January 16, 2023 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 3, 2023, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R23-07 approving request of Tour De Nebraska to camp overnight in Pawnee Park, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Board of Parks Commissioners recommends approval.)

4.C. Resolution No. R23-08 approving drainage easement agreement with Granville Custom Homes for Meadow Ridge Ninth Addition, Block B, Lots 4 and 5 (42 Street east of 56 Avenue).

4.D. Resolution No. R23-09 approving drainage easement agreement with Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC for Meadow Ridge Tenth Addition, Block A, Lots 3 and 4, and Block B, Lots 2 and 3 (37 Street west of 50 Avenue).

4.E. Resolution No. R23-10 approving drainage easement agreement with Meadow Ridge Properties LLC for N 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 11, Township 17 N, Range 1 West (north of 42 Street and east of 56 Avenue).

4.F. Resolution No. R23-11 approving application of Brad S. Luchsinger, Christine C. Luchsinger, and Todd A. Luchsinger for agricultural deferment of special assessments relating to Street Improvement District No. 185 (East 14 Avenue and Kozy Drive).

4.G. Resolution No. R23-12 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.H. Finance Department reports.

4.I. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Request of Michaela Purcell, DNAP, CRNA for proclamation declaring January 22 through 28, 2023, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist week.

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

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

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

9.A. Public Works Department - Report on supply shortage of water meter radios..

9.B. Engineering Department - Status of Nebraska Department of Transportation 23rd Street Reconstruction project.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES - None

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Request for proposals for concession stand services at Gerrard Park. (Board of Parks Commissioners recommends approval.)

13.B. Plans, specifications, estimate of cost in the amount of $170,000, and authorization to advertise for bids for Senior Center entry renovations (plans and specifications are on file in the Engineering Department).

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R23-13 approving contract with Gehring Construction & Ready Mix, Co. in the amount of $3,587,259.25 for base bid for Street Improvement District No. 189 (48 Avenue from 23 Street to Bradshaw Park), Concrete Improvements 2023 (48 Avenue from Howard Boulevard to 27 Street and 34 Street to 38 Street and 36 Street from 48 Avenue to 50 Avenue), and additional Project No. 1 (40 Avenue from 27 Street north to end of public roadway).

14.B. Resolution No. R23-14 approving land lease agreement with Mutual Flyers, Inc. (Board of Airport Commissioners recommends approval.)

14.C. Resolution No. R23-15 accepting 2022 Improvement Grant Agreement in the amount of $15,000 from Columbus Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for City of Columbus Arts, Culture, and Seating Project.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING - None

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