OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the emergency meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Grove; Council Members, Batcher, L. Lewis, and J. Lewis and Hayden. Also present: City Attorneys Farnham and Griffin, City Admin. Gales, Clerk Donnermeyer, Building Inspector van den Boogaart, Treasurer Sorensen, and Utility Clerk Smith. The nature of the emergency meeting was to finish the business of the April 8, 2025 meeting wherein L. Lewis, J. Lewis, and Hayden adjourned the meeting before all the remaining items on the agenda were addressed and any necessary formal action taken. All formal action taken at the emergency meeting pertained only to the emergency. 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 posting the meeting in three different places was on the council table. Wendy Deane, 207 N. Spruce Street. Ms. Deane addressed council regarding her concerns with the repairs to the city pool. She would like to see the city pool rebuilt at its current location. Mary Ann Perkins 400 W Megis St. addressed council regarding issues with brown water and the need for Douglas County to flush the hydrants. She also requested that council work together and remember that they are working for the people. Unanimously approved the agenda with removal of item number 13. Treasure gave a report on the status of the audit. There was no report from the Building Inspector. City Attorney Griffin gave a report on past, present and future TIF projects. City Attorney Farnham recommended amendments to the Comprehensive Development Plan. City Administrator Gales gave updates on the Park project, retention of an HR Consultant, and the Water Tower. Unanimously adopted and passed Resolution No. 2025-11 payment to Eriksen Const. in the amount of $292,801.50 for the water plant expansion. Unanimously approved change order no. 1 from NL&L Concrete for the Valley Lakes Business Park sanitary sewer and water main improvements. Status report on Val-haven and Ginger Woods lift stations. Unanimously approved advertising for bids for FY2025 street projects. City Attorney Farnham gave updates on Glass Lake, Library interlocal agreement and personnel matters. Mayor Grove gave a report on the state of the City. 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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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Grove called the meeting to order on April 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Grove, Council Members, Batcher, L. Lewis, J. Lewis, and Hayden. Also present: City Attorney Jeff Farnham, City Administrator Cameron Gales, Clerk Christie Donnermeyer, Building Inspector Rune van den Boogaart, Treasurer Lori Sorensen, Utility Clerk Kindra Smith, and Library Director Sami Stewart. 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. The Proof of Publication was on the council desk. Unanimously approved the agenda with the removal of item no. 15. Unanimously approved the consent agenda as follows: March 11, 2025 Work Session, March 11 and March 24, Council minutes; Treasurer’s Report, March Payroll $102509.95 & IRA $3473.34; Keno Receipts $6814.27; PeopleService Report, Minutes and/or statistics of the following boards and/or committees: Jan. 9, 2025 Library minutes, March Library statistics, March 27, 2025 Cemetery Minutes, reappointments of Kyle Held to the Library Board and Larry Bottger to the Board of Adjustments and the following bills: Services/Utilities/Insurance: Aflac 324.78; Amazon Business 536.56; Assoc for Rural & Small Libraries 75.00; Ben Tysor 301.00; Black Hills 1814.99; Cardinal HR 1625.00; Century Link 41.75; Cintas 284.88; Complete Tactical 2000.00; Creative Planning 2175.00; DataShield 149.28; Diamond Mowers 115.46; Douglas Cnty Environ 7492.00; Douglas Cnty Treas 2062.36; Eagle Engineering 38526.53; Eakes 248.97; Electric Pump 34846.75; EVO 4300.61; Farnham & Griffin 20889.77; FiveNines 8706.20; FP Finance Program 152.95; Granicus (SmartGov) 8483.18; Great Plains Comm 716.72; JEO Consult 5511.25; Matzen Cleaning 825.00; Mutual of Omaha 1606.61; Neb State Patrol 2990.63; Neb Sweeping 4614.82; OPPD 17529.03; PeopleService 34824.00; Retirement Plan 399.66; The Daily Record 577.98; Durham Museum 200.00; US Postal Service 350.00; Verizon 820.54; Waste Connections 345.90; Widhelm, J 1800.00; YMCA 50.00; Young’s Service 188.00; Supplies/Equipment: Baker & Taylor 894.97; Bound to Stay Bound 235.68; Cappel Auto Supply 853.18; First Neb Credit Card 3529.30; Flat River Arms 4214.00; Fleet 155.55; FP Postage 500.00; Great Plains Uniforms 433.96; Host Coffee Service 29.96; JD Financial 2442.20; JP Cooke 40.01; Lakeshore 86.22; Love’s 1165.44; Menards Elkhorn 51.78; Menards Fremont 238.33; Midwest Tape 443.14; NMC – Omaha HQ 209.63; Publication Printing 951.20; Rob’s Oil 1135.67; Bond/Loan/TIF Payments: BOK Financial 34810.00; BOK Financial 28581.11; Bell Bank Equip Finance 22392.65; FNB/bond 5962.50; FNB/bond 5962.50; Reimburse/Refund: Dohrman K 35.76; Gales, C 210.14; Grove, C 200.00; Hrbek, Sr. T 78.50; Landmark Performance 1000.00; LIM Const 1150.00; Midwest Dwellings 1000.00; Sampson, G 106.75; Thompson & Sons 500.00. The Mayor read the following proclamations: National Library Week, Arbor Day and Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Unanimously approved moving forward with the procurement process for bids for repairs to the City Pool. Unanimously approved to provide a pool party for the DC West’s Prom Committee’s request if the pool is open. Unanimously passed and adopted Res. No. 2025-02 denying the conditional use permit request of Jerry Smith. Unanimously moved to table Ord. No. 836 amending zoning regulations relating to shouses/barndominiums for further clarification from the Building Inspector. Unanimously moved to table Res. No. 2025-10 interlocal agreement between Douglas County Libraries and Valley City Library for more information from the City Attorney. Discussion was held regarding a potential violation of the Open Meetings Act wherein Mayor Grove and Council President Batcher removed themselves from the meeting. Approved adjourning 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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