Board of Commissioners
Agenda
AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners to Be
Held Tuesday, July 21, 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 14, 1998. (19981677) (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 21, '98.
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.
An agreement with Donna McCoy dba Banner House Fabrics for
financing of a fabric store through the Lincoln/Lancaster
County Urban Development Department, in the amount of
$28,000. (19981686)
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)
(19981687)
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) (19981687)
5) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster Leasing
Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to Floors
Incorporated, in the amount of $27,412, for floor
covering for Lancaster Manor. (19981676)
B. Approval of recommendations from the Joint Budget
Committee regarding 1998-1999 allocations per Exhibit
B.
(19981652)
C. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Lancaster Manor by Jerald O Williams on behalf of Viola
F Williams for lost property, in the amount of $50.
(19981674)
D. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Corrections by Christopher D Wamsley for lost property,
in the amount of $25. (19981683)
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. Contracts relating to road improvements with the following:
Landowner Location Amount
Darlene A & Donald On Fletcher Avenue $4,314.88
W Fagan (2 contracts) near North 98th St.
(19981680) (19981681)
Thomas D & Betty J On South 68th St. $375
Liesveldt (19981682) near Olive Creek Road
7) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will hold a
meeting on Thursday, July 21, 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 Lancaster County Board of Equalization has set
final hearings for 1998 Real Estate Valuation Protests
for:
Day Date Hour Type of Protest Cases
Monday July 20 9 AM-Noon Residential
1 PM-4 PM
Tuesday July 21 9 AM-Noon Residential
3 PM-8 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
1 PM-4 PM 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 Room 113 in the County-City Building.
C. 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
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.
D. 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 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.)
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: 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:
Clerk of the District Court (19981670)
County Attorney (19981673)
Records and Information Management (19981643)
Register of Deeds (19981647)
Lincoln City Libraries (19981648)
AGENDA for a Meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Equalization to Be
Held Tuesday, July 21, 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 14, 1998. (19981671) (A copy of these
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 28 additions and deductions to the tax
assessment rolls per Exhibit "A". (19981668) (19981684)
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc.
4) ADJOURNMENT:
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, July 21, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chairman
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 14, 1998. (19981677) (A copy of the
minutes is on file in the Office of the Lancaster County Clerk.)
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of the minutes of
July 14, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) CLAIMS: Approval of all claims processed through Tuesday, July 21, 1998.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Svoboda seconded approval. On call Hudkins,
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
3) ITEMS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
An agreement with Donna McCoy dba Banner House Fabrics for
financing of a fabric store through the Lincoln/Lancaster
County Urban Development Department, in the amount of
$28,000. (19981686)
Troy Gagner, Economic Development, appeared and stated the
County's Economic Loan Committee met July 1 and recommended
approval of $28,000 in Community Development Block Grant
reuse funds for Banner House Fabrics located at 301 Locust
Street in Panama, Nebraska.
Donna McCoy, applicant, appeared and stated the project would
be a flat folded fabric outlet. She said she will be
providing a service for the needs of the community and others
in the rural area of southeast Nebraska. McCoy stated she
would also be providing professional restringing and repair
of jewelry to help support the business in the early phases.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval. On call
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye.
Motion carried.
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)
(19981687)
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)
(19981687)
Peter Katt, attorney appearing on behalf of Steve Champoux,
submitted documentation regarding the Community Unit Plan
(Exhibit A). He stated they are asking the Board to consider
the Special Permit for the Community Unit Plan which would
allow the development to proceed and then gave a brief
summary of Exhibit A. Katt said his client would like 24
units approved, however, they could make 12 units work on the
south side.
Discussion followed regarding density with Mike DeKalb,
Planning Department, explaining that the density would
basically remain the same on the north side and the
density on the south side would accommodate seven units.
DeKalb recommended no more than six to seven units on the
south side and that the applicant be required to pave from
the end of the existing pavement to 100 foot south of their
entrance.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded approval of Special Permit
151 with the provision of 42 units on the north and seven units on
the south with all other conditions in place. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Campbell moved and Hudkins seconded approval of Preliminary
Plat 97024 with 42 units designated on the north and seven units on
the south with all other conditions in place. On call Svoboda,
Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman. Motion carried.
5) NEW BUSINESS:
A. Approval of a disbursement from the Lancaster Leasing
Corporation Renewal and Replacement Fund to Floors
Incorporated, in the amount of $27,412, for floor
covering for Lancaster Manor. (19981676)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call Tussing,
Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman and Svoboda voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Approval of recommendations from the Joint Budget
Committee regarding 1998-1999 allocations per Exhibit B.
(19981652)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On
call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and Tussing voted
aye. Motion carried.
C. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Lancaster Manor by Jerald O Williams on behalf of Viola F
Williams for lost property, in the amount of $50.
(19981674)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to accept the
Director's recommendation and deny the claim. On call Hudkins,
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion
carried.
D. A political subdivision tort claim filed against
Corrections by Christopher D Wamsley for lost property,
in the amount of $25. (19981683)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded to accept the
Director's recommendation and deny the claim. On call Steinman,
Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins 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. Contracts relating to road improvements with the following:
Landowner Location Amount
Darlene A & Donald On Fletcher Avenue $4,314.88
W Fagan (2 contracts) near North 98th
(19981680) (19981681) Street
Thomas D & Betty J On South 68th $375
Liesveldt (19981682) Street near Olive
Creek Road
MOTION: Hudkins moved and Tussing seconded approval of the Consent Item.
On call Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye.
Motion carried.
7) ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Steinman announced that the Board of Equalization will not be
holding meetings regarding property valuation protests on
Friday, July 24, 1998.
8) OTHER BUSINESS:
A. John Austin, Rural Route, appeared before the Board
requesting a special permit to set up a foundation in memory
of the Austin family. He stated it would be a non-profit
organization and wouldn't cost the taxpayers anything.
Austin stated it would be a park for children, as well as
adults.
Steinman suggested that Austin take his request for a special
permit to the Planning Department because the location is
within the three-mile zoning jurisdiction.
B. Campbell stated Kerry Eagan, Chief Administrative
Officer, and Larry Worrell, County Surveyor, will be
attending a meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 1998 regarding
duplicate addresses in the County.
C. Eagan stated the County Board had received a letter from
Bryan Memorial Hospital regarding the contract with Mutual of
Omaha. He explained Tim Konigan, Mutual of Omaha, would like
to visit with the Board on Wednesday, July 22.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to hold an emergency meeting
with Mutual of Omaha regarding the contract with Bryan Memorial
Hospital on Wednesday, July 22, 1998 at 12 p.m. in the Commissioners
Chambers, Room 112. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda
and Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Campbell moved and Tussing seconded to adjourn. On call Hudkins,
Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted aye. Motion carried.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Commissioners Hearing Room
First Floor, County-City Building
Tuesday, July 21, 1998
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Linda Steinman, Chairman
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 14, 1998. (19981671) (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 14, 1998. On call Campbell, Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda and
Tussing voted aye. Motion carried.
2) ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
Approval of 28 additions and deductions to the tax assessment
rolls per Exhibit "A". (19981668) (19981684)
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval. On call
Hudkins, Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing and Campbell voted
aye. Motion carried.
3) MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTIONS:
Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Campbell seconded approval of a motor
vehicle tax exemption for the Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc. On
call Steinman, Svoboda, Tussing, Campbell and Hudkins voted aye.
Motion carried.
4) APPEALS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
ADT Security Services, Inc. (19981592)
HealthCare Communications (19981596)
Norm Agena, County Assessor, recommended a ten percent
penalty on personal property for ADT Security Services, Inc.
and a 50 percent penalty on both accounts for HealthCare
Communications.
MOTION: Tussing moved and Hudkins seconded to accept the Assessor's
recommendation to assess a ten percent penalty against ADT
Security Services, Inc. and a 50 percent penalty against both
accounts for HealthCare Communications. On call Svoboda, Tussing,
Campbell, Hudkins and Steinman voted aye. Motion carried.
5) ADJOURNMENT:
At the direction of the Chair the Board of Equalization was
adjourned.
Kandra Hahn
Lancaster County Clerk
Board of Commissioners