City of Oakland Council Proceedings NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 Regular Council Meeting On NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024, 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 7:00 p.m. with Roll Call. Council President Nathan Anderson, Council Member Jeremiah Johansen, Council Member Amy Denker-Rost, and Council Member Scott Swenson were all in attendance. All present Voting: Aye (Anderson, Johansen, Swenson, Denker-Rost ) - 4, Nay - 0. In attendance were Clerk Kayla Eisenmenger, and Scheduled Citizens: Oakland Heights Director David Deemer, JEO Consultant: Ethan Joy, LENRD: Brian Bruckner, Roger Gustafson, Don Johnson, Ron Vierking, and Citizen; Chad Linder. 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 (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. 1. 51013 11/18/2024 1575 GLOBE LIFE 59.18 51014 11/18/2024 2018 Rodney H. Johnson 883.60 51015 11/18/2024 965 AAA GARAGE DOOR INC 571.16 51016 11/18/2024 1033 FASTWYRE BROADBAND 192.65 51017 11/18/2024 2047 Black Diamond Electronics 678.00 51018 11/18/2024 272 Blanc's Body & Glass 164.10 51019 11/18/2024 1017 Burt Co Eco Dev Corporation 5,950.00 51020 11/18/2024 1068 Burt Co. Sheriff's Office 36.00 51021 11/18/2024 1557 CENTRAL VALLEY AG 882.88 51022 11/18/2024 1349 CLASSIC CLEAN CARWASH 280.00 51023 11/18/2024 1580 COLDTYPE PUBLISHING 29.96 51024 11/18/2024 967 Farmer's Pride 398.15 51025 11/18/2024 1170 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 181.16 51026 11/18/2024 1579 FRANCISCAN PHARMACY OAKLAND 6.29 51027 11/18/2024 1495 GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS 127.69 51028 11/18/2024 1326 GWORKS 9,600.00 51029 11/18/2024 1572 HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS, LLC 28.83 51030 11/18/2024 190 Ingram Library Services 854.84 51031 11/18/2024 202 J. P. Cooke Co. 92.75 51032 11/18/2024 55 Johnson & Mock 532.00 51033 11/18/2024 254 K-C Parts & Repairs 429.74 51034 11/18/2024 937 League Assoc.of Risk Managmnt. 1,048.34 51035 11/18/2024 1581 LEGAL & LIABILITY RISK MANAGEM 150.00 51036 11/18/2024 118 Midwest Service Sales 6,529.00 51037 11/18/2024 59 Nelson's Food Pride 54.14 51038 11/18/2024 896 ANDREW E CULLEN 3,682.63 51039 11/18/2024 22 Nebraska Public Power District 2,787.12 51040 11/18/2024 34 Oakland Independent 217.21 51041 11/18/2024 1556 OIT, LLC 105.73 VOID: AUTO PAYMENT 51042 11/18/2024 1473 ONE OFFICE SOLUTIONS 36.63 51043 11/18/2024 43 Petty Cash 200.00 51044 11/18/2024 726 Police Officers' Assoc. 40.00 51045 11/18/2024 1523 SCOTT'S HARDWARE .00 VOID: 51046 11/18/2024 1523 SCOTT'S HARDWARE 711.72 51047 11/18/2024 1025 Skywave Wireless, Inc. 989.71 51048 11/18/2024 1106 T&H ELECTRIC, LLC 3,765.00 51049 11/18/2024 1533 THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS 114.10 51050 11/18/2024 730 Verizon Wireless 1,184.51 51071 11/22/2024 990 Oakland Hghts (dent.ins.city) 407.64 51072 11/22/2024 1141 COLONIAL LIFE 480.48 51073 11/22/2024 1513 NCSPC 402.47 51074 11/22/2024 1576 GLOBE LIFE 118.36 2008813 11/18/2024 744 BLACK HILLS ENERGY 47.09 E-PAY * 2008814 (NOT IN SELECTED DATE RANGE) 2008815 11/01/2024 922 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NE 10,195.00 E-PAY 2008820 11/22/2024 14 EFTPS 7,171.40 E-PAY 67 Nebraska Dept.of Revenue 2,072.08 E-PAY 703 FIRST NATIONAL BANK- HSA 2,605.00 E-PAY 1132 EMPOWER RETIREMENT 1,618.98 E-PAY 1556 OIT, LLC 105.73 E-PAY 1033 FASTWYRE BROADBAND 100.69 1327 ANDERSON STRUCTURES, LLC 5,603.00 1557 CENTRAL VALLEY AG 179.63 1583 CENTURY LINK/LUMEN 23,000.00 1424 CERTIFIED TESTING SERVICES INC 1,125.00 1483 ELECTRIC PUMP 10,542.30 1538 FENIX 254.10 1554 GREG BRUMMOND 3,720.00 1572 HEARTLAND NATURAL GAS, LLC 1.49 39 JEO Consulting Group 30,704.00 254 K-C Parts & Repairs 59.06 412 Midwest Laboratories 2,012.15 1176 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC. OMA 10,827.76 611 Nebraska Public Health 37.90 1226 NNSWC LANDFILL 1,335.14 896 ANDREW E CULLEN 300.00 22 Nebraska Public Power District 3,228.34 34 Oakland Independent 151.00 887 ONE CALL CONCEPTS INC 68.52 43 Petty Cash 200.00 1523 SCOTT'S HARDWARE 561.92 1053 Stan Houston Equip. Co., Inc. 154.70 1533 THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS 21.71 730 Verizon Wireless 130.33 1563 ERIKSEN CONSTRUCTIONS CO 161,844.00 2071 MAGUIRE IRON, INC. 82,539.83 1573 HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 16,317.54 922 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NE 1,877.17 E-PAY 744 BLACK HILLS ENERGY 47.09 E-PAY 15 NE Dept. of Revenue 1,144.33 E-PAY 2. 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 and Swenson) - 4, Nay - 0. 3. At 7:23 pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve the Group C Pay application # 2 in the amount of $82,539.83 to Maguire Iron. Motion was seconded by Council Member Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. At 7:23 pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve Group A & B Pay application #2 in the amount of $161,844.00 to Eriksen Construction. Motion was seconded by Council Member Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. At 7:23 pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve Lumen/CenturyLink Special Construction Proposal in the amount of $23,000.00. Motion was seconded by Council Member Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. 4. At 7:58 pm Council Member Johansen made a motion to close the public hearing to go into a closed session to discuss the possible hire of a water-sewer department hire. Motion was seconded by Council President Anderson. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost, Swenson) - 4, Nay - 0. At 8:05 pm Council President made a motion to approve opening a public hearing. Motion was seconded by Council Member Johansen. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. At 8:05 pm Council Member Johansen made a motion to approve the new water-sewer department hire of Jared Kremlacek at $18.00 per hour for full-time 40 hours per week. Motion was seconded by Council President Anderson. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Denker-Rost, Swenson ) - 4, Nay - 0. 5. At 8:07pm Council President Anderson made a motion to open the public hearing for Ordinance 758 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, ANNEXING A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE 6TH P.M., BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, KNOWN AS “JOHNSON SUBDIVISION”; EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; FURNISHING CITY BENEFITS TO THE LANDS SO ANNEXED; APPLYING CITY ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS TO THE LANDS SO ANNEXED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. "Motion was seconded by Council Member Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen ) - 4, Nay - 0. At 8:08pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve Ordinance 758 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, ANNEXING A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE 6TH P.M., BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, KNOWN AS “JOHNSON SUBDIVISION”; EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; FURNISHING CITY BENEFITS TO THE LANDS SO ANNEXED; APPLYING CITY ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS TO THE LANDS SO ANNEXED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. " Motion was seconded by Council Member Swenson. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen ) - 4, Nay - 0. 6. After discussion Council Member Johansen made a motion to approve Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance for another year. Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Johansen) - s, Nay - 0 Abstain : ( Anderson ) - 1. 7. At 8:20 pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve Resolution 2024-15 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, DECLARING AN UNSAFE BUILDING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE LOCATED AT LOTS 4 AND 5, BLOCK F, ORIGINAL TOWN, CITY OF OAKLAND, BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 107 N. DAVIS AVENUE, AND ORDERING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF." Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Anderson, Swenson, Denker-Rost ) - 3, Nay (Johansen) - 1. 8. At 8:21pm Council Member Swenson made a motion to approve Resolution 2024-16 " A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, DECLARING AN UNSAFE BUILDING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE LOCATED AT LOT 5, LUNDSTROMS EAST ADDITION, CITY OF OAKLAND, BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 205 EAST FULTON STREET, AND ORDERING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF." Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Swenson, Denker-Rost, Anderson, Johansen) - 4, Nay - 0. 9. At 8:23pm Council President Anderson made a motion to approve Resolution 2024-17 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA, DECLARING AN UNSAFE BUILDING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE LOCATED AT LOT 6 AND THE EAST 38’ OF LOT 7, LUNDSTROMS EAST ADDITION, CITY OF OAKLAND, BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 201 EAST FULTON AVENUE, AND ORDERING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF." Motion was seconded by Council Member Denker-Rost. All present Voting: Aye (Johansen, Anderson, Swenson, Denker-Rost ) - 4, Nay - 0. 10. Adjourn at 8:30 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 12-12-24
