Board of Commissioners
Agenda
AGENDA For a Meeting of The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners to Be
Held Tuesday, July 14, 1998 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 Commissioners meeting
held on Tuesday, July 7, 1998. (19981582) (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, July 14, 1998.
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.
COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Members of the public who wish to
comment on any item on the agenda may come forward at this time.
4) OLD BUSINESS:
A. A County Special Permit, Crooked Creek Community Unit Plan, requested
by Brian D. Carstens on behalf of 134th Street Partnership and Steve
Champoux, on property located south and west of the corner of 134th
and "O" Streets in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (County Special
Permit 151) (1998939)
B. A Preliminary Plat, Crooked Creek, requested by Brian D. Carstens on
behalf of 134th Street Partnership and Steve Champoux, on property
located south and west of the corner of 134th and "O" Streets in
Lancaster County, Nebraska. (Preliminary Plat 97024) (1998940)
5) NEW BUSINESS:
A. An application for a Special Designated License from S & M Inc. dba/N
Street Drive-In to hold Lincoln Federal's company picnic on Saturday,
July 15, 1998 from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Boss Hogg's located at 6305
West Adams Street. (19981595) (19981534) (19981608) (19981620)
B. Contracts with Dwight Johnson for appraisal services at the following
locations:
Location Amount
On West Fletcher Avenue near $6,025
Northwest 126th Street (19981613)
On West Adams Street near Northwest $975
126th Street (19981614)
On South First Street, Pioneers $5,000
Boulevard to Calvert Street
(19981615)
C. Approval of resolutions relating to roads/streets in the County which
are eligible for improvement with federal funds from the Federal
Highway Administration:
Location Amount
Intersection of North 14th Street $600,930
and Little Salt Creek (19981610)
Intersection of North 162nd Street $455,000
and Rock Creek (19981611)
Pioneers Boulevard at Beals Slough $636,900
(19981612)
D. Approval of release of all claims in the case of County of Lancaster
versus Piedmont Construction Company, for $12,776. (19981606)
E. A request for refund of real estate taxes from William and Teddi
Kluck for an approximate credit of $119.65 for 1997. (19981610)
F. A political subdivision tort claim filed against Corrections by
Michael L Wendelin, in the amount of $6.35, for lost property.
(19981602)
G. Reappointment of Betty Olson, Rollin Schnieder and Shirley Fralin to
the Advisory Defense Council. (19981624)
H. Appointment of David Dykmann to the Lancaster Manor Advisory Board.
(19981625)
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 approval of:
A. Maintenance agreements with the following:
Agency Vendor Amount
County Engineer Hewlett Packard $552
(19981604)
County Treasurer Modern Office $798
(2 contracts) Services, Inc.
(19981617)(19981618)
B. A maintenance agreement with Merit Information Services for equipment
located in the Register of Deed's Office, at a rate of $95 per hour
during regular business hours; $135 per hour after 5 p.m. and $180
per hour on weekends and holidays. (19981616)
7) EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING A PERSONNEL MATTER:
8) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting on
Thursday, July 16, 1998 at 8 a.m. in the conference room located
immediately west of the County Commissioners Chambers, Room 113, on
the first floor of the County-City Building.
B. The following schedule of public meetings has been set by agreement
of the Lancaster County Attorney, Clerk and Treasurer to complete the
process of selecting a County Commissioner to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of Commissioner Darlene Tussing:
5 p.m. Friday, July 10 Deadline for filing applications
2 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 Working meeting for selection of no
more than 9 finalists for personal
interview
9-11 a.m., Thursday, July 16 As needed for final personal
2-4 p.m., Thursday, July 16 interviews (no longer than 30
9-10 a.m., Friday, July 17 minutes each) and decision
All proceedings will be held in Conference Room 105 of
the County-City Building.
Commissioner Tussing's resignation is effective August 1, 1998.
C. The Lancaster County Board of Equalization has set final hearings for
1998 Real Estate Valuation Protests for:
Day Date Hour Type of Protest Cases
Wednesday July 15 9 AM-Noon Residential*
1 PM-4 PM
Thursday July 16 1PM-4 PM Residential
Friday July 17 9 AM-Noon Residential
Monday July 20 9 AM-Noon Residential
1 PM-4 PM
Tuesday July 21 9 AM-Noon Residential
1 PM-4 PM
Wednesday July 22 9 AM-Noon Residential
1 PM-4 PM
Thursday July 23 1 PM-8 PM All Other Types**
Friday July 24 9 AM-Noon Residential
1PM - 4PM and Clean Up
Saturday July 25 9 AM to Final Adoption of
Adjourn Values
*Includes Townhouses, Acreages and Mobile Homes
**Includes Farms, Commercial/Industrial, Multi-Family 2-4
and Multi-Family 4+
All Property Valuation Protest meetings of the Board of
Equalization will be held in Studio 1 (north half) of
Room 113 in the County-City Building.
D. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners have
scheduled budget meetings to be held in the conference
room located immediately west of the County Commissioners
Chambers, Room 113, as follows:
Thursday, July 16, 1998 at 8:30 a.m. - Working Session
Tuesday, July 14, 1998 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Board
Proposed Budget Working Session; Conference Room 106,
County-City Building.
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 1998
at 7 p.m. in the County Commissioners/City Council
Chambers, Room 112, on the first floor of the County-City
Building.
Adoption of the County budget will be on Tuesday, August
25, 1998.
E. 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.
9) EMERGENCY ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
10) PENDING:
A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Number 27b, pursuant to the
1998 Comprehensive Plan Annual Review, requested by Peter
Katt on behalf of Steve Champoux, to revise the Land Use
Plan to change 124 acres from Agricultural to Low Density
Residential at the northwest corner of 134th and "A"
Streets in Lancaster County, Nebraska. (1998937)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
B. A County Change of Zone, from AG Agricultural to AGR
Agricultural Residential, requested by Peter Katt on
behalf of Steve Champoux, on property located at the
northwest corner of 134th and "A" Streets in Lancaster
County, Nebraska (County Change of 147) (1998938)
(Scheduled for further discussion on November 17, 1998.)
C. Change of Zone 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.
(Change of Zone 165) (97-26) (Scheduled for further
discussion on October 6, 1998.)
11) ADJOURNMENT:
This agenda, which is kept continually current, is available for
inspection in the Office of the County Clerk in Lancaster County,
Nebraska.
NOTE: Interpreters for the hearing impaired are available at
meetings of the County Board 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.
REPORTS AND INFORMATION FILINGS: The following items which may
be of interest to residents of Lancaster County are among those
which have been filed this week in the County Clerk's Office:
A. Reports from the following:
County Clerk (19981589)
Lancaster Manor (19981588)
Map from State of Nebraska, Department of Roads showing
the 1997 average daily traffic volumes on major roadways
in Lancaster County (19981595)
AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Equalization to Be
Held Tuesday, July 14, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners
Chambers, Room 112, First Floor, County-City Building.
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, July 7, 1998. (19981581) (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
American Legion, Department of Nebraska
American Red Cross-Lancaster County Chapter
Life Line Gospel Center International
Nebraska SPF Swine Accrediting Agency, Inc.
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
3) APPEALS FILED ON PENALTY ON PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE
FOLLOWING:
Alfredo Lobianco (19981534)
Ticket Express, Inc. (19981597)
4) ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board Of Commissioners
Commissioners Chambers
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, July 24, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting
held on Tuesday, July 7, 1998. (19981582) (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County
Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Campbell seconded approval of the minutes of
July 7, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, July 14, 1998.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Hudkins,
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion
carried.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The Clerk asked if anyone present requested a change in the
agenda. No requests were made and the meeting proceeded as
planned.
4) OLD BUSINESS:
A. A County Special Permit, Crooked Creek Community Unit
Plan, requested by Brian D. Carstens on behalf of
134th Street Partnership and Steve Champoux, on
property located south and west of the corner of
134th and "O" Streets in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. (County Special Permit 151) (1998939)
B. A Preliminary Plat, Crooked Creek, requested by Brian D.
Carstens on behalf of 134th Street Partnership
and Steve Champoux, on property located south and west of
the corner of 134th and "O" Streets in Lancaster
County, Nebraska. (Preliminary Plat 97024) (1998940)
Campbell stated the Board had not had time to review the new
information regarding the revised Preliminary Plat and
Community Unit Plan which was presented to them right before
the meeting. (Exhibit A)
Mike DeKalb, Planning Department, appeared and explained the
only change was that the number of lots had been reduced from
97 to 66.
Both Peter Katt and Mike Rierden, attorneys representing
applicants, stated that the Community Unit Plan would
transfer 17 lots from the existing AGR Agriculture
Residential zoning on the north to the AG Agriculture zoned
to the south.
It was the consensus of the Board to defer Special Permit
151 and Preliminary Plat 97024 for one week to July 21, 1998.
4) NEW BUSINESS:
A. An application for a Special Designated License from S &
M Inc. dba/N Street Drive-In to hold Lincoln Federal's
company picnic on Saturday, July 15, 1998 from 1 p.m. to
1 a.m. at Boss Hogg's located at 6305 West Adams Street.
(19981559) (19981534) (19981608) (19981620)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing,
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion
carried.
B. Contracts with Dwight Johnson for appraisal services at
the following locations:
Location Amount
On West Fletcher Avenue near $6,025
Northwest 126th Street (19981613)
On West Adams Street near Northwest $975
126th Street (19981614)
On South First Street, Pioneers $5,000
Boulevard to Calvert Street
(19981615)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye.
Motion carried.
C. Approval of resolutions relating to roads/streets in the
County which are eligible for improvement with federal
funds from the Federal Highway Administration:
Location Amount
Intersection of North 14th Street $600,930
and Little Salt Creek (19981610)
Intersection of North 162nd Street $455,000
and Rock Creek (19981611)
Pioneers Boulevard at Beals Slough $636,900
(19981612)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of Resolutions
98-1610, 98-1611 and 98-1612. On call Hudkins, Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
D. Approval of release of all claims in the case of County
of Lancaster versus Piedmont Construction Company, for
$12,776. (19981606)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
E. A request for refund of real estate taxes from William
and Teddi Kluck for an approximate credit of $119.65 for
1997. (19981601)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Tussing,
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion
carried.
F. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Corrections by Michael L Wendelin, in the amount of
$6.35, for lost property. (19981602)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to accept the Director's
recommendation and deny the claim. On call Tussing, Campbell,
Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried.
G. Reappointment of Betty Olson, Rollin Schnieder and
Shirley Fralin to the Advisory Defense Council. (19981624)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Campbell,
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted aye. Motion
carried.
H. Appointment of David Dykmann to the Lancaster Manor
Advisory Board. (19981625)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call Hudkins,
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell 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 approval of:
A. Maintenance agreements with the following:
Agency Vendor Amount
County Engineer Hewlett Packard $552
(19981604)
County Treasurer Modern Office $798
(2 contracts) Services, Inc.
(19981617)(19981618)
B. A maintenance agreement with Merit Information Services
for equipment located in the Register of Deed's Office,
at a rate of $95 per hour during regular business hours;
$135 per hour after 5 p.m. and $180 per hour on weekends
and holidays. (19981616)
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of the Consent
Items. On call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins
voted aye. Motion carried.
7) EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING A PERSONNEL MATTER:
MOTION: At 2:10 P.M. Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded to enter into
Executive Session regarding a Personnel matter. On call Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion
carried.
MOTION: At 3:05 P.M. Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to exit
Executive Session. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing
and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to adjourn. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye.
Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
MINUTES
Lancaster County Board Of Equalization
Commissioners Chambers
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, July 14, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chair
Kathy Campbell
Larry Hudkins
Steve Svoboda
Darlene Tussing
Others Present: Norm Agena, County Assessor
Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative Officer
Kandra Hahn, County Clerk
Diane Staab, Deputy County Attorney
1) MINUTES: Approval of the minutes of the Board of Equalization meeting
held on Tuesday, July 7, 1998. (19981581) (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes of
July 7, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
American Legion, Department of Nebraska
American Red Cross-Lancaster County Chapter
Life Line Gospel Center International
Nebraska SPF Swine Accrediting Agency, Inc.
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval of motor vehicle tax
exemptions for American Red Cross-Lancaster County Chapter; Life Line
Gospel Center International and Nebraska SPF Swine Accrediting
Agency, Inc. and approval of motor vehicle tax exemptions for
American Legion, Department of Nebraska and Saint Paul United
Methodist Church subject to the vehicle(s) being titled and
registered to the applicant. On call Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda,
Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
3) APPEALS FILED ON PENALTY ON PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Alfredo Lobianco (19981641)
Ticket Express, Inc. (19981597)
The Assessor recommended a ten percent penalty be assessed
for Alfredo Lobianco and Ticket Express, Inc.
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded to accept the Assessor's
recommendation and assess a ten percent penalty on personal property
for Alfredo Lobianco and Ticket Express, Inc. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
By direction of the Chair the Board of Equalization meeting
was adjourned.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
Board of Commissioners