April 3, 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 March 20, 2023, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of March 22, 2023, Civil Service Commission meeting.

4.C. Reappointment of Logan Bronson to Civil Service Commission for five-year term.

4.D. Quote from Motorola Solutions in the amount of $58,947.48 for five-year software maintenance contract for joint communications center.

4.E. Quote from Platte Valley Communications in the amount of $73,342.50 for three repeaters for joint communications center.

4.F. Resolution No. R23-53 approving request to Nebraska Department of Economic Development to extend completion date of Community Development Block Grant No. 10-DTR-101 to November 20, 2023, for downtown revitalization.

4.G. Resolution No. R23-54 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.H. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Request of Ed Bogue, Guardians of Children and the CFP Childhood Prevention Council, for proclamation declaring April 2023 as Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month.

6.B. Presentation by Columbus Public Schools on May 9th special mail election for facilities bond referendum in the amount of $53.5 million.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application of AITB, LLC dba Axe in the Box for Retail Class A liquor license at 311 E 23 Street.

7.A.1. Application of Axe in the Box for Derek T. Sharman as manager in conjunction with liquor license.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - None

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES - None

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Request to waive notice and public hearing requirements and approve application of Columbus Rescue Mission, Inc. for permit to move garage from 1471 25 Avenue to 1112 15 Street.

13.B. Reallocate $165,000 of 2022-2023 budgeted fire department capital funds from repeaters to repair and maintenance of ladder truck.

13.C. Purchase of furniture, fixtures, and equipment from Best Buy, CleanWash, Butler Human Services, Fire Station Furniture, Vevor, and Sandry Fire Equipment in the total amount of $112,858.79 for Charlie Louis Fire Station.

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R23-55 authorizing application for funding assistance through Nebraska Department of Transportation for operation of Columbus Area Transit program for Fiscal Years 2023-2025.

14.B. Resolution No. R23-56 approving agreement with Avcraft, Inc. for nonexclusive rights as fixed base operator at the airport effective April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2028.

14.C. Resolution No. R23-57 approving agreement with vonRentzell Van & Storage, Inc. in the amount of $38,436 for relocating library to community building.

14.D. Resolution No. R23-58 approving agreement with Wilson & Company, Inc. in the amount of $92,530 for agency coordination, stakeholder and public outreach, and concept renderings for downtown grade separation project.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 23-03 levying special assessments on Street Improvement District No. 185 (E 14 Avenue from 23 Street to north corporate limits) and Storm Water Sewer District No. 10 (south of Armory Drive and Kozy Drive intersection).

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

16.A. Ordinance No. 23-02 amending Section 150.001 of Chapter 150 of Title XV of Columbus City Code to adopt Appendix C (Group U, Agricultural Buildings) of the 2018 International Building Code to increase allowable area for non-protected wood frame agricultural buildings from 5,500 square feet to 12,000 square feet.

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

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

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT