City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Council Chamber  
Columbia City Hall  
701 E. Broadway  
Monday, May 15, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Regular  
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS  
The City Council of the City of Columbia, Missouri met for a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.  
on Monday, May 15, 2023, 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 NICK FOSTER, Council Member DONALD WATERMAN, Council  
Member BETSY PETERS, Mayor BARBARA BUFFALOE, Council Member NICK  
KNOTH, Council Member ANDREA WANER, and Council Member ROY LOVELADY  
were present. Deputy City Manager Mike Griggs, City Counselor Nancy Thompson, City  
Clerk Sheela Amin, and various Department Heads and staff members were also present.  
The minutes of the regular meeting of May 1, 2023 were approved unanimously by voice  
vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Waner.  
The minutes of the regular meeting of March 7, 2022 were approved unanimously by voice  
vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Lovelady.  
Mayor Buffaloe noted Bill Weitkemper had asked that B101-23 be moved from the  
consent agenda to old business.  
The agenda, including the consent agenda with B101-23 being moved to old business,  
was approved unanimously by voice vote on a motion by Council Member Waner and a  
second by Council Member Foster.  
II. SPECIAL ITEMS  
None.  
III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  
BC5-23  
Board and Commission Applicants.  
Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to  
the following Boards and Commissions.  
COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD  
Hutton, Bob, 2252 Country Lane, Ward 3, Term to expire May 31, 2027  
DISABILITIES COMMISSION  
Dolles, Cathy, 1224 E. Walnut Street, Apt. 102, Ward 1, Term to expire June 15, 2024  
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION  
Ascani, Rikki, 11 Fourth Avenue, Ward 1, Term to expire November 1, 2023  
Walker, Julie, 606 Wildrose Place, Ward 3, Term to expire November 1, 2025  
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION  
Davis, Sue, 2209B Creasy Springs Road, Ward 2, Term to expire May 31, 2026  
Steenbergen, Brendon, 1410 Overhill Road, Ward 4, Term to expire May 31, 2026  
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION  
Carroll, Valerie, 13 West Boulevard North, Ward 1, Term to expire May 31, 2027  
Dunn, Zack, 5511 Hunley Court, Ward 3, Term to expire May 31, 2027  
Ford, Matt, 3700 Monterey Drive, Suite K (Business), Ward 4, Term to expire May 31,  
2027  
City Clerk Sheela Amin explained the applicant for the Public Transit Advisory  
Commission had been appointed to the Disabilities Commission and that she believed  
the applicant did not want to be appointed to both commissions. The Council asked that  
the City Clerk confirm this and readvertise the position if that was in fact true.  
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL  
Crumbliss, Emily, Ward 5, Term to expire June 1, 2026  
Hinnant-Root, Helen, Ward 4, Term to expire June 1, 2024  
Keithahn, Hazel, Boone County, Term to expire June 1, 2026  
IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT  
SPC34-23  
Traci Wilson-Kleekamp - Dear Mr. City Manager: Don't Just Talk,  
Communicate.  
Traci Wilson-Kleekamp rescheduled her request to speak to the June 5 meeting.  
SPC35-23  
Christian Mark Chellis - Why Columbia Should Be a Container Deposit  
City as We Have a Plethora of Litter of Bottles Cans and Everything in  
Between.  
Christian Mark Chellis spoke.  
SPC36-23  
Mark Haim - Electric Rates And Climate Action: Addressing Rate Structure  
in the Context of the Climate Crisis.  
Mark Haim indicated he was representing Mid-Missouri Peaceworks and spoke.  
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PH20-23  
Proposed installation of traffic calming devices on Northland Drive between  
Blue Ridge Road and Parker Street.  
The public hearing was read by the City Clerk.  
Public Works Director Shane Creech provided a staff report, and responded to Council  
questions.  
Mayor Buffaloe opened the public hearing.  
Eugene Elkin, 3406 Range Line Street, spoke.  
Gregg Myers spoke.  
There being no further comment, Mayor Buffaloe closed the public hearing.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Council Member Waner made a motion to authorize the installation of traffic  
calming devices on Northland Drive between Blue Ridge Road and Parker Street.  
The motion was seconded by Council Member Foster and approved unanimously  
by voice vote.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
B59-23  
Authorizing construction of Phase II of the Sports Fieldhouse project  
located in A. Perry Philips Park to include four (4) hardwood courts for  
basketball, volleyball and pickleball, office space, restroom facilities,  
multipurpose room, seating area, parking lot, walkways, installation of  
exterior lighting, and the extension of Philips Farm Road; calling for bids for  
a portion of the project through the Purchasing Division.  
The bill was given fourth reading by the City Clerk.  
Parks and Recreation Director Gabe Huffington provided a staff report, and responded to  
Council questions.  
Kevin Pistole indicated he was representing the Columbia Youth Basketball Association  
and spoke.  
Aly Wright, a representative of CoMo Roller Derby, spoke.  
James Gray, 1525 Affirmed Drive, spoke.  
Barbara Giles, a 72 year resident of Columbia, spoke.  
Christian Mark Chellis spoke.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
B59-23 was given fifth reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as follows:  
VOTING YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, KNOTH, WANER,  
LOVELADY. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill declared enacted, reading as follows:  
B96-23  
Rezoning property located on the northwest corner of Cedar Lake Drive  
and Santana Circle from District PD (Planned District) to District M-N  
(Mixed-use Neighborhood) (Case No. 125-2023).  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report.  
Jay Gebhardt, a civil engineer and land surveyor with A Civil Group, spoke.  
Anthony Willroth, a downtown business owner, spoke.  
The Council asked questions.  
B96-23 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, KNOTH,  
WANER, LOVELADY. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill declared enacted, reading as  
follows:  
B101-23  
Authorizing construction of sanitary sewer rehabilitation project #10 in the  
Bear Creek area; calling for bids through the Purchasing Division or  
authorizing a contract for the work using a term and supply contractor.  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director David Sorrell provided a staff report, and he and City Counselor Nancy  
Thompson responded to Council questions.  
B101-23 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, KNOTH,  
WANER, LOVELADY. VOTING NO: NO ONE. 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.  
B97-23  
Authorizing contracts with Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1  
of Boone County, Missouri for the provision of fire-suppression water  
services to Fire Station No. 11 located at 6909 Scott Boulevard.  
B98-23  
B99-23  
Accepting a conveyance for street purposes; directing the City Clerk to  
record the conveyance.  
Authorizing Columbia 2 MHP Land LLC, the owner of Park Village Mobile  
Home Park located at 4410 Brown Station Road, to resell water, sewer,  
storm water and solid waste services to tenants.  
B100-23  
B102-23  
B103-23  
B104-23  
B105-23  
Authorizing Columbia MHP Land LLC, the owner of Tiger Village Mobile  
Home Park, to resell water, sewer, storm water and solid waste services to  
tenants.  
Authorizing the acquisition of easements for construction of the Sunset  
Lane Private Common Collector Elimination (PCCE) #29 sanitary sewer  
improvement project.  
Amending the FY 2023 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the repair  
of Gas Generator #3 and maintenance of Gas Generators #1 and #2 at the  
Columbia Sanitary Landfill.  
Accepting conveyances for sewer and water utility purposes; accepting  
Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Covenants; directing the City  
Clerk to record the conveyances.  
Authorizing an amendment to the cooperative agreement with The Board of  
Directors of Boone County Family Resources for additional funding for the  
Parks and Recreation Department’s Career Awareness Related  
Experience (CARE) Program for youth employment placement and  
mentoring services.  
B106-23  
R74-23  
Repealing Division 9 within Article V of Chapter 2 of the City Code, which  
established the Columbia Vision Commission.  
Setting a public hearing: proposed construction of a sidewalk on the south  
side of Grindstone Parkway between Hyde Park Avenue and Norfleet  
Drive.  
R75-23  
R76-23  
Setting a public hearing: proposed annexation of property located on the  
south side of Richland Road and west of Olivet Road (Case No.  
153-2023).  
Granting a temporary waiver from the requirements of Section 16-258 of  
the City Code to allow amplified sound exceeding a distance of 100 feet  
from The Club at Old Hawthorne located at 6221 E. Broadway on June 5,  
2023 for the MFA Annual Charity Golf Tournament event.  
R77-23  
R78-23  
Authorizing application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the FY  
2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program grant to fund  
projects and activities associated with the Vision Zero Program.  
Authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Black  
& Veatch Corporation for the design of new Alluvial Wells 1A and 10A to  
serve the McBaine Water Treatment Plant.  
R79-23  
R80-23  
Authorizing a first amendment to the professional engineering services  
agreement with Barr Engineering Company for design services relating to  
the Nebraska Avenue storm water improvement project.  
Authorizing an agreement with Ozinga Cement, Inc. for use of the Columbia  
Terminal Railroad (COLT) side track and transload facility.  
The bills were given third reading and the resolutions read by the City Clerk with  
the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS,  
BUFFALOE, KNOTH, WANER, LOVELADY. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bills declared  
enacted and resolutions declared adopted, reading as follows:  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
R81-23  
Authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Black  
& Veatch Corporation relating to compliance deliverables required by the  
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.  
The resolution was read by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director David Sorrell provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions.  
R81-23 was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as follows: VOTING  
YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, KNOTH, WANER, LOVELADY.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared adopted, reading as follows:  
R82-23  
Designating the Grants Administrator as the City’s authorized  
representative to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for a State  
Revolving Fund Program loan under the Missouri Clean Water Law for a  
lead service line inventory.  
The resolution was read by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director David Sorrell provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions.  
R82-23 was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as follows: VOTING  
YES: FOSTER, WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, KNOTH, WANER, LOVELADY.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared adopted, reading as follows:  
IX. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING  
The following bills were introduced by the Mayor unless otherwise indicated, and all were  
given first reading.  
B107-23  
Approving the PD Plan of “Copperstone Corner” located on the southeast  
corner of Vawter School Road and Scott Boulevard; approving a statement  
of intent; requiring a development agreement be executed and delivered by  
the property owner before issuance of any land disturbance or building  
permits; authorizing the City Manager to execute a development  
agreement; directing the City Clerk to have the development agreement  
recorded (Case No. 02-2023).  
B108-23  
B109-23  
Rezoning property located on east side of Woodland Springs Court and  
the south side of Clark Lane (1110 Woodland Springs Court) from District  
PD (Planned Development) to District M-C (Mixed-use Corridor) (Case  
No. 136-2023).  
Approving the Final Plat of “The Highlands, Plat No. 12AA” located at the  
southern terminus of Castle Bay Place; authorizing a performance contract  
(Case No. 141-2023).  
B110-23  
B111-23  
Approving the Final Plat of “Corporate Lake Plat 16” located at the  
northeast corner of North Cedar Lake Drive and John Garry Drive;  
authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 124-2023).  
Repealing Ordinance No. 024965 which authorized the acquisition of  
property for the construction of Fire Station No. 10 to be located north of  
and west of St. Charles Road, at the bend with the intersection of E.  
Richland Road.  
B112-23  
B113-23  
Authorizing the acquisition of easements for construction of the Nebraska  
Avenue storm water improvement project.  
Authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the program services contract with the  
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for maternal child  
health services.  
B114-23  
B115-23  
Authorizing an agreement with The Curators of the University of Missouri  
for the 2023 Missouri State Senior Games and Show-Me STATE GAMES.  
Amending the FY 2023 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the  
purchase of a Quint 10 fire truck for Fire Station No. 10.  
X. REPORTS  
REP27-23  
REP28-23  
REP29-23  
REP30-23  
GoCOMO Update and Route Combining.  
Public Works Director Shane Creech provided a staff report. The Council asked questions  
and discussed the issue.  
Update on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).  
Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning provided a staff report.  
The Council asked questions and discussed the issue.  
Update on Homelessness.  
Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning provided a staff report.  
The Council asked questions and discussed the issue.  
Monthly Finance Report.  
Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report.  
XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF  
Jack Meinzenbach,  
a
resident of the Old Hawthorne community, spoke regarding  
excessive LED lights in that area and the need to shut them off.  
Michael MacMann spoke as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding  
lighting issues/complaints in the community.  
Anthony Willroth, a downtown business owner, spoke about the temperature in City Hall  
in terms of addressing the climate emergency, the need for the ARPA applications to be  
open records, and the response associated with an incident where a man took his own  
life at the Fifth and Walnut parking garage this past weekend.  
Chriss Jones, a Second Ward resident, suggested the licenses of the two officers who  
would soon no longer be continuing their service with the City be revoked so they could  
not move to another police force and spoke about an incident whereby an unsheltered  
individual was being harassed by two police officers, which she did not feel should  
happen.  
Sarah Johnson,  
a
downtown business owner, spoke regarding the issues of  
homelessness, the amount of money being spent on the issue, which she felt was not  
enough, the point in time count, which she felt underrepresented the number of  
unsheltered people, and the need for shelters.  
Eugene Elkin, 3406 Range Line Street, spoke about police use of TASERS and the need  
for training.  
Susan Renee Carter, a Second Ward resident, indicated she was representing Race  
Matters, Friends, and spoke regarding the need to review and refine the use of force  
policy utilized by the Police Department along with the need for appropriate de-escalation  
training.  
Andrew Hutchinson, 510 Spencer Avenue, indicated he was speaking as the Local 955  
Union Representative, provided a handout, and spoke about the need for radical change in  
the way employees are treated in order to improve the recruitment and retention of  
employees and the fact Local 955 would petition the State Board of Mediation to allow  
them to represent two scale house operator employees since City staff did not allow for  
this to happen voluntarily.  
The Council and staff discussed various topics to include the process that took place  
involving the Parks and Recreation staff and the CoMo Roller Derby representatives in  
terms of them talking to one another to try to address issues, the fact the Citizens Police  
Review Board members have the support of the Council in terms of moving forward with  
policy reviews and for them to reach out to the Council if they have needs the Council can  
accommodate, an example of a positive interaction the police had with the homeless  
along with the de-escalation techniques utilized in that situation, and the ARPA process  
in terms of providing for some transparency.  
Council Member Knoth made  
a motion to release the name of the applicant  
organization, the amount of the request, the status of the request, and the  
category of the request for all 90-plus applicants. The motion was seconded by  
Council Member Waner after some clarification questions and comments. After  
further discussion, the motion was approved by roll call vote with Council  
Member Foster, Council Member Waterman, Mayor Buffaloe, Council Member  
Knoth, Council Member Waner, and Council Member Lovelady voting yes, and  
Council Member Peters voting no.  
The Council and staff continued to discuss various topics to include a report regarding the  
tools the City currently had to address nuisance businesses, the potential exploration of  
a nuisance ordinance for businesses with a focus on reoccurring violent crimes at specific  
locations similar to the Kansas City ordinance, the fact Council Member Waner was  
dealing with a medical issue, the need for crime intervention and prevention programs, the  
need for a Juneteenth Committee for better coordination in 2024 celebrations, and the  
appointment of an Acting Mayor Pro Tem for the June 5, 2023 Council Meeting.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion for Nick Foster to serve as the Acting Mayor Pro  
Tem in the event the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem were both unavailable to lead  
the June 5, 2023 Council Meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member  
Waner and approved unanimously by voice vote.  
The Council and staff continued to discuss various topics to include Council Member  
Knoth being the council member representative at the Vacant Property Leadership  
Institute being held November 7-10 in Austin, Texas, funding for the Citizens Police  
Review Board members to attend the NACOLE Conference for FY 2024, the fact it had  
been a rough week for the community, and confirmation that the officers involved in the  
incident last week would no longer be employed by the City as of Friday, May 19.  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned without objection at 9:56 p.m.