City Council

The City of Columbia City In Columbia County on the Columbia River Hazard Mitigation Planning Group Meeting Minutes – April 28, 2026 - 6:00 p.m. City Hall, 1840 Second Street Columbia City, Oregon 97018 Citizen Members City Staff Members ☒ Gary Hudson (Chairman) ☒ Jerry Bartolomucci, Chief of Police ☐ Connie Quick (Vice Chairman) ☐ Micah Rogers, Columbia City Public Works ☒ Jazzmin Love (Secretary) Columbia County Members ☒ Frank Hupp (Member at Large) ☐ Josh Allen, Environmental Public Health ☒ Logan Gilbert-Renner (Member at Large) ☐ Corey Padron, Emergency Management ☒ Neal Shervey (Member at Large) ☐ Eric Smythe, Columbia River Fire & Rescue ☐ Cindy Turula, GIS Specialist (☒ Meeting Attendees) Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Gary Hudson. • August meeting minutes approved. • Gary looked up the hazard mitigation committee purpose. Description on city’s website covers what the committee is responsible for and has been doing. • CC 100-year Celebration will be on June 6, 4pm. Decision to stay focused on summer celebration not 100-year celebration. Looking into a shelter in place and know your neighbor activity. • Gerald has requested the office staff to request emergency contacts from new customers for situations such as waterline breaks, or other emergent situations. Frank spoke of an adaptor that can be added to meters to check for excessive water use. Described all the damage that occurred at his home as a result of a water line break. o ACTION ITEM: Gerald, check with MICAH regarding getting this information to people so they know who to contact in these situations. Also ask Corey if he has info that can be shared. o ACTION ITEM: Neil ask CERT about Shelter in Place information they can share at the summer event. o ACTION ITEM: Gerald follow-up with Corey regarding Columbia City folks who expressed interest in CERT training • Frank doing key note at Memorial Day celebration at Veteran’s Park and St Helen’s 4th of July event. • Next meeting May 19, 2026 Adjourned at 6:43 1