December 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Crete City Council Regular Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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2. Roll Call
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.A. Approve Meeting Minutes
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3.A.1. December 7, 2021 City Council meeting
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3.A.2. December 7, 2021 Finance Committee meeting
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3.A.3. December 7, 2021 Legislative Development meeting
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3.A.4. December 7, 2021 Personnel Committee meeting
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3.B. Accept the City Treasurer's Report
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3.C. Approve the Payment of Claims Against the City
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3.D. Approve the Mayor's appointment of Todd Allen as the Fire Chief.
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4. Items of Business
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4.A. Consider employing new firefighters Shane Telesz and Ned Goertzen.
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HR Coordinator Wendy Thomas introduced Ned Goertzen, who was present and spoke a little bit about his background as a firefighter and now a paramedic. The Public Safety met on this and recommended employing the two firefighters.
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4.B. Consider approving Olsson's application for a right-of-way permit for a fiber optic build to Fairfield Inn.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the council that if the application is for more than one property, it must be approved by the council. The Public Works Department met on this and recommended approving the application from Olsson.
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4.C. Consider setting a bid letting date and time for the 22nd Street bridge and lift station project.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada reported all of the plans being in and ready to go as of yesterday. The Public Works Committee met on this and recommended approving the bid letting date and time of January 27th at 10am.
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4.D. Consider setting a bid letting date and time for the Crete SE-Doane Substation project.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that the RFP is done and everything is ready to go. This bid letting will be for engineering work only. The Public Works Committee met on this and recommended approving the date and time of January 20th at 10am.
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4.E. Consider approving a revised election ward boundary map based on the 2020 census data.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this was one of two options provided by GWorks. The Legislative & Economic Development Committee met on this and recommended approving the presented revised map.
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4.F. Consider entering into a five-year highway maintenance agreement with the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the council that this agreement is usually an annual agreement, but this one is 5 years. It was ensured that it should not change anything besides the length of the agreement.
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4.G. Consider authorizing the purchase of a new police cruiser from AFL, LLC for $36,516.
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The Public Safety Committee met on this and recommended approving the purchase.
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4.H. Consider authorizing the Library Director to apply for a $1,000 grant for ecological education programs.
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Library Director Joy Stevenson informed the council that this grant is about bees and pollinating. The Legislative & Economic Development Committee met on this and recommended authorization to apply for the grant.
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4.I. Consider entering into the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Vendor Agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide federal assistance to low-income households for water service.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada and City Attorney Kyle Manley reviewed the agreement and think it would be a great asset to those who may need assistance with their bill. The Finance Committee met on this and recommended entering the agreement.
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4.J. Consider which gap paving projects should be on the 1-Year Street Improvement Plan and which should be on the 6-Year Street Improvement Plan.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada presented the Public Works Committee with 10 gap paving projects for the 1-Year Plan. The committee discussed options and decided to recommend putting all 10 projects onto the 1-Year Plan.
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5. Petitions - Communications - Citizen Concerns
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6. Officers' Reports
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7. Adjournment
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