July 18, 2022 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 July 5, 2022, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of July 5, 2022, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Reappointment of Chuck Whitney as delegate to Nebraska Cooperative Government Commission for one-year term.

4.D. Reappointment of Keith Gilmore to Board of Appeals for three-year term.

4.E. Resolution No. R22-87 authorizing the mayor and city clerk to sign amended Resolution No. R22-34 to correct scrivener's errors to the preamble of the legal description of Wishbones Addition.

4.F. Resolution No. R22-88 approving agreement with Adam LaBorde in an amount not to exceed $24,500 to provide Geographical Information System support services.

4.G. Resolution No. R22-89 to rename Habitat Drive to Isaiah Drive (west of 41 Avenue to west line of New Hope 2nd Subdivision).  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

4.H. Resolution No. R22-90 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.I. Finance Department reports.

4.J. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

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 - Consider text amendment to Unified Land Development Ordinance for the City of Columbus, Zoning Chapter, to allow Gaming Facilities and Commercial Recreation in Rural Residential zone ("RR") with a Special Use Permit and to amend Table 4-2 of Chapter 1, Article 4, to provide for designation of a Special Use Permit in an "RR" zone for Gaming Facilities and Commercial Recreation.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Ordinance No. 22-16 approving amendment to Unified Land Development Ordinance to allow Gaming Facilities and Commercial Recreation in an "RR" (Rural Residential District) zone with approval of Special Use Permit.

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Columbus Community Hospital, Inc. to rezone property located at 3912 38 Street from "UC" (Urban Commercial District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District) and amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan.  (Continued from June 20, 2022, meeting.)  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 22-17 approving rezoning.

7.D. Public hearing - Application of Hornbacher House Moving, Inc., on behalf of Nick Larson, for a permit to move a house from 2055 40 Avenue to a location outside city limits.  (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

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 - July 11, 2022

10.B. Traffic Control Device Committee report for 2nd Quarter 2022.

10.C. 2023 Pavement Management Program and Priority List.

10.D. 2023 One and Six Year Road Plan.

10.E. Request for Proposals for the sale and renovation of the library building at 2419 14 Street.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application of Friedhof Room at Schwesers for special designated liquor license in outdoor area at Frankfort Square, 2614 13 Street, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on August 19, 2022, for music concert.

13.B. Application of NBC Capital, LLC for special designated liquor license in outdoor area on Loup River sandbar (south of Ramada Inn), from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., July 30, 2022, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 31, 2022, for beer garden.

13.B.1. Resolution No. R22-91 approving hold harmless agreement with Columbus In Action, Inc. for use of city property with river access south of Ramada Inn. 

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R22-92 approving contract with Obrist & Co., Inc. in the amount of $64,292.30 for Levee Piping Cleaning and Inspection.

14.B. Resolution No. R22-93 approving agreement with School of EMS to designate Columbus Fire Department as a clinical site for field training of EMT/Paramedic students.

14.C. Resolution No. R22-94 adopting Lower Loup Natural Resources District Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 22-18 amending Sections 33.01, 33.02, 33.04, 33.08, and 33.25 and deleting Section 33.06 of Chapter 33 of Title III of Columbus City Code to replace volunteer fire department with reserve firefighters.

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