January 18, 2021 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 January 4, 2021, City Council meeting.

4.B. Reappointment of Jack Gutierrez, Sandra Jochens, and Bruce Schmidt to the Board of Parks Commissioners for three-year terms.

4.C. Resolution No. R21-03 approving Lease to Hangar Aircraft with Dale Gasper, Nancy Gasper, Jaime Gasper, and Jesse Gasper for Hangar No. 1315-4.  (Board of Airport Commissioners recommends approval.)

4.D. Resolution No. R21-04 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.E. Finance Department reports.

4.F. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. State of the City address by Mayor Bulkley.                   

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Citizen's Advisory Review Committee report of activities presented in accord with the Columbus Economic Development Plan.

7.B. Public hearing - Amendment to Redevelopment Plan for the Armory Neighborhood Redevelopment Area (Ace Oversize Storage Redevelopment Project) located east of East 14 Avenue between East 23 Street and 25 Street.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Resolution No. R21-05 approving amendment to redevelopment plan.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Highland Park Evangelical Church for final plat and development agreement of Highland Park Church 2nd Addition (4115 38 Street).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Public hearing - Determine whether portions of Highland Park Church 2nd Addition should be included within corporate city limits.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.2. Resolution No. R21-06 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing portions of said addition into the corporate limits.

7.D. Public hearing - Application of Granville Custom Homes, Inc. for final plat and development agreement of New Frontier Subdivision (East 14 Avenue and Armory Drive).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.D.1. Resolution No. R21-07 approving final plat and development agreement.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Finance Department reports included in Consent Agenda

9.A. Police department update on mask ordinance.

9.B. Police department annual report on K-9 deployment.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE - January 11, 2021

10.A.1. October through December 2020 quarterly report of the Traffic Control Device Committee.

10.A.2. Request of State of Nebraska for permanent easement in Roselawn Cemetery in conjunction with Highway 30 reconstruction project.

10.A.3. South Mobility Study interim recommendations for 8 Street at the intersections of 3 Avenue, 12 Avenue, 18 Avenue, and 27 Avenue.

10.A.4. Sidewalk and ramp location policy in conjunction with 3 Avenue from 8 Street to South 3 Street project.

10.B. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - January 12, 2021

10.B.1. Amendment to Municipal Recognition Program to add Columbus Bucks as a service award option and increase the amount paid for each level of service by $10.

10.B.2. Amendment to Personnel Manual with regard to Holiday Pay, Compassionate Leave, and Accrual of Vacation and Sick Time.

10.B.3. Amendment to Schedule of Fees to accommodate operations associated with permitting software.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Kyle Lingenfelter as Fire Lieutenant.

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R21-08 approving agreement with the Columbus Rural Fire Protection District.

14.B. Resolution No. R21-09 approving Deed of Dedication from John Obrist perpetual easement for public right-of-way in the intersection of 41 Avenue and 11 Street.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 21-05 correcting Ordinance No. 21-02 (Pay Plan) to include the 2020-2021 Pay Scale Table.

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

16.A. Ordinance No. 21-04 amending multiple sections of Chapter 33 of Title III of Columbus City Code to update and make organizational changes for the fire department.

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING

17.A. Ordinance No. 20-32 adopting Unified Land Development Ordinance.

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