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<br />f19990186 <br /> <br />APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT WITH BAKER <br />DEVELOPMENT INC: The bid opening was held for the safety center <br />remodeling project on April 27 and referred to the building and <br />grounds committee for recommendation. May 11 they recommended to <br />accept the bid from Baker Development in the amount of $16,587.00 <br />and proceed with the project. This is the standard AlA contract <br />for the project that will need to be approved and signed. Stelk <br />made a motion and Lancaster seconded to authorize the chair to <br />sign the agreement with Baker Development. Hartman stated that <br />the county could have saved some money on this project by not <br />using an architect. Hartman, Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis, Logan <br />and Stelk all voted yes and Arnold abstained. Motion carried. <br /> <br />CONSIDER AND APPROVE JUVENILE GRANT APPLICATION AND INTERLOCAL <br />AGREEMENT: Arnold stated the grant application is close to <br />completion and will need to be signed. The committee was <br />comprised of a broad section of city and county people. The <br />grant will provide a juvenile intake officer, who will be a state <br />employee and also will provide office help for Juvenile Services <br />Director Troy Chandler. Arnold thanked the people who served on <br />this committee and Cindy Johnson for her help. Arnold made a <br />motion and Lancaster seconded to authorize the chair to sign the <br />grant application and the interlocal agreement. Arnold, Hartman, <br />Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis, Logan and Stelk all voted yes and <br />none voted no. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Deputy County Attorney Jerry Janulewicz stated that the board <br />will need to set a public hearing for the Nebraska Department of <br />Economic Development tourism grant that Crane Meadows Nature <br />Center is applying for on June 8, 1999. <br /> <br />Stelk questioned if the board should hold an executive session on <br />the South Locust negotiations. The property owners were to meet <br />with Freedom Marketing Inc. on May 20. The board received a copy <br />of a letter from FMI outling the progress that was made at the <br />May 20 meeting. Discussion was held on the tax advantage the <br />property owners would have if the threat of eminent domain <br />exists. Jeffries questioned what the costs of right-of-way <br />properties were and if the board had any information on them. <br />Janulewicz stated that there are a total of 33 tracts which <br />includes right-of-way and conservation easement tracts. Stelk <br />made a motion to go into executive session to discuss the South <br />Locust negotiations. Lancaster seconded. Discussion was held. <br />Arnold stated that he did not see the purpose of another <br />executive session it was only dragging the process out again. <br />Lancaster stated she did not want to discuss specific property <br />owners publicly. Logan stated that eminent domain is a tool for <br />the negotiators to use. Arnold suggested to wait two weeks until <br />the negotiators are here to go over the information. He <br />expressed concern that it appears the county board is trying to <br />