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Home My WebLink About03-27-2000 Meeting 1 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - March 27, 2000 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; H. Brigham, Chairman; Kuhlke, Co- Chairman; Beard and Cheek, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Harry Siddall, Fleet Manager; John Etheridge, Human Resources Director; ChiefDep. Sid HatfIeld, Sheriffs Department; Walter Hornsby, Deputy Administrator; Keven Mack, HND Director; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Robert Leverett, Warden, RCCI; Michael Greene, Asst. Director of Public Works - Operations Division; Drew Goins, Asst. Director of Public Works, Engineering Division; Chief Ronnie Few, Fire Department; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle, George Eskola ofWJBF Television, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit and Hons. Mays, Williams and Colclough, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request to add one item to the agenda. Mr. Oliver: And we have an additional item also. Mr. Cheek: I so move we add these. .1 Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee first discussed the Job Training Partnership Act (JTP A). Mr. Mayor: I asked that this be placed on the agenda because we're facing a deadline of April 15 to make a decision. On July I there is a new job training program going into effect nationwide called Workforce Investment Act which replaces JTPA. We have to make a determination as to whether we want to do our WIA under the current arrangement we have with Burke County and stay as we are or whether we want to consolidate our efforts with Region 7 and the other counties in that region. At this time Ms. Darden of JTP A and Mr. Charles Larke made a short presentation to the Committee urging their support for maintaining the current arrangement. I Mr. Beard: I'd like to make a motion that we petition the Governor to approve temporary designation of the Richmond-Burke Workforce Investment area in accordance with provision Section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act and designate the Richmond-Burke Job Training Authority as a grant recipient and administrative entity for Workforce Enforcement Investment Act funds. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve a proposal from Marshall Curtis to develop 14,000 square feet of space for Phase II of Armstrong Galleria to include a pharmacy and retail space and approve an Economic Development loan in the amount of $250,000 subject to approval of Attorney and Administrator, was read. Mr. Oliver: This loan would be interest free for the fIrst fIve years and at the time the loan closes we would set the rate on average at 2% under prime for a 20-year period. We would recommend approval. Mr. Mack: This would be from the CDBG program. Mr. Beard: I move that we approve this. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee next heard an update from the CSRA Business League regarding Armstrong Galleria Phase II Project. Ms. Maness from the CSRA Business League gave a short presentation regarding the developments in this project. Mr. Beard: [' d like to see you come back in the next thirty days to give us report on your progress. Ms. Maness: We can do that. Mr. Beard: I move that we accept this as information. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 1945 Julius Street, 1211 Kent Street (District 2, Super District 9); Laney-Walker Neighborhood: 1208 D' Antignac Street, (District 1, Super District 9); Old Town Neighborhood: 14 Greene Street, (District 1, Super District 9); Sand Hills Neighborhood: 2823 Y, Hazel Street, (District I, Super District 9); Harrisburg Neighborhood: 520 Crawford Avenue, (District 1, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading, was read. I I I Mr. Beard: I so move. I Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to approve the Employee Benefit Statements Contract with Select Benefit Consultants, Inc., was read. Mr. Oliver: The cost of this is $23,400 and funds are budgeted. Mr. Beard: I move for approval. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to approve reclarification of Section "D" of the Fleet Management Policy, "Authorization to Drive Vehicles Home", was read. Mr. Kuhlke: I would move that we approve Option B with an in-County limitation. I Mr. Beard: I'll second that. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Wall: The contract for the Airport Director calls for him to have a car and to the extent that he is in Option C and not in Option B, I think his contract mandates that he has a car. Mr. Oliver: I would suggest that we put an effective date on this to be clear on it. Mr. Kuhlke: I'll move that we make it an effective date of May I. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to approve Employee Handbook and related changes to Augusta Richmond County Code (with a simple majority vote of a quorum for action by the Personnel Board), was read. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Kuhlke: I make the motion that we approve the policy as submitted. Mr. Beard: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to approve $3,000 to Metro Augusta Clean & Beautiful, Inc. for March 25, 2000 Great American Cleanup, was read. Mr. Oliver: This occurred last weekend and you gave them $3,000 from solid waste. Mr. Kuhlke: I know this was approved by the Advisory Board ofHND and we gave them $3,000 out of another account to get it done. If they want to go back to HND for some other use and let it come back to us, but I don't see the need in approving something that's already been done. I'll make a motion that we send it back. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. Mr. Oliver: There is one addendum item to appeal the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Sherman went to the HPC with three structures located at 1062 Brighton Street, 30 Gregg Street and 32 Gregg Street in the Bethlehem neighborhood. They felt these structures could be rehabilitated but based on our analysis, we don't think that's a prudent thing to do and we are asking to appeal that decision to the Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. Mr. Kuhlke: On Item #4, since the Attorney indicated that it was in the contract of the Airport Director about him being furnished a car, could we revisit that and let me include in my motion that since he doesn't fall under Option B, that in addition to approving Option B, that we approve the Airport Director's car? So I'd like to move that we reconsider Item #4. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. Mr. Kuhlke: I'd like to move that we approve Option B under that with specifIcally Richmond County and that we approve the use of a car by the present Airport Director. Mr. Beard: Second. Mr. Oliver: And it would be effective May 1,2000. I I I I NWM I I Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - March 27, 2000 2:00 P. M. 1. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 1945 Julius Street, 1211 Kent Street (District 2, Super District 9); Laney-Walker Neighborhood: 1208 D'Antignac Street, (District I, Super District 9); Old Town Neighborhood: 14 Greene Street, (District I, Super District 9); Sand Hills Neighborhood: 2823 Yz Hazel Street, (District I, Super District 9); Harrisburg Neighborhood: 520 Crawford Avenue, (District I, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. 2. Approve the Employee Benefit Statements Contract with Select BenefIt Consultants, Inc. 3. Approve proposal from Marshall Curtis to develop 14,000 square feet of space for Phase II of Armstrong Galleria to include a pharmacy and retail space and approve an Economic Development loan in the amount of$250,000 subject to approval of Attorney and Administrator. 4. Approve reclarifIcation of Section "D" of the Fleet Management Policy, "Authorization to Drive Vehicles Home". 5. I 6. 7. Motion to approve Employee Handbook and related changes to Augusta Richmond County Code (with a simple majority vote of a quorum for action by the Personnel Board). Update from the CSRA Business League regarding the Armstrong Galleria Phase II Project. Approve $3,000 to Metro Augusta Clean & Beautiful. Inc. for March 25, 2000 Great American Cleanup. I I ADDENDUM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA March 27, 2000 2:00 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: 1. Discussion of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). I I