OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on October 8, 2024. Present were Mayor Grove, Council Members, Batcher, Lewis, TenEyck, and Ueckert. Also present: City Attorneys Jeff Farnham and Andrea Griffin, City Administrator Cameron Gales, Clerk Christie Donnermeyer, Building Inspector Rune van den Boogaart. Mayor Grove noted the location of the open meetings act, and stated one copy of all reproducible written material to be discussed at this meeting is available for examination or copying. No one spoke during the visitors/correspondence. Unanimously approved the agenda. Unanimously approved the consent agenda as follows: Treasurer’s Report, Sept. Payroll $106410.64 & IRA $8683.18; Keno Receipts $7589.16; PeopleService Report, Minutes and/or statistics of the following boards and/or committees: Sept. Cemetery; July Library minutes; Sept. Library statistics; Aug. Planning Commission minutes; and the following bills: Services/Utilities/Insurance/Memberships: Accufund 2565.00; AFLAC 324.78; Baker & Taylor 841.25; Black Hills Energy 363.27; CenturyLink 40.46; Cintas 361.90; Creative Planning 2235.00; DataShield 95.00; Diamond Maps 408.00; Electric Pump 2121.25; Farnham & Griffin 9286.08; First Neb Bank 1437.26; FiveNines 4583.30; FP Finance 152.95; Great Plains 919.20; Host Coffee 29.96; JD Financial 298.06; JEO Consulting 1828.75; LARM 136487.85; Michael Matzen 825.00; NDEE 1031.25; Neb Library Assn 60.00; Neb Sweeping 3288.54; Olmsted & Perry 2755.00; OPPD 20339.34; PeopleService 33485.00; Retirement Plan Consultants 2437.51; The Daily Record 811.60; Vrba Const 51,168.16; Wast Connections 295.82; Waste Management 44.64; YMCA 60.00; Supplies/Equipment: Amazon Business 1132.66; Bauer Built 898.24; Bound to Stay Bound 310.87; Cappel Auto 461.60; CK Parking Lot 15250.00; Code 2 Canine Services 1311.81; Core & Main 5164.00; Eakes 220.63; Gene Steffey 82.62; H&K Concrete 3180.00; Love’s 2183.24; Leak Investigators 675.00; Menards-Elkhorn 22.98; Menards-Fremont 207.29; Midwest Tape 222.18; Rob’s Oil 3376.88; Sunset Law Enforcement 6164.10; Valley Ace Hardware 48.92; Wiese Plumbing 3801.37; Bond/TIF Payments: FNB/Bond 5962.50; FNB/Bond 5962.50; Mallard 124863.53; Bluewater 280142.10; Reimburse/Refund: Art of Craftsman 1300.00; Bell, L 91.75; Beutler, C 112.43; Bliss, Q 10.00; BW Hwy LLC 13.13; Chambliss, M 21.37; Charles Thomas 1150.00; Colony Homes 87.47; Curt Hofer 150.00; Desperado Farms 1000.00; G Lee Homes 1000.00; Graham T 87.47; Grundman C 56.97; Icon Homes 150.00; Ken Oster Homes 150.00; Landmark 384.00; Larry Peterson Const 150.00; MacLaughlin, V 24.52; Mangold, R 26.47; Maxim Ent 1000.00; Midwest Dwellings 2300.00; Ohri, S 160.00; Prairie Homes 150.00; Quismondo, D 89.79; Rustic8 LLC 13.83; Sierra Homes 1000.00; Sorys 500.00; Sunde, V 10.00; Williams, L 105.60. Unanimously approved and adopted First Nebraska Bank as the official depository. Unanimously approved the Special Designated Liquor Licenses request of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9897 for 2025 fundraisers. Mayor Grove turned the meeting over to Council President John Batcher for the next agenda item number 10. Unanimously approved the street closer request of Valley Days Foundation for the Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Market. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-54 Operation Green Light for Veterans. Unanimously approved the site design waiver request from DC West Community Schools. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-55 Still Water Lake Phase 1 releasing ILOC funds. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-56 Still Water Lake Phase 2 releasing ILOC funds. Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 822 amending the future land use map. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-57 approving Blight/Substandard designation Prominence Global (Catalina). Unanimously approved motion to recess and convene as the Community Development Agency. No report was given by PeopleService. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-58 application for payment no. 3 from Vrba Construction in the amount of $22,498.10 for Ginger Cove Lift Station No. 3 upgrades. Unanimously approved motion to advertise for bids for the water treatment plant expansion project. Status updates were given on the following: Val-haven (Southwest No. 2), Ginger Woods No. 2 lift station improvements, Valley Lakes Business Park and Catalina (Prominence Global). City Attorney gave updates on the following projects: Prominence Global (Catalina) personnel matters, miscellaneous matters, facilities corporation, closing on the fire department building purchase, and Valley Lakes Business park. Mayor reported on the following: new utility clerk, MAPA safety audit walk, Facebook budget and tax request factsheet post, and DC West sports complex groundbreaking. Unanimously passed motion to adjourn. I certify that the above represents a factual account of the proceedings of the Valley City Council. A complete transcript of the minutes is available in the office of the City Clerk during regular business hours.

Attest: Christie Donnermeyer,

City Clerk

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