Council - Regular Meeting

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Oh, really? She's professional. Watch your stuff. That's the only way actually All right, we'll go ahead and get started tonight. Um, first we'll have up is the public hearing. That is another time or gives people a chance in the audience to talk about the issues that are coming up for the public hearing. So we'll start on the first public hearing is ordinance 4561 an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 2025 2026 budget ordinance number 4544 providing for revision to the general state street and sanitation capital project grants and wastewater funds. Would anybody in the audience like to speak on this issue? Would anybody on council like to speak on this issue?

I can't. Do we do a motion? Yes. I need a motion to open the public and close it. Okay. Do I have a motion to close? Um, Commissioner Mullen and then second. Mr. McKelby second. Kenny, you tried. I was too slow. You're too slow. Next one. The public hearing ordinance. You need to have a vote. Oh, roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi, Mr. Huffman. Hi, Miss Secrets. Hi, Mr. Marshall. Hi, Mr. McCelie. Hi, Vice Mayor McBroom.

I hear's closed. Next next public hearing, ordinance number 4562, an ordinance converting flow of traffic on South Garden Street to oneway travel from West 11 Street to depot. Anyone that anybody in the crowd like to speak? See none. Anybody on council? I was here last week. So, are we eliminating that little short park? It's two way. Yes, sir. We're going to make it one way all the way to depot land commission re that last. Anybody else on council? Do I have a motion to close?

All right. Councilman Huffman, I think made the motion. And Mr. McKelie, second it. Are we voting or? Yes. Yes. No, no, no. I mean, it's popping up on my for current item. No, you're all right. All right. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelie. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

I. Motion passes. Number three. Public hearing ordinance 4563. An ordinance to amend ordinance 4400. The same being the zoning ordinance of the city of Columbia, Tennessee, by adopting the waters edge at Taylor Landing preliminary HUD master plan for tax map 90, parcel 7.12 located off of River Road in Taylor B and that's W three. Anybody audience would like to speak on this? See none council. Okay. Councilman would like to have some clarity on it. I guess

councilman if he'd rather when we catch up to the when it's on the agenda later in the meeting tonight we can have Paul Gner come explain to you if that's all right. All right. We have a motion to close. Second second. Have a second. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

I. Motion passes. Number four public hearing ordinance number 4564. for an ordinance to amend ordinance number 4400. The same being is ordin ordinance of the city of Columbia, Tennessee by zoning property be annexed by resolution 25-70 located off LA road being tapped map 63 parcel 17.02 to CD3 neighborhood character district word five. Anybody else like to speak on this issue? I see none. Anybody on council? I got a motion to close Huffman and he's got a second from Mullen. Roll call, please. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi.

Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom. I. Motion passes public hearing ordinance number 4566. An ordinance to amend the Columbia Municipal Code by repealing and deleting title 12 chapter 1 sections 12101 12102 12103 pertaining to the building code and adopting new sections 12101 12102103 citywide anyone anybody in the audience would like to speak none council none we have a close we have a second roll call Mr. Mr. McCullen. Hi, Mr. Huff. Hi, Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall, hi. Mr. McKelby, hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

Hi. Motion passes. All right. Now, we'll call the regular meeting. But first, before we get to meeting, I'd like to welcome youth council. You have a stand up. If y'all would stand up and wave at everybody. I was told that. Oh my goodness. Smile for the picture. Is this a new new youth? This new youth and this is what you're doing on your spring break. I I mean fall break. I'm so proud of y'all. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank y'all. All right. Um we'll call to order. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Mr. Huffman here. Miss Zris here. Mr. Marshall here. Mr. McKelby

here. Vice Mayor McBroom here.

We have a quorum. All right. Next one. Our thing will be the invocation by Chris Brown of the whale church. Everybody stand if you can and then we'll pledge allegiance be led by Kenny Marshall. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we come to you tonight not out of formality but out of a genuine gratitude for the gift of this city and for the privilege to be able to serve it. God, I pray for each one of the leaders that have gathered here tonight. I'm thankful for their willingness to give of their wisdom, to give of their energy, to give of their time for the better good of our city. Holy Spirit, we humbly ask that tonight you'd fill each of them with a clear mind, and you would fill them with a uh the necessary courage it takes to make key decisions for our city to continue to flourish. May every word that's spoken here tonight be filled with an integrity and filled with a unit of a spirit of unity that directly comes from you. God, we are um very very thankful u for tonight. We're thankful for our city. May you continue to bless our city with safety, with opportunity, and more and more genuine respect for one another in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. Everybody face the flag to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

Next, we'll have the 6.1 one approve the agenda. Agenda. What's Oh, I'm sorry. I skipped over. Approve of the agenda. Move to approve. Second. Have a motion. Second. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secret. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Vice Mayor Mc Broom. Hi. Next. No presentation. No presentations. Next. We'll go to organizational business. Approve the minutes of September 11th, 2025 city council meeting. Move to approve. Second. Have a motion and second. discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secret. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor McBroom.

Hi. Minutes approved. 6.2. Approve the appointment of Mel Cowan to the city of Columbia Arts Council for unexpired term ending on January 12th, 2026. Have a motion and second. Any more discussion? See none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Mr. Huffin. Hi, Miss Secret. Hi, Mr. Marshall. Hi, Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom. Hi. Motion passes. Approve the appointment of Joanne Kakai. All right. To the city of Columbia Arts Council for the unexpired term ending on December 14th, 2026. Move to approve. Have

a motion. We have a second. Second. Council person second it. Discussion. Roll call. I Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice. Uh, we're going to get this thing flow in here for a long rating. 6.4. Approve the appointment of Mary Mullins to the city of Columbia Arts Council for an unexpired term ending on June 12th, 2028. Approved. We have a motion. Second. Second. Motion to second. Discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi.

Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall. I. Mr. McKelby. I. Vice Mayor McBroom. I. Motion passes. 6.5 approves the ratification of retirement benefits for Danny Allen sanitation operator number two public works. Motion to approve. Second. Have a motion to second. Discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. I. Miss Secret, Mr. Marshall, I Mr. Mcklly, hi. Vice Mayor McBroom,

I motion passes. Next, we'll go to the consent agenda. I'll read them all and after I get through reading, if y'all have one of them we want to call out before we vote, just let us know. First, seven point one, approve the dispersements for the month of August 2025 in the amount of 9,23,49962. 7.2, 2 approve the annual renewal of cyber insurance with CFC and pay me a premium to insure broker in the amount of $26,925. 7.3 Approve the certification of City Colombia real and personal property tax assessments for the year 2025. 7.4 Approve the bid award and the mayor to sign an agreement with Columbia Dodge for the upfitting of patrol vehicles in the amount of $14,260 per vehicle. 7.5 approved and authorize the mayor to sign the non-exclusive use and occupancy permit between city of Columbia and Mutown Disc Golf Club for their 2025 program board 2 7.6 Six. Approved and authorized the mayor to sign a contract in the amount of $1,618.20 with Provincial Security Solutions Provider for monthly monitoring of the park and Rex Department maintenance building. 7.7 approved and authorized the mayor sign agreement with Tennessee Southern Railroad LLC for preliminary engineering services development cost estimates. Review preliminary layouts in connection with the modification grade crossing warning device modifications for the access road at Ridley Sports Complex in the amount of 20,0004 7.8 approved payment in the amount of $53,73547. the Waypoint Business Solutions for the annual renewal of Mcast Advanced Email Protection Security. 7.9 approved and authorize the mayor to execute change orders number one and number two with Nickel Company for the

South Main Street and H Street roundabout project with increased amount of $17,550. Then 10 approve the purchase of a 2025 Labra automated side loading recycling truck utilizing source well contract 1110223 leg for 425,19960 7.1 approve and authorize the mayor to execute change order number one between the city of Columbia and Cumberland Valley Constructors Incorporated for the Bear Creek sewage pumping station replacement which includes modif ifications to VFDs and the control panel in the amount of $27,63781. 7.12 approved and authorize the mayor to execute the agreement between the city of Columbia and Cedar Chemical LLC for the polymer supplier and the new Dewater portable press 12 month fixed price provided is $1.70 per pound with a total cost of 150,000. 713 approved and authorized the mayor to sign a sewer system improvement agreement between city of Columbia and the developer SDH Nashville LLC with developer contributing 415,000 to the sewer system improvements would anything like to take anything off I see none do I have sec I have a motion move

to approve we have a motion and second roll Hi, Mr. Huffman. Hi, Miss Cris. Mr. Marshall, hi. Mr. McGel, hi. Vice Mayor McBroom. I motion passes. One thing I'd like to say on us passing this motion on like a 7.10 the $425,99.60,000 is from a grant that we received. And then the last one with the um 7.13 agreement on the sewer system between the city of Columbia developer which is a plus was over 415,000. So just those two items right there we're the city of Columbia is actually from the developer.

Yeah. From the developer he's receiving 415,000 he's going to put in there. So we're actually saving over almost a threequarters of a million dollar. That's a plus for the city fund. That's good work on our staff. Yeah. Thank y'all. All right. Next, we'll go to resolutions. Resolution number 9.1, resolution number 2568, tax correction. Move to approve. Have a motion to have second. Second. Motion second. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. I. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

I. Motion. Resolution passes 9.2. Resolution number 2569. A resolution accepting the donation of four metal signs with firefighter part logo valued at $325 designated for trash cans and firefighters park. Second motion second discussion see none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen I. Mr. Huffman. I secret. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor McBroom.

I. Resolution passes. Resolution number 9.3, resolution number 2571, a res resolution to accept the streets and drainage improvements serving Taylor Landing subdivision phase 2 for ownership and maintenance. We have a motion. Do I have a second? Uh, we get a second on it. Uh, can I get some clarity on that one, too? Pretty much. Well, we had a second. We got a second. We'll go ahead and second then we'll talk about it. Okay, then Mr. Mckelby second it. Now we'll have our discussion. Yeah, Mr. Mel, get my understanding on that. Had some several conversation with people concerning that. Sure. Paul, you or Glenn, either one of you could come forward, please. Probably Glenn.

These all three, the next ones are all related to the same development.

Good evening, Vice Mayor, members of council. Yeah, I can speak on these three items. Uh the development asked for acceptance of three phases. phase 2, 4 A and 4B. We gave a punch list of items for them to correct. They have corrected those items and this is ready for acceptance by the city. Now, there were two other uh phases that received preliminary acceptance and they have a year of maintenance. So, you'll see those 12 months from now. All of the items were completed. The only item that would be ongoing is just general mowing of the open space and ponds, which will be covered through property maintenance. Now who's responsible basically for that? You said the developer is responsible for that.

Uh no, it's ultimately responsibility of the property owner property owner for the open spaces is the uh Taylor's Landing HOA. Is the HOA once we approve this is the HOA responsible for all that drainage out there that has been washed away? I was out there today. They need some riffro wrap put out there. I mean, it's it's not acceptable. I wouldn't think the city would be accepted for that with it washed out like

Okay, you if you could tell me the locations, we can take another look and show you. I mean, it I mean all that water coming down from Kroger's up there. I mean, this all riff raff rocks gone. There's nothing there except a ditch being the water's been uh uh washed out. Okay, that's probably phase one or yeah, that's probably phase 1 A or 1B which has already been accepted. Uh the ongoing maintenance of the pond is up to the property owner which is the HOA. So we can cite them for that.

But in the first one that supposed to have been done by the develop it would have been done. I believe that section was accepted maybe a year and a half ago, two years ago. So, but I'm talking about now. Is that who who's responsible fixing that? It would be the HOA on that. If if it's the pond that I'm thinking of, the one to the north of Long Leaf Lane. Yeah. All where all the water comes down cross of pipe down that hole there. Okay. And you said that you're going to cite them for it. We can send a a letter for the maintenance to to make them correct. Yes.

Okay. Now, do you understand who he's sight? He's not citing the developer. He's citing HOA on the roof. Yeah. Me. Okay. But some of that out there, the way I understand, and I've talked to two people out there today, uh the developer didn't hardly and I looked at some of that. I mean the the curbing out there they took and look and where it's been cracked and busted they took put epoxy look like me instead of fixing it right and that's part of what we doing tonight and and I think the developer needs to fix that. I don't think it's ought to be left on HOA to pick. I think the developer needs to pick. Right. So, we're looking at sections phases 2, 4 A, and 4B.

That's right. It's on that on part of that. I I walked out there. I walked off down in them holes this morning. Look, but they've been accepted. So, it has been accepted the u uh has been accepted by the city. These three these three phases have not been accepted. That's what the item is tonight is to accept these and and the conditioning in with the uh rocks that been washed away in I believe that's in a phase that has already been accepted. Yes. Okay. That's what that's what I try to understand. Now these streets right here they um I know some of them are private. Are these public or private?

It's a mixture. Each plat each respective plat shows which ones are private and which ones are public because that's a confusing part too on unfortunately I'm going to get some of them are private some of them are public and that was the choice of the developer at the time and some of they might think that they're a city street and they're a private street and HOA would take care of the private.

Okay. So, um, what we have to decide is if we're going to go ahead and with the recommendation of of the engineering, are we going to go ahead and set these these streets? Because I wrote out there and look at it. I didn't see the rip rocks. I didn't go that part. I went through the other part and it looks like they tried to fix the curb and we took care of the uh where there had been an old dump. The city was gracious enough to take care of that for them. We climbed off down in there and that. So, uh, and we got all that out for them to help the the service out. So, um, any more questions, Mr. Harper?

Uh, I'm not really satisfied. Uh, you're saying all of that homeowners problem now since we accepted in the past. So, it belongs to the homeowners now. That w that washed out rock part. If it is in the phase that was accepted, yes, it would be owned by the HOA, the homeowners association. So, who owns the HOA? Don't the don't the uh don't the developer own that HOA? The developer may still have control of it. So, we don't get in Yeah, we don't get into that side of it

as as to who owns the HOA, the developer when they turn it over to the management company, that's all outside of the city. We just look at the development and provide punch list for items that need to be corrected and then mark them off as they are corrected. Your recommendation that we accept it that's that's your recommendation.

Yes, sir. More question I think I mean we've done this a lot. I know Mr. Morris emailed all of us a lot. A lot of people have emailed us all and I think the problem is on this subdivision the unfortunately the people in Taylor's Landing wants us to help them with their HOA and that's not the city's responsibility. That's right.

We're it's it's not our job. It's not what we do and they have an issue with the HOA and unfortunately that happens. It's it's probably one of the first developments that we did when this big boom hit Murray County in Colombia and I feel for them out there if they're had struggling with with their HOA but it's not the city's responsibility to take care of some of these things that that have been turned into us that we've seen the pictures on. So, um any more questions from Sharper? Thank you. Anything else you'all like to discuss? All right. Roll call, please.

Mr. McCullen. Yeah. Need a motion first. Oh, that's right. We got a motion. We've got a motion. Did we get a motion? I apologize. I'm sorry. We got a motion. Um, based on what the engineer said, I I voted. We had a motion. We had a second. Mr. Huffman. Hi, Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor McMroom. Hi. Resolution passes. Um, now we go to 9.4 because we still have to read all of them, don't we, Mr. Hubble? 9.4. Resolution number 2572, a resolution to accept the streets and drainage improvements serving Taylor Landing subdivision phase 4A for ownership and maintenance. Move to approve.

Second. Motion second. Anyone want to discuss anything else again? I see none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Sris hi, Mr. Marshall. Hi, Mr. McKelby. Hi, Vice Mayor McRuit. I resolution passes 9.5 resolution 2573, a resolution accept the streets and drainage improvement serving Taylor Landing subdivision phase 4B for ownership and maintenance. We have a motion move to approve. Second. Have a motion to second. No discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi, Mr. Huffman. Hi, Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall, hi. Mr. McKelie,

hi. Vice Mayor McBroom. I resolution passes. Resolution 9.6, resolution number 2574, resolution to ratify the city of Columbia's application for Tennessee Highway Safety Office 2027 Highway Safety Grant for 28,442.32 and authorize the mayor to execute documents related to accepting and administrating the grant. Move for approval. Second. Have a motion to second. Anything discussion? Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McCelie. Hi. Vice Mayor McBrroom. Hi.

Motion passes. And with that one being passed, it's another example of the third floor up there getting these grants out. And um I want to have a shout out to Columbia PD on this one. Also, I'm sorry, Columbia PD. I gotta give them a shout out. Um, next 9.7 resolution number 2575, a resolution to ratify the city of Columbia's application for the 2026 Blue Cross Health Place Grant for 2,400,000 and authorize the mayor execute document related and accepting administration administrating the grant project. Move

to approve a motion and a second. Second. Got some discussion on that, please. Yes, sir. We have a motion and a second. M I asked M if you could come forward on this. Of course, last weekend we talked about it at study session. So, Mac, you get to talk about it again tonight.

I'm g. Yes, this will be uh for multiple gyms at the uh Columbia aquatics and recreational facility with walking track basically provide double in our indoor recreation. Um it's 100% grant and um it's gone up a little bit but we provided for all the information and it was uh one of the main areas in our Columbia 101 that we did out on Riverwalk that the public requested. So if we can get it, it'll be a great project for us. Now this is the third time we've done this blue cross grant. Fourth. Fourth. A different project this time.

Yeah, it's a different project. And last year, unfortunately, they had the uh hurricane that went through East Tennessee. I think a lot of correct grant went that way. This where you this where you talked about the track, right? Yes, sir. I just want to hear be good for recovery. We haven't received anything this before, have we? Yes, sir. Okay.

No, we're uh we're one of the uh cities that perceived as doing real well. So, this is a grant that uh that it's hard for a city like our city of Columbia to get. But at the same time, with 100% grant, you have to do your due diligence and apply. And like I said last week, we will apply until we get it. Thank you. Any more questions? Thank you, M. We have a motion in second. No more discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

Hi. Now we'll go to ordinances 10.1. Oh, did I skip one? Oh, I'm sorry. I was scrolling my screen up too far. 9.8 resolution number 2576, a resolution to accept the ownership and maintenance of sewer improvements serving Columbia Commons. Second motion to second. No discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Sus. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

I. Resolution passes. Next we'll move to ordinance ordinance 10.1 second consideration of ordinance number 4559 an ordinance to amend ordinance number 4400 same being the zoning ordinance of city columbombia Tennessee by reszoning a portion of property located at tax map 99 parcel 60 of the Tom J Hitch Parkway and Highland Highlander Drive from CD3 residential character district CD4 general urban character district and CD4C general urban corridor character District 43 move to approve. Have a motion. Second. Second. No discussion. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi.

Miss Secrets. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McCelie. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom. Hi. Motion passes. Ordinance 10.2. Second consideration ordinance 45 4560. ordinance amending ordinance number 4400 6:00 Madison the same being the zoning ordinance in the city of Columbia Tennessee by amending standards for parking with article 4 citywide move to approve second motion to second roll call Mr. McCullen Mr. Huffman secret Marshall Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mc Broom.

Hi. 10.3. Second consideration of ordinance 4561, an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 2025 2026 budget ordinance 4544 as amended providing for the revision to general state street aid, sanitation, capital projects, grants, and wastewater funds. Move to approve. Second. We have a motion to second. Any discussion? See none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secret. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mcroom. Hi.

Ordinance passes. 10.4. First consideration ordinance 4562. An ordinance converting flow traffic on South Garden Street to oneway travel from West 11 Street to depot. Second. Have a motion. Second. Any discussion? See none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secret. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor Mcroom.

I. Motion passes. 10.5. First consideration of ordinance number 4563. An ordinance to amend ordinance number 4400. The same being the zoning ordinance of the city of Columbia, Tennessee by adopting the waters edge at Taylor's Landing Clemer Pud master plan for tax map 90 parcel 7.12 located off of River Road and Taylor's Ben Ward three. Now I need to tell council I will be abstaining from this vote, but I will be able to take us down the road on this ordinance.

And I believe this is the item Councilman McCullum had asked for some clarity on during the public hearing. So if we want to ask um either after a motion or second or after or beforehand with Paul either way like to have Paul come up in the first off you can come on up please council I'd be happy to recap that for you there council mullen. So this is throughout the city you have a few plan unit developments that really never took off. So they've they're just been sitting out there for numerous years just sitting there waiting for somebody to basically pick that project back up and go through the process of renewing the approvals for that project that was abandoned. This particular one started 20 plus years ago. Um, it first came in under Nehemiah Builders as Savannah Green when it came in before Taylor's Landing and everything else out there. It was just a pasture land out there. So, this particular piece is a 5 acre piece. Um, it is separate from Taylor's Landing, separate ownership, separate um developers. Uh, it was been sitting idle for a number of years now. The last development on this one goes back to 2020. They've yet to move that forward. This new applicant has picked this up and kept the uses the same, but because of the age went through with a new master plan through planning commission, working with staff and the planning commission and what you have in front of you today, it did come before you with a 60 um recommendation of approval through planning commission. Um this is a 5 acre track. It has 94 units on the on the particular piece of property, which is um a reduction from what the previous approval was. Of those 94 units, 12 of those will be town home units to help blend the development into the existing

town homes that are in the area. Um majority of the parking is actually behind the buildings. And when you look at the attachments there for the site plan, you'll see these um buildings are pushed forward with the units. The civic space is sitting out there. Um the majority of the parking is behind it. They are dedicating rightway um to the city in order to accommodate on street parking um that will match what Taylor's Landing has done in their development so that everything will look um cohesive there among the development as a total. Uh working through the project they were only there was two deviations that they were requesting. Um staff consider those pretty minor deviations. One is you're required to have a building of a certain size, a certain width um in relation to your frontage. This one is particular is requiring 60%. Um they're asking for a deviation on one of the buildings which is 56%. So they're 4% or so less than what that requirement is. And then the window sill height. So the window sill height is under the plan unit development required to be the bottom window sill height at 5t. and they're requesting for 4 feet window sill height which um staff has administratively done some of those deviations on some other projects as well um due to um the ADA accessible building code side for Windows Heights and I'll entertain any questions if anybody has any.

I'm just wondering what those buildings going to look like compared to the other buildings already there.

So the Yes, sir. the elevations are in your exhibit. So your your exhibit A there has all the pattern books for that. It will be a mixture of of um fiber cement lap siding as well as brick. Um this there was two recommendations coming from planning commission and that's already been adjusted in your exhibits for tonight. One was uh on one of the buildings that were a little bit more internal to the site. They wanted to see that brick continue around all sides and that's what's shown for you on your exhibits as well as they were asking planning commission asked for additional landscaping with regards to the civic space because the pool is located kind of in between buildings and also the frontage road. Um so on the frontage road side in order to um shield that a little bit from the neighbors across the road they asked for some additional landscaping on that and they provided that as well. If I'm hearing this right now, they're going to build some town homes. Is that right? And they're going to build what? They're going to build an apartment building in the middle. Is that what they're going to do?

It's a mixture of of apartment buildings and town homes. So, they're going to build apartment building right in the middle of all those those homes up. The people's already there. The town homes. Yes, sir. They're going to build town homes, some town homes, and they're going to build an apartment building right in the middle of it. Is that right? Sure. Yes, sir. Oh, so the original put for this, how many homes was it? Was a how many apartment was it? 150 for some reason 130 sticks in my head. Yeah, maybe. And it was all apartments at that time, right?

Yes, sir. So this is reduction in numbers and then adding in the town home component to solve. And this came through planning commission first and was turned down and they redid it and came back with an approval. Is that right? And staff's okay with it. I don't I apologize. I don't recall whether or not it got um turned down or whether or not the staff or the applicant removed it after discussion with planning commission. It did go in front of planning commission. There was a lot of discussion, right? And then it came back later on in in a revised form. Okay. All right. Thank you.

Um I wanted to what what district what's what they're in. Uh I wanted to just probably hear something from a ward a person that that third wrist secret. But uh I mean I was questioning the same thing. Why would you put homes in the middle of a neighborhood that's already there? Um there was so much more that could be done with that property, park,

things like that. So I mean what you know?

Well, it is five acres so um I think you'd be limited on how much park space you could have. I guess um think about it as a just a a transaction here. a transition. I'm sorry. So, before the town homes that are there today, it was it was it was it was hay. I mean, it was pasture land and there was people doing hay on it. So, then we turned it into town homes and now you're seeing the apartments across the road got approved. Um they're taking a pud that already had apartments approved for it prior to the Taylor Landing approval. So, before the town homes went in, the apartments were already approved. They're picking the apartments back up, but bringing the numbers down, bringing in the town homes. The the biggest thing I would say to you is look how close it is to your downtown is this isn't um sitting way off in Trotwood or way in the apple area. This is actually relatively close to your downtown and which is where you want to see the higher density within your community.

Have they done a traffic study out? Yes, sir. They're building apartment across from that intersection. That's correct. Yes, sir.

Any more questions for Mr. Kelman? The uh is the developer here? Yes, they are. I'd like to see from him. Yeah, Mr. C. All right, Mr. Gamble, you know the routine. Name, address, and you got three minutes. You got three minutes as long as he's asking you questions. Hi, my name is Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative. I'm a land planner representing the uh the developer CPS land. My address is 716 Hampton Cove, Franklin, Tennessee. And do you have any something to show us on here? I absolutely do. This is a map of Taylor Landing.

Yes.

Couple years ago, um the um city of Columbia reszoned this property at CPS lands request to CD5. The applicant requested CD5 zoning for this property so that it could be developed under the right base zone. Planning commission said, "We don't really feel comfortable with that. We want to see the plane. Please leave it as a PUD and send it back through." That was back in November of 2024. We prepared the PUB document. We've had multiple neighbors with the community, four or five neighborhood meetings. Previously, these were shown as multif family buildings. These have now been changed to town homes. There are single family homes that are along the street here. There are town homes that are here. There's single family homes here. There's uh condominium and town home buildings here. town home buildings on this side. This is a real mixture and a a collection of different home types uh meeting different economic needs within the same neighborhood. Um there is collaboration that's being discussed between the HOAs as far as maintaining future greenway trails. How can this participate in the bigger picture? So those conversations have been had and are going to continue uh as we move forward. This is a reduction from 135 in the previously approved plan to 94. So, we're stepping that density down um really in response to a lot of the comments that our neighbors gave us. Yes, sir.

Any comments or questions for Mr. Gamble? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Anything else? Any more questions for anybody? I see none. Do I have a motion? To approve. Have a motion to approve. Do I have a second? We have a motion and second by Mr. Kelby. Any more discussion? Roll call.

Mr. McCullen. I'm not clear on that. I'm saying for now. Mr. Huffman. No. Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall. Yes. Mr. McKelby. Yes. Vice Mayor Mc Broom. Same. Motion dies. Motion D two to two. All right. Next. Let me find it. 10.6.

10.6. First consideration of ordinance number 4564. An ordinance to amend ordinance number 4,400. The same being the zoning ordinance of the city of Columbia, Tennessee by zoning property being annexed by resolution number 2570 located off of the sale road being tax map 73 parcel 17.02 to CD3 neighborhood character district board 5. Move to approve. Have a motion to approve. I have a second. Now I I want to second it but I I'm going second for discussion.

Yes sir. We have a second Councilman Culler. Now let's do this discussion. How many how many uh homes I mean how many last what kind of bring it to the city? Paul if you can come back up please. I believe it's 31 Councilman but I'll let Mr. K address that. Very good. That's their concept has 31. So this is just for the zoning and annexation of the property. This is not anything doing with subdivision of the property. But their concept meeting our standard indicates they could get around 31 homes.

Is it is it the zoning around it too? Are they asking for the same zoning? It's uh it's a little mixed. So there is uh two sides have the CD3 zoning. One side has the CD2 zoning and then one side has a plan unit development that has yet to develop.

This one right here does have the water letter. That is correct. Yes, sir. And they have to uh if they want to not sprinkle them, they have to run a water line. That's correct. Yes, sir. they have to contribute to and help with a um a project there on Blackburn Lane in order to boost the pressure to not sprinkle. They do have enough pressure to um sprinkle and still meet our codes if they chose not to do the upgrade, right? And then the upgrade is supposed to be done, I think, that we saw on our list within two to three years with hope or he could go ahead and do the help pay for the upgrade which we would be a plus for the city of Columbia.

That's correct. And it's it's next to another subdivision that's already in the city. It's just kind of Yes, sir. Quail run. Is there a subdivision on both sides or just the one side? Just the one side. Just the north and east. Was the other side. Did we see somebody brought a subdivision on the other side of that? We turned it down or they withdraw it? This is No, this is this is a big No, sir. Right behind the uh right behind the right behind stands.

Uh that one did actually come through city council and was approved. That was done by core spaces and that was that plan unit development that I was referring to. That was a kind of a condominium style single family. Yeah. But it it the the owners the contract fell through and so the owner is seeking different developers. Okay. Was that the Is that connecting this property? It does touch the property

on the south side. Hey, I think this is in in my opinion, it's 30 lots. They meet all the criteria to be annexed to the weigh down. They can decide what they're going to do with it. We don't know what they're going to do. They might sit it. They might flip it. Who knows? That uh all too soon. All right, Paul. I'm sorry. You move too fast. What's the maximum they get on there with that zone? 30. 30 is the max.

Okay. More than 30. It's four units to the acre. You got quiet on me.

You said 31. They don't want uh lot. I'm not I'm not u excited about a large development, but I'm I'm concerned about having a few houses on on next. I heard some discussion about that we have so many lots that have not been I've had, you know, somebody asked for a number of lots and all this kind of stuff. I'm trying to get make sure I'm clear because I don't just be knocking down everything and when when somebody come legit and the planning commission located and not not a big subdivision of that type, you know, but somebody come with a little small amount of lots of B whatever, you know, I'm I'm I'm kind of concerned about just knocking it down because I may come with something. I might want to be want to do myself, but I don't I don't want to be in a position that I can't uh develop anything that I really want to develop. I'm not I mean I don't understand all what's going on. I'm new on on on the block and but I don't want to be knocking down everything because don't want nothing to happen in the city. But you know, you can't in my opinion, this is my opinion, you can't just knock everything. But if it's not um uh big big subdivision because of the water problem and all these other issues, traffic, all this, I'm I'm concerned about that. But a small uh development, I'm not I'm not that just that's my feeling

and uh I'm very much persuaded on my opinion. You know, if I vote for it, I'm gonna vote for it, but I'm not I'm not. But uh and I know that's not my area and not my ward. And I want to hear from the man in that ward again. Mr. Mckelby,

so I'll tell you u walking through Quail Run as I've have and talked to the people there, uh they're really disappointed that this checker property was just essentially um cut down. It was a bunch of trees there and they just went through and just cut it down and burned it all and they were really upset about that. And so I'm talking about this piece of property. Yes. Yes. They were very upset by that. And um uh well unfortunately they're not they're not really in support of that either. So,

well, the way I've thought about this one, I've been hearing all the the noise about it. And unfortunately for them, they didn't like it, but they didn't own it. You can do what you want with your property. And that's what some people are kind of forgetting here. And you can do what you want with your property. It's yours. And this is 30 lots. Now, all these lots that we've got the piece of paper that was in our box today, if you look at this, most of them are owned by big developers, would you not say so, Paul? The majority, yes, sir.

Majority are owned by big developers. They're not selling their lots to the general public. They're building their houses and putting them on there. So, if some guy who might want to start his own little construction company wants to come in and maybe try to buy these little 30 lots, he has a chance. That's the only way to do it. If not, we're just going to be controlled by the big builders who, you know, the product with our new ordinance, they're upgrading it, having to upgrade it tremendously. We're in planning commission right now. We're working with them to upgrade their product. But this is a chance for somebody who could go out and buy five lots and build a house who a person who wants to start to be a contractor. The other way, it's not going to happen. And on this list here, I say almost half of them have zero beside them that they haven't started their lots yet. So, we don't know when they're going to start them. I mean, you just don't know because the economyy's changed. I even talked to a we discussed an apartment building. Why has it not started yet? It's been approved for over a year or two and they said, "Well, the interest rates too high. We're not starting it." So, the little things that they come in, they meet the criteria that the city has set up. I think will be a plus for Columbia and it still shows that we want to grow. If we want this commercial to come in here, we have to show we want to grow. We can't just say no more or we aren't going to get because commercial follows the residential as we all know. So, do we have do we ever get a motion to second? Yes, we did.

So, any more discussion? Thank you, Mr. Oh, I'm sorry, Carl. I should say Carl. I'm not I'm not u satisfied you know any kind of way we can delay this I want to talk to develop myself I like to talk to someone well we could go ahead and vote on first consideration we have to vote on it again okay right yeah right we I mean it has to come back to us again next month okay

any more questions roll I'm going go ask for I want to hear from the developer though. I won't look at the problem myself. Is that a Is that a He said I I Mr. Huff no. Miss Secret. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McCelie. No. Vice Mayor Broom.

I motion passes 42. All right. Next on the agenda, 10.7. First consideration of ordinance number 4566, ordinance to amend the Columbia Nunal code by repealing and deleting title 12, chapter 1, sections 12.101, 12.102, 12.103 pertaining to the building code and adopting new sections 12.101, 12.102, and 12.103 citywide. Move to approve. We have a motion. I have a second. Any more discussion? I see none. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. I. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Secrets.

Hi. Mr. Marshall. I. Mr. McKelby. I. Vice Mayor McMurray.

I. Motion passes. No other business. Um, upcoming events before we adjourn. Employee service award dinner. Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 at Puckets 6 o'clock. It's always a good meeting, a good dinner, and it's time that we can show our appreciation to our employees and employee fall picnic, which is always a good one. Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at 11 o'clock to 1:00, Riverwalk Park. They always have a cakewalk and everybody has a big time with that. I even saw Mr. Kelner out there on it. So, and I want to uh couple other things real quick. Um, last week was a good week. We had a great week last week. for the city of Columbia. We had our river Duck River launch. Mayor Motor went down. It didn't even get wet. It's 30 minutes. It's It's a It's a great little thing. Short, sweet, and he had a real good time. We had our baby box

at fire station one, which was a plus and it's going to help a lot of people who unfortunately might be in some difficult situations. And then we had the third good marshall dedication. uh lots of people down there, a lot of excitement. Hopefully that'll bring people in here to learn about our history and then it'll also help revitalize that area down there. And it's it's a go. So, thank y'all. Anything else? One more thing. Fall festival this weekend. Oh my goodness. We got it. I got I I'll get on it. We got fall festival and chili cook off this weekend. Let's make sure we all start. Start right there. Chili cook off 3:00. Are you cooking chili, councilman? Are you cooking chili?

My wife is. So, you got the chili cook off. I want to kind of toot toot a horn of my family uh next Thursday. My first grandchild will be born. Awesome. Nothing like it. Congratulations, little girl. Congratulations. Just letting you know you'll be dotting over that little girl. Anything else? Yeah. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Move. Second. Second. Councilman Marshall. Roll call. Mr. McCullen. Mr. McCullen. Hi. Mr. Huffman. Hi. Miss Cris. Hi. Mr. Marshall. Hi. Mr. McKelby. Hi. Vice Mayor

McRuit. Hi. Motion passes. Where's your