City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
City Hall  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Monday, September 15, 2025  
6:15 PM  
Pre-Council  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO  
Group City Council photos will take place in the City Council Chambers at approximately 6:15  
p.m. The Council will then go to Conference Room 1A/1B for the Pre-Council Meeting.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
The City Council met on September 15, 2025 at approximately 6:15 p.m. in Conference  
Room 1A/1B of City Hall, 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri. At approximately 6:15  
p.m., the Council went into the Council Chamber to take a group photo and returned to  
Conference Room 1A/1B at approximately 6:23 p.m.  
7 - Buffaloe, Foster, Waterman, Peters, Carroll, Sample, and Elwood  
Present:  
This item is open to the public: Motion for the City Council to go into  
closed session to discuss:  
- Sealed bids and related documents, until the bids are opened; and  
sealed proposals and related documents or any documents related to a  
negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals are  
rejected pursuant to Section 610.021(12) RSMo.  
At approximately 6:24 p.m., Mayor Buffaloe made a motion for the City Council of  
the City of Columbia, Missouri, to immediately go into a closed meeting in  
Conference Room 1A/1B of City Hall to discuss sealed bids and related  
documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and related  
documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until a contract is  
executed, or all proposals are rejected, pursuant to Section 610.021(12) of the  
Revised Statutes of Missouri. The motion was seconded by Council Member  
Foster.  
This item is closed to the public: Closed Meeting in Conference Room  
1A/1B  
At approximately 6:24 p.m., the City Council went into closed session in Conference  
Room 1A/1B pursuant to RSMo Section 610.021(12).  
II. OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MAY WISH TO DISCUSS  
None.  
III. ADJOURNMENT  
The closed meeting adjourned at approximately 6:52 p.m.