Columbus, Georgia

MINUTES

COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

REGULAR SESSION

NOVEMBER 19, 2002





The regular weekly meeting of the Council of Columbus Georgia was called

to order at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2002 on the Plaza Level of the

Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable Bobby G.

Peters Mayor, presiding.



PRESENT: Present other than Mayor Peters and Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers were

Councilors R. Gary Allen, Berry H. Henderson, Glenn Davis, Julius H. Hunter

Jr., Charles E. McDaniel Jr., Richard Smith, Nathan Suber, Evelyn Turner Pugh

and Evelyn Woodson. City Manager Carmen Cavezza, City Attorney Clifton Fay,

Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington and Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis

were also present.



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ABSENT: No one was absent.



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INVOCATION: Led by Pastor Jeffery Amsbaug - of the Grace Baptist Church.



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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by students from Clubview Elementary School.

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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:



AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILOR SUBER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, WHICH HAD

BEEN DELAYED FOR ONE WEEK WAS CALLED UP AT THIS TIME AND ADOPTED BY THE

COUNCIL:





A Resolution (661-02) - Pledging a commitment of funds in the amount of

$5,568,093 to support public infrastructure improvements for the Peabody

Apartments Hope VI revitalization during the four-year grant implementation

period. Councilor Suber moved its adoption. Seconded by Councilor Smith and

carried unanimously by those ten members of Council present for this meeting.

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NOTE: The City Attorney?s Agenda is continued below.



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SOA PROTEST:



Mayor Peters said he would like to thank the Public Safety employees for

their help this weekend during the SOA Protest. He said that we were in Federal

Court on Friday afternoon, and said that our two City Attorneys did a great job

on that. He said they spent a great deal of time on Thursday night preparing

and getting our petition ready to respond. He said, as you know, we were sued

by the SOA protestors, saying that using the hand-held metal detectors was an

invasion of privacy and in violation of the Fourth Amendment; however, the

Federal Court ruled that wasn?t the case. He said everything went real orderly

on Saturday and Sunday, and about 100 people were arrested.



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PASSING OF FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM A. J. MCCLUNG:



Mayor Peters said as you know we all mourn the passing of Mr. A. J.

McClung, who was the first Mayor Pro Tem of the Consolidated Government and a

member of the Council for 28 years. He said that Mr. McClung was loved by

everyone who knew him, and he will certainly be missed. He said the family is

putting together a citywide service and celebration of his life, and said he

will provide those details to the Council, as soon as he gets them.

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ZONING PUBLIC HEARING:



THE FOLLOWING ZONING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND ITS CAPTION READ BY CITY

ATTORNEY FAY AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AS

ADVERTISED:





An Ordinance -Amending Condition #6 of Ordinance No. 96-116 so as to allow

access to 2nd Avenue and to deny access to 42nd Street. (56-A-02-KeeMed

Enterprises, Inc.)



PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:



Mr. Bruce Medley, President of KeeMed Enterprises, Inc., appeared and said

that when the ordinance was written in 1996, 2nd Avenue and 42nd Street was

turned around. He said 42nd Street is not a street, as it has only one house on

it and is a dead-end into Comer Gym parking lot.



He said they already have a Department of Transportation approved driveway

on 2nd Avenue with an acceleration/deceleration lane in it. He said in 1996,

the ordinance should have read access to 2nd Avenue only, and not 42nd Street.

He said someone typed it in, as access to 42nd Street instead of

2nd Avenue.



Councilor Henderson said as Mr. Medley just explained it sounds like it

was more of a clerical error.



Mr. Medley said Mr. Johnson of the Planning Division has researched it

thoroughly and said it just seems to be a human error back in 1996.



There was no one who appeared to speak against this proposed rezoning

ordinance. Mayor Peters then pointed out that this ordinance will be voted on

next week.

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CITY ATTORNEY'S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY

AND INTRODUCED ON FIRST

READING:



An Ordinance - Amending Columbus Code Section 20-14.16 which regulates

vehicular traffic in Columbus, Georgia by establishing a handicap parking space

on Broadway beginning 22 feet south of the south curb of 11th Street and

running south along the east curb a distance of 13 feet; and authorizing the

installation of official traffic control signs indicating a handicap parking

space.



