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STAFF MEETING AGENDA
Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners
County-City Building
Fourth Floor Conference Room
Thursday, December 4, 1997
8:30 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 25, 1997
2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
3 8:30am (1) CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 177, AG TO AGR, AT SW 14TH AND WITTSTRUCK
ROAD; AND (2) COUNTY SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 152, 300 FT.
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER NORTH OF 162ND AND ALVO ROAD
Mike DeKalb, Planning Department
4 9:00am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Don Killeen, County Property Management
5 9:30am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
6 10:00am ADDITIONS TO SYSTEMS FURNITURE FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
Norm Agena, County Assessor
7 ACTION ITEMS
a. Computer Request from Attention Center, C#97294, $3,895.57
from Microcomputer Fund
8 CONSENT ITEMS
a. WESTLAW Access for Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee
9 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
a. Letter from Keith & Marilyn Strahm Regarding Subdivision of
Family Farm
10 PENDING
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton
b. South Street Campus
11 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman
b. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Svoboda
c. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tussing
12 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. LB 1085 Meeting with Counties - Thursday, December 4,
1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center,
Basement Conference Room - All Commissioners
b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, December 4,
1997, at 1:15 p.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor
Conference Room - Hudkins
c. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, December 5, 1997, at
8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference
Room - Campbell, Steinman
d. Public Building Commission - Tuesday, December 9, 1997
at 10:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor
Conference Room - Campbell, Hudkins
e. Board of Health - Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at
7:30 p.m., at the Training Center, 3119 "O" Street - Hudkins
13 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau Holiday Luncheon with
Visitors Promotion Committee and Lincoln Lodging Association
Monday, December 22, 1997, at 11:45 a.m., at the Villager
Motor Inn, 5200 "O" Street
14 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
15 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
16 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1997
17 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners
County-City Building
Fourth Floor Conference Room
Thursday, December 4, 1997
8:30 a.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Commissioners Absent: 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 25, 1997
Motion: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval of the minutes.
On call Tussing, Svoboda, Campbell and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
2 Additions To The Agenda
a. National Association of County Officials (NACO) Resolution on
Sustainable Communities
b. Public Defender Caseload
c. Executive Session - Personnel Matter
Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the additions to
the agenda. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
3 Change Of Zone No. 177, Ag Agricultural To Agr Agricultural
Residential, At Sw 14th And Wittstruck Road; And County Special
Permit No. 152, 300 Ft. Communications Tower North Of 162nd And Alvo
Road- Mike DeKalb, Planning Department
Mike DeKalb, Planning, briefly reported on County Special Permit No. 152, a
proposal to construct and operate a 300 foot wireless communications tower
north of 162nd and Alvo Road. He reported that the applicant had agreed to
permit co-location of up to five other communication servers on the tower.
DeKalb also reported that no lighting, except that required by the FAA, and
no strobe lights will be allowed, in response to concerns voiced by
neighbors.
DeKalb also reported briefly on Change of Zone No. 177, a proposal to change
the zoning of 40 acres at SW 14th and Wittstruck Road from AG Agricultural
to AGR Agricultural Residential to create acreage lots (Exhibit B). DeKalb
noted that Planning staff and the Planning Commission had both recommended
denial of the request.
4 Director Evaluation - Don Killeen, County Property Manager
Don Killeen, County Property Manager, requested that his evaluation take
place in Executive Session.
5 Director Evaluation - Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Motion: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to enter Executive Session
at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of director evaluations for Don
Killeen, County Property Manager, and Kerry Eagan, Chief
Administrative Officer. On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to exit Executive Session
at 10:15 a.m. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman
voted aye. Motion carried.
6 Additions To Systems Furniture For County Assessor's Office
Norm Agena, County Assessor
Norm Agena, County Assessor, requested approval of additional systems
furniture for two workstations in the Assessor's file room area. He
reported that one member of his staff had not been allocated space in the
original space allocation and another had been displaced, due to a shortage
of space in the property tax area.
In addition, Agena suggested that the space allocated as a joint breakroom
for the County Assessor's, Treasurer's, Clerk's and Register of Deeds'
offices be turned into a workroom area for his department.
Agena also reported that errors in the counter area design did not allow
sufficient space for computer terminals or handicapped access.
The Board requested Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal Officer, to report Agena's
concerns to the Steering Committee.
Motion: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to authorize the addition to
the systems furniture requested by Norm Agena, County Assessor.
On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and Steinman voted aye. Motion
carried.
7 Action Items
a. Computer Request from Attention Center, C#97294, $3,895.57 from
Microcomputer Fund
Eagan reported on the microcomputer request from the Attention Center, which
includes items totaling $869.74 that were not included in the original
approved budget list (Commissioners Information Packet).
Board consensus that funding of the additional items should be from the
Attention Center budget, rather than the Microcomputer Fund.
8 Consent Items
a. WESTLAW Access for Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee
Eagan briefly reported on the request from Susan Gillan, Child Support
Referee, for permission to obtain a password to allow access to WESTLAW
through the Premise system, noting that the District Court Judges already
have WESTLAW access.
Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to approve WESTLAW access for
Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee, and to also approve the
microcomputer request from the Attention Center, with funding from
the Attention Center's budget. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Additions To The Agenda
a. National Association of County Officials (NACO) Resolution on
Sustainable Communities
Eagan reported that the National Association of County Officials (NACO) had
requested that the County pass a resolution supporting sustainable
communities.
The Board did not wish to proceed with the resolution.
b. Public Defender Caseload
Steinman reported that Dennis Keefe, Public Defender, had reported that,
due to number of pending felony cases, he does not have a sufficient number
of staff attorneys to handle the misdemeanor caseload in the Public
Defender's office. Keefe had suggested that one option would be to hire
Richard Goos, former Deputy Public Defender, on a part-time or contractual
basis to assist with misdemeanor cases.
9 Administrative Officer Report
a. Letter from Keith & Marilyn Strahm Regarding Subdivision of
Family Farm
The Board requested Mike DeKalb, Planning, to review the request and report
back to the Board.
10 Pending
a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton
b. South Street Campus
11 Discussion Of Board Member Meetings
a. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman
No report was given.
Steinman briefly reported on the Lincoln Partnership for Economic
Development meeting she had attended, noting that a Gallup Organization
survey of airport users, Economic Development's job website and Lincoln
Benefit Life were discussed.
b. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Svoboda
Svoboda reported that the following strategic goals were set for Fiscal
Year 1997-98:
1. Improve Accessibility by:
Increasing transportation opportunities for consumers
Providing ability for hearing impaired to access emergency services
Removing architectural barriers
Increasing multi-cultural competency
Increase case management Services
2. Improve Emergency Services
Ensure system can manage voluntary urgent care needs
Increase mobile crisis capabilities
Increase ability to provide in home evaluations and services
3. Develop an Interagency Coordinating Body to:
Address continuity of care issues
Develop strategies for effectively dealing with difficult cases
Identify funding opportunities related to outreach and service coordination
c. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tussing
Tussing reported that the Tim Stewart, Planning Director, would like to
combine the Wilderness Park study with the sub-area plan.
Tussing stated that the Ecological Advisory Committee felt professional
assistance with the Wilderness Park Study may be required, and had
suggested recruiting an intern from the University of Nebraska. Brief
discussion followed, with Campbell suggesting that hiring a consultant for
the Wilderness Park Study may be an appropriate Keno Fund project.
The Board requested that the Ecological Advisory Committee submit their
proposal for a Wilderness Park consultant to the Board.
12 Schedule Of Board Member Meetings
d. LB 1085 Meeting with Surrounding Counties - Thursday, December 4, 1997,
at 12 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference
Room - All Commissioners
e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, December 4, 1997 at
1:15 p.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room
Hudkins
f. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, December 5, 1997, at 8 a.m., at the
County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman
g. Public Building Commission - Tuesday, December 9 , 1997, at 10 a.m.,
at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Campbell,
Hudkins
h. Board of Health - Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at 7:30 p.m., at the
Training Center, 3119 "O" Street - Hudkins
13 Invitations To Board Members
a. Lincoln Convention & Visitors Bureau Holiday Luncheon with the
Visitors Promotion Committee and Lincoln Lodging Association
Monday, December 22, 1997, at 11:45 a.m., at the Villager Motor
Inn, 5200 "O" Street
14 Correspondence To The County Board
15 Correspondence From The County Board
16 Agenda Items For County Board Meeting Of December 9, 1997
17 Emergency Items And Other Business
Additions To The Agenda
c. Executive Session - Personnel Matter
Motion: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to enter Executive Session
for a personnel matter at 10:57 a.m. On call Campbell, Tussing,
Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to exit Executive Session
at 11:14 a.m. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman
voted aye. Motion carried.
18 Adjournment
By direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned.
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Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk