 Good afternoon, Madam Clark. Could you read the roll please? Yes, sir. Good afternoon, Mr. Bailey Mr. Brown here Miss Herbert here Dr. Bussells here mr. Brennan resident mr. McDowell Mayor recommend here Thank you. You stand for the pledge of allegiance, please. I pledge allegiance to the flag United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God indivisible and liberty and justice for all Mr. Brown our substitute Reverend says that I no longer feel like a substitute And it's a pretty small congregation today If you bow your heads, please Heavenly father, thank you for this city this council this staff in all of our citizens We ask for your blessing and your guidance as we move this city forward We ask for your will to make hard decisions in difficult times as we approach the future We need your patience as we build a pathway forward for all of Columbia in all of our needs In your name we pray amen. Amen Mr. Mayor and council at this time if you all please consider adopting the agenda Adopt it as presented. Is there a motion? Second there's a motion in a second any discussion questions changes Hearing none seeing none madam clerk. Could you read the role, please? Mr. Bailey? I mr. Brown. I miss Herbert dr. Bussells. I mr. Brennan. Yes Mayor recommend I thank you At this time we will entertain public input related to the items as listed on the agenda We have individuals signed up to speak on item 18 Would you like to wait until you all are ready to consider that item? Yes, because that's a public hearing item correct Second reading the public hearing was already held. Okay. Do the folks who have signed up Do you want to speak on item 18 now? Would you like to wait? Yeah, can we wait until we get ready to vote? Yeah, thank you. Thank you Approval of the January 23rd 2024 council meeting minutes Is there a motion for approval of the 20 January 23 24 minutes? So move and a motion is there second second a Motion in a second any further discussion changes comments Seeing none hearing none madam clerk. Could you read the role, please? Mr. Bailey. I mr. Brown. I miss Herbert. I dr. Bussells. I mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor recommend. Thank you Consent agenda items 2 through 16 Is there a motion for the consent agenda as listed items 2 through 16? So moved Is there a second Second so a motion second any changes to that any questions any discussion Hearing none seen in a madam clerk That also includes the Cushman Road site Just if anybody was asking could you read the role, please? Mr. Bailey. I mr. Brown. I miss Herbert. I dr. Bussells. I mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor recommend Thank you, and I just wanted to note that that also included Upgrades at the green view part that folks have been asking for for a really long time the beginning the beginning There's more to that Yes, so make sure everybody knows that At this time we will entertain consideration of bids Contracts and change orders item 17 council is asked to approve contract amendment number three for project SS 6 7 8 6 a sanitary sewer manhole rehabilitation project as requested by Columbia water on December 15th 2023 the award of war tech services LLC in a mount not to exceed 2 million 279 thousand two hundred and thirty six dollars and seventy four cents the current term of the contract ends on June 30th 2024 the firm is located in Greenville, South Carolina The funding sources are listed. It is a Columbia disadvantaged business enterprise program project with 25% CDBE goal the project met this goal and It outlines how the prime contractors services will be spent Of this amendment amount as well as the subcontractors which are southern commercial development LLC um Second I wasn't sorry. I wasn't expecting that So I have a motion Is there any further discussion? Mr. Mayor? This is another major change order and so I'd like for Clint to come up and explain why the additional two point Something is needed For this rehabilitation project and if there was anything that we could have done to avoid such an increase Yes, ma'am great great question. This project is a little bit different It's essentially an annual contract for manhole rehabilitation services And so this is the second assignment even though it reads as amendment number three the first one was a time extension So it's a negotiated scope for the next phase of work. That's happening a little different than than other Construction contracts where we bid and manage the the work This was planned all along and you can expect next year to have another of that magnitude if we identify work That needs to be done and that that type of change It's not really a change or it's really an extension to the existing essentially is an additional funding for that But it fell in that amendment above that threshold, okay Or no sir this this is our annual manhole so anywhere we're inspecting manholes in the collection system and we find a Those in a package to this concept. So it's a really a budget budget number. Yes, sir It could be less and but it's it's an annual budget Does that answer your questions. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Sealy Madam clerk, could you read the role, please? Mr.. Bailey mr. Brown Miss harbert aye dr. Bustle aye mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor recommend. Thank you a Second reading zoning planning matter number 18 the annexation future land use map amendment and zoning map amendment for 4200 old Leesburg Road and a two acre portion of forty two fifty seven old Leesburg Road so move Second motion and a second discussion Mr. Brown, do you have an update on this? The developer and folks from the community here to answer any Specific questions that still may exist. So I'd like to have Them come up at whichever order they want to and and kind of talk about the project and make sure let's make sure we don't have any Specific hang-ups for proceeding. Okay. Thank you at this at this time We will remind speakers that they have a three-minute time limit And we'd actually keep your comments within those three minutes the first individual that signed up to speak is mr. Phil Maverick Go ahead you're here. My name is Harry bear My wife was here this last meeting was talking about this but we had a meeting with a developer feel back there and He shows us what was gonna happen kind of shows what site project was looks look like and we had a real good meeting We we don't oppose it being annexed into the city. You're satisfied with the information very satisfied with edited force Thank you very much for coming and saying that that means a lot and I appreciate y'all taking the time I know it was important discussion for y'all. We appreciate it. I said he's coming We had a really good meeting shows what they were doing and the way they showed us what the site plan is going to look like It's the best plan for us and everybody there great. Thank you, sir The question wasn't your was your father-in-law here, too? Yes, okay I'd still like to hear from the developer. Yeah. Yeah Good afternoon. I'm Phil Mayberry. I'm representing canary Woods LLC Just to kind of reiterate what mr. Bear said we had a great meeting. I appreciate mr. Andrew living good He's the annexation coordinator He reached out to us and told us that there was a homeowner that had a concern So I got in touch with them. We met on site I kind of showed him what the site the preliminary site plan was and Told him that we had you know a proposed tree-save area next to his property So he would be guarded by the development as best as possible Any other questions? Have any more I just appreciate y'all breaching out very important to talk to the neighbors Especially when they had a lot of questions and it makes things smoother the more conversation. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you Anyone else sign up miss we had miss Terry signed up to speak but her comments may have already been represented Terry bear That was okay Thank you move to Prius hold on second what my son-in-law said that um, we've met with the Development he even he went over with a shelter some out and it looks real good. We've been in agreement with So you're gonna keep him as an in-law not an outlaw. I Said you're gonna keep him as an in-law now. So he was telling the truth Yeah, I lived there 70 years and it's a change, but we can go along with it Thank you for being here, sir. We appreciate you taking the time out of your day And we appreciate y'all. Thank you Was there anybody else no, sir, not at this time. All right, and so we have a motion on the table Madam clerk, could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey, Mr. Brown. Hi, Ms. Herbert. Dr. Bussles. Hi, mr. Brennan Yes, mayor recommend. Hi. Thank you Ordinance is first reading number 19 ordinance number 2024 0 0 6 Graning and encroachment to state capital hotel LLC for the use of the right-of-way areas of the 1200 block of Main Street and the 1200 block of Jervais Street for the installation and maintenance of a ramp and stairs and The replacement of current railings adjacent to 1200 Main Street Is there a motion? Motion sir second second the motion is second any further discussion questions concerns Hearing none seeing none. I know we're all looking forward to that project being finished With that madam clerk, could you read a roll? Mr. Bailey? Mr. Brown. Hi, Ms. Herbert. Hi, Dr. Bussles. Hi, mr. Brennan Yes, mayor recommend. Hi. Thank you Moving into a period of appointments item 20 is the Board of Zoning Appeals to be followed by the citizens advisory committee for community development and the Columbia Housing Authority for the first set of appointments and Just just as a quick comment. I want to thank Miss Ashley Johnson Jenkins Would would I was trying to get to that For updating the list we asked for a little additional information so that we could know You know, we're different the districts and who qualified and who didn't qualify and this looks It's just I like it. I just want to say thank you I'd like to make a motion to appoint Jonathan Vang to the board of his owning appeals Second got a motion in a second Any further discussion You're not seeing them madam clerk, could you read the roll for mr. Bang? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, Ms. Herbert. Hi, Dr. Bussles. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor recommend. Hi I'd like to make a motion to reappoint Catherine Finner second There's a motion in a second any discussion This is a reappointment hearing none seeing them Madam part could you read the roll mr. Bailey wait? Make sure there's no further discussion Any discussion I Think that we will have further discussion and I would like to withdraw my motion at this time. Thank you So we're withdrawing that motion and holding that so miss Finner will serve until That changes So we still are waiting some more applicants So that we can fill this board. We do hope anyone knows on council has Any folks that may be interested, please get them to sign up We need enough people to continue to meet they had to cancel their meeting last moving to Citizens Advisory Committee for community development. I'd like to make a motion to Appoints here Harris as the at-large appointment for this committee second to have a motion in a second Do you want to? Do you want to reappoint mr. Brennan? Did you want to reappoint miss cannon? Yeah, I'm fine with that. There's no other could you incorporate that into your motion mr. Incorporating the motion to reappoint Wanda parks cannon as well to the Citizens Advisory Committee for community development So we have a motion is there a second second motion in a second any further discussion Seeing none hearing none madam clerk. Could you read the roll mr. Bailey? I mr. Brown mr. Herbert I Dr. Bussles I mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor recommend I And before moving on I would like to point out that we do have miss Harris here. I think that shows her passion for Community development. I'll ask that you just stand up so council could see you City manager were to a housing authority appointments. I have a motion for Miss Mosley and miss Jenkins Be appointed. We want to hold miss Mosley. You do we do okay? so I make a motion I amend my motion to Move miss Karen Jenkins forward on the CH board Is there a second? Do we want to note any? Exceptions. Yes. Yes. I was gonna let her at the discussion point Do you want a second? I think it should be a part of the motion Okay, I'd like to amend the motion to Appoint Karen Jenkes Jenkins who is outside of the city limits, but according to our approved Boards and commissions handbooks members appointed by council or individual council members Shall reside within the city limits unless the members required by federal law state law ordinance or by by by laws Establishing the board or commission to represent a specified organization agency group category or profession and the Columbia Housing Authority Does have reach beyond the city limits? So Comment I think that we should Withdrawal this motion at this time. Oh, it's not my motion. I'm sorry We have the ability to point people on the on the CH board Outside the city limits who bring in the expertise to this board Okay So since the last motion was amended You need to withdraw it. I'm gonna withdraw Until we have more information about the bylaws of the Columbia Housing Authority The next round of appointments are for city council members to external boards and commissions The first being the central midlands council of governments followed by the historic columbia foundation and the midlands housing alliance Mr. Mayor I'd like to nominate Councilman Tyler Bailey to the central midlands council government governments Could I have a second for that nomination second? We've got a second any further discussion Seeing none hearing none. Madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi. Thank you Historic Columbia I'd like to make a motion to nominate councilwoman oddity bustles to the position We have a motion. Is there a second? Second second Any further discussion seeing none hearing none. Madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi, thank you I'd like to make a motion to nominate councilman Peter Brown to the midlands housing alliance also known as transitions Is there a second? Second A motion is second any further discussion hearing none seeing none. Madam clerk Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan Absolutely. Mayor rickamon Appointment of city council members to special committees task forces and commissions I would like to make a motion that we Can we do this as a slate or would you rather do them individually? Individually For the affordable housing task force, I'd like to reappoint the honorable Tina and Herbert as the chair Second I've got a second from the future chair Mr. Bailey seconded that you didn't hear the first one that madam clerk. Yes, sir Any further discussion hearing none seeing none madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi As for the bull street commission, I would Move forth that the honorable tyler d. Bailey as the new chair replacing the honorable Howard Deval Second got a second Any further discussion hearing none seeing none madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi Columbia fort jackson joint committee on cooperation Motion to appoint the honorable peter brown the honorable oddity bussels and I'm going to nominate myself to continue as the on the committee as well So move i've got a second And i'm there a second Second a motion and a second madam clerk. Could you read the roll mr. Bailey? Hi Mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor rickamon Legislative council committee reappoint The honorable will brennan the honorable oddity bussels and Myself daniel rickamon to continue on that committee Is there a second second a motion and a second madam clerk? Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi. Thank you. And lastly the richland county city of columbia committee It's my recommendation In nomination to have The honorable tina in herbert The honorable tyler d. Bailey and the honorable will brennan as of the representatives from the city. Is there a second? Second a motion and a second madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Hi, mr. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussells. Hi, mr. Brennan. Yes, mayor rickamon. Hi, thank you At this time mayor the council may take up reports referrals into business Are there any committee reports or referrals to committees any new business that need to be added Hearing none seen none. We'll move to point of public input Madam clerk. Yes, sir Individuals have signed up to speak and they will be allotted three minutes each to speak on matters that Are not on the agenda We will start with mr. Wade fulmer and we would ask mr. Fulmer to please honor our three-minute time limit Good afternoon. Hi mr. Fulmer. How are we this evening? I'm fine kudos on your meeting this morning It was very informative and very uh productive. I thought I enjoyed listening in I'm continuing regarding animal control non-enforcement of barking and noise I want to address some points that were in the four columbia police department reports Provided last meeting Animal control code non-enforcement again enabled the january barking four hours until 3 a.m Sunday morning, and I slept none of that time columbia police department gunner wrote in his report that ac Animal control started Stated it could do nothing As as the dog quote Has access to go inside and out on his own The violation was flagrant the owner again was not at home columbia police department responded and intervention persuaded animal control to after 17 months Write a one only ticket on february the 6th There would be more hours barking April the 10th september the 26th animal control chose no ticketing Animal control supervisor when asked by me the victim Why no ticketing he said quote they Won't let us animal control would not tick it Even though columbia police department had done the work twice more responded and documented with a body cam and officers reports I included the june 22 columbia police department report To counsel to attest to the ongoing nature and untimeliness of the barking's problems Because the victim reported barking's there would be instances of abusive profanity at night from the owner's property Due to the tension in escalation. I asked for and got a meeting with columbia police administration and three staff Me the victim also phoned animal control and requested appointment with the vision of animal control Director, there was no response there columbia police department would have A conversation with animal control which effort brought de-escalation Yet as before there would be more barking Again in december and then on january the 28th The police department responded Again the barking was from 11 o'clock saturday night till 3 a.m. When the owner would come home On november the 21st just after the council meeting Mr. Anderson spoke with councilman brendan and me Suggesting that he needed a couple of weeks to work on As of this writing there have been no answers from council. I know you're looking into it regarding animal control non-enforcement of code Nar of the evidence withheld from city legal that was provided by the police department Uh, I risk, uh I submit that animal control intent was and is non-enforcement And when I come back next month, I'll have a little bit more detail. I'll have a timeline to show more of why I do believe that the intent is non-enforcement for whatever reasons they have Thank you, mr. Fulmer. I respectfully continue the questions and ask again For answers by city councils and my duty diligence. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Fulmer Better, thank you Is a miss gale or Maybe it's k a y le r a y le All right Mr Mustafa Bay We signed up to speak You signed up to speak Okay, thank you Miss k paterson Hello, may I recommend to the council staff My name is k paterson and I am president elect of the columbia council of neighborhoods Congratulations. Thank you. I'm here to speak on the awards banquet But before I do a little bit give you a background about ccn ccn mission statement is to engage neighborhoods to Be better community leaders builders and advocates right now there's roughly 150 outreach Our neighborhoods, um 50 that actually certified but we're working on that also, um ccn Has um in the past Worked with columbia council, excuse me columbia community development and um As you know, the city is celebrating 50 years the community development is celebrating 50 years Of service to citizens and communities of columbia over the past five decades The community development has utilized funds to empower residents enhance public service And help build communities by collaborating with the community development team ccn Has carried out our mission to serve columbia's diverse neighborhoods by fostering communication and cooperation throughout the city So to celebrate the upcoming 50 anniversary, um Which is going to be held at the usc center Thursday october 24 That's excuse me usc alumni center from 5 30 to 8 p.m We're organizing and also our theme is building community and transforming lives Like to think um in advance The columbia police department who's already purchased a table for this event for my understanding Councilman brunnan and councilman herbert will also be participating at this event Mayor recommend you're going to be a speaker sir At this event. I hadn't even gotten in that You got it I'm sorry about putting you on a spot like that where the vol untold comes in Okay, well, I'm sorry about putting you on a spot like that, but um, I'm here also to um Yeah, she said I'm already confirmed. Okay to solicit Participations from other council members and also, um other city agencies. Yeah I I got your letter today and I plan on coming. I just want to clarify. It's april fourth, right? Yes, april All right. That's it. That's all I have Miss Patterson before you leave y'all y'all did a survey When do y'all plan to talk about the survey and I thought it was very well timed and very important Is y'all are embracing and trying to build back ccn And get more people engaged. I was just curious when how y'all are going to proceed with that Well, sir, we had our I want it's not the final meeting, but we've already had um three meetings on the strategic planning and with that, um Our um objectives, which we're working around it is um to Develop leaders Within the neighborhoods. That's our main focus and also to inform community leaders their um Opportunities and and benefits, but um the person is actually the chairman to speak on that. It's not here I wish she was here. Is that mr. Mason? Yes Yes, but we will be um discussing more on our upcoming um neighborhood meeting, which is going to be February the 20 I feel really bad about this. I don't have a Calendar, but it's the fourth thursday of this month At the Eau Claire print building 29 at 6 p.m It's the fourth. The 25th. Maybe I have to go look it up Second I'm sorry. It just came into my mind No, no worries. No, no. It's thursday february the 22nd at 6 p.m at the Eau Claire print building and um a lot of our findings will be discussed there and um We look forward to seeing you great. Thank you for being here. Miss Patterson Miss k the folks that didn't get the letter if because there may be some people in the room that may want to come to the banquet Who do they need to contact? How much do tickets cost? Thank you There's a website I'm sorry. There's a website called columbia sc council Of neighborhoods.com But I also happen to have registration forms. So if anyone would like to see me afterwards. I do have forms for this banquet And um, that's it unless there's more. I'm sorry All right. Thank you No one else has signed up to speak All right. Um, I see our One columbia director out there. I didn't know if you wanted to maybe say a word or two about the uh What we just approved for space on taylor street I think it's newsworthy Good afternoon. My name is levy blake. I am the executive director of one columbia and um, so yeah, we have a kind of A partnership the least of space down in the corner of assembly and taylor Um, I think it's going to be a great space to put some art into I think I found out that when you infuse art into a location to make it a better space Um, when I first started this position, uh, one of the things that an artist said was having spaces to work and and Sell their stuff was a problem and I you came to me married with a great idea to try to utilize some some empty space um, it's certainly our pilot program but I think it could be a Something that people can look at and see if we can do more around town in columbia. So um, yeah, it's exciting People are excited about it. And so um, thank you for your forward thinking and thank council for approving Yes, no, I hope we I hope we see some more spaces. I know there's an article I think in the post incurred or today at least on the line version about some pop-ups going into empty storefront So I think this is the next step For for people to have some life in those empty spaces and and and really draw attention to the art community So I'm excited to see it happen. Yeah, I even think you know with the rubbys Isn't the family park, you know trying to connect those those neighborhoods to a kind of walkable space And you know off main street on soda city on saturdays and first thursdays Columbia has open studios in the end of march. We're gonna have an artist working out of that space downtown So um, like I said, I think activating spaces with artists. Um, really important and um, thank you for our opportunity Thank you, sir. Thanks for being here With that, believe it or not at five till five Can I entertain a motion to adjourn? second Motion in a second just so folks know we've been here since 10 a.m. This morning working so Uh, it's nice to get out a little early with that. Madam clerk. Could you read the roll? Mr. Bailey. Hi, mr. Brown. Ms. Herbert. Hi, dr. Bussis. Mr. Brennan. He dropped off already and mayor recommend. Thank you