Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on adopting Resolution No. 2022-01: A resolution of the City of Crete, Nebraska accepting the duties and responsibilities related to the closing of Nebraska Highway 33 for the Saline County Fair Parade.
3.B. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on entering into the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for the Saline County Rural Fire Protection Mutual Finance Organization for the 2022-2025 period.
3.C. Discuss municipal regulations of ATVs and UTVs. 
4. Officers' Reports
5. Adjournment
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Meeting: May 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM - Public Safety Committee Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:
  • In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
  • Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:
  • Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:
  • The Committee may discuss or limit discussion on, hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, or take action to provide a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on adopting Resolution No. 2022-01: A resolution of the City of Crete, Nebraska accepting the duties and responsibilities related to the closing of Nebraska Highway 33 for the Saline County Fair Parade.
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada reported that this is the way the State of Nebraska deals with highway closing requests.
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommend to the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 2022-01, accepting the duties and responsibilities related to the closing of Nebraska Highway 33 for the Saline County Fair Parade. Carried with a motion by Ryan Hinz and a second by Dale Strehle.
  • Ryan Hinz: Aye
  • Jack Oelschlager: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Attachments:
Subject:
3.B. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on entering into the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for the Saline County Rural Fire Protection Mutual Finance Organization for the 2022-2025 period.
Discussion:
Committee member Jack Oelschlager did not see any issues with the agreement and stated that it is no different than the agreements we've had for this in the past.
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommend to the City Council to enter into the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for the Saline County Rural Fire Protection MFO for the 2022-2025 period. Carried with a motion by Ryan Hinz and a second by Dale Strehle.
  • Ryan Hinz: Aye
  • Jack Oelschlager: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Attachments:
Subject:
3.C. Discuss municipal regulations of ATVs and UTVs. 
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that the research provided was done by the City Attorney, per request of the Committee. Committee member Jack Oelschlager opened the floor to citizens who wished to speak on the matter.
     *Citizen Tom Parker spoke about the safety features of a UTV versus an ATV. UTVs are larger and include rollover bars, safety belts, lights, blinkers, and a horn. Parker's opinion is that UTVs, not ATVs, should be legal to drive in town as long as they are equipped with all of the safety features mentioned and are being operated by a licensed driver. 
     *Citizen Troy Ross stated that scooters are able to be driven in town and they are  more dangerous on the roads than a UTV. UTVs now come equipped with the features that are necessary to be safely driven, and they can be added to older models that did not come fully equipped.
     *Citizen Adam Wackel uses his UTV for agricultural purposes and would like to be able to drive it to and from his farms. They are as safe as a car, as long as the driver is responsible and follows the rules. 
The result of this discussion was the need for more information to be able to make an educated decision. A meeting was scheduled for next week to have a UTV present to be able to examine the safety features and for the Police Department to see how they would inspect them to ensure they have all of the necessary legal requirements.
Attachments:
Subject:
4. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
  • Reports may be given by the Mayor, Officers, Departments, or Councilmembers concerning the current operations of the City.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Discussion:
Fire Department member Brandon Smejdir presented a letter regarding a grant to receive a 50% cost share on purchasing wildfire gear. To outfit the Fire Department's 50 members with this new gear, it would cost around $20,000. This grant would pay half of that amount, and the deadline to apply is May 31st. The Committee was in favor of the Fire Department applying for the grant.
Subject:
5. Adjournment

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