VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 20, 2023 6:30 PM 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. Paul Krause called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Roll call was taken as follows: Travis Kraemer, Present; Scott Pokorny, Present; Jeremy Hansen, 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. The availability of the agenda was communicated in 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. Paul Krause noted the posting of the Open Meetings Act as posted on the wall at the entrance to the Conference Room. Travis Kraemer moved to approve the consent agenda. Jeremy Hansen seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Consent agenda items approved included: 12 Points Technology, IT, $906.00; Arlington Public Schools, fuel, $160.98; Fastwyre, telephone/internet, $156.96; Black Hills Energy, gas, $288.08; Bomgaars, shop supplies, $72.58; Chem Tech, pest control, $72.50; Fremont Dept of Uitlities, sewer, $8,307.23; EFTPS, FED/FICA Tax, $4,955.92; Egan Supply, janitorial supplies, $16.94; Embroidery Connections, maintenance/streets uniforms, $434.96; Enterprise Media, legal notices, $177.24; Visa, library books, $436.35; Ace Hardware, street supply, $27.44; Fuelman, fuel, $1,001.28; JEO Consulting, 2023 Street Improvement Project design & bidding, $9,601.95; John Deere Financial, street supplies, $342.19; Jon Cady, utility credit, $8.90; Knudsen Oil & Feed, diesel, $421.17; MacQueen Equipment, street sweeper part, $896.97; Menards, disc golf supplies, auditorium heaters, misc. parks & shop supplies, $1,121.65; National Financial Services, retirement, $601.60; NE Dept of Revenue, state withholding & sales tax, $5,129.85; Northern Safety & Industry, safety supplies, $104.16; O’Reilly First Call, streets supplies, $5.59; One Call Concepts, locate fees, $17.10; OPPD, electric, $6,713.23; PeopleService, water/sewer service, $11,205.00; Platte Valley Equipment, maintenance supplies, $25.64; Principal Life Insurance, life insurance, $197.89; TCI Wellness Center, employee appreciation dinner, $315.00; Verizon, cellphone, $211.49; Visa, office supplies, tax documents, $319.58; Walmart, janitorial supplies, $33.84; Washington County Sheriff, police, $6,493.76; Washington County Treasurer, 15 ton salt/sand, $750.00; Waste Connections, trash, $457.17 = $61,988.19; Payroll, $17,657.87; Total $79,646.06; Highway Allocation Bond interest only payment to Chase Bank in the amount of $10,322.50 due 12/1/2023; Municipal Building principal & interest payment to USDA in the amounts of $35,413.80 & $2,517.20 due 12/14/2023; Combined Utilities Bond principal & interest payment to Chase Bank in the amounts of $75,000 & 1,677.50 due 12/15/2023. Scott Pokorny made a motion to approve the minutes from the October 16, 2023 regular board meeting. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Jeremy Hansen made a motion to approve the quote from LARM to increase the liability limits to $5 million on general liability, E & O, and auto liability in the amount of $997.21. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 4-1, Travis Kraemer: nay. The board discussed which historical markers they would like to see installed. The Clerk to forward information to the Washington County Historical Association. The board discussed the Planning Commission’s decision to not amend the C-1 zoning district permitted conditional uses. The board took no further action. Agenda item to discuss and possibly approve providing concrete pads around three CBU’s in Gottsch Addition was postponed until the December 2023 regular board meeting. Steve Parr, JEO, Village Street Superintendent, reviewed the pavement evaluations for Bell Street & 1st Street done by Thiele Geotech. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve Amendment 2 with JEO Consulting Group to provide construction services for 2023 Street Improvement Project in the amount of $161,350.00. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve the agreement with Thiele Geotech to provide construction materials testing for 2023 Street Improvement Project in the amount of $24,790.00. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. No motion was made to approve the agreement with JEO Consulting group to provide preliminary design concept for drainage improvements on 7th Street, north of Dodge Street. Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve the agreement with JEO Consulting Group to provide design services on the 2023 8th Street Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project in the amount of $26,000.00. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. The board discussed the Washington County Fairgrounds’ water billing. The discussion was postponed until December 2023 regular board meeting. The board discussed possible water and sewer options for parcel #890000462. Travis Kraemer made a motion for the first reading of Ordinance #679, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA, TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE 04, SECTION 020: LIEN; ESTABLISH THE USE OF LIENS AND COLLECTION AGENCY FOR DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS; AMENDING AND REPLACING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Ordinance #679 is available in pamphlet form at Village Hall. Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve to send Kate & Jake to NMCA Institute March 18th- 22nd at a cost of $886, plus lodging at a cost of $99/night, and meal stipend. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Scott Pokorny made a motion to adjourn. Jason Wiese seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. Kate Robertson Village Clerk/Treasurer ZNEZ AC 12-01-23
