City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Agenda  
City Council  
Monday, March 2, 2026  
7:00 PM  
City Hall  
Regular  
Council Chamber  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO  
I.  
INTRODUCTORY ITEMS  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Approval of Previous Minutes  
Approval and Adjustment of Agenda Including Consent Agenda  
II.  
SPECIAL ITEMS  
SI3-26  
Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Audit.  
Attachments: Council Memo  
FY25 City of Columbia, MO Annual Comprehensive Financial Report  
FY25 Audit Letter  
FY25 Single Audit Report  
FY25 Passenger Facility Charge Report  
FY25 Independent Auditor's Report  
III.  
IV.  
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  
SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT  
SPC11-26  
Matt Schacht - An update on the conversations Vidwest is having about the  
future of community media.  
Attachments: Scheduled Public Comment Form  
V.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PH5-26  
Proposed construction of the Quail Drive - Phase 2 stormwater improvement  
project.  
Recommended Action:  
[Need Motion/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Location Map  
Project Graphic  
Contact Log  
Attachments:  
PH6-26  
B45-26  
Proposed construction of improvements at Rothwell Park.  
Recommended Action:  
[See B45-26/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Plan  
Attachments:  
Public Comments  
Authorizing construction of improvements at Rothwell Park; calling for bids for  
a portion of the project through the Purchasing Division; amending the FY  
2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the amount of $40,000.00.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Plan  
Attachments:  
Public Comments  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
B37-26  
B38-26  
Amending Chapter 16 of the City Code by adding a new Division 22 related  
to the regulation of electronic gaming machines.  
(Mayor Plans to Recommend Tabling.)  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Amending Chapter 5 of the City Code relating to animals and fowl.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
Chapter 5 - Summary of Amendments  
Ordinance  
B39-26  
Establishing local regulations on hours of operation of businesses licensed to  
sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises  
for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
FIFA World Cup Supporting Documentation - RSMo Section 311.2026  
Ordinance  
VII.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
B40-26  
Voluntary annexation of property located on the southeast corner of Highway  
WW and El Chaparral Avenue (1020 S. El Chaparral Avenue); directing the  
City Clerk to give notice of the annexation; establishing permanent District  
R-1 (One-family Dwelling) zoning (Case #56-2026).  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Commission  
Locator Maps  
Zoning Graphic  
Excerpts from Minutes  
Public Correspondence  
Ordinance  
B41-26  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Matthew and Hope  
Hawley to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at  
903 W. Worley Street; providing a severability clause (Case No.32-2026).  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Commission  
Locator Maps  
STR Application  
Supplemental Conditional Accessory - Conditional Use Questions  
Excerpts from Minutes  
Public Correspondence  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B42-26  
Approving the Final Plat of "Boone Industrial Park East Plat No. 2" located on  
the west side of Paris Road (4999 Paris Road); authorizing a performance  
contract (Case # 27-2026).  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Locator Maps  
Final Plat  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B43-26  
B44-26  
Accepting Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Covenants; directing the  
City Clerk to have the conveyances recorded.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Authorizing a terminal agency agreement with Boone County Joint  
Communications associated with Missouri Law Enforcement System  
(MULES) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) access.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B46-26  
Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the amount  
of $1,297,758.00 associated with the design and construction of a  
passenger boarding bridge at the Columbia Regional Airport.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B47-26  
B48-26  
Authorizing a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Human  
Services for HIV case management program services.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
Authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the contract with the Missouri Department of  
Health and Senior Services for teen connection project program services.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B49-26  
B50-26  
B51-26  
Authorizing an agreement with Boone County, Missouri for 2026 public health  
services.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
Authorizing an agreement with Boone County, Missouri for 2026 animal  
control services.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
Authorizing a subaward agreement with Johns Hopkins University associated  
with the Love Your Block program to support activities in central  
neighborhoods; amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating  
funds in the amount of $60,000.00.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachment A to Ordinance  
Attachment B to Ordinance  
B52-26  
Amending Chapter 2 of the City Code to create a Communications  
Department; amending Chapter 19 of the City Code as it relates to  
unclassified service; amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget Appendix -  
Authorized Full Time Equivalent (FTE) position identification summary;  
amending the FY 2026 Classification and Pay Plan by closing, adding,  
reassigning, and retitling classifications.  
Recommended Action:  
[2nd Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
Summary of Amendments to Classification and Pay Plan  
Ordinance  
R36-26  
Setting a public hearing: consider the 2025 Consolidated Annual  
Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER).  
Recommended Action:  
[Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
R37-26  
Authorizing an aviation project consultant agreement with Burns and  
McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. for design services associated with the  
Terminal Building passenger boarding bridge project at the Columbia  
Regional Airport.  
Recommended Action:  
[Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Attachment A to Resolution  
VIII.  
NEW BUSINESS  
R38-26  
Authorizing the temporary closure of a portion of the sidewalk, parking lane,  
and vehicular lane shifting on Stewart Road between Fourth Street and Fifth  
Street, and a portion of the sidewalk on Fifth Street between Stewart Road  
and Elm Street to facilitate a roof removal and replacement at the University  
of Missouri power plant.  
Recommended Action:  
[Read & Vote/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Resolution  
Exhibit A to Resolution  
IX.  
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING  
B53-26  
B54-26  
Amending Chapter 2 of the City Code to revise Article X relating to  
purchasing.  
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the total  
amount of $9,485,007.67 for second quarter appropriation of funds.  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B55-26  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to BVSHSSF COLUMBIA,  
LLC to allow the of establishment of a spa facility on property located on the  
northwest corner of University Avenue and S. College Avenue (1205  
University Avenue) in a R-MF (Multiple-family Dwelling) zoning district (Case  
No. 64-2026).  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Commission  
Locator Maps  
Applicant Correspondence & CUP Responses  
Excerpts from Minutes  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
Exhibit B to Ordinance  
B56-26  
Vacating a drainage easement adjacent to Lot 174 of Old Hawthorne North,  
Plat No. 1 located at 6409 Crooked Switch Court; directing the City Clerk to  
have a copy of the ordinance recorded.  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Locator Maps  
Drainage Easement Descripton & Exhibit  
Ordinance  
B57-26  
Authorizing a transportation alternatives program supplemental agreement  
with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for construction  
of a sidewalk project along Broadway, between Maplewood Drive and West  
Boulevard.  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Location Map  
Ordinance  
Attachment A to Ordinance  
B58-26  
Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the amount  
of $750,000.00; authorizing an air service agreement with American Airlines,  
Inc. for roundtrip air service between Columbia Regional Airport and  
Charlotte Douglas International Airport.  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B59-26  
Authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the contract with the Missouri Department of  
Health and Senior Services for disease intervention specialist workforce  
program services.  
*
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B60-26  
Authorizing a third amendment to the affordable housing funding agreement  
with the Housing Authority of the City of Columbia and Providence Walkway  
Housing Development Group, LP associated with the Providence Walkway  
development project.  
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Exhibit A to Ordinance  
B61-26  
Authorizing a second addendum to the power purchase agreement with The  
Curators of the University of Missouri for the sale of wind energy and  
associated credits produced by Crystal Lake III.  
*
Recommended Action:  
[Intro & 1st Read/Mayor]  
Attachments: Council Memo  
Ordinance  
Attachment A to Ordinance  
*Asterisk items are introductory items that may be included on a future agenda  
as a consent item. Any such item can be removed from the consent agenda and  
placed under old business or new business at the request of a council member  
or any other interested person. The request must be made prior to the  
beginning of the council meeting at which the council bill or resolution is  
scheduled to be acted upon.  
Non-asterisk items are expected to be included on a future agenda as a public  
hearing or an old business item.  
X.  
REPORTS  
REP15-26  
REP16-26  
FY26 Uncollectible Receivables and Adjustments.  
Council Memo  
Attachments:  
FY 2026 Utility Write-Offs  
FY 2026 Non-Utility Write-Offs  
FY 2026 Pooled Cash, Credit Card, and GL Adjustments  
FY 2026 Write-Off Document  
Monthly Finance Report.  
Attachments: Council Memo  
XI.  
GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF  
ADJOURNMENT  
XII.  
Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for  
accommodations related to disability, please call 573.874.CITY (2489) or email  
CITY@CoMo.gov. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for  
your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted  
meeting date as possible.  
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