June 5, 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 May 15, 2023, City Council meeting.

4.B. Change date of first meeting in July 2023 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 5, 2023, due to move to new community building.

4.C. Reappointment of Robert Elsasser to Planning Commission for three-year term.

4.D. Reappointment of Toby Goc, Thomas A. Loseke, Neil Carnes, Mark Bierman, and Bill Elton (as alternate) to Board of Adjustment for three-year terms.

4.E. Title III-B (supportive services), Title III-C (nutrition), and Title III-E (family caregiver support) grant funding from Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging for senior center.

4.F. Invoice from Johnson Service Company in the amount of $14,000 for emergency repairs to sewer main related to construction project on 23 Street and east 11 Avenue.

4.G. Resolution No. R23-74 approving agreement with Geo-Comm, Inc. in the amount of $34,174 for GIS maintenance services, for joint communications center.

4.H. Resolution No. R23-75 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.I. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - consider proposed Downtown Business Improvement District No. 3 (general vicinity from alley south of 11 Street to alley north of 14 Street between 23 Avenue and 33 Avenue and Evans House, 2204 14 Street).

7.A.1. Ordinance No. 23-05 creating Downtown Business Improvement District No. 3.

7.B. Public hearing -  Application of Balaji Petroleum, LLC dba Dual Stop Columbus for Retail Class D liquor license at 3417 14 Street.

7.B.1. Application of Dual Stop Columbus for Niraj R. Patel as manager in conjunction with liquor license.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

9.A. Schedule for library and city hall move to new community building.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - June 5, 2023

10.A.1. Emergency medical services for Duncan Rural Fire District and Columbus Rural Fire District.

10.A.2. Implementation of Discretionary Capital Improvement Project policy.

10.A.3. Review city council rules.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Robbin Cutsor to Planning Commission to fill unexpired term of Kimberly Hoefer.

13.B. Quote from CDW Corporation in the amount of $82,149.87 for Wi-Fi hardware and services for Pawnee Plunge water park, Pawnee Park baseball field, Memorial Stadium, Berne Square, Gerrard Park, and Frankfort Square.

13.C. Quote from Platte Valley Communications in the amount of $106,290.80 for radio console for joint communications center.

13.D. Quote from General Traffic Controls in the amount of $140,980 for pedestrian crosswalk upgrades.

13.E. Quote from Truck Center Companies in the amount of $32,323.76 for emergency replacement motor for semi truck for transfer station.

13.F. Quote from Crouch Recreation, Inc. in the amount of $32,801 for picnic tables for Frankfort Square.

13.G. Request for proposals for purchase of land for Rural Workforce Housing project.

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R23-76 approving agreement with Mark S. Howerter, M.D. for medical direction and medical control of emergency medical dispatch.

14.B. Resolution No. R23-77 approving a grant agreement with Federal Aviation Administration for Fiscal Year 2023 Airport Improvement Program.

14.C. Resolution No. R23-78 approving Discretionary Capital Improvement Project policy.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 23-06 approving addendum to purchase agreement with Great Plains State Bank for purchase of city-owned property at 2419 14 Street to revise purchase price from $200,000 to $142,600 to provide for environmental remediation escrow account.

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

16.A. Ordinance No. 23-04 amending Sections 92.02 and 92.03 of Chapter 92 of Title IV of Columbus City Code to define scrapping and declare scrapping in residential zones as a nuisance.

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

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

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT