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STAFF MEETING AGENDA Lancaster County Board of Commissioners County-city Building Meeting Room #113 - Adjacent to Council Chambers Thursday, April 30, 1998 8:00 A.m. AGENDA ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 1998 AND MEETING WITH LANCASTER COUNTY RURAL FIRE DISTRICTS ON APRIL 21, 1998 2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 3 8:00am COMMISSIONERS' MEETING REPORTS (See Item #13) 4 8:30am COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 27 (b); CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 178; SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 151; PRELIMINARY PLAT NO. 97024 (CROOKED CREEK, 134TH AND "A" STREET) Mike DeKalb, Planning Department 5 9:00am LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Ron Todd, Personnel Director; John Cripe, Classification & Pay Manager 6 9:45am QUARTERLY MEETING WITH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU(CVB); VISITOR PROMOTION COMMITTEE OPENINGS Paul McCue, Chamber of Commerce President; Michael Carpenter, CVB Director 7 10:15am VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager; Denise Bowling, CMHC Crisis Center Director 8 10:30am WILDERNESS PARK ECOLOGICAL STUDY Terry Genrich, City Parks & Recreation Department 9 ACTION ITEMS a. Purchase of Additional Word Processing Licenses (25 licenses at $1,949 or 50 licenses for $2,886) 10 CONSENT ITEMS 11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT 12 PENDING 13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Campbell b. Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee - Hudkins c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins d. Growth on the Fringe Task Force - Campbell e. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman f. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman 14 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, May 1, 1998 at 8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman b. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Room #106 -Tussing c. Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:30 a.m., at the Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Room - Steinman 15 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS a. NTRC State Spending and Taxation Issues Seminar Friday, May 22, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., at the Cornhusker Hotel 16 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD 17 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD 18 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF MAY 5, 1998 19 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS
MINUTES Lancaster County Board of Commissioners County-City Building Meeting Room #113 - Adjacent to Council Chambers Thursday, April 30, 1998 8:00 a.m. Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair Kathy Campbell Larry Hudkins Steve Svoboda Darlene Tussing Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney Melissa Koci, County Clerk's Office AGENDA ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF APRIL 23, 1998 MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes. On call Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Steinman abstained. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING WITH LANCASTER COUNTY RURAL FIRE DISTRICTS OF APRIL 21, 1998 MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes. On call Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Tussing abstained. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO AGENDA a. Letter to Cornhusker Place Regarding EPC Request b. Letter to Game & Parks Regarding Fire District Meeting c. Letter Regarding LB512 d. Response to E-Mail MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of the additions to the agenda. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT Eagan indicated that no administrative officer report will be given. 3 COMMISSIONERS' MEETING REPORTS (SEE ITEM #13) 13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee - Campbell Campbell indicated the Lancaster Manor Advisory Committee did not meet because it is the off month. b. Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee - Hudkins Hudkins indicated he did not attend because the County Board meeting didn't adjourn. c. Master Plan Steering Committee - Hudkins Hudkins reported the Master Plan Steering Committee discussed the evacuation plan for the County-City Building. He indicated that when there is a storm alert in the building people need to exit through the east stairwell to the basement and take shelter in the Civil Defense/Emergency Services corridors. d. Growth on the Fringe Task Force - Campbell Campbell indicated she spoke with Mike Dekalb, Planning Department, regarding the fringe and he said that they planned on folding it into the 3-mile. She stated the Task Force divided it into 3 groups consisting of an acreage group, the fringe and Stevens Creek. Campbell indicated that a Commissioner needs to be present to respond to the homebuilders. She indicated that the Task Force meets on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., rotating the times every other week. She also indicated on May 5 the Task Force will have a meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room regarding City development. Campbell said she would suggest to Don Thomas to attend the meeting and speak on section line roads. She also indicated that she is willing to attend the meeting but if any other Board member wants to attend they are welcome to take her place. f. Attention Center Advisory Committee - Steinman Steinman reported Dennis Banks, Attention Center Director, has requested in his budget to add a 3rd person to each facility for a late night shift. She also indicated Banks would like a car with lower mileage. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA e. Midlands Group Home Meeting at Firth f. Meeting with Superintendent at Norris MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded approval of the additions to the agenda. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA e. Meeting with Superintendent at Norris Campbell reported the new superintendent at Norris attended the Firth Viaduct meeting and introduced himself to her. She indicated they discussed zoning and growth issues for Norris School District and the need for portable classrooms because the rooms are at capacity in the high school, middle and grade school. She said the superintendent indicated he would be interested in serving on the 3-mile acreage committee. f. Midlands Group Home Meeting at Firth Campbell reported 100 people attended the meeting regarding the Midlands Group Home in Firth. She stated Gage County spent a lot of time trying to get zoning regulations, but they still don't have zoning. She indicated the County spent $230,000 with Midlands Group Home last year and Judge Dawson still recommends it very highly. She reported Gage County is considering hiring an attorney to keep Midlands out, but there aren't any grounds to base the claim on. 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 27(b); CHANGE OF ZONE NO 178; SPECIAL PERMIT NO 151; PRELIMINARY PLAT NO 97024 (CROOKED CREEK, 134TH AND "A" STREET) - Mike Dekalb, Planning Department Mike Dekalb, Planning Department, appeared and submitted information regarding Comprehensive Plan Amendment 27(b), Crooked Creek and 134th and "A" Street (Exhibits A & B). He indicated Brian Carstens, for the 134th Street Partnership and Crooked Creek LLC, and Steve Champoux have requested a Community Unit Plan to create 97 lots, including the existing golf course, on property located at 134th and "O" Street. He reported the comprehensive plan amendment would be to turn the area to the south from Agriculture to Low Density Residential. He indicated the request is for 97 dwelling units total, which is approximately 55 one acre lots on the south, 40 small clustered units on the north and another spot set aside for 2 units on the other side of the plan for a total of 297 acres. He stated the change of zone went through the Planning Commission and was denied and two weeks later it was put on pending to act with the County Comprehensive Plan. He said the Special Permit and Plat have recommendations of denial from staff because it needs a zoning change. He also reported the applicants have asked for waivers and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the waivers of the block length, cul de sacs and sidewalks. He also indicated the applicants agree to have street lights at the intersections, but the County Engineer is proposing street lights within the subdivision because of the lot density. Peter Katt, attorney for the applicant, appeared and proposed that a standard 300 foot light will be located at every lot. Hudkins indicated he has concern regarding the location of the two units in the northwest corner. Dekalb stated the State Department of Roads doesn't have access to the Highway 34 site so they would have to use the clubhouse road. Steinman asked for the Planning Department's recommendations. Dekalb indicated the Planning Department recommends denial on Change of Zone #147. The package of the community unit plan is a good approach and the plat needs waivers but most of the waivers are justified. He said the plat and community unit plan are recommended for denial because it needs a change of zone to carry the density and the lots. Campbell indicated it would be helpful if the Board could have copies of the colored township maps to be able to tell the density. She also questioned how the package fits in with the fringe and the 3-mile. Katt reported the people want to live in the Crooked Creek community but they don't want to take care of the three acre lots. 5 LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Ron Todd, Personnel Director; John Cripe, Classification & Pay Manager Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to enter into Executive Session for Labor Negotiations at 9:10 a.m. On call Hudkins, Tussing, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. Campbell moved and Svoboda seconded to exit Executive Session at 9:55 a.m. On call Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 6 QUARTERLY MEETING WITH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (CVB); VISITOR PROMOTION COMMITTEE OPENINGS - Paul McCue, Chamber of Commerce President; Michael Carpenter, CVB Director Michael Carpenter, CVB Director, appeared and indicated there are three members of the Visitors Promotion Advisory Committee who are leaving the committee. He stated Jerry Barnes will be the Chair for next year and Nona West will be Vice-Chair. Hudkins suggested Marshall Tofte, Convention Manager for NACO, as a candidate. Carpenter indicated the following were a list of candidates for the positions: Kim Robak; Demerus Johnson; Otis Young; Mary Coffey, Neighborhoods, Inc.; Kay Jusky, NBC; Bonnie Coffey; Tammy Alvis, who used to be with the Haymarket Association; Terry Genrich, Lincoln Parks & Recreation; Scott Viskachil, manager at Gateway Shopping Center; a representative from Lazlo's or Jabrisco; Ray Lineweber, Billy's; and Nora Goble George, marketing director at the Lied Center. He suggested a few people who are in sites and attractions because they have vested interests in what the VPC does to serve the community. Steinman suggested Polly McMullen. Carpenter suggested a representative from the Downtown Lincoln Association Board to serve as a liaison and not be a voting member of the VPC. Campbell stated the Board should go to the Legislature for their approval to expand the committee to 7 members. Carpenter indicated with the Board's permission he would use Marshall Tofte, Scott Viskachil, Nora Goble George, Demerus Johnson and a member of the DLA Board. Steinman said the Board would like to start the quarterly meetings with the VPC members at budget time. 13 DISCUSSION OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS e. Information Services Policy Committee - Steinman Steinman reported the following items were discussed at the ISPC meeting: 1. County General Assistance will be completed by next month's meeting. 2. Building and Safety permits will be going on the new system this summer. 3. The County Corrections system programming will be completed by the end of May and tested in June. 4. The County is continuing to convert the county payroll system to the Tesseract format. An interlocal agreement is being drawn up between the County and City to deal with sharing the future costs for the Tesseract system. 7 VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM - Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager; Denise Bowling, CMHC Crisis Center Director Sue Eckley, Workers' Compensation & Risk Manager, appeared and submitted documents regarding the Workplace Violence Policy. She reported the Personnel Policy Board needs to make a recommendation and the County Board needs to look at the policy and make suggestions. She also said she would like Bill Coleman to speak with the Board regarding sending two people to an advanced threat assessment and management course. She indicated funds are available from the Wellness budget. Campbell suggested sending Diane Staab to the training course. MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to authorize the training and add the Deputy County Attorney, Diane Staab. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 8 WILDERNESS PARK ECOLOGICAL STUDY - Terry Genrich, City Parks & Recreation Department Terry Genrich appeared and submitted documentation regarding the Wilderness Park Ecology Study. He stated the main issue of discussion has to do with the ecosystem study and the 8 points that were involved with the bid. He indicated that EA Great Plains Operations submitted a bid of $167,000, however, after taking some items out of the proposal, they were able to bring the bid down to $76,000. Nicole Fleck-Toose appeared and distributed documentation regarding the Wilderness Park Ecology Study Alternatives. She suggested three alternatives for the Ecological Study. The first would be to send out a new Request for Proposals in an effort to bring forth a proposal with a lower estimated cost, which would cause a delay. She reported the other alternative would be to utilize additional funds from the $100,000 in Keno funds already allocated to cover the costs of the Ecological Study. She said the last alternative would be to seek an additional $51,000 to cover the costs of the Ecological Study in other funds. Campbell suggested sending a letter to Linda Wilson asking City Council to consider a joint effort on the study. Eagan suggested also sending a letter to the Natural Resource District. MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to authorize the City Parks & Recreation to proceed with accepting the bid and utilizing the Keno funds to pay for the ecological study in its entirety and to continue looking for other funds for the other components. On call Hudkins, Campbell, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter with all five County Board members signatures to the City Council and the Natural Resource District requesting a review of their budgets to see if additional funding can be given to augment the other components. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 9 ACTION ITEMS a. Purchase of Additional Word Processing Licenses (25 licenses at $1,949 or 50 licenses for $2,886) MOTION: Svoboda moved and Campbell seconded approval of the purchase of 50 licenses for $2,886. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA a. Letter to Cornhusker Place Regarding EPC Request Dave Kroeker, Budget & Fiscal, appeared and submitted a letter to Cornhusker Place regarding its EPC funding request (Exhibit H). Campbell suggested paying $15,000 to Cornhusker Place on a one- time basis and not paying the match of $60 a day. MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to authorize Dave Kroeker to send $15,000 out of the Mental Health Centers budget to Cornhusker Place but not pay the $60 match. On call Tussing, Hudkins, Campbell, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA a. Letter to Game & Parks Regarding Fire District Meeting MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter from the County Board to thank Carol Hudkins and ask for any information she may have found out. On call Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. 2 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA b. Letter Regarding LB 512 MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to send a letter to the Governor supporting Douglas County's request to include LB 512 on a special session agenda with a copy to the Douglas County Board. On call Hudkins, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried. d. Response to E-Mail The Board agreed to authorize Kerry Eagan to respond to the e-mail correspondence regarding the proposed detour around Highway 79 construction (North of Highway 34 to Raymond Road). 12 PENDING 14 SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS a. Joint Budget Committee - Friday, May 1, 1998 at 8:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Mayor's Conference Room - Campbell, Steinman b. Ecological Advisory Committee - Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:00 a.m., at the County-City Building, Room #106 - Tussing c. Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development - Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at 7:30 a.m., at the Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Room - Steinman 15 INVITATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS a. NTRC State Spending and Taxation Issues Seminar - Friday, May 22, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., at the Cornhusker Hotel 16 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COUNTY BOARD 17 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD 18 AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETING OF MAY 5, 1998 19 EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS At the direction of the Chair, the meeting was adjourned. Kandra Hahn Lancaster County Clerk