CITY OF BENNINGTON

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AND

BENNINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023; 5:00 P.M.

BOARD ROOM; 11620 N. 156TH ST.

BENNINGTON, NE

402-238-2375

 

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, August 14, 2023, a meeting of the Bennington City Council and Bennington School Board will be held at the School Board Room.  The agenda, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours.

 

Mindi Laaker

City Clerk

 

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CITY OF BENNINGTON

CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023; 6:00 P.M.

CITY OFFICE; 15505 WAREHOUSE ST.

BENNINGTON, NE

402-238-2375

 

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, August 14, 2023, a meeting of the City Council of the City of Bennington will be held at 6:00 p.m.  The agenda, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours.  As part of the meeting, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held for the purpose of:

Amendments to the Bennington Subdivision Regulations.

 

Mindi Laaker,

City Clerk

 

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CITY OF BENNINGTON

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023; 6:00 P.M.

CITY OFFICE, 15505 WAREHOUSE ST.

BENNINGTON, NE

402-238-2375

 

Call to Order - Roll Call – Open Meetings Act

Mayor Zac Johns called the regular monthly meeting to order on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.  In attendance were City Council Members Clint Adams, Kaye Bridgeford, Josh Dowding and Shane Pekny.  Mindi Laaker identified the Open Meetings Act location that is available to the public.

 

Approval of Consent Agenda

A.  June 12, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes

B.  June 2023 Bills Paid

C.  Keno Receipts:  June 8.75%:  $7,250.44

D.  JEO Consulting Invoices for:

     i. General Engineering Invoice No. 141805 for $10,748.75

     ii. Warehouse Street Improvements Invoice No. 141808 for $2,848.75

     iii. Public Works Building Invoice No. 141807 for $3,707.50

     iv. Neumeyer Farm Phase 1 Invoice No. 141806 for $823.75

E. Olsson Invoice No. 460650 for $4,049.78

F. Thiele Geotech Invoice No. for 80211 $628.00

 

BILLS PAID IN JUNE  

CITY         

I3 BANK      47,970.00

I3 BANK      185.00

EDWARD JONES             1,844.32

RATINA CRAWFORD       398.42

MINDI LAAKER               1,567.18

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

OF NEBRASKA                745.14

MUD           69.60

YOUNG & WHITE           2,512.85

ABE’S TRASH SERVICE, INC.             35.00

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 90.69

THE DAILY RECORD       440.40

OPPD          299.14

ALL MAKES  16.63

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 75.60

JEO CONSULTING, INC.  12,550.00

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       144.73

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       69.27

ALL MAKES OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. 105.42

PARKING GARAGE FOR ACCOUNTING

CONFERENCE                                   16.25

MILLERTIME PUB           31.00

MARRIOT CORNHUSKER - ACCOUNTING

CONFERENCE                150.17

INTUIT        422.50

RATINA CRAWFORD       555.08

MINDI LAAKER               1,566.52

I3 BANK      185.00

FEDERAL TAXES             6,558.66

EDWARD JONES             1,807.40

INTUIT        37.50

CITY TOTAL                 80,449.47

    

SEWER     

ONE CALL CONCEPTS     79.72

CITY OF OMAHA CASHIER               23,601.67

PEOPLE SERVICE            1,310.00

SEWER TOTAL             24,991.39

    

LIBRARY  

EMMA BOARDMAN         99.40

LISA FLAXBEARD            1,429.51

NATALIE HARTLEY         407.95

KATHRYN HUMPHREYS   1,305.77

LYDIA PILE  89.70

SHAY SNOW                  1,101.92

BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS                 548.96

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF

NEBRASKA   1,606.76

JESSICA ROWE-DESILVA 162.50

MUD           324.80

PATERA LANDSCAPING   1,898.40

ABE’S TRASH SERVICE, INC.             72.50

ALL MAKES OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. 188.22

AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES             134.68

OPPD          138.60

SAM’S CLUB MC/SYNCB  505.68

AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES             399.91

BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS                 719.07

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 180.00

INGRAM      647.92

JESSICA ROWE-DESILVA 212.50

INGRAM      175.99

SHAY SNOW                  41.87

MADE NEW MAKERSPACE                 200.00

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       97.76

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       146.96

BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS                 381.63

INGRAM      43.74

AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES             130.02

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 74.15

EMMA BOARDMAN         537.97

LISA FLAXBEARD            1,428.85

NATALIE HARTLEY         576.16

KATHRYN HUMPHREYS   1,282.93

LYDIA PILE  50.91

SHAY SNOW                  1,082.11

JESSICA ROWE-DESILVA 225.00

LIBRARY TOTAL          18,650.80

    

POLICE     

CALEB CHVALA              1,605.48

DEVIN CRINKLAW          162.54

ANDREW HILSCHER       2,369.76

JAYME IVERSEN             1,058.81

MARK NOONAN              141.40

ROSALINDA PEREZ         1,842.43

DANIEL STOCKER           1,827.40

ABIGAIL WARREN          51.39

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF

NEBRASKA   8,241.18

HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES       48.84

MUD           154.00

VERIZON     251.83

ROSA PEREZ                  74.89

ABE’S TRASH SERVICE, INC.             30.00

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 187.39

GREAT PLAINS UNIFORMS                29.50

OPPD          364.38

PRESTO - X 41.81

GREAT PLAINS UNIFORMS                164.49

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       505.19

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       292.55

CALEB CHVALA              1,605.48

DEVIN CRINKLAW          279.35

ANDREW HILSCHER       2,369.74

JAYME IVERSEN             1,058.80

ROBERT JONES              193.01

DONALD MCGUIRE         507.92

MARK NOONAN              161.21

ROSALINDA PEREZ         2,001.70

DANIEL STOCKER           1,827.42

ABIGAIL WARREN          44.05

MARK WILKINS              172.70

CUBBYS       1,515.82

VERIZON     251.83

POLICE TOTAL               31,434.29

    

PARKS      

CARTER BEHNKEN         146.83

JOHN BOHRER               1,203.23

DEREK BRECHBILL         1,492.72

TRISTEN BUHRMAN       302.34

JACOB CONLEY              2,132.60

TYLER FORTIN               302.34

NEBRASKA ARBORISTS

ASSOCIATION                192.50

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF

NEBRASKA   803.38

CUBBY’S      215.55

MUD           187.62

PORT A JOHNS INC        225.00

STRATEGIC ELECTRIC GROUP, LLC    2,258.50

VERIZON     21.27

ABE’S TRASH SERVICE, INC.             537.00

DULTMEIER SALES         12.62

ENV. DUST CONTROL OF

THE MIDWEST, INC        1,649.20

H & R CONSTRUCTION   2,472.00

NEBRASKA STATEWIDE ARBORETUM 6,600.00

MICHAEL’S   28.45

OPPD          606.86

SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY          721.60

HOTSY        374.31

MENARDS    50.36

LANG DIESEL, INC.        148.30

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       48.88

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       210.87

H&R CONSTRUCTION     19,473.00

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 46.39

HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES       555.56

PLAYGROUND GUARDIAN                 485.00

CARTER BEHNKEN         984.43

JOHN BOHRER               1,146.05

DEREK BRECHBILL         1,492.72

TRISTEN BUHRMAN       938.09

JACOB CONLEY              2,132.60

TYLER FORTIN               957.56

VERIZON     21.27

WAYFAIR    10,169.99

AMAZON.COM                379.40

AMAZON.COM                4.68

AMAZON.COM                6.52

PARKS TOTAL              61,737.59

    

STREETS   

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF

NEBRASKA   803.38

CUBBY’S      215.56

MUD           72.03

VERIZON     21.28

NEBRASKA ARBORISTS

ASSOCIATION                192.50

DULTMEIER SALES         12.63

ENV. DUST CONTROL OF THE

MIDWEST, INC               1,649.21

OPPD          4,935.17

YOUNG & WHITE LAW OFFICES       21,358.86

MICHAEL’S   28.46

SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY          45.69

HOTSY        374.31

JEO CONSULTING, INC.  4,340.00

MICHAEL TODD & COMPANY            729.92

ME COLLINS CONTRACTING              7,213.92

LANG DIESEL, INC.        148.30

MICHAEL TODD & COMPANY            466.00

MUTUAL OF OMAHA       48.88

COX BUSINESS SERVICES                 46.40

HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES       434.64

VERIZON     21.28

AMAZON.COM                126.47

AMAZON.COM                1.53

AMAZON.COM                2.17

STREETS TOTAL          43,288.59

    

                  CITY          80,449.47

                SEWER         24,991.39

               LIBRARY       18,650.80

                POLICE         31,434.29

                PARKS          61,737.59

              STREETS         43,288.59

      TOTAL OF ALL BILLS          260,552.13

 

Motion by Adams, second by Dowding to approve the Consent Agenda.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Consideration of a Preliminary and Final Plat for Ridgewood Replat 18 Lots 1-4

City Engineer Julie Ogden and Andrew Koster with TD2 presented the proposed preliminary and final plat.  Five lots will be converted to four larger lots.

Johns opened a public hearing and there were no comments.

Motion by Adams, second by Pekny to recommend the approval of the Preliminary and Final Plat.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Consideration of Revisions to the Downtown Commercial (C-3) Zoning District Regulations and to the Definitions of the Zoning Regulations

City Engineer presented the changes to the Downtown Commercial District Zoning Regulations, which also include some new definitions.

Johns opened a public hearing and there were no comments.

Motion by Bridgeford, second by Pekny to approve the changes as presented.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Ordinance No. 520 Amending the City of Bennington’s Zoning Regulations regarding Definitions and the Permitted and Conditional Uses for the C-3 Downtown Commercial Zoning District

Motion by Bridgeford, second by Adams to introduce and waive three readings of Ordinance No. 520 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF BENNINGTON’S ZONING REGULATIONS REGARDING DEFINITIONS AND SECTIONS 5.12.02 AND 5.12.03 REGARDING THE PERMITTED USES AND THE CONDITIONAL USES FOR THE C-3 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Motion by Pekny, second by Adams to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 520.  All voted in favor and the motion carried. 

2024 Fireworks Permits – Bennington Jaycees and American Legion Post #266

Motion by Adams, second by Dowding to approve the permits as presented.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Warehouse Street and Sewer Improvements

Motion by Dowding, second by Pekny to approve Pay Application #2 totaling $92,803.41 for ME Collins.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

Library, Police, Public Works, Office and Project Tracker Reports

All monthly reports are on file in the City Office.

Public Comments

Comments were made in appreciation to Public Works regarding the Bennington Daze American Legion Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ceremony, community flowers and the road to the ballfields.

Adjourn

Motion by Bridgeford, second by Pekny to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 p.m.  All voted in favor and the motion carried.

 

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