Columbus, Georgia

MINUTES

COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

REGULAR MEETING

DECEMBER 16, 2003





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

order at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 16, 2003, on the Plaza Level of the

Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor,

presiding.



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

Councilors R. Gary Allen, Wayne S. Anthony, Glenn Davis, Berry H. Henderson,

Julius H. Hunter, Jr., Charles E. McDaniel, Jr., Evelyn Turner Pugh and Nathan

Suber. 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: Councilor Evelyn Woodson was absent.



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INVOCATION: Offered by Pastor Buddy Lamb, Schomburg Road Baptist Church.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by students from J. D. Davis Elementary School.

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE CAROLYN HUGLEY:



Mayor Poydasheff recognized the presence of State Representative Carolyn

Hugley, who was seated in the audience.

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CERTIFICATE FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING:



With Ms. Jodi Davis, Accounting Manager standing at the Council table,

Mayor Poydasheff pointed out that a Certificate of Achievement has been

submitted to the Columbus Consolidated Government for Excellence in Financing

Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Finance Report for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2002. He said it comes from Mr. Edward Harrington who

represents the Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. He

said he states that everything all of you have been responsible for, is

outstanding work that keeps this City right on the mark and our finances in

tact.



He said when we report to the people of Columbus what we do, the money we

spend and take in, they can trust it as being honest. He then presented the

Award to Ms. Jodi Davis.



Ms. Angela Cole, Assistant Director of Finance said this award was

particularly important because this was the first year that this award was done

in accordance with GASBA 34, so they were very pleased and honored to have

received this award. She said Ms. Davis and her staff were very committed and

said they had prepared for this for the past two years and were very excited to

get the award the first time around.



Ms. Cole then introduced her staff members, which includes Ms. Jodi Davis,

Ms. Stephanie McNerdy and Mr. Randy King.

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PROCLAMATIONS:



?BILL OF RIGHTS MONTH?:



With Mrs. Donald C. Bowman standing at the Council table, Councilor

Anthony read the proclamation of Mayor Poydasheff, proclaiming the month of

December 2003 as ?The Bill of Rights Month? in Columbus, Georgia. .

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CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS DELAYED FOR ONE WEEK AT THE REQUEST OF

COUNCILOR

SUBER:





An Ordinance ? Amending Chapter 3 of the Columbus Code by adding new

definitions and requirements for issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses; to

provide a more effective process for alcoholic beverage licensure; and for

other purposes.



Councilor Suber said Attorney Alan Kamensky, who is present here this

morning to discuss this ordinance is on a time schedule and said he would like

to call up Item Number Five listed on second reading on the City Attorney?s

Agenda. Mayor Poydasheff then asked if there were any objections of the

Council, but there were none.



Councilor Suber then said he would like to request that we take the

provision dealing with the brown bagging out and delay it for one week to allow

Mr. Kamensky to consult with his client. He then so moved.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers then asked that we delay the entire ordinance, after

which Councilor Suber then moved the ordinance be delayed for one week.

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

Council present for this meeting. (See below for additional discussion on this

ordinance)

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



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PUBLIC AGENDA:



CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP:



Mayor Poydasheff recognized the presence of Congressman Bishop to make a

presentation to some young people this morning. Congressman Bishop said it is

a real privilege and an honor for him to be here this morning, particularly

with the mission that he comes with. He said we have so much bad news and our

young people so often in the community get such a bad rap that when there is

good news, we should feel strongly obligated to lift it up. He said he was not

here in Columbus at the time this occurred; however, he did read the news clip

of the event and said he and members of his staff were very encouraged about

the actions that these young people took in a situation that was certainly

unexpected and a surprise to many. He said because of this extraordinary act by

these young people that we need to lift it up in the community particularly

during this season of holiday joy and let the community at least express

appreciation for what they did.



Congressman Bishop then called the following six individuals to come

forward Antawan Armour, Dewayne Hadley, Dimitri Herring, Kyle Morse, Lisa

Richardson and Talisha Jordan.



Mayor Poydasheff said with everything that?s going on, it is such an honor

for Congressman Bishop to be here to honor these young people.



Congressman Bishop then recounted the events that took place on Halloween,

October 31 when these young people were traveling in the vicinity of Kendrick

High School, Joiner Drive and the Sweetwater Subdivision and found a purse on

the street that contained several credit cards, $740 in cash, as well as a

payroll check. He said they decided to do the right thing, which is very

extraordinary these days. He said these young people have made us proud. He

said they called the Police Department and went down and turned the purse in.

He said because of this act of heroism, he is here today to award these young

people for what they did.



Congressman Bishop then presented a Certificate of Special Congressional

Recognition to each of these young people, along with $50.00.



On behalf of Chief of Police Willie Dozier, Sergeant Warren Dunlap then

presented

these young people with a Certificate of Appreciation for Good Citizenship and

a lapel pin.



Mr. Tim Tyson, Supervisor of Carmike Theaters presented movie passes to

these young people.



Mr. James Cantrell of Action Buildings also presented the young people

with a Certificate of Appreciation, as well as $100.00.



AT THE REQUEST OF MAYOR POYDASHEFF, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS THEN

CALLED UP AS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS AND READ IN ITS ENTIRETY BY COUNCILOR

TURNER PUGH

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A Resolution (565-03) Commending Dimitri Herring, Dewayne Hadley, Antawan

Armour, Kyle Morse, Lisa Richardson and Talisha Jordan for their actions in

returning a woman's purse containing $740.00 in cash and other personal items

on October 31, 2003. Councilor Turner Pugh moved its adoption. Seconded by

Councilor Henderson and carried unanimously with those nine members of Council

present, standing to cast their affirmative votes.

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?DR. THOMAS DIGNAN DAY?:



With Dr. Thomas Dignan standing at the Council table, Councilor Hunter

read the proclamation of Mayor Poydasheff proclaiming high honor and

recognition to Dr. Thomas Dignan for being named, the 2003 Natinoal Principle

of the Year.

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ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS:



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

ATTORNEY FAY AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AS ADVERTISED AND ITS FIRST READING

CONTINUED BY THE

COUNCIL:





An Ordinance - Rezoning property located at 931 Dogwood Drive from an

R-1A District to an R-4 District. (45-D-03-Kingrey)



City Manager Cavezza said Mr. Kingrey sent a letter to the Council on

Friday saying that he would like to delay this matter until January. He said he

has been informed that only the Council could grant a delay and it would have

to be done at the Council meeting.



Councilor Suber said he received a telephone call on yesterday from Mr.

Kingrey and said he told him that it would be up to the Council and he also

informed him that the citizens would be allowed to be heard on this matter. He

said Mr. Kingrey did send him a letter as a representative of the area stating

his reasons for wanting to have this delay. He said he thinks that we need to

hear from the citizens today.



City Manager Cavezza said he is not recommending a delay, as the Council

will have to make that decision, but Mr. Kingrey is well aware that the delay

could not go without the Council?s approval.



Mayor Poydasheff said we will listen to anyone who is present here this

morning that would like to speak on this matter, but said there is no motion on

the table for a delay on this issue.



Councilor Allen said he agrees that we should hear those individuals, who

would like to speak on this subject, but said he thinks that the Council should

consider continuing first reading on this ordinance for three weeks and then so

moved. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and carried by a vote of 7 to 2, with

Councilors Turner Pugh and Suber voting no and all other seven members of

Council present voting yes.



OPPONENTS:



State Representative Carolyn Hugley, 4019 Steam Mill Road said she is here

this morning in opposition to this proposed rezoning as your staff has

recommended that you not rezone this property because it is not in conformance

with your plan. She said if we are serious about Columbus South we have to do

everything that we can to make sure that our neighborhoods stay strong and

stable. She said this is a low density neighborhood and said when you continue

to put in apartments and things like that, you are going to deteriorate the

neighborhood; homeowners are going to leave and tenants will come in, then

there goes your neighborhood.



She said we also need to think about this property being in a flood plain

area and you will upset other properties around that when you go in and do

construction in a flood plain. She said we must protect our neighborhoods in

Columbus South, if we are truly concerned about revitalizing that area. She

said let?s not destabilize communities that are doing well.



Ms. Hugley said when a petitioner has a rezoning case and they put up the

sign and that rezoning has been dismissed; then, that sign needs to come down.

She said this is why the people in the area were not aware that this was a new

request because initially there was a request for storage units at that

location. She said the sign was never taken down and then a new request went

up. She said the Council should take a look at that, so the citizens can be

made aware that there is a new petition going on in the area.



Mr. Luther Venton, 636 Dogwood Drive said he is here in opposition to

apartments being put in that location for a number of reasons. He said it

deteriorates the area and said nowadays Dogwood Drive is being used as a race

way. He said you have to be very careful if you walk across Dogwood Drive

during the day. He said while he has not been elected as the spokesperson for

Merrywood Subdivision, he has been around and talked with a number of people on

different projects and he thinks he can speak for the residents of Merrywood

and said he would be glad to bring a petition from the residents in the area,

if necessary.



City Attorney Fay then declared this public hearing as been held and

advised that the first reading has been continued for three weeks.



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THE FOLLOWING TWO ZONING ORDINANCES WERE ALSO SUBMITTED AND THEIR CAPTION

READ BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON EACH AS

ADVERTISED:





An Ordinance - Rezoning property located at 7515 Cooper Creek Road from an

R-1A District to a C-3 District. (46-CA-03-Developers-Investors, Inc.)



PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:



Ms. Leah Braxton was present, but she did make a presentation, as there

was no one present to oppose this proposed rezoning ordinance; however, she did

respond to several questions of Councilor Davis.



Councilor Allen said he has spoken to Ms. Braxton about this property and

as the District Councilor for this area, he has not heard any comments from any

of the residents regarding this matter. He also pointed out that Planning

Division sent out notices to the residents and they didn?t receive any comments

either.





He said the buffer ordinance requires 30-foot undistributed, 10-foot with a 6 -

8 foot fence and 20-foot mixed tree & shrubs and then asked Ms. Braxton if they

have a design as far as the buffer.



Ms. Braxton said they have not looked at that as of yet; however, this

parcel did not have a great deal of depth, but once they put the cul-de-sac in

and purchase the additional two acres it would give them more depth, and they

will work with prospects as they come. She said they haven?t done any work on

it yet.



City Attorney Fay then pointed out that this ordinance would be voted on

next week.



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An Ordinance - Rezoning property located at 6210 Crystal Drive from an

R-1A District to an A-0 District. (47-CA-03-Mordic Builders, Inc.)





PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:



The petitioner was present, but he did not make a presentation, as there

was no one present to oppose this proposed rezoning ordinance.



City Attorney Fay then pointed out that this ordinance would also be voted

on next week as well.

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CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA CONTINUED:



THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND ITS CAPTION READ BY CITY

ATTORNEY FAY AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON SECOND

READING:



An Ordinance (03-101) - Rezoning property located at 3857 St. Mary's Road

from an R-1A District to a C-3 District. (43-CA-03-Johnson)



Councilor Hunter said this rezoning is in his Council District and said in

reading the minutes from last week, no one appeared in opposition to this

rezoning; however, he knows that there were comments at the Planning Advisory

Commission meeting against this rezoning and he also received some petitions

from some of the neighbors against this rezoning. He said this is property that

is currently R-1A and it sits right next to single-family property on St.

Mary?s Road.



He said a few months ago, the owner asked his opinion about this matter

and he advised him that he needed to get the approval of the people who are

adjacent to the property and said it doesn?t look like he has it and because of

that, he is going to vote against the rezoning.



Councilor Hunter said on this particular area of St. Mary?s Road, you do

have residential properties and anytime you have a C-3 wanting to come into an

area, the issue is where do you draw the line. He said he doesn?t think the

people on St. Mary?s Road are ready to say that area is going to be commercial,

as they are dedicated to having residential presence. He said the problem is if

you erode on that little by little, then obviously you would no longer have a

residential area; therefore, he would like to honor their request and oppose

this rezoning, because you will be putting a C-3 right next to an R-1 or R-1A

property. He said there is nothing negative about the business that will be

going in there, because this is a good business; however, if it goes C-3 there

would be nothing to prevent another C-3 from coming in down the road next to

those homes and said it is the future that he is looking at.



Councilor Suber then made a motion to approve the ordinance. Seconded by

Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers.



Councilor Suber said he did see the Planning Advisory Commission meeting

and saw a number of individuals that were opposed to this rezoning; however,

they were more concerned about what was going to infringe upon the street in

the rear and not that much about the front. He said the individual is

co-executor in this business and owns the property right across the street and

this piece of property has been up for sale for a number of years and no one

wanted to purchase it. He said he doesn?t think anyone is going to go in there

for a residential use. He said the gentleman wants to expand his business and

they are going to do all the buffering requirements to preclude it from

infringing on the neighborhood any further and he thinks it makes sense to go

ahead and do that.



Mayor Poydasheff then called the question on the motion, which carried by

a vote of 8 to 1, with Councilor Hunter voting no and all other eight members

of Council present voting yes.



Councilor Turner Pugh then asked if this has to be an undisturbed buffer,

which borders the residential property? She said they should have a minimum of

a 30-foot buffer.



City Manager Cavezza said the buffer ordinance does not require an

undisturbed buffer; however, it gives them an option. He said one of the

options is an undisturbed buffer, but they have other options as well.

Councilor Suber said they have agreed to an undisturbed buffer.



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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE:



Regarding his earlier request to delay the ordinance regarding the

alcoholic beverage ordinance which was delayed for one week, Councilor Suber

said we have a Work Session on next week and the December 30th meeting has been

cancelled; therefore, we need to delay the ordinance for three weeks now,

because there is probably going to be some opposition to this ordinance. He

then made a motion that we delay it for three weeks. Seconded by Councilor

McDaniel and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present for

this meeting.



Councilor Suber said he would notify Mr. Alan Kamensky.

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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING TWO RESOLUTIONS WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER

CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE

COUNCIL:



A Resolution(566-03) - Authorizing and directing the prepayment of all

basic rent,

together with other fees and charges due pursuant to the lease contract by and

between the Columbus Building Authority (The ?Authority?) and Columbus, Georgia

(?Columbus?) dated as of February 1, 2001 (The ?2001 Lease?) relating to the

issuance

of $10,195,000 in aggregate principal amount of Columbus Building Authority

Lease

Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 (The Series 2001 Bonds?) from excess proceeds of a

Special Sales and Use Tax imposed in Columbus beginning July 1, 1993; to direct

the

Authority to redeem all outstanding Series 2001 Bonds on February 1, 2004; to

request the conveyance of all property subject to the lease from the Authority

to

Columbus; to authorize the Mayor and other officials of Columbus to take such

further

actions as are necessary to provide the prepayment of the Lease and the call

and

redemption of the Series 2001 bonds; and for other purposes.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved the adoption of the resolution. Seconded by

Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council

present

for this meeting.



A Resolution(567-03) - Authorizing a variance to the Subdivision

Regulations

Ordinance, 82-26, Section IV (C-5) to allow an ?eyebrow? style cul-de-sac to be

used where the centerline deflection angle is more than five (5) degrees

instead of a circular curve for Reese Road Subdivision. Councilor McDaniel

moved the adoption of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor Turner Pugh and

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



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THE FOLLOWING THREE PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS HAVING BEING INCLUDED WITH THE

CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA WERE ALSO SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER CAVEZZA

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

COUNCILOR SUBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HENDERSON, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

BY THOSE NINE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:





A Resolution (568-03) - Authorizing the purchase of one (1) skid-steer

loader from Metrac, Inc., in the amount of $25,004.00.



A Resolution (569-03) - Authorizing the purchase of a portable

self-contained tower surveillance unit from The Georgia Department of Public

Safety, in the amount of $73,668.00, via the Federal GSA Contract,

#GS-07F-0040J, with New Heights, Inc.



A Resolution (570-03) - Authorizing the purchase of 808 trees from Thom?s

Trees and Plants, Inc., in the amount of $80,485.00.



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UPCOMING EVENTS:



City Manager Cavezza highlighted some upcoming events as outlined below:



Tue Dec 16 6:30 p.m. Skate Park Super Center Wrap Council Chambers

Up Forum



Tue Dec 18 6:00 p.m. Youth Advisory Council - Legislative Civic

Center

Reception/Holiday Social Hospitality Room



Tue Jan 13 6:00 p.m. - Columbus South Revitalization Task Baker

Middle

9:00 p.m. Force Meeting School



PACELLI HIGH:



Councilor Allen asked City Attorney Fay to prepare a resolution

recognizing the Pacelli High School Football team for their successful season.



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WEAPONS:



Councilor Hunter said on Monday morning he received a telephone call from

one of his constituents, Mr. Robert Loving and said he had read the Council

Agenda for last week?s Council meeting and noted on that Agenda, we were

taking bids for the purchase of guns; and among them were guns to be purchased

by the Fire Department and EMS. He said in looking at the minutes, he noticed

that Councilor Woodson raised a similar question and he wanted to follow up on

that this morning. He then asked, if the Fire Department & EMS do have weapons

in that department?



City Manager Cavezza said we refer to the department as the Fire & EMS

Department and said he thinks that maybe, there was some confusion in that

regard. He said the officers who do the investigations, arsons and bombs

investigations are sworn officers and they do carry a weapon.

Councilor Hunter said Mr. Loving?s concern was whether regular Fire

Department officials were carrying weapons. City Manager Cavezza said this is

routine for Fire

Departments, in that particular aspect, but not the average firefighters or EMS

personnel.

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MINUTES: Minutes of the December 2 & 9, 2003 meeting of the Council of the

Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia were submitted and approved upon

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

Councilor Allen, which carried unanimously by those nine members of Council

present for this meeting.

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CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON AS

INFORMATION FOR THE MAYOR &

COUNCIL:





(1) Memo from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Personnel Review Board.



(2) Memo from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Tree Board.



(3) Letter from Mr. Rob Doll, Republican Party Representative,

submitting three nominees to fill the unexpired term of Ms. Jan Dickens.



(4) Biographical Sketch of Sidney ?Dykes? Blackmon, Councilor Woodson?s

nominee to replace Mr. John Sheftall on the Board of Historic &

Architectural

Review Board.



(5) Biographical Sketch of James Theodore Edgar, Councilor Davis? nominee

to replace Mr. George Jeter on the Medical Center Hospital Authority.



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MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF

COUNCIL WASHINGTON AND OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY THE

COUNCIL:



Tax Assessors, Number 47.

Uptown Fa?ade Board, November 17, 2003.

Zoning Appeals, Board of, November 5, 2003.



Councilor Allen made a motion that these minutes be received. Seconded by

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

present for this meeting.



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

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

PRO TEM

RODGERS:





Petition submitted by Wright Wade to rezone approximately 4.17 acres of

property located at 3804 Anglin Road from an R-1A District to an R-3B

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

Commission and the Planning Division.) (49-CA-03-Wade)



Petition submitted by Riverstone Community Properties, LLC to rezone

approximately 11.9 acres of property located at 5443 Armour Road from an R-1A

District to an R-4 District. (Recommended for conditional approval by both the

Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (50-CA-03-Riverstone

Community Prop., LLC.)



