OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF

THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Grove; council members, Batcher, Lewis, TenEyck, and Ueckert. Also present: City Attorney Andrea Giffin, Interim City Administrator Dave Ptak, Clerk Christie Donnermeyer, Treasurer Lori Sorensen, Building Inspector Rune Van den Boogaart, Public Works Superintendent Doug Eggen.

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.

Agenda approved unanimously; Consent Agneda approved unanimously Items on the consent agenda were Treasurer’s Report, April/May Payroll $129,694.43 & IRA $13,999.69; Keno Receipts $7,709.44; PeopleService Report, April Library statistics; Reappointment of Betty Wilmer to the Cemetery Board; and the following bills: Services/Utilities/Insurance/Memberships: Accufund 312.00; Advanced Heating 160.50; AFLAC 04.70; Amazon Business 793.30; American Legal Pub 745.00; Baker & Taylor 460.69; Bamboo 356.93; BCBS 12419.17; Black Hills Energy 806.07; Cox Business 525.27; Durham Museum 200.00; Eagle Engineer 89094.18; Elkhorn Auto 1218.79; Everetts Auto 289.95; Farnham & Griffin 5114.00; First Book 138.45; First Neb 2614.56; FiveNines 7148.81; Fontenelle Forest 300.00; Fremont Dept Utilities 44912.57; Great Plains Comm 940.88; Gretna Small Engine 12.82; JEO Consulting 24688.75; Morgan White 1302.26; Municipal Code Services 300.00; Olmsted & Perry 28378.57; Omaha Childrens Museum 208.33; One Office Solution 409.70; OPPD 15745.90; PeopleService 33485.00; Scholastic Inc 184.60; The Daily Record 797.95; Thomson Reuters-West 179.97; Verizon 846.04; Vrba Const 8205.00; Xpress Bill Pay 592.27; Supplies/Equipment: Ace Outdoor Parts 205.95; All Flags 504.08; Alcohol Counter measure Sys 129.80; Aqua-Chem 3730.53; Bomgaars 319.98; Bound to Stay Bound 89.53; Cappel Auto 122.53; Cintas 346.73; Core & Main 5818.96; Cornhusker State Ind 116.20; Datashield Corp 1095.00; DEMCO 164.28; Diamond Vogel 377.95; Dicks Valley Market 13.77; Douglas County Environ 4215.00; Eakes Office Solutions 340.31; Great Plains Uniforms 1485.57; Helena Agri-Ent LLC 1435.95; Host Coffee 202.79; IBTS 150.00; Iowa Pump Works 1037.16; Jetco 1458.86; JD’s Car Wash 114.75; Jones Auto 15912.13; Knight’s Mobile Detailing 250.00; Kriz-Maw 2150.00; Lincoln Winwater Works 770.82; Love’s 1871.67; Menards-Elkhorn 147.38; Menards-Fremont 1048.24; Michael Matzen 1035.00; Midwest Alarm 1863.90; Nebraska Sweeping 3800.97; OPPD 15745.90; Pioneer Underground Sprinkler 640.00; Publication Printing 148.30; Rolloffs 190.00; S Wiekhorst 14725.00; Stanzel’s Mow & Snow 2575.00; Trekk Design 4817.50; UNL Market Place 100.00; USPS 568.18; Valley Ace 708.97; Waste Connections 279.06; Bond/TIF Payments: FNB/bond 5962.50; FNB/bond 5962.50, Bluewater TIF 379599.43; Mallard TIF 125403.51; Reimburse/Refund: Brown, E 150.00; Charles Thomas Homes 1000.00; Charles Thomas Homes 150.00; Curt Hofer & Assoc 1000.00; Colony Homes 1000.00; Hempel, M. 25.00; Midwest Dwellings 106.65; Prairie Homes 1000.00; Ptak, D 240.18; Smith, Brett 77.58; Van den Boogaart, R 89.96.

Friends of the Valley Public Library appeared before council with a request to close 2nd Street for Summer reading kickoff party. Unanimously passed motion to close street. Valley Fire Department appeared before council with a request to close West Church St. between Locust St and walnut Street for Summer Open house. Unanimously passed motion to close street. Valley Days Foundation appeared before council with a sponsorship request of $5,000 and to host Culpepper & Merriweather Circus in City Park. Unanimously passed motion for sponsorship and host circus in City Park. Station to Station Run appeared before council with a request to approve the October 19, 2024, run. Unanimously passed motion to approve the run. Waterloo-Valley Recreation Association appeared before council with a request to rename Legion Field to Chris Frank Field, Frost Family Stadium. Unanimously passed motion to rename field. A Proclamation was read by Mayor Grove renaming Legion Field to Chris Frank Field, Frost Family Stadium.  Ginger Cove Common Area Company appeared before council with a request to close Ginger Cove Entrance on July 3 for annual fireworks show. Unanimously passed motion to close street. Valley Community Historical Society appeared before council with a request to approve the Lease Agreement for the area of the City Park adjacent to their building. Unanimously passed motion to approve and sign lease agreement.  Valley Community Historical Society appeared before council with a request to host music and permission to obtain a special designated liquor license for BYOB. The council advised they are open to considering the idea but will require the Historical Society board of directors put forth a more formal proposal before taking action.  The following Proclamations were read by Mayor Grove Peace Officer’s Memorial and National Police Week and International Building Safety Month. Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 809 amending Ordinance NO. 799 relating to the salaries of the employees of the City of Valley. Building Inspector appeared before council with a request to approve the proposal from Shums Coda Building Code Consulting. Unanimously passed motion to approve proposal. City Park Renovation, Phase 1, JEO Consulting appeared before council to request to have the park renovation phase 1 sent out for bids. Unanimously passed motion to send park renovations phase 1 out for bids.Valley Lakes Business Park Predevelopment Cost Agreement was presented to council for approval. Unanimously passed motion to approve the Predevelopment Cost Agreement. Valley Landing Preliminary Plat was presented to council for approval. Unanimously passed motion to approve the preliminary plat. Valley Landing Predevelopment Cost Agreement was presented to council for approval. Unanimously passed motion to approve the Predevelopment Cost Agreement. Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 810 Black Hills Energy Franchise Agreement. Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No 811 establishing a franchise fee on natural gas companies operating in the City. Bland & Associates revised agreement was presented to council for approval. Unanimously passed motion to approve revised agreement. LIGHT – BlueCross BlueShield 9% premium increase was presented to council for approval. Unanimously passed motion to approve premium increase. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-33 conditional use permit for a quarry for sand and gravel extraction. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-34 conditional use permit to erect temporary asphalt plant with material piles. PeopleService update on ice pigging. Water Tower Project: Chemical Feed Equipment Replacement - Unanimously passed a motion to approve Change Order No. 4 the addition of a second chlorine day tank and scale; unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-27 for payment to Neuvirth in the amount of $25,712.94; Unanimously passed a motion to accept close out documents; Backwash Waste Recovery Project: Unanimously passed a motion to approve Change Order No. 2 conversion of the work directive changes and miscellaneous items; unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-28 for payment to Neuvirth in the amount of $118,982.99; Unanimously passed a motion to approve Change Order No. 3 for addition of a variable frequency drive to backwash waste pump number 1; Repainting Project: Unanimously passed a motion to approve Change Order No. 3 for additional work to repair deteriorated steel plates in bottom of tower; unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-29 for payment to Onyx in the amount of $85,592.33; project updates on future closeout schedule, changes, State inspections. Unanimously passed a motion to approve Change Order No. 1 for a decrease in the amount of $12,296.40; Passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-30 authorizing United Republic Bank to disburse to NL&L Concrete the sum of $202,349.22 and to City of Valley for engineering fees the sum of $1,474.89 for Stillwater Lake Phase 1 paving and storm sewer improvements. Passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-31 authorizing United Republic Bank to disburse to NL&L Concrete the sum of $72,758.37 and to City of Valley for engineering fees the sum of $1,525.59 for Stillwater Lake Phase 1 street paving. Passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-32 authorizing United Republic Bank to disburse to NL&L Concrete the sum of $268,146.02 and to City of Valley for engineering fees the sum of $16,168.48 for Stillwater Lake Phase 2 street paving. Unanimously passed motion to approve proposal from Titus Wastewater Solutions for order equipment in the amount of $46,200.00. Unanimously passed motion to approve proposal from American Pipe Solutions for ice pigging water mains in the amount of $52,770.00. Mayor Grove reported the following: Planning Commission meeting; Valley Days Foundation meeting.

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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