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Home My WebLink About04-10-2000 Meeting I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITIEE COMMITIEE ROOM - April 10, 2000 2:30 P. M. .... PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Bridges, Chairman; Cheek, Co-Chairman; Colclough and Mays, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Drew Goins, Asst. Director of P.W. - Engineering Division; Teresa Smith, Pre-Construction Engineer; Doug Cheek, County Engineer; Rick Acree, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Facilities Management Division; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Tom Wiedmeier, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, George Eskola ofWJBF Television and Hons. 1. Brigham, H. Brigham and Beard, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request to add one item to the agenda. Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to consider extension of Rae's Creek Trunk Sewer to the site of the new Sue Reynolds School, System Development Charge and Connection Ordinance, was read. . Mr. Oliver: We estimate the cost ofthis will be about $1 million with at least $300,000 coming from two different parties. $200,000 would be coming from the School Board and $50,000 each from two developers who wish to be able to tie on. It could be funded as an advance project through the bond issue that will coming up the end of the year. We would ask that a system development charge be implemented which would be $1,000 per equivalent residential unit for every new house or its equivalent that's connected to the sewer system and also require property which we extend sewer by to connect within one year. Mr. Chairman: I'd like to see us take this as information today and place this item as a project to be done in the bond program. After further discussion, Mr. Colclough: I move that we accept it as information. Mr. Cheek: Second. After additional discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. I A request to consider extension of sewer force main to serve Deerfield Specialty Papers on Mike Padgett Highway (Funded by Account 508043420- 5425210, was read. I After a short discussion, Mr. Oliver: We would recommend it subject to them paying the standard rate for water. Mr. Mays: I'll so move that we do it in terms of the way the Administrator worded it with that stipulation. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve contract with Utility Service Company, Inc. in the amount of $35,106 for 2000 and subsequent years per contract for the maintenance and subsequent painting of the Georgetown, Bel Air Road and Berkman Road Elevated Water Storage Tanks. (Funded by Account No. 507043410- 5425110/89800530-5425110), was read. A request to approve contract with Utility Service Company, Inc. in the amount of $199,655 for 2000 and subsequent amounts as shown per year regarding the painting and maintenance of the Tobacco Road, Fairington Drive and Highway 56 South Elevated Water Storage Tanks. (Funded by Account No. 507043410- 5425110/89800530-5425110), was read. I Mr. Cheek: I move to approve these items. Mr. Colclough: I'll second it. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve proposed 2001 LARP Program List, was read. Mr. Cheek: I make a motion to approve. Mr. Colclough: I second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Change Order Number Five in the amount of $22,000.20 to Mabus Construction Company for the Jackson Road Widening Project (CBP # 321-04-288821301) to be funded from the existing project construction account, One Percent Sales Tax, Phase II, was read. I I Mr. Mays: I so move that we work with the Sheriff's Department to monitor that area for a while and see if we can get a cheaper deterrent. Mr. Colclough: I second that. Mr. 1. Brigham: I believe they've already tried that and they're still turning left. .j Mr. Mays: I'll withdraw it if that's already been done. Mr. Colclough: I move that we approve it. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted with Mr. Mays voting "Present". A request to approve Change Order Number Three in the amount of $81,385.00 to Beam's Pavement Maintenance on the CSO Inner City Basin, Phase 1- B Project (CPB # 327-04-296812012) to be funded from the County Forces Grading and Drainage Account of One Percent Sales Tax, Phase ill, was read. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. !I Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Capital Project Budget (CPB # 323-04-299823557) Amendment Number Two in the amount of $49,500.00 for Mason Rd.lClaudia Dr. Storm Drain Project to be funded from the Suburban Forces Grading and Drainage Account of One Percent Sales Tax, Phase III. Also approve Change Order Number One for Nordmann Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $44,782.50, was read. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Capital Project Budget (#323-04-296823309) Amendment Number Two on the Wrightsboro Road Improvements Project in the amount of $58,000.00 to be funded from the Special One Percent Sales Tax, Phase ill. Also approve Supplemental Agreement Number One for Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. in the amount of $57,856.50 to address the realignment of Barton Chapel Road and Crescent Drive, was read. I Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Mays: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Request for Qualifications for preparation of the Augusta-Central Savannah River Basin Source Water Assessment Plan, was read. A request to approve Request for Qualifications for preparation ofthe Watershed Assessment Study for the Service Area of the Augusta Utilities Department, was read. After a short discussion, Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: When these come in, I'll appoint a sub-committee of this committee of myself, Mr. Colclough, Randy and Max to review these and make a recommendation to this committee and then to the full Commission. A request to accept counteroffer option to purchase 3,706 sq. ft. of permanent utility easement and 5,605 sq. ft. of temporary construction easement (Tax Map 20-3, Parcel 162) from Robert H. Ellsworth' and Sherry D. Ellsworth for the sum of$I,140.00, was read. I Mr. Cheek: I move to accept. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to receive as information plans by Southland to transfer its contract to Allied Waste (BFI), was read. Mr. Mays: I move we receive it as information. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Cheek out of the room. A request to approve Certificate of Ownership and Agreement from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the 2000 Local Assistance Road Program (LARP), was read. I Mr. Colclough: I move that we add this item. I Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Mays: Could we check the situation on Belafonte Drive? All the streets in that area have been repaired except Belafonte and it has caved in somewhat. Mr. Goins: We can take a look at that street. Mr. Mays: I so move. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Doug Cheek noted that the contract on the Butt Memorial Bridge has been awarded and work has begun to repair the columns. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. :.1 Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I ADDENDUM ENGINEERING SERVICES AGENDA April 10, 2000 2:30 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: I. Receive as information plans by Southland to transfer its contract to Allied Waste (BFI). f t