August 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting
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1. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Rump.
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2. Roll Call.
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3. Pledge of Allegiance.
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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.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to to approve the Consent Agenda.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.a. Approval of Minutes of the August 11, 2026 meeting.
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4.b. Clerk report of the Mayoral Action for the August 11, 2026, meeting.
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4.c. Claims as approved by the Finance Committee.
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5. 2026 Community Forestry Award presented to Kyle Sheets, Park Department Employee, for his exceptional work in regard to trees in Blair.
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6. Swearing in and badge pinning for new Blair Police Officers Ryan Eddy and Jackson Radloff.
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7. Consider Resolution 2026-093 approving Treyton Jones, Isaac Opetaia, Mason Mann, Jesse Hartline, Ryley Stanley and Jamie Bussen as new members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-093 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider an amendment to the City of Blair Zoning Regulations, Article 8, Section 801.04 Exceptions: Changing Exception (19) from "Rental and lease establishments, outside storage; provided, however, no rental or lease establishments for construction equipment shall be allowed," to "Rental and Leasing Establishments, Outside and Inside Storage" to align with the definition in Chapter 3.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2626 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Consider Resolution 2026-094 approving LB840 application from CS Arbor Group, LLC and Generational Builders for the purpose of constructing a new three-bay building at 575 S. 10th St., Blair.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-094 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Consider Resolution 2026-095 approving LB840 application from Henton Worx, LLC for the purpose of expanding operations of a rock crushing and recycling business at a new industrial site located on Tax Lot 67 in Section 19, Township 18, Range 12, Washington County, NE
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-095 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11. Consider approval of the preliminary budget for FY 2026/2027 and authorize the publication of the Budget Hearing on September 8, 2026.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the preliminary budget for FY 2026/2027 and authorize the publication of the Budget Hearing on September 8, 2026.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Consider Resolution 2026-091 approving an amended contract for services with Washington County Chamber.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-091 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. Consider Resolution 2026-092 approving an agreement between the City of Blair and Gateway Development Corporation.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-092 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14. Consider Ordinance 2625 amending the Blair City Municipal Code, Chapter 1, Article 3 relating to appointed City Officials, updating the power, duties and responsibilities of certain appointed positions and eliminating obsolete provisions.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2625 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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15. Consider Resolution 2026-096 adopting updated rules, regulations, and fees for the Blair Cemetery.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-096 as presented.
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16. Consider Resolution 2026-097 approving a supplemental Environmental services agreement with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. for River Road Connecting Trail project.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-097 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17. Consider Resolution 2026-098 terminating the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated August 8, 2017 between the City of Fremont and the City of Blair authorizing the sale of the tree grinder/chipper.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-098 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18. City Administrator Report.
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19. Motion and second by Council members to adjourn the meeting.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adjourn the meeting
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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