OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on September 10, 2024. Present were Mayor Grove; Council Members, Batcher, Lewis, TenEyck, and Ueckert, City Attorney Jeff Farnham, City Administrator Cameron Gales, 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. Jim Theissen, Jr., addressed council with concerns regarding awarding of contracts; a contractor working on City projects with no valid plates on their truck is a safety hazard and the requirement for same; the number of hours the Police Chief is working; no officer by the school during the hours of when students are arriving and leaving school; the current location of the K-9 and how much is the cost for the K-9 to be housed with the trainer. Unanimously approved the agenda.  Unanimously approved the consent agenda as follows Treasurer’s Report, August Payroll $122419.37 & IRA $3520.98; Keno Receipts $9519.79; PeopleService Report, Minutes and/or statistics of the following boards and/or committees: August Library statistics; July 16 Planning Commission; approval of reappointment of Everett Lerew to the Cemetery Board; and the following bills: Services/Utilities/Insurance/Memberships:  AFLAC 432.24; Arbor Day Foundation 20.00; Bishop Business 5000.00; Black Hills 484.45; CenturyLink 41.89; Comm 1st Nat Bnk 5053.87; Cox 525.25; DataShield 140.00; Eagle Engineering 24874.99; Farnham & Griffin 8837.20; First Neb Bank Credit Card 2394.74; FiveNines 4572.37; Fremont Utility 59390.33; Host Coffee 86.88; Great Plains 917.75; JEO 832.50; MS Wiekhorst 6725.00; MS Wiekhorst 22175.00; NDEE 300.00; Nebraska Library Comm 500.00; Neb Sweeping 3288.54; OPPD 21044.36; PeopleService 33485.00; Quinn Jeff 250.00; The Daily Record 295.24; Three Rivers Clerks Assn 10.00; Twin Rivers 14111.65; Wast Connections 279.06; Supplies/Equipment: Ace 164.67; Advanced Heating 536.66; Amazon Business 51.18; American Pipeline 52770.00; American Rooter 2057.52; Auqa Chem 797.90; Baker & Taylor 1384.57; B&B Tech 4.93; Bil-Den Glass 251.00; Bound to Stay Boud 294.59; Cappel Auto 82.99; Cintas 610.50; Digital Ally 7796.00; Dawson Tire 1712.66; Eakes 836.19; Elan City 95.00; Everett’s 2937.06; FP Finance Program 152.95; Gene Steffy 212.89; JD Car Wash 101.15; John Deer 441.31; John Mowrey 3763.00; Lakeshore 458.00; Lanoha 275.95; Lien 92.00; Lincoln Winwater 1740.55; Love’s 2648.75; Mark Mathews Ent 3182.50; Martin Marietta 234.15; Michael Matzen 825.00; Midwest Tape 1655.17; Menards – Fremont 234.58; NMC Omaha 5979.12; Omaha Children’s Museum 550.00; Playaway Products 675.88; Storey Kenworthy 338.87; Trekk 3300.00; Valley Ace 49.95; Valley Corp 236.25; Vrba Const 12969.53; Vrba Const 3956.77; Waste Management 53.48; West-E-Con 3340.32; Wiese Plubming 945.00;  Bond/TIF Payments: FNB/Bond 5962.50; FNB/Bond 5962.50; Reimburse/Refund: Prairie Homes 1000.00; Fricke B 1000.00; Onaj Const 1000.00; Landmark 834.00; Kruger K 38.83; Casper K 81.75; Jones T 64.09; Mcengel 150.00; Buckland Homes 150.00; Art of a Craftsman 150.00; Kerrigan P 150.00; Gaffney D 150.00; Stone T 123.73; Majestic Homes 150.00; Maxim Ent 150.00; G Lee Homes 150.00; LIM Const 81.75; Ideal Designs 150.00. Unanimously approved the request for DC West to close streets for the homecoming parade. Unanimously approved the renewal of the PeopleService Operation and Maintenance Agreement. Unanimously approved the engagement letter from Bland & Assoc for FY 24 audit work. Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 816 ratifying Ordinance No. 796 the Annual Appropriation Bill.  Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 817 General Obligation Highway Allocation Fund Pledge Bond. Passed and adopted Ordinance No. 818 creating the City of Valley Leasing Corporation.  Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 819 Amending the Zoning regulations. Unanimously approved the preliminary plat from Prominence Global, LLC (Catalina).  Unanimously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 820 adopting the 2023 National Electrical Code.  Discussion was held regarding the water tower bladder replacement and the further need for further discussion.  PeopleService projects update.  Unanimously passed motion to approve change order no. 1 from Western Engineering. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-50 application from payment no. 4 from Western Engineering Co. Unanimously passed motion to approve change order no. 1 from Metro Driveway Replacement, LLC, Inc. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-51 application for payment no. 2 from Metro Driveway Replacement, LLC. Unanimously passed and adopted Resolution No. 2024-52 application for payment no. 3 from Metro Driveway Replacement, LLC. Status updates were given on various projects. City attorney gave updates on various projects. Mayor reported on Vally PD passing accreditation program, status of budget workshops and hearing, MAPA Block Walk, and hiring a utility clerk. Upcoming items were announced. 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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