2008-42RESOLUTION NO. 2008 - 42
COUNCILMEMBER FANOELE INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR,
NEBRASKA, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Blair is considering the annexation of certain real estate
contiguous to the City of Blair, Nebraska extending the corporate limits of the City of Blair to
include the real estate which is generally described as Tax Lots 210, 219, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236,
237, 239, 267, 271 and 272 of Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6 P.M. and
Lots 1 -4 of Eriksen Subdivision, Lot 2 of Industrial Point all in Section 7, Township 18 North,
Range 12 East of the 6 P.M., including those portions of 1 Street, Sheridan Street and all of
Wetlands Road adjoin the above listed Tax Lots in Washington County, Nebraska.
SECTION 2. A public hearing on the proposed annexation to receive testimony from
interested persons will be held before the Planning Commission on January 6, 2009 and the Mayor
and City Council, City of Blair, Nebraska on January 13, 2009, both commencing at 7:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as the same may be heard, at the City Council Chambers, 218 South 16 Street,
Blair, Nebraska 68008.
SECTION 3. The plan and map delineating the land proposed for annexation and
provision of City services to the above described real estate is attached to this Resolution marked
"Exhibit A" and is available for inspection during regular business hours in the office of the City
Clerk, 218 South 16 Street, Blair, Nebraska 68008.
SECTION 4. A map to scale delineating the land proposed for annexation shall be
published with this resolution.
COUNCILMEMBERWOLFF MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ,
WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SHEPARD. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCILMEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, KEPHART, FANOELE,
CHRISTIANSEN, WOLFF, ABBOTT AND JENSEN VOTING "AYE ", AND
COUNCILMEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE
FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9 DAY OF DECEMBER,
2009.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
J S E. REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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BRENDA R. W FLER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 9th day of
December, 2009.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
2009 CITY OF BLAIR ANNEXATION PLAN
CHARACTER OF THE AREA
Because of the nature of their respective locations, all of the lands, lots, tracts and streets
included in this annexation plan are urban or suburban in character, including any land
currently used for agricultural purposes. The lands, lots, tracts and streets included in this
annexation plan are contiguous or adjacent with the current city limits of the City of
Blair.
ANNEXATION PLAN — COST IMPACT ON PROVIDING SERVICES
It is the intent of the City of Blair to provide the same level and quality of service to
existing and new annexed areas in the most orderly and timely manner as feasible. With
all change however there is a leaning curve and an adjustment time period when the
citizen must become informed as to what services are available and how to access said
services. Similarly, time and experience is required for City personnel to become aware
of the operations, conditions and location of facilities that are to be assumed by the City.
It is the City of Blair's intent to provide service to all newly annexed areas in the City in
a manner that is at least equal to the areas already within the City. The estimated
population of the proposed annexation area is two (2) people and the land area of the
proposed annexation is 56.3 acres.
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
Fire and rescue services currently are provided to the entire area proposed within this
annexation plan through the Blair Rural Fire District. Accordingly, manpower and
equipment now available within the Blair Fire and Rescue Department is deemed
adequate to maintain the same level of excellent service now being provided.
The Blair Fire and Rescue Department has a total of 57 volunteers consisting of a Chief,
two (2) Assistant Chiefs, One Rescue Chief, Two Rescue Captains, 40 EMT certified
rescue staff and 17 firefighters. All members of the Blair Fire and Rescue Department
are highly trained and well equipped with the latest personnel protection and gear. The
department has the following equipment for fire and rescue service for the City of Blair
and the Rural Fire District which includes the annexation area. A 1992 International
Tanker, 1996 E -One Pumper, 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck, 2002 E -One
Tanker/Pumper, 2004 E -One 100' Aerial Truck, 1995 Ford Bronco Truck, 1978 Flat
Bottom Boat, 1998 E -One Equipment Truck, 1989 Grass Fire Truck, 2004
Decontamination Trailer, 2006 E -One Pumper, 2005 F -450 Rescue Squad, and 1999 F-
350 Rescue Squad. All of the equipment is housed in two fire stations inside the current
city limits and they are located at Highway 75 and Nebraska Street and 16 and Lincoln
Streets. The response time for this area will not be effected by this annexation. The
proposed annexation area is currently served by the Washington County E911 service and
this service will not change with the annexation to the City of Blair.
