City Council Meeting

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES \-, NEW City of New Prague PRAGUE Monday, April 20,2026 at 5:00 PM Alrditkm City Halt Council Chambers - 118 Central Ave N 1 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT Mayor Charles Nickolay Councilmember Shawn Ryan Councilmember Maggie Bass Councilmember Rik Seiler Councilmember Bruce Wolf Staff present: City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff, Community Development Director Ken Ondich, Finance Director Robin pikat, Police Chief Tim Applen, Public Works Director Matt Rynda and Fire Chief Steve Rynda a. Pledge of Allegiance 2 APPROVAT OF REGUTAR AGENDA Motion to approve the regular agenda with the removat of item LOa Resolution to Designate a new polling place. \-/ Motion made by Councilmember Bass, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) 3 CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Councilmember Seiler, Seconded by Mayor Nickolay. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) a. Meeting Minutes i. April 6,2026 City Council Meeting Minutes b. Claims for Payment: 5480,083.42 c. Financial Summary Report d. Request to Hire - Firefighter 4. GOVERNMENT AGENCY UPDATES No update. 5 PUBLIC FORUM Brian Paulson (206 4th St SW) and Henry Ludquist-Detisch (509 Cottonwood Lane) spoke. Page 1 of4 6. PUBLIC HEARING(S) - 6:00 PM a. Purchase of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Motion to open the public hearing. Motion made by Mayor Nickolay, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) Gary Whiteis (1406 gth St. SE) and Brian Paulson (206 4th St SW) spoke Motion to close the public hearing. Motion made by Mayor Nickolay, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) Motion to approve the purchase of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Motion made by Mayor Nickolay, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) 7 CITY ENGINEER PROJECTS UPDATE Public Works Director Matt Rynda provided an update. a. April 20,2026 8. ORDTNANCE(S) FOR !NTRODUCTTON a. None 9 oRDTNANCE(S) FOR ADOPTTON a. Ordinance #360 - Rezoning Certain Properties in New Prague Outlots Community Development Director Ken Ondich presented Ordinance #360 for adoption. Motion to approve the second reading and adoption of Ordinance #360 - Rezoning Certain Properties in New Prague Outlots Motion made by Councilmember Ryan, Seconded by Councilmember Wolf. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) 10. RESOLUTIONS a. #CC-26-04-20-0L - Designating a New Combined Polling Place This item was removed from the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. 11. GENERAT BUSINESS a. Ambulance Services Contract City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff presented the 2026 Ambulance Services and Lease Agreements. Motion to approve the Ambulance Services Contract. Motion made by Councilmember Wolf, Seconded by Councilmember Bass. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) Page 2 of 4  Motion to approve the 2026 Ambulance Facility Lease Agreement. Motion made by Councilmember Bass, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. \,, Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) b Long-Term Financial Plan City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff presented the proposed Long-Term Financial Plan. Motion to approve the Long-Term Financial Plan. Motion made by Councilmember Seiler, Seconded by Mayor Nickolay. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) c. Massage Therapy Licenses Community Development Director Ken Ondich presented the discussion for Message Therapy Licenses. Discussion was had and direction was given to Staff. d. Establish Special City Council Meeting Date(s) for Board & Commission lnterviews Discussion was had on availability for special meeting dates to conduct Board & Commission interviews. e Fire Station Approach lmprovement City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff presented the proposed Fire Station Approach !mprovement. \-/ Chief Rynda helped answer any questions. Motion to approve the 5S,+66.84 quote if split 50/50 with the Rural Fire. Motion made by Councilmember Ryan, Seconded by Mayor Nickolay. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) T2. MISCELLANEOUS a. New Prague Police Department - 2026 ALPR Audit Report b. Meeting Minutes i. March L0,2026 Park Board Meeting Minutes ii. March 11,2026 EDA Board Meeting Minutes 13. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:23 p.m. Motion made by Mayor Nickolay, Seconded by Councilmember Seiler. Voting Yea: Mayor Nickolay, Councilmember Ryan, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Seiler, Councilmember Wolf Motion carried (5-0) \-/ Page 3 of 4 ATTEST: Z 1 Charles L. Nickolay Mayor Jo Tetzlaff ministrator a- ,A\ Page 4 of 4