October 21, 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. Scheduled for 8:00 p.m.  -  Brad Slaughter formerly a bond underwriter with Ameritas Investment Corp. requested to inform the City Mayor & Council on his transition from Ameritas Investment Corp. to Piper Jaffray Public Finance, Lincoln, NE - Telephone (402)-260-7853

5. On March 8, 2019, Howard County was awarded the NE Crime Commission 2019 Community-based Juvenile Service Aid Grant #19-CB-0524 in the amount of $24,160.  The grant is for a School Resource Officer (SRO) wage ($15,541) and travel time for an on-site Mental Health Therapist ($6,203).  The grant will be utilized by the St. Paul Public School and Elba Public School.  The personnel wage breakdown for the position is $18.09/hour x 21 hours/week x 38 weeks/year = $14,436; fringe benefit (tax) breakdown is $1,105.  Howard County provided a match share of $2,416 (10% of grant), which came from a portion of the Howard County Attorney's wage ($2,244) and payroll tax ($172).

Discuss - Approve / Deny the City of St. Paul supplementing the St. Paul Public School Resource Officer (SRO) wage in the approximate amount of $2,000.  This would supplement the SRO wage from $18.09 to $20 hourly.  St. Paul Public School Superintendent Poppert and Howard County Sheriff Bush will be in attendance to answer questions.

• An Interlocal Agreement will need to be entered in by the City of St. Paul, Howard County and the St. Paul Public School PRIOR to the exchange of funds.

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny the request of the After Prom Committee to expand their project of "Showing Your School Spirit" to include the sidewalk in front of a downtown business; the event will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2019, with either painting a blue "SP" or a red Husker "N".   

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Brian and Cathryn Sack's Property Improvement application regarding 715 Howard Avenue in the amount of $5,000.  The project application includes new windows and exterior doors.  The St. Paul Development Corp. Board of Directors recommends the approval of the application.

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny the September 2019 Treasurer's Report and the Planning Commission October 14, 2019 zoning permits.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny Resolution 2019-8, whereas by Nebraska State Statute 53-124.11, the City of St. Paul Clerk and the Chief of Police is the designated agent for the City to determine whether a special designated liquor (SDL) license is to be approved or denied.  If a new liquor license vendor has not submitted a prior special designated liquor (SDL) application, or the vendor liquor application is questionable by the City Clerk or the Chief of Police, then the application will be place on the agenda for Mayor and City Council approval. 

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny the proposal of BTS Communications in replacing the City's old telephone system with the new BTS Communication system, powered by Clearfly.  The initial equipment and installation is $4,127; yearly license fee of $754, along with the monthly telephone bill of approximately $148.  Currently, the City's monthly telephone bill is $373.  The monthly telephone bill will not reflect any changes, due to the Water DSL and Treatment Plant, Pool & Parks remaining the same as currently.  The only change is paying for the upfront cost of the equipment and installation.

11. Discuss - Approve / Deny removing Mike Feeken's name from the St. Paul Civic Center Checking Account and Sinking Fund and adding Sarah Call's name to the St. Paul Civic Center Checking Account signature card (give minutes to Homestead Bank).

12. Notice of Special meeting dates scheduled:
a. Monday, October 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the discussion of the union contract and the employee's health insurance coverage (JJ Green, Primark Insurance present)
b. Monday, November 4, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. regarding the negotiations of the IBEW 1597 Union Contract

13. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates:
a. Overland Ready Mixed Concrete will be increasing cement 5% - 7%, effective January 1, 2020.  The Howard Avenue concrete project bid will reflect the old cost, due to the bid letting.
b. Island Glass, Grand Island replaced the glass in the east Civic Center door on Thursday, October 3, 2019.

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

15. Council member updates

16. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. Update Council members on Sarah Call's, Community Program Coordinator employment hours (SPDC will discuss on November 4, 2019 Council meeting)
b. City Clerk Beck checked the City of St. Paul 2019-2020 levy with Howard County Clerk Bev Sack (see attachment).
c. Letter submitted to Mayor Joel Bergman regarding the street dance on Saturday, October 5, 2019
d. Mike Feeken will continue to stay on the St. Paul Library and Housing Authority Boards
e. Dana Cole & Co. will be auditing the City books beginning Tuesday, October 29, 2019 through Thursday, October 31, 2019.
f. City received a LARM reimbursement of $16,041 regarding Attorney Pigley's legal fees concerning Ms. Killinger's CIR & NEOC court cases.
g. Todd Wojtalewicz paid the Wellfield Pasture rent of $5,406
h. St. Paul Development Corp. has submitted an "Invitation for Bids" regarding the Middle Loup Subdivision construction project

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:
a. Receipts of September 2019
b. St Paul Civic Center discussion meeting prior to St. Paul Development Corp. Executive Director Feeken leaving on October 11, 2019. In attendance: Matt Helzer, Connie Jo Beck, Laura Berthelsen, Mike Feeken, and Sarah Call (see attachment).
c. 2018-2019 Keno Receipts
d. The Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) and the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry (CDARS) are insured accounts by accessing multi-million dollar FDIC insurance through a single bank relationship and to eliminate the burden of ongoing collateral tracking while earning a return (see brochure).

• ICS: Secures your large deposits while maintaining access to funds and earning interest on funds placed into demand deposit accounts and/or money market accounts.
• CDARS: Is a program that allows the public to spread money around various banks.  The purpose of CDARS is to help people who invest in certificate of deposits (CDs) to stay below the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limits at any given bank.