August 17, 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 August 3, 2020, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R20-80 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.C. Resolution No. R20-81 continuing Columbus/Platte County Enhanced 911 service surcharge of $1 per month on each local exchange access line physically terminating in the city of Columbus 911 service area.

4.D. Resolution No. R20-82 approving agreement with Adam LaBorde in an amount not to exceed $24,500 for one-year service agreement to provide Geographical Information System support services.

4.E. Quote from Marco Net in the amount of $15,467 for plotter, scanner, software, hardware, and maintenance agreement for Engineering Department.

4.F. Finance Department reports.

4.G. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Request of Bill Podraza to make comments on Columbus Golf Association letter regarding Quail Run Golf Course rehabilitation.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application of Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Meadow Ridge Eighth Addition (south and west of the intersection of 42 Street and 54 Avenue).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.1. Public hearing - Determine whether the portions of Meadow Ridge Eighth Addition not previously included within corporate city limits should be included within corporate city limits. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.2. Resolution No. R20-83 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing portions of said addition not previously included within the corporate limits into the corporate limits.

7.B. Public hearing - Application of Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC to rezone property located in vicinity of 38 Street to 42 Street along the west property lines of 54 Avenue from "RR" (Rural Residential District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Ordinance No. 20-17 approving rezoning.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Growth Properties, LLC to rezone property located at 4213 38 Street from "R-3" (Multiple-Family Residential District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 20-18 approving rezoning.

7.D. Public hearing - Second hearing on application to Nebraska Department of Economic Development for Community Development Block Grant No. 16-CD-201.

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 - August 10, 2020

10.A.1. Minutes of the July 13, 2020, Traffic Control Device Committee meeting.

10.A.2. 2020-2021 One and Six Year Road Plan.

10.A.3. 2021 Pavement Management Program and Priority List.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Tanner Dreifurst as police officer.

13.B. Quote from Gehring Construction & Ready Mix Co., Inc. in the amount of $34,632 to install ADA sidewalks at Centennial Park.

13.C. 1) Approve amendments to the "Articles of Incorporation" and "Bylaws" of the League of Nebraska Municipalities by voting "for" Proposed Actions 1, 2, and 3 on the "Regular Member Ballot"; and 2) Authorize the mayor to sign the "Regular Member Ballot".

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R20-84 calling for a special election to be held in conjunction with the November 3, 2020, General Election on the proposition of the issuance of bonds in the principal amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to provide funds to pay costs of constructing a community building to include: library, children's museum, art gallery, and community room.

14.B. Resolution No. R20-85 approving agreement with Columbus Public Schools for use of municipal property for sports and other recreational activities.

14.C. Resolution No. R20-86 approving agreement with Scotus Central Catholic for use of municipal property for sports and other recreational activities.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING - None

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

16.A. Ordinance No. 20-14 amending Section 111.01 Chapter 111 of Title XI of Ordinance No. 05-47 (Columbus City Code) to increase the occupation tax rate on telephone companies from 3 percent to 5 percent.

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