City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
Mayor's Task Force on the U.S.S. Columbia  
Walton Building  
Board Room  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024  
Regular  
3:00 PM  
300 S. Providence Rd.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.  
Ex-officio member present: Colton Tingler (MU NROTC)  
Staff present: Sarah Dresser  
7 -  
Present:  
Excused:  
Anne Moore, John Clark, Peter Koukola, Robert Ross, Marty Walker, Chris Kelly  
and Walter Lantzy  
2 - Anne Clark and Becky Wischmeyer  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
None  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Chair Moore stated that she would like to add an agenda item under New Business  
regarding adding a new member to the Task Force.  
Motion to approve the agenda as amended made by John Clark, seconded by  
Kelly; motion carried.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Minutes from March 27, 2024  
Attachments: 3.27.24 Draft Minutes  
Motion to approve the minutes from March 27, 2024 made by Koukola, seconded  
by Ross; motion carried.  
V. OLD BUSINESS  
Review of April 2024 Crew Visit  
Introduction at City Council  
Chair Moore gave an overview of the crew visit that occurred in April 2024. The crew were  
introduced at the City Council meeting, which had to be moved to Tuesday at the last  
minute due to the agenda not being posted properly. Even though the schedule had to  
shift slightly, she remarked that the crew and City Council appreciated being able to pay  
recognition. After the meeting, the crew had dinner with the NROTC group.  
Mayor's Reception at Flat Branch  
The Chair shared some thoughts about the reception at Flat Branch. Because a ribbon  
cutting was also scheduled, there were some logistics to keep in mind for future visits  
and the venue for public crew receptions. Noise was a factor with the size of the group at  
the restaurant. The crew really enjoyed the food and visiting with members of the public.  
Proclamation  
Chair Moore shared that the Mayor was able to present the Proclamation at the reception  
at Flat Branch.  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
New Member to Task Force  
Chair Moore stated that she recently met the City's new Fire Chief, Brian Schaeffer. She  
inquired if he would be interested in joining the Task Force, as there has been a history  
with the Fire Chief serving on the group (for example former Chief Margraf). Moore also  
stated that all crew of the boat are trained fire fighters, so there is a tie in to that  
department.  
The group discussed that the new position would not be person-specific, rather, the new  
member would be for the current and future Fire Chiefs. The position would be an  
ex-officio role.  
The Mayor and City Council would need to approve any changes to the Task Force  
membership.  
Motion to recommend to the Mayor to add the Fire Chief as an ex-officio member  
of the Mayor's Task Force on the U.S.S. Columbia made by John Clark, seconded  
by Lantzy; motion carried.  
VII. REPORTS  
Marketing committee PowerPoint  
Moore stated that a PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the history of the U.S.S.  
Columbia and the role of Mayor's Task Force had previously been started to put together.  
The person who had been contributing recently took another job role, and Dresser has  
stated she could help get a final presentation put together. Moore will work with Ross to  
come up with a full script as well as any photos to add, then Dresser will be able to put  
something together to share with the group.  
October 2025 Namesake City Visit to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of  
Commissioning  
Moore stated that the 30th anniversary of the Commissioning of the boat will be in 2025  
and planning for a crew visit should start early in the year. There is some uncertainty due  
to the Navy budget and the timing of travel and funding requests. Ideally the crew could  
visit in October 2025 and also time their visit to coincide with a home MU Football Game  
(potentially during the Mayor's Cup with the game against Columbia, SC, another  
namesake city). The group suggested that the next meeting take place in March or April  
2025 to start planning a tentative schedule.  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
Moore asked if holiday greeting cards could be included from the Mayor and any other  
City Officials. Tingler would check on possible deployment timing, which would determine  
when a package could be shipped to get to the crew in time ahead of a deployment.  
IX. NEXT MEETING DATE  
TBD - likely late March or early April 2025.  
X. ADJOURNMENT  
Motion to adjourn at 3:45 p.m. made by Walker, seconded by John Clark; motion  
carried.