Village of Decatur Meeting Agenda

February 11, 2016 Leave a comment


VILLAGE OF DECATUR

PUBLIC HEARING 1&6 YEAR ROAD PLAN &

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

AGENDA

FEBRUARY 11, 2016 @ 4:30 PM

 

NOTE: Everyone must use the microphones at the table. The audience must be quiet during the meeting. If you want to ask a question and you are not on the Agenda, you must raise your hand, get permission from the Chairman, and come to the microphone before speaking. If you are on the Agenda the same rule applies.

 

THE VILLAGE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE AGENDA AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WHEN CONVENED. MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. A COPY OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH WALL.

 

1)         Chairman Kellogg opened the Public Hearing for the 1 and 6 year road plan.

Roll Call Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____

Any questions about the 1 and 6 year plan?

 

Close Public Hearing

 

2)         Regular Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Kellogg

Roll Call: Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____

 

3)        Agenda and minutes of the previous month’s meeting received:

Roll Call: Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____

 

4)        Approval and/or correction and suspended reading of the previous month minutes.

Roll Call: Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____
5)        EXCUSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING:

 

Roll Call: Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____

 

6)         Nominate for Vacant Seat.

OATH OF OFFICE:

 

7)         REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND OR COMMITTEES:

 

1)         Police: Monthly Report

2)         Lights: Monthly Report
3)         Water & Sewer: Monthly Report
4)         Parks: Monthly Report-
5)         Streets: Monthly Report- Income from city sales tax for November $3,717.74
6)         Recycling Report: Recycling needs to be hauled to Tekamah

 

8)        OLD BUSINESS

1) Update on 743 S. Broadway

2) Curb-side recycling


9)         NEW BUSINESS

 

1) 1-6 Year Road Plan Resolution

2) Patty Plugge

3) Jan Merrill

4) Appoint 2 members to the planning commission

5) Williams and Company David Radke- Present Audit results

6) Deed Transfer 952 S. Broadway

7) 12 equal payments for utility bills

8) Mosquito Control Grant

10) Nico Hardeman set up zoning meeting for his property on 7th

11) Executive Session- Personnel issues

12) Employee Insurance

13) Hiring a full time Maintenance employee

14) Hiring a part-time police officer

 

10)       CORRESPONDENCE

1) We received notice from Burt County public Power of a rate increase of 2.6%
11)       ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Board meeting will be on March 10, 2016 at 4:30 here at City Hall

 

12)       APPROPRIATIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CLAIMS:

 

1) Claims preapproved by Gatewood and Siecke

2) Motion to Approve the Claims as Submitted

 

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Roll Call: Gatewood_____, Kellogg_____, Siecke ______, Tolby _____

 

Are there any questions from the audience?

 

 

13)       MOTION TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING

 

 

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Adjournment Time:

 

 

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Happenings at Oakland Heights

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Oakland Heights News by Nancy Silvey

There are a couple of events coming up this week; on Thursday February 11th Charlie Davis will be here to play the Harmonica at 2:30pm. On Friday February 12th we will be having a special Valentine Dinner at noon for the residents. Then on Monday February 15th is our Valentine Party at 2:30pm we will be crowning the King and Queen. Then on Thursday February 18th is the monthly Waffle Supper starting at 5:30pm. On Saturday February 20th at 2:30 pm the Rusty Buckets will be here to perform. We have a special Birthday coming up on February 20th, Happy Birthday to Wilma Neitzke she will be turning 103.

Church Service for Sunday February 14th at 2:30 pm will be given by the Craig/Alder Grove Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Wednesday February 10th is the Ash Wednesday Church Service at 2:30 pm given by Pastor Hoden.

Activities for the week of February 15th to February 20th are as follows, Reading with Marilyn, Manicures, Game Day, Sing a Long, Reading Group, Bingo the w/Salem, Bible Fellowship, Game Day, Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo, Saturday morning video, and Lawrence Walk.

Volunteers signing in last week were; Dani Moseman and Sly Rouse.

Guest signing in last week was Ron and Mary Plageman to see Dorothy Larson. Sandra Anderson here to visit Helen Jean Nelson and Jackie Caldwell. Rolly and Denise Church visiting with Muriel Rabe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Caregiver Support Group to Meet

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The monthly Caregiver Support Group will meet at the Bancroft Senior Center, Monday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 p.m. A video may be shown or topics that would be of interest to the caregivers will be presented at the meeting.

The personal information, shared at the meeting, by the caregivers, is kept confidential. All caregivers are invited to attend.

 

 

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Bancroft Senior Center News

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Bancroft Senior Center News

By Connie Bargmann

* The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.

*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.

* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.

Meals on Wheels

*Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them each week. You must call 402-687-2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day. The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.

Weekly Activities:

Thurs. Feb. 11: Tai Chi class at 9:30 and walking club at 10:45 a.m. Rolls and coffee, 9-11 a.m. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 12: Come and have coffee at 9:30 a.m. There will be a pinochle and hand & foot tournament at 1:30 p.m., remember to sign up if you want to play. Pool players go to Wisner for a tournament.

Mon. Feb. 15: The caregiver support group meeting is at 2:00 p.m.

Tues. Feb. 16: Tai Chi class is at 9:30 a.m. and walking club at 10:45 a.m. Stop in for coffee at 10:00 a.m. The chair/FROG exercise class will start at 1:00 p.m. We will play Valentine bingo at 2:00 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 17: We will have melody chimes practice at 9:00 a.m. Coffee time at 10:15 a.m. Sign up to play 5-handed pinochle and hand & foot at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Market Report

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Markets 10:25am 2/8/16

Dow -371.49
S&P -43.72
Nasdaq -125.83

Wall Street is having another rough day as the Dow is down more than 300 points in early trading amid a fresh slide in oil prices below the key $30 per barrel mark and continued fears about slowing global growth.

The rocky start to 2016 for stocks looks set to continue as investors contend with well-known yet persistent headwinds ranging from continued price declines in oil, concerns about the impact of China’s slowing growth on the U.S. and other world economies, and questions surrounding the timing of interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve.  A Sunday meeting between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela ended without any plans for production cuts, damaging hopes that the world’s major exporters will cooperate on output cuts.

In the ethanol, we have RBOB gasoline trading -45 cents cheaper than ethanol futures, which is not promising for ethanol.

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Grain Markets 10:28am 2/8/16

Mar Corn -1’4 @ 3.64’2
Mar Beans -3’0 @ 8.64’4

 

USDA Report on Tuesday 2/9/16 at 11:00am

 

Funds:  An interesting topic is the funds short position.  I mentioned 1/11 the funds were record short, and I also mentioned my concerns on 1/18 seen below:

 

“shorts will have to cover at some point and we may have a shot at a bear market rally.  Manage your risk and be prepared for the unknown.  Spec funds have added 150,000 new shorts since Dec 16th.  With everyone suggesting we “Sell the rally’s” the farmer is likely to hold pricing down as they sell these bounces.  With farmers long the physical, and funds short the board a chance at a significant rally will be difficult without a major story.  I am not saying we cannot have a rally in a bear market, just that it will probably be short lived as farmers look for opportunities to move grain.  This makes short covering an easy proposition for the funds, versus making the funds over pay and driving up price.”

 

On Jan 26th the net fund position on corn dropped from -160,153 to -91,929.  The short position continued to decrease until just a couple of days ago.  Currently estimated at -84,788 as of Friday.  Looking at the charts below the orange line represents manage money/funds.  Note that historically the funds are still very short.  This represents an opportunity in the event of a scare causing a rapid short covering.  Notice in the charts below, when funds cover, they historically do it in a big way.  Keeping in mind my comments from 1/18, a slow short covering may not be as supportive to the grain market.

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Recommendations:  After the USDA report, ProEdge will be releasing official client recommendations.  Expect to see this information late next week via email.

 

Weather:image004

It looks to remain cold through President’s Day then trending warmers in the 11 to 15 day.

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For Fun:

The Denver Bronco were victorious defeating the Carolina Panthers 24 to 10 in the 50th Super Bowl.  Highlight video seen here:https://youtu.be/DR0qOk_pcyg

 

Greg Mockenhaupt

ProEdge Risk Management Consultant

P: (402) 685-5613 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com

1007 County Road O

Oakland, NE 68045

www.cvacoop.com

 

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QuickBooks Training for Local Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

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Free Training will be held at the Wayne Public Library

Lyons, Nebraska – The Center for Rural Affairs’ Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) will offer a two-part QuickBooks training on Monday, February 22 and Monday, February 29. Each session will run from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The class will be held in Wayne, NE at the Wayne Public Library at 410 N Pearl St in Wayne, Nebraska.

 

Computers equipped with QuickBooks will be available, and a professional, Diann Ballard, owner of db Consulting and Juan Sandoval, REAP Latino Business Center Director with the Center for Rural Affairs, will assist folks with setting up their books.

 

“In this economy, many, if not most, small businesses are operating on very tight budgets to simply get by,” said Sandoval. “Resource Providers and business owners alike see the great need for bookkeeping training. Improving bookkeeping is a way to tighten up in these economic times.”

 

A past participant of the QuickBooks trainings said, “This really helped me with my operation. The system needs to be set up right, with information entered correctly so that the reports are accurate. This was the best thing for me, and was also very useful for working with my banker.”

 

What: QuickBooks Training

 

Where: Wayne Public Library

410 N Pearl St

Wayne, NE

 

When: February 22 and February 29

From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

 

To register contact Wayne Public Library at 402-375-3135. Classes are FREE.

 

“Accurate recordkeeping can be very beneficial to the success of a small business owner’s business,” said Sandoval. “It helps when tax time comes around, and they have the needed information. It can quickly help identify past due accounts and collect those accounts in a more timely manner. That helps their cash flow and viability!”

 

For additional information, please contact Juan Sandoval at (402) 371-7786 or juans@cfra.org

 

The Center for Rural Affairs’ REAP program provides lending, training, networking, and technical assistance opportunities for startup and existing small businesses.

 

More information about REAP can be found at www.cfra.org/reap. The Center for Rural Affairs receives funding for REAP from the Nebraska Microenterprise Development Act, Community Development Block Grants through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Small Business Administration, United States Department of Agriculture and other sources.

 

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Cougars Win Two and Lose Two at EHC Tournament

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By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Cougar boys went 2-2 in the EHC Basketball Tournament. After a first round   66-53 win over Madison they moved on with a 65-61 conquest of Clarkson/Leigh.  In the semi-finals North Bend Central overpowered Northeast 58-29.  The third place consolation game went Stanton 58-47.

The Northeast Cougars had to tell the 2016 Cinderella of the EHC tournament, Clarkson /Leigh, that it was midnight and she did not want to leave the dance. It took a comeback in the fourth quarter comeback for the Cougar to eliminate the Patriots 65-61.

Clarkson/Leigh was a thirteenth seed with a 3-15 record when they played fourth seed Loganview/Scribner-Snyder. They hung close the Raiders  and made their shots in the fourth quarter to force over time.  In OT they dominated  and won 64-58.

The Cougars had played the Patriots in December and had won 51-47.  C/L took advantage of free throw misses to stay in the game.  This time free throw makes would  provide points for the Cougar win.

The game opened with the two teams trading points.  Alec Anderson’s three point play gave the a 5-4 lead.  His three-point shot made it 8-7.  After a three-pointer by Montana Riecken the Patriots pulled away for a 16-13 first quarter lead.

Northeast had a strong start to the second period.  Anderson’s goal and a conversion by Riecken tied the score. Riecken’s three point play put them in the lead 19-18 and Christiansen’s score kept LDNE on top.  The Patriot went on an eleven point spurt as they made three trifectas to move to a 31-23 lead.  After two baskets by Anderson and a trey and free shot by Hegy C/L had a 36-31 lead.

In the third quarter the Patriots kept their lead   A Tyler Hardeman basket cut the lead to just two points, but Clarkson led 45-41 at quarter’s end.

Alec Anderson set the tone in the fourth quarter.  The senior forward opened with a three point play.  He followed with three makes from the line on shooting foul outside the arc.    Northeast now had the lead, 47-46,  with 6:47 to play.

Marcus Hegy  added to the lead with a basket,  The Cougars went man-to-man defense  for the first time which took away their main shooters.  Their post man stepped outside the arc and put up a pair of treys before Coach Lahm corrected a mismatch by inserting Jon Christiansen to guard him.

On the offensive side,  Cole Christoffersen scored a goal and followed a Hegy trey with by hitting both sides of a one-and-one for a 56-53 lead.  A Patriot three point play tied the score with 2:37 to play.

Marcus Hegy took over he game at this point.  He scored a basket with 1:21 left and converted two pressure free throws  nine seconds later.  With 48 seconds left his free throw lifted Northeast to a 61-56 lead.

Clarkson /Leigh continued to foul.  Northeast ‘maintained their lead as Christoffersen and Christiansen made one shot and Hegy closed out scoring with a pair of makes.  During he fourth quarter Northeast made 13 of 16 free shots.

Alec Anderson led the team with  24 points.  Marcus Hegy was close behind with 19 points, twelve coming in the fourth period.

Clarkson/Leigh 16 20 9 16 -61
LDNE 13 18 10 24 -65

2pt 3pt FT Rb F TP
Riecken 1 1 1/2 8 1 6
O’Connor 0 0 0 1 0 0
Christiansen 2 0 1/2 4 2 5
Ferguson 0 0 0 0 2 0
Anderson 6 2 6/8 8 2 24
Hardeman 2 0 0 3 2 4
Christoffersen 2 0 3/4 10 3 7
LDNE 16/26 5/12 18/26 37 12 65
C/L 13/23 10/30 5/6 25 20 61

The Semi-final game against (19-1)North Bend Central started poorly and snowballed from there.  The Cougars opened the game with 1 for 11 shooting from the field and 1 for 3 at the line.  They trailed 14 to 3 at the quarter.

The up-tempo Tigers blew the game open in the second quarter.  They had a 33-12 lead at the half.  A discouraged group of Cougars had no answer after intermission and were out scored  25-17

Constant pressure took its toll on the Cougars as they could never get their game going in half court game while the Tigers ran their trapping defense.  The one bright spot for Northeast was Cole Christoffersen who attacked their pressure and  scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

LDNE 3 9 6 11 -29
NBC 14 19 13 12 -58

Riecken 0 0 0 2 2 0
O’Connor 0 0 0 0 2 0
Christiansen 1 0 0 1 2 2
Whitaker 1 0 0 0 0 2
Ferguson 0 0 2/2 0 1 2
Ronnfeldt 1 0 0 0 0 2
Anderson 1 0 0/1 5 0 2
Hardeman 1 0 0/1 4 0 2
Christoffersen 3 0 6/14 11 4 12
LDNE 10/30 0/4 9/18 26 11 29
NBC 24/48 4/16 6/11 42 19 58

The Cougars had a big question when they faced (17-6) Stanton in the consolation third place game. Which team would show up?  They got their answer in the first quarter.  The offense scored points and the man-to-man defense held the Mustangs in check.

Joey  O’Connor had an offensive burst as he scored the first two baskets of the game on drives to the lane.  Alec Anderson got two baskets and Cole Christoffersen and Marcus closed out the scoring on a 13-6 quarter.

The action continued to favor the Cougars in the second quarter as they built a 28-18 half time lead.  Alec Anderson scored the first eight points for the Cougars.  Marcus Hegy had a trey and basket while Cole Christoffersen added goal.

Hegy continued his offensive thrust with eight straight points in the third quarter.  Northeast held a 36-26 lead before Stanton went on a  9-2 run to close out the period.

The Mustangs knotted up the score with a three bomb by Nickolite with 7:15 to play.  A
Cougar turnover against their press gave them their go-ahead points..  Alec Anderson had a chance to tie the score at the 6:03  mark, but made only one of two free shots leaving LDNE trailing 40-39.

A charging call cost the Northeast a basket, but the Cougar defense held he Mustangs a second error against the press resulted in a three point play for Stanton.  That proved to be a momentum changer as Cougars did not get a defensive stop for the rest of the game.  Stanton scored seven straight times they had the ball.

“Stanton stared to figure out our defense in the third period,” said Coach Lahm.  “They started to drive the lane and we couldn’t stop them.”

Northeast would score only one basket in the fourth quarter. One for six shooting and two more turnover slowed the offensive output  Alec Anderson got a score in the later minutes Free throws by Christoffersen, Hardeman, and Riecken accounted for the other points.

Anderson and Hegy continued to lead the Cougar scoring.  Anderson scored 17 and Hegy had 16 points.

The Cougars have a 13-6 record with three games remaining on the schedule

LDNE 13 15 10 9 -47
Stanton 6 12 17 23 -58

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Riecken 0 0 1/2 1 2 1
O’Connor 2 0 0 3 3 4
Christiansen 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hegy 5 1 3/5 3 1 16
Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson 6 0 5/10 11 1 17
Hardeman 0 0 2/2 3 2 2
Christoffersen 2 0 3/5 5 3 7
LDNE 15/28 1/4 14/23 26 14 47
Stanton 16/26 6/16 8/13 25 18 58

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Keeping America Safe

February 11, 2016 Leave a comment


By U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

On a recent trip to Offutt Air Force Base, I visited with military leaders and the airmen of the 55th Wing. Offutt is home to many critical resources and plays a vital role in defending our nation. I was there to continue my work with military leaders and receive updates on improvements to the base’s runway. These conversations revealed the positive progress taking place. We are blessed to have this military installation here in Nebraska.

 

While at Offutt, I also toured the 557th Weather Wing, which monitors weather patterns for the military around the world. The men and women of the 557th help ensure the Department of Defense has the most accurate and relevant weather information at all times for any location around the world. From monitoring solar flares and volcanic eruptions to typhoons and blizzards, the 557th uses the latest technology to alert commanders of the threat Mother Nature poses to their missions.

 

Following my visit, I returned to the U.S. Capitol for a busy week in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). The first duty of the federal government is to defend the nation. As Nebraska’s voice on this influential committee, I am humbled to work with the men and women of our military. My colleagues and I strive to ensure that our service members are prepared to do their jobs and safely return home.

 

As part of its work, SASC meets regularly to receive updates on new and emerging threats to our national security. The committee often deals with highly classified, time-sensitive information on a wide scope of defense-related issues. In this week’s column, I would like to provide you with an update on some of the committee’s recent activities and highlight the work my colleagues and I are doing to help make America safe.

 

The committee continues to monitor the situation in Afghanistan. I recently met with General John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces there, to discuss America’s role and the challenges facing our mission. The day after our meeting, General Campbell provided an update on Afghanistan before the full committee. With an emboldened Taliban gaining ground in the region, I believe our military must have the proper authority to prosecute its mission. I was disappointed that it took the administration over a year for the White House to approve General Campbell’s request for permission to attack ISIL-affiliated forces that have begun appearing in Afghanistan.
This year, I am continuing my work as chairman of the Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. The jurisdiction of this subcommittee includes cybersecurity, special operations, and counterterrorism policy. Recently, I convened the subcommittee for a classified briefing on ISIL with members of the intelligence community. The goal of this session was to develop a better understanding of this terrorist group and how it operates. I also serve on the Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, which is responsible for overseeing the military’s nuclear and ballistic missile defense. This month, I attended a hearing of this subcommittee focused on the future of our nuclear forces.

 

Needless to say, the dangers of our world demand American strength. We have a moral obligation to ensure our military has the resources it needs to defend our nation. I’m proud to serve on SASC, and I will continue to make the tough choices to keep America safe and secure.

 

Thank you for participating in the democratic process. I look forward to visiting with you again next week.

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

 

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Lyons Fire and Rescue Fish Fry is Tomorrow!

February 11, 2016 Leave a comment


Lyons Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fish Fry is Fri., Feb. 12th at 5:00 p.m. at the Lyons Fire Hall.

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Oakland Fire and Rescue Chili Soup Fundraiser Saturday

February 11, 2016 1 Comment


Reminder of our chili/soup fundraiser on Saturday, February 13th at the Oakland Fire Hall from 5:00-8:00 pm. All free will donations will help pay for continuing education/training and equipment for the Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Hope to see you there!

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