City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Downtown Columbia Leadership Council  
City Hall  
701 E. Broadway  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Wednesday, October 25, 2023  
Regular  
4:00 PM  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Sarah Catlin called the meeting to order at approximately 4:01 p.m.  
Guests included Parking and Transit Manager Mike Sokoff and Parking Operations  
Supervisor James Faup.  
13 -  
Present:  
Tim Teddy, Melissa Hagen, Bernie Andrews, Scott Smith, Van Hawxby, Melissa  
MacGowan, Ryan Rapp, Richard Burns, Sarah Catlin, Derrell Carter, Jonathan  
Adkins, Jacob Britt and Justin Aldred  
2 - Cliff Jarvis and Sharon Geuea Jones  
Excused:  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Staff Members and guests introduced themselves.  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Motion to approve the agenda made by Hawxby, seconded by Smith; motion  
carried.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
September 27, 2023 DLC Minutes  
Motion to approve the September 27, 2023 minutes made by Hawxby, seconded  
by Aldred; motion carried.  
V. OLD BUSINESS  
The District CID Update - Nickie Davis  
Nickie Davis, Executive Director for the District Downtown CID gave a brief overview of  
some upcoming events in the Downtown district.  
Chair Catlin mentioned that Davis may not have any updates to give to the DLC on a  
monthly basis and suggested she attend every six month if she would like. Davis and  
Members agreed.  
Downtown Columbia Parking Discussion  
None.  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
Transit & Parking Update - City Staff  
Parking and Transit Manager Mike Sokoff and Parking Operations Supervisor James  
Faup were invited to discuss the 5th & Walnut parking garage. Sokoff said the garage is  
rarely full more than 50% of the time, therefore there is available parking.  
Hawxby suggested part of the issue could potentially be employees of downtown  
businesses who take up parking spots downtown rather than utilizing the parking  
garages.  
Sokoff stated that staff are aware of the parking issues and have a meeting with the  
Council on December 4 to discuss issues. There are several things to address such as  
the different ordinances related to on-street parking which limits the Department being  
able to make any decisions. Chair Catlin expressed that the DLC could submit a letter  
recommendation in support of this.  
Nickie Davis suggested maybe have better education opportunities for the public.  
Faup said the 5th and Walnut garage is the least used garage downtown. He indicated  
that there is availability to use it and feels maybe it is not utilized because it isn’t in a  
convenient location.  
Burns asked if apartment building owners can buy spaces to use for parking. Sokoff  
indicated that entities can buy blocks of parking, however the permits are limited from  
8:00-6:00 p.m.  
Faup said there are two ordinances that deal with parking. By ordinance, parking in  
garages is limited to no more than 72 hours. The other ordinance limits those who park in  
spots on the road to 24 hours. Staff indicated the difficulty with enforcing these  
ordinances.  
Sokoff said a letter of support for Staff regarding ordinances would be very helpful.  
Catlin will draft a letter of support and get one from Nickie as well and bring it to the next  
meeting for approval.  
Parking Commission Update - Scott Smith  
Scott Smith is the Downtown Leadership Council representative for the Parking Advisory  
Commission and indicated he will update DLC as needed.  
Additional DLC Member - Letter of Recommendation to Council  
Chair Catlin drafted a letter and distributed it to members to review. Members discussed  
changing the wording to indicate the seat would represent The Loop CID Board, either  
Carrie Gartner or her designee. Members then voted to approve the letter of  
recommendation asking for an additional seat on the Downtown Leadership Council who  
would represent The Loop CID Board.  
Motion to approve the letter of recommendation with the changes made by  
Smith, seconded by Burns; motion carried.  
Downtown Leadership Council Name Change  
- Central Columbia Leadership Council  
- Greater Downtown Leadership Council  
Members discussed the two names they previously talked about changing the DLC name  
to, reached a consensus and voted.  
Motion to approve changing the Downtown Leadership Council name to Greater  
Downtown Leadership Council made by Adkins, seconded by Carter; motion  
carried.  
Motion to approve that Chair Catlin draft a letter to Council requesting to add a  
seat that would represent The Loop CID Board, either Carrie Gartner or her  
designee and to change the name of the Downtown Leadership Council to  
Greater Downtown Leadership Council made by Smith, seconded by Carter;  
motion carried.  
VII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
None.  
VIII. NEXT MEETING DATE  
Moving the November 22, 2023 Meeting to November 29, 2023  
Members discussed December’s meeting and decided to cancel the December 27, 2023  
meeting.  
IX. ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.