April 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Beatrice Regular City Council Meeting

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL

3. PROCLAMATION – Proclaiming April 25, 2025 as “Arbor Day”

4. PROCLAMATION – Proclaiming April 21-25, 2025 as “Young Professionals Week”

5. CONSENT AGENDA

5.a. Approve agenda as submitted.

5.b. Receive and place on file all notices pertaining to this meeting.

5.c. Receive and place on file all materials having any bearing on this meeting.

5.d. Approval of minutes of regular meeting on April 7, 2025, as on file in the City Clerk's Office.

5.e. Approval of minutes of special meeting on April 14, 2025, as on file in the City Clerk’s Office.

5.f. Approval of Treasurer's Report of Claims in the amount of $644,918.35.

5.g. Approval of BASWA Report of Claims in the amount of $1,385,860.33.

5.h. Approval of Pay Request #3 in the amount of $1,107,455.31, to Pruss Excavation for the BASWA South MSW Landfill Phase 1S project.

5.i. Award of bid for the Froberry Park Playground Improvements - 2025 to Play-Pro Recreation, LLC, in the amount of $167,162.00.

5.j. Approval of the funding request from the Beatrice Pickleball Association in the amount of $10,000.00 for improvements to the viewing area around the pickleball courts in Chautauqua Park, as recommended by the Beatrice Plus Advisory Board.

5.k. Approval of the funding request from the Friends of the Beatrice Cemetery Association in the amount of $3,500.00 for the purchase of new trash receptacles and concrete pads at Evergreen Home Cemetery and the Beatrice Cemetery, as recommended by the Beatrice Plus Advisory Board.

5.l. Approval of the funding request from the Carnegie Center, Inc., in the amount of $2,000.00 for the renovation and restoration of the wood and marble flooring in the Carnegie Building, as recommended by the Beatrice Plus Advisory Board.

5.m. Resolution Number 7539 executing Change Order No. 1 increase in the amount of $24,730.99 to Vogts Parga Construction, Inc., for the Beatrice Municipal Airport Reconstruct Taxiway ‘C’ and Apron Project, to add the construction of stormwater infrastructure.

5.n. Resolution Number 7540 entering into a Ground Lease with Johnny D. Saathoff, for the purpose of leasing ground located at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.

5.o. Resolution Number 7541 entering into a Quonset Lease with Johnny D. Saathoff, for the purpose of leasing Quonset No. 1, located at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.  

5.p. Resolution Number 7542 entering into a Quonset Lease with Johnny D. Saathoff, for the purpose of leasing Quonset No. 5, located at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BIDS

6.a. Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving the semi-annual report of the Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee as provided by the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act R.R.S., 1943.

6.b. Public Hearing for the purpose of considering the application of Marci L Walson-Darling, dba Kabo, 115 South 5th Street, Beatrice, Nebraska, has submitted a new application for a Class C liquor license.

7. RESOLUTIONS

7.a. Resolution Number 7543 appointing Jay Murphy as Chief of Police.

7.b. Resolution Number 7544 executing the Declaration of Trust and Interlocal Agreement and any and all other documents necessary between the City and Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust (NPAIT) to adopt and enter into the Declaration of Trust and become a participant of Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust (NPAIT) for the purpose of the joint investment of the City’s money with those other public agencies so as to enhance the investment earnings accruing to each such public agency.

7.c. Resolution Number 7545 executing a Loan Agreement, Promissory Note, Deed of Trust, and any and all documents necessary to issue said loan between the City and The Paddock, LLC, for an economic development loan totaling One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) from funds derived from LB 840 funds, as recommended by the Citizens Advisory Review Committee (CARC).

8. ORDINANCES - None

9. PUBLIC FORUM

10. DISCUSSIONS/REPORTS

10.a. Main Street Quarterly Report.

10.b. NGage Quarterly Report.

10.c. City Administrator’s Monthly Report.

11. MISCELLANEOUS

11.a. The next regular City Council meeting is May 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the BPS Administration Building Board Room.