MINUTES
COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
WORK SESSION
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
The regular monthly Work Session of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was
called to order at 9:03 A.M., Tuesday, November 30, 2010, in the Council
Chambers 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 were Councilors R. Gary Allen
(arrived at 9:05 a.m.), Wayne Anthony, Mike Baker, Glenn Davis, Berry
Henderson, Julius H. Hunter, Jr., Charles E. McDaniel, Jr., and. City Manager
Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Managers David Arrington and Lisa Goodwin, City
Attorney Clifton Fay, and Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis were also
present.
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ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn Turner Pugh, Councilors Jerry ?Pops? Barnes and
Evelyn Woodson were absent, but Councilors Barnes and Woodson were officially
excused upon the adoption of Resolutions Number 432-10 and 433-10 respectively.
Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington was also absent.
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INVOCATION: Offered by John Dreher, Middle School Teacher Kingdom Christian
Academy and Preparatory School.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Kingdom Christian Academy and Preparatory
School.
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CONSENT AGENDA
THE FOLLOWING THREE ORDINANCES LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE SUBMITTED
BY CITY ATTORNEY FAY AND ADOPTED ON SECOND READING UPON A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY
COUNCILOR HENDERSON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ALLEN, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
BY THOSE SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS
MEETING:
An Ordinance (10-60) - Property located at 4124 Forrest Road is proposed
for rezoning from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district to GC (General
Commercial) zoning district. (33-A-10-Patel) The proposed use is convenience
store with gas sales.
An ordinance (10-61) - Amending Section 11.7.1 of the Columbus Code of
Ordinances by deleting the Fire District as described in Subsection (b); and
for other purposes.
An ordinance (10-62) - Extending the Billboard Moratorium to December 31,
2010.
THE FOLLOWING TWO RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING THE ADD-ON WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE
CONSENT AGENDA AND WERE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL UPON A SINGLE MOTION MADE BY
COUNCILOR HENDERSON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ALLEN, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
BY THOSE SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS
MEETING:
A Resolution (432-10) - Excusing Councilor Jerry ?Pops? Barnes from the
November 30, 2010 Council Meeting.
A Resolution (433-07) - Excusing Councilor Evelyn Woodson from the
November 30, 2010 Council Meeting.
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WORK SESSION:
CITY OF COLUMBUS 10-YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS UPDATE:
City Manager Hugley introduced Ms. Shana Young from the Cunningham Center
for Leadership Development at Columbus State University to provide an update on
the Columbus 10-Year Plan to end Homelessness. He also recognized Mr. Mark
McCollum, who is present
Ms. Shana Young, Assistant Director of the Cunningham Center, came forward
to report that this is an update to the plan since we provided the third draft
to the members of Council a month ago. She spoke of the two Public Hearings
held; October 15, 2010 at 12:00 noon and October 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Columbus Public Library located on Macon Road. She reported the number of
people in attendance, which was thirteen for the first meeting and eleven for
the second meeting. She advised that the third draft is included on the
Cunningham Center?s website in its entirety. She also mentioned some of the
comments she has received from people regarding the 10-Year Homelessness Plan.
She said that we are moving into the final phases of pulling a final version
together to include photographs of our local homeless and the appendix of all
of the documents to go into the plan for the final presentation to the Mayor
and Council on December 14, 2010.
City Manager Hugley recapped that the next step is to make a final
presentation on December 14, 2010; then, a request for action by the Mayor and
Council. He added that if this Council adopts the plan, the next step would be
execution of the plan. He then asked what it would take to execute the Plan,
at which time, Ms. Young provided the following details that would be necessary
to execute the plan and are listed as follows: (1) Hire a director to run the
plan, (2) The director would need to find new monies to support the strategic
initiative and (3) Provide housing to the homeless.
In response to a question of Councilor Anthony, Ms. Young estimated that
approximately 15% of the homeless are disabled veterans. Ms. Young also made
comments in response to a question from Councilor Davis regarding the inclusion
of the faith based initiatives into the plan with the support coming to them in
a way to provide more resources. She explained that a lot of our homeless
initiatives are faith based, because we have a lot of churches that assist with
individual work for the homeless. She recalled the one stop shop for the
homeless plan administered by Miami, Florida; whereas, a space is provided for
a central location for donation and services. She added that the other piece
of that with the faith based community is that there has been success in other
states; such as, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington as far as having the
faith based community bring landlords together to talk about properties that
could be used as affordable housing for the homeless and used this pool of
money that helped the landlords who rented to the homeless.
Councilor Davis also asked about financial assistance to the local faith
based community, at which time, Ms. Young mentioned the HMIS (Homeless
Management Information System) that has the availability for 50 user codes for
different organizations to get on board at the start of this program. She
explained that we have written into the plan that there needs to be training
for these organizations; Homeless Resource Network is looking to hire an
individual to manage the HMIS and to be the overseer. She added that there
would be no initial cost to be on the system; however, the ongoing cost for
years to come, there would be a fee involved.
City Manager Hugley explained that if the Council adopts this plan, the
work of the Cunningham Center is complete. He said if we are going to move
towards execution, it is going to take an individual to administer the plan.
He said we would talk about how this government would partner with some 501c-3
non-profit organization to put the resources in place for execution and measure
the outcome.
Councilor Hunter asked about Columbus having the highest percentage of
chronically homeless. Ms. Young explained that Columbus is surrounded by five
of the poorest counties in the nation that provide no homeless services;
although, the majority of the homeless are from Columbus. She added that a
portion of that homeless population is from those surrounding counties.
At this time, the following referrals were made by members of Council and
are listed below:
Councilor Anthony requested the staff to get Columbus State University
Cunningham Center to include in their upcoming presentation, a description of
the homeless with statistical information; the cost to the City of Columbus due
to people being homeless and outline how the HMIS (Homeless Management
Information System) benefits the organizations that would use it in the
community.
Councilor Allen requested that staff provide information on those plans
that have failed or are not working successfully, as well as, provide some
additional information on Savannah?s Homelessness Plan and their success rate.
Regarding liability concerns mentioned by Councilor Allen, City Manager
Hugley said that city would not have any liability because they are a 501c-3
organizations not funded by the city. He explained the only funding we provide
at this point is to the Homeless Resources Network in the amount of $50,000 and
there are other organizations we fund for various other things, but we fund it
to them as a grant. City Attorney Fay agreed with the comments of the City
Manager by adding that we are envisioning a service agreement with a 501-c3;
therefore, we would not have any liability. He further advised that if it is a
501c3, under Georgia Law people who are on a charitable board or foundation are
protected by charitable immunity as long as they act in good faith.
In conclusion, City Manager Hugley did a recap of the chronology of events
that have occurred and the recommendations of the Administration. He said once
all of the questions have be answered and concerns addressed, we would urge the
Council to adopt this plan to allow this government to be the leader in
partnering with some 501c3 that we would make a CDBG (Community Development
Block Grant) allocation to for them to use as seed money for operations, which
means they could hire an executive director.
Mr. Mark McCollum, came forward to add that we have identified $50,000
that could be used for this year to execute this plan. City Manager Hugley
explained that for funding going forward, they would submit an application that
would go in just as other 501 c3 organizations would complete and the CDAC
(Community Development Advisory Council) would review it and approve for
recommendation to the Mayor and Council with the Council providing final
approval through the budget process. He said that any funding through CDBG is
on a yearly basis; therefore, we may not be able to fund at the same level each
year.
After some additional comments, City Manager Hugley then displayed on the
overhead projector the cost of one case of homelessness over a month.
Councilor Davis then asked about the level of funding received through
CDBG, at which time, Mr. McCollum said that we are not guaranteed any amount;
it is decided by Congress; however, there has not been any significant change
in the funding level and do not foresee any reductions.
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FINANCE / STIMULUS UPDATE:
Ms. Pam Hodge, Finance Director provided an overview of the Columbus
Consolidated Government Unaudited Monthly Revenue Report Summary FY2011 -
October 2010.
She reported that on the Local Option Sales Tax for the three months of
collection, we have collected a total of $7.8 million with the distribution of
Public Safety 70% equating to $5.5 million and Infrastructure of 30% equating
to $2.3 million.
She summarized that the General Fund is up 30.41%, which is a little
misleading we have made a transfer from the Local Option Sales Tax into the
General Fund for the rollback calculation; therefore, with that being excluded,
we are down slightly at 1% from where we were last year with all things being
equal. She reported that the Sewer Fund, Paving Fund, Medical Center Fund and
Economic Development it is showing a decline. She explained that these funds
are funding by majority from property taxes; therefore, it has to do with
timing of the remittance of tax distribution. She said in reviewing the
preliminary reports from November, we are actually up in those funds.
She then highlighted some of the other funds in the financial summary
report. She pointed out that the Transportation Fund is up 68.89%. She
reported that we did receive a stimulus allocation of $1.25 million to pay for
one of the stimulus projects; therefore, we have revenue reported this year
that was not there last year. (The complete report is on file for the record.)
Deputy City Manager Lisa Goodwin, came forward to provide the following
power point presentation and is listed below:
Economic Stimulus Request
City Request - $88,458,895 Confirmed - $27,604,663
Not Approved - $30,854,232 Pending - $30M
Transparency and Disclosure
http://www.columbusga.org/Eco Stimulus Briefing.htm
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Planning and decision-making processes;
Decisions and justifications for spending Recovery Act funds;
Planned accountability approaches;
Up-front controls and best practices for grant and contract
Management;
Safeguards against fraud, waste, and abuse;
Assessments of impact; and
Reviewing the recipient reports.
Planning Department Director Rick Jones then came forward to outline the
Transportation Projects and are listed below:
Transportation Projects
Veterans Parkway Streetscape - $1.25 M
14th Street Bridge - $3.35 M
Rails to Trails - $1.25 M
I-185 at Victory Drive Gateway Improvement - $2 M
Intelligent Transportation System - $3.2M
Columbus-Phenix City MPO - $6.6M
Councilor McDaniel asked if anyone has expressed an interest in leasing
the two buildings located on the Rails to Trails. Mr. Jones explained that we
have had some interest in them; however, we have not had any real takers yet.
Deputy City Manager Goodwin continued with the power point presentation
at this point and announced that in the Federal Transit Section of the Ora
Capital Assistance Digest Columbus - Metra was the only Georgia city listed in
this report as having met all of the transparency requirements and criteria.
Metra Transit Projects - $2.7M
Workforce Investment Act - Youth & Adult Programs - $3M
CDBG-R Projects
Neighborhood Revitalization: $484,489
Storm Drain Rehab - South Lawyers Lane
Storm Drain Rehab
(Construction is complete)
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program:
$740,907
Assisted 491 households/1,179 individuals
EECBG Projects:
Intelligent Transportation System
Air Quality Alliance
Energy Audit Program
Pedestrian Traffic Signals
Economic Stimulus Request
GA Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Projects (JAG Grant):
Victim Witness Assistance $ 40,000
2 Contracted Victim Advocates Hired - $12,730
Circuit-Wide Grant for Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
$267,000
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Confirmed:
Court Related Activities $666,990
$973,990
Court Related Activities
Funds for Law Enforcement $666,990
Juvenile Drug Court
Adult Drug Court
Mental Health Court
Marshal?s Office
Sheriff?s Office
Police Department
Spent to Date: $545,815.32
Balance: $121,174.68
Muscogee County Sheriff?s Office - additional $28,500 for propane auto gas
hybrid vehicles for up to 25 vehicles to be converted; funding from LOST and
the Ora.
TOTAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS FUNDS CONFIRMED - $27,604,663
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FRISBEE GOLF COURSE:
Councilor Davis asked Deputy City Manager Goodwin to comment on the ribbon
cutting for the Frisbee Golf Course and thanked her publicly for bringing this
project to fruition. Deputy City Manager Goodwin announced that last Saturday,
we had the ribbon cutting for the Frisbee Golf Course; she has since learned
that it is called ?Disc Golf?. She recalled that a year or so ago, Councilor
Davis asked her to look at finding a location for Disc Golf. She had staff to
research the matter and they reported to her some communities that had Disc
Golf Courses. She said she went to visit the Albany course and gathered some
ideas. She said our Disc Golf Course is located in Flat Rock Park, across from
Friendship Hall. She explained that this is an 18-tee course, where baskets
are located at each of the tees. She said there are weighted Frisbee looking
discs that are very similar to golf clubs in its use. She encouraged everyone
to go out and visit the new Disc Golf Course.
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STIMULUS FUNDING:
Councilor Anthony also praised staff for applying for $90 million in
stimulus money, and it was less than a two-year window of opportunity to apply
for this grant. He commended staff to for taking the initiative to go after
this money and to have received over $28 million.
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BILLBOARD ORDINANCE UPDATE:
Planning Department Director Rick Jones approached the rostrum once again
to provide a presentation on the UDO Revisions to Billboards and is listed as
follows:
UDO Revisions to Billboards
Sections 4.4.13 & 4.4.14
Original Sign Ordinance
Sign Committee formed in 1997 to create a city sign ordinance
Committee consisted of sign professionals, citizens, and city staff
Sign Ordinance was adopted by Council in 1998
UDO
Sign ordinance was incorporated into the UDO in 2005
Over time, loop holes and inconsistencies have been identified and rectified
The current issues within the billboard & multiple message sign sections have
required elevated scrutiny
Current Issues with Billboards
Orientation/Location
Use of Side or Secondary Streets
Interpretation of the Existing 1,250 foot requirement
Clarification of the ordinance
Intersections
Use of Billboards on All Four Corners
2010 Billboard Committee
Council passes billboard moratorium in December 2009
Billboard Committee formed in January 2010 to review billboard/multiple message
boards
Committee consisted of billboard professionals, citizens, and city staff
Council extends moratorium again in March 2010 for 120 days
In June, Council again extends the moratorium until November 30, 2010
Proposed Revisions
There are 11 revisions to the aforementioned sections
The most important of which is clarifying language regarding sign separation
requirements on the same side of the street
New subsections have also been added related to sign facing; distance from
residential zones; and distance requirements at intersections
Revision 1 ? Section 4.4.13.B. Prohibited Locations, add new Subsection 3
3. River Road, north of J.R. Allen Parkway
Revision 2 ? Section 4.4.13.G.1. Spacing of Signs
Current Language
?1. Minimum Separation Required. No part of any permitted, outdoor
advertising structures may be erected within 1,250 feet on the same side of the
street with any other billboard sign.?
Proposed Added Language. ?No other billboard sign shall be erected within
1,250 feet as measured by an arc from a permitted billboard sign on the same
side of the street. Said minimum separation for billboard signs are indicated
in Figure 4.4.1.?
Figure 4.1.1
Revision 3 ? Section 4.4.13.G. Spacing of Signs, add new Subsection 3
?3. Intersections. Measuring from the center point of an intersection, no
outdoor advertising structure shall be located within a 650 feet radius of said
center point. Said minimum separation for billboard signs at intersections are
indicated in Figure 4.4.2.?
Figure 4.4.2
Revision 4 ? Revised Section 4.4.13.H
Current Section 4.4.13.H will become 4.4.13.I. Structure Specifications
Current Section 4.4.13.I will become 4.4.13.J. Height Requirements
New Section 4.4.13.H: H. Sign Facing Orientation. Any permitted, outdoor
advertising structure facing shall face perpendicular to the street to which it
has been permitted. Said sign facing orientation for billboard signs is
indicated in Figure 4.4.3
Figure 4.4.3
Revisions 5 & 6
Revisions 5 and 6 were listed in the slide for Revision 4, and are repeated
here:
Current Section 4.4.13.H. Structure Specifications will become 4.4.13.I.
Structure Specifications
Current Section 4.4.13.I. Height Requirements will become 4.4.13.J. Height
Requirements
Revision 7 ? Section 4.4.13 Add New Section K, Cap and Replace
Cap and Replace. No billboard or multiple message board shall be erected until
such time as the following criteria is met:
1. If a static billboard is erected, two (2) square feet of existing space
shall be removed for each square foot of new space to be erected.
2. If a multiple message board is erected, five (5) square feet of existing
space shall be removed for each square foot of new space to be erected.
3. A fifty (50) percent space bonus shall be applied to square footage of
existing, legal non-conforming structures removed.
4. A structure removal permit shall be submitted when a new structure permit is
requested.
5. Relocation of existing structures shall not be subject to this section if
removal or relocation is due to road projects or safety upgrades.
Revision 8 ? Revised Section 4.4.14.C. Minimum Separation
Part 1
Current Language:
?C. Minimum Separation. No such sign shall be placed within 5,000 feet of
another multiple message sign on the same side of the highway.?
Proposed Language divides the section into 2 subsections under 4.4.14.C.
Subsection 1:
1. No part of any permitted multiple message sign shall be erected within
5,000 feet as measured by an arc from another multiple message sign on the same
side of the street. Said minimum separation for multiple message signs are
indicated in Figure 4.4.4.
Figure 4.4.4
Revision 9 ? Revised Section 4.4.14.C. Minimum Separation
Part 2
A new Subsection 2 will address distance requirements regarding multiple
message boards and residentially zoned areas
Proposed Language for Section 4.4.14.C. Subsection 2:
2. No digital multiple message sign shall be placed within 1,000 feet of a
residential structure. Said minimum separation for digital multiple message
signs from residential structures are indicated in Figure 4.4.5.
Revision 10 ? Revised Section 4.4.14. By adding New Subsections G, H, I, J, K,
L, and M
These new subsections will refer the reader back to Section 4.4.13
regarding various components that include billboards and multiple message signs
Revision 11 ? Revised Section 4.4.14. By Adding New Subsections N, Existing
Non-Digital Multiple Message Boards
N. Existing non-digital multiple message boards shall be permitted to convert
to digital multiple message boards within twelve (12) months of the date of
this ordinance. Said conversions shall be completed within the aforementioned
twelve (12) months. No digital multiple message sign face shall be placed
within 500 feet of a residential structure as measured by an arc from the
sign?s digital face. Said minimum separation for digital multiple message sign
faces from residential structures is indicated in Figure 4.4.6.
Existing Multiple Message Boards
Address Identifier
4445 Milgen Road Shooters
2901 University Avenue Mission Square
2650 Manchester Expressway Texaco
3127 Macon Road CVS
3863 St. Mary?s Road Ace Hardware
3411 Buena Vista Road Old Buena Vista Road
2107 Floyd Road Hunter Road
4332 Old Cusseta Road West side of I-185
4603 Hamilton Road Beallwood Baptist Church
In conclusion, Councilor Henderson recognized the presence of Mr. Bob
Hydrick and Mr. Jeff Hudson from CBS Outdoor. Mr. Bob Hydrick spoke of the
compromise that was made and expressed his support of the ordinance. Mr. Jeff
Hudson also made some brief comments in this regard. Councilor Henderson then
thanked them for their work on this ordinance.
Planning Department Director Jones then outlined the recommended action
and is listed below:
December 7 ? Continue first reading from June to include the language discussed
today
December 14 ? Hold second reading and amend this section of the UDO as it
pertains to Billboards
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
City Manager Hugley requested a brief executive session on litigation.
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FLOODING STUDIES UPDATE
Deputy City Manager David Arrington came forward to provide the following
power point presentation and is listed below:
Mitigation Strategies
Conduct drainage studies as proposed and report findings to Council for funding
consideration.
Acquire property as proposed to mitigate future flooding risk.
Provide private property owners guidance on measures to improve storm water
runoff.
Increase storm water system maintenance capability by adding two eductor crews
(crew consists of one city employee and one prisoner) and trucks.
Drainage Studies Authorized
Robert E. Lee / Artillery
Levy Road / Victory Drive
Albion Way
Oakland Park (Rice, Knox)
Joy Road / Cusseta Road
Breeds Hill Loop
Acquisition
Califon Court (4 structures)
Englewood Drive (1 structure)
At this point, Engineering Department Director Donna Newman approached the
rostrum to provide the following update with power point presentation and is
listed below:
Drainage Studies
Joy Road / Cusseta Road / Albion Way ?
Drainage study complete. Identified several locations of possible mitigation
($42,500) ?
Phase II design under way ($97,300)
Oakland Park-
Initial inventory complete- Working on hydraulic analysis for mitigation
strategies ($133,100)
Structural Flooding Mitigation Strategies
Robert E. Lee-
Design 95% complete- need to identify funding source for construction estimated
for construction estimated at $650,000
Levy Road / Victory Drive-
Additional study underway identifying drainage structures not previously
identified due to pipes being clogged for hidden ($10,000)
Breeds Hill Loop- To Be Authorized
In conclusion, Deputy City Manager Arrington provided the following
summary as listed below:
Summary
Property acquisition complete and structures have been cleared from floodplain.
Storm water maintenance capability has been increased by adding two additional
eductor trucks and crews.
Recommendations for structural improvements are under development, funding
source to be identified
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ROAD PAVING:
Councilor Davis requested that staff look into the area where the Columbus
Water Works is putting in a major sewer line to also take a look at the narrow
portions of the road that may potentially be dangerous to see if this would be
an opportune time to widen the road and extend the paving plan all the way out
Cascade Road.
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AIR QUALITY ? PSA:
City Manager Hugley advised that this next item is a short commercial for
the Air Quality PSA (Public Service Announcement). Planning Department
Director Rick Jones came forward to describe the contents of the commercial
before its viewing. He also commended Mr. Mike King- CCG-TV Manager for his
works in putting together this PSA video.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
City Manager Hugley made the following announcements and are provided as
follows:
December Council Meetings: December 7, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. Proclamation /
Regular Council Session, December 14, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. Regular Council
Meeting. There would be no meeting on December 21 and 28, 2010; therefore, the
December 14, 2010 Council Meeting would be the last meeting for the year 2010.
Public Services Director: Mr. Gary Stickles- Public Services Director is
recuperating from surgery on yesterday; he is at St. Francis Hospital.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
City Manager Hugley renewed his previous request for an executive session
on litigation.
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PRESENTATION OF GIFTS:
Mayor Wetherington advised that the students from Kingdom Christian
Academy and Preparatory School that led us in the pledge of allegiance this
morning would like to make a presentation. City Manager Hugley renewed his
previous request for an executive session on litigation.
Offered gifts of appreciation to the Mayor and Council for their tireless
work within the community and the city of Columbus. An unidentified young
student then approached the podium to offer the gifts.
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CHAMBER INTER-CITY VISIT:
Councilor Henderson recalled his visit to the City of Mobile, Alabama
organized through the Chamber of Commerce. He said that he would just suggest
a brief work session on December 21, 2010 to discuss a program called ?City
Smart? that the City of Mobile has implemented that he believes was borrowed
from Baltimore, Maryland. He then asked if staff could send out an email to
see how the other Council members feel about having a meeting on December 21,
2010 and he would check with the gentleman from Baltimore, Maryland where the
program was first implemented to see if he could make a presentation to this
Council.
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CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION:
Councilor Anthony asked City Attorney Fay to make some comments with
regards to the Charter Review Commission nominations. City Attorney Fay
advised that Councilor Anthony has made his appointment, and it does not
require confirmation by this Council. He explained that Georgia Law, as it
stands, does allow sitting / outgoing Mayor and Council to make appointments in
December or January at the Council?s discretion.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Wetherington called attention to the previous request to go into
executive Session. City Attorney Fay advised that the executive session is for
litigation and potential litigation. Councilor Hunter moved to go into
executive session to discuss litigation and potential litigation. Seconded by
Councilor McDaniel and carried unanimously by those seven members present with
Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and Councilors Barnes and Woodson being absent from
this meeting.
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At 11:15 a.m., the Council adjourned its regular session to go into
executive session to discuss litigation and potential litigation. At 11:29
a.m. the Council reconvened its regular session, at which time, Mayor
Wetherington announced that the Council did meet in executive session to
discuss litigation and potential litigation; however, there were no votes taken.
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With there being no other business to come before the Council, Councilor
Allen made a motion for adjournment. Seconded by Councilor Henderson and
carried unanimously by those six members of Council present with Councilor
McDaniel being absent for the vote and Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh and Councilors
Barnes and Woodson being absent from this meeting, with the time being 11:29
a.m.
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Sandra T. Davis, DCMC
Deputy Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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