Come meet the finalists!

Citizens are invited to meet finalists for the positions of Office of Cultural Affairs manager and Convention and Visitors Bureau director at an informal reception on Monday, Nov. 21, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. The session will be held in conference rooms 1A and 1B, City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Comment cards will be available for those who want to provide written comments to the city manager.

Finalists for the Cultural Affairs position are:

*Randy Gray, president, Special Place Development; and

*Chris Stevens, treasurer, Ragtag/True-False Film Festival

Finalists for the Convention and Visitors Bureau position are:

*Amy Schneider, interim director, Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau; and

*William Lennon, vice president of marketing and public relations, Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sewer work rescheduled on Walnut Street due to weather

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 10, Remsel Excavating, working for Trittenbach Development, will close Walnut Street from Hubbell Street to College Avenue for sewer repairs. Walnut Street will be closed in this area throughout the entire project, including the weekend. The work is expected to be complete on Thursday, Nov. 17, weather permitting. This work was originally scheduled for last week but had to be delayed due to rain.

Walnut Street will be closed to traffic between Hubbell Street and College Avenue to repair a sanitary sewer manhole and connect a new service line. Motorists are urged to exercise extreme caution when driving near the work area and use an alternate route during the construction work.

Contact: Public Works Department, (573) 874-7250

CID Agenda

AGENDA
Columbia Special Business District
Downtown Community Improvement District
Board of Directors Meeting
November 8, 2011, 4 pm.
11 South Tenth Street


Call to Order

Welcome Guests
Paul Land
Tony Grove

Approval of the Minutes

Financial Report
Approval of October Financials

Police Report

Special Presentation
Proposed Stormwater Ordinance - Land

Committee Reports
Economic Development – Colgin
Street Closure Recommendations

Old Business

New Business
Alley A Pedestrian Access Only
Request by Tony Grove

Director’s Report
Campaign Update
Halloweenie
Holiday Shop Hop

City Report

Public Comment

Adjournment

Walnut Street Closure

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 3, Remsel Excavating, working for Trittenbach Development, will close Walnut Street from Hubbell Street to College Avenue to repair a sanitary sewer manhole and connect a new service line. Walnut Street will be closed in this area throughout the entire project, including the weekend. The work is expected to be complete on Thursday, Nov. 10, weather permitting. Motorists are urged to exercise extreme caution when driving near the work area and use an alternate route during construction.

Contact: Public Works Department: (573) 874-7250.

Homecoming Parade - Map & Parking

Starts on Saturday, October 15 at 8:30 am

Where to Park / Preferred Garages for the parade:

1: Virginia Avenue Garage (MU Campus)
2: University Avenue Garage (MU Campus)
3: Hitt Street Garage (MU Campus)
4: Walnut Garage at 8th & Walnut (Downtown Columbia next to City Building)
5: 10th Street Garage at 10th & Cherry Street (Downtown Columbia next to Harpo’s)
6: Cherry Street Garage at 6th & Cherry Street (next to FedEx Kinko’s)

** No on-street parking will be allowed on Saturday along the parade route beginning at 9:00 a.m. through the conclusion of the parade

Gameday Shuttle

SHUTTLE TO MIZZOU’S HOME GAME
Iowa State vs. University of Missouri
KICK-OFF @ 1:00 PM
October 15, 2011

RIDE THE COLUMBIA TRANSIT SHUTTLE BUS TO THE MIZZOU HOME GAMES
ALL BUSES GO TO TIGER AVENUE AND HOSPITAL DRIVE
FARE IS $1.50 EACH WAY
Exact change required – Drivers can no longer give change.

THE DOWNTOWN ROUTE

BUSES WILL BEGIN SERVICE FROM THE WABASH STATION AT 11:30 AM, TO THE STADIUM. BUSES WILL DROP-OFF/PICK-UP AT TIGER AVENUE AND HOSPITAL
DRIVE AND DEPART APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES UNTIL THE FINAL WABASH DEPARTURE AT 12:45PM. FOLLOWING THE GAME THE FINAL BUSES WILL DEPART THE PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POINT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE GAME’S FINAL GUN.

THE PICK-UP POINTS AND ROUTE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WABASH STATION: The bus heads west from the station on Ash Street passing the
ARMORY PARKING LOT (8th & Ash): the bus continues west on Ash to a south turn on 7th Street followed by an east turn on Walnut Street passing the

BOONE TAVERN & 8th STREET PARKING GARAGE: Continuing east on Walnut the bus turns south on Short St and then west on Broadway. At Hitt St the bus will turn south and then west on Cherry Stcoming to a stop at

HARPO’S: Departing Harpo’s and continuing west on Cherry Street the bus will pass

ADDISON’S GRILL: The bus will continue West on Cherry St to a right turn on 4th Street to

SHILOH BAR & GRILL: After leaving Shiloh the bus will turn Right on Broadway then turn right on 5th Street to

FLATBRANCH PUB: After leaving Flatbranch the bus will turn Left on Locust Street to a Right turn on 6th Street to

BENGALS BAR & GRILL: After leaving Bengals Bar & Grill (6th & Elm) the bus will continue South on 6th Street to a Left turn on Conley Avenue. The bus will continue to the intersection of Maryland Avenue and pickup at

Reynolds Alumni Center- then turn right at Maryland Avenue to the intersection of Hospital Drive

Sewer Work in First Alley North of Broadway

The city of Columbia Public Works Department will begin sewer repairs in the first alley north of Broadway, between Fifth and Sixth streets, on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 12:30 p.m. The alley will be closed to all thru traffic during the repairs.

Buildings along the alley will still be accessible via the alley entrance on Sixth Street. The work is expected to be completed by Monday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m., weather permitting. If the work is postponed due to inclement weather, it will be rescheduled at a later date.

Contact: Public Works Department: (573) 874-7250.

6th & Cherry Garage Closed for Cleaning

Sixth and Cherry parking garage will be closed Oct. 5-7

COLUMBIA, MO (October 4, 2011) - The city of Columbia Public Works Department announces that on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6 a.m. crews will begin working on the Sixth and Cherry parking garage. Parking maintenance crews will wash and reseal the entire garage. This will require the garage be closed Oct. 5-7.

Individuals with parking permits for the Sixth and Cherry garage will need to park in the Fifth and Walnut garage permitted spaces during this maintenance work and display their existing permit hang tag. Hourly spaces are available in the Fifth and Walnut garage for visitors.

Questions about this work should be directed to the Public Works Department at (573) 874-7250.

Council Approves Short Street Garage Designs

Last night, the Council approved the design plans for the Short Street Garage.

Initially looking at 5 stories and 340 spaces, the Council realized that 275 spaces are already leased, leaving only 65 left for the public. So instead, they recommended a 6-story garage with 410 spaces.

Short Street will go through, and will be slightly widened. The brick will be removed. A pocket park will be built on the corner of Short and Broadway to soften the entrance to the hotel and garage. The garage itself is designed to look like a row of traditional downtown buildings and will have a Percent for Art component, key to a city building that will anchor the arts district.

The proposed commercial/residential space is still under consideration by the Council, although the working design did incorporate this space.

Help Warm Up Columbia!

The weather's nice now but soon the temperatures will be dropping, leaving may Columbians out in the cold.

Warm Up Columbia is an annual coat and blanket drive coordinated by the Voluntary Action Center. It provides warm items such as coats, hats, mittens, blankets, etc. to low-income families, the elderly, and disabled individuals.

Commerce Bank is helping out by collecting items at all their locations, including their downtown locations at 9th & Broadway and 5th & Broadway.  They need all sizes of new or gently used items--anything to keep a body warm!