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Votes at a glance: council adopts multiple resolutions, ordinances and routine items
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Columbus City Council approved a slate of routine and substantive items including resolutions R25-63 through R25-67, adoption of Ordinance No. 25-05 and multiple committee reports and licenses; comments and votes were recorded by voice with no roll-call tallies in the transcript.
The Columbus City Council on April 21 approved a range of routine and substantive actions. The meeting record shows voice votes and motions for the items below; the transcript does not provide individual roll-call tallies.
- Consent agenda: Minutes, renewals of solid waste hauling licenses (ACE Sanitation Services Inc.; Beamer Lumber LLC d/b/a Discount Dumpster; Hilltop Roll Off LLC d/b/a Callaway Roll Off; S2 Roll Offs, Refuse and Recycling; UNI Sanitation LLC; Waste Connections of Nebraska Inc., contingent on bond), finance department reports, payroll and bills on file — approved as a group by motion.
- Licenses and procurement: Application from Smash the Trash Sanitation LLC for a solid waste hauling license — approved. Quote from PNR Sales and Service for a UTV side-by-side for the wastewater treatment plant, $17,750 (CIP No. 25-55) — accepted.
- Resolutions: R25-63 accepting deed of dedication for Zivak Addition (30 Eighth Street east of Thirtieth Avenue) — adopted. R25-64 awarding community block grant funds to Kiara Zimba for downtown revitalization — adopted. R25-65 awarding community block grant funds to Crystal Klug for downtown revitalization — adopted. R25-66 approving professional services agreement with HDR Engineering Inc. in the amount of $149,995 for Eighth Street and Twelfth Avenue intersection design (CIP No. 25-35) — adopted. R25-67 amending the city’s social media policy to disable public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages — adopted after legal clarification that an all-or-nothing approach avoids First Amendment concerns.
- Ordinances: Ordinance No. 25-05 levying special assessments on Street Improvement District Nos. 184 and 189 — adopted. Ordinance No. 25-06 (first reading) amending fireworks discharge times and signage; the first reading was held and council discussed the option to revisit dates at subsequent readings.
- Council committee actions: The Public Property Safety and Works Committee reports were adopted, including extensions of time for completion of public improvements: Centennial Park Eighth Addition (Habitat for Humanity) extended to April 17, 2027; Park Place Tenth Addition (Ferguson Properties Inc.) extended to April 17, 2026. The committee also recommended approval of cost-sharing for 2025 paving and other routine items; traffic-control-device committee report (first quarter 2025) was adopted.
Most motions were seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records no individual vote breakdowns. Where the transcript records no substantive discussion, items were approved as presented.
