October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting

1. Meeting called to order by Mayor Rump.

2. Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance.

4. Approval of Consent Agenda - The following items are considered to be routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a city council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from consent status and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

4.a. Approval of Minutes of the September 30, 2025, meeting.

4.b. Clerk report of Mayoral Action of the September 30, 2025, meeting.

4.c. City Department reports for September 2025.

4.d. Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee.

4.e. Ratification of all actions of Mayor Mindy Rump, our LARM representative, identified in the minutes of the Annual Members’ Meeting of the League Association of Risk Management on September 24, 2025, including the election of nominees to the LARM Board of Directors.

4.f. Ratification of all actions, including the election of the nominees to the LIGHT Board of Directors, of Brenda Wheeler, our LIGHT representative, identified in the minutes of the Annual Members’ Meeting of the League Insurance Government Health Team (LIGHT) on September 26, 2025.

4.g. Street closures to include portions of Lincoln Street, 16th Street and 17th Street for the Tannenbaum event on November 20, 2025.

5. Request by Bree Campbell to appear before the Mayor and City Council for a presentation regarding the Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling League mountain bike race held at Black Elk Park.

6. Request by Niki Ferguson to appear before the Mayor and City Council on behalf of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce to request approval for a Chamber Wine Walk event on November 6, 2025, which would include them applying for 5 to 6 separate Special Designated Liquor Licenses.

7. Consider Resolution 2025-105 approving Jordan Clausen, Bryan Russell, and Isaac Opetaia as new members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.

8. Consider Resolution 2025-106 approving the revised constitution and bylaws for the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

9. Consider Resolution 2025-107 approving an agreement with OS Media Group for assistance in developing a recruitment video for the Blair Police Department. 

10. Consider Resolution No. 2025-108 approving the purchase of windscreens for the pickle ball courts in Generations Park.

11. Consider Resolution No. 2025-109 naming the dog park the Mandy Jo Rounds Memorial Dog Park and approve the rules and regulations for the dog park. 

12. Consider Resolution 2025-110 approving Amendment One with HDR for the Water Tower Project. 

13. Consider a motion to waive the penalty calculation and shutoff notices for November and December 2025 and January 2026 due to the transition to BS&A new utility payment system. 

14. Consider Resolution 2025-111 for the purchase of Placer.ai from Placer Labs, Inc. for the purchase and use of mapping software.

15. Consider approving the guidelines for allowing the public to name the city's snowplow. 

16. Social Media Reach Statistics Report.

17. City Administrator Report.

18. Motion and second by Council members to adjourn the meeting.