Columbus, Georgia

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Council Members

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA?..........??.....?SEPTEMBER 27, 2011



ENCLOSURES, INFORMATION ONLY:



(1) Memorandum from GMA, Re: Joint GMA/ACCG Fall Training Program for Elected

Officials, November 18, 2011 in Dublin, Georgia.



(2) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Animal Control Advisory

Board.



(3) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Board of Honor.



(4) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Convention & Trade Center

Authority.



(5) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Public Safety Advisory

Board.



(6) Memorandum from Clerk of Council Washington, Re: Uptown Facade Board.



(7) Memorandum from David Uhlman, CPCU Insurance Programs Manager, Re: ACCG

Insurance Programs Training Legal Update & Law Enforcement Best Liability

Practices.



(8) Application submitted by Richard Bishop to temporarily close Bay Avenue

from 10th Street to 11th Street, on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (Rain Date from

September 20th), from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., in connection with ?Screen on

the Green?. (The Police Chief has approved the application.)



(9) Application submitted by Robert Anderson to temporarily close 8th Avenue

between 8th Street and 9th Street, on Friday, September 30, 2011, from 2:00

p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in connection with ?Liberty Theater Fund Raiser?. (The

Police Chief has approved the application.)





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ENCLOSURES, INFORMATION ONLY:



(10) Application submitted by Richard Bishop to temporarily close Broadway from

11th Street to 12th Street and 11th Street from Front Avenue to 1st Avenue, on

Saturday, October 1, 2011, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in connection with

?Mogadishu 5K Race?. (The Police Chief has approved the application.)



(11) Application submitted by Dee Dee Anthony to temporarily close Peachtree

Drive from Elmwood Drive to Crest Drive (including its intersection with Park

Drive, on Sunday, October 2, 2011, (Rain Date, Sunday, October 9, 2011) from

5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., in connection with ?Annual Overlook Neighborhood

Picnic?. (The Police Chief has approved the application.)



(12) Application submitted by Richard Bishop to temporarily close Bay Avenue

from 10th Street and to 11th Street, on Thursday, October 13, 2011, from 4:00

p.m. to October 16, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., in connection with ?Uptown Bike Fest?.

(The Police Chief has approved the application.)



(13) Biographical Sketch of Reverend Richard Washington, Councilor Huff?s

nominee to replace Ms. Marjorie Newman on the Crime Prevention Board.



(14) Biographical Sketch of Mr. Winston Bailey, Councilor Barnes? nominee to

replace Ms. Marjorie Newman on the Crime Prevention Board.



(15) Letter of Interest from Gatha June Cooper for the Clerk of Recorder?s

Court position.





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ENCLOSURES, ACTION REQUESTED:



(16) Resolution excusing Councilor Evelyn Woodson from the September 13, 2011

Council Meeting. (Approved)



(17) Resolution excusing Councilor Jerry ?Pops? Barnes from the September 13,

2011 Council Meeting. (Approved)



(18) Resolution approving the report of the Finance Director of those alcoholic

beverage licenses that were approved and/or denied during the month of August

2011. (Approved)



(19) Letter from Ms. Marjorie Newman resigning from her position on the Crime

Prevention Board.



(20) Minutes of the following boards:

Animal Control Advisory Board, September 13, 2011.

Board of Tax Assessors, Nos. 32-11 & 33-11.

Board of Water Commissioners, August 8, 2011.

Civic Center Advisory Board, August 22, 2011.

Golf Authority, August 23, 2011.

Housing Authority, July 20, 2011.

Retirees? Health Benefits Committee, August 3, 2011.

Uptown Facade Board, August 15, 2011.







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NON-ENCLOSURES, ACTION REQUESTED:



(21) Three New Zoning Petitions:



(a) Petition submitted by Columbus Area Habitat For Humanity to rezone 1.22

acres of property located at 2044, 2046, 2048 & 2050 Mason Street; 502, 504 &

514 20th Avenue and 2037, 2039 & 2043 Cusseta Road from RMF2 (Residential

Multi-Family 2) to RMF1 (Residential Multi-Family 1) district. (Recommended

for approval by the Planning Advisory Commission and conditional approval by

the Planning Department.) (19-CA-11-Cols. Area Habitat For Humanity)



(b) Petition submitted by the Planning Department to amend the text of the

Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend typos and minor errors in various

chapters. (Recommended for approval by both the Planning Advisory Commission

and the Planning Department.) (20-A-11-Planning Dept.)



(c) Petition submitted by Karl Douglass to amend the text of the Unified

Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend Section 4.2.16 - Conversion of Residential

Accessory Structure. (Recommended for denial by both the Planning Advisory

Commission and the Planning Department.) (21-D-11-Douglass) (Correspondence

was received from Mr. Karl Douglass requesting that a public hearing be called

on this text amendment.)



ADD-ON RESOLUTION:



Resolution excusing Councilor Charles E. McDaniel from the September 27, 2011

Council Meeting. (Approved)



BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Next Four Pages.





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BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS:







(Scott Boyce) SD-29

Resigned

(Council?s Appmt)





(Ann Grantham) SD-29

Resigned

(Council?s Appmt)



THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE MEMBERS RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 29 AND TWO

MEMBERS RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 15. THERE ARE TWO WOMEN SERVING ON

THIS BOARD.

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BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS:





Carole Rutland (McDaniel)

(Carole Rutland) SD-29

Eligible to succeed herself

(Council?s Appmt)



THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE MEMBERS RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 29 AND ONE

MEMBER RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 15. THERE ARE TWO WOMEN SERVING ON THIS

BOARD.

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL:





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(Jose Cardona) SD-29

Seat declared vacant

Council District 6



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(Bradford Haines) SD-29

Seat declared vacant

Council District 2

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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:





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(Arthur L. Smith) SD-29

Eligible to succeed himself

(Council?s Apptmt)



PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-23 ON MAY 31, 2011, MEMBERS OF

THIS BOARD ARE NOW ALLOWED SERVICE OF MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE

AND IS NOW THEREFORE QUALIFIED TO SERVE AGAIN IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO

REAPPOINT THEM.

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CLERK OF COUNCIL?S AGENDA????.....????.??.PAGE 7



MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:











Merrian Douglas (Turner Pugh)

(Merrian Douglas) SD-29

Eligible to succeed herself

(Council?s Nomination)











George McCluskey, Jr. (McDaniel)

(George McCluskey, Jr.) SD-29

Eligible to succeed himself

(Council?s Nomination)











David McMicken (McDaniel)

(David McMicken) SD-29

Eligible to succeed himself

(Council?s Nomination)



THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT MEMBERS RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 29 AND ONE

MEMBER RESIDING IN SENATORIAL DISTRICT 15. THERE ARE TWO WOMEN SERVING ON THIS

BOARD

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PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION:





Zeph Baker (McDaniel)

(Zeph Baker) SD-15

Eligible to succeed himself

(Council?s Apptmt)



Ronny Smith (McDaniel)

(Ronny Smith) SD-29

Eligible to succeed himself

(Council?s Apptmt)

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YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL:







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Council District Five





The Mayor and Council must nominate someone from their respective districts for

the 2011 - 2012 school year.



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