provider and City of St. Paul, Nebraska as Customer.  Doug Cramer with COR Managed Services will be present to speak.

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny Howard County Medical Center (HCMC) hosting a 5k run / 1-mile walk on Saturday, October 21, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m., along with the approval to paint arrows along the race route.  Volunteers will monitor traffic during the event.  Proceeds will go towards the new wellness and therapy center.  A Certificate of Insurance has been provided to the City by the Howard County Medical Center (HCMC).

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny Agreement Between the City of St. Paul and the Library Director (Kelli Helton) of the St. Paul Community Library.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny City of St. Paul Street Department purchasing two (2) International Dump Trucks; as is with no warranties.  Funds will be disbursed from the Street 2022 -2023 Budget:
(1) 2002 International Dump Truck with snow plow, wings and shipping (valve will be fixed by dealer) in the amount of $27,420 (B.C. Murphy Enterprises, LLC, Anita, IA);
(2) 2005 International Dump Truck with snow plow, wings and shipping in the amount of $33,475 (Vander Haag's Inc., Des Moines IA).

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny forming a City of St. Paul nuisance committee (Jerry Thompson).  See attached Council discussion on the Nuisance Committee minutes of August 7, 2023.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny updating the Property Improvement Project (PIP) individual submittal amount from a $5,000 cap to a $10,000 cap.  The PIP expenditure cap per year would be $40,000 (Parker Klinginsmith).

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny Property Improvement Project (PIP) application for Jim's Truck Stop (Steve Schenck) in the amount of $5,000 to $10,000 regarding new signage and awnings.

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny Consent Agenda Items: (1) Treasurer's Report August 2023; (2) September 5, 2023 (special) Council minutes and September 5, 2023 (regular) Council minutes; (3) September 18, 2023, disbursements; and (4) two (2) St. Paul Rescue Squad members Daniel Howard (311 Jackson Street) and Malik Bearheels (611 6th Street).

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City of St. Paul janitorial hourly wage effective October 1, 2023.  Currently, the janitorial bi-weekly wage is $163.88; 9% was figured into the 2023-2024 budget.  The bi-weekly hours range from 7 hours to 9.25 hours. 

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny the transfer of funds from the City Heritage Bank checking account in the amount of $300,000.  The funds will be deposited into the City's Light ($150,000); Water ($75,000); and Sewer ($75,000) Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) account at Citizens Bank & Trust.

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny City of St. Paul's transfer of funds in the amount of $75,000 from Sales Tax Money Market Account #300-504420 and depositing it into the Sales Tax Checking Account #300-300277.  The transfer is for the sales tax that comes in on the 17th of the month.

15. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Police Department "Mobile Architecture for Communications Handling" (MACH) Agreement. Effective January 1, 2024, the fee for MACH Support is $29 per user account per year.

16. Discuss - Approve / Deny proceed to abate 304 8th Street property (David Eiberger)  -  Chief of Police Dan Howard.

17. Utilities Superintendent Helzer updates

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

19. Mayor Bergman updates:
(1) Council member Feeken will be absent on Monday, October 2, 2023, Council meeting; please make sure there's a quorum;
(2) City of St. Paul Solar savings from Solar farm;
 

20. Public Announcements

21. 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

22. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

23. Informational Items:
(1) Updated list of the St. Paul Fire and EMS Roster;
(2) Certificate of Deposit August 2023;
(3) Receipts August 2023;

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

The City of St. Paul abides by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act in conducting business.  A copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is on display in the meeting room as required by Nebraska State Law.
The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to enter into an Executive Session at any time during the meeting, in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, even though the closed session may not be indicated on the Agenda.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Council to take up the items on the agenda in sequential order.  However, the Mayor and City Council reserves the right to take up matters in a different order to accommodate the schedules of the City Council members, person(s) having items on the agenda, and the public.  The City of St. Paul reserves the right to adjust the order of items on the agenda.
Anyone wishing to speak may be limited to three (3) to five (5) minutes per person.  Please utilize the podium and clearly state your name and address for the record and the agenda topic you wish to speak upon in a professional manner.