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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Commission Meeting March 10, 2020 CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER March 10, 2020 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Garrett, Sias, Fennoy, Frantom, M. Williams, Davis, D. Williams, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. Mr. Mayor: Good morning, everybody. We’ll call this meeting to order. All right. We’ve got enough. The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. 1. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and potential litigation B. Real estate C. Personnel Mr. Brown: Good morning, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. We would request a motion to go into executive session for the purposes of pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Frantom: So moved. Mr. Hasan: Second. Ms. Davis and Mr. B. Williams out. Motion carries 8-0. \[EXECUTIVE SESSION\] Mr. Mayor: Okay. The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. 2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia’s Open Meeting Act. Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, we request a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit. Mr. Hasan: So move. Mr. Garrett: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. 1 Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, we request a motion to adopt a Resolution authorizing the settlement of all claims by Betty Henson in the amount of $30,000. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Frantom: So moved. Mr. Garrett: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: We request a motion to adopt a Resolution authorizing the settlement of all claims by Gabriel Robledo and Maria T. Robledo and Blanco Robledo in the amount of $14,500. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Frantom: So moved. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: We request a motion to adopt a Resolution authorizing the settlement of all claims by Brianna M. White in the amount of $9,000. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Frantom: So moved. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. 2 Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair will entertain a motion to provide a Letter of Consistency with the Solid Waste Management Plan of Augusta for Dixon Airline Road Landfill C & D purposes. Mr. Frantom: So moved. Mr. Garrett: Second. Mr. Hasan: I’d make a substitute motion. th Mr. Mayor: All right. The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 6 for a substitute motion. Mr. Hasan: I’d make a motion to deny the Letter of Consistency to Dixon Airline, oh, excuse me, go ahead. Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Continue, sir. Mr. Hasan: I’d like to make a motion to deny the Letter of Consistency. Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, for clarification does the Commission like to have a Letter of Inconsistency to be issued? Mr. Hasan: Exactly. Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right. The substitute motion that is before us is to issue a Letter of Inconsistency with, yes, you have a second. Okay. All right. Voting. All right, you’re voting on providing, the substitute motion that is before us is a Letter of Inconsistency with Augusta’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Ms. Davis, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote No. Motion ties 5-5. The Mayor votes No. Motion fails 5-6. Mr. Mayor: We’re back to the main motion and this motion is to issue a Letter of Consistency with Augusta’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Mr. M. Williams: Roll call vote, Mr. Mayor. The Clerk: Mr. Clarke. 3 Mr. Clarke: Yes. The Clerk: Ms. Davis. Ms. Davis: Yes, ma’am. The Clerk: Mr. Fennoy. Mr. Fennoy: I’m abstaining. The Clerk: Mr. Frantom. Mr. Frantom: Yes, ma’am. The Clerk: Mr. Garrett. Mr. Garrett: Yes. The Clerk: Mr. Hasan. Mr. Hasan: No. The Clerk: Mr. Sias. Mr. Sias: No. The Clerk: Mr. Bobby Williams. Mr. B. Williams: Yes. The Clerk: Mr. Dennis Williams. Mr. D. Williams: No. The Clerk: Mr. Marion Williams. Mr. M. Williams: Present. The Clerk: That motion fails, Mr. Mayor. 5-3-2. Mr. Mayor: All right. Attorney Brown, Madam Clerk, I believe that’s all the business before us. The Clerk: Yes, sir. 4 Mr. M. Williams: (inaudible) looking in the queue when you were looking at the attorney earlier. Mr. Mayor: I’m sorry, Commissioner. All right, the Chair recognizes the commissioner th from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: I’m sorry, I didn’t – Mr. M. Williams: I understand. We’ve got this equipment but it ain’t being used. Mr. Mayor, we made a motion to go into legal today and according to the law we named those items that we were going to be discussing in legal. But this is not the first time, Attorney Brown, that we went into legal and had a list of things that we were supposed to discuss and we didn’t do it. Now we come out and we signed the affidavit as if we went in legal and did what we voted to go in legal to do. I want this to be the last time that we named those items that were going to be in legal and be discussed and we didn’t do that. I mean I know everybody’s got other things that they think are more important I guess than this elected official’s job but we took an oath to do that and I’m feeling some kind of way now that we done went into legal several times and not finished the business at hand. This business out here, committee, is very important as well. I get that but it is equally important to do the business that’s on our legal and so when we sign an affidavit and my name was not on it, the last committee meeting they tried to get a chairman. I refused to be the chairman and the chairman signed the affidavit that stated we went into legal and did what (inaudible) said this government and we did not do that. I want to make sure that it is the last time that we go into that situation because we are breaking the law ourselves when we do that and I guess I would refer to our attorney Fennoy. Well, Mr. Brown might be a better attorney for that one to help me understand. Mr. Mayor: Well, Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Yes, sir, I understand what you’re saying, however, the closed meeting affidavit will only reflect the matters that were actually discussed. What was initially motion was to include more items than were discussed therefore the closed meeting affidavit will only reflect the categories of items that were discussed, however, I do understand what you’re saying that we motioned for one level of discussion and had a limited level of discussion. Mr. M. Williams: Those items had to be specified. Just from being here a long time I understand that those items had to be specified what we go into legal about and we specified those items. When we get into legal and don’t discuss them then that means that we are violating our own rules so I just wanted to bring it to this body, Mr. Mayor. This is my last term and I’m planning to take it and go out with a bang. I’m not sitting here anymore and letting stuff slide by. I’m tired of sliding. Mr. Mayor: Duly noted. Thank you, sir. Committee meetings. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] 5 Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on March 10, 2020. ______________________________ Clerk of Commission 6