City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
City Hall  
Monday, August 18, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Regular  
Council Chamber  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO  
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS  
The City Council of the City of Columbia, Missouri met for a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.  
on Monday, August 18, 2025, 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 DON WATERMAN, Council Member BETSY PETERS, Mayor  
BARBARA BUFFALOE, Council Member VERA ELWOOD, and Council Member  
JACQUE SAMPLE were present. Council Member NICK FOSTER and Council Member  
VALERIE CARROLL were absent. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood, 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 August 4, 2025 were approved unanimously by  
voice vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Peters.  
The agenda, including the consent agenda, was approved unanimously by voice vote on a  
motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Waterman.  
II. SPECIAL ITEMS  
SI14-25  
Oath of Office of Newly Elected Second Ward Council Member, Vera  
Elwood.  
The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Second Ward Council Member Vera  
Elwood, and Mayor Buffaloe presented her with a framed Commission of Office.  
Council Member Elwood stated she was honored to be on the City Council as the Ward 2  
Council Member, thanked her family in attendance as they had provided so much support  
over the last three months, thanked her family watching from Florida, North Carolina, and  
London, who were watching via live stream, for supporting her for her entire life, pointed  
out the Ward 2 election had  
a 20 percent voter turnout when only 8 percent was  
anticipated due an engaged ward and the work of her and her opponent, Ken Rice, and  
noted she looked forward to working with everyone in the future.  
SI15-25  
Check presentation from the Columbia Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club for  
the Rock Quarry Park inclusive playground project.  
Phil Hanson and John Hubert provided the history of the Columbia Cosmopolitan Club,  
explained the Club tried to sponsor as many programs as possible because they wanted  
to help the youth in the community and make Columbia a better place to live, pointed out  
they had an influence in most of the major parks in Columbia, and stated they were  
donating $150,000 tonight for the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department to build a  
playground for children with disabilities. Mayor Buffaloe thanked the Columbia  
Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club for the donation.  
III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  
BC8-25  
Board and Commission Applicants.  
Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to  
the following Boards and Commissions.  
BOARD OF HEALTH  
Geiser, Rosann, Ward 2, Term to expire August 31, 2028  
Joiner, Samantha, Ward 4, Term to expire August 31, 2028  
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CODES COMMISSION  
Malicoat, Fred, Ward 4, Term to expire August 1, 2028  
Saunders, Kyle, Boone County, Term to expire August 1, 2027  
CITIZENS POLICE REVIEW BOARD  
Burgan, Lynn, Ward 2, Term to expire November 1, 2027  
Powell, Mykene, Ward 5, Term to expire November 1, 2025  
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION  
Hagen, Melissa, Ward 4, Term to expire September 1, 2028  
Luchau, Jennifer, Ward 3, Term to expire September 1, 2028  
PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMISSION  
Carrico, Hannah, Ward 5, Term to expire March 1, 2028  
ST. CHARLES TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD  
Bevins, Auston, Ward 3  
IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT  
SPC34-25  
Carol Rogers - R1 and R2 residences; what neighborhood protections  
cover them in the revised 2017 UDC concerning street facing doors and  
windows.  
Carol Rogers withdrew her request to speak.  
SPC35-25  
Jim Windsor - What level of transparency should citizens expect from their  
City government to ensure accountability and foster trust?  
Jim Windsor, 200 Manor Drive, suggested transparency beyond what was legally required  
for accountability and to build trust, recommended that boards and commissions provide  
a calendar of topics they plan to discuss over a twelve-month period, provide online links  
to all meeting documents within the posted agenda if members receive the information  
prior to the meeting, and allow for citizen comments prior to any vote that would result in  
a recommendation to the City Council or modification of operational policies, provided an  
example of a citizen dashboard and suggested that be done for capital projects, and  
recommended the City Council require meeting minutes for approval to be included with  
the posted council meeting agenda, allow for citizen correction of meeting minutes prior  
to approving them, and ask staff to include expressed citizen concerns as part of council  
memos.  
SPC36-25  
Jack Dobbs, Columbia Tenant Union - Issues facing tenants; introducing  
the organization, our goals, and testimony from a tenant about some issues  
they have faced that are rampant in Columbia.  
Jack Dobbs, a recent graduate of Mizzou and a representative of the Columbia Tenants  
Union, which was a new organization created to ensure all renters in Columbia had safe,  
affordable, and accessible housing, explained they sought to unite all tenants within  
Columbia who were fed up with the current rental housing situation in terms of the cost  
and quality of housing, pointed out the rents were too high as the monthly rent for a one  
bedroom apartment had increased by more than 50 percent over the past five years,  
profits were valued more than people, many units had mold, bugs, rodents, broken  
windows, broken doors, faulty locks, and other serious conditions, tenant rights  
violations, such as entry without prior notification and extortion, and lack of housing for  
6-8 weeks between July and August creating stressful situations, believed incidents were  
vastly underreported, stated inspections were required every five years but it could take  
less than a month for something like mold to create a serious health issue for someone  
living under such circumstances, and suggested inspections be done more frequently for  
landlord accountability and safe homes.  
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PH25-25  
Setting property tax rates for 2025 for the City of Columbia.  
Discussion shown with B182-25.  
B182-25  
Setting property tax rates for 2025; directing the City Clerk and Finance  
Director to give notice of the property tax rate.  
The public hearing was read by the City Clerk, and the bill was given second reading by  
the City Clerk.  
Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions  
and comments.  
Mayor Buffaloe opened the public hearing.  
Renee Carter, a Second Ward resident, asked for clarification regarding whether this was  
sales tax or property tax, and Finance Director Lue clarified he misspoke and that it was  
property tax.  
There being no further comment, Mayor Buffaloe closed the public hearing.  
B182-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD, SAMPLE.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared enacted,  
reading as follows:  
PH26-25  
B183-25  
FY 2026 Annual Budget for the City of Columbia.  
Discussion shown with B183-25.  
Adopting a budget for the City of Columbia, Missouri for the fiscal year  
October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026 (FY 2026); providing that  
certain amounts shown in the budget document are appropriated for the  
various departments specified in said budget.  
The public hearing was read by the City Clerk, and the bill was given second reading by  
the City Clerk.  
Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report along with a handout, and he and  
City Manager De’Carlon Seewood responded to Council questions and comments.  
Mayor Buffaloe opened the public hearing.  
Stacy Ford, Chair of the Human Services Commission, explained they were charged with  
making annual recommendations for the purchase of social services through professional  
service agreements with community based organizations utilizing City allocated social  
services funding, stated the goals of the purchase of social services were to ensure basic  
needs were met and for everyone to have the opportunity to reach their full potential,  
pointed out detailed information about the social services funding process along with  
issues to be addressed were provided in the report to the Council, which had been  
included in documentation associated with the budget ordinance, thanked the City  
Manager for not proposing cuts as this funding was more important now than ever with  
state and federal cuts to many grant programs, and noted they looked forward to  
presenting their 2026 social services contract recommendations in December.  
Diana Moxon, Chair of the Commission on Cultural Affairs, thanked the Council for  
considering the Commission’s recommendation to increase funding from $100,000 to  
$200,000 in FY 2025, which had funded 27 agencies and amounted to only 0.15 percent  
of the City’s general fund expenditure, pointed out that  
a
2022 Art and Economic  
Prosperity study showed the direct economic impact of Columbia’s nonprofit arts and  
cultural organizations and their audiences was over $18 million, of which over $420,000  
went to local tax revenues, explained they had received 24 applications this year and  
contracts would come to the Council in October if funding was approved, noted the 35  
percent cut in federal funding of the National Endowment for the Arts would impact arts  
organizations, including two here in Columbia as well as the Missouri Arts Council, which  
provided many Columbia arts nonprofits additional funding, and expressed that the arts  
powered the communities where people wanted to live and work and created a sense of  
belonging and community pride.  
Tom Rose, Chair of the Housing and Community Development Commission, explained  
the Commission made recommendations based on the new five-year consolidated plan  
that had started in 2025, community input, surveys, and the rankings of the different  
commissioners, and noted they had added a couple of new agencies this year that they  
thought could meet the requirements of this grant funding.  
Steve Spellman commended the City for holding the public townhall meetings during the  
spring and summer as the budget was complicated, stated concern with the deficit  
spending associated with ongoing commitments, understood the only way to address  
that situation was by addressing the revenue problems, had heard rhetoric about the City  
not receiving much from property taxes, which caused him to wonder if a tax increase  
proposal was forthcoming, and encouraged a balanced budget within the general fund by  
trimming the $3.5 million overture.  
Ken Rice, 209 Reedsport Ridge, suggested the Council listen to City Manager De’Carlon  
Seewood and Finance Director Matthew Lue with regard to deficit spending as he  
understood it was the decision of the Council to deficit spend, which he felt was a  
dangerous path.  
There being no further comment, Mayor Buffaloe continued the public hearing to the  
September 2, 2025 Council Meeting.  
The Council asked questions and made comments, and the Mayor reiterated this item  
would be continued to the following council meeting.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
B122-25  
Rezoning property located on the south side of Clark Lane and west of St.  
Charles Road (5320 Clark Lane) from District M-N (Mixed-use  
Neighborhood) to District M-C (Mixed-use Corridor) (Case No. 154-2025).  
Discussion shown with R91-25.  
R91-25  
Approving the Preliminary Plat of “Armstrong Subdivision, Plat No. 1”  
located on the south side of Clark Lane and west of St. Charles Road  
(5320 Clark Lane) (Case No. 155-2025).  
The bill was given fourth reading by the City Clerk, and the resolution was read by the  
City Clerk.  
Development Services Manager Pat Zenner provided a staff report, and responded to  
Council questions and comments.  
Tim Crockett with Crockett Engineering, 1000 W. Nifong Boulevard, stated  
a 20-foot  
access was enough to serve an M-C tract of land and allow for fire access, explained the  
total acreage was 9.18 acres, they were asking to rezone 2.56 acres from M-N to M-C,  
the rezoning and preliminary plat were consistent with the neighboring properties, and a  
traffic study had been reviewed and approved by City staff, and pointed out the proposed  
rezoning was adjacent to I-70, the UDC provided for additional protections when adjacent  
to residential property, the preliminary plat was in conformance with the UDC, the  
extension to the street was unnecessary, and this proposal was supported by both City  
staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission.  
David Bandre´, the attorney for the contract purchaser, asked the Council to approve this  
ordinance without the amendment related to street access, explained they had made  
good faith efforts over the last 60 days with regard to providing for an easement through  
the southeast portion the property, but that had failed, pointed out an actual driveway was  
not located on the funeral home property, but the neighboring owners had the legal right  
to get through a paved parking lot, which had been accommodated when property owner  
had severed off a portion of that tract, noted if his client had to give up a substantial  
portion of their property to allow for this other roadway, it would affect the proposed  
development, possibly making it not workable, and reiterated they did not want to be  
responsible to provide for this easement as it was unnecessary and placed too great of a  
burden on his client.  
Elton Fay, the representative of the seller, who was deceased, provided a history of the  
property along with a handout of the 1977 plat and the 2011 special warranty, which  
included access, and asked that this project be approved as it was currently depicted.  
Caleb Colbert, 827 E. Broadway, the representative of MMII, LLC, who was the owner of  
the property to the southeast of the subject site, stated his clients had made several  
phone calls and sent emails without any response from the contract purchaser, explained  
his client would likely be before the Council in the future requesting a condemnation  
action to provide for appropriate access as he did not believe the 20-foot access was  
sufficient in terms of public safety, questioned whether the subdivision standards were  
met as the roadway should extend to the property line for undeveloped land, and pointed  
out the Council had the opportunity to address this roadway access situation now.  
Travis McGee, 308 S. Ninth Street, a member of MMII, LLC, the property owner of the  
three acre M-C zoned tract, indicated that site would likely house a hotel or restaurant,  
stated he had made numerous attempts to contact the contract purchaser and had  
offered money and easement with no response since the last council meeting, noted the  
1977 easement was for a 20-foot private access easement, which would not be sufficient  
for their property once developed, understood a driveway aisle minimum was currently 24  
feet, and reiterated they wanted access to the public right-of-way on Tarkio Court as their  
current access to St. Charles Road was not sufficient for future development of their  
property.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Mayor Buffaloe made  
a motion to amend R91-25 per Amendment Sheet #1 which  
corrected the date of the plat. The motion was seconded by Council Member  
Waterman, and approved unanimously by voice vote.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to amend R91-25 per Amendment Sheet #2 which would  
provide for additional public access as part of the final plat. The motion was seconded by  
Council Member Sample, and defeated by voice vote with only Mayor Buffaloe and  
Council Member Sample voting yes.  
B122-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD, SAMPLE.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared enacted,  
reading as follows:  
R91-25, as amended, was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, ELWOOD, SAMPLE. VOTING NO:  
BUFFALOE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Resolution declared adopted, reading  
as follows:  
B170-25  
Amending Chapter 27 of the City Code as it relates to water services and  
rates.  
The bill was given third reading by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director Erin Keys provided a staff report.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
B170-25 was given fourth reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD, SAMPLE.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared enacted,  
reading as follows:  
B184-25  
Amending Chapter 27 of the City Code as it relates to electric utility rates.  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Utilities Director Erin Keys provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions  
and comments.  
Peter Schneeberger, 605 Thilly Avenue,  
a representative of the Renewable Energy  
Coalition, explained the Coalition opposed any increase in the base rate for users of the  
electric utility this soon after more than a 50 percent increase in 2024 from $14 to $22,  
recommended any increase come solely from the consumption rates because targeting  
the consumption rates would encourage conservation and waste reduction, hikes to base  
rates disproportionately impacted low income customers as they were relatively lower  
electricity consumers and would shoulder more of the revenue increase, the base rate  
hike would generate less than $500,000 of additional revenue, the interest rate payable on  
debt was constant and not subject to inflation so the two percent hike was not required  
for debt reduction, administrative costs, which were included in the base rates, could be  
controlled by the utility and could be maintained at a lower rate with efficiency measures,  
and base rate hikes threatened to drive users off of the grid as alternative energy sources  
matured, and asked the Council to avoid any changes in the base rate at this time in the  
interest of fairness, the environment, and the long-term future of the utility.  
The Council made comments, and Mayor Buffaloe noted this item would be continued to  
the following meeting.  
Mayor Buffaloe asked the representative of the next four items, i.e., B185-25, B186-25,  
B187-25, and B188-25, if those items could be read and discussed together. Mayor  
Buffaloe pointed out they would be voted on separately. Caleb Colbert, the representative  
of the four property owners, was agreeable to that request.  
B185-25  
B186-25  
B187-25  
B188-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to OneFrisco LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 1 Fyfer  
Place; providing a severability clause (Case No. 208-2025).  
Discussion shown with B188-25.  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to ThreeFrisco LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 3 Fyfer  
Place; providing a severability clause (Case No. 210-2025).  
Discussion shown with B188-25.  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to FiveFrisco LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 5 Fyfer  
Place; providing a severability clause (Case No. 211-2025).  
Discussion shown with B188-25.  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to SevenFrisco LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 7 Fyfer  
Place; providing a severability clause (Case No. 212-2025).  
The bills were given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Development Services Manager Pat Zenner provided a staff report.  
Caleb Colbert, 827 E. Broadway, the attorney representing the four property owners,  
asked the Council for its support for all four conditional use permits, understood if there  
was support by the neighbors, the 300-foot separation issue was waived, but if there was  
not neighborhood support, the 300-foot separation issue was enforced, explained he had  
emailed the Council  
a petition, which included the signatures of all of the tenants  
adjacent to the proposed short-term rentals, as it justified the waiver, explained these four  
existing short-term rentals involved new construction and had been in operation since  
2023 without any code violations, complaints from neighbors, or suggestions that the use  
of the properties as short-term rentals had created traffic issues, pointed out the owners  
were a local family who were very mindful and responsive and there was nothing in the  
UDC that prohibited common management of separate single member LLCs, and believed  
this location was appropriate for short-term rentals as indicated by the approval of the one  
conditional use permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission.  
Peter Norgard, 1602 Hinkson Avenue, pointed out these condos were purpose built for  
short-term rentals, believed this was important because the bills that had been previously  
presented, including the one that had passed, had all considered short-term rentals as a  
commercial use, explained that if the Council allowed for this to move forward in its  
entirety, they were saying they would allow commercial uses to occupy residential  
zoning districts, and asked the Council to support the Planning and Zoning Commission  
recommendation of approval of the one short-term rental while denying the other three.  
David Mehr, 714 Ingleside Drive, Chair of the East Campus Neighborhood Association,  
explained many of their members were concerned about the issue of placing short-term  
rentals within 300 feet of each other as it set a bad precedent, felt it was fine for one unit  
to be a short-term rental, and believed the Council should respect the 300-foot limitation  
as the previous speaker had very nicely explained.  
Cecile Bentley, 1863 Cliff Drive, stated she was surprised at the implication of  
neighborhood support being a deciding factor in terms of enforcement of the 300-foot  
limitation regarding short-term rentals, felt that was an unlikely perspective for a city to  
take in making this type of decision, and felt that type of implication, which was contrary  
to the ordinance, would create a dangerous precedent  
Dee Dokken, 804 Again Street, commented that she supported the decision of the  
Planning and Zoning Commission with regard to this issue as she felt four in a row were  
too many, and explained her concern was not associated with the neighborhood or  
nuisances, but due to the desire for the availability of long and mid-term rentals.  
Nick Timberlake, 5605 Abercorn Drive, stated these units were purpose built 2½ years  
ago, understood short-term regulations were being discussed at that time, which was  
understandable, explained they had been inspired by great architecture across some of  
their travels, wanted to inspire others in Columbia to adopt more unique architecture, and  
had given thought to the placement of the homes in an effort to not disrupt a quiet  
neighborhood, pointed out the nearby landlords and tenants had commented that they  
appreciated them being good neighbors, and noted they wanted to continue serving the  
neighborhood and City as well as their guests with short-term rentals by providing a  
comfortable and safe place to stay, but would comply with the decision of the Council.  
Steve Spellman, 2312 Katy Lane, commented that the use of these properties as  
short-term rentals was already occurring, there had not been complaints, and the  
property owners were forthcoming in trying to comply with the ordinances, noted he could  
sympathize with the neighbors, but the property was near Broadway, and felt this was a  
reasonable use that was not a threat to the community as the use was already occurring.  
The Council made comments.  
B185-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD, SAMPLE.  
VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared enacted,  
reading as follows:  
B186-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN. VOTING NO: PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD,  
SAMPLE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared defeated.  
B187-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN. VOTING NO: PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD,  
SAMPLE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared defeated.  
B188-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN. VOTING NO: PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD,  
SAMPLE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. Bill declared defeated.  
VII. CONSENT AGENDA  
The following bills were given second reading and the resolutions were read by the City  
Clerk.  
B181-25  
B189-25  
B190-25  
Amending Chapter 2 of the City Code relating to conflicts of interest and  
financial disclosure procedures; directing the City Clerk to send a certified  
copy of the ordinance to the Missouri Ethics Commission.  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Dean and Amber  
Klempke to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at  
910 Madison Street; providing a severability clause (Case No. 205-2025).  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Kamau Bilal and Arwa  
Abdelhadi to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located  
at 484 Maple Grove Way; providing a severability clause (Case No.  
234-2025).  
B191-25  
B192-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Dan and Rachel  
Harrison to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at  
317 Victoria Drive; providing a severability clause (Case No. 235-2025).  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Michelle Matthews to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on a portion of the property  
located at 104 N. Greenwood Avenue; providing a severability clause  
(Case No. 233-2025).  
B193-25  
B194-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to 905 Hirth Ave LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 905 Hirth  
Avenue; providing a severability clause (Case No. 213-2025).  
Rezoning property located at the terminus of Commerce Court and south of  
Vandiver Drive from District M-C (Mixed-use Corridor) and District P-D  
(Planned Development) to District I-G (General Industrial) (Case No.  
228-2025).  
B195-25  
B196-25  
B197-25  
B198-25  
Approving the Final Replat of “Bergen’s Addition, Plat No. 1A” located on  
the south side of Worley Street and east of Lasalle Place; authorizing  
performance contracts (Case No. 223-2025).  
Approving the Final Replat of “Providence Walkway, Plat No. 1A” located  
on the southwest corner of Providence Road and Switzler Street;  
authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 243-2025).  
Approving the Final Replat of “Centerstate CNG Plat 1A” located on the  
southeast corner of Vandiver Drive and Lake Ridgeway Road; authorizing  
a performance contract (Case No. 227-2025).  
Approving the Final Replat of “Atkinson Woods Plat 2” located on the west  
side of Merideth Drive and north of Chapel Hill Road; authorizing a  
performance contract (Case No. 230-2025).  
B199-25  
B200-25  
B201-25  
Authorizing an agreement with the City of Centralia, Missouri for mutual aid  
fire services.  
Authorizing a participation agreement with the Missouri Department of  
Health and Senior Services for tuberculosis diagnostic services.  
Authorizing a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior  
Services for WIC local agency nutrition program services.  
B202-25  
Authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the contract with the Missouri Department  
of Health and Senior Services for overdose data to action program  
services.  
B203-25  
B204-25  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget for fourth quarter appropriation of  
funds.  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget Appendix - Authorized Full Time  
Equivalent (FTE) position identification summary as adopted by Ordinance  
No. 025767 to correct errors associated with the adoption of the FY 2025  
Annual Budget.  
R114-25  
R115-25  
Declaring the results of the August 5, 2025 special election to elect a Ward  
2 council member to fill the remainder of an unexpired term.  
Authorizing a fourth amendment to the social services provider agreement  
with Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church to provide drop-in and  
overnight warming center services to the unsheltered homeless.  
R116-25  
R117-25  
Authorizing a special event operations agreement with MID-MISSOURI  
PRIDEFEST for the 2025 Mid-Missouri PrideFest outdoor festival and  
parade.  
Authorizing a second addendum to the payment services agreement with  
RecTrac, LLC, d/b/a Vermont Systems, to add the WebTrac App  
Workgroup Plus software application associated with the management of  
Parks and Recreation Department programs.  
The bills were given third reading and the resolutions were read by the City Clerk with the  
vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD,  
SAMPLE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: FOSTER, CARROLL. 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.  
B205-25  
B206-25  
Amending Chapter 14 of the City Code as it relates to parking meter rates.  
Amending Chapter 22 of the City Code to suspend transportation fares for  
users of the GoCOMO Public Transit System for the period October 1,  
2025 to September 30, 2026.  
B207-25  
B208-25  
Amending Chapter 29 of the City Code as it relates to planning and zoning  
processing fees (Case No. 282-2025).  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Lonao Holdings LLC  
to allow a "mechanical and construction contractors" use on property  
located at 1000 Kennesaw Ridge Road in an M-C (Mixed Use - Corridor)  
zoning district (Case No. 238-2025).  
B209-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Old School, LLC to  
allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 1406 Pratt  
Street; providing a severability clause (Case No. 249-2025).  
B210-25  
B211-25  
Approving the PD Planned Development of “Alan Creek Estates Plat 1”  
located on the northwest corner of McKee Street and Alan Lane (1805  
McKee Street); approving a revised statement of intent (Case No.  
207-2025).  
Rezoning property located on the north side of Artic Wolf Court and south  
of Smiley Lane (203 Artic Wolf Court) from District R-MF (Multiple-family  
Dwelling) to District PD (Planned Development); approving the PD Plan of  
“Vanderveen Village,” inclusive of requested design exceptions; approving  
the statement of intent (Case No. 184-2025).  
B212-25  
Rezoning property located on the north side of St. Charles Road and east  
of Lakewood Drive (5717 E. St. Charles Road) from District P-D (Planned  
Development) to District M-N (Mixed-use Neighborhood) (Case No.  
197-2025).  
B213-25  
B214-25  
B215-25  
B216-25  
B217-25  
Rezoning property located on the east side of the terminus of Stevendave  
Drive (4215 Stevendave Drive) from District R-1 (One-family Dwelling) to  
District R-2 (Two-family Dwelling) (Case No. 240-2025).  
Granting a waiver and design adjustment associated with the Final Plat of  
Fellows Addition # 8 for sidewalk construction along a portion of the west  
side of Rock Quarry Road (Case No. 246-2025).  
Approving the Final Plat of “Grindstone Commercial Plat 1” located on the  
southeast corner of Grindstone Parkway and State Farm Parkway;  
authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 206-2025).  
Authorizing a consolidated grant agreement with the Missouri Highways  
and Transportation Commission for FY 2026 transportation planning  
purposes (Case No. 283-2025).  
Authorizing a second amendment to the PCS antenna co-location  
agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC associated with the lease of property  
on Chapel Hill Road (Fire Station No. 6).  
B218-25  
B219-25  
Amending Chapter 2 of the City Code as it relates to closed records.  
Amending Chapter 3 of the City Code as it relates to parking at the  
Columbia Regional Airport.  
B220-25  
B221-25  
B222-25  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for  
construction services related to pavement repairs to Runway 2-20 at the  
Columbia Regional Airport.  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget by appropriating funds to refund an  
overpayment received from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator  
(MISO) to the City’s Electric Utility.  
Authorizing a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey,  
United States Department of the Interior for operation and maintenance of  
a streamgage on Hinkson Creek to provide historical stream flow data and  
flood stage information.  
B223-25  
B224-25  
Accepting conveyances for utility, temporary public turnaround and water  
purposes; accepting Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Covenants;  
directing the City Clerk to have the conveyances recorded.  
Authorizing a Software as a Service (SaaS) agreement with Tyler  
Technologies, Inc. for a Records Management System (RMS) for the  
Police Department.  
B225-25  
B226-25  
Authorizing a tourism development sponsorship agreement with The  
Curators of University of Missouri for 2025-2026 Concert Series events.  
Authorizing a participation agreement with the Missouri Department of  
Health and Senior Services for site inspection services associated with the  
summer food service program and at-risk afterschool program.  
B227-25  
B228-25  
Authorizing a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior  
Services for public health emergency preparedness program services.  
Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the contract with the Missouri Department  
of Health and Senior Services for Show Me Healthy Women program  
services.  
B229-25  
B230-25  
Authorizing an environmental child care sanitation inspections participation  
agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.  
Authorizing an air services agreement with United Airlines, Inc.  
X. REPORTS  
REP44-25  
Recycling and Material Recovery Facility Update.  
Utilities Director Erin Keys provided a staff report, and responded to Council comments.  
Monthly Finance Report.  
REP45-25  
Finance Director Matthew Lue and Assistant Finance Director Jim McDonald provided a  
staff report, and responded to Council questions and comments.  
XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF  
The Council and staff discussed various topics to include passing on condolences to  
Council Member Nick Foster whose father passed away, the recent 20 percent voter  
turnout within Ward 2, which was unheard of for a special election, as well as the  
importance of local elections and its impact on the community, congratulations to all of  
the teachers and students with the start of the new school year, thanks to City staff for  
their patience in responding to questions, concerns with the disparities within the poverty  
and unemployment rates with regard to black and brown people along with wondering  
what they could do in this political environment to improve the situation, the need to  
continue to work with community partners, such as JobPoint and the Columbia Public  
School District, establish impactful programs, and review what other communities were  
doing to help address these issues, the recent improvements in transparency with the  
town hall meetings, the BeHeard platform for those that could not attend meetings, Let’s  
Talk Local, and communications plans, such as those implemented by the Utilities  
Department with regard to rate increases, the City Clerk being a good resource with  
regard to records inquiries, the fact that council meeting minutes were not completed  
until the weekend prior to the council meeting, the next council meeting being on  
Tuesday, September 2nd due to the Labor Day holiday, a suggestion for educational  
campaigns in terms of tenants’ rights and what could and could not be done in Missouri  
along with what the City could help address, appreciation for Leigh Kottwitz and her team  
at the Office of Neighborhood Services for assisting  
a couple of tenants who had  
contacted Mayor Buffaloe and communicating with landlords to help resolve the issues  
raised, the application period being open for the City’s fifth Civic Academy, which would  
be held Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. beginning on September 25, clarification on the  
MU alert that occurred earlier in the evening as it had involved a vehicle backfiring versus  
shots being fired, and appreciation for the Columbia Police Department for responding  
quickly.  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned without objection at 10:52 p.m.