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ENGINEERING SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 28, 1997
2:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Powell, Chairman;
Todd, Vice-Chairman; Handy and J. Brigham, members; Jim Wall,
Attorney; Max Hicks, Utilities Department Director; Tom
Wiedmeier, Asst. Director of Utilities Department; Harry Hartley,
Asst. Director of Public Works; Cheryl Nelson of the Finance
Department; Barry Smith, Trees & Landscaping Department Director;
A. B. McKie, Jr., Comptroller; Randy Oliver, Administrator;
Michael Greene, Interim Director of Public Works; Jack Murphy,
Public Works Department; Jim Leiper, Environmental Engineer; Drew
Goins, Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of Engineering; David Smith,
Solid Waste Manager; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy
Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle, Gale
Mino of WBBQ Radio, George Eskola of WJBF Television, Rosemary
Forrest of the Metropolitan Spirit and Hons. Zetterberg, Bridges
and Kuhlke, Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have a request for six items to be added to
- the agenda.
Mr. Todd: I so move that we add these by unanimous consent.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee first considered approval of Capital Project
Budget Amendment No. 1 with funding for Bobby Jones Expressway @
S.R. 56 Additional Loop, CPB#55-8156-330.
Mr. Murphy: This will come from Phase II recaptured funds.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second it. Will there be enough
recaptured money available?
Mr. Murphy: I don't know exactly how much is available.
Ms. Nelson: There is $1.3 million.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Capital Project Budget #57-8308-097 with funding for Bobby
Jones Expressway (1-20 to Wrightsboro Road), was read.
Mr. Murphy: This is for the widening of Bobby Jones from
1-20 to Wrightsboro Road with the additional $55,000 to come from
Phase III County forces allocations and we recommend approval.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered a policy statement for
property acquisitions valued below $10,000.
Mr. Oliver: Mr. Wall and I discussed this. We bring a lot
of easements to you for small amounts and we are proposing an
amendment to policy that would make it so that if it is in the
project budget, if the amount of the easement or acquisition is
less than $10,000 and the amount of the purchase for that
easement is less than 110% of the appraised value, then we can
administratively take care of it.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A condemnation of property owned by Carolyn M. and Charles
E. McGee, Jr. (Tax Map 144, Parcel 51), was read.
A condemnation of property owned by James Edward Hawkes
(Tax Map 144, Parcel 39), was read.
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Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A purchase of permanent drainage and utility easement from
Wilfred H. Gladue (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 161) in the amount of
$225.00, was read.
A purchase of a temporary construction easement from Robert
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H. Peek (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 156) ln the amount of $300.00, was
read.
A purchase of a permanent drainage and utility easement and
a temporary construction easement from Donald Wright and Gardenia
Wright (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 110) in the amount of $1,077.00, was
read.
A purchase of permanent utility easement from Steve and
Paula Strickland (Tax Map 19-4, Parcel 145) in the amount of
$650.00, was read.
A purchase of permanent utility easement from Mattie M. Gay
(Tax Map 19-4, Parcel 38) in the amount of $750.00, was read.
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A purchase of permanent utility easement from Toby Reese and
Mary Reese (Tax Map 19-4, Parcel 38) in the amount of $250.00,
was read.
A purchase of permanent utility easement and temporary
construction easement from Charlotte A. Van Horn (Tax Map 19-4,
Parcel 145) in the amount of $650.00, was read.
A purchase of easement from Eldridge and Salome T. Hankinson
(Tax Map 87-2, Parcel 235) in the amount of $125.00, was read.
~ purchase of temporary construction easement from Pamela
Hensley Long (Tax Map 33-1, Parcel 57) in the amount of $200.00,
was read.
A purchase of temporary construction easement from Ruby
Harris and Henry Harris, Jr. (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 126) in the
amount of $50.00, was read.
A purchase of temporary construction easement from James L.
Kendrick (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 127) in the amount of $250.00, was
read.
A purchase of a temporary construction easement from James
W. Thompson (Tax Map 25-3, Parcel 142) in the amount of $100.00,
was read.
A purchase of permanent utility easement from Joel A.
Plagenhoef (Tax Map 26-4, Parcel 4) in the amount of $2,200.00,
was read.
Mr. Wall: I recommend approval on all of these.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A counteroffer to acquire 1,002.34 square feet of right-of-
way from E. L. Jernigan and Sarah C. Jernigan for $425.00, was
read.
Mr. Wall: We recommend this amount as a compromise.
Mr. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Todd: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A deed of dedication, maintenance agreement and road
resolution for Pinnacle Place Subdivision, Phase 4, Section IV,
was read.
Mr. Murphy: We recommend approval of this.
Mr. Todd: I so move.
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Mr. Brigham: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered approval to recapture $96,000
of County Forces funds in special 1% Sales Tax, Phase II and
reallocate those funds to the landscape crew for intersection
beautification projects in accordance with the attached list.
Mr. Greene: We have 11 areas where we want to do some
beautification work and it is estimated at about $140,000
according to Mr. Smith. We had $96,000 available in Phase II
that we're asking to use for this. Mr. Smith plans to do most of
them one at a time with in-house labor and once these are
completed, we will come back and identify any additional funds
needed to complete the projects.
Mr. Todd: I so move we approve the recommendation.
Mr. Brigham: Second.
Mr. Greene: Mr. Smith had recommended that we put up some 1
signs along the main arteries coming into the County noting that
Augusta is the Garden City.
Mr. Smith: I have been making some talks to various
organizations to promote our beautification efforts and if there
are any groups that you want me to speak to, I'd be glad to do
that. Hopefully we can eventually get some funds through these
groups to continue the work on programs such as this. Is it your
recommendation to call the whole area the Garden City? That
would be my recommendation.
Mr. Chairman: I think we should take that before the whole
board for their decision.
Mr. Smith: If we did that, the landscaping would be
secondary after the new signage is installed.
Mr. Todd: Can we amend the motion to do that? I'll do that
and amend the motion to approve the funds for the new signs.
Mr. Brigham: I'll accept that amendment.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered execution of Change Order #1 I'
in the amount of $103,647.00 with Mabus Brothers Construction
Company on the Division Street Basin Sewer Separation Project.
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A change order to replace failing sanitary sewer in 13th
Street, was read.
A Final Change Order with Blair Construction, Inc. to
decrease the contract in the amount of $250,319.65 for the
Metcalf Sewer Separation, Phase V Project, was read.
A Final Change Order with Mabus Brothers Construction to
decrease the contract in the amount of $60,794.45 for the
Turknett Springs Basin, Phase III, was read.
Mr. Brigham: I so move.
Mr. Todd: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next considered a recommendation from the
Engineering Services Sub-Committee regarding illegal dumping and
commercial dumpsters. The Sub-Committee recommends the
implementation of mandatory garbage collection for the Suburban
areas of Augusta-Richmond County through the Franchise Agreement
'process and a non-ad valorem assessment on ad valorem bills and
the creation of a new Code Enforcement Division to be placed
under the Marshal's Department.
Mr. Todd: This was the consensus of the sub-committee and
we are not asking for action on this today. We may want to
approve it after having a referendum or some public hearings or
town meetings where we can receive public input. This is the
best solution to deal with the problem of illegal dumping which
has become a real problem for our area. So I will make a motion
that we receive this report as information and that we set up
public hearings and/or town meetings to receive input and come
back in 90 days.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second that to get it on the floor.
After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Oliver: We will begin
writing warning tickets on the road into the Landfill to people
who do not have their loads covered with a tarp. We will do this
for a two-week period and then begin writing tickets for
violators of this procedure. Regarding the garbage service, we
will have to work out the details of that after we receive input
at the public hearings and town meetings. We will probably bid
the various districts and it may be less costly than the property
owners are currently paying but I can't say by how much.
After further discussion, the motion was put and adopted.
I Mr. Chairman: The next portion of this is a Resolution to
establish an Enforcement Division for litter control.
Mr. Wall: This states, "Whereas, illegal dumping within
Richmond County has become a serious problem; and Whereas, the I
Richmond County Sheriff's Department currently has responsibility
not only for enforcement of litter control ordinances, but the
entire law enforcement for Richmond County; and Whereas, it is
the desire of the Commission to establish an enforcement division
whose sole responsibility would be enforcement of litter control
ordinances; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission that a Code Enforcement Division be
established under the Marshal's Department for Richmond County,
to be funded from the Landfill budget, to enforce Richmond County
litter control ordinance."
Mr. Smith: In order to deter this littering problem we have
worked into our budget a six-man team to be funded by the
Landfill account which will be handled by one of the two
certified agencies in this area. This team's main function must
be illegal dumping and litter control. They can do other things
as a secondary function. I am requesting that you approve the
implementation of this unit.
~ '. ,. I Mr. Todd: I move that the recommendation go forth as per
...-the--Resolution to the full board.
Mr. Brigham: I'll second that.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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Mr. Kuhlke: After the recent rains we had, Jerry and I rode
around and looked at the situation involving Rae's Creek. It
appears that after you get to Berckman Road and from there down
to Lake Olmstead, the Creek becomes a bottleneck through that
area. My concern is to get that section of the Creek checked and
I understand that Mr. Goins has a study that has been done on
that section and I would like for this Committee to revisit that
study and get us some information back and see which way we can
go on it.
Mr. Chairman: We can pass that on to the Public Works
Departments.
Mr. Goins: I'll be glad to share the cost estimates on that
with you.
The Chairman announced that Committee members are welcome to
attend the meeting in Atlanta on January 31 with Commissioner
Shackelford regarding the priority list for Public Works
projects.
ADJOURNMENT:
was adjourned.
There being no further business, the meeting
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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