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Home My WebLink About12-07-1998 Meeting I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - December 7, 1998 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Powell, Chairman; Handy, Vice-Chairman; Bridges and Colclough, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Jack Murphy, Interim Public Works Director; Drew Goins, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Engineering Division; Michael Greene, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Operations Division; Rick Acree- Asst. Director ofP.W. - Facilities Maintenance Division; Dexter White, Solid Waste Manager; Hameed Malik, Environmental Engineer; David Collins, Finance Department; Tom Wiedmeier, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; Sheriff Charles Webster; ChiefDep. Ronnie Strength, Sheriff's Department; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Com mission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Larry Sconyers, Mayor. Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, George Eskola ofWJBF Television and Hons. H. Brigham, Beard, Mays and Kuhlke, Commissioners. The Deputy Clerk: We have a request for three additions to the agenda as per your addendum agenda. I Mr. Bridges: I move we approve. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Jimmy Davison first made a presentation regarding parking problems on Seventh Street. Mr. Davison: On Friday an officer put tickets on some automobiles belonging to my employees that were parked adjacent to my business. I feel that my business is being targeted and I need access both in and out of my business. These cars were extending slightly out into the street but I don't think it was enough to warrant ticketing the vehicles. Mr. Beard: I think the residents of Port Royal are concerned about these vehicles blocking the street and the safety issue. Mr. Wall: This is considered a no parking area and basically he is blocking the sidewalk. I ChiefDep. Strength: These cars are parked on the sidewalk and extend a little over three feet into the roadway. We have had many complaints from people at Port Royal who have difficulty getting in and out and we've addressed this many times with Jimmy. We've made no headway, and I sent the officers around on Friday. They checked and they were in violation and ticketed for improper parking. He has ample space on his property. His employees park there eight hours a day, but if a customer pulls in there for five or ten minutes for service, we're not going to ticket the customer. I Mr. Wall: When you addressed this before, you asked the Administrator to meet and try to come up with a decision. Mr. Oliver: It was to park on the other side of Mr. Davison's property. We restriped that area for parallel parking rather than diagonal parking to accommodate the tow truck. At this time Mr. Lyle Carlson from the Homeowners Board at Port Royal and a delegation of residents appeared before the Committee to express their opposition to the manner in which the vehicles are parked at Mr. Davison's business. He noted that this is a serious safety issue for visitors to their complex as well as the National Science Center at Fort Discovery. Mrs. Phyllis Hendry of the National Science Center also expressed their concerns about the situation. After further discussion, Mr. Chairman: I would like to entertain a motion to appoint a sub-committee to look at this situation, have some dialogue between the two parties and maybe come up with some alternatives or some kind of compromise to this parking problem. In the meantime, the Sheriff's Department will continue to write tickets to comply with the law. I After additional discussion, Mr. Bridges: I move that we accept this as information. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: I'll appoint to the sub-committee Mr. Beard, Mr. Oliver, Mr. Bridges and Mr. Mays as Chairman to bring us back a recommendation on straightening out this parking situation. In the meantime Mr. Davison, you need to adhere to the law. And Mrs. Bonner, when the recommendation comes back, please forward it to the neighborhood association at Port Royal as well as to Mr. Davison and Fort Discovery. A request to approve a proposal with Environmental Management Associates to prepare and submit Request for Minor Modification to the permit for Well Abandonment and to abandon five (5) wells for a fee not to exceed $2,600.00 to be funded from the account 05-4811-00-0442, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approvaL I Mr. Colclough: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy out of the room. A request to authorize participation in the development of the Storm Water Management Design Manual, currently under preparation by the Atlanta Regional Commission, at Cost Share Contribution of $13,000.00 to be funded from the Account Number 55-8080-305, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy out of the room. A request to authorize seeking request for proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide materials testing and related construction inspection services, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approvaL Mr. Colclough: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy out of the room. A request to approve Change Order #1 for Antler Drive to perform construction on Washington Road Sidewalks, Section II with Capital Project Budget # 57-8018-098 in the amount of $134,300 subject to receipt of proper bonds from Steve Duffie Grading and Landscaping, Inc., was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: I second it. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy out of the room. A request to authorize engineering services for Turknett Springs Retention Basin Restoration with Zimmerman, Evans & Leopold, Inc. in the amount of $25,985.00. Also approve Capital Project Budget # 59-8007-098 in the amount of $26,000.00 for the project, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Handy out of the room. A request to authorize execution of Change Order No.1 with Clayton Environmental Consultants in the amount of $120,050.00 to be funded from Account Numbers 62-4461-00-0891, 19-4881-00-0449 and existing resources within the Sheriff's Department budget, was read. I Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Bridges: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to add 6500 LF of 12" ductile iron pipe and other construction costs to Beam's Pavement Maintenance Company's existing water main installation contract, was read. Mr. Oliver: The amount is $169,987. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to approve construction of Evidence Storage Building for the Richmond County Sheriff's Department with allocation of $100,000 from Phase II SPLOST, was read. Mr. Oliver: There is a need for an evidence storage building for the Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff is proposing to build this building with inmate labor and some donated supplies. We have this money available and would request that the money be reprogrammed for this purpose. Mr. Bridges: I move approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. After a short discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. A request to authorize the extension of the existing Refuse Collection contract with the present vendors for one successive twelve month period from February 3, 1999 through February 2, 2000 at an annual budgeted cost of $2,622,462.00 for collections and $500,000 for landfill tipping fees, was read. Mr. Greene: We actually have $475,000 budgeted for tipping fees. That could be a little more or a little less depending on the amount of waste that is picked up. I I Mr. Bridges: I make a motion to approve. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to accept donation of 10.35 acres from M. Bert Storey to Augusta, Georgia (Tax Map 57-4, Parcel 100) in connection with Cook Road/Glendale Subdivision for some public use such as recreational use or a fire station, was read. Mr. Wall: I would recommend that we accept it. Mr. Bridges: I move we approve it. Mr. Colclough: Second. After a short discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously with the Chairman out of the room. A request to approve Speed Zone Ordinance No. 98.204, was read. Mr. Wall: We're recommending approval. -I Mr. Bridges: What about on Goshen Road? Mr. Murphy: We can request that it be put on. Mr. Bridges: I move it be approved. Mr. Handy: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I