MINUTES
COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
REGULAR SESSION
OCTOBER 25, 2011
The monthly night meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was called to
order at 5:30 P.M., Tuesday, October 25, 2011, on the Plaza Level of the
Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor,
presiding.
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PRESENT: Present other than Mayor Tomlinson and Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn Turner
Pugh were Councilors Mike Baker, Glenn Davis, Berry Henderson, Bruce Huff,
Charles E. McDaniel, and Judy Thomas. City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney
Clifton Fay, Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington and Deputy Clerk of Council
Sandra Davis were also present.
Councilors R. Gary Allen and Jerry Barnes took their seats at 5:38 p.m. and
5:45 p.m. respectively.
ABSENT: Councilor Evelyn Woodson was absent.
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INVOCATION: by Reverend Emmett Anniton of Friendship Baptist Church.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by MLK Jr. Elementary School Students.
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CRIME PREVENTION GRANT APPLICATION:
Mr. Seth Brown, Crime Prevention Program Director came forward and informed
the Mayor and Council that included in their packet are summary of grants for
the Adult Drug Court, applications, and the amount they are requesting is
$75,122, which makes up about 14% of their current budget.
Following a few comments by Mr. Brown about the Adult Drug Court program,
Councilor Thomas said she did not see the information Mr. Brown is speaking
about in her book. Councilor Henderson pointed out that there is a summary in
eCAP, but Mayor Tomlinson said if other Councilors did not receive this
information, it is only fair that this presentation is postponed. She said this
is an appropriation and Council has to have notice and an opportunity to
review. Mayor Tomlinson that asked Ms. Liz Turner to backtrack this to see
where it has fallen through the cracks so that this does not happen in the
future.
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MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING: Minutes of the August 23, 2011 Special Called
Meeting of the Council of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia.
Councilor Thomas requested a correction to the minutes, stating that the
list of attendees does not include her name.
Councilor McDaniel moved approval of the minutes as amended. Seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those seven members of
Council present, with Councilors Allen and Barnes being absent for this vote,
and Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
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CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES LISTED ON THE CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA WERE
SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND ADOPTED ON SECOND READING BY
THE COUNCIL:________________________________________________________
An Ordinance (11-51) ? Amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated
Government of Columbus, Georgia; this amendment changes certain boundaries of a
district located at 6939 Buena Vista Road from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to
GC (General Commercial) zoning district.
Councilor McDaniel moved the adoption of the ordinance. Seconded by
Councilor Huff and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council
present, with Councilors Allen and Barnes being absent for this vote, and
Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
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An Ordinance (11-52) ? Repealing the ?No Parking Anytime? zone along the
West curb of Flournoy Drive and the South curb of 17th Street.
Councilor McDaniel moved adoption of the ordinance. Seconded by Councilor
Thomas and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council present, with
Councilors Allen and Barnes being absent for this vote, and Councilor Woodson
being absent from this meeting.
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An Ordinance (11-53) ? Amending Chapter 13 of the Columbus Code by providing
that permits issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, whether
by rule of otherwise, shall satisfy the permit requirements of Section
13-167.4.
Councilor McDaniel moved adoption of the ordinance. Seconded by Councilor
Thomas and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council present, with
Councilors Allen and Barnes being absent for this vote, and Councilor Woodson
being absent from this meeting.
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ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS:
THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY
AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AS
ADVERTISED:_____________________________________
An Ordinance - Rezoning property located at 2044, 2046, 2048 and 2050 Mason
Street; 502, 504 and 514 20th Avenue; 2037, 2039 and 2043 Cusseta Road is
proposed for rezoning from RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2) to RMF1
(Residential Multi-Family 1) zoning district.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
A representative for Habitat for Humanities (petitioner) is present, but
did not make a presentation, as there is no one present to oppose this proposed
rezoning.
City Attorney Fay then informed the petitioner, the Mayor and Council that
this item would be voted on in two weeks.
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BUENA VISTA ROAD ORDINANCE:
Mayor Pro Ten Tuner Pugh asked City Attorney Fay about a previous request
to place a clause in this ordinance that the proposed rezoning had to be used
for the stated purpose only.
Following inquiry by City Attorney Fay, he said that the Clerk of Council?s
Office has the final adopted version. Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh then requested
to have a copy of this final/corrected ordinance.
Mayor Tomlinson then asked that we endeavor to coordinate better to make
sure that those Councilors who received a book on Fridays have the most updated
information. She further suggested getting packets to them on Mondays if
something has been changed.
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An Ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance to correct
typographical and clerical errors in various chapters.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
Mr. Will Johnson, Planning Director came forward and with the use of a
chart, he explained comparisons in Section 3.2.63 (before and after) dealing
with:
Temporary use and special events
Water connection
1500 feet of public sewer line
Platting of large acreage tracks
Language regarding platting
Special exception of variances; Section 10.11.4
Use Table ? Chapter 3
With no one here to oppose these proposed changes to the Unified
Development Ordinance, City Attorney Fay said it would be voted on in two
weeks.
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An Ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance to amend Section
4.2.16 Conversion of Resident6ial Accessory Structure.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
City Attorney Fay informed the Mayor and Council of a letter received from
the petitioner, Mr. Karl Douglass requesting this item be withdrawn. Mayor Pro
Tem Turner Pugh then made a motion to withdraw this item. Seconded by Councilor
Allen, which carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with
Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
Councilor Henderson asked about some of the issues this particular request
is addressing ? how we permit outbuildings on residentially zoned lots
regardless of lot size. He said one structure in particular fell between the
cracks because it was permitted on a larger lot. He said anything in an SFR
Zoning category should have some serious limitations in terms of size of the
footprint, height, and anything above that, we can look at as a special
exception use/variance.
Councilor Henderson clarified that what he is requesting is that Mr. Rick
Jones, Planning Director continues to pursue some type of legislation and bring
it back to us at a later date. He said he had spoken to Mr. Jones about this
and wanted to see if a text change to the UDO can be made to restrict what goes
into a residentially zoned backyard.
Mr. Jones said since the conversation with Councilor Henderson, they have
gone back and looked at the UDO itself and there are provisions in there now
that said you can only provide so much square footage on a building itself and
in some cases, it is no more that 35 percent of the lot that can actually be
covered by buildings - whether it is actual principal structure or accessory
structure.
Following further discussions on zoning classifications and restrictions,
Mayor Tomlinson asked Mr. Jones what is the notice requirements related to a
requested text amendment going before the Planning Advisory Commission (PAC),
top which he responded that there is no real notification to individual
property owners because we are talking about having to send notice out to
everybody within the city limits itself. He said we are required by state law
to run that ad in the newspaper ? 15 days prior to the City Council meeting. He
said we also post those ads on our Facebook and web pages, as well as our email
service to let them know of a potential rezoning or text change.
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An Ordinance Providing emergency management authority in Columbus, Georgia
pursuant to O.C.G.A. ??38-3-27 through 38-3-28 and 38-3-54 through 38-3-56.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
City Attorney Fay explained that Mr. Riley Land, Emergency Management
Coordinator has already made one presentation to Council and he is present here
today if anyone has any questions.
With no questions from members of Council, and no one here to oppose this
proposed change, City Attorney Fay said this item would be voted on in two
weeks.
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An Ordinance Amending the Columbus Code by adding a new Subsection 2-81(b)
related to naming of streets for persons after recommendation from the Board of
Honor.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
With no one here to oppose this propose change in the Columbus Code, City
Attorney Fay said item would be voted on in two weeks.
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An ordinance amending the Columbus Code by revising Subsection 3-12(i)
pertaining to the requirements for the permission to cater; and for other
purposes.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
Councilor Baker said he wanted to make sure, as we create these portable
licenses, that those businesses opened extended hours and gets the proper
license; they cannot parlay that license for becoming an alcohol caterer.
He said he don?t see anything that prohibits that.
Councilor Thomas said she and Councilor Baker had a short conversation
about this and he is right, that was not the intent of the ordinance.
She said if that is a concern, it could be a prohibition that can be
written into this type of license because that was not the intent of the
committee to allow that to happen.
Mayor Tomlinson asked if there is another prohibition in place stipulating
certain requirements by a non-retail establishment to cater, to which City
Attorney Fay responded that the 80% rule would prohibit it effectively, but we
could amend another one of the alcohol ordinances being heard tonight to put in
a flat prohibition that ?non-alcohol retail establishments shall not be allowed
to cater outside the license premises?.
Ms. Yvonne Ivey, Business License Department, said there is no prohibitions
or limits as far as catering and there is not prohibition to the districts.
Councilor Baker said he would like for Ms. Ivey to get with Finance
Director Hodge and look at some language because we do not know how this will
interact with other provisions, but if they can just take a look at that and
bring us a recommendation on how we can close that up. He said he would feel
better if they would look at this first.
Councilor Henderson said one of his primary concerns has been the ability
of people who aren?t in the night club business being able to open nomadic-type
night club where they can charge a cover, hire someone to cater the alcohol,
and what bothers him about this is that it seems unfair to those who invested a
lot of money in creating those type of night-life environments. He said there
are some facilities that sell tickets to charitable functions and they will
cater the alcohol and he don?t think there is a way right now that we can do
away with one without doing away with the other, but he would like to see us
try to address that at some point.
Mayor Tomlinson then asked the City Attorney what does it do procedurally if
we had that type of prohibitive language added to the non-retail alcohol
establishments; and if this item has to come back on first reading or is this
hearing considered first reading.
City Attorney Fay explained that this is first reading and the amendments
can be added to paragraphs 7, in the non-alcohol retail category. He said we
can add a sentence to say ?No catering ? non-alcohol retail establishment
licensee shall not be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages outside of license
premises?. He said that could be added as an amendment.
Councilor Baker then moved the approval of the amendment. Seconded by
Councilor Barnes and after further discussions by several members of Council,
Ms. Ivey, and City Attorney Fay, the motion was carried unanimously by those
nine members of Council present with Councilor Woodson being absent from this
meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh said we can go ahead with the amendment, but
individuals (after tonight) should have an opportunity to address Council next
week or at the next Council meeting.
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An ordinance Amending Section 3-20(d) of the Columbus Code so as to require
alcoholic beverage licenses for manufacturing, distribution, sale, handling,
possession for sale or transport of alcoholic beverages; and for other purposes.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
See discussions below.
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An ordinance Amending the Columbus Code by adding a new subsection 3-1(gg)
to provide procedures and restriction on the issuance of on-premises licenses
to certain Non-alcohol Retail Establishments; and for other purposes.
PROPONENTS & OPPONENTS:
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh asked why we only went to 12:00 midnight (in
chapter 12 Section (gg) since a lot of places are open until 1:00 a.m.
Assistant City Attorney Sheftall came forward and stated that the intent
with section (gg) was to create a new category of on premise licensee that had
a primary business, had nothing to do with alcohol sales and they wanted to
have events in which alcohol was present in the evening to promote other
aspects of that business. She said we chose the hours 5:00 p.m. ? 12: midnight
because on type of business we could see using this type of license would be a
movie house that might want to sell beer and so we wanted to make sure it was
light enough to cover that. She said that was the committee?s consensus and
over time if it seems that those hours were not adequate for these type
licenses, they can always be changed. But we thought that was a good starting
point.
Mayor Tomlinson pointed out that these hour limitations do not apply to
restaurants or bars.
Councilor McDaniel asked what is the fee for alcohol license for a
restaurant, to which Ms. Ivey responded that the fee for a beer on- premise
alcoholic beverage license is $500.00; the fee for a wine on premise alcoholic
beverage license is $300.00.
Councilor McDaniel then asked about the $1,000.00 fee alcoholic license.
Ms. Ivey then explained that this is an additional on- premise alcoholic
beverage license in which patrons can bring their own alcohol on the premise,
in addition to the establishment holding a valid on- premise alcoholic beverage
license. She said this is an additional $1,000.00 fee.
After further discussion by several members of Council regarding businesses
that would fall under this section of the ordinance; and requirements for
license, Sergeant Gassaway, Columbus Police Department, came forward and
explained that as far as the enforcement part goes, they check every business
in town that has an alcohol license as part of their job. He said if this were
to come in line, it would give them more businesses to check to make sure they
are in compliance with their licensing as well as the state laws.
With no further discussions, City Attorney Fay pointed out that these would
be voted on in two weeks, with Section 3-1(gg) as amended.
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An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 01-77 to add two (2) additional members
to the Civic Center Advisory Board.
Councilor Henderson said the reasoning for this is because originally the
Ice Rink had a committee and they had a desire to form their own board and the
compromise was to set aside two seats for CHA or Ice Rink representatives on
the Civic Center Board; this was the reason for adding the two seats.
Following a brief discussion regarding appointment of members to this
board, City Attorney Fay said this would be voted on in two weeks.
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THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION LISTED ON THE CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA WAS SUBMITTED
AND EXPLAINED BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:_________________
A Resolution (334-11) ? Requesting that the members of the local
congressional delegation inquire into the matter and seek a moratorium against
USPS facility closures as well as addressing the proposed reduction in service
standards.
Councilor McDaniel moved the approval of the resolution. Seconded by
Councilor Thomas and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council
present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
Councilor Davis asked that a copy be forwarded to our State delegation
and/or we can have it placed on our legislative request list in an effort to
let them know we are concerned about this and we need to have a joint effort in
doing all we can to keep our Postal Service and employees in this community.
Ms. Shirley Garris then came forward and stated that she is the President
for the local APWU local 118 and would like to thank the Mayor and Council for
their support. She said in August of this year, she was notified that Columbus,
Georgia Post Office was under area mail processing study, and about one year
ago she stood here for the same reason. They were concerned that they took our
out-going processes and they would come back and get our in-coming processes
and this has happened. She said because of HR 1351, there is an acceleration of
closures and consolidation of post office, not only in Georgia and Columbus,
but also all over the country. She said what that bill would do, it would slow
down the process and return the over funding that we have back to the post
office so that it would give us a chance to actually regroup without cutting
services. As it stands now, if we cut services, once we cut those services, we
probably would never get them back and so this bill is very important. It has
been in the subcommittee but it failed since it did not get the desired
support.
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DEMOLITION:
Councilor McDaniel said he received a phone call from the brother of Mr.
Ken Thomas regarding a property that was listed on and approved for demolition.
Councilor McDaniel then made a motion to delay the demolition of this property
for two weeks.
Mayor Tomlinson then suggested a postponement of action until such time as
we can get more information on when this ordinance was adopted and who voted in
favor of it, as well as any additional background information for Council.
Following further discussion by Mayor Tomlinson, City Manager Hugley, and
several members of Council, Councilor Baker pointed out that a motion may not
be in order but rather a request to administration to handle it that way.
City Attorney Fay explained that the request is to look into it
administratively with the City Manager.
Councilor Henderson said to be consistent anytime we give an extension, at
that later date, we typically asked for a couple of items to be included with
the request and it usually is a signed contract with a license contractor,
financial verification and availability of funds to complete the repairs and
time line; recognizing that if any of those agreed upon benchmarks are not met,
we would go ahead and put the property back on the demolition list. He said his
concern is that if we take it off, we would have to initiate the process from
the beginning because the property now has a different owner.
City Manager Hugley said they would do it administratively as Council
McDaniel has indicated the property has not be demolished, but we also ask that
the new owner get on the public agenda to be called up by Councilor McDaniel at
the next meeting and bring all the information as outlined by Councilor
Henderson.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
City Attorney Fay requested a short executive session at the end of the
regular session to discuss pending and potential litigation.
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PUBLIC AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING PERSON (S) APPEARED ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA AND PROVIDED IS A
SUMMARY OF EACH PERSON (S)
COMMENTS:______________________________________________________
MS. CHERYL MYERS, REPRESENTING COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, RE: PRESENTATION
IN HONOR OF THE COLLEGE?S 5OTH
ANNIVERSARY:_____________________________________________
Ms. Myers, Director of Communications, came forward, introduced the
Vice-President of Student Affairs Ms. Tara Askew, and an instructor, Ms. Tameka
McKenzie.
Ms. Myers said 1961 marked 50 years since Columbus Technical has been part
of the Columbus Georgia community and we are taking this week to ?Paint the
Town Blue? to say thank you to the community and to show our appreciation for
all the support and backing we?ve had throughout the years. Ms. Myers had a
brief presentation and goodie bags which was distributed to the Mayor and
Members of Council.
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MR. PAUL OLSON, RE: EXPEDIA.COM, MEDICAL CENTER AUTHORITY AND SPRING
HARBOR:_______________________________
Mr. Olson came forward and made some comments about the Charter Review
Commission?s public forum that took place at Eddys Middle School. He made some
references about the lack of a quorum, as there were only 10 members of the
commission present.
He made some additional comments about the lack of notice in the cafeteria
of Eddy Middle School where the meeting took place.
Mr. Olson then made some comments about the Expedia.com lawsuit and the law
firm representing the city in this matter. He made some references about an
ordinance and a resolution and stated that he would like to see both documents.
Mr. Olson further made mention of a settlement with Orbitz but stated that
nowhere in the news was it covered as to the amount of the settlement and
requested a written response to the issues he addressed here tonight.
Responding to Mr. Olson?s comments, City Attorney Fay explained that the
notices for the public hearings were published in the Ledger-Enquirer. He said
there were two notices published for each public hearing and that is all that
the statute that created the Charter Review Commission requires and that?s what
was followed. He said with respect to the Orbitz settlement, we made this
public last year and it was a total of $450,000.00. The contract that Columbus
has with the law firm of Pope & McGlamry has also been made public and the
Attorney General has copies of them and he has closed his file on the matter.
With respect to any other discussions of Expedia and contracts with lawyers,
Georgia law clearly says that those are attorney/client matters and this
Council has a right to consult with it?s attorney concerning any litigation or
settlement of claims and that is exactly what has happened with Expedia and
Hotel.com. He said with respect with the final resolution on the Expedia and
Hotel.Com cases, this Council is going to press on for a full recovery for the
taxpayers of Columbus, Georgia including attorney?s fees and expenses, which
Columbus is entitled to under Georgia Law.
With regard to the items Mr. Olson requested, City Attorney Fay explained
that those are attorney/client privileges as they were discussed in executive
sessions and there is no ordinance or resolution covering that.
Mayor Tomlinson then instructed City Attorney Fay to provide Mr. Olson with
a copy of the letter she wrote to the Clerk of Council relating to her former
involvement with the law firm mentioned by Mr. Olson. She then pointed out that
with regard to the comments Mr. Olson made about her campaign contributions,
those contributions are on-line with the Georgia Ethics Commission and are a
matter of public records.
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MR. LORENZA WILDER, RE: SPEEDING ON BUENA VISTA ROAD AND WILDER
DRIVE:______________________________________________
When called upon to address Council, Mr. Wilder did not respond.
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MR. EDWARD STOVALL, JR., RE: AN INVENTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF
COLUMBUS:_________________________________________
When called upon to address Council, Mr. Stovall did not respond.
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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA WERE
SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER HUGLEY AND ADOPTED BY THE
COUNCIL:_____________
A Resolution (335-11) - Authorizing the request for Northwestern Benefits
Corporation of Georgia, CCG Benefit Manager, to renew the Blue Cross Medicare
Advantage plan for retirees, the Blue Cross HMO, POS and PPO Medical plans and
the Express Scripts Prescription plan.
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh moved approval of the resolution. Seconded by
Councilor Allen and carried unanimously by those eight members of Council
present, with Councilor Davis being absent for this vote, and Councilor Woodson
being absent from this meeting.
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A Resolution (336-11) ? Authorizing the request to allocate additional
funding, if available, to the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley for the
implementation of the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in the amount of $15,000
in FY12 and $65,000 in FY13.
City Manager Hugley explained that in fiscal year 2011 we allocated
$50,000.00 to United Way to support moving the 10-Year Homeless Plan into
implementation; in the current fiscal year 2012, we allocated an additional
$65,000.00 in CDBG allocation. They have reproached us after having gone to the
private sector to get some corporate citizens to pledge 3-year support to
further move this 10-Year Homeless Plan into implementation. The private sector
has agreed to commit three years of funding but would like to see the city
commit that third year funding as well as go back and increase the FY11
allocation by $15,000.000 so that then they would have three years of funding
at the $65,000.00 level.
City Manager Hugley further explained that we do not have the capacity in
our current fiscal year to allocate an additional $15,000.00 for this effort;
so this resolution is asking Council to pledge $15,000.00 in next fiscal year
out of the FY13 allocation to bring that $50,000.000 up to $65,000.00 and in
addition to the $15,000.00 next year in FY13, we are also asking Council to do
it the third year of $65,000.00. He said in FY13, we are asking you to pledge a
total of $80,000.00 to support this effort so they can move forward with the
three commitments that they have received from the private sector.
Following additional discussions by several members of Council, Mr. Albert
Wall, representative from New Horizon came forward and stated that he is here
in full support of the Ten-year plan for homelessness and New Horizons also
stands firmly behind it. He said they were a part of the original coalition
that wrote the plan and have followed the process all the way through. He said
their concern is that in the period of time between the 15 member task force
and the now 6-member task force, they have not had a lot of communication (both
ways) with the task force and they are concerned to being answerable to an
outside body for funding, policy, and procedure that takes place within New
Horizons. He said having spoken to other service providers; they have concerns
along those lines as well. Mr. McKnight made some additional comments regarding
the functions with 100 % buy-in and requested to have a sit-down with the
?collaborative? one more time and discuss this, and then they would all come
together and present it in mass. He said United Way is a tremendous
organization that does a lot of good, but at the same time, this is not just a
United Way issue, but rather a collaborative issue and we all want to be here
to address this body together ? it is that important.
Mr. Carmen Cavezza then came forward and stated that the city commissioned
them to do this plan and appointed the task force, which consists of all the
service providers, as well as some members of Council. He said they went
through several months of developing this plan, visited cities with successful
plans, attended sessions in Washington that addressed this issue, brought in
people who are experts in this area, scrub this document over and over again
and input from service providers and anyone else was put into the document. He
then made some comments to questions raised by Council regarding having one of
the service providers serve as the umbrella organization.
After an additional 15 minutes of discussions by Mayor Tomlinson and
several members of Council, Councilor Thomas suggested that the language be
changed on the resolution. City Manager Hugley then suggested the following
wording: ?it would be funded from the CDBG allocation or other funding sources
at Council?s discretion?. Councilor Davis then made a motion to approve the
resolution, which was seconded by Councilor Allen. However, before the Mayor
could call the question, Councilor Henderson made a separate motion.
Councilor Henderson then made a motion to amend the resolution, striking
the 7th Whereas, where the resolution mentioned making the funding contingent
upon the continued federal funding (CDBG) and leave in the 8th paragraph
referencing the sole or most probable municipal funding source being the CDBG
funds. Seconded by Councilor Thomas.
Councilor Allen said he is in opposition of this motion because he feels
that this is a program we are taking baby steps with and it should be left
where it is. He said we can always change it at some point in the future and
due to financial constraints, in his opinion, the program should be left where
it is.
Councilor Thomas asked Councilor Henderson if he would accept an editorial
change in striking the second sentence; and in the third sentence, also
striking the word ?contingent?, to which Councilor Henderson agreed.
Mayor Tomlinson called the question of the motion, with amendments made by
Councilor Henderson, which was seconded by Councilor Thomas and carried by a
vote of 6 to 3 with Councilors Allen, Barnes, and Davis voting no, Councilor
Woodson, being absent from this meeting, and all others present voting yes.
Councilor Henderson then made a motion to adopt the resolution as amended.
Seconded by Councilor Thomas and carried unanimously by those nine members of
Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
Councilor Davis requested an organization aboard the task force. He said we
only talk about an aspect of this program and would also like to get a better
projection of where we are going with this for future references.
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A Resolution (337-11) ? Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to Sable Oaks
Drive and that portion of Sable Court located in Section Five, Sable Oaks of
Midland.
Councilor McDaniel moved approval of the resolution. Seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those eight members of Council
present, with Councilor Huff being absent for this vote and Woodson being
absent from this meeting.
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THE FOLLOWING TEN PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE CITY MANAGER?S
AGENDA WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER HUGLEY AND ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM TURNER PUGH. SECONDED
BY COUNCILOR MCDANIEL, WHICH THEN CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL PRESENT, WITH COUNCILOR HUFF BEING ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE AND COUNCILOR
WOODSON BEING ABSENT FROM THIS MEETING:_____________________________
A Resolution (338-11) ? Authorizing the annual contracts for Professional
Architectural & Engineering Services with the firms in the following
categories: Architectural Services: 2WR/Andras Architects; Hecht, Burdeshaw,
Johnson Architects; Sizemore Group; Neal, Kendust & Murray and Kenneth Levy
Architects; Engineering Services: Stantec Consulting Services; URS; Jacobs
Engineering Group; Heath & Lineback Engineers and Wolverton & Associates.
Services will be required on an as needed basis and costs will be negotiated
per project.
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A Resolution (339-11) ? Authorizing the purchase of five (5) zero turn
radius mowers with rear discharge for the Parks and Recreation Department, via
Georgia State Contract, #99999-SPD0000043, from Moridge Manufacturing,
(Moundridge, GA) in the amount of $42,070.00.
The mowers are replacement units and will be used by the Parks and
Recreation Department to cut grass in the City?s parks. The department
currently has five mowers down with repairs approximated at $16,000.00. The
equipment in need of repair meets the requirements for salvage. The new units
are needed immediately, hence the reason for utilizing the State Contract.
Funds are budgeted in the FY12 Budget: Special Proj-Capital Proj Fund ? Capital
Projects ? Gen Fund Supported Cap Project ? Capital Expend ? Over $5,000;
0508-660-1000-CPGF-7761-22929-20120.
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A Resolution (340-11) ? Authorizing the purchase of two (2) Dial-A-Ride
paratransit buses from National Bus Sales and Leasing, Inc. (Marietta, GA) in
the amount of $264,702.00.
The buses are replacement units and will be used by the METRA Department of
Transportation to provide ADA Complementary Paratransit Service to eligible
persons with disabilities who are, because of their disability, unable to
board, ride or disembark from an accessible vehicle in METRA's regular bus
service. Service is provided with special lift-equipped buses on a
curb-to-curb, shared ride basis.
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A Resolution (341-11) ? Authorizing the purchase of one (1) Cab and Chassis
from Beck Motor Company, (Albany, GA) in the amount of $116,993.00.
The cab and chassis will be used with a 16/18-yard dump truck body purchased in
FY11. It is a replacement vehicle and will be used by the Street Improvements
Division of the Public Services Department to haul dirt, sand and other items
as needed to maintain city streets. The 16/18-yard dump truck body will be
mounted on the cab and chassis.
Per Resolution No. 285-11, Beck Motor Company was the awarded vendor for
RFB 11-0063, Commercial Logging Trash Loader, Option 1: Cab & Chassis Only.
Beck Motor Company has agreed to provide the additional cab and chassis for the
same-awarded bid price of $116,993.00.
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A Resolution (342-11) ? Authorizing the execution of a contract with
Capitol Fence Company, Inc., in the amount of $95,284.00 for fencing services.
Capitol Fence Company, Inc., will replace fencing around two (2) baseball
fields at Britt David Park.
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A Resolution (343-11) ? Authorizing the purchase of seven hundred (700) IBM
Lotus Notes Domino Licenses from IBM (Westford, MA) in the amount of $58,905.00.
The licenses are needed to fulfill a new mandate from the Peace Officer
Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.) requiring all officers to have an
e-mail address. The e-mail address must be the governing entity?s email, not a
personal email address. This requirement applies to Police Officers, Deputy
Sheriffs and Deputy Marshals.
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A Resolution (344-11) ? Authorizing the annual contract for the purchase of
traffic citations on an "as needed" basis from Turner-Clack Business Forms,
Inc. (Columbus, GA), for the per ticket cost of $0.07152, and the estimated
contract value of $20,115.00.
Turner-Clack Business Forms, Inc. will provide an initial order of ninety
three thousand seven hundred and fifty (93,750) traffic citations to be used by
the Columbus Police Department. The contract term will be for three years.
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A Resolution (345-11) ? Authorizing the donation of (4) pursuit vehicle bar
lights to Columbus State University.
Resolution No. 316-11 declared various vehicles and equipment as surplus.
Said vehicles and equipment will be disposed during an auction to be held on
October 22, 2011. Included in the surplus are several Police Department
vehicles with bar lights. Columbus State University has contacted the City
Manager, Chief of Police, and Fleet Management Division about obtaining the (4)
pursuit vehicle bar lights.
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A Resolution (346-11) ? Authorizing the Letter of Agreement with Corizon (formerly Prison Health
Services (PHS)) for inmate medical services through June 30, 2012, with payment
rendered as follows: 1) From July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, the
Variable Professional Fee will be no more than $55,889.61 per month; 2) From
October 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011, the Variable Professional Fee will be
no more than $43,614.61 per month, unless the Columbus Consolidated Government
requests more services than previously agreed upon; 3)From November 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012, the Variable Professional Fee will be no more than
$38,664.61 per month, unless the Columbus Consolidated Government requests more
services than previously agreed upon. The charge will be for hours actually
provided and those hours shall be documented by Columbus and submitted to
Corizon every week. For the Contract Period, the Fixed Administrative Fee will
be $15,276.00 per month.
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A Resolution (347-11) ? Authorizing payment to Ramesh B. Kannegenti, M.D.,
and Sai K. Nandamuru, M.D., to provide Psychiatric services at Muscogee County
Jail at a rate of $500/per day; and approve payment to Sher E. Schwartz, Ph.D.,
to provide Psychologist services at a rate of $88/per hour. Services will be
provided until the RFP for Mental Health Services is awarded.
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FINANCE MONTHLY REPORT:
Ms. Pam Hodge, Finance Director, came forward and provided the following
monthly finance report for September 2011; she also made some comments
regarding the travel policy:
Travel
General Fund ? last year we spend $110,000 for travel related items, this year
(to date) is $87,000.
Monthly Report:
LOST ? we have 134 positions filled for public safety, out or 158 authorized
positions.
Collected $4.2 million in sale tax for public safety and $1.8 million in
infrastructure sales tax.
Operating Funds Monthly Report ? General fund is up 13.19% or 10.41%
eliminating taxes. Ms. Hodge said this is the first three months of the fiscal
year and we have collected 10% of the budget.
Sales tax up almost 12% for the first two months of collections compared to the
same time last year.
Sewer fund - down 16.18%
Paving fund ? down 14%
Medical Center ?down 7.84%
Integrated Waste ? down 2.75%
Emergency 911 ? up 1.61%
Economic Development ? down 7.84%
Debt Service Fund ? down 53.48%
Transportation ? down 11.49%
Parking Management ? up 28.49%
Trade Center ? up 10.78%
Bull Creek ? down 6.5%
Ox Bow Creek ? down .5%
Civic Center Fund ? down 40%
Following Ms. Hodge?s presentation, she responded to questions and comments
from Council.
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PARKING MANAGEMENT UPDATE:
City Manager Hugley said a Council member received some concerns a few
weeks ago about miss-use/abuse of 50 parking spaces in the Front Avenue Parking
Garage. He said the city has 50 public parking spaces on the ground floor of
the parking garage on Front Avenue and the other spaces (beyond the 50) as well
spaces on the second and third floors used by Columbus State University and
W.C. Bradley. He said that Council member were informed that he would be
looking at an RFP and provide an update at today?s meeting. He said they have
given thought to the RFP that was going to cost $30,000 and have decided not to
do an RFP but instead do something in-house. He said we have struggled with
many parking issues in the Uptown area in recent years and our challenges
include availability, too much demand and not enough supply for on-street
parking, and we have heard from business owners, patrons, historic district
residents, and they have all voiced concerns. He said we are not going to spend
$30,000 on an RFP, we are going to assemble a team in-house to do a review and
Deputy City Manager Goodwin will provide further information on this.
Deputy City Manager Lisa Goodwin came forward and explained that the team
includes members from Metra Transit System (Parking Management Div), Planning
Division, Planning Department, as well as Traffic Engineering, and herself. She
said what they are going to do, it take a close comprehensive look at parking
in Uptown, based on the boundaries of our parking management district, from 3rd
Avenue to Bay Avenue, 9th Street to 14th Street, which includes our parking
management districts. She said we also have a request from several citizens to
take a look at the historic district as well and some of the parking concerns
they have there. She said we are looking at on-street and off-street parking.
We are also going to take a look at the timed (8hrs, 4hrs, & 2hrs) areas and
will be establishing a time line for making all this happen and bringing it
back to this Council in a draft presentation before we actually go out ant talk
to the stakeholders.
Councilor Thomas suggested the stakeholders be included as the plan is
being developed because the needs of the people who park on Front Avenue are
different from the needs of the people that park on Broadway, First and Second
Avenues.
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STAFF ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY/IMPACT ON DE-LISTING:
City Manager Hugley said a few weeks ago, a City Councilor requested that
he do an analysis on the economic impact study done by two Columbus State
University professors, paid for by the Pezold Company. He said this study
related to the de-listing of Columbus hotels by on-line travel companies and in
preparation for his review, he learned that the Columbus Visitors Bureau, since
2002, has paid CSU professor Dr. Mike Daniels to analyze raw data from the CVB
that includes trade shows, conventions, and events that the CVB coordinates. He
said the CVB analysis does not include leisure travel or on-line travel because
meeting and event planners typically book direct. The CSU professors paid by
the Pezold Company focused on the dip between 2008 and 2009 in their 2009
study. This study indicates an estimated $9.3 million loss in hotel sales and
another $9.3 million loss in additional retail sales for a total of $18.6
million loss. He said there is a recent draft by the same professors that
asserts that CCG forfeited $7.4 million from September 2008 thru December 2010.
He said the CSU professors paid by the CVB indicated a dip during the same
time period (2008-2009) of $19.4 million but shows a return in 2010 by $19.4
million.
He reminded Council that the $19.4 million figure and analysis done by Dr.
Daniel does not take into consideration leisure travel; it only include
conventions, trade shows, and other events. He said we believe the dip between
2008 and 2009 is a result of the economy and not de-listing.
He also pointed out that the report does not address the increase in supply
between 2007 and 2010.
Mr. Peter Bowden, Executive Director of Convention & Visitors Bureau, then
came forward and made a presentation from a chart and handout provided to
Council.
He said the handout provided to Council is the summary of the analysis that
CSU has been doing for the CVB since 2003.
He made some additional comments from the chart as well as other findings
from Dr. Daniel as a result of his study.
Mr. Bowden said they also did another analysis regarding whether of not
Columbus is actually de-listed or is it just an anomaly with what?s remaining
with the Expedia case and found that Columbus hotels are listed, even when they
use various other search engines. Hotels are also represented when trying to
book on-line. He said for someone to say that Columbus is de-listed is not a
complete statement.
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HOTEL/MOTEL TAX:
Ms. Pam Hodge, Finance Director came forward and made a presentation on the
hotel/motel tax revenue. She said our total revenue in FY07 thru FY11; we
generated $3.7 million in FY 05 and almost $5.3 million in FY11. She said we
did have an increase in the rate effective August 1, 2009, which would have
been in FY10 numbers.
She said we did have a change in the hotel/motel rate in FY10; in FY07, one
percent generated $533,000. In FY11 we generated $661,000, which is a 23.86%
increase between FY07 and FY11. For one percent of hotel/motel tax, we have an
increase of 23%. She said in FY07 we had 41 hotels that were reporting to us;
in FY11 we had 51 hotels that were reporting to us. An increase in the number
of rooms that was available.
She said Phenix City has 10 hotels that report hotel/motel tax.
City Manager Hugley said they have asked Smith Travel to do a critique on
the Pezold study done by the two CSU professors and as soon as that comes in,
we will provide it to Council. He said we just don?t have any city/CCG data
that supports the findings asserted in the original study or the most recent
draft study conducted.
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CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON AS
INFORMATION FOR MAYOR AND
COUNCIL:________________________________________________________
(1) Letter from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Airport Commission.
(2) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Board of Tax Assessors.
(3) Letter from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Board of Elections &
Registrations.
(4) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Hospital Authority.
(5) Notice from Mayor Tomlinson of the Presentation on Passenger Rail in
Georgia as presented by Gordon McKenna- CEO, Georgians for Passenger Rail,
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. in the Ground Floor Conference Room,
Government Center.
(6) Copy of the audited financial statements and the Compliance Reports for the
Columbus Department of Public Health as presented by Albright, Fortenberry &
Ninas, LLP, for the year ended June 30, 2011.
(7) Application submitted by Bruce Williams to temporarily close Adair Avenue
from Adair Court south to just past Adair Apartments at 1021 Adair Avenue
(vehicles can turn around in the driveway of Adair Apartments), on Saturday,
October 22, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in connection with ?First
Annual Block Party?. (The Police Chief has approved the application.)
(8) Application submitted by Bernard Spicer to temporarily close 8th Street
from 7th Avenue to 9th Avenue, north and south intersection of 8th Avenue at
8th Street, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in
connection with ?Annual Fall Festival?. (The Police Chief has approved the
application.)
(9) Application submitted by Cecil Cheves to temporarily close various streets
(See Attached Sheet), on Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m., in connection with ?26.2 Mile Soldier Marathon?. (The Police Chief has
approved the application.)
(10) Application submitted by Alana Miller to temporarily close the Dillingham
Street Bridge, on Sunday, November 6, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in
connection with ?Community Share A Meal?. (The Police Chief has approved the
application.)
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL
WASHINGTON AND APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL:________________________________________________________
A Resolution (348-11) ? Excusing Councilor Evelyn Woodson from the October
18, 2011 Special Called Meeting.
Councilor Henderson moved approval of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor
Allen and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with
Councilor Woodson absent from this meeting.
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A Resolution (349-11) ? Excusing Councilor Jerry ?Pops? Barnes from the
October 18, 2011 Special Called Meeting.
Councilor Henderson moved approval of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor
Allen and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with
Councilor Woodson absent from this meeting.
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A Resolution (350-11) ? Excusing Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh from the October
18, 2011 Special Called Meeting.
Councilor Henderson moved approval of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor
Allen and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with
Councilor Woodson absent from this meeting.
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Letter from Mr. Oz Roberts resigning from his position on the Convention &
Visitors Bureau, Board of Commissioners.
Councilors McDaniel moved the acceptance of the letter, with regret.
Seconded by Mayor Pro tem Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those nine
members of Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this
meeting.
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MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS:
Board of Elections & Registration, June 9, 2011
Board of Tax Assessors, No. 36-11.
Convention & Visitors Bureau, September 21, 2011.
Crime Prevention Board, January 19, 2011.
Crime Prevention Board, February 16 & March 23, 2011.
Crime Prevention Board, May 25 & June 22, 2011.
Family & Children Services, August 10, 2011.
Planning Advisory Commission, July 20, 2011.
Planning Advisory Commission, August 3 & 17, 2011.
Planning Advisory Commission, September 21, 2011.
Recreation Advisory Board, July 27, 2011.
Councilor McDaniel moved acceptance of the minutes. Seconded by Councilor
Allen and carried unanimously by those nine members of the Council present,
with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
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THE FOLLOWING TWO NEW ZONING PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED FOR EACH BY COUNCILOR MCDANIEL:___
(a) Petition submitted by Joseph A. Sillitto to rezone 3.24 acres of property
located at 2040 Warm Springs Road from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to RO
(Residential Office) district. (Recommended for approval by both the Planning
Advisory Commission and the Planning Department.) (24-A-11-Sillitto)
(b) Petition submitted by Martin R. Flournoy to rezone 0.42 acres of property
located at 5372 Veterans Parkway from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to GC
(General Commercial) district. (Recommended for approval by both the Planning
Advisory Commission and the Planning Department.) (25-A-11-Flournoy)
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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:
ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD:
Clerk of Councilor Washington informed the Mayor and Council that Ms. Jo
McDaniel is eligible to be confirmed. Councilor Henderson moved the
confirmation. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh, and carried unanimously by
those nine members of Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from
this meeting.
Councilor Allen nominated Mr. Terry Gumbert for Ms. Jeannie McKee?s seat on
the Animal Control Advisory Board. Ms. Washington informed the Mayor and
Council that this would be back in two weeks for confirmation. She also pointed
out that we are still waiting to hear from the Veterinary Association regarding
the seat of Dr. Brook Glass.
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BOARD OF HONOR:
Clerk of Council Washington informed the Mayor and Council that Mr. Milton
Hirsch is eligible to succeed himself and he is eligible for confirmation.
Councilor McDaniel moved the confirmation. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Turner
Pugh and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with
Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
Ms. Washington also pointed out that Mr. Billy Watson who serves on this
board has been nominated to serve on another board.
Councilor McDaniel then asked if the stipulations regarding board members
not being able to serve on more than one board applies to Mr. Watson, given
that persons serving on the Board of Honor are elected officials.
City Attorney Fay responded that he is looking into making an exception to
the two-board prohibition for the Board of Honor because they are former
elected officials.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL:
Clerk of Council Washington informed the Mayor and Council that the seats
of Mr. Jose Cardona and Mr. Bradford Haines have been declared vacant. A
nominee is needed for the seat of Mr. Cardona, which is a council District 6
representative. She also informed the Mayor and Council that Councilor Davis is
nominating Mr. Jack Hayes to succeed Mr. Haines.
Councilor Henderson then moved to confirm Mr. Hayes. Seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those nine members of Council
present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting. No further
actions taken.
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CONVENTION & TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY:
Clerk of Council Washington informed the Mayor and Council that Ms. Lori
Auten cannot succeed herself. This is a Mayor?s appointment. No action taken.
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CRIME PREVENTION BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington informed the Mayor and Council that Mr. Winston
Bailey can be confirmed. Councilor McDaniel moved the confirmation. Seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and carried unanimously by those nine members of
Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COLUMBUS:
Clerk of Council Washington explained that Mayor Tomlinson is re-appointing
Ms. Rhunell Bankston and she can be confirmed. Mayor Pro Tem Turner moved the
confirmation. Seconded by Councilor Allen and carried unanimously by those nine
members of Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this
meeting.
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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION:
Clerk of Councilor Washington explained to the Mayor and Council that Mr.
Gregory Wagner and Mr. Jeremy Hobbs are eligible to succeed themselves; but Mr.
Charles Kurtz cannot succeed himself.
Councilor Allen then made a motion to re-nominate and confirm Mr. Wagner.
Seconded by Councilor McDaniel, which carried unanimously by those nine members
of Council present, with Councilor Woodson being absent from this meeting. No
further actions taken.
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RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington explained that Ms. Betsy Reed has resigned her
seat on this board. No action taken.
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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington explained that Ms. Sonya Eddings has been
re-nominated to serve another term and is now eligible to be confirmed. Mayor
Pro Tem Turner Pugh moved the confirmation. Seconded by Councilor Henderson and
carried unanimously by those nine members of Council present, with Councilor
Woodson being absent from this meeting.
Clerk of Council Washington pointed out that we are waiting to hear from
Uptown Columbus, Inc. to determine if they are going to re-appoint Ms. Brenda
Price. No further actions take.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Regarding the requests made earlier by City Attorney Fay, Councilor
Henderson made a motion to allow the Council to go into an executive session to
discuss pending and potential litigation. Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and
carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present, with Councilor
Barnes being absent for this vote, Councilor Woodson being absent from this
meeting, and the time being 8:45 p.m.
At 8:58 p.m., the regular session was called back to order at which time
Mayor Tomlinson pointed out that the Council met into an executive session to
discuss pending and potential litigation, but no action was taken.
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With no further business to come before this Council, Mayor Pro Tem Turner
Pugh then made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Councilor Henderson, and
carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present, with Councilor
Barnes being absent for this vote, Councilor Woodson being absent from this
meeting, and the time being 9:00 p.m.
Tiny B. Washington, CMC
Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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