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The City of Columbia City Council meeting was held November 3, 2026. Procurement and capital-project matters included approval for staff to proceed with final design of stormwater improvements along Glenn, Rhonda, and Andy Drives, estimated at $700,000, and approval to proceed with the Green Meadows Road and Bethel Street roundabout project, identified as a 2025 capital improvement sales-tax project. Council also approved, with one member abstaining, acceptance of the Frank W. Morris Memorial Trust’s donation of Boone Horizon Trails, estimated at $3.8 million; the trust also pledged $100,000 for trail-maintenance equipment if the property transfer closes before year-end. The three grant-related bills covering subrecipient monitoring and communications, the FY2026 Justice Assistance Grant, and Missouri Blue Shield grant-funded DNA equipment were tabled until December 7.

Council heard a request for a $92,820 water-utility-funded professional engineering agreement with Providence Engineering LLC to develop a water-system maintenance and capital-improvement plan; the transcript does not capture the final vote on that item. Staff also reported receiving six responses to a request for expressions of interest from fundraising firms for the capital campaign for a city project. Staff outlined estimated costs of about $65,000 for a three-to-five-month feasibility phase and $6,500–$10,000 per month for an anticipated 18–24-month campaign-management phase, and council discussed moving forward with the next steps; the transcript does not clearly capture the vote. Separately, council approved development of an agreement with Power for STL for violence-prevention training and partnership work, with no cost stated, and staff discussed a potential sole-source justification rather than an RFP.