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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Commission Meeting October 12, 2021 CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER October 12, 2021 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. Garrett, Mason, Frantom, B. Williams, Scott, McKnight, D. Williams, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Johnson, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission. Mr. Mayor: We’ll get started. I hope everybody is having a happy Tuesday. We’ll call this meeting to order. The Chair recognizes Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Okay, Mr. Mayor, I need a little direction. Are we going – Mr. Mayor: So I think we’ve got one item, Madam Clerk. The additions to the agenda and I think that’s a special called meeting item, is that correct? The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay, why don’t we go ahead and dispose of that while we’re here and we’ll address that first which is why I recognized you and then we’ll come to the attorney, okay? The Clerk: Okay. 3. Consider a request from ORION Waste Solutions for the re-approval of the 2-year contract extension. (Deferred from the October 5, 2021 Commission Meeting) The Clerk: Attached to the addendum agenda is the revised contract amendment that was in your book so we need to accept, reject or modify the addendum and proceed with addressing item #3 on our agenda. Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. This is again as she has indicated a revised contract. Are there any objections to receiving this information and then adopting this? th All right, without objection. The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, Madam Clerk just mentioned that there were some updates to this amendment here. Can we identify exactly what that was? Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Attorney. Mr. Brown: Well, as head of the garbage disposal production in Augusta, good morning, Mayor and Commissioners. There was a change submitted yesterday by Environmental Services Director who is also present if you want to hear directly from Mr. Stayer but I’ve identified the change in number two, section – 1 Mr. Mayor: 8.2.5. Mr. Brown: Yes. The change from the prior version that was sent out in your agenda on Friday is making exact the amount of the monthly payment. It was previously stated loosely as $55,000. It actually will be $55,909.49 per month. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Yes, sir. Mr. Brown: There is one additional change as well. Number three in that amendment lists that the contractor is agreeing to submit to Augusta in exchange for the extension of this contract the non-contract protrusible waste which is waste that decays which is waste other than C and D construction and demolition. The director who can speak indicated that he agrees with this policy because it has to be applied across the board and it is an improvement over what we have now however it could be more aggressive but he felt a good balance would be get this degradable waste at first and when the contracts are revisited at some point in the future Augusta can holistically address the idea of binding haulers to bring all waste to Augusta. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Absolutely, Commissioner. Very well. All right, we fully understand that. All right, the Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. B. Williams: Yes, sir, may I ask the Administrator a question? Mr. Donald: Yes, sir. Mr. B. Williams: Do we have everything in this contract that we need? Mr. Donald: Absolutely. This one has been negotiated, all parties agree, legal has reviewed it and it is to the T. After this is the change of control so that is a separate item but for the contract it is fully ready to go, all parts included and all parties agree. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Administrator Donald. Mr. Hasan: So move. Ms. McKnight: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, hold on. The commissioner, the Mayor Pro Tem still has the floor. Mr. B. Williams: Change of control Mr. Donald: Yes, sir. The change of control will come forward next so the parties have exchanged all of the information. I believe it has been reviewed by legal and will be coming 2 forward next. I thought it was going to be on this agenda but it has not come forward because this is a special called I’m assuming but these are two separate items. Contract first then change of control is next. Mr. B. Williams: I second Mr. Hasan’s motion. th Mr. Mayor: I thought it was the commissioner from the 4 who made the motion. The Clerk: No, it was Commissioner Hasan. Mr. Mayor: It was? Okay, my apologies. All right, we’ve got a motion and a second. That’s the key. Mr. B. Williams: Yeah, and Catherine McKnight said she did second it. th Mr. Mayor: Okay, Madam Clerk. Motion from the commissioner from the 6, second rd from the 3. Voting. Mr. Frantom out. Motion carries 8-0. Mr. Mayor: Okay, thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, members of the Commission. The Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. 1. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and potential litigation B. Real estate C. Personnel Mr. Brown: Mayor and Commissioners, we request a motion to go into executive session for the discussion of pending or potential litigation, real estate and personnel. Mr. Mayor: The Mayor recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. B. Williams: So move. Mr. Hasan: Second. th Mr. Mayor: All right, voting. I believe the commissioner from the 8, Chair of Engineering Services, you were in the queue, you came out. Mr. Garrett: (Inaudible) Mr. Mayor: All right, my apologies. Mr. Frantom out. 3 Motion carries 8-0. \[EXECUTIVE SESSION\] Mr. Mayor: Okay, we’re going to go ahead and reconvene our meeting. Okay, if you’ll take your seats and cease conversations. We’re going to proceed. All right, thank you. Okay, the Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. 2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia’s Open Meeting Act. Mr. Brown: Yes, Mr. Mayor, we request a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit. Mr. Garrett: So move. Mr. Mason: Second. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Motion carries 9-0. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the commissioner from the 7 for a point of personal privilege. Mr. Frantom: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. As the Chair of the Ad-Hoc Redistricting Committee, I thought it was kind of important to kind of make sure the general public understands where we are and where we’re going. Understanding that what you’ve seen in public is a draft, this draft was put together by an individual in Atlanta that didn’t really know the communities, the neighborhoods and just basically made the numbers look the way they did within the maps. Now the Ad-Hoc Committee has agreed that we will not make any changes on the maps until we go into the community to hear the community’s feedback on the redistricting. Next week we will start in the public we’re going to have three public meetings in different parts of Richmond County making sure that we cover each area so citizens can be heard. You also can be heard online where the comments will go to the committee members as well but just wanted to state for the record that this is a draft. This is the beginning, this is not the Augusta redistricting map. It will not be the way it is currently. I can guarantee you that. But understand that we do have guiding principles that we have to uphold to as a committee and that some neighborhoods will be put back together and some will not. It’s just the way the facts are. We’re going to do the best we can to put neighborhoods back together where we can so thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Commissioner Frantom. All right, Attorney Brown, I think that’s all the business before us at this point. Mr. Brown: That’s correct. 4 Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on October 12, 2021. ______________________________ Clerk of Commission 5