Lancaster County
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STAFF MEETING AGENDA Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners County-City Building Fourth Floor Conference Room Thursday, December 4, 1997 8:30 a.m. AGENDA ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 25, 1997 2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 3 8:30am (1) CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 177, AG TO AGR, AT SW 14TH AND WITTSTRUCK ROAD; AND (2) COUNTY SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 152, 300 FT. COMMUNICATIONS TOWER NORTH OF 162ND AND ALVO ROAD Mike DeKalb, Planning Department 4 9:00am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Don Killeen, County Property Management 5 9:30am DIRECTOR EVALUATION - Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer 6 10:00am ADDITIONS TO SYSTEMS FURNITURE FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE Norm Agena, County Assessor 7 ACTION ITEMS a. Computer Request from Attention Center, C#97294, $3,895.57 from Microcomputer Fund 8 CONSENT ITEMS a. WESTLAW Access for Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee 9 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT a. Letter from Keith & Marilyn Strahm Regarding Subdivision of Family Farm 10 PENDING a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton b. South Street Campus 11 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman b. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Svoboda c. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tussing 12 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. LB 1085 Meeting with Counties - Thursday, December 4, 1997, at 12:00 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference Room - All Commissioners b. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, December 4, 1997, at 1:15 p.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Hudkins c. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, December 5, 1997, at 8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman d. Public Building Commission - Tuesday, December 9, 1997 at 10:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Campbell, Hudkins e. Board of Health - Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at 7:30 p.m., at the Training Center, 3119 "O" Street - Hudkins 13 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS a. Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau Holiday Luncheon with Visitors Promotion Committee and Lincoln Lodging Association Monday, December 22, 1997, at 11:45 a.m., at the Villager Motor Inn, 5200 "O" Street 14 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD 15 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD 16 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1997 17 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners County-City Building Fourth Floor Conference Room Thursday, December 4, 1997 8:30 a.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Kathy Campbell Steve Svoboda Darlene Tussing Commissioners Absent: 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 25, 1997 Motion: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval of the minutes. On call Tussing, Svoboda, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 Additions To The Agenda a. National Association of County Officials (NACO) Resolution on Sustainable Communities b. Public Defender Caseload c. Executive Session - Personnel Matter Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of the additions to the agenda. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 3 Change Of Zone No. 177, Ag Agricultural To Agr Agricultural Residential, At Sw 14th And Wittstruck Road; And County Special Permit No. 152, 300 Ft. Communications Tower North Of 162nd And Alvo Road- Mike DeKalb, Planning Department Mike DeKalb, Planning, briefly reported on County Special Permit No. 152, a proposal to construct and operate a 300 foot wireless communications tower north of 162nd and Alvo Road. He reported that the applicant had agreed to permit co-location of up to five other communication servers on the tower. DeKalb also reported that no lighting, except that required by the FAA, and no strobe lights will be allowed, in response to concerns voiced by neighbors. DeKalb also reported briefly on Change of Zone No. 177, a proposal to change the zoning of 40 acres at SW 14th and Wittstruck Road from AG Agricultural to AGR Agricultural Residential to create acreage lots (Exhibit B). DeKalb noted that Planning staff and the Planning Commission had both recommended denial of the request. 4 Director Evaluation - Don Killeen, County Property Manager Don Killeen, County Property Manager, requested that his evaluation take place in Executive Session. 5 Director Evaluation - Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Motion: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to enter Executive Session at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of director evaluations for Don Killeen, County Property Manager, and Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer. On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to exit Executive Session at 10:15 a.m. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 6 Additions To Systems Furniture For County Assessor's Office Norm Agena, County Assessor Norm Agena, County Assessor, requested approval of additional systems furniture for two workstations in the Assessor's file room area. He reported that one member of his staff had not been allocated space in the original space allocation and another had been displaced, due to a shortage of space in the property tax area. In addition, Agena suggested that the space allocated as a joint breakroom for the County Assessor's, Treasurer's, Clerk's and Register of Deeds' offices be turned into a workroom area for his department. Agena also reported that errors in the counter area design did not allow sufficient space for computer terminals or handicapped access. The Board requested Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal Officer, to report Agena's concerns to the Steering Committee. Motion: Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to authorize the addition to the systems furniture requested by Norm Agena, County Assessor. On call Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 7 Action Items a. Computer Request from Attention Center, C#97294, $3,895.57 from Microcomputer Fund Eagan reported on the microcomputer request from the Attention Center, which includes items totaling $869.74 that were not included in the original approved budget list (Commissioners Information Packet). Board consensus that funding of the additional items should be from the Attention Center budget, rather than the Microcomputer Fund. 8 Consent Items a. WESTLAW Access for Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee Eagan briefly reported on the request from Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee, for permission to obtain a password to allow access to WESTLAW through the Premise system, noting that the District Court Judges already have WESTLAW access. Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to approve WESTLAW access for Susan Gillan, Child Support Referee, and to also approve the microcomputer request from the Attention Center, with funding from the Attention Center's budget. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. Additions To The Agenda a. National Association of County Officials (NACO) Resolution on Sustainable Communities Eagan reported that the National Association of County Officials (NACO) had requested that the County pass a resolution supporting sustainable communities. The Board did not wish to proceed with the resolution. b. Public Defender Caseload Steinman reported that Dennis Keefe, Public Defender, had reported that, due to number of pending felony cases, he does not have a sufficient number of staff attorneys to handle the misdemeanor caseload in the Public Defender's office. Keefe had suggested that one option would be to hire Richard Goos, former Deputy Public Defender, on a part-time or contractual basis to assist with misdemeanor cases. 9 Administrative Officer Report a. Letter from Keith & Marilyn Strahm Regarding Subdivision of Family Farm The Board requested Mike DeKalb, Planning, to review the request and report back to the Board. 10 Pending a. Establishment of Special Improvement District in Princeton b. South Street Campus 11 Discussion Of Board Member Meetings a. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman No report was given. Steinman briefly reported on the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development meeting she had attended, noting that a Gallup Organization survey of airport users, Economic Development's job website and Lincoln Benefit Life were discussed. b. Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee - Svoboda Svoboda reported that the following strategic goals were set for Fiscal Year 1997-98: 1. Improve Accessibility by: Increasing transportation opportunities for consumers Providing ability for hearing impaired to access emergency services Removing architectural barriers Increasing multi-cultural competency Increase case management Services 2. Improve Emergency Services Ensure system can manage voluntary urgent care needs Increase mobile crisis capabilities Increase ability to provide in home evaluations and services 3. Develop an Interagency Coordinating Body to: Address continuity of care issues Develop strategies for effectively dealing with difficult cases Identify funding opportunities related to outreach and service coordination c. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tussing Tussing reported that the Tim Stewart, Planning Director, would like to combine the Wilderness Park study with the sub-area plan. Tussing stated that the Ecological Advisory Committee felt professional assistance with the Wilderness Park Study may be required, and had suggested recruiting an intern from the University of Nebraska. Brief discussion followed, with Campbell suggesting that hiring a consultant for the Wilderness Park Study may be an appropriate Keno Fund project. The Board requested that the Ecological Advisory Committee submit their proposal for a Wilderness Park consultant to the Board. 12 Schedule Of Board Member Meetings d. LB 1085 Meeting with Surrounding Counties - Thursday, December 4, 1997, at 12 p.m., at the Community Mental Health Center, Basement Conference Room - All Commissioners e. Master Plan Steering Committee - Thursday, December 4, 1997 at 1:15 p.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room Hudkins f. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, December 5, 1997, at 8 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman g. Public Building Commission - Tuesday, December 9 , 1997, at 10 a.m., at the County-City Building, Fourth Floor Conference Room - Campbell, Hudkins h. Board of Health - Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at 7:30 p.m., at the Training Center, 3119 "O" Street - Hudkins 13 Invitations To Board Members a. Lincoln Convention & Visitors Bureau Holiday Luncheon with the Visitors Promotion Committee and Lincoln Lodging Association Monday, December 22, 1997, at 11:45 a.m., at the Villager Motor Inn, 5200 "O" Street 14 Correspondence To The County Board 15 Correspondence From The County Board 16 Agenda Items For County Board Meeting Of December 9, 1997 17 Emergency Items And Other Business Additions To The Agenda c. Executive Session - Personnel Matter Motion: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to enter Executive Session for a personnel matter at 10:57 a.m. On call Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. Motion: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to exit Executive Session at 11:14 a.m. On call Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 18 Adjournment By direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk