Columbus, Georgia

MINUTES

COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

REGULAR SESSION

JANUARY 20, 2004





The regularly scheduled meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was

called to order at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 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 were Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers

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

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

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

Fay and Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis were also present.



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ABSENT: Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington was absent.



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INVOCATION: Offered by Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers.



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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by students from Marshall Middle School.



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MOMENT OF APPRECIATION:



Mayor Poydasheff expressed his gratitude for the tremendous amount of

support he and his wife, Stacey, have received from the Council and staff

during the bereavement in the lost of his brother-in-law.



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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:



WITH MS. ANGELA COLE AND MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY STANDING AT THE COUNCIL

TABLE, COUNCILOR TURNER PUGH READ EXCERPTS OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION AS

SUBMITTED BY CITY MANAGER CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON A SINGLE MOTION

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

UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE TEN MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:





A Resolution (16-04) - Requesting approval for the confirmation of Ms.

Angela Cole as Director of Finance.

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CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA:



WITH THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED IN THE RESOLUTION STANDING AT THE COUNCIL

TABLE, COUNCILOR DAVIS READ IN ITS ENTIRETY THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION AS

SUBMITTED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:



A Resolution (17-04) - Commending Bobby Walden, Shane McFay and Herlon

Stephens for their brave and courageous action in helping save the life of Mr.

Robert Etheridge on January 10, 2004. Councilor Davis moved its adoption.

Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and carried unanimously by those ten members

of Council present for this meeting and standing to cast their affirmative vote.



Mayor Poydasheff presented each of the gentleman with a special plaque.

Mr. Robert Etheridge, the truck driver also came forward to express his

appreciation for the gentlemen risking their lives to save his. He called them

?Guardian Angels?.



Mr. Ted Bridges, General Manager of Whatley Oil Company, came forward to

present a plaque to each of the three gentlemen as a small token of

appreciation for their courageous act.



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THE FOLLOWING THREE ORDINANCES AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF COLUMBUS,

GEORGIA WERE SUBMITTED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ON

SECOND

READING:





An Ordinance (04-2) - Rezoning 34.192 acres of property located on the

east side of Garrett Road-Midland Woods Drive intersection from an A-1 District

to an A-2 District. (48-A-03-Waddell) Councilor Allen moved its adoption.

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

Council present for this meeting.



An Ordinance (04-3) - Rezoning approximately 11.9 acres of property

located at 5443 Armour Road from an R-1A District to an R-4 District.

(50-CA-03-Riverstone Community Prop., LLC) Councilor McDaniel moved its

adoption. Seconded by Councilor Allen and carried by a vote of nine to one

with Councilor Suber voting no and all other nine members of Council present

for this meeting voting yes.



An Ordinance (04-4) - Rezoning property located at 3804 Anglin Road from

an R-1A District to an R-3B District. (49-CA-03-Wade) Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers

moved its adoption. Seconded by Councilor Allen and carried unanimously by

those ten members of Council present for this meeting.



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THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA WAS

SUBMITTED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND DEFEATED BY THE COUNCIL ON SECOND

READING:





An Ordinance - Rezoning approximately 23 acres of property located along

the south side of St. Mary's Road, south of Northstar Drive from an R-2

District to an R-3A District. (44-D-03-Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC)

Councilor Hunter moved it be defeated. Seconded by Councilor Suber and carried

by a vote of six to four with Councilors Suber, Turner Pugh, Woodson, Allen,

Hunter and Anthony voting yes and Councilors Davis, Henderson, McDaniel and

Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers voting no.



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THE FOLLOWING TWO ORDINANCES AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF COLUMBUS,

GEORGIA WERE SUBMITTED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ON

SECOND

READING:





An Ordinance (04-5) - Amending the text of the Zoning Ordinance to add

"Warehousing and storage" as a principal use in the MROD District.

(51-A-03-Planning Division) Councilor Suber moved its adoption. Seconded by

Councilor Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those ten members of Council

present for this meeting.



An Ordinance (04-6) - Amending the text of the Zoning Ordinance so as to

provide that the lettering on zoning signs is colored red for the sections

"Present Zoning" and "Proposed Zoning. (52-A-03-Planning Division) Councilor

Suber moved its adoption. Seconded by Councilor Allen and carried unanimously

by those ten members of Council present for this meeting.



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THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY

AND INTRODUCED ON FIRST READING:



An Ordinance - Amending Chapter 20 of the Columbus Code by adding a new

Article 20 that provides for vehicle immobilization, impoundment and sale when

parking tickets are unpaid; and for other purposes.



Ms. Lisa Collins, President of Uptown Columbus, approached the rostrum

and immediately introduced Mr. Randy Lunsford, the Chairman of Uptown

Columbus. She said that we submitted a letter, which would explain what we

would like to see happen. (A copy of the letter was not filed for the record.)



After several members of Council advised that they had not received a

letter, Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers made a motion to delay the first reading for one

week. Seconded by Councilor Suber and carried unanimously by those ten members

of Council present for this meeting.



Ms. Collins briefly summarized the contents of the letter by stating that

we are not opposed to restrictive measures i.e. the parking boot; however, our

concern is that we are seeing a momentum of growth in the Uptown area and we

are talking daily to the merchants about the positive impact that the

streetscape would have on their businesses and Uptown. She said that if the

boot is put into place as the streetscape project is coming on board; then, it

may have a negative impact and set us back from this growing momentum. She

suggested a delay on this ordinance until the streetscape project has begun to

roll. She also asked that Uptown Columbus be a facilitator with the merchants

and the City to look at the overall parking issue in a comprehensive manner

during the delay.



Councilor Woodson said that she would like to be a part of the meetings

with the City and the merchants. She explained that the boot is for habitual

parking violators, who do not pay their parking fines.



Councilor Suber said that he does not see how the boot is going to deter

any revitalization efforts from downtown. He advised that we are just trying

to enforce parking laws that are already on the books.



There was continued discussion on this matter with Ms. Collins responding

to various questions from the members of Council.



At the request of Councilor Allen, City Manager Cavezza detailed the

chronology of events that occur once an individual receives a parking ticket.

City Manager Cavezza explained that if a person is in the parking zone and a

Parking Enforcement Officer comes upon the vehicle; then, it would show up in

the computer and they would put the boot on at that time. He pointed out that

a notice would be put on the windshield to tell the individual that the vehicle

has been booted and provides a number to call. He said that the individual has

24 hours to react, and if that person does not; then, the vehicle is subject to

be towed. He said that we would hold it in the impound lot until that

individual comes to claim his or her vehicle, but they would have to pay all

overdue fines, towing fees and any liens against that vehicle. He maintained

that after 30 day and the individual does not claim it; then, the vehicle is

subject to be sold. Mrs. Lisa Goodwin, Director of Transportation, added that

a list of all unclaimed vehicles would be sent to the Finance Director who

would then determine the sell of the vehicle, which would be published in the

newspaper.



In response to a question of Councilor Allen, Director of Transportation

Goodwin replied that the owners would be sent a certified letter, as well as,

the lienholder. Further clarifying the matter, Councilor Allen stated that

when an individual receives the first ticket, that person has ten days to pay

the $15.00 parking fine, before it doubles. He then expressed concerns in that

a person could receive three tickets within two weeks, which would amount to

approximately $90.00 tickets; therefore, we need to consider adjusting the

language to go after the multiple violators by looking at 30 days or more.



Explaining the process further, Director of Transportation Goodwin advised

that when an individual gets the ticket, it has to be unpaid before it doubles

within ten days. She continued by saying that once the ticket doubles after

the ten days, we would send that individual a notice, which gives them an

additional seven days to pay the ticket(s). She added that the person could

request a hearing within the seven day period and the courts would grant that

hearing within 21 days.



There were continued discussions on this matter with Director of

Transportation Goodwin responding to various questions from the members of

Council. Councilor Allen then made a motion to amend the text to extend the

period from 15 days to 30 days. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers and carried

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



City Manager Cavezza pointed out that we would go ahead and give an

amnesty period of the month of February and delaying the enforcement until the

first of March. He maintained that in the month of February, they would be

able to pay the fines at face value without the late fees. Director of

Transportation Goodwin advised that they would send out letters to those

individuals, who are currently outstanding. Councilor Woodson then made the

motion for the amnesty period of the month of February and delaying the

enforcement until the first of March. Seconded by Councilor Turner Pugh and

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



Councilor Davis expressed his concerns with the $50.00 fine. He said

there should be a larger minimum amount as far as the fines are concerned.

Councilor Henderson expressed concerns with the resident parking in the Uptown

area. He then suggested that the residents, upon purchasing a resident parking

sticker, be allowed a four-hour grace period in the two-hour blocks.



Director of Transportation Goodwin responding to a question of Councilor

Woodson replied that there is no limit for the residents with parking stickers,

but there are certain hours. Councilor Woodson then asked that Director of

Transportation Goodwin revisit this matter regarding the parking for

residents.



There was some additional discussion on this matter with Director of

Transportation Goodwin responding to various questions from the members of

Council. Councilor Woodson asked questions regarding the fee for impoundment,

at which time, Director of Transportation Goodwin advised that once the car is

impounded, it is out of our hands, and we don?t make that judgment call.



Director of Transportation Goodwin also responded to various questions

regarding the notice that is placed on the windshield of the car, when the boot

has been installed.



Mayor Poydasheff said that we must not lose sight of what we are talking

about, he explained that we are talking about people who have not paid their

fines over a period of time. He said that if someone is in a hair salon

downtown and receives a ticket; then, they can just pay the ticket and not

worry about anything. He said that we are talking about scofflaws, which is a

person that scoffs at the law and doesn?t care, because the person believes

that he or she is going to get away with it. Councilor Allen said his concern

and he believes the concern of Uptown Columbus is that this law may deter

people from coming downtown.



Councilor Suber pointed out that the reason we started the downtown

parking was because the business community was concerned about the parking on

the streets, and their employees were the ones that were violating the parking

ordinance. He added that the Police Department could not write the tickets and

then we could not collect the funds; therefore, we created this particular

entity to do all of these things. He said this was also an opportunity to

collect the fines. He said what he is hearing is that they don?t want the

fines to be collected. He said that as long as an individual knows that no one

is going to enforce the laws; then, people are going to continue to do this,

but now that there has been some specific adjudication, we would start

receiving the funds that were fined, and the individuals would start paying.

He maintained that as long as people think they can get away with not paying

the ticket; then, they would not do it



Ms. Lisa Collins said that we understand that something has to be done to

people that scoff the law, but she is also hearing from the Council that

everyone is open to suggestions for these particular incidences. She said that

maybe there are some other ways that we could relook at the situation in the

Uptown area and come up with some creative alternatives, and that is basically

the reason we are here today.



Councilor Davis said that the strength in this ordinance lies in sending a

message to the offenders, who are set on turning their face to the law. He

then made a motion to raise the $50.00 to $100.00 as a minimum fine. Seconded

by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers.



Councilor Henderson made a substitute motion that the immobilization would

occur upon receiving the third ticket and it is unpaid for thirty days from the

date of receipt. Seconded by Councilor Hunter and carried unanimously by those

ten members present for this meeting. Councilor Davis then withdrew his

original motion.



City Manager Cavezza pointed out that next week is a work session;

therefore, we would have to have the first reading in two weeks, which means

that we would need to adjust the amnesty period.



Councilor Woodson requested that when we meet with Ms. Lisa Collins and

some of the merchants, that we bring the history of how we got here, because it

was from the merchants asking us to clear the parking for their customers and

not their employees.



Councilor Woodson reminded everyone that we should not just be looking at

the Uptown area, because this would be a City-wide ordinance. She contended

that people in other areas of town are also getting parking tickets, at which

time, Director of Transportation Goodwin replied that the Transportation

enforcement authority is just in the Uptown area. Councilor Woodson asked that

we revisit this issue, because she does not want this ordinance to be focused

on one area alone.



Director of Transportation Goodwin pointed out that the ordinance does

allow for the Police Department, if they need to, they could ask us to come

into another area to boot, but it is at their authority.



There was continued discussion on this matter with various members of

Council expressing their views. Since there was additional discussion

regarding the amnesty period, Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers then made a motion to take

the date out and allow the City Manager to handle it administratively.

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

Council present for this meeting.



City Manager Cavezza reminded everyone that we do have ample parking

spaces in both parking garages that the City owns. He pointed out that it is

one dollar a day and $25.00 per month. He said that we have some land on Front

Street that we would have access to, which would provide close to another

hundred additional parking spaces and possibly more. He added that as we do

the streetscapes, we are going to start down at the other end by Country?s

Barbecue and work towards 9th Street. He maintained that we should have all of

the new parking in place so that we compensate for any loss of parking.



Councilor Turner Pugh pointed out that since we took out the amnesty date,

we would need to change the wording in the ordinance regarding the enforcement

date. Mayor Poydasheff suggested that City Attorney Fay make the proper

corrections to the ordinance.



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THE FOLLOWING THIRTEEN MERITORIOUS RESOLUTIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY CITY

ATTORNEY FAY AND THEIR CAPTIONS READ BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND ADOPTED BY A

SINGLE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR TURNER

PUGH WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE NINE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT WITH

COUNCILOR WOODSON BEING ABSENT FOR THIS

VOTE:





A Resolution (18-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Thomas Pooler for

meritorious service on the Board of Historic and Architectural Review.



A Resolution (19-04) - Expressing appreciation to Dr. Bobbi Farber for

meritorious service on the Board of Health.



A Resolution (20-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Stella Shulman for

meritorious service on the Building Contractors Examining Board.



A Resolution (21-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Shirley Jaegar for

meritorious service on C.I.R.C.L.E.



A Resolution (22-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Charlie Fortson for

meritorious service on the Community Development Advisory Council.



A Resolution (23-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Lori Canterbury for

meritorious service on the Columbus Convention & Trade Center.



A Resolution (24-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Jerry Mazurkiewicz

for meritorious service on the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of

Commissioners.



A Resolution (25-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Jim Walker for

meritorious service on the Columbus Civic Center Advisory Board.



A Resolution (26-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Ollie Johnson for

meritorious service on the Cooperative Extension Advisory Board.



A Resolution (27-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Deborah Lane for

meritorious service on the Downtown Development Authority.



A Resolution (28-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Frank Etheridge for

meritorious service on the Downtown Development Authority.



A Resolution (29-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Saundra Hunter for

meritorious service on the Employees Pension Board of Trustees.



A Resolution (30-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Deborah Lane for

meritorious service on the Industrial & Port Development.



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THE FOLLOWING FIFTEEN MERITORIOUS RESOLUTIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY CITY

ATTORNEY FAY AND THEIR CAPTIONS READ BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND ADOPTED BY A

SINGLE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ALLEN

WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE NINE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT WITH

COUNCILOR WOODSON BEING ABSENT FOR THIS

VOTE:





A Resolution (31-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Donna Baudoin for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (32-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Daphne Pierce for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (33-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Betty Lawrence for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (34-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Edith McCray for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (35-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Ann Wright for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (36-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Charlene LeBleu for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (37-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Mary Barker for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (38-04) - Expressing appreciation to Ms. Anne Davis for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (39-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Jim Grant for

meritorious service on the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



A Resolution (40-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Gerald Ludwig for

meritorious service on the Taxicab Commission.



A Resolution (41-03) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Darren Phillips for

meritorious service on the Taxicab Commission.



A Resolution (42-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Charles Patillo for

meritorious service on the Taxicab Commission.



A Resolution (43-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Mark Lupo for

meritorious service on the Uptown Fa?ade Board.



A Resolution (44-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Scott Dale Ressmeyer

for meritorious service on the Uptown Fa?ade Board.



A Resolution (45-04) - Expressing appreciation to Mr. Peter Bowden for

meritorious service on the Uptown Fa?ade Board.

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PUBLIC AGENDA:



MINISTER DOROTHY HOLMAN, RE: MINISTRY IN THE JAIL



Minister Dorothy Holman did not appear, when given the opportunity to come

before the members of Council.



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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER

CAVEZZA AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILOR

MCDANIEL AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ALLEN AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT

MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THIS MEETING WITH MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND COUNCILOR

WOODSON BEING ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE:





A Resolution (46-04) - Authorizing a request to accept a deed to Bunker

Ridge Lane and Bunker Way Drive located in Section Five of Bunker Ridge

Subdivision.



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THE FOLLOWING THREE PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS, HAVING BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE

CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA WERE SUBMITTED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE

ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILOR MCDANIEL AND SECONDED BY

COUNCILOR ALLEN, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

PRESENT FOR THIS MEETING WITH MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS AND COUNCILOR WOODSON BEING

ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE:



A Resolution (47-04) - Authorizing the purchase of masonry products

consisting of portland cement, concrete ready mix w/gravel, brick sand,

concrete sand, brick 3 hole, brick 8", brick 8" fire brick, concrete building

brick, concrete blocks and mound mix from Jenkins Brick Company, The Concrete

Company, Cemex, Inc., Raiford Coal & Building Supplies and R & R Enterprises

for the estimated annual contract value of $103,575.50.



A Resolution (48-04) - Authorizing the purchase of fifteen (15) Ferno 93-P

Proflexx Ambulance Cots from Southeastern Emergency Equipment in the amount of

$41,299.50.



A Resolution (49-04) - Authorizing payment to CDW-Government (Vernon

Hills, IL) in the amount of $11,564.00 for the Con-Osp-PKG 17 Cisco Smartnet

onsite maintenance contract.



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EXECUTIVE SESSION:



City Manager Cavezza requested an executive session to discuss a

personnel issue. Mayor Poydasheff added to the executive session potential

litigation.



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City Manager Cavezza made the following announcements regarding some

upcoming events and are listed as follows:



? GMA Mayors? Day Conference: January 24 - 26, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia would

be the GMA Mayors? Day Conference.



? Chamber?s Annual Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 is the Chamber?s

Annual Board Meeting to be held at the River Center for the Performing Arts.



? Columbus South Revitalization Meeting: The Columbus South Revitalization

Meeting would be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 6:00 p.m. at Baker

Middle School.



? Economic Development Luncheon: On Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 11:30

a.m., the Economic Outlook Luncheon, at the Trade Center.



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REZONING MATTER:



Councilor Woodson asked that City Attorney Fay research the laws regarding

rezoning matters in which a petitioner comes before the Council and state their

plans to build something on that piece of property and the Council approves it;

then, when the construction is done, something else is built. She then asked

that he check into the law to see if there is anything the Council could do to

stop that from happening.



City Manager Cavezza advised that one of the principle discussions during

the retreat would be on development, and this is one of the issues that we want

to address.

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CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA:





THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE SUBMITTED BY DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCIL DAVIS AS

INFORMATION FOR THE MAYOR &

COUNCIL:



(1) Notice from ACCG of the 2004 Spring Training, on March 5, 2004, at the

Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia.



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MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS WERE SUBMITTED BY DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCIL

DAVIS AND OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL:



Elections & Registration, December 4, 2003.

Tax Assessors, No. 49-03.

Tax Assessors, No. 01-04.

Uptown Fa?ade Board, December 5, 2003.

Uptown Fa?ade Board, December 15, 2003.

Zoning Appeals, Board of, December 3, 2003.



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

Councilor Davis and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council

present for this meeting with Councilor Suber being absent for this vote.



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THE FOLLOWING THREE NEW ZONING PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY DEPUTY CLERK OF

COUNCIL DAVIS AND AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED FOR EACH BY

COUNCILOR MCDANIEL:



Petition submitted by Brent Buck to rezone approximately 40 acres of

property consisting of Bibb Mill from a M-1 District to a MROD. (Recommended

for approval by both the Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning

Division.) (3-A-04-Buck)



Petition submitted by Foundation Development, LLC. To rezone approximately

26 acres of property located at 3201 - 1st Avenue, et al. (Johnston Mill Lofts)

from an A-O District to a MROD. (Recommended for approval by both the Planning

Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (4-A-04-Foundation

Development, LLC.)



Petition submitted by Richard Wright, Jr. to rezone approximately 1.20

acres of property located at 5050 Warm Springs Road from an R-3A District to an

A-O District. (Recommended for conditional approval by both the Planning

Advisory Commission and the Planning Division.) (5-CA-04-Wright)



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THE FOLLOWING NEW ZONING PETITION WAS SUBMITTED BY DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCIL

DAVIS AND WAS RECEIVED BY THE

COUNCIL:



Petition submitted by Carson Cummings to rezone approximately 0.78 acre of

property located at 3846 Forrest Road from an R-1A District to a C-2 District.

(Recommended for conditional approval by the Planning Advisory Commission and

denial by the Planning Division.) (6-D-04-Cummings)



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers moved the petition be received. Seconded by

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

for this meeting.



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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:



COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ADVISORY BOARD:



Deputy Clerk of Council Davis advised that we still need a nominee for the

position of Ms. Mary Mills on this board. There were none.



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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



Deputy Clerk of Council Davis advised that Clerk of Council Washington is

still working to acquire potential nominees for the following four positions:

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



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MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:



Deputy Clerk of Council Davis advised that Clerk of Council Washington is

also working on this board to acquire potential nominees for the following

position: Dr. Ashok Kumar.



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PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARD:



Deputy Clerk of Council Davis advised that Mr. David Edwards could be

confirmed to succeed Mr. Warren Steele on this board. Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers

moved confirmation. Seconded by Councilor Allen and carried unanimously by

those ten members present for this meeting.



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TREE BOARD:



Deputy Clerk of Council Davis advised that the following four positions

are expiring, but they all are eligible to serve another term of office and are

listed as follows: Ms. Gloria Battle, Ms. Elizabeth Dreelin, Mrs. Carlton

Franklin and Ms. Andrea Richardson. Councilor Allen then nominated each for

another term of office.



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VIDEO TAPES:



Councilor Suber advised that approximately six or seven video tapes were

brought to the Clerk?s Office for the young people, who were at the Council

Meeting and were commended for returning a woman?s person containing a large

sum of money. He pointed out that one of the mothers had stated that she has

not received the videotape. He then requested that the tapes be expedited.



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ANNUAL UNITY SERVICE:



Councilor Woodson reminded everyone of the Unity Service to be held on

February 15, 2004, at 6:00 p.m., at Faith Tabernacle Community Church.



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Mayor Poydasheff asked if there was anyone in the audience who had a

matter to bring before the Council, at which time, no one came forward.



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MLK EXTRAVAGANZA:



Councilor Davis advised that Tuskegee University, Morehouse and Spelman

Colleges had a Martin Luther King, Jr. Extravaganza where their choirs

performed. He said that it was an unbelievable experience with an outstanding

display of talent. He commended those involved with making this event

successful.



Mayor Poydasheff suggested that Councilor Davis call for a resolution

honoring the choirs from Tuskegee University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges.

He said that once the Council has adopted the resolution, we could send it to

the Presidents of those institutions. Councilor Davis suggested that Councilor

Hunter call for the resolution, since he is an alumni of Morehouse College.



Councilor Hunter said that he would call for the resolution and thanked

Councilor Davis for bringing this matter up.



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EXECUTIVE SESSION:



Mayor Poydasheff called attention to the request from City Manager Cavezza

for a brief executive session to discuss a personnel matter and potential

litigation.



Councilor McDaniel then made a motion for the Council to go into an

executive session, to discuss a personnel matter. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem

Rodgers and carried unanimously by those ten members of Council present for

this meeting.



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At 10:38 a.m., the meeting was adjourned to allow the Council to go into

an executive session.



At 11:45 a.m., the regular meeting was called back to order, at which time

Mayor Poydasheff pointed out that the Council met in an executive session to

discuss a personnel matter and potential litigation, 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 Woodson

and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council present for this

meeting with Councilors Anthony, Hunter and McDaniel having already left the

meeting with the time being 11:46 a.m.



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Sandra T. Davis

Deputy Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia