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AGENDA For a Meeting of The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners to Be
Held Tuesday, June 16, 1998 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 Commissioners meeting
held on Tuesday, June 9, 1998. (19981404) (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday,
June 16, 1998.
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) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Increase of fiscal year 1998 appropriations in the following
funds: (19981263)
Agency Amount
Lancaster Manor $581,102
Community Mental Health Center $124,217
County-City Property Management $ 95,000
Weed Control $ 10,000
A. An agreement with Nebraska Machinery Company to
purchase two motor graders with guaranteed maintenance
and a repurchase option for the County Engineering
Department, in the amount of $177,930. (19981383)
B. An agreement with HWS Consulting Group Inc. for
construction inspection services, in the amount of
$22,026, and for material testing services, in the
amount of $15,910, in connection with asphaltic
concrete resurfacing and paving for the County Engineer
at various locations in the County. (19981396)
C. A referee agreement for the Lancaster County Board
of Equalization regarding the 1998 real estate
valuation protests with Jon C Fritz, at a rate of $65
per hour. (19981402)
D. A resolution in connection with the vacation of a
portion of a County road between "B" and Broad Streets
in Princeton, Lancaster County, Nebraska. (19981400)
E. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster Leasing
Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to Sauder
Manufacturing Company, in the amount of $9,230, for 25
lounge chairs for Lancaster Manor. (19981389)
F. Requests for refund of real estate taxes from the
following individuals:
Individual Approximate Refund/Credit
Sharin & Michael Anania Refund for 1996 - $371.48
(19981380) Credit for 1997 - $585.03
Ronald D Barker Refund for 1996 - $454.20
(19981373) Credit for 1997 - $450.48
Alfred F Kubes Refund for 1996 - $ 62.87
(19981379) Credit for 1997 - $ 62.44
Maryanne H Sorensen Refund for 1996 - $ 50.20
(19981374) Credit for 1997 - $ 49.82
Duane Wilken Refund for 1996 - $118.06
(19981392) Credit for 1997 - $117.17
G. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the
Corrections Department by Todd Pelter for lost
property, in the amount of $15. (19981397)
6) 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 approval of:
A. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, June 30, 1998
at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City Council
Chambers, Room 112, on the first floor of the County-City
Building for a street name change, requested by
Joyce Kubicek, to rename Ramona Drive as "Ramona
Circle" located one block west of South 56th
Street and north from Breamar Road. (19981405)
B. Request from Beth Tallon, Clerk of the District Court,
to voluntarily participate in the Lancaster County
Retirement Plan. (19981408)
C. Approval of a County Change of Zone, from AG
Agricultural to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested
by J.D. Burt on behalf of Timberline Enterprises,
L.L.C., on property
located north and west of the corner of Southwest
56th Street and West Denton Road in Lancaster
County, Nebraska. (County Change of Zone 176)
(19981401)
D. Approval of a preliminary plat for Timberline Estates,
requested by J.D. Burt on behalf of Timberline
Enterprises, L.L.C., for 27 lots on property located
north and west of the corner of Southwest 56th
Street and West Denton Road in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (Preliminary Plat 97021) (19981399)
E. A contract rate plan agreement and change request with
Aliant Cellular for a Telephone Device for the Deaf, in
the amount of $72.95, for the Public Defender's Office.
(199813980
5) EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
8) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 8 a.m. in the
conference room located immediately west of the County
Commissioners Chambers, Room 113, on the first floor of
the County-City Building.
B. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will
finalize the review of agency budgets and hold second
interviews if needed at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16,
1998 in Conference Room 106, located next to the County
Clerk's Office, County-City Building, 555 South
10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Other budget meetings are scheduled to be held in
Conference Room 113 on the first floor of the County-City
Building as follows:
Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, July 9, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session*
Thursday, July 16, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
*Common Budget Meeting for joint budgets - tentative
date of July 9, 1998; location and time to be
announced.
Tuesday, July 14, 1998 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Board
Proposed Budget Working Session; Conference Room 106,
County-City Building.
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 11,
1998 at 7 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City Council
Chambers, Room 112, on the first floor of the County-City
Building.
Adoption of the County budget will be on Tuesday,
August 25, 1998.
C. 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.
6) EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
10) PENDING:
A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Number 27b, pursuant to
the 1998 Comprehensive Plan Annual Review, requested by
Peter Katt on behalf of Steve Champoux, to revise the
Land Use Plan to change 124 acres from Agricultural to
Low Density Residential at the northwest corner of
134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (1998937)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
B. A County Change of Zone, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in
Lancaster County, Nebraska (County Change of 147)
(1998938)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
C. A County Special Permit, Crooked Creek Community Unit
Plan, requested by Brian D. Carstens on behalf of
134th Street Partnership and Steve Champoux, on
property located south and west of the corner of
134th and "O" Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (County Special Permit 151) (1998939)
(Scheduled for further discussion on June 23, 1998.)
D. A Preliminary Plat, Crooked Creek, requested by Brian
D. Carstens on behalf of 134th Street
Partnership and Steve Champoux, on property located
south and west of the corner of 134th and "O"
Streets in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (Preliminary
Plat 97024) (1998940)
(Scheduled for further discussion on June 23, 1998.)
E. Change of Zone 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. (Change of Zone 165) (97-26) (Scheduled
for further discussion on October 6, 1998.)
11) 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 for the hearing impaired are available at meetings
of the County Board upon request. Please 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.
REPORTS AND INFORMATION FILINGS: The following items which may be of
interest to residents of Lancaster County are among those which have been
filed this week in the County Clerk's Office:
E. Monthly report from the following:
Lancaster Manor (19981387)
Register of Deeds (19981369)
AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Equalization to Be
Held Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners
Chambers, Room 112, First Floor, County-City Building.
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, June 9, 1998. (19981403) (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 34 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit "A". (19981395)
3) APPROVAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska Inc.
Saint Elizabeth Community Health Center
St. Teresa Church
4) DENIAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Clyde Malone Community Center
First Assembly of God
5) APPEAL FILED ON PERSONAL PROPERTY:
Peterson Counseling Services (19981161)
4) ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES Lancaster County Board of Commissioners County Commissioners Chambers First Floor, County-City Building Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Kathy Campbell Larry Hudkins Darlene Tussing Commissioners Absent: Steve Svoboda Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Kandra Hahn, County Clerk Diane Staab, Deputy County Clerk 1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting held on Tuesday, June 9, 1998. (19981404) (A copy of the minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes of June 9, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Tussing abstained. Motion carried. 2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, June 16, 1998. MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell 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) PUBLIC HEARINGS: Increase of fiscal year 1998 appropriations for the following funds: (19981263) Agency Amount Lancaster Manor $581,102 Community Mental Health Center $124,217 County-City Property Management $ 95,000 Weed Control $ 10,000 The Chair opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to testify in favor of the increase. Dave Kroeker, Budget and Fiscal Director, stated the increase in appropriations for Lancaster Manor was to cover the Medicaid settlement which they received and was greater than the amount budgeted. He explained salary increases are not budgeted items and the additional appropriations for the Community Mental Health Center and Property Management would cover those increases. The $10,000 increase for Weed Control is for contracting with Information Services for services in connection with RBASE. Campbell noted the increases were not new tax monies being raised. Steinman stated the money was being transferred from the Contingency Fund to the General Fund. The Chair asked if anyone wished to speak in opposition or in a neutral position. No one appeared and the hearing was closed. MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of Resolution 98-1263. On call Steinman, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. 5) NEW BUSINESS: A. An agreement with Nebraska Machinery Company to purchase two motor graders with guaranteed maintenance and a repurchase option for the County Engineering Department, in the amount of $177,930. (19981383) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. B. An agreement with HWS Consulting Group Inc. for construction inspection services, in the amount of $22,026, and for material testing services, in the amount of $15,910, in connection with asphaltic concrete resurfacing and paving for the County Engineer at various locations in the County. (19981396) MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. C. A referee agreement for the Lancaster County Board of Equalization regarding the 1998 real estate valuation protests with Jon C Fritz, at a rate of $65 per hour. (19981402) MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. D. A resolution in connection with the vacation of a portion of a County road between "B" and Broad Streets in Princeton, Lancaster County, Nebraska. (19981400) MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of Resolution 98-1400. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried. E. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster Leasing Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to Sauder Manufacturing Company, in the amount of $9,230, for 25 lounge chairs for Lancaster Manor. (19981389) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Steinman, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. F. Requests for refund of real estate taxes from the following individuals: Individual Approximate Refund/Credit Sharin & Michael Anania Refund for 1996 - $371.48 (19981380) Credit for 1997 - $585.03 Ronald D Barker Refund for 1996 - $454.20 (19981373) Credit for 1997 - $450.48 Alfred F Kubes Refund for 1996 - $ 62.87 (19981379) Credit for 1997 - $ 62.44 Maryanne H Sorensen Refund for 1996 - $ 50.20 (19981374) Credit for 1997 - $ 49.82 Duane Wilken Refund for 1996 - $118.06 (19981392) Credit for 1997 - $117.17 Campbell stated the refunds are for corrections being made based on information which was sent to the taxpayer on a valuation. MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. G. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the Corrections Department by Todd Pelter for lost property, in the amount of $15. (19981397) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to accept the Director's recommendation and deny the claim. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 6) 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 approval of: A. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, June 30, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City Council Chambers, Room 112, on the first floor of the County-City Building for a street name change, requested by Joyce Kubicek, to rename Ramona Drive as "Ramona Circle" located one block west of South 56th Street and north from Breamar Road. (19981405) B. Request from Beth Tallon, Clerk of the District Court, to voluntarily participate in the Lancaster County Retirement Plan. (19981408) C. Approval of a County Change of Zone, from AG Agricultural to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested by J.D. Burt on behalf of Timberline Enterprises, L.L.C., on property located north and west of the corner of Southwest 56th Street and West Denton Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (County Change of Zone 176) (19981401) D. Approval of a preliminary plat for Timberline Estates, requested by J.D. Burt on behalf of Timberline Enterprises, L.L.C., for 27 lots on property located north and west of the corner of Southwest 56th Street and West Denton Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (Preliminary Plat 97021) (19981399) E. A contract rate plan agreement and change request with Aliant Cellular for a Telephone Device for the Deaf, in the amount of $72.95, for the Public Defender's Office. (19981398) MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the Consent Items. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. 7) EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY MOTION: At 1:54 p.m. Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to enter into Executive Session regarding the sale of real property. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried. MOTION: At 2:14 p.m. Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to exit Executive Session. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to adjourn. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried. Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk
MINUTES Lancaster County Board of Equalization County Commissioners Chambers First Floor, County-City Building Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Kathy Campbell Larry Hudkins Darlene Tussing Commissioners Absent: Steve Svoboda Others Present: Norm Agena, County Assessor Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Kandra Hahn, County Clerk Diane Staab, Deputy County Clerk 1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting held on Tuesday, June 9, 1998. (19981403) (A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes of June 9, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Tussing abstained. Motion carried. 2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS: Approval of 34 additions and deductions to the tax assessment rolls per Exhibit "A". (19981395) MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried. 3) APPROVAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS: Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska Inc. Saint Elizabeth Community Health Center St. Teresa Church MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the motor vehicle tax exemptions for Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska Inc., Saint Elizabeth Community Health Center and St. Teresa Church. On call Steinman, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. 4) DENIAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS: Clyde Malone Community Center First Assembly of God MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded denial of motor vehicle tax exemptions for Clyde Malone Community Center and First Assembly of God because they were not timely filed. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. The Chair recessed the Board of Equalization meeting until 2:30 p.m. when it was reconvened. 5) APPEAL FILED ON PERSONAL PROPERTY: Peterson Counseling Services (19981161) Norm Agena, County Assessor, stated the penalty would be $25. MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to accept the Assessor's recommendation and assess a $25 penalty. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried. 6) ADJOURNMENT: By direction of the Chair the meeting was adjourned. Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk