REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

NOVEMBER 24, 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 24^thday of November 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 November 20, 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 Bauer 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 November 10, 2009.

B. Claims.

Claims were approved as follows:

General Fund:

St of Ne Dept Of Rev-4,131.37-Sit; 125 Plan-175.00-Pretx; 125 Plan-1,431.84-Pretx;

Am Family Ins-466.99-Ins; City Of Ogallala-66.65-Trn; Delta Dental-316.41-Ins;

Eftps-14,475.63 -Fit; Family Sup Reg-214.37-P/R; Hospital & Medical-15,660.15-Ins;

Icma-334.04-Pen; Kansas City Life Ins-449.30-Ins; Manulife Financial-5,563.37-Pen;

Ne Child Sup Ctr-210.93-P/R; Pinnacle Bank-51,587.33-Pp23; Valley Bank-834.50-Hsa;125 Plan-1,606.84-Pretx; City Of Ogallala-66.65-Trn; Delta Dental-316.41-Ins; Eftps-13,946.55 -Fit; Family Sup Reg-214.37 -P/R; Hospital & Medical-15,660.15-Ins; Icma-334.04-Pen; Manulife Financial-5,758.43-Pen; Ne Child Sup Ctr-210.93-P/R; Pinnacle Bank-50,367.99 -Pp24; Valley Bank-834.50-Hsa; General Fund-750.00 -Se; Pinnacle Bank-25.00-Se; Ne Machinery Co-3,750.00-Lease; 21st Century Equip-25.14-Su; Adamson Industries Corp-234.95 -Su; Alco-198.38 -Su; Windstream-60.79 -Se; Verizon-823.41-Se; Napa-468.32- Su; Arbor Day Foundation-15.00-Dues; Arcoa Ind-47.52 -Su; Arnold Pool -2,357.45-Su; Baltzell Vet. Clinic-90.00-Se; B & J Salvage-20.00-Su; Bound Tree Medical-334.45-Su; Bruckner, Mike-842.32-P/R; Cash-Wa Dist-234.50 -Su; Charter Commun-174.89 -Se; Claitors Law Books & Pub-42.34 -Su;

Cna Surety-899.10 -Ins; True Value-106.69-Su; Co Truck Equip-489.56-Su; Contractors Materials-590.20-Su; Correll Refrigeration Inc-1,642.89-Se; Cornhusker Inter. Trucks-154.66 -Su; Culligan-112.75 -Se/Su; Dickinson Land Surveyors-329.00-Se; Dlt Solutions-660.27-Se; Dollar General -7.00-Su; Dp Electronics-154.98-Su; Electric Fixture & Supply-29.00 -Su; Ems Billing Services-1,635.55-Contract; Fairbanks Intl-2,033.31-Se; Farmers Coop-5,033.30-Su; Farm Plan -51.80-Su; Fbi-Leeda-50.00-Dues; Feltz, Penney-50.30-Reimb; Fp Mailing Solutions-248.85-Se; Fsh Communications-60.00 -Se; Hansens Plbg & Heating-1,111.47-Se; Hild Propane Co-27.65-Su; Holiday Inn-77.00 -Se; Humphreys Auto Supply-731.66 -Su; The H.W. Wilson Co-187.00-Se; Int Assoc Of Plumbing-150.00-Dues; Ideal Linen Supply-255.66 -Se/Su; Ingram-1,028.59 -Su; Waste Connections-574.24-Se; Kansas City Life Ins- 622.21 -Ins; Kc Area Develop-2,300.00-Contract; Kc Hospital Authority-31,013.39 -Sales Tax;

Kc Housing Development-5,000.00-Funding; Kc News-494.47 -Se; Kc Spay Day-710.00-Funding; Kc Senior Ctr-44.50-Se; Kc Treasurer-9,951.67-Se; Kildare Lumber-53.78-Su; Sourcegas-4,858.54-Se; Lampstand-38.50-Su; Lawson Products-39.85-Su; Linweld-129.20-Su; Lincoln Journal Star-163.28 -Se; Carolyn Lowitz-51.32-Reimb; Mcm Truck Equip & Repair-308.00-Se; Mcmillan Plbg-160.00 -Se; Mcquillan & Mcquillan Pc-1,799.00 -Se; Menards -36.47-Su; Michael Todd & Co-503.15 -Su; Mid-Am Research Chm-430.37-Su; Midwest Mailing Solutions-249.00-Su; Mike Smith Construction-150,588.59 -Contract; Mobile Mec. Mechanic Serv-300.00-Se; Ne Dept Of Roads-10.00-License; Ne Salt & Grain Co-7,631.55-Su; Ne Dept Of Aeronautics-880.00-License; Nppd-11,672.35 -Se; Newman Signs-296.11 -Su; Office Service-89.70 -Se/Su; Ogallala Community Hosp-14.50 -Su; Ogallala Rotary-110.00 -Dues; Ogallala Water Dept-4,548.09-Se; Og Vol. Fire Dept-350.00-Fee; Olsson Assoc-17,316.07 -Se; Optimist Club Of Ogallala-90.00 -Dues; Oshkosh Cleaners-158.50-Se; Pamida-149.97-Su; Paulsen-2,294.05 -Su; Prairie States Comm-149.00-Se; Pratt Av & Video Corp-682.52-Su; Qt Technologies-995.00-Se; Quill Corp-256.81-Su; Qwest-1,181.17-Se; Random House-537.25 -Su; R & D Welding & Supply-29.70-Su; Sandhills Dist Health Dep-75.00-Se; Schmidt Motors-435.77-Se/Su; Servicemaster Cleaning-519.88 -Se; Snell Services-921.88-Se; Staples -119.96-Su; Steve's Body & Paint-125.00-Se; Stulichs Asphalt Sealing-400.00 -Se; The Trophy Shoppe-19.00-Su; Toshiba America-205.06 -Lease; Town & Country-64.71-Se; Truck & Auto Align -298.42-Se; U S Postal Service-77.07-Se; Visa-3,653.65-Su; Xerox Corporation-55.26 -Lease;

Select Flex Fund: Regional Care Inc-2,128.69-Claims;

Water Fund: The Depository Trust-37,251.25-Bonds; Adams Bank-25.00 -Se; U S Postal-491.96-Se; Windstream-4.78-Se; Verizon-88.88-Se;Napa Ogallala-37.17-Su; B & D Office Supply-77.02-Su; Charter Comm-54.95-Se; Cna Surety-282.75-Se; True Value-6.99 -Su; Cornhusker Glass-115.05 -Se; Dickinson Land Surveyors-675.00-Se; Extreme Machine-52.50 -Su; Farmers Coop Assoc-383.85 -Su; General Fund-36,186.50 -P/R; Great Plains One-Call-33.98-Se; Howard Johnson-301.92-Se; Humphreys Auto Supply-98.31-Su; Ideal Linen Supply-79.36 -Su; Waste Connections-88.66 -Se; Kildare Lumber-90.11-Su; Sourcegas-518.84 -Se; Lawson Products-96.95-Su; Mcquillan & Mcquillan-299.00-Se; Mercantile-54.30 -Su; Midwest Electric-4,027.04-Se; Municipal Supply-3,006.15-Su; Nppd-1,748.38 -Se; Office Service-450.47-Su; Ogallala Water Dept-40.92-Se; Olsen's Agricultural Lab-84.00 -Se; Qwest-131.91 -Se; R & D Welding & Supply-6.25-Su; St Of Ne-Dept Health Lab-2,091.00-Se; St Of Ne-Dhhs-94.00-License; Halligan, Doug-39.53-Ref; Hughes, Matthew-21.07 -Ref; Perez, Eloisa-8.71-Ref;

Sewer Fund: Adams Bank -25.00-Se; Verizon-26.29-Se; Cna Surety-276.40-Ins; Farmers Coop Assoc-85.02-Su; General Fund-20,691.76 -P/R; Humphreys Auto Supply-9.39-Su; Ideal Linen Supply-37.06-Su;Waste Connections-100.90-Se; Ke County News-34.50-Se; Kelly Supply Co-63.67 -Su; Sourcegas-2,392.44-Se; League Of Ne Municipal.-40.00-Fee; Mcquillan & Mcquillan-50.00-Se; Ndeq-Fiscal Services-90,181.41-Contract; Nppd-3,942.27-Se; Ogallala Water Dept-103.22-Su;Scott England-4,775.00-Se; Qwest-190.94-Se; Thielsch Engineering Inc-213.68 -Su;

Medical Fund: Regional Care Inc-8,997.10-Claims; Regional Care Inc-10,325.97-Reins; Regional Care Inc-29,268.49-Claims;

Council President Bassett recognized Gerald Dealey for 15 years of service to the City of Ogallala.

Councilman Peterson moved to approve the Owner Occupied Credit Line Promissory Note for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-04 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Credit Line Promissory Note for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-05 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Credit Line Promissory Note for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-06 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Credit Line Promissory Note for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-07. 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.

Councilman Peterson moved to approve Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Rehabilitation Contract for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-04 and Mark Davis of Davis Construction in the amount of $6,966.00 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Rehabilitation Contract for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-05 and Dave Melchior of Melchior & Associatesin the amount of $19,500.00 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Rehabilitation Contract for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-06 and Mark Davis of Davis Construction in the amount of $19,750.00 and Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program Rehabilitation Contract for Case No. CDBG 08-HO-3073-07 and Doug Wasserman of Unlimited Access, LLC in the amount of $18,992.00. 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.

Jim Bischof, Economic Development Coordinator addressed the council regarding recent economic development efforts. Topics include the recent Business visitation program; the World Food Expo in Chicago; EDI Training; Relocation of the water main near Big Mac Marine; and the development of a new city website.

Brad Bauer addressed the council expressing thanks to the City Council for the work on the water main relocation project near Big Mac Marine.

Councilman Knudsen moved to approve and accept the Wastewater-Treatment Plant Demolition as complete. 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.

Councilman Knudsen moved to approve Wastewater-Treatment Plant Demolition- Pay Request No. 1 (final) for Regier Land Improvement in the amount of $70,405.00. 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.

The Water Main located near 418 East 1 Street (Old Hardware Hank Building) was discussed. This item will be placed on the agenda for the December 8 Council Meeting.

Councilman Knudsen moved to send a letter to the State Legislature in regards to the Sales Tax collection as proposed by Senator Rich Pahls and signed by all of the Council Members. 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.

Councilman Block moved to go into closed session to conduct the city manager annual evaluation. 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.

Council President Bassett announced that the Council will now go into closed session to conduct the city manager annual evaluation, at 8:01 P.M.

Councilman Knudsen moved to return from closed session where discussion of the city manager annual evaluation occurred at 9:24 P.M. 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

There being no further business to come before the council, Councilman Block moved to adjourn at 9:24 P.M. Councilman Bauer 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 November 24, 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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