December 6, 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. ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT

5. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE

5.A. Council Members John F. Lohr, Rich Jablonski, Beth Augustine-Schulte, and Troy Hiemer to the Public Finance, Judiciary, and Personnel Committee and Council Members Charlie Bahr, Dennis Kresha, J. Prent Roth, and Ron Schilling to the Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee.

6. 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.

6.A. Minutes of November 15, 2021, City Council meeting.

6.B. Minutes of November 30, 2021, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying police officer candidates Kyle Blunck, Chelsey Reifert, and Mynor Figueroa Furlan.

6.C. Reappointment of Chuck Fleeman, Brad Hansen, and John Shadle to Board of Parks Commissioners for three-year terms.

6.D. Reappointment of Keri Homolka and Jill Zaruba to Americans with Disabilities Compliance Committee for three-year terms.

6.E. Advertise for bids for lease of north well field property.

6.F. Service agreement with Electronic Engineering in the amount of $15,600 for installation and maintenance on fleet radios and emergency equipment for police department.

6.G. Purchase of pickup from state bid contract in the amount of $29,876 for water utility division.

6.H. Resolution No. R21-151 approving Maintenance Agreement No. 8 with Nebraska Department of Transportation from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, for maintenance of state highway system in city limits.

6.I. Resolution No. R21-152 approving lease agreement with Sharelyn Drummond to maintain a firearm range facility for police department.

6.J. Resolution No. R21-154 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

6.K. Payroll and bills on file.

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

8. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None

10. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

11. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - None

12. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

12.A. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - December 6, 2021

12.A.1. Ward redistricting.

13. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

14. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

15. NEW BUSINESS

15.A. Quote from Electronic Contracting in the amount of $17,428.96 for installation of hearing loop system for new community building (100% funded by Columbus Sertoma Club grant).

15.B. Quote from Geo-Comm, Inc. in the amount of $15,843 for GIS services for joint communications center.

15.C. Sole source quote from Huffman Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $51,300 for SCADA system upgrades for wastewater treatment facility.

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

16. RESOLUTIONS

16.A. Resolution No. R21-153 approving amended special event packet to clarify liability insurance requirements.

16.B. Resolution No. R21-155 approving settlement agreements involving opioid litigation brought by state and local political subdivisions against McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, and Johnson & Johnson.

16.C. Resolution No. R21-156 approving contract with Commonwealth Electric Company in the amount of $161,401 for 33rd Avenue viaduct bridge up-lighting project subject to obtaining Union Pacific Railroad maintenance consent letter.

17. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

17.A. Ordinance No. 21-40 amending Section 110.041 of Chapter 110 of Title XI of Columbus City Code to create a solicitor permit exemption.

17.B. Ordinance No. 21-41 amending Section 97.01 of Chapter 97 of Title IX of Columbus City Code to address loitering in parking lots of city parks.

17.C. Ordinance No. 21-42 amending Section 11.01 of Chapter 11 of Title I of Columbus City Code to redistrict the four wards of the city.

18. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING - None

19. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

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

21. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

22. ADJOURNMENT