VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 18, 2021 6:30 P.M. The Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Nebraska, was held at the Arlington Village Hall at 245 N 2nd Street, Arlington, NE. Board Chairman, Paul Krause, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll call was taken as follows: Travis Kraemer, Present; Scott Pokorny, Gordon McGee, Present; Jason Wiese, Present; Paul Krause, Present. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Arlington Citizen, a designated method for giving notice as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was given to the Village Board members and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Trustees of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Chairman Krause noted the posting of the Open Meetings Act as posted on the wall by the entrance of the Community Room. Jason Wiese moved to approve the consent agenda. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Consent agenda items approved included: approval of monthly claims for payment, including General-Cash, Library Petty Cash, $37.79; 12 Points Technologies, $232.69; Arlington Telephone, $378.06; ARPS RED-E-MIX, $757.00; BAUER BUILT, INC., $160.00; BIBLIONIX, $800.00; Black Hills Energy, $460.69; Bomgaars, $202.89; Chem Tech Fumigation, $72.5; Constellation, $600.84; Do It Yourself, $21.36; Enterprise Publishing, $40.50; Fremont Sanitation, $378.20; HGTV Magazine, $12.00; Ingram, $412.18; John Deere Financial, $773.38; Menards, $97.67; Michael Todd & Co., $307.55; Murphy Tractor, $104.52; National Financial Services, $347.58; NEBRASKA.GOV, $340.00; Omaha Public Power District, $2805.28; Principal Life Co, $184.53; Ric Ortmeier, $5625.00; Staples Credit Plan, $55.25; US Post Office, $110.00; Verizon Wireless, $204.29; Visa, $1752.01; Walmart, $38.55; Washington County Roads, $600.00; Washington Co. Sheriff Dept., $6008.74; Washington County Treasurer, $.80; Wex Bank, $242.43; Women’s Day, $19.97; Yost, Schafersman, $2,500.00Two Rivers Bank, 941 Deposit, $1,544.96, $1,898.73; Payroll, $7,370.84, $9,000.37=$43,499.15. Water/Sewer- Fremont Dept. of Utilities, $6,109.73; National Financial Services, $66.30; Omaha Public Power District, $3,147.07; One Call Concepts, $5.38; US Post Office, $1000; Two Rivers Bank, payroll, $951.23, $649.06=$17,553.77. Approval of Minutes from December 21, 2020 Regular Board Meeting and Variance Hearing Minutes. Approval of Single Day Liquor License for January 13, 2021 for the Dog Park Committee. Discussion regarding Nuisance Properties. No action was taken. Jason Wiese made a motion for a second reading of Ordinance No. 664: AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA, AUTHORIZING AND IMPOSING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE PARKING OF DETACHED TRAILERS IN THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE HEREWITH AND PROVIDENG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA: Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Travis Kraemer made a motion to have a second reading of Ordinance 663: AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA, CREATING FLOODWAY AND FLOOD FRINGE DISTRICTS DEFINING THE SAME AND SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA. Jason Wiese seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Kent Speicher, CPA from Erickson & Brooks presented the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Audit Report. Kent reported that accounting processes have improved. He made suggestions of changing to Cash Based accounting for the Water/Sewer accounting and splitting out the Sewer income and expenses to better evaluate any issues. Jason Wiese made a motion to accept the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Audit Report from Erickson & Brooks. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Jason Wiese made a motion to purchase 8 HP250 G8 Notebook computers in the amount of $6,088.00 and the purchase of 3 Year Next Day Support upon approval by Shawn Kasal in the amount of $1,032.00. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Discussion about changing our accounting software. Presentation by Dave Samson from gWorks. Jason Wiese made a motion to purchase gWorks software and support in the amount of $24,450.00 for set-up and first year of service as presented with the option to pay in full the first year or split the set-up fees over 2-years. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Jason Wiese made a motion to close out the Village Hall Construction Account and apply the balance of $166,753.17 to the USDA loan for the building. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Discussion of the need for OPPD to install a larger power pole in front of the Community Room as they upgrade the power lines in Arlington. No action was taken. The Board reviewed bids received for culvert work on Memory Lane. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve the Bid from Mike Grefe Excavating in the amount of $4,796.00. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. The Library Report was reviewed. Circulation desk project is moving forward as planned. Washington County Permit Report was reviewed. Washington County Sheriff Report was reviewed. Sheriff Robinson attended via Zoom. Quarterly meeting was scheduled for January 27, 2021 at 10:30am. Streets Committee report was given by Jason Wiese and Paul Krause. Snow removal is going well. Parks Committee report was given by Travis Kraemer and Gordon McGee. Jon will price trash cans for the walking trail. Cemetery Committee report was given by Scott Pokorny and Gordon McGee. They are working on ideas for a way to honor Eugene Gnuse’s service as the Cemetery Sexton. Water/Sewer Committee report was given by Paul Krause and Travis Kraemer. A quarterly meeting has been scheduled with PeopleService to review infiltration solutions. Police Committee report was given by Jason Wiese and Scott Pokorny. No current issues. They have scheduled a Quarterly meeting with Sheriff Robinson. James Gillespie from PeoplesService gave his report. He is working diligently on the water infiltration issues. The infiltration at the Northeast end of Goettsch addition is a high priority. He had Trekk jet and vacuum the sewer main on the highway from 5th to 6th and south of the highway from 3rd to 4th. Jon Rosenthal gave a Streets and Parks Report which included: assisting Becker Trenching & Water Inc. with opening up pool drain valve and repairing, started siding the restrooms at Bell Creek Park, poured concrete for dugouts at Bell Creek Park. Paul Krause expressed the gratitude of the Village for the donation of equipment and labor from Becker Trenching to fix the valve on the Swimming Pool drain. A Clerk report was given by Niki Herre which included: attending the Board Retreat, meeting with Mark O’Connor from OPPD, and completing a Payroll Audit. Gordon McGee made a motion to adjourn. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm. Niki Herre Village Clerk ZNEZ AC 2-5-21
