REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 08, 2008
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 8th day of April 2008 at 7:30 o’clock P.M. Present were: President of the Council: Darrell Bassett; Council Members: Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. Absent: James Rezac. Interim City Manager: Jane Skinner; Deputy City Clerk: Naomi Thiesen; 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 April 4, 2008 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. The President of the Council stated this meeting is being convened in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and acknowledged a copy of the Open Meetings Act being duly posted in the southeast Corner of Council Chambers.
Councilman Peterson moved to approve the consent agenda. Councilman Block seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: James Rezac. Motion declared carried and the consent agenda was approved as follows:
A. Minutes of Regular Meeting held March 25, 2008.
B. Minutes of Special Meeting held March 26, 2008.
C. Minutes of Special Meeting held March 28, 2008.
D. Minutes of Special Meeting held March 31, 2008.
E. Minutes of Special Meeting held April 3, 2008.
F. Application for Liquor License Corporation Manager for Tonya Bassett in connection with the Class B Liquor License of TA Operating LLC dba Travel Centers of America, located at 103 Prospectors Drive.
G. Plumbing License and Permit Bond for Dewayne Hanes dba Ecoloionex.
Council President Bassett opened the public hearing regarding the CDBG application on behalf of the City of Ogallala for owner-occupied rehabilitation for housing at 7:33 P. M .
Kristy Petersen, Housing Specialist from West Central Nebraska Development District, addressed the Council to explain the owner occupied rehabilitation for housing project.
The proposed rehab project would consist of, at a minimum, 15 homes included in the project with a total project cost of $340,000. The only cost to the city would be the matching funds of $9,701.94, which is the CDBG reuse fund available for use with a housing project.
Mayor Bassett proclaimed the week of April 13-19, 2008 as National Library Week.
City Clerk Skinner presented the financial report for March 2008.
Keith Wagner of the Airport Advisory Board addressed the council to make a recommendation regarding the selection of an airport engineer. The committee is recommending the firm of Olsson Associates for the proposed 2009 airport projects.
Councilman Knudsen moved to approve the firm of Olsson Associates for the proposed 2009 airport projects, including an update of the Airport Layout Plan, and construction of T-Hangars. Councilman Block seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: James Rezac. Motion declared carried.
Council President Bassett closed a public hearing regarding the CDBG application on behalf of the City of Ogallala for owner-occupied rehabilitation for housing at 7:40 P.M.
Councilman Peterson introduced and moved to adopt Resolution 1247. Council President Bassett read the resolution which authorizes the Chief Elected Official to sign an application for affordable housing program funds for the City of Ogallala, Nebraska. Councilman Block seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: James Rezac. Motion declared carried.
Councilman Knudsen moved to approve the applicant’s statement of assurances and certifications filed in conjunction with the CDBG application for owner-occupied rehabilitation for housing. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: James Rezac. Motion declared carried.
Councilman Block moved to approve the determination of level of review as filed in conjunction with the CDBG application for owner-occupied rehabilitation for housing.
Councilman Knudsen seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: James Rezac. Motion declared carried.
Dave Post and Jamie Miller, engineers from the firm of Olsson Associates, addressed the council regarding the proposed Ditch Concept West of Highway 61.
Councilman Rezac entered the meeting at 7:53 P.M.
Councilman Knudsen moved to approve the proposed ditch concept West of Highway 61 – OA Project Number 2005-0183. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Abstain: James Rezac. Motion declared carried.
Councilman Knudsen moved to ratify the City Manager Employment contract with Harold L. Stewart II. Councilman Rezac seconded the motion.. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen, Harold Peterson, and James Rezac. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.
The Council discussed reimbursement of expenses for Steven Bloomberg. It was the consensus of the council to present any future receipts from Steven Bloomberg for approval.
There being no further business to come before the council, Council Peterson moved to adjourn. Councilman Block seconded the motion. All present Council Members voted “Yes”. Motion declared carried and the meeting adjourned at 8:09 P.M.
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Jane M. Skinner
City Clerk
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Darrell G. Bassett
Council President
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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 April 8, 2008 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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