Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Consent Agenda
3.A. Meeting Minutes
3.A.1. July 16th, 2026 Meeting Minutes 
3.B. Financial Report
4. Special Order of Business
4.A. City of Crete Economic Development Plan
4.A.1. Status of Investments with Performance Requirements
4.A.2. Housing
4.B. Applications for Consideration
4.B.1. Diamante Beauty Salon LLC LB840 Application 
4.C. Application Introductions
4.D. Discussion on Alley Paving 
5. Officers' Reports
6. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: October 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM - ED/LB840 Advisory Board 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 Advisory Board members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Discussion:
Manny Dimas:         Present
Ken Marvin:            Absent
Veronica Ortiz:        Present
Liz Umana:             Present
Present: 3, Absent:1
 
Subject:
3. Consent Agenda
Rationale:
The Advisory Board will consider approval of the following items. Explanation may occur for each item and the council may approve and or amend and approve the items listed.
Subject:
3.A. Meeting Minutes
Rationale:
Review the minutes from the previous meeting
Subject:
3.A.1. July 16th, 2026 Meeting Minutes 
Discussion:
Liz Umana motioned and Manny Dimas seconded to approve the July 7th, 2026 meeting minutes with corrections. 
Manny Dimas: Aye, Liz Umana:  Aye, Veronica Oritz: Aye 
Attachments:
Subject:
3.B. Financial Report
Rationale:
Review monthly financial reports
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada mentioned that this is the first month of the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Ourada went through and explained the financial report. 
Subject:
4. Special Order of Business
Rationale:
The Advisory Board may take action to hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, discuss/limit discussion and take action to approve or disapprove a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
4.A. City of Crete Economic Development Plan
Rationale:
Review activities within the scope of the City of Crete Economic Development Plan adopted in 2011 and amended from time to time
Subject:
4.A.1. Status of Investments with Performance Requirements
Rationale:
Review the grant awards with performance requirements
Subject:
4.A.2. Housing
Rationale:
Review housing activities within the scope of the Crete Economic Development Plan
Subject:
4.B. Applications for Consideration
Rationale:
Review applications that have been processed and ready for consideration of recommendations to the City Council
Subject:
4.B.1. Diamante Beauty Salon LLC LB840 Application 
Discussion:
Maria Murillo with Diamante Beauty Salon LLC addressed the ED/LB840 Advisory Board and explained that she would like to request funding to help modernize her salon with updated professional equipment and furnishings. Some of the equipment she would like to purchase include new client waiting room chairs, professional styling chairs, a shampoo backwash station, salon storage and eyelash extension lighting and vacuum system. 
Advisory Board member Liz Umana asked Murillo about parking and Murillo stated that additional parking is not needed since she schedules her clients and there is parking on the side of the street. 
City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that up to 50% of the total amount is what is allowed in the LB840 program. 
Manny Dimas motioned and Veronica Ortiz seconded to approve the Diamante Beauty Salon LLC LB840 Application in the amount of up to $2,223.90 
Liz Umana: Aye, Veronica Ortiz: Aye, Manny Dimas: Aye 
Subject:
4.C. Application Introductions
Rationale:
Review and discuss applications that have been submitted for staff review
Subject:
4.D. Discussion on Alley Paving 
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this alley paving was petitioned in and they didn't do anything with LB840. It went over budget by around $67,000 because it had a really soft base. It had to be over-excavated and then a lot of rebar and other things like that had to be done. It was a really expensive project to be assessed to all the businesses. Ourada asked the advisory board if there was interest in doing some assistance like 50/50 on that paving. LB840 Advisory Board Chair Manny Dimas asked if that would be helping the business or the City. Ourada explained that would helping businesses. The LB840 Advisory Board members asked if they could please get more information on the total cost of the project. Ourada explained that information would be emailed to them so they can look it over before the next meeting. 
Subject:
5. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
Reports may be given by Department Heads, other Committees and Advisory Board members concerning current operations of the City. Questions may be asked and answered. No action can be taken by the Advisory Board on matters presented under this title except to answer any question posed and to refer the matter for further action.
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada reminded the members that there needs to be three more members in the advisory board. There was discussion and the members stated they would think about some possibility of members. 
Subject:
6. Adjournment
Rationale:
The Advisory Board will review the above matters and take such actions as they deem appropriate. The Advisory Board may enter into closed session to discuss any matter on this agenda when it is determined by the Advisory Board that it is clearly necessary for protection of the public interest or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such and individual has not requested a public meeting, or as otherwise allowed by law. Any closed session shall be limited to the subject matter for which the closed session was called. If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer immediately prior to the closed session shall restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the closed session. The City of Crete assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age, disability, handicap or sex, be excluded  from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the City receiving Federal financial assistance.  To report discrimination, contact the City Clerk's office.
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.

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