The currant budget for the Blair Fire and Rescue Department including rural district is
$306,400 for FY09 and there is no anticipated increase in the department's budget needed
for the proposed annexation.
Police
The City of Blair Police Department is currently manned with a seventeen (17) person
full -time certified force, consisting of a Police Chief, Lieutenant, two Sergeants, two
investigators, one drug task force officer and eleven uniformed officers. The department
has two full -time clerical support staff, as well as one full -time and two half -time animal
control officers. The Police Department provides 24 hour service, including street
patrols.
The Blair Police Department prides itself in providing prompt, professional service.
Citizens can expect the average non - emergency call to be responded to in minutes. The
Police Department answers all calls for service no matter what the nature may be. If a
citizen calls for police, they are assured that they will speak to an officer Emergency call
response times for the City are between 3 and 5 minutes.
The Blair Police Department understands that it neither has the manpower, expertise or
resources to be able to perform all services for all types of law enforcement issues. For
that reason, the Blair Police Department has developed an excellent relationship with the
Washington County Sheriff's Department, the Omaha Police Department and the
Nebraska State Patrol. In addition, the City has interlocal agreements with Douglas
County Crime Lab, Dodge and Cumming Counties and the City of Fremont. Each
agency has levels of expertise that may be needed in Blair from time to time. Through
interlocal agreements or service contracts, the City of Blair has, and will continue, to
utilize these larger agencies when needed to perform duties in the City of Blair.
Based on the Blair population from the 2000 census of 7512, the City provides one full -
time officer for every 442 residents. The annexation area will add two (2) new residents
to the City of Blair which will not adversely affect the ratio of officers to population, so
no additional staff is planned for the Blair Police Department as a part of this annexation.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT — STREETS
The Blair Public Works Department is responsible for 137 Lane Miles of city streets and
state highways within the city limits The department has six (6) full -time employees
with one supervisor and five (5) equipment operators.
The annexation will add 1.28 lane miles of streets to the City of Blair system which will
increase the lane mileage by 0.9 %. The annexation will transfer 1.28 lane miles of
Washington County Roads to the City of Blair system. This will represent a total
increase of 0.9% of lane miles of roads the city will be responsible for the maintenance of
within the annexation area. 3 Avenue, 1 Street and Colfax Street are portland cement
concrete (PCC) urbanized roads. Sheridan Street is a gravel road. When there is
sufficient traffic on Sheridan Street the city will pave it as an urban street with storm
sewer. The estimated cost to pave Sheridan Street is $158,000 with the costs assessed to
benefitted property owners.
Snow removal from city streets is the responsibility of the Blair Public Works
Department and there currently are 14 pieces of snow removal equipment available to the
department staff to clear the city streets. Generally snow is cleared from city streets
within eight -hours after the snow fall has concluded and the additional lane miles of
roads within the annexation plan will not change that goal.
Other services provided by the Blair public works department streets division are street
sweeping, crack sealing on hard surfaced roads, grading of rock roads, storm drainage
maintenance, street repairs of hard surfaced roads and right -of -way clearing of trees and
debris. Many of these services are currently being provided to the streets located within
the annexation area. The balance of services not currently provided for the existing
streets within the annexation area will be extended to the annexation area without any
additional personnel or equipment purchases and will not adversely affect the currant
level of service to the existing citizens.
Water Department
The City of Blair provides its citizens water from a treatment plant on the Missouri River
and draws water from the Missouri River for treatment with a 17 MGD water treatment
plant. The City averages 12 MGD of water needs per day. The annexation area is
currently served with City water with a 12- inch water main on Grant Street, 6 -inch water
mains on 1 Street and Colfax Street. These water mains are sized sufficiently to provide
water service including fire protection for any development in the annexation area. The
City's utility department is currently maintaining the existing water mains in the
annexation area, so there are no anticipated increases in staffing needed for the
annexation area.
The current connection fee to City water mains outside the City limits is $3000 with
150% monthly water rates of that for City customers. After the annexation, the
connection fees to connect to City water mains will be $0.00 and the water rates for the
customers in the annexation area will be the same as for other City residents, a savings of
1/3 off the non - resident water rates.
Waste Water Department
The City of Blair provides its citizens waste water collection and treatment with a 2
MGD waste water treatment plant. Currently the City is averaging 1 MGD of waste
water treatment per day. The annexation area has only one house that is not currently
connected to the city's waste water collections system. Using 5000 gallons of flow per
day from this house will not adversely affect the capacity of the city's waste water
treatment plant. There are no anticipated increases in staff for the City waste water
treatment plant needed for the annexation area.
The city currently has 8 -inch sanitary sewer mains on 3 Avenue, Colfax Street and 1
Street serving all the properties along these streets. The only area not currently served
with sanitary sewer service is one house on Sheridan Street which can be served with an
extension of the existing 8 -inch sanitary sewer main on 3 Avenue to the east along
Sheridan Street for a distance of 500 feet. The estimated cost for this sanitary sewer main
extension is $25,000 which would be assessed to benefited property owners served by the
sanitary sewer main extension.
Parks and Recreation
The City parks are available to existing and new residents in the annexation area. The
City has 10 City Parks encompassing 125.2 Acres. There are no anticipated increases in
staff for the annexation area. There are no current or planned parks within the annexation
area.
Citizens of Blair enjoy a number of opportunities for recreation within the City ranging
from Little League Baseball, Softball, and Soccer. Individuals within the annexation area
will also be able to enjoy these same opportunities without paying out of town rates for
the privilege of participating in these activities.
Administration
The annexation area is within the City of Blair's two mile zoning jurisdiction, so the area
is already served by the City's Planning Department. There are no anticipated increases
for staff for the annexation area.
Building Insuection and Code Enforcement
The Building Inspection and Code Enforcement Department currently has one full -time
inspector and a full -time support staff The annexation area is developed and
undeveloped property with strong continuing development potential. The Department
has the ability to handle the proposed development within the annexation area and any
additional development planned in the future. There are no anticipated increases in staff
needed for the annexation area.
Library
The City has a full service library that serves the citizens of Blair. The library has a staff
of three full -time librarians and four part-time employees. The residents of the
annexation area are currently not able to enjoy the services provided by the City's library
free of charge due to Washington County not entering into an interlocal agreement with
the City for library services for rural areas of the County. Blair does allow rural residents
to utilize the City library but they must pay $25 annually for the privilege of checking out
any materials from the library or utilizing any of the many services offered by the City
library. Residents of the annexation area will be able to utilize the City library without
fees as citizens of the City.
Blair Annexation Plan Comparison of Tax Rates:
Rural Rate City Rate
Washington County $0.4204 $0.4204
Blair $0.00 $0.3846
Blair School District $1.21813 $1.21813
Blair Rural Fire District $0.026561 $0.00
Metro Com. College $0.06740 $0.06740
Township #2 $0.013108 $0.013108
Papio/Mo NRD $0.033753 $0.033753
Total Tax Rate: $1.7794 $2.1384
Expense Comparison for Blair and Annexation Area
Rural Rate
Taxes ($100,000 Valuation) $1779.40
Water (assume 1000CF for 12 months) $426.17
Sanitary Sewer (Assume 1000CF for 12 months) $857.14
Library $25.00
$3,087.71
Revenue to the City of Blair
Total Valuation of annexation area 2008:
Tax Revenue to City from annexation area:
Project Utility Revenues
Water Fees from annexation area: (Average of 1000 CF/Month)
Sewer Fees from annexation area: (Average of 1000 CF/Month)
City Rate
$2138.40
$314.74
$600.00
$0.00
$3,053.14
$2,427,870.00
$9,337.59
$314.74
$600.00
Total Revenue from Taxes and Utilities: $10,252.33
As can be shown in the above tables, the cost to residents of the proposed annexation area
will increase slightly when overall costs including city utilities, taxes and services are
included in the overall costs.
Impact to the residents of Blair is minimal and will not necessitate an increase in taxes or
utility fees as a result of the proposed annexation as also shown in the above tables. As
the area develops tax revenues will offset any impact to the city of Blair for increases in
services.
ORDNANCE NUMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, ANNEXING AND
EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BLAIR TO INCLUDE
THE REAL EASTATE WHICH IS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS TAX LOTS 210,
219, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 267, 271 and 272 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP
18 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE 6 P.M. AND LOTS 1 -4 OF ERIKSEN
SUBDIVISION, LOT 2 OF INDUSTRIAL POINT ALL OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP
18 NORTH RANGE 12 EAST OF THE 6 P.M. INCLUDING THOSE PORTIONS OF
1 STREET, SHERIDAN STREET AND ALL OF WETLANDS ROAD ADJOINING
THE ABOVE LISTED TAX LOTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
WHICH IS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HERINAFTER IN THIS
ORDNANCE.
WHEREAS, that parcel of real estate described above is adjacent and contiguous to the
current municipal corporate boundary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA:
WHEREAS, it appears desirable and for the public good and best interests of the
City of Blair, that an ordnance be passed annexing and extending the corporate limits of
the City of Blair to include the real estate hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, Said real estate is contiguous or adjacent to the corporate limits of
the City of Blair, and is urban or suburban in character, and
WHEREAS, Said real estate will receive material benefits and advantages from
annexation into the corporate limits of the City of Blair.
Section 1. That the real estate hereinafter described be, and the same is hereby
annexed and included within the corporate limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and said
real estate and the persons thereon shall hereafter be subject to all of the rules,
regulations, ordnances, taxes and all other burdens and benefits of other persons and
territory included within the corporate limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska.
Parcels of land located is Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6th
P.M. more particularly describes as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 2 of Industrial Point Subdivision, Blair,
Washington County, Nebraska; thence northerly along the west lot line of said Lot 2 of
Industrial Point Subdivision to the northwest corner of said Lot 2 of Industrial Point
Subdivision, this point also being on the south line of Lot 3 of Eastgate Plaza
Subdivision, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska; thence easterly to the southeast corner
of said Lot 3 of Eastgate Plaza Subdivision; thence northerly to the far northwest lot
corner of said Lot 2 of Industrial Point Subdivision, this point also on the east lot line of
Lot 2 of said Eastgate Plaza Subdivision; thence easterly to the far northeast lot corner of
said Lot 2 of Industrial Point Subdivision; thence southerly to the northwest corner of
Tax lot 272 of Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6 P.M., thence
easterly to the northeast corner of said Tax lot 272; thence southerly to the southeast
corner of said Tax Lot 272, this point also being on the north right -of -way line of Grant
Street; thence easterly to the southwest corner of Tax Lot 271 of said section 7; thence
northerly to the northwest corner of said Tax Lot 271; thence easterly to the northeast
corner of said Tax lot 271; thence southerly to the northwest corner of Lot 4 of Eriksen
Subdivision, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska; thence easterly to the northeast corner
of said Lot 4; thence southerly along the east line of Lots 3 and 2 to the southeast corner
of Lot 1 of said Eriksen Subdivision, this point also being on the north line of the Grant
Street right -of -way; thence westerly along the north right -of -way line of Grant Street to
the southwest corner of said Lot 2 of Industrial Point Subdivision, also being the point of
beginning.
And
Beginning at the northeast corner of Tax lot 235 of Section 7, Township 18 North,
Range 12 East of the 6 P.M.; thence westerly crossing Tax Lot 236 to the northwest
corner of Tax Lot 237 of said Section 7; thence southerly to the southwest corner of said
Tax Lot 237, this point also being on the north right -of -way line of Colfax Street; thence
southerly to the south right -of -way line of Colfax Street; thence easterly to the northwest
corner of Tax Lot 231 of said Section 7; thence southerly to the southwest corner of said
Tax Lot 231; thence easterly to the southeast corner of Tax lot 230 of said Section 7;
thence northerly along the east lot line of Tax Lot 230, Tax Lot 210 and Tax Lot 234 to
the northeast corner of Tax Lot 235 of said Section 7, also being the point of beginning.
And
Beginning at the northeast corner of Tax Lot 219 of Section 7, Township 18
North, Range 12 East of the 6 P.M.; thence westerly to the northwest corner of said Tax
Lot 219; thence southerly to the northeast corner of Tax Lot 239 of said Section 7; thence
westerly to the northwest corner of said Tax Lot 239; thence southerly to the southeast
corner of said Tax Lot 239; thence easterly to the southeast corner of Tax lot 219; thence
northerly to the northeast corner of Tax Lot 219, also being the point of beginning.
And
Tax Lot 267 of Section 7, Township 18 North, Range 12 East of the 6 P.M.
SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 2009.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
WASHINGTON COUNTY )
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CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
BY
JAMES E. REALPH,
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and forgoing
Ordinance was passed and approved at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council
of said City held on the day of , 2009.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
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