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STAFF MEETING AGENDA
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
PERSONNEL CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997
9:30 A.M.
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13,
1997
2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
3 9:30am POLLUTION & RANSOM INSURANCE
Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager
4 9:45am DIRECTOR EVALUATION
Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal Officer
5 10:00am EXECUTIVE SESSION - PERSONNEL MATTER
6 ACTION ITEMS
a. Agenda Items for Joint Retreat with Douglas and Sarpy
Counties (November 20, 1997)
b. Written Testimony for Medicaid Intergovernmental
Transfer Proposal
7 CONSENT ITEMS
8 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
9 PENDING
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in
Princeton
b. South Street Campus
10 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Joint Budget Committee - Campbell, Steinman
b. Public Building Commission - Campbell, Hudkins
c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
d. Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee - Tussing
e. General Assistance Monitoring Committee - Campbell,
Tussing
11 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Tuesday,
November 18, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., at the Attention
Center - Steinman
b. Government Access & Information Committee -
Wednesday, November 19, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the
County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room -
Steinman
c. Tri-County Retreat - Thursday, November 20, 1997,
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Platte River State
Park, Mallet Lodge - All Commissioners
d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Thursday,
November 20, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at Lancaster Manor -
Tussing
e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, November
20, 1997, at 1:15 p.m., at the County-City Building,
Fourth Floor Conference Room - Hudkins
12 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. Christmas Reception at Executive Travel - Monday,
December 1, 1997, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., at the
Country Club of Lincoln, 3200 S. 24th Street
b. Annual Havelock Business Association Christmas
Breakfast Tuesday, December 2, 1997 at 8:00 a.m., at
the Cornhusker Hotel
13 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
14 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
15 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 25,
1997
16 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
FOURTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997
9:30 A.M.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Larry Hudkins
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Ann Taylor, County Clerk's Office
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes. On
call Hudkins, Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
a. Region V (Board Member Meeting)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded the addition to the agenda.
On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
3 POLLUTION & RANSOM INSURANCE - Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation
& Risk Manager
Sue Eckley, Worker's Compensation & Risk Manager, briefly reviewed a
proposal to add international ransom insurance to the County's coverage
(Commissioners Information Packet), noting that the policy would exclude
active law enforcement personnel.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to reject the ransom
insurance coverage, at this time. On call Tussing, Hudkins,
Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Eckley also reviewed a proposal to purchase pollution coverage for the
County Engineer's covered storage tanks at various locations within the
County (Commissioners Information Packet).
Eckley noted that Don Thomas, County Engineer, did not feel the pollution
coverage was necessary.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to reject the pollution
insurance coverage. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
4 DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal Officer
Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal Officer requested that his evaluation take
place in Executive Session.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to enter Executive
Session for the purpose of conducting a director evaluation at
9:47 a.m. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to exit Executive Session
at 10:19 a.m. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
5 EXECUTIVE SESSION - PERSONNEL MATTER
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to enter Executive Session to
discuss a personnel matter at 10:30 a.m. On call Tussing,
Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion
carried.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to exit Executive Session at
11:02 a.m. On call Hudkins, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
6 ACTION ITEMS
a. Agenda Items for Joint Retreat with Douglas and Sarpy
Counties (November 20, 1997)
Board consensus to request that the following items be included on the
agenda:
LB 512, juvenile boarding contracts
LB 1085, agreements with other counties for consolidation
LB 1114, restricts the amount political subdivisions can levy
Joint meeting of the Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy County Boards and
their respective Senate delegations, to be set after the start of the
new Legislative Session
Sarpy County Efficiency Study
Salary Considerations
b. Written Testimony for Medical Intergovernmental Transfer
Proposal
Eagan reported that Duane Austria, Deputy County Attorney, recommended
that the last sentence of Paragraph 4 be stricken from the draft of
testimony prepared for presentation at a public hearing on the State's
Intergovernmental Transfer Proposal scheduled for November 20th.
Austria also recommended that the Board submit their testimony in the
form of a letter, with signature by the Chair.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to authorize the Chair to
sign a Letter of Testimony for presentation at the public
hearing on the State's Intergovernmental Transfer Proposal
scheduled for November 20th. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins,
Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
7 PENDING
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton
b. South Street Campus
Campbell requested Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer, to notify
any parties that have expressed an interest in the St. Francis Chapel
property that a public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for
December 9th.
Eagan stated that the public hearing has two purposes:
1. To take testimony on whether the Board should declare the St.
Francis Chapel property surplus and proceed with sale
2. To establish the fair market value of the property
In response to a question from Campbell, Eagan stated that the Historic
Designation of the property will be addressed in the testimony that John
Layman, Appraiser, will present at the public hearing. He also noted
that the Board can place conditions on the sale of the property to
ensure preservation of the chapel.
8 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Joint Budget Committee - Campbell, Steinman
Campbell reported that a Needs Assessment Report was discussed, with a
recommendation from the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) that all JBC and
United Way agencies be required to provide information to the Consortium.
Campbell reported that additional topics of discussion included federal
revenue sharing, the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County Housing Trust
Fund, Nebraska State Bar Association funding of Legal Services of
Southeast Nebraska and the impact of Court filing surcharges.
Campbell also noted that Jeff Fortenberry, Lincoln City Council, had made
a request that Human Services agencies and the Lincoln/Lancaster County
Health Department make the restoration and strengthening of traditional
family life a fundamental policy and that it be included in the criteria
guidelines for JBC funding.
b. Public Building Commission - Campbell, Hudkins
Hudkins reported that a Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO)
lease was used to finance the humidity and temperature control system in
the "K" Street Building required by the State Historical Society.
Hudkins also reported that the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department
Medicaid office has moved from the Old Federal Building to a location at
27th and Cornhusker Highway, at the request of the Public Building
Commission. He stated that the Public Building Commission was
responsible for the expense of remodeling the new office space.
Campbell reported that any requests for window blinds for interior
windows in the new County-City Building will be referred to the City and
County Financial Directors for review.
c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
Hudkins reported that a joint room with the Citizens Information Center
and selection of two types of ceiling tile for the Justice and Law
Enforcement Center were discussed.
d. Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee - Tussing
Tussing reported that a public hearing was held to discuss a no-smoking
policy for Pinewood Bowl in Pioneers Park and the Antelope Pavilion in
Antelope Park. The item was referred to the Executive Committee for
review.
Tussing also reported that diversion of funding of two new City swimming
pools for storm damage expenses will not be necessary.
e. General Assistance Monitoring Committee - Campbell, Tussing
Campbell reported that the first statistical data was presented, with
further study of the classifications of benefit recipients planned.
Campbell reported that the General Assistance Monitoring Committee will
be assisting the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department in
developing criteria for the approval or denial process for health
benefits that the doctors use in the clinics.
Campbell also noted that Gary Chalupa, Veterans Service Officer, will be
working with agencies to ensure that veterans applying for general
assistance are directed to the Veterans Service Office.
f. Region V - Tussing
Tussing reported that the ARC of Lincoln and Lancaster County will be
building three duplexes in the vicinity of 34th & "W" Streets which will
be managed by Region V.
Tussing also reported that the Behavioral Health redesign was discussed,
with concern noted regarding the amount of State resources dedicated to
the Assertive Community Treatment Team.
9 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Tuesday, November 18,
1997, at 7 p.m., at the Attention Center - Steinman
b. Government Access & Information Committee - Wednesday,
November 19, 1997, at 12 p.m., in the County-City Building,
Mayor's Conference Room - Steinman
c. Tri-County Retreat - Thursday, November 20, 1997, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., at the Platte River State Park, Mallet Lodge -
All Commissioners
d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Thursday, November 20,
1997, at 12 p.m., at Lancaster Manor - Tussing
e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, November 20, 1997,
at 1:15 p.m., in the County-City Building, Fourth Floor
Conference Room - Hudkins
10 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. Christmas Reception at Executive Travel - Monday, December 1,
1997, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at the Country Club of Lincoln,
3200 S 24th Street
b. Annual Havelock Business Association Christmas Breakfast -
Tuesday, December 2, 1997 at 8 a.m., at the Cornhusker Hotel
11 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
12 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
13 AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 25, 1997
14 EMERGENCY ITEMS & OTHER BUSINESS
15 ADJOURNMENT
At the direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned.