July 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Beatrice Regular City Council Meeting

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL

3. CONSENT AGENDA

3.a. Approve agenda as submitted.

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

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

3.d. Approval of minutes of regular meeting on June 15, 2026, as on file in the City Clerk's Office.

3.e. Approval of Treasurer's Report of Claims in the amount of $1,191,566.17.

3.f. Approval of Envision Landscaping claim in the amount of $879.00.

3.g. Approval of BASWA Report of Claims in the amount of $38,787.71.

3.h. Approval of BPW Report of Claims in the amount of $988,902.99.

3.i. Approval of Change Order No. 1 increase in the amount of $2,811.82 to AHRS Construction, Inc., regarding Phase 1A Electrical Utility Relocation and April/May weather days for the Beatrice Municipal Airport Construct T-Hangar/Taxilines, CDS 3-31-0009-024 project.

3.j. Approval of Change Order #5 decrease in the amount of $8,245.23 and Final Pay Request #10 in the amount of $66,437.51 to Van Kirk Brothers Contracting for the 2025 Heritage Heights Addition project.

3.k. Approval of public funding request from Beatrice Noon Kiwanis Club in the amount of $2,725.00 for the Annual MUDECAS Basketball Tournament event.

3.l. Resolution Number 7812 appointing Steven Timm to the Library Advisory Board.

3.m. Resolution Number 7813 executing revised Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to FAA Contract No. DTFACN-16-L-00196 to correct the termination date of the Lease Agreement.

3.n. Resolution Number 7814 entering into a Provider Agreement and any and all other documents necessary between the City and Nebraska Medicaid for the City to participate in the Nebraska Medicaid & Long-term Care Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) Uncompensated Cost Reimbursement Program.

3.o. Resolution Number 7815 submitting Payment Request #10 to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for the reimbursement of eligible costs for the Downtown Revitalization Project 23-DTR-002.

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BIDS - None

5. RESOLUTIONS

5.a. Resolution Number 7816 executing the Utility Infrastructure & Ownership Maintenance Agreement with Beatrice Country Club, Inc., as recommended by the Board of Public Works.

5.b. Resolution Number 7817 executing any and all documents and taking all actions necessary to obtain and complete the requirements of the Rural Business Development Grant for the purpose of developing a Downtown Beatrice Economic Development Plan and funding a Business Recruitment Feasibility Study.

5.c. Resolution Number 7818 entering into an Engagement Letter for Commercial Appraisal Services between the City and Kubert Appraisal Group to provide appraisal services for real property owned by the City, commonly known as 917 South 11th Street.

5.d. Resolution Number 7819 entering into an Engagement Letter for Appraisal Review Services between the City and RL Kieth Consultant, Inc., as required for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Chautauqua Park Pickleball Courts project.

5.e. Resolution Number 7820 declaring the Mayor and City Council’s support for the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) CN 13569 Project along Highway 77.

6. ORDINANCES

6.a. Ordinance vacating all of Lots 1-3 and Outlot A, Beatrice Business Campus Subdivision.

6.b. Ordinance amending Sections 9-2 thru 9-12, and repealing Section 9-13 of the Beatrice City Code regarding fire prevention and protection

7. DISCUSSIONS/REPORTS - None

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.a. The next regular City Council meeting is July 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the BPS Administration Building Board Room.