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 April 20, 2026, City Council meeting.

4.B. Minutes of April 20, 2026, Community Development Agency meeting.

4.C. Resolution No. R26-62 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 week of May 3, 2026, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week. 

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None

9. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES

9.A. Columbus in Focus - Public Safety.

10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

10.A. Public Property, Safety, and Works Committee - May 4, 2026.

10.A.1. Permanent Sidewalk Easement located in part of Lot 8, Block 4, Evenlawn Addition, to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska (33rd Avenue and 21st Street).

10.A.2. Drainage Easement located in South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 11, Township 17 North, Range 1 West of the 6th P.M., Platte County, Nebraska (west of Grayhawk Place cul-de-sac).

10.A.3. Amend city code section 50.35 to add regulations regarding handling of solid waste. 

10.A.4. Proposed changes to parking restrictions for streets and avenues located in the downtown area. (Downtown Business Improvement District recommends approval.)

11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None

12. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION: None

13. NEW BUSINESS

13.A. Appointment of Margaret (Peg) Slusarski to the Civil Service Commission filling unexpired term until April 2029.

13.B. Application from 23rd West LLC dba Bo's West Sports Bar to add secondary catering license to existing Retail Class "C" liquor license at 3720 23 Street.

13.C. Quote from Wemhoff Refrigeration, Inc. in the amount of $17,383.72 for air conditioning unit for Quail Run pro shop. Reallocated CIP #26-07

13.D. Quote from CDW Government in the total amount of $49,097.62 for Microsoft 365 mailbox licenses.

13.E. Quote from Hydro-Klean, LLC in the amount of $42,515.93 for storm sewer cleaning. CIP #21-96

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

14. RESOLUTIONS

14.A. Resolution No. R26-63 approving permanent sidewalk easement located at 33rd Avenue and 21st Street.

14.B. Resolution No. R26-64 approving drainage easement located west of Grayhawk Place cul-de-sac.

14.C. Resolution No. R26-65 re-establishing and updating parking restrictions for streets and avenues located in the downtown area. 

14.D. Resolution No. R26-66 approving first amendment to Fire and Emergency Medical Service Agreement with Columbus Rural Fire Protection District.

14.E. Resolution No. R26-67 approving Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Rutjens Construction, Inc. in the amount of $17,854.85 for Change Proposal Requests 1 through 5 for North Well No. 20. CIP #25-67

14.F. Resolution No. R26-68 approving professional services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $80,400 for water treatment plant pilot study for the water division. Reallocated CIP #25-67

14.G. Resolution No. R26-69 approving grant agreement with Nebraska Emergency Management Agency in an amount not to exceed $142,500 or 75 percent of allowable costs, whichever is less, for Columbus Area Regional Flood Mitigation Assessment and authorizing City Engineer Rick Bogus as the authorized representative to sign. CIP #20-03

15. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

15.A. Ordinance No. 26-08 amending city code section 50.35 to add regulations regarding handling of solid waste.

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