City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Community Land Trust Organization Board  
City Hall  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Wednesday, March 5, 2025  
Regular Meeting  
6:30 PM  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO.  
Anthony Stanton stepped out before meeting was called to order.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by Head  
Present at the start of the meeting were board members Anthony Stanton, Linda Head,  
Jeremy Trotter, Douglas Hunt, Shirley Rhoades, Alex LaBrunerie and Valerie Carroll. City  
staff Tiffani Wiesehan, Becky Thompson, and Jacob Amelunke were also in attendance.  
7 -  
Present:  
Shirley Rhoades, Anthony Stanton, Alexander LaBrunerie, Linda Head, Jeremy  
Trotter, Douglas Hunt and Rikki Ascani  
1 - Tracey Bush-Cook  
Excused:  
1 - Valerie Carroll  
Non-Voting:  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Anthony Stanton returned to meeting at 6:33pm.  
Motion to approve the agenda: Hunt  
Motion to 2nd: LaBrunerie  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook, Ascani, Stanton  
Motion passed: 5:0  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approval of February 5, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: CCLT Meeting Minutes 2.5.25 - Final  
CCLT Meeting Audio 2.5.25 1 of 2  
CCLT Meeting Audio 2.5.25 2 of 2  
Distributed at 2.5.25 Meeting - Love Your Block Mini Grant Program  
Motion to approve the February 5, 2024 minutes: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook, Ascani  
Motion passed: 6:0  
V. NEW BUSINESS  
Wooden Privacy Fence for Hickman Houses  
Both homes are under contract and the purchasers want to go in together to add a wood  
privacy fence as they both have dogs. The fence would go off the back of the home, run  
down the property line and then go back to the home with a shared fence down the  
middle. Would be 6-foot-tall and be professionally done as the purchasers will hire  
someone to install it.  
Rikki Ascani arrived at 6:39pm  
Motion to accept the proposal to build privacy fences on both Hickman  
properties: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passed: 7:0  
Cullimore Cottages Update  
Houses are moving along pretty good. Have not done any draws currently besides a small  
one for the cleanup portion. Stanton would like to take advantage of some media  
throughout the building process for marketing/advertising purposes. Could do a ribbon  
cutting when the homes are close to being completed. Houses are required to be  
completed sometime in July of 2025 under the agreement. Our goal would be to have  
them listed for sale before they are completed.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
External Marketing Materials  
CCLT website and Facebook page are not under the city umbrella. Stanton wants Ascani  
to have access to both of the CCLT website and Facebook page. Give raw materials to  
Ascani so she can update both and make modern.  
Motion to allow Rikki Ascani to have access to both Facebook and the  
website for the purpose of updating and revising: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Hunt  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passed: 7:0  
Stanton was interviewed by the Columbia Missourian and they want to do a feature on the  
CCLT. The feature would include Stanton along with a homeowner from the board as their  
interviewees.  
Motion to move that Anthony Stanton and Jeremy Trotter get with the  
interviewer from the Columbia Missourian concerning the CCLT feature:  
Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Ascani  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passed: 7:0  
Expenditure of ARPA Funds  
Wrapped up in the Cullimore Cottage update. Have done around $2,200 in change orders  
along with $1,300 in trash clean up. Stanton turned in a status report to the ARPA team  
on March 3rd 2025. According to the status report $633,800 have been allocated so far.  
Making good process on the expenditure of the money.  
Fundraising Event  
Event will be held on May 1st 2025 at Ragtag Cinema starting at 5pm. Will be watching  
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided. Need to sort out what  
our first presentation will be. May or may not be a possible panel discussion after the  
movie. Discussed different ticket/donation options for the event. Ascani can make  
Facebook event page.  
Development of 6 Fourth Ave  
A Civil Group was awarded the project to locate the pins on each side of the property and  
put in fence post. Discussed the option for a possible ADU or a garage on the property.  
Stanton has been working the city planners and they have created a GIS mapping of all  
city properties. The map breaks down the area that are 60-80 AMI and what ward they  
are in. Wants to build list of city property first before looking for land. Stanton will be  
meeting with Pat from A Civil Group for advice on the use of the property.  
Strategic Plan  
Attachments: Distributed at 1.8.25 Meeting - CCLT 2020-2021 Strategic Plan  
Stanton been working on it. Primary objectives that CCLT wrote the ARPA money for  
were to create permantly affordable housing units in Columbia for citizens in impacted  
populations & disproportionately impacted communities and to build capacity of the CCLT  
& achieve sustainability. The ARPA funds allowed the CCLT to achieve the first objective.  
Stanton explained his five-year plan for the CCLT to become independent, and staffed.  
Discussed different ways to review the strategic plan for changes to present at the next  
meeting.  
CCLT Banking Services  
Closed out already. Staying with current bank.  
VII. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION  
Motion to go into closed session pursuant to RSMo 610.021(12)  
Discussion of sealed bids and related documents, until the bids are  
opened; and sealed proposals and related documents or any documents  
related to a negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals  
are rejected, as authorized and RSMo 610.021 (2) Leasing, purchase or  
sale of real estate by a public governmental body where public knowledge  
of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration therefor.  
Attachments: CCLT Closed Meeting Notice 3.5.25  
The meeting went into closed session at 7:58pm.  
Motion to go into closed session pursuant to RSMO 610.021 (12) Sealed bids and  
related documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and related  
documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until the contract is  
executed, or all proposals are rejected: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Trotter  
Roll Call Vote:  
Jeremy Trotter: Yes  
Shirley Rhoades: Yes  
Rikki Ascani: Yes  
Doug Hunt: Yes  
Linda Head: Yes  
Alex LaBrunerie: Yes  
Anthony Stanton: Yes  
Non-voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passes: 7:0  
7 - Rhoades, Stanton, LaBrunerie, Head, Trotter, Hunt and Ascani  
Yes:  
Excused:  
1 - Bush-Cook  
1 - Carroll  
Non-Voting:  
The meeting went out of closed session at 8:52pm.  
Motion to go out of closed session pursuant to RSMO 610.021 (12) Sealed bids and  
related documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and related  
documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until the contract is  
executed, or all proposals are rejected: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Stanton  
Jeremy Trotter: Yes  
Shirley Rhoades: Yes  
Rikki Ascani: Yes  
Doug Hunt: Yes  
Linda Head: Yes  
Alex LaBrunerie: Yes  
Anthony Stanton: Yes  
Non-voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passes: 7:0  
7 - Rhoades, Stanton, LaBrunerie, Head, Trotter, Hunt and Ascani  
Yes:  
Excused:  
1 - Bush-Cook  
1 - Carroll  
Non-Voting:  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
No comment from public, staff or board members.  
XII. NEXT MEETING DATE  
April 2, 2025  
XIII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55pm.  
Motion to adjourn: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Trotter  
Not Voting: Bush-Cook  
Motion passed: 7:0