Common Council Meeting - Amended Tuesday, July 15, 2025 06:35 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

• 1.Report for the Local Historic Designation of City Hall, 105 N. Dickason Blvd.

• CHLPC Local Designation Report.pdf (0.05 MB)
• 2025-06-26 Local Historic Designation Council Notice - 105 N Dickason Blvd.pdf (0.44 MB)
• 2025-04-30 Application for Local Designation - 105 N Dickason Blvd.pdf (1.40 MB)
• 2025-06-25 CHLPC Meeting Minutes - Public Hearing & Decision.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 2.June 2025 monthly report for Columbus Police Department and Columbus Public Library

• june2025.pdf (0.07 MB)
• Library.report.06-2025.pdf (0.58 MB)

New Business

• 3.Consider and take action on Resolution No. 8-25 for the purchase of Lot 1 of CSM 5730 for $400,000 (CC 7/1/15). 

• resolution 071025 (6071847.1).pdf (0.03 MB)
• 1515.01 signed.pdf (6.70 MB)

• 4.Consider and take action on approval of the agreement with Olena Investments LLC, conditioned on closing on the property (CC 7/1/15).

• agreement 071025 (6071857.1).pdf (0.02 MB)

• 5.Consider and take action on membership in the National Volunteer Fire Council (CoW 7/15/15).

• Memo - NVFC.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 6.Consider and take action on the Mission, Vision, and Value Statements of the City of Columbus (CoW 7/15/15).

• Memo - Mission, Vision & Values.pdf (0.48 MB)

• 7.Consider and take action on the claims of excessive assessment brought under section 74.37 of the Wisconsin Statutes for the following properties (CoW 7/15/25):

  a. 928 Farnham Street; Aquatic Center Apts. LLC, owner

  b. 175 Fuller Street; Carriage Apts. LLC, owner

  c. 25 Parkview Circle; JS Properties of Columbus LLC, owner

  d. 15 Parkview Circle; Colonial Apts. LLC, owner

  e. 1116 Waterloo Street; Waterloo Street Apts. LLC, owner

  f. 1150 Waterloo Street; Waterloo Street Apts. LLC, owner

• 8.Consider & take action on claims in the amount of $302,977.00

• Claims Packet Council Memo.pdf (0.05 MB)
• City Claims thru 07082025.pdf (1.12 MB)

Report of City Officers – City Administrator, Mayor

Convene to Closed Session

• 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 1149 W. James Street.

Reconvene to Open Session

• 9.Consider and take possible action regarding 1149 W. James St. demolition (CC 5/6/25).

• Council memo - Demo 1149 W James V2.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Quote Comparison Countryside Ford.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Demo - Robinson Bros.pdf (11.95 MB)
• Demo - Sheehy.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Demo - HM_Brandt.pdf (0.16 MB)
• Demo - Firebird Construction.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Demo - The MRD Group.pdf (2.94 MB)

• 10.Consider and take possible action on cold storage needs for the City.

• Memo - cold storage.pdf (0.27 MB)

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.