Columbia, SC

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Bull Street Commission

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Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

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Planning Commission

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City Council

City Council

General

City Council

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

Planning Commission

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

City Council Standing Committee

The Arts, Historic Preservation and Philanthropy Committee will meet to review previous minutes and discuss a monument application. The meeting also includes an update from the Columbia Poet Laureate.

• Disabled Veterans Memorial Monument Application
• Update from Columbia Poet Laureate Jennifer Bartell Boykin
• Approval of August 4 and August 18, 2026 meeting minutes

Health Social and Environmental Affairs Committee

The Health Social and Environmental Affairs Committee will hear presentations on city infrastructure and sustainability. Discussions include bike lane maintenance, wastewater improvements, and stormwater partnerships.

• Bike Lane Sweeper Initiative presentation by Palmetto Walk Bike
• Sustain SC update
• Wastewater Collection System Improvements update from Columbia Water
• Stormwater Lot Partnerships presentation by Director of Public Works

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

The Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee will receive an update from the Columbia Opportunity Resource. Members will discuss the Midlands Innovation Exchange (MIX) and hold an executive session regarding three specific business projects.

• Update from Columbia Opportunity Resource
• Discussion of The Midlands Innovation Exchange (MIX)
• Executive session regarding Project Bench
• Executive session regarding Project Percival
• Executive session regarding Project WF

General

City Council

Columbia City Council will vote on several infrastructure contracts, including water and sewer upgrades and home assistance program management. The meeting includes public hearings for a zoning amendment on Clemson Road and a sidewalk vending franchise on Main Street.

• Contract Amendment #1 for Home Assistance Program management with The CEBA Group for $2,745,000.00
• Contract Amendment #6 for sanitary sewer pipe rehabilitation with McClam & Associates, Inc. for $1,619,986.00
• Change Order #3 for water meter installation (AMI Phase 4) with Lake Murray Utility Company, Inc. for $1,000,000.00
• Annexation and zoning of 501, 511, and S/S Clemson Road to Employment Campus District
• Purchase of two 2026 Chevy Silverado pickup trucks for $96,095.72

General

The City Council will hold a work session to discuss proposed special revenue allocations. The meeting includes an executive session for legal advice regarding city ordinances and three specific legal claims.

• Proposed Special Revenue Allocations
• Legal advice on residential intensification and Chapter 12, Article II of the City Code
• Legal advice on Hailey Crawford v. City of Columbia
• Legal advice on Semion Atkinson, III v. City of Columbia
• Legal advice on Ballpark, LLC v. City of Columbia, et al.

Planning Commission

City Council

Columbia City Council meets Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to consider a 22-item consent agenda and several ordinances and resolutions. Major spending items include $1,673,450.41 for vehicles and heavy equipment for the Solid Waste Division and $344,295.00 for wastewater flow monitoring services. Council will also take up three zoning map amendments and two property sales, plus resolutions on a city flag policy and two condemnations for sewer projects.

• Consent agenda: $1,673,450.41 for vehicles/heavy equipment, including five 2027 International MV607 trash trucks ($680,728.20) and one CAT 914-14A wheel loader ($200,554.25)
• Consent agenda: $344,295.00 contract amendment to Woolpert, Inc. for wastewater collection flow monitoring (Project SS7617)
• Zoning: rezone 2359 Washington Street from RM-2 to RM-2 with Historic Preservation Overlay and City Landmark designation (Ordinance 2026-085)
• Zoning: rezone 617 Richland Street from RAC to RM-2 (Ordinance 2026-086)
• Zoning: rezone multiple N. Main Street, Duke Avenue, Wildwood Avenue, and Hillcrest Avenue parcels to INS-GEN, NAC, and RM-2 for Clear Dot Charter School (Ordinance 2026-087)

City Council authorized a Memorandum of Understanding for a Major League Soccer affiliated stadium and approved several property transfers to increase homeownership. The council also approved a series of contract renewals and equipment purchases via a consent agenda.

• Approved MOU for Major League Soccer affiliated stadium development (unanimous)
• Approved transfer of properties from TN Development Corporation for infill housing (unanimous)
• Approved $1.67M for vehicles and heavy equipment for Solid Waste Division (unanimous)
• Approved $165,056.90 for 2,496 refuse roll carts (unanimous)
• Approved City of Columbia Flag Display Policy (6-1)
• Authorized condemnation for property acquisition at 2015 Greene Street (unanimous)
• Authorized condemnation for easement acquisition for Broad River Sanitary Sewer project (unanimous)
• Referred taxi cab rate increase proposal to Administrative Policy Committee (unanimous)

General

Columbia City Council holds a work session on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM at City Hall. In open session, council discusses Harden Street Corridor Improvements with Ms. Amber Mathis, a landscape architect with the University of South Carolina. The rest of the agenda is executive session, where council meets privately to discuss economic development (Project Congaree), a CRC 911 Communications Agreement, legal advice on Shandon East Watershed Drainage Improvements and Meal Sharing, and three claims against the city. No votes or dollar amounts appear on this agenda.

• Harden Street Corridor Improvements presentation by Ms. Amber Mathis, Landscape Architect / University of South Carolina
• Executive session: Project Congaree, economic development under S.C. Code §30-4-70(a)(5)
• Executive session: CRC 911 Communications Agreement contract negotiations
• Executive session legal advice: Shandon East Watershed Drainage Improvements and Meal Sharing
• Executive session claims: Hanif Davis v. City of Columbia; Abigail Hiers v. City of Columbia; Connie Jackson and Alessandro Morales v. City of Columbia

The Columbia City Council held a work session to discuss proposed Harden Street corridor improvements and utility-line consolidation presented by the University of South Carolina. Council also received presentations and public comments, and voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss economic development, contractual negotiations, and legal matters. No final binding actions or votes on project approvals were recorded during the work session.

• Approved adoption of the agenda with an amendment (unanimous)
• Approved entering executive session for items 2 through 5 (unanimous)

City Council

General

The Executive Management Committee meets Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM in the Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall, 1737 Main Street. The agenda lists approval of minutes from the August 3, 2026 and September 1, 2026 meetings, followed by a committee discussion on City of Columbia financing options led by City Manager Teresa Wilson. No specific dollar amounts, contracts, or ordinances appear on the agenda. The meeting ends with adjournment.

• Approval of minutes from the August 3, 2026 and September 1, 2026 Executive Management Committee meetings
• Committee discussion: City of Columbia Financing Options, presented by City Manager Teresa Wilson

City Council Standing Committee

The Administrative Policy Committee is meeting to approve minutes from its August 25, 2026 meeting and to discuss a proposed flag policy. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Approval of August 25, 2026 meeting minutes
• Discussion of proposed flag policy

Health Social and Environmental Affairs Committee

The Health, Social, and Environmental Affairs Committee will meet to approve prior minutes and hear three presentations: an update on ABLE SC, a recovery update on the Columbia Canal, and proposed bylaw revisions for the Climate Protection Action Committee. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda; the items are informational presentations.

• Approval of August 25, 2026 meeting minutes
• ABLE SC update by CEO Kimberly Trescott
• Columbia Canal recovery update by Gregory Tucker
• Proposed bylaw revisions for Climate Protection Action Committee

The committee approved the minutes from the August 25, 2026, meeting and endorsed proposed bylaw revisions for the Climate Protection Action Committee to be sent to City Council. Members also received updates on accessibility initiatives from ABLE SC and the $130 million Columbia Canal recovery project.

• Approved August 25, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Endorsed Climate Protection Action Committee revised bylaws for City Council consideration

General

The Municipal Court Advisory Committee is meeting to approve minutes from its September 8 session and then enter an executive session to discuss the employment of municipal court judges. The agenda is largely procedural, with the only substantive item being the closed-door personnel discussion.

• Approval of September 8, 2026 meeting minutes
• Executive session to discuss employment of Municipal Court Judges under S.C. Code §30-4-70(a)(1)

General

This is a work session agenda consisting entirely of an executive (closed) session. The council will discuss negotiations for a 911 communications agreement, receive legal advice on relocating Municipal Court, and receive legal advice on a pending lawsuit. No public votes or decisions are listed on the open agenda.

• Executive session discussion of CRC 911 Communications Agreement negotiations
• Legal advice on relocation of Municipal Court
• Legal advice on pending claim: Betsy Newman, et al v. City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals

The City Council approved the meeting agenda and entered an executive session to discuss contractual arrangements, the relocation of the Municipal Court, and a legal claim. No substantive public decisions were recorded.

• Approved adoption of the agenda (unanimous)
• Voted to enter Executive Session for items 1-3 (unanimous)

City Council

The Columbia City Council is meeting to consider a consent agenda with multiple contracts, including a $15 million equipment lease, police vehicle purchases, and several water infrastructure projects. They will also hold public hearings and first readings on zoning changes for properties on Washington Street, Richland Street, and North Main Street, as well as second readings on annexations. The agenda includes several proclamations and recognitions.

• Equipment lease purchase agreement up to $15,000,000 (Ordinance 2026-079)
• Purchase of 30 police patrol Tahoes and upfittings for $2,170,098.30 (Hendrix Chevrolet)
• Purchase of radios for 30 police Tahoes for $267,150.31 (Motorola Solutions)
• Zoning map amendment for 2359 Washington Street to add Historic Preservation Overlay (Ordinance 2026-085)
• Annexation and zoning for 651 Blue Ridge Terrace and surrounding properties (Ordinance 2026-037)

At its September 15, 2026 meeting, the Columbia City Council approved multiple consent agenda items including police vehicle purchases and water project contract amendments, and granted second reading approval for the annexation of property on Blue Ridge Terrace and Monticello Road. Council also advanced several zoning changes, authorized real estate sales at 1507 Harden Street and 2725 Main Street, designated the City Club Neighborhood as a residential parking permit district, and approved a public art location on the Senate Street median.

• Approved adoption of the agenda (unanimous)
• Approved September 1, 2026 Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Consent Agenda Items 10 through 22, including grant services, police Tahoe and radio purchases, and water/sewer contract amendments (unanimous)
• Gave first reading approval to zoning map and text amendments for 2359 Washington Street (unanimous)
• Gave first reading approval to a zoning map amendment for 617 Richland Street (unanimous)
• Gave first reading approval to a zoning map amendment for multiple parcels on N. Main Street, Duke Avenue, Wildwood Avenue, Kinderway Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, and Arlington Street (unanimous)
• Gave second reading approval to annexation, future land use, and zoning map amendments for Blue Ridge Terrace, Monticello Road, Clover Road, and Winyah Drive properties (unanimous)
• Deferred consideration of annexation, land use, and zoning amendments for 1920 Pineview Drive (unanimous)

Community Development Committee

The Community Development Committee will discuss multifamily development programs, receive an update from the Columbia Housing Authority, and review the Community Development Block Grant funding availability for 2027-2028. The agenda also includes approval of the August 18, 2026 meeting minutes.

• Discussion of multifamily development programs with SC Housing's Low Income Housing Tax Credit Manager
• Columbia Housing Authority update from CEO Jessica Anderson-Preston
• Update on Community Development Block Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability for 2027-2028
• Approval of August 18, 2026 meeting minutes

Bull Street Commission

The Bull Street Commission is meeting to discuss updates on the University of South Carolina Health Sciences Campus and the BullStreet development, including bicycle accommodations and parking. The commission will also hold an executive session to discuss matters related to business expansion and Bull Street infrastructure. The agenda includes approval of the August 25, 2025 meeting minutes.

• USC Health Sciences Campus update with transmission main relocation
• BullStreet development update including bicycle accommodations and parking
• Executive session on business expansion and Bull Street infrastructure
• Approval of August 25, 2025 meeting minutes

Planning Commission

Homeless Services Ad Hoc Committee

The Homeless Services Ad Hoc Committee will discuss FY25-26 outcomes and a draft report regarding the homelessness response system assessment. The meeting also includes an executive session to receive legal advice regarding homeless services.

• Discussion of FY25-26 Homeless Services outcomes
• Review of Homelessness Response System Assessment Draft Report
• Executive session regarding legal advice for homeless services

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

The Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee will hear updates from several local business and innovation partners. The meeting includes a discussion regarding capital improvements to Segra Park and an executive session concerning Project Kick.

• Boyd Innovation Center update
• Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce update
• USC/Columbia Technology Incubator / The MIX update
• Segra Park capital improvements discussion
• Executive session regarding Project Kick

The Committee reached a consensus to refer recommended funding allocations for five economic development partners to City Council for consideration. The meeting also included updates from the Boyd Innovation Center, The MIX, and the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

• Approved August 25, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Referred $70,000 funding allocation for City Center Partnership to City Council
• Referred $30,000 funding allocation for Columbia World Affairs Council to City Council
• Referred $37,500 funding allocation for Boyd Innovation Center to City Council
• Referred $53,500 funding allocation for Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce to City Council
• Referred $150,000 funding allocation for Midlands Innovation Exchange to City Council
• Referred $100,000 tenant upfit allocation for The MIX to City Council, contingent on approved plan and lease
• Voted to enter Executive Session to discuss Project Kick (unanimous)

General

The Municipal Court Advisory Committee is meeting to approve the minutes from its September 1, 2026 meeting and then enter an executive session to discuss the employment of municipal court judges. No other substantive items are on the agenda.

• Approval of September 1, 2026 meeting minutes
• Executive session to discuss employment of municipal court judges (S.C. Code §30-4-70(a)(1))

The Columbia Municipal Court Advisory Committee met on September 8, 2026, approved the minutes from its September 1, 2026 meeting, and entered into an executive session to discuss the employment of Municipal Court Judges. No final substantive actions or votes on appointments were recorded following the executive session before the meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

• Approved September 1, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Entered executive session to discuss employment of Municipal Court Judges (unanimous)

City Council

The Columbia City Council will vote on a $15 million equipment lease purchase agreement and a temporary moratorium on the construction of new two-, three-, and four-family dwellings. The agenda includes approvals for three annexations, a $663,829 sewer maintenance contract, and a $204,960 IT backup service contract. Council members will also consider a zoning change for a property on S. Saluda Avenue and a franchise agreement for telecommunications facilities.

• Ordinance 2026-079: Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement not to exceed $15,000,000
• Ordinance 2026-077: Temporary moratorium on residential intensification of 2-, 3-, and 4-family dwellings
• Annexation of NX Shop Road Extension, 551 Spears Creek Church Road, and 4116 Farrow Road
• Contract with Duke’s Root Control, Inc. for sanitary sewer root control in the amount of $663,829.00
• Contract with VC3, Inc. for DataGard backup and disaster recovery services in the amount of $204,960.00

Council passed a second reading of an ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on the intensification of two-, three-, and four-family dwellings. The council also deferred consideration of an amendment regarding nonconforming personal credit institutions.

• Approved temporary moratorium on residential intensification (2nd reading, unanimous)
• Deferred consideration of ordinance amending nonconforming personal credit institutions (6-1)
• Authorized $204,960 for IT backup and disaster recovery services (unanimous)
• Approved $699,308.73 for various city vehicles and heavy equipment (unanimable)
• Authorized business development grant agreement with DESA, Inc. up to $300,000 (unanimous)
• Approved professional services contract for Brentwood Court Waterline Relocation up to $139,010 (unanimous)
• Approved construction contract for water main extension at 2910 Colonial Drive up to $81,755.80 (unanimous)
• Approved first reading for rezoning 513 S. Saluda Avenue (unanimous)

General

The committee will meet to discuss various financing options for the City of Columbia. The meeting also includes an executive session regarding a specific employment matter.

• Discussion of City of Columbia financing options with City Manager Teresa Wilson
• Executive session regarding employment pursuant to S.C. Code §30-4-70(a)(1)

City Council

General

The committee will meet to approve minutes from the June 16, 2026, meeting. The committee will also enter an executive session to discuss the employment of Municipal Court Judges and Ministerial Recorders.

• Approval of June 16, 2026, meeting minutes
• Executive session regarding Municipal Court Judges
• Executive session regarding Ministerial Recorders

The Municipal Court Advisory Committee met on September 1, 2026, to approve previous meeting minutes and hold an executive session. The committee voted to amend and approve the June 16, 2026, minutes before entering a closed session to discuss the employment of Municipal Court Judges and Ministerial Recorders.

• Approved June 16, 2026 minutes as amended (3-0)
• Entered Executive Session to discuss personnel (3-0)

General

The City Council will hold a work session to discuss infrastructure services for the Bull Street area. The council will also enter an executive session to receive legal advice regarding three pending or potential claims against the City of Columbia.

• Discussion of Bull Street infrastructure services
• Legal advice regarding Sonya Owens v. City of Columbia
• Legal advice regarding Jason Lee Stephenson v. City of Columbia
• Legal advice regarding Harden 827 v. City of Columbia

The meeting consisted of a work session with no substantive legislative decisions recorded. Council members voted to adopt the agenda and entered into executive session to discuss legal advice regarding pending claims and Bull Street infrastructure.

• Adopted the agenda unanimously (with amendments)
• Entered Executive Session unanimously

General

Health Social and Environmental Affairs Committee

The Health, Social, and Environmental Affairs Committee will approve minutes from June 23, 2026, and hear three informational presentations. No votes on ordinances, budgets, or contracts are listed on this agenda. The meeting consists entirely of procedural items and status updates from local organizations.

• Approval of June 23, 2026 committee minutes
• Presentation by R. Sy Hughes, Interim CEO of Harvest Hope Food Bank
• Presentation by Jennifer Young, Executive Director of Columbia Green, on Neighborhood Greenspace Stormwater Collaboration
• Presentation by Megan Hamilton and Joshua Croffie on the Palmetto Pride Program

The Health, Social and Environmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously to approve its June 23, 2026 meeting minutes. The rest of the meeting was presentations with no recorded votes: Harvest Hope Food Bank CEO R. Sy Hughes reported on rising food insecurity and pantry challenges, Columbia Green's Jennifer Young described a stormwater greenspace collaboration and requested Council support to announce the initiative and pursue construction and grant funding, and Palmetto Pride representatives reported on litter reduction and a Caroline Road cleanup. No other decisions were recorded; the meeting adjourned at 2:51 p.m.

• Approved June 23, 2026 committee meeting minutes (unanimous)
• No vote recorded on Harvest Hope Food Bank presentation
• No vote recorded on Columbia Green stormwater greenspace collaboration; group requested Council support to announce initiative and seek grant funding
• No vote recorded on Palmetto Pride program update

Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee

The Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee will hear presentations from economic development partners, discuss the Commercial Development Incentive Program, and hold an executive session on matters related to business location or expansion, including specific properties and projects. The meeting is primarily informational and discussion-focused, with no final votes scheduled on the agenda.

• Presentation from City Center Partnership
• Presentation from Columbia World Affairs Council
• Presentation from DESA, Inc.
• Discussion of Commercial Development Incentive Program
• Executive session on 2725 Main Street, Project Capstone, and Bull Street infrastructure

The committee approved the August 4, 2026 minutes unanimously and heard presentations from economic development partners. No substantive decisions were made; the meeting included updates and a discussion of the Commercial Development Incentive Program, followed by an executive session.

• Approved August 4, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Entered executive session to discuss business recruitment matters (unanimous)