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AGENDA For A Meeting Of The Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners To Be
Held Tuesday, September 22, 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
meetings held on Tuesday, September 15, 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,
September 22, 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.
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 agreement with the Village of Hallam for law
enforcement services, beginning September 1, 1998 and
ending August 21, 1999, at rates as specified in the
agreement. (19982252)
B. An interlocal agreement with the City of Waverly for
maintenance of certain streets and roads, in the annual
amount of $3,518. (19982270)
C. An agreement with Gateway Mall allowing the Election
Commissioner to use a designated portion of the Mall on
October 16, 1998 for voter registration, at no charge
to the County. (19982290)
D. Grant contracts with the following:
Y.W.C.A. for the general operation of the Y.W.C.A.
Parents Center and the Survival Skills Program, in
the amount of $51,524 (19982289)
Houses of Hope, Inc. to help support drug and
alcohol services for individuals in need of
assistance, in the amount of $44,887 (19982294)
Cedars Youth Service, Inc. for funding of general
operations and the Freeway Station, in the amount
of $277,688 (19982295)
Saint Monica's for funding of substance abuse
treatment for women, in the amount of $10,000
(19982296)
Lincoln Action Program, Inc. to provide food,
clothing and emergency assistance to residents of
rural Lancaster County, in the amount of $33,306
(19982297)
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation for funding
of general operations for the Family Violence
Project, in the amount of $15,000 (19982298)
League of Human Dignity, Inc. for funding of
administration, the Center for Independent Living
and for barrier removal, in the amount of $64,750
(19982299)
Lincoln Action Program, Inc. for funding of
general operations in the areas of Education
Outreach, Homeless Prevention, COLT, Family
Preservation and Emergency Services, in the amount
of $111,989 (19982300)
Family Service Association, Inc. for funding of
general operations, the Building Tomorrow program,
child care services, individual and family therapy
and the Parents and Children Together (PACT)
program, in the amount of $250,263 (19982301)
Peoples City Mission, for funding of general
operations for the family/women's shelter, in the
amount of $30,000 (19982302)
Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Inc. for
funding of general operations and specific
projects to prevent substance abuse, in the amount
of $12,518 (19982303)
Lincoln Interfaith Council, Inc. for funding of
general operations and to continue the Emergency
Food Pantry system, in the amount of $5,000
(19982304)
CenterPointe, Inc. for funding of general
operations and specific projects for Adult
Residential and Youth Residential, in the amount
of $310,546 (19982305)
E. Approval of striking uncollectible personal property
tax from the tax list. (19982260)
F. Authorization for the installation or removal of the
following traffic signs: (19982269)
Removal of a "Pavement Ends" sign on NW 126th
Street south of W Adams Street for northbound traffic
Installation of a "Stop" sign at the intersection of SW
89th Street and W Van Dorn Street for
northbound traffic
Installation of street signs at the intersection
of SW 89th Street and W Van Dorn Street
Installation of "Narrow Bridge" signs on S 27th Street
in advance of bridge P-27 for north and southbound
traffic
Installation of a temporary "Pavement Ends" sign
on S 27th Street north of Yankee Hill
Road in advance of the end of pavement for
northbound traffic
G. Setting of salaries for Keith Allenstein, Shellie
Sayers and Steven Schmidt, Deputy County Attorneys, at
$32,500, for the pay period beginning September 24,
1998. (19982291)
H. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Corrections by Khalid Muhammad for lost property.
(19982287)
I. Appointment of the following individuals to the Lincoln
Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council: (19982267)
Barb McCabe, Jean Augustine and Marg Sommer, terms
to expire July 1, 1999 Bob Deaton and Lois Noble,
terms to expire July 1, 2001
J. Appointment of the following individuals to the
Lincoln-Lancaster Commission on Aging Advisory Board:
(19982268)
Barb McCabe and Jean Augustine, terms to expire
July 1, 1999 Bob Deaton, George Rowe and Lois Noble,
terms to expire July 1, 2001
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 a public hearing for Tuesday, September 29,
1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City
Council Chambers, Room 112, located on the first floor
of the County-City Building regarding an application
for a Class E (Beer Off Sale Only) and a Class K (Wine
Off Sale Only) liquor license for Yankee Doodles Inc.
dba/T's Fast Stop located at 640 West Van Dorn,
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. (19982227)
B. An agreement with ADT Security Services Inc. for
monitoring existing equipment at the Attention Center
for Youth, in the amount of $390.31. (19982282)
C. An agreement with Mollie Baldwin Manner for the
Garbology Program for the 1998-1999 school year, at a
rate of $10 per hour, not to exceed $3,250. (19982288)
D. A resolution approving a County Change of Zone, from
Agricultural (AG) to Agricultural Residential (AGR) on
property located at the southwest corner of Southwest
56th Street and West Denton Road. (County
Change of Zone 179) (19982283)
E. A resolution approving a County Special Permit, Yankee
Lake Acres, for authority to develop fifteen
residential lots within 1,320 feet of Yankee Hill Lake,
located one-quarter mile south of the corner of
Southwest 56th Street and West Denton Road.
(County Special Permit 157) (19982284)
F. A resolution approving a County Preliminary Plat,
Yankee Lake Acres, on property located one-quarter mile
south of the corner of Southwest 56th Street
and West Denton Road. (County Preliminary Plat 98005)
(19982285)
G. A resolution denying a County Special Permit to allow
placement of a temporary mobile home on property
located at the northeast corner of South 110th
Street and Stagecoach Road. (County Special Permit 160)
(19982286)
H. Contracts relating to road improvements with the following:
Larry Heusinkvelt at SW 58th Street and W Panama
Road, in the amount of $10 (19982271)
TCI Acquisition Corporation near N 84th Street
on Fletcher Avenue, in the amount of $2,658.75
(3 contracts) (19982272-19982274)
Donald E and Myrtie J Buettgenbach at North 1st Street
near Humphrey Avenue, in the amount of $315 (19982306)
6) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, September 24, 1998 at 8 a.m. in
the conference room located immediately west of the
County Commissioners Chambers, Room 113, on the first
floor of the County-City Building.
B. 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 27b, pursuant to
the 1998 Comprehensive Plan Annual Review, requested
by Peter Katt on behalf of Steve Champoux, to revise
the Land Use Plan to change 124 acres from Agricultural
to Low Density Residential at the northwest corner of
134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (1998937)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
B. A County Change of Zone, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in
Lancaster County, Nebraska (County Change of 147)
(1998938)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
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 October 6, 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:
Register of Deeds (19982276)
Lincoln City Libraries (19982237)
AGENDA For A Meeting Of The Lancaster County Board Of Equalization To Be
Held Tuesday, September 22, 1998 At 1:30 p.m. In The County Commissioners
Chambers, Room 112, First Floor, County-City Building.
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, September 15, 1998. (A copy of these minutes
is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 13 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit A. (19982277) (19982276)
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Catholic Center
Christian Heritage
St. Teresa Church
Sesostris Shrine Temple
Villa Marie School
4) ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners
Commissioners Chambers
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Bernie Heier
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, Lancaster County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of
Commissioners meetings held on Tuesday, September
15, 1998. (A copy of the minutes is on file in the
Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Heier moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Hudkins,
Campbell, Heier, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday,
September 22, 1998.
MOTION: Heier moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Heier,
Svoboda, Hudkins, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The Clerk asked if anyone present requested a change in the
agenda. Gary Lacey requested that Item G be heard.
G. Setting of salaries for Keith Allenstein, Shellie Sayers
and Steven Schmidt, Deputy County Attorneys, at $32,500,
for the pay period beginning September 24, 1998.
Gary Lacey, County Attorney, appeared and asked the Board to
approve the salaries for the above-named employees. Lacey
indicated all three attorneys have been outstanding workers in
the law profession.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Heier, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
A. An agreement with the Village of Hallam for law
enforcement services, beginning September 1, 1998 and
ending August 21, 1999, at rates as specified in the
agreement. (19982252)
MOTION: Heier moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Svoboda,
Hudkins, Campbell, Heier, Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
B. An interlocal agreement with the City of Waverly for
maintenance of certain streets and roads, in the annual
amount of $3,518. (19982270)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Svoboda,
Campbell, Heier, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
C. An agreement with Gateway Mall allowing the Election
Commissioner to use a designated portion of the Mall on
October 16, 1998 for voter registration, at no charge to
the County. (19982290)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval. On call Steinman,
Hudkins, Heier, Campbell and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried.
D. Grant contracts with the following:
* Y.W.C.A. for the general operation of the Y.W.C.A.
Parents Center and the Survival Skills Program, in the
amount of $51,524 (19982289)
* Houses of Hope, Inc. to help support drug and alcohol
services for individuals in need of assistance, in the
amount of $44,887 (19982294)
* Cedars Youth Service, Inc. for funding of general
operations and the Freeway Station, in the amount of
$277,688 (19982295)
* Saint Monica's for funding of substance abuse
treatment for women, in the amount of $10,000
(19982296)
* Lincoln Action Program, Inc. to provide food, clothing
and emergency assistance to residents of rural
Lancaster County, in the amount of $33,306 (19982297)
* Lincoln Medical Education Foundation for funding of
general operations for the Family Violence Project, in
the amount of $15,000 (19982298)
* League of Human Dignity, Inc. for funding of
administration, the Center for Independent Living and
for barrier removal, in the amount of $64,750
(19982299)
* Lincoln Action Program, Inc. for funding of general
operations in the areas of Education Outreach,
Homeless Prevention, COLT, Family Preservation and
Emergency Services, in the amount of $111,989
(19982300)
* Family Service Association, Inc. for funding of
general operations, the Building Tomorrow program,
child care services, individual and family therapy and
the Parents and Children Together (PACT) program, in
the amount of $250,263 (19982301)
* Peoples City Mission, for funding of general
operations for the family/women's shelter, in the
amount of $30,000 (19982302)
* Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Inc. for
funding of general operations and specific projects to
prevent substance abuse, in the amount of $12,518
(19982303)
* Lincoln Interfaith Council, Inc. for funding of
general operations and to continue the Emergency Food
Pantry system, in the amount of $5,000 (19982304)
* CenterPointe, Inc. for funding of general operations
and specific projects for Adult Residential and Youth
Residential, in the amount of $310,546 (19982305)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval. On call Campbell,
Svoboda, Hudkins, Steinman and Heier voted aye. Motion carried.
E. Approval of striking uncollectible personal property tax
from the tax list. (19982260)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval. On call Heier,
Svoboda, Hudkins, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
F. Authorization for the installation or removal of the
following traffic signs: (19982269)
* Removal of a "Pavement Ends" sign on NW 126th Street
south of W Adams Street for northbound traffic
* Installation of a "Stop" sign at the intersection of SW 89th
Street and W Van Dorn Street for northbound traffic
* Installation of street signs at the intersection of SW
89th Street and W Van Dorn Street
* Installation of "Narrow Bridge" signs on S 27th Street
in advance of bridge P-27 for north and southbound traffic
* Installation of a temporary "Pavement Ends" sign on S
27th Street north of Yankee Hill Road in advance of
the end of pavement for northbound traffic
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Campbell, Steinman, Svoboda, Heier and Hudkins voted aye.
Motion carried.
H. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Corrections by Khalid Muhammad for lost property.
(19982287)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to accept the Director's
recommendation and deny the tort claim filed by Khalid Muhammad for
lost property. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Hudkins, Heier and
Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
I. Appointment of the following individuals to the Lincoln
Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council: (19982267)
* Barb McCabe, Jean Augustine and Marg Sommer, terms to
expire July 1, 1999
* Bob Deaton and Lois Noble, terms to expire July 1, 2001
MOTION: Heier moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Steinman,
Hudkins, Heier, Svoboda and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
J. Appointment of the following individuals to the Lincoln-
Lancaster Commission on Aging Advisory Board: (19982268)
* Barb McCabe and Jean Augustine, terms to expire July 1, 1999
* Bob Deaton, George Rowe and Lois Noble, terms to expire
July 1, 2001
MOTION: Heier moved and Campbell seconded approval. On
call Steinman, Hudkins, Heier, Svoboda and Campbell
voted aye. Motion carried.
4) 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 a public hearing for Tuesday, September 29,
1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City
Council Chambers, Room 112, located on the first floor of
the County-City Building regarding an application for a
Class E (Beer Off Sale Only) and a Class K (Wine Off Sale
Only) liquor license for Yankee Doodles Inc. dba/T's Fast
Stop located at 640 West Van Dorn, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Nebraska. (19982227)
B. An agreement with ADT Security Services Inc. for
monitoring existing equipment at the Attention Center for
Youth, in the amount of $390.31. (19982282)
C. An agreement with Mollie Baldwin Manner for the Garbology
Program for the 1998-1999 school year, at a rate of $10
per hour, not to exceed $3,250. (19982288)
D. A resolution approving a County Change of Zone, from
Agricultural (AG) to Agricultural Residential (AGR) on
property located at the southwest corner of Southwest
56th Street and West Denton Road. (County Change of Zone
179) (19982283)
E. A resolution approving a County Special Permit, Yankee
Lake Acres, for authority to develop fifteen residential
lots within 1,320 feet of Yankee Hill Lake, located one-
quarter mile south of the corner of Southwest 56th Street
and West Denton Road. (County Special Permit 157)
(19982284)
F. A resolution approving a County Preliminary Plat, Yankee
Lake Acres, on property located one-quarter mile south of
the corner of Southwest 56th Street and West Denton Road.
(County Preliminary Plat 98005) (19982285)
G. A resolution denying a County Special Permit to allow
placement of a temporary mobile home on property located
at the northeast corner of South 110th Street and
Stagecoach Road. (County Special Permit 160) (19982286)
H. Contracts relating to road improvements with the following:
* Larry Heusinkvelt at SW 58th Street and W Panama Road,
in the amount of $10 (19982271)
* TCI Acquisition Corporation near N 84th Street on
Fletcher Avenue, in the amount of $2,658.75 (3
contracts) (19982272-19982274)
* Donald E and Myrtie J Buettgenbach at North 1st Street
near Humphrey Avenue, in the amount of $315 (19982306)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the Consent
Items. On call Heier, Campbell, Svoboda, Hudkins and Steinman
voted aye. Motion carried.
5) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, September 24, 1998 at 8 a.m. in the
conference room located immediately west of the County
Commissioners Chambers, Room 113, on the first floor of
the County-City Building.
B. 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.
6) EMERGENCY ITEMS:
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded to add an Emergency
Item to the agenda for consideration of a Rural Rehabilitation Loan
for Lois J. Whitney to replace a furnace. On call Campbell, Hudkins,
Heier, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
A. A Rural Rehabilitation Loan for Lois J. Whitney to
replace an existing furnace at 17400 Bluff Road and award
the bid.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval of the Rural
Rehabilitation Loan and award of bid to Biggerstaff Plumbing &
Heating to replace an existing furnace at 17400 Bluff Road, in the
amount of $1,996, and to execute all necessary documents in
conjunction with the loan. On call Heier, Campbell, Steinman,
Hudkins and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried.
7) ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn. On call
Steinman, Hudkins, Heier, Svoboda and Campbell voted aye.
Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board Of Equalization
Commissioners Chambers
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Bernie Heier
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
Robin Hendricksen, Deputy County Assessor
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, September 15, 1998. (A copy of these minutes is
on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval of the minutes of
September 15, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Heier, Svoboda and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 13 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit A. (19982277) (19982276)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Heier seconded approval. On call Heier,
Campbell, Svoboda, Steinman and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Catholic Center
Christian Heritage
St. Teresa Church
Sesostris Shrine Temple
Villa Marie School
MOTION: Heier moved and Hudkins seconded approval of the
motor vehicle tax exemptions.
Campbell noted for the record that the motor vehicle tax
exemption for Sesostris Shrine Temple will be approved subject to
the vehicle being titled and registered to the applicant.
ROLL CALL: On call Campbell, Heier, Svoboda, Steinman and
Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
4) ADJOURNMENT:
At the direction of the Chair the meeting was adjourned.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk