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Council approves resolutions and ordinances including property purchases and abandoned‑building certifications
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Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Columbia City Council approved several resolutions and ordinances: a federal tax reissuance pass‑through for The Haven at Palmer Pointe, purchase of 1950 Gervais Street, two abandoned‑building certifications, encroachment and property‑assembly ordinances, event alcohol authorizations, and appointments to local boards.
Columbia City Council unanimously approved a package of routine and substantive items on April 13, including resolutions authorizing administrative or legal steps and ordinances affecting city property and events.
Key outcomes: - Resolution R2026030 approved reissuance solely for federal tax purposes by the Housing Authority related to The Haven at Palmer Pointe; staff clarified the city’s vote is a pass‑through required for federal tax filings (referenced by presenters to Internal Revenue Code Section 147(f)).
- Resolution R2026028 authorized the city manager to execute a purchase-and-sale agreement with Orville Stanley Smith III for the purchase of 1950 Gervais Street in Richland County; council approved the transaction.
- Resolutions R2026027 and R2026026 certified two properties as abandoned under the state abandoned‑buildings statute (the properties cited were 1701 Big Street and 875 Catawba Street); council approved the certifications as part of code‑enforcement and revitalization processes.
- Ordinance 2026024 (first reading) accepted a quick‑claim deed of 44 square feet to assemble with the city’s Bluff Road pressure‑reducing valve site. Ordinance 2026027 granted an encroachment to Fifth Third Bank for sidewalk installation adjacent to 181 Earth Road; both measures were approved at first reading/consideration.
- Event resolutions R2026032 and R2026034 authorized consumption of alcohol at community festivals (beer and wine for a Green Street festival and beer, wine and liquor for a May 29 event at Coble Plaza); council approved both, noting one application was late but organizers were accommodated.
- The council approved appointments to external boards, naming a councilmember to the Columbia Museum of Art Commission and another to the Historic Columbia Foundation board.
Clerk roll calls recorded affirmative votes for these items. Several councilmembers and staff noted the items were routine pass‑throughs or required by statute or legal process; no sustained debate was recorded on these measures.
