Council Agenda - Work Session

~~POST SUMMARY MINUTES~~ Council Chambers April 30, 2024 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 (arrived at 9:04 a.m.), Joanne Cogle (arrived at 9:18 a.m.), Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, Bruce Huff (arrived at 9:15 a.m.), Judy W. Thomas and Toyia Tucker (arrived at 9:08 a.m. via Microsoft Teams). City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Clerk of Council Sandra T. Davis, and Deputy Clerk of Council Lindsey G. McLemore were present. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III, Presiding INVOCATION: Offered by Pastor Wayne Anthony, Saint Peter United Methodist Church of Columbus, Georgia PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson CONSENT AGENDA MINUTES Consent Agenda #1: Vote Result: APPROVED 1. Approval of minutes for the April 23, 2024 Council Meeting and Executive Session. ORDINANCES Consent Agenda #2: Vote Result: ADOPTED 2. 2nd Reading- REZN-02-24-0344: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, to change certain boundaries of a district located at 1615 Wynnton Road (parcel # 026-021-004) from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Zoning District to Residential Multifamily - 1 (RMF1) Zoning District. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval.) (Councilor Cogle) Consent Agenda #3: Vote Result: ADOPTED 3. 2nd Reading- REZN-03-24-0502: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia to change certain boundaries of a district located at 904 Fort Benning Road (parcel # 064-029-021) from General Commercial (GC) Zoning District to Residential Office (RO) Zoning District. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval) (Councilor Huff) Consent Agenda #4: Vote Result: ADOPTED 4. 2nd Reading- An ordinance to expand the current boundaries of the Enterprise Zone to include areas as noted in the attached map. (Mayor Pro-Tem) PROCLAMATIONS: Consent Agenda #5: No Action Taken (Proclamation read into the record by Councilor Begly) 5. Proclamation: Public Service Recognition Week Receiving: Sheila Risper, Assistant Human Resources Director, and Laddia King, Human Resources Technician Consent Agenda #6: No Action Taken (Proclamation read into the record by Mayor Pro Tem Allen) 6. Proclamation: Professional Municipal Clerks Week Receiving: Sandra T. Davis, Clerk of Council PRESENTATION: Consent Agenda #7: No Action Taken Page 2 of 3 7. MAYOR’S FY2025 BUDGET PRESENTATION: Mayor Henderson presents the Recommended FY2025 Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. WORK SESSION AGENDA I. Early Education System - Dr. David Lewis, Superintendent, Muscogee County School District. No Action Taken II. Tax Allocation Update - Pam Hodge, Deputy City Manager, Finance Planning & Development. No Action Taken III. Blight Ordinances - Councilor Tyson Begly. No Action Taken EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Henderson entertained a motion to go into executive session to discuss matters of potential litigation as requested by City Attorney Fay earlier in the meeting. Councilor Thomas made a motion to go into Executive Session, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Allen and carried unanimously by the seven members present, with Councilors Davis and Huff being absent for the vote, and the time being 12:56 p.m. (Councilor Tucker cast her vote in the affirmative.) The Regular Meeting reconvened at 1:38 p.m., at which time, Mayor Henderson announced that the Council did meet in executive session to discuss matters of potential litigation; however, there were no votes taken. With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Henderson entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion by Councilor Garrett to adjourn the April 30, 2024 Consent Agenda/Work Session, seconded by Councilor Crabb and carried unanimously by the nine members present, with the time being 1:39 p.m. (Councilor Tucker cast her vote in the affirmative.) Page 3 of 3