City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
Emergency  
Communications  
Center  
Friday, April 25, 2025  
8:00 AM  
Joint Work Session  
City, County, Chamber, CPS, University  
2145 County Drive  
Columbia, MO.  
I. WELCOME AND BREAKFAST (8:00 - 8:15 am)  
3 - Foster, Waterman, and Sample  
Present:  
4 - Buffaloe, Meyer, Peters, and Carroll  
Absent:  
Kip Kendrick, Presiding Commissioner  
The meeting was called to order at approximately 8:00 a.m.  
II. COUNTY OF BOONE UPDATES (8:15 - 8:30 am)  
Kip Kendrick, Presiding Commissioner & Christie Davis, Joint Communications Director  
gave updates on Public Safety and Joint Communications, NextGen 911, and the Public  
Safety Radio System  
III. COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS UPDATE (8:30 - 8:45 am)  
IV. CITY OF COLUMBIA UPDATES (8:45 - 9:00 am)  
De’Carlon Seewood, City Manager gave an update on the impact of federal budget cuts  
& Tim Teddy, Community Development Director  
gave updates for community development.  
V. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATES (9:00 - 9:15 am)  
Adonica Coleman, Board Chair & Matt McCormick, President gave updates on workforce  
development and the Chamber leadership visit.  
VI. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI UPDATES (9:15 - 9:30 am)  
John Denker, Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing, gave an overview of the  
Mizzou brand.  
VII. CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT (9:30 - 9:45 am)  
Kip Kendrick, Presiding Commissioner  
Kip Kendrick, presiding Commissioner gave closing remarks. The meeting adjourned at  
approximately 9:40 a.m.