March 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM - City of Columbus 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

4.A. Minutes of March 6, 2017, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R17-45 approving total acquisition in the amount of $115,000 for Floyd and Kayla Arasmith in conjunction with 12 Avenue viaduct project.

4.C. Resolution No. R17-46 awarding bid to Sta-Bilt Construction Co. in the amount of $69,087.20 for Armor Coat Surfacing Improvements 2017.

4.D. Resolution No. R17-47 awarding bid to Gehring Construction & Ready Mix Co. in the amount of $354,240 for Concrete Paving Improvements 2017.

4.E. Resolution No. R17-48 awarding bid to Pavers, Inc. in the amount of $269,462 for Asphalt Paving Improvements 2017.

4.F. Resolution No. R17-49 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.G. Finance Department reports.

4.H. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Columbus Community Guide for 2016.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public Hearing - Application of Lambert Acres, LLC to rezone a tract of land located at the southeast corner of Christopher's Cove on South Calle Colombo from "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) to "R-2" (Urban-Family Residential District) and amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (Continued from February 21, 2017.) (Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions that only townhomes or single-family dwellings be allowed and provisions in the restrictive covenants that allows for 70% of lot owners to grant variances or amend the covenants be deleted.)

7.A.1. Ordinance No. 17-05 approving rezoning.

7.B. Public Hearing - Application of Marvin and Enola Luchsinger to rezone a tract of land located west of 3 Avenue and north of 8 Street from "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) to "RR" (Rural Residential District) and amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (Continued from February 21, 2017.) (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Ordinance No. 17-06 approving rezoning.

7.C. Public Hearing - Application of Marvin and Enola Luchsinger for Special Use Permit to allow for resource extraction in an "RR" (Rural Residential District) zone located west of 3 Avenue and north of 8 Street. (Continued from February 21, 2017.) (Planning Commission recommends approval)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 17-07 approving special use permit.

7.D. Public Hearing - Application of James A. Greiner to rezone a tract of land located at 2374 32 Avenue from "R-3" (Multiple-Family Residential District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.D.1. Ordinance No. 17-08 approving rezoning.

7.E. Public Hearing - consider text amendments to Land Development Ordinance for the City of Columbus, Zoning Chapter, repealing the existing Chapter 13 entitled "Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Antennas" and replace it with a new Chapter 13 entitled "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting Ordinance" containing new comprehensive set of rules, regulations and procedures for telecommunications facilities. (Planning Commission continued public hearing to April 10, 2017, at 7 p.m.)

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Included in Consent Agenda

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE - March 13, 2017

10.A.1. Minutes of the February and March 2017 Traffic Control Device Committee meetings.

10.A.2. Downtown traffic signals evaluation - Phase 2.

10.B. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - March 14, 2017

10.B.1. Financial and compliance audit for year-end September 30, 2016.

10.B.2. Amend Schedule of Fees to reduce Board of Adjustment application fee.

10.B.3. Request for Proposals for employee health and dental insurance.

10.B.4. Request for Proposals for property insurance.

10.B.5. Review terms for Risk Management Committee.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application of Rainbow Development Co. for preliminary plat of Canaday-Beiermann Addition located at 43 Avenue north of 31 Street. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.B. Quote from NoSwett Fencing & Decks in the amount of $10,320 to remove and replace backstop at Armory Field in Berne Square.

13.C. Plans, specifications, and estimate of cost in the amount of $350,000 for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation 2017 and authorization for city staff to advertise for bids. (Plans and specifications are on file in the Engineering Department.)

13.D. Comments from Mayor and City Council Members.

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R17-50 authorizing application to Peter Kiewit Foundation for grant funding for a Library/Cultural Arts Center.

14.B. Resolution No. R17-51 authorizing application to State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development Civic and Community Center Financing Fund for grant funding for Library/Cultural Arts Center.

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 - Payroll and all other bills included in Consent Agenda

18.A. ARL Credit Services

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT