January 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting

1. Meeting called to order by Mayor Rump.

2. Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance.

4. Approval of Consent Agenda - The following items are considered to be routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a city council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from consent status and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

4.a. Approval of Minutes of the special council meeting on December 19, 2024.

4.b. Clerk report of Mayoral Action of special council meeting on December 19, 2024.

4.c. City Department reports for December 2024.

4.d. Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee.

4.e. Resolution No. 2025-1 accepting Engagement Letter with Hayes & Associates for FY 2024 Audit.

5. Request to appear before the Mayor and Council by Sarah Byrne and Jon Randall to request city undesignated donated funds to purchase signs to identify Blair residents that need help with snow removal through the all-volunteer Blair Snow Angel program. 

6. Consider Resolution 2025-2 approving Big Red Keno to implement digital-on-premises tickets at keno locations in Blair. 

7. Consider Ordinance 2551 on Final Reading to consider annexing and extending the corporate limits of the City of Blair to include the real estate which is generally described as all of Hollow Road in Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska from the existing City of Blair city limits of Hollow Road at the west end to the existing City of Blair city limits at the east end intersecting at U.S. Highway 75 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska, and All of County Road P35 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11, East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska from Hollow Road south .35 miles to intersections of the Southwest and Southeast corner of the said section and the Northwest and the Northeast corner of Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska, and Tax Lots 170, 197, 199, 200, 253, 256, 282, 283, 284, 285 & 288 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11; Tax Lots 181, 243, 286,& 287 in Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 11; and Tax Lot 16 in Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 11, all East of the 6th P.M. and Lots 3 & 4, Block 2, Oak Park 1st Addition; a Subdivision in Washington County Nebraska.

8. Consider Resolution No. 2025-3 approving the Flood Break Warranty Agreement for the annual maintenance of the floodgate at the Water Treatment Plant for three years. 

9. Consider Resolution 2025-4 approving stop signs to be placed on the Northwest Corner of the intersection of 11th Street and State Street.

10. Consider Resolution 2025-5 approving the use of a new product and process called Ultra-Thin Bonded Asphalt System (UBAS) for an overlay in 66 Heights.

11. Consider Resolution 2025-6 approving Amendment 1 with HDR for the Highway 75 Pump Station Design. 

12. Consider Resolution 2025-7 approving an agreement with HDR Engineering for the design of a waterline along Highway 133 to the Blair Executive Airport. 

13. Consider Resolution No. 2025-8 approving amendment one to the agreement with JEO for the design and construction of road improvements and the box culvert on Hollow Road. 

14. Consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 5, Article 5, Section 5-514 Utility-Type Vehicle requiring a renewable annual permit. 

15. City Administrator Report

16. Motion and second by Council members to adjourn the meeting.