HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-1996 Meeting
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ENGINEERING SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 12, 1996
4:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; powell, Chairman;
Todd, Vice-Chairman; Handy and J. Brigham, members; Charles
Dillard, Interim Urban Services Administrator; Drew Goins, Asst.
Com. of P.W. & Director of Engineering; Tom Wiedmeier, Director
of Water Pollution Control; Max Hicks, General Supt. of
Waterworks operations; George McElveen, Director of Water and
Sewerage; David Smith and ~im Leiper of the Richmond County
Landfill; Jack Murphy and Mike Greene of the Public Works
Depar~ment; Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission-Council
and Betty Murphy of the Clerk's Office.
Communication from the Public Works Director recommending
that award be made to Beam's Pavement Maintenance Company, Inc.
in the amount of $1,098,355 for East Augusta Drainage
Improvements, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted with Mr. Handy absent.
Communication frcm the Public Works Director recommending
approval of Capital Project Budget Amendment Number Two in the
amount of $71,000 for the Doug Barnard Parkway (state Route 56
spur). These funds are available in Special 1% Sales Tax, Phase
I Recaptured Funds. The Georgia Department of Transportation has
identified the estimated costs to relocate Georgia Power
transmission poles and distribution facilities for this project.
Local Government Project Agreement places these costs on Augusta-
Richmond County, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy absent.
Communication from the Public Works Director stating the
Traffic Engineering Division of Public Works wishes to continue
their street sign and street name upgrading throughout the subur-
ban area for a third year. Attached is a list of subdivisions
and neighborhoods proposed for this year. Recommendation is made
to equip our sign department with the following for construction
of our own signs and to improve pavement markings to continue
this program.
Thermoplastic Material
Brackets, blanks, posts & sheeting
Total Estimate =
Estimated Cost
$ 8,000
22,000
$30,000
Funding will come from Special One Percent Sales Tax, Phase II
Recapture, was read.
Mr. Brigham: I so move.
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Mr. Todd: Second. We would appreciate it if Traffic
Engineering could look into putting a street light at that
intersection of Windemere and Deans Bridge Road since it is a
dark area there.
Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy absent.
Communication from the Public Works Director regarding the
paving of various dirt roads throughout Augusta-Richmond County.
Some are currently costing more to maintain than it would cost to
pave them. Several of these road were previously approved in the
Engineering Services Committee on January 9, 1996, but failed to
be adopted at the regular Commission-Council meeting that
followed.
Name Termini
Gracewood Dr. Railroad to Clanton Drive Ext.
Clanton Rd. Clanton Rd. to Dead End
Black Road SR 56 W. to Dead End
Crockett Rd. McCombs to Hephzibah-McBean
Westbrook Rd. McCombs to Hephzibah-McBean
~mith Cemetery Tobacco Rd. to Dead End
Chesterfield Rd. Tobacco Rd. to Dead End 1
Bowers Road Old Waynesboro Rd. to Dead End
Youngblood Rd. Liberty Church Rd. to Dead End
Union Cemetery SR 56 E. to Dead End
Collins Rd. Hwy 25 to Horseshoe Road
Neal Road Mill~dgeville Rd. to Dead End
Parker Road Bath Patterson Rd. to Bath Patterson
Rd.
Evans Road Bath Patterson Rd. to Bath Patterson
The estimated total cost for County Forces to grade, drain, base
and pave these twelve dirt roads is $215,797. The County Forces
Grading and Drainage Special 1% Sales Tax, Phase II account has a
balance of $902,731 available to fund these roads. Approval of
the above list and funding are recommended, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second it.
Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy absent.
Communication from the Public Works Director recommending
approval of a County Contract Agreement from :he Georgia
Department of Transportation which certifies the right of way and
commits the County to future maintenance of the Boykin Road I'
Drainage Improvements. Upon their acc2ptance, the process of
funding for the County Contract can be completed, was read.
Mr. Todd: ! so move.
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Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
~r. Todd: There is some concern about sewerage in that
area.
Mr. Chairman: We can give you an update at the next meeting
on the sewer projects, if you like.
Communication from the Public Works Director requesting
execution of the contract documents and proper bonds for the Lock
and Dam Road Bridge Replacement e Butler Creek project with
Gregory Bridge Company in the amount of $334,624.76, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Public Works Director requesting
approval of a County Contract Agreement from the Georgia
Department of Transportation which certifies the right-of-way and
commits Augusta-Richmond County to future maintenance of the
Wheeless Road Drainage Improvements project. Upon their
acceptance, the process of funding for Augusta-Richmond County
Contract can be completed, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Murphy: On Albion Acres, it is complete except we will
do Cook Road and bring it up one year and hook it on with
Glendale and have one composite project. We will not do it until
April, though, because it is a Phase III project.
Mr. Brigham: I move that we accept this as information.
Mr. Todd: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Public Works Director submitting
Capital Project Budget in the amount of $276,000 for the paving
of Louisa Road from Mims Road to Peach Orchard Road (US 25), a
total length of 1.3 miles. As this road requires heavy
maintenance due to the number of homes located on it and the fact
that it is a school bus route, paving is recommended. Approval
of the Capital Project Budget with funding when available and
request to let for bid are recommended, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
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Mr. Brigham: I'll second that motion.
Mr. McElveen: We are looking at extending that water line
from Peach Orchard down to the pond. I'd like to get with you
before you actually begin.
Mr. Murphy: That would be fine.
Mr. Brigham: I'll amend the motion to make sure the water
line is included before we start construction.
Mr. Todd: I'll accept that amendment.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water Pollution Control
stating in early January, one of the two Centrifuges used to
thicken digested sludge failed and could not be restarted. Upon
disassembly of the unit, we discovered that the machine's gearbox
had failed and returned it to the factory for repair. We have
received a quote from Alfa Laval separation in the amount of
$19,303 to perform this work. Adequate funds are available in
the Plant's budget for this repair, was read.
~r. Todd: I EO move.
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Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water Pollution Control
stating we have received a quote from Perkin-Elmer for the annual
maintenance contract for some of our lab's analytical equipment.
This agreement covers the inductively coupled plasma system,
atomic absorption spectrophotometer system and gas chromatograph-
ion trap detector. The cost of this annual contract is
$21,789.49 and adequate funds were included in the plant's budget
for this item, was read.
Mr. Handy: I so move.
Mr. Todd: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water Pollution control
stating the Messerly Treatment Plant has suffered from an
inability to remove sufficient quantities of solids from the I
waste stream, and this deficiency is the source of the majority
of the plant's past operational problems. A project to install a
pair of Gravity Belt Thickeners to enhance the plant's ability to
remove solids was designed in 1994 with an estimated construction
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cost of $1,200.00. In the interim, we have been relying on a
trailer mounted unit to thicken waste sludge, and this is not
adequate for the volume of sludge that must be handled. Due to
an increasing backlog of solids in the plant coupled with the
estimated construction period of 15 months for the Gravity Belt
Project, we began to explore alternate means of thickening waste
sludge. We have determined that by relocating and permanently
mounting our trailar mounted thickener at the digester area we
will be able to utilize this unit in conjunction with the plant's
two centrifuges (which are used to thicken digested sludge) to
thicken adequate volumes of waste sludge. The proposed work will
consist of the following:
Construct concrete pad and thickened sludge pit to mount the
gravity belt thickener.
Install two new thickened sludge pumps with variable frequency
drives.
Install approximately 250 feet of 6 inch ductile iron pipe.
Various modifications to plant piping.
Modifications to the piping in the old digester building.
Construction of a shed type roof over the relocated gravity
belt thickener.
Miscellaneous controls and instrumentation.
Because of the nature of this work, particularly the
modifications to existing facilities, it will be difficult to
prepare a bid package for this project. I request that we be
allowed to proceed with construction of this project, with as
much work as practical being accomplished by Augusta-Richmond
County Forces; we will solicit competitive quotes for equipment
and outside services wherever possible. The estimated cost to
construct the project in this fashion is $92,400. Once ~his
project is complete we should eliminate or dramatically reduce
the amount of polymer being used in the plant's final clarifiers;
polymer for this application is costing $400,000 annually.
Adequate funds are available in the Water and Sewer Renewal and
Extension Fund for this work, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Mr. Brigham: I'd like to amend the motion that this project
doesn't go until funds are identified.
Mr. Todd: I'll accept that amendment.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Building Official stating on behalf
of the owner, Osbon Medical Systems, Ltd., I am requesting a
variance to allow the construction of a handicapped ramp, as
required by Georgia laws, on the north elevation of property.
The old building presently encroaches on public right-Of-way; the
new ramp would need approximately five feet of right-of-way and
extend fifty feet down the side of the building with required
landings. The ramp's outer edge would be approximately five feet
from an assumed curb line. This variance request is needed as I
there is no other feasible alternative for placing the ramp;
Georgia law requires the building to be accessible; and the owner
must comply with Federal ADA requirements. The owner understands
that the full maintenance and liability of the ramp, if approved
to be constructed on the right-of-way as outlined in this
request, would be his responsibility and not that of the
Commission-Council, was read.
Mr. Todd: I move it be approved and have Traffic
Engineering review it.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of
Engineering stating during construction of the Turknett Springs
Sewer Separation, Phase I project, an old, dilapidated sewer was
found to be in direct conflict with the proposed improvements.
We are requesting Change Order No. One in the amount of
$29,228.50 be approved to replace the existing sanitary line.
The Change Order will increase the total cost to $828,233.65 with
no increase in contract time. If approved by the Commission-
Council, we recommend the cost or this expenditure be charged to I
funds as deemed appropriate by the Comptroller, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of
Engineering stating this is to advise of the status of the
demolition of Village Square Apartments. for the sake of
clarity, I will give a brief history of the project beginning
with the bidding for demolition. The specifications for
demolition of the apartments were prepared in November, 1994.
The bids were opened on November 18, 1994 with the low bidder
being Thompson Wrecking Company at $577,910. Due to the lack of
information about the quantity of asbestos, it was assumed that
50% of the building would have asbestos removals required. Since
the bids were opened, a limited amount of asbestos testing has
been done to determine if asbestos was present. Those initial
tests indicated more asbestos than originally assumed, therefore,
the total demolition cost will likely be higher if we do not make
modifications to our original specifications. The Engineering
Department is now investigating the possibility of a combination I
of several ideas to reduce the total cost of demolition. No
matter what method of demolition is eventually decided on, the
first step will have to be removal of the asbestos materials. In
order to identify the asbestos in each specific building, an
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environmental survey will have to be performed. From the
environmental survey, we can tailor the demolition specifications
to have an asbestos abatement contractor remove only the
necessary items, rather than assume that all floor tiles,
textured ceilings, etc. have asbestos in them. We have received
a proposal from CSRA Testing to perform the environmental survey
at a cost of $4,880. In the absence of a specific building
survey we would have to assume all buildings must be abated. We
estimate the asbestos removals per building to be approximately
$3,400, worst case, or approximately $340,000 for the entire
complex. One can easily see the value in a building by building
survey to limit the removals. We recommend proceeding with the
environmental survey to identify asbestos materials by CSRA
Testing and Engineering Company at a cost of $4,800. Upon
completion of the environmental survey report, we recommend
specifications be prepared and bid be received for asbestos
abatement of the buildings. If approved by the Commission, we
recommend the funds be charged to the appropriate account as
designated by the Comptroller. I would like to also explore the
possibility of having tipping fees waived for both asbestos
materials and construction materials on this project. This will
cause a substantial savings on the demolition cost. With the
approval of the Commission, we will work with Landfill Personnel
toward a recommendation of waiving fees, was read.
Mr. Todd: ! move that we do the environmental survey for
$4,880 to determine how much asbestos is present.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second that.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of
Engineering stating the Streets & Drains Department received a
report of sewers backed up in the area of Wooten Road on December
28, 1995. Streets and Drains personnel investigated the report
and discovered evidence that a creek crossing on the Oates Creek
Trunk Sewer was blocked. The main was rodded and the blockage
was relieved. An inspection of the creek crossing revealed that
turbulence in the creek had caused the pipe:o undermine and
several joints were dislodged. The Public ,iorks Department did
not have the manpower and equipment to immediately make the
necessary repairs, therefore, a private contractor was called in
to assist. The cost of the repair to the sewer was $15,302.31.
We request authorization to pay the invoice and recommend the
cost be charged to the Water & Sewer Renewal & Extension Fund,
was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
communication from the General Supt. of Waterworks
operations submitting a memorandum sent to the comptroller I
regarding additional personnel needed to staff two construction
and maintenance crews and the cost associated with those two
crews. Please note that the personnel budget needed to be at
least $1,256,386 to include the additional personnel. Our
Tentative Budget for personnel for 1996 was set at $1,334,083.
Therefore, the Tentative Budget provides the funds necessary to
add the personnel. Please note further that we have two trucks
and sufficient equipment to mobilize and equip the two crews.
These crews are needed to enable us to return to our former level
of customer response time and also repair sewer lines when this
function is transferred to Urban Waterworks, was read.
~r. Todd: I move that we receive this as information.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Mr. Handy: How badly are these people needed?
Mr. Hicks: Very badly at this time because we are going to
be doing sewer repairs as well as water line repairs.
Mr. McElveen: These people are definitely needed. We are
overloaded ourselves and when they lost some people, it really
made it difficult.
Mr. Todd: I cannot support hiring additional personnel
until we assess our situation in combining the two departments.
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Mr. Handy: Perhaps we could hire some temporary people to
do the work. However, I would like to amend the motion to accept
the request pending the approval of the budget and finding the
funding for it.
Mr. Chairman: I'll second your substitute motion, Mr.
Handy. We'll vote on the substitute motion first.
Motion ties with Mr. Brigham voting "No" and Mr. Todd voting
"Present".
Mr. Chairman: We'll now go to the original motion which was
to receive it as information.
Motion ties with the Chairman and Mr. Handy voting "No".
communication from Mr. Harry D. Revell requesting approval
of option to purchase easement on the Raes Creek Channel
Improvement Project, Phase II, known as Tax Map Parcel 17-4:13
(project Parcel 54), which is owned by Travis C. Thompson and
Rebecca R. Thompson. The option amount and the appraisal amount
is $280.00, was read.
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Mr. Hall: \ve recommend approval.
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Mr. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Todd: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from Mr. Harry D. Revell requesting approval
of sale of surplus property, triangular in shape, at the corner
of Oak Street and Azalea Avenue, just east of property known as
419 Azalea Avenue to Cassandra L. Thomas for the sum of $355.00,
was read.
Mr. Wall: We also recommend approval of this.
Mr. Handy: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Solid Waste Manager and Environmental
Engineer stating discussions have been held relocating the
existing composting operation near the Wastewater Treatment Plant
to the Deans Bridge Road Landfill. The following information is
presented for your consideration: The existing operation on Lock
and Dam Road, which is 8.1 miles from the Urban Stables on Broad
Street, is experiencing many problems including equipment
failure, a lack of work force, and violation of GA EPD rules and
regulations. A contributing factor to these problems is the
nonexistent management of the operation. The violations are due
to significant amounts of household wastes existing at the site
and a large backlog of raw material beyond the thirty (30) day
allotted storage. As a result of these problems, the finished
product is of poor quality, and the operation is definitely not
meeting expected production of the equipment on site. The
purpose and scope of the composting operation is to use forest,
wood, and yard debris/waste products to produce a compost
(organic material) for reuse in horticultural/land reclamation
areas, and simultaneously, diverting all similar types of waste
from the subtitle "0" Landfill Cell and inert cell, in accordance
with the September, 1996 EPD Mandate. I am requesting that
consideration be given to relocate the composting operation to
the Deans Bridge Road Municipal Solid Waste Facility for the
following reasons:
A. This facility is less than fourteen (14) miles from the
Urban Stables on Broad Street (less than a six (6) mile
difference than the existing haul);
B. This facility has existing full time management
capabilities to oversee this operation at no additional
cost;
C. This facility has backup loading equipment in case of
mechanical failure of existing equipment;
D. An existing inmate crew and officer will be reassigned
to ensure the manpower part of the operation is cost
efficient.
:. All Augusta-Richmond County trucks can haul similar
type waste products to the landfill and excess compost
material to work sites, creating a more cost effective
trucking operation;
F. Any excess compost can be sold to "other users" at a
rate determined by the Commission Council. Sales can
be handled with the existing fee system at this site;
G. Augusta-Richmond County could reduce the disposal fee
of separated forest, lawn, and inert waste materials.
This operation would create a reuse of this type
material instead of a burial scenario;
H. The landfill facility desperately needs organic
enhancement material for disturbed areas of this
facility, to support growth of plant life;
I. Should this operation shut down in excess of thirty (30)
days, waste material can be handled by conventional
burial in the existing inert area. This can be handled
through the use of short haul/off road dump trucks
instead of a long haul by trucks;
with the above items considered, I am requesting the following:
A. Waste material disposal of all types ceases at the Lock
and Dam Road site immediately, and subsequently diverted
to the Deans Bridge Road Landfill;
B. All existing waste products at the Lock and Dam site are
processed in a timely manner.' The Solid Waste
Department will provide the additional temporary labor,
if required, to accomplish this goal;
C. All equipment associated with this operation shall be
relocated to the Deans Bridge Road Facility and placed
under the management of the Solid Waste Department;
D. The existing employee(s) of this operation will be
temporarily assigned to the Solid Waste Department to
train our personnel;
E. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per ton for all users,
should be approved regarding all segregated wastes of
this type, once the operation is moved to the Deans
Bridge Road location;
F. A budget for this operation is set up under the existing
"special Waste" (4812) accounts and will be funded by
Solid Waste revenues;
G. Priorities of compost usage are listed as:
1. Solid Waste land reclamation
2. Trees and Parks projects
3. other government departments
4. Outside sales
H. A sale fee of five dollars ($5.00) per cubic yard should
be set for excess compost material sold;
Your consideration and opinion regarding this request will be
greatly appreciated and with your concurrence on this proposal, I
am requesting that you place this as an agenda item before the
Engineering Services Committee at your earliest convenience, was
read.
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Mr. Smith: c! moving the compos~ing operation from the
Wastewater Treatment Plant ~o the Landfill, we can reclaim land
with this material. The material can also be used in other
departments and sold to the general public.
~r. Todd: I move that we approve this and waive the $15.00
fee for the urban district and other divisions of our government.
Mr. Brigham:
=':1 second that.
Mr. Chairman: Due to the complexity of some of these
environmental and ecology issues, I'd like to appoint a sub-
committee to study some of this. ~r. Todd, would you be
interested in chairing tha~?
~r. Todd: Yes.
Mr. Chairman: I'd like Mr. Wiedmeier, Mr. Leiper, Mrs.
Beazley, Mr. Dillard, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wall to serve also.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of the Water & Sewerage
Department requesting permission to advertise for bids the Castle
Pines/Timbers Sanitary Sewer Extension. Estimated cost for
the project is 5225,000 and the two developers will =eimburse
us for two-thirds or the cost and pay ~ap fees for each unit,
was read.
Mr. Todd:
I so move that we do it.
Mr. Handy:
Second.
:10tion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water and Sewerage
requesting approval of change order \vith Blair Construction
on the Hephzibah-McBean Road and Henderson Road Water Main
Extension Project in the amount of 53,107.50. This change order
was necessary for a Jack & Bore due to recent resurfacing of
Franklin Church Road, was read.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Handy: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water and Sewerage
requesting approval of change order \vith Blair Construction
on the IFF Water Main Project in the amount of 57,642.40. This
change order was necessary for additional Jack & Bores on
International Boulevard. This completes the project, was read.
~r. Todd:
I so move.
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Mr. Handy: Second.
~otion adopted unanimously.
Communication from t~e Director of Water and Sewerage
requesting approval of bid award to the second low bidder (Best
Bid), Johnson utilities, :or the Spirit Creek Road Sanitary
Sewer Extension Project in the amount of $204,882.30. The low
bidder did not plan on using select fill material on the project
as called for in the schedule of prices. The engineering firm
recommended the fourth low bidder but I disagree and recommend
the second low bid,was read.
~r. Todd:
I move that we go to the second low bid.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second it for discussion.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next discussed the Horsepen Trunk Sewer Line.
Mr. McElveen: We've asked for a proposal from an
engineering firm to do this particular trunk line. He's
r~ques~ed a copy CI the r2cen~ aerial maps and I donlt know
who has them or how to gee them, ju~ itls the only way to
properly design this sanitary trunk line.
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Mr. Todd:
I think Planning and Zoning would have some.
Mr. ~cElveen: Those are the ones we would like to have
but whoever has them is holding on to them until they complete
the whole county and we just needed the ones for that particular
section.
Mr. Chairman: That's Greenhorn O'Meara, isn't it? I think
we need to get them to release this information to the
engineering firm so that they can do the aerial study instead
of doing a field study or ground survey.
Ms. Beazley: What is the engineering firm?
Mr. ~cElveen: Southern Partners.
Mr. yodd: Planning and Zoning does have some maps they
might could use. I move that we accept this as information
and direct our staff to look at whether we can accommodate them
without waiting or interfering with GIS.
~r. Brigham: rill second it.
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Mr. :~all: A decision regarding a policy needs to be made
concerning the GIS about whether you are going to sell that
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informatio~, how you will make it available, discussion about
putting some type of watermark on there so you know where the
information is, ~now that it's not being duplicated, reproduced,
sold to someone else, used for projects ocher than what it was.
I recommend that those policies be ?ursued and I will follow
up and try to get ~hat done. Until ~hose policies are in place,
you will have issues such as this and I guess they will have
to be decided on a case-by-case basis.
~r. McElveen: I would recommend that we just go back to
the engineering firm and tell them co do the survey on ground
because time is of the essence in sewer ?rojects. \ve need to
get those projects let before next fall.
~r. Brigham: r'll make a substitute motion that we make
any information available to Southern Parcners that we have
available to us, in hard copy form if we have it, as long as
it will reduce our cost in establishing the sewer line.
Mr. Chairman: I'll second that motion.
~10tion adopted \vi th Hr. Todd voting ":10".
Mr. Chairman: We have three items to add to the agenda
and I'll entertain a motion to add these.
Mr. Handy: L so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Mr. Chairman: We voted on one before so it will be just
two items. But we do need to do the water rates, also.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Water and Sewerage
requesting consideration of a request from Kevin Shea to finalize
participation for the Mattel operations facility in-line pump
in the amount of 541,082. This is in lieu of constructing a
2MG ground storage tank, was read.
Mr. Todd:
_ so move.
Mr. Brigham: rill second that moc~on.
Motion adopced unanimously.
Communication rrom the Asst. Com. or P.\V. & Director of
Engineering stating the Engineering Department is pursuing an
easement through private property on :~e Turknett Springs Basin,
phase I project. ~he property owner ~5 not willing to donate
the easement for public use, therefore, we would like
authorization to orfer monetary compensation for the easement.
\ve have established a value of 5500.00 :or both the permanent
easement and a temporary construc~:on easement. If approved
by the Committee, the cost will ~e charged as deemed appropriate
by the Comptroller, was read.
~r. Todd:
I so move that we approve it.
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~r. ~andy: Second.
~otion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered the matter of the proposed
water rates study.
~r. ~cElveen: We sent you a corrected version on this
today. We kept the residential as they were, we raised
commercial, we added one cent per ton to the surcharge, we
changed the water rates and the sewer rates by the same amount
of money but took $2.00 off sewer and put it on water which
gave us additional money on the water only users. It gives
you a breakdown for the in-City residents, the west Augusta
residents and the County residents. There is a reduction in
south Richmond County rates, there is a reduction in west Augusta
rates and there is an increase in City rates as was anticipated
in the very beginning. Mr. McKie said he needed $31 million
and we gave him that plus a little more. We will be happy with
this and recommend that you ado?t it.
Mr. Todd: I move that we approve the rates and that we
put a three-year cap on transfer or runds from the urban water
district to the urban general fund.
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Mr. Handy: Second.
Mr. Brigham: rid like to request that we rebate those
rates _ set those rates according to the legislation that it
be set as of January 1, 1996.
Mr. Todd:
I'll accept that amendment retroactive to -
Mr. Wall: I assume you want an Ordinance prepared to
reflect what you've done.
Mr. Brigham: Yes.
Mr. Todd: On the retroactive, it's the equalization side
of it that we're doing and not necessarily making the savings
for south Richmond retroactive.
1.1r. Chairman: If you're making it retroactive and youlre
going down on certain folks, you're going to have to go up on
the other end where it's necessary to go up and therefore,
they're going to have to pay more money.
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~lr. Todd: You may have a problem with that.
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~r. ~cElveen: :t may not ~e as bad as it seems. The
minimum customers will drop inside the City.
~r. Brigham: ~he bill says the ~ates must be equalized
as of January 1.
~r. Todd: r'll ~estate the mO~lon. I move that we accept
:he recommendation, that ~e put a three-year cap on ~he urban
water district, transferring money :0 the urban general fund
and the amendment was to make retroactive to January 1 and
an Ordinance be prepared by the County Attorney.
~otion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being ~o further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Nancy ~. ~orawski
Deputy Clerk or Commission-Council
NWM