The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About10-27-2003 Meeting I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - October 13, 2003 1:00P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Beard, Chairman; Kuhlke, Co-Chairman; Cheek and Hankerson, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Walter Hornsby and Fred Russell, Deputy Administrators; Warren Smith, HND Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor. Also Present: Heidi Williams of the Augusta Chronicle, George Eskola of wmF Television, Stacey Eidson of the Metro Spirit, other members of the news media and Hons. Bridges, Boyles and Mays, Commissioners. ADDENDUM AGENDA: Additional Information: 1. Regarding Item #5 Addition to the Agenda: I 1. Consider a request for UDAG funding from De' Jour Innovation Solutions, Inc. (Requested by Commissioner Colclough) Mr. Kuhlke objects to adding anything to the agenda. 1. Consider a request from Mr. Tyrone Butler of the Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc. for $45,000 in funding to support the Theatre's Fee Tuition Scholarship Program. At this time Mr. Butler appeared before the committee regarding the above item. Mr. Kuhlke: Your request is to get money from UDAG and I'd like to get a report from Mr. Smith because there was distribution ofUDAG money going to certain agencies from our last meeting. I don't mind holding back on this and not taking any action at this point until we hear from Mr. Smith. I'll make that in the form of a motion. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 2. Recommendation from the Automation Sub-Committee regarding the development of a process and criteria for a performance based management system for city departments as part of the 2004 budget process using the IT and Purchasing Departments as models. I 1 Mr. Cheek: Does this conform with the software package from the Guiliani Group? I Mr. Kolb: This doesn't have anything to do with that. We are not quite ready to proceed with this and would request that this matter be referred to the budget workshop scheduled for the 24th and 25th of this month in discussions with the budget. Mr. Cheek: I'll make the Administrator's request in the form of a motion. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Laney-Walker Neighborhood: 823 D' Antignac Street, 825 D' Antignac Street, 1230 Pine Street, 850, Adall':s Street, 1237 Tenth Street, (District 1, Super District 9);Bethlehem Neighborhood: 11 04 Wrightsboro Road, (District 2, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. '. . 'CO. ',r' c,' ,'CO ;. 4. . ., 1,( ,"". .' .',,,. '. " . Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain :unsafeand ' uninhabitable properties in the Harrisburg Neighborhood: 1639 St. Luke Street, (District 1, Super District 9); Turpin Hill Neighborhood: 908 Eighth Avenue, 912 Eighth Avenue, (District 2, Super District 9); Laney-Walker Neighborhood: 1138 Twiggs Street, (District 1, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. I Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 5. Approve Year 2004 Proposed Action Plan for CDBG, ESG and HOME funds. (Referred from October 7 Commission meeting)' . , . - Mr. Smith: I had discussed with you an amendment to the Action Plan. This would involve funding all of the economic development projects proposed under CDBG using recaptured UDAG funds. In line with that consideration I carved out of the CDBG program $50,000 for economic development and substituted using UDAG funds to fund economic development activities and proposed that we would increase funding for existing qualified project sponsors under CDBG public services category'to receive additional funding. On your one page memo you can see the distribution of those funds. Mr. Chairman: So we have $134,000 in recaptured for now? I 2 I I I Mr. Smith: Yes. Mr. Kolb: Concerning the $104,000, this is a pot of money from which people can apply for grants and loans since there is a demand for this, Mr. Smith: The fa9ade grant program will have a specific target area which is the same area as the revitalization district and we will have two levels of grants, Mr. Kolb: The recaptured UDAG funds will be used for economic development purposes. Commercial revitalization for fa9ade grants and loans will receive $104,970 and Antioch Ministries will get $30,000. After additional discussion, Mr. Hankerson: I would like to see the Hope House receive $5,000. Mr. Kuhlke: Who would you take the $5,000 from? Mr. Hankerson: I would take it from Able-Disabled. Mr. Kuhlke: I make a motion that we accept the recommendation from the Director of Housing & Neighborhood Development along with the amendments to the original proposal made which is taking $50,000 out of economic development, setting aside $30,000 for Antioch and $104,970 for fa9ade grants and then the additional funding on the list that he submitted to us, Mr. Cheek: I second that. Mr. Hankerson: I'd like to make a substitute motion to accept that and add to that to allow Hope to get $5,000 of this 50 from Able-Disabled. Mr. Kuhlke: I'll second that motion to get it on the floor. (Vote on substitute motion) Motion fails with the Chairman, Mr. Kuhlke and Mr, Cheek voting No. (Vote on original motion) Motion adopted unanimously. 6. Motion to approve a request from the Board of Elections for the purchase of voting equipment in the amount of $139,730.30. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Hankerson: Second, 3 7. nwm Motion adopted unanimously. I Authorize the Public Works & Engineering Department to hire a Safety Officer at a salary of $35,000 to be funded from the Highway & Street Administration Budget. Mr. Cheek: So move. Mr. Chairman: I'll second that. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission I I 4 ADMINISTRA TIVE SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - October 13, 2003 I:OOP.M. I. Consider a request from Mr. Tyrone Butler of the Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc. for $45,000 in funding to support the Theatre's Fee Tuition Scholarship Program. 2. Recommendation /Tom the Automation Sub-Committee regarding the development of a process and criteria for a performance based management system for city departments as part ofthe 2004 budget process using the IT and Purchasing Departments as models. 3. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Laney- Walker Neighborhood: 823 D' Antignac Street, 825 D'Antignac Street, 1230 Pihe Street, 850 Adams Street, 1237 Tenth Street, (District I, Super District 9); Bethlehem Neighborhood: 1104 Wrightsboro Road, (District 2, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. 4. Approve an Ordinance providing for the demolition of certain unsafe and uninhabitable properties in the Harrisburg Neighborhood: 1639 St. Luke Street, (District I, Super District 9); TUl1'in Hill Neighborhood: 908 Eighth Avenue, 912 Eighth Avenue, (District 2, Super District 9); Laney- Walker Neighborhood: 1138 Twiggs Street, (District I, Super District 9); and waive 2nd reading. 5. Approve Year 2004 Proposed Action Plan for CDBG, ESG and HOME funds. (Referred /Tom October 7 Commission meeting) 6. Motion to approve a request /Tom the Board of Elections for the purchase of voting equipment in the amount of $139,730.30. 7. Authorize the Public Works & Engineering Department to hire a Safety Officer at a salary of$35,000 to be funded from the Highway & Street Administration Budget. ADDENDUM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA October 13, 2003 1:00 P. M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1. Regarding Item #5 ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: 1. Consider a request for UDAG funding from De' Jour Innovation Solution, Inc. (Requested by Commissioner Colclough) I