Committee of the Whole

COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 – 6:50 PM COLUMBUS CITY HALL 1. Roll Call: Present: Council President Traxler, Alders Gray, Johnson, Reid, Ryan, Theilen, Thom; Interim City Administrator Berner, City Attorney Johnson, City Clerk Goebel, City Engineer Lietha, interested citizens and the media. 2. Notice of Open Meeting: Notes as posted. 3. Approve Agenda: Motion by Ryan, second by Theilen to approve agenda. Carried voice vote. 4. Citizen Comments: Kenneth Schultz, 708 Maple Avenue expressed concerns over drainage from the Hibbard Street reconstruction. 5. Department Reports: Placed on file: Police Report – December 2019, DPW Report – December 2019, Treasurer's Report – December 2019, Fire Dept. Report – December 2019, Media Coordinator Report – December 2019 6. Committee Minutes: placed on file: Senior Center Advisory – 10/3/19, 12/5/19, Cable Commission – 12/4/19, CWL – 12/18/19 7. Convene to closed session pursuant to State Statues 19.85 (1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; to confer with contracted property service, TerraVenture Advisors, LLC regarding purchase of right-of-way for the WDOT Hwy 89 construction project: Motion by Ryan, second by Thom to convene to closed session at 6:54 pm per State Statues 19.85 (1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; to confer with contracted property service, TerraVenture Advisors, LLC regarding purchase of right-of-way for the WDOT Hwy 89 construction project. Roll vote unanimous. 8. Reconvene to open session: Motion by Ryan, second by Gray to reconvene to open session at 7:30 pm. Carried voice vote. 9. Review Resolution #1-20 (required for LRIP grant application in the amount of $686,900) Designating Bike and Pedestrian Accommodation for Hibbard Street in the City of Columbus: A resolution is required when applying for LRIP funds if bike and pedestrian accommodations will be included in the Hibbard Street Reconstruction project. Forward to the 1/21 Regular meeting. 10. Purchase of two (2) Squad cars for the Police Department: Forward to 1/21 Regular meeting. 11. Contract with Neuman Pools - Continued leak detection & possible repair of an underground 4” main drain: Forward to 1/21 Regular meeting. 12. Review and discuss Capital Projects Budget Amendment: Interim Administrator Berner hi-lighted the Capital Projects and review debt management. Council requested this be put into Budget Amendment draft format and a timeline for the February 4 Committee of the Whole. Adjourn: Motion by Ryan, second by Gray to adjourn at 9:10 pm. Carried voice vote. Submitted by: Pat Goebel, City Clerk