City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Council Chamber  
Columbia City Hall  
701 E. Broadway  
Monday, July 18, 2022  
7:00 PM  
Regular  
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS  
The City Council of the City of Columbia, Missouri met for  
a regular meeting at  
approximately 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2022, in the Council Chamber of the City of  
Columbia, Missouri. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and the roll was taken with  
the following results: Council Member BETSY PETERS, Mayor BARBARA BUFFALOE,  
Council Member PAT FOWLER, Council Member KARL SKALA, Council Member NICK  
FOSTER, and Council Member MATT PITZER were present. Council Member ANDREA  
WANER was absent. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood, City Counselor Nancy  
Thompson, City Clerk Sheela Amin, and various Department Heads and staff members  
were also present.  
Mayor Buffaloe explained the minutes were not yet complete for the November 15, 2021,  
December 6, 2021, December 20, 2021, January 3, 2022, January 18, 2022, February 7,  
2022, February 21, 2022, March 7, 2022, March 21, 2022, April 4, 2022, April 18, 2022,  
May 2, 2022, May 16, 2022, June 6, 2022, June 21, 2022, and July 5, 2022 regular  
council meetings, and the April 18, 2022 special council meeting.  
Council Member Fowler asked that B196-22 be moved from the consent agenda to old  
business.  
The agenda, including the consent agenda with B196-22 being moved to old business,  
was approved unanimously by voice vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by  
Council Member Skala.  
II. SPECIAL ITEMS  
None.  
III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  
BC8-22  
Board and Commission Applicants.  
Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to  
the following Boards and Commissions.  
BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN COMMISSON  
Fieser, Tommy, 1814 Rose Drive, Ward 2, Term to expire July 31, 2025  
Phillips, Sam, 108 Westwood Avenue, Ward 4, Term to expire July 31, 2025  
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT  
Minchew, Randy, 2416 Kays Pointe Drive, Ward 6, Term to expire May 1, 2027  
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CODES COMMISSION  
DeYoung, William, 305 Bourn Avenue, Ward 4, Term to expire August 1, 2025  
Jackson, Rob, 384 E. Franklin Road, Boone County, Term to expire August 1, 2025  
Malicot, Fred, 5649 N. Clearview Road (Business), Ward 4, Term to expire August 1,  
2025  
Weber, Dave, 2804 Wild Plum Court, Ward 6, Term to expire August 1, 2025  
Young, Matt, 5600 N. Pintail Lane, Boone County, Term to expire August 1, 2025  
CITY OF COLUMBIA NEW CENTURY FUND INC. BOARD  
Banks, Barbie, 215 W. Ash Street, Ward 1, Term to expire September 30, 2023  
COLUMBIA AND BOONE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD  
Buckler, Margrace, 1802 Chapel Ridge Road, Ward 4, Term to expire June 30, 2025  
Rodewald, Jennifer, 3702 Timber Run Drive, Ward 5, Term to expire June 30, 2025  
PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD  
Slade, Leslie, P.O. Box 7271, Ward 3, Term to expire November 30, 2024  
PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMISSION  
Reneker, Jospeh, 3822 Blue Cedar Lane, Ward 5, Term to expire March 1, 2023  
RAILROAD ADVISORY BOARD  
Eiffert, Gregory, 2401 Cimarron Drive, Ward 5, Term to expire July 15, 2026  
Hendrickson, Blair, 5600 Majestic Circle, Ward 5, Term to expire July 15, 2026  
IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT  
SPC44-22  
SPC45-22  
SPC46-22  
SPC47-22  
SPC48-22  
SPC49-22  
John Conway - What I Found in the Library.  
John Conway spoke.  
Tanner Ott - Firsthand Experiences with the Homelessness Downtown.  
Tanner Ott spoke.  
Tootie Burns - Wabash Bus Station in the North Village Arts District.  
Tootie Burns, 310 E. Brandon Road, spoke.  
Lillian Davis - Late Fees for UCS.  
Lillian Davis spoke.  
Jim Windsor - Status of Electric Infrastructure.  
Jim Windsor withdrew his request to speak.  
Susan Renee Carter - Silence is Golden or is it? (Addressing the Critical  
Nature of Citizen Input for Local Government).  
Susan Renee Carter, a Second Ward resident, spoke.  
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PH25-22  
Consider the Water and Light 2022 Renewable Energy Plan.  
The public hearing was read by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director David Sorrell provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions.  
Mayor Buffaloe opened the public hearing.  
Mark Haim, 1402 Richardson Street, indicated he was representing Mid-Missouri  
Peaceworks and spoke.  
Jack Meinzenbach, 806 Sunstone Lane, spoke.  
Carolyn Amparan, 4804 Shale Oaks Avenue, indicated she was representing the  
Mid-Missouri Sierra Club and spoke.  
Dick Parker, 215 W. Sexton Road, spoke.  
Tom Jensen, 2416 Wild Oak Court, spoke.  
There being no further comment, Mayor Buffaloe closed the public hearing.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to accept the Water and Light 2022 Renewable  
Energy Plan. The motion was seconded by Council Member Skala and approved  
unanimously by voice vote.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
R100-22  
Authorizing a special event operations agreement with Radar Hospitality  
Company, L.L.C. for an outdoor concert to be held on portions of Sixth  
Street and Locust Street on September 24, 2022.  
The resolution read by the City Clerk.  
Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Amy Schneider provided a staff report, and she  
and City Counselor Nancy Thompson responded to Council questions  
Tom Jensen indicated he was representing the applicant, Radar Hospitality, and spoke.  
Caleb Colbert, an attorney with offices at 827 Broadway, indicated he was representing  
the State Historical Society of Missouri and spoke.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Council Member Fowler made a motion to amend the agreement associated with  
R100-22 to adjust the closure of Locust Street so that it was from Sixth Street to a  
designated location on the west side of the driveway into the State Historical  
Society of Missouri parking lot until 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2022 to  
ensure maintenance of two driving lanes and access to that parking lot by State  
Historical Society of Missouri employees and patrons until that time. The motion  
was seconded by Council Member Skala and approved unanimously by voice  
vote.  
R100-22, as amended, was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE, FOWLER, SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: WANER. Resolution declared adopted, reading as  
follows:  
B193-22  
Granting a waiver and design adjustment relating to sidewalk construction  
adjacent to Lot 3 of Barcus Ridge Plat No. 2 located along the north side of  
Old Plank Road (7101 S. Old Plank Road) (Case No. 139-2022).  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to  
Council questions.  
Ashley Scholl and Patrick Scholl, the owners of the property in question, spoke, and  
responded to Council questions.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Council Member Pitzer made a motion to table B193-22 to the September 19,  
2022 Council Meeting to allow time to come to a resolution if possible. The  
motion was seconded by Council Member Skala, and approved by voice vote  
with only Council Member Peters voting no.  
B196-22  
Amending Ordinance No. 024848 to establish a program for virtual  
meetings and virtual public participation for certain designated advisory  
boards and commissions.  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
City Counselor Nancy Thompson provided a staff report, and she and City Manager  
De’Carlon Seewood responded to Council questions.  
Kate Graham, a Fifth Ward resident, spoke.  
Chriss Jones, a Second Ward resident, spoke.  
Rebecca Shaw, 2615 Vail Drive, spoke.  
December Harmon, a First Ward resident, spoke.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
B196-22 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE, FOWLER, SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: WANER. Bill declared enacted, reading as  
follows:  
VII. CONSENT AGENDA  
The following bills were given second reading and the resolutions were read by the City  
Clerk.  
B189-22  
Granting a design adjustment relating to the proposed PD Planned  
Development of Bluff Creek Estates, Plat No. 8 located on the east side of  
Bluff Creek Drive and west of Highway 63 to allow an increased number of  
lots or units to be accessed from a single point of ingress/egress (Case  
No. 109-2022).  
B190-22  
B191-22  
B192-22  
B194-22  
Approving the PD Planned Development of “Bluff Creek Estates, Plat No.  
8” located on the east side of Bluff Creek Drive and west of Highway 63;  
approving a revised statement of intent (Case No. 109-2022).  
Approving the PD Plan for “Sunshine Early Care and Education Center”  
located on the northeast corner of Holly Avenue and Andy Drive (2207 Holly  
Avenue); approving a revised statement of intent (Case No. 156-2022).  
Approving a major revision to the PD Plan for “Kinney Point” located on the  
northeast corner of Sexton Road and Garth Avenue (1 Sexton Road);  
approving a revised statement of intent (Case No. 165-2022).  
Authorizing a right of use license permit with White Oak Investment  
Properties, LLC for construction, installation, maintenance and/or operation  
of black aluminum fencing and gates within a portion of the College Avenue  
right-of-way and black aluminum fencing within a portion of the Hinkson  
Avenue right-of-way.  
B195-22  
R102-22  
Authorizing a software as a service (SaaS) agreement with Locality Media,  
Inc. for the “First Due” records management system for the Fire  
Department; amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds.  
Authorizing application to the Missouri Department of Transportation for  
state funding from the Regional Bridge Program for removal and  
construction of a replacement bridge on Ridgemont Road over the County  
House Branch.  
R103-22  
R104-22  
Authorizing agreements with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation for  
the lease of an articulated dump truck for use at the City of Columbia  
sanitary landfill.  
Authorizing a special event operations agreement with Trio Presents,  
L.L.C. for the 2022 Roots N Blues Festival at Stephens Lake Park.  
The bills were given third reading and the resolutions read by the City Clerk with  
the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE, FOWLER,  
SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: WANER. Bills declared  
enacted and resolutions declared adopted, reading as follows:  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
IX. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING  
The following bills were introduced by the Mayor unless otherwise indicated, and all were  
given first reading.  
B197-22  
B198-22  
Approving the Final Plat of “Hashtag-Oakland Subdivision” located on the  
east side of Oakland Gravel Road and west of Paris Road (Case No.  
154-2022).  
Approving the Final Plat for "Greenville Subdivision, Plat 1" located on the  
north side of Green Meadows Road and south of Green Meadows Circle;  
authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 171-2022).  
B199-22  
B200-22  
Authorizing approval of an Abatement Order On Consent with the Missouri  
Department of Natural Resources.  
Authorizing an agreement with The Curators of the University of Missouri,  
on behalf of the University Concert Series, for a subgrant award with funds  
received from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American  
Rescue Plan.  
B201-22  
B202-22  
B203-22  
Accepting the 2022-2023 STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)  
program grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety; authorizing  
an Award of Contract and Certified Assurances and Special Conditions.  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating Public Works  
Department funds to finalize and close out completed capital improvement  
projects and to provide funding for current capital improvement projects.  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the  
purchase of a front end wheel loader to be used by the Public Works  
Department for winter weather response events.  
B204-22  
B205-22  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds associated  
with Electric Utility purchase power expenses.  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating General Fund  
Reserves to the Economic Development Department for professional  
dues.  
B206-22  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the  
construction of the Runway 2-20 extension project at the Columbia  
Regional Airport relating to additional erosion control measures and  
removal of an existing water main.  
B207-22  
B208-22  
B209-22  
B210-22  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds received  
from donations, miscellaneous revenue, and Park Sales Tax revenue to  
provide funding for various Parks and Recreation Department projects.  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating federal asset  
forfeiture funds for the purchase of the Fusus real-time surveillance  
software platform for the Police Department.  
Authorizing a contractual service agreement with the State of Missouri  
Children’s Trust Fund to sustain and expand the brighter beginnings  
program; amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds.  
Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by transferring funds in the Public  
Health and Human Services Department to offset the increased costs  
associated with the purchase of a mobile outreach vehicle.  
B211-22  
Amending Chapter 18 of the City Code to extend the sunset provisions for  
the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) relating to police and  
firefighter retirement benefits.  
X. REPORTS  
REP57-22  
Mid-Missouri Radio Control Association Use of Utility Property.  
Acting Deputy City Manager Mike Griggs provided a staff report, and the Council made  
comments.  
REP58-22  
REP59-22  
Sidewalk Master Plan Report.  
The Council asked questions and discussed the report.  
Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) Communication  
regarding the Use of the Wabash Station along with Other Association  
Issues in the Downtown.  
Nickie Davis, the Executive Director of the Downtown CID, spoke, and responded to  
Council questions.  
The Council asked further questions of staff and discussed the issue.  
REP60-22  
REP61-22  
Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) - FY 2023 Annual  
Budget.  
Discussion shown with REP61-22.  
Business Loop Community Improvement District (CID) - FY 2023 Annual  
Budget.  
Mayor Buffaloe explained these reports were provided by the respective community  
improvement districts, and asked if there were any questions. No one asked any  
questions.  
REP62-22  
REP63-22  
REP64-22  
Water Utility Capital Improvement Project Status Update.  
The Council asked questions and discussed the report.  
Monthly Finance Report.  
Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report.  
Amendment to the FY 2022 Annual Budget - Intra-Departmental Transfer of  
Funds.  
Mayor Buffaloe explained this report had been provided for informational purposes.  
XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF  
Michael MacMann spoke about the issues associated with the unsheltered and the need  
for a variety of smaller spaces for them including spaces in the downtown.  
Stephanie Yoakum, a First Ward resident and volunteer with the CoMo Mobile Aid  
Collective and Loaves and Fishes, and spoke regarding the issues of the unsheltered, the  
use of the Wabash Station in that regard, and the need for compassionate solutions.  
Margaret McConnell, 2102 Parks Edge Place, indicated she worked with Loaves and  
Fishes, CoMo Mobile Aid Collective, and other organizations, and spoke regarding the  
unsheltered, the consequences of not allowing the use of the Wabash Station, and the  
need for acceptable and adequate alternatives.  
Melissa MacGowan, a Third Ward resident, spoke about the reasons people gathered at  
the Wabash Station.  
Traci Wilson-Kleekamp spoke regarding the failure of the City’s transportation system,  
the problematic issues associated with the ARPA survey information, the unsheltered  
community, and the need to rethink funding priorities.  
Rebecca Shaw spoke about the needs of the unhoused, the lack of public facilities, and  
the need for solutions before the winter season.  
Richard Hayden spoke about the use of city-owned land by the Mid-Missouri Radio  
Control Association next to a neighborhood.  
Catherine Armbrust indicated she was a coordinator for the CoMo Mobile Aid Collective  
and spoke regarding services they provided, the outcome of the passage of HB1606 on  
the unsheltered, the issues associated with the unsheltered community, and the need for  
the City to provide shelters and services.  
Nick McKague, a Sixth Ward resident and owner of the Parker Millard Funeral Home and  
Acola Coffee in the downtown, spoke regarding the uptick in mental illness, the use of the  
Wabash Station for the unsheltered and those with mental illnesses, and the need for the  
City to do more.  
Ken Greene, a local artist, spoke about the needs of the unsheltered and potential  
solutions the City could provide.  
Chriss Jones, a Second Ward resident, spoke regarding the lack of effectiveness of the  
Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) and issues associated with the unsheltered along  
with the need for solutions.  
December Harmon provided a handout and spoke about the CPRB and the flyers  
associated with that Board.  
Demetria Stephens, a Second Ward resident, spoke regarding the unsheltered and the  
fact there were more families being pushed toward homelessness since their Section 8  
leases were not being renewed.  
The Council and staff discussed various items to include the need for a report regarding  
the cost and feasibility to go to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 without  
considering the existing three percent restriction, a potential review of the utility billing  
process and timeline for those that were chronically late due to when they had access to  
funds versus when the payment was due, the fact Council Member Foster would be  
reaching out the Longview Neighborhood and the Mid-Missouri Radio Control Association  
(MMRCA) regarding their conflicting issues, the work and model of the CPRB, the  
comments of December Harmon with regard to the CPRB and the flyers associated with  
the CPRB, the unsheltered community and how to address issues associated with the  
unsheltered community, the need for intentional collaboration between the identified  
needs and the funding of those needs, the issues surrounding the City’s ordinance of  
vehicles being subject to towing if they were not moved within 24 hours without  
notification to the vehicle owner and the burden of towing and storage fees, the potential  
for a review of that and other ordinances by the Climate and Environment Commission,  
which was not supported by Council, in terms of how to reach the City’s climate goals,  
and an update as to what the staff was working on with regard to mental health and  
unsheltered services issues.  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned without objection at 12:07 a.m.