February 17, 2026 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 February 2, 2026, City Council meeting.

4.B. Resolution No. R26-22 approving agreements with American Legion Hartman Post 84, Columbus Mariners Baseball League, Columbus Youth Baseball League, Columbus Youth Softball Association, Columbus Area Youth Football Organization, and Columbus Soccer Club, Inc. for use of city facilities.

4.C. Resolution No. R26-23 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.D. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Proclamation declaring February 20, 2026, as Government Communicator's Day.

6.B. Presentation by Keep Columbus Beautiful on Greatest American Cleanup Pledge.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application from Cushing Terrell on behalf of Les Schwab Group Holdings, LLC to rezone property located in Lots 1 and 2, Les Schwab Subdivision from "RR" (Rural Residential District) to "B-2" (General Commercial District) and to amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan (northeast corner of 23rd Street and E 11th Avenue). (Continued from January 19, 2026, meeting.) (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.1. Ordinance No. 26-03 approving rezoning.

7.B. Public hearing - Redevelopment Plan for Keyes Redevelopment, LLC, Redevelopment Project (Redevelopment Area No. 3) located southeast of the intersection of 15th Street and 45th Avenue. (Applicant has requested this public hearing be continued to March 16, 2026.)
 

7.C. Public hearing - Activities of Nebraska Department of Economic Development regarding Downtown Revitalization Grant 23-DTR-003. 

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

9.A. Update on Nebraska Department of Transportation Loup River South Bridges project.

9.B. Columbus in Focus - General Administration.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. Committee of the Whole - February 17, 2026

10.A.1. City of Columbus Recognition Program.

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Application from Clark Grant on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey Gotschall and Tammi Gotschall for preliminary plat of J.C. and T.L. Gotschall 2nd Subdivision (west side of 26th Avenue and 33rd Street). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

13.B. Request from Columbus Soccer Club to remove the sponsorship wall and extend the sidewalk at Wilderness Park. (Board of Parks Commissioners recommends approval.)

13.C. Sole source quote from Electric Pump in the amount of $74,790 for control system upgrade for 18 sewer lift stations. Reallocated CIP #21-81

13.D. Proposal from Digital-Ally in the total amount of $227,809.50 for five-year contract extension for body and in-car camera service for the police department.

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R26-24 adopting the City of Columbus Recognition Program.

14.B. Resolution No. R26-25 authorizing the mayor to sign the letter of funding commitment to the United States Department of Transportation for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant application.

14.C. Resolution No. R26-26 awarding Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $30,000 to Steve Lloyd's Rentals, LLC for downtown revitalization.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 26-04 amending the FY2025-2026 Pay Plan.

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