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Home My WebLink About12-09-2002 Meeting ENGINEERING SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - December 9,2002 3:00 P. M. I. Approve contract with Utility Services Company, Inc. in the amount of $160,446.00 for 2002 and subsequent amounts as shown per year regarding the painting and maintenance of the Lumpkin Road, Golden Camp Road, Wallie Drive and Richmond Hill Road Elevated Water Storage Tanks. 2. Authorize the Augusta Utilities Department to engage Honeywell/Badger to proceed with Phase II of the Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System at a cost of $7,273,784. 3. Approve additional funding in the amount of $24,975 for the cost associated with revising the current Horsepen Trunk Sewer design to reduce the project construction cost by an estimated $88,000. 4. Motion to abandon a portion of Ellis Street. 5. Authorize the Solid Waste Facility to revise the weekly hours of operation and holiday operating schedule to maximize Landfill utilization, reduce operating hours, reduce manpower and decrease operating expenses, effective January 2, 2003. 6. Update on the Warren Road Project. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles) ADDENDUM ENGINEERING SERVICES AGENDA December 9,2002 3:00 P. M. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA: I. Discuss Solid Waste Contract. (Requested by Commissioner Mays) I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - December 9, 2002 3:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Cheek, Chairman; Boyles and Mays, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Teresa Smith, Public Works Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Colclough, member. Also Present: Heidi Williams of The Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, Shawn Norris of The Augusta Focus; Hons. Williams, Hankerson and Bridges, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have three items to add. Mr. Boyles: I so move. Mr. Cheek: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: I 1. Approve contract with Utility Services Company, Inc. in the amount of $160,446.00 for 2002 and subsequent amounts as shown per year regarding the painting and maintenance of the Lumpkin Road, Golden Camp Road, Wallie Drive and Richmond Hill Road Elevated Water Storage Tanks. 2. Authorize the Augusta Utilities Department to engage HoneywelllBadger to proceed with Phase II of the Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System at a cost of $7,273,784. 3. Approve additional funding in the amount of $24,975 for the cost associated with revising the current Horsepen Trunk Sewer design to reduce the project construction cost by an estimated $88,000. 4. Motion to abandon a portion of Ellis Street. 5. Authorize the Solid Waste Facility to revise the weekly hours of operation and holiday operating schedule to maximize LandfIll utilization, reduce operating hours, reduce manpower and decrease operating expenses, effective January 2, 2003. I Addendum Item 2. Award contract in the amount of $25,000 to OneSource Development, LLC to perform a boundary and topographic survey of the approved site and access road for the Public Works and Engineering and Augusta Utilities site. I Mr. Boyles: I so move. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 6. Update on the Warren Road Project. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles) Mr. Boyles: I wanted to get an update on this project for the people in that area. Mr. Kolb: We can bring you back a report at your next committee meeting. Addendum Item 3. Approve Early Action Compact for the Augusta area. Mr. Kolb: The Chamber of Commerce has sponsored a committee of local government representatives and private industry representatives and they have found that we can enter into an early action compact agreement with EPD to develop a plan and do some modeling and testing of our areas as it relates to air quality. The advantage of that is that we delay being designated a non-attainment area by showing that we are willing to do what is necessary in order to meet emission standards for air quality in the future. At this time a representative from EPD appeared before the Committee regarding the above item. I Mr. Boyles: I move for approval. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Addendum Item 1. Discuss Solid Waste Contract. (Requested by Commissioner Mays) Mr. Mays: From when we started this process, I think things have improved greatly. I have had quite a few calls recently primarily from seniors and women who live alone about items that are put out on the curb. They stay on the curb for quite a while and some of the debris deteriorates, particularly the yard waste. My concern is that the haulers who regularly pick up garbage must see this debris, and yet it stays there for a long time. I want to know if there is something homeowners need to do or something that needs to be changed in order for it to be picked up in a more timely manner. I'd like to have a report on the restrictions for this type of material in order for it to be picked up. If there is a size problem or the types of containers it is in, the residents need to know what they need to do. And we need to deal with this and try to correct the situation. I 2 I Mr. Kolb: We'll bring a report back to the committee at the next meeting and we'll also try and deal with those issues that have been brought up. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission nwm I I 3