REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OCTOBER 27, 2009

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 27^thday of October 2009 at 7:30 o’clock P.M. Present were: President of the Council: Darrell Bassett; Council Members: Stacey Bauer, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. Absent: None; City Manager: Harold Stewart; City Clerk: Jane 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 October 23, 2009 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 Block moved to approve the consent agenda. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried and the consent agenda was approved as follows:

A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on October 13, 2009.

B. Claims.

The Claims were approved as follows:

GENERAL FUND: Ne Dept Of Rev-430.32-Sales Tax; Pinnacle Bank-25.00-Se; Reichert, Robert-(150.00)-Rev; Bg&S Bob Grubbs & Sons-(2,895.00)-Rev; K.C. Housing Develop-(1,278.00)-Rev; Nsvfa Fire School-(645.00)-Rev; 125 Plan-1,026.84-Pretax; City Of Ogallala-66.65-Trn; Delta Dental-316.41 -Ins; Eftps-14,155.18-Fit;Hospital & Medical-17,122.43-Ins; Icma-334.04-Pen; Manulife Financial-3,040.91-Pen; Manulife Financial-304.19-Pen; Manulife Financial-1,976.44-Pen; Ne Child Sup Ctr-210.93-P/R; Pinnacle Bank-51,607.08 -Pp20; Valley Bank-809.50-Hsa; Ogallala Big Mac Kiwanis-500.00-Funding; Bg&S Bob Grubbs & Sons-2,895.00-Se; Keith Co Area Development-1,278.00-Grant; St Of Ne Dept Of Rev-4,036.95-Sit; 125 Plan-1,566.84-Pretax; Am Family Ins-466.99-Ins; City Of Ogallala-66.65-Trn; Delta Dental-316.41-Ins; Eftps-14,500.29-Fit; Hospital & Medical-15,660.15-Ins; Icma-334.04-Pen; Kansas City Life -449.30-Ins; Manulife Financial-3,004.62-Pen; Manulife Financial-304.19-Pen; Manulife Financial-2,022.68-Pen; Ne Child Support Ctr-210.93 -P/R; Pinnacle Bank-54,474.06-Pp21; Valley Bank-809.50 -Hsa; Dept Of Economic Dev-95.00-Trn; 125 Plan-1,456.84-Pretax; City Of Ogallala-66.65-Trn; Delta Dental-316.41-Ins; Eftps-14,212.19-Fit; Family Support Registry-214.37 -P/R; Hospital & Medical-15,660.15 -Ins; Icma-334.04-Pen; Manulife Financial-3,335.16 -Pen; Manulife Financial-307.41-Pen; Manulife Financial-1,874.14-Pen; Ne Child Sup Ctr-210.93 -P/R; Pinnacle Bank-50,918.83-Pp22; Valley Bank-834.50-Hsa; 21st Century Equip-66.00-Su; Alco-46.76 -Su; Windstream-128.45-Se; Alltel-738.30-Se; Napa-516.53-Su; Arnolds Upholstery-78.00-Se; Arnold Pool-58.00 -Su; Baltzell Vet. Clinic-161.25-Se; B & D Office Supply-956.96-Su; Better Homes & Gardens-34.15-Se; Bischof, Jim-184.00-Trn; Bruckner, Mike-842.32-P/R; Brule Vol Fire Dept-1,825.00-Su; Candy Aerotech Service-1,000.00-Contract; Cash-Wa-753.10-Su; Caskey, Kendra-59.00-Trn; Central Auto & Diesel-70.00 -Se; Charter Comm-174.89 -Se; Chadron St College-25.00-Trn; True Value -119.56 -Su; Country Inn & Suites-77.00-Se; Cubbage, Thomas-67.00-Trn; Culligan-130.00-Se/Su; Davis, Billy-56.00-Trn; Ebsco Subscription Agcy-4.46 -Se; Eichner Sales -21.54-Su; Elmshaeuser, Roger-15.00 -Su; Ems Billing Services Inc-571.99-Contract; Extreme Machine -110.25 -Su/Se; Farmers Coop Assoc-5,213.98 -Su; Farm Plan-146.62-Su; Fedex-68.68 -Se; French, Shelley-59.00-Trn; Fsh Comm-60.00 -Se; Fyr-Tek-970.44 -Su; Gale Group-175.22-Se; Gallagher, Joshua-60.00 -Trn; Herman, James-42.00-Trn; Holiday Inn-206.85-Trn; Holthusen, Nathan-102.00-Trn; Hood, Tracy-50.00-Su; Huett, Edward-100.00-Ref; Humphreys Auto Supply-240.25-Su; Icma Retirement Corp-125.00-Se; Ideal Linen Supply Inc-326.64-Su; Ingram-2,175.33 -Su; Waste Connections -685.78-Se; Kaeser & Blair -193.53 -Su; Kansas City Life -424.48-Ins; Keith Co Area Develop-15,500.00-Funding; Keith Co Clerk-22.00-Se; K.C. Hospital Authority-34,256.97 -Sales Tax; Keith Co News-972.50-Se; Keith Co Senior Ctr-1,579.50 -Se; Keith Co Treasurer-9,951.67-Se; Keep Keith Co Beautiful-4,500.00-Funding; Kildare Lumber-25.84-Su; K Lawn-23.00-Se; Klockman, Kevin-102.00-Trn; Sourcegas-2,771.92-Se; Kolsrud, Rodney-42.00-Trn; Lawson Products-189.10-Su; League Of Ne Municipal-321.40-Dues; Linweld-246.76-Su; Carolyn Lowitz-59.00-Trn; Master's Transportation-63.20 -Su; Mass Group-1,122.61-Su; Mcm Truck Equip-397.00 -Se; Mcquillan & Mcquillan-1,242.00-Se; Menards-46.44-Su; Meteorlogix-2,208.00 -Se; Michael Todd & Co-1,641.38 -Su; Mid-Plains Community Coll-399.50-Trn; Mid American Specialties-524.91-Su; Mike's Towing-133.00-Se; Mobile Mec. Mechanic Serv-560.00 -Se; Moss & Barnett-408.00 -Se; Ne Print Works-167.70-Su; Ne Dept Of Aeronautics-3,970.87-Contract; Ne Law Enforce. Trn Ctr-54.00-Trn; Ne Municpl Fire Chf Assoc-50.00 -Dues; Nppd-13,331.17-Se; Northeast Wisconsin Tech-20.00 -Trn; North Coast Ventures-200.00-Ref; Ne State Patrol-190.00-Se; Office Service- 1,132.15 -Su; Ogallala Com Hosp-93.60-Se; Oga. Chamber Of Commerce-9,435.00-Funding; Ogallala Ready Mix-99.22 -Su; Ogallala Rotary-165.00 –Dues; Ogallala Water Dept-10,066.66-Se; Oga Indian Summer Rendezv-100.00 -Ref; Scott England -720.00-Se; O'keefe Elevator-273.57 -Se; Omb Express Police Supply-53.94 -Su; Oshkosh Cleaners-219.00 -Se; P.O.A.N.-62.50-Su; Pamida -1,173.59-Su; Pascale, Casey-102.00-Trn; Paulsen-1,051.79-Su; Platte Valley Agency-130,618.00-Ins; Plumbing Solutions-985.25-Se; Poncik, Travis-102.00-Trn; Powerplan-945.85-Su; Pratt Av & Video Corp-675.00 -Su; Qt Technologies-219.00-Su; Quill Co-109.92-Su;Qwest-1,312.93-Se; Random House-604.71-Su; Rbp Construction-2,658.00-Se; RDJ Specialties-861.26-Su; Roberts, Bowen-117.00-Trn; Safeway-104.03-Su; Sapp Brothers Petroleum -22.75-Su; Ogallala School-7,060.00-Se; Servicemaster Cleaning-519.88 -Se; Sigwing, Cris-25.00 -Se; Sunmart -293.20 -Su; Skinner, Jane-17.00-Trn; St Fire Marshal Train Div-400.00-Se; Stewart Ii, Harold L.-28.00-Trn; Steve's Body & Paint-179.05-Se; Summers-Zoellner Ford-82.16 -Se; Taste Of Paradise-49.50-Su; Taste Of Home -29.98-Su; Town & Country Srv-2,169.99 -Se/Su; Tri-State Fire Extinguish-40.50-Se; Truck & Auto Align-349.60 -Su/Se; Ultramax-1,184.00-Su; United Healthcare Recovery-360.00-Ref; Union Pacific Rr Real Est-250.00 -Lease; U S Postal Service-77.07-Se; Visa-4,046.42 -Trn; Visa-115.37-Su; Wells Fargo Brokerage-27,160.70-Lease; Western Path Consultants-52.00-Se; Western Convenience Store-21.00 -Se;

SELECT FLEX FUND: Regional Care Inc.-3,504.32- Claims;

WATER FUND: Og Water Plant Fund-75,000.00 -Transfer; Ne Dept Of Revenue-9,721.03-Sales Tax; Ne Dept Of Revenue-9,136.08-Sales Tax; Adams Bank -25.00 -Fees; Doerr, Cherie-(44.82)-Rev; General Fund-15,479.60 -P/R; Windstream-13.81 -Se; Alltel-94.64 -Se; Napa-71.64-Su; Beaver Bearing-22.92 -Su; California Contract Supp-86.16 -Su; Charter Communications-54.95 -Se; Cornhusker Glass-53.99 -Se; Doerr, Cherie-44.82 -Ref; Dp Electronics-19.25 -Su; Farmers Coop Assoc-335.23-Su; Farm Plan-9.79 -Su; General Fund-7,235.58-Se; Great Plains One-Call Ser-40.51-Se; Humphreys Auto Supply-109.36 -Su; Ideal Linen Supply-80.54-Su; Waste Connections-88.66 -Se; Kildare Lumber-13.15-Su; Sourcegas-75.80-Se; League Of Ne Municipal-120.00-Trn; Mcquillan & Mcquillan-66.00 -Se; Mercantile Corp-17.51 -Su; Midwest Electric-7,681.55 -Se; Municipal Supply-1,886.22-Su; Ne Print Works-78.75-Su; Nppd-2,960.22-Se; Ne Workforce Develop-453.05-P/R; Office Service-75.94-Su; Ogallala Ready Mix-26.86 -Su;Ogallala Water Dept-61.77-Se; Ogallala Bond Acct-3,233.81-Bond; Olsen's Agricultural Lab-167.27-Se; Packard Power & Repair-124.12 -Su; Platte Valley Agency-21,864.11-Ins; Qwest-131.97-Se; St Of Neb-Dept Health Lab-1,120.00-Se; T.O. Haas-476.00-Su; Usa Blue Book-111.19-Su; Van Pelt, Ben-198.00 -Trn; Anderson, Clark-28.25-Ref; Cole, Darrin-76.85-Ref; Harvey, Jared-19.57 -Ref;

SEWER FUND: Adams Bank -25.00 -Se; General Fund-7,438.09-P/R; T.C. Engineering Inc-16,607.83-Se; U S Postal Service-494.17-Se; Windstream -6.96 -Se; Alltel- 28.05-Se; Napa -109.04 -Su; Axis Capital-99.00 -Lease; True Value -16.98-Su; Cornhusker Glass-16.03-Se; Farmers Coop Assoc-130.34 -Su; Farm Plan-72.92-Su; General Fund-6,260.36-Postage; Hach Co-137.83 –Su; Ideal Linen Supply-37.41-Su; Waste Connections-100.90 -Se; Sourcegas-1,006.01-Se; Lawson Products-175.39-Su; Mtl Lin Lincoln 27th -141.00-Trn; Nppd-4,730.52 -Se; Ne Workforce Develop-2,912.00 -P/R; Nsi Solutions-66.50-Su; Office Service-160.56-Su; Ogallala Water Dept-56.30-Se; Scott England -1,947.20 -Se; Ogallala Bond Acct-3,233.81-Bond; Platte Valley Agency-17,060.39 -Ins; Pratt Co-259.66 -Su; Qwest-190.96-Se; St Of Ne-Dhhs Div-94.00-Fees; Usa Blue Book-74.88-Su;

YOUTH FUND: Pamida -89.99 -Su; Og Indian Summer Rendezv-135.00 -Su; Safeway-68.00 -Su; Sunmart-18.52-Su; Ogallala High School-175.00 -Su; Ogallala Youth Football-25.00 -Assist; Ogallala High School-50.00 -Assist; Sunmart-66.23-Su; Visa-595.00 -Trn; Ne Print Works-8.00 -Su; Dickinson, Mary-1,097.43-Reimb;

HOUSING REHAB FUND: Dept Of Economic Develop-9,701.94-Reimb;

MEDICAL FUND: Regional Care Inc.-1,804.51-Ins; Regional Care-6,069.95-Claims; Regional Care-11,339.07 -Ins; Regional Care-7,952.10-Claims; Regional Care-14,194.82-Claims;

Council President Bassett recognized Jane Skinner for 10 years of service to the City of Ogallala.

City Manager Stewart addressed the council regarding the request by Josh Macke to post podcasts of the Ogallala City Council Meetings. The consensus of the council was that podcasting City Council Meetings was an excellent idea which is another avenue for getting out information from City Council Meetings to citizens.

Ken Knoepfel, Planning and Zoning Administrator addressed the council regarding a telephone easement to reroute the telephone lines around the State Patrol Hangar located at 182 Airport Road.

Councilman Bauer moved to direct the City Attorney to draft and execute a telephone easement to reroute the telephone lines around the State Patrol Hangar located at 182 Airport Road. Councilman Knudsen seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.

Ken Knoepfel, Planning and Zoning Administrator addressed the council regarding an easement to allow SourceGas to bury their gas lines within the east 20 feet of airport property lines located in Southwest ¼ of Section 2, Township 13, Range 39 west of the 6th P.M. and the Southeast ¼ of Section 3, Township 13, Range 39 west of the 6th P.M.

Councilman Knudsen moved to direct the City Attorney to draft and execute an easement to allow Source Gas to bury their gas lines within the east 20 feet of airport property lines located in Southwest ¼ of Section 2, Township 13, Range 39 west of the 6th P.M. and the Southeast ¼ of Section 3, Township 13, Range 39 west of the 6th P.M. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.

Councilman Block introduced a resolution establishing a sidewalk/obstruction permit fee for Special Fee Schedule of the City of Ogallala, Nebraska. Council President Bassett read the resolution by title and Councilman Knudsen seconded the motion. Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted “Yes”: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. The following council Members voted “No”: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried and Resolution No. 1285 adopted, a copy of said Resolution being attached hereto and by this express reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Garrett Unrein addressed the council regarding the bird nuisance in Ogallala.

Councilman Bauer moved to direct staff to cease trying to deter starlings from roosting at 811 North Spruce Street. Councilman Block seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.

John Sauer, Water Superintendent, addressed the Council regarding the repair and replacement of fire hydrants.

Councilman Knudsen moved to direct the City Manager to come up with a solution to get the six fire hydrants in the City of Ogallala that are currently out of service replaced as soon as possible. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Kevin Block, Stacey Bauer, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.

City Manager Stewart addressed the council regarding the City Manager Evaluation process. The Council will conduct the evaluation during the November 24, 2009 City Council Meeting.

There being no further business to come before the council, Councilman Knudsen moved to adjourn at 8:32 P.M. Councilman Block seconded the motion. The following council members voted Yes: Darrell Bassett, Stacey Bauer, Kevin Block, Mark Knudsen and Harold Peterson. No: None. Absent: None. Motion declared carried.

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Jane M. Skinner

City Clerk

Approved:

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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 October 27, 2009 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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