April 7, 2025 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 March 17, 2025, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R25-47 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.C. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Proclamation declaring April 2025 as Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Month.

6.B. Proclamation declaring week of April 14, 2025, as Youth Appreciation Week.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application from NYC Tobacco LLC dba Celtic Smoke Shop for retail Class D liquor license located at 2322 23 Street and Ebrahim Almansob as manager.

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. Quote from Sirius Computer Solutions LLC in the amount of $22,196.94 for renewal of Cisco HyperFlex subscription for core data center servers.

13.B. Quote from CDW Government in the amount of $11,466.94 for Microsoft Office and Access licenses.

13.C. Quote from Mechanical Sales in the amount of $10,352.24 for replacement parts for Seresco air handling unit at Aquatic Center. CIP #24-17

13.D. Quotes from Danko Emergency Equipment and Fire Catt Precision Service Testing in the total amount of $16,956.05 for annual fire pump, ladder, and hose testing for the fire department.

13.E. Quote from Downey Drilling, Inc. in the amount of $29,306.50 for test well drilling and data collection for design of North Well No. 20. CIP #25-67

13.F. Quote from High Plains Power Systems in the amount of $27,700 for emergency backup generator for Well No. 16. CIP #25-58 

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R25-48 approving loan agreement with Quail Meadows LLC in the amount of $800,000 for workforce housing and infrastructure development in Phase One of the First Addition of Quail Meadows Subdivision using economic development plan funds as recommended by the Citizens Advisory Review Committee.

14.B. Resolution No. R25-49 approving loan agreement with K Herman Development LLC in the amount of $1,200,000 for two workforce housing development projects using economic development plan funds as recommended by the Citizens Advisory Review Committee.

14.C. Resolution No. R25-50 approving design-build agreement with B-D Construction, Inc. in the amount of $100,000 for design phase services for Gerrard Park Restroom and Concessions project. CIP #25-34.

14.D. Resolution No. R25-51 approving design-build agreement with B-D Construction, Inc. in the amount of $33,500 for design phase services for Cemetery Maintenance Shop Addition project. CIP #25-39

14.E. Resolution No. R25-52 awarding contract with Midlands Contracting dba Johnson Service Co. in the amount of $168,208 for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation 2025. CIP #20-94

14.F. Resolution No. R25-53 approving agency agreement with Nebraska Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, for Federal Aviation Administration Grant 3-31-0019-020-2025 to obtain federal funding assistance for construction of 8-Place T-Hangar at Columbus Municipal Airport. CIP #23-30

14.G. Resolution No. R25-54 amending Schedule of Fees to increase costs of meals for eligible diners for the Senior Center.

14.H. Resolution No. R25-55 approving addendum to Golf Professional Agreement with Douglas Dunbar to include management, maintenance, and manager compensation for golf simulator usage at Van Berg Golf Course.

14.I. Resolution No. R25-56 calling for a special election to be held on June 10, 2025, to seek voter approval on Proposition "A" to authorize the continuation of the imposition of a sales and use tax of 1% for the purposes of property tax relief, public safety, capital improvements, annual operating costs of aquatic facilities, and funding of the economic development program; Proposition "B" to authorize the city to amend its economic development program to extend the term and amend funding provisions, which may be amended only upon approval of Proposition "A" above. 

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