Votes at a glance: Columbia City Council, July 15 — key outcomes and tally

This summary lists formal votes recorded during the Columbia City Council meeting on July 15, 2025. It is a concise reference to actions taken on ordinances, resolutions, contracts and referrals.

1) Agenda adoption and referral - Motion: Adopt the agenda with deferrals and refer short-term rental items (19 and 20) to an August work session. - Outcome: Approved (roll call: Bailey, Brown, Herbert, Doctor Bustle, Brennan, McDowell, Mayor Daniel J. Rickerman — all "Aye").

2) Approval of minutes (Item 1) - Motion: Approve minutes for 05/27/2025 special call, 06/17/2025 work session and regular meeting, and 06/24/2025 work session and special call. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

3) Contract award — Public safety complex (Item 18) - Motion: Approve AIA GMP Amendment #2; award to Reeves Young LLC not to exceed $16,958,927 (includes contingency). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call). See separate article for details.

4) Ordinance (first reading) — License agreement for Palmetto Citizens headquarters (Item 21, Ord. 2025056) - Motion: Authorize the city manager to execute a license agreement with MB Conn for laydown area at Drayton St and N. Main St. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

5) Ordinance — Consent to inclusion in multi-county industrial business park (Item 22, Ord. 2025060) - Motion: Consent to inclusion of property in Project Momentum multi-county industrial business park (endorsed by committee 06/17/2025). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

6) Annexations and zoning (Items 23-25) - Annexation and planned development zoning (item 23): Approved (unanimous roll call). - Annexation/future land use and heavy industrial zoning for 1703 Atlas Road (item 24): Approved (unanimous roll call). - Rezoning portion of 1801 Smith Street to heavy industrial (item 25 referenced): First reading approved; second reading held pending neighbor review of deed restrictions (unanimous roll call for first reading).

7) Street dedications (Items 26-27, Res. R2025028 and R2025039) - Motion: Accept and dedicate streets in Wood Creek/Woodcreek Farms developments as presented. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll calls).

8) Abandoned building certifications (Items 28-30, Res. R2025040, R2025041, R2025048) - Motion: Certify properties at 1301 Laurel St, 1717 Laurel St and 1777 Saint Julian Place as abandoned buildings under the South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act (Title 12, Chapter 67, Section 12-67-100). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll calls).

9) Event resolution (Item 31, Res. R2025045) - Motion: Authorize consumption of beer, wine and liquor at Palmetto Peanut Boil fundraiser (Sept. 20, 2025, rain date Sept. 27). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

10) Hospitality tax and accommodations-tax allocations (Item 38) - Motion: Approve hospitality tax committee recommendations with council amendments and accept accommodations-tax advisory committee recommendations; approve line-item agencies and convention center allocation of $3,000,000 from tourism development fees. - Outcome: Approved (roll call; Doctor Bustle recused on accommodations-tax vote as noted in the record for that specific item). See separate article for details.

11) Committee referral (Item 39) - Motion: Refer establishment of a process to support state low-income housing tax credit projects to the Community Development Committee. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

Notes: All items listed above were voted on at the July 15 meeting; where roll-call names appeared on the record the vote was recorded as unanimous in favor except where the transcript recorded a recusal for a specific accommodations-tax item.