September 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Bergman 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. Note:  The August 2019 Treasurer's Report will be discussed and approved on Monday, October 7, 2019 agenda.  This is due to City Treasurer Judy Johnson being on vacation.

5. Discuss the City of St. Paul's 150 Years: St. Paul will be celebrating it's 150 years in 2021.  Ron Sack and Jim Buhrman are willing to donate their time and talent to create a brand for the event.  Approve / Deny moving forward on the project.

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Infill Lot Housing Program application regarding RightLook, Inc. (Cathryn and Brian Sack) for the location of 1023 Kendall Street in the amount not to exceed $17,350.  The intention of the proposed property is to demolish the existing structure, and then build a single family attached (duplex) home.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Rural Economic Development Loan/Grant (REDLG) application regarding Teresa's Floral at 1118 2nd Street in the amount of $18,000 for the acquisition and installation of equipment.  The loan will be for a term of six (6) years, with an interest rate of 2.75%; the estimated loan payment would be $271.48 monthly.

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny Nite Crawlers Bar & Grill CK#115871 (Jamie Weller, St. Libory, NE) Special Designated Liquor (SDL) application on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. for a wedding reception at the St. Peter & Paul Life Center (713 Elm). Identification will be checked, along with wristbands being utilized for underage drinking.  Chief of Police Paczosa approved.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny an emergency item in replacing the sanitary sewer main in the alley behind Wells Plumbing south to the Citizens Bank property.  This is due to the ground water infiltration and sand.
a. Approve / Deny Diamond Engineering Co. approximate bid of $128,899.
b. Approve / Deny utilizing the Sales Tax Infrastructure account to absorb the cost of the project.

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny the disbursements of September 16, 2019 to finalize the 2018-2019 Budget Fiscal Year.

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny the 2020 City of St. Paul Bobcat quote of $3,647.82 from Central NE Bobcat, Grand Island, NE for City Fiscal Year 2019-2020.

12. Discuss - Approve / Deny clarifying Lori Royle's Deputy Clerk position effective date and wage, due to union contract Article 11, Section 5 and Section 7.
 

13. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates

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

15. Council member updates

16. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. City website update from the St. Paul Public School meeting on Friday, September 13, 2019.
b.  Northwest Drainage meeting scheduled at the Howard County Court House on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.; City Officials, Farwell Irrigation and the Howard County Commissioners will be present.
c. The Pinnacle Agency LLC has entered into an agreement with Christensen Insurance Agency to acquire the Pinnacle customer book of business effective October 1, 2019.
d.  Council member Kezeor will be absent at the City Council meeting on Monday, October 7, 2019; need all Council members in attendance for a quorum.
e.  IBEW 1597 Union negotiations on Monday, September 30, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. (Notice is posted)
 

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

18. Public Announcements

19. Closed Session: 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

20. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

21. Informational Items: