City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
City Hall  
Monday, June 16, 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, June 16, 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 BETSY PETERS, Mayor BARBARA BUFFALOE, Council Member  
VALERIE CARROLL, Council Member JACQUE SAMPLE, Council Member NICK  
FOSTER, and Council Member DON WATERMAN were present. 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 June 2, 2025 were approved unanimously by voice  
vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Foster.  
Mayor Buffaloe explained B123-25 would be moved from the consent agenda to old  
business at the request of staff in order to correct the legal description.  
The agenda, including the consent agenda with B123-25 being moved to old business,  
was approved unanimously by voice vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by  
Council Member Peters.  
II. SPECIAL ITEMS  
SI9-25  
Resolution of Appreciation - Tim Teddy, Community Development Director.  
Mayor Buffaloe asked Community Development Director Tim Teddy to join her at the  
podium, and presented him with a resolution of appreciation signed by the City Council.  
III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  
BC6-25  
Board and Commission Applicants.  
Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to  
the following Boards and Commissions.  
COLUMBIA AND BOONE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD  
Buckler, Margrace, Ward 4, Term to expire June 30, 2028  
Rodewald, Jennifer, Ward 2, Term to expire June 30, 2028  
COMMISSION ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS  
Thompson, Spencer, Ward 4, Term to expire October 31, 2027  
COMMISSION ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ART  
Burns, Tootie, Ward 4, Term to expire July 1, 2028  
FINANCE ADVISORY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE  
Euliss, Ryan, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2027  
RAILROAD ADVISORY BOARD  
Sandner, Zach, Howard County, Term to expire July 15, 2029  
WATER AND LIGHT ADVISORY BOARD  
Westwood, Ryan, Ward 3, Term to expire June 30, 2029  
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL  
Anand, Laya, Ward 5, Term to expire June 1, 2028  
Debnath, Aryan, Ward 5, Term to expire June 1, 2028  
Hiles, Alex, Ward 5, Term to expire June 1, 2026  
IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT  
SPC25-25  
Rikki Ascani - Local Motion community survey results.  
Rikki Ascani, a First Ward resident and the Community Engagement Coordinator for  
Local Motion, provided information on the transportation access survey, which they had  
conducted in the Fall of 2024 and had 1,100-plus respondents, explained that those  
making less than $40,000 per year or were BIPOCs had low transportation insecurity  
rates based on the transportation security index, believed they needed to look at the  
transportation system holistically versus only one portion of the transportation system,  
indicated that Local Motion would like to partner with the City next year with regard to the  
survey, and pointed out the challenge  
to go a week without driving would occur  
September 29, 2025 through October 5, 2025 for those interested in walking in the shoes  
of those who could not or did not drive.  
SPC26-25  
Mehrdad Fotoohighiam - Police Department failing to provide equal  
protection for every citizen in Columbia, regardless of the race, color,  
creed, belief, and the place of origin.  
Mehrdad Fotoohighiam provided a handout, felt the Columbia Police Department (CPD)  
was discriminatory and selective in their response and service to the community,  
explained he had gone to CPD with multiple unsolved cases, including a contract-for-hire  
attempt on his life, noted the CPD had destroyed evidence and were involved in certain  
cases causing a conflict of interest, and requested that the Council to ask the CPD to  
investigate the issues.  
SPC27-25  
Susan Maze - Discussion of proposed changes to the short-term rental  
(STR) ordinance.  
Susan Maze, a resident of the North Central Columbia Neighborhood, provided a handout,  
listed the concerns she had with the proposed changes to the short-term rental  
ordinance, which included the fact it was proposed less than ten days after the ordinance  
went into effect, it would remove most public hearings, silencing residents about  
disruptions in their neighborhoods, it would remove tier one, and many central  
neighborhood areas were not close enough to schools to force the conditional use  
process, suggested more public engagement and training to explain the short-term rental  
conditional use process and utilizing the fees collected to add more staff, and pointed out  
the complaint process for enforcement would not work as experienced in the past with  
other complaints.  
SPC28-25  
Julie Ryan, COMO Safe Water Coalition - Understanding water quality in  
Columbia.  
Julie Ryan, a representative of COMO Safe Water Coalition, understood the water quality  
report indicated Columbia’s drinking water met or exceeded all regulations, which she felt  
meant was good enough, noted it took time to effect regulatory change, listed various  
studies that linked contaminants and treatment by-products to various forms of cancer,  
including breast cancer, even when levels were below toxicity reference levels, referred to  
a study that found lower IQs with higher fluoride exposure, and suggested that if the goals  
of the water utility were to not move forward with the idea of an advanced treatment  
facility, while knowing the impacts to drinking water, to just state that they were content  
with good enough even when it was far from good enough.  
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
None.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
PR56-25  
Rescinding Policy Resolution PR 116-21 and Policy Resolution PR  
125-23A associated with the City of Columbia Strategic Plan; adopting  
and reaffirming a vision statement, mission statement, core values and  
strategic priorities for the City of Columbia, Missouri Strategic Plan.  
The policy resolution was read by the City Clerk.  
City Manager De’Carlon Seewood provided a staff report, and he, City Counselor Nancy  
Thompson, Assistant City Manager Carol Rhodes, and Assistant to the City Manager  
Stacey Weidemann responded to Council questions and comments.  
Kyle Sullivan, a Sixth Ward resident, wished to make known his desire to confer with  
parties who possessed some degree of interest in the upcoming proposed energy,  
engineering, and economic policy research institute that was currently planned to be  
situated on Mizzou’s Francis Quadrangle, north of current engineering building.  
Terry Haupt, a Sixth Ward resident, stated his confusion, wondered if they were going to  
change the written laws of Columbia due to the legal standards imposed by the  
government but not follow them or if they were doing something different, and asked for  
clarification.  
Kim Leon, a Fourth Ward resident, expressed support for going back to the original  
language of the equity statement because equity mattered to those in Columbia and was  
a critical need as African-American residents of Columbia experience disproportionately  
higher rates of poverty, suspension from schools, traffic stops, etc., felt the changed  
language weakened the statement as it did not address equity and instead addressed  
equality, which was a different concept, and noted that words mattered and changing the  
language sent a message to those that dealt with systematic oppression on a daily basis  
that they did not matter.  
Joe Jefferies, a Third Ward resident, echoed the comments made by the previous  
speaker, expressed support to go back to the original language, which addressed equity,  
stated that changing the language felt reactionary, thought language was vitally important  
during times like these as was the work that came from the language, and suggested  
they assess whether they were actually living by the values set forth in the strategic plan  
and if the strategic vision worked for every single resident in Columbia or only some  
residents of Columbia.  
Marcus Richardson, President of the Southern Leadership Conference, stated his  
confusion as to what was being done, wondered why they were touching anything if they  
were going back to the original language, questioned why the City was not fighting this by  
suing, and suggested the City do what it could to stand up for all of the citizens of  
Columbia versus just a few.  
Tyree Byndom suggested going forward versus backward with a new equity statement,  
i.e., actively identifying, dismantling, and repairing the systematic barriers that block full  
participation, opportunity, and dignity across race, ability, income, gender, and origin, so  
every person in Columbia could thrive by design and everyone knew they belonged.  
Traci Wilson-Kleekamp,  
a
representative of Race Matters, Friends, explained her  
interpretation was that the City was disassociating itself administratively from public  
policy as there would be a mission for DEI but no objectives, expressed concern with the  
process of tabling this issue at the May 5 meeting, holding the retreat, approving a  
motion for  
a potential amendment at the May 19 meeting, and the outreach being  
conflated to council office hours, felt the strategic plan was the bare minimum and did not  
violate any anti-discrimination laws, believed that by subverting the City’s policy to  
support an executive order would cause trust issues with the public as it indicated they  
did not want to do the hard work to push back, and suggested they work with other cities  
to resist.  
Alphia Hightower indicated she wanted to understand how they got to this point and  
wanted to ensure they did not get there again, felt the language change did not have a  
direct impact at the time it was proposed, wondered what options the Council was given  
in terms of compliance, pushing back, or conducting business as usual, felt the  
indemnity language addressed in a resolution at a prior meeting should have been a part  
of the employment contract versus its own resolution and that it was based on the false  
claims act which had not been used to investigate governments, questioned why this was  
being voted on if they were not changing the language since it had previously been tabled,  
asked why it included rescission language and why, if the only change was for the  
metrics to no longer be attached to policy resolutions, did it not just state that, and  
commented that more information was needed in the resolution, memo, and amendment.  
Rachael Krall, 126 Redwood Road, understood this was in response to an executive order  
and not a law, noted it was the viewpoint of one person, and questioned whether the City  
would react every time there was a new executive order with a change to the strategic  
plan wording.  
Susan Renee Carter,  
a Second Ward resident, stated language was important and  
equality was not equity nor inclusion, felt the organizational excellence goal was  
significantly better than the inclusion and equitable goals, noted there were racial  
disparities in police stops, poverty, employment, and wages, which was not addressed in  
the strategic plan, and suggested they rework the goals and have measurable outcomes  
if they were going back to the original equity statement.  
Jeff Krall, a First Ward resident, felt the concerns he expressed at the May 5, 2025  
meeting would be addressed by both of the amendments as it would keep the language  
as it was today and would clarify the administrative aspect, thought the City had made  
good use of its time from May 5 to now with the indemnification resolution and holding  
office hours for people to talk and learn, expressed his hope that something good would  
come from this process, and urged the Council to approve both of the proposed  
amendments.  
Eugene Elkin, 3406 Range Line Street, believed a lawsuit was in order.  
Harry Castilow, a Fifth Ward resident, thought it would be amazing if the impact of the  
executive orders for Columbia was the opposite of what was desired and they decided  
they were not doing enough versus submitting to it.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to amend PR56-25 per the amendment sheet  
provided with the agenda packet. The motion was seconded by Council Member  
Foster, and approved by voice vote with only Council Member Waterman voting  
no.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to amend PR56-25 per the amendment sheet  
handed out that evening. The motion was seconded by Council Member Foster,  
and approved unanimously by voice vote.  
PR56-25, as amended, was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, SAMPLE, FOSTER.  
VOTING NO: WATERMAN. Policy resolution declared adopted, reading as follows:  
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 second reading by the City Clerk, and the resolution was read by the  
City Clerk.  
Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and he and City  
Counselor Nancy Thompson responded to Council questions and comments.  
Tim Crockett of Crockett Engineering, 1000 W. Nifong Boulevard, who was representing  
one of the applicants, Mike Patel, indicated hotels were not allowed in M-N districts,  
which was the reason for the rezoning of 2.56 acres, the preliminary plat met all of the  
standards and regulations of the UDC, a traffic impact analysis had been completed for  
the hotel use and that study would need to be updated for any other use, such as a gas  
station or a car wash, the M-C zoning was appropriate for the site, they had considered  
locating the hotel on the east side of the property near the grocery store but City staff did  
not like that because there was lower density residential to the north, and they were  
committed to working with the neighboring property owner on access but were opposed  
to tabling due to contractual obligations.  
Caleb Colbert, an attorney with offices at 827 E. Broadway, indicated he was  
representing MM II, LLC, the owner of the property east of the subject property, explained  
they were in negotiations with the applicant for a private connection agreement, asked  
that both the platting and rezoning actions be tabled to the July 21, 2025 Council Meeting  
for a resolution to be reached, noted the preliminary plat showed Tarkio Court as a dead  
end cul-de-sac, which, if approved, would make their property functionally landlocked as  
they would only have a 20 foot-wide private driveway access across the funeral home  
property to St. Charles Road and not direct frontage on a public street, pointed out that if  
the Council were to approve the preliminary plat, the applicant would have the right to  
submit a final plat which the Council could not modify or reject since it would be a  
ministerial act, and stated the goal was to extend the public street from Clark Lane to his  
client’s property.  
Mike Patel, the contractor purchaser of the subject property, explained they would work  
with the neighboring property owners with regard to access, but were opposed to tabling  
as they had been working on this project for about a year and did not want to delay it any  
longer.  
Tyree Byndom stated he had concerns with rezoning this property as it would  
significantly increase the traffic burden on Clark Lane, believed a full traffic impact study  
should be completed prior to moving forward as it was one of the most dangerous and  
busiest stretches in Columbia with a lack of continuous sidewalks on both sides of the  
road, intersections with blind spots, and no traffic calming, felt that without fully funded  
and enforceable infrastructure, there would be lower levels of service at key intersections,  
increased pedestrian risks, and slower emergency response times, and asked that this  
not be approved without the full traffic impact study along with necessary infrastructure  
improvements.  
The Council asked questions, made comments, and discussed the issue.  
The Council chose to delay further discussion on B122-25 and R91-25 and to come back  
to those items after the discussion and vote on B124-25 in order to allow time for City  
Counselor Nancy Thompson to develop wording for an amendment to R91-25 to address  
the access issue associated with the neighboring property to the east of the subject  
property.  
B124-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Ashleigh Stundebeck  
to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 1617  
Highridge Circle; providing a severability clause (Case No. 134-2025).  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report.  
Kittie Spencer, a Fourth Ward resident, pointed out the housing study indicated 36  
percent of residents were housing burdened while 51 percent of renters were housing  
burdened due to the shortage of affordable housing, noted this would take away another  
affordable home as many of the houses on Highridge Circle were affordable, and  
explained this area already had a lot of saturation with two independent living services  
homes there.  
Phyllis Hunsley, 1602 Highridge Circle, indicated she lived next door to one of the  
independent living homes which resulted in extra traffic, noted two cars could not pass  
due to all of the on-street parking, explained people and kids were in the street since  
there were no sidewalks, and this would add extra stress to the neighborhood.  
Karl Tray, a Fourth Ward resident, noted the neighborhood had more families than in the  
recent past, explained he would hate to see affordable housing being taken by people  
from out of town, stated there was already a lot of traffic in the area since families only  
had one car per family when the neighborhood had been developed and now had a car per  
person, and pointed out he did not believe this short-term rental was good for the  
neighborhood.  
Gail Bradfield stated she owned the house adjacent to the subject property, noted those  
that had stayed there in the past had kept her renter and others up at night, had blocked  
driveways, and were intimidating to the older residents in the neighborhood, wondered  
who would regulate the number of people allowed to stay in the house, and explained she  
did not have issues with short-term rentals as there was one across the street from her  
home but the owner lived there and was able to address issues immediately, which was  
not the situation for this property.  
Matt, a Ridgemont resident, noted this was a very peaceful and safe neighborhood, which  
was only unsafe when people came to that home to party, asked the Council to keep it  
safe by not approving this request, and pointed out that although not as profitable, it could  
still be rented to a long-term renter.  
Joseph McDonald, Highridge Circle, stated the neighborhood was becoming more of a  
family neighborhood, noted the area was constricted as there was parking on the street,  
no sidewalks, and kids and residents playing and walking in the street, believed  
short-term rental renters did not have an appreciation for keeping residents safe, and felt  
taking this house out of the supply when there was a dearth of affordable housing would  
not serve the goals of the community.  
The Council asked questions and made comments.  
B124-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as  
follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN. VOTING NO: PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL,  
SAMPLE, FOSTER. Bill declared defeated.  
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 Council returned to its discussion on B122-25 and R91-25.  
City Counselor Nancy Thompson provided wording for a potential amendment to R91-25  
in order to allow for the approval of the preliminary plat while also allowing for access for  
the neighboring property, which involved adding “subject to the requirements set for in  
Section 2” to the beginning of Section 1, adding a new Section 2 reading “The final plat for  
this subdivision shall include an irrevocable public access easement a minimum of sixty  
(60) feet in width plus a ten (10) foot utility easement on each side of such access  
easement extending from the end of Tarkio Court along the lot line between lots 4 and 5  
to the property line of the subdivision. As an alternative to the irrevocable access  
easement, the final plat may include an extension of Tarkio Court to the property line of  
the subdivision such that the street extension connects to the lot line of the adjacent  
Logan Acres tract”, and renumbering Section 2 to Section 3.  
Tim Crockett, the applicant’s representative, asked that B122-25 and R91-25 be tabled to  
the July 7, 2025 Council Meeting due to outlying issues that still needed to be  
addressed, and apologized for wasting everyone’s time.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to table B122-25 and R91-25 to the July 7, 2025  
Council Meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Waterman, and  
approved unanimously by voice vote.  
B123-25  
Rezoning property located on the east side of Oakland Gravel Road and  
south of Blue Ridge Road (3310 Oakland Gravel Road) from District R-1  
(One-family Dwelling) to District R-2 (Two-family Dwelling) (Case No.  
167-2025).  
The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.  
Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report.  
Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to amend B123-25 per the amendment sheet. The  
motion was seconded by Council Member Waterman, and approved unanimously  
by voice vote.  
B123-25, as amended, was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote  
recorded as follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, SAMPLE,  
FOSTER, WATERMAN. VOTING NO: NO ONE. 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.  
B125-25  
B126-25  
B127-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to the Wyatt Family Trust  
to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 534 W.  
Southampton Drive; providing a severability clause (Case No. 168-2025).  
Approving the Final Plat of “Bennett Ridge Plat 1” located on the east side  
of Creasy Springs Road and north of Proctor Drive; authorizing a  
performance contract (Case No. 29-2025).  
Authorizing an annexation agreement with Jacob M. Rose and Anna M.  
Rose for property located on the west side of Cedar Grove Boulevard  
(1101 S. Cedar Grove Boulevard); directing the City Clerk to have the  
agreement recorded (Case No. 99-2025).  
B128-25  
Authorizing an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with The Curators  
of the University of Missouri for commuter lot and campus shuttle bus  
service for the 2025-2026 academic year.  
B129-25  
B130-25  
Accepting conveyances associated with construction of the Spring Brook  
roundabout project to be located at the intersection of Veterans United  
Drive and MU Healthcare/Veterans Middle Drive; directing the City Clerk to  
have the conveyances recorded.  
Accepting conveyances for underground electric purposes; accepting  
Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Covenants; directing the City  
Clerk to have the conveyances recorded.  
B131-25  
B132-25  
B133-25  
R80-25  
R81-25  
Authorizing an agreement with the City of Boonville, Missouri for mutual aid  
fire services.  
Authorizing an agreement with the City of Mexico, Missouri for mutual aid  
fire services.  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget for third quarter appropriation of  
funds.  
Setting a public hearing: proposed construction of the Columbia Gorge  
Parkway sidewalk improvement project.  
Setting a public hearing: proposed voluntary annexation of property located  
on the northwest corner of New Haven Road and Warren Drive (3501 New  
Haven Road) (Case No. 226-2025).  
R82-25  
R83-25  
Setting a public hearing: consider proposed amendments to the FY  
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025 Annual Action Plan, FY  
2025-2029 Citizen Participation Plan, and the FY 2019, FY 2023, and FY  
2024 Annual Action Plans.  
Authorizing submission of a transportation alternatives program (TAP)  
grant application with the Missouri Highways and Transportation  
Commission for construction of the Vandiver Drive sidewalk project,  
between Route B and Centerstate Drive.  
R84-25  
R85-25  
R86-25  
R87-25  
Accepting a donation of one (1) canine from the Columbia Police  
Foundation to be used for the Police Department’s K-9 Program.  
Expressing support for promulgation of the Boone County Comprehensive  
Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), 2025-2026 Revision.  
Authorizing a first amendment to the agreement with Heart of Missouri  
CASA for professional and advocacy services.  
Authorizing a special event operations agreement with The Boone County  
Fair, Inc. for the 2025 Boone County Fair event at the Northeast Regional  
Park located at 5212 N. Oakland Gravel Road.  
R88-25  
R89-25  
Authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the Missouri Restaurant  
Association to establish financial processes, event parameters, and a  
steering committee in support of the Columbia Restaurant Week event.  
Authorizing a professional engineering services agreement with HDR  
Engineering, Inc. for development of a comprehensive safety action plan  
associated with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and  
Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.  
R90-25  
Authorizing data sharing and HIPAA business associate agreements with  
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services, First Chance for Children, and  
Bringing Families Together related to the Brighter Beginnings  
home-visiting collective impact initiative.  
The bills were given third reading and the resolutions were read by the City  
Clerk with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: PETERS, BUFFALOE,  
CARROLL, SAMPLE, FOSTER, WATERMAN. VOTING NO: NO ONE. 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.  
B134-25  
Authorizing a first amendment to the development agreement and an  
escrow agreement with Mid-Am Development, LLC associated with the  
Springbrook Crossing North project located on the northwest corner of  
State Farm Parkway and Veterans United Drive; directing the City Clerk to  
record the development agreement.  
B135-25  
B136-25  
B137-25  
Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Jamie Kroll to allow the  
operation of a short-term rental on property located at 209 Alexander  
Avenue; providing a severability clause (Case No. 188-2025).  
Approving the Final Plat of “Discovery Apartments, Plat No. 1” located at  
the terminus of Artemis Drive and south of Endeavor Avenue; authorizing a  
performance contract (Case No. 124-2025).  
Authorizing construction of a single-lane roundabout with splitter islands  
and sidewalks at the intersection of Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road,  
and construction of a sidewalk along the northeast side of Chapel Hill Road  
between Fairview Road and Handley Place; calling for bids through the  
Purchasing Division.  
B138-25  
Authorizing the acquisition of easements associated with construction of a  
single-lane roundabout with splitter islands and sidewalks at the  
intersection of Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road, and construction of a  
sidewalk along the northeast side of Chapel Hill Road between Fairview  
Road and Handley Place.  
B139-25  
B140-25  
B141-25  
B142-25  
Authorizing construction of street and sidewalk improvements along Garth  
Avenue, between Texas Avenue and Thurman Street; calling for bids  
through the Purchasing Division.  
Authorizing the acquisition of easements associated with construction of  
street and sidewalk improvements along Garth Avenue, between Texas  
Avenue and Thurman Street.  
Accepting conveyances for utility and temporary construction purposes  
associated with the Greek Town Sidewalk Project - Curtis Avenue Phase II;  
directing the City Clerk to have a conveyance recorded.  
Amending the FY 2025 Annual Budget by appropriating funds associated  
with grant funds received from the U.S. Department of Transportation to  
support the restoration of air service between the Columbia Regional  
Airport and Denver International Airport.  
B143-25  
B144-25  
Authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant of easement for water  
utility purposes to Public Water Supply District No. 4 of Boone County,  
Missouri for the construction of a new water main on City-owned property  
adjacent to Calvert Hill Road; directing the City Clerk to record the  
conveyance.  
Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the joint funding agreement for water  
resource investigations with the U.S. Department of the Interior - U.S.  
Geological Survey to provide additional water quality analysis of well sites  
in the vicinity of the McBaine wetland treatment units and the Eagle Bluffs  
Conservation Area to include microplastics.  
B145-25  
B146-25  
Authorizing an agreement with the City of Moberly, Missouri for mutual aid  
fire services.  
Authorizing Amendment 1 to the cooperative agreement with The Curators  
of the University Missouri, on behalf of University of Missouri Health Care,  
to provide clinical experience for firefighters training for emergency  
medical services certification.  
B147-25  
B148-25  
Authorizing a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior  
Services for Show Me Healthy Women program services.  
Authorizing renewal of a contractual service agreement with the State of  
Missouri Children's Trust Fund for child abuse prevention projects through  
the Brighter Beginnings home-visiting collective impact initiative.  
B149-25  
Repealing Ordinance No. 025954 which authorized agreements,  
promissory notes, and deeds of trusts with Housing Authority of the City of  
Columbia, Missouri and Park Avenue Housing Development Group, LP  
associated with the replacement of downtown public housing units on Park  
Avenue; approving revised documents thereto; directing the City Clerk to  
record certain documents.  
X. REPORTS  
REP28-25  
Ride Home Program.  
Public Health and Human Services Director Rebecca Roesslet provided a staff report, and  
she, Police Chief Jill Schlude, and City Manager De’Carlon Seewood responded to  
Council questions and comments. The Council understood staff would explore partnering  
with an agency that had received ARPA funds and update them with regard to criteria,  
next steps, etc.  
REP29-25  
REP30-25  
Operational Changes to On-Street Parking Meter Time Limits.  
Public Works Director Shane Creech provided a staff report, and responded to Council  
questions and comments.  
2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Climate Action and  
Adaptation Plan Reports.  
Office of Sustainability Manager Eric Hempel provided a staff report, and responded to  
Council comments.  
REP31-25  
Monthly Finance Report.  
Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions  
and comments.  
XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF  
Eugene Elkin, 3406 Range Line Street, felt the ride home program discussed earlier  
could assist the City financially in the long run and understood the City might receive  
some money as  
a result of the Ryan Ferguson settlement, which he suggested  
transparency for how the money would be spent.  
The Council and staff discussed various topics to include the status of the small trash  
trucks, which the City was still waiting to receive, an update on recycling, which was still  
in the works, thanking the Columbia Police Department (CPD) for its response, work, and  
professionalism with the shooting incident that occurred last night near Old 63 and  
Broadway, sending prayers to the young person killed and his family, the need for more  
youth outreach and engagement, an update on the search for the three suspects involved  
in that incident, thanking Tim Teddy for his work and wishing him the best in his  
retirement, the fact public trust hinges on communication along with the need to explain  
things clearly to the public, the various Juneteenth activities this week, including the  
parade that would be held on Saturday in the downtown, thanking those that had planned  
the various Juneteenth activities, such as Gospel Fest, the continuation of Block Parties,  
which was another form of relationship building, the need for representation on the Youth  
Advisory Council as there were no Battle High School students, the fact the short-term  
rental process was ongoing and would continue to evolve, appreciation for the work that  
goes into preparing the budget, particularly in challenging times, feeling they might have  
reacted too quickly in terms of strategic plan, the need to be nimble, careful, less  
reactive, and intentional when trying to be responsive to the intentional disorder  
happening now along with the need to stay true to their values, requesting staff to inform  
the Council of what updates to the strategic plan might look like while including  
community engagement and timeframes, which staff indicated they would provide at the  
October 20, 2025 Council Meeting, and thanking those involved in the peaceful protests  
that had occurred in the downtown on Saturday, including community organizations,  
police, and other staff members, as there had not been any incidents.  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned without objection at 11:19 p.m.