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Home My WebLink About11-29-2004 Meeting " I ENGINEERING SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - November 29,2004 3:00 P. M. 1. Motion to authorize condemnation ofa portion of Tax Map 13, Parcel 26 which is owned by Vera Frohman and Douglas Frohman for a temporary easement and permanent easement on Project 70125 - Butler Creek CollectorlBelair Hills Estates. 2. Motion to approve the expenditures requested by Mrs. Sarah Brown as compensation for a 4,509.95 square foot permanent utility easement on her 3802 Wrightsboro Road property. 3. Approve funds not to exceed $25,000 for the Utilities Department to extend sewer associated with an ongoing subdivision developme~t at the Village at Goshen. 4. Approve funding in the amount of$I 7,000.00 for the purchase ofa base antenna to improve accuracy of county survey projects. 5. Approve Amendment No.7 to the existing Program Management Services contract with CH2MHill, Inc. to provide Program Management Services for the 2004 Series Bond Capital Improvements Program at a cost not to exceed $8,250,000. I 6. Approve Change Order No.1 in the amount of $15,320.00 for BR W Construction Group, LLC for modification to the Ravenwood Drive and Cannongate Drive sites. - ... 7. Discuss Raborn Road water line. (Requested by Commissioner Smith) 8. Presentation by Sandy R. Williams to discuss issues regarding the County's storm water run off. ~ - I I I