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Columbia City Council Meeting report, June 2, 2014
The Columbia City Council approved three new members recommended by Mayor Mark Harris, for the Columbia/Adair County Economic Development Board, voted to buy a small parcel of property needed for the Town Creek Flood Prevention project a the intersection of Fairground & Campbellsville Streets, heard an update on progress of the Columbia/Adair County Human Rights Commission formation, and heard an update on safety measures needed to be taken at the Columbia City Park. All Council Members were present, at the Monday regular June 2, 2014, meeting, at which Mayor Mark Harris presided. CACEDA gets three new members The Council approved three new members for the Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority. Uninamously approved were:
Council goes into executive session before voting to pursue land purchase Following an executive session, the Council voted unanimously to proceed with the purchase of a small plot of ground on Campbellsville Street needed for the construction of the Town Creek Flood Prevention and Beautification Project. The council authorized the purchase for no more than $800, contingent on back property tax settlement. Mayor Harris expressed confidence that the latter issue could be handled. The property is now owned by Norman Seaborne. Citizen Comments Roy Rademacher, who is a member of the Columbia Planning & Zoning Commission spoke in the Citizens' Comments segment of the meeting, and remind the council of the city's sign ordinance, which, among other things, prohibits campaigns being posted before 30 days prior to an election. Council Comments Councillor June Parson asked other Council Members to look over the City's Vision Statement and make recommendations. She and Councillor Charles Grimsley are working on the update and needed council approval to update. The approval was unanimously given on a motion by Councillor Flowers, with a second by Councillor Rogers. Councillor Dr. Ron Rogers commended renovation work recently undertaken on the Trabue Russell House. Councillor Robert Flowers said he's in agreement with June Parson on budget. Councillor Robert Flowers asked to clear up any idea that he disagrees with Councillor June Parson following. Flowers continues to maintain that the city has cut as much as it can on the spending side. "This budget won't balance no matter how much we cut," he said. Flowers recommended appointing a committee to revisit and re-evaluate the budget and listen to all suggestions. "We can't continue same cycle, year after year," he said. The Mayor said that the budget concerns will be put on the agenda for a special called meeting soon. Councillor Charles Grimsley reported on a recent conversation with an Insurance Inspector from the Kentucky League of Cities, which cited potential some corrective needs and safety matters at the Columbia City Park and said Parks & Rec will be erecting some warning signs. Ten areas needing attention include climbing structures, chains with openings wider than a dime, swings not in compliance, debris on playground structures, problems with basketball backboards, BBW grill which is broken, a sunken ditch to the bathrooms with a tripping hazard, shatter plexiglass over rules sign, timer on tennis court lights keeps lights when not needed, a blue park bench's back rest needs fixing. Councillor Linda Waggener reported on the progress creating a joint Columbia/Adair County Human Rights Commission, and introduced Bobby Bowe, who was instrumental in moving the project along. She said that at a joint meeting with State Human Rights Field Representative Glenda Green on Thursday, May 29, 2014, those present, including Magistrate Sammy Baker, Councillor Charles Grimsley and Waggener, and Bobby Bowe, the group voted to move ahead with the formation of a Human Rights Commission. Waggener said that diversity is a fact in Columbia, KY, now, and that it is working well. The Human Rights Commission will be primarily concerned with maintaining what is already a fair and tolerant situation and to improve it wherever possible. She cited a number of recent stories in the news which illustrated diversity at work, including the student who entered Adair County Schools with no English language skills and had become an Academic star through his mother's guidance and tutelage from caring Adair County schools staff. She cited a story by Mr. Baker, Adair County Third District Magistrate and a revered leader in Agriculture, at how moved he had been to hear a female FFA member recite the FFA Creed flawlessly; how he had remembered that as an FFA instructor, opportunites for young women in the field of agriculture were few, how only one or two female students took ag classes only a few decades ago when he taught - a situation which has dramatically changed, with near gender equality in the field. She cited situation in her own career paths, where entry into certain fields were limited, and pay inequality existed, but does not today. Finally she cited the story of Bobby Bowe, whose rise from humble beginnings to achieve an outstanding education and to have a highly successful career in State Government. Bowe is now volunteering an eloquent voice to make sure his home community is one of the first in the state to form a local city-county human rights commission. Waggener told the council that the joint planning committee had voted to ask Fiscal Court and the City Council to draft ordinances and create the Human Rights Commission. Examples of other community ordinances are being given to City Attorney Marshall Loy and County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison Corbin as starting point study for the Columbia/Adair HRC. Member of National Championship Archery Team leads pledge Zachary Steele, the sone of Tommy Steel and Raena Steele, led the pledge of allegiance to open the meeting. Zachary, a student at Kentucky Christian Academy, is a member of the school's national championship archery team. The team, in only its second year, won the 5th Regional Archery Tournament, finished second in Kentucky, and won the elementary division national championship in competition with schools from 39 states, qualifying to compete in World Championships in Madison, Wisconsin in July, 2014. This story was posted on 2014-06-03 06:46:32
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