July 20, 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 July 6, 2026, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of July 6, 2026, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Resolution No. R26-89 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.D. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None

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. (Not a public hearing) - Application from Clark J. Grant on behalf of CRH, Limited Company for preliminary plat of Halls Culligan Subdivision (southeast corner of East 23rd Street and East 12th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C. Public hearing - Application from Clark Grant on behalf of CRH, Limited Company for final plat of Halls Culligan Subdivision (southeast corner of East 23rd Street and East 12th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Resolution No. R26-90 approving final plat and development agreement.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

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

9.B. Columbus in Focus - General Services.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - July 20, 2026.

10.A.1. Request from Keyes Development, LLC to vacate the 10-foot utility easement abutting the north right-of-way line of 14th Street within Lots 1 and 2, Block A, Sock Pond Addition to the City of Columbus, Nebraska (14th Street west of 48th Avenue and west of existing houses).

10.A.2. Request from CRH, Limited Company to vacate the 25-foot access easement in Lot 2, Sand Bar Subdivision to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, a minor subdivision of Lot 2, Block C, Sand Subdivision, Platte County, Nebraska (southeast corner of 23rd Street and East 12th Avenue).

10.A.3. Minutes of the January 21, 2026, Americans with Disabilities Compliance Committee meeting. 

10.A.4. Traffic Control Device Committee report for 2nd Quarter 2026.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Christopher Mcelwain as police officer. 

13.B. Request from Bucher Saloon LLC dba Glur's Tavern for a lottery sales outlet location at 2301 11 Street.

13.C. Quote from Great Plains Nursery in the amount of $26,657 for tree replacement within city parks. (Full amount to be reimbursed through the Nebraska Inflation Reduction Act Community Forestry Program Grant.)

13.D. Quote from Pro Track and Tennis in the amount of $47,200 for resurfacing of Centennial Park tennis courts. CIP# 26-26

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R26-91 accepting Deed of Dedication for Sock Pond Subdivision (eastern lots located on north side of 14th Street west of 48th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

14.B. Resolution No. R26-92 amending By-laws of the Columbus Planning Commission. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

14.C. Resolution No. R26-93 amending criteria for administrative review of special designated license applications.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance 26-13 vacating 10-foot utility easement abutting the north right-of-way line of 14th Street within Lots 1 and 2, Block A, Sock Pond Addition to the City of Columbus, Nebraska (14th Street west of 48th Avenue and west of existing houses).

15.B. Ordinance 26-14 vacating 25-foot access easement in Lot 2, Sand Bar Subdivision to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, a minor subdivision of Lot 2, Block C, Sand Subdivision, Platte County, Nebraska (southeast corner of 23rd Street and East 12th Avenue).

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: 

19.A. Performance evaluation of City Administrator Tara Vasicek.

20. ADJOURNMENT