NOTICE OF MEETING
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular meeting of the Otoe County Commissioners of
AGENDA OF THE NEXT MEETING AUGUST
28, 2007
8:30 a.m. -- Open Meeting; call roll;
accept agenda; accept minutes from
previous
meetings; audit and sign payroll claims and regular claims
8:45 a.m. – Dave Schmitz, Zoning
Administrator
Public Hearing: D & E Wellman Subd
located in part SE ¼ SW ¼ and part SW ¼ SE ¼ 26-7-10
Public Hearing: Proposed amendments to Otoe
County Zoning Regulations regarding
1)
Definition of
Existing Farmstead; 2) Reduction of offsets on existing farmsteads;
2)
Reduction of
offsets on lots smaller than 1 acre located in multiple lot subdivisions;
4) Requirement
of certificate of zoning compliance for non-residential farm buildings
9:00 a.m. -- Open Bids: For replacement of
Bridge C66022030
9:30
a.m. – Open Bids: For construction of a Road Shop in
Discussion and/or action
regarding other road and bridge matters
a) Resolution to change the
road classification on County Road 50 between Roads C & D
b) Discussion and/or action RE: Documents related to
public assistance for declared disaster
c) Miscellaneous
10:00 a.m. – Public Hearing: To grant a Revolving
Fund loan in the amt of $20,000 to Nebraska City Economic
Development Foundation
to complete a conceptual land use plan in an effort to develop Red Fox
10:15 a.m. – Public Hearing: To grant a Revolving
Fund loan in the amt of $10,000 to River Country Economic
Development Corp to
initiate and administer a job training program for Diversified Foods &
Seasonings;
Discussion and/or action RE: An agreement to disburse said funds to RCEDC
10:30 a.m. – Sara Dean, SENCA –
Quarterly Report
10:45 a.m. – Discussion and/or action
RE: Resolution to vacate a portion of county roadway designated as
Other business matters to address when
time allows:
Therese Trombino, Dept Co
Assessor: Discussion and/or action RE: Tax list corrections;
Presentation of list of exempted properties
Jackie Smith, Co Treasurer: Discussion
and/or action RE: Tax refunds
Discussion and/or action RE: Levy
allocation to political subdivisions
Discussion and/or action RE: Official’s
Inventory Statements submitted for approval
Discussion: Budget workshop
Miscellaneous Correspondence and other
matters that may come before the Board
.
Janene Bennett
Otoe
The
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AUGUST 28, 2007
The Otoe County Board of Commissioners convened in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on August 28, 2007 to audit and sign payroll claims and regular
claims and to take care of such other matters as are on the agenda for this
meeting. This meeting was open to the
Public, and the agenda was kept current, and is on file for public inspection
at the office of the Otoe County Clerk during regular business hours.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Board Joy W Schroder. Answering present at roll call were Commissioner Schroder, Commissioner Thummel
and Commissioner Haverty. None
absent.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to accept the agenda as
posted. Voting -- Commissioners Schroder, aye; Thummel, aye; Haverty, aye.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to accept the minutes from
the previous meeting as mailed to them and not have them read. Voting –
Commissioners Thummel, aye; Haverty,
aye; Schroder, aye. Motion carried.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to audit and sign payroll
claims and regular claims as presented, unless otherwise noted. Voting –
Commissioners Haverty, aye; Schroder,
aye; Thummel, aye. Motion carried.
Chairman Schroder informed the pubic in
attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the south
wall of the Courtroom. Additional copies
are available upon request. He asked that all attendees turn off their cell
phones while present in the meeting room.
Deputy County Assessor, Therese Trombino,
provided Board Members with a list of organizations that qualify for tax
exemption for tax year 2007. Pursuant to State Statute 77-202.03(5) the list
shall be published in the county designated newspaper on or before September 30th.
Ms. Trombino presented the following tax list
corrections for approval. 1) Deborah Fox – deduct $76.14 for tax year 2006 –
corrected error on property tax card. 2) Beatrice Concrete Co. – deduct $8,593.54
for tax year 2006 – property was overvalued and needed to be equalized with
similar property. Commissioner Haverty made a motion,
seconded by Commissioner Thummel to approve the tax
list corrections as presented. Voting -- Commissioners Schroder,
aye; Thummel, aye; Haverty,
aye. Motion carried.
Dave Schmitz, Zoning Administrator, withdrew the plat map for D & E
Wellman Subdivision noting that the 2006 taxes have not been paid in full. He
will bring the plat back to the next meeting for Board approval.
At 8:45 a.m. a public hearing was held for the purpose of hearing
support or opposition to four proposed amendments to the Otoe County Zoning
Regulations. Schmitz said the Otoe County Planning Commission approved the
amendments at their August 16, 2007, meeting. However, since then, he has been
working with
Glen Steffensmeier, County Highway
Superintendent, Wally Pohlman, Rich Kuenning and Lynn Denniston, Road
and Bridge Foremen came before the Board to discuss road and bridge matters.
