Columbus, Georgia

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 18, 2002





TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:



DUMPSTERS:



Have the staff to check and see if there is anything in our ordinance or

do we need to develop some kind of policy when businesses closes up and board

up the buildings and have dumpsters on site that are accessed by the public

that those dumpsters have to be removed within a certain amount of time that

the businesses closes. (Request of Councilor Turner Pugh)



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RESOLUTION FOR COUNCILOR PUGH:



Have the staff to prepare a resolution expressing the Council?s

appreciation to Councilor Turner Pugh for her service as Chairperson of the

Budget Review Committee. (Request of Councilor McDaniel)

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TO THE CITY MANAGER:



FLAG DESIGNED BY BLANCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:



Have the staff to work with the Principal of Blanchard Elementary School

and the School System to help find a place to hang this flag. (Request of

Councilor Turner Pugh)



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SIGNS:



Have the staff to check and see if there was a variance granted to the

Texaco Service station on Veterans Parkway for a sign to be erected a few years

ago. (Request of Councilor Suber)



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FORD CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES:



Have the staff to determine whether or not there has been a recall on the

gas tanks on the Ford Crown Victoria vehicles. (Request of Councilor McDaniel)



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TRASH:



Have the staff to have someone from the City out at the St. Mary?s Road

Shopping Center every Monday for the next few weeks, to make sure that these

people understand we are serious about all this trash that they are letting

blow around from the dumpster in this area from the nightclubs on the weekend.

Also, determine whether or not it is the responsible of the Shopping Center or

the individual business owners, to keep this area clean. (Request of Councilor

Suber)



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MATILDA LANE APARTMENTS:



Have the staff to send him an email advising what is being done to clean

up the area from the burned building of the Matilda Lane Apartments. (Request

of Councilor Hunter)



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NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT:



As it relates to the letter received from the Secretary of State?s Office

regarding the new voting equipment, have the staff to make sure that before we

spend those $90,000 for this new equipment, that we really need to spend that

money. (Request of Councilor Turner Pugh) Also, have the staff to determine

when will we be reimbursed for purchasing this equipment. (Request of Councilor

Allen)



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PROPERTY TAX INCREASE:



Have the staff to do a presentation on CCG-TV on the calculations for the

proposed property tax increase. (Request of Councilor Henderson)

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Copies submitted to the following on June 19, 2002:



Mayor Peters

City Manager Cavezza

City Attorney Polleys



Tiny B. Washington

Clerk of Council