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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-28-1997 Meeting I I I' ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - July 28, 1997 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman; Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham and Powell, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Glenn Greenway and Cheryl Nelson, Finance Dept.; Drew Goins, Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of Engineering; Keven Mack, Housing & Neighborhood Development Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle and Hons. Todd, Zetterberg and J. Brigham, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request for three addendum items. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Powell: "I I, Second. ,,' , !! !: !I!, I Motion adopted unanimously. A request" to "approve 'execut'ion' or 'COVENANT' OF PURPOSE,' USE AND OWNERSHIP in connection with Incubator Project to be constructed adjacent to the campus of Augusta Tech, was read. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A recommendation from the Economic Development Loan Review Committee for approval of a $20,000 loan for Kiysha Designs subject to the conditions of the Loan Committee, was read. Mr. Mack: The conditions include that she has sufficient collateral within her facilities, that there are no tax liens against the property and there is a piece of property that is to be quitclaimed to Ms. Preston. Mr. Oliver: She has a lawsuit pending against us but we cannot deny her equal access because of the suit. Mr. Bridges: I make a motion to approve. Mr. Powell: Second. II', ! Motion adopted unanimously. A request to transfer the $15,000 facade grant approved for 984 Broad Street from the present property owner, Historic Augusta, to the tenant Coco Rubio, was read. Mr. Powell: I so move. I Mr. Bridges: I'll second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to amend the 1995 and 1996 CSRA EOA agreements which would allow the remaining balance of funds totaling $3,556.10 to be used for salary costs for April through June of 1997, was read. Mr. Powell: I so move. Mr. Bridges: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ~ " A request to allow Able-DisAbled, Inc. to subcontract transportation services out to the Senior Citizens 'Council at a cost not to exceed $8,000, was read. Mr. powell: I so move. Mr. Bridges: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I An amendment to the 1997 Girls' Inc. agreement between Augusta-Richmond county which would allow the use of funds to be changed from acquisition of the property located at 1917 Watkins Street to the removal of asbestos tiles from the main building ,located at 1919 Watkins Street, was read. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. An amendment to the 1997 St. John Towers' agreement between Augusta-Richmond County which would allow the use of funds to be changed from modifications of the elevators to the replacement of the roof of the apartment complex located at 724 Greene Street, was read. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the use of 1996 Street Lighting Project I funds to fund the street lighting portion of the Engineering Department's Laney-Walker Improvements Project, was read. I I 1 A request to approve the use of 1997 Street Lighting Project funds to fund the street lighting portion of the Housing Development Project #97143, was read. A request to approve the reprogramming of $186,708.39 in Community Development (CDBG) funds from the 1994 Street Lighting, 1995 Street Lightings and the 1994 Broad Street Improvements projects with $156,708.39 designated to the Housing Development Project (#97143) and $30,000 designated to the 1996 Street Lighting Project #96032, was read. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Chairman: I'll second that. Motion fails with Mr. Powell voting "No". A request to reprogram 1997 funds from CSRA Agency on Aging in, theamcnirit' df' $40',000' a'nd[ aw'a'rl:i"'th1i's' artt6\u'l't"to Wa1t6n'9PUons for Independent Living, Inc., was read. II, 1 Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Chairman: Second. Motion fails with Mr. Powell voting "No". A request to approve the transfer of the $30,000 facade grant approved for 415 Seventh Street (Lamar House) to 419 Seventh Street (Woodrow Wilson House), was read. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Oliver: and if they feel that's fine. I feel that this is Historic Augusta's project the money can be better used in this way, then Motion dies for lack of a second. Mr. Pat Blanchard: We have worked diligently to get this done. These two pieces of property are adjacent to each other and owned by Historic Augusta. We would appreciate your favorable consideration of this. Mr. Bridges: I move that we reconsider this vote. Mr. Powell: I'll second the motion. Motion' adopted unanimously'. "i' ' , , I ',i' Mr. Bridges: I make a motion that we approve the transfer. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to approve funding for the Augusta Youth Center in the amount of $2,348 for Summer Camp programs for joint venture with Little World of Learning Daycare. Expenses must be incurred after approval date, was read. Mr. Powell: I so move. Mr. Bridges: I'll second it. Where will the funding come from? Mr. Mack: From the program income. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: Although the Committee agreed for these items to be added to the agenda, I would hope that we would have these prior to getting here next time. It does create a little problem when we don't have the agenda items in advance. (Mr. Henry Brigham enters the meeting) Mr. Chairman: Regarding the cleanup of the lots, I have asked the Administrator to come up with a proposal. I think they are in deplorable condition and we need to do something. Perhaps I we can do it in a certain area as an experiment to see how it would work before we go into a larger area. Mr. Oliver: Are you willing to do it in a zone area rather than countywide? Mr. Todd: I think it would need to be done that way. Mr. Chairman: I'd like to have something back by the next Committee meeting. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I