Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
lancaster.ne.gov
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, May 6, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS:
Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, May 13,
1997, with the exception that the vote of any Commissioner
who might have a conflict of interest in the payment of any
claim shall be deemed an abstention from approval for such
claims alone.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
It is the policy of the Lancaster County Board of
Commissioners to accommodate the public to the greatest
extent possible. Therefore, this agenda has been prepared
with items of greatest public interest at the beginning
with more routine items toward the end as a courtesy to
those who wish to speak with the County Board at this
meeting. If you are here to participate on an item and
need special consideration because of a schedule conflict
or some other problem, would you please let us know now so
we can try to meet your needs.
* A resolution declaring Thursday, May 15, 1997 as Peace
Officers' Memorial Day (Resolution No. 5501) - Sheriff
Terry Wagner
COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Members of the public who wish to comment on any item on
the agenda may come forward at this time.
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent to award a
bid to Industrial Services, Inc. to provide for the
removal of dead animals from County roads, in the
amount of $11,880.
B. Recommendation from the Purchasing Agent and the County
Engineer to award a bid for gravel surface coarse
material hauling to Western Sand and Gravel (hauler
and producer) for a total amount of $337,215 (Project
Numbers 97-34H and 97- 35H).
C. Emergency appropriations from the Miscellaneous General
Funds to the following agencies (Resolution No. 5502):
AGENCY AMOUNT
Register of Deeds $ 18,427
Geographic Information System $ 32,567
Juvenile Court $227,000
Election Commissioner $ 55,364
Budget & Fiscal $ 2,593
County Engineer $ 48,078
Sheriff $116,690
Corrections $ 90,000
Veterans Service $ 4,500
D. Approval to write off an uncollectible account, for
$2,202.55, owed to Lancaster Manor (Resolution No.
5503).
E. Rescind a Resolution (Resolution No. 5480) directing
the County Engineer to conduct a study regarding the
vacation of two County roads in the Village of Jamaica
in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
F. An addendum to an agreement between the Attention
Center for Youth and Lincoln-Lancaster County Health
Department to provide an additional 0.5 full-time
registered nurse, at a total cost of $19,640,
commencing April 1, 1997.
G. An agreement with Speece and Lewis Engineers to perform
design work on the Firth viaduct over the Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, in the amount of
$57,500.
H. A contract with Perfect Cup Vending to provide vending
services with a guaranteed annual minimum commission of
$18,000 per year to be paid to the Corrections
Department. This contract commences May 28, 1997 and
ends May 27, 2000.
I. An agreement with Lincoln and Lancaster County Child
Guidance Center to provide mental health services for
the Attention Center for Youth, not to exceed $1,500,
effective upon execution of the agreement.
J. An agreement with Educational Service Unit 18 to
provide educational services to youth detained at the
Attention Center for Youth and the Attention Center
West, in an amount not to exceed $378,491, commencing
August 20, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998.
K. An interlocal agreement with the City of Waverly to
implement financial assistance for Kinco Manufacturing
Company, LLC.
L. An agreement with Kinco Manufacturing Company, LLC, for
Community Development Block Grant loan, in an amount
not to exceed $10,000, for the creation of a new
permanent job.
M. A contract with Pavers LLC for asphaltic concrete
resurfacing and paving, in the amount of
$1,049,169.67, at the following locations:
Construction of asphaltic concrete paving:
On Adams Street from North 84th Street east the Stevens
Creek Bridge
On North 14th Street from Agnew Road to Saunders County
Lancaster County office parking lot located at 444
Cherrycreek Road
Construction of asphaltic concrete resurfacing course:
On North 14th Street from Davey Road to Agnew Road
On Firth Road from Highway 77 to South 68th Street
On South 68th Street from Roca Road to Saltillo Road
On Coddington Avenue from Burnham Avenue to the Lincoln
City Limits
Intersection reconstruction:
On Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street
5) CONSENT ITEMS:
These are items of business before the Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners which have been previously supplied
to each Commissioner in writing, which are relatively
routine and which are expected to be adopted without
dissent. Any individual item may be removed for special
discussion and consideration by a Commissioner or by any
member of the public without prior notice. Unless there is
an exception, these items will be approved as one with a
single vote of the Board of Commissioners. These items are
consideration of:
A. Monthly reports for the following:
AGENCY
County Clerk
Lancaster Manor
Records and Information Management
Veterans' Service Center
B. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, May 20, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building to increase
appropriations for the Lancaster Manor Fund, the
Community Mental Health Center Fund and the
County-City Property Management Fund.
C. An agreement with Multi-County Information and
Programming Services (MIPS) for computer software
support for the County Treasurer's Office, in the
total amount of $1,560.
D. A maintenance agreement with Solutions, in the amount
of $700.70, for the Corrections Department.
E. An agreement with Dwight Johnson and Associates for
appraisal services, in the amount of $2,900, in
connection with the acquisition of a right-of-way
project on West Agnew Road.
F. Contracts relating to road improvements with the
following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Ansel B. and Ruth L. On South 56th Street $1,490
Chase near Rokeby Road
Teresa L. Eisenbarth On Arbor Road near $56
Highway 77
Gerald Lee and Joan M. On Arbor Road near $2,157
Maxson (2 contracts) Highway 77
Joseph M. and Patricia On South 56th Street $6,855
A. Hyland
Kevin Schlake On West Sprague Road $10
near Sprague, Nebraska
James N. and Becky S. On Bluff Road near $142 and
Simpson North 84th Street a land
donation
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The County Board will review developments in the County
Records System on Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at 3 p.m. or
after the Board of Equalization, whichever is later,
in the Commissioners Hearing Room located on the first
floor of the County-City Building.
B. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, May 15, 1997 at 7:30 a.m., with an
overview of the Budget at 9 a.m., in the Fourth Floor
Conference of the County-City Building.
C. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room located
on the first floor of the County-City Building for a
street name change, requested by James J. Powers,
Commander of Chapter 200 of the Military Order of the
Purple Heart of the United States of America, to name
the segment of U.S. Highway 34 between the Nebraska
State Highway 79 intersection and Interstate 80 as
"Purple Heart Highway" in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
D. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room located
on the first floor of the County-City Building
regarding a vacation of South 82nd Street, Pella Road,
Princeton Road and Olive Creek Road in connection with
the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
Project near Firth in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
E. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will also
hold Department Budget Hearings on the following dates
and times in the Register of Deeds Conference Room,
County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street, Lincoln,
Nebraska:
Tuesday, May 20, 1997
Emergency Services 8:00 a.m.
Human Services & Justice Council 8:30 a.m.
County Attorney 9:00 a.m.
Diversion Services 9:30 a.m.
Weed Control 10:00 a.m.
County Treasurer 10:30 a.m.
Info. Services Policy Committee 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 27, 1997
Extension Office 8:00 a.m.
Public Defender 8:30 a.m.
Register of Deeds 9:00 a.m.
Corrections 9:30 a.m.
Sheriff 10:00 a.m.
Election Commission 10:30 a.m.
Mental Health Center 11:00 a.m.
Records Management 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 3, 1997
County Clerk 8:00 a.m.
County Engineer & 8:30 a.m.
Geographic Information System.
County Assessor 9:00 a.m.
Attention Center 9:30 a.m.
Lancaster Manor 10:00 a.m.
County Court 10:30 a.m.
Property Management 11:00 a.m.
Visitors Promotion 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 10, 1997
Juvenile Court 8:00 a.m.
Library 8:30 a.m.
Agricultural Society 9:00 a.m.
Building Fund 10:00 a.m.
General Fund Miscellaneous 10:30 a.m.
Relief/Medical 11:00 a.m.
District Court and 11:30 a.m.
Clerk of the District Court
Tuesday, June 17, 1997
Finalization of the review of agency budgets and
seconded interviews if needed at 9:30 a.m.
Other budget meetings are scheduled to be
held in the Fourth Floor Conference Room of
the County-City Building as follows:
Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, June 26, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Thursday, July 10, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session*
Thursday, July 17, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
*Common Budget Meeting for joint budgets - Tentative
date of July 10, 1997; location and time to be
announced.
Tuesday, July 15, 1997 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Board
Proposed Budget Working Session; County-City Building,
Register of Deeds Conference Room.
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 12,
1997 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on
the first floor of the County-City Building.
Adoption of the County Budget will be on Tuesday,
August 26, 1997.
F. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners meeting
which is broadcast live at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays will
be re-broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 5.
7) EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
8) PENDING:
A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Number 15 revising the
Lincoln Land Use Plan to change an 18-acre area at the
southwest corner of 56th Street and Pine Lake Road
from Residential to Commercial.
B. Change of Zone Number 147, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter W. Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
C. County Change of Zone Number 139, from AG Agriculture
to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested by LeRoy F.
Busboom, on property located at the northeast corner
of Southwest 112th Street and West Pioneers Boulevard
in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (This item is
scheduled for further discussion on Tuesday, July 15,
1997 at 1:30 p.m.)
D. County Change of Zone Number 165, from AG Agricultural
to AGR Agricultural Residential, requested by Harry
Muhlbach, on property located west of North 56th
Street (Highway 77) between Mill Road and Raymond Road
in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (This item is
scheduled for further discussion on Tuesday, September
9, 1997 at 1:30 p.m.)
9) ADJOURNMENT:
This agenda, which is kept continually current, is available for
inspection in the Office of the County Clerk in Lancaster County,
Nebraska.
NOTE: An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be
available at the meeting upon request. Pease contact the County
Clerk's Office at 441-6336 and ask for Susan Starcher or Kandra
Hahn at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if this accommodation
is required, or if you have any other special communication needs
requiring assistance.
Agenda For A Meeting Of The Lancaster County Board Of
Equalization To Be Held Tuesday, May 13, 1997 At 1:30 p.m. In The
County Commissioners Hearing Room, First Floor, County-City
Building.
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization
meeting held on Tuesday, May 6, 1997.
(A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the
Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 33 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit "A".
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
The Catholic Bishop of Lincoln
Cedars Youth Services
Clyde Malone Community Center
Saint Elizabeth Community Health Center
Saint Thomas Aquinas Church
Sesostris Shrine Temple
4) Approval of a change of tax exemption for 1997 from a
partial to a full exemption for Bennet Community Church.
5) Approval of a tax exemption for 1997 on real estate, with a
late filing penalty, for the Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.
6) Approval of a tax exemption for 1997 on personal property
for St. Elizabeth Physician Resource Network dba/Holy
Family Medical Specialities.
7) Appeal of a homestead exemption for Evan Haydon.
8) Protest on an omitted/undervalued notice for Watts
Investments.
9) Appeals filed by Pfizer, Inc. on personal property.
10) An appeal filed by David L. Chambers on real estate.
May 13, 1997 Minutes