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   "body": "General",
   "headline": "City Council holds budget workshop for FY2026/2027",
   "summary": "The City Council meets for a budget workshop to discuss the proposed Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget, with a focus on the General Fund and public safety priorities. Following the public discussion, Council will enter executive session to consider negotiations for contractual arrangements involving We Love Five Points, LLC, the Congaree Riverfront District Business Park, and other entities, and to receive legal advice regarding a lawsuit.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Arts, Historic Preservation and Philanthropy Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to discuss Congaree Vista Guild public art placement application",
   "summary": "The Arts, Historic Preservation and Philanthropy Committee will approve minutes from February 9, 2026, receive an update from the ColaJazz Foundation, and discuss a public art placement application from the Congaree Vista Guild. No votes on ordinances or budget changes are scheduled.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "City Council Standing Committee",
   "headline": "Committee hears Prisma Health initiatives and riparian buffer zone update",
   "summary": "This meeting of the Health, Social, and Environmental Affairs Committee features three presentations: Prisma Health community initiatives, a follow-up on riparian buffer zones, and a review of the Richland County Transportation Penny Program. No votes or decisions are scheduled; the agenda is limited to discussion and information sharing.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on $17.8M contract for Columbia Canal headgates",
   "summary": "The Columbia City Council will consider authorizing a $17.8 million construction contract for the Canal Headgates Structure and a $2.1 million amendment for canal embankment repair. Consent items include contracts for security at homeless facilities, opioid treatment services, and several water and park infrastructure projects. Public hearings are scheduled for annexation and zoning changes at two locations.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://columbiasc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=4744,plainText=false)",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "General",
   "headline": "Columbia City Council to hold FY 2026/2027 budget workshop",
   "summary": "City Council will review the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget overview. The body will also receive an update on Columbia Water and hold executive sessions regarding business expansion and legal claims.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Community Development Committee",
   "headline": "Public hearing on 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan; housing update",
   "summary": "The committee will consider approving minutes from February, receive a housing update from the CEO of Columbia Housing, and hold a public hearing on the 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan, which outlines proposed uses of federal community development funds.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider rezoning 150 Dutchman Boulevard to Mixed Use District",
   "summary": "The City Council will vote on consent items including purchases of police radios, software, and a solid waste truck, as well as rezonings for multiple properties. A public hearing is scheduled on the proposed Vista Business Improvement District plan. The council will also consider resolutions for a $22 million housing revenue note and the purchase of 1950 Gervais Street.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://columbiasc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=4710,plainText=false)",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "City Council to discuss lawsuits and canal restoration in executive session",
   "summary": "The Columbia City Council holds a work session that is largely procedural, with the main substantive item being an executive session to receive legal advice on two pending lawsuits (Ballpark, LLC v. City of Columbia and Betsy Newman, et al. v. City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals) and on the restoration of the Columbia Canal Hydroelectric Facility.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://columbiasc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=4714,plainText=false)",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to discuss ballpark, two economic development projects in closed session",
   "summary": "The Columbia Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee will meet to approve minutes from March 10, 2026, and then hold an executive session to discuss the proposed location, expansion, or provision of services for three economic development matters: Capital City Ballpark, Project DeBartolo, and Project WF. No public votes or decisions are scheduled on these items.",
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