Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
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1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS:
Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, May 27,
1997, with the exception that the vote of any Commissioner
who might have a conflict of interest in the payment of any
claim shall be deemed an abstention from approval for such
claims alone.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
It is the policy of the Lancaster County Board of
Commissioners to accommodate the public to the greatest
extent possible. Therefore, this agenda has been prepared
with items of greatest public interest at the beginning
with more routine items toward the end as a courtesy to
those who wish to speak with the County Board at this
meeting. If you are here to participate on an item and
need special consideration because of a schedule conflict
or some other problem, would you please let us know now so
we can try to meet your needs.
A. Presentation of the Volunteer of the Month Award to
Vera Sautter for her services.
B. Annual report for Region V Services.
COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Members of the public who wish to comment on any item on
the agenda may come forward at this time.
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Application for a Special Designated License from the
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture to hold Car
Craft magazine's Summer Cruise car show on
Saturday, June 14, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday, June 15, 1997 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at State
Fair Park.
B. A resolution approving the first amendment to a
sublease agreement with the State Historical Society
for 15,885 square feet of storage area in the "K"
Street Facility, 10th and K Streets, at a cost of
$80,000 a year (Resolution Number 5506).
C. Authorization of the installation and replacement of
traffic signs at the following locations in Lancaster
County (Resolution Number 5507):
SIGNAGE LOCATION
Installation of a "Stop On Martell Road west of
Ahead" sign Highway 43 for eastbound
traffic
Installation of a On Davey Road one-half mile
driveway warning sign east of North 162nd
for eastbound traffic
Installation of hazard On North 162nd Street, north
markers of Fletcher Avenue on the
east side of the road
Installation of hazard On 84th Street one-quarter
markers mile south of Waverly Road
on the west side
Installation of a "Stop On North 27th Street north
Ahead" sign of Little Salt Road for
southbound traffic
Installation of "Gravel On North 27th Street north
Ends" sign and advisory of Little Salt Road
plate
Replacement of a "Reduced On Northwest 112th Street
Speed Ahead" sign with a south of Bluff Road for
"50 MPH Speed Limit" sign southbound traffic
Installation of a "Reduced On Northwest 112th Street
Speed Ahead" sign north for southbound traffic
of the new speed limit sign
Installation of a stop sign On Southwest 74th Street at
West Van Dorn for northbound
traffic
Installation of a On southeast 74th Street
"No Outlet" sign south of West Van Dorn for
southbound traffic
Installation of a "25 MPH On Southwest 74th Street
Speed Limit" sign south of West Van Dorn for
southbound traffic
D. A letter of understanding with Argonne National
Laboratory for the installation of a monitoring well
on County right-of- way located south of the Raymond
Road and Northwest 40th Street intersection.
E. Applications from Galaxy Telecom LP to install fiber
optic cable on the following County right-of-ways:
On Bennet Road, then south on 82nd Street, west on
Martell Road and South on 54th South on South 38th
Street and east on Princeton Road to Norris School
5) CONSENT ITEMS:
These are items of business before the Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners which have been previously supplied
to each Commissioner in writing, which are relatively
routine and which are expected to be adopted without
dissent. Any individual item may be removed for special
discussion and consideration by a Commissioner or by any
member of the public without prior notice. Unless there is
an exception, these items will be approved as one with a
single vote of the Board of Commissioners. These items are
consideration of:
A. Monthly reports for the following:
AGENCY
Sheriff's office
Lincoln City Libraries
B. Setting of public hearings for Tuesday, June 10, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building for the
following:
A change of zone from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by J. Michael
Rierden, on property located southeast of North 148th
and Holdrege Streets in Lancaster County, Nebraska
(County Change of Zone Number 172).
A preliminary plat for Blue Spruce Estates, requested
by J. Michael Rierden, for seven single family lots
and one outlot on property located southeast of North
148th and Holdrege Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska (County Preliminary Plat Number 97007).
C. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, June 10, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building to vacate the
plat of Saltillo, located on the north side of
Saltillo Road and east of 27th Street in Lancaster
County, Nebraska (Miscellaneous Number 97002).
D. Contracts relating to road improvements with the
following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Russell and Kathleen On Sprague Road near No cost
Egger Southwest 29th Street
Ann Hellerich and On West Davey Road $2,635
Lawrence P. Hellerich near Northwest 27th
and Janice Hellerich Street
McCawley (2 contracts)
Jackson Ideen At Northwest 112th $12.38
(2 contracts) Street and Branched
Oak Road
James A. and Phyllis A. On Davey Road near $160 and a
Kumm Northwest 12th land
Street donation
Lois J. Meyer Near North 167th Land
Street and Raymond donation
Road
I. Wayne and Wanda F. Near North 70th $39 and a
Nielsen Street and Mill Road land
donation
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. in the
Fourth Floor Conference of the County-City Building.
B. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room located
on the first floor of the County-City Building
regarding a vacation of South 82nd Street, Pella Road,
Princeton Road and Olive Creek Road in connection with
the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
Project near Firth in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
C. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold
Department Budget Hearings on the following dates and
times in the Register of Deeds Conference Room,
County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street, Lincoln,
Nebraska:
Tuesday, May 27, 1997
Building Fund............................... 8:00 a.m.
Public Defender............................. 8:30 a.m.
Property Management......................... 9:00 a.m.
Corrections................................. 9:30 a.m.
Sheriff..................................... 10:00 a.m.
Election Commission......................... 10:30 a.m.
Mental Health Center........................ 11:00 a.m.
Records Management.......................... 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 3, 1997
County Clerk................................ 8:00 a.m.
County Engineer and......................... 8:30 a.m.
Geographic Information System
County Assessor............................. 9:00 a.m.
Attention Center............................ 9:30 a.m.
Lancaster Manor............................. 10:00 a.m.
County Court................................ 10:30 a.m.
General Fund Miscellaneous.................. 11:00 a.m.
Extension Office............................ 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 10, 1997
Juvenile Court.............................. 8:00 a.m.
Library..................................... 8:30 a.m.
Agricultural Society........................ 9:00 a.m.
Visitors Promotion.......................... 10:00 a.m.
Register of Deeds........................... 10:30 a.m.
Relief/Medical.............................. 11:00 a.m.
District Court and.......................... 11:30 a.m.
Clerk of the District Court
Tuesday, June 17, 1997
Finalization of the review of agency budgets and
seconded interviews if needed at 9:30 a.m.
Other budget meetings are scheduled to be held in the Fourth
Floor Conference Room of the County-City Building as follows:
Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, June 26, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, July 10, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session*
Thursday, July 17, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
*Common Budget Meeting for joint budgets - Tentative
date of July 10, 1997; location and time to be
announced.
Tuesday, July 15, 1997 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Board
Proposed Budget Working Session; County-City Building,
Register of Deeds Conference Room.
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 12,
1997 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on
the first floor of the County-City Building.
Adoption of the County Budget will be on Tuesday,
August 26, 1997.
D. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners meeting
which is broadcast live at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays will
be re-broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 5.
7) EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
8) PENDING:
A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Number 15 revising the
Lincoln Land Use Plan to change an 18-acre area at the
southwest corner of 56th Street and Pine Lake Road
from Residential to Commercial.
B. Change of Zone Number 147, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter W. Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
C. County Change of Zone Number 139, from AG Agriculture
to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested by LeRoy F.
Busboom, on property located at the northeast corner
of Southwest 112th Street and West Pioneers Boulevard
in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (This item is
scheduled for further discussion on Tuesday, July 15,
1997 at 1:30 p.m.)
D. County Change of Zone Number 165, from AG Agricultural
to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested by Harry
Muhlbach, on property located west of North 56th
Street (Highway 77) between Mill Road and Raymond Road
in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (This item is
scheduled for further discussion on Tuesday, September
9, 1997 at 1:30 p.m.)
9) ADJOURNMENT:
This agenda, which is kept continually current, is available for
inspection in the Office of the County Clerk in Lancaster County,
Nebraska.
NOTE: Interpreters are available at meetings of the
County Board upon request. Pease contact the County Clerk's
Office at 441-6336 and ask for Susan Starcher or Kandra Hahn at
least 48 hours prior to the meeting if this accommodation is
required, or if you have any other special communication needs
requiring assistance.
Agenda For A Meeting Of The Lancaster County Board Of
Equalization To Be Held Tuesday, May 27, 1997 At 1:30 p.m. In
The County Commissioners Hearing Room, First Floor, County-City
Building.
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization
meeting held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 9 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit "A".
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Clyde Malone Community Center
Developmental Services of Nebraska, Inc.
Family Service Association
First Assembly of God
First United Methodist Church
Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.
Lincoln Action Program
Pius X High School
Sacred Heart Church
Sheridan Lutheran Church
4) Protest on personal property for tax year 1996 filed by
Savage, Savage and Brown on behalf of Kwik Shop Convenience
Stores.
Minutes
Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-city Building
Tuesday, May 27, 1997
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Aide
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION:
Svoboda moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Steinman
abstained. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS:
Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, May 27,
1997, with the exception that the vote of any Commissioner
who might have a conflict of interest in the payment of any
claim shall be deemed an abstention from approval for such
claims alone.
MOTION:
Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
A. The Volunteer of the Month award was presented to Vera
Sautter for her services.
B. Annual report for Region V Services.
Dave Merrill, Executive Director of Region V, appeared
and distributed documentation which included a profile
sheet, financial report, a chart of persons receiving
service from Region V by county of origin, Director's
report and a chart regarding County funding (Exhibit
"A").
Tim Kosier, Area Director for Lincoln Services (Area
1), appeared and said they had doubled in size last
year with much of the growth in the areas of
apartments and serving children in their parents home.
He also discussed the following:
1. Day programs as an alternative to workshops
2. Increased independent living versus group homes
3. Continuation of their relationship with Service
Link for job placements
Jack Knickman, Area Director for Lincoln Services (Area
2), appeared and said their main goal is to provide
each person with positive outcomes within the
community. Other topics briefly discussed were as
follows:
1. Extended family home program
2. In-home services
3. Continuation of growth and ensuring the
continuation of services
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Application for a Special Designated License from the
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture to hold Car
Craft magazine's Summer Cruise car show on
Saturday, June 14, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday, June 15, 1997 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at State
Fair Park.
MOTION:
Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
B. A resolution approving the first amendment to a
sublease agreement with the State Historical Society
for 15,885 square feet of storage area in the "K"
Street Facility, 10th and K Streets, at a cost of
$80,000 a year (Resolution Number 5506).
MOTION:
Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda
seconded approval. Motion carried.
C. Authorization of the installation and replacement of
traffic signs at the following locations in Lancaster
County (Resolution Number 5507):
SIGNAGE LOCATION
Installation of a "Stop On Martell Road west of
Ahead" sign Highway 43 for eastbound
traffic
Installation of a On Davey Road one-half mile
driveway warning sign east of North 162nd Street
for eastbound traffic
Installation of hazard On North 162nd Street, north
markers of Fletcher Avenue on the
east side of the road
Installation of hazard On 84th Street one-quarter
markers mile south of Waverly Road
on the west side
Installation of a "Stop On North 27th Street north
Ahead" sign of Little Salt Road for
southbound traffic
Installation of "Gravel On North 27th Street north
Ends" sign and advisory of Little Salt Road
plate
Replacement of a "Reduced On Northwest 112th Street
Speed Ahead" sign with a south of Bluff Road for
"50 MPH Speed Limit" sign southbound traffic
Installation of a "Reduced On Northwest 112th Street
Speed Ahead" sign north for southbound traffic
of the new speed limit sign
Installation of a stop sign On Southwest 74th Street at
West Van Dorn for northbound
traffic
Installation of a "No Outlet" On southeast 74th Street
sign south of West Van Dorn for
southbound traffic
Installation of a "25 MPH On Southwest 74th Street
Speed Limit" sign south of West Van Dorn for
southbound traffic
MOTION:
Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted
aye. Motion carried.
D. A letter of understanding with Argonne National
Laboratory for the installation of a monitoring well
on County right-of- way located south of the Raymond
Road and Northwest 40th Street intersection.
MOTION:
Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval.
Doug Moeller, property owner near Raymond Road and
Northwest 40th Street, appeared and said he had done
water research of the area and consulted with Vince
Driesen, hydrologist. He said he felt the test well
was planned to be in the wrong direction to provide
any information for the Raymond wells. Moeller
explained Driesen said the water flows south in the
area. He also expressed concern in regard to the
expenditure.
Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer, appeared and
said he thought the federal government was paying for
the installation. He explained there were federal
funds involved in the grain elevator which they're
trying to test to determine where the point source of
contamination is. Eagan added it could also be a test
well to determine if there are other point sources of
contamination. He said the Board would be giving
approval to drill a well in the County right- of-way.
Other areas of concern to Moeller related to the County
shop at Northwest 40th and Raymond Road:
1. Noise levels
2. Traffic
3. Port-a-potty use by the County shop
Moeller suggested moving the County shop to a more
remote location because the area would be more
populated in the future.
ROLL CALL:
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted
aye. Motion carried.
E. Applications from Galaxy Telecom LP to install fiber
optic cable on the following County right-of-ways:
On Bennet Road, then south on 82nd Street, west on
Martell Road and South on 54th
South on South 38th Street and east on Princeton Road
to Norris School
MOTION:
Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted
aye. Motion carried.
5) CONSENT ITEMS: These are items of business
before the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners which
have been previously supplied to each Commissioner in
writing, which are relatively routine and which are
expected to be adopted without dissent. Any individual
item may be removed for special discussion and consideration
by a Commissioner or by any member of the public without
prior notice. Unless there is an exception, these items
will be approved as one with a single vote of the Board of
Commissioners. These items are consideration of:
A. Monthly reports for the following:
AGENCY
Sheriff's office
Lincoln City Libraries
B. Setting of public hearings for Tuesday, June 10, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building for the
following:
A change of zone from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by J. Michael
Rierden, on property located southeast of North 148th
and Holdrege Streets in Lancaster County, Nebraska
(County Change of Zone Number 172).
A preliminary plat for Blue Spruce Estates, requested
by J. Michael Rierden, for seven single family lots
and one outlot on property located southeast of North
148th and Holdrege Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska (County Preliminary Plat Number 97007).
C. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, June 10, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building to vacate the
plat of Saltillo, located on the north side of
Saltillo Road and east of 27th Street in Lancaster
County, Nebraska (Miscellaneous Number 97002).
D. Contracts relating to road improvements with the
following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Russell and Kathleen On Sprague Road No cost
Egger nearSouthwest 29th
Street
Ann Hellerich and On West Davey Road $2,635
Lawrence P. Hellerich near Northwest 27th
and Janice Hellerich Street
McCawley (2 contracts)
Jackson Ideen At Northwest 112th $12.38
(2 contracts) Street and Branched
Oak Road
James A. and Phyllis A. On Davey Road near $160 and a
Kumm Northwest 12th land
Street donation
Lois J. Meyer Near North 167th Land
Street and Raymond donation
Road
I. Wayne and Wanda F. Near North 70th $39 and a
Nielsen Street and Mill land
Road donation
It was noted for the record that a letter from Mike
Rierden had been received requesting that the setting
of public hearings for Change of Zone Number 172 and
Preliminary Plat Number 97007 be deferred (Exhibit
"B").
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney, appeared and said
both the Change of Zone and the Preliminary Plat
should be withdrawn.
MOTION:
Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to approve the
Consent Items and drop Item 5B (Change of Zone Number
172 and Preliminary Plat Number 97007) from the
agenda. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn. On
call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and
Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn - Lancaster County Clerk
Minutes
Lancaster County Board Of Equalization
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-city Building
Tuesday, May 27, 1997
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization
meeting held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION:
Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Steinman
abstained. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 9 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit "A".
MOTION:
Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Clyde Malone Community Center
Developmental Services of Nebraska, Inc.
Family Service Association
First Assembly of God
First United Methodist Church
Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.
Lincoln Action Program
Pius X High School
Sacred Heart Church
Sheridan Lutheran Church
MOTION:
Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval of the motor
vehicle tax exemptions. On call Steinman, Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
Steinman recessed the Board of Equalization until 2:30 p.m.
Steinman reconvened the Board of Equalization at 2:30 p.m.
4) Protest on personal property for tax year 1996 filed by
Savage, Savage and Brown on behalf of Kwik Shop Convenience
Stores.
Lane Robleski, attorney representing Kwik Shop Convenience
Stores, appeared and said all of the personal property,
furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment for the seven
locations had been listed, including some leasehold
improvements. He said when the assessment was received it
included the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
mandates, specifically, the gas tanks, improvements to the
gas tanks and the underground tanks. Robleski said the
improvements were mandates and they wouldn't increase or
affect the personal property. He also said the tanks
should not be a part of the personal property.
Norm Agena, County Assessor, asked if the tanks had been
made into useable items.
Robleski stated that was correct.
Agena said information obtained from the Department of
Revenue states "When additions or improvements to personal
property are made they are subject to property taxation."
He explained his office looked at the upgrades as being
made in lieu of replacing with new tanks and the upgrades
enhance the value of the tanks.
In response to a question asked by Campbell, Agena said his
office always treats underground tanks as personal property.
Steinman said by upgrading the tanks the property, as a
whole, has a higher value.
Robleski agreed.
Agena recommended denial of the protest.
MOTION:
Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to accept the
Assessor's recommendation and deny the protest on personal
property for tax year 1996 filed by Savage, Savage and
Brown on behalf of Kwik Shop Convenience Stores. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION:
Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn the Board of
Equalization. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing
and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn - Lancaster County Clerk