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Home My WebLink About04-25-2001 Meeting EYG ~~'<EER.n<CJ SED. \.IC~S ,~,GE:,DA t. ~ .J. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. CO\-f.\i ~TT=:c RCO\l- ~~Lpril 2~. .:(~n l :2:30 P. "I. 0..[utiull to ~bandoll a pOITiull ufBmwlls L~nc. Motion [Q approve Right-of-Way Encroachment Pelmit for Q\vest Vimlal Plivate Network along 22,955 feet of City streets at a fee of S5,000.00 per mile. (Deferred from Engineering Services Committee April 9, 200 l) Approve a proposal from P1\[&.-\ Consulting Engineers in the amount of $46,700.00 to provide professional services which includes. design of sanitary sewer cOfll1ectiuns to the existing sanitary sewer system in a pOltion of the Rae's Creek area. (Funded by Account Number 5090434:20/5212115 80150040/52\2115) Approve a proposal from PM&A Consulting Engineers in the amount of 530,:200.00 to provide professional services which includes design of sanitary sewer connections to the existing sanitary sewer system in a pOltion of the Rocky Creek Basin. (Funded by Account Number 509043420/5212115 80150115!52l21l5) Augusta Utilities Customer Services Accounts Receivable First Quarter 2001 ReDort. Provide a monthly update on the status of the projects that comprise the 1996 and 2000 Capit:t1 Improvement Programs. Discuss Trees, Parks and L:tndscaping Department's org:tnization ch:trr/direct report. (RefelTeU from Commission meeting April 17, 2001) Approve purchase of mnl1ers and shafting for #4 pump at Raw Wmer Pumping Station in the amuUlll of S i 60,000.00 from Thomas Brothers Hydro, Inc. (Funded by Account 506043510-54251(0) 9. ApproVe salary for Land Acquisition Supe:-visor I, Utilities Deparnnent. not to e:;ceed mlJ. r:tngc of Salary Gr:tde 50. [FunJ.ed by Account No. 509043490- SlIl1l0) to. Presentation by \[r. Owen Nine conceming property development. (Requested by Con"illlissioner Cheek) It. Discass .~,Ligusta Commons e'lgineering ser'.'ic~ contract for removal of asbestos. 'o' ""',I~ I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITIEE COMlVUTIEE ROOM - April 25, 200 I 2:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bridges, Chairman; Colclough and Mays, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; Walter Hornsby, Interim Administrator; Vanessa Flournoy, Staff Attorney; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Doug Cheek, County Engineer; Drew Goins, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Engineering Division; Rick Acree, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Facilities Management Division; Paul DeCamp, Planning Commission; Jim Huffstetler, Traffic Engineer; Derick Vanover, Asst. Director of Trees & Landscaping Dept.; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Cheek, member. Also Present: Hons. J. Brigham, Williams, Beard and Shepard, Commissioners. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 3. Approve a proposal from PM&A Consulting Engineers in the amount of $46,700.00 to provide professional services which includes design of sanitary sewer connections to the existing sanitary sewer system in a portion of the Rae's Creek area. (Funded by Account Number 509043420/5212115 80150040/5212115) I 4. Approve a proposal from PM&A Consulting Engineers in the amount of $30,200.00 to provide professional services which includes design of sanitary sewer connections to the existing sanitary sewer system in a portion of the Rocky Creek Basin. (Funded by Account Number 509043420/5212115 80150115/5212115) 8. Approve purchase of runners and shafting for #4 pump at Raw Water Pumping Station in the amount of $160,000.00 from Thomas Brothers Hydro, Inc. (Funded by Account 506043510-5425110) Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 9. Presentation by Mr. Owen Nine concerning property development. (Requested by Commissioner Cheek) I Mr. Nine stated that he had purchased a piece of property adjacent to Brunswick Bowling Lanes in order to build a new facility for his business. He applied for an ingress/egress permit, and it was denied by Traffic Engineering because they have said that it would create too much traffic for the neighborhood. He stated that he had applied for a clearing and grading permit that has also been denied. I Representatives from the area neighborhoods appeared before the Committee and expressed their opposition to allowing ingress and egress on Brendle Drive by this proposed business. Mr. Wall stated that he believed this issue came before the Commission in 1995 and that they had turned down entrance onto Brendle Drive at that time. According to information that Planning and Zoning furnished me and information that I reviewed, the record is silent as to whether or not there is or is not to be access on Brendle Drive at the time that it was rezoned. Therefore, a permit has to be obtained. Traffic Engineering has said in their opinion it's a safety issue and my reco=endation is that you not grant the permit over the objection of the Engineering Department. Mr. Colclough: I so move we deny it. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 1. Motion to abandon a portion of Browns Lane. Mr. Wall: We recommend that you approve the resolution to do this. I Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Chairman: I'll second it to get it on the floor. Motion adopted unanimously. 2. Motion to approve Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit for Qwest Virtual Private Network along 22,955 feet of City streets at a fee of $5,000.00 per mile. (Deferred from Engineering Services Committee April 9, 2001) Mr. Wall: I'd reco=end that this be poslponed until someone from Qwest can be here. Mr. Chairman: Is there any objection to poslponing this to the next Co=ittee meeting? No objection noted. 5. Augusta Utilities Customer Services Accounts Receivable First Quarter 2001 Report. I 2 I Mr. Colclough: I move we receive it as information. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 6. Provide a monthly update on the status of the projects that comprise the 1996 and 2000 Capital Improvement Programs. Mr. Colclough: I move we receive this as information. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 7. Discuss Trees, Parks and Landscaping Department's organization chartJdirect report. (Referred from Commission meeting April 17, 2001) I Mr. Hornsby: We feel there are four options before us concerning this. One is to leave it as it is, two is to move Trees & Landscape under Public Works as an additional division, three is to move it under Recreation as an additional division and four is to fragment the department with Riverwalk and Pendleton King Park going under Recreation and the remaining Trees & Landscaping going along with Cemetery, Trees & Parks going under Public Works. We would like to ask to that we be allowed to look at it and bring back a recommendation to this Committee. There is some additional information we wanted to look at and review before a decision is made. Mr. Colclough: I make a motion that we delay this and let the Administrator handle it when he comes in and bring us back a recommendation. Mr. Chairman: I'll second that. Mr. Mays: Could we also look at using some of the interest money from Perpetual Care to hire some temporary people to work in the cemeteries during the summer months? Mr. Hornsby: We can look at that. Motion adopted unanimously. 9. Approve salary for Land Acquisition Supervisor I, Utilities Department, not to exceed mid range of Salary Grade 50. (Funded by Account No. 509043490-5111110). I After a short discussion, Mr. Mays: I so move. 3 Mr. Colclough: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously. 11. Discuss Augusta Commons engineering service contract for removal of asbestos. Mr. Goins: The quote on this is below the amount that would require Commission action so we're going to handle this administratively. Mr. Colclough: I move we delete this from the agenda. Mr. Chairman: I'll second that. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I I 4