August 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Howard calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement"

2. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

3. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

4. Mayor Howard opens a public hearing on the LB 840 Citizens Advisory Review Committee Report from Tuesday, July 31, 2018

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Treasurer's Report for July 2018

6. Discuss City's northwest drainage (Jeff Palik / Brian Friedrichsen)

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2018-16; whereas the City of St. Paul is applying for federal assistance from the Recreational Trails Program for the purpose of developing a trail; authorizing Mayor Howard to sign the application for federal assistance; and commit to a 20% local match share

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2018-15; calling for payment the GO Water Refunding Bond, Series 2013 on September 24, 2018, after which date interest on the bonds will cease. The principal amount to date is $420,000.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny the 2018-2019 request of funds in the amount of $2,000 for the Central Nebraska Child Advocacy Center. The funds will help to provide quality forensic interviews, advocacy, referral services, court preparation, forensic medical exams, wellness exams and case management to children in ten (10) counties, including the City of St. Paul in Howard County.

10. Mayor Howard opens the public comment period for the LB 840 Citizens Advisory Review Committee report from Tuesday, July 31, 2018 a. Mayor Howard closing the public comment period b. Approve / Deny the LB 840 Citizens Advisory Review Committee report

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny Fred Benzel (995 15th Avenue) as a St. Paul Firefighter

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny the "License Agreement" for the utilization of public right-of-way

13. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Agreement between the City of St. Paul, Nebraska and the Howard County Historical Society regarding internet service for the City of St. Paul's surveillance cameras

14. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City of St. Paul's mid-month bills of Aurora Cooperative, Black Hills Energy, City of St. Paul Light, Heartland Disposal, Jim's Champlin, Mid-Nebraska Disposal, Dan Scheer, Tommy-Rene Printers and United States Post Office

15. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

16. Chief of Police Paczosa updates a. Nuisance & Incident Report

17. Council member updates

18. Mayor Howard updates

19. Public Comment Period - restricted to items on the agenda

20. Public Announcements

21. Closed Session: Prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual. The City of St. Paul reserves the right to go into Closed Session when it is clearly necessary to protect the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual; or pending litigation

22. Mayor Howard adjourns City Council meeting.

23. Informational Items: a. After School Program - 2018-2019 sexual abuse coverage premium b. 2018-2019 Police dispatcher pay decreased $965 annually from 2017-2018 c. Time Certificates July 2018] d. August 6, 2018 Revenue / Expenditure Guideline e. 1403 9th Street update