CITY OF RALSTON

NOTICE OF MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Ralston, Nebraska, will be held at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in the Council Chambers at Ralston City Hall. An agenda, which is kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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CITY OF RALSTON

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Ralston City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the 1st reading of Ordinance No. 1300, an ordinance amending the Ralston Municipal Code, pertaining to parking time limits.  Public comments will be accepted.  An agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 5500 S. 77th Street, Ralston, Nebraska 68127. Written comments should be addressed to the City Clerk at the above address.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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CITY OF RALSTON

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Ralston City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the 1st reading of Ordinance No. 1301, an ordinance amending the Ralston Municipal Code, revising the Board of Health.  Public comments will be accepted.  An agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 5500 S. 77th Street, Ralston, Nebraska 68127. Written comments should be addressed to the City Clerk at the above address.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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CITY OF RALSTON

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Ralston City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 1299, an ordinance amending the Ralston Municipal Code, dealing with parking snow routes.  Public comments will be accepted.  An agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 5500 S. 77th Street, Ralston, Nebraska 68127. Written comments should be addressed to the City Clerk at the above address.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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CITY OF RALSTON

NOTICE OF PASSAGE AND

PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Ralston, Nebraska at their regular meeting on January 18, 2022 passed and approved Ordinance No. 1298 in pamphlet form:

ORDINANCE NO. 1298

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE; ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 12, CHAPTER 6, REGULATION OF MINI-PIGS TO THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE; TO REPEAL ALL PROVISIONS OF THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH ARE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND TO AUTHORIZE THAT SAID ORDINANCE BE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM.

Copies of the ordinance are available at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 5500 S. 77th Street, Ralston, NE  68127.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

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Ralston City Council

Regular Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The complete minutes are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during regular business hours or on the City’s website at www.cityofralston.com.

The Ralston City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM at Ralston City Hall.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll was called with the following present:  Council President Krause, Council members Brousek, Kavanaugh, and Preis. Mayor Groesser and Council members Sanchez and Fideline were absent. The agenda was available at City Hall for public inspection and posted prior to the meeting.  The legal notice for the meeting was published in the Omaha Daily Record.  Claims listed are approved and part of these minutes.

Pastor Greg Berger, Messiah Lutheran Church, gave the invocation.  Council President Krause welcomed the press and guests. Krause said the meeting is subject to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.  A copy of the Act is posted at the rear of the Council Chambers and is available to view on the City’s website at www.cityofralston.com.

Reviewed the following items under the consent agenda. Minutes from the December 21, 2021 regular City Council meeting; Claims; and Department Head and/or Commission Reports.  Moved and seconded to approve the Consent Agenda.  Aye:  Brousek, Kavanaugh, Preis and Krause.  Nay:  None.  Absent:  Sanchez and Fideline. Motion carried.

Hoppe thanked Dittmer’s and Leonardo’s teams for their work over the holiday weekend in regards to Holiday Magic. There has been some success with the text my gov application and about 300 people have signed up for the snow notification feature. 

Kavanaugh introduced Ordinance No. 1298.  Kelly read Ordinance No. 1298 by title only:  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE; ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 12, CHAPTER 6, REGULATION OF MINI-PIGS TO THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE; TO REPEAL ALL PROVISIONS OF THE RALSTON MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH ARE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND TO AUTHORIZE THAT SAID ORDINANCE BE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM.

George Sevick, 8001 Main Street, spoke against changing the Ordinance. Cassandra Steinmark, 7756 Main Street, spoke in favor of the Ordinance.  She has spoken at the City Council meetings several times.  Kevin is a mini-pig which falls into the definition of what a domestic animal is. Cloe Hammel, 5115 S. 79th Ave. spoke in favor of the Ordinance. 

Moved and seconded to table Ordinance No. 1298 to the January 18, 2022 meeting.  Aye:  Brousek, Kavanaugh, Preis and Krause.  Nay:  None.  Absent:  Sanchez and Fideline.  Motion carried.

Moved and seconded to approve the MOU between Nebraska Department of Transportation, City of Ralston, City of La Vista, City of Omaha and City of Papillion for Operations and Maintenance of the Adaptive Signal Control Technology System along the 84th Street Corridor.   Aye:  Brousek, Kavanaugh, Preis and Krause.  Nay:  None.  Absent:  Sanchez and Fideline.  Motion carried.

Moved and seconded to appoint Daniel Freshman, Class B, License S-1136, as an employed street superintendent during January 1 thru December 31, 2022, for the purpose of the 2022 calendar year Highway Incentive Payment, to be issued to the city by the Nebraska Department of Transportation, in February 2023. Aye:  Brousek, Kavanaugh, Preis and Krause.  Nay:  None.  Absent:  Sanchez and Fideline.  Motion carried.

Public comment: George Sevick, 8001 Main Street, is concerned that people are parking their vehicles in their front yards.   Sevick  has seen this  on Woodlawn Avenue, Oakwood Street and Maywood Street.

Council comment: Brousek thanked everyone for showing up on a cold night as it always nice to have people here.

The meeting adjourned at 6:04 P.M.

The next regular meeting is Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 5:30 PM.

Maura Kelly

City Clerk

Donald A. Groesser

Mayor

Claims – January 4, 2022

A&C Tree Service, $15,900, Tree Service; Access Systems Leasing, $2,352.66, Copiers/Printers; American United Life Insurance Company, $1055.71, Employee Life Insurance; Black Hills Energy, $3,116.26, Utilities; Blue Cross & Blue Shield, $36,347.80, Employee Health Insurance; CCL Supply, $76.19, Supplies; Cengage Learning, $46.50, Large Print Distribution; Century Certified Services, $28.00, Pest Control; Cox Business Services, $719.56, Telephone System; Doug Rutherford, $40.00, Lawn Mowing; Eakes Office Solutions, $67.37, Office Supplies; Findaway, $69.99, Library Materials; Fireguard, Inc., $687.28, Fire Alarm Service; Fraternal Order of Police, $780.00, FOP Dues Withheld; Great Western Bank – Pension, $23,907.20, Pension Funding; Great Western Bank – Visa, $7,259.74, Miscellaneous Office Expenses; Humana Insurance Co, $2,126.70, Employee Dental/Vision; Husch Blackwell Strategies, $5,000.00, Professional Fees; HyVee, $4.10, Library Activities; J.P. Cooke Co, $40.33, Name Plates; JEO Consulting Group, $1,635.00, Engineering Fees; Johnathon McKenzie, $120.00, Cleaning Services; Jones Automotive, $431.23, Parts/Labor; City of LaVista, $778.99, Special Services Bus; Martin, $4.90, Asphalt Materials; Menards, $42.71, Shop Supplies; MUD, $887.80, Utilities; Nebraska Iowa Supply Co, $2,375.45, Fuel/Supplies; Margaret O’Malley, $165.00, Cleaning Services; Papillion Sanitation, $29,144.71, Garbage Collection; Ralston Automotive, $401.60, Service; Ralston Volunteer Fire Dept, $17,239.58, Fire Protection Agreement; Sarpy County, $1,827.34, Animal Control; Sign It, $116.00, Business Cards; Trede Electric & Lighting, Inc., $2,181.92, Labor/Materials; Voya, $1,150.00, Employee Pension.

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