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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-1998 Meeting I I I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - January 27, 1998 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. H. Brigham, Chairman; Powell, Vice-Chairman; Beard and Shepard, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Lori D'Alessio, Attorney's Office; Keven Mack, Housing & Neighborhood Development Director; Rosa White, Housing & Neighborhood Development Department; Paul DeCamp, Planning Commission; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Larry Sconyers, Mayor. Also Present: Stacy Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit and Hons. J. Brigham and Bridges, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request for four items to be added to the agenda. Mr. Powell: I so move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve revisions to the HOME Program budget and include as part of Amendment #1 to Augusta's 1998 Consolidated Strategy & Plan, was read. Mr. Powell: I move approval. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. An amendment to the 1997 Easter Seal agreement between Augusta-Richmond County which would allow the use of funds to be changed from use for the Job Readiness Program to the purchase of a special handicapped equipped mini van and video materials, was read. Mr. Powell: I so move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve revisions to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program 1998 Final Statement of Objectives and Projected Use of Funds (budget) and include as part of Amendment #1 to Augusta's 1998 Consolidated Strategy & Plan, was read. Mr. Shepard: I so move. Mr. Powell: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the time frame for Housing Development initiative, was read. After a short presentation by Mr. DeCamp, Mr. Powell: I so move we approve the schedule. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the issuance of 1996 and 1997 CHDO funds in the amount of $259,150 to Laney Walker Development Corporation (LWDC) to enable it to continue the housing development efforts in the Laney Walker community, was read. Mr. Mack: As soon as you approve this, we'll work out the technicalities on the contract wording with Lori. Mr. Powell: I'll make a motion that we approve this pending the contract's review by legal counsel. Mr. Shepard: I'll second it for purposes of discussion. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to reprogram $29,100 to the Sidewalk Program, was read. Ms. White: That should read $33,000 rather than $29,100. This is for sidewalks which have already been done. Mr. Shepard: I move we approve the request. Mr. Powell: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the reprogramming of $450,024.98 of unprogrammed funds which would enable us to continue our rehabilitation efforts until 1998 funding becomes available and to fill the gap of a possible loss of a portion of our 1998 HOME funding, was read. Mr. Powell: I move approval. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to approve Catastrophic Leave Program, was read. I I ~I Mr. Oliver: There are three cases we know of right now where we have people who have exhausted all of their leave time due to illness in the family. This would permit people to transfer vacation time to someone who needs it. We have proposed some strict guidelines on it and we think it can help people in the long-term. We are recommending that we try it for six months and then come back and reevaluate it. Mr. Powell: I move approval. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM