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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION MEETING - May 4, 2010 REGULAR MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER MAY 4, 2010 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 5:00 p.m., October 20, 2009, the Hon. Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Smith, Mason, Grantham, Hatney, Johnson, Jackson, Bowles and Brigham, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Aitken, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission. The invocation was given by Father Gerald Ragan, Pastor, St. Mary’s on the Hill Catholic Church. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of Americas was recited. Mr. Mayor: Father Ragan, if you could come forward we have a little something for you. And I want to say on a personal note I’ve heard a lot of good invocations in my years as Mayor but that was truly a great one. So thank you, sir. By these present be it known that Father Gerald Ragan, Pastor, St. Mary’s on the Hill Catholic Church is Chaplain of the Day. For his civic and spiritual guidance demonstrated throughout the community. Serves as an example for all of the th faith community. Given under my hand this 4 Day of 2010. Thank you for that wonderful prayer. Father Ragan: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: It’s great to see you. (APPLAUSE) And, Madam Clerk, before we get to the delegations I know Commissioner Lockett would like to be recognized for a point of personal privilege. Commissioner Lockett. Mr. Lockett: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I appreciate my colleagues for giving me this opportunity. I have a young man, a senior at Comprehensive Butler High School, Mr. Quentin Mays. Mr. Mays, would you please stand. He’s a member of Future Business Leaders of America, a peer mentor, team member of the Georgia Future Problem Solving Team that won first place in the state and they’re going to be going out to Wisconsin in June for International Competition. He’s worked for some time with the Downtown Development Authority. He’s just an all around outstanding young man within the Richmond County School System. He plans to attend Mercer University this fall majoring in biochemistry and political science. He will be one of our future governors. And his goal is to become and emergency room physician and a political activist. At this time I will ask for one of his teachers, Ms. Debbie Hall, if she will please stand and be recognized. And I would also like for Ms. Woodard of the Downtown Development Authority to come up, please. Ms. Woodard: I’m Margaret Woodard with the Downtown Development Authority and this wonderful young man came to us two years ago, first through Leadership Augusta and second through the Youth Apprentice Program through the Richmond County School System. 1 He is a quiet leader. He is a team builder. He’s a consensus builder and I think one day he’s going to be President. So we’re here today, we are thrilled to acknowledge you for your outstanding youth leadership to the DDA. And on a personal note I am so very proud of you and I’m going to miss you. (APPLAUSE) Mr. Lockett: And Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor: And, Quentin, I just want to say I’m so proud of you and the entire team. We’ve got a little something special for you that I would like for you to take back to them. And I’d to specially recognize Ben Hasaan, too, who has been really great raising awareness and bringing attention to the team. Thank you, Ben, as well. Office of the Mayor. Certificate of Recognition to the Butler Comprehensive High School Senior Division Team. Whereas Quentin Mays, Travis Moore, Darius Thomas and Michael White won first place in team problem solving and Travis Moore won the Individual Problem Solving Competition in Athens Georgia. And whereas the Future Problem Solving Program International Program Commission is to develop the ability of young people globally to design and promote positive futures using critical and creative thinking. And whereas the Future Problem Solving Program International involves over 250,000 students annually from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore and the United States. And whereas the Butler High School Senior Division Team will advance to the 2010 International Conference at the University of Wisconsin, thth Lacrosse, Wisconsin June 10 through the 13 2010. The City of Augusta recognizes your outstanding achievement, contributions and participation in the Future Problem Solving Program International and applauds your commitment to academic excellence. We wish you continued th success in all of your future endeavors. Given under my hand this 4 of May 2010. (APPLAUSE) As well as their advisor, Anne Beth Strelec, and special recognition as well to the principal Greg Thompson. Congratulations as well. And Quentin these are for the entire team, your advisor and your principal. (APPLAUSE) Would you like to say anything? Mr. Mays: Thank you very much. Our Commissioners, I’ve kept up with what you’ve done. I hope one day to be in your position. I hope one day we can all work together. To me that’s a better place. I know we will. Thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) Mr. Lockett: I wanted to thank all of you and I wanted to thank my colleagues for giving me this opportunity. Thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, on to the delegations. The Clerk: DELEGATIONS A. Rev. John A. Lockhart. RE: Homelessness vs. Nuisance Order. Mr. Mayor: And, Reverend, if you could keep it to five minutes, please, sir. Rev. Lockhart: I’ll try, sir. Good evening. I represent the faith and community based advisory board of the Department of Corrections. And when we hear about homelessness, 2 veteran homelessness, prisoners returning to the community without homes. I come to address this commission to look into housing not only for veterans but for prisoners, people that are reentering to our program that have been rehabilitated because some of them don’t have homes. We have 192 people coming back in the next 90 days. When we said three strikes you’re out it was to last for ten years, ten years or up. And a lot of those people are coming back to the Augusta community. Commissioners of 30901, 30906 you have the highest rate in the state. So we need to find housing, we need to find jobs. We need the Commissioners to work with us to bring about these things. We know that Hope House is in the works for veterans but I need to remind the members of the neighborhood that when veterans were laying in foxholes and pinned down in the sands of the deserts and in the jungles and id’s and mortar rounds were going off all around them. They was there to keep those same weapons from being used in your backyard. So we need to think about our veterans and our people that have been behind the wall and are coming back. Yeah they made bad decisions, some of them. Some of them are behind walls that the wall that haven’t made a bad decision. They didn’t do anything wrong. They was there as a victim of circumstance. But we need to reach out for them. The poor you’re going always have among you and if you are out of the system for ten years you need somebody to help you become reacquainted with how the system is operating. You, you ATM’s. There are people that know nothing about how an ATM works. And I’ll tell you that if a person have been incarcerated and are released after ten or fifteen years, can’t get a job they’re going to eat. Whether they get it out of your house or my house. So we need to be about finding jobs and having people available to accept them and to lead them when they get off the bus. Twenty-five dollars and a suit of clothes. Twenty-five dollars don’t go far. We need more. We have a high percentage of our veterans Viet Nam era veterans that are homeless. And most of them was 18 years old when they was in the war. And now they’re homeless. No fault of their own they got hooked on drugs or something. Some of them minds are not as well as it should be. But we need to be carers and care givers to our people that have fallen on undesirable circumstances. None of us wants to be homeless. None of us wants to be in prison but by the choices that we make sometime we wind up in arrest. Thank you, sir. Mr. Mayor: Thank you so much, Reverend Lockhart. Madam Clerk, on to the consent agenda. The Clerk: Yes, sir, our consent agenda consists of items 1-6. Items 1-6. Mr. Mayor: Yes, ma’am, Madam Clerk. The Clerk: The Chairman of the Engineering Services Committee, Commissioner Johnson, would like to offer items 11-16 as part of the consent agenda. There are no objections from the commission. They appear to be routine items. Is that correct Mr. Russell? Mr. Russell: Routine items within budget and with any approved plans that we have. Mr. Mayor: Okay, do we have any further additions to the consent agenda? Mr. Mason: Um --- 3 Mr. Mayor: Mr. Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mason: I just want some clarification. That was eleven through sixteen? Is there a problem with ten or something like that or? The Clerk: I was asking the Administrator. Mr. Russell: No problem at all. The Clerk: Is there a problem with ten? There’s no problem with ten? Mr. Johnson: We can go ahead and add ten to it. The Clerk: Add ten too? Okay. Mr. Grantham: Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor: Commissioner Grantham. Mr. Grantham: Mr. Mayor under Finance, agenda item number nine if we could hear from our Administrator in regards to his two recommendations I think we could probably add that. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Russell? Mr. Russell: Mr. Mayor, those recommendations would be James Kendrick and Mr. Barry White. Mr. Grantham: Mr. Mayor, I’d like to put that in the form of a motion we put it on the consent also. Mr. Jackson: Second. Mr. Mayor: Okay. Mr. Russell: Mr. Mayor, if I may, eight is just the ninth step of nine steps to continue that process there. And that’s a routine matter that would end up getting us where we need to be to go ahead and do the bonding. I don’t know anything else we could add to that at the moment other than the fact that it’s what we got to do to get there. So that’s just a continuation of that, sir. Mr. Mayor: Is everybody good with that name? Mr. Grantham: Mr. Mayor, as chairman of Finance I’ve got a couple of questions. 4 Mr. Mayor: Okay. Okay are there any further additions to the consent agenda? Any items to be pulled for discussion? Hearing none I’d look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Grantham: So moved. Mr. Jackson: Second. CONSENT AGENDA PLANNING 1. FINAL PLAT – RICHMOND ESTATES, PHASE II (FKA GRANDWOOD ESTATES) – S-714-II – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission to approve a petition by Star Survey, on behalf of Steve Duffie, requesting final plat approval for Richmond Estates, Phase II. This residential subdivision is located off Milledgeville Road adjacent to Richmond Estates Phase I and contains 31 lots. 2. ZA-R-196 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission to approve a petition to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of Augusta Richmond-County by amending Section 24-2-a (Heavy Industry Zone) Uses Permitted by Special Exception. (Approved by Commission April 20, 2010 – second reading) 3. ZA-R-195 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission to approve a petition to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of Augusta Richmond-County by amending Section 24-1 (Heavy Industry Zone) Permitted Uses. (Approved by Commission April 20, 2010 – second reading) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 4. Motion to approve an ordinance to amend the Risk Management and Safety Provisions of Part 6, Paragraph 6C, Subparagraph Age and Employment Status Restrictions, Subparagraph 2, Page 36 of the Augusta-Richmond Employee Handbook, which is part of the Augusta, Ga. Code, to repeal all ordinances in conflict herewith, to provide an effective date and for other purposes. (Approved by Commission April 20, 2010 – second reading) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 5. Motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Commission held on April 20, 2010. APPOINTMENTS 6. Motion to approve the following reappointments Julie Tillery, Animal Control, Wayne Hawkins, Augusta Port Authority, Richard Isdell, Canal Authority, R. DeWitt Dent, Zoning Appeals, Randy Sasser, Augusta Aviation Commission, Ralph Walker, Personnel Board, Eugene Hunt, Planning Commission, Jack Steinburg, Citizens Small Business Council, Mark Lorah, Public Facilities, and Roy Rearden, General Aviation Commission representing District 7. FINANCE 5 9. Motion to approve two appointments to the Laney-Walker and Bethlehem Urban Redevelopment Agency. ENGINEERING SERVICES 10. Award subject contract to Blair Construction, Inc. in the amount of $4,183,676.26. This award will include new construction of sanitary sewer mains. 11. Approve award of contract for Low Voltage Data Cabling installation in the new ARC Judicial Center, bid in the amount of $294,870.00 to Network Cabling Infrastructures for Bid Item #10-080. 12. Approve granting Georgia Power two easements for their underground utilities to provide electrical service to the Kroc Center and have the agreements executed by the appropriate City of Augusta official(s). 13. Approve the deeds of dedication, maintenance agreements, and road resolutions submitted by the Engineering and Augusta Utilities Departments for Manchester Subdivision, Sections Three and Four. 14. Award bid to L-J (low bidder) in the amount of $44,360 for the removal and reconstruction of the asphalt medians at Briercliff Subdivision. 15. Award bid to Beam’s Contracting (low bidder) in the amount of $77,461.00 for the removal and replacement of guardrails failed/damaged on Riverwatch Parkway between River Shoals Road and Billy Powell Bridge. 16. Approve the deeds of dedication, maintenance agreements, and road resolutions submitted by the Engineering and Augusta Utilities Departments for Southampton Subdivision, Section III. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting. Mr. Aitken out. Motion carries 9-0. [Items 1-6, 9-16] The Clerk: That motion carries with Mr. Aitken out who’s on vacation this week. Mr. Mayor: Super District Commissioner makes you a super man. Okay, Madam Clerk, on to the regular agenda. The Clerk: PLANNING 7. Z-10-10 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission to approve with the following conditions 1) That no less than 75% of the occupants will be veterans of the American Armed Services; 2) compliance with the Freedom Path security plan as provided by the petitioner shall be a condition of zoning; a petition by Hope House Inc., on behalf of the Veterans Administration, requesting a change of zoning from Zone R-1A (One-family Residential) to Zone R-3C (Multiple-family Residential) affecting property containing approximately 8.9 acres which is located on the southwest portion of the upper Veterans Administration property known as #1 Freedom 6 Way located on the south side of Wrightsboro Road just east of Maryland Avenue. (Part of Tax Map 044-3-141-00-0) DISTRICT 2 (Postponed from the April 20, 2010 Commission meeting) Mr. Mayor: Mr. Patty. Mr. Patty: Yes, sir. This came before the Planning Commission twice and then to this body once. I think we’re prepared to resolve it today. There were three issues raised during these meetings and I think the solution to those is with us. I would recommend you approve it with three conditions. One, that no less than 75% of the occupants will be veterans of the American Armed Services. Two, there be no direct access to Maryland Avenue and three, that it would be in compliance with a Freedom Pass Security Plan provided by the petitioner which has been adjusted to reflect that there be no access to Maryland Avenue. And they’re here to represent themselves. If you approve this with these conditions then there will be a deed restriction placed on the property to this effect and you know it’s fail safe special. Mr. Mayor: Okay, do we have any questions for Mr. Patty? Mr. Johnson: Yes, Mr. Patty. You say there’s --- Mr. Mayor: Commissioner Johnson. Mr. Johnson: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You say there’s someone here to speak in regards to, on behalf of the VA and? Mr. Patty: Yes, sir. Mr. Johnson: Okay. Could they come forward, please? Mr. Mayor: And if you could state your name and address for the record, please, ma’am. Ms. Speaker: Stephanie Suarez, 1225 Carrier Place 30904. Judith Caira with the Affordable Housing Solutions in Atlanta. Janice Kennedy from the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. Mr. Johnson: Thank you. As far as the resolution that we have arrived to in this situation can you elaborate a little bit more on how you come to this conclusion and exactly what it is they will be able to do as far as accessibility into that facility and out. What entrance they will be using for the record, please. Ms. Suarez: I think it’s been the request from everyone that they use the front entrance to our facility, which is not a problem. I just want to go on record as making a statement that you’re not doing this part for the veterans. We’re doing this for the neighborhood and the community. The veterans coming through the front entrance to get to this property will have to go through motor pool, pass gas, two gas pumps, two or three dumpsters, a warehouse, the boiler/chiller plant and the old laundry. I just want to make that understood so that when you 7 vote you know that we’re doing this for the community because we know they had some reservations and our veterans will also adapt to this. Mr. Johnson: Thank you. One of the concerns and I’m going to state this also for the record. I spoke with Ms. Winbush who is the president of the neighborhood association this morning. And first and foremost they’re not against the veterans and this new facility being built or erected in this area along with myself. And I’m pretty sure I speak for my colleagues we’re not against the veterans. We’re all for the veterans and we commend you all on that facility that you’re providing for them. But when you take Maryland Avenue the concern was it is a very, very narrow road. The amount of traffic and the entrance in and out of there, being not as adequate to facilitate that. And that was the concern. We do know that it’s been an issue with that street in the past and at one point in time it was a one-way. But years ago they opened it as a multi-lateral drive if you will. But I that’s one of the concerns we wanted to make sure here. We didn’t have a problem with that and definitely support what you all are doing with that. And I just you know thank you for you know coming forth and working something out with the community to answer their concerns as well as their safety and the safety of those that travel in and out of that facility as well. But I don’t have anything because I know, Mr. Lockett, do you have any questions? Mr. Mayor: Commissioner Hatney. Mr. Hatney: Yes, Mr. Mayor, thank you. Ma’am, you mentioned that they would be going through all these changes to get to where they’re going. Is this facility still going to be fenced in and why? Ms. Suarez: Yes, it is because --- Mr. Hatney: Let me finish. If you’re so concerned about how they get there why should they be fenced in? Ms. Suarez: Because it’s a separate facility from the VA Hospital. We’re trying to create a home for these folks, something distinct and separate from the hospital environment. It will not look like a hospital it will not function as a hospital. It will be their home in the same way that a high-end apartment complex would be fenced in, the same thing. We don’t want people wandering into their home just like you don’t want people wandering into your home. So it’s a residential facility with decorative fencing and it’s going to look beautiful. Mr. Hatney: With the security? Ms. Suarez: There will be a card key access for automobiles and pedestrians just like there would be going into a high-end apartment or other residential community. Mr. Hatney: I’m just curious to know why you thought the fence was necessary --- Ms. Suarez: Well, part of the reason was --- 8 Mr. Hatney: --- at the end of the day. Ms. Suarez: --- in response to the community the first time around. They were very concerned with security. So they asked us to come back and we put together a security plan and laid all that out for them. Mr. Hatney: Okay, so what you’ve done the community is satisfied with? Ms. Suarez: Yes, I believe so. We’ve revised our security plan somewhat now that we will not have a Maryland Avenue entrance. But it’s basically the same just without --- Mr. Hatney: Other than the entrance. Ms. Suarez: Other than Maryland Avenue --- Mr. Hatney: Okay. Ms. Suarez: --- yeah, hmm-hmm. Mr. Mayor: Okay. Mr. Hatney: Mr. Mayor, is anybody here from the community who wants to ask any questions because --- Mr. Mayor: Okay, and we’ll take --- Mr. Hatney: --- somebody called --- Mr. Mayor: Do we have somebody that is the head of the neighborhood association or represents? Okay, yes, ma’am, if you could come forward and state your name and address for the record. Ms. Speaker: My name is Katherine Winbush and I am the President of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association. And we have asked Mr. Sias to be our spokesperson. Mr. Mayor: Okay. Mr. Sias? And if you could state your name and address for the record as well. Mr. Sias: Sammy Sias, 3839 Crest Drive. Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. I’m going to be extremely brief on behalf of the residents of Highland Park Neighborhood Association and Tuxedo Residents. We applaud and appreciate the VA and Hope House that they made some changes to the plan. But we certainly do not appreciate the presentation and manner, which they brought this forth here today. These folks are not against veterans, have never been. I’m a veteran. We have veteran widows we have veterans. And it’s little sickening when they do that. We have been there too very excellent resources in our city. They are veterans and they are taxpayers. And Commissioners we are asking you all to look out 9 for both in this instance. We didn’t ask anyone to cancel this project. We never took that position. We simply asked one minor thing, change the entrance. That’s all we asked. Federal money is great to come into our city. We’ve had federal money rejected from some other areas when residents stood up for themselves. So we simply in this situation asked Hope House, the VA and Affordable Housing Solutions out of Atlanta Georgia to respect the taxpayers and neighbors of our city here and respect our veterans by not sending them to the back door. Apparently the mission has been accomplished but the process stinks. Thank you very much, sir. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Mr. Sias. Commissioner Lockett, do you have anything? Mr. Lockett: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to say I want to sort of echo what has been said already. But you know I applaud y’all for the decision that you made today. I am a 20-year disabled Viet Nam veteran myself and the last thing in the world I would do is slight my fellow veterans. But like I indicated at earlier meetings we want to use the front door. If you go on Maryland Avenue you see Maryland Avenue is not suited for what y’all want to do. Now it may be an obstacle course to get from Wrightsboro Road to their final destination but military But I just to thank y’all and at veterans are accustomed to obstacle courses. We train for that. this time I would like to make a motion that this item be approved with the conditions that have been specified by Planning. Mr. Jackson: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioner Brigham, you wanted to make a comment? Mr. Brigham: Yes, Mr. Mayor, I want to hear from the Attorney why we’re even considering a zoning issue on a piece of federal property. I don’t think we have authority over federal property for a zoning issue. Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: Sure I’d be happy to address that. And actually we’ve been in contact with some of the attorney’s even in DC regarding this particular issue. And there complicated issues relating to zoning regulations that affect federal property. However in this instance the federal government has elected not to exercise any of their rights to not be a part of that process. They try to work with the local government authorities and agencies. And in this case they have taken that stance. Mr. Brigham: Mr. Mayor, I’m going to make a substitute motion --- Mr. Hatney: Call the question. Mr. Brigham: --- that we do not a ruling on this. This is federal property and they are exempt from local zoning regulations. In standard and custody of what’s happened in the past if we pass then we’re setting a precedent saying we’re going to be able to tell Fort Gordon what they’re doing or any other federal agency. And I don’t believe that’s the case. And I think it 10 would be inappropriate to set a precedent to do something like that and I would make a motion not to approve this or take any action on it at all. Mr. MacKenzie: If you’d like to hear --- Mr. Mayor: Okay --- Mr. MacKenzie: --- anymore related to that Wayne Brown’s actually contacted --- Mr. Mayor: Well, we have a substitute motion with no second and the question has been called for. We have a motion to approve with the conditions. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign of voting. Mr. Brigham votes No. Motion carries 8-1. Mr. Mayor: Okay, thank y’all so much. The Clerk: Mr. Brigham voting no, Mr. Aitken out. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, next agenda item. The Clerk: Next item is item. Do you want to wait until they get out? Mr. Mayor: Yes, we’ll give everybody a minute to clear out. Mr. Sias will be conducting interviews in the back hallway. The Clerk: You ready? Mr. Mayor: Yes, ma’am. The Clerk: FINANCE 8. A Resolution authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of an Intergovernmental Contract with the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Augusta (the “Issuer”); authorizing an acknowledgement of service and the filing of an answer on behalf of Augusta, Georgia (the “City”) in validation proceedings to be brought validating the agency’s taxable revenue bonds (Laney-Walker and Bethlehem Project), Series 2010 (the “Series 2010 Bonds”), in the maximum combined aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $8,000,000 to finance a portion of the projects included in or contemplated by the Laney-Walker and Bethlehem Urban Redevelopment Plan previously approved by the city, and to pay costs of issuance of the Series 2010 Bonds; authorizing the execution of acknowledgement, delivery and performance of a bond purchase agreement; authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of a continuing disclosure certificate; authorizing the approval of the official statement; and for other purposes. 11 Mr. Mayor: Mr. Grantham, you had a question on this item? Mr. Grantham: Yes, I did, Mr. Mayor, thank you. I realize all this has been passed and we’re moving forward. And I’m glad to see that and we’re going to have a bond issued of $8 million dollars. I just want to know if we have in place a plan as to how this is going to be spent. And if so when those items to be purchased or constructed will those items be brought before the Commission for approval based on spending these dollars. Mr. Russell: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor, if I can answer. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Russell. Mr. Russell: You approved the plan but the individual items will be brought forth as the operations as we normally do. So I would anticipate that would be a normal process that we’re doing to establish the budget and move forward with that. So the answer would be yes. Mr. Grantham: Mr. Mayor, realizing that that’s the process and I concur with our Administrator I just want to make sure that in this redevelopment that from what it’s initial involvement was and what the people expected that those items would be accomplished and with the continuation of the approval of this Commission. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, sir. Would you like to make the motion to approve? Mr. Grantham: I will. I make a motion we approve under the conditions of Mr. Russell’s recommendation. Mr. Mayor: Okay we have a motion and a second. If there’s no further discussion Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Motion carries 9-0. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, I think that disposes of our regular agenda. Mr. Attorney, do you need a motion to go into a Legal Session? Mr. MacKenzie: Yes, we actually have a few things on there. Pending and Potential Litigation as well as Real Estate and Personnel. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation. B. Real Estate. C. Personnel. ADDENDUM 17. Motion to approve going into a Legal Meeting. 12 Mr. Mayor: Can I get a motion to go into Legal to cover those items? Mr. Lockett: So moved. Mr. Johnson: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Mr. Bowles and Mr. Jackson vote No. Motion carries 7-2. [LEGAL MEETING] 19. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia’s Open Meeting Act. Mr. Johnson: So moved. Mr. Lockett: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Mr. Hatney and Mr. Jackson out. Motion carries 7-0. Mr. Mayor: Mr. MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: We have two real estate resolutions to be read and approved as well. ADDENDUM 18. Motion to add and approve a Resolution authorizing the purchase of property located at 4338 Deans Bridge Road and 4340 Deans Bridge Road in the amount of $135,000. Ms. Speaker: I have the motion to approve the acquisition of property located at 4338/4340 Deans Bridge Road for a total purchase price of $135,000 and to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk of Commission to execute such documents as necessary to consummate the transaction. All in form as approved by Counsel for Augusta Georgia. Mr. Mayor: And that’s a motion to add and approve. Correct? Mr. Grantham: So moved. Mr. Johnson: Second. 13 Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and a second. Commissioners will now vote by the usual sign. Mr. Hatney and Mr. Jackson out. Motion carries 7-0. Mr. Mayor: Is there one more? Is that it? Okay, with no further business to come the body we stand adjourned. Thanks y’all. [MEETING ADJOURNED] Lena Bonner Clerk of Commission CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on May 4, 2010. ______________________________ Clerk of Commission 14 15