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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-2000 Meeting ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE ROOM - November 13,2000 I COMMITTEE 2:00 P.M. PRESENT: B. YOtmg, Mayor, H. Brigham, Chairman, L. Beard, A Cheek, B. Kuhlke, members, W. Mays, T. Smith, PW Director, R. Cooks, ANIC. ALSO PRESENT L. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, Channel 26. " Clerk: On our agenda item 4 has already had comm;...,ion approval sO we need to delete this item and item 5 was erroneously addressed to Administrative Servil:es it should be addressed to Engineering Services. so we need a motion to defer Item 5 to Engineering Services. Mr. Beard: So move Mr. Chairman. Mr. Brigham: Second. Mr. Chairman: Keven do you have a question? Mr. Mack: We would for you to also delete item munber three, we need further discussion with the staff. I Mr. Kuhlke: Mr. Beard would you amend your motion. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Dr. Nechtman regarding the full-time employee status of Marie Westall at the Riverwaik Marina. Dr. Nechtman: I made an error in stating that the former manager was a full-time manager with full implementation of benefits, but since then I think everything else is accurate. I have submitted the job description as it came through the Ports Authority. This is a full-time job and the proper maintenance and management of it is extremely important to the ongoing development of the river. As a result the Authority would like to request that Marie Westall be elevated to the position of full-time employee status receiving full benefits. Mr. Beard: My thoughts at this time would be that since we are looking at this at the budget hearing why not include this, because there are other proposals at the Marina in the budget that we refer this to budget work session. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motiou carried unanimously. :' ': I Presentation by Mr. Robert Cooks of the Augusta Neighborhood Improvement Corporation. Mr. Cooks: As you all know the ANIC was formed last year and I have been on board since July of this year. We have received a sizable investment from the State of Georgia and we are in the process of fin~ li7ing our redevelopment plan for the target area of Laney- Walker. This area includes approximately 122 acres. Right now we are in the process of fin~ li7ing our program to be presented to our Board of Directors on the fourth Monday of this month. Those programs include senior occupied, rehab, owner occupied rehab, down payment assistance, house swap program and a new neighbors program. What you have before you is a request for amendments to our current contract With the city of Augusta so that we can mirror the contracts with the programs we've designed to implement the redevelopment of this community. Our current contract is $1 million of which we receive ~clm;n;strative cost reimbursement of$lOO,OOO. We are requesting that we be afforded the amendment to produce 40 units of housing versus 100 units as in the current contract. We are also asking that the amendment to this contract include basically like kind. In other words, based on the analysis and review of the community that we cannot rehabilitate homes for $7,500, and we have a lot of flexibility with the stale . . dollars that we have received and we have commitments from the banks to participate in the mortgage . program for the community. In moving forward, in order for us to be as prudent as delivered in the revit~li7ation of Laney-Walker as possible we need a lot more flexibility that our current contract affords us. We're not saying that we want to go outside the scope of the federal regulations all we're saying is that we want to expand the scope since we have a small targeted area because it's going to be a difficult time in attracting new and helping those who are existing home owners in the community. Right now, statically, the neighborhood is 65 percent rental, 65 percent elderly. We have dilapidated structures of33 percent of the neighborhood, another 12 percent is vacant and another 22 percent that is dilapidated in addition to that. In order for us to be successful in making a large enough impact we need your support in amending our contract. Mr. Beard: I think we need to tnrn this over to the attorney and HND director and have . them come back to Us with a recommendation. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Approve term of seeurity deeds on real property assisted with Commonity Development Block Grant funds-to one year for each $5,000 of assistance provided. Mr. Beard: So move to delete and bring back at next meeting. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Authorization to award bids for the purchase of street light poles and flXtnres to the low bidder, Electrical Equipment Company, in the amount of $117,108 subject to approval of product samples. Funds are available in Account Number 271-04-1610-54.14410. .' Defer to next Engineering Services meeting. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission I I I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - November 13, 2000 2:00 P. M. 1. A request from Dr. Carl Nechtman regarding the full-time employee slatus of Marie Westall at the Riverwalk Marina. . 2. Presentation by Mr. Robert Cooks of the Augusta Neighborhood Improvement Corporation. 3. Approve term of security deeds on real property assisted with Community Development Block Grant funds to one year for each $5,000 of assistance provided. 4. Authorization to award bids for the purchase of street light poles, fixtures to the low bidder, General Electric Company, in the amount of $232,020.00. Resources for the purchase to be allocated from Community Development Block Grant funds. 5. Authorization to award bids for the purchase of street light poles and fIxtures to the low bidder, Electrical Equipment Company, in the amount of $117,1 08.00, subject to approval of product samples. Funds are available in Account Number 271-04-1610-54.14410. i