December 15, 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 December 1, 2025, City Council meeting.

4.C. Application from Harrah's Nebraska LLC dba Harrah's Columbus NE Racing and Casino for Timothy Howarth as manager in conjunction with the liquor license.

4.D. Resolution No. R25-150 authorizing payment of various improvement projects.

4.E. Payroll and bills on file.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Included in Consent Agenda

6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

7.A. Public hearing - Application from Advanced Engineering Consulting Services on behalf of Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Meadow Ridge Properties Addition (34th Street west of 53rd Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Meadow Ridge Properties Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.A.2. Resolution No. R25-151 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing said addition into the corporate city limits.

7.B. Public hearing - Application from Advanced Engineering Consulting Services on behalf of Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Meadow Ridge Twelfth Addition (extension of Grayhawk Place south of 43rd Street). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Meadow Ridge Twelfth Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.B.2. Resolution No. R25-152 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing said addition into the corporate city limits. 

7.C. Public hearing - Application from Meadow Ridge Properties, LLC to rezone property extending Grayhawk Place south of 43rd Street from "RR" (Rural Residential District) to "R-3" (Multiple-Family Residential District) and to amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.C.1. Ordinance No. 25-19 approving rezoning.

7.D. Public hearing - Application from Advanced Engineering Consulting Services on behalf of Shady Lake Development, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Westfield Addition (south side of 23rd Street west of 54th Avenue). (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.D.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Westfield Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (Planning Commission recommends approval.)

7.D.2. Resolution No. R25-153 approving final plat, development agreement, and bringing said addition into the corporate city limits.

7.E. Public hearing - Application from Advanced Consulting Engineering Services, Inc. for final plat and development agreement of Hidden Meadows Addition (southeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 38th Street).  (This public hearing will be continued to January 19, 2026).

7.E.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Hidden Meadows Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (This public hearing will be continued to January 19, 2026.)

7.F. Public hearing - Application from Cottonwood Heights, LLC for final plat and development agreement of Heartland Crossing Addition (southwest corner of 38th Street and East 6th Avenue). (This public hearing will be continued to January 19, 2026).

7.F.1. Public hearing - Determine whether Heartland Crossing Addition should be included within the corporate city limits. (This public hearing will be continued to January 19, 2026.)

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

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

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - December 15, 2025

10.A.1. Permanent parking and sidewalk easement located on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 60, Capital Addition, to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, lying north of Howard Boulevard (southwest corner of 16th Street and 37th Avenue).

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Quote from FORTÉ in the amount of $26,112 for renewal of support service agreement for audio/video equipment within the Community Building.  

13.B. Purchase from Schieffer Signs, Inc. in the amount of $12,475.75 for donor wall signage located in the Columbus Community Building. (Full amount to be reimbursed by the Columbus Library Foundation.)

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R25-154 approving and accepting permanent parking and sidewalk easement located on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 60, Capital Addition to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, lying north of Howard Boulevard (southwest corner of 16th Street and 37th Avenue).

14.B. Resolution No. R25-155 approving professional engineering services agreement with Kirkham Michael & Associates, Inc. for design, bidding, construction, and close-out phase services in the amount of $84,250.81 for the Precision Approach Path Indicator and Beacon Replacement project for Columbus Municipal Airport. CIP #26-15

14.C. Resolution No. R25-156 approving professional services agreement with JEO Consulting Group, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $45,200 for Columbus Park Facilities Tree Inventory. CIP #20-47

14.D. Resolution No. R25-157 designating the offices of the mayor, city administrator, city clerk, and finance director as authorized users on all city bank accounts.

14.E. Resolution No. R25-158 amending Personnel Manual with regard to policies and procedures for filing of grievances and to add the Director of General Services as an exempt position.

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 25-20 approving purchase agreement with Dale L. and Patricia K. Labenz in the amount of $200 for city-owned property described as Lot 1, Block 74, Original City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, lying south of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and adjacent vacated alley lying south of said Lot 1 and adjacent west 1/2 of vacated street lying east of said Lot 1 (northwest of 12th Street and 15th Avenue).

15.B. Ordinance No. 25-21 approving purchase agreement with Michael L. and Kimberlee A. Langan in the amount of $315 for city-owned property described as Lots 2, 3, and 4, Block 74, Original City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, lying south of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and adjacent vacated alley lying south of said Lots (northeast of 12th Street and 16th Avenue).

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