City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Conference Room
1A/1B
Monday, February 6, 2023
5:00 PM
Pre-Council
Columbia City Hall
701 E. Broadway
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Buffaloe called the meeting to order at approximately 5:00 p.m.
7 - Peters, Pitzer, Fowler, Waner, Buffaloe, Foster, and Lovelady
Present:
This item is open to the public: Council Priorities
The open portion of the meeting was called to order at 6:32pm.
Finance Director, Matthew Lue presented the Council with a presentation to help Council
identify the City Council priorities. Council and Staff identified the following priorities at the
2022 Council Retreat.
Resolving trash service issues
Staffing needs
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Homelessness/affordable housing
Unified Building code
Paid family leave
Climate issues (CAAP)
Community communications and outreach
Community Violence
Decision-making efficiency
Staff wanted to see if the Council wants to add or remove current priorities. The goal for
this meeting is to identify top priorities for FY24. Council Member Peters suggested
reorganizing the list from most important to least. Council will need to determine if goals
are long term or short term goals, determine if it is part of the Strategic Plan and discuss
budgetary impact.
The goals for FY24 Council priorities are to look at continuing issues and address those,
focus on the FY24 budget and community communication.
Council Member Fowler said she would like to see public transit be the highest priority.
This item is open to the public: Motion for the City Council to go into
closed session in Conference Room 1A/1B to discuss:
- Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public
governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications
between a public governmental body or its representatives and its
attorneys pursuant to Section 610.021(1) RsMo.
- Confidential or privileged communications between a public