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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Commission Meeting June 2, 2020 CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL/TELECONFERENCE June 2, 2020 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 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. The Mayor called the meeting to order. 1. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and potential litigation B. Real estate C. Personnel Mr. Brown: We request a motion to go into an executive session to discuss pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel. Mr. Hasan: So move. Mr. M. Williams: Second. Mr. Fennoy, Mr. D. Williams, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Frantom out. Motion carries 6-0. \[EXECUTIVE SESSION\] The Mayor called the meeting back to order. Mr. Mayor: 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: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. We would request a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit. Mr. Sias: So move. Mr. Frantom: Second. th Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk, that was the commissioner from the 4 with the motion and Mayor Pro Tem with the second. All right, voting. Mr. Garrett out. 1 Motion carries 9-0. Mr. Mayor: Okay, thank you. All right, Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: We have several motions. The first one being – Mr. Mayor: Okay, Attorney Brown, if you’ll suspend for a moment. Okay, if I can get everyone to mute your phones, please. Or your devices. Okay, perfect. Attorney Brown, continue, sir. Mr. Brown: The first motion would be a motion to approve the termination of a contract with Atlantic Coast Consulting, Inc. and Augusta for its Landfill services with the Administrator to send a 90-day written notice of said termination and to instruct ACC to provide within 30 days transitional services, all documents and information pertaining to the Landfill design, construction and operation and to transfer Landfill operations to Augusta’s Landfill staff. th Mr. Mayor: Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Yes, sir, thank you, Mr. Mayor. This is Attorney Brown. Mr. Mayor: Are you going to make the motion? Mr. Hasan: No, I have a question about what he just mentioned for clarity for me. Mr. Brown: Yes, sir. Mr. Hasan: The clarity I need is the motion at this particular time terminating their services and giving them 30 days to give us the information or are you giving them 30 days to get off the premises (inaudible)? Mr. Brown: No, the contract is terminated now. Within 30 days they have to provide those documents and the field operations under the directions of the Director of the Landfill. I’m just telling them what they have to do within 30 days. Mr. Hasan: Can you put that with the Administrator’s Office or you don’t have that in there at all? Mr. Brown: The Administrator is the one who is sending the letter and the instructions. Mr. Hasan: All right then. Motion to approve. Ms. Davis: Second. The Clerk: Ms. Davis, did you second that? 2 Ms. Davis: Yes, ma’am. The Clerk: Okay. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Garrett vote No. Mr. D. Williams abstains. Motion carries 7-2-1. Mr. Mayor: Okay, Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Motion to approve the hiring of Ms. June Hamal as Engineering Manager with the Department of Augusta Engineering at a salary of $93,978.00. Mr. Sias: So move. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Garrett vote No. Mr. Fennoy out. Motion carries 7-2. Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Engineering Director called me to clarify that was a Construction Manager. I stated what was in writing here which said Engineering Manager but it was actually a Construction Manager. The Clerk: Okay. Mr. Brown: If you’ll let me put the next motion on and come back to the other one please. Motion to hire as Engineering Senior Surveyor Mr. Jacob Porth at a salary of $58,500.00 in the Augusta Engineering Department. Mr. Sias: So move. Mr. Hasan: Second. The Clerk: Mr. Mayor, are we ready to vote? Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, voting. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Garrett vote No. Motion carries 8-2. 3 Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, the correction after consulting with Director Hameed Malik for Ms. June Hamal, the proper title of her manager position is Construction Manager. Mr. Sias: Motion to approve the correction of title. Mr. Mayor: That’s all we need to correct the title. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: In fact we could simply just amend the motion that was adopted with that information. Mr. Brown: Yes, if it doesn’t change any votes, the correction could be done. The Clerk: Is everybody in agreement with that? Okay. Mr. Mayor: All right, Attorney Brown, next motion. Mr. Brown: The next motion pertains to the Navy yard. That would be a motion to approve a one-year renewal of lease NOY(R-40225) for Navy use property located at 2869 Central Avenue, Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Hasan: Motion to approve. Mr. Sias: Second. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: Next motion. Mr. Brown: Motion to approve the exchange of City owned property located at 1945, 1947 and 1949 Eagles Way and 1535 Koger Street, Augusta, Georgia; for Richmond County School Board property located at 1001 Fourth Street, Augusta, Georgia and authorize the closing of said property exchange and authorize the Mayor and the Clerk of Commission to execute all necessary documents under the direction of the Augusta Law Department. Mr. B. Williams: So move. Mr. D. Willliams: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: Attorney Brown, is there anything else before us? 4 Mr. Brown: No, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certifies that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on June 2, 2020. ________________________ Clerk of Commission 5