Committee of the Whole

COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 – FOLLOWING REGULAR MEETING COLUMBUS CITY HALL 1. Roll Call : Present were: Council President Traxler, Alders Johnson, Reid, Ryan, Theilen, Thom; City Administrator Vander Sanden, City Attorney Johnson, City Clerk Goebel, interested citizens and the media. 2. Notice of Open Meeting: Noted as posted. 3. Approve Agenda: Motion by Johnson, second by Reid to approve agenda as modified. Carried voice vote. Request to move item #s 15 & 16 to after #9. 4. Citizens Comments on agenda items: None. 5. Department Reports: Police Report – March 2019, Fire Dept Report – March 2019, Senior Center – March 2019 6. Committee Minutes: Recreation Advisory – 03/11/19, Senior Center Advisory – 03/17/19, CWL – 03/14/19 7. Review and consider a Task Order from Ruekert-Mielke to study the sanitary sewer on Farnham St for the 2022 Hwy 89 project: DOT will enlarge culverts and will be deeper to assist in water flow; if there is sanitary sewer there, it will have to be relocated at our cost; several options to re-route sewer or add lift stations. DOT will need 90% plans this fall. Return to May 7 Committee of the Whole. 8. Review and consider a County Aid road project for 2019: County Road Aids for 2019. Review lists of streets and submit participation. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 9. Review and discuss Street Maintenance plans and projects for 2019: review funding for alternate streets and as many as possible. Will get bids out for projects. 10. Consider proposal by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce to hold a Farmer’s Market at the City Hall Parking Lot: Request to hold Farmer's Market in City Hall parking lot Wednesdays. Request layout of request, and agreement between vendors and Chamber. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 11. Consider and review acceptance of bid and purchase of a Fire Truck for the Columbus Fire Department: Expense approved in the 2018 Budget. City and Rural Group sharing the cost. Cost to City is $290443 and amount budgeted is $300,000. Would need approval prior to April 26 to place order and receive discounts. Forward to Special Meeting April 20. 12. Review and discuss Ordinance to Repeal Sections 42-1 and 42-96 of the City Code of Ordinances and to Recreate Section 42-1 Concerning Fire Prevention and Protection: Current code does not approve changes to State, Federal, or International codes. Updates would cover all changes that take place at these levels. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 13. Review and consider a monetary donation to assist in the purchase of banners for the downtown light poles: Monetary donation considered for the purchase of banners for the downtown. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 14. Review and consider a donation of brackets to be affixed to the downtown light poles to hold hanging baskets: Donation of brackets for the downtown light poles for hanging baskets. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 15. Review and discuss interest in the placement of bump-outs at Hwys 89 & 73: State will pay for the bump-outs if City wants them. Would prevent vehicles from passing on the right. It would not intrude on bike lanes. Return to May 7 Committee of Whole. 16. Review and consider the Transportation Plat Cover Page for the Hwy 89 project: Authorizes DOT to get temporary easements for the Hwy 89 project. Forward to May 7 Regular meeting. 17. Convene to closed session per §19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investment of public funds, or conducting other public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically to discuss TID Activity: Motion by Ryan, second by Thom to convene to closed session at 9:28 pm. Roll call vote unanimous. Motion by Thom, second by Ryan to reconvene to open session at 10:16 pm. Roll call vote unanimous. 18. Adjourn: Motion by Thom, second by Reid to adjourn at 10:16 pm. Carried voice vote. Submitted by: Pat Goebel, City Clerk