City of Columbia, Missouri

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Council Chamber

Columbia City Hall

701 E. Broadway

Monday, April 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, April 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: Mayor BARBARA BUFFALOE, Council Member PAT FOWLER,

Council Member ANDREA WANER, Council Member KARL SKALA, Council Member

NICK FOSTER, and Council Member MATT PITZER were present. Council Member

BETSY PETERS 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 October 18, 2021,

November 1, 2021, 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, and April 4, 2022 regular council meetings.

Council Member Skala asked that B108-22 be moved from the consent agenda to old

business.

The agenda, including the consent agenda with B108-22 being moved to old business,

was approved unanimously by voice vote on a motion by Council Member Skala and a

second by Council Member Waner.

II. SPECIAL ITEMS

None.

III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

BC5-22

Board and Commission Applicants.

The Council discussed the appointments to the Citizens Police Review Board and the

Planning and Zoning Commission, and decided to readvertise those vacancies.

Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to

the following Boards and Commissions.

COMMISSION ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Murphy, Kathleen, 208 Edgewood Avenue, Ward 4, Term to expire October 31, 2023

DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

MacGowan, Melissa, 4501 Timber Lane, Ward 3, Term to expire May 1, 2025

LIQUOR LICENSE REVIEW BOARD

Gardner, Brian, 3707 Teakwood Drive, Ward 4, Term to expire May 1, 2025

MAYOR’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH

Walker, Robert, 5805 Misty Springs Way, Ward 3, Term to expire November 30, 2024

SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY COMMISSION

Moore, Joshua, 106 Dene Drive, Ward 3, Term to expire October 31, 2024

IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT

SPC27-22

Jim Windsor - Focus on efficiency for existing and future electric usage

before expanding the existing renewable energy requirement for the

electric utility.

Jim Windsor, 200 Manor Drive, spoke.

V. PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

B106-22

Granting a waiver and design adjustment relating to the Final Plat of Quarry

Heights Plat 7 for sidewalk construction on the south and west sides of

Rollins Road and the west side of Redbud Lane (Case No. 98-2022).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Kevin Murphy, an engineer with A Civil Group with offices at 3401 Broadway Business

Park Court, provided a handout and spoke.

Finley Gibbs, 106 S. Glenwood Avenue, spoke and responded to Council questions.

B106-22 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: BUFFALOE, FOWLER, WANER, SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER.

VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PETERS. Bill declared enacted, reading as

follows:

B108-22

Authorizing an annexation agreement with Charlotte M. Frazier and Melissa

L. Ussery for property located on the west side of Olivet Road and south of

Richland Road; directing the City Clerk to have the agreement recorded

(Case No. 63-2022).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Dee Dokken, 804 Again Street, spoke.

The Council asked questions and made comments.

B108-22 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: BUFFALOE, FOWLER, WANER, SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER.

VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PETERS. 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.

B103-22

B104-22

B105-22

Voluntary annexation of property located on the north side of Prathersville

Road and east of Highway 763 North; establishing permanent IG

(Industrial) zoning (Case No. 92-2022).

Approving the Final Plat of “Fike Subdivision, Plat 1” located on the north

side of Prathersville Road and east of Highway 763 North (Case No.

93-2022).

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Legacy Investors

Group, LLC to allow a “mechanical and construction contractor” use on

property located at 3100 S. Old 63 in an M-C (Mixed-use Corridor) zoning

district (Case No. 96-2022).

B107-22

B109-22

Granting a waiver and design adjustment relating to the Final Plat of A-1

Rental Plat 1 for sidewalk construction on portions of the east side of Old

Highway 63 and the south side of Stadium Boulevard; setting forth a

condition for approval (Case No. 99-2022).

Authorizing Renewal No. 003 to the memorandum of agreement with the

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for access to the

Missouri State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL) OpenELIS and/or

iConnect Web Portals.

R49-22

R50-22

Authorizing an Adopt A Spot agreement.

Declaring the results of the municipal election and special election to

impose a local use tax held in the City of Columbia on April 5, 2022.

R51-22

R52-22

R53-22

Authorizing staff to proceed with the preliminary design and expenditure of

funds associated with the proposed construction of the Oakwood Court

Private Common Collector Elimination Project (PCCE #31); directing that

a public hearing be held upon completion of the preliminary plans.

Authorizing an agreement with Midcontinent Independent System Operator

(MISO) to establish compliance and protect the confidentiality and integrity

of real-time assessment and real-time monitoring data transmitted

between control centers.

Placing on file for public use, inspection and examination for a period of

ninety (90) days certain uniform codes regulating the construction of

buildings and continued occupancy thereof.

The bills were given third reading and the resolutions read by the City Clerk with

the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: BUFFALOE, FOWLER, WANER,

SKALA, FOSTER, PITZER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PETERS. 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.

B110-22

Imposing a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate;

providing for the local use tax to be repealed, reduced or raised in the

same amount as any local sales tax is repealed, reduced or raised;

directing the City Clerk to provide notice of the local use tax to the Missouri

Department of Revenue; directing the City Manager to provide mapping

and geographic data to the Missouri Department of Revenue.

B111-22

Approving the Final Plat of “Seventh-Day Subdivision” located on the

southeast corner of College Park Drive and Oxford Drive; authorizing a

performance contract (Case No. 87-2022).

B112-22

B113-22

B114-22

Amending the FY 2022 Classification and Pay Plan by adding the

Para-Transit Van Driver - 955 classification.

Authorizing a fiber optic system lease agreement with The Columbia

School District for use of a portion of the City's fiber optic cable system.

Accepting conveyances for sewer, utility, temporary construction, and

drainage purposes; accepting Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities

Covenants.

B115-22

B116-22

Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the program services contract with the

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for epidemiology and

laboratory capacity enhancing detection expansion services for the

provision or implementation of COVID-19 response activities.

Authorizing a First Amendment to Addendum 1 to the community

assistance program agreement with the Missouri Department of

Conservation relating to infrastructure improvements at Norma Sutherland

Smith Park Lake and The Vineyards Park Lake; amending the FY 2022

Annual Budget by appropriating funds.

B117-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds received

from donations, golf capital user fees, and miscellaneous revenues to

provide funding for various Parks and Recreation Department projects.

B118-22

B119-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds to the

Columbia Regional Airport’s materials and supplies operating budget.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the

temporary extension of operations and to increase air traffic controller

staffing at the Columbia Regional Airport.

B120-22

B121-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the

design and construction of a flagpole and courtyard area to be located in

front of the new terminal building at the Columbia Regional Airport.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds associated

with the sponsorship agreement with The Curators of the University of

Missouri to allow the installation of the “Mizzou” logo and approved signage

in a section of the new airport terminal baggage claim area.

B122-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for annual

maintenance fees associated with the agreement with Tyler Technologies,

Inc. for the community health software modules used by the Department of

Public Health and Human Services.

B123-22

B124-22

B125-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the rental

of underground storage for the Public Health and Human Services

Department’s emergency preparedness trailer.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the

installation of cubicles for new employees in the Public Health and Human

Services Department.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating Public Works

Department funds to finalize and close out the Walnut Bridge Repair

completed capital improvement project and to provide funding for the

Ridgemont Bridge Repair capital improvement project.

B126-22

B127-22

B128-22

B129-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds received

from the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network to fund a citizen science

urban heat mapping project across the City of Columbia.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the

purchase of replacement mobile and portable radios for the Fire

Department.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for the

purchase of replacement portable radios for the Columbia Police

Department.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds to finalize

and close out the business license rebate program.

X. REPORTS

REP31-22

Monthly Finance Report to the City Council.

Finance Director Matthew Lue provided

questions.

a staff report, and responded to Council

The Council made comments.

REP32-22

Amendment to the FY22 Annual Budget - Intra-Departmental Transfer of

Funds.

Mayor Buffaloe understood this report was informational.

XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF

John Conway, 4902 Thornbrook Ridge, spoke regarding citizen-centered governance.

Jim Windsor, 200 Manor Drive, spoke about the electric CIP information provided to the

Water and Light Advisory Board and canceled projects.

The Council and staff discussed various topics to include a Love Columbia brochure that

was recently released, the lack of housing for those with vouchers, the need to increase

access to the Housing and Community Development Commission survey for a better

response rate along with the need to review the information being collected, and a policy

resolution regarding maternity and paternity leave for council members.

Council Member Waner made a motion for staff to draft a maternity and paternity

policy resolution for the City Council for consideration. The motion was seconded

by Mayor Buffaloe. After discussion, the motion was approved unanimously by

voice vote.

The Council and staff continued to discuss various topics to include congratulations to

the new council members, thank you to staff, and reconsideration of B88-22 and

B89-22, which related to the repeal of the prohibition of residential roll carts and

automated collection.

Council Member Pitzer made a motion to reconsider the subject matter in B88-22

and B89-22 and for the bill involving the reconsideration to be introduced at the

next council meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Waner.

After discussion, the motion was approved by roll call vote with Mayor Buffaloe,

Council Member Waner, Council Member Foster, and Council Member Pitzer

voting yes, and Council Member Fowler and Council Member Skala voting no.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned without objection at 8:21 p.m.