January 19, 2026 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 January 5, 2026, City Council meeting.

4.B. Change the date of the second meeting in February 2026 to Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6 p.m. due to President's Day.

4.C. Reappointment of Barbara Duffy and Brett Rains to the Business Improvement Board for three-year terms.

4.D. Resolution No. R26-02 approving request of Antique Tractor and Gas Engines Show to camp overnight in Pawnee Park, Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, 2026. (Board of Parks Commissioners recommends approval.)

4.E. Resolution No. R26-03 approving agreement with Mike's Towing for towing services.

4.F. Resolution No. R26-04 approving agreement with Behlen Towing LLC for towing services.

4.G. Resolution No. R26-05 approving Lease to Hangar Aircraft with RTT Aviation LLC. (Board of Airport Commissioners recommends approval.)

4.H. Resolution No. R26-06 amending Title VI (Non-Discrimination Plan 2022) section of the policies and procedures for Columbus Area Transit.

4.I. Resolution No. R26-07 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.J. Finance department report.

4.K. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

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

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Citizen's Advisory Review Committee report of activities in accord with the Columbus Economic Development Plan.

7.B. Public hearing - Application from Cushing Terrell on behalf of Les Schwab Group Holdings, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Les Schwab Subdivision (northeast corner of 23rd Street and E 11th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Resolution No. R26-08 approving final plat and development agreement.

7.C. Public hearing - Application from Cushing Terrell on behalf of Les Schwab Group Holdings, LLC to rezone property located in Lots 1 and 2, Les Schwab Subdivision from "RR" (Rural Residential and District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District) and to amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan (northeast corner of 23rd Street and E 11th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 26-02 approving rezoning.

7.D. Public hearing - Application from Hazard Engineering on behalf of Cottonwood Heights, LLC for final plat of Heartland Crossing Addition (southwest corner of 38th Street and East 6th Avenue). (Planning Commission removed from the agenda.)

7.D.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Heartland Crossing Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (Planning Commission removed from the agenda.)

7.E. Public hearing - Application from Advanced Consulting Engineering Services, Inc. on behalf of Columbus Public Schools for final plat of Hidden Meadows Addition (southeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 38th Street). (Planning Commission removed from the agenda.)

7.E.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Hidden Meadows Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (Planning Commission removed from the agenda.) 

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

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

9.A. Update on Nebraska Department of Transportation Loup River South Bridges project.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. Public Finance, Judiciary, and Personnel Committee - January 19, 2026

10.A.1. Non-exclusive franchise agreement with Viaero Fiber Networks, LLC for construction, operation, and maintenance of a cable system.

10.B. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - January 19, 2026

10.B.1. Right-of-way easement located along the south property line of Airport Park (18th Avenue and Bill Babka Drive). 

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Purchase from Jones Automotive in the amount of $64,671.95 for vehicle equipment and installation for police department. CIP # 21-05, 06, 07

13.B. Purchase from BlueStreak K9 LLC in the amount of $13,500 for K9 dog for the police department. CIP #26-17

13.C. Authorization to sell surplus property for the park department. 

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R26-09 approving non-exclusive franchise agreement with Viaero Fiber Networks, LLC for construction, operation, and maintenance of a cable system.

14.B. Resolution No. R26-10 approving and accepting right-of-way easement with Loup Public Power District located along the south property line of Airport Park (18th Avenue and Bill Babka Drive).

14.C. Resolution No. R26-11 accepting Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Urban and Community Forestry grant from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the amount of $25,000 to provide arborist training for two staff members, removal of six trees, and purchase and planting of 24 new trees. 

14.D. Resolution No. R26-12 approving professional services agreement with Sirius Computer Solutions, LLC in the estimated amount of $50,100 for Microsoft Office 365 migration services to upgrade the city's email system. Reallocated CIP #20-70, 23-01, 26-04, 19, 25.

14.E. Resolution No. R26-13 approving Nebraska Department of Transportation and City of Columbus Municipal Program agreement for Loup River South Bridges, National Register of Historic Places Section 106 Mitigation. CIP #25-25

14.F. Resolution No. R26-14 approving professional services agreement with Alfred Benesch & Company in an amount not to exceed $58,616 for study and design phase services for Lift Station No. 28 (35th Avenue south of 26th Street). CIP #21-81

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 26-03 amending Section 70.075 of Chapter 70 of Title VII of the Columbus City Code to add designees to the Traffic Device Control Committee.  

16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING: None

17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING: None

18. PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE: Included in Consent Agenda

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None

20. ADJOURNMENT