May 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM - City of Blair Regular Council Meeting
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1. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Rump.
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2. Roll Call.
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3. Pledge of Allegiance.
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4. Approval of Consent Agenda - The following items are considered to be routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a city council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from consent status and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to to approve the Consent Agenda.
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4.a. Approval of Minutes of the May 12, 2026 meeting.
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4.b. Clerk report of the Mayoral Action for the May 12, 2026, meeting.
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4.c. Claims as approved by the Finance Committee.
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4.d. Resolution No. 2026-057 approving the Mayoral appointment of Lateral Police Officer Ryan Eddy to the Blair Police Department.
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4.e. Resolution No. 2026-067 approving the Mayoral appointment of Craig Folkers, Janice LePlante, Jenny Bruck and Melissa Rice to the Library Board.
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4.f. Resolution 2026-058 recommending approval of a Special Designated Liquor License for DEAM LLC on behalf of McKinnis Roofing & Sheet Metal, 164 S. 1st St., Blair is requesting a Special Designated Liquor License for a 45th Anniversary Open House on June 11, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
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5. Consider Resolution 2026-059 approving Jim Skinner and Toni McIntosh as new members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-059 as presented.
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6. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit submitted by Curt and Meadow Scott, 2975 Southern Hills Drive, Blair, Nebraska, for a contractor’s yard on Tax Lot 203, Section 12, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (600 block of S. 10th Street), for 30 years.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the Conditional Use Permit submitted by Curt and Meadow Scott, for a contractor's yard with the Planning Commission stipulations for (30) years.
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7. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit application submitted by Total Truck & Machine, LLC, 414 S. 5th Street, Blair, Nebraska; Kevin & Melissa Wehrli, owners, for customization and sales of specialized trucks and automotive vehicles on Lot 4, South Acres Subdivision, in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (414 S. 5th Street), for 25 years.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve of the Conditional
Use Permit application submitted by Total Truck & Machine, LLC, Kevin & Melissa Wehrli for customization and sales of specialized trucks and automotive vehicles for (25) years.
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8. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit application submitted by MCM Rents/Mid-Country Machinery, LLC, 3478 5th Ave, Fort Dodge, Iowa, for a “Rental and Leasing Establishment, Outside and Inside Storage” for heavy equipment rental on Lot 3, South Acres 2nd Addition, City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska (450 Grant Street) for 30 years.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to approve the Conditional Use Permit application submitted by MCM Rents/Mid-Country Machinery, LLC, for a "Rental and Leasing Establishment, Outside and Inside Storage" for heavy equipment rental for thirty (30) years with the stipulation that if the applicant elects to retain the second driveway to the west, it would be required to be hard surfaced to City standards or removed and restored to turf within six (6) months.
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9. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider a Rezone application submitted by AV Tenent, LLC, 1701 County Road 6, Yutan, Nebraska; Andrew Toupin, agent, for the SJAV Subdivision on Tax Lot 267, being all of Tax Lot 248 and part of Tax Lot 249 in part of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 11 East of the 6th P.M., Washington County, Nebraska (13th & Wilbur Streets) Rezoning Tax Lot 267 from Residential Medium Density District (RM) to Agricultural/Highway Commercial District (A/CH) - NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS AGENDA ITEM UNTIL THE JUNE 23, 2026 MEETING.
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10. Mayor Rump opens a public hearing to consider an amendment to the City of Blair Zoning Regulations, Article 11, Section 1102 Fences, Hedges and Retaining Walls: Moving the last paragraph of the section to the beginning of the section and renaming “Rural Residential Estate” (RRE) to “Residential Estate” (RE).
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to move the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended for consideration of said ordinance
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Ordinance 2539 as presented.
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11. Payment Presentation by Mary Berg on behalf of the Library Foundation for payment of the amphitheater in Generations Park.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Consider Resolution 2026-060 approving an engineering agreement with Ehrhart Griffin & Associates for Elk Ridge Subdivision.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-060 as presented.
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13. Consider Resolution 2026-061 approving a Developer's Agreement with Aravest Holdings LLC for Elk Ridge Subdivision.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-061 as presented.
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14. Consider Resolution 2026-062 approving the Nebraska Department of Transportation Supplemental Agreement for the Blair North Bypass project between the City of Blair and Felsburg Holt & Ullevig for a corridor/alignment study.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-062 as presented.
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15. Consider Resolution 2026-063 accepting and acknowledging the 2026 Rate Analysis for the Blair Rescue Squad and authorizing a rate increase for ambulance services.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-063 as presented.
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16. Consider Resolution 2026-064 approving an amendment to the constitution and bylaws for the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department regarding membership for Cadets turning age 18.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-064 as presented.
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17. Consider Resolution 2026-065 approving the purchase of a new truck for the Street Department.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to receive and place on file the bids for the purchase of a new utility truck for the Street Department.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-065 as presented.
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18. Consider Resolution 2026-066 authorizing the purchase and installation of security camera systems for the Water Treatment Plant, Wastewater Treatment Plant and Blair Optimist Park.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-066 as presented.
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19. City Administrator Report.
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20. Motion and second by Council members to adjourn the meeting.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1, second by Board Member #2 to adjourn the meeting
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