City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Community Land Trust Organization Board  
City Hall  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Wednesday, May 7, 2025  
Regular Meeting  
6:30 PM  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Valerie Carroll stepped out before meeting was called to order.  
The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by LaBrunerie.  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Present at the start of the meeting were board members Sabra Mitchell, Alex LaBrunerie,  
Linda Head, Tracy Bush-Cook, Jeremy Trotter, Douglas Hunt, Rikki Ascani, and Shirley  
Rhoades. City staff Molly Fair, Kevin Gorsage, Jake Amelunke, Tiffani Wiesehan and  
Leigh Kottwitz were also in attendance.  
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Present:  
Shirley Rhoades, Anthony Stanton, Alexander LaBrunerie, Linda Head, Jeremy  
Trotter, Tracey Bush-Cook, Douglas Hunt, Rikki Ascani, Valerie Carroll and Sabra  
Mitchell  
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Motion to approve the April 2, 2025 agenda: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: Stanton  
Motion passed: 8:0  
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Approval of April 2, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: CCLT 4.2.25 Meeting Minutes - Draft  
CCLT Meeting Audio 4.2.25 1 of 2  
CCLT Meeting Audio 4.2.25 2 of 2  
Motion to approve the agenda: Hunt  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: Stanton  
Motion passed: 8:0  
V. REPORTS  
Treasurer's Report  
Attachments: CCLT March '25 Financial Statements  
Donated Property Schedule  
CCLT has a new accountant, Landon with Convergence Accounting, and he has gotten  
them caught up from September 2024. Currently have an increase in donations from the  
Hickman homes. The May fundraiser brought in a total of $3200. Will have to open a new  
restricted bank account once the two Cullimore Cottages sell. The account will only be  
able to be used for building purposes. Discussed the 10% with InKind donation and  
donated property schedule. Jake will have a meeting with Landon to discussed the ARPA  
money.  
Valerie Carroll returned to meeting at 6:35pm.  
Motion to approve the treasurer’s report: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: Stanton  
Motion passed: 8:0  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
Provision to CCLT Bylaws  
Amendment is to the ground lease and not the bylaws. Currently there is a residency  
restriction that prevents a homeowner from holding federal office because you have to  
reside in your home year-round. Wants to make a prevision that would allow an exception  
for a homeowner to hold federal office.  
Amended Budget  
Attachments: Amended Budget  
Need to amend the budget to increase the accounting fee. Needs to increase to $6,750  
for the year as this includes the monthly fees along with the catch-up fee. Will need to  
move $42,580 from the money market account to the bill pay account leaving around  
$19,000 in the account.  
Motion to approve the amended budget: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Trotter  
Not Voting: Stanton  
Motion passes: 8:0  
VII. OLD BUSINESS  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
115 Lynn St.  
Still working on closing.  
Anthony Stanton arrived at 6:58pm.  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Opportunity  
Ascani currently getting her master degree from MU in geography and has been working  
on a side project on urban renewal in Columbia. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is  
a private foundation that released a grant based on health equity and social determinants  
of health. Discussed the possibly of the CCLT being the fiscal sponsors for the grant and  
the roles the board and staff would hold. Grant proposal is due by June 4th 2025 and the  
award period would be for one year.  
Motion to approve Ascani and her professor proposal to apply for the Robert  
Wood Johnson Foundation grant using the CCLT as the fiscal sponsor based on  
staff and lawyer approval: LaBrunerie  
Motion to 2nd: Bush-Cook  
Abstain: Ascani  
Motion passes: 8:0  
Motion to allow the CCLT board president to submit the grant proposal on behalf  
of the CCLT: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Hunt  
Abstain: Ascani  
Motion passes: 8:0  
IX. OLD BUSINESS  
Strategic Plan  
Attachments: 2025-2026 Goals  
Distributed at 5.7.25 Meeting - CCLT Strategic Plan Powerpoint  
Stanton used the original strategic plan that was created and updated it to the present  
time. The four outcomes of the strategic plan include; CCLT fulfills its obligations as a  
subrecipient of City of Columbia ARPA funds, CCLT will reestablish strategic partnerships  
with the city, local banks, and donors to foster a fully functioning CLT with independent  
and sustainable governance and operations, CCLT is fiscally sound and maintains a  
growing and diversifying portfolio of revenue, and CCLT has an expanding portfolio of  
permanently affordable housing with successful program participants. Discussed each of  
the outcomes and how they can be measured. Hunt explained the 2025-2026 goals that  
he put together and the desired outcome of those goals. Board discussed social media  
and marketing presence along with looking at rehabilitation of homes and city owned  
properties to build on.  
X. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
No comment from public and staff. Carroll stated that she was contacted by Jenny  
Rigdon asking for help with the issue of people speeding down 8th street and is needing  
signatures from neighboring residences.  
XI. NEXT MEETING DATE  
June 4, 2025  
XII. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:37pm.  
Motion to adjourn: Stanton  
Motion to 2nd: Head  
Not Voting: LaBrunerie  
Motion passed: 8:0