February 16, 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 February 1, 2021, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of February 1, 2021, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Minutes of February 3, 2021, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying police officer candidates Tehya Eckhoff, Matthew Wehling, and Benjamin Wotipka and additional police officer candidates Rachel Lade, Grady Robinson, and Jordon Brichacek, for potential position in the near future.

4.D. Reappointment of Pat Miller as assistant fire chief for one-year term.

4.E. Resolution No. R21-26 approving purchase agreement with Sapp Bros. Real Estate Investment Co., LLC for real property for Lift Station No. 7 (23 Street east of E 3 Avenue) .

4.F. Finance Department reports.

4.G. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - amending hours of service for Columbus Area Transit, for which financial assistance is being sought from the Federal Transit Administration, to eliminate Sunday service from days and time of operation schedule.

7.A.1. Resolution No. R21-27 amending policies and procedures of the Columbus Area Transit to to eliminate Sunday service from days and time of operation schedule.

7.B. Public hearing - Consideration of  blight and substandard area designation study by RDG Planning and Design and determine whether a tract of land known as Redevelopment Area 10 (area west of the city limits with boundaries of Highway 81 and Lost Creek Parkway) is blighted and substandard as defined in the Community Development Law.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Resolution No. R21-28 designating tract of land as blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment pursuant to the Community Development Law.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of  Ferguson Properties, Inc. for final plat and development agreement of Park Place 9th Addition (33 Street and 45 Avenue).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Park Place 9th Addition should be included within corporate city limits.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.2. Resolution No. R21-29 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing said addition into corporate city limits.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

9.A. Police department update on mask ordinance.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE - February 8, 2021

10.A.1. Request of Laurie Millard to vacate alley on east side of 22 Avenue south of 23 Street.

10.A.2. Implementation of a sidewalk improvement plan or program.

10.B. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - February 9, 2021

10.B.1. Operational and staff changes to locate all code enforcement, other than parking, to the Community Development department.

10.B.2. Request for proposals for employee health, dental, and prescription insurance.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging 2022 Detailed Plan of Operation and Budget and application for funding for Columbus Community Center. 

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R21-30 declaring intent to issue bond anticipation notes and bonds for costs of constructing a community building (library, children's museum, art gallery, and community room) in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 and limited tax general obligation certificates of participation for city hall portion of the community building in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 21-06 approving annexation of property in part of the NE1/4 and SE1/4, Section 20, T17N, R1E and in part of the SW1/4, Section 21, T17N, R1E of the 6th P.M., Platte County, Nebraska (south of the intersection of  3 Avenue and 19 Street and east of the intersection of  3 Avenue and 13 Street).

15.B. Ordinance No. 21-07 amending Sections 130.126 and 130.127 of Chapter 130 of Title XIII of Columbus City Code regarding tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and alternative nicotine products to define the age limit as that age which is set forth in state statutes and replace terminology referring to vapor with electronic nicotine delivery systems.

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