October 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 October 5, 2026, Board of Equalization meeting.

4.B. Minutes of October 5, 2026, City Council meeting.

4.C. Minutes of October 12, 2026, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying police officer candidates Kenneth Welsch and Dillan Peacock.

4.D. Reappointment of Jean Knapp to the Columbus Housing Authority for five-year term.

4.E. Ratify all actions of James B. Bulkley, LARM representative, identified in the minutes of the Annual Members Meeting of the League Association of Risk Management on September 23, 2026, including election of nominees to the LARM Board of Directors.

4.F. Annual renewal of program management software from CivicPlus LLC in the amount of $30,468 for parks and recreation. 

4.G. Application from Bucher Saloon LLC dba Glur's Tavern for Tabitha Riedmiller as manager in conjunction with the Class C liquor license.

4.H. Resolution No. R26-129 approving property relocation assistance for Walter Lee Kittrell and Tami Renee Kittrell in the total amount of $1,100 for Tract 1 (1201 8 Street) in conjunction with the 8th Street and 12th Avenue Intersection Improvements project. CIP# 25-35

4.I. Resolution No. R26-130 approving relocation assistance for tenants Juan Carlos Macias and Idailiana Diaz in the total amount of $27,200 for Tract 1 (1201 8 Street) in conjunction with the 8th Street and 12th Avenue Intersection Improvements project. CIP# 25-35

4.J. Resolution R26-131 approving property relocation assistance for Jon Sohl in the total amount of $67,382.48 for Tract 3 (1121 8 Street) in conjunction with the 8th Street and 12th Avenue Intersection Improvements project. CIP#25-35

4.K. Resolution No. R26-132 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.L. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

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.

9.C. City responsibilities regarding food trucks.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES: None

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application from Bucher Saloon LLC for a special designated liquor license at 265 33 Avenue from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., December 12, 2026, for a wedding reception.

13.B. Purchase from Anderson Auto Group in the total amount of $150,456 for three patrol vehicles for the police department. CIP #PFV01, 02, 03

13.C. Quote from Electric Pump in the amount of $120,000 for submersible pump for the wastewater treatment plant. CIP #27-49

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

14. RESOLUTIONS: None

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING: None

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