Petition submitted by the Planning Division to amend the text of the

zoning ordinance to add ?Warehousing and storage? as a principal use in the

MROD (Mill Restoration Overlay District). (Recommended for approval by both

the Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (51-A-03-Planning

Div.)



Petition submitted by the Planning Division to amend the text of the

zoning ordinance by changing the color of lettering on zoning signs as it

refers to sign sections ?Present Zoning? and ?Proposed Zoning?. (Recommended

for approval by both the Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning

Division.) (51-A-03-Planning Div.)



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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:



COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ADVISORY BOARD:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that the term of office of Ms.

Mary Mills on the Cooperative Extension Advisory Board will expire on December

31, 2003 and that she is not eligible to succeed herself and that Council must

nominate someone for this seat. There were no nominations.



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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that we still need a nominee for

someone to succeed Ms. Leah Braxton, who has resigned from her position on the

Downtown Development Authority. There were no nominations made.



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ELECTIONS & REGISTRATION, BOARD OF:



Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that she has outlined the three

nominees

submitted by the Republican Party for someone to succeed Ms. Jan Dickens and

those

nominees are: Mr. U. D. Roberts, Ms. Sylvia Horner and Mr. Kevin Earley. She

then

took a roll call vote, resulting in Mr. U. D. Roberts receiving eight votes and

Ms. Horner

receiving one vote. Councilor Turner Pugh voted for Ms. Horner and all other

eight

Council members present voted for Mr. U. D. Roberts. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers then

made a motion that Mr. Roberts be confirmed. Seconded by Councilor Henderson

and

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



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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



Clerk of Council Washington once again pointed out that the term of office

of Ms.

Donzy O?Dell, Mr. James Webster, Mr. Robert Kelly and Mr. Harvey Phelps on the

Hospital Authority expired on November 14, 2003. She said Ms. O?Dell and Mr.

Webster

are not eligible to succeed themselves, but Mr. Kelly and Mr. Phelps are and

that they

have both been nominated to succeed themselves; however, we still need two

additional nominees for those two positions, as well as three nominees for Ms.

O?Dell

and Mr. Webster?s seat.



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INDUSTRIAL & PORT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:



Clerk of Council Washington said we still need someone for Mr. Wade

Tomlinson?s position on the Industrial & Port Development Commission, who has

resigned due to his appointment to the Housing Authority. There were no

nominations.



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KEEP COLUMBUS BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION:



Clerk of Council Washington said the Council needs to nominate someone to

succeed Mr. Joel Collis, who has also resigned his seat on the Keep

Columbus

Beautiful Commission.



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MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



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

Ashok Kumar

and Mr. George Jeter on the Medical Center Hospital Authority will expire on

December

31, 2003. She further pointed out that Dr. Kumar is eligible to succeed

himself, and has

been nominated for another term of office, but Mr. Jeter is not eligible to

succeed

himself. She said Mrs. Carlton Franklin has already been nominated to succeed

Mr. George Jeter and Councilor Davis is nominating Mr. James Edgar for this

seat as

well and Councilor Anthony is also nominating Mr. Rick McKnight for this same

seat.



She said she would go ahead and send these nominees to the Authority for

them to

select someone from these three nominees.



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EXECUTIVE SESSION:



Councilor Suber said he would like to request permission to allow the

Council to go

into an executive session to address a personnel issue and so moved. Seconded

by

Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council

present for this meeting.



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Mayor Poydasheff then asked if there was anyone in the audience who was

not listed on the Public Agenda, but had an issue to bring before the Council,

they could be heard at this time. There was no one who wanted to address the

Council.



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At 10:15 A.M., the Council adjourned its regular session to allow the

Council to go into executive session.



At 10:34 A.M., the meeting was called back to order at which time Mayor

Poydasheff pointed out that the Council met in executive session to discuss a

personnel issue, but there were no votes taken.



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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 Henderson

and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council present at the time,

with Councilor McDaniel having left immediately after the adjournment of the

executive session. This meeting adjourned at 10:35 A.M.



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Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia