Columbus, Georgia

REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL



COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 2005



TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:



RESOLUTIONS:



Prepare a resolution commending Fire & EMS Department Assistant Chief

Robert Futrell for achieving Level 5 certification for Homeland Security.

(Request of Councilor Turner Pugh)



Prepare a resolution commending the Columbus Housing Initiative for what

this organization has done with the Mockingbird Mobile Home Park. (Request of

Councilor Turner Pugh)

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TO THE CITY MANAGER:



BUFFER ORDINANCE:



Have the staff revisit the buffer ordinance and come up with a plan that

would have an impact on the residential properties, particularly when the

zoning classification is zoned R-1 district and the proposed zoning

classification is R-3 district with there being four different classifications

in between the two. When that happens, we need to look at the residential

perspective the same way we look at the commercial. (Request of Councilor

Turner Pugh)



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FUNDING CUTS:



Send a letter to the Congressional Delegation and the Senatorial

Delegation as it relates to what impact it would have on the City of Columbus

as it relates to the cuts in CDBG, as well as, cuts in COPS funding. (Request

of Councilor Turner Pugh)



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GARBABE TRANSFER TRUCKS:



Have the staff to contact The Sandman Inc. on Warm Springs Road regarding

complaints from the citizens about the truck noise in the early morning hours.

Let?s ask the company for their consideration in structuring their time shifts

for garbage transfer trucks. (Request of Councilor Allen)

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Copies submitted to the following on February 16, 2005:



Mayor Poydasheff

City Manager Hugley

City Attorney Fay







Sandra T. Davis

Deputy Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia