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STAFF MEETING AGENDA
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
County-city Building
Meeting Room #113 - Adjacent to Council Chambers
Thursday, April 30, 1998
8:00 A.m.
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 1998 AND
MEETING WITH LANCASTER COUNTY RURAL FIRE DISTRICTS ON
APRIL 21, 1998
2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
3 8:00am COMMISSIONERS' MEETING REPORTS (See Item #13)
4 8:30am COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 27 (b); CHANGE OF ZONE NO.
178; SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 151; PRELIMINARY PLAT NO. 97024
(CROOKED CREEK, 134TH AND "A" STREET)
Mike DeKalb, Planning Department
5 9:00am LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Ron Todd, Personnel Director;
John Cripe, Classification & Pay Manager
6 9:45am QUARTERLY MEETING WITH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU(CVB);
VISITOR PROMOTION COMMITTEE OPENINGS
Paul McCue, Chamber of Commerce President;
Michael Carpenter, CVB Director
7 10:15am VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM
Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager;
Denise Bowling, CMHC Crisis Center Director
8 10:30am WILDERNESS PARK ECOLOGICAL STUDY
Terry Genrich, City Parks & Recreation Department
9 ACTION ITEMS
a. Purchase of Additional Word Processing Licenses (25
licenses at $1,949 or 50 licenses for $2,886)
10 CONSENT ITEMS
11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
12 PENDING
13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Campbell
b. Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee - Hudkins
c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
d. Growth on the Fringe Task Force - Campbell
e. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman
f. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman
14 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, May 1, 1998 at
8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's
Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman
b. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, May 5,
1998, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Room
#106 -Tussing
c. Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:30 a.m., at the Chamber of
Commerce, Lincoln Room - Steinman
15 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. NTRC State Spending and Taxation Issues Seminar
Friday, May 22, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., at the Cornhusker
Hotel
16 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
17 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
18 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF MAY 5, 1998
19 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
County-City Building
Meeting Room #113 - Adjacent to Council Chambers
Thursday, April 30, 1998
8:00 a.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
Melissa Koci, County Clerk's Office
AGENDA ITEM
1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
OF APRIL 23, 1998
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes. On
call Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Steinman
abstained. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
WITH LANCASTER COUNTY RURAL FIRE DISTRICTS OF APRIL 21, 1998
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes. On
call Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Tussing
abstained. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
a. Letter to Cornhusker Place Regarding EPC Request
b. Letter to Game & Parks Regarding Fire District Meeting
c. Letter Regarding LB512
d. Response to E-Mail
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of the additions to
the agenda. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
Eagan indicated that no administrative officer report will be given.
3 COMMISSIONERS' MEETING REPORTS (SEE ITEM #13)
13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Campbell
Campbell indicated the Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee did not
meet because it is the off month.
b. Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee - Hudkins
Hudkins indicated he did not attend because the County Board
meeting didn't adjourn.
c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins
Hudkins reported the Master Plan Steering Committee discussed the
evacuation plan for the County-City Building. He indicated that
when there is a storm alert in the building people need to exit
through the east stairwell to the basement and take shelter in
the Civil Defense/Emergency Services corridors.
d. Growth on the Fringe Task Force - Campbell
Campbell indicated she spoke with Mike Dekalb, Planning
Department, regarding the fringe and he said that they planned on
folding it into the 3-mile. She stated the Task Force divided it
into 3 groups consisting of an acreage group, the fringe and
Stevens Creek. Campbell indicated that a Commissioner needs to
be present to respond to the homebuilders. She indicated that
the Task Force meets on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.,
rotating the times every other week.
She also indicated on May 5 the Task Force will have a meeting at
3:30 p.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room regarding City
development. Campbell said she would suggest to Don Thomas to
attend the meeting and speak on section line roads. She also
indicated that she is willing to attend the meeting but if any
other Board member wants to attend they are welcome to take her
place.
f. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman
Steinman reported Dennis Banks, Attention Center Director, has
requested in his budget to add a 3rd person to each
facility for
a late night shift. She also indicated Banks would like a car
with lower mileage.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
e. Midlands Group Home Meeting at Firth
f. Meeting with Superintendent at Norris
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded approval of the additions to
the agenda. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
e. Meeting with Superintendent at Norris
Campbell reported the new superintendent at Norris attended the
Firth Viaduct meeting and introduced himself to her. She
indicated they discussed zoning and growth issues for Norris
School District and the need for portable classrooms because the
rooms are at capacity in the high school, middle and grade
school. She said the superintendent indicated he would be
interested in serving on the 3-mile acreage committee.
f. Midlands Group Home Meeting at Firth
Campbell reported 100 people attended the meeting regarding the
Midlands Group Home in Firth. She stated Gage County spent a lot
of time trying to get zoning regulations, but they still don't
have zoning. She indicated the County spent $230,000 with
Midlands Group Home last year and Judge Dawson still recommends
it very highly. She reported Gage County is considering hiring
an attorney to keep Midlands out, but there aren't any grounds to
base the claim on.
4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 27(b); CHANGE OF ZONE NO 178; SPECIAL
PERMIT NO 151; PRELIMINARY PLAT NO 97024 (CROOKED CREEK, 134TH AND
"A" STREET) - Mike Dekalb, Planning Department
Mike Dekalb, Planning Department, appeared and submitted information
regarding Comprehensive Plan Amendment 27(b), Crooked Creek and 134th and
"A" Street (Exhibits A & B). He indicated Brian Carstens, for the 134th
Street Partnership and Crooked Creek LLC, and Steve Champoux have requested
a Community Unit Plan to create 97 lots, including the existing golf course,
on property located at 134th and "O" Street. He reported the
comprehensive plan amendment would be to turn the area to the south from
Agriculture to Low Density Residential. He indicated the request is for
97 dwelling units total, which is approximately 55 one acre lots on the
south, 40 small clustered units on the north and another spot set aside
for 2 units on the other side of the plan for a total of 297 acres. He
stated the change of zone went through the Planning Commission and was
denied and two weeks later it was put on pending to act with the County
Comprehensive Plan. He said the Special Permit and Plat have
recommendations of denial from staff because it needs a zoning change.
He also reported the applicants have asked for waivers and the Planning
Commission recommended approval of the waivers of the block length, cul
de sacs and sidewalks. He also indicated the applicants agree to have
street lights at the intersections, but the County Engineer is proposing
street lights within the subdivision because of the lot density.
Peter Katt, attorney for the applicant, appeared and proposed
that a standard 300 foot light will be located at every lot.
Hudkins indicated he has concern regarding the location of the
two units in the northwest corner.
Dekalb stated the State Department of Roads doesn't have access to the
Highway 34 site so they would have to use the clubhouse road.
Steinman asked for the Planning Department's recommendations.
Dekalb indicated the Planning Department recommends denial on Change of
Zone #147. The package of the community unit plan is a good approach and
the plat needs waivers but most of the waivers are justified. He said
the plat and community unit plan are recommended for denial because it
needs a change of zone to carry the density and the lots.
Campbell indicated it would be helpful if the Board could have copies of
the colored township maps to be able to tell the density. She also
questioned how the package fits in with the fringe and the 3-mile.
Katt reported the people want to live in the Crooked Creek community but
they don't want to take care of the three acre lots.
5 LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Ron Todd, Personnel Director;
John Cripe, Classification & Pay Manager
Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to enter into Executive Session for
Labor Negotiations at 9:10 a.m. On call Hudkins, Tussing, Campbell,
Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to exit Executive Session at 9:55 a.m.
On call Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
6 QUARTERLY MEETING WITH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (CVB);
VISITOR PROMOTION COMMITTEE OPENINGS - Paul McCue, Chamber
of Commerce President; Michael Carpenter, CVB Director
Michael Carpenter, CVB Director, appeared and indicated there are three
members of the Visitors Promotion Advisory Committee who are leaving the
committee. He stated Jerry Barnes will be the Chair for next year and
Nona West will be Vice-Chair.
Hudkins suggested Marshall Tofte, Convention Manager for NACO, as
a candidate.
Carpenter indicated the following were a list of candidates for the
positions: Kim Robak; Demerus Johnson; Otis Young; Mary Coffey,
Neighborhoods, Inc.; Kay Jusky, NBC; Bonnie Coffey; Tammy Alvis, who used
to be with the Haymarket Association; Terry Genrich, Lincoln Parks &
Recreation; Scott Viskachil, manager at Gateway Shopping Center; a
representative from Lazlo's or Jabrisco; Ray Lineweber, Billy's; and
Nora Goble George, marketing director at the Lied Center. He suggested
a few people who are in sites and attractions because they have vested
interests in what the VPC does to serve the community.
Steinman suggested Polly McMullen.
Carpenter suggested a representative from the Downtown Lincoln Association
Board to serve as a liaison and not be a voting member of the VPC.
Campbell stated the Board should go to the Legislature for their
approval to expand the committee to 7 members.
Carpenter indicated with the Board's permission he would use Marshall Tofte,
Scott Viskachil, Nora Goble George, Demerus Johnson and a member of the
DLA Board.
Steinman said the Board would like to start the quarterly
meetings with the VPC members at budget time.
13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
e. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman
Steinman reported the following items were discussed at the ISPC meeting:
1. County General Assistance will be completed by next month's meeting.
2. Building and Safety permits will be going on the new system this summer.
3. The County Corrections system programming will be completed by the end
of May and tested in June.
4. The County is continuing to convert the county payroll system to the
Tesseract format. An interlocal agreement is being drawn up between
the County and City to deal with sharing the future costs for the
Tesseract system.
7 VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM -
Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager;
Denise Bowling, CMHC Crisis Center Director
Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager, appeared and submitted
documents regarding the Workplace Violence Policy. She reported the
Personnel Policy Board needs to make a recommendation and the County Board
needs to look at the policy and make suggestions.
She also said she would like Bill Coleman to speak with the Board regarding
sending two people to an advanced threat assessment and management course.
She indicated funds are available from the Wellness budget.
Campbell suggested sending Diane Staab to the training course.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to authorize the training and
add the Deputy County Attorney, Diane Staab. On call Campbell,
Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
8 WILDERNESS PARK ECOLOGICAL STUDY - Terry Genrich, City
Parks & Recreation Department
Terry Genrich appeared and submitted documentation regarding the Wilderness
Park Ecology Study. He stated the main issue of discussion has to do with
the ecosystem study and the 8 points that were involved with the bid. He
indicated that EA Great Plains Operations submitted a bid of $167,000,
however, after taking some items out of the proposal, they were able to
bring the bid down to $76,000.
Nicole Fleck-Toose appeared and distributed documentation regarding the
Wilderness Park Ecology Study Alternatives. She suggested three
alternatives for the Ecological Study. The first would be to send out a
new Request for Proposals in an effort to bring forth a proposal with a
lower estimated cost, which would cause a delay. She reported the other
alternative would be to utilize additional funds from the $100,000 in Keno
funds already allocated to cover the costs of the Ecological Study. She
said the last alternative would be to seek an additional $51,000 to cover
the costs of the Ecological Study in other funds.
Campbell suggested sending a letter to Linda Wilson asking City
Council to consider a joint effort on the study.
Eagan suggested also sending a letter to the Natural Resource District.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to authorize the
City Parks & Recreation to proceed with accepting the
bid and utilizing the Keno funds to pay for the
ecological study in its entirety and to continue
looking for other funds for the other components. On
call Hudkins, Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman
voted aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter
with all five County Board members signatures to the
City Council and the Natural Resource District
requesting a review of their budgets to see if
additional funding can be given to augment the other
components. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing,
Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
9 ACTION ITEMS
a. Purchase of Additional Word Processing Licenses (25
licenses at $1,949 or 50 licenses for $2,886)
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Campbell seconded approval of
the
purchase of 50 licenses for $2,886. On call Svoboda,
Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
a. Letter to Cornhusker Place Regarding EPC Request
Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal, appeared and submitted a letter to
Cornhusker Place regarding its EPC funding request (Exhibit H).
Campbell suggested paying $15,000 to Cornhusker Place on a one-
time basis and not paying the match of $60 a day.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to authorize Dave
Kroeker to send $15,000 out of the Mental Health
Centers budget to Cornhusker Place but not pay the
$60 match. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell,
Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
a. Letter to Game & Parks Regarding Fire District Meeting
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter
from the County Board to thank Carol Hudkins and ask
for any information she may have found out. On call
Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
b. Letter Regarding LB 512
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter to
the Governor supporting Douglas County's request to
include LB 512 on a special session agenda with a copy
to the Douglas County Board. On call Hudkins, Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion
carried.
d. Response to E-Mail
The Board agreed to authorize Kerry Eagan to respond to the e-mail
correspondence regarding the proposed detour around Highway
79 construction (North of Highway 34 to Raymond Road).
12 PENDING
14 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS
a. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, May 1, 1998 at
8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's
Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman
b. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, May 5,
1998, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building,
Room #106 - Tussing
c. Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development -
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:30 a.m., at the Chamber
of Commerce, Lincoln Room - Steinman
15 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS
a. NTRC State Spending and Taxation Issues Seminar -
Friday, May 22, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., at the
Cornhusker Hotel
16 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD
17 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
18 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF MAY 5, 1998
19 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
At the direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk