July 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting

1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ROLL CALL

2. PRAYER

3. NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. CONSENT AGENDA - The following items are considered to be routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a city council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from consent status and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

4.A. Minutes of July 6, 2020, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R20-70 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.C. Finance Department reports.

4.D. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application of Habitat for Humanity of Columbus for final plat and development agreement of New Hope 2nd Subdivision (41 Avenue between 13 and 14 Streets). (Planning  Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.1. Resolution No. R20-71 approving final plat and development agreement.

7.B. Public hearing - Application of Habitat for Humanity of Columbus to rezone property located at Habitat Drive and 41 Avenue from "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) to "R-2" (Urban-Family Residential District). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Ordinance No. 20-12 approving rezoning.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Allsman Enterprises, LLC to rezone property located at 53 Avenue and Highway 81 from "B-2" (General Commercial District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) and amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (Planning Commission recommends denial.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 20-13 approving rezoning.

7.D. Public hearing - Application of Scrib's House Moving, on behalf of Allsman Enterprises, LLC, to move a house from 1604 16 Street to 3185 53 Avenue. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on approval of rezoning application.)

7.E. Public hearing - Application of Scrib's House Moving, on behalf of Allsman Enterprises, LLC, to move a house from 1614 16 Street to 3179 53 Avenue. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on approval of rezoning application.)

7.F. Public hearing - Application of Scrib's House Moving, on behalf of Allsman Enterprises, LLC, to move a house from 1622 16 Street to 3173 53 Avenue. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on approval of rezoning application.)

7.G. Public hearing - Application of Scrib's House Moving, on behalf of Allsman Enterprises, LLC, to move a house from 1702 16 Street to 3167 53 Avenue. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on approval of rezoning application.)

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Included in Consent Agenda

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE - July 13, 2020

10.A.1. Minutes of the June 8, 2020, Traffic Control Device Committee

10.A.2. Installation and maintenance policy for street sign standard.

10.A.3. Update to snow emergency route.

10.B. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - July 14, 2020

10.B.1. Increase Telephone Occupation Tax from 3 percent to 5 percent.

10.B.2. Creation of Senior Office Associate II position and update to the pay plan.

10.B.3. Increase to health insurance premiums.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application of Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC for preliminary plat of Meadow Ridge Eighth Addition (south and west of the intersection of 42 Street and 54 Avenue).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.B. Quotes for approximately 330 tons of agri-lime from Bryan Rock Products, Inc. in the amount of $17.90 per ton and from Koch Excavating Co. in the amount of $42.90 per ton to haul to Pawnee Park baseball field.

13.C. Quote from Shelby Lumber Company, Inc. in the amount of $15,645 for shelter roof replacement at Glur Park.

13.D. Quote from Wacha Construction in the amount of $12,144 for concrete in batting cages at Bradshaw Park softball fields.

13.E. Comments from mayor and city council members.

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R20-72 awarding contract to Bierman Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $225,100 for demolition of the vacated Senior Center/Fire Station.

14.B. Resolution No. R20-73 approving agreement with State of Nebraska Department of Transportation for emergency vehicle preemption installation at U.S. Highway 81 and 45 Avenue and U.S. Highway 81 and 48 Avenue intersections.

14.C. Resolution No. R20-74 setting Tuesday, September 8, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. when the mayor and council shall sit as a Board of Equalization to equalize and levy special assessments for Street Improvement District No. 182 (33 Avenue from 39 Street to Lost Creek Parkway) and Water Extension District No. 62 and Sewer Extension District No. 44 (East 12 Avenue from U.S. Highway 30 frontage road south 530 feet).

14.C.1. Certificate of costs, apportionment of costs, and preliminary assessment schedules for Street Improvement District No. 182, Water Extension District No. 62, and Sewer Extension District No. 44.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING - None

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING - None

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

18. CONSIDERATION OF PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE - Payroll and all other bills included in Consent Agenda

18.A. ARL Credit Services

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT