CITY OF VALLEY

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

OF

ORDINANCE NO. 836

Public notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Valley, Nebraska, held at 7:00 o’clock P.M. on May 13, 2025 the following ordinance was passed and adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 836

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND EXISTING SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF VALLEY ZONING REGULATIONS RELATING TO SHOUSES, ALSO KNOWN AS BARNDOMINIUMS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.

Said Ordinance No. 836 is hereby published in pamphlet form, copies of which are available for public inspection and distribution at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall in the City of Valley, Nebraska (203 N. Spruce Street).

Christie Donnermeyer, City Clerk

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CITY OF VALLEY

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

OF

ORDINANCE NO. 837

Public notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Valley, Nebraska, held at 7:00 o’clock P.M. on May 13, 2025 the following ordinance was passed and adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 837

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VALLEY, NEBRASKA, REPEALING SECTION 31.22 OF THE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REVISED SECTION 31.22 PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT, RELATING TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.

Said Ordinance No. 837 is hereby published in pamphlet form, copies of which are available for public inspection and distribution at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall in the City of Valley, Nebraska (203 N. Spruce Street).

Christie Donnermeyer, City Clerk

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on May 13, 2025. Present were Mayor Grove; Council Members, Batcher, L. Lewis, J. Lewis, and Hayden. Also present: City Attorneys Jeff Farnham and Andrea Griffin, City Administrator Cameron Gales, Clerk Christie Donnermeyer, Building Inspector Rune van den Boogaart, Treasurer Lori Sorensen, and Utility Clerk Kindra Smith. 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. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Proof of Publication was on the council desk. Gary Smith would like no parking signs in front of his house to keep people from using that space to park during baseball games. Roger Bevington brought a water sample with him and requested that the brown water issues be addressed and fixed. Unanimously approved agenda. Unanimously approve consent agenda as follows: April 8 and 15, 2025, Council minutes; Treasurer’s Report, April Payroll $95232.38 & IRA $3255.36; Keno Receipts $6829.22; PeopleService Report, Minutes and/or statistics of the following boards and/or committees: March 13, 2025 Library minutes, April Library statistics, March 18, 2025 Planning Commission minutes; reappointments of Jim Tomanek and Scott Burke to the Planning Commission; approval of SDL application from American Legion Post #58 for July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, and Dec. 20, 2025 fundraisers. and the following bills: Services/Utilities/Insurance: Accufund $1700.00; Aflac $251.22; American Legal Publishing $890.00; Black Hills $855.95; Bland & Assoc $5000.00; Century Link $41.78; Creative Planning $11075.00; DataShield $99.64; DC West School $75.00; Douglas Cnty Env Ser $4544.00; Farnham & Griffin $11327.50; FiveNines $5317.90; FP Finance $152.96; Fremont Dept Utilities $53363.38; Great Plains Comm $1397.67; Meco-Henne $357912.00; Medi-Waste Disposal $150.00; Matzen Cleaning $825.00; Mutual of Omaha $1463.91; Neb. Sweeping $3968.49; OPPD $17447.01; PeopleService $34824.00; Verizon $1206.54; Waste Conn $303.40; YMCA $100.00; Supplies/Equipment: Advanced Heating $350.00; Amazon Business $1116.84; Baker & Taylor $767.58; Bauer Built $272.00; Bizco Tech $9428.00; Cappel Auto $55.99; Cintas $602.74; Core & Main $26760.40; Cornhusker International $1382.81; Eakes $971.46; Electric Pump $3961.25; Everett’s Auto $614.27; FNB Credit Card $2663.30; Fremont Winnelson $151.35; Great Plains Uniforms $970.20; Helena Agri $1800.39; Host Coffee $197.96; JD Car Wash $124.95; Lakeshore $860.14; Lanoha $989.95; Love’s $2331.50; Menards – Fremont $329.15; Michael Todd Supply $94.99; Midwest Alarm $12749.32; Midwest Tape $25.49; Murphy Tractor $2005.12; Omaha Door & Window $914.75; Pavers Inc $285.57; Publication Printing $148.40; Rob’s Oil Co $1441.77; Stanzel Mow & Snow $795.00; The Daily Record $526.55; Trade Well Pallet $180.00; Tree Top Products $33849.92; Uline $1500.43; Valley Ace $700.93; Vrba Const $14604.20; Wiese Plumbing $8648.45; Bond/Loan/TIF Payments: FNB/bond $5962.50; FNB/bond $5962.50; Reimburse/Refund: Adams, B $136.08; Art of Craftsman $1000.00; Clark, T $154.05; Eagle Eye Ent $500.00; Echelon Homes $150.00; Falcone Homes $1150.00; Frontier Builders $1150.00; G Lee Homes $1150.00; Hunt Home $500.00; J Nielsen Const. $1150.00; LIM Const $1000.00; Prairie Const $1000.00; Valmont $1545.15. Unanimously supported the 2025 Rollin’ to Colon Annual Bike Ride. Unanimously approved the Valley Suburban Fire District street closure and use of 4 road closure signs. Mayor Grove turned the meeting over to Council President John Batcher for the next item. Unanimously approved Valley Days Foundation request for $5,000 of Keno funds for the Valley Days events. Unanimously approved Mallard Landing Lake Community request for fireworks display and street closure on July 5. Unanimously approved Ginger Cove Block party request June 21 and street closure. The Mayor read the following proclamations: International Building Safety Month; Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and National Police Week; and Mental Health Month. Chief Martinez recognized the following Officers: Geoffrey Willmann for his dedication and contribution to the department; Austin Kelley for his exemplary dedication to the community; and Brandon Adams as the recipient of the 2025 MADD Hero Award. Passed and adopted Ord. No. 837 responsibilities of the Public Works Superintendent. Consented to appointment of Public Works Superintendent. Tabled Res. No. 202510 Interlocal Agreement between Douglas County Libraries and Valley City Library. Unanimously passed and adopted Res. No. 2025-12 Interlocal Agreement with Douglas Sarpy Mutual Aid and Valley Police Department. Unanimously adopted MAPA Safe Streets for All MOU. Failed to pass Human Resources Consultant firm Cardinal HR. Unanimously approved the upgrade to the meter reading system. Unanimously passed and adopted Ord. No. 836 zoning regulations relating to shouses/barndominiums. Annual audit report reviewed. Building and Zoning received approval to pursue and bring recommendations for a code compliance firm to the next meeting. Updates provided by Mike Adair from PeopleService on meter, MXUs, and meter readings. Unanimously passed and adopted Res. No. 2025-13 payment of $72524.25 to Eriksen Const for water treatment plant. Unanimously passed and adopted Res. No. 2025-14 payment of $79915.50 to Vrba Const for Val-haven and Ginger Woods lift stations. Unanimously passed and adopted Res. No. 2025-15 payment of $101242.00 to JEM Restoration for Ginger Cove Bridge repainting. Unanimously approved waiving Section 5.30 Minimum Design Standards for minimum pavement width for Park and Platte Streets. Unanimously awarded bid to 2 the T Const. LLC for the FY2025 street project of paving Park and Platte Streets. Unanimously approved changed order no. 1 from 2 the T Const, LLC in the amount of $33600.00 for concrete replacement street projects. Approved awarding bid to Wiese Plumbing in the amount of $113890.00 for City swimming pool repairs. Unanimously approved advertising for bids for water main replacement at Park and Platte streets. Updates were provided on Valley Lakes Business Park and Valley Landing. Updates were provided on Flatwater Estates/Champion Shores, Glass Lake. Valley PD received a good audit report regarding cont. education, awarded Tree City, pickle ball courts opening May 16. Phase one of park renovation near completion. Unanimously moved to go into closed session to discuss strategy for threatened litigation. Unanimously moved to reconvene. Unanimously moved 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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