AGENDA

 MCCOOK CITY COUNCIL

    REGULAR MEETING

 

 Monday, December 17, 2007

7:30 P.M. - City Council Chambers  

Call to Order and Roll Call.  

*A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted by the entrance to the Council Chambers and is available for public review.
ITEM NO. 1 Invocation - the McCook Ministerial Association, Emmanuel Reinbold, First Nazarene Church.
ITEM NO. 2 Citizen’s Forum.
*The Council welcomes your input.  You may address the Council at this time on items that are not on tonight’s agenda.
ITEM NO. 3 Mayor’s Announcements & Recognitions.
ITEM NO. 4 Consent Agenda:
*The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion.  Any item listed on the Consent Agenda may, by the request of any single Councilmember or public in attendance, be considered as a separate item under the Regular Agenda.
ITEM A      Approve the minutes of the December 3, 2007 regular City Council meeting.
ITEM B 

Award the bid to EDM Equipment of Lincoln, Nebraska for $199,312.00 for one (1) new Vactor Model 2110 Combination Jet and Vacuum Sewer cleaning Unit on a Sterling Chassis as the Lowest responsible bid and authorize the Mayor to execute the Purchase Agreement.
ITEM C   Receive and file the Council 2008 Radio Schedule.
ITEM D Receive and file the minutes of the December 4, 2007 Senior Center Advisory Board meeting and the October 10, 2007 Library Advisory Board meeting.
ITEM E  Approve the automatic renewal of all current retail liquor licenses in the City of McCook for the year 2008 and instruct the City Clerk to publish individual notice of the right of automatic renewal for each license.
ITEM F

Ratify the Mayor’s appointments to the: 

· Airport Advisory Commission - reappoint Mike Nielson and Richard Stull - terms expire November, 2010 and reappoint Doug Skiles and Mike Kugler - terms expire November, 2009.

· Community Redevelopment Authority Advisory Board - reappoint Michael Owens, Ruth Leopold, and Leon Kuhlen - terms expire November, 2010.
ITEM G   Approve the Engineering Agreement with W Design Associates for preliminary engineering services for Street Improvement Project N0. URB-6156(2), CN:  71069, West "J" Street from West 10th Street to Norris Avenue and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ITEM H  Approve the recommendation of the Fuel Contract Advisory Committee to continue the Fuel Purchase Agreement, for Calendar Year 2008, with Frenchman Valley Cooperative, Inc. to purchase fuel for government vehicles.

 REGULAR AGENDA

ITEM NO. 5

Introduce and approve upon its first reading, Ordinance No. 2008-2806 providing for the continuation of the 1% City Sales and Use Tax.
ITEM NO. 6

Introduce and approve upon its first reading, Ordinance No. 2008-2807 providing for the imposition of the 1/2% City Sales and Use Tax.
ITEM NO. 7

Staff presentation and discussion of Nebraska Army National Guard proposal to construct a joint use facility with the Army Reserve in McCook.

ITEM NO.   8 

Executive session for a strategy session with respect to a potential real estate purchase.

*If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer shall announce immediately prior to the closed session:

"At this time, pursuant to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, a closed session will be held for the purpose of [restate the entire motion].  We will reconvene in public session following this closed session."
ITEM NO.    9 

Executive session for a strategy session with respect to a pending litigation - Daniel Miller vs. City of McCook. 

*If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer shall announce immediately prior to the closed session:

"At this time, pursuant to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, a closed session will be held for the purpose of [restate the entire motion].  We will reconvene in public session following this closed session."
ITEM NO.  10 Council Comments.
ITEM NO.  11  Adjournment.

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