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Columbia City Council meeting + Jan. 16, 2007
Roll call Columbia City Council convened at 9 am, Wed., Jan.17. All council members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E. W. Cromartie, Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay.
City's favorite The City of Columbia Employee of the Year is Laura A. Coleman , telecommunicator and a city employee for 25 years. Coleman was presented a commemorative plaque, a dinner for two at Dianne's on Devine, a weekend stay at Bo Aughtry's Hampton Inn in the Vista, and $500.
Lt. Col. Burke Maj. Carl Burke of the Columbia Police Department was promoted recently to Lt. Col. Carl Burke. He was introduced by both City Manager Charles Austin (former Columbia Police Chief) and Columbia Police Chief Dean Crisp.
EdVenture Catherine Horne , CEO of EdVenture Children's Museum, walked council through the year's accomplishments. The museum's exhibit on West Africa, "From Here to Timbuktu," will travel nationally, and it should be seen by about two million museum goers. EdVenture has a local economic impact of $13 million. The museum regularly meets with more than 400 Richland One students just about every week. Its educational outreach connects with 17 S.C. counties. EdVenture is visited by more people from Richland County than the State Museum or the Columbia Museum of Art; actually, twice the number at the State Museum and three- and- a- half- times the visitors at the CMA.
Homeless Jonathan Artz , the program coordinator at Community Development, brought council up to date on the city's Second Annual Project Homeless Connect event at the Taylor Street Shelter. From data collected at the event, the following results were compiled:
36 volunteers and city staff members participated. 167 exit surveys were completed. 80 applications for housing. 38 applications for job training. 13 applications formental health assistance. 58 applications for benefits assistance. 20 applications for disabilities services. 100+ haircuts Two wheelchairs repaired.
Zoning Public Hearing Amy Moore of the Design Development Review Commission fielded questions about 1414 Gregg Street in particular and design preservation overlay conditions in general. Council member Finlay suggested a quick study to figure out how to include historic preservation restrictions in the full disclosure from the seller to the buyer before closing.
Krista Wingard asked to alter the zoning at her home, 3415 Bellingham Road in Hyatt Park, from RS- 2 to a residential planned unit development, or PUD- R. On her lot of 19,970 square feet, Wingard wanted to sub- divide to allow a second home set behind hers. The second home was to be built by Tina Stoia , a Realtor/homebuilder neighbor living across the street. The neighborhood erupted in protest, and council voted 100% to deny. Council essentially followed the existing zoning (RS- 2) as a given condition accepted by the neighborhood instead of inserting a PUD- R against neighborhood protests including that of Evelyn Hedgepath.
406 Hillcrest Ave. Tina Stoia's request to convert the zoning from RS- 1 to PUD- R was put on hold for further review. Stoia planned on a project similar to what she proposed for 3415 Bellingham Road.
2000 block of Harden Street The Columbia Housing Authority asked to alter somewhat its PUD plan to accommodate the inclusion of Blackmon's, a grocery store which would face the Drew Wellness Center. Bobby Brown , president of the neighborhood association, endorsed the request. Council approved.
Next meeting Council will hold a District III evening meeting, Wed., Feb. 7, at 6 pm, 1650 Park Circle.
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