Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
STAFF MEETING AGENDA LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY-CITY BUILDING PERSONNEL CONFERENCE ROOM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997 10:00 A.M. AGENDA ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 18, 1997 2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 3 10:00am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kit Boesch, Human Services Director 4 ACTION ITEMS a. Set Date for Mid-Year Budget Retreat (January 29, 1998) b. Leave Request from Mike Thurber for Wednesday, December 3 - Friday, December 5, 1997 c. Attendance of Professional Development Luncheon (December 11, 1997) d. Letter to Tim Stewart Regarding Administrative Final Plat No. 97047 (St. Francis Addition) 5 CONSENT ITEMS 6 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT a. New Stationary for County Board 7 PENDING a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton b. South Street Campus 8 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman b. Board of Health - Hudkins c. Government Access & Information Committee - Steinman d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Tussing e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins 9 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Information Services Policy Committee - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 11:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Steinman b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Hudkins c. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Wednesday, November 26, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference Room - Svoboda d. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Commissioners Hearing Room - Tussing e. Board of Health Selection Committee - Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at 9:15 a.m., at the County-City Building, Personnel Conference Room - Hudkins 10 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS a. Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of the New Four-Lane Expressway of Highway 77 - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 3:00 p.m., in front of E-Z Step, 535 Highway 77 11 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD 12 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD 13 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 1997 14 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY-CITY BUILDING FOURTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997 10:00 A.M. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Kathy Campbell Steve Svoboda Darlene Tussing Larry Hudkins Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Ann Taylor, County Clerk's Office AGENDA ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 1997 MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes. On call Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Hudkins was absent. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA a. Request from Gordon Kissel, Legislative Consultant, to represent Nebraska Goodwill Industries of Nebraska before the Nebraska Legislature b. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly Meeting MOTION: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded the additions to the agenda. On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and Steinman voted aye. Hudkins was absent. Motion carried. 3 DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kit Boesch, Human Services Director Kit Boesch, Human Services Director, requested that her evaluation take place in Executive Session. MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to enter Executive Session for the purpose of conducting a director evaluation at 10:10 a.m. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Hudkins was absent. Motion carried. Hudkins arrived. MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to exit Executive Session at 10:42 a.m. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA c. Space/Design Issues in the new County/City Building MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded the addition to the agenda. On call Hudkins, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 4 ACTION ITEMS a. Set Date for Mid-Year Budget Retreat (January 29, 1998) MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to set January 29, 1998 as the date for the Mid-Year Budget Retreat. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. b. Leave Request from Mike Thurber, Corrections Director, for Wednesday, December 3 - Friday, December 5, 1997 MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the leave request. On call Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. c. Attendance of Professional Development Luncheon (December 11, 1997) Steinman, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Eagan indicated that they would be attending the luncheon. d. Letter to Tim Stewart Regarding Administrative Final Plat No. 97047 (St. Francis Addition) Eagan reported that five street trees along South 13th Street are required in the Administrative Final Plat the County filed to redraw the lot lines for the sale of St. Francis Chapel and the soccer field located on the corner of South Street and 13th. Eagan recommended that the County submit a letter to Tim Stewart, Planning Director, stating the County's intent to comply with the conditions set forth in Administrative Final Plat No. 97047 and to proceed with the sale of the soccer field property to Lincoln Public Schools. Eagan also noted that a written release of the St. Francis Chapel Foundation's lease will be necessary for sale of the Chapel property. MOTION: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to forward the Administrative Final Plat No. 97047 letter to Tim Stewart, Planning Director, and to authorize the Chair to sign the letter. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT a. New Stationery for the County Board Board consensus to have Cori Zavodny, Secretary to the County Board, work on a new stationery design. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA a. Request from Gordon Kissel, Legislative Consultant, to represent Nebraska Goodwill Industries of Nebraska before the Nebraska Legislature Steinman distributed copies of a letter from Gordon Kissel, Legislative Consultant, requesting permission to serve as lobbyist for the Nebraska Goodwill Industries of Nebraska (Exhibit A). Board consensus to approve the request, as there is no apparent conflict of interest. b. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly Meeting Report given under Item 7f. c. Space/Design Issues in the new County/City Building Eagan reported that concerns had been noted with regards to the depth of the sink in the kitchen area of the County Commissioners' office and filing cabinets that are too high for placement under shelving within the office. The Board requested Eagan to contact Steve Flanders, Project Manager, regarding those issues. 6 PENDING a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton b. South Street Campus 7 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman No report was given. b. Board of Health - Hudkins Hudkins reported that the selection process for a new Board of Health Director is proceeding. c. Government Access & Information Committee - Steinman No report was given. d. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Tussing Tussing reported that statistics on quality assessment and quality indicators were presented. e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins Hudkins reported that the meeting was cancelled. f. Region V Governing Board/Health & Human Services Quarterly Meeting Tussing reported that funding of outpatient services and wording of contracts were discussed. Tussing reported that Governor Nelson has indicated that he will approve the deficit request of 8 million to provide assistance to communities in the funding of programs, provided that there is no further dissension among the Regions. 8 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Information Services Policy Committee - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 11 a.m., in the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Steinman b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 12 p.m, in the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Hudkins c. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Wednesday, November 26, 1997, at 12 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference Room - Svoboda d. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at 7 a.m., in the County-City Building, Commissioners Hearing Room - Tussing e. Board of Health Selection Committee - Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at 9:15 a.m., in the County-City Building, Personnel Conference Room - Hudkins 9 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS a. Ribbon Cutting for the Opening of the New Four-Lane Expressway of Highway 77 - Tuesday, November 25, 1997, at 3 p.m., in front of E-Z Step, 535 Highway 77 10 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD 11 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD 12 AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 1997 13 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS 14 ADJOURNMENT By direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned.