Common Council Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025 06:35 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Department Reports for File include Fire (02/2025), Library (02/2025), Police (02/2025) and Treasurer (01/2025).

• 1.

• Fire Dept.report 02-2025.pdf (0.25 MB)
• Library Report 02.2025.pdf (0.83 MB)
• Police Report 02.2025.pdf (0.07 MB)
• Treasurer Report 01.2025.pdf (0.24 MB)

Public Comment

• 2.Fred Dartt Day Proclamation to be read by Mayor Hammer.

• 2025 Fred Dartt Day Proclamation.pdf (0.02 MB)

Consent Agenda

• 3.Special Committee of the Whole and Common Council Minutes from 02/27/2025; Special Committee of the Whole, Common Council and Committee of the Whole Minutes from 03/04/2025.

• Council.minutes.022725 Spec. CoW.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council.minutes.022725 Reg.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council.minutes.030425 Spec. CoW.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council.minutes.030425.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council.minutes.030425 CoW.pdf (0.05 MB)

Ordinances – First Reading (Final action may be taken by a motion to suspend the rules and waive the readings under City of Columbus Ordinance Sec 2-46)

• 4.Ordinance No. 799-25: An Ordinance Concerning Committees, Commissions, and the Manner in which the City Council Conducts its Business.

• Council Memo - committees.pdf (0.05 MB)
• ord re committees and commissions restructuring 031225 v5 (5770809.1).pdf (0.04 MB)

New Business

• 5.Consider and take action regarding the Purchase Agreement for 1149 W James Street.

• Council Memo 1149 W James St Property.pdf (0.06 MB)
• 1149 W JAMES ST.pdf (0.55 MB)
• Purchase Agreement - Faust.pdf (12.88 MB)

• 6.Consider and take action on award of the Zoning and Subdivision Rewrite RFP to Vandewalle & Associates not to exceed the amount of $129,090.

• Council Memo - RFP Zoning Rewrite.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Vandewalle Final Final.pdf (37.50 MB)

• 7.Consider and take action on Parking Reduction Request for Cardinal Heights– Lamps Landing.

• Council Memo - Parking Reduction.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Cardinal - underground parking.pdf (0.16 MB)
• On Site Parking Above Ground 2.pdf (0.30 MB)
• Parking Reduction Request - Lamps Landing.pdf (0.40 MB)

• 8.Consider and take action on Task Order 2025-02 with Ruekert Mielke for construction assistance associated with the Fireman's Park stormwater project in the amount of $51,000 (CoW 3/18/25).

• Task Order 2025-02 - Firemans Park Construction Services.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 9.Consider and take action on Task Order 2025-03 with Ruekert Mielke for construction services related to the 2025 Street & Utility Improvement project (Brookside Lane) in the amount of $83,220 (CoW 3/18/25).

• Task Order 2025-03 - 2025 Brookside Ln Street and Utility Reconstruction.pdf (0.14 MB)

• 10.Consider and take action on award of quote to Quality Electric in the amount of $8,700 to replace furnaces at the Fire Department (CoW 3/18/25).

• Council Memo - FD Furnaces.pdf (0.05 MB)
• TAS Bid FD HVAC.pdf (1.20 MB)
• Air Care Bid FD HVAC.pdf (0.75 MB)
• Quality Electric Bid FD HVAC.pdf (3.99 MB)

• 11.Consider and take action on Public Works Director job description (CoW 3/4/25).

• Council Memo - DPW.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Public Works Director - March 2025.pdf (0.17 MB)

• 12.Consider and take action on authorizing an additional Maintenance II staff position for Public Works (CoW 3/18/25).

• Council Memo - DPW janitorial.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 13.Consider & take action on claims in the amount of $569,636.85

• Claims Packet Council Memo.pdf (0.05 MB)
• City Claims thru 03182025.pdf (0.93 MB)

Report of City Officers – City Administrator, Mayor

Convene to closed session pursuant to § 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically the annual performance review of City Administrator.

• Convene to closed session per §19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically City Administrator Annual Review.

Reconvene to Open Session

Adjourn

*A quorum of city committees and/or commissions may be present at this meeting. No action will be taken or considered by those committees and/or commissions.