Lancaster County
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STAFF MEETING AGENDA
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
PERSONNEL CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997
10:00 A.M.
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 18, 1997
2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
3 10:00am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kit Boesch, Human Services
Director
4 ACTION ITEMS
a. Set Date for Mid-Year Budget Retreat (January 29,
1998)
b. Leave Request from Mike Thurber for Wednesday,
December 3 - Friday, December 5, 1997
c. Attendance of Professional Development Luncheon
(December 11, 1997)
d. Letter to Tim Stewart Regarding Administrative Final
Plat No. 97047 (St. Francis Addition)
5 CONSENT ITEMS
6 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
a. New Stationary for County Board
7 PENDING
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in
Princeton
b. South Street Campus
8 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman
b. Board of Health - Hudkins
c. Government Access & Information Committee - Steinman
d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Tussing
e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
9 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Information Services Policy Committee - Tuesday,
November 25, 1997, at 11:00 a.m., at the County-City
Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Steinman
b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Tuesday,
November 25, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the County-City
Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Hudkins
c. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee
- Wednesday, November 26, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the
Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference
Room - Svoboda
d. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, December
2, 1997, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building,
Commissioners Hearing Room - Tussing
e. Board of Health Selection Committee - Tuesday,
December 2, 1997, at 9:15 a.m., at the County-City
Building, Personnel Conference Room - Hudkins
10 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of the New
Four-Lane Expressway of Highway 77 - Tuesday,
November 25, 1997, at 3:00 p.m., in front of
E-Z Step, 535 Highway 77
11 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
12 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
13 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 2,
1997
14 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
FOURTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997
10:00 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 18, 1997
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes.
On call Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye.
Hudkins was absent. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
a. Request from Gordon Kissel, Legislative Consultant, to
represent Nebraska Goodwill Industries of Nebraska before
the Nebraska Legislature
b. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly
Meeting
MOTION: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded the additions to the agenda.
On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and Steinman voted aye.
Hudkins was absent. Motion carried.
3 DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kit Boesch, Human Services Director
Kit Boesch, Human Services Director, requested that her evaluation take
place in Executive Session.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to enter Executive Session
for the purpose of conducting a director evaluation at 10:10 a.m.
On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye.
Hudkins was absent. Motion carried.
Hudkins arrived.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to exit Executive Session at
10:42 a.m. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
c. Space/Design Issues in the new County/City Building
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded the addition to the agenda.
On call Hudkins, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
4 ACTION ITEMS
a. Set Date for Mid-Year Budget Retreat (January 29, 1998)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to set January 29, 1998 as
the date for the Mid-Year Budget Retreat. On call Campbell,
Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
b. Leave Request from Mike Thurber, Corrections Director, for
Wednesday, December 3 - Friday, December 5, 1997
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the leave
request. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
c. Attendance of Professional Development Luncheon (December 11,
1997)
Steinman, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Eagan indicated that they would
be attending the luncheon.
d. Letter to Tim Stewart Regarding Administrative Final Plat
No. 97047 (St. Francis Addition)
Eagan reported that five street trees along South 13th Street are
required in the Administrative Final Plat the County filed to redraw the
lot lines for the sale of St. Francis Chapel and the soccer field
located on the corner of South Street and 13th.
Eagan recommended that the County submit a letter to Tim Stewart,
Planning Director, stating the County's intent to comply with the
conditions set forth in Administrative Final Plat No. 97047 and to
proceed with the sale of the soccer field property to Lincoln Public
Schools.
Eagan also noted that a written release of the St. Francis Chapel
Foundation's lease will be necessary for sale of the Chapel property.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to forward the Administrative
Final Plat No. 97047 letter to Tim Stewart, Planning Director,
and to authorize the Chair to sign the letter. On call Campbell,
Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
5 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
a. New Stationery for the County Board
Board consensus to have Cori Zavodny, Secretary to the County Board,
work on a new stationery design.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
a. Request from Gordon Kissel, Legislative Consultant, to
represent Nebraska Goodwill Industries of Nebraska before
the Nebraska Legislature
Steinman distributed copies of a letter from Gordon Kissel, Legislative
Consultant, requesting permission to serve as lobbyist for the Nebraska
Goodwill Industries of Nebraska (Exhibit A).
Board consensus to approve the request, as there is no apparent conflict
of interest.
b. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly
Meeting
Report given under Item 7f.
c. Space/Design Issues in the new County/City Building
Eagan reported that concerns had been noted with regards to the depth of
the sink in the kitchen area of the County Commissioners' office and
filing cabinets that are too high for placement under shelving within
the office.
The Board requested Eagan to contact Steve Flanders, Project Manager,
regarding those issues.
6 PENDING
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton
b. South Street Campus
7 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman
No report was given.
b. Board of Health - Hudkins
Hudkins reported that the selection process for a new Board of Health
Director is proceeding.
c. Government Access & Information Committee - Steinman
No report was given.
d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Tussing
Tussing reported that statistics on quality assessment and quality
indicators were presented.
e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
Hudkins reported that the meeting was cancelled.
f. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly
Meeting
Tussing reported that funding of outpatient services and wording of
contracts were discussed.
Tussing reported that Governor Nelson has indicated that he will approve
the deficit request of 8 million to provide assistance to communities in
the funding of programs, provided that there is no further dissension
among the Regions.
8 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Information Services Policy Committee - Tuesday, November 25,
1997, at 11 a.m., in the County-City Building, Fourth Floor
Conference Room - Steinman
b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Tuesday, November 25, 1997,
at 12 p.m, in the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference
Room - Hudkins
c. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Wednesday,
November 26, 1997, at 12 p.m., at the Community Mental Health
Center, Basement Conference Room - Svoboda
d. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at
7 a.m., in the County-City Building, Commissioners Hearing
Room - Tussing
e. Board of Health Selection Committee - Tuesday, December 2,
1997, at 9:15 a.m., in the County-City Building, Personnel
Conference Room - Hudkins
9 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of the New Four-Lane Expressway
of Highway 77 - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 3 p.m., in
front of E-Z Step, 535 Highway 77
10 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
11 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
12 AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 1997
13 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
14 ADJOURNMENT
By direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned.