Agenda for the regular Board of Commissioners meeting to be held in the County Commissioners Hearing Room, First Floor, County-City Building.
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, April 1, 1997. (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS:
Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, April 8,
1997, with the exception that the vote of any Commissioner
who might have a conflict of interest in the payment of any
claim shall be deemed an abstention from approval for such
claims alone.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
It is the policy of the Lancaster County Board of
Commissioners to accommodate the public to the greatest
extent possible. Therefore, this agenda has been prepared
with items of greatest public interest at the beginning with
more routine items toward the end as a courtesy to those who
wish to speak with the County Board at this meeting. If you
are here to participate on an item and need special
consideration because of a schedule conflict or some other
problem, would you please let us know now so we can try to
meet your needs.
* A resolution proclaiming the week of April 13
through April 19, 1997, as "National Crime
Victims' Rights Week" (Resolution No. 5477).
4) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. County Change of Zone Number 171, from AG Agricultural
to R Residential, requested by Paul Weckle, on property
located west of South 96th Street and north of Panama
Road in Holland in Lancaster County, Nebraska
(Resolution No. 5483).
B. An application for a Corporate Manager License for
Jerry L. Sukup in connection with a Class K (Wine Off
Sale Only) and a Class E (Beer Off Sale Only) liquor
license for Whitehead Inc. dba/"U-Stop Convenience
Shop" located at 6600 North 84th Street.
5) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Applications for three Special Designated Licenses from
the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture to hold the
following:
1. A professional boxing match on Saturday, May 24,
1997 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at State Fair Park in
the 4-H Building Arena.
2. Lincoln Area Street Rods - Summer Cruise '97 on
Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, 1997 from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from
Noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the attachment to the
Food Plaza; and in a 50 foot by 75 foot area
including open parking lots and an exhibit
building located at State Fair Park.
B. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the
Lancaster County Attention Center for Youth by Nghia T.
Luong for lost property, in the amount of $50.
C. An economic development loan request, in the amount of
$10,000, from KINCO Manufacturing Company to locate a
heavy truck equipment and custom fabrication
manufacturing plant within the corporate limits of
Waverly, Nebraska.
D. A corporate manager application for Robert M. Shull in
connection with a Class M (Bottle Club) and a Class K
(Wine Off Sale Only) liquor license for Firethorn
Investment, a Nebraska Partnership located at 9301
Firethorn Lane, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
(Resolution No. 5484).
E. Approval of a lump sum settlement for Sarah Swanson for
$12,000 in connection with a Workers Compensation
claim.
F. Appointments of the following individuals to the
Lincoln- Lancaster Women's Commission:
NAME TERM TO EXPIRE
Jody Busse January 1, 1998
Bridget Pilloud January 1, 1998
Joanna K. Gajardo March 1, 2000
G. Appointment of Rod Confer to the Indigent Defense
Advisory Committee, term to expire May 10, 2000.
H. A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent to award a
bid for a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan for the Lancaster
County Corrections Department to Lincoln Dodge to be
purchased through the State of Nebraska contract for
$19,931.60.
I. A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent and the
Lancaster County Sheriff's office to award a bid for
eight new Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles to
H.P. Smith Ford to be purchased through the State of
Nebraska contract for the total amount of $152,840.
J. A contract with The Hartford for Lancaster County
employees, with amendments, reflecting changes in
federal law.
K. A public performance license from Films Incorporated
for the display of videotapes at the Lancaster County
Correctional Facilities located in Airpark and at 605
South 10th Street, for $783.75.
L. An application for public transportation assistance, in
the amount of $27,924, for Lancaster County Rural
Transit beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending June 30,
1998.
M. Agreements with Butler, Dodge, Gage, Hall and Polk
Counties to provide youth detention services at the
Attention Center for Youth at the rate of $176.82 per
day for each detainee, or at partial rates for 6-hour
increments as specified in the contracts.
N. A contract between the Lancaster County Engineering
Department and L.J. Webb Contractor, Inc. for concrete
box culverts, in the amount of $192,157.70.
6) CONSENT ITEMS:
These are items of business before the Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners which have been previously supplied
to each Commissioner in writing, which are relatively
routine and which are expected to be adopted without
dissent. Any individual item may be removed for special
discussion and consideration by a Commissioner or by any
member of the public without prior notice. Unless there is
an exception, these items will be approved as one with a
single vote of the Board of Commissioners. These items are
consideration of:
A. Monthly reports for the following:
Lancaster County Clerk
Lancaster County Engineering Department and the County
Geographic Information System
Lancaster County Records and Information Management
Lancaster Manor
B. Setting of the following public hearings for Tuesday,
April 22, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners
Hearing Room on the first floor of the County-City
Building:
1. A change of location in connection with a Class E
(Beer Off Sale Only) and a Class M (Bottle Club)
liquor license for Dreamers Inc. dba/"BJ's
Hideaway" to 1400 Saltillo Road in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
2. A street name change to name the new road located
one- quarter mile south of Highway 2 between
Nebraska Highway 43 east to South 162nd Street as
"Luann Lane" (Street Name Change No. 97001).
C. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, April 29, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building for Final Plat
No. 97006, Prairie Lake Estates, requested by Marvin
Renner, consisting of nine residential lots, on
property located east of South 54th Street between
Firth and Gage Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
D. A user's agreement with Tony Davis for remote access to
Lancaster County records at a rate of $.013 per
transaction.
E. A service agreement for Property Management with
O'Keefe Elevator Company, Inc. for maintenance of
elevators located at the Community Mental Health
Center, in the amount of $331, commencing April 1,
1997.
F. Renewal of a service agreement for Records and
Information Management with Microfilm Imaging Systems
for $974.
G. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering
Department and the following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Dennis D. and On Arbor Road $1,032.90
Oneta L. Knaub from North 27th
Street to Highway 77
Danja M. Pegram At North 14th Street $125
and Alvo Road
Steve J. and On South 56th Street
Rhonda Purbaugh near Rokeby Road
7) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, April 10, 1997 at 8:30 a.m. in the
Fourth Floor Conference Room of the County-City
Building.
B. A Management Team Meeting will be held on Thursday,
April 10, 1997 at 7:30 a.m., at the Police Department
Building located at 233 South 10th Street.
C. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 15,
1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on
the first floor of the County-City Building for County
Change of Zone Number 165, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Harry Muhlbach,
on property located west of North 56th Street (Highway
77) between Mill Road and Raymond Road in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
D. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting with Village Clerks on Thursday, April 24, 1997
at 12:30 p.m. at the Lancaster County Extension
Building in Room B located at 444 Cherrycreek Road to
explore and discuss issue of mutual concern to Villages
and the County.
E. The Lancaster County Board has scheduled an information
meeting to prepare for changes in taxing powers
contained in Legislative Bill 1114 (1996). The meeting
will be held on Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 7 p.m. in
the Commissioners Hearing Room on the first floor of
the County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
F. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners meeting
which is broadcast live at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays will
be re- broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 5.
8) EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
9) PENDING:
A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Number 15 revising the
Lincoln Land Use Plan to change an 18-acre area at the
southwest corner of 56th Street and Pine Lake Road from
Residential to Commercial (Resolution Number 5457).
B. Change of Zone Number 147, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter W. Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
C. County Change of Zone Number 139, requested by Leroy F.
Busboom, from AG Agriculture to AGR Agricultural
Residential, on property located at the northeast
corner of Southwest 112th Street and West Pioneers
Boulevard in Lancaster County, Nebraska (Resolution No.
5479). (This item is scheduled for further discussion
on Tuesday, April 15, 1997.)
10) ADJOURNMENT:
This agenda, which is kept continually current, is available
for inspection in the Office of the County Clerk in
Lancaster County, Nebraska.
NOTE: An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be
available at the meeting upon request. Please contact the
County Clerk's Office at 441-6336 and ask for Susan Starcher
or Kandra Hahn at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if
this accommodation is required, or if you have any other
special communication needs requiring assistance.
Agenda for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of
Equalization to Be Held Tuesday, April 8, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in
the County Commissioners Hearing Room, First Floor, County-City
Building.
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, April 1, 1997. (A copy of these minutes is
on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 26 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit "A".
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Family Service
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
4) Tax exemptions filed on personal property and real estate
which were filed after the January 1, 1997 deadline:
Capital Soccer Association
Cedars Home Foundation, Inc (2 exemptions)
Cedars Inc.
Downtown Lincoln Foundation
First Lutheran Church
Fredrick Ozanan Building Corp
Houses of Hope of Nebraska, Inc.
International Church of the Foursquare
Lebanon Lodge #3 (2 exemptions)
Warren United Methodist Church
5) Appeals filed on real estate for years 1994 through 1996 for
the following:
Gene L. and Sandra J. Kalvelage
Young Men's Christian Association
Minutes
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
Kandra Hahn, Lancaster County Clerk
Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners
meeting held on Tuesday, April 1, 1997. (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval. On
call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS:
Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, April 8,
1997, with the exception that the vote of any Commissioner
who might have a conflict of interest in the payment of any
claim shall be deemed an abstention from approval for such
claims alone.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On
call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and
Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
3) A resolution proclaiming the week of April 13 through April
19, 1997, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week"
(Resolution No. 5477).
JoAnna Svoboda of the Lincoln Police Department's Victim
Witness Unit, appeared and gave a brief presentation
regarding victim's rights.
Steinman read Resolution Number 5477 into the record.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On
call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and
Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
4) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. County Change of Zone Number 171, from AG Agricultural
to R Residential, requested by Paul Weckle, on property
located west of South 96th Street and north of Panama
Road in Holland in Lancaster County, Nebraska
(Resolution No. 5483).
Steinman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone
wished to appear in favor of the change of zone.
Paul Weckle, applicant, appeared and said he had met
with Sanitary Improvement District 3 to address some of
their concerns and as a result he said he has amended
his plan. Documentation was distributed regarding the
amendment (Exhibit "A"). He explained he would now
like to create four lots out of Lot 71 which contains
approximately 9.4 acres. Weckle said he has decided to
put in his own lagoon to ease the pressure regarding
concerns about sewer services and that Lot 3 would also
have its own opportunity to put in a lagoon. He noted
Lots 1 and 2 have been a part of the Sanitary
Improvement District for many years.
Steinman asked if anyone wished to testify in
opposition or in a neutral position.
No one appeared.
Campbell said they would need to go through the
preliminary plat process.
Mike DeKalb, Planning Department, said that was
correct. He explained the net lot size is slightly
under ten acres and the subdivision regulations require
any parcel created under ten acres in size to have
subdivision approval.
Steinman closed the public hearing.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded approval
of Resolution Number 5483. On call Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
B. An application for a Corporate Manager License for
Jerry L. Sukup in connection with a Class K (Wine Off
Sale Only) and a Class E (Beer Off Sale Only) liquor
license for Whitehead Inc. dba/"U-Stop Convenience
Shop" located at 6600 North 84th Street.
Steinman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone
wished to testify in favor of the application.
The Clerk swore in Steve Mann, concerned citizen.
Mann stated he supported the application and addressed
his concerns about children and alcohol.
The Clerk swore in Jerry Sukup, applicant.
Sukup stated he would be happy to answer any questions
the Board may have.
Steinman asked if anyone wished to testify in
opposition or in a neutral position.
No one appeared and Steinman closed the public hearing.
Steinman noted action on the item would be taken next
Tuesday, April 15, 1997.
5) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Applications for three Special Designated Licenses from
the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture to hold the
following:
1. A professional boxing match on Saturday, May 24,
1997 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at State Fair Park in
the 4-H Building Arena.
2. Lincoln Area Street Rods - Summer Cruise '97 on
Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, 1997 from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from
Noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the attachment to the
Food Plaza; and in a 50 foot by 75 foot area
including open parking lots and an exhibit
building located at State Fair Park.
The Clerk noted item A-1 had been withdrawn.
Sharon Schrock, representing the Nebraska State
Board of Agriculture, appeared and clarified the
license is for the Food Plaza.
In response to a question asked by Tussing,
Schrock stated they do have a fenced area in front
of the plaza.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded
approval. On call Hudkins, Steinman,
Campbell, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye.
Motion carried.
B. A political subdivision tort claim filed against the
Lancaster County Attention Center for Youth by Nghia T.
Luong for lost property, in the amount of $50.
Nghia Luong, claimant, appeared and indicated staff at
the Attention Center had placed his property into other
individuals accounts.
Campbell noted the recommendation was for approval in
the amount of $40.
Hudkins asked Luong if the calling card had been
cancelled.
Luong stated it was a prepaid card for $10.
Hudkins stated he felt they should approve the claim
for $50 in light of the information regarding the
prepaid calling card.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded to
approve the tort claim for $50. On call
Svoboda, Campbell, Tussing, Hudkins and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
C. An economic development loan request, in the amount of
$10,000, from KINCO Manufacturing Company to locate a
heavy truck equipment and custom fabrication
manufacturing plant within the corporate limits of
Waverly, Nebraska.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded approval.
Carole Eddins, City Urban Development Department,
appeared and reported she had contacted each member of
the loan committee who voted five to zero to recommend
approval to the County Board. She added there is a
need for an interlocal agreement between the County
and the City of Waverly.
ROLL CALL: Campbell, Svoboda, Steinman, Tussing and
Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to
request the County Attorney's office, in
consultation with the Chief Administrative
Officer and Economic Development, to develop
an interlocal agreement with the City of
Waverly and other cities. On call Hudkins,
Svoboda, Tussing, Steinman and Campbell voted
aye. Motion carried.
D. A corporate manager application for Robert M. Shull in
connection with a Class M (Bottle Club) and a Class K
(Wine Off Sale Only) liquor license for Firethorn
Investment, a Nebraska Partnership located at 9301
Firethorn Lane, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
(Resolution No. 5484).
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval.
Campbell stated she would like to hold the item for one
week and request Shull to appear on Tuesday, April 15,
1997.
Tussing withdrew her motion.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to hold
the application for one week and request
Shull to appear before the Board. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
E. Approval of a lump sum settlement for Sarah Swanson for
$12,000 in connection with a Workers Compensation
claim.
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney, appeared and said
the Safety and Training Officer and Doug Cyr, Deputy
County Attorney, had recommended approval of the claim.
She noted the claim was in connection with an employee
at Lancaster Manor.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval.
On call Svoboda, Hudkins, Tussing, Steinman
and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
F. Appointments of the following individuals to the
Lincoln- Lancaster Women's Commission:
NAME TERM TO EXPIRE
Jody Busse January 1, 1998
Bridget Pilloud January 1, 1998
Joanna K. Gajardo March 1, 2000
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval.
On call Tussing, Svoboda, Hudkins, Campbell
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
G. Appointment of Rod Confer to the Indigent Defense
Advisory Committee, term to expire May 10, 2000.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval.
On call Steinman, Svoboda, Hudkins, Campbell
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
H. A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent to award a
bid for a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan for the Lancaster
County Corrections Department to Lincoln Dodge to be
purchased through the State of Nebraska contract for
$19,931.60.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval.
On call Campbell, Tussing, Steinman, Svoboda
and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
I. A recommendation from the Purchasing Agent and the
Lancaster County Sheriff's office to award a bid for
eight new Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles to
H.P. Smith Ford to be purchased through the State of
Nebraska contract for the total amount of $152,840.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval.
Steinman stated the purchase will be under next year's
budget.
ROLL CALL: Hudkins, Tussing, Svoboda, Campbell and
Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
J. A contract with The Hartford for Lancaster County
employees, with amendments, reflecting changes in
federal law.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval.
On call Svoboda, Steinman, Tussing, Campbell
and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
K. A public performance license from Films Incorporated
for the display of videotapes at the Lancaster County
Correctional Facilities located in Airpark and at 605
South 10th Street, for $783.75.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval.
Steinman noted the fee would come from revenues
generated by the Inmate Benefits Fund.
ROLL CALL: Tussing, Steinman, Hudkins, Svoboda and
Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
L. An application for public transportation assistance, in
the amount of $27,924, for the Lancaster County Rural
Transit beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending June 30,
1998.
Tim Howell, Lincoln Area Agency on Aging, appeared and
said the $27,924 was the Federal and State portion.
The County's share would be $18,133.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval.
On call Campbell, Steinman, Svoboda, Hudkins
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
M. Agreements between Butler, Dodge, Gage, Hall and Polk
Counties to provide youth detention services at the
Attention Center for Youth at the rate of $176.82 per
day for each detainee, or at partial rates for 6-hour
increments as specified in the contracts.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval.
On call Steinman, Campbell, Svoboda, Tussing
and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
N. A contract between the Lancaster County Engineering
Department and L.J. Webb Contractor, Inc. for concrete
box culverts, in the amount of $192,157.70.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval.
On call Tussing, Hudkins, Svoboda, Campbell
and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
6) CONSENT ITEMS:
These are items of business before the Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners which have been previously supplied
to each Commissioner in writing, which are relatively
routine and which are expected to be adopted without
dissent. Any individual item may be removed for special
discussion and consideration by a Commissioner or by any
member of the public without prior notice. Unless there is
an exception, these items will be approved as one with a
single vote of the Board of Commissioners. These items are
consideration of:
A. Monthly reports for the following:
Lancaster County Clerk
Lancaster County Engineering Department and the County
Geographic Information System
Lancaster County Records and Information Management
Lancaster Manor
B. Setting of the following public hearings for Tuesday,
April 22, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners
Hearing Room on the first floor of the County-City
Building:
1. A change of location in connection with a Class E
(Beer Off Sale Only) and a Class M (Bottle Club)
liquor license for Dreamers Inc. dba/"BJ's
Hideaway" to 1400 Saltillo Road in Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
2. A street name change to name the new road located
one- quarter mile south of Highway 2 between
Nebraska Highway 43 east to South 162nd Street as
"Luann Lane" (Street Name Change No. 97001).