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THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY

AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON SECOND READING:



An Ordinance (02-113) - Rezoning certain boundaries of a district known as

Beallwood (including 4907, 4909, 4763, 5110, 5106, & 5015 11th Avenue; 4801

Ingram Avenue; 4803, 4826, 4806, 4732, 4728, & 4726 13th Avenue; 4714, 4749,

4751, 5127, 5129, & 5031 12th Avenue; 1120, 1114, & 1110 48th Street; and 4602

Gilbert Avenue), from a C-3 District to an R-3 District. (55-A-02-Dept. of

Community Reinvestment) Councilor McDaniel moved its adoption. Seconded by

Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and carried unanimously by those ten members of Council

present for this meeting.



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MEMORIAL STADIUM:



Councilor McDaniel said he would like to call for an oral resolution to

name the Memorial Stadium after Mr. A. J. McClung.



City Attorney Fay said we discussed that with the Mayor earlier and said

that he will get with the Clerk of Council and will probably bring that

resolution in December.



Mayor Peters said he did talk with the Board of Honor when we started

discussing this several months ago, and they had no problem with it at all. He

said he has asked that the Clerk of Council send a note to the Board of Honor

members and advise them that we will go forward with it. He said he is sure

that there is no problem with it, but to keep it consistent with the rules, we

will send a not to them. He said the City Attorney would bring back a

resolution and let the Council sponsor it.



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THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ALSO SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY

FAY AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:



A Resolution (662-02) - Requesting the Columbus Board of Water

Commissioners to conduct annual public hearings at a meeting of the Columbus

Council prior to any additional water rate increases to take effect in 2004 or

subsequent years. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved its adoption. Seconded by

Councilor Smith and carried unanimously by those ten members of Council present

for this meeting.

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MINUTES: Minutes of the November 12, 2002 meeting of the Council of the

Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia were submitted and approved by the

Council upon the adoption of a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and

seconded by Councilor Henderson, which carried unanimously by those ten members

of Council present for this meeting.

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RESOLUTION FOR GENERAL EATON:



Mayor Peters requested City Attorney Fay to prepare a resolution for

General Eaton for Fort Benning?s assistance at the SOA protest last week also.

He said Fort Benning was right there doing a great job with our Public Safety

personnel.



MIRIAM?S CAF?:



Councilor Woodson also asked that City Attorney Fay prepare a resolution

of appreciation for Miriam?s Caf? for the Bless Fort Benning event that was

also held this past weekend. She said that has never been done, and said she

thinks that is very good idea. She said there are a lot of military families

that are going to have tough times during Christmas with the crisis of the

world today and economy.



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SOA PROTEST:



Referring back to this subject, Councilor Henderson said that our Public

Safety personnel always does a great job, but said he would also like to thank

and commend Mayor Peters and Mayor-elect Poydasheff for spending their time out

there. He said he thinks that goes a long way toward showing both the

protestors and Fort Benning how we feel about that protest and the

installation.



Mayor Peters also pointed out that City Manager Cavezza was out there as

well. He said they had a good news conference that morning on the Fort Bennnig

side, and said that General Eaton and Col. Downing did a great job at that news

conference.



He said the news media has asked what the overtime will be, and said we

are not sure yet of those figures. He said we cannot recover that back from the

SOA, as that has to be a condition of the ordinance. He said we have talked

about that and said it is something that we may need to look at.



City Attorney Fay said we have had various drafts circulated concerning

cleanup deposits and security plans.

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RECOGNITION OF COUNCILOR-ELECT WAYNE

ANTHONY:



Mayor Peters recognized the presence of Councilor-elect Wayne Anthony, who

was seated in the Council Chambers.

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PUBLIC AGENDA:



NO ONE REQUESTED TO BE LISTED ON TODAY?S PUBLIC AGENDA.



