Meeting Agenda
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 20, 2026, City Council meeting.
4.B. Change date of first meeting in September 2026 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026, due to Labor Day holiday.
4.C. Reappointment of Chuck Whitney as delegate to the Nebraska Cooperative Government Commission for one-year term.
4.D. Annual renewal of Motorola console lifecycle and maintenance support contract in the amount of $37,956.96 for the joint communications center. 
4.E. Resolution No. R26-94 continuing Columbus/Platte County Enhanced 911 service surcharge of $1 per month on each local exchange access line physically terminating in the 911 service area.
4.F. Resolution No. R26-95 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.
4.G. Finance department report.
4.H. 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: Finance department report included in Consent Agenda
9.A. Columbus in Focus - Building and Infrastructure.
10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES
10.A. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - August 3, 2026.
10.A.1. 2027 Pavement Management Plan and Priority List.
10.A.2. 2027 One and Six Year Road Plan.
10.A.3. Request to dissolve the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Committee. 
10.A.4. Amend city code chapters 70 and 71 to include definitions, regulations, and penalties regarding e-bikes, hoverboards, and lightweight e-scooters. 
11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None
12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None
13. NEW BUSINESS
13.A. Quote from CDW Government in the amount of $34,641.74 for computer lab equipment for the library. CIP# 26-22
13.B. Quote from B-D Construction, Inc. in the amount of $29,690.40 for steel wall and pit bumper repairs for the transfer station.
13.C. Comments from mayor and city council members.
14. RESOLUTIONS
14.A. Resolution R26-96 approving relocation assistance payment packages for Tract 1: Lot 1 and the east 10 feet of Lot 2, Block 174, Original City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska in the amount not to exceed $114,700; Tract 2: Lot 8, Block 139, Originial City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska; in the amount not to exceed $114,700; and Tract 3: Lot 1 and the north 1 foot of Lot 2, Block A, Outlot 34 and part of Outlot 35, Jones Addition to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska in the amount not to exceed $154,000, in conjunction with the 8 Street and 12 Avenue intersection improvements project (8th Street and 12th Avenue intersection). CIP #25-35
15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
15.A. Ordinance No. 26-15 amending city code chapters 70 and 71 to include definitions, regulations, and penalties regarding e-bikes, hoverboards, and lightweight e-scooters. 
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
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ROLL CALL
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2. PRAYER
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3. NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Subject:
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.
Subject:
4.A. Minutes of July 20, 2026, City Council meeting.
Attachments:
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4.B. Change date of first meeting in September 2026 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026, due to Labor Day holiday.
Subject:
4.C. Reappointment of Chuck Whitney as delegate to the Nebraska Cooperative Government Commission for one-year term.
Attachments:
Subject:
4.D. Annual renewal of Motorola console lifecycle and maintenance support contract in the amount of $37,956.96 for the joint communications center. 
Attachments:
Subject:
4.E. Resolution No. R26-94 continuing Columbus/Platte County Enhanced 911 service surcharge of $1 per month on each local exchange access line physically terminating in the 911 service area.
Attachments:
Subject:
4.F. Resolution No. R26-95 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.
Attachments:
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4.G. Finance department report.
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4.H. Payroll and bills on file.
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda
Subject:
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None
Subject:
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
Subject:
8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None
Subject:
9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES: Finance department report included in Consent Agenda
Subject:
9.A. Columbus in Focus - Building and Infrastructure.
Attachments:
Subject:
10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Subject:
10.A. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - August 3, 2026.
Subject:
10.A.1. 2027 Pavement Management Plan and Priority List.
Attachments:
Subject:
10.A.2. 2027 One and Six Year Road Plan.
Attachments:
Subject:
10.A.3. Request to dissolve the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Committee. 
Attachments:
Subject:
10.A.4. Amend city code chapters 70 and 71 to include definitions, regulations, and penalties regarding e-bikes, hoverboards, and lightweight e-scooters. 
Attachments:
Subject:
11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None
Subject:
12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None
Subject:
13. NEW BUSINESS
Subject:
13.A. Quote from CDW Government in the amount of $34,641.74 for computer lab equipment for the library. CIP# 26-22
Attachments:
Subject:
13.B. Quote from B-D Construction, Inc. in the amount of $29,690.40 for steel wall and pit bumper repairs for the transfer station.
Attachments:
Subject:
13.C. Comments from mayor and city council members.
Subject:
14. RESOLUTIONS
Subject:
14.A. Resolution R26-96 approving relocation assistance payment packages for Tract 1: Lot 1 and the east 10 feet of Lot 2, Block 174, Original City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska in the amount not to exceed $114,700; Tract 2: Lot 8, Block 139, Originial City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska; in the amount not to exceed $114,700; and Tract 3: Lot 1 and the north 1 foot of Lot 2, Block A, Outlot 34 and part of Outlot 35, Jones Addition to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska in the amount not to exceed $154,000, in conjunction with the 8 Street and 12 Avenue intersection improvements project (8th Street and 12th Avenue intersection). CIP #25-35
Attachments:
Subject:
15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Subject:
15.A. Ordinance No. 26-15 amending city code chapters 70 and 71 to include definitions, regulations, and penalties regarding e-bikes, hoverboards, and lightweight e-scooters. 
Attachments:
Subject:
16. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING: None
Subject:
17. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING: None
Subject:
18. PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE: Included in Consent Agenda
Subject:
19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
Subject:
20. ADJOURNMENT

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