October 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting

1. Meeting was 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 October 14, 2025 meeting.

4.b. Clerk report of Mayoral Action of meeting.

4.c. Claims as approved by the Finance Committee.

4.d. Resolution No. 2025-112 accepting the Engagement Letter and Governance Letter with Hayes & Associates for the Fiscal Year 2025 Audit.

5. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit submitted by Ken Gruber, Omaha Rapid Response, 1925 Soren Drive, Blair, Nebraska, to allow the use of residential accessory structures by a private charitable institution for an office, meeting & training rooms and equipment storage, per any restrictions or requirements of the Nebraska State Fire Marshal, on Tax Lot 125 (Part of Tax Lot 123 located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter) of Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 11, East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska (1925 Soren Drive) for 10 years.

6. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider an amendment to the City of Blair Zoning Regulations, Article 8, Section 801, ACH - Agricultural/Highway Commercial District, 801.04 EXCEPTIONS: (20) Storage, Indoor and Outdoor: Removing “This use shall not be permitted on lots with highway frontage.”

7. Consider approval of an annual dollar amount to provide employees, (full-time, permanent part-time, Council members) to use in the City of Blair's online branded store.

8. Consider Resolution 2025-113 amending the city's 457 Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan to allow up to a 4% match for FY26 and increase the match to 5% for FY 27.

9. Consider Resolution 2025-114 awarding the bid for the installation of the dog park fence. 

10. Consider Resolution 2025-115 approving the purchase of a Bobcat Toolcat (UTV) for the Parks Department. 

11. Consider Resolution 2025-116 approving a bid for a new 6' security fence adjacent to the Water Treatment Plant to serve as the City Impound yard and secure outdoor storage.

12. Consider Resolution 2025-117 approving the purchase of a pick-up truck for the Operations Superintendent.

13. Consider Resolution 2025-118 approving Preliminary Engineering Services Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between the City of Blair and JEO Consulting Group for the River Road Connector Trail project.

14. Consider Resolution 2025-119 approving the purchase of PowerDMS Time for Personnel Scheduling Software.

15. Consider Resolution 2025-120 approving the purchase of two (2) 2025 Ford PPV patrol cruisers from the State Bid from Anderson Ford. 

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