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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - May 28, 1996
3:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman;
Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham and Powell, members; Linda
Beazley, Interim Administrator for Administration; Charles
Dillard, Interim Administrator for Operations; Bill Carstarphen,
Consolidation Project Manager; George Patty, Community
Development Director; Jim Wall, Interim Attorney; Lena Bonner,
Clerk of Commission-Council and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk
of Commission-Council.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle and
Hons. Mays, Zetterberg and Todd, Commissioners.
Mr. Chairman: We have two items to add to the agenda.
Do we have a common consent to add these?
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Powell: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Community Development Director
stating we have been notified by the U. S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development that Augusta-Richmond County's 1996
allocations for CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds have been reduced
as follows:
Actual 1996 Allocation Expected to Receive
CDBG $2,309,000 $2,376,000
HOME 591,000 630,000
ESG 60,000 86,000
TOTAL $2,960,000 $3,092,000
In order to comply with our approved citizen's participation
plan, the public must be notified whenever a substantial change
occurs. This budget reduction is considered a substantial change
and the citizens must be given an opportunity to comment on
the projects being affected. Staff has reviewed the previously
approved 1996 CDBG budget and recommends that the following
project budgets be decreased:
Proposed Budget Revision Previous Budget
Sidewalks $ 68,000 $100,000
Street Lights 470,000 475,000
Facade Rehabilitation 200,000 250,000
Staff has also reviewed the previously approved 1996 ESG budget
and recommends a decrease for all ESG projects because the
allocation for this program was decreased by $26,000.
ESG funds:
Proposed
Bethel Outreach Center
Catholic Social Services
Friendship Community Center
Georgia Legal Services
Previous Budget
10,000
11,000
9,000
5,000
Budget
7,000
7,600
6,300
3,500
Revision
God's Love Mission 8,400 12,000
Golden Harvest Food Bank 6,300 9,000
HOPE House 5,500 8,000
SAFE Homes 6,300 9,000
st. Stephen's Ministry 5,600 8,000
Urban Action, Inc. 3,500 5,000
TOTAL $60,000 $86,000
If Commission approves the proposed budget revisions, we will
advertise for citizen comments (30-day comment period). At
the end of the comment period, the budget will be resubmitted
to Commission for final approval, was read.
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Mr. Bridges: I make a motion we accept this revision.
Mr. Powell: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Asst. Director of Public Works
requesting permission to purchase two passenger vans to use
with the inmate crews. The following are vendors:
Bobby Jones Ford - 15 passenger van
$22,000 each - $44,000 total for two
Dodge Truck Sales & Service - No quote given
Pontiac Master GMC - No quote given, was read.
Communication from the Asst. Director of Public Works
requesting permission to hire two guards for the inmate crews
at the salary of $18,000 per guard with a total of $37,600
annually for both guards, was read.
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Mr. Chairman: We are asking that the Administrators look
into the possibility of this for either vans for buses and the
purpose is to assist Public Works in the urban area and if
necessary in other areas also to clean up the streets.
Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that it be approved with
the two crews to work in the urban area for a period of three
months and then after that, let the Public Works Director
determine where they can best be used.
Ms. Beazley: Does the Board of Education have a bus
available?
Mr. Chairman: They may have one bus.
Ms. Beazley: Then we would have to equip that also.
Mr. Mayor: Why couldn't we check with some of the
maintenance companies about getting the trash cut up and get
a price on that?
Mr. Chairman: Some people are putting out furniture and
that type of thing.
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Mr. Mayor: We also have community service workers. Maybe
we could pay some of our truck drivers overtime to drive the
trucks.
Mr. Mays: We have some lots that we own which also need
cleaning and maybe some private company out there would like
to take that on to make a little extra money.
Mr. Bridges: Is there money designated for the guards?
Mr. Chairman: It hasn't been designated yet.
Mr. Bridges: I'll move again that we do this project with
the vans and guards for the crews in the urban area for 90 days
after it begins subject to the designation of funds by the
Comptroller. The Mayor can look into the community service
workers in the meantime.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second that.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission-Council
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