8 - - The City Council oft the City of Columbus, Texas met in regular session on Monday, Deçember 23, 2024, at 12:00 PM, in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 605 Spring St., Columbus, Texas, with the following present: Mayor Lori An Gobert Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Rankin Councilman - Keith Cummings Councilman - Ronny Daley Councilwoman - Paige Sciba (Absent) Councilman - Michael Ridlen City Manager - Donald Warschak City Secretary - Bana Schneider Assistant City Secretary = Dinah Jacobs (Absent) Other City Staff present included: Police Captain - Skip Edman 1. Call to Order Mayor, Lori An Gobert, called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation Gobert led the pledge and invocation. 3. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve consent agenda as presented. Moved by: Ronny Daley Seconded by: Keith Cummings Aye Michael Ridlen, Chuck Rankin, Keith Cummings, and Ronny Daley Carried 4-0 3.1 Approval of Invoices INVOICES 20241223.pdf a 3.2 Approval of Minutes of the December 9, 2024 Regular Meeting MINUTES 20241209.pdf 0 4. Citizens' Presentations and Comments' There were no citizen presentations. 5. City Manager's Report Including Sales Tax and Sewer Averaging. CM REPORT 20241219.pdf a City Manager, Donald Warschak, gave the report. A copy is attached to these minutes. 6. Consideration and Action to Send to Planning & Zoning a Replat of 0.4252 Acre Tract Being All of Original Lot 2 of Block 110 of the City of Columbus into Two (2) Lots (0.2126 Acres (Tract 1) and 0.2126 Acres (Tract 2)) as Requested by Yolanda Mitchell, Benaye Boone and D'Andrea Boone. REPLAT MITCIHEL.BOONEnIr Motion to send the replat to Planning & Zoning. Moved by: Chuck Rankin Seconded by: Keith Cummings Aye Michael Ridlen, Chuck Rankin, Keith Cummings, and Ronny Daley Carried 4-0 7. Consideration and Action, ifl Necessary, Regarding the November 2024 Code Enforcement Report. CODE ENFORCEMENT NOVEMBER 2024.pdf 0 Code Enforcement officer, Richard LaCourse, was not in attendance. The report will be reviewed next month. 8. Consideration and Action, if Necessary, Regarding the November 2024 Police Report. CPD NOVEMBER 2024.pdf a Police Chief, Skip Edman, reviewed the department's monthly activities. A copy ofthe report is attached to these minutes. 9. Items from Councilmembers' Cummings - Merry Christmas Daley - None Ridlen - Congratulations to the Columbus Cardinal football team on their state championship Rankin - Merry Christmas Mayor - Merry Christmas; on December 29th, there will be a procession from Schobel's to the courthouse with a presentation and Lion's Club burgers to follow honoring the football team starting at 3:00 p.m. Hope to see everyone there. 10. Announcements There were no announcements. 11. Adjournment Gobert adjourned the meeting at 12:12 p.m. CoGbeeb Lori An Gobert, Mayor Attest: - - - Bana Schneider, City Secretary IDuring this agenda item, citizens may comment for the record on items, which are not on the agenda. However, the Council may not participate in discussion or deliberation on: anyi item that is not on the agenda. Citizens may request that a topic be addedi to at future agenda. 2Limited to statements. Issues raised by councilmembers under this item cannot be deliberated! by Council. The Open Meetings Act doest not allow Council to deliberate items that don't appear ont thea agenda.