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AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners to Be
Held Tuesday, February 3, 1998 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 Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, January 27, 1998. (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday,
February 3, 1998.
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.
An exceptional circumstance award for Simon Rezac, an employee in the
Clerk of the District Court Office, for $400. (98-154)
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. Authorization of the installation of the following traffic signs:
(98-207)
Signage Location
A "Stop Ahead" sign On South 84th Street
north of Saltillo Road for
southbound traffic
Four hazard signs at a On Southwest 91st Street
bridge north of West Yankee Hill Road
B. A resolution for Surface Transportation Funds from the Federal
Highway Administration to improve North 84th Street north of
Adams Street of U.S. Highway 6. (98-208)
C. An agreement with the State of Nebraska, Department of Roads for
construction work on 84th Street from Adams Street to U.S.
Highway 6, of which $714,783 is the County's estimated share of the
cost. (Project No. STPAA-5249(3)) (98-209)
D. An agreement with the Secretary of Army granting Lancaster County a
license for road improvement near Northwest 98th Street and
West Raymond Road, at no cost to the County. (98-206)
E. An agreement with Arthur Anderson, LLP to provide consulting
services for County health insurance options, at a cost not to
exceed $7,500. (98-210)
F. An agreement with Sarpy County to house juveniles at the Attention
Center for Youth, for $176.82 per juvenile, per day, commencing
upon execution of the agreement. (98-205)
G. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster County Leasing
Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to RedLine Health Care,
for $1,791, for nine electronic thermometers for Lancaster Manor.
(98-182)
H. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the Lancaster
County Corrections Department by Raymond Rivas for damaged
property. (98-204)
I. Request from the Public Defender to retain the services of Julie B.
Hansen to act as a deputy public defender on a temporary part-time
basis, for $25 per hour, to assist in the representation of
misdemeanor cases, beginning Friday, February 6, 1998. (98-172)
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 approval of:
A. Setting of public hearings for Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Commissioners Hearing Room located on the first floor of the
new County-City Building for the following:
1. A vacation of a portion of Wittstruck Road in conjunction the
construction of the Upper Little Nemaha Natural resource
District Dam Number 21. (98-201)
2. A vacation of the east 20 feet of Lot Three, Block One, Deer
Park Addition in Lancaster County, Nebraska (98-202)
3. A vacation of a portion of Capitol Parkway, adjacent to Pioneer
Heights, near South 84th Street and Mandarin Circle.
(98-203)
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting on
Thursday, February 5, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioners
Conference Room on the first floor of the new County-City Building.
B. Public hearings will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 1998 at
1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room located on the first
floor of the new County-City Building for the following:
1. The vacation of a portion of West Panama Road at Southwest 58th
Street in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (98-24) (98-47)
2. A special permit, requested by Randy Kumpost, to operate a
veterinary clinic in an existing barn on property located at
Southwest 42nd Street and West Wittstruck Road in
Lancaster County, Nebraska. (County Special Permit Number 155)
(98-132)
3. A manager application for Robert S. Pickel for the Gas N' Shop
Inc. located at 4003 West Highway 34. (98-127)
4. An application for a Class E (Beer Off Sale Only) and a Class K
(Wine Off Sale Only) for Nebraska Retail Ventures LLC located at
10000 South 158th Street, Bennet, Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (98-128)
C. 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.
C. Change of Zone 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 (Change of Zone 165).
(97-26) (Scheduled for further discussion on April 7, 1998.)
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 for the hearing impaired are available at meetings
of the County Board upon request. Please 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.
REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL FILINGS: The following items which may be
of interest to residents of Lancaster County are among those which have been
filed this week in the County Clerk's Office:
A. Reports from the following:
Map from Aliant Communications showing the routing of
their buried telephone cable in Lancaster County.
(98-199)
AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Equalization to Be
Held Tuesday, February 3, 1998 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, January 27, 1998. (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 79 additions and deductions to the tax assessment rolls per
Exhibit "A". (98-180) (98-200)
3) APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Saint John's Bus Corp
5) 1997 exemption on real estate for Pine Lake Heights Congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. (97-591)
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, February 3, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
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, January 27, 1998. (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes
of January 27, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, February 3,
1998.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
A. An exceptional circumstance award was presented to Simon Rezac, an
employee in the Clerk of the District Court Office, for $400.
(98-154)
B. Larry Van Hunnik, Lancaster Manor Administrator, appeared and read
a letter from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
offering their congratulations to himself and the staff of
Lancaster Manor for achieving deficiency free surveys from the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and
License and the State Fire Marshall.
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Authorization of the installation of the following traffic signs:
(98-207)
Signage Location
A "Stop Ahead" sign On South 84th Street north of
Saltillo Road for southbound traffic
Four hazard signs at a On Southwest 91st Street bridge north
of West Yankee Hill Road
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
B. A resolution for Surface Transportation Funds from the Federal
Highway Administration to improve North 84th Street north
of Adams Street of U.S. Highway 6. (98-208)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval.
Larry Worrell, County Engineering Department, explained the resolution
allows the Engineering Department to conduct an inspection for the project.
In response to a question asked by Campbell, Worrell said the contract would
be let on February 19 and would be completely in approximately one year.
ROLL CALL: Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted
aye. Motion carried.
C. An agreement with the State of Nebraska, Department of Roads for
construction work on 84th Street from Adams Street to
U.S. Highway 6, of which $714,783 is the County's estimated share
of the cost. (Project No. STPAA-5249(3)) (98-209)
Worrell stated the County would bill the City for their share of
the cost for the project.
MOTION: Svoboda moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Campbell,
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
D. An agreement with the Secretary of Army granting Lancaster
County a license for road improvement near Northwest 98th
Street and West Raymond Road, at no cost to the County. (98-206)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval.
In response to a question asked by Campbell, Worrell stated the project was
for "S" curve before the entrance to Branched Oak Lake. He stated the land
belongs to the Corps of Engineers.
ROLL CALL: Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted
aye. Motion carried.
E. An agreement with Arthur Anderson, LLP to provide consulting
services for County health insurance options, at a cost not to
exceed $7,500. (98-210)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval.
Steinman said the agreement would cover only the work that Arthur Anderson
LLP would perform within the specified time period.
Bill Kostner, City-County Personnel, stated that was correct and that they
would report back within a month.
ROLL CALL: Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted
aye. Motion carried.
F. An agreement with Sarpy County to house juveniles at the
Attention Center for Youth, for $176.82 per juvenile, per day,
commencing upon execution of the agreement. (98-205)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
G. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster County Leasing
Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to RedLine Health Care,
for $1,791, for nine electronic thermometers for Lancaster Manor.
(98-182)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion
carried.
H. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the Lancaster
County Corrections Department by Raymond Rivas for damaged
property. (98-204)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to accept the Director's
Director's recommendation and deny the claim because no evidence
was found that the Corrections personnel were responsible for any
loss or damage. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
I. Request from the Public Defender to retain the services of Julie
B. Hansen to act as a deputy public defender on a temporary part-
time basis, for $25 per hour, to assist in the representation of
misdemeanor cases, beginning Friday, February 6, 1998. (98-172)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell 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 approval of:
A. Setting of public hearings for Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Commissioners Hearing Room located on the first floor of the
new County-City Building for the following:
1. A vacation of a portion of Wittstruck Road in conjunction the
construction of the Upper Little Nemaha Natural resource
District Dam Number 21. (98-201)
2. A vacation of the east 20 feet of Lot Three, Block One, Deer
Park Addition in Lancaster County, Nebraska (98-202)
3. A vacation of a portion of Capitol Parkway, adjacent to Pioneer
Heights, near South 84th Street and Mandarin Circle. (98-203)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded the approval of the
Consent Items. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and
Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting on
Thursday, February 5, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. in the Mayor's Conference
Room on the second floor of the new County-City Building.
The Chair announced the meetings held on Thursday will begin at 8 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to adjourn. On call
Soboda, Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board of Equalization
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-city Building
Tuesday, February 3, 1998
1:30 P.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Norm Agena, County Assessor
Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Richard Nuernberger, County Treasurer
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization
meeting held on Tuesday, January 27, 1998. (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes
of January 27, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 79 additions and deductions to the tax assessment rolls
per Exhibit "A". (98-180) (98-200)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye.
Motion carried.
3) APPROVAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTION:
Saint John's Bus Corp
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of a motor
vehicle tax exemption for Saint John's Bus Corporation. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion
carried.
The Chair recessed the Board of Equalization meeting and then reconvened the
meeting at 2:30 p.m.
5) 1997 exemption on real estate for Pine Lake Heights Congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. (97-591)
Peter Katt, attorney representing Pine Lake Heights Congregation of
Jehovah's Witness, Inc. appeared and asked Tom Diaz, representative from
Pine Lake Heights, to present his testimony.
Tom Diaz, gave a brief background regarding the issue and stated that he
thought there may have been a problem because he had not received a 455A
form indicating approval or disapproval by the Assessor, however, he was
told everything was in order after checking with that Office.
In response to questions asked by Katt at a previous meeting, Agena said
they had mailed an increase notice in June, 1997. The notice was sent to
the South 48th Street address because his office did not know of any change
of address and it was not returned as being undeliverable.
He explained that when the church purchased the lot on April 3, 1995 a
mailing address on South 48th Street was used on their 521 form,
however, when the application for exemption was received a mailing address
of 6800 Pine Lake was used.
Agena stated that when the exemption application was brought to the
Assessor's Office the property was in the name of the South Congregation
Jehovah Witnesses of Lincoln. He said the title didn't transfer, but June
12, 1997 it was transferred from the South Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses
of Lincoln, Nebraska, Inc. to Pine Lake Heights Congregation of Jehovah
Witnesses, Inc. The mailing address listed on that particular 521 form was
6800 Pine Lake Road and at that point the Assessor's Office changed the name
on the account and the mailing address.
Steinman asked if the church would have received the exemption if
application was treated as a 1997 exemption.
Agena stated he would have recommended denial because the applicant was not
the owner of record. He stated a transfer didn't occur until a warranty
deed was filed on June 12, 1997.
After further discussion, Campbell suggested the County Attorney's Office
review the issues regarding the mailing address and the transfer of title
with the County Assessor and Commissioner Steinman.
It was the consensus of the Board to request Linda Steinman, Norm Agena and
the County Attorney's Office review the issues regarding the mailing address
and the transfer of title.
There being no further business the meeting ended.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk