Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Consider the Agreement Between City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. for Professional Services Crete Water Main Project No: 231835.00
3.B. Consider the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement Between the City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. Project No. DPS-76(53) Control No. 13631 Crete Pedestrian Bridge Project 
3.C. Amend Caselle Master Agreement 
3.D. Consider the Contractor's Pay Estimate No 3  Application for Payment From JEO Consulting Group, Inc for NLC, LLC for the 2024 Crete Street and Alley Improvements Engineer's Project No: 240578.00 in the amount of $474,008.61
3.E. Discuss online payments with Caselle 
4. Officers' Reports
5. Adjournment
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Meeting: August 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Public Works Committee Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:
  • In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
  • Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:
  • Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:
  • The Committee may discuss or limit discussion on, hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, or take action to provide a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Consider the Agreement Between City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. for Professional Services Crete Water Main Project No: 231835.00
Discussion:
City Administrator, Tom Ourada, discussed how USDA has approved the water remediation.
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommendation was made to the City Council to approve the agreement between City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. for Professional Service Crete Water Main Project No. 231835.00. Carried with a motion by Anthony Fitzgerald and a second by Dan Papik.
  • Anthony Fitzgerald: Aye
  • Dan Papik: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Attachments:
Subject:
3.B. Consider the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement Between the City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. Project No. DPS-76(53) Control No. 13631 Crete Pedestrian Bridge Project 
Discussion:
City Administrator, Tom Ourada, discussed how this is an engineering agreement between the City, JEO, and State to do the pedestrian crosswalk bridge in the Boswell area. This is how the City proceeds with feasibility and preliminary design.  
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommendation was made to the City Council to approve the Preliminary Engineering Service Agreement between the City of Crete and JEO Consulting Group, Inc. Project No. DPS-76(53) Control No. 13631 Crete Pedestrian Bridge Project. Carried with a motion by Anthony Fitzgerald and a second by Dan Papik.
  • Anthony Fitzgerald: Aye
  • Dan Papik: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Subject:
3.C. Amend Caselle Master Agreement 
Discussion:
City Administrator, Tom Ourada, discussed how the City is going cloud-based on Caselle. City Attorney, Anna Burge, added that it is just a generic service agreement, but since the City is changing the system and Caselle is hosting, they need the City to sign a new agreement. 
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommendation was made to the City Council to approve to amend Caselle Master Agreement. Carried with a motion by Anthony Fitzgerald and a second by Dan Papik.
  • Anthony Fitzgerald: Aye
  • Dan Papik: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Attachments:
Subject:
3.D. Consider the Contractor's Pay Estimate No 3  Application for Payment From JEO Consulting Group, Inc for NLC, LLC for the 2024 Crete Street and Alley Improvements Engineer's Project No: 240578.00 in the amount of $474,008.61
Discussion:
City Administrator, Tom Ourada, discussed that they are the ones who have done the alley work, a fair amount of paving, and the water lines work. 
Attachments:
Subject:
3.E. Discuss online payments with Caselle 
Discussion:
City Administrator, Tom Ourada, discussed how the City now has an option to take payments through Caselle. Right now, it is $0.74 per transaction and between 1.5 and 2.5 percent per transaction for online bill paying. The City is currently paying for the fees, which is about $60 to $70 thousand a year. Now the City can pass that to the customer and make it a customer obligation. Through Caselle, customers who pay with cash or check will have no fee. ACH payments will be $0.74, and debit and credit cards will be 3 percent to pay online. No decision was made, as there was more discussion. 
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommendation was made to the City Council to approve the Contractor's pay estimate No. 3 Application for payment from JEO Consulting Group, Inc for NLC, LLC for the 2024 Crete Street and Alley Improvements Engineer's Project No. 240578.00 in the amount of $474,008.61. Carried with a motion by Anthony Fitzgerald and a second by Dan Papik.
  • Anthony Fitzgerald: Aye
  • Dan Papik: Aye
  • Dale Strehle: Aye
Subject:
4. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
  • Reports may be given by the Mayor, Officers, Departments, or Councilmembers concerning the current operations of the City.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Subject:
5. Adjournment

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