Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting held on Tuesday, July 1, 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, July 8, 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. 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. An application for a Special Designated License from BJK Inc. to hold a wedding reception at Boss Hog's Party Barn, located at 6305 West Adams, on Saturday, July 19, 1997 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. B. Approval of two final payment vouchers through Lincoln Action Program's Rural Housing Rehabilitation Program for the following individuals: NAME Amount Mark and Fay Eliker $1,175.00 Laura Mulder $5,336.82 C. Approval of a grant award from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, for $3,615.60, for a Comprehensive System of Care (Tracker Program) for Juvenile Court. D. Addendum to an agreement with Ugai & Lindgren for legal services extending the term to two years, from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999. E. An agreement with Educational Management, Inc. dba/Lincoln School of Commerce for a Federal Work Study Program with the Corrections Department to provide eligible students with work, at a rate of $5.80 per hour. F. An agreement with Docuphase, Inc. to provide additional computer and consultation training for the County Clerk's Office for the County Records System, in an amount not to exceed $3,000, commencing upon execution of the agreement. 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: County Engineer County Geographic Information System (GIS) Sheriff's Office B. Setting of the following public hearings for Tuesdy, July 29, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the first floor of the County-City Building: A preliminary plat for Finigan's 1st Addition, requested by Pearle Finigan, consisting of eight single family lots, on property located at the northeast corner of 84th Street and Waverly Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97006). A preliminary plat for Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 single family lots, on property located west of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97008). A special permit, Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 dwelling units with 1,320 feet of public lake property, located west of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Special Permit 148). C. A user's agreement with Tenant Data Services, Inc. for remote access to Lancaster County records, a rate of $.013 per transaction. D. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering Department and the following: LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT Joseph I. and Rose G. On West Pleasant Hill $1,455 and Burgess Road near Southwest a land (2 contracts) 33rd Street donation Ricky G. and Marieta On South 56th Street $2,698 R. Hartwig near Rokeby Road (2 contracts) Jackson M. Ideen Near Northwest 112th $87.12 Street and Branched Oak Road Elaine Marie Streily, On Arbor Road from $3,251 Janice E. Streily and North 27th Street to Melvin W. and Glema M. Highway 77 King (4 contracts) Dale B. and Juanita A. On Arbor Road from $3,251 King (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 Raymond Streily, III On Arbor Road from $3,251 (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 Janice Ann Munson On Arbor Road from $3,251 (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 6) ANNOUNCEMENTS: A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will a meeting on Thursday, July 10, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. in the Fourth Floor Conference Room of the County-City Building. B. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners have scheduled budget meetings to be held in the Fourth Floor Conference Room of the County-City Building as follows: 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. C. Hearings with referees regarding 1997 Real Estate Valuation Protests are now being held and will continued through July 15 at Trabert Hall, 2202 South 11th Street. The Board of Equalization has set final hearings for: 1 - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17 9 a.m. - Noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 18 9 a.m. - Noon Tuesday, July 22 9 a.m. - Noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 1 - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24 If needed, July 25 D. 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. 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. B. 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.) C. 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: Interpreters are available at meetings of the County Board 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, July 8, 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, July 1, 1997. (A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.) 2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS: Approval of 15 additions and deductions to the tax assessment rolls per Exhibit "A". 3) SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Setting of public hearings for notice of valuation change for omitted or undervalued property for Donald O and Gladys A. Hipple. 4) Removal of a tax exemption on real estate for South Gate United Methodist Church. 5) Denial of a tax exemption on real estate and personal property for Theta Chi Fraternity. 6) Approval of use for continued tax exemption for the Indian Center, Inc. (2 exemptions). 7) Protest on real estate filed by the Indian Center, Inc.
MINUTES Lancaster County Board of Commissioners Commissioners Hearing Room First Floor, County-City Building Tuesday, July 8, 1997 1:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Larry Hudkins Steve Svoboda Darlene Tussing Commissioners Absent: Kathy Campbell Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Kandra Hahn, County Clerk Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney 1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting held on Tuesday, July 1, 1997. (A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.) MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Tussing abstained. Motion carried. 2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, July 8, 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. MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. 3) The Clerk asked if anyone present requested a change in the agenda. No requests were made and the meeting proceeded as planned. 4) NEW BUSINESS: A. An application for a Special Designated License from BJK Inc. to hold a wedding reception at Boss Hog's Party Barn, located at 6305 West Adams, on Saturday, July 19, 1997 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval with the condition that no parking be permitted on West Adams. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. B. Approval of two final payment vouchers through Lincoln Action Program's Rural Housing Rehabilitation Program for the following individuals: NAME Amount Mark and Fay Eliker $1,175 Laura Mulder $5,336.82 MOTION: Svoboda moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. C. Approval of a grant award from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, for $3,615.60, for a Comprehensive System of Care (Tracker Program) for Juvenile Court. MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried. D. Addendum to an agreement with Ugai & Lindgren for legal services extending the term to two years, from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999. MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. E. An agreement with Educational Management, Inc. dba/Lincoln School of Commerce for a Federal Work Study Program with the Corrections Department to provide eligible students with work, at a rate of $5.80 per hour. MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. F. An agreement with Docuphase, Inc. to provide additional computer and consultation training for the County Clerk's Office for the County Records System, in an amount not to exceed $3,000, commencing upon execution of the agreement. MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. 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: County Engineer County Geographic Information System Sheriff's Office B. Setting of the following public hearings for Tuesday, July 29, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the first floor of the County-City Building: A preliminary plat for Finigan's 1st Addition, requested by Pearle Finigan, consisting of eight single family lots, on property located at the northeast corner of 84th Street and Waverly Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97006). A preliminary plat for Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 single family lots, on property located west of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Preliminary Plat 97008). A special permit, Branched Oak Lakeside Acres, requested by Jack Tuma for WTK Company, Inc., consisting of 15 dwelling units with 1,320 feet of public lake property, located west of Branched Oak Lake on Northwest 140th Street and West Rock Creek Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Special Permit 148). C. A user's agreement with Tenant Data Services, Inc. for remote access to Lancaster County records, a rate of $.013 per transaction. D. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering Department and the following: LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT Joseph I. and Rose G. On West Pleasant Hill $1,455 and Burgess Road near Southwest a land (2 contracts) 33rd Street donation Ricky G. and Marieta On South 56th Street $2,698 R. Hartwig near Rokeby Road (2 contracts) Jackson M. Ideen Near Northwest 112th $87.12 Street and Branched Oak Road Elaine Marie Streily, On Arbor Road from $3,251 Janice E. Streily and North 27th Street to Melvin W. and Glema M. Highway 77 King (4 contracts) Dale B. and Juanita A. On Arbor Road from $3,251 King (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 Raymond Streily, III On Arbor Road from $3,251 (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 Janice Ann Munson On Arbor Road from $3,251 (4 contracts) North 27th Street to Highway 77 MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 6) ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Clerk reported the Board of Equalization will not need to hold final hearings on real estate valuation protests on Thursday, July 17, 1997. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: Svoboda moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn the meeting. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried. __________________ Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk
MINUTES Lancaster County Board of Equalization Commissioners Hearing Room First Floor, County-City Building Tuesday, July 8, 1997 1:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Larry Hudkins Steve Svoboda Darlene Tussing Commissioners Absent: Kathy Campbell Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Kandra Hahn, County Clerk Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney 1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting held on Tuesday, July 1, 1997. (A copy of these minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.) MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Tussing abstained. Motion carried. 2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS: Approval of 15 additions and deductions to the tax assessment rolls per Exhibit "A". MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. 3) SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: Setting of public hearings for notice of valuation change for omitted or undervalued property for Donald O. and Gladys A. Hipple. The Clerk said the recommended date from the Assessor is Tuesday, July 15, 1997 at 2:30 p.m. The Chair recessed the Board of Equalization meeting until 2:30 p.m. The Chair reconvened the Board of Equalization meeting. 4) Removal of a tax exemption on real estate for South Gate United Methodist Church. The County Assessor recommended the tax exemption be denied for South Gate United Methodist Church because the property is being rented out beginning July 1, 1997. MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to accept the Assessor's recommendation and deny the tax exemption. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried. 5) Denial of a tax exemption on real estate and personal property for Theta Chi Fraternity. The County Assessor recommended denial of the tax exemption because there is no educational use. MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to accept the Assessor's recommendation to deny the tax exemption because there is no educational use. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried. 6) Approval of use for continued tax exemption for the Indian Center, Inc. (2 exemptions). The County Assessor explained both exemptions were filed late. The exemption on personal property has no penalty because it has completely depreciated. He recommended approval on the exemption for real estate with a late filing penalty of $100 per month for a total of $600. MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded to accept the Assessor's recommendation to approve the exemption on personal property with no penalty and to approve the exemption on real estate with a late filing penalty. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 7) Protest on real estate filed by the Indian Center, Inc. The Assessor explained the original value was $718,541 and stated he had reduced the value to $259,229 for 1997. He recommended the reduction of the value be approved. MOTION: Hudkins moved and Svoboda seconded to accept the Assessor's recommendation to reduce the value to $259,229 for 1997. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn the meeting. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried. ____________________ Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk