Lyons City Council Meeting s2

LYONS CITY COUNCIL MEETING

January 3, 2017

A regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Lyons was called to order by Mayor Andrew Fuston at 5:30 P.M., January 3, 2017, at the Lyons City Hall. Present were Council members Brink, Steinmeyer, Wheaton, and Housh. Also in attendance were Chief Buck, City Clerk Ritter and Utility Superintendent Daberkow. City Attorney Smith was absent.

Visitors at the meeting were Melanie Brandert of the Norfolk Daily News, Mike Heavrin, and Terry Ueding.

The Mayor publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy posted in the room where the meeting was being held. Advance notice of said regular meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council, and a copy of their receipt of such notice and the agenda is filed in the City Clerk’s office. Availability of the agenda was communicated by posting notices in three public places and in the notice to the Mayor and Council. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

The meeting was called to order upon motion by Wheaton, second by Steinmeyer. All council members voted yes on roll call.

Moved by Wheaton, seconded by Steinmeyer to approve the following consent agenda:

1. Dispense with reading of minutes of meetings held on December 8.

2. Claims as presented.

3. Treasurer report.

All council members voted YEA.

CLAIMS: AMERICAN BROADBAND serv 49.21, CHRYSLER CAPITAL police car 1,303.16, CNA AUTO maint 216.49, DPA EQUIPMENT maint 2,759.96, JACK'S UNIFORMS boots/shirt 389.85, LORENSEN GRAIN & READY MIX rock/gravel 461.98, LYONS MIRROR-SUN publ 85.54, LYONS POSTMASTER box rent 110.00, MIDWEST SERVICE AND SALES suppl 1,248.27, SAVEMORE MARKET suppl 39.07, CENGAGE LEARNING books 66.51, CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT books 260.04, CURB APPEAL SWEEPER SERVICES street cleaning 1,468.75, FARM AND HOME INSURANCE treasurer’s bond 125.00, FIREGUARD inspectn 373.15, LORI WHEATON suppl 55.00, OLSSON ASSOCIATES fee 492.40, QUALITY PRINTING suppl 308.64, AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE pension 635.42, BOMGAARS suppl 134.83, BURT COUNTY SHERIFF fee 20.00, DANIEL A SMITH fee 1,000.00, FARM AND HOME INSURANCE notary bond 40.00, FRICKENSTEIN PUMPING serv 330.00, SYNCHRONY BANK/AMAZON books 226.17, MARY STROHMEYER reimb 48.14, OFFICE NET desks/file cabinets 4,423.00, SECRETARY OF STATE notary bond 30.00, ALLY police car 757.22, FEDERATED INSURANCE health ins 12,951.64, RICHARD P COEN JR serv 750.00, JENSEN PLUMBING & HEATING maint 9,319.82, ALAN ROCKY LANE serv 1,200.00, MELS SMALL ENGINE maint 33.95, MIDWEST LABORATORIES testing 15.00, VERIZON WIRELESS serv 183.98, WESCO suppl 1,376.02, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMIN elec 7,059.59, MAILFINANCE lease 327.00, NEBRASKA PUBLIC HEALTH testing 16.00, NPGA nat gas 18,075.71, NPPD elec 27,015.27, T & H ELECTRIC suppl 216.58, UTILITY SAFETY & DESIGN inspectn 549.68, ZEE MEDICAL suppl 17.95, DENNIS STARK deposit refund 179.91, AAA GARAGE DOOR maint 80.26, ACCO chem 64.62, BURT CO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT dues 2,100.00, BURT COUNTY PUBLIC POWER elec 2,062.45, CENTURYLINK serv 46.16, CITY OF LYONS util 4,603.18, COLONIAL RESEARCH CHEMICAL suppl 586.72, COOPER EQUIPMENT meter 181.00, ENGELHARDT TV & COMM antenna/repairs 66.99, HEATH CONSULTANTS odorator 5,414.19, NEBRASKA RURAL WATER dues 150.00, OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE pension 4,042.28, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ins 459.36, NEBR DEPT OF REVENUE sales tax 7,257.31, TOTALFUNDS BY HASLER postage 19.99, CITY OF LYONS combined payroll 25,444.31, EFTPS payroll tax 7,423.06, NEBR DEPT OF REVENUE payroll tax 944.64.

Motion by Steinmeyer, seconded by Wheaton to approve the appointment of Jon Hegge to replace Don Hayes on the Evista Village Board (Lyons Housing Authority). All council members voted yes on roll call.

Discussion was held on the current blight study and whether to spot blight certain areas for the Three Rivers Housing Development’s Senior Housing Project, which would include the lots where the project would be built. Questions came up as to if we could spot blight certain areas without it being continuous. What percentage is currently blighted? We can’t blight more than 50% within the city limits. Conclusion was to talk/visit with Pam Thomsen more on this.

Chief Buck presented the police report.

Mike Heavrin presented the Library Report and Grants Report. Problems with the E-rate process for FY 2016-2017 was solved and we are working on the 2017/2018 application. With the new CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) regulations, we are now required to install an Internet filtering system on all computers in the Library. For a three year license on the software, the cost will be $505.17. Otherwise, an annual license would cost $233.91. December events at the Library included a Christmas Concert and a visit from Santa Claus. Mr Heavrin is working on grants for the street lighting project.

We are at a point in the Red Placard process where the Bowling Alley is ready for demolition. First is the asbestos abatement process. Motion by Steinmeyer, second by Housh to go ahead with the asbestos abatement process for a cost of approximately $3,300. All voted yes on roll call. Council President Wheaton will go over the specifications with Mr. Daberkow for the removal of the bowling alley and then solicit bids. No progress has been made with the two yellow placard buildings on Main Street (Keith Stillman and Tony Shatto, individual owners). The Mayor will talk to Dan Smith to contact Tony Shatto to deed the building over to the City. The Clerk will talk with Mr. Heavrin to search for any funding to renovate buildings (Shatto’s building). The wastewater lagoons were discharged in November and December. All parameters set by the NDEQ were passed. A new odorator, which is used to check the amount of gas odorant that is injected into the City’s gas system, was purchased to replace the 30 years old odorator. Discussion was held on what to do with the unused floor cleaning chemicals and the old floor polisher from the former auditorium. Council member Steinmeyer will contact the Bancroft school to see if they can use any of the items, otherwise, we may need to wait for a hazardous waste disposal program in the area. Discussion was held on what to do with the City’s dump site as individuals have been dumping miscellaneous items that are not allowed at the dump site. The State can shut the dump site down for non-compliance. The dump site will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. These hours will be published in the Lyons Mirror Sun.

City Clerk Ritter reported on the General, Utility, and Debt Service Income Statements for the month ending December 31, 2016. The General side had a month to date net gain of $618 and a year to date net loss of $35,922. The Utility side had a month to date net gain of $25,623 and a year to date net gain of $17,339. Debt Service had a month to date net gain of $541 and a year to date net loss of $92,638 due to payment of principal and interest of the Pool Bond. Budget reports for the General and Utility side were as follows: General had expended 18.88% of its fiscal year budget in the first three months. The Utility side had expended 17.80% of its fiscal year budget. Three month average is 25%. The Clerk requested to attend the Clerks Academy in Kearney March 22 through 24, 2017 and the Council agreed.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 P.M., upon motion by Steinmeyer, seconded by Wheaton. All council members voted yes on roll call.

Andrew Fuston, Mayor

Mary Lou Ritter, CMC

City Clerk

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification of the time and place of said meeting and subjects to be covered at said meeting.

Mary Lou Ritter, CMC

City Clerk

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