September 18, 2023 at 6:00 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 September 5, 2023, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R23-121 approving Lease to Hangar Aircraft with Douglas J. and Randi L. Williams for Hangar No. 1240SE at Columbus Municipal Airport. (Airport Board recommends approval.)

4.C. Resolution No. R23-122 authorizing mayor to sign the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance 2023 to the Nebraska Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards.

4.D. Resolution No. R23-123 authorizing payment of various improvement projects. 

4.E. Finance Department reports.

4.F. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application of Werner Construction, LLC for special use permit to allow for resource extraction in an "RR" (Rural Residential District) zone located at 7014 8th Street. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on conditions being met.) *This item must be removed from the agenda due to incorrect legal description. 

7.B. Public hearing - Application of Aramis Curbelo Sangil, on behalf of Randy A. Lott, for special use permit to allow automotive rental/sales in an "ML/C-1" (Light Industrial District) zone located at 2254 E 32nd Avenue. (Planning Commission recommends approval contingent on conditions being met.)

7.B.1. Ordinance No. 23-13 approving special use permit. 

7.C. Public hearing - Application of Guatemex, LLC dba Guatemex for Class "C" liquor license at 925 23rd Street, Suite 300.

7.C.1. Application of Guatemex for Noe Rubi Perez as manager in conjunction with liquor license.

7.D. Public hearing - Consider resolution authorizing purchase of Aquatic Center property from Platte County Agricultural Society (1783 10th Avenue).

7.D.1. Resolution No. R23-124 authorizing purchase of Aquatic Center property.

7.D.2. Resolution No. R23-125 approving purchase agreement with Platte County Agricultural Society in the amount of $60 for Aquatic Center property. 

7.E. Public hearing - Property tax request for 2023-2024.

7.E.1. Resolution No. R23-126 setting the property tax request at $6,701,493.42.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Included in Consent Agenda 

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES - None

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application of James Ferguson for preliminary plat of Deerfield Park Townhouse 2nd Subdivision (38th Street east of 26th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.B. Public hearing - Application of James Ferguson for final plat of Deerfield Park Townhouse 2nd Subdivision (38th Street east of 26th Avenue). (Continued from the August 21, 2023, meeting.) (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.B.1. Resolution No. R23-127 approving final plat and subdivision agreement.

13.C. Application of Rback Enterprises, LLC for preliminary plat of Reeder Subdivision (4th Street and 9th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.D. Extend termination deadline for emergency medical services for Duncan Rural Fire District and Columbus Rural Fire District.

13.E. UNICO and Auxiant Pharmacy Benefit Manager repricing proposals.

13.F. Purchase of two pickups from Nebraska state bid contract in the total amount of $95,147 each for public works department.  

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R23-128 adopting Schedule of Fees for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

14.B. Resolution No. R23-129 approving agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $99,846 for Traffic Signal Analysis 2023 project on Lost Creek Parkway at intersections of 33rd Avenue, 48th Avenue, and Wilderness Road and at intersection of 27th Street and 33rd Avenue. 

14.C. Resolution No. R23-130 approving agreement with GISLab in an amount not to exceed $24,500 for geographical information system support services. 

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 23-14 adopting 2023-2024 Pay Plan.

15.B. Ordinance No. 23-15 adopting 2023-2024 Budget.

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