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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-1997 Meeting I I I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - May 27, 1997 2:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; Powell, Chairman; Todd, Vice-Chairman; Handy and J. Brigham, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Michael Greene and Jack Murphy of the Public Works Department; Drew Goins, Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of Engineering; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Tom Wiedmeier, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; George Patty, Planning Director; Kip Plowman, Internal Auditor; Jim Blount, Asst. Director of Trees & Landscaping; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: Gale Mino of WBBQ Radio, Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle, Rosemary Forrest of The Metropolitan Spirit and Hon. Bridges, Commissioner. The Clerk: We have a request for five addendum items. Mr. Chairman: Do we have unanimous consent? Mr. Handy: Mr. Todd: Mr. Oliver: Mr. Todd: Mr. Handy: No. Is there anything on an emergency basis? We may need to consider items #2 and #3. I so move. Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A Resolution to abandon portions of Market Street and 12th Street and Tatnall Street Tract-I for development of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, was read. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Handy: Second. Motion adopted with Mr. Brigham out of the room. An Ordinance amending Richmond County Code to provide for procedures for tree removal on public right-of-way, was read. Mr. Handy: I so move. Mr. Todd: Second. Motion adopted with Mr. Brigham out of the room. A request to rename Sunset Avenue (Martin Luther King Blvd. to Olive Rd.) Essie McIntyre Boulevard, was read. Mr. Handy: I move for approval. I Mr. Todd: Second. Mr. Bridges: What about our policy of renaming streets? Mr. Oliver: These were in the process before that was done. Motion adopted with Mr. Brigham out of the room. Communication from the Concerned Citizens of Hyde Park regarding the condition of public roads in the Goldberg area, was read. At this time a delegation of residents from the Hyde Park area appeared before the Committee regarding the above communication. Mr. Oliver: Mr. Goldberg sent us a letter saying that he would like to be here but he is undergoing surgery at MCG and would like to have this postponed for two weeks. Mr. Todd: I'd like to go back to the concerns that Hyde Park had and get an update on those and any corrective action that should be taken. Mr. Wall: As far as the matter of the public road is concerned, this is a 50 ft. public right-of-way. I The Clerk: The next matter was concerning sidewalks. Mr. Todd: Are there any sidewalks planned for this area? Mr. Greene: Not at this time. Mr. Todd: I would not suggest that we do anything in that regard now until we see what the Brownsfield initiative is going to be and how that will be involved. Ms. Eunice Jordan: I think the problem comes in when people are trying to walk when it rains, it becomes very muddy and murky and it makes it very difficult to travel. Mr. Greene: Even if we put sidewalks there now, it wouldn't do any good because of the mud and trucks traveling through there now would keep them torn up. Mr. Utley: We will be having a meeting with Mr. Goldberg to discuss some of this. Mr. T. J. Dimock: take notes for him. He that's why I'm here. I'm here representing Mr. Goldberg to is having a kidney transplant today and I I I I The Clerk: The next item concerns potholes. Mr. Todd: Public Works should be able to take care of that. Mr. Greene: We do those repairs every couple of weeks but the problem is due to the heavy truck traffic on that section. We're hoping the drainage work project will help alleviate some of the problems but until something is resolved regarding the use of the road shoulders, we're still going to have a problem. Ms. Pat Striggles: Another solution would be to open another road for residents or have him use another road. Mr. Todd: On item #4 concerning railroad tracks, we don't have much to do with that unless we can make a request of the railroad to locate some signalization there. After further discussion, Mr. Todd: I move that we receive this discussion and dialogue as information and that the Public Works Department address the issues we have discussed as far as the railroad goes and that Mr. Goldberg's representative let him know that we want him to meet with the residents and come back when he is able to do so. Mr. Handy: Couldn't they deal with the Administrator on that and come back to us if there are further problems? Mr. Todd: I'll agree with that. Mr. Chairman: I'll second the motion. Motion adopted unanimously. Change Order #1 for Paving Various Roads, Phase V, Project Number 55-8708-096 with APAC-Georgia, Inc. in the amount of $57,084.50, was read. Mr. Murphy: We are adding school bus turn-arounds on the ends of Lewis Chapel Road, Braswell Road, Clanton Road and we're also extending a portion of Evans Road and Clark Road down to the dead-end. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Handy: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Capital Project Budget Number 55-8698-097 and the engineering agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company in the amount of $7,500 to come from Special 1% Sales Tax, Phase II Recaptured Funds for the Doug Barnard parkway Railroad Crossings Project, subject to receipt of written authorization from Georgia DOT for 1/3 of construction funding and 2/3 from benefited businesses, was read. Mr. Oliver: We are asking to postpone this for two weeks in response to a request from one of the businesses involved. I Mr. Todd: I move we receive it as information. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Capital Project Budget #57-8657-097 with funding in the amount of $17,900 from Special One Percent Sales Tax, Phase III Allocated Funds and approve the engineering proposal from PM&A Consulting Engineers in this same amount for the Antler Drive West Drainage Improvement Project, was read. Mr. Murphy: We have a corrugated metal pipe that needs replacement. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Handy: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee next considered the ratification of an oral I agreement between Augusta-Richmond County Utilities and Searle and NutraSweet to provide uninterrupted service during construction of the East Augusta Drainage Improvement project. Funding of $23,000 is to be 50% from each industry. Mr. Murphy: When we were building a culvert on Columbia Nitrogen Drive, these two companies could not do without water so they agreed to pay Beam's, who was our contractor, to have a continuous supply of water to them and by an oral agreement, we agreed with that. All we're doing here is passing money from Searle/NutraSweet through us to pay Beam's for that purpose. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Handy: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee next considered approval of the low bid in the amount of $26,962.40 from Blair Construction, Inc. regarding the vertical change (lowering) and relocation of the existing 24" water main located at Doug Barnard Parkway and Gordon Highway. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Brigham: Second. I I I I Motion adopted unanimously. Settlement of condemnation case styled Richmond County v. M & M Realty, et aI, by swapping 0.9969 acres of property condemned for 1.04 acres presently owned by M & M Realty, was read. Mr. Wall: We recommend approval. Mr. Brigham: I so move. Mr. Todd: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: I would like to ask those individuals who have been appointed to sub-committees, including the subdivision regulations committee, to come back and bring us a report at the next Committee meeting. I'd also like to receive a report from Mr. Hicks on the situation with the water shortage. Mr. Hicks: I would like to continue for a few more days to restrict water usage so that we can see what the effect will be concerning the modifications and improvements that we've made to the distribution flow. The rain that we had over the weekend helped very much but I would like to wait a few more days before lifting the restrictions. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM