Columbia city leaders to discuss several items including strategic plan and violence prevention
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia leaders will discuss several topics at Monday night’s City Council meeting, including the city’s strategic plan and updates from the Office of Violence Prevention.
The first item on the council’s agenda is the city’s strategic plan. This comes after city leaders voted to keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion language in the plan in June, following months of proposed changes. The following month, then Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into the city’s decision-making practices.
The city will also be hearing an update from the Office of Violence Prevention with plans for growth, initiatives and objectives. Members are set to approve the city’s legislative priorities for 2026, which include amending the state law to match federal law on minors possessing handguns.
Council members will also discuss an agreement with Federal Recycling for the city to get 50% of the net value of the material after processing and baling costs. The city will not need to make payments to Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions even if the material value is zero.
The city will discuss renovations at the Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center. Four million dollars for upgrades includes the plumbing and mechanical systems, the addition of an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant zero-depth entry pool, new water features, expanded shade structures and updates to the diving boards and ADA pool chair lift.
A $616,000 contract to build a sidewalk on Broadway between Maplewood Drive and West Boulevard is also on the agenda. According to the agenda, the Missouri Department of Transportation will pay for more than $400k of this to fill a sidewalk gap along Broadway in Columbia.
The pre-council meeting will be at 5 p.m. Monday to discuss the city’s strategic plan. The regular council meeting will begin at 7 p.m.