City of Blair Regular Council Meeting July 9, 2024 The Mayor and City Council met in regular session in the City Council Chambers on July 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The following were present: Brad Andersen, Holly Hafer, Kirk Highfill, James Letcher, Rick Paulsen, Jim Sandvold, Kevin Willis, and Frank Wolff. Also present were City Administrator Green, Assistant City Administrator Barrow, City Attorney Talbot, Library Director Zarco, IT Director Frahm, Community Development Director Beiermann, and Captain Lyon, Non-Lawyer Assistant Ferrari and Parks Director Long. Mayor Rump called the meeting to order followed by Roll Call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Consent Agenda approved the following: 4a) Approval of Minutes of the June 25, 2024, meeting, 4b) Clerk report of Mayoral Action of meeting, 4c) City Department reports for June 2024 and 4d) Claims as recommended by the Finance Committee. Ordinance 2535 adopting an updated Future Land-Use Map for Tax Lots 45 and 81 in Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 12, All East of the 6th PM, Washington County, Nebraska, changing “Commercial” use to “Industrial” use. Ordinance 2536 amending the City of Blair Zoning Regulations Section 10 by adding Section 1008 SHC – Special Mixed Use Agricultural/Highway Commercial District (SHC), as an overlay district intended to accommodate unique land use and other distinctive characteristics of the east-central area of the Agricultural/Highway Commercial District (A/CH). Ordinance 2537 for a Rezone application submitted by the City of Blair, 218 S 16th Street, Blair, Nebraska for a Special Mixed Use Agricultural/Highway Commercial District (SHC), an overlay on all lots north of Grant Street and south of Washington Street, between 13th Street and both sides of 9th Street, all in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska. Conditional Use Permit submitted by Robert Busboom, 1129 Skyline Drive, Blair, Nebraska, to allow a warehouse with inside packaging of an all-natural and organic humate and enzyme mixture for agricultural use on Lots 4,5 & 6 in Block 86 in the Fourth Addition to the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (202 S. 10th St.) for 10 years if building not purchased, the CUP will not be enforced. Ordinance 2538 amending the Municipal Code, Chapter 6, Article 102, Amending the maximum allowable number of adult dogs or cats per residential unit. City Administrator Green stated the last regular meeting of Housing Advisory Committee will be July 12, 2024, at 11:30 am. This will be the last meeting as the recommendations will be presented to the Planning Commission, the LB840 Advisory Committee and then to the City Council in August. The goal is to have the recommendations adopted to entice developers to come to Blair. July 30 will be the annual budget workshop starting at 6:00 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. Green then updated the Mayor and Council on the events that led to the July 3, 2024, water boil advisory for the customers served by the Blair water system. Dennis Herbold, 1504 Wilbur St., Aimee Cothran, 229 N. 23rd St. and Lisa Kelly, 3348 Adams St., all expressed concerns regarding the communication process the city used in notifying the public. Connie Green, 1616 Adams St., updated the Mayor and Council on the action she took to help notify the public in her responsibility as new director for Blair Radio. The meeting adjourned 8:10 pm. The following claims were approve: 2 The T Construction, Svc, 69045.00; Abe’s Trash Svc, Inc, Svc 1968.00; Air Products & Chemicals, Inv, 10685.03; Allied Appliance, Svc, 1613.00; Amazon, Inv, 2512.70; American Underground, Inv, 1838.18; Aqua-Chem Inc, Inv, 956.82; Bach Sara, Inv, 201.07; Barrow Aaron, Svc, 40.61; Bi-State Motor Parts, Inv, 42.46; Blair Ace Hardware, Inv, 726.08; Bobcat Of Omaha, Inv, 5012.42; Bound Tree Medical Llc, Inv, 222.74; Buddies Rental, Svc, 