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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - July 13, 1998
2:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Hons. H. Brigham, Chairman; Powell, Vice-Chairman;
and Beard, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver,
Administrator; Rosa White of HND; Rob Sherman, License &
Inspectors Director; Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission,
and Betty Murphy of the Clerk's Office.
ABSENT: Hon. Larry Sconyers Mayor, and Hon. Steve Sheperd
member.
Also present: Sylvia Cooper of Augusta Chronicle, Stacey
Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, and Hon. Ulmer Bridges
Commissioner.
A request to approve $25,000 economic development loan for
Ms. Beaurine Wilkins, d/b/a Queen's Limousine and Transportation
Service, Inc., as recommended by the Augusta-Richmond County
Economic Development Loan Review Committee was read.
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Ms. White: Regarding the approval for the $25,000 loan for
Queen's Limousine and Transportation Service, the collateral is
the Wilkins' four acres of land valued at $10,007, a 1990 Dodge
Van valued at $10,000, and a Limousine valued at $10,000. She has
a three year contract with the State. In this contract she
provides transportation service for Medicaid patients to doctors
appointment's, clinics, etc. These are non emergency needs. The
interest rate on this loan is going to be whatever the treasury
rate is at the time of the closing plus 2% and it will be for
seven years.
Mr. Beard: What is the processing fee?
Ms. White: On the table today is a recommendation that the
processing fee be decreased from $500 to $100. If that is
approved then that would be the fee.
Mr. Wall: I know that there has been some concern about the
interest rate. You can go ahead and approve these changes if you
want to today and then at the time of the full Commission, if
there are any changes, they could be made then or simply hold
this until those concerns addressed.
Mr. Beard: The only thing I would ask is that whatever is
acted upon on item #2 that it would included in her loan.
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Mr. Powell: I will accept that as an amendment to a motion
to approve her loan.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve changes to Economic Development Loan
Fund Policy Manual to make the interest rate for the loans fixed
at the treasury rate plus 2% for the term and to reduce the
processing fee for loans from $500 to $100 as recommended by the
Augusta-Richmond County Economic Development Loan Review
Committee, was read.
Mr. Chairman: In light of what our Attorney has indicated,
should we just hold this item until the next meeting?
Mr. Powell: I so move that we table the item until the next
Administrative Services meeting.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Mr. Oliver: Might I suggest that you reduce the loan from
$500 to $100, and then consider the interest rate at the next
meeting and in that way we can get this particular individual
going.
Mr. Chairman: That was approved, wasn't it, from $500 to
$100?
Mr. Oliver: Her interest rate as it stands right now would
be the same. The option would be to hold both of them until
everything is done.
Mr. Powell: Well, why don't we do this? We have already
approved the other one, Mr. Chairman. Is it a possibility that
we let her stand and in this motion to postpone this, hold all
loans until the interest rate is set. That way we won't have to
go back and approve it again.
Mr. Wall: I think that's fine.
Mr. Chairman: You're approved for the first part; we're
just going to see what your interest rate will be.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve an Ordinance providing for the
demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the
Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 2019 Boykin Place and 1203 Kent Street.
at a cost not to exceed $4,000 was read.
Mr. Powell: I so move.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Mr. Sherman: And waive the second reading.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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A request to approve rental of Lot (Map 47-2, Parcel 3)
located behind the "Antique Mall" and the Marina, owned by
General Retirement Fund 'of the City of AugUsta, for a two-day
period (September 16, 1998 , September 17, 1998) for use by the
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus at the rate of $1,000 per day
for a total of $2,000, subject to approval of Administrator and
Attorney was read.
Mr. Powell: Move approval.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
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