REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

JULY 12, 2005

A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Ogallala, Nebraska, was held at City Hall Council Chambers in said City on the 12^th day of July 2005 at 7:30 o’clock P.M.  Present were:  President of the Council: Paul Foy; Council Members: Donna Sharman, Tanya Gieschen, Jim Rezac and Mark Knudsen.  Absent:  None. City Manager: Steve Krajewski; City Clerk: Jane M. Skinner; City Attorney:  Michael McQuillan.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publishing one time in the Keith County News and posting at the City Hall Administration Building as shown by the Certificate of Publication and Posting Notice attached to these Minutes.  Notice of this meeting was simultaneously given to the President and to all members of the Council on July 8, 2005 and a copy of their Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice and the Agenda is attached to these minutes.  Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the Notice to the President and Council of this meeting.  All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

President Foy called the attention of the Council to the Consent Agenda for the meeting which was prepared and distributed to members of the Council on July 8, 2005.  President Foy noted the Consent Agenda consisted of eight items and asked if any member of the Council would prefer that any item on the Consent Agenda be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda for discussion.  No Council Member asked for any item to be removed.  Councilwoman Gieschen moved to approve the Consent Agenda.  Seconded by Councilwoman Sharman.  All present Council Members voted “Yes”.  Absent: None.  Motion declared carried and the Consent Agenda was approved as follows:

             A.       Approval of Appliance Installers License renewals for the following:

                        Steve McCroden                      Dwayne Orth                            Paul Ruhlman

B.          Approval of License renewals for the following Gas Fitters:

Douglas Correll                        Troy Knoedler                          Gary Schrack  

                        Marc Fagullar                           Rollie V. Mundy,  Jr.   Del Simmerman

                        Delbert Hansen             David Norman                          Douglas Tryon

                        Mike Hansen                            David Richter              

            C.        Approval of Master Plumber License renewals for the following:

Ray Bang                                 Rollie V. Mundy, Jr.                 Douglas Tryon

Marc Fagullar                           Robert Nelson                          Joe Vas Jr.

Mike Hansen                            Burton Pace                            

                        Troy D. Knoedler                     Darold Priesner                                   

                        William McMillan                  Ronald Randall                           

            D.        Approval of Journeyman Plumber License renewals for the following:

Harold Beckius                         Tod Kimberling

Gary L. Burr                             Chad A. Wittstruck

Dan Heble

E.      Approval of R.O.W. Contractor License renewals for the following:

David J. Auwerda                     Harold Hampton                       Ron Randall

Paul Baumgartner                     Morgan McClure                      Gary Schrack

Rick Dawson                            Steve McCroden                      John Stulich

Scott England                           William McMillan                     Charlie Votapka

Marc Fagullar                           Lonnie Peters                           Ryan Windhorst

Rodger Frosh                           Russ Peterson                          

            F.         Approval of Sewer Contractor License renewals for the following:

Paul Baumgartner                     Scott England                          

Earl Castle                                Harold Hampton

            G.        Approval of Mobile Home Park license renewals for the following:

                        Bob Batt / Ogallala Court                     Del Humphrey / Hillcrest Homes

                        Earl Castle / Lakeside Court                 Tim Miller / L & L Trailer  Court    

                        Earl Castle / Riverview Trailer Court Richard Piper / Stewart Trailer Court

                        Dawn Crum / Crum Court                    Rod Scofield / Erlewine Trailer Court

H.           New license application for Journeyman Plumber License for Louis Keup dba Snell Services.

City Clerk Skinner presented the financial report for June 2005.

Councilwoman Gieschen moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held June 28, 2005.  Seconded by Councilman Knudsen.  The following Council Members voted “Yes”:  Paul Foy, Tanya Gieschen, Donna Sharman and Mark Knudsen.  The following Council Members voted “No”:  None.  Absent:  None.  Abstaining:  James Rezac.  Motion declared carried.

Councilwoman Gieschen moved to approve the amendment to the “Agreement for Professional Services” on the Floodplain evaluation project with Olsson associates in an amount of $22,864.00 for a total contract amount of $42,829.00.  Seconded by Councilman Rezac.  All present Council Members voted “Yes”.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared carried.

Councilman Rezac introduced Resolution No.1171 providing for restricted parking, loading and unloading zone, for public transportation on the south side of West Third Street west of Spruce Street between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday, and repeal of Resolution 1112.  President Foy read the Resolution and Councilwoman Gieschen moved that this Resolution be adopted. Seconded by Councilman Rezac.  Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted “Yes”:  Paul Foy, Tanya Gieschen, Donna Sharman, James Rezac and Mark Knudsen.  The following Council Members voted “No”:  None.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared unanimously carried and Resolution No. 1171 adopted, a copy of said Resolution being attached hereto and, by this express reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Councilwoman Sharman introduced Resolution No.1172 providing limited parking on the west side of North Spruce Street south of West Third Street, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday, and repeal of Resolution 1166.  President Foy read the Resolution and Councilwoman Gieschen moved that this Resolution be adopted.  Seconded by Councilman Rezac.  Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted “Yes”:  Paul Foy, Tanya Gieschen, Donna Sharman, James Rezac and Mark Knudsen.  The following Council Members voted “No”:  None.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared unanimously carried and Resolution No. 1172 adopted, a copy of said Resolution being attached hereto and, by this express reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Councilwoman Gieschen introduced Resolution No.1173 amending the City of Ogallala Public Transportation System fare schedule.  President Foy read the Resolution and Councilman Rezac moved that this Resolution be adopted. Seconded by Councilwoman Sharman.  Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted “Yes”:  Paul Foy, Tanya Gieschen, Donna Sharman, James Rezac and Mark Knudsen.  The following Council Members voted “No”:  None.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared unanimously carried and Resolution No. 1173 adopted, a copy of said Resolution being attached hereto and, by this express reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

City Manager Krajewski presented the one bid received for 2005 milling and overlay project.  Jeff Wolfe, M.C. Schaff, was also present to answer questions.

Councilwoman Gieschen moved to approve the bid of $124,651.00 from Western Engineering of North Platte, Nebraska for the 2005 milling and overlay project.  Seconded by Councilwoman Sharman.  All present Council Members voted “Yes”.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared carried.

Ken Knoepfel, Planning & Zoning Administrator, appeared before the Council regarding a variance and a request for a replat of two properties.

Councilman Rezac moved to approve a variance to Municipal Code §153.093 govering minimum lot area requirements and also Municipal Zoning Code §153.243 (c) governing minimum side yard requirements to approve and accept Mercer Replat of Lot 5 and the West 40 feet of Lot 4, Block 7, Searle’s First Addition to the City of Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska.  Seconded by Councilwoman Sharman.  All present Council Members voted “Yes”.  Absent:  None.  Motion declared carried.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, Councilman Knudsen moved to adjourn.  Seconded by Councilwoman Gieschen.  All present Council Member voted “Yes”:   Absent:  None.  Motion declared carried and the meeting adjourned at 8:04 P.M.

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                                                                                    Jane M. Skinner                                               City Clerk                                                                                           

Approved:

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Paul Foy

Council  President

STATE OF NEBRASKA   )

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COUNTY OF KEITH        ) SS.

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CITY OF OGALLALA      )

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Ogallala, Nebraska, hereby certify that all of the subjects included in the attached proceedings were contained in the Agenda for the meeting of  July 12, 2005 kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said Agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the Minutes of the President and Council of the City of Ogallala, Nebraska, were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meeting of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects to be discussed at said meeting.

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                                                                                    Jane M. Skinner

                                                                                    City Clerk

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