1500.00; Carquest Auto Parts, Inv, 28.09; Cintas Corporation #749, Svc, 1749.08; Civicplus, Inv, 7161.31; Cj's Tree Service, Svc, 19550.00; Consolidated Management, Svc, 334.90; Country Tire Inc, Svc, 35.46; Cubby's Inc, Inv, 6630.71; Dc Homes Llc, Svc, 1000.00; Dick's Electric Co, Svc, 3962.22; Eakes Office Solutions, Inv, 815.67; Electronic Contracting Co, Svc, 585.38; Enterprise Publishing Co, Svc, 1270.37; Environmental Resource, Svc, 594.87; Eriksen Constr Co Inc, Svc, 1126854.17; Esri, Svc, 6270.00; Expert Appliance Repair, Svc, 2105.00; Fbi-Leeda, Inv, 795.00; Ferrari Chad, Svc, 46.04; Ferrari Katelyn, Svc, 198.88; Fire Catt Llc, Svc, 5268.05; First Wireless - D&D, Svc, 406.46; Fremont Electric, Svc, 425.36; General Fire & Safety, Svc, 1181.40; Gpm Environmental Solution, Svc, 448.00; Grainger, Inv, 420.35; Great Plains Communication, Svc, 2897.86; Hach Co, Inv, 2925.48; Harsin Built Construction, Svc, 500.00; Hawkins Inc, Inv, 14124.00; Hayes & Associates, Svc, 4958.00; Hdr Engineering Inc, Svc, 1671.53; Henton Trenching Inc, Svc, 3010.00; Hirchert-Olsen Auto Serv, Svc, 177.74; Home Depot Credit Svc, Inv, 448.00; Howard D Thompson Agency, Svc, 675.00; Iia Lifting Services, Inc, Svc, 1185.60; Ingram Library Services, Inv, 3243.42; J.P. Cooke Co, Inv, 23.90; Jeo Consulting Group Inc, Svc, 11652.20; Johnson Diesel Service, Svc, 1849.84; Jonesy's Towing, Svc, 400.00; Jorgensen Contracting, Svc, 500.00; Kelly Ryan Equipment Co, Svc, 544.14; Knox Company, Svc, 77.04; Kubota Of Omaha, Inv, 1796.51; Lawson Alexandra, Ref, 50.00; Marriott Lincoln Cornhusk, Svc, 651.25; Martin Marietta Material, Inv, 1275.32; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Inv, 241.23; Mckinnis Roofing & Sheet, Svc, 550.00; Michael Todd & Co, Inv, 683.20; Midwest Fireworks, Inv, 20000.00; Midwest Laboratories, Svc, 979.84; Midwest Mudjacking Inc, Svc, 950.00; Midwest Natives Nursery, Inv, 522.00; Mississippi Lime Co, Inv, 41895.67; Municipal Emergency Serv, Inv, 335.08; Mutual Of Omaha Insurance, Svc, 4178.07; Ne Bank - Sai Prop Tif#5, Tif, 34000.00; Ne Notary Assoc Inc, Inv, 107.00; Nebraska Dept Of Trans, Svc, 1604713.16; Ne-Ia Industrial Fastener, Inv, 151.14; Oclc Inc, Svc, 692.20; Olson Grading, Svc, 2522.08; Olsson Associates, Svc, 2314.12; One Call Concepts Inc, Svc, 200.20; One Source, Svc, 38.00; Oppd (Utilities), Svc, 98681.54; O'reilly Auto Parts, Inv, 63.52; Overdrive Inc, Svc, 3000.00; Pioneer Cleaning Llc, Svc, 600.00; Pitney Bowes - Supplies, Inv, 614.10; Point C, Inv, 75.00; Positive Promotions Inc, Inv, 1279.11; Poulsen Calvin, Svc, 3185.00; Pounds Printing Inc, Inv, 55.00; Quick Med Claims Llc, Svc, 2436.47; Rand James, Svc, 500.00; River City Barricade, Inv, 15311.40; S & S Pumping Service, Svc, 5680.00; S.E. Smith & Sons, Inv, 14.48; Sampson Construction Co, Bldg, 192243.00; Sapp Bros Petroleum, Inv, 5268.41; Schaeffer Mfg Company, Inv, 685.75; Security Equipment Inc, Svc, 410.81; Shi International Corp, Inv, 5033.70; Shredding Solutions, Svc, 142.06; Sign Depot, Inv, 244.78; Sitescapes Inc, Svc, 1555.00; Spartan Stores Llc, Inv, 302.77; Superior Green, Svc, 16966.81; Talbot Law Office, Serv, 5039.38; Titan Machinery, Inv, 178.00; Ty's Outdoor Power & Serv, Inv, 91.65; United States Treasury, Inv, 138.00; Univar Usa Inc, Inv, 24558.64; Us Postal Service (Blair), Svc, 2000.00; Vacha Properties Llc, Svc, 500.00; Vandry Grading, Svc, 700.00; Veenstra & Kimm Inc, Serv, 133.50; Verizon, Svc, 884.62; Vessco Inc, Inv, 465.46; Visual Edge It, Svc, 863.57; Wakefield Towing And Reco, Svc, 800.00; Washington Co Reg Deeds, Svc, 60.00; Waste Management, Inv, 62.04; White Philip, Svc, 200.00; Wiese Plumbing & Excavating, Svc, 864.00. Melinda K. Rump, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk A complete text of the minutes, Resolutions, Ordinances are on file in the office of the City Clerk, 218 S. 16th Street, and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. ZNEZ ENT 07-26-24
