Council Agenda - Work Session / Budget Review
Regular MeetingColumbus, GA · September 29, 2020
Minutes
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Columbus Civic Center September 29, 2020
400 4th Street, Arena Floor 9:00 AM
Columbus, Georgia 31901 Consent Agenda - Work Session /
Budget Review
M A Y O R’ S A G E N D A
PRESENT: Mayor B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III and Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen and
Councilors Charmaine Crabb, R. Walker Garrett, John M. House, Bruce Huff, Toyia Tucker and
Evelyn “Mimi” Woodson (arrived at 9:04 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, Glenn Davis and Judy W. Thomas were absent.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B.H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding
INVOCATION: Offered by Rev. Christopher Poirier at River Valley Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson
MINUTES
Mayor’s Agenda Item #1: Vote Result: APPROVED
1. Approval of minutes for the September 22, 2020 Council Meeting.
UPDATES:
Mayor’s Agenda Item #2: No Action Taken
2. An update on COVID-19
Mayor’s Agenda Item #3: No Action Taken
3. Census 2020
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCES
Consent Agenda Item #1: Vote Result: ADOPTED
1. 2nd Reading - REZN-07-20-2197: An ordinance rezoning 0.66 acres located at 7290D
Blackmon Road (parcel id # 101-030-007). The current zoning is GC (General
Commercial). The proposed zoning is RE1 (Residential Estate 1). The proposed use is
Detention Pond. The Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Department
recommend approval. The applicant is Ben Billings. (Councilor Allen)
RESOLUTIONS
Consent Agenda Item #2: Vote Result: APPROVED
2. A resolution cancelling the October 6, 2020 Proclamation Session.
Consent Agenda Item #3: Vote Result: APPROVED
3. A resolution excusing Councilor Jerry "Pops" Barnes from the September 22, 2020 Council
Meeting and September 29, 2020 Council Work Session / Budget Review.
Consent Agenda Item #4: Vote Result: APPROVED
4. A resolution excusing Councilor Glenn Davis from the September 22, 2020 Council Meeting.
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Consent Agenda Item #5: Vote Result: APPROVED
5. A resolution receiving the report of the Director of Finance concerning certain alcoholic
beverage licenses processed during the month of August 2020 and approving the same.
WORK SESSION AGENDA
(THE PRESENTATIONS AND UPDATES WERE PRESENTED IN THE ORDER AS
NUMERICALLY INDICATED BELOW.)
1) Presentation of Check to Support a Non-Profit Organization– Glen Wilkins, Director of Public
Affairs & Government Relations. No Action Taken
Attendees: Porsha Moore – Store Manager 1338
Corleny Jackson – Store Manager 1311
Hubert Frierson – Store Manager 4283
John Nickerson – Store Manager 4426 (Neighborhood Market)
Quacheryl Pugh – Store Manager 4200
Elise Hackstall – Market Manager Neighborhood Market
Shawn McCullum – Market Manager Supercenter’s
2) Mott’s Green Update - Rick Jones, Planning Director. No Action Taken
3) 2nd Avenue Streetscapes Study - Rick Jones, Planning Director and Mickey O’Brien, Urban
Design/Landscape Architecture Manager, AECOM. No Action Taken
4) J. R. Allen Parkway Study - Rick Jones, Planning Director and Keith Strickland, P.E., Senior
Transportation Engineer, Stantec. No Action Taken
5) Steam Mill Road Corridor Study - Donna Newman, Engineering Director and Mitchell
Greenway, Stantec. No Action Taken
At the suggestion of City Manager Hugley, Mayor Henderson entertained a motion to adjourn the
meeting for a ten-minute recess. Motion by Councilor Garrett to go into recess, seconded by
Councilor Tucker and carried unanimously by the seven members present, with Councilors Barnes,
Davis and Thomas being absent for the meeting, and the time being 11:11 a.m.
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Budget Review Vice Chairman John House called the meeting to order at 11:25 a.m. to go into
the Budget Review Session as a part of the Work Session Agenda to conduct business as it relates
to the Add/Delete List.
6) Budget Review Session - Angelica Alexander, Finance Director. DELAYED
Mayor Pro Tem Allen made a motion to delay any action on the Add/Delete List for 90 days,
seconded by Councilor Woodson and carried unanimously by the seven members present, with
Councilors Barnes, Davis and Thomas being absent for the meeting.
With there being no further business to discuss, Budget Review Vice Chairman House entertained
a motion for adjournment. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Allen to adjourn the September 29, 2020
Consent Agenda- Work Session / Budget Review Meeting, seconded by Councilor Woodson and
carried unanimously by the seven members present, with Councilors Barnes, Davis and Thomas
being absent for the meeting, and the time being 11:34 a.m.
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Agenda
Council Members
R. Gary Allen Jerry 'Pops' Barnes John M. House R. Walker Garrett Judy W. Thomas
Charmaine Crabb Glenn Davis Bruce Huff Toyia Tucker Evelyn 'Mimi' Woodson
Clerk of Council
Sandra T. Davis
Columbus Civic Center September 29, 2020
400 4th Street, Arena Floor 9:00 AM
Columbus, Georgia 31901 Consent Agenda - Work Session /
Budget Review
CONSENT AGENDA/WORK SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B.H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding
INVOCATION: Offered by Rev. Christopher Poirier at River Valley Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson
MINUTES
1. Approval of minutes for the September 22, 2020 Council Meeting.
UPDATES:
2. An update on COVID-19
3. Census 2020
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCES
1. 2nd Reading - REZN-07-20-2197: An ordinance rezoning 0.66 acres located at 7290D
Blackmon Road (parcel id # 101-030-007). The current zoning is GC (General
Commercial). The proposed zoning is RE1 (Residential Estate 1). The proposed use is Detention
Pond. The Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Department recommend
approval. The applicant is Ben Billings. (Councilor Allen)
RESOLUTIONS
2. A resolution cancelling the October 6, 2020 Proclamation Session.
3. A resolution excusing Councilor Jerry "Pops" Barnes from the September 22, 2020 Council
Meeting and September 29, 2020 Council Work Session / Budget Review.
4. A resolution excusing Councilor Glenn Davis from the September 22, 2020 Council Meeting.
5. A resolution receiving the report of the Director of Finance concerning certain alcoholic beverage
licenses processed during the month of August 2020 and approving the same.
WORK SESSION AGENDA
I. Presentation of Check to Support a Non-Profit Organization– Glen Wilkins, Director of Public
Affairs & Government Relations
Attendees: Porsha Moore – Store Manager 1338
Corleny Jackson – Store Manager 1311
Hubert Frierson – Store Manager 4283
John Nickerson – Store Manager 4426 (Neighborhood Market)
Quacheryl Pugh – Store Manager 4200
Elise Hackstall – Market Manager Neighborhood Market
Shawn McCullum – Market Manager Supercenter’s
II. Mott’s Green Update - Rick Jones, Planning Director
III. 2nd Avenue Streetscapes Study - Rick Jones, Planning Director and Mickey O’Brien, Urban
Design/Landscape Architecture Manager, AECOM
IV. J. R. Allen Parkway Study - Rick Jones, Planning Director and Keith Strickland, P.E., Senior
Transportation Engineer, Stantec
V. Steam Mill Road Corridor Study - Donna Newman, Engineering Director and Mitchell
Greenway, Stantec
VI. Budget Review Session - Angelica Alexander, Finance Director
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The City of Columbus strives to provide accessibility to individuals with disabilities and who require certain
accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting. If assistance is needed
regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, individuals may contact the Mayor’s Commission
for Persons with Disabilities at 706-653-4492 promptly to allow the City Government to make reasonable
accommodations for those persons.
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