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City Administrator Report City Administrator Report February 18, 2020 CITY OF PAPILLION CHRIS MYERS CITY ADMINISTRATOR Upcoming Events PHONE: 597-2062 EMAIL: Papillion Landing Open House - February 21 CMYERS@PAPILLION. ORC 2020 League of Municipalities Midwinter Conference - February 24-25 Wastewater Agency Board Meeting - February 26 News Articles Emp loyee Appreciation Banquet - February 28 New artist featured at Papil­ lion City Hall - PT United Cities Meeting - March 2 1/31 /2020 Firefi ghter injured while Information Report battling single-home blaze south of Papillion - Omaha World Herald 2/ 1/2020 I paiticipated in the UCSC legislative briefing conference cal l. Sarpy County leaders fea r Mayor Black, senior staff and I attended the SCEDC Annual Meeting. OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion - Amber and I attended the Wastewater Agency Administrator Meeting. Omaha World Herald 21312020 Mayor Black, Amber and I met with the Sarpy County Tourism office. Papillion City Council ap­ Mayor Black and I attended United Cities. proves city administrator, consents to resettlement of refugees- PT 2/5/2020 Building Permits Hormel Foods to employ about 200 people at Sarpy R&R Realty- (Tenant Finish) - 14472 Gold Coast Road County manufacturing faci l­ ity - PT 211 1/ 2020 RWR Offices - (Remodel) - 965 Patricia Drive Sarpy County Crisis Negoti­ DAMMM 2 LLC Commercial Offices - (Tenant Finish) - 11650 S. I 54th Street ations Unit trained in how to respond to emergencies - Walnut Acres LLC - (New Building) - 132nd and Comhusker PT 02/12/2020 Miscellaneous Information OPPD Wins Deal of the Year Award fo r Attracting Facebook and Renewable Energy Projects Letter from United Cities of Sarpy County- Opposition to LB I 046 Letter from United Cities of Sarpy County - Opposition to LB 119 2/3/2020 Sarpy County leaders fear OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion I News - Plus I omaha.com https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/sarpy-county-leaders-fear-oppd-solar-project-could-hinder­ sewer /article_c43e6d2f-2eba-528e-a460-caf6ef25 7b65.html Sarpy County leaders fear OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion By Reece Ristau I World-Herald staff writer Feb 3, 2020 .... 9Hes Rd . N THE \\'ORLD-HERALD Sewers vs. solar power. Efforts to build up both could have big implications for Sarpy County's future. But those efforts also have sparked a dispute over land. The Omaha Public Power District plans to build solar farms in eastern Nebraska that by 2024 would generate 400 to 600 megawatts of energy a year. To do so, it will need up to 3,000 acres of land. https://www .oma ha .co m/news/p Iu s/sarpy-cou nty-leaders-fea r-oppd-solar-proj ect-could-h i nde r-sewer/articl e_ c43e6d2f-2eba-528e-a460-caf6ef25 7b65. 1/5 2/3/2020 Sarpy County leaders fear OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion I News - Plus I omaha.com As OPPD works to understand more about the cost and scale of the project, it has reached agreements with landowners to potentially purchase their land, some of which is in Sarpy County. That's concerning to some officials of a county wastewater agency that's in the early stages of a $220 million plan to bring sewers to the southern portion of the county. After the first sewer lines are installed, the agency plans to use new sewer fees and new property tax revenue to pay for future phases of the sewer project. OPPD doesn't pay taxes because it is a public entity, so any land it purchases in the sewer agency's jurisdiction, known as its growth area, would not contribute to the sewer system's growth, leaders of the wastewater agency say. "We have made a huge commitment of tax dollars in our sewer agency - a huge commitment - and the whole financial feasibility of it depends on the development of that sewer agency area," Sarpy County Board Chairman Don Kelly said in an interview. The agency's growth area encompasses about 45,000 acres from southwest Bellevue to southeast Gretna, south of Highway 370. The first phase of sewer work may not be complete for a decade. But once the area has sewer access, developers will be able to build new houses, businesses and shopping centers. Tim Burke, OPPD's president, said the agency's concerns are premature. OPPD began optioning land for the solar project as a way to understand possible costs, Burke said in an interview. Not all of that land will end up being purchased. https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/sarpy-county-leaders-fear-oppd-solar-proj ect-could-hinder-sewer/article_c43e6d2f-2eba-528e-a460-caf6ef257b65. ... 2/5 2/3/2020 Sarpy County leaders fear OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion I News - Plus I omaha.com "We're not going to have 3,000 acres of solar in Sarpy County," Burke said. The new solar power project, when complete, will lead to the closure of the last two units burning coal at OPPD's power plant in North Omaha. OPPD has not told the wastewater agency where in the county it has optioned land, Kelly said. Now that OPPD has received proposals from companies who may build or operate the solar farms - those proposals were due last week - the utility provider will decide how to proceed, which will include speaking with sewer agency leaders. "Our plan all along was to come back out to them and say, 'Here's what this looks like; give us feedback on it,' " Burke said. The solar power project is expected to require 2,000 to 3,000 acres of land. Burke said OPPD has optioned about 1,000 acres in Sarpy County, though he didn't know how much of it was in the sewer agency's growth area. Solar farms are expected to be built across multiple sites in OPPD's 13-county service area. A December letter from the sewer agency's board to OPPD requested that the utility provider not purchase any land in the agency's growth area. That letter was signed by Kelly and the mayors of Bellevue, Gretna, La Vista, Papillion and Springfield. https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/sarpy-county-leaders-fear-oppd-solar-project-could-hinder-sewer/article_c43e6d2f-2eba-528e-a460-caf6ef257b65.... 3/5 2/3/2020 Sarpy County leaders fear OPPD solar project could hinder sewer expansion I News - Plus I omaha.com Dan Hoins, Sarpy County's administrator, said sewer connection fees cost $17,500 an acre. The county would miss out on $17.5 million ifOPPD buys 1,000 acres in the agency's growth area, a figure that doesn't include property tax payments from potential private development. Andrew Rainbolt, executive director of the Sarpy County Economic Development Corp., said he thinks it's too early to know what impact OPPD's plans may have on the sewer agency. "As more ... things come into focus, I'd like to be able to work with OPPD to figure out exactly what could work for them and still make sure that it works for the county as well," Rainbolt said. In lieu of taxes, OPPD directs some of its revenue to county and city governments and school districts. Some of that money- up to $30 million - is being used to kick-start the sewer project. Burke said OPPD is committed to being a good community partner. It wants development in Sarpy County to succeed, he said. Kelly and Hoins stressed that the sewer agency isn't opposed to solar farms in Sarpy County; it's opposed to those farms taking away land that would be attractive to private developers. Hoins said he's hopeful that OPPD and the wastewater agency will ultimately work together. After all, Hoins said, energy and sewer access go hand in hand when it comes to development. "We could build this complete (sewer) system out, and it's useless if (users) don't have power," Hoins said. MORE INFORMATION https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/sarpy-county-leaders-fear-oppd-solar-project-could-hinder-sewer/article_c43e6d2f-2eba-528e-a460-caf6ef257b65.... 4/5 2/7/2020 Papillion City Council approves city administrator, consents to resettlement of refugees I Papillion nmes I omaha.com https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/papillion/papillion-city-council-approves-city-administrator-consents-to­ resettlement-of/article_S9a8efe8-273e-50f6-b002-f77aae215d04.html Papillion City Council approves city administrator, consents to resettlement of refugees By Hailey Stolze Staff Writer Feb 5,2020 Papillion will soon have a new city administrator. The City Council unanimously approved Amber Powers to serve as the next city administrator at its meeting last night. Powers will replace Christine Myers when Myers retires July 2. Papillion hired Powers as the assistant city administrator in August 2017 in anticipation of Myer's eventual retirement, Mayor David Black said. Based on her qualifications and performance, she will receive a starting salary of $120,000, according to council documents. Philip Green was appointed by a unanimous vote to be Powers's deputy city administrator. Green was sworn in Tuesday and starts March 2 with a salary of $109,000. https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/papillion/papillion-city-council-approves-city-administrator-consents-to-resettlement-of/article_59a8efe8-273e-50f6-b002... 1/4 21712020 Papillion City Council approves city administrator, consents to resettlement of refugees I Papillion Times I omaha.com In other action: The council voted 5-2 to approve a reconsidered resolution that grants consent to the resettlement of refugees in Papillion. It joins the list of Nebraska cities that provided consent, including Bellevue and La Vista. The vote spurred from President Donald Trump's executive order issued Sept.
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