D. Setting of a public hearing for Tuesday, April 29, 1997
at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the
first floor of the County-City Building for Final Plat
No. 97006, Prairie Lake Estates, requested by Marvin
Renner, consisting of nine residential lots, on
property located east of South 54th Street between
Firth and Gage Road in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
E. A user's agreement with Tony Davis for remote access to
Lancaster County records at a rate of $.013 per
transaction.
F. A service agreement for Property Management with
O'Keefe Elevator Company, Inc. for maintenance of
elevators located at the Community Mental Health
Center, in the amount of $331, commencing April 1,
1997.
G. Renewal of a service agreement for Records and
Information Management with Microfilm Imaging Systems
for $974.
H. Contracts between the Lancaster County Engineering
Department and the following:
LANDOWNER LOCATION AMOUNT
Dennis D. and On Arbor Road from $1,032.90
Oneta L. Knaub from North 27th Street
to Highway 77
Danja M. Pegram At North 14th Street $125
and Alvo Road
Steve J. and On South 56th Street
Rhonda Purbaugh near Rokeby Road
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval.
On call Svoboda, Steinman, Campbell, Hudkins
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn. On
call Steinman, Tussing, Svoboda, Campbell and Hudkins
voted aye. Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
Minutes
Lancaster County Board of Equalization
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, April 8, 1997
1:30 P.M.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
Kandra Hahn, Lancaster County Clerk
Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
1) MINUTES:
Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, April 1, 1997. (A copy of these minutes is
on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On
call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 26 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit "A".
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On
call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and
Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Family Service
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to deny the
motor vehicle tax exemption for Family Service
because it was not timely filed. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins
voted aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to approve a
motor vehicle tax exemption for St. Thomas Aquinas
Church. On call Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell,
Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
Steinman recessed the Board of Equalization.
Steinman reconvened the Board of Equalization.
4) Tax exemptions filed on personal property and real estate
which were filed after the January 1, 1997 deadline:
Capital Soccer Association
Cedars Home Foundation, Inc (2 exemptions)
Cedars Inc.
Downtown Lincoln Foundation
First Lutheran Church
Fredrick Ozanan Building Corp
Houses of Hope of Nebraska, Inc.
International Church of the Foursquare
Lebanon Lodge #3 (2 exemptions)
Warren United Methodist Church
The exemption for Capital Soccer Association was withdrawn
because they have no personal property.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to accept the
County Assessor's recommendation to approve late
filing penalties for Capital Soccer Association,
Cedars Home Foundation, Inc (2 exemptions), Cedars
Inc., Downtown Lincoln Foundation, Fredrick Ozanan
Building Corp, House of Hope of Nebraska, Inc.
International Church of the Foursquare, Lebanon
Lodge #3 and Warren United Methodist Church and to
withdraw the exemption for First Lutheran Church.
On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
5) Appeals filed on real estate for years 1994 through 1996 for
the following:
Young Men's Christian Association
Norm Agena, Lancaster County Assessor, recommended the value
be reduced to zero for 1994, 1995 and 1996. He explained
for 1997 a value would be put on the property since it has
been developed into four buildable lots.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to accept the
County Assessor's recommendation and reduce the
value to zero for 1994, 1995 and 1996. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell
voted aye. Motion carried.
Gene L. and Sandra J. Kalvelage
Agena explained that in 1993, prior to the 1994 reappraisal,
there were two houses sitting on the lot. One with an
address of South 1st Street and the other with an address of
112 "K" Street with a total value for both houses of
approximately $24,000. In 1994, when the reappraisal was
completed, one of the houses was inadvertently left off.
Agena explained the error was found a few months ago and the
other house was put back on for 1994, 1995 and 1996 which
increased the value from $17,600 to $30,300.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to accept the
County Assessor's recommendation and deny the
appeal filed on real estate by Gene L. and Sandra
J. Kalvelage. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing,
Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to adjourn. On call
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted
aye. Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
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