September 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Beatrice Regular City Council Meeting

Discussion:  Dee & Kelly Burken - get handout - 81 non profits, donor form, have couple in-person sites to give.  Odell Nebraska LIbrary, Wymore Heritage Inn, Adams - Cortland & Beatrice, Vintage Venue, 7a-7p, food trucks also - do we have permit??

Pinnacle Bank - child gets to pick favorite - $10 to donate to favorite   also battle of the schools - win ____ for their school.  Year 8, $2.5 raised.  
Ted - 81 separate non-profits, don't have to write individual check - to gage co foundation, see attached form to divide among those
Terry - thank dee for time hoping for $2-400,000 a year.  if use cc, gage county foundation pays the fees.  dee - mission to support community - wymore blue springs grant, host big give gage, & do 2 grants?

Discussion:  item k - Ted - dirt pile, where we at?  TT - fence installed today, 1st layer of agrilime, sprinklers, grading, complete.  piles of agrilime will be 

Discussion:  budget discussion tonight - hearing next mtg 9/21 
General fund - slightly above revenues & comparable -  comphrensive  26 to projected CDD - licenses & permits more than anticipated, landmark, northgate, intergovernmental - $200,000 federal grants & carry forward; charges/services - ambulance rate slightly higher.  revs to 27 inline, bumped licenses & permits down to more of an average.  pretty comparible.  increase in proepty tax rewues
expenditures, didn't have to use contingency- $100,000, other services/chages - IT fund is the difference.  27 personnel services 2% COLA IBEW, 3% police & 3% fire and 5% health insurance.  Ted - do you adjust the contingency fund?  TT - leave generally, before taking another budgeted line item.  

each fund - cash balance following cash reserve policy - GF unrestricted 25-26 level, do spend some in 27, still within window
taxes - property taxes $ used in GF, sales in GF & Street 1/2 cent sales to debt fund?  tax advantage act - 6 month window in 22-23, that has slowed down.graph- breakdown city for 2025 tax year ___%
Hydo - revenues in GF, sales tax actually budgeted higher than property tax.  understand that it's about equal, $4 million in 27 ask; Sales tax $3.6-3.8

comparison of property tax request & levies- 27 total ask is increseing by 5.7%  levy decrease by 10%; decreased by 18% - city had nothing to do with that

Property tax request form - state budget form, last year's ask - less bond dollars - stat with $3.7 million, grow by inflation & real growth from County. inflation 5.62% growth percentage 8.6%?? Mike - who does calculation?  HB - state of NE.  tru local government, pull quarter 3 to quarter 3 - not based on consumer price index, GET FROM TT - table ______________   bucket for government  Hydo - real growth?  TT _ new things being built in community - new house, new deck, does not include TIF.    mayor - impact on city valuation is not, paying for police, fire, administration, community development, have very budget conscious people in position to use cash reserve policy as a bnechmark to understand, doesn't equal real $$ for city   HB- growth & inflation - increase $212,000   5% increase to health insurance 2 & 3% increases for wages, 

street - comprehensive fund summary - rev intergovernmental higher in 26 due to timing of federal grants, misc rev includes BPS share of 33rd & Lnk; 27 no changes, taking back down intergovernmental & not misc
expenditures - budget contingency not used this year; major change in 27 have 2% wages, 5% health ins.  capital outlays - down to $848,000 in capital - originally budgeted $1 million - pulled out $3 million in 28 for Highway 77
also expenditures debt service - payments on highway allocation bond for school site grading & streets.  CAST - all will likely run through the State, still in capital pages, with no $$ amount listed - everything within house from state

unrestricted fund balance - street - showing  $1.6 million in bond proceeds for school sites, 26 - dropping down  $3million as committed number - better representation  

Airport - intergovernmental - high in 25 & 26 & falls off in 27 - influx for federal dollars - 3 projects going on.  nothing anticipated in 27, pretty inline ; expenditures no changes - wages & health ins
airport - cash reserve - 22 & 23 - insurance proceeds not paid out for roof repairs - little high, but airport fund - no sales tax funds or property taxes - funded by leases, jet fuel, not many changes not room to grow.
Ted - if need be, can we spend cash reserves?  HB - covered bond issuances, live on their own revenues. mayor- great asset 

sanitation - revenues misc grant proceeds for recycling trailer & insurance proceeds for truck fire - showing $1 million in antiipaed sale of Mars site.  expenditures wages & HI, adding additional funds for promotion to foreman for Depratment & 1 additional laborer.  other services - labor/vehilce - expensive trucks, expensive repairs - used daily.  contractual services increased - baswa has rate increases, we pay tipping fee, same as other haulter.  2027 debt service  showing $1 mill for sale of site - used as payment towards outstanding debt service.  would still be 2 additional years of bonds

sanitation unrestricted cash - still light, getting bonds paid off will be good for fund.    HB at least at 3 month.  TT - big equipment - which is why we have larger  to purchase equipemnt if needed.  no rate increase

electric - revenues 6% rate increase on average in 27 budgeted also.  other change in 26 revenue - started infrastructure fund for infra repairs.  $6 million part is bond issuance for a number of projects wrapping up in 26/27
expenditures - labor & health ins.  outside legal services - generation facility   no bond issuance anticipated with potential generation facilty
electric - unrestricted - also within electric - also include an additional 25% of purchased power cost into that number.  running high - $2.5 million in comitted for PGF, not reflected in both 26 & 27.  electric is high for a reason, we know we have major changes in 2030 with rates.  Dana - why are we saying 2030?  TT - current contract energy & capacity run though, either go out to market to buy or make our own facility - why we are increasing now as we will need that $ eventually - have power expert  it will be significantly higher than paying now.  TT - evaluating seeing 4x higher than today.  McLain - requiring additional capacity?  TT - yes, SPP, 10 now we need 15,   TT - decline in 2021 - from 4 days, when things change, it is a large impact.  Ted- goal to keep flat line.  TT - did not pass along expense from 21 storm.  Mayor - contemplating transformers are expensive - don't need people without, plan ahead & buy ahead, hard to forecast what will breakdown - 

Water - revenues only changes for sales in 26 increased infrastructure fees.  FY27 no rate increases proposed.  other - watermains at school sites, hold AR as sites are sold, water will get funds back.  expenditures -labor & health - capital light in 27, has been running heaving the last few years, anticipating building up cash & pausing until we have available.
cash balance - 23 waiting on feral funds for SRF funding.   trending down faster than like, but holding off on some capital projects to see where that lines up

wpc - revenues same as water had rate increase in 26 for infra fees in sales. no rate increase for 27.  other - federal funds for grit.  expenditures - labor & health no major changes 
cash balance - little higher, howeer, has a lot of capital on horizon & big dollar, good to be high with the upcoming projects

capital - electric - $2 mill for PGF contingent on cash reserves to run  out of.  carrying over substation 7 improvements $550,000 - issued last year. street - lnk reconstruction  grant dependent - Hwy 77 reconstruction in FY28 - $3 million.  Hwy 136 reroute - $0 moving forward will be run through state.  true street project in 27 is jefferson 26- sunridge, $____ TT - Hannibal view, road extension 4 for ours, 2 for other.  removed other tuff to have cash available in 28 for Hwy 77.  lTED - ast 2 in Hannibal view, then tif funds can be released.   WPC - 27 grit - $750,000 carried forward federal grant, LS#1 Design in 27 & construction i 28 - continue to follow path with other lift stations.  TT - grant contingent- have pushed off, at some point wont be able to meet requirements.  next thing is to updat3e lift stations.  did 5 & 6, looking at _____.  2 & 8 - have asked congresswoman ______ for funds.  Eskra - permit?  TT - year 3, if out of fcompliaance, give 3 years to come up with plan, Eskra - have done number of improvements at PLant - TT - did study when James in private.  items done can be used for new Plant.     PP - homesteadd trail - extesio grant & keno, pickleball court construction - lodging & _________; forest management grant - new ballfield lighting being installed at 8, 4 & 5 - financed & paying back.  80/20 grant - 1/2 by national parks????  hydo- playground improvements going west??  TT -yes   Hydo - forest management ?  survey work tree removal, tree planting, multiple year grant.  Dana - aud - major? TT - been on there for an umber of years, continue to push off, need to do.   WATER - water main projects in 27 & 28 - 2 in 28 $350 & $300 - federal grant at this time, they may be moved up to 27, Terry - study??  TT - survey identify lines undersized, or number of Breaks that need to be repaired.  we hae gotten through that list, identifying next items to address.  BASWA -  spending slows down with new landfill 28 - landfill postclosure may being in 28.  Ted - can we use landfill for demisters?  TT - not once you close it.  At some point they will make you close it.  once capped elievaites leachate Ted - some benefits to leaving ipen.  TT  yes;   AIRPORT - capital large $ when federal grants available 90/10 or 95/5.  lawnmower & fence.  SUPRESSION - fire engine - year 3, shooting for Novemer $830,000  originally budgeted for sales tax dollars can use those funds for this purchase.  other $ 27 part of MFO funds from State.  AMBULANCE- ond issuance for AMbulance & Police - $545,000 bond issuance, can issue PSD.  have not had an issuance due to COVID funds, 2018 last time.  Eskra - similar to ambulance? TT - yes very similar, fewer manufactures    Defibrilator - 27 &  radio communications & ambulance?? Bond issuance.    SANITATION - truck annually, depeneidng upon how year goes.replacement.  GENERAL $200,000 for depstrs 27-30, also welcome signs mix of grant, Beatrice plus & Stake Your claim, Keno as well.  COMMUNICATIONS - $945,000 dispatch upgrades  FIRE ADMIN - hospital joint facility training - trying to findgrant funding.  

IT Fund - put in place in 26, true budget - capital - upgrade to 181, $63,000.  infrastructure in need of upgrades.  Dana - cameras?  HB - replacement for security camera.  ONTROL - PSD bond issuance - vehicle $200,000 for 2 patrol units, body cams 50/50 grant, SRT equipment - all bond issuance.  27 library has $ for Christmas lights on building

terr - thank sept heads 
Mayor - moving to cleargov excellent move, sept head standpoint know where you are at.  if you want something else just ask.

Discussion:  TT - 2018 water study - identified number of purojects.  completed.  improve fire flow - 4" main, 3-5th, Scott to Perkins, SUmner, THayer, MIlikin $630,000, match $333?  may flip some projects
SENDD - wanting feedback regarding project.  identified in 2018 water study.  $983,140 total cost - $630,000 COB - $353,1___ ; requirements - LMI - which COB qualifies for, Deadline SEpt 15 - any feedback?  TT - fortunate to obtain some neighborhood, supportive of making these changes.  
SENDD - public assessment project - community of Patrice supporting this   supporting to have commutiy to sign?  TT _ same for M&O project, have been through.  Mayor - wonderful partner with Beatrice.  

Discussion:  TT - rezone residential last time, gathring place rezone to RC,  extends to include gathering place, up for sale & looking to convert to residential use again.  not including last meeting due to publication deadline.

Discussion:  no questions - few docs to sign

Discussion:  DTR grant - hartigs made improvements looking to amend loan, 5 years, etc.  standard as past.  updating the $

Discussion:  TT _ rezoning P&Z recommended approval 

Discussion:  in code since 2009, alrm registration, wording clarifications with new employees - within city limits, continue to have single family & duplex exempt