Committee of the Whole

COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021 – 5:15 PM COLUMBUS CITY HALL 1. Roll Call: Council President Gray called the meeting to order at 5:01 pm. Present: Council President Gray, Mayor Arnold, Alders: McCabe, Motiff, Pyfferoen, Reid; Staff: City Administrator Ellefson, City Clerk Goebel, City Engineer Lietha, City Attorney Johnson (via Zoom), interested citizens: Ron Curtis, Anne Raeder, Bruce Zahn, Peggy Schleicher. Excused Albright. 2. Notice of Open Meeting: Noted as posted. 3. Approve Agenda: Motion by Pyfferoen, second by Reid to approve the agenda. Carried voice vote. 4. Citizen Comments: several residents spoke on storm water management: Anne Raeder, 317 Fairway Dr: spoke of concerns to flooding in the Parkview area, beginning in 2008; significant damage to homes; asking the City to take more steps to remedy the flooding. Bruce Zahn, 315 Fairway Dr: landscape has changed since the last study was done, more development, the hospital has added on, Enerpac; suggests removing the culvers by the high school and in the park. Peggy Schleicher, 102 Brookside Ln: agrees with Raeder & Zahn. Jim Beck, 312 Fairway Dr: has concerns with the flooding, but it is also a health hazard. Max Chu, 321 Fairway Dr: (comments read by Alder Pyfferoen) advocates removing the culvert in next 15 months and remove constrictions in the 2nd ward creek. 5. Committee & Commission Minutes: placed on file: CWL 5/20/21, HLPC 5/13/21, 5/20/21 Special, Library 5/18/21, PFC 5/5/21, 6/9/21, Senior Citizen 3/5/20, Tourism 3/22/21 6. Review & discuss Ron Curtis – Stormwater Concerns/Budget Request: Ron Curtis, 100 Brookside Ln thanked Council for including him on the agenda; he began with his concerns of continued flooding in the Parkview subdivision. His opinion that removing the other culvert in the park would make the most significant impact; he shared photos of the flooding in 2008, 2014, and 2020 in the Parkview area. Curtis is hopeful the 2022 budget would include monies to begin work to help alleviate some of the flooding in Parkview and properties further down stream. 7. Review & discuss disposal of assets for copy machine at Fire Department: Forward to July 20 Regular meeting. 8. Review & discuss Sidewalk Replacement Bids: Parisi was low bidder. Forward to July 20 Regular meeting 9. Review & discuss Electronic Agendas: consensus to move forward with electronic agendas. Return to July 20 COW. 10. Review & discuss Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee priorities: Tabled to July 20 COW 11. Review & discuss moving the August 3 Council meeting – National Night Out: Consensus to move the Council meeting to Monday, August 2. Forward to July 20 Regular meeting. 12. Adjourn: Motion by Pyfferoen, second by Arnold to adjourn at 6:33 pm. Carried voice vote. Submitted by Pat Goebel, City Clerk