A meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Village of Trenton, NE, was convened in open and public session, Monday, September
25, 2017 at 6:30p.m. at the Village Office. Present: Chairman McArthur,
Trustees Lewis, McDonald and Wimer, Clerk McKain, John Rundel and Amy Thelander.
Board member Neely was absent. Availability of the agenda was communicated in
advance notice and in the notice sent to the Chairman and Trustees of the
meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the meeting was open
to the public.
Roll Call was taken at 6:37pm and
quorum was verified.
Chairman made “Open Meeting Act” announcement.
Motion
made by Wimer and second by Lewis to approve agenda. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, and
McDonald. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried.
Motion
made by Lewis and second by Wimer to approve the September 14, 2017 meeting
minutes. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, and Wimer. Nays: None. Abstain: McDonald. Absent:
Neely. Motion carried.
Public
Hearing: McArthur
opened the public hearing at 6:40pm for a review of the grant application to
the Department of Economic Development (DED) for Community Block Development
Grant (CBDG) funds was reviewed. The application is a request for $189,000 and
would rehabilitate six homes. Rundel asked what the 80% HUD calculation was.
Thelander stated she was not sure; however, it would be approximately $36,000
to $39,000 for a single person household. Thelander believed Trenton would
know in late November if the funding was approved or not. With no more
questions or information to discuss the public hearing was closed at 6:55pm.
No
reports from the treasurer or officers were given.
Unfinished
Business: No
unfinished business was discussed.
Ordinance or
Resolution: Resolution
2017-09-03. A resolution authorizing chief elected official to sign an
application for CDBG funds.
New Business: A review of the application to DED
for CDBG funds was discussed. After discussion a Motion by Lewis and second by
Wimer to approved the application for submission to DED. Ayes: Lewis,
McArthur, McDonald and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried.
Resolution 2017-09-03 for authorization for Chairman to sign the application
was discussed. Motion by Wimer and second by Lewis to authorize Chairman
McArthur to sign documents for the DED application. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur,
McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried. The
statement of assurance and certifications was discussed and reviewed. Motion
by McDonald and second by Lewis to approve the statement of assurance and
certifications. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None.
Absent: Neely. Motion carried. The citizen participation plan was reviewed
and discussed. Motion by McDonald and second by Lewis to approve the citizen
participation plan. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None.
Absent: Neely. Motion carried. The residential anti-displacement and
relocation assistance plan was discussed and reviewed. Motion by Lewis and
second by McDonald to approve the residential anti-displacement and relocation
assistance plan. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None.
Absent: Neely. Motion carried. The proposals for administration were reviewed
and discussed. Motion by Lewis and second by Wimer to approve Southwest
Nebraska Community Betterment Corporation to administer the program. Ayes:
Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion
carried. The proposals for housing were reviewed and discussed. Motion by
Lewis and second by Wimer to approve Southwest Nebraska Community Betterment
Corporation for housing oversite. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer.
Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried. The procurement process was
discussed. Motion by McDonald and second by Lewis to approve the procurement
process. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent:
Neely. Motion carried. A review and discussion on the Federal funding
accountability & transparency act was made. Motion by Lewis and second by
Wimer to approve the Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act.
Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely.
Motion carried. A review and discussion on Trenton CDBG Owner Occupied
Rehabilitation (OOR) Program Guidelines was made. Motion by Wimer and second
by Lewis to approve Trenton’s CDBG OOR program guidelines. Ayes: Lewis,
McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried. A
review and discussion for the program income/recapture/reuse plan. Motion by
McDonald and second by Wimer to approve the income/recapture/reuse plan. Ayes:
Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion
carried.
Correspondence: None
Claims: None
With no further business, motion made
by Wimer and second by Lewis to adjourn meeting at 7:31pm. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur,
McDonald, and Wimer. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried.
Next regular meeting will be October
10, 2017 at 6:30pm in the Village Office.
Jessy
McArthur, Chairman
ATTEST: Trenton Board of Trustees
Wendy L. McKain, MBA, MMC
Village Clerk/Treasurer
