Village of Inglewood
March 4, 2024 6:30 PM
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Albert Nielsen with Jerry Abrahamson, John Nielsen, Greg Goree and Mark Clausen present. The Chairman announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act. It was then moved by Abrahamson, seconded by Clausen and carried, to approve the minutes of the last meeting and to dispense with the reading. There were four hall rentals in February and no building permits..
Account balances as follows:
General - $48,111.17
Keno - $101,811.98
Street - $233,292.53
Bond - $13,526.79
12-month CD - $550,000.00
The clerk/treasurer’s report was read and approved by a motion from Goree and second from J. Nielsen.
REPAIR REPORTS (street/sign repairs, etc.)
Goree Excavating will get the radar signs back up and running correctly on Broad Street and Ridgeland.
REPORTS FROM ADDITIONAL MEETINGS ATTENDED
The Chairman attended a meeting with the attorney to discuss the annexation of the Pete Rix property.
He also attended a meeting with the water shed committee and continued the discussion of the need to clean up the creek running from Hormel Park to prevent flooding.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Jake Niemi, owner of the property at 1050 South Main attended the meeting and told the trustees he had gotten rid of all his animals and almost all of the huge logs from his property. He would like to keep the large saw mill that is currently sitting where the old garage was. The Chairman told him he would need to come before the trustees and get a conditional use permit if he planned on using the saw mill for a business. He said he would only use it for a hobby. The Chairman then told him he could only have a couple logs on his property and that if he built a garage to store the saw mill in he would receive fewer complaints. He said he did plan on building a garage on the foundation of the old garage that burned down. No further action was taken on the complaints since Niemi is now in compliance.
2. The south east boundary of the village was discussed at the meeting. The boundary change from the Costco de-annexation/annexation was finally filed with Dodge County. The Chairman will contact the new engineer to request a new village map since the boundary changed from the Costco de-annexation/annexation and will change with the new Rix annexation. He will also discuss with him Inglewood’s need for plans for the sanitary sewer redirection to Main Street.
AGENDA
1. Ordinance 2024-30 was presented to the trustees after the Planning Commission had met and approved the annexation of the property owned by Pete Rix on the southeast end of the village. After some discussion a motion was made by Abrahamson and second from J. Nielsen to approve the first reading of the ordinance request.
2. Hemal Patal, owner of Tom’s Shell came before the board to present his proposed plan for expansion of the station. His architect, Mark Sanford, presented the plans, which include an expanded kitchen, a seating area, new restrooms, coolers and additional grocery shelves. The flood plain requirements were discussed on the expansion and Patel is aware of the requirements. A surveyor will determine the elevation of the property which will direct whether the flood plain requirements of only a 50% expansion of the total assessed value of the property. Patel will come before the board again once the survey is completed and present it to the trustees. Scott Electric will do the electrical work and Jim Crowley will be doing the construction. A motion was made by J. Nielsen to approve the expansion of the station whichever process will need to be followed. A second came from Clausen with all the trustees voting to approve the expansion.
3. The Weedcope annual contract was presented to the trustees and they asked if the clerk could check with the 5th Season and get a quote from them on the weed prevention application. A motion was made by J. Nielsen and second from Clausen for the clerk to accept a contract with the 5th Season if their bid was equal to or less than the Weedcope contract price.
4. The clerk made a request that the Allo Communications and Column Publishing invoices be put on an auto pay schedule since it is available. A motion was made by Clausen and second from Abrahamson to allow the auto payments to be set up by the clerk.
5. The city of Fremont sent a request to Inglewood asking them to allow a vendor they have hired to update the emergency sirens programming to match what Fremont and Dodge County are using. The bid is over $23,000.00 so the Chairman will contact the city and discuss whether Inglewood is required to upgrade or if this is just a request and why the bid is so high since Inglewood only has 2 emergency sirens. The Chairman will report back at the next meeting.
6. The US Census Bureau annual housing report is due and asks if any new single-family homes have been constructed in Inglewood. The clerk was directed to submit the report noting no new housing by a motion from Abrahamson and second from J. Nielsen.
NEW BUSINESS AND COMPLAINTS
1. Tom’s Shell liquor license is up for renewal. No complaints were heard so a motion was made by Abrahamson and second from Clausen to approve the 2024 liquor license.
2. The annual Big Red Keno license for Inglewood renewal was approved by a motion from Abrahamson and second from J. Nielsen.
3. Wine, Beer & Spirits requested an amended liquor license to include an outdoor fenced in area for patrons to use. A motion was made by Clausen and second from Abrahamson to approve the amended license.
4. NDOT sent a request for the village to approve a map of it’s boundaries the NDOT currently has on record. This map will have to be updated since the boundaries have no changes with the Costco change and the Rix annexation.
5. The clerk was contacted by an attorney representing WB&S about occupational fees for the gaming devices they have installed in the business. The Chairman will contact the village attorney and check into adding an occupational fee for these devices.
6. The truck traffic on Broad Street seems to be increasing again according to J. Nielsen who took an unofficial count. He is also concerned about the jake braking that is happening. Nielsen will contact the state of Nebraska and see if they will put a road sign directing truck traffic to use the bypass before the exit. Abrahamson will contact Ray Trujillo with the NDOT to check on this as well and when the construction signs can be removed from Inglewood streets. Goree will check with the Graham Construction, who is the contractor, to see when they think construction will be completed.
PAYMENTS, BILL & REIMBURSMENTS
* GENERAL FUND *
Albert Nielsen - Chairman - meeting attendance - $150.00
Jerry Abrahamson - Vice Chairman - meeting attendance- $100.00
Greg Goree - trustee - meeting attendance - $100.00
John Nielsen - trustee - meeting attendance - $100.00
Barbara Shelton - clerk - salary - $450.00 meeting attendance - $50.00 phone reimbursement -$45.00- Total $545.00
Dept of Utilities (auto pay) - hall utilities at 140 Boulevard - $308.83
Emanuel Printing - Small Talk - $60.00
Fremont Tribune - legal publications - $7.52
Teresa Wallin - park clean up, mowing, limb removal- $85.00
Barbara Shelton - Staples - ink catridges and postage for fireworks applications-$78.15
Stephanie Montgomery - 4 hall inspection - $80.00
Erickson & Brooks - accounting fees for waiver audit request - $3,345.00
Albert Nielsen - one meeting and three hours- $80.00
ALLO Communications - long distance - $.06
Column Publishing - legal publications - $52.63
Menards - 2 bags pothole filler, garbage bags - $56.92
USPS - two rolls stamps - $140.00
David Hartmann - legal fees - Pat Thomas Construction - $1,341.25
Pam Nielsen - one hour research Inglewood boundaries and $10.00 filing fee - $30.00
GENERAL FUND PAYMENTS, BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS - $7,135.36
*KENO FUND*
Nebr Dept of Revenus Charitable Gaming - 2024 keno license - $100.00
KENO FUND PAYMENTS, BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS - $100.00
* STREET FUND *
Dept of Utilities - highway lights - 1157 S Broad - $11393
Dept of Utilities - street lights - 132 Boulevard - $248.00
STREET FUND BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS - $361.93
TOTAL BILLS AND REIMBURSEMENTS - $7,597.29
Total bills and reimbursements for $7,597.29 were read and approved with a motion from J. Nielsen and second by Clausen.
A bill from Goree Excavating for snow removal and pothole filling for $625.00 was presented by the clerk. A motion was made by J. Nielsen and second from Clausen to pay the invoice with Goree abstaining.
Grand total bills and reimbursements for $8,222.29 was approved.
The regular meeting was adjourned by a motion from J. Nielsen and second by Abrahamson.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Barbara Shelton, Clerk Albert Nielsen, Chairman