City of Oakland Council Proceedings FEBRUARY 17TH 2025 Regular Council Meeting On FEBRUARY 17TH 2025, the governing body met for a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Oakland, Nebraska, which was held at the Municipal Building, 401 North Oakland Avenue in Oakland, Nebraska. The public had been advised of the meeting by the publication of notice in Oakland Independent as well as three public places: City Auditorium, Post Office, and First NE Bank of Nebraska. Mayor Dan Jacobs started the meeting at 7:02 p.m. with Roll Call. Council President Nathan Anderson, Council Member Jeremiah Johansen, and Council Member Amy Denker-Rost were all in attendance. Excused: Council Member Scott Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Anderson, Johansen, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. In attendance were Clerk Kayla Eisenmenger. Employee: Library Director; Rosa Schmidt, Deputy City Clerk; Meg Beachler. Scheduled Citizens: Landon Ehlers, Julie Ehlers, Marilee Groth, Jim Groth, Justin Rayburn and Oakland Independent Editor: Curt Hineline At 7:02 pm Motion was made by Council President Anderson seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost that all items under the consent agenda be approved as presented. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. NCSPC 402.47 Rodney H. Johnson 101.98 AARON BRENSEL 63.34 FASTWYRE BROADBAND 269.91 ANDY'S QUIK STOP 126.15 BIBLIONIX 1,760.00 Black Diamond Electronics 1,139.00 Burt Co. Sheriff's Office 36.00 CENTRAL VALLEY AG 1,444.42 CLASSIC CLEAN CARWASH 117.00 Farmer's Pride 980.81 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 2,200.94 GENERAL FIRE & SAFETY 1,193.75 GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS 532.40 GWORKS 250.00 HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS, LLC 617.09 Ingram Library Services 1,342.48 JENSEN PLUMBING & HEATING 2,551.50 Johnson & Mock 2,214.00 JONES AUTOMOTIVE 985.56 JOYRIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT 2,500.00 K-C Parts & Repairs 1,743.05 KAYLA EISENMENGER 12.84 LOGEMANN AUTO PARTS/MACH 260.26 Nelson's Food Pride 93.54 ANDREW E CULLEN 1,747.21 Nebraska Public Power District 3,063.46 Oakland Independent 909.57 Olson Plmbg.& Heating 852.89 ONE OFFICE SOLUTIONS 2,768.62 Petty Cash 200.00 Red Barn Vet Clinic 85.00 RIC ORTMEIER 11,902.00 SCHEELS 1,021.98 SCOTT'S HARDWARE .00 SCOTT'S HARDWARE 572.18 SHARP IMAGE, INC 350.00 Skywave Wireless, Inc. 105.00 Stan Houston Equip. Co., Inc. 130.00 T&H ELECTRIC, LLC 265.63 THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS 60.82 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER & SERVICE 2,396.66 ULINE 224.97 Verizon Wireless 1,322.81 West Point Implement 317.14 TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES 192.97 Oakland Hghts (dent.ins.city) 535.32 COLONIAL LIFE 557.18 NCSPC 402.47 GLOBE LIFE 118.36 EFTPS 6,863.44 E-PAY FIRST NATIONAL BANK- HSA 265.00 E-PAY EMPOWER RETIREMENT 1,552.03 E-PAY BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NE 8,072.15 E-PAY BLACK HILLS ENERGY 83.00 E-PAY OIT, LLC 105.81 E-PAY EFTPS 7,904.15 E-PAY Nebraska Dept.of Revenue 2,105.59 E-PAY FIRST NATIONAL BANK- HSA 2,580.00 E-PAY EMPOWER RETIREMENT 1,669.27 E-PAY ERIKSEN CONSTRUCTIONS CO 93,039.58 ACCO 434.90 FASTWYRE BROADBAND 105.12 CENTRAL VALLEY AG 316.93 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP 1,596.11 ERIKSEN CONSTRUCTIONS CO 81,837.75 Farmer's Pride 1,064.80 FENIX USA 254.10 GENERAL FIRE & SAFETY 1,069.50 GREG BRUMMOND 8,600.90 HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS, LLC 395.17 Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC 86.02 JEO Consulting Group 12,333.25 LOFFLER 382.50 Midwest Laboratories 840.33 Nebraska Public Health 15.00 NNSWC LANDFILL 1,327.76 ANDREW E CULLEN 10.00 Nebraska Public Power District 4,620.55 ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC 2.46 ONE OFFICE SOLUTIONS 1,169.24 Petty Cash 200.00 SCOTT'S HARDWARE 84.18 Skywave Wireless, Inc. 6.00 TEAM LAB 476.00 THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS 15.00 ULINE 33.00 USA Blue Book 320.58 Verizon Wireless 173.29 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NE 2,601.75 E-PAY BLACK HILLS ENERGY 169.95 E-PAY 1. At 7:08pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the Midsommer Event to be held in the Troll Stroll area on June 22nd, 2025, from 11am-3pm. Motion was seconded by Council Member Johansen. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. At 7:08pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the Midsommer Event Keno request of $1,000 to be put towards the community education of the Swedish Heritage, Park event. Motion was seconded by Council Member Johansen. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. 2. At 7:11pm Council Member Denker-Rost made a motion to approve the Eagle Scouts project of restoring and painting the troll stroll bridges within the East side of town park with Landon Ehlers as head project coordinator. Motion was seconded by Council President Anderson. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. 3. At 7:51pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the MOU between the City of Oakland NE and Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources. Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. After discussions a motion was made to close the public hearing by Council President Anderson. Motion was seconded by Council Member Johansen at 8:03pm. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen,) - 3, Nay - 0. At 8:04pm Council Member Johansen made a motion to approve the sale of real property it owns: The East 44’ of Lot 14, Block 5, City of Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska (hereinafter “the Property”) to Mr. Chad Linder for $1,000. Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. 4. At 8:06pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the waiving of the last reading of Ordinance 757 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, TO ESTABLISH A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE THE VARIOUS AND CERTAIN FEES CHARGED BY THE CITY FOR VARIOUS PERMITS, SERVICES, AND OTHER MATTERS; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE" Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. At 8:06pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the Ordinance 757 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, TO ESTABLISH A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE THE VARIOUS AND CERTAIN FEES CHARGED BY THE CITY FOR VARIOUS PERMITS, SERVICES, AND OTHER MATTERS; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE" Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. 5. At 8:08pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the City of Oakland NE Park Department and Oakland-Craig Public School Park Lease. Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. 6. At 8:09pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the recommended Lot Split for Lot 14, Block 5, City of Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska (Parcel ID# 112614100). Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. 7. At 8:09pm Council Member Johansen made a motion to approve Group A-B Pay Application # 4 Eriksen Construction in the amount of $81,837.75 for Water Project. Motion was seconded by Council President Anderson. All present Voting: Aye (Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 3, Nay - 0. 8. At 8:11pm Council discussed the new fiberoptic company and their locations they were possibly likely to lay within Oakland areas. At 8:12pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the Building Permit pertaining to Quick Current fiber optic to be placed within specific proposed routes. Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost) - 3, Nay - 0. 9. At 8:15pm Mayor and Council had their first reading of Ordinance 763 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, AMENDING THE CITY’S ZONING ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT “CONEX” CONTAINERS WITHIN THE C1, C2, I1, R1, R2, and RL ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING ABATEMENT PROCEDURES AND FOR COSTS OF REMOVAL AND A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." 10. Adjourn at 8:25 pm A complete transcript of the council agenda/minutes is available at the City Clerk’s office and at www.ci.oakland.ne.us. ZNEZ OI 03-07-25
