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Council approves consent agenda and several resolutions, authorizes purchase of Mule Town Rec property
Summary
At its Jan. 9 meeting the City Council approved the consent agenda (including $7,238,498.74 in November disbursements and a $1,713,000 bid for a Duck River pump station), ratified a firefighter grant application, renamed Mule Town Rec Center and authorized purchase of the Mule Town property at 1446 Oak Springs Drive to become the Columbia Aquatics and Recreation Center.
The City Council on Jan. 9 approved a broad consent agenda and multiple resolutions, authorizing routine disbursements, contracts and several infrastructure and parks actions.
Key approvals included November disbursements totaling $7,238,498.74 and a bid award of $1,713,000 to Cumberland Valley Constructors Inc. for replacement of the Duck River sewage pump station. The council ratified the City of Columbia's application for the 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant and accepted the award, authorizing the mayor to execute related documents.
Council also approved several property and parks items: Resolution 2507 renames Mule Town Rec Center to the Columbia Aquatics and Recreation Center (council discussed pluralization of 'aquatics'), and Resolution 2508 authorized purchase of the real property at 1446 Oak Springs Drive (Map 89, Parcel 3901), known as Mule Town Rec, and associated assets; the mayor publicly thanked the parks & rec and finance teams for their work preparing the acquisition.
Other routine resolutions approved included acceptance of sewer improvements for Hillcrest Village Phase 1 and Quail Run Meadows Phase 5, tax corrections, and facility program fees for the Parks and Recreation Department. All consent and resolution items on the agenda were approved by council vote as read.
The purchase of Mule Town Rec will proceed toward closing; council characterized the authorization as a formality for closing and emphasized the anticipated community impact of the park asset conversion.
