March 5, 2018 at 7:00 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. APPOINTMENT OF CITY OFFICERS

4.A. Appointment of Heather N. Lindsley as Finance Director.

5. 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.

5.A. Minutes of February 20, 2018, City Council meeting.

5.B. Minutes of February 20, 2018, Civil Service Commission meeting certifying Brad Wangler as a candidate for Police Sergeant. (Terry Heesacker and Jaymee Levander are currently certified as candidates for this position.)

5.C. Reappointment of Annette Griffith to the Employee Pension Committee for a two-year term.

5.D. Resolution No. R18-22 approving agreement with American Legion Hartman Post 84 for use of Pawnee Park baseball facilities.

5.E. Resolution No. R18-23 approving agreement with Columbus Youth Softball Association for use of Bradshaw Park softball facilities.

5.F. Resolution No. R18-24 approving agreement with Columbus Area Youth Football Organization for use of Bradshaw Park football facilities.

5.G. Resolution No. R18-25 approving agreement with Columbus Mariners Baseball League for use of Berne Square (old Armory) baseball facilities.

5.H. Resolution No. R18-26 approving agreement with Columbus Youth Baseball League for use of Centennial Park baseball facilities.

5.I. Resolution No. R18-27 approving agreement with Columbus Softball Association for use of Gerrard Park softball facilities.

5.J. Resolution No. R18-28 approving agreement with Wilderness Park Operations Committee for use of Wilderness Park soccer facilities.

5.K. Resolution No. R18-29 designating Richard Bogus, City Engineer, as Project Liaison for Nebraska Department of Transportation Project No. URB-6065(6), 3 Avenue from 8 Street to South 5 Street.

5.L. Resolution No. R18-30 designating Richard Bogus, City Engineer, as Project Liaison for Nebraska Department of Transportation Project No. RRZ-TMT-6061(8), 12 Avenue viaduct.

5.M. Resolution No. R18-31 approving recreational trails program project agreement with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for completion of the Powerhouse Park Trail-Phase I.

5.N. Resolution No. R18-32 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

5.O. Payroll and bills on file.

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS

8.A. Public hearing - 2018 One and Six Year Plan for Highway, Road, and Street Improvements for the City of Columbus.

8.A.1. Resolution No. R18-33 adopting 2018 One and Six Year Plan for Highway, Road, and Street Improvements.

8.B. Public Hearing - Application of Platte County Pizza Hut, Inc. dba Pizza Hut of Columbus, for Retail Class "C" Beer, Wine, Distilled Spirits, On and Off Sale Liquor License at 2510 23 Street.

8.B.1. Application of Cathy M. Garrod as manager of Pizza Hut of Columbus, in conjunction with Class "C" Liquor License.

9. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

10. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - None

11. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

13. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION

14. NEW BUSINESS

14.A. Appointment of Brad Wangler as Police Sergeant.

14.B. Purchase of boom mower through National Joint Powers Alliance purchasing cooperative in the amount of $25,815 for Park and Street Departments.

14.C. Quote from Steffen Truck Equipment in the total amount of $39,500 for boom truck for Wastewater Collection Division.

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

15. RESOLUTIONS

15.A. Resolution No. R18-34 approving engineering service agreement with RVW, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $32,521 for design phase services in conjunction with city facilities fiber optic system and electronics project.

15.B. Resolution No. R18-35 approving interlocal agreement with Platte County, Nebraska, to provide for certain law enforcement services for Ordinance No. 17-22 (Property Maintenance) within the city's zoning jurisdiction.

16. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

16.A. Ordinance No. 18-05 vacating 16 Street between 16 Avenue and 18 Avenue.

16.B. Ordinance No. 18-06 amending 2017-2018 Pay Plan by removing the classification of Assistant City Engineer from Grade C3 and adding the classification of Engineering Project Manager to Grade C1.

16.C. Ordinance No. 18-07 amending Section 34.05 of Chapter 34 of Title III of Ordinance No. 05-47 (Columbus City Code) to amend the Community Service Technician description.

17. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

17.A. Ordinance No. 18-04 approving Text Amendments to the Land Development Ordinance Article 5, Sections 5-19 through 5-33 regarding floodplain management.

18. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING - None

19. CONSIDERATION OF PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE - Included in Consent Agenda

20. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

21. ADJOURNMENT