Council Agenda - Work Session

~~POST SUMMARY MINUTES~~ Council Chambers May 30, 2023 C. E. “Red” McDaniel City Services Center- Second Floor 9:00 AM 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, GA 31906 Consent Agenda / Work Session CONSENT AGENDA/WORK SESSION PRESENT: Mayor B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III and Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen and Councilors Tyson Begly, Joanne Cogle, Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, Bruce Huff (arrived at 9:06 a.m.), Judy W. Thomas, and Toyia Tucker (arrived at 9:08 a.m.). City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Clerk of Council Sandra T. Davis, and Deputy Clerk of Council Lindsey G. McLemore were present. ABSENT: Councilors Jerry “Pops” Barnes and R. Walker Garrett were absent from the meeting. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B. H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding INVOCATION: Offered by Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson CONSENT AGENDA MINUTES Consent Agenda #1: Vote Result: APPROVED 1. Approval of minutes for the May 23, 2023 Council Meeting and Executive Session. ORDINANCES Consent Agenda #2: Vote Result: ADOPTED 2. 2nd Reading- REZN-03-23-0514: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia to changes certain boundaries of a district located at 5032 Milgen Court, 11 / 15 Masterbuilt Court (parcel # 083-029-001 / 002 / 004) from GC (General Commercial) Zoning District to LMI (Light Manufacturing/Industrial) Zoning District. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval) (Councilor Crabb) RESOLUTIONS Consent Agenda #3 Add-On Resolution: Vote Result: AMENDED Paragraph 2 “Special Event parking fees for all City owned parking garages and parking lots in the UPT and CRD Zoning Districts will not be charged, except that the City Manager, as authorized by Council, may impose parking charges for individual Special Events which due to traffic and public safety concerns necessitate such fees”; Vote Result: APPROVED AS AMENDED 3. RESOLUTION - A resolution to amend Paragraph (2) of Resolution 360-16 to allow parking fees to be charged in all parking garages and parking lots owned by the City in the Uptown Zoning District (UPT) and the Central Riverfront Zoning District (CRD) to include the RiverCenter Garage for certain special events that are anticipated to create extraordinary parking demand and public safety concerns. (Add-On Resolution) Consent Agenda #4: Vote Result: APPROVED 4. RESOLUTION - A resolution excusing Councilor Jerry “Pops” Barnes from the May 30, 2023 Consent Agenda / Work Session. Consent Agenda #5: Vote Result: APPROVED 5. RESOLUTION - A resolution excusing Councilor R. Walker Garrett from the May 30, 2023 Consent Agenda / Work Session. WORK SESSION AGENDA I. Westville Update - George Singer. No Action Taken II. Elections Update - Nancy Boren, Director, Elections and Voter Registration. No Action Taken III. Traffic Calming Update - Donna Newman, Director, Engineering. No Action Taken IV. Short Term Vacation Rental - Ryan Pruett, Director, Inspections and Code. No Action Taken Page 2 of 3 V. Move to City Hall Timeline - Ryan Pruett, Director, Inspections and Code. No Action Taken VI. Mayor's Summer Youth Program Update - Feleshia Marshall, Assistant Director, JTPA/WIA. No Action Taken VII. Infrastructure/ Transportation Projects Update - Pam Hodge, Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning and Development. No Action Taken VIII. Proposed Expanded Area for Golf Carts Update - Pam Hodge, Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning and Development. No Action Taken IX. Announcement of Collaborative Community Connection Partnership Program (C3 Program) - Holli Browder, Director, Parks and Recreation & Partners. No Action Taken X. Tax Digest Update - Angelica Alexander, Finance, Director & Suzanne Widenhouse, Chief Appraiser, Tax Assessor. No Action Taken With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Henderson entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion by Councilor Tucker to adjourn the May 30, 2023, Consent Agenda/Work Session, seconded by Councilor Cogle and carried unanimously by the seven members present, with Mayor Pro Tem Allen being absent for the vote, Councilors Barnes and Garrett being absent from the meeting, and the time being 1:19 p.m. Page 3 of 3