MINUTES
COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
REGULAR SESSION
MARCH 11, 2008
The regular weekly meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was called
to order at 9:04 A.M, Tuesday, March 11, 2008, on the Plaza Level of the
Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable W. J. Wetherington, Mayor,
presiding.
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PRESENT: Present other than Mayor Wetherington and Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn Turner
Pugh were Councilors, Wayne Anthony, Mike Baker, Jerry Barnes, Berry H.
Henderson, Julius H. Hunter, Jr., Charles E. McDaniel, Jr. and Evelyn Woodson.
City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Assistant City Attorney
Jamie DeLoach, Clerk of Council Tiny Washington and Deputy Clerk of Council
Sandra Davis were also present.
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ABSENT: Councilors R. Gary Allen, Glenn Davis were absent.
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INVOCATION: Led by Rev. James Douglas ? Gentian Baptist Church.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by students from Wilson School of Fort Benning.
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PROCLAMATIONS:
?AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH?:
With Reverend James E. Duke standing at the Council table, Councilor Baker
read the proclamation of Mayor Wetherington proclaiming the month of March as
?American Red Cross Month? in Columbus, Georgia.
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NOTE: Councilor Evelyn Turner Pugh arrived at 9:10 a.m. Councilor Mimi
Woodson arrived at 9:11 a.m.
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MAYOR?S AGENDA:
WITH MR. CHRISTIAN GARAY AND HIS FAMILY STANDING AT THE COUNCIL TABLE,
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ IN ITS ENTIRETY BY COUNCILOR
HUNTER AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:_____
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A Resolution (89-08) ? Commending Christian Garay, a sixth grader at
Richards Middle School, upon his victory in the USTA National Open Clay Court
Junior Boys? 12 Championships held at Copper Creek Tennis Center. Councilor
Hunter moved the adoption of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and
carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present at the time, with
Councilors Gary Allen and Glenn Davis being absent for this vote.
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WITH MR. SEAN HALL, HIS COACH AND HIS FATHER STANDING AT THE COUNCIL
TABLE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS READ IN ITS ENTIRETY BY COUNCILOR HUNTER
AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL:____________________________
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A Resolution (90-08) ? Commending Jordan High School wrestler Sean Hall
and Coach Scott upon their outstanding performance in the Class AAA State
Championships held at the Gwinnett Center. Councilor Hunter moved the adoption
of the resolution. Seconded by Councilor Anthony and carried unanimously by
those eight members of Council present at the time, with Councilors Gary Allen
and Glenn Davis being absent for this vote.
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AIR SHOW:
Mr. Tom Bryan & Mike Flournoy from the Air Show Committee came forward to
remind citizens and Council members of the Air Show to be held on March 15,
2008. Mr. Bryan said we are very fortunate for a city of our size to have an
air show. He said it takes about forty active members and about two hundred
and fifty volunteers to help put it together. Mr. Bryan said Greg Po would be
there with his aircraft powered by bio fuel. He said we would also have an
auto show featuring classic cars from the twenties through the sixties. He
said Fort Benning will be there and the silver wings will be jumping. He said
the Mayor has agreed to take the first flight of the air show, Friday at 10:00
a.m. we will be strapping him into a T6.
Mr. Flournoy said the end result of all of this effort really is the fact
that through scouting and other organizations that benefit, we support
thousands of youth programs including sending kids to summer camp at Camp
Lumpkin. He said we appreciate all of the City?s support in making this happen
and we are very proud that our city is working with an organization such as
this.
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MINUTES: Minutes of the November 27, 2007 meeting of the Council of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia was submitted and approved upon
the adoption of a motion made by Councilor Woodson and seconded by Councilor
McDaniel, which carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present
for this meeting with Councilors Gary Allen and Glenn Davis being absent.
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CITY ATTORNEY?S AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING DEMOLITION ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY
ATTORNEY CLIFTON FAY AND INTRODUCED ON FIRST
READING:
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An ordinance ? providing for the demolition of various structures locate
at:
3619 Youmans Street (J. P. Adams, owner)
5188 River Road (Chattahoochee Valley, Inc., owner)
2817 Colorado Street (Colorado-G Real Estate Holding Trust, owner)
3316 O?Neal Street (Dennis Deal, owner)
2722 9th Street (William T. Ford Morturary, Inc., owner)
3622Youmans Street (Benny C. foster, owner)
6620 Hensley Drive (Charlie Harris, owner)
4825 13th Avenue (Theresa Jones, owner)
2504 2nd Avenue (Judith James Scruggs, owner); and for demolition services for
the Inspections and Code division in accordance with the attached tabulation of
Bid sheet.
Mr. Wayne Spence of 2945 Gardenia Street came forward as a representative
for Ms. Lizzie Adams, to address the property located at 3619 Youmans Street.
Mr. Spence said Mr. J. P. Adams, which is Ms. Adams? deceased husband, owns the
property; she is up in age and has been trying to get the money up to make the
repairs but could not do so. He said next door to this location is a church
that has agreed to purchase the property. He said he is asking for an
extension to do some probate work on the estate in order for her to be in a
position to sell it to the church, which would take about a month and a half to
do.
Councilor Woodson addressed the City Manager saying that she requested
information and history on this particular address last week. She said she
received a phone call but did not realize that it would come before the Council
this quickly.
City Manager Hugley said this is the home that Councilor Woodson mentioned
a week ago, but we go through a lengthy process and it is timed. If a citizen
calls a week before demolition is scheduled to come up, they did not just learn
about it. He said who ever Councilor Woodson talked to knew that it was D-day
and D-day is today. He said we have time lines that we can lay out for you if
we need to. He said it is a process that we cannot stop because the person
calls the Council member a week before the demolition is scheduled to appear on
the agenda because they knew of it in advance.
Councilor Woodson said she understands, but respectfully she wishes that
she would have gotten some information and said if she could get a history of
it now she would greatly appreciate it. City Manager Hugley said we have it
here and we can give you the entire file.
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh asked Mr. Spence when did his client?s husband
pass. Mr. Spence responded by saying he passed away in 1994. Mayor Pro Tem
Turner Pugh asked had anything been done with the property since that year and
Mr. Spence said no.
City Attorney Fay said the item would remain on the list in the
ordinance.
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Councilor Henderson pointed out that it was said that the owner was unable
to do any work to the property located at 5188 River Road, due to environmental
issues and said he wants to make sure the property is not demolished and the
owner has no recourse.
Ms. Rebecca Wiggins said most of you all are aware of this gas station on
River Road that has been in violation for several years. She said we have
worked with the owner and her attorney to get it to this point, and there were
some environmental concerns but there is not an environmental danger that we
are aware of. She said please be aware that the city will only demolish the
canopy and the building; we do not deal with the pumps or the underground tanks.
Councilor Henderson said he was curious about where it says, ?the owner
does not have the authority to do anything on the property because of
environmental issues?. Ms. Wiggins said every issue has been resolved
according to the owner?s attorney.
Councilor McDaniel said this property has been an eye sore for a long time
and I have received a lot of complaints along with Councilor Davis. He said we
tried to get something done about it several years ago, but it needs to be torn
down because no one is going to rent it.
Councilor Hunter asked who is responsible for removing the tanks and the
pumps. Ms. Wiggins responded by saying the owner is responsible, but there is
not an ordinance that deals with that.
City Manager Hugley said we will go ahead and remove the structures and we
are working with EPA to deal with the removal of the pumps themselves.
Councilor Woodson asked if it were a possibility for the EPA, Staff and
the Fire Department to get together and come up with an ordinance that would
require the property owner to have the pumps and tanks removed within a certain
time frame. Ms. Wiggins said the ordinance that we consider here today is the
demolition ordinance of the building, then there are other agencies in place
that will handle the environmental part of it and they are doing that. She
said those things would take place, just in a different forum, a different time
and agency. She also said the Fire Department has their ordinances that they
enforce and the EPA will handle the environmental issues, so everything is
covered.
After more than twenty minutes of discussion, this matter was concluded
after members of the Council expressed their further views on this property.
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Ms. Teresa Jones, 4825 13th Avenue, came forward to address the property
located at 4825 13th Avenue. Ms. Jones said she has been working on the house;
she has cleaned out the house and removed all of the burned wood. She said she
has also put siding on the outside of the house. She said one room was burned
in the house and there was smoke damage. She said she has washed down and
scraped all of the smoke off of the walls along with corking the holes and
painting the rooms. She said she has been hospitalized twice since the house
caught on fire, which has enabled her to continuously work on repairing the
house. She informed the Council that Mr. Mack, a carpenter from Atlanta, would
be providing a takeoff sheet to Lowe?s, on her behalf, in order that she
receive assistance in obtaining material to rebuild her home. She said she has
a network of people who are trying to get churches to donate their services to
help her put things back together. She said she has four grandchildren and one
of the four grandchildren was living with her at the time of the fire. She
asked the Council to look at the situation and take into consideration the
things that she has done and extend the time to six months in order for her to
make full repairs.
At this time Ms. Jones provided the Council with photographs of the
house. After viewing the photos, Councilor Henderson asked Ms. Jones would Mr.
Mack be completing the work. She said he will assist in doing the work but he
will not be able to do it all.
Councilor Henderson said he is truly sorry about the situation that has
happened with the house, but the ripple affect from the house being in that
situation for a prolonged period of time ends up having a very negative affect
on the neighborhood. He explained to Ms. Jones when people have a very
ambitious project ahead of them and limited resources, and we give an extension
often times the owner makes a earnest and sincere effort and puts more money
into the property and it does not meet the code or does not get completed in
time and we are left with an even more distasteful decision, which is to go
ahead with the demolition after more money has been put into the property. He
said based on the pictures he has seen he does not see how Ms. Jones will be
able to get the house back in shape in six months.
After continued discussion on this matter, City Attorney Fay said the
property would remain in the ordinance on first reading and would be voted on
next week.
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PUBLIC AGENDA:
MR. GRADY SNELL, RE: APPEAL OF PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARD:
City Attorney Fay said before Mr. Snell comes up the Councilors should
have a letter from Ms. Deloach, Assistant City Attorney that was sent last
week to the attorney of Mr. Snell. He said this matter has been fully heard by
the Personnel Review Board, and they have declined to award any back pay to Mr.
Snell. He then said the Council has no jurisdiction to intervene in this
matter. He advised the Council that they could hear from Mr. Snell if they
desire to. City Attorney Fay also advised the Council that there is an active
EEOC complaint that has been filed by Mr. Snail.
At this time Councilor Barnes made a request to hear from Mr. Grady
Snell.
Mr. Grady Snell, came forward and distributed folders with information to
assist Council in following along without difficulty. He explained to Council
that he had come forward to address a separate issue. Mr. Snell stated he is
an employee of the Columbus Consolidated Government. He said he does not want
nor has he suggested any litigation against the City of Columbus, but he wants
his leaders to do the right thing. He said he is here because of resolution
number 614-71, which is a resolution requiring approval of any claim for back
pay made by any employee of the Government, when such employee has been
reinstated following suspension. Mr. Snell said he is here to request back pay
for lost wages during his suspension and termination of employment with the
Muscogee County Prison from February 28, 2007 to September 19, 2007. He said
according to his calculations, that is six months and nineteen days, which
equals twenty two thousand, four hundred eighty dollars and sixty-two cents.
He said on March 7, 2007 he was terminated while on authorized sick leave and
said he remained in such status until his employment was reinstated by the
Personnel Review Board on September 19,2007. He said the Personnel Review
Board reinstated his employment because the evidence presented did not
substantiate the charges and disciplinary actions that were brought against
him. Mr. Snell stated the Personnel Review Board did not award him back pay
for the wages he would have earned during his suspension and termination
period.
In conclusion, Mr. Snell said he did not violate the charter or any
ordinance policy, rule or procedure under the provision of the Columbus
Personnel Regulations, nor did he violate any policy, rule or standard in the
Muscogee County Prison?s Officer?s Manual; therefore he is asking the highest
power of the Columbus Consolidated Government to approve his request for back
pay. Mr. Snell said if his request for back pay is approved, he would like to
purchase his twenty-one day accrued annual leave that he had prior to his
suspension.
Mayor Wetherington asked the City Attorney if the matter should be
addressed in executive session. City Attorney Fay said any personnel matter
can be addressed in executive session, but it is recommended that no action be
taken in this matter because the Personnel Review Board specifically found
insubordination and they decided no back pay would be awarded to Mr. Snell.
Councilor Barnes said he would like to discuss this matter in executive
session. He said his involvement in this is two fold, one in examining the
information that was provided there are obvious discrepancies in reference to
charges against Mr. Snell. He said his second concern is trying to avoid
litigation to the City.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh moved to go into the executive session.
Seconded by Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those eight members
present for this meeting.
At 10:30 a.m., the meeting was adjourned to allow the Council to go into
an executive session.
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At 12:05 p.m., the regular meeting was called back to order, at which time
Mayor Wetherington pointed out that the Council met in an executive session to
discuss a personnel matter, but there was no action taken.
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh pointed out that in the ordinance there is a
paragraph that says who can appeal the Personnel Review Board?s decision.
City Attorney Fay said the policy states that all decisions of the
Personnel Review Board are final and only the City Manager or the Mayor may
appeal any matter to the full Council.
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CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA:
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER
HUGLEY AND WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL UPON A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILOR
MCDANIEL AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WOODSON, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE
EIGHT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS
MEETING:
A Resolution (91-08) ? Authorizing the acquisition of property located at
2221 2nd Avenue and 116 23rd Street and to lease the
building on said property to Homeless Resource Network, Inc., for twenty (20)
years at $1 per year with the tenant providing all
maintenance on the building. An agenda report, map and resolution are
attached.
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A Resolution (92-08) ? Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to a portion
of Shadybrook Trail and a portion of Riverbrook Trace
located in Section One, River Brook at Green Island. The Department of
Engineering has inspected these streets
and recommends the acceptance. An agenda report, map and resolution are
attached.
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THE FOLLOWING THREE PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS, HAVING BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE
CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY CITY MANAGER HUGLEY AND
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY
COUNCILOR MCDANIEL AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WOODSON, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS
MEETING:
A Resolution (93-08) - Authorizing payment to Motorola in the amount of
$28,134.60, for the annual maintenance agreement (October 2007 through
September 2008) for E911 plant integrated radio system console equipment and
central electronics bay.
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A Resolution (94-08) - Authorizing the purchase of computer equipment for
the E911 CAD project to include the following: Fourteen (14) IBM
Intellistation Z Pro @ $3,535.00 each, for a total of $49,490.00 to be
purchased from IBM Direct; and Forty-Three (43) Lenovo 20? Flat Panel Displays
@ $400.00 each, totaling, $17,200.00, Sixteen (16) Lenovo ThinkVision 17? Flat
Panel Displays @ $203.99 each, totaling $3,263.84, and Seventeen (17)
ThinkCentre Personal Computers @ $536.00, totaling, $9,112.00, for a grand
total of $29,575.84 to be purchased from Lenovo.
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A Resolution (95-08) ? Authorizing the emergency purchase of fourteen (14)
specialized video attachment interface cards (NVIDIA Quadro FX3500 PCI Express)
from GovConnection (Fairfield, CT) in the amount of $10,248.00. This
equipment is required to attach three monitors to one PC, for the CAD
workstations in E911, to utilize the new Motorola CAD software.
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EMPLOYEE APPEAL POLICY:
Councilor Hunter said he wanted to make sure Mr. Snell understood the
reason why Council is taking no action, which is because Council has no
jurisdiction. He said the 1999 ordinance does not give Council any
jurisdiction in appealing the decision made by the Personnel Review Board. He
said one thing that the Council has resolved to do is to tighten up the
ordinance so that it is perfectly clear to employees in the future what would
regard to matters of back pay.
Mr. Snell said he understands about the appeals process, but his concern
was resolution 614-71.
Councilor Hunter said the 1999 ordinance supercedes everything that
preceded it and that is the reason why we are going to tighten up the
ordinance.
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PUBLIC FORUMS:
City Manager Hugley reminded everyone of the public forums that are being
held and are listed as follows:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Columbus State University Cunningham Center.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Forest Road Elementary School, 6400 Forest
Road.
Monday, March 17, 2008 at Rigdon Road Elementary School, 1282 Rigdon
Road.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Baker Middle School, 1215 Benning Road.
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Eddy Middle School, 2100 South Lumpkin
Road.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Double Churches Middle School, 7611
Whitesville Road.
City Manager Hugley then urged the citizens to attend the public forums to
get their questions answered and be informed about what is going on.
Councilor Hunter said last week at the National League of Cites? meeting
it was made known that they were taking a look at the foreclosure crisis. He
said the National League of Cities is asking cities across the country to take
a look at the issue and do what they can with regard to it. He said we have a
number of groups and entities in our city that will provide counseling to
individuals, the Urban League, Neighbor Works, and the Family Counseling
Center. Councilor Hunter said he would like for these organizations to be
advertised on the Columbus Government Access Channel.
City Manager Hugley said he thinks it would be beneficial to speak with
each of the organizations and give them five or ten minutes to explain on
camera what they are offering and what they are doing. He said we can run
those in various segments on the Government Access and hopefully people will
watch.
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CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA:
CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AS INFORMATION
FOR THE MAYOR & COUNCIL: ________________________________________________
1) ACCG?s Legislative Update, Volume 18, Number 8 ? March 6, 2008.
(2) GMA?s Legislative Alert, No. 8 March 7, 2008.
(3) Notice of 2008 8th Annual City & County Performance Summit, April 21 - 23,
2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(4) Notice of ACCG?s Commissioners Training Program, June 5 and 6, 2008, in
Jekyll Island, Georgia.
(5) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Community Development
Advisory Council.
(6) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Development Authority.
(7) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Housing Authority.
(8) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Planning Advisory
Commission.
(9) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Board of Zoning Appeals.
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THE FOLLOWING TWO RESOLUTIONS WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLANED BY CLERK OF
COUNCIL WASHINGTON AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL UPON A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY
COUNCILOR HENDERSON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCDANIEL, WHICH CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS
PRESENT:
A Resolution (96-08) - Authorizing a variance request to waive the minimum
street frontage requirement in order to plat a landlocked lot at 3450 Macon
Road.
(The Planning Department is recommending approval with conditions.)
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CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON SUBMITTED MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS,
WHICH WERE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL:
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Board of Tax Assessors, No. 07-08.
Board of Zoning Appeals, September 5, 2007.
Board of Zoning Appeals, October 3, 2007.
Board of Zoning Appeals, November 7, 2007.
Convention & Trade Center Authority, January 24, 2008.
Council Briefing, July 11, 2006.
Employees? Pension Board, February 6, 2008.
Family & Children Services, February 27, 2008.
Taxicab Commission, July 11, 2007.
Councilor McDaniel made a motion that these minutes be received. Seconded
by Councilor Henderson and carried unanimously by those eight members of
Council present for this meeting.
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THE FOLLOWING ADD-ON RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL WASHINGTON
AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL UPON THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY
COUNCILOR HENDERSON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BAKER, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
BY THOSE EIGHT
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS
MEETING:
A Resolution (97-08) - Excusing Councilor Glenn Davis from the March 11, 2008
Council Meeting.
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THE FOLLOWING TWO NEW ZONING PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY CLERK OF COUNCIL
WASHINGTON AND
AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED FOR BY COUNCILOR
MCDANIEL:___________________
Petition submitted by Roger Montgomery to rezone 1.5 acres of property
located at 12100 Macon Road from RE1 (Residential Estate 1) to GC (General
Commercial). (Recommended for approval by the Planning Advisory Commission,
Ft. Benning and the Planning Department.) (6-A-08-Montgomery)
Petition submitted by Milkland LLC to rezone 0.81 acre of property located
at 1223 6th Avenue from LMI (Light Manufacturing) to GC (General Commercial).
(Recommended for conditional approval by both the Planning Advisory Commission
and the Planning Department.) (7-CA-08-Milkland LLC)
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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:
COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & CULTURAL LIAISON ENCOUNTERS
(C.I.R.C.L.E):
Clerk of Council Washington advised that Ms. Mary Renteria is eligible to
succeed herself and would like to continue to serve on the board. Councilor
Henderson then nominated Ms. Mary Renteria. Clerk of Council Washington advised
that this matter would be brought back on next week for confirmation.
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CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington advised that a nominee is needed for Mr.
Michael Corrandino?s seat and said Mr. C. L. Moffitt is not eligible to succeed
himself, therefore a nominee is need for his seat as well.
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RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington advised that Mr. London Burch would be
eligible to succeed himself. Councilor Hunter then nominated Mr. Burch for
another term of office. Councilor Henderson made a motion that Mr. Burch be
confirmed for another term of office. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and
carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present at the time, with
Councilor Allen and Councilor Davis being absent for this vote.
Clerk of Council Washington advised that Mr. Gary Gibson would be eligible
to succeed himself. Councilor Henderson made a motion that Mr. Gibson be
confirmed for another term of office. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and
carried unanimously by those eight members of Council present at the time, with
Councilor Allen and Councilor Davis being absent for this vote
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TREE BOARD:
Clerk of Council Washington advised that all four incumbents are eligible
to serve another term of office and are listed as follows: Ms. Gloria Battle,
Ms. Andrea Richardson, Ms. Elizabeth Dreelin and Ms. Mildred Wynne.
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh asked had the Clerk of Council?s office gotten
in touch with those individuals to see if they would like to serve another term
of office. Clerk of Council Washington said no we have not checked with those
individuals but we will check with them this week. Clerk of Council Washington
advised that this matter would be brought back on next week.
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DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Councilor Hunter nominated Karl Douglas for Mr. Bob Gilson?s seat.
Councilor Henderson then nominated Mr. Jim Yancey.
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With there being no additional business for the Council to discuss, Mayor
Wetherington then entertained a motion for adjournment. Councilor McDaniel so
moved. Seconded by Councilor Woodson and carried unanimously by those eight
members of Council present at the time, with Councilor Allen and Councilor
Davis being absent for this vote 12:30 p.m.
Tiny Washington,CMC
Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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