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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA CONTINUED:



THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER

CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:



A Resolution (663-02) - Requesting that the Columbus Building Authority

(The ?Authority?) issue its Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A (The Series 2003A

Bonds) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $37,440,00 and its taxable

lease revenue bonds, Series 2003B (The Series 2003B Taxable Bonds?) in the

maximum aggregate principal amount of $10,640,000 in furtherance of the

purposes of Resolution #564-02 and this resolution; to authorize execution of

lease contracts between Columbus and the Authority; to authorize the

preparation and distribution of a preliminary official statement and to

authorize the execution of a final official statement containing information on

the governmental and financial affairs of Columbus; to provide that the Finance

Director of Columbus shall approve the best bids for the Series 2003A Bonds and

the Series 2003B taxable bonds.; and to authorize the Mayor and other officials

of Columbus to take such further actions as necessary to provide for the

issuance and delivery of the Series 2003A Bonds and the Series 2003B taxable

bonds; and for other purposes. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved its adoption.

Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those ten members of

Council present for this meeting.



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COVERAGE OF STORY OF MR. A. J. MCCLUNG:



Mayor Peters said he would like to thank Mr. Richard Hyatt for the

excellent job he did in covering the story of Mr. A. J. McClung?s passing. He

said the comments and the articles were really fantastic and we appreciate him

for doing that.



He said we would also like to congratulate Mr. Hyatt on his 30 years of

service with the Columbus-Ledger Enquirer.



Councilor Woodson then asked City Attorney Fay to prepare a resolution

congratulating Mr. Hyatt on his thirty years of service.



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THE FOLLOWING TWO RESOLUTIONS WERE ALSO SUBMTITED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY

MANAGER CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE

COUNCIL:



A Resolution (664-02) - To Supplement Resolution to Master Bond Resolution

#573-99 (The ?Master Resolution?), adopted by the Council of Columbus, Georgia

on December 7, 1999, as previously supplemented by Supplemental Resolution

#574-99, and provide for the issuance of $32,150,000 in principal amount of

Georgia General Obligation Sales Tax Bonds, Series 2003 (?The Bonds?), as the

second series of bonds authorized by the Master Bond Resolution; to provide

moneys for the acquisition, construction, and equipping of a County Library and

the expansion of the Columbus, Georgia Convention and Trade Center and to pay

costs associated with the issuance of the bonds authorized hereby pursuant to

and in conformity with the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Georgia;

to provide for the form of the bonds; to provide for maturities of the bonds

and the issuance thereof; to provide for maximum rates of interest on the

bonds; to provide for the issuance and sale of the bonds; to authorize a

book-entry system to evidence ownership of the bonds; to authorize the

execution and delivery of an official statement; to authorize the execution of

such contracts and agreements as may be required to accomplish the purposes

hereof; and for other purposes. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved its adoption.

Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those ten members of

Council present for this meeting.



A Resolution (665-02) - Authorizing the City Manager to grant an easement

to Public Service Telephone Company, located in Land Lot 68 within the 9th Land

District of Muscogee County. Councilor Turner Pugh moved its adoption. Seconded

by Councilor Suber and carried unanimously by those ten members of Council

present for this meeting.



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THE FOLLOWING THREE PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS, HAVING BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE

CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA PACKET, WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER

CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION

MADE BY COUNCILOR TURNER PUGH AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCDANIEL, WHICH CARRIED

UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE TEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:



A Resolution (666-02) - Authorizing the execution of a contract with

Cliatt & Norris Appraisals for Appraisal Review Services.



A Resolution (667-02) - Authorizing the purchase of Cisco Switch

Equipment from Cable Express Technologies, in the amount of $74,005.00.



A Resolution (668-02) - Authorizing the execution of a contract with

Childcare Network and Growing Room for Daycare Center Services.



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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:



City Manager Cavezza said on last night there was a Comprehensive Plan

update on the land use for Planning Districts 6 & 7. He said there was a great

turn out for that meeting, and said all of the meetings that we have held there

have been a great turn out.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers said he was totally pleased by the turn out on last

night and said it was more than anyone could have anticipated. He said in as

much as Planning Division 6 & 7 is pretty much in tact areas, he estimates that

there were approximately 100 ? 125 people there.



He said he would like to thank Deputy City Manager Richard Bishop for the

great job that he did on last night in presenting this plan.



City Manager Cavezza said one of the things that keep coming up at these

meetings, even though we are having the best turn out that he has ever seen,

asked if the word is getting out. He said they are putting out the word

extensively.



He then outlined a schedule for several other meetings that will be held,

which are listed below:



Nov. 25th, 6:30 p.m., Carver High School, Planning Districts 8 & 10



Dec. 2nd, 6:30 p.m., Government Center - Planning District 9



Dec. 16th, 6:30 p.m., Georgetown Elementary School Planning District 11



Jan. 6, 2003, 6:30 p.m., South Columbus Senior Center, Planning

Districts 12 & 13



City Manager Cavezza said the intent of these meetings is to listen to the

citizens. He said we go out and give an overview, but said we basically want to

hear what the citizens have to say about what they envision of their community

becoming within the next five to ten years as they transition, and as

transportation issues are raised, etc.



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UPCOMING EVENTS:



City Manager Cavezza highlighted several upcoming events and important

dates for the Council to remember, which are outlined below:



School Board Luncheon meeting, Nov. 19th, Patriot Room, at the River

Center, 12:00 noon.



Legislative Luncheon - December 3rd, Trade Center, 12:00 noon.



Retirement Ceremony for Dick McKee, December 10th, Trade Center,

2:00 p.m.



Night of Lights - December 5th, Phenix City Amphitheaters, 6:00 p.m.



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WIDENING OF BUENA VISTA ROAD:



Mayor Peters said there was a letter in the Agenda Packet from the

Department of Transportation on the widening of Buena Vista Road and then asked

City Manager Cavezza if there is a hearing coming up soon.



City Manager Cavezza said that he would have to provide that date to the

Council.



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HISPANIC FAIR:



City Manager Cavezza said that Councilor Woodson has asked him to remind

everyone that on Sunday, November 24th, there will be a Hispanic

Fair at the Remo Latino Restaurant at 3665 Victory Drive, from 3:00 ? 7:00

p.m., and said everyone is invited.



Councilor Woodson said the Hispanic community realizes that they need to

become more involved in the community. She said doing the census they have

identified 240 Latin business owners in Columbus and what they are trying to do

is to come together now and introduce themselves to the community and network

with the community. She said this is the beginning of a couple of events that

they will be doing. She said they are also going to be getting together with

other stores and will be putting on a Christmas fair this year.



She said they are asking for the City to have a booth there, to explain

some of the programs that the City offers. She said this is more like a

networking meeting, meet your Hispanic community and the Hispanic community

meets you.



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SCHATULGA ROAD RAILROAD CROSSINGS:



Councilor Suber said he talked with some citizens over the weekend and

they were complaining about the railroad crossing at Forrest Road, whereby they

felt that they were not given adequate notice of the repair work being done. He

said the railroad didn?t go back and try to place that into a position where it

wouldn?t affect their cars as much.



However, he said he has talked with Deputy City Manager Richard Bishop on

yesterday and he said that there have been some additional signs placed out

there, warning them further out, that they will be going over rough terrain.



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BOOK ON A.J. MCCLUNG:



Councilor McDaniel said he would like to ask Mr. Richard Hyatt of the

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer for him to consider writing a book on former Mayor

Pro Tem A. J. McClung. He said that Mr. McClung?s grandson, Chuck Clark has

gathered a lot of information and said you might be interested in talking with

him, if you want to do one.



Mr. Hyatt said he believes that someone else is already doing that.

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CLERK OF COUNCIL'S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON AS

INFORMATION FOR THE MAYOR AND

COUNCIL:





(1) Notice from the Department of Transportation advising of the

Initiation of Section 106 Process for GADOT Project STP-8042 (9) in

Columbus-Muscogee County, Georgia.



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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



Clerk of Council Washington submitted a letter from Mr. Kenneth M. Henson,

Jr. advising that Mr. Douglas Scott has resigned from his position on the

Hospital Authority. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved that the letter be received

with regrets and thanks for service. Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and carried

unanimously by those ten members of Council present for this meeting.



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MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL

WASHINGTON AND OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY THE

COUNCIL:



Animal Control Advisory Board, November 5, 2002.

Board of Tax Assessors, Number 44.

Council Briefing, May 14, 2002.

Family & Children Services Board, October 30, 2002.

Health, Board of, October 23, 2002.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers made a motion that these minutes be received.

Seconded by Councilor Henderson and carried unanimously by those ten members of

Council present for this meeting.



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THE FOLLOWING FIVE NEW ZONING PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL

WASHINGTON AND AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED FOR ON EACH BY

COUNCILOR SMITH:



Petition submitted by Willis Plantation, LLC to rezone approximately 206

acres of property located east of the Garrett Road- Yarbrough Road

intersection; bordered on the east by Dozier Creek from a M-2 District to an

R-2 District. (Recommended for approval by both the Planning Advisory

Commission and the Planning Division.) (57-A-02-Willis Plantation, LLC.)



Petition submitted by Sanford Jones to rezone approximately 1.5 acres of

property located on the east portion of 5528 Hodges Drive from an R-1 District

to a M-1 District. (Recommended for conditional approval by both the Planning

Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (58-CA-02-Jones)



Petition submitted by Thomas Sherrill, Jr. to rezone approximately 0.482

acres of property located at 4810 Miller Road from an M-1 District to a C-3

District. (Recommended for conditional approval by both the Planning Advisory

Commission and the Planning Division.) (59-CA-02-Sherrill)



Petition submitted by GLH Development, Inc. to rezone approximately 0.52

acres of property located at 4422, 4426 & 4430 1st Avenue from an R-3A District

to a C-3 District. (Recommended for conditional approval by both the Planning

Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (60-CA-02-GLH Development,

Inc.)



Petition submitted by Karen Griglen to rezone approximately 0.38 acres of

property located at 4348 & 4350 17th Avenue; and 1706 & 1708 44th Street from

an R-4 District to a C-2 District. (Recommended for conditional approval by

both the Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.)

(61-CA-02-Griglen)



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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:



CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY BOARD:



Clerk of Council Washington said we would need a nominee for Ms. Jasmine

Houston, as well as Mr. Jim White, whose seats have been declared vacant by the

Council, but there were none.



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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF COLUMBUS:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that the terms of office of Dr.

Emma Hunter, Mr. Seth Harp, Mr. Willie Davis and Ms. Ola Mae Washington on the

Hospital Authority expired on November 14, 2002. She further pointed out that

Dr. Hunter, Mr. Harp, and Mr. Davis are eligible to succeed themselves, but Ms.

Washington is not as she has already served two consecutive full terms of

office.



She further pointed out that on last week Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers nominated

Dr. Hunter, Councilor Henderson nominated Mr. Harp and Mr. Davis to succeed

themselves for another term of office.



Clerk of Council Washington also pointed out Councilor Allen nominated Mr.

Allen McMullen for Ms. Washington?s seat. She stated that we need three

nominees for each of these four positions (See below for additional

information on this board.)



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INDUSTRIAL & PORT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that the Council needs to nominate

someone for Mr. James Yancey?s seat on the Industrial & Port Development

Commission, as he has relinquished his seat on this board.



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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



Referring back to the nominations for the Hospital Authority, Councilor

Allen asked Clerk of Council Washington to list the names of each of the four

individuals for each of the four positions and forward them on to the

Authority.



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that we have done that in the past

and they have sent them back requesting additional names; however, she would go

ahead and forward them on to the Authority, as requested by Councilor Allen.



Councilor Henderson then indicated to Councilor Allen that he will have

some nominations later, to which Councilor Allen then said we would wait a week

on this matter.



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TAXICAB COMMISSION:



Clerk of Council Washington once again requested nominations for someone

to fill the new at-large position on the Taxicab Commission that was added

several months ago, but there were none.



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TREE BOARD:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out on last week, there were three

nominations made for the four new at-large positions on the newly re-created

Tree Board, which are Ms. Sharon Dixon, Dr. Beth Dreelin and Ms. Andrea

Richardson.



Councilor Smith said he would like to request a two-week delay on any

votes on the Tree Board, as he has several groups who are pulling together

names to be submitted for a vote.



Councilor Smith then made a motion for a two-week delay. Seconded by

Councilor McDaniel.



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TAXICAB COMMISSION:



Referring back to the Taxicab Commission, Councilor Woodson asked Clerk of

Council Washington, if we have written a letter to the Taxicab Companies to see

if they have any riders that are frequent and that might be interested in

serving on this board. Clerk of Council Washington said they have not.

Councilor Woodson then asked that we do so.



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TREE BOARD:



Councilor Woodson then asked Councilor Smith, what is the reason for a

two-week delay, instead of a one-week, to which Councilor Smith said he has

three or four groups that are pulling together names. He said you can come

together with a name, but said you need to have time to confirm that these

individuals will be willing to serve, and said he just wanted to be sure that

we would have adequate time for that to occur.



Councilor Henderson said that the positions that are up for filling right

now are all at-large seats, and said his understanding is that the at-large

seats are supposed to be separate from any groups. He said it concerns him that

we have groups that are coming up with names that would circumvent the intent

of having these at-large positions.



Councilor Smith said the reason he did this was because a recommendation

was made last week that the four at-large positions be filled by people who

wrote the Tree Ordinance. He said currently we have seven designated positions,

and only three of those would be impacted by decisions made by the Tree Board

and the other three or four, and to use the term that Milton Jones used, are

tree huggers.



He said if we put an additional four, you will have 75 percent on one side

and 25 percent on the other. He said he is not going to a particular group, but

said he has several groups that will present names; not just one or two.



Councilor Smith said one thing that he would recommend, as he has talked

with one other Councilor about this, he would just assume see the four at-large

positions, be designated seats also, with a banker, a residential real estate

representative, a commercial real estate representative and an engineer.



Councilor Davis said the two individuals that he nominated on last week is

for the Council to make a decision on; however, he wants it to be known that

these individuals are not tied into anybody. He said they are citizens within

this community that have no ties to any organization that would be counter

offensive to what we are trying to accomplish here.



Councilor Davis then said he would like to nominate Bill Green from the W.

C. Bradley Company, as a potential candidate for the developer?s seat on the

Tree Board.



After continued discussion on this matter, several members of the Council

expressed their views on this subject.



Clerk of Council Washington, in response to a question of Mayor Peters,

said they have not received all of the bios on these three nominees. She said

she does have the bio on Ms. Andrea Richardson.



After still further discussion on this issue, several members of the

Council expressed their further views on the matter, after which the question

was then called on the motion for a two-week delay, which carried by a vote of

6 - 4 with Councilors Allen, Henderson, Hunter, McDaniel, Rodgers and Smith

voting yes and Councilors Davis, Suber, Turner Pugh and Woodson voting no.

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PROCLAMATIONS:



?FAMILY WEEK:



Councilor Turner Pugh read the proclamation of Mayor Peters, proclaiming

November 24 ? 30, 2002, as ?Columbus Family Week?, in Columbus, Georgia.



Mayor Peters then presented the proclamation to City Manager Cavezza, who

serves as the Co-Chairman of One Columbus.



Councilor Turner Pugh said on next Tuesday, November 26, 2002 from 6:00 -

800 p.m., they will have the first family walk on the River. She said they will

have different events celebrating the entire week. She said people can come out

with their families. She said there would be barrels along the Riverwalk where

you can bring canned goods, and said those canned goods will be going to the

Harvest Food Bank for the needy families.



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Mayor Peters then asked if there was anyone who was not listed on the

Public Agenda, but had an issue to come before this Council, they could be

heard at this time. There were none.



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With there being no other business to come before this Council, Mayor Pro

Tem Rodgers then made a motion for adjournment. Seconded by Councilor Suber and

carried unanimously by those ten members of Council, with the time being 9:50

a.m.



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Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia