Public Meeting Minutes: July 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Beatrice Regular City Council Meeting

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL

3. CONSENT AGENDA

3.a. Approve agenda as submitted.

3.b. Receive and place on file all notices pertaining to this meeting.

3.c. Receive and place on file all materials having any bearing on this meeting.

3.d. Approval of minutes of regular meeting on June 17, 2024, as on file in the City Clerk's Office.

3.e. Approval of minutes of work session meeting on June 17, 2024, as on file in the City Clerk’s Office.

3.f. Approval of Treasurer's Report of Claims in the amount of $728,281.76.

3.g. Approval of BASWA Report of Claims in the amount of $15,791.07.

3.h. Award of bid for the Hannibal Park Improvements Parking Lot - 2024 Project to Lottman Carpenter Construction in the amount of $177,885.52.

3.i. Resolution Number 7334 entering into a Hangar Lease with John Cox, LLC, for the purpose of leasing Hangar C-3 located at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.

3.j. Resolution Number 7335 entering into a Hangar Lease with Stan Meyer, for the purpose of leasing Hangar E-3 located at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.

3.k. Resolution Number 7336 appointing Megan Wicht to the Library Advisory Board.

3.l. Resolution Number 7337 designating streets or portions of streets as “Snow Emergency Routes” and “Snow Priority Routes”.

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that the items listed under the consent agenda, with the exception of item h, be approved, accepted, and/or ratified as presented. MOTION: Carried.

Motion 2 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Fairbanks, that item h. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion: h - fairbanks, what is it? TT - building off Hannibal parking lot plan. driving in main road, to right/west of main road & old playground. some will be concrete, curb installed, had 6 bids low bid LCC, est $188?

TERRY - HANNIBAL PARK MASTER PLAN

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BIDS

4.a. Public Hearing for the purpose of considering the rezoning of Parcel No. 003928200, commonly known as 25623 South 36th Road, from “AG” Agricultural District to “RR” Rural Residential District.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that the public hearing be closed at 7:07 p.m. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion: rezone - 26 acres, platting off northern portion 6.3 acres, with that plat 6.3 acres has to be rezoned to RR, 10 acres to be AG, request to rezone. located east of town, within 2 mile zoning jurisdiction - when BSDC was annexed, extended to include

owner - rezoning a decade ago? where city zoning goes to 36th road? TT - would have been when BSDC was annexed, approximately 9 years ago.

5. RESOLUTIONS

5.a. Resolution Number 7338 executing any and all Settlement Agreements involving the opioid litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against Kroger, and any and all other documents necessary for the City to receive the City’s direct share of settlement proceeds and/or to be eligible to receive any additional distribution or grant from the State of Nebraska’s share of said proceeds.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that Resolution Number 7338 be passed and adopted. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion: number of settelments out there, part of J&J & walmart, not sure how much? education or law enforcement training, or state gets our portion. in past have been a part. not sure, some are $100s a year, some are thousands per year.

6. ORDINANCES

6.a. Ordinance amending the Zoning Map for the City of Beatrice, Nebraska by changing the zoning of Parcel No. 003928200, commonly known as 25623 South 36th Road, from “AG” Agricultural District to “RR” Rural Residential District.

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that said ordinance be given number 24-22 the title thereof be approved, the rules be suspended and said ordinance be read by number only three (3) times tonight. MOTION: Carried.

Motion 2 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that Ordinance Number 24-22 be passed and approved. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion: rezoning just discussed during public hearing

6.b. Ordinance approving the plat of Lot One (1), Bednar’s Subdivision, Gage County, Nebraska.

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that said ordinance be given number 24-23 the title thereof be approved, the rules be suspended and said ordinance be read by number only three (3) times tonight. MOTION: Carried.

Motion 2 Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Kerr, that Ordinance Number 24-23 be passed and approved. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion: no discussion

7. PUBLIC FORUM

Discussion: no one appeared

8. DISCUSSIONS/REPORTS

8.a. RAISE Grant Update.

Discussion: TT - well aware city was awareded 21.3 mil for rerouting Hwy 136 & beautification of Court STreet. Grant agreement sometime within next month. ss4a awarded in may 21st, discussing today about what may be in grant agreement. funds have to be obligated by Sept 2025 & spent by Sept ________??
Barnard - fact sheet? property tax, bids, lots of confusion, put on Facebook to clarify what this project is actually about.
Fairbanks - any idea how this will be billed out? TT - typically a reimbursement. some recently have sent a check & send back receipts. that will be in grant agreement. TF - anticipating this, do we need to be working on incraeseing general fund to build up? TT _ possible, depends upon turnaround. York acquired 2 years ago, still building their trail, not broken ground yet. can discuss reimbursement etc.,
TD - anything help generally with, so many questions so correct information is given out. a time to thank people - not a new project in community. start with Pete Ricketts secretary? called to congratulate. if senator gave letter of support set down with secretary of state - worth while to have those sent. bob leadership, not gotten through where it is today without him leading, "transformity". TT & TR - read grant, huge amount of data included, big deal, James & his staff - pass along to department head mtg. MM basking in glory, thank them formally for group as well.looking like that decision may have been best decision. Main Street Board, Chamber, NGage also helped support this grant as well. being positive. not just bob & administrative staff, asked T to go back, had 12 different meetings in last 15 years...been a lot of discussion, 40 some years ago was in comp plan, proud of all votes taken 8-0 to move this project forward. thank for being behind this project. proud of what we have done here. ability to transform the community, wrote 2 grants & got $40,000 moved businesses & homes out of floodplain, most were happy it occurred, gave us parks and trail system. last thing close to what we are doing here. big project will fundamentally change our community

Ted - terry was driver, would have died without him rallying the troops, one of reason decided to run again, strong work & ready to move forward

Mayor - senator fischer's office as well, $21.3 mill blessing, us & north platter received a planning grant. 2033 to have major transofrmation into the city. work is just beginning, help from other entities & CC, simply moving highway not answer, need to go to work on court street businesses to plan & start taking steps now to beautify downtown. lot of partnerships. pleased to add this to our community, more than that, # that will take this to be completed, increase on sales tax & others. whole lot more to come, stay tuned.
Kerr - tie to linocln & paddock school sites & get those moving as well. Mayor- set goals to accomplish, this was a major step, have made plans & know housing is an issue, need to have more spaces available. need to figure out next steps. exciting factor to get that $ to infuse into the community.

9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.a. The next regular City Council meeting is July 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the BPS Administration Building Board Room.

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Moved by McLain, seconded by Ruh, that the meeting be adjourned at 7:28 p.m. MOTION: Carried.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

July 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Beatrice Regular City Council Meeting

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