Columbus, Georgia

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 26, 2003





TO THE CITY MANAGER:



REZONING PETITIONS:



Have the staff to provide a report as it relates to those rezoning

petitions that have been delayed or pulled after being heard by PAC, as there

is no defined timeline and they hold it indefinitely; look at it to determine

if there needs to be

a certain timeline to bring it back, as it appears to be some what of a burden

for our staff. (Request of Councilor Allen)



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CLEANUP IN THE COMMUNITY:



When we do our annual report, have the staff to include a section, as it

relates to cleanup in the community and when items and garbage can be put out

without penalty. (Request of Councilor Turner Pugh)



Have the staff to contact Columbus Housing Initiative to determine if

there is some assistance that we can offer from the City?s prospective to

assist them in helping to get the word out as to the legal rights of some of

these tenants that don?t know they have rights, as well as some of those

landlords who may not know how to operate within the bounds of the law.

(Request of Councilor Henderson)



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TREE REMOVAL:



Have the staff to run on CCG-TV, the policy as it relates to the pickup of

tree limbs and outline those limbs we pick up and under what circumstances.

(Request of Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers)



Also, include the notice that citizens can also take their tree limbs to

the landfill at no cost to them, as long as it does not exceed the weight

limitation. (Request of Councilor Turner Pugh)



Also, consider looking at putting this information on the City?s website.

(Request of Councilor Allen)



TREE REMOVAL:



Have the staff to provide the information that was previously submitted

to the Council at an earlier Work Session regarding this subject. (Request of

Councilor Suber)



Have the staff to provide some options that the Council can look at prior

to a final decision being made on this issue. Also, provide a copy of the fee

structure from the Cities that we surveyed, as to what they charge and what

does that charge covers. (Request of Councilor Davis)



Have the staff to provide an estimate, if we decide to charge for pickup

of tree limbs and what that cost would be amortized. (Request of Mayor

Poydasheff)



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SALARY COMPARISON:



Have the staff to provide a salary comparison of the public safety

departments that he requested some time ago. (Request of Councilor Davis)

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Copies submitted to the following on August 27, 2003:



Mayor Poydasheff

City Manager Cavezza

City Attorney Fay







Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia