Edited by the City Clerk for Publication

Kimball City Council

Special MeetingFebruary 5, 2018

Edited by the City Clerk for Publication

The complete minutes are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during regular business hours.A special meeting of the Mayor and City Council was convened in open and public session at 6:00 p.m. on February 5, 2018 in the City Council Chambers. Mayor Prunty and Council members Shields, Schnell, Warner and Baliman were present. Also present were City Administrator Dean,Police Chief Bremer, Special Projects Coordinator Sapp and City Clerk Terrill. The public was represented.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Western Nebraska Observer. Notice of the meeting was given to the members and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is on record at the office of the City Clerk. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice to the members. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public except as otherwise indicated.

Meeting called to order at 6:01 p.m. Aye: Schnell, Shields,Warner and Baliman. Nay: None. Absent:None. Motion carried. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.Prunty acknowledged the posted Open Meetings Act poster.

Discussion was held to consider the Rural Workforce Housing Fund. Sapp advised the Council the draft of the Rural Workforce Housing Fund came out in January but was not finalized until February 2, 2018. Sapp advised that Kimball has estimated $50,000 in pledges but that amount could change and that the money will have to be raised by March 31, 2018. Sapp said she will meet with some local employers, FKI and community members that have expressed concern with the current housing situation.Jim Cederburg, Kimball resident, advised the Council that he met with Ken Hunter, CEO of Kimball Health Services, and that the Hospital is requesting to also participate in this program. Moved and seconded to approve the Mayors signature for the Letter of Intent for the Rural Workforce Housing Fund. Aye: Schnell, Shields, Warner and Baliman. Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.

Discussion was held on the Event Center Committee mission. Prunty advised the Council that he would like to move this agenda item to the February 20, 2018 meeting to have time to get more information. Warner said her concern was the Event Center is running out of time to use grant money. Dean advised the Council that Prunty needed more time to prepare forthe discussion and that is why he is asking for the deferment. Schnell stated if there was going to be a discussion at the next meeting he would likeSapp to have a report on the financials from the Event Center. After further discussion, Dean stated that the proper procedures need to be followed in forming the Committee and to clarify the mission of the Committee. Dean suggested a sub-committee of the Council to review the Event Center grant be put on the agenda for the next regular City Council meeting.

Moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m.Aye: Schnell, Shields, Warner and Baliman. Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.

/s/Keith Prunty, Mayor/s/Katherine Terrill, City Clerk