Agency board approves legal counsel contract, boundary change, equipment purchases, exceptions and encroachment agreements

The Sarpy County and Cities Wastewater Agency board approved five items on Aug. 27, 2025, by unanimous voice votes (6–0). The board approved a three‑year engagement with Coley Jensen to provide ongoing legal counsel, a boundary change request in the Bellevue Entertainment District, two equipment purchases included in the annual budget, a growth-management exception for a preexisting lot, and an encroachment agreement to allow a septic lateral to cross an agency easement temporarily.

Resolution 21: appoint legal counsel Agency Administrator Dan Hoynes said the interim agreement with Coley Jensen retained attorney Adam (last name not specified in the transcript) to continue as general legal counsel since about 2018 and that the new three‑year engagement keeps the same hourly rate and adds other attorneys and paralegal support. The board approved the engagement by voice vote (Yea 6, Nays none). Motion: made by Springfield; second by La Vista.

Resolution 22: boundary-change request (Bellevue Entertainment District) Project engineer Jeff Thompson described a request to add roughly 8–9 acres—portions of two commercial lots—into the agency boundary so those lots would be included for sewer service. Thompson said the parcels were bisected by the prior mapping and the change would include the full parcels. The board approved the boundary change by voice vote (Yea 6, Nays none). Motion: made by Caputta; second by Gretna.

Resolution 23: equipment purchases Thompson said the items—budgeted in the annual plan—are a valve exercising machine and a UTV to transport it into remote field locations. He and at least one mayor recounted field attempts to operate valves manually; staff said the equipment is needed for safety and access. The board approved the purchases by voice vote (Yea 6, Nays none). Motion: made by La Vista; second by Bellevue.

Resolution 24: growth-management exception (Lot 2, Cane Crest Street, Plat 1) Thompson said the lot was platted before the agency formed and therefore is eligible for a grandfathered exception; the lot owner would pay connection fees if they later elect to connect to agency sewer. The board approved the exception by voice vote (Yea 6, Nays none). Motion: made by Papillion; second by Bail Buehler.

Resolution 25: encroachment agreement (Lot 7, Buffalo Creek Industrial) Thompson described a developer proposal to run a septic lateral across an agency easement because of soils and lateral-field location; the agreement allows temporary encroachment with the requirement the septic be abandoned and the lot connect to agency infrastructure at no cost to the agency when service becomes available. The board approved the encroachment agreement by voice vote (Yea 6, Nays none). Motion: made by Grama; second by La Vista.

Consent agenda The board approved two consent-agenda items earlier in the meeting by the same unanimous voice vote (motion by Bellevue; second by Springfield).