March 17, 2025 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 March 3, 2025, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of March 3, 2025, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Reappointment of Troy Loeffelholz to Civil Service Commission for five-year term.

4.D. Resolution No. R25-39 approving request from Columbus Havoc 16U Softball to camp overnight in Gerrard Park, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 5, 6, 7, and 8, 2025. (Board of Parks Commissioners recommends approval.)

4.E. Resolution No. R25-40 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.F. Finance department report.

4.G. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Proclamation declaring March 2025 as National Athletic Training Month.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application from City of Columbus Nebraska dba Van Berg Golf Course for retail Class I liquor license located at 560 Van Berg Drive and Douglas Dunbar as manager.

7.B. Public Hearing - Redevelopment Plan for the Cottonwood Heights Redevelopment Project approximately located southwest of the intersection of E 6th Avenue and E 38th Street. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Resolution No. R25-41 approving redevelopment plan.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES - Finance department report included in Consent Agenda

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - March 17, 2025

10.A.1. Financial and Compliance Audit for year-end September 30, 2024.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION - None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Renee Whiting to Employee Retirement Committee for two-year term.

13.B. Quote from Foxster Opco LLC dba CTS Software in the amount of $28,190 for Nebraska mandated transit system software update for Columbus Area Transit.

13.C. Quote from Obrist & Co., Inc. in the amount of $29,775 for storm sewer cleaning service. CIP #21-96

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R25-42 approving Lease to Hangar Aircraft agreement with Luke N. Forney. (Board of Airport Commissioners recommends approval.)

14.B. Resolution No. R25-43 approving lease agreement with Nebraska Public Power District for land located at Columbus Municipal Airport. (Board of Airport Commissioners recommends approval.)

14.C. Resolution No. R25-44 authorizing application for funding assistance through Nebraska Department of Transportation for operation of Columbus Area Transit program for Fiscal Years 2025-2027.

14.D. Resolution No. R25-45 awarding bid to C-R Menn Concrete LLC in the amount of $153,424.10 for 11th Street Sidewalk Improvements CDBG 23-DRT-003. CIP #24-05

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 - Included in Consent Agenda.

19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

20. ADJOURNMENT