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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegular Commission Meeting January 21, 2020 REGULAR MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER JANUARY 21, 2020 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 2:00 p.m., January 21, 2020, the Hon. 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: Madam Clerk, good afternoon, everybody. We’re here to do the people’s business and we’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair recognizes Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Yes, sir, thank you. I call your attention to the invocation portion of our agenda which will be delivered today by Pastor Mike Hearon, Lead Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta and he will be assisted by Reverend Tony Cross, Assistant Pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. After which we would ask our General Counsel Mr. Wayne Brown if he would please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, would you please stand. The invocation was given by Pastor Mike Hearon, Lead Pastor First Presbyterian Church of Augusta. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was recited. The Clerk: The Office of Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr., by these presence be it known that Lead Pastor Mike Hearon, First Presbyterian Church of Augusta and Reverend Tony Cross, Assistant Pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church both are Chaplains of the Day their spiritual guidance and st civic leadership serves as an example for all citizens of Augusta. Given under my hand this 21 Day of January 2020 Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, thank you. Mr. Mayor: Would you join me in thanking them for serving as our Chaplains of the Day. (APPLAUSE) RECOGNITION(S) December 2019 Employee of the Month recipient A. Congratulations! Mr. Charlie King, Information Technology Department December 2019 Employee of the Month. The Clerk: I call your attention to the Recognition portion of our agenda. Today the Mayor and the members of the Augusta Commission would like to offer congratulations to Charlie King from the Information Technology Department December 2019 Employee of the Month. Mr. King, would you please come forward? (APPLAUSE) The Clerk: Ms. Allen, are you coming up? Okay, Mr. King, this way. The Employee Recognition Committee has selected Charlie King as the December 2019 Employee of the Month for Augusta, Georgia. Mr. King works with the Augusta Information Technology Department where he has been employed for two years. He was nominated by Michele Pearman, Information 1 Technology GIS Manager. I would like to recognize Charlie King for Employee of the Month for the City of Augusta for the Month of December. As the IT GIS Manager I was previously tasked with being the Project Manager for City Works and Information Technology’s Software Consolidation Plan. This honor has transitioned to Charlie King because of his creative technical expertise, exemplary customer service, unwavering dedication and proven leadership. Charlie is a great asset to Augusta and our IT GIS team. He brings a positive attitude, innovative spirit, great disposition to each challenge and displays grace under pressure. Whether he’s working one-on- one with someone or training a room full of clients he is patient, calm and has the ability to build confidence in the trainees. Charlie is part of an IT team that supports 700 clients and workforce for over 300 mobile employees. Charlie’s software configuration abilities have saved the city thousands in implementation costs associated with transitioning numerous business processes and department from customized unsustainable solutions to a citywide collaboration software. One example is the transitioning of the Marshal’s Office to City Works from an in-house solution that lacked comprehensive reporting or capabilities for supervisor oversight, attachment mobility and time tracking. The project was completely designed and configured by Charlie. Charlie has an essential part of the IT team that deployed electronic plan review which has been praised by the Planning Department and developers alike. A once antiquated all pay process which lacked comprehensive reporting and hindered communications between departments. City Works has leveraged as a collaboration too for the GIS team, Planning and Development, Engineering, Utilities, Fire Department, Traffic Engineering, the Health Department and Tree Commission to complete timely reviews. Charlie King is a valuable member supporting Augusta mission to have a successful Asset Management Program. This program will support state and federal reporting, deploying funding prediction analysis and provide citizens with the reporting and the transparency needed by utilizing City Works. Based on this nomination and Charlie’s outstanding service the Employee Recognition Committee would appreciate you in joining us in recognizing Charlie King as the December 2019 Employee of the Month, congratulations. (APPLAUSE) Ms. Pearman: Well, that was quite a long nomination, but I must tell you that Chuck is truly a rock star. He is a rock star for Augusta, for Augusta citizens, for the Commissioners and for the IT Department. I must tell you I am so excited to hand over the baton of City Works to you and good luck. Ms. Allen: As most of you have always heard me say I am so privileged and so honored to work with such a great team of people in Information Technology Department. Chuck is one of those people. He is truly committed to what he’s done, he’s committed to his tasks and he has the patience to work with each and every one of the respected customers that we support. He never loses his cool and I know sometimes we’re in the back talking and one of the customers said you know one thing about you, Chuck, no matter how many times I’ve asked a question you never lost your patience and that’s why you are really deserving of this award. And I want to just support that because that’s what it’s all about, what our customers see at the end and making sure that our customers are taken care of. So thank you, Chuck, for that level of commitment and congratulations on being provided this award. Mr. King: And I’d just like to end by saying I feel I work for an awesome organization but, I couldn’t do it alone without a great group of coworkers. (APPLAUSE) 2 Mr. Mayor: Okay would his two sisters please stand, who came to celebrate with him? Wonderful. (APPLAUSE) Congratulations for what you do for the City of Augusta. You make us all proud. Thank you. Mr. Speaker: Thank you, Chuck. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk. The Clerk: For the benefit of those in our Chamber our Delegation Item B will be addressed along with our Agenda Item #3. Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, our Consent Agenda consists of Items 1 through 29, Items 1 through 29. For the benefit of any objectors to our Planning Petitions would you please signify your objections by raising your hand once the petition is read? I call your attention to: Item 2: Is a request for a change of zoning from a Zone LI (Light Industry) to a Zone B-2 (General Business) affecting property known as 1697 Broad Street. Item 3: Is a request for concurrence for a change of zoning from a Zone B-1 (Neighborhood Business) to a Zone B-2 (General Business) affecting property known as 3133 Washington Road. Objectors, okay. Mr. Mayor: So if we have objectors, if we have objectors again as Madam Clerk has indicated, Item #3 will be handled while, also looking at Item B for those of you who are in the audience. The Clerk: So we have two objectors to Item #3, is that correct? Mr. Mayor: Well, there are a whole lot more. If you are objecting to Item 3 on the agenda please stand, please stand. Thank you. Item 4: Is a request for a change of zoning from a R-MH (Manufactured Home Residential), Zone LI (Light Industry) and Zone B-2 (General Business) to a Zone R-3B (Multiple- family Residential) affecting property known as 3695 Peach Orchard Road. Are there any other objectors to any of these petitions? Okay, our Consent Agenda Items 1 through 29 with five objectors to our Planning Petition Number 3. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk, the Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Mr. Mayor, I’d like to pull Agenda Item #3 please. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: Thank you, Mayor. I’d like to pull Agenda Item #19. th Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Item #15 --- 3 The Clerk: Mr. Sias, can I get you to pull your mike over? Mr. Sias: --- reference Item #15 and we could waive request to waive the second reading on that. That’s an ordinance for, that affects with GEMA and we can waive the second reading on that. Mr. Mayor: Without objection. Mr. Sias: I have one other a couple of other, also can we add, I’d like to add Item 40 to the Consent Agenda. Mr. Mayor: There’s an objection. Mr. Sias: All right. Item 36 to add to the Consent. Mr. Mayor: Without objection. Mr. Sias: And Item 37. Mr. Mayor: Without objection. Mr. M. Williams: Item #37, Mr. Mayor, is that the airport road we’re talking about? You’ve got an objection to that one. Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right. Mr. M. Williams: I thought we were pulling that (inaudible). Mr. Mayor: Well, you pull or add, you got some --- Mr. M. Williams: Yeah, I’ve got --- th Mr. Mayor: -- okay, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: I’ve got a couple of questions about Item 32 --- Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right --- Mr. M. Williams: --- and a couple of questions about --- Mr. Mayor: --- so it’s on the regular agenda already. The Clerk: It’s on the regular agenda. Mr. M. Williams: --- okay. 4 The Clerk: Item #4, okay. st Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1, go ahead, sir, just start speaking into it. Mr. Fennoy: I would like to add Item #38 and 39. The Clerk: 38 and 39 to the Consent Agenda, okay. Mr. Mayor: Without objection. Mr. Hasan: I have a question about (inaudible). Mr. Mayor: Could you ask your question offline? Mr. Hasan: It’d be to the Clerk or to the General Counsel. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the General Counsel, a question regarding #38. Mr. Hasan: Number 38. My question is normally this is Damascus Road and no problem with this but you have businesses there so we don’t need, no businesses there? Mr. Mayor: This is just at the golf course. The Clerk: It’s the golf course --- Mr. Hasan: Just the golf course, okay, all right, no problem. The Clerk: --- the entrance to the (inaudible). Mr. Hasan: It’s Damascus Road. That’s why I went there, okay, all right, thank you. Mr. M. Williams: That helps me understand a little bit on 38 but 39, I guess the same question, how would that affect the other part, the other people? Mr. Mayor: It’s just that portion that’s there. It’s the same thing. It’s a very similar situation of what we just talked about. There’s a specific portion at Druid Park that will be contained where this will be impacted at. Mr. M. Williams: If it’s not impacted, I’ve got no problem if it’s not going to impact the other --- Mr. Mayor: That’s correct. Mr. M. Williams: --- residents in that area. 5 Mr. Mayor: The Chair will entertain a motion, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Motion to approve. Mr. Hasan: Second. CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC SERVICES 5. Motion to approve retaining Alcohol License and Business License for Ms. Ollie W. Lee, d/b/a: The Private “I”, 2507 Thomas Lane, as is and the business owners meet with the Sheriff’s Department to discuss recommendations to provide for the safety and security of the employees and patrons who come to the business. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) 6. Motion to approve Adding Dance: A.N. 19-47: request by Ollie W. Lee to add Dance to the Existing business known as Private “I” located at 2507 Thomas Lane. District 5. Super District 9. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 7. Motion to approve Utilities Department requests the purchase of 4 pickup trucks and 1 small SUV for various divisions at a total cost of $148,252.00 from Allan Vigil Ford. Bid 19- 280 and Bid 19-275. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 8. Motion to approve the purchase of one 2020 Ford Transport Van for the Augusta Regional Airport for $37,091. Bid Item 19-281. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 9. Motion to approve purchases on the individual purchase orders that will exceed $25,000.00 per order. The following annual bid item requires Commission approval: Utilities 20-06- Chemicals; Recreation 20-045 Athletic Clothing. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 10. Motion to approve the Utilities Department-Construction Divisions requests the replacement of one sewer rodder truck from Jet Vac Equipment Company of Sumter, S.C. for $135,085. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 11. Motion to approve the five-year service agreements for the Judicial Center ($83,933.40), Webster Detention Center ($186,433.49), Municipal Building ($116,676.22) and Sheriff’s Office ($37,287.07) provided by Trane, Inc., as the original equipment manufacturer. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 12. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) request to contract with Antioch Ministries to reconstruct one (1) affordable, multi-family duplex unit on Twiggs Street. (Approved by the Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) 13. Motion to approve setting the qualifying fees for Local Elective Offices up for Election in 2020. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) PUBLIC SAFETY 6 14. Motion to approve and accept 2020 Supplemental Grant funds from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for Richmond County DUI and Veterans Courts. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) 15. Motion to approve the Emergency Management Ordinance and authorize the Mayor to sign the ordinance. (Approved by Public Safety Committee January 14, 2020) 16. Motion to approve of MOU with Augusta University for the Applied Learning Experience. (Approved by Public Safety Committee January 14, 2020) 17. Motion to approve Dedication Plaque for New Fire Station #2. (Approved by Public Safety Committee January 14, 2020) ENGINEERING SERVICES 18. Motion to approve the purchase of Caterpillar model D-8T WH/W GPS Dozer, bid item #19-226, from Yancey Brothers as the compliant bidder with no exceptions. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 20. Motion to approve Supplemental Agreement One and PE phase design phase (Task Order #2) to Hussey Gay Bell and DeYoung in the amount of $419,581.00 for the Enhance Operations at Wheeler Road and Robert C. Daniel Project as well as authorize the Mayor to execute the revised GDOT Project Framework Agreement as requested by the AED. RFQ 17-127 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 21. Motion to approve Supplemental Agreement One and PE design phase (Task Order #2) to Hussey Gay Bell and DeYoung in the amount of $408,715 for the Barton Chapel Road @ Gordon Hwy Project as well as authorize the Mayor to execute the revised GDOT Project Framework Agreement as requested by the AED. RFQ 17-217 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14m 2020. 22. Motion to approve the deeds of dedication, maintenance agreements, and road resolutions submitted by the Engineering Department and the Augusta Utilities Department for Hayne’s Station, Phase X. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 23. Motion to approve award of the On-Call ITS Construction & Emergency Repair contract to Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc. Award is contingent upon receipt of signed contracts and required documents for the AED. RFP #20-100. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 24. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for permanent easement (Parcel 154-0-213-00-0) 2430 Tobacco Road, Lot E. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 25. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for permanent easement and temporary construction easement (Parcel 153-0-414-00-0) 3724 Tahitian Trail. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 26. Motion to approve the renaming of River Shoals Parkway to Topgolf Way. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) 27. Motion to approve Supplemental Agreement One and PE Design Phase (Task Order 2) to Hussey Gal Bell and DeYoung (HGB) in the amount of $836,591 for the Wheeler Road Multimodal Corridor Project as well as authorize the Mayor to execute the revised GDOT Project Framework Agreement as requested by the AED. RFQ 17-217 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2019) 7 PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 28. Motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting and the Special Called meetings of the Augusta Commission held January 8, and January 14, 2020) APPOINTMENTS 29. Motion to approve the appointment of Ms. Ronic West to the Augusta Aviation Commission and Mr. Christopher Mulliens to ARC Library Board of Trustees representing District 2. PUBLIC SAFETY 36. Motion to approve contract with Medical Associates Plus to provide Medical Assisted Treatment to the Richmond County State Court Accountability Court Programs. (No recommendation from Public Safety Committee January 14, 2020) ENGINEERING SERVICES 38. Motion to approve naming the entrance road to the Augusta Municipal Golf Course off Damascus Road in honor of Mr. Jim Dent. (Requested by Commissioner Bill Fennoy) 39. Motion to approve the renaming the 1200 Block of Druid Park Avenue to “David Patterson Way” (Requested by Commissioner Bill Fennoy) Mr. Mayor: Voting. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 9-0. \[Items 5-18, 20-29, 36, 38, 39\] st Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: May I have a point of --- Mr. Mayor: You can now. Mr. Fennoy: --- okay, this is it. We have some relatives and golfers that play with Jim Dent that are here. I would like to acknowledge them at this time and let them know that the drive leading into the clubhouse at the Cabbage Patch will be officially named Jim Dent Drive and we will have a ceremony to commemorate that. And I’d just like them to stand if they don’t mind, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: I don’t mind at all. Would you please stand, the family of Mr. Jim Dent, please stand --- Mr. Fennoy: And golfers. Mr. Mayor: --- and golfers. (APPLAUSE) This is from, to the Commissioner from the th 9 I was about to feel some kind of way when he was qualifying and golfers he was leaving some of us out about that. We’ll talk about that while we’re on the course though. 8 Mr. Fennoy: They’re not going to let me stand, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: I know, fantastic. All right, Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Going to the pulled items, sir? Mr. Mayor: 3 B. The Clerk: Okay, I call your attention to Item #3. Let me back up and announce our delegation. DELEGATION(S) B. Messrs. Jim Stiff, George Snelling and Toney Cross regarding their opposition to zoning request (Z-20-01) 3133 Washington Road, Augusta, GA 30907. PLANNING 3. Z-20-01 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Georgia Planning Commission to approve with the conditions below a petition by WSM Ventures, LLC, on behalf of Evans Best, LLC, requesting a change of zoning from Zone B-1 (Neighborhood Business) to Zone B-2 (General Business) affecting property containing 0.36 acres and known as 3133 Washington Road. Tax Map 011-0-025-02-0 DISTRICT 7 1. The current development standards and regulations shall be met when submitting a site plan. Mr. Mayor: Okay and for our speakers we’ve brought Item B forward which is the delegation’s so we’ll just have a full debate about this. If you’ll introduce and give us your name and your address both of you who will be speaking and we’ll handle the matter accordingly okay? Mr. Cross: My name is Toney Cross. I am the Chaplain and the CM Manager of Mission Services at Goodwill Industries at 3145 Washington Road. And Mr. Stiff is going to talk about our objection but I just want to give you all a little bit of information in regards to what we do at Goodwill at the Goodwill campus and some of the areas and statistics and things that we do and how we are really, really increasing things here on our campus. Goodwill was founded by our Methodist Minister and Pastor Reverend Dr. Edgar J. Helms in 1902 in Boston, MA. Our local 5013C is a part of a 170-community based autonomous Goodwill organizations. Goodwill was established right here in Augusta in 1996 with a job connection and retail training store off of Peach Orchard Road but in 2010 we opened up our job connection and training store right at the corner of Washington Road and Fury’s Ferry and since that time we’ve helped over 6,000 unemployed local citizens secure a job right from that particular location. And God put it on our hearts during that time to repair the citizens of Augusta Georgia with career advancement but also with a bigger slice of the American Dream. Right here at our local Goodwill we built and we still operate now the only licensed and accredited federally financial aid college in all of Goodwill in all 157 of those Goodwills and it's called Helms College, it’s named for our founder. At our beautiful state of the art Helm’s College Campus located right here on the corner of Fury’s Ferry and Washington Road we currently have 320 students who are currently enrolled and on January th 30 right now 65 of those students will be graduating with their diplomas and they’ll be conferred in the area of culinary arts 39 students and then 26 medical students will be conferred degrees as 9 well. The majority of our students however are local and they’re seeking career pathways out of poverty for themselves and of those students 77% of those students are African American and that’s a very, very big number for us because it lets us know that those African American students are looking for better ways for their lives and they’re coming right there to that particular campus right on the corner of Washington Road and Fury’s Ferry. But we also serve our veterans community. 20%, over 20% of our veterans community who come down from down range and they’re coming back home they come right to our campus and are actively enrolled right now and they’re seeking opportunities so when they come back home and they’re looking for better ways to better themselves or possibly get away from that particular form of their life they are now actively enrolled in the Helm’s College and are seeking career advancement for themselves as well. I’ll step to the side and let Mr. Stiff share with you some information as well. Mr. Stiff: James Stiff and I’m at 3 Shadow Brook Circle Augusta Georgia 30909 is my home address. We believe that all students deserve to be able to develop their God given gifts in an attractive environment. Our local charity since we purchased the property in 2009 has invested over $17 million dollars and we have just begun a $6 million dollar capital campaign to create the image that you’re looking at here that Ashly is presenting to you at the corner of Fury’s Ferry and Washington Road. And we truly want to have a state-of-the-art facility that’s going to attract people and give them a sense of dignity to study there. And so we believe we’re very much interested in progress and business advancement but we’ve got to make sure that there’s a match and we don’t believe there’s a match for the youths of an engines running line of cars for a oil change garage at the very main entrance of Helms College where all the students will be coming and will be trying to recruit students to come there. And so we believe it’s a safety hazard and an environmental hazard for our student body which will rise from the 300 number to over 500 by the year 2023. And so we just say that it’s not a compatible neighbor for an upscale college be it at Augusta University, Paine College or Helms College and we want to give our local citizens a true sense of dignity as they try to exit poverty. And so we joined the Warren Baptist Church the letter I presented to you the two Pastors signed to ask the Commission to please deny the rezoning request for this property, thank you very much. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you, Mr. Stiff. I have concerns about the usage from a standpoint that you have they have to share access to the property to go through your property to get to the oil change place as well as the fact as you’ve invested $17 million into that facility. Colleagues, do you have any questions for Mr. Stiff? Commissioner John Clarke. Mr. Clarke: Yeah, I have a couple of questions. It’s my understanding that in the very near future Ritz Carlton will be sending their ship personnel down to the college to train in culinary arts school? nd Mr. Stiff: Yes, Commissioner Clark we signed October 22 a partnership with the Ritz Carlton Lake Oconee and it’s, right now it’s sitting on the corner of our accreditation office which is in Washington, DC to get it approved, that will be a new Associate Degree in Club and Resort Operations and we’ll be building as part of that $6 million dollar capital campaign a new culinary lab and some classrooms for those students to study there. They will have their applied learning at Edgar’s Grill on Campus well as the Pinnacle Club in the new Edgars on Broad that’s going to 10 rd be built on the 3 floor of the Augusta University Building so that’s a new program that begins hopefully by July. Mr. Clarke: Okay, I have one more question. And isn’t true that the plot of land that is in question it doesn’t set off to the side but indeed is the Old Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust the round building that sits dead center? Mr. Stiff: Yes, sir. Mr. Clarke: That is, okay. I appreciate that I have no other questions but I would like to make a statement. This organization has been down in our district for many years and it’s been a welcomed neighbor and they have provided a lot of jobs and a lot of assets to the community not only in West Augusta but all over Augusta. And I, it is my belief that putting a business right directly in front of their college would not be a benefit to anybody except the business owner that’s going to build the business. So I’ve got to say, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem, that I make a motion that we don’t approve the rezoning. Mr. Davis: I’ll second that. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: We’ve got a motion and a second to deny, any further discussion? Commissioner Fennoy. Mr. Fennoy: I forgot your name --- Mr. Stiff: Jim. Mr. Fennoy: --- yeah Jim, and I guess one of my concerns is that you know we don’t if we don’t concur with the change then next month or the month after that somebody else will come there and want to put a business in that location. And to keep us from going through this process all over again do you have any plans on how we could keep that from happening with the renovation and the remodeling that you have done in that area, do Helms College see a way that they could get with the property owner and maybe purchase that property so that we would no longer be having this conversation? Mr. Stiff: That’s a very good point. The initial price was so high that the bank was wanting to sell the property you know it was very steep. We are interested and working with a third party to help purchase the property if the motion is denied. Mr. Fennoy: Thank you, sir. Mr. Stiff: Thank you. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Okay, Commissioner Marion Williams and the petitioner, we will let you speak if he’s in the building. We’ll let the petitioner speak here shortly. 11 Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I guess my question would be either to Rob Sherman or to my law partner Mr. Brown to figure out can we legally prevent that from happening since the property owner wants to build. I support the college and I think you’re doing a great job. I think it’s well needed but at the same time I don’t want to create something for this government and end up paying out monies for because it’s not a connection there with both businesses. So I guess my question is can we legally do that Attorney Brown, I don’t see Rob well, he's, Rob’s in the back. Mr. Sherman: It’s probably a legal question but I can give you a little background on this property. So we know where Goodwill Industries is up on Washington Road where the round bank is, the Dairy Queen. It’s a shopping center to begin with. I’m not sure 10 11-acres there about and it had several outparcels. Originally it was zoned B-1. Since the shopping center was there, probably going back to ’90 maybe ’95 or a little earlier, we’ve had five zoning cases up there to bring the property up to a B-2 Zoning which is General Business. Now one of those zoning cases was for a Special Exception for a utilities substation. There’s one outparcel that’s left maybe two I think Barney’s Pharmacy may be up there and it’s zoned B-1, this property is an outparcel in that shopping center formerly State Bank I believe it was. It’s zoned B-1. The zoning, the petition to rezone it to B-2 we believe is appropriate just simply because a shopping center everything for the most part right there is zoned B-2. The use, I understand what they’re saying about that you know specific use but that use is allowed in a B-2 Zone. The rest of the shopping center is zoned B-2. Mr. M. Williams: Now to answer my question I need my attorney. I thought, Rob, thank you. But Mayor Pro Tem, I just needed that question because that will can propose an issue for this body if there’s not a legal reason not to do that so. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Commissioner Sias. Mr. Sias: Thank you. My question is, Mr. Sherman, if I could ask Mr. Sherman to come back up. I don’t have a problem what the college want but here’s the question I have. Mr. Sherman, when there’s been a principal established of how these businesses would access their property or their business and that appears to be have always been a process of going through the shopping center. Now we had a case out on Willis Foreman Road where very similar and these folks wanted to cut the access off and they couldn’t do it. So my question to you because it was an established access and there’s no other access to that property, I understand the question about the zoning and you’ve answered that but my question again simply is this. Can you deny access to that parcel of property when it has been established as such that everybody comes in through the parking lot? That’s my question. Mr. Sherman: Okay, so we the city cannot. That’s an agreement, I’m sure they have a legal document establishing that cross easement and I don’t know what the conditions of that would be, whether, I suspect that it’s in perpetuity as long as that parcel’s there that they’ve got access through the shopping center to the parcel but that’s the extent of what I know about that. Mr. Sias: Thank you. 12 Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: All right, can we hear from the petitioner if you could come forward please. If you could state your name and address for the record please. Mr. Berry: Davis Berry, 1028 Gwendolyn Circle, Spartanburg, SC. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: You have the floor, sir. Mr. Berry: Perfect. Thank you all for having us here today. I think the reason we met with Planning early on about this and received the same feedback that all the surrounding property including the Goodwill is B-2 and so that’s where we kind of approached it. And we’re, came in th front of the first meeting January 6 and not receive any opposition after the signs had been posted so we’re a little bit caught off guard today with the opposition. I think in terms of the use whether existing is B-1 for a take five the traffic count is extremely low. We probably see 40 cars a day on average with no real peak demand so you may see three to four cars an hour. The line of sight will actually be improved from what the Goodwill currently has behind it, a lower building, a smaller footprint. The building sits well below the grade of the road. It’s about a 10-foot topography change. I think the other thing this is the second time this property’s been marketed in less than a year and so it was the opportunity out there to be purchased on multiple occasions. And I think the last time the bank had it out it sold for $375,000 so with that (inaudible). Mr. Beman: Davis Beman, Blanchard and Calhoun. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Your address, sir? Mr. Beman: 2341 McDowell Street --- Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you. Mr. Beman: --- Augusta, Georgia. The only thing I would just like to reiterate is that it is a conforming use in the B-2 which a greater hold of property is B-2. Within about 100 yards there already is a Pep Boys they just moved there within the last I’ll say two years I think it was less than that and again the property just sold for only $375,000. The access will have to remain in place. There is an agreement and it’ll have to remain in place anyways regardless of this because of the Dairy Queen next door so that access would have to be maintained for that property. We feel like this is a good site. We’ve studied there pretty intensively not just based on cost but access, safety and things like that. The way that the intersection on Fury’s Ferry and Washington Road interacts with this property there’s a significant drop off and so by taking the existing building down the new building will actually be lower and a better line of site for the center. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: All right, any further, Commissioner Hasan. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem. You made mentioned a couple of minutes ago, your name again, sir? Mr. Beman: Davis. 13 Mr. Hasan: Mr. Davis, that you had no opposition at the Planning Board. Mr. Beman: That’s correct. Mr. Hasan: Have you made the purchase at this point with that in mind? Mr. Beman: It’s under contract. Mr. Hasan: It’s under contract okay, thank you. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Commissioner Fennoy. Mr. Fennoy: You all understand the concerns of the objectors? Mr. Beman: Well, first of all I know them very well and I know their product and who they are highly credible individuals. We do want to be good neighbors to them and certainly if there’s a way to do this that would be compatible we’re completely open to that. Mr. Fennoy: Before we vote it up of vote it down, Mr. Mayor, I would like for the objectors and the people that want to see a change to get together and see if they can come up with something that’s going make everybody happy. Have you all had this discussion and any discussion with the objectors? Mr. Beman: When we found out about it last night I did reach out to Jim Stiff this morning. I had a brief conversation with him. Mr. Fennoy: All right, Mr. Stiff, are you open to having a discussion with Mr. Davis about to see if ya’ll could work out an agreement or something that’s going to make everybody happy and bring it back to us? Mr. Stiff: Well, we certainly want to be you know amenable. We said we would help with all the training of staff for all five of your locations in the future. I mean we’re in that business we, I just don’t know in terms of you know unless we were able to you know come up with another piece of property that we could have them move to but we already have an issue as Planning and Zoning as the Planning folks will tell you in terms of the number of cars that are already there so I don’t. In terms of giving up other properties so they could move to a different location that would be my only anxiety when we’re talking about our specific 10 acre or 11 acres property, if that makes sense. Mr. Fennoy: That makes sense and again if we deny it today, I could see this happening again and again and again and again and this is what I want to try to eliminate if at all possible. I’d like to make a substitute motion that we refer this back to our next meeting in order to give each party and opportunity to sit down and have a discussion and bring back the results of that discussion whether you all were able to come with anything or not and you know at that particular time vote it up or vote it down. 14 Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Just to confirm the motion will be on the next full Commission meeting. th The Clerk: February 4 meeting I believe that will be. th Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: February 4, all right, any further discussion? We’ve got a motion and a second to refer the substitute motion to refer to the next full Commission meeting on th February 4, voting. Mr. Clarke votes No. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 8-1. The Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you all for coming. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, number four. The Clerk: PLANNING 4. Z-20-02 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Georgia Planning Commission to approve with the conditions below a petition by Gateway Development Corp., on behalf of The Estate of Robert Allen Denton, requesting a change of zoning from Zone R-MH (Manufactured Home Residential), Zone LI (Light Industry) and Zone B-2 (General Business) to Zone R-3B (Multiple-family Residential) affecting property containing 18.74 acres and known as 3695 Peach Orchard Road. Tax Map 155-0-051-00-0 DISTRICT 6. 1. This development shall substantially comply with the concept plan. 2. This project shall comply with all development standards and regulations set forth by the City of Augusta, GA. Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. The Chair recognizes the Commissioner th from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and my question I guess will be really simple Rob the remanufactured homes we’ve got a lot of those areas now this is changing that from my understanding. My question is will they be allowed to come back into this area after a certain period of time or will there be additional remanufactured homes and single family residences as well because I think we‘ve got a lot of the remanufactured homes that’s not being taken care off like they should be and they get in disarray and we just can’t. So my question is will there be both there I guess that’s going to change that? Mr. Sherman: That’ll change this property. Right now it’s currently zoned R-MH, LI and B-2 three different zones. It’s being rezoned, this is a request to zone it to R-3B and they’re building apartments. It’s to build apartments. 15 Mr. M. Williams: Okay and similar to what just happened a while ago you just said this is three different zones in there. When are we going to rezone for an area and not have these mixed zonings in there where we’ve got mixed use because of the zoning? Mr. Sherman: Yeah so in this case I can’t tell you how the different zones got there but different pieces of land has been consolidated and the different pieces were zoned different ways. Right now he’s just petitioning to rezone it to multi-family for, let’s see, 122-unit apartment complex. Mr. M. Williams: Okay but if I was in partnership with Mary Davis and we decided to build some apartments, Mary, and we wanted to establish those would someone be able to come in later and put manufactured mobile homes where we done invested the money to build apartments and that’s what we keep going over and over and over here. To me I’m just trying to make sure we’re not allowing these investors to build then behind them it’s going to be some of the remanufactured homes type situations come up behind them. So that’s like throwing good money after bad and it’s just a question it don’t have to be resolved today but I wanted it to be at least thought about. I mean I make a motion to approve, Mr. Mayor --- Ms. Davis: Second. Mr. M. Williams: (inaudible) what we’re doing is going to be progressive and growing in a way where this stuff has been there for a thousand years. Mr. Mayor: And again, Rob, as you’ve indicated Director Sherman you, we’re rezoning from R-MH (Manufactured Home) to Multi-family residential. Mr. Sherman: Correct. Mr. Mayor: Very good, so we should see an enhancement in the area in fact. Mr. Sherman: Yes. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: (Inaudible) Mr. Mayor: Okay, voting. Ms. Davis: Mr. Mayor, I’m just excited about my new business with Commissioner Williams, construction. Mr. D. Williams and Mr. Clarke out. Motion Passes 8-0. The Clerk: Number 19, Mr. Mayor? 16 The Clerk: ENGINEERING SERVICES 19. Motion to approve second quarter work session on the storm water program. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: Thank you, Mayor. I have a question for Engineering. I think they’re probably the ones that are over this. And I guess my main question for this before we vote to move forward with it is do we have a date set for when this will take place, when this work session will take place? Dr. Malik: It’s going to be the later part of June because we’re going to be working on our annual report between April and May 15 and once we’re done with the report we should have good information to come back, so I would say the later part of June the last week or whenever that meeting will be. Mr. Garrett: We don’t want to go to the last part of June because then we’ll be gone for thth the 4 of July. I mean if the report will be created on the 15 can we do it the early part of June? Dr. Malik: We need time to bring a comprehensive information to, we just work through the TIA working on SPLOST and then on the parking and then we’re going to work on this report because this report is a Compliance Report I have to make sure we get all that. But if it’s the will of the body we will bring it back to bring it back the comprehensive information covering everything. Mr. Garrett: So I guess we don’t have a set date. That’s all I’m asking is that we get a set date put in place because we’ve been talking about this storm water review for about a year that’s it’s coming up and I get questions about it so I just want to make sure that as we’re looking forward to June that we’re going to have a date. Dr. Malik: Yes, sir, we were back at this floor I think in October some things that we’ve been presenting updates quarterly annually so we have to compile all that information plus anything else. Mr. Garrett: We’ll hold you to sometime in June then. Dr. Malik: Yes, sir. Mr. Garrett: All right, motion to approve. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second, voting. 17 Mr. D. Williams out. Motion carries 9-0. The Clerk: PUBLIC SERVICES 30. Motion to approve Planning & Development Department recommendations to Augusta, Georgia Code, SIDEWALK ENCROACHMENTS, Section 3-8-11 so as to provide regulations for right-of-way encroachments/sidewalk care, definitions to include entertainment zone, permit requirements, and general regulation, to Waive the Second Reading, and to provide an effective date. (No recommendation from Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) Mr. Hasan: Motion to approve. Mr. B. Williams: Second. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I definitely approve this but I think I’d like to see one change and that’s that we have the $25.00 one-time admin fee as opposed to the annual $25.00 fee. I talked to Mr. Sherman about this and he was in agreement with it as well so I guess I now have to make a substitute motion to that, okay. I make a substitute motion to approve with a one-time admin fee, no annual fee moving forward. Ms. Davis: I’ll second it. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, can I ask a question? th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor I’m in support of it either way the $25.00 that the Mayor Pro Tem talked about you know it sounds good. But my question on this one and couple of other ones why are we waiving the second readings when the requirement for a second reading was put in place for a reason? Now are we’re going to take that out? We’re not going to use that or are we going to use it on the days we feel like it like doing a second reading and the days we don’t. So if the second reading is required why, and I’ve got that question on a couple of others if we want to waive the second reading. Can my Attorney or my business partner or anybody tell me why we --- Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Commissioner, the regiment of having a first reading second reading I believe it’s put in place to have adequate time for the public as well as the Commissioners to consider a change. You do not want your ordinance changed lightly. You do want thorough consideration of that. However I think waiving a second reading is quite appropriate if the Commission is clear 18 and the public has had ample opportunity to hear and voice their opinion on the matter. So in some cases I would say you probably would not choose to waive a second reading if something is controversial or if information is not forthcoming or provided and there was a lot of inquiry from the public. But where everything is known and the Commission is crystal clear, I would see no need, I would see no legal purpose in having an item on the agenda again when the Commission’s already made up its mind. Mr. M. Williams: Can I respond Mr. Mayor? Thank you. And, Mr. Brown, I certainly appreciate that and I understand that being up here making the decision but the general public who I support and who supported me who asked me to be their voice they don’t understand this. I mean you ask somebody on the street about second readings and they wouldn’t know what in the world you were talking about. So unless there’s an emergency reason to do that, I mean we shouldn’t have a rule that we decide or this body whether I’m here or not say we know we want to waive the second reading today. If it requires a second reading, it should be a second reading in my opinion but I mean I’m just one vote, one voice. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: I’d like to make a substitute motion to leave it as presented with the $25.00 fee I think --- Mr. Mayor: Well, let’s just go back to the main motion we need to dispose of the substitute first. Mr. Hasan: --- okay. Okay I’m sorry but I think we should keep it because we have so many businesses in town, different businesses in different places that have similar situations I believe. And as a result of doing checkups and things that are coming back through there is a fee associated with that and I think we shouldn’t treat downtown in a preferential treatment as opposed to other businesses, treat them all the same. If the Planning and Zoning initially saw fit to put that in there they put that in there for a reason. I’m sure they are amenable to it being removed if necessary but I think at this particular time we ought to leave it as it currently is and that’s my position, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Give everybody time for themselves. We’re going to deal with the substitute first and then based on its disposition we’ll maybe come back to that okay. Mr. Hasan: What is the substitute? Mr. Mayor: We’re voting on the substitute that substitute by the Mayor Pro Tem is to approve with a one-time fee of $25.00 versus an annual fee, that’s the substitute with a proper second. Mr. M. Williams: And worry about the second reading is that --- Mr. Mayor: I don’t think he, the Mayor Pro Tem nor the previous motion make us address the issue for the second reading. I mean it’s in the caption, it’s in the caption so. 19 The Clerk: They’re requesting it. Mr. Mayor: Yeah, they’re requesting it. All right so let’s vote on the substitute, voting. Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Frantom and Mr. Garrett vote Yes. Mr. D. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Clarke vote No. Motion Passes 6-4. The Clerk: And it will have a second reading. We need unanimous consent for it. Mr. Mayor: The second reading, Item Number 31. The Clerk: PUBLIC SERVICES 31. Motion to approve Planning & Development Department recommendation to amend Augusta, Georgia Code, Noise, Section 3-6-2 (b and d), so as to amend the hours for events in the Entertainment Zone, to Waive the Second Reading, and to provide an effective date. (No recommendation from Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Motion to approve. Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second to approve. The Chair recognizes the th Commissioner from the 5, please speak into your microphone. Mr. B. Williams: (Unintelligible). Mr. Mayor: Director Sherman, please approach, all right this is Tab 31? Mr. Sherman: So currently the Noise Ordinance says that noise or to say music down at The Commons has to stop at 11:00. Over the past few years different occasions, promotors have asked the Commission to allow to extending it to 12:00. This extends it to 12:00. Mr. Mayor: Voting. I believe that I heard the Dean of the Commission. We’re going to party like it’s 1999. The Clerk: Are you voting, sir? Mr. M. Williams: I’m just trying to figure out this second reading thing ya’ll waiving. I mean that don’t make good sense to me and if it’s in the caption, I mean when you put it in there. Mr. M. Williams votes No. Motion Passes 9-1. 20 The Clerk: And we’ll have a second reading. The Clerk: PUBLIC SERVICES 32. Motion to approve Planning & Development Department recommendation amending Augusta, Georgia Code, Administrative and Regulatory Fee Structure, Section 2-1-3©, so as to establish the regulatory fee for Right-of-Way Encroachment/Sidewalk Café Permit, to Waive the Second Reading, and to provide an effective date. (No recommendation from Public Services Committee January 14, 2020) Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Is this the same? Mr. Mayor: So --- Mr. Sherman: Different code. Mr. Mayor: --- it’s the same thing, all right, that’s correct, two different codes. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Motion to approve. Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right --- Mr. M. Williams: I would’ve pulled it, Mr. Mayor, but it’s already on there on the regular agenda but I wanted to talk about the second reading. Mr. Mayor: --- so you still can but again this is in plain language. Mr. M. Williams: (Inaudible) talk about it. I mean I’m voting the same way, they’re voting the same way. It don’t make no difference. Mr. Mayor: Well, you’re going to have a second reading, okay, they’re not waiving it. All right, voting. Okay, everybody suspend. The Clerk: Not the second reading, we’ll come back for the second reading. Mr. Sherman: Let me make sure --- Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Director Sherman --- Mr. Sherman: --- all right you’ll clarify Item Number 32. The Clerk: For the fee. 21 Mr. Sherman: --- pardon me? Well, I’ve got to go to 30 first. In pulling Agenda Item Number 30 you did not approve a regulatory fee, correct --- The Clerk: Right, just the $25.00. Mr. Sherman: --- just the $25.00 application. So one Number 32 you want to not approve it because that is putting into effect the regulatory fee that was mentioned in 30. There were two different code sections is the reason it’s that way. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’m going to come back to you. All right, I want to make sure everybody’s clear on what Director Sherman is saying. Would you restate that please? Mr. Sherman: Yes --- Mr. Mayor: Item 30 and 32 okay, okay, go ahead. Mr. Sherman: --- on Item 30 there was mention of to approve the Sidewalk Encroachment Ordinance and it included a $25.00 Application Fee and then an annual $25.00 Regulatory Fee. The motion and what was approved on that was just approving the $25.00 Application Fee, no Regulatory Fee. Number 32 puts into effect the Regulatory Fee if you had approved it. But it’s a different code so we have to bring it to you this way. So because so it was not approved and then that’s not what you want to do we want to not approve Number 32, okay? Mr. Mayor: All right, the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor: I make a motion to delete --- Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: --- 32. Mr. Mayor: Motion to delete Item Number 32 with a proper second, voting. Madam Clerk, we’re going to go to Item 35 next. Mr. Clarke votes No. Motion Passes 9-1. The Clerk: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 35. Discuss the current expired lease agreement with the CSRA Humane Society, Inc. of the old City Stockade, 425 Wood St. (Requested by Commissioner Ben Hasan) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. 22 Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor and my colleagues, about a couple of weeks ago with our last Commission meeting if I’m not mistaken there was someone here to address this issue there was one that was part of the delegation that was going to address this. I think what happened in looking at this the lease has expired and I didn’t know what their intent was. I went through there yesterday and I still saw some animals on there on the property so I don’t know what the intent of the government and that’s why I put it on here to try to see exactly which currently in looking at the lease there’s no attempt to automatically renew or anything at this particular time. And I don’t know whether they’re moving animals out there or not so I didn’t know what our goal was with the piece of property so I thought I’d bring that to our attention. Mr. Mayor: Why don’t we get Mr. Hill I believe, I think that’s his name, yes sir, all right, Mr. Hill, if you’ll come on forward, Director Hill, Animal Services. Mr. Hill: Good evening, good afternoon, actually the Humane Society’s a separate entity from us. They operate solely on their own (unintelligible) governed by the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Mayor: So there’s no MOU between us and them at all? Mr. Hill: No, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay, very well. All right, so do we have anyone who can speak to this matter? Okay all right Director Douse from Central Services will come next, musical chairs. All right, Director Douse. Ms. Douse: Good afternoon. We have, the Central Services Department, our real estate division contacted the Humane Society to see what their interest was as far as if they wanted to extend a lease or not. It was brought to our attention late December early January that we even st had a lease agreement with them that expired December 31. I polled various departments throughout the city to see if we had any conflict with other departments throughout the city or other agencies that would object to that lease and we are compiling that information to present to the Commission. We were also under the impression that they were going to speak to the Commission a couple of weeks ago now of which that individual never showed up but I’ll be able to get you a report within the coming days to show you which departments would like to extend the lease and which would like to have a further discussion with the Humane Society to go in a different route. As you know that will be a real estate matter and it would have to come before you in Legal. th Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 6 you still have the floor. Mr. Hasan: No, sir, I’m fine. I just wanted to raise because it was on the agenda and it was not addressed and I didn’t see it was coming back so I just wanted to see what the status was to bring it to our attention as a body. Mr. M. Williams: Can Ms. Douse bring us back the condition of this building in the old Stockade which you know what needs to be done there now versus you know how it stands? 23 Ms. Douse: Sure. Mr. Mayor: Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: I make a motion to receive as information. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, we’re going to receive as information. All right, Ms. Douse, at our next Executive Session you’ll be prepared to bring that information back to us, okay, great. All right, Madam Clerk, let’s go Item Number 40. APPOINTMENTS 40. Motion to approve the reappointment of Ms. Juanita Burney to the Augusta-Richmond County Board of Assessors representing Super District 10. (Requested by Commissioner Ben Hasan) The Clerk: Are we going to do that by unanimous consent? Mr. Mayor: Without objection. The Clerk: Without objection? Mr. Hasan: Motion to approve. Mr. Frantom: Second. Motion Passes 10-0. Mr. Mayor: Right. All right, here’s our posture we have a recommendation from Director Sherman with regards to Item Number 1 that was passed on consent. There were a few things that needed to be addressed on that. I’m going to ask this body, Mayor Pro Tem, if we would have a motion to reconsider our previous action on Item Number 1. PLANNING 1. FINAL PLAT – WRIGHTS POINT – S-903 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Georgia Planning Commission to approve a petition by Johnson Laschober & Associates, on behalf of Edith Peebles, requesting final plat approval for Wrights Point. This single family residential development is located at 1477 Wrightsboro Road and contains 13 lots. DISTRICT 1 24 Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: I make a motion to reconsider our action on Agenda Item Number 1. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: Okay, voting. Mr. D. Williams abstains. Motion Passes 9-0-1. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes our Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: I’d like to make a motion to deny Agenda Item Number 1. Ms. Davis: Second. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: What was the recommendation on this from the Planning Commission? Mr. Mayor: To do what we just did. Mr. Hasan: To approve? Mr. Mayor: No. There was some things that slipped by us and so that’s why he came back and asked us to do that. Mr. Hasan: Okay, all right. Mr. Mayor: Okay, again this is a motion to deny Number 1, voting. Motion Passes 10-0. Mr. Mayor: Thirty-five, Item Number 34. The Clerk: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 34. Approve advertising for Administrator and Recreation Director position. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams) th Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner from the 9. 25 Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I put this on the agenda so we can go ahead and get started with the process to go ahead acquire an Administrator and a position in Parks and Recreation, that was in the form of a motion to approve. Mr. Garrett: Second. Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second. I’m coming, I’ve got everybody, I’ve got everybody. I’m going to give everybody, we’re going to take our time. All right, I’m going down th to the Commissioner from the 5. Mr. B. Williams: I want to do a substitute motion that we do an inside search five days for the Administrator and the Recreation Director. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: So the question before us is, the question before us at this point with regards to the Recreation Director there’s a question about whether the roll is currently interim or if it was a hire. Administrator Sims. Mr. Sims: The current role is interim. Ron Houck served as our Interim Director. Mr. Mayor: We have clarification on that. So I’ve got a substitute motion to conduct a search internal for Administrator and Recreation and Parks with a proper second. All right, the Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: On the original motion are you stating, Commissioner Williams, that it’s a national search by advertising it? Mr. M. Williams: Yes, sir, it’s a national. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 5. Mr. B. Williams: I do believe that we have people in this government who can do this job whether you like one person or another. I believe we have qualified people who can fill these positions. I won’t say any particular person at this point and time but I do believe that we can do an inside search and find the people that we need to find. th Mr. M. Williams: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you again, Mr. Mayor. My colleague is exactly right. I don’t disagree with that at all and I think everybody ought to be able to apply and we look at everyone but that’s the only thing we shouldn’t just limit it just to the people that’s in-house I’m not against 26 in-house for sure but I just think we need to let everybody you know put everything on the table and then we compare so that would be the right thing to do. st Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: (Unintelligible) have an estimate on what it would cost to advertise nationally for these two positions? Mr. Mayor: The only thing that I can speak to is the most recent process that was a national search and if the file is correct I think there was the order magnitude was $15 to $25,000 dollars to conduct the search, that was a national search. I think what we ought to do is clarify what we’re talking about in terms of a national search is that for both positions? Is that for both positions? Mr. M. Williams: I was saying for both positions but you know to get the best candidate in. Now I mean you know we talked about in-house and there’s nothing wrong with in-house. We talked about national searches but in order to get qualified people to do this job let me go back, Mr. Mayor, and bring the history back in you always remind me of. If you look around I’m just going to just say the State of Georgia but especially the United States, an Administrator don’t normally last in any position more than six to eight years in most cases an Administrator. Now if you’ve got a Manager which is totally different, there’s a big difference between a Manager and an Administrator. The Administrator takes out the will of the Mayor and the Commission. I mean whatever six votes say the Administrator I mean I’m sorry the Administrator took out the will of the Mayor and the Commission. A Manager does everything from top to bottom; he or she is totally in charge. We don’t have that type of government here. We’ve got an Administrator style and we’re not the only ones with that style. If you look across the country there’s a lot of governments that have Administrator and a lot of them got a Manager so let’s not get confused on what we’re looking at here. And what’s wrong with doing a, we could spend some money on a road a service road $150,000 dollars but we’re going to worry about how much money it takes to go out for a search, man, please don’t sit up here and act, that’s crazy to me. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 10. Mr. Clarke: Yeah the, you know I can understand a national search and I can understand an internal search which I prefer internal to national but a question that I was asked by a citizen and I couldn’t answer it. Whenever we do a national search and we get candidates from say California, Oregon, anywhere, we have to bring these people in at what expense. How much normally does that cost us? Mr. Mayor: It’s a matter of practice that’s certainly not the posture of the local government at this point. What has happened particularly with most recent interviews that the Administrator’s Office has conducted is they’ve conducted Zoom Interviews first and called their list of candidates before bringing anyone on ground here. So there’s a vetting process that takes place prior to anyone coming or being brought here to be interviewed on the ground or local government. So I think you have a process whereby which before you even fly anyone here you’ve already narrowed your list of candidates that you want to take a look at that are in the series running for the possible 27 positions and I think that’s certainly what took place with regards to the H.R. candidates, Administrator Sims, is that not true? Is that what happened? Mr. Clarke: I believe it did. Mr. Mayor: Administrator Sims. Mr. Sims: That is true for the initial interview process for the director positions. I’m still trying to just make sure we clarify if there’s a relocation package that also includes for bringing on your Directors or your Administrator. I think that needs to be mindful as well. Mr. Mayor: No, that’s not what he asked but that may be what he intended, Commissioner th from the 10. Mr. Clarke: No, I asked what it would cost to bring them in and I know --- Mr. Mayor: In as in to hire them or to --- Mr. Clarke: --- to bring them from their home location into Augusta after the vetting process has been done. We bring them in for personal interviews. I was asking how much does that cost us to bring in those people that we have vetted to bring in for personal interviews. Mr. Mayor: --- okay so that’s the question that I posed to the Administrator and that is specific to the interview process. Once you’ve vetted and have identified a short list of candidates the cost associated with that. Again the process is they go through that initial vetting and if there are a series of candidates external to the region to the community who have to be flown in at that point, Administrator Sims, you can speak to that. Mr. Sims: Mayor, as you would know the cost probably would depend, one of our recent Directors, Mr. MeHall, came from Northeast and you look at the cost airline, hotel so it just depends. st Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1 you had your hand up a moment ago. Mr. Fennoy: Yes, Mr. Mayor, I was going to say if perspective candidates came from North Augusta or Aiken we wouldn’t have to fly them in. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, so I’m going back I think we’ve got a substitute motion from th the Commissioner from the 5 and again that substitute motion and this is again the caption item on Number 34 is approve advertising for Administrator and Recreation positions. The substitute motion is to post internal only. That’s the substitute motion, voting. Mr. D. Williams, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams and Mr. Hasan vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett, Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Clarke vote No. Motion Fails 4-6. 28 Mr. Mayor: Back to the original motion which is to conduct a national search for the position of Administrator and Recreation and Parks Director, voting. Okay, the Chair recognizes th the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: In the event that for the Administrator in particular would this be handled by way through our Clerk’s Office --- Mr. Mayor: We’re going to talk about that --- Mr. Hasan: --- we need to create a process, right? Mr. Mayor: --- we’re going to talk about that in Item Number 33. Mr. Hasan: Okay, thank you. Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. M. Williams vote Yes. Mr. D. Williams, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan and Mr. Clarke vote No. Motion Ties 5-5. Mr. Mayor: An opportunity to, being the motion before us is to conduct a national search. The Clerk: That motion carries with the Mayor voting Yes. Motion Passes 6-5. The Clerk: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 33. Discuss the hiring process for the position of Administrator. (No recommendation from Administrative Services Committee January 14, 2020) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, the Commissioners made a decision to go out for both of those parties and I’m still at the mindset that the Commission needs to be more involved in that process. I had a motion last week that I put before the Commission let me see can I find it if you don’t mind, thank you, sir, I appreciate that. Ms. Bonner, did we put that motion back in here, yeah I got it, I’m sorry I had to blame somebody, Ms. Bonner. The Clerk: I know. Mr. Hasan: And I said the Administrator for Augusta and I’m doing this in the form of a motion the Administrator for Augusta-Richmond County shall elected/appointed by the a majority vote of the Commission of Augusta-Richmond County Georgia following a Commission approved recruiting/appointment process. That is a motion. 29 Mr. B. Williams: Second. Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion and a second. All right, the Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Can I get some historical perspective of how this was handled in the past? My understanding is there’s a headhunter that puts these candidates together and then they’re given to the Mayor. Did the Mayor in the past we’ll say there was fifteen did the Mayor decide if those fifteen went down to five and then the Commission was only at the table for those five? Is that historical what happened or was the Commission involved in all of those fifteen once the headhunter came forth? That’s my question, does anybody know? Because I believe that I believe the process should be that once the headhunter selects how many candidates down there needs to be a select few Commissioners at the table and then the full body needs to be at the table for the last three, four, five however it’s decided with the Mayor still running the process is where I’m at, thank you. Mr. Mayor: I want to defer to my Clerk but I’ll defer to the Dean first and then I’m going to come back to our Clerk, how about that? Mr. M. Williams: I’m the Dean today or I’m something else, Ms. Bonner, I mean? The Clerk: Take your pick. Mr. M. Williams: Okay, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem, I think you’re right. I think that when we get down to the five finalists I guess or the three finalists that’s brought before this entire body. But I’m trying to figure out if we keep changing this thing and I’ve got a problem when we want to change it but we’re already involved as an elected body. It still takes six votes to get an approval whether it be who the Mayor selected or not. If he brings three candidates and we reject those three then if there’s three more left then three more be brought we can reject those and have to back out for another search if we eliminated the pool. But we are still involved. If we get in the weeds again with every candidate everything I don’t think we’ll ever get anybody up here. So it’s got be narrowed down at some point to I guess the five and the Mayor screens those five and brings us three and we’ve got a choice as to six votes says who those three whether it be in-house person who applied or it be North Augusta like Commissioner Fennoy just said I mean wherever the person is it’s going to be up to this body we still that six votes still rule so far. Now we had five and five a minute ago and you made it six but I think still we’ve got to be able to count to six so the process is already there. I don’t see any reason to change and go to anything else to do that. Now if somebody can show me something different I’d be open to listen to it. st Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. th Mr. Fennoy: May I address my colleague from the 6? Mr. Mayor: Well, address me and then it’ll go to him. 30 Mr. Fennoy: That’s what I thought I was --- Mr. Mayor: (Unintelligible) sir, go ahead, yeah, you address the Chair. th Mr. Fennoy: What I want to know, Mr. Mayor, from the colleague from the 6 what’s the different between the process that we are using now and the process that he is proposing and the advantage of using the process that he’s proposing and what’s wrong with the process that we now have? th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I didn’t necessarily say something was wrong with it. I think the better position it give the more we’re involved in such a critical part of our government. When you hire an Administrator it’s most likely it’s a contract employee and it’s a very unique position that runs the day to day operation that works for this body as a whole. And I think all of us should have an opportunity to look at that as close as possible not just the front side of it. I do understand at the end we’re voting on what that candidate looks like but also I’d like to see us be able to vote in processing winding it down as well. That’s the only missing piece here. How do we get there? Whether it’s the three, whether it’s the five, I think we should be involved in that as well because it’s such a very unique part of our government. It’s like my colleague said it’s not a manager it’s a person who every other employee in this government other than direct reports works for in this government and so I just think we should be involved with that. Yeah, I did ask you this question. What part of it didn’t I answer? Oh, okay. Mr. Speaker: (Inaudible). Mr. Hasan: Oh okay will Commissioner we haven’t been able to answer too much for you right now. th. Mr. Mayor: All right so let me go down here to the Commissioner from the 8 All right, th the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: Thank you, Mayor. I think before we move any further into this discussion we need to make sure that we’re separating this Administrator talk about the process away from the Parks and Recreation discussion because you know as we’ve been through these processes throughout this year the other departments that we’ve interviewed for have all gone through the Administrator’s Office. So I want to make sure that that’s going to be the process for Parkes and Rec, is that correct? Mr. Mayor: The gentleman know of what he speaks; we’ll follow the same process. Okay th all right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. th Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, sir. My colleague from the 8 talked about going through the Administrator and he’s exactly right but even going through the Administrator it still winds up with six votes; it still comes from there. And it’s not something that the Administrator’s office does and says wow, this is what’s happening. It still boils down to six votes. So whether it comes 31 through the Administrator, through the Clerk or through this regular H.R. process it still boils down to six votes, is that right, Mr. Brown? Right or wrong now. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: I’m just waiting on my, the question I asked about was the Commission only involved in the last five or were they involved in the first, the twelve from the headhunter because I believe the Commission ought to be involved once the headhunter, and I’m not saying the whole body but at least a select. Mr. Mayor: All right, I’m going to go to our Madam Clerk to talk about it and then I’ll add my half a cent worth. That’s about all I’ve got today, half a cent worth. The Clerk: Well, the historical data on that is that the Commission has used several processes in the determining of the Administrator for the position. Early on the headhunter was used and we used this process where the Mayor narrowed it down to three and those other three that was presented to the Commission. We did that also with the Administrator Randy Oliver number one, George Kolb, two, Fred Russell the whole process was dismissed and Mr. Russell was appointed from the majority of the Commission as the Administrator. Ms. Jackson, she was among the three recommended by then Mayor Copenhaver, however, she was not the first choice. The Commission voted no on the Mayor’s choice and proceeded to hire Ms. Jackson. So but to answer your question it was only the three that was presented to the Commission. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, is it also not true that the Commissioners were involved in the interviews of those candidates in 2014? The Clerk: The three candidates oh yes, sir, yeah. They are, yeah, they followed this process, they did. And when the Mayor presented one I think it was Mr. Young he presented his choice and there were members on the Commission who disagreed and they presented their choice of the three candidates so out of the three who they would choose. Mr. Mayor: Two cents worth then at this point. And you know since Augusta consolidated government has been a clearly defined process that has taken as the Clerk has indicated and the th Commissioner from the 9 has indicated on several forums it’s codified in law about how we should fill the position. And that process as I understand it in each of those examples the Commission has been actively involved in the interview process and ultimately makes the decision about who is chosen as the Administrator of our local government. Interestingly enough as the th Commissioner from the 9 indicated a moment ago when we interview for director level positions all of the Commissioners and the Mayor have an opportunity to sit in on the interviews. That’s a choice. Not everyone does, not everyone participates wholeheartedly and actively in that but it is still a choice and an option to be able to do so. In this case we have a defined process that as I understand it looking at hearing and looking at the historical data up to and including having spoken with my friend and former Mayor Copenhaver about what took place in 2014 after a national search was conducted to identify the most qualified capable and talented individual who could fill that role. We find ourselves at the same place and again it’s a process that has worked 32 and will work moving forward because everyone has an opportunity to be at the table and ultimately make the decision. And so I would urge, I would urge this body to let’s depoliticize this process. Let’s work together following the process that’s currently codified in law and we will get the best candidates to vet, to review together and then ultimately the Commission will decide on who that candidate should be in moving this government forward with our support. All st right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Motion that we accept this discussion as discussion. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: As information? Mr. Fennoy: As information. th Mr. Mayor: So there’s a motion on the floor that the Commissioner from the 6 made so yours will be a substitute motion. Mr. Fennoy: Substitute motion that we accept as information. Mr. M. Williams: Second. th Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. As I listened to the dialogue one thing that I would say is sometimes we do a lot of talking on occasion by occasion but then it’s not followed up in reality. So no matter which way this goes I just want to understand that if we’re going to work together we are going to work together. Too many times lip service is served to these kinds of issues and when you said depoliticize things that have been politicized it cuts runs deep and they don’t heal easy. So if we’re going to do this stuff and do it right then there’s a lot we can depoliticize. There’s a lot that we can take off the table and there’s a lot that he who controls the motion or she who controls he or she who controls the meeting has a duty and obligation to keep those things straight and I haven’t seen a whole lot of that. That’s my two cents. Mr. Mayor: I’m going to come back to you, okay? All right, the Chair recognizes the th Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: Thank you, Mayor. A quick question before you vote on the substitute motion. Can we have the original motion restated? Mr. Mayor: That’s what he wants to do anyway. All right, I’m going to come to you now th okay? The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, what I’m going to do I’m going to withdraw my motion and go ahead and do what Commissioner Fennoy has suggested and I will support that. st Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner from the 1 has made a substitute and seconded by the th Commissioner from the 9 to receive as information, voting. 33 Mr. Fennoy, Mr. D. Williams, Ms. Davis, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Clarke vote Yes. Mr. B. Williams and Mr. Garrett vote No. Mr. Sias abstains. Motion Passes 7-2-1. Mr. Mayor: Item Number 41, I thought we did 40. The Clerk: Item 40 --- Mr. Mayor: I’m sorry. The Clerk: --- 37, we have 37 and 40. Mr. Mayor: No, I thought we went ahead and moved with 37, Madam Clerk. The Clerk: We had an objection to adding it. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’m sorry, my apologies. All right, 37. The Clerk: ENGINEERING SERVICES 37. Augusta Regional Airport Standard Aero Facility Entrance Turn Lane Update. Also, Approve Turn Lane as Designed and Authorize Its Construction utilizing Augusta Engineering Department On-Call Services at Cost not to exceed $!50,000. Requested by AED. (No recommendation by Engineering Services Committee January 14, 2020) th Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I guess my first question is this is the same service road that we talked about some time back beginning of last year some time but I guess my first question is this $150,000 that we’re going to repair this with where’s that coming from? Mr. Mayor: All right, Dr. Malik, if you’ll approach. Dr. Malik: Yes, sir, we’re proposing in this agenda taking the money out of the TIA Discretionary Allocation to the Engineering Department. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you. So, Malik, we can take money out of TIA for a project that we feel that is necessary to do that with? I mean I’m just getting some clarity on here because I’ve got some potholes, I’ve got some situations that’s been dealt, had not been dealt with on our main streets that I’m going to call on you about because to take $150,000 dollars to go on a service road that I spoke against way back then and we can take TIA funds and do that it’s just opening the door that’s all it is. Now if that’s legal to do, Mr. Brown, I don’t need you to say nothing but if 34 that’s legal to do then I’ve got a list that I’ll give Ms. Bonner tomorrow. If we approve this today I’ve got folks suffering on the main thoroughfare of this city that we could take TIA money and go to a private road, a service road and do with $150,000 dollars and I want to take $150,000 dollars to do some potholes in some of those areas. Now my motion is to deny this, Mr. Mayor, and I won’t get a second I get that but if it passes because if it’s good for the goose it’s good for the gander, I promise you that. Dr. Malik: Can I clarify? Mr. M. Williams: Okay, Malik’s got something else he wants to say. Mr. Mayor: Dr. Malik. Dr. Malik: It’s TIA discretionary. We in the Engineering Department have been using TIA discretionary with SPLOST and (unintelligible) do the resurfacing of the road so it’s not going on the airport widening the Doug Barnard Parkway which is the city owned general road. It not only serves the airport but everything around that so we’re not going on to improve the service road. Mr. M. Williams: I’ve got no problem then, Mr. Mayor. I’m still using the TIA discretionary funds to get some other areas fixed that people have been dealing with for quite some time and we’re going out to do a, another project out there that got put on the radar last year sometime we had a lot of discussion about it whether it was a private road, a service road or who’s road it was talking about people speeding up and down the road, how fast the trucks going, how big the trucks was and who’s trucks even they were, I ain’t got nothing to do with that. Those same people that paid the taxes that’s supporting TIA the T-project is having issues now with issues that we ain’t been able to fix but I see a way to fix it. So, Mr. Mayor, my motion again is to deny but if this does pass then I’ve got a list that I have for Ms. Bonner today that she can give to Malik in the morning. Mr. Mayor: Okay --- Mr. M. Williams: It’ll be on the agenda every week I promise you that. Mr. Mayor: --- all right, so that motion fails without a proper second. I’m going to come in this order just making some notes here. All right, I’m going to come in this order. I’m going to th ask the Commissioner from the 4 if he’ll let me get my two cents in first. This right here to the th Commissioner from the 9 is a matter that we did discuss more than one time last year and what I can tell you is because of the substantial growth that is happening at the airport and not just the growth that’s happening at the airport but most recently this body approved supporting a land purchase for a facility that is at Dixon Airline Road and Doug Barnard that will further add traffic and complexity just down the road from here and this is an allowable use for TIA discretionary dollars. One of the challenges that we have particularly with regards to the issues you’re concerned about road surfacing and resurfacing this body just voted on and supported a incredible list of projects for T-SPLOST but as we began to talk about SPLOST 8 there’s conversations that have th been had and I think this is the right approach and the Commissioner from the 4 is going to talk 35 about this or at least I think he is about SPLOST 8 and how we get after the very thing that you’re concerned about because we haven’t made a commitment to that in previous years. The th Commissioner from the 4. Mr. M. Williams: (Unintelligible) I’ve got a comment. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. I just, we all a lot of us went out to the airport to celebrate the Washington DC flight. We was also out there celebrating the direct flight to Washington DC. We was also out there celebrating the direct flight to Dallas/Fort Worth; we know that’s coming on again. And we also saw there was an article where our Airport Director talked about all additional flights from Boston and other places that will be added during the Masters. We have two main and one secondary entrance to the airport. What we didn’t know as many of us is that the secondary one, the third entrance, is used just as much as the other two entrances. The airport had some plans to beef up and expand that entrance and the secondary road or the service road as it’s been called but that road services what we call the FBO at the airport, the Fixed Based Operation, and that’s where we have a lot of folks particularly during Masters that come in and out of that gate to avoid for lack of a better word all the other traffic at the airport. So we have an airport that’s absolutely growing yet we have all this consternation about spending some money on a road that is a direct impact to the operations of the airport. Secondly, I would love to see us in SPLOST 8 designate about $75 million dollars for road resurfacing. That is what I was going to bring to the table request all my colleagues and for folks to consider and that is a thing where roads can be designated but what we want to do something good with SPLOST 8 that’s a starting point we have a good starting point for TIA. And with that I move to approve this agenda item. Mr. Clarke: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, I’ve got a motion and a second. I’m going to the Commissioner from th the 6. Mr. Hasan: (Unintelligible). st Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, he waives. The Commissioner from the 1, he waives. All th right, the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You know whether it’s a secondary road or not the airport is an enterprise situation. The airport is growing, I support that there’s direct flights out of Augusta going to Dallas or anywhere else is always good. I hadn’t heard anything about any direct flight from Dallas coming this way but we talk about direct flights going from here to Dallas. But my question is if you’ve got roads that’s not been addressed in years, in years. Now we’re going to find a service road for the airport that needs $150,000 dollars. I think that’s really a slap in the face to the general public saying that we’re going to take TIA funds and be able to fix that road. If the airport was doing it out of their monies that’s one thing, Mr. Mayor, but I’m not going to say I’m going to support that but I do have a list like I said that I’ll give Ms. Bonner today so she can give Malik in the morning that I want on the agenda next week, Ms. Bonner, now I’m telling you that I want to talk about surfacing the roads with TIA money and I’ve got a specific list I want to give you because if we’re going to do this then we need to do those communities who 36 have not been serviced, who’s still getting their front end knocked out of alignment because we hadn’t even fixed the potholes. So I think that’s bad for this body to sit here and pick and choose. We’ve got a road resurfacing list and that list says that you know we’re going by that list. You just can’t jump ahead and go because you take money from somewhere else. But I’m sick of certain people getting certain things when they want it. If it’s a rule it ought to be a rule, it ought to be for everybody. Yeah, I mean you just can’t pick and choose on a good day. Now this thing done lasted almost a year now in fact it’s been over a year. We turned it down, we talked about it but we done put our heads together not all our heads ain’t but some of our heads been put together. Now we want to go ahead and take find a way to do it. Malik said that he didn’t have the money to do it but we done found a way, let’s find another way. That’s all I’m saying. Let’s find a way to do the general public saying we’re doing special interests. Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a second, voting. Mr. Garrett and Mr. M. Williams vote No. Motion Passes 8-2. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes. Mr. Fennoy: Mr. Mayor, every time I go out to the airport I’d be amazed at the number of cars that are in long-term and short-term parking. I’m just amazed at the amount of traffic that the airport gets. This road that we’re talking about improving is a road that is used by the residents of Richmond County and Standard Aero and people from the surrounding CSRA that use our airport facilities. I would hate for anybody to be involved in a terrible accident simply because we didn’t do the right thing by this road. In my district whenever there’s a pothole I could call 311, call Dr. Malik, and they will come out and they will fill that hole so I think this is a good thing that we’re doing and I think the citizens of Richmond County is going to benefit as a result of what we did today. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, I think we’ve got one item left. The Clerk: APPOINTMENTS 40. Motion to approve the reappointment of Ms. Juanita Burney to the Augusta-Richmond County Board of Assessors representing Super District 10. (Requested by Commissioner Ben Hasan) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Motion to approve. Mr. Frantom: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, there was some objection and conversation. The Chair recognizes th the Commissioner from the 9. 37 Mr. M. Williams: (Unintelligible). Mr. Mayor: Okay, I don’t know who pulled it. Okay all right we’ve got a motion to approve, voting. Motion Passes 10-0. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] Lena 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 Regular Meeting of The Augusta Richmond County Commission held on January 21, 2020. ______________________________ Clerk of Commission 38