NOTICE OF MEETING

CITY OF RALSTON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Ralston, Nebraska, will be held at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in the Council Chambers at Ralston City Hall, 5500 S. 77th Street, Ralston, NE.  An agenda, which is kept continuously current is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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Ralston City Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The complete minutes are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during regular business hours or on the City’s website at www.cityofralston.com.

The Ralston City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM at Ralston City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  Roll was called with the following present: Council members President Kavanaugh, Krause, Brousek, Kjar, and Preis. Absent: Mayor Groesser and Fideline. 

The agenda was available at City Hall for public inspection and posted prior to the meeting.  The legal notice for the meeting was published in the Daily Record.  Claims listed are approved and part of these minutes.

Pastor Jim Haack, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church gave the invocation. President Kavanaugh welcomed the press and guests. Kavanaugh said the meeting is subject to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.  A copy of the Act is posted at the rear of the Council Chambers and is available to view on the City’s website at www.cityofralston.com.

The City Council reviewed the following items under the consent agenda.  Approval of City Council Minutes from December 19th and January 2nd  Council Meetings; Approval of Claims; Financial Statements – December 31, 2023; Liberty First Credit Union Arena Financial Statements for period ending November 30, 2023;Department Head and/or Commission Reports.  Moved and  seconded to approve the Consent Agenda.  Aye: Kavanaugh,  Krause, Preis, Kjar, and Brousek. Nay: None.  Absent:  Fideline. Motion carried.

Freshman reported on the successful submittal to FEMA. Peña noted the library had a sprinkler burst and a leak in the roof. Leonardo reported that the  Police Department collected eighty Food for Fine items. Leonardo noted they issued 146 citations and 63 warning defect tickets during the month of December. Schulz reported on upcoming events scheduled at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena noting they had to reschedule two Lancer Hockey games due to weather. Roeder reported working on the 2024 event schedule and planning for a plant exchange in February. 

Hoppe reported that Embris GROUP secured $600,000 in grants for the Ralston Creek project. $300,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and $300,000 from the Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment 319 program. 

President Kavanaugh read and signed a proclamation for National Mentoring Month. 

Krause introduced resolution 2024-01. Kelly read Resolution 2024-01 by title only:  RESOLUTION IN  SUPPORT OF HARRY BOSSARD AMERICAN  LEGION POST 32 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL  Moved and seconded to approve Resolution 2024-01 .  Hoppe noted that the commander for Post 32, Ted Pafford, approached the city asking if the City of Ralston would support  recognizing  Post 32 as Ralston’s American Legion Veterans organization. On a roll call vote, the following votes were recorded on the electronic voting board. Aye:  Kavanaugh, Krause, Preis, Kjar, and Brousek. Nay: None.  Absent:  Fideline. Motion carried.

Moved and seconded the appointment of Amanda Peña and Shelly Stotts to the Ralston Arts and Creative District Board. Aye:  Krause, Preis, Kjar, Brousek, and Kavanaugh. Nay: None.  Absent:  Fideline. Motion carried.

Public Comment:  None. Council Comment: Krause asked about cleaning up the snow and snow plows possibly causing some damage.  Hoppe responded that Public Works goes out in the spring and do the best they can situation by situation.  There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 5:52 PM. The next meeting is Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 5:30 PM. 

/s/Maura Kelly, City Clerk

/s/Donald A. Groesser, Mayor

Claims – January 16, 2024: aa wheel & truck supply, llc, supplies, $8.71, access systems leasing, copiers, $2,526.73, action batteries,inc, supplies, $69.95, aflac, insurance, $773.22, agrivision equipment group, lease, $268.52, american united life insurance company, insurance, $1,183.03, atlantic engineering group, contractors, $5,037.20, black hills energy, utilities, $2,511.54, blackstone publishing, printing, $153.58, bmi janitorial group, cleaning services, $2,275.00, bohling,timothy, reimbursement, $48.89, caselle,inc, program, $903.00, cengage learning inc, activities, $46.50, cox business services, internet, $851.09, digital express, printing, $221.11, donald ficenec, lawyer fees, $5,000.00, earnest construction group inc, contractors, $70,358.18, embris group llc, engineers, $231.25, enterprise fm trust, trust, $9,241.29, experian, reports, $27.00, fireguard,inc, services, $155.00, first interstate bank mastercard, credit card, $8,419.92, galls, name plates, $60.16, general code, code, $2,866.00, geotab usa,inc, camera system, $134.75, hdr architetecture inc, engineers,$7,940.00, houghton bradford whitted pc, llo, $1,500.00, integrated msp, tech services, $9,276.99, jeo consulting group,inc, $18,390.00, john deere financial, lease, $957.66, johnson hardware co, parts, $925.00, jones automotive,inc, $135.16, league association of risk mgmt, league, $16,693.37, menards-ralston, supplies, $1,141.40, michael todd & co,inc, materials, $698.68, motorala solutions,inc, records, $2,400.00, mud-utilities, utilities, $138.87, napa auto parts, parts, $66.35, nebraska iowa industrial fasteners corp, materials, $3.67, nebraska department of revenue, taxes, $144,677.00, nebraska iowa supply co inc, fuel, $1,755.20, omaha public power district, utilities, $12,435.92, one call concepts, inc, locates, $205.90, papillion sanitation waste connections, trash, $1,022.55, police officers assoc of ne, membership, $300.00, project control, engineers, $613.50, r&s press,inc, printing, $230.00, ralston area chamber of commerce, membership, $385.00, ralston automotive, repair shop, $139.39, richard hoppe, reimbursement, $86.39, robertson properties, llc, lease, $682.00, sarpy county sheriffs office, dues, $200.00, seiler instrument & manufact, equipment, $6,626.15, state of ne motor fuels, dues, $93.00, the daily record, news, $399.08, trans union risk & alternative, parts, $75.00, trede electric & lighting,inc, electricians, $820.00, verizon wireless, phones, $2,057.05.

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