December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting
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1. Meeting called to order and introductions at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Rump.
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2. Pledge of Allegiance.
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3. Plaque Presentation by Mayor Rump for outgoing Council members Brad Andersen Ward II and Jim Sandvold Ward III.
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4. City Clerk administers "Oath of Office" to elected Council members Holly Hafer Ward 1, Kent Long Ward 2, Brent Clark Ward 3 and Kirk Highfill Ward 4.
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5. City Council elects "President of the Council".
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6. Mayor appoints the following Council Committees: Technology & Misc. Utilities; Insurance & Finance; Judiciary & Real Estate; Police & Fire; Transportation and Water, Sewer & Solid Waste.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the Council Committee appointments as made by Mayor Rump.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Consider Resolution 2024-101 approving Mayoral appointments to the following City Committees and Boards: Planning Commission - 3 year term; Park Board - 3 year term; Board of Adjustment - 3 year term; Civil Service - 6 year term; Housing Authority - 5 year term; Board of Appeals - 5 year term; License Board - 1 year term; and LB840 Review Committee - 3 year term.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-101 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Approval of Consent Agenda.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to Motion to approve the Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.a. Approval of Minutes of the November 26, 2024 meeting.
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8.b. Clerk report of Mayoral Action of November 26, 2024 meeting.
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8.c. City Department reports for November 2024.
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8.d. Claims as recommended by Finance Committee.
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8.e. Consider Resolution 2024-102 designating The Pilot Tribune and The Enterprise as the official newspapers for the City of Blair.
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9. Consider approval of Fire Ground Officers to a two (2) year term as follows: Fire Chief - Joe Leonard, 1st Assistant Chief - Dave Aten, 2nd Assistant Chief - Jake Dunn, 1st Fire Captain - Anthony Borders, Director of EMS - Ty Hernes and 1st EMS Lieutenant -Derek Paper.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the Fire Ground Officers to a two (2) year term as voted on by the members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Consider approval of the Administrative Officers to the Blair Volunteer Fire Department for a one (1) year term as follows: President- Amy Clausen, Vice President- Ernie Brenneis, Secretary- Brenda Jenny, Treasurer- Steve Howard and Sergeant of Arms-Kent Nicholson.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the Administrative Officers for the Blair Volunteer Fire Department for a one (1) year term as voted on by the members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider Ordinance 2553 adopting an updated Future Land-Use Map for Tax Lots 32, 40-A, 59, 60 and 276 in Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12, All East of the 6th PM, Washington County, Nebraska, changing “SHM – Mobile Home District” use to “Industrial” use.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2553 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Rezoning Application submitted by the City of Blair, 218 S. 16th Street, Blair, Nebraska, for Tax Lots 25, 32, 40-A, 59, 60, 212 and 276, all in Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th PM, and Tax Lot 24 in Section 8, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th PM, all in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (590 Longview Drive) to rezone from SHM – Mobile Home District to A/MH – Agricultural/Heavy Industrial and Manufacturing District.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2554 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Rezoning Application submitted by the City of Blair, 218 S 16th Street, Blair, Nebraska, adding Article 10, Section 1010, a Special Mixed Use Heavy Industrial District (SMH), as an overlay on Tax Lots 25, 32, 40-A, 45, 59, 60, 81, 212, and 276, all in Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th PM.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2555 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit application submitted by Longview Mobile Home Park, 590 Longview Dr., Blair, Nebraska, to allow the continuation of a Mobile Home Park on Tax Lots 25, 32, 40-A, 59, 60, 212, and 276, all in Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th PM, and Tax Lot 24 in Section 8, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th PM, all in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (590 Longview Drive) for 20 years.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the conditional use permit application submitted by Longview Mobile Home Park for twenty (20) years with the following stipulations/as presented
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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15. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider an Ordinance amending the City of Blair Zoning Regulations, Article 5, Agricultural Districts, by adding Sec. 502, Transitional Agricultural (TA) District. The purposes and objectives of the Transitional Agricultural District are to preserve land that has become urban and suburban in nature but still has select agricultural uses. The Transitional Agricultural District is for unplatted and undeveloped land suited for eventual development.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2556 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16. Consider Ordinance 2551 on Second Reading to consider annexing and extending the corporate limits of the City of Blair to include the real estate which is generally described as all of Hollow Road in Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska from the existing City of Blair city limits of Hollow Road at the west end to the existing City of Blair city limits at the east end intersecting at U.S. Highway 75 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska, and All of County Road P35 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11, East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska from Hollow Road south .35 miles to intersections of the Southwest and Southeast corner of the said section and the Northwest and the Northeast corner of Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska, and Tax Lots 170, 197, 199, 200, 253, 256, 282, 283, 284, 285 & 288 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11; Tax Lots 181, 243, 286,& 287 in Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 11; and Tax Lot 16 in Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 11, all East of the 6th P.M. and Lots 3 & 4, Block 2, Oak Park 1st Addition; a Subdivision in Washington County Nebraska.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve Ordinance 2551 as presented on Second Reading.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17. Consider Ordinance 2549 on Final Reading to consider a voluntary annexation into the City of Blair by Easter Seals Nebraska, 12565 West Center Road, Omaha, Nebraska, for Tax Lots 208 & 209, in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 11, East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve Ordinance 2549 as presented on Final Reading.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18. Consider Resolution No. 2024-103 approving a request from Gateway Development Corp. for $10,000.00 in Tourism Support Funds to be used for a marketing program with redthread.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-103 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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19. Consider Resolution No. 2024-104 authorizing City Staff to prepare claims, issue warrants and pay expenditures between December 11, 2024 and January 14, 2025 previously approved through the budget or authorized by the City Council and report any expenditures at the January 14, 2025 meeting.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-104 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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20. Consider Resolution No. 2024-105 approving an agreement with Lutheran Family Services to receive grant funding to assist with the Dana Village Project.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-105 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21. Consider Resolution No. 2024-106 approving Blair Far South Blight Study with JEO.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-106 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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22. Consider Resolution No. 2024-107 approving HSABank.com agreement.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-107 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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23. Consider Resolution No. 2024-108 approving the Deputy City Clerk Job Description and authorizing staff to hire.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-108 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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24. Consider Resolution No. 2024-109 approving Amerisource HR Consulting agreement.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-109 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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25. Consider Ordinance 2557 authorizing the issuance of Public Safety Equipment Tax Anticipation Bonds in one or more series up to $2,450,000.00 to purchase a new pumper truck for the Blair Volunteer Fire Department, public safety equipment and public safety building improvements.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2557 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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26. Consider Ordinance 2558 creating Paving District No. 206 for Blair Crossing Subdivision in the City of Blair.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2558 as presented.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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27. Consider Resolution No. 2024-110 approving the purchase of new police cameras.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-110 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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28. Consider Resolution No. 2024-111 approving BS&A Agreement for the purchase of new software to manage accounting, billing and permitting.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2024-111 as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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29. City Administrator Report
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30. Motion and second by Council members to adjourn the meeting.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adjourn the meeting
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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