City Attorney Anna Burge stated that in 2024 the City of Crete passed the Main Ave Business Improvement District which was requested by a majority of the business owners. The purpose for this district is to maintain sidewalks in winter with removing snow and in the summer removing weeds. The majority of people have paid but there is one business owner who owns technically three addresses on Main Ave and has not paid. Becker Industries, LLC owes the 2024-2025 Business Improvement District fee after receiving multiple notices of the need to pay. 

The money owed was paid to the City of Crete.

The money owed was paid to the City of Crete.

City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this is a renumbering for Resolution 2026-08 that had already been approved by the City Council. 

Council member Anthony Fitzgerald asked if this is a conflict of interest. City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this could be approved for one year and then the council can require that there be an RFP for bids. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this is for the Airport grant. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this is for a change order for additional work that needs to be done on the alley between Oak and Norman Ave. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this is on 24th Street. Ron Dittmer is the developer and this can be done with an administrative subdivision, with no more than threes lots and no road or utilities will be involved. 

Mayor Dave Bauer stated that Sarah Brown has done a lot of work with this. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that the Finance Committee did not have quorum and this is something that had already been talked about in the past. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that the Public Works committee discussed this and agreed to approve contingent on the setbacks being met. 

City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this was discussed in the Legislative Development Committee. This will be approved as a mural contingent on the materials used being approved and will need the wording removed of Isis Theatre Crete, Nebraska.

Sarah Brown thanked the City Council for approving the Ordinance 2277 Creating Cryptocurrency ATM warning. 

• Chief of Police Gary Young stated the following:

• Provided a summary on the arrest that took place at Walmart on the early morning of June 9^th, 2026. Young added that the Police Officers and Deputies did an exceptional job.
• Officer Arbuckle and Police K9 Hunk in partnership with the Sheriff’s office arrested an individual who had drug paraphernalia and intent to distribute.
• Officer Noah Zach will be awarded the Nebraska American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in Columbus, NE. Zach’s name will be forwarded for regional consideration, if chosen then national consideration. Officer Arbuckle was awarded at the national level and Lieutenant Jonas at the regional level.

• Parks and Recreation Director Liz Cody stated the following:

• Thanked the City Council for authorizing to apply for the LARM safety grant.
• The Kansas/Nebraska swim meet took place on June 6^th, 2026 at the Wildwood Pool.
• Swimming lessons and water aerobics have started at the pool

• Council member Tom Crisman stated that during the pool breaks older children have been going to the splashpad. Crisman asked Cody if she could please look into that.
• City Administrator Tom Ourada stated the following:

• Ourada received an email from the State of Nebraska that there will be an overlay project that will take place in 2029 starting in west of Crete and will go to Quince Ave. The email stated that if the City of Crete has the authority to request sidewalks if they would like. Ourada added that he would like to see if sidewalks can be put in on Blue River Bridge and between Westwood’s and Crete.
• Ourada stated that he sent the City Council information on the Saturday outage and the incident is still being investigated. The aftermath was very clear. The semitrailer took out power lines and broke off half a dozen poles. It took most of Saturday to get the power back on the north side of Crete. There were three customers that got the power back on around 8:30pm that night. Ourada stated that they did a very good job. Officer Acevedo did a good job and he was the first one on scene and kept everyone away from the danger. The power lines were hanging on the trailer and were live. Ourada explained that there were 13,800 volts running through those lines.
• Ourada asked City Attorney Anna Burge and Chief of Police Gary Young to look into rewriting the Ordinance on e-bikes and motorcycles and to take this to the public safety committee.
• Ourada stated that he and Finance Director Wendy Thomas got an email about assessments being altered. It lists Crete commercial property and it doesn’t do a wholesale increase like 6% which they are doing with another town. City of Crete’s properties were reviewed and will go up per market.
• Later this month the City of Crete will be getting the full valuation.
• Received a letter stating that the State of Nebraska is taking back $9,000 of sales tax in a sales tax refund. The state will not tell you who the refund goes to. Ourada stated that is why the City is careful with LB840 and making sure businesses are not under Nebraska tax incentives that exempt that and then have to pay out.
• Ourada stated that mosquito spraying happens twice a week. Ourada also added that to his knowledge Crete is the only municipality that sprays twice a week. Spraying started on the 1^st of June and didn’t do the one Thursday because you can’t spray when there are high winds or rain. At Tuxedo park spraying takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ourada added that employees in the Street Department have to complete the pesticide applicator certification and licensing training and pass two exams to become licensed.
• Ourada added that the City of Crete also does larvicides on public property and on select private property. They put out larvicide donuts which are devices that which kill insect larvae before they mature.

The meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.