City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Agenda  
Climate and Environment Commission  
Tuesday, September 23, 2025  
6:00 PM  
City Hall  
Conference Room 1A  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO.  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Climate and Environment Commission Public Comment Practice  
Members of the public may request up to 10 minutes on the agenda to present to the  
commission under the Special Item section. Placement on the agenda will be at the  
discretion of the Chair based on relevance to the duties and responsibilities of the  
commission outlined in Sec. 2-294 of the city code.  
Every agenda will include a section for general comments by the public. Each member  
of the public wishing to speak will be allowed up to three minutes. Persons  
representing a group will be allowed up to 5 minutes.  
II.  
INTRODUCTIONS  
III.  
IV.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Draft Meeting Minutes 7-22-2025  
Attachments:  
CEC_MeetingMinutes_7-22-2025  
V.  
SPECIAL ITEMS  
Missouri Bird City Program- Erin Holmes, US Fish and Wildlife Service and  
Kaylee Woelfel, Missouri River Bird Observatory  
Proposal Regarding the Gans Creek Trail - Mike Currier and Dr. David  
Diamond  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Climate and Environment Commission (CEC) 2025 Priorities  
Attachments:  
Climate and Environment Commission (CEC) 2025 Priorities  
VII.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Climate and Environment Commission Representative for Climate Action  
and Adaptation Plan Update  
Bird City Certification Next Steps  
VIII.  
REPORTS  
Chair Report  
Attachments:  
CEC Members' Terms Expiring 11-2025  
Terms expiring, re-application is required  
Eileen Avery – Term Ending November 30, 2025  
Alexis Hall – Term Ending November 30, 2025  
David Huhman – Term Ending November 30, 2025  
Linda Godwin – Term Ending November 30, 2025  
Richard Shanker – Term Ending November 30, 2025  
Staff Report  
IX.  
X.  
GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
NEXT MEETING DATE  
ADJOURNMENT  
XI.  
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.  
USB DRIVES PROHIBITED: A speaker who desires to display a presentation must  
upload the presentation, in advance, to the city network using an upload portal. To  
upload your files and learn more, visit CoMo.gov/upload.