City of Columbia, Missouri

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Council Chamber

Columbia City Hall

701 E. Broadway

Monday, February 21, 2022

7:00 PM

Regular

I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS

The City Council of the City of Columbia, Missouri met for a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.

on Monday, February 21, 2022, 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 KARL SKALA, Council Member IAN THOMAS, Council Member BETSY

PETERS, Mayor BRIAN TREECE, Council Member PAT FOWLER, and Council Member

ANDREA WANER were present. Council Member MATT PITZER was absent. City

Manager De’Carlon Seewood, City Counselor Nancy Thompson, City Clerk Sheela Amin,

and various Department Heads and staff members were also present.

Mayor Treece recognized Professor David Webber and Dr. Seungkwon You from the

Missouri Asian Affairs Center along with about

a dozen Korean public servants in

attendance tonight who were in the middle of their careers studying at the University of

Missouri over the next 12-24 months.

The minutes of the regular meeting of September 20, 2021 were approved unanimously by

voice vote on a motion by Council Member Skala and a second by Mayor Treece.

Mayor Treece explained the minutes were not yet complete for the October 4, 2021,

October 18, 2021, November 1, 2021, November 15, 2021, December 6, 2021, December

20, 2021, January 3, 2022, January 18, 2022, and February 7, 2022 regular council

meetings.

The agenda, including the consent agenda, was approved unanimously by voice vote on a

motion by Mayor Treece and a second by Council Member Skala.

II. SPECIAL ITEMS

None.

III. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

BC2-22

Board and Commission Applicants.

Upon receiving the majority vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to

the following Boards and Commissions.

CITIZENS POLICE REVIEW BOARD

Jeffrey, Steven, 2813 Butternut Court, Ward 6, Term to expire November 1, 2023

Overman, Robert, 1811 Highridge Drive, Ward 4, Term to expire November 1, 2022

COLUMBIA VISION COMMISSION

Christie, Jeffrey, 6251 Southwest Way, Boone County, Term to expire December 15,

2024

Johnson, Tish, 4309 Jeana Court, Ward 4, Term to expire December 15, 2024

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lockhart, Jae-Kur, 3635 Briarmont Avenue, Apt. 106, Ward 6, Term to expire March 1,

2025

Sood, Meera, 1904 Katy Lane, Ward 4, Term to expire March 1, 2025

PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMISSION

Thorp, Adam, 1032 Southpark Drive, Apt. 5, Ward 6, Term to expire March 1, 2023

Zeterberg, Dawn, 608 Hunt Avenue, Ward 1, Term to expire March 1, 2025

IV. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT

SPC10-22

Barb Kuensting - 100% renewably generated electricity by 2030.

Barb Kuensting indicated she was representing Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, the Sierra

Club, Climate Leaders at Mizzou, and Citizens Climate Lobby, and spoke.

SPC11-22

Christine Doerr for Sierra Club Osage Group - Committing to 100% clean,

renewable energy for Columbia Water & Light electricity production by

2030.

Christine Doerr of the Sierra Club Osage Group spoke, and asked those in support for the

100 percent by 2030 goal to stand. Approximately fifteen people stood.

SPC12-22

Joseph and Renee Kelly - Use of radio controlled airplanes on city owned

property and the impact on residents.

Joseph Kelly and Renee Kelly with the Longview Neighborhood and Homeowners

Association spoke.

SPC13-22

SPC14-22

Jim Windsor - Transparency regarding Option A electric transmission line.

Jim Windsor, 200 Manor Drive, spoke.

Travis Neil - Mid Missouri Radio Control Association.

Travis Neil, a resident of the Longview Neighborhood, indicated he was not with the

Mid-Missouri Radio Control Association and spoke.

SPC15-22

Laurie Wern Overmann - Year-round shelter for Columbia's vulnerable

homeless citizens.

Laurie Wern Overmann, a resident of the East Campus Neighborhood, spoke.

V. PUBLIC HEARINGS

PH5-22

Proposed installation of audible pedestrian signals with countdown timers,

crosswalk markings, and the reconstruction of sidewalk ramps at the

intersection of Worley Street and Bernadette Drive and the intersection of

Worley Street and West Boulevard.

The public hearing was read by the City Clerk.

Acting Public Works Director Shane Creech provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Mayor Treece opened the public hearing.

There being no comment, Mayor Treece closed the public hearing.

The Council made comments.

Mayor Treece made a motion directing staff to proceed with final plans and

specifications for the installation of audible pedestrian signals at the intersection

of Worley Street and Bernadette Drive and the intersection of Worley Street and

West Boulevard. The motion was seconded by Council Member Skala and

approved unanimously by voice vote.

PH6-22

Proposed construction of portions of sidewalk, pedestrian crossings and

pedestrian crosswalks along the west side of North Stadium Boulevard

(Route E) between the I-70 overpass and Cottle Drive.

The public hearing was read by the City Clerk.

Acting Public Works Director Shane Creech provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Mayor Treece opened the public hearing.

Carol Elliott, a resident of Spanish Bay Drive in the Second Ward and a member of the

Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission, spoke.

There being no further comment, Mayor Treece closed the public hearing.

The Council asked questions and made comments.

Council Member Waner made a motion directing staff to proceed with final plans

and specifications for the construction of the North Stadium Boulevard sidewalk

project. The motion was seconded by Mayor Treece and approved unanimously

by voice vote.

PH7-22

R25-22

Consider an amendment to the FY 2021 Annual Action Plan for the

allocation of HOME-ARP funds for the development of 24 affordable

housing units with the construction of the Kinney Point Apartments to be

located on the northeast corner of Garth Avenue and Sexton Road.

Discussion shown with R25-22.

Approving Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2021 CDBG and HOME Annual

Action Plan to incorporate the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan.

The public hearing and the resolution were read by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Tim Teddy and Housing Services Manager Gary

Anspach provided a staff report, and responded to Council questions.

Mayor Treece opened the public hearing.

Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, spoke and responded to Council

questions.

Pat Kelley, 1007 Grand Avenue, indicated she was representing the Ridgeway

Neighborhood Association and spoke.

Dee Dokken, 804 Again Street, indicated she was representing the Sierra Club and

spoke.

Jeff Stack, a resident of Sexton Road, spoke.

Rebecca Shaw, 2615 Vail Drive, indicated she was on the Housing and Community

Development Commission and spoke.

There being no further comment, Mayor Treece closed the public hearing.

The Council made comments.

R25-22 was read by the City Clerk, and the vote was recorded as follows: VOTING

YES: SKALA, THOMAS, PETERS, TREECE, FOWLER, WANER. VOTING NO: NO

ONE. ABSENT: PITZER. Resolution declared adopted, reading as follows:

VI. OLD BUSINESS

B41-22

Authorizing an annexation agreement with The Boone County Fire

Protection District for property located on the northeast corner of Bethel

Church Road and Route K; directing the City Clerk to have the agreement

recorded (Case No. 49-2022).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Jeff Parshall and Gale Blomenkamp spoke on behalf of the Boone County Fire Protection

District and responded to Council questions.

B41-22 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: SKALA, THOMAS, PETERS, TREECE, FOWLER, WANER.

VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PITZER. Bill declared enacted, reading as follows:

B42-22

Authorizing a contract for sale of real estate with Zafar Ahmad for

City-owned property located north of Ria Street, east of McKee Street and

west of Ballenger Lane (Case No. 76-2022).

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

Caleb Colbert, an attorney with offices at 827 E. Broadway, spoke on behalf of the

applicant and responded to Council questions.

The Council made comments.

B42-22 was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote recorded as

follows: VOTING YES: SKALA, THOMAS, PETERS, TREECE, FOWLER, WANER.

VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PITZER. Bill declared enacted, reading as follows:

B48-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget for the purchase of a fleet vehicle for

the Fire Department.

The bill was given second reading by the City Clerk.

Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Jenkins provided a staff report, and responded to Council

questions.

Mayor Treece made a motion to amend B48-22 per the amendment sheet. The

motion was seconded by Council Member Skala and approved unanimously by

voice vote.

B48-22, as amended, was given third reading by the City Clerk with the vote

recorded as follows: VOTING YES: SKALA, THOMAS, PETERS, TREECE, FOWLER,

WANER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PITZER. 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.

B43-22

Authorizing construction of the College Avenue, Court Street and Hickory

Street sanitary sewer improvement project; calling for bids through the

Purchasing Division or authoring a contract for the work using a term and

supply contractor.

B44-22

B45-22

B46-22

Authorizing a program services contract with the Missouri Department of

Health and Senior Services relating to the Teen Outreach Program (TOP).

Authorizing a cooperative agreement with Washington State - Department

of Enterprise Services for the purchase of transit buses.

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating unspent grant

funds received from the National League of Cities for climate action

activities.

B47-22

B49-22

Amending the FY 2022 Annual Budget by appropriating funds for

semi-annual billing to the Unit Owners Association of the Columbia/Boone

County Health Department Condominium for maintenance and construction

costs associated with the Sanford-Kimpton Building.

Authorizing an agreement with Regional Economic Development

Incorporated for the lease of space in the City’s Fifth Street and Walnut

Street municipal parking structure to be used for economic development

activities, and assistance with food-based startups and entrepreneurs.

R16-22

Setting a public hearing: proposed construction of improvements to the

1.25 mile fitness trail at the Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area to

include repairs and construction of an asphalt overlay over the existing

fitness trail, construction of concrete pads under existing memorial/heritage

benches, and replacement of signage and bollards along the trail.

R17-22

R18-22

R19-22

R20-22

Setting a public hearing: voluntary annexation of property located on the

north and west sides of Oakland Gravel Road (Case No. 74-2022).

Authorizing a tourism development sponsorship agreement with Ragtag

Film Society for the 2022 True/False Film Fest.

Authorizing a special event operations agreement with Ragtag Film

Society for the 2022 True/False Film Fest.

Granting a waiver from the requirements of Section 24-2 of the City Code

to allow temporary decals on sidewalks in the downtown Columbia area in

association with the 2022 True/False Film Fest.

R21-22

Authorizing staff to proceed with the preliminary design and expenditure of

funds associated with the proposed construction of the Sunset Lane

Private Common Collector Elimination Project (PCCE #29); directing that

a public hearing be held upon completion of the preliminary plans.

R22-22

R23-22

R24-22

Authorizing agreements with Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity and

The Housing Authority of the City of Columbia for HOME Investment

Partnership Program funds.

Authorizing a cost allocation agreement with MERS Missouri Goodwill

Industries for construction of accessible parking spaces along the west

side of Fourth Street between Ash Street and the alley.

Accepting the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program 2021 Year End

Report Summary; authorizing the installation of traffic calming devices on

Bray Avenue; authorizing staff to complete the public improvement process

for the proposed installation of traffic calming devices on Smith Drive,

Louisville Drive, Proctor Drive, Audubon Drive, Shepard Boulevard,

Ridgefield Road, Ridgemont and Highridge Drive; authorizing staff to

pursue traffic calming projects on Garth Avenue, Manor Drive, Russell

Boulevard and Northland Drive.

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

the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: SKALA, THOMAS, PETERS, TREECE,

FOWLER, WANER. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSENT: PITZER. Bills declared enacted

and resolutions declared adopted, reading as follows:

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

None.

IX. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

The following policy resolution and bills were introduced by the Mayor unless otherwise

indicated, and all were given first reading.

PR26-22

Committing to invest 100% of the City’s American Rescue Plan Act Funds

in providing direct assistance to those most disproportionality impacted by

the pandemic, relieving the conditions of systemic poverty, racial inequality,

and to building robust pathways to economic security and public health

capacity.

B50-22

B51-22

B52-22

Approving the Final Plat of “Tuscany Ridge, Plat No. 3” located at the

current terminus of Napoli Drive and west of Brown Station Road;

authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 303-2021).

Approving the Final Plat of “Vistas at Old Hawthorne, Plat No. 1B” located

on the north side of Ivory Lane and approximately 100 feet east of

Sunstone Lane; authorizing a performance contract (Case No. 21-2022).

Authorizing construction of the Hinkson Creek stream bank stabilization

project adjacent to the Clear Creek sewer force main and gravity sewer

main located east of Boulder Drive and west of Rock Quarry Road; calling

for bids through the Purchasing Division or authorizing a contract for the

work using a term and supply contractor.

B53-22

Authorizing a cyber-security supply chain risk management agreement with

Open Systems International, Inc. to monitor compliance with the NERC

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards.

B54-22

B55-22

Accepting conveyances for sewer purposes; accepting Stormwater

Management/BMP Facilities Covenants.

Authorizing construction of improvements to the 1.25 mile fitness trail at the

Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area to include repairs and

construction of an asphalt overlay over the existing fitness trail, construction

of concrete pads under existing memorial/heritage benches, and

replacement of signage and bollards along the trail; calling for bids for a

portion of the project through the Purchasing Division.

B56-22

Authorizing a grant of easement for gas pipeline purposes to Union Electric

Company, d/b/a Ameren Missouri, for the installation of a natural gas line to

be located at the northern boundary of Strawn Park and adjacent to I-70

Drive SW; directing the City Clerk to have the conveyance recorded.

B57-22

B58-22

Authorizing reconstruction of Taxiway A located south of Runway 13-31 at

the Columbia Regional Airport; calling for bids through the Purchasing

Division.

Authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Columbia Public

Schools, Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the 13th Judicial Circuit

Court - Juvenile Division to establish a cooperative relationship for

managing juveniles who are alleged to have committed a minor

school-based law violation and/or status offense over which the school

may have disciplinary power.

B59-22

B60-22

B61-22

B62-22

Authorizing a school resource officer program agreement with the

Columbia Public School District.

Authorizing a local agency agreement with the Missouri Department of

Agriculture for the Missouri WIC Farmers’ Market nutrition program.

Authorizing an agreement with Boone County, Missouri for 2022 animal

control services.

Authorizing an agreement with Boone County, Missouri for 2022 public

health services.

B63-22

Authorizing a sponsorship agreement with The Curators of the University of

Missouri to allow the installation of the “Mizzou” logo and approved signage

in a section of the new airport terminal baggage claim area.

X. REPORTS

REP11-22

Climate and Environment Commission - Statement on CATSO 2050

Long-Range Transportation Plan.

Carolyn Amparan, Chair of the Climate and Environment Commission (CEC), provided a

report.

The Council discussed the issue and agreed to send a letter from the Council to CATSO

in support of the recommendations of this CEC report.

REP14-22

REP15-22

Court Street Right-of-Way Vacation (Case #90-2022).

Community Development Director Tim Teddy provided a staff report, and responded to

Council questions.

The Council discussed the issue and did not express any objection to the vacation.

Ward Reapportionment Committee Ward Redistricting Report.

Tracy Greever-Rice, Chair of the Ward Reapportionment Committee, provided a report,

and responded to Council questions.

The Council discussed the issue and agreed that ordinances would be introduced at the

March 7, 2022 Council Meeting.

REP16-22

Citizens Police Review Board: Request Council Action to Require the

Police Department to Seek an Extension of Time for CPRB Review of

Complaints.

City Counselor Nancy Thompson provided a staff report.

Council Member Fowler made a motion for staff to bring back an ordinance as requested

by the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB). The motion was seconded by Council

Member Waner. After discussion, the motion was approved by voice vote with only

Council Member Peters and Mayor Treece voting no.

REP17-22

REP18-22

REP19-22

REP20-22

Citizens Police Review Board 2021 Annual Report.

The Council discussed the report.

Comprehensive Homeless Services Center Planning Services.

Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning provided a staff report.

Monthly Finance Report.

Finance Director Matthew Lue provided a staff report.

Amendment to the FY 2022 Annual Budget - Intra-Departmental Transfer of

Funds.

Mayor Treece understood this had been provided for informational purposes.

XI. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, COUNCIL AND STAFF

Susan Renee Carter,

a Second Ward resident, spoke as a representative of Race

Matters, Friends, regarding concerns with B58-22 and B59-22, which involved school

resource officers.

Rebecca Shaw, 2615 Vail Drive, spoke about the need for a warming center whether at

the Wabash Station or elsewhere.

Mark Johnston, 209 Longfellow Lane, indicated he was the President of the Mid-Missouri

Radio Control Association and spoke about the concerns raised earlier this evening

regarding the radio controlled airplanes utilized in or near the Longview Neighborhood, and

responded to Council questions.

Rose Metro, 203 S. Garth Avenue, spoke regarding her support for the policy resolution

Council Member Fowler brought forward, the need for violence intervention programs, and

a recent fatal shooting of a 15-year old girl named Aubrey.

Jeff Stack, Sexton Road, spoke about the need for shelters for the homeless.

Eugene Elkin, 3406 Range Line Street, spoke about the issues of homelessness and the

need for shelters.

The Council and staff discussed various topics to include the characterization of the prior

council meeting, the need to address the issue of homelessness along with the things

that undergird that experience, the status of potential low or no barrier warming centers,

and the potential of land for a sanctioned camp.

Council Member Fowler made a motion for a work session to be held regarding

the available land owned by the City or otherwise where a sanctioned camp for

the homeless could be placed. The motion was seconded by Council Member

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

The Council and staff continued to discuss various topics to include the continuum of

housing was needed, the desire for a list of residential properties within the First Ward

along with which properties had an active rental certificate and those properties that might

be inhabitable, the fact that Project Homeless Connect would happen this Thursday at

Turning Point if anyone wanted to volunteer, the status of the Broadband Business

Planning Task Force, and the need to review the UDC in terms of preserving the character

of the residential neighborhoods surrounding the central city.

Council Member Peters made a motion for the City Manager to look into hiring a

consultant to address issues related to preserving the neighborhood character

around the central city areas. The motion was seconded by Council Member

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