LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019

COUNTY-CITY BUILDING

ROOM 113 - THE BILL LUXFORD STUDIO

9:30 A.M.

 

Location Announcement of Nebraska Open Meetings Act: A copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is located on the wall at the back of the room

 

AGENDA ITEM

 

1)             APPROVAL OF STAFF MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 16, 2019

 

2)             9:30 A.M. - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - Joe Kohout and Brennen Miller, Kissel, Kohout, ES Associates LLC

 

3)             9:45 A.M.  - CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 19010 FROM AGRICULTURAL (AG) TO AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL (AGR), 13200 WEST BLUFF ROAD - Tom Cajka, Planner I

 

4)             10:00 A.M. - BUDGET HEARINGS - Dennis Meyer, Budget & Fiscal Officer

A.               JUVENILE COURT (623) - Theresa Emmert, Court Administrator

B.               HUMAN SERVICES/GENERAL ASSISTANCE (801,804,837) - Sara Hoyle, Human Services Director

 

5)             10:45 - LANCASTER COUNTY VISITORS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS;

A.               APPROVAL OF IMPROVEMENT FUND GRANTS;

1.                HISTORY NEBRASKA, NEBRASKA HISTORY MUSEUM REQUEST FOR $9,978 FOR PROMOTION OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE EXHIBIT

2.                LINCOLN ARTS COUNCIL REQUEST FOR $10,000 FOR MARKETING OF LINCOLN ARTS FESTIVAL

3.                LINCOLN PARKS FOUNDATION REQUEST FOR $3,956.14 FOR CENTENNIAL MALL BROCHURES

4.                LINCOLN SPORTS FOUNDATION REQUEST FOR $10,000 FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LSF MOTOCROSS TRACK

B.               REQUEST FROM LINCOLN CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOR ½% OF IMPROVEMENT FUND TAX COLLECTIONS FOR JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2019 FOR PROMOTION OF NSAA BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL ($150,000)

C.               APPOINTMENT OF BECKY PERRETT AS VISITOR PROMOTION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND AMY DICKERSON AS VISITORS PROMOTION COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

D.               APPOINTMENT OF TARA KNUTH TO VISITORS PROMOTION COMMITTEE (REPLACING LYNNE IRELAND)

 

6)             11:00 A.M. - POTENTIAL LITIGATION - Pam Dingman, Lancaster County Engineer; Jim Sjotkoski, Right-of-Way Manager; Larry Legg, Civil Engineer IV; Alex Olson, right-of-Way Agent

 

7)             ACTION ITEM

A.               Contract Between Lancaster County and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on Behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to Conduct Evaluation and Research on Lancaster County Community Corrections' BJA Grant; 2018-DC-BX-0156.  Term of the Contract is From January 1, 2019, Through December 31, 2022.  Cost to County is $180,000.

 

8)             CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT

A.               County Board Initiatives Update

 

9)             CHIEF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT

A.               Discussion of Tipping Percentage for Miscellaneous Expenditures Resolution

 

10)          GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

A.               Village Meeting (Next Fall)

 

11)          DISCUSSION OF BOAR MEMBER MEETINGS ATTENDED

A.               Lancaster County Fairgrounds Joint Public Agency - CANCELLED

B.               Lincoln Independent Business Association Elected Officials Mtg. - Amundson/Flowerday

 

12)          SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS

A.               Lancaster County Board Chair/Vice-Chair Mtg. W/Planning - Brinkman/Amundson

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 8:15 a.m.

B.               Visitors Promotion Committee - Special Meeting - Amundson

Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 1:00 p.m.

 

13)          EMERGENCY ITEMS

 

14)          ADJOURNMENT