At 9:00 a.m. bids were opened and publicly read for the purchase of
bridge materials that will be used to construct a single span concrete deck
slab bridge known as Structure #C006622030. Vendors submitting bids were:
Oden Enterprises, Wahoo ……………………. $61,959.07……..…Delivery 2-4 weeks
Midwest Service & Sales, Schuyler……………$62,843.79 ………Delivery 4-8
weeks
Husker Steel,
Steffensmeier said the bids included materials only; the
bridge crew will provide the labor to build the new bridge. He said he would
like to review the bids and return later with a recommendation.
Steffensmeier presented a resolution to change the road
classification of a 1 mile portion of County Road 50 between Roads C & D
from minimum maintenance to local road status. He said the road has been built
up to standard specifications and is ready to be rocked. Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to sign Resolution 2007-19 requesting the Nebraska Department
of Roads to change the functional classification of the 1 mile section of
The Board directed Steffensmeier to proceed with
the overlay project on County Road C near the Woodland Hills Subdivision. He will prepare specs and go out for bid this
fall.
At 9:30 a.m. bids were opened and publicly read for the construction of
a new county road shop within the
1) WJH Construction,
2) Zahn Construction,
Steffensmeier noted that there was about $1000 difference
between galvanized and colored steel in all of the bids. Commissioner Haverty commented that since the building will be located
in a town, the colored steel would look better. Others thought the plain steel building
would be fine and the County should save the difference of $1000. Steffensmeier will review the bids and return later with a
recommendation.
Other business matters were addressed.
Jackie Smith,
In accordance with State Statutes 77-3442 and 77-3443, it is the
Per State Statute 23-347, it is the duty of county officers to file an
inventory statement with the
Marv Pesek had no general assistance cases or
applications to bring before the Board for discussion today.
At the previous meeting, Mr. Pesek had asked
the Board if it would be possible for the Veterans’ Vans to fill up with
gasoline at the fuel pumps located in the yard of the Nebraska City Road Shop.
The County could save money by letting them use fuel from the bulk tank. The
vans are used to transport veterans for medical treatment. Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to allow the Veterans Vans to fill up at the County
Road Shop; however, the gasoline must be metered and paid for from the
Veteran’s Aid Fund. Voting – Commissioners Haverty,
aye; Schroder, aye; Thummel,
aye. Motion carried.
In May of 2007,
A public hearing was held for the purpose of hearing support or
objections to the award of a $20,000 Revolving Fund loan to the Nebraska City
Economic Development Foundation. Pat Haverty, Executive
Director for River Country Economic Development Corp, came before the Board to
recommend that the Board approve the award and explained how the money would be
spent. He said the money will be used to develop a conceptual land use plan for
marketing businesses to locate in Red Fox Run Industrial Park. The site
consists of 24 acres, but plans are to subdivide it into 5 acre lots that will
attract small businesses. It is located on a hard surfaced road with all
utilities readily available. New businesses will boost the economy, increase
the county’s tax base and provide new employment. There being no objections, Commissioner
Thummel made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schroder to authorize the Chairman to sign Resolution
2007-23, approving the Revolving Fund loan of $20,000 to the Nebraska City
Economic Development Foundation and to authorize the Chairman to execute all
necessary documents on behalf of the County and the Regional Economic
Development Loan Fund to complete this loan project. Voting – Commissioners Schroder,
aye; Thummel, aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Haverty abstained.
A second public hearing was held for the purpose of hearing support or
objections to the award of a $10,000 Revolving Fund loan to River County Economic
Development Corp that will be used to initiate and administer a job training
program for employees of Diversified Foods & Seasonings Inc. Pat Haverty said the money would be used to train and certify
employees as forklift operators.
Sara Dean, Local Director of Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA),
came before the Board to give a statistical report of services rendered from
October 2006 through July of 2007. She said they provided utility, rent, or
emergency assistance to 47 families and provided 2,815 days of food. Last June,
she raised over $200 from the proceeds of a bake sale
that was deposited in the emergency fund account. Recently, SENCA collected
school supplies in conjunction with the staff from St Mary’s Hospital. They
filled over 40 back packs with school supplies and distributed them to needy
children. Right now, her biggest demand is finding affordable housing for
families that are looking for three bedroom homes.
Glen Steffensmeier returned to the meeting
with a recommendation to purchase bridge materials for Bridge Structure
#C006622030 from the low bidder, Oden Enterprises in
the amount of $61,959.07. Commissioner Haverty made a
motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to award the
bid to Oden Enterprises for the purchase of bridge
materials in the amount of $61,959.07. Voting – Commissioners Thummel, aye; Haverty, aye; Schroder, aye. Motion carried.
After reviewing the bids for the construction of a road shop in the
Dave Partsch,
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time,
and since all items on the agenda have been disposed of, Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to declare this meeting adjourned, until the next
one, which will be on September 11th, 2007. Voting – Commissioners Schroder, aye; Thummel, aye; Haverty, aye. Motion carried.
I, Janene Bennett, County Clerk for Otoe
County, do hereby certify that the above minutes were taken by me, and are true
and correct to the best of my knowledge, and I therefore set my hand and affix
my seal this 28th day of August 2007.
Janene Bennett
Otoe