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, July 1, 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, July
8, 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.
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. An application for a Special Designated License from BJK Inc.
to hold a wedding reception at Boss Hog's Party Barn,
located at 6305 West Adams, on Saturday, July 19, 1997 from 6
p.m. to 12 a.m.
B. Approval of two final payment vouchers through Lincoln
Action Program's Rural Housing Rehabilitation Program for the
following individuals:
NAME Amount
Mark and Fay Eliker $1,175.00
Laura Mulder $5,336.82
C. Approval of a grant award from the Nebraska Commission on Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice, for $3,615.60, for a
Comprehensive System of Care (Tracker Program) for Juvenile
Court.
D. Addendum to an agreement with Ugai & Lindgren for legal
services extending the term to two years, from July 1, 1997
through June 30, 1999.
E. An agreement with Educational Management, Inc. dba/Lincoln
School of Commerce for a Federal Work Study Program with the
Corrections Department to provide eligible students with
work, at a rate of $5.80 per hour.
F. An agreement with Docuphase, Inc. to provide additional
computer and consultation training for the County Clerk's
Office for the County Records System, in an amount not to
exceed $3,000, commencing upon execution of the agreement.
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:
County Engineer
County Geographic Information System (GIS)
Sheriff's Office
B. Setting of the following public hearings for
Tuesdy, July 29, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the
Commissioners Hearing Room on the first floor
of the County-City Building:
A preliminary plat for Finigan's 1st Addition,
requested by Pearle Finigan, consisting of eight
single family lots, on property located at the
northeast corner of 84th Street and Waverly Road in
Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97006).
A preliminary plat for Branched Oak Lakeside Acres,
requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc.,
consisting of 15 single family lots, on property
located west of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th
Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster County,
Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97008).
A special permit, Branched Oak Lakeside Acres,
requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc.,
consisting of 15 dwelling units with 1,320 feet of
public lake property, located west of Branched Oak
Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek
Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Special Permit
148).
C. A user's agreement with Tenant Data Services, Inc. for remote
access to Lancaster County records, a rate of $.013 per
transaction.
D. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering Department
and the following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Joseph I. and Rose G. On West Pleasant Hill $1,455 and
Burgess Road near Southwest a land
(2 contracts) 33rd Street donation
Ricky G. and Marieta On South 56th Street $2,698
R. Hartwig near Rokeby Road
(2 contracts)
Jackson M. Ideen Near Northwest 112th $87.12
Street and Branched
Oak Road
Elaine Marie Streily, On Arbor Road from $3,251
Janice E. Streily and North 27th Street to
Melvin W. and Glema M. Highway 77
King (4 contracts)
Dale B. and Juanita A. On Arbor Road from $3,251
King (4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
Raymond Streily, III On Arbor Road from $3,251
(4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
Janice Ann Munson On Arbor Road from $3,251
(4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will a meeting on
Thursday, July 10, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. in the Fourth Floor
Conference Room of the County-City Building.
B. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners have scheduled
budget meetings to be held in the Fourth Floor Conference
Room of the County-City Building as follows:
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.
C. Hearings with referees regarding 1997 Real Estate Valuation
Protests are now being held and will continued through July
15 at Trabert Hall, 2202 South 11th Street. The Board of
Equalization has set final hearings for:
1 - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17
9 a.m. - Noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 18
9 a.m. - Noon Tuesday, July 22
9 a.m. - Noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23
1 - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24
If needed, July 25
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. 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.
B. 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.)
C. 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, July 8, 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, July 1, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of
the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 15 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit "A".
3) SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Setting of public hearings for notice of valuation change for
omitted or undervalued property for Donald O and Gladys A.
Hipple.
4) Removal of a tax exemption on real estate for South Gate United
Methodist Church.
5) Denial of a tax exemption on real estate and personal property
for Theta Chi Fraternity.
6) Approval of use for continued tax exemption for the Indian
Center, Inc. (2 exemptions).
7) Protest on real estate filed by the Indian Center, Inc.
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, July 8, 1997
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Commissioners Absent: Kathy Campbell
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 Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, July 1, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of
the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Tussing
abstained. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, July
8, 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: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) The Clerk asked if anyone present requested a change in the
agenda. No requests were made and the meeting proceeded as
planned.
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. An application for a Special Designated License from BJK Inc.
to hold a wedding reception at Boss Hog's Party Barn,
located at 6305 West Adams, on Saturday, July 19, 1997 from 6
p.m. to 12 a.m.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval with the
condition that no parking be permitted on West
Adams. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and
Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Approval of two final payment vouchers through Lincoln
Action Program's Rural Housing Rehabilitation Program for the
following individuals:
NAME Amount
Mark and Fay Eliker $1,175
Laura Mulder $5,336.82
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Tussing seconded approval. On
call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
C. Approval of a grant award from the Nebraska Commission on Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice, for $3,615.60, for a
Comprehensive System of Care (Tracker Program) for Juvenile
Court.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On
call Tussing, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted
aye. Motion carried.
D. Addendum to an agreement with Ugai & Lindgren for legal
services extending the term to two years, from July 1, 1997
through June 30, 1999.
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On
call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted
aye. Motion carried.
E. An agreement with Educational Management, Inc. dba/Lincoln
School of Commerce for a Federal Work Study Program with the
Corrections Department to provide eligible students with
work, at a rate of $5.80 per hour.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On
call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted
aye. Motion carried.
F. An agreement with Docuphase, Inc. to provide additional
computer and consultation training for the County Clerk's
Office for the County Records System, in an amount not to
exceed $3,000, commencing upon execution of the agreement.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On
call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing 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:
County Engineer
County Geographic Information System
Sheriff's Office
B. Setting of the following public hearings for Tuesday, July
29, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on
the first floor of the County-City Building:
A preliminary plat for Finigan's 1st Addition, requested by
Pearle Finigan, consisting of eight single family lots, on
property located at the northeast corner of 84th Street and
Waverly Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat
97006).
A preliminary plat for Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested
by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 single
family lots, on property located west of Branched Oak Lake on
Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster
County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97008).
A special permit, Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested by
Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 dwelling
units with 1,320 feet of public lake property, located west
of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock
Creek Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Special Permit
148).
C. A user's agreement with Tenant Data Services, Inc. for remote
access to Lancaster County records, a rate of $.013 per
transaction.
D. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering Department
and the following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Joseph I. and Rose G. On West Pleasant Hill $1,455 and
Burgess Road near Southwest a land
(2 contracts) 33rd Street donation
Ricky G. and Marieta On South 56th Street $2,698
R. Hartwig near Rokeby Road
(2 contracts)
Jackson M. Ideen Near Northwest 112th $87.12
Street and Branched
Oak Road
Elaine Marie Streily, On Arbor Road from $3,251
Janice E. Streily and North 27th Street to
Melvin W. and Glema M. Highway 77
King (4 contracts)
Dale B. and Juanita A. On Arbor Road from $3,251
King (4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
Raymond Streily, III On Arbor Road from $3,251
(4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
Janice Ann Munson On Arbor Road from $3,251
(4 contracts) North 27th Street to
Highway 77
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On
call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Clerk reported the Board of Equalization will not need to
hold final hearings on real estate valuation protests on
Thursday, July 17, 1997.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn the meeting.
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, July 8, 1997
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Commissioners Absent: Kathy Campbell
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, July 1, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of
the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Tussing
abstained. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 15 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit "A".
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Setting of public hearings for notice of valuation change for
omitted or undervalued property for Donald O. and Gladys A.
Hipple.
The Clerk said the recommended date from the Assessor is Tuesday,
July 15, 1997 at 2:30 p.m.
The Chair recessed the Board of Equalization meeting until 2:30 p.m.
The Chair reconvened the Board of Equalization meeting.
4) Removal of a tax exemption on real estate for South Gate United
Methodist Church.
The County Assessor recommended the tax exemption be denied for
South Gate United Methodist Church because the property is being
rented out beginning July 1, 1997.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to accept the
Assessor's recommendation and deny the tax exemption.
On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted
aye. Motion carried.
5) Denial of a tax exemption on real estate and personal property
for Theta Chi Fraternity.
The County Assessor recommended denial of the tax exemption
because there is no educational use.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to accept the
Assessor's recommendation to deny the tax exemption
because there is no educational use. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
6) Approval of use for continued tax exemption for the Indian
Center, Inc. (2 exemptions).
The County Assessor explained both exemptions were filed late.
The exemption on personal property has no penalty because it has
completely depreciated. He recommended approval on the exemption
for real estate with a late filing penalty of $100 per month for
a total of $600.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded to accept the
Assessor's recommendation to approve the exemption on
personal property with no penalty and to approve the
exemption on real estate with a late filing penalty. On
call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
7) Protest on real estate filed by the Indian Center, Inc.
The Assessor explained the original value was $718,541 and stated
he had reduced the value to $259,229 for 1997. He recommended
the reduction of the value be approved.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded to accept the
Assessor's recommendation to reduce the value to
$259,229 for 1997. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn the meeting.
On call Tussing, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye.
Motion carried.
____________________
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk