December 1, 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. ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT

5. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUBLIC FINANCE, JUDICIARY, AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY, SAFETY, AND WORKS COMMITTEE

5.A. Council Members Cynthia Alarcón, Troy Hiemer, Rich Jablonski, and AJ Palensky to the Public Finance, Judiciary, and Personnel Committee and Council Members Charlie Bahr, Katherine Lopez, J. Prent Roth, and Ron Schilling to the Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee.

6. 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.

6.A. Minutes of November 17, 2025, City Council meeting.

6.B. Reappointments of Gary Puetz, Stacy Smith, and Nick Larson to Board of Parks Commissioners for three-year terms.

6.C. Resolution No. R25-144 approving year-end certification to the Nebraska Department of Transportation of Richard J. Bogus as street superintendent for January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

6.D. Resolution No. R25-145 approving renewal of Maintenance Agreement No. 8 with Nebraska Department of Transportation from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, for maintenance of state highway system in city limits.

6.E. Resolution No. R25-146 reaffirming city's intent to provide or expand municipal solid waste collection service.

6.F. Resolution No. R25-147 approving agreement with Dave Wilke for harvesting and baling of hay at Columbus Municipal Airport.

6.G. Resolution No. R25-148 approving addendum to Farm Lease with Jim and Dan Donoghue to provide for a one-year extension. 

6.H. Payroll and bills on file.

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

8. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 

8.A. Proclamation of Thanks for Support presented by the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local No.1575.

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

10. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

11. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES: None

12. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES: None

13. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

14. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

15. NEW BUSINESS

15.A. Quote from Provantage LLC in the amount of $24,417 for 13 laptops, 20 monitors, and computer hardware for various departments. 

15.B. Purchase from Northern Truck Equipment Corporation in the amount of $342,120 for three tandem axle trailers for the transfer station. CIP #23-45

15.C. Comments from mayor and city council members.

16. RESOLUTIONS

16.A. Resolution No. R25-149 awarding bid to Gehring Construction and Ready-Mix Co., Inc. in the amount of $1,897,618.10 for Concrete Paving Improvements 2026. CIP #20-71, 75, 107

17. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING: None

18. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING: None

19. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING: None

20. PAYROLL AND BILLS ON FILE: Included in Consent Agenda

21. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None

22. ADJOURNMENT