December 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 bid regarding a City Electrical Bucket Truck.  Only one (1) sealed bid was received from Altec Nueco, LLC (Matthew Jundy) King City, MO; four (4) bid specs were emailed to other vendors.

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny Consent Agenda Items: (1) Treasurer's Report November 2023; (2) December 4, 2023 (regular) Council minutes and December 14, 2023 (special) Council minutes; (3) December 11, 2023, zoning permits; and (4) December 18, 2023, disbursements. 

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny the GRANT AGREEMENT between the NE Dept. of Environment and Energy (NDEE) and the City of St. Paul, NE regarding the implementation of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant Application Project Reference Number 2023-133821809.  The grant funds are in the amount of $920 and a match of at least $920 will need to come from the City of St. Paul to implement the work-plan. The grant will be utilized for crumb rubber in the City Park.
a.  Funds will be disbursed from which account .... Aluminum Can Recycling Savings?

7. Discuss - Approve / deny a bid proposal for the City Water Treatment Plant High Service Pumps (HSP) 2 and 4 variable frequency drives (VFD):
(1) Automatic Systems Co. proposal = $14,144 plus tax and
(2) HOA Solutions proposal = $20,550.

8. Mid-Nebraska Disposal, Inc. (Scott Woodward) City garbage rate increases effective January 1, 2024 as described:
***Old Rate: One (1) trash toter = $13.75 monthly and $4 monthly per additional toter
New Rate: One (1) trash toter = $14.25 monthly and $4 monthly per additional toter

***Senior Citizens Old Rate: One (1) trash toter = $11.75 and $4 monthly per additional toter
New Rate: One (1) trash toter = $12.25 monthly and $4 monthly per additional toter

9. Utilities Superintendent Helzer updates

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

11. Mayor Bergman updates:
(1) St. Paul Civic Center inflatables: St. Paul Development Corp. (SPDC) will be selling; Christensen Insurance quoted insurance between $5,700 - $7,000 annually; LARM will not insure unless they're the second carrier of the inflatables, due to inflating and deflating;
(2) the first Council meeting in January 2024 will be on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, due to the New Year's Day holiday; 
(3) City Clerk Connie Jo Beck will be absent at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2024; please make sure the Council has a quorum;
 

12. Public Announcements

13. 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

14. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

15. Informational Items:
(1)  City Receipts November 2023;

16. 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.