October 7, 2019 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 September 16, 2019, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of September 18, 2019, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying the following Firefighter/EMT/Hazmat Tech candidates:  Timothy Moser, Jose Audelo Rios, and Derek Salak.

4.C. Resolution No. R19-146 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.D. August Finance Department reports.

4.E. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Proclamation declaring October 2019 as Physical Therapy month.

6.B. Columbus Community Guide Update.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - One and Six Year Plan.

7.A.1. Resolution No. R19-147 adopting a One and Six Year Plan.

7.A.2. Resolution No. R19-148 authorizing the mayor to sign the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance to Nebraska Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards form.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES - None

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Request from Russ Strehle to discuss sewer odors in the southeast corner of Columbus.

13.B. Application of American Legion Post No. 84 for Constance Hickey as manager in conjunction with Class "C" liquor license.

13.C. Purchase of three vehicles for Police Department from Nebraska state bid contract in the total amount of $117,384.

13.D. Quote from All Makes Office Equipment in the amount of $54,556.84 for office furniture for new fire station.

13.E. Quote from Downey Drilling, Inc. in the amount of $13,917 for chemical well treatment.

13.F. Quote from A & D Technical Supply Co. in the amount of $19,798.60 with trade-in for global navigation satellite system for Engineering Department.

13.G. Proposal from Felsburg, Holt, & Ullevig in the amount of $10,953 for Drainage Criteria Manual.

13.H. Request for Qualifications for South Thoroughfare Study.

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R19-149 approving agreement with State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development for 'Site and Building Development Fund Business Recruitment and Expansion Project' for a project with Becton, Dickinson and Company in an amount not to exceed $500,000.

14.B. Resolution No. R19-150 approving agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company for project funding from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development 'Site and Building Development Fund' in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for construction and improvements of a manufacturing facility.

14.C. Resolution No. R19-151 approving Memorandum of Understanding and agreement with Columbus Public School District designating the Columbus Police Department as the school district's law enforcement unit.

14.D. Resolution No. R19-152 approving agreement with International Association of Fire Fighters, Local No. 1575, effective October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2023.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 19-34 vacating 5 foot side-yard easements on Lots 3, 4, and 5 in Block B and Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Block D, all in Farm View Addition.

15.B. Ordinance No. 19-35 creating a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) District to enable property assessed clean energy financing for property owners. 

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING - None

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

18. CONSIDERATION OF PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE - Included in Consent Agenda

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT