AGENDA

LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

COUNTY-CITY BUILDING, ROOM 112

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019

9:00 A.M.

 

COMMISSIONERS:  Roma Amundson, Chair; Sean Flowerday, Vice Chair;

Deb Schorr; Rick Vest; and Christa Yoakum

 

Location Announcement of Nebraska Open Meetings Act:  A copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is located on the wall at the rear of the Hearing Room.  Additionally, a copy of all written material to be discussed at today's open meeting is available from the County Clerk's staff at the front of the Hearing Room.  These materials can also be viewed on the County's web site at lancaster.ne.gov. 

 

Those wishing to speak on items specific to today's agenda are asked to do so when the item is called by the County Clerk.  Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes.  Time limits may be extended or reasonably decreased at the discretion of the County Board Chair.

 

Those wishing to speak on items relating to other County business not on the agenda may speak during the public comment portion of the agenda.  Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes.  These time limits may be extended or reasonably decreased at the discretion of the County Board Chair.  The public comment period will be limited to one (1) hour.

 

If you are here to participate on an item and need special consideration because of a schedule conflict or some other reason, please let the Clerk know prior to the meeting so we may accommodate your needs.

 

1)      MINUTES:

 

A.        Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting held on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. 

 

2)      CLAIMS:

 

A.        Approval of all claims processed through August 27, 2019. 

 

3)      CONSENT ITEMS:  These are routine business items that 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.        Authorizing and directing the Lancaster County Purchasing Agent to correct nunc pro tunc a clerical error in County Contract C-19-0601 by interlineating "C-17-0876" in place of "C-17-5010". (C-19-0601)

 

B.        Amendments to the following County contracts:

 

1.     C-12-0703 with Cellco Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless for Wireless Voice Service (Cell Phones), Wireless Broadband Service, Accessories and Equipment. (Using the State of NE Contract No. 53233 O4. The amendment extends the contract from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.  The estimated cost to the County is not to exceed $40,000.) (C-19-0642)

2.     C-17-0812 with Ron Turley Associates, Inc., for the RTA Fleet Management Software Contract (SS-61. The amendment renews the contract from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021.  The cost for products/services to the County is not to exceed $12,600.) (C-19-0643)

3.     C-16-0498 with Paramount Linen for Annual Service - Rental and Cleaning of Mats, Various Linens & Related Items. (Bid No. 16-170.  The amendment renews the contract with additional line items from September 13, 2019 through September 12, 2020. The cost to the County is not to exceed $7,000.) (C-19-0644)

 

C.        Amendments to the following County contracts for Annual Repair Services for Construction and Purpose-Built Equipment (Bid No. 18-167.  The amendments renew the contracts from September 6, 2019 through September 5, 2020.  The cost to the County is not to exceed $150,000 for all contracts).

 

1.      C-18-0510 Acker Diesel Repair LLC (C-19-0646)

2.      C-18-0511 Brown Heavy Equipment, Inc. (C-19-0647)

3.      C-18-0495 Hamilton Equipment Co. (C-19-0648)

4.      C-18-0549 Johnson Diesel Repair (C-19-0649)

5.      C-18-0582 Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc. (C-19-0650)

6.      C-18-0536 NMC, Inc. (C-19-0651)

7.      C-18-0537 RDO Truck Center (C-19-0652)

8.      C-18-0512 Rose Equipment LLC (C-19-0653)

9.      C-18-0496 Titan Machinery Inc. (C-19-0654)

10.  C-18-0497 Truck Center Companies Lincoln (C-19-0655)

11.  C-18-0498 Vermeer High Plains (C-19-0656)

 

D.        Grant contract with The HUB - Central Access Point for Young Adults for the Project HIRE program (funded by the Community-Based Juvenile Services Aid for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 in the amount of $5,000). (C-19-0658)

 

4)      SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

 

A.        Wheel Tax Briefing - Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman and Kent Seacrest.

 

5)      UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

 

A.        Resolution in the matter of vacating portions of West Saltillo Road, located in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (R-19-0060)

 

6)      NEW BUSINESS:

 

A.        Resolution in the matter of recognizing September 2019 as National Preparedness Month. (R-19-0061)

 

B.        Resolution in the matter of final allocation of levy authority to all political subdivisions subject to Lancaster County levy authority. (R-19-0062) (Note: Action on this item will follow the public hearings.)

 

C.        Resolution in the matter of exceeding the budgeted restricted funds limit for the 2018-19 fiscal year by an additional one percent. (R-19-0063) (Note: Action on this item will follow the public hearings.)

 

D.        Resolution in the matter of approving the Lancaster County budget for fiscal year 2019-20. (R-19-0064) (Note: Action on this item will follow the public hearings.)

 

E.        Letter to Topher Hansen, CenterPointe President/CEO, authorizing a conditional release of certain portions of the south 120 feet of the Trabert Hall property.

 

F.         Agreement with National Tactical Officers Association to conduct Rescue Task Force Instructor Certification training being hosted by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.  The cost to the County is $15,392. (C-19-0659)

 

G.        Agreement with the City of Lincoln to use the Public Safety Training Campus to host the Rescue Task Force Instructor Training on September 20, 2019 through September 22, 2019. (C-19-0660)

 

H.        Grant contract with Robert F. Kennedy Children's Actions Corps for the Advancing Best Practices in Youth Justice Seminar on August 29, 2019 for the Lancaster County Attorney's Office.  The contract amount is not to exceed $2,000. (C-19-0661)

 

I.         Contract with Sapp Bros Inc., to provide Annual Supply - Lubricants (Bid No. 19-190). The term of the contract is September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020 with the option to renew for three additional one1year terms. The cost to the County is not to exceed $70,000. (C-19-0645)

 

7)      PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

A.        Keno Fund Projects.

 

B.        Lancaster County's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20. (See correlating items 6B, 6C and 6D)

 

8)      PUBLIC COMMENT: Those wishing to speak on items relating to County business not on the agenda may do so at this time. 

 

Per the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners' Guidelines for Public Participation each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes.  Time limits may be extended or reasonably decreased at the discretion of the County Board Chair.  The public comment period is limited to one (1) hour in duration. 

 

9)      ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

A.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will meet with the District Court Judges on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., in Courtroom 30 of the Hall of Justice (575 S. 10th Street, Lincoln).

 

B.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a staff meeting on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m., in the Bill Luxford Studio (Room 113) of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln).

 

C.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 112 of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln).

 

D.        County Commissioners can be reached at 402-441-7447 or commish@lancaster.ne.gov.

 

E.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners meeting is broadcast live on LNKTV City.  For the rebroadcast schedule visit lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: LNKTV).  Meetings are also streamed live on LNKTV and can be viewed on YouTube (LNKTVcity).

 

10)  ADJOURNMENT

 

This agenda, which is kept continually current, is available for inspection during regular business hours in the office of the Lancaster County Clerk, located at 555 S. 10th Street, Room 108, Lincoln, Nebraska.  Meeting agendas and minutes are also available on the County's web site at lancaster.ne.gov.

 

Interpreters for the hearing impaired are available upon request.  Please contact the County Clerk's Office at 402-441-7481 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if this accommodation is required, or if you have any other special communication needs requiring assistance. 

 

Si necesita ayuda con el idioma español, por favor haga arreglos con el secretario del condado de Lancaster en un plazo de dos días antes de la reunión pública.  El número de teléfono del secretario del condado de Lancaster es 402-441-7481.  (If you need Spanish language assistance, please make arrangements with the Lancaster County Clerk within two days of the public meeting.  The phone number for the Lancaster County Clerk is 402-441-7481.)