City of Columbia, Missouri

Meeting Minutes

City Council

City Hall

Monday, December 15, 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, December 15, 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 VALERIE CARROLL, Council Member VERA

ELWOOD, Council Member JACQUE SAMPLE, and Council Member NICK FOSTER

were present. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood (left the meeting at approximately 7:51

p.m.), Deputy City Manager Matt Unrein (arrived at the meeting at approximately 7:53

p.m.), 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 November 17, 2025 were approved unanimously by

voice vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Foster.

The minutes of the regular meeting of December 1, 2025 were approved unanimously by

voice vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Waterman.

Mayor Buffaloe explained a constituent had requested the B312-25 be moved from the

consent agenda to old business.

Mayor Buffaloe noted staff had requested R174-25 and R175-25 be moved from the

consent agenda to new business due to amendments and clarifications.

The agenda, including the consent agenda with B312-25 being moved to old business and

R174-25 and R175-25 being moved to new business, was approved unanimously by voice

vote on a motion by Mayor Buffaloe and a second by Council Member Sample.

II. SPECIAL ITEMS

SI26-25

Burrell Presentation - ARPA Project Update and The Crisis Continuum.

Mathew Gass, the CEO of Centerstone Missouri, explained Burrell would be renamed to

Centerstone within the next few months, the leadership in Columbia would stay the

same, and combining resources would allow them to provide additional resources and

better expertise.

Megan Steen, COO of Burrell, displayed the service areas, listed a few of the treatment

services they provided, which included contacting them via 988 and 911 for a mobile

crisis response, noted them being embedded with law enforcement, including with the

Columbia Police Department and the Missouri Psychiatric Center, and explained the

Behavioral Crisis Center, which was being built in partnership with the City of Columbia,

would extend their capacity and allow them to extend crisis stabilization hours from 23

hours to 72 hours when needed.

Susan Hart, President of Reinhardt Construction, the general contractor for the new crisis

center located at 107 Texas Avenue, stated they had been provided with a notice to

proceed in September, explained how they were progressing as well as their plan to turn

the building over to Burrell by the end of August to allow Burrell to then do its work to

open the facility, and displayed photos of the construction site.

Mat Gass and Megan Steen responded to Council questions and comments.

III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

BC12-25

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 ADJUSTMENT

Bryan, Alexandra, Ward 2, Term to expire November 1, 2027

COLLEGIATE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Campbell, Chloe, Cooper County, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Fletcher, Julian, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Forbess, Jubilee, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Giraldo Isaza, Juan Pablo, Ward 4, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Nunn, Shana, Cole County, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Rehg, Landon, Boone County, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Rodriguez Rios, Carolina, Ward 1, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Williams, Elizabeth, Ward 3, Term to expire December 31, 2026

Winchester, Emma, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2026

COLUMBIA SPORTS COMMISSION

Baehman, Beau, Ward 2, Term to expire December 31, 2027

Cobb, Ethan, Ward 2, Term to expire December 31, 2027

Klarfeld, Jared, Ward 1, Term to expire December 31, 2027

Marcks, Carter, Ward 5, Term to expire December 31, 2027

FINANCE ADVISORY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

Bueler, Caroline, Ward 5, Term to expire December 31, 2028

Minchew, Randy, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2028

Schneeberger, Peter, Ward 4, Term to expire December 31, 2028

FIREFIGHTERS’ RETIREMENT BOARD

Yoakum, Michael, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2027

HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Belcher-Harris, Reuutasha, Ward 2, Term to expire December 31, 2028

Getzoff, Kimberly, Ward 4, Term to expire December 31, 2028

Hamrah, Benjamin, Ward 4, Term to expire December 31, 2028

MAYOR’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH

Frieders, Melissa, Ward 3, Term to expire November 30, 2027

POLICE RETIREMENT BOARD

Hackmann, Mike, Ward 6, Term to expire December 31, 2027

TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE REVIEW BOARD

Curry, Michele, Ward 4, Term to expire March 31, 2028

IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT

SPC57-25

Travis Bird - Vidwest Community Media Center impact and funding.

Travis Bird commented that he believed Vidwest deserved the City’s continued support as

it was a model of successful community development and collaboration, especially in the

arts, explained he was a media professional who shared working space with Vidwest and

had observed the work of Vidwest over the last five years, felt Vidwest was a model of

community collaboration and diversity of use as it housed an incredible variety of creative

practices in a supportive, supervised, serious, and yet relaxed environment and reflected

what the Columbia community wanted, a diverse, creative, generative place where all

kinds of people were welcomed and learned from and with each other, stated Vidwest

offered a way for anyone to see and reach for the next level, noted Vidwest operated

smartly, in part because the City’s funding allowed them to focus on the work versus

living in funding purgatory, pointed out the work of Vidwest would be imperiled without

funding as they could not assume the work of these volunteers would continue, believed

Vidwest was entitled to the money collected by the City from cable franchise fees

because those funds were for community media.

SPC58-25

Tana Morehead - Disaster Assistance Resources available to City of

Columbia residents following Presidential Declaration MO 21340.

Tana Morehead with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), explained the SBA

provided technical assistance and support to starting or expanding businesses as well as

support for homeowners, renters, and small businesses who might have been impacted

by a disaster event, such as the tornado in March/April as those in the primary counties

could apply for physical damages and those in contiguous counties could apply for

economic injuries, such as covering debts they were not able to pay because the

disaster had occurred, stated people could apply online at www.sba.gov/disaster

<http://www.sba.gov/disaster> or contact customer service at 800.659.2955, noted she

also scheduled informational sessions to share disaster preparedness as she believed

having information ahead of a disaster helped eliminate stress and hasty decisions, and

indicated she was open to providing program details to anyone interested.

SPC59-25

David Diamond, Sierra Club - Gans Creek Recreation Area development

options.

David Diamond, a Senior Ecologist at the University of Missouri and an enthusiastic

cyclist and trail user, indicated statewide ecological system classifications, descriptions,

and maps for various states, including Missouri, were completed between 1996-2021

when he was the Director of the Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership at the

University of Missouri, explained the Gans Creek Recreation Area contained the most

ecologically significant natural resources within any City park property by a wide margin,

was within a conservation opportunity area designated by the Missouri Department of

Conservation, and included an important bird area designated by the National Audubon

Society in conjunction with the American Bird Conservancy in its northeast corner,

pointed out the diversity of its features, which included bluffs, cliffs, caves, sinkholes, and

the Gans Creek itself, which was an outstanding state resource water downstream as

designated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, noted the area shared a

common border with the Gans Creek Wild Area to the west, a specially designated area

within Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, commented that the Gans Creek Recreational

Area property offered the opportunity to increase the size of that large, protected block of

core wildlife habitat, which once lost would be lost forever, and stated a coalition of

environmental organizations, which included the Sierra Club, the Columbia Audubon,

Friends of Rock Bridge State Park, and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, had

created a two-page fact sheet along with a PowerPoint presentation in which they

emphasized favoring low impact recreation options, i.e., footpaths from the north bluff of

Gans Creek southward to the property boundary as well as volunteer and student

educational opportunities.

V. PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

B308-25

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Marmar Atallah and

Hana Shehadeh to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property

located at 3408 Eastham Drive; providing a severability clause (Case No.

332-2025).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Clint Smith provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions and comments.

City Manager De’Carlon Seewood left the meeting during this discussion and Deputy City

Manager Matt Unrein took his place for the remainder of the meeting.

Marmar Atallah indicated he and his wife had purchased this property in 2019 but had

moved down the street in 2021 as they had outgrown the home, explained they had

initially rented the property to help support other families, stated they had strict rules on

partying, noise, and smoking within the property, pointed out they now utilized

professional lawn care service to take care of the property, understood some of the

complaints were from before they had started the business, commented that he had been

contacted two days after a marijuana smell complaint, which was legal and required no

further action per the Office of Neighborhood Services, explained special smoke detectors

and noise detectors that would report directly to Airbnb had been ordered, which would

allow the renters to be fined, noted the letters had been sent to the Eastham address

versus their primary residential address, and pointed out they had taken the listing off of

the site as soon as they had received the court date notice and had started this process

to ensure they were in compliance with City regulations.

Jessica Simpson explained she was a local business owner, who managed short-term

rentals, and

a realtor, stated most of the complaints associated with this address

pre-dated its use as a short-term rental, noted issues had been minimal and had been

taken care of since the property has been operating as an Airbnb, pointed out the most

recent complaint regarding a trash can was due to a family member staying at the

property, not an Airbnb guest, provided an example of a landscaping complaint that had

not been a violation, understood the type of scrutiny this property received versus others

in the area showed neighbors were being selective about enforcement rather than being

concerned about actual code compliance, commented that this property allowed for

single moms to earn additional income in cleaning the property while maintaining

flexibility with childcare, and noted the majority of short-term rentals were not located in

homes that would be considered affordable housing.

The Council asked questions and made comments.

B308-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, BUFFALOE, ELWOOD. VOTING NO: PETERS,

CARROLL, SAMPLE, FOSTER. Bill declared defeated.

B322-25

Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the

amount of $99,840.00; authorizing an agreement for professional services

with Powerhouse Community Development Corporation for community

navigation liaison peer services.

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown provided a staff report, and

responded to Council questions and comments.

B322-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, ELWOOD,

SAMPLE, FOSTER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill declared enacted, reading as

follows:

B312-25

Rezoning property located on the southeast corner of Green Valley Drive

and Moon Valley Road from District PD (Planned Development) to District

R-MF (Multiple-family Dwelling) (Case No. 335-2025).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Clint Smith provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Carolyn Amparan, who was representing the Mid-Missouri Group of the Sierra Club,

appreciated the fact this property, if further developed as PD or residential multi-family,

would require stormwater mitigation for the increased impervious surface and updates to

older construction to comply with stormwater standards, expressed support for more

density to accommodate more housing but would rather that density avoid the floodplain

because it would require fill in the floodplain, which damaged the floodplain and the value

it provided, explained healthy floodplains, which were the results of thousands of years of

floods and meanders, stored flood waters, lowered flood depths, recharged groundwater,

and reduced pollution, believed Columbia should require compensatory storage when fill

was added to the floodplain to ensure the water stayed within the area of new

development if it was going to continue to allow developers to place fill in the 100-year

flood zone, stated heavier rainfall events were increasing localized flooding due to climate

change so the flooding that already occurred on the southeast and west sides of the

property were at greater risk of flooding, pointed out today’s 500-year floodplain could be

tomorrow’s 100-year floodplain, understood only 18 percent of American’s living in a flood

zone had the required insurance, reiterated that it might be time for the City to update its

regulations for providing permits for fill in the floodplain and flood fringe, expressed

opposition to making it easier to develop on the open areas of this property, and provided

a handout of her comments.

The Council asked questions and made comments.

B312-25 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, ELWOOD,

SAMPLE, FOSTER. 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.

B309-25

B310-25

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Tigers GameDay

Escape LLC to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property

located at 1906 Grant Lane; providing a severability clause (Case No.

331-2025).

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Chris and Stacy

Mattingly to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property located at

717 Campusview Drive; providing a severability clause (Case No.

338-2025).

B311-25

B313-25

B314-25

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Devin Kelley to allow

the operation of a short-term rental on property located at 302 N. Ninth

Street; providing a severability clause (Case No. 4-2026).

Authorizing an annexation agreement with KW COU, LLC for property

located on the north side of Enterprise Drive and east of Route Z; directing

the City Clerk to have the agreement recorded (Case No. 243-2024).

Approving the Final Plat of “Alan Creek Estates Plat 1” located on the

northwest corner of Alan Lane and McKee Street; authorizing a

performance contract (Case No. 285-2025).

B315-25

Approving the Final Plat of “West Worley Addition, Plat 1-A” located on the

east side of Pennant Street and the west side of Pershing Road (506 and

508 Pennant Street and 505 Pershing Road); authorizing a performance

contract (Case No. 275-2025).

B316-25

B317-25

Authorizing an agreement with Columbia Community Land Trust, Inc. for

administrative services.

Authorizing a grant agreement with the State of Missouri - Missouri Arts

Council for community arts programs and services administered by the

Office of Cultural Affairs in FY 2026.

B318-25

B319-25

B320-25

B321-25

Authorizing application to the United States Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration and the Missouri Department of

Transportation for airport capital assistance grants in 2026.

Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the contract with the Missouri Department

of Health and Senior Services for local public health agency accreditation

assistance program services.

Authorizing a low income home energy assistance program supplier

agreement with the Missouri Department of Social Services - Family

Support Division.

Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the total

amount of $5,788,537.67 for first quarter appropriation of funds.

R167-25

R168-25

Authorizing an Adopt a Spot agreement.

Authorizing a tourism development sponsorship agreement with "We

Always Swing," Inc. for the "We Always Swing"® Jazz Series - 2025/2026

Season #31: Onward.

R169-25

R170-25

Appointing a City Utilities Department - Water and Light Division director

and alternate director to the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility

Commission.

Authorizing a construction coordination agreement with Ameren Services

Company, as designated agent for Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren

Missouri, associated with the rerouting of City’s Overton Substation 161 kV

transmission line to the new Cooper Substation.

R171-25

R172-25

R173-25

Authorizing a professional architectural services agreement with Peckham

& Wright Architects, Inc., d/b/a PWArchitects, Inc., associated with the

replacement of Fire Station No. 5 located at 1400 Ballenger Lane.

Authorizing acceptance of a price quotation with DLT Solutions, LLC and

award for the open market purchase of AutoCad® licenses based upon

such quotation.

Authorizing first amendments to funding agreements with IN2ACTION for

the renovation of a group home for substance abuse disorders located at

2501 Eastwood Drive and a roof replacement project on the Reentry

Opportunity Center located at 2108 Paris Road.

R176-25

Authorizing an aviation project consultant agreement with Burns and

McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. for design services associated with the

Terminal Building loop road project at the Columbia Regional Airport.

R177-25

R178-25

Authorizing a professional engineering agreement with Olsson, Inc. for

environmental review, design and construction management services

associated with the installation of four (4) electric vehicle charging stations.

Authorizing an agreement with the National Arbor Day Foundation, d/b/a

Arbor Day Foundation, for the Community Canopy program online tree

reservation portal.

The bills were given third reading and the resolutions were read by the City

Clerk with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, BUFFALOE,

CARROLL, ELWOOD, SAMPLE, FOSTER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PETERS

(Council Member Peters stepped out during the vote on these items). Bills

declared enacted and resolutions declared adopted, reading as follows:

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

R174-25

Authorizing FY 2026 social services provider agreements.

The resolution was read by the City Clerk.

Public Health and Human Services Director Rebecca Roesslet provided a staff report, and

responded to Council questions.

Mayor Buffaloe made a motion to amend R174-25 per the amendment sheet,

which would remove the second page of Exhibit A. The motion was seconded by

Council Member Waterman, and approved unanimously by voice vote.

R174-25, as amended, was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, ELWOOD,

SAMPLE, FOSTER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared adopted, reading

as follows:

R175-25

Authorizing a social services provider agreement with Voluntary Action

Center for overnight emergency shelter services; authorizing a social

services provider agreement with Turning Point Day Center for homeless

drop-in and overnight warming/cooling services.

The resolution was read by the City Clerk.

Public Health and Human Services Director Rebecca Roesslet provided a staff report, and

responded to Council questions.

R175-25 was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as follows:

VOTING YES: WATERMAN, PETERS, BUFFALOE, CARROLL, ELWOOD, SAMPLE,

FOSTER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared adopted, reading as follows:

IX. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

The following bills were introduced by the Mayor unless otherwise indicated, and all were

given first reading.

B323-25

B324-25

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Jennifer Hempel and

Paula Clayton to allow the operation of a short-term rental on property

located at 411 McBaine Avenue; providing a severability clause (Case No.

11-2026).

Granting the issuance of a conditional use permit to Ridge View

Investments Series LLC, Series Six to allow the operation of a short-term

rental on property located at 1603 Woodmoor Court; providing a

severability clause (Case No. 337-2025).

B325-25

B326-25

B327-25

Granting a waiver and design adjustment associated with the Final Plat of

Consolidated Water, Plat No. 1 for sidewalk construction along a portion of

the east side of Seventh Street (Case No. 284-2025).

Approving the Final Plat of "Consolidated Water, Plat No. 1" located on the

east side of Seventh Street and north of Nebraska Avenue; authorizing a

performance contract (Case No. 284-2025).

Accepting conveyances for sewer and utility purposes associated with the

proposed Final Plat of “Centerstate South Plat 1” and located along

portions of Lake Ridgeway Road; directing the City Clerk to have the

conveyances recorded (Case No. 315-2025).

B328-25

B329-25

Authorizing a municipal agreement with the Missouri Highways and

Transportation Commission associated with improvements to the Interstate

70 corridor from the Missouri River to Route B (Paris Road).

Amending the FY 2026 Annual Budget by appropriating funds in the

amount of $133,500.00 for the purchase of medical supplies in support of

the fire paramedic pilot program.

B330-25

B331-25

Authorizing an agreement with Columbia School District No. 93 associated

with plans to utilize park facilities in the event of an emergency.

Authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the United States

Capitol Police for the purpose of reimbursing the City for law enforcement

protective services.

B332-25

B333-25

Authorizing a cooperative agreement with Boone County, Missouri for the

transfer of surplus equipment to support countywide enforcement

operations.

Authorizing an agreement with Boone County, Missouri, on behalf of the

Boone County Sheriff’s Office, to provide the Police Department's K-9 unit

with maintenance proficiency training in obedience, explosives detection,

and other operational skills.

B334-25

Authorizing a subgrantee agreement with the State of Missouri Department

of Economic Development - Missouri Community Service Commission,

d/b/a ServMO, associated with the 2026 MLK Day of Service program.

X. REPORTS

REP57-25

Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) - Annual Membership.

Mayor Buffaloe suggested Lara Pieper, John Gilbreth, Nick McKague, Colleen Rieman,

and Michael Graves be appointed to terms beginning February 7, 2026 and ending

February 6, 2029, and asked if anyone objected to those appointments. No one objected.

REP58-25

REP59-25

Springfield, Missouri City Council meeting processes.

City Management Fellows Payton Oliver and Lacey Salazar provided a staff report, and

responded to Council questions and comments.

Changes to various resolutions or policy resolutions associated with City

Council meeting procedures and the Board and Commission application

process.

City Clerk Sheela Amin provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions and

comments.

REP60-25

Options related to Broadcasting/Streaming City Council meetings.

City Clerk Sheela Amin provided a staff report, and she, Assistant City Manager Carol

Rhodes, and Media and Creative Services Supervisor Josh Theus responded to Council

questions and comments. The Council asked staff accommodate Option 2 until updates

to Conference Room 1A/1B were made.

REP61-25

REP62-25

Virtual Participation of Council Members in City Council meetings.

City Clerk Sheela Amin provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions and

comments.

Correspondence from Substance Use Prevention Advisory Commission

regarding 23-hour alcohol service during the FIFA World Cup.

Substance Use Prevention Advisory Commission Chair Molly Lindner provided a report,

and she, Police Chief Jill Schlude, and Convention and Visitors Director Amy Schneider

responded to Council questions and comments. Council understood legislation would be

brought forward for consideration.

REP63-25

Monthly Finance Report.

Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report, and he and City Counselor Nancy

Thompson responded to Council questions and comments.

XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF

Eugene Elkin, a Second Ward resident, indicated he liked the idea of the potential

changes discussed, suggested people recycle their possessions with Love Columbia as

the proceeds went toward helping the homeless, and thought additional Christmas

decorations in the downtown would make the downtown more inviting.

Traci Wilson-Kleekamp thanked the Council for participating in the retreat, commented

that it was hard to have difficult conversations, understood that sometimes things relayed

to the City Manager were not relayed back so that everyone was on the same page,

hoped they would continue to work on that issue, noted the location of the retreat did not

allow for an audio recording of the meeting, but that she had recorded and transcribed it

in order to study it further, asked that the Council consider accessibility and

transcriptionist for all of its meetings, and suggested that going forward they remember

that the public was affected when they chose not to meet and that it was important to

continue to do the work even when it was really hard.

The Council and staff discussed various topics to include wishing everyone a Merry

Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukah, and a Happy New Year, the retreat in

terms of communicating openly, understanding each other, continuing to build

relationships, etc., as it would help facilitate their ability to make robust and useful

policies and processes, suggesting staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission look

at the City Code as it related to practices associated with the floodplain overlay and fill in

order to build, consideration of holy days when scheduling council meetings, potential

changes to council meetings, specifically the potential of allowing comments when the

item is first read, Council Member Sample participating in a Columbia Police Department

ride-a-long on New Year’s Eve, asking staff to consider bus enclosures, which staff

indicated they were discussing in terms of any conflicts if and when they began collecting

bus fares again, changing the request for a report regarding a campaign finance reform

task force to a work session that would be lower on the priority list so they could talk

through possibilities, the busy week due to the retreat, the legislative priorities meeting,

the housing study meeting, and the Let’s Talk Local event hosted within the Fourth Ward

whereby the Public Health and Human Services staff shared how they worked with social

service organizations, and transitional housing for the unsheltered.

Council Member Foster made a motion asking staff to determine the feasibility and

manner of establishing a managed property for the provision of temporary transitional

housing for unsheltered persons in the City of Columbia, considering the of use Pallet

shelters or similar structures, along with exploring a location, number of shelters, a cost,

management of the site, and any other elements that needed to be considered, and

providing a tentative timeline for establishing the site. The motion was seconded by

Mayor Buffaloe. After discussion, the motion was approved unanimously by voice vote.

The Council and staff continued to discuss various topics including yesterday being the

Sunday of Joy for those who followed the Christian calendar along with the need to share

joy with others, especially those who might be struggling, the lighting of

a LEGO

menorah in front of City Hall at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, and connecting staff with Tana

Morehead with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned without objection at 10:22 p.m.