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REVISED AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
DECEMBER 17, 2025, 5:30 PM
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NRD, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Call Meeting to Order

Welcome

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Meeting Law Poster, Silence Cell Phones and Prohibition of Concealed Weapons

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

1.            Roll Call of Directors.

2.            Publication of Legal Notice of Meeting.

3.            Consideration of Directors’ absences. [ACTION]

4.            Adopt Agenda [ACTION] (Click to View Printable Agenda)

5.            Recognition of Employee Anniversaries, announcement of new employee, and presentation of 2025 Year in Review. [NO ACTION]

6.            Approval of Board of Directors Meeting Minutes.  (Click to View)
               a.            October 15 November 19, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. [ACTION] 

7.            Report of the Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Lewis) (Click to View Financials) (Click to View Minutes)
               a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025 and publication of expenditures for November 2025. [ACTION]
               b.            Consideration of Agreement with HBE for Auditing Services. [ACTION]
               c.             Consideration of Professional Services Agreement with JEO Consulting Group for Office Building – Campus Programming and Preliminary Design. [ACTION]

8.            Report of the Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Agreement for database consulting. [ACTION]
               b.            Consider approval of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services / Cornhusker State Industries Work Crew Agreement. [ACTION]
               c.             Consideration of ROTH 457 Retirement Optional Plan. [ACTION] (Click to View Roth Resolution)
               d.            Consideration of Contract for Human Resources Consultant. [ACTION]
               e.            Consider modifications to Operating Policy C-5: Conferences and Meetings. [ACTION]
               f.             Consider modifications to Operating Policy C-23: Oath of Office. [ACTION]
               g.            Consider modifications to Operating Policies F-3: Procedures and Controls for Obligation and Expenditures of District Funds; G-3: Procedure for Hiring Consultants for Professional Services and G-5: Competitive Bidding. [ACTION]
               h.            Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 4: Internships; No. 5: Term of Employment; No. 7: Attendance and Punctuality; No. 13: Pay Period; and No. 20: Holidays. [ACTION]
               i.              Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 14: Overtime and Compensatory Time. [ACTION]
               j.             Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 21: Vacation. [ACTION]
               k.            Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 29: Employee Recognition. [ACTION]
               l.              Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 38: Use of District Resources and No. 54: Computers, Internet, E-mail, and Other Electronic Resources. [ACTION]
               m.           Consider modifications to Personnel Policy General; No. 47: Non-Discrimination and Non-Harassment Policy. [ACTION]
               n.            Consideration of retroactive  anniversary rewards for staff. [ACTION]             

9.            Report of the Recreation, Forestry & Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Lamberty) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of a MoPac East Trail License Agreement for a trail crossing. [ACTION]
               b.            Consideration of an amendment to the Bagley Conservation Easement. [ACTION]

10.          Report of the MoPac East – Lied Connector Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Peterson) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of bids for tree removal services for the MoPac East Trail expansion from 334^th Street to 346^th Street. [ACTION]

11.          Report of the Land Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Vogel) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Surface Water Quality Best Management Practices (BMP) cost-share application for fall work. [ACTION]

12.          Report of the Urban Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Landis) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of the Community Assistance Program (CAP) Policy Guide Revisions. [ACTION]
               b.            Consideration of bids for the Salt Creek Streambank Stabilization 13^th Street to 14^th Street Project. [ACTION]             
               c.             Consideration of USGS Joint Funding Agreement with USGS for Deadmans Run Streamgage at 38^th Street. [ACTION]
               d.            Consideration of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the City of Lincoln for the Deadmans Run Flood Reduction Project. [ACTION]

13.          Report of the Platte River Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Hellerich) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Second Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Papio-Missouri River NRD for Platte River cameras. [ACTION]

14.          Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Report. (Yoakum) [NO ACTION]

15.          Nominating Committee announcement. (Andersen) [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

16.          Permit and Program Approvals. [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

17.          Schedule of Upcoming Events and Activities. [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

18.          For Information Only. [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

19.          Presentation of 2025 Year in Review. [NO ACTION]

Adjourn      

Revisions shown in Bold Italic