REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL
COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2011
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:
MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACT:
Have the City Attorney to draft a letter to send to the Medical Center to
address the appropriate sections of the contract that we have with them to
consider negotiations to amend the contact regarding the funding that we give
to them. (Request of Councilor Allen)
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TO THE CITY MANAGER:
PROPOSED PROJECTS:
Whenever we have projects or any type of report that we are working on and
if it doesn?t come back to the Council for at least 90 days or more, have the
staff to provide some advance notification and a chronology of the project when
it does come back to this Council; and outline what has taken place with it and
then advise the Council why we are where we are at that point in time. (Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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SIDEWALKS:
In the future whenever there are sidewalks put down in our community,
let?s have the staff to look at putting in sidewalks that are elevated.
(Request of Councilor Woodson)
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MOON ROAD WIDENING:
Have the staff to provide a list of things that we can do to lessen the
impact on the Smiths with the Moon Road widening project and provide that
information to the Council. Also, let?s see if we can come to some agreement
that will be satisfactory to the Smiths and let?s do whatever we can do to
assist their family going forward with this project. (Request of Mayor
Tomlinson)
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CBS SIGNS:
Have staff to provide a copy of the sign ordinance concerning the CBS sign at
the Nissan Dealership that shows ownership of the sign, and what the
responsibilities of the City are. Also, provide information on whether or not
the sign has been removed and replaced since 1983. (Request of Councilor Davis)
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HOMELESS PREVENTION & RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM:
Have the staff to provide the Council with a map showing where the homes
are located that were assisted with funds from the Homeless Prevention & Rapid
Re-Housing program. Also, have the staff to list the types of properties that
we provided assistance to. (Request of Councilor Allen)
Have the staff to provide a copy of the requirements and qualifications
for the awarding of this grant. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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BUDGET PROCESS:
Have the staff to provide a disk to the members of Council, which includes
the line item budgets; and he would challenge the Council members in that if
there is something that they want to add something on the add-list during the
budget process; for them to research through some of those other areas in
conjunction with the staff members to identify an area to cut.
Also, show us on each department head section, a total head count from
last year to this year and highlight any increases or decreases. (Request of
Councilor Henderson)
Also, have the staff to provide a report that will identify all of the
forty plus departments within the City Government, and go back the last ten
years and provide the number of employees in those departments. (Request of
Councilor Allen)
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MEDICAL CENTER:
When the Legal staff writes the letter to the Medical Center, let?s have
the Finance staff to provide them some history, as to how much has been paid
out, as well as how much we receive. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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CONCERNS OF HOCKEY ASSOCIATION:
Have the staff to look into some concerns and complaints from the Columbus
Hockey Association regarding the availability of being able to play in the ice
rink and report back to the Council regarding these concerns. Also, when makeup
dates are given, let?s make sure that we give them sufficient time for them to
plan and add those dates to their calendar. (Request of Councilor Allen)
When giving dates to the league, let?s make sure that we have all the
teams in the room at the same time. (Request of Councilor Henderson)
Have the staff to continue working with the Advisory group on issues that
may arise regarding these matters. (Request of Councilor Davis)
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GUS?S RESTAURANT:
Have the staff to provide information concerning a sign at Gus?s
Restaurant that has not been working for a few weeks. (Request of Councilor
Woodson)
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Copies submitted to the following on April 14, 2011
Mayor Tomlinson
City Manager Hugley
City Attorney Fay
Tiny B. Washington, CMC
Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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