AGENDA

LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

COUNTY-CITY BUILDING, ROOM 112

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 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, October 15, 2019. 

 

2)      CLAIMS:

 

A.        Approval of all claims processed through October 22, 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.        Utility Permits with no cost to the County for the following:

 

1.     No. 1882 allowing Unite Private Networks to install new underground fiber cable under Highway 2 and South 141st Street right-of-way to South 148th Street and Rokeby Road.  (C-19-0767)

2.     No. 1883 allowing Windstream Nebraska, LLC to remove and relocate underground cables in conjunction with County Culvert Replacement Project 19-13 (Culvert R-25). (C-19-0768)

 

B.        Amendment to grant contract C-19-0706 with Lighthouse Inc., for the Men with Dreams program (funded by the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Juvenile Services Grant.  The term of the contract is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 for an increase of $1,271.43) (C-19-0769)

 

C.        Amendments to the following County contracts for Annual Supply - Power and Hand Tools.  (Bid No. 17-245. The amendments renew the contracts from November 2, 2019 through November 1, 2020.  The cost to the County is not to exceed $25,000 for all contracts.)

 

1.     C-17-0829 with Total Tool Supply, Inc. (C-19-0772)

2.     C-17-0826 with Fastenal (C-19-0773)

3.     C-17-0828 with TooFast Supply Company (C-19-0774)

 

D.        Amendments to the following County contracts for Annual Service - Weed Abatement-Mowing for the County Weed Authority. (Bid No. 19-123. The amendments increase the expenditure and amend the contracts to combine the total expenditures with other contracts.  The combined total expenditure to be spent by the County among contracted vendors shall not exceed $30,000 in total for the remainder of the contract term.)

 

1.     C-19-0441 with Beatrice Lawn Care, Inc. (C-19-0779)

2.     C-19-0442 with Lee's Lawn Maintenance (Hauser Inc.) (C-19-0780)

3.     C-19-0443 with Mr. Yards and More, LLC (C-19-0781)

 

E.        Amendment to the following County contracts:

 

1.     C-18-0695 with Graybar Electric for Annual Supply - Personal Alarm Transmitter.  (Quote No. 5936.  The amendment renews the contract from November 13, 2019 through November 12, 2020. The cost to the County is not to exceed $11,100.) (C-19-0775)

2.     C-19-0709 with JEO Consulting Group, Inc., (Project 20-09) for additional 2020 countywide wetland delineation services. (The cost to the County shall not exceed $6,136.25.) (C-19-0778)

3.     C-17-0860 with PageFreezer Software Inc., for Lancaster County - Social Media Archive Services. (Quote No. 5734. The amendment renews the contract from November 7, 2019 through November 6, 2020. The cost to the County is not to exceed $6,000.) (C-19-0782)

4.     C-19-0548 with Office Interiors & Design, Inc., for the Supply & Installation of Office Furniture - Sheriff's Office. (Bid No. 19-167.   The amendment extends the contract for an additional ten-week period with the final completion date for Phase 3 of December 31, 2019.) (C-19-0786)

5.     C-15-0380 with National Everything Wholesale (using the City of Tucson, AZ Contract No. 151148) for Janitorial and Sanitation Supplies, Equipment and Related Services.   (The amendment renews the contract from August 2, 2019 through August 1, 2020.  The estimated cost to the County is not to exceed $80,000.) (C-19-0789)

 

F.         Right-of-way contracts with the following:

 

1.     John W. Spader and Deborah K. Spader, Co-Trustees, North 84th Street and Little Salt Road, in the total amount of $1,082. (2 contracts) (C-19-0790, C-19-0791)

2.     John W. Spader and Deborah K. Spader, Co-Trustees, North 70th Street and Mill Road, in the amount of $541. (C-19-0792)

3.     Jon C. and Patricia L. Lane, Southwest 56th Street and West Old Cheney Road, in the amount of $1,615. (C-19-0793)

4.     Phyllis E. Kuster, Trustee; Phyllis E. Kuster Revocable Trust, South 54th Street and Wittstruck Road, in the amount of $653.50. (C-19-0794)

5.     Edith E. Bottsford, South 68th Street and Wittstruck Road, in the amount of $919. (C-19-0795)

6.     Ronald and Judeen Oelling, Southwest 2nd Street and West Wittstruck Road, in the amount of $343. (C-19-0796)

 

G.        Setting a public hearing on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 112 of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska), regarding County Special Permit No. 19035 (to allow for the construction of a commercial feedlot on property legally described as Lot 2, Benes Country Acres 1st Addition, and the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 4, Township 12 North, Range 6, East of the 6th P.M., Lancaster County, Nebraska, generally located 1/4 mile east of NW 27th Street and West Ashland Road).

 

4)      PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

A.        Proposed sale of property legally described as: the West 66 feet of the North 310 feet of Lot 10, Irregular Tract located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 12 North, Range 7 East of the 6th P.M., Lancaster County, Nebraska; which includes declaring that the property no longer serves a County purpose, determining its fair market value, and setting the date for its sale (See correlating item 5A)

 

5)      NEW BUSINESS:

 

A.        Resolution regarding the proposed sale of property located in Lancaster County, Nebraska, and legally described herein, including declaring that the property no longer serves a county purpose, determining the property's fair market value, and setting the date for sale of the property. (R-19-0074)

 

B.        Resolution in the matter of terminating local emergencies declarated on May 23, 2004 and May 12, 2015. (R-19-0071)

 

C.        Resolution to certify and notify the State of the County's proper completion of the County Bridge Match Program (STWD-CBMP(2)) project pursuant to the Program Agreement previously approved under R-18-0016. (R-19-0072)

 

D.        Resolution authorizing Roma Amundson, the County Board Chairperson of Lancaster County, to sign the 2019 Year-End Certification of County Highway Superintendent form. (R-19-0073)

 

E.        Grant Adjustment Notification (GAN) on the 2018-19 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) reallocation request. (C-19-0787)

 

F.         Grant Contract with Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach in the amount of $170,001 for transitional housing for Lancaster County Sentence Conversion Reentry Program participants.  Term of the Grant Contract is October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. (C-19-0788)

 

G.        Grant contract with Grace Johnson in the amount not to exceed $462.64 to provide a juvenile justice seminar at the Native American Trauma Training. The seminar was held on September 27, 2019 in Lincoln, NE. (C-19-0770)

 

H.        Requests from the Human Resources Department to:

 

1.     Revise the classification of Community Corrections Director.

2.     Create the classification of Assistant Director of Community Corrections.

 

I.         Contract with Kubert Appraisal Group in the amount of $4,500 for appraisal services for the Corridor Protection project at North 129th and Holdrege Streets, Lancaster County, Nebraska. (C-19-0797)

 

J.         Contract with Brenntag Great Lakes, LLC using the City of Lincoln contract to provide High-Purity, Bulk Sodium Chloride, (Bid No. 16-191). The term of the contract is upon execution through September 29, 2020. The cost to the County is not to exceed $21,750. (C-19-0771)

 

K.        Contracts to provide Annual Service - Noxious Weed Spraying / Mowing (Bid No. 19-229).  The contracts shall be effective upon execution by both parties.  The cost to the County is not to exceed $20,000 for contracts with the following:

 

1.     Beatrice Lawn Care, Inc. (C-19-0776)

2.     Gary's Lawn & Landscape (C-19-0777)

 

L.         Contract with U.S. Bank to provide Remote Deposit Capture Services (Bid No. 19-192).  The term of the contract is from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2023.  The cost to the County is not to exceed $11,690.40. (C-19-0783)

 

M.       Contract with U.S. Bank (using the State of Nebraska Contract 60870 O4) to provide Automated Clearing House processing services. The term of the contract is from December 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020, with the option to renew for one additional one-year term. (C-19-0784)

 

N.        Cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey for joint funding of water resources investigations.  The agreement is for the operation and computation of records for four stream flow gaging stations, which are Salt Creek, Little Salt Creek near Lincoln, Stevens Creek near Lincoln and Rock Creek near Ceresco.  The County will pay $12,900 for the services.  The term of the agreement is October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. (C-19-0785)

 

6)      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. 

 

7)      ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

A.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a staff meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 8:30 a.m., in the Bill Luxford Studio (Room 113) of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln).

 

B.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 112 of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln).

 

C.        The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., in Room 112 of the County-City Building (555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln) regarding the One and Six-Year Road and Bridge Improvement Program.

 

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).

 

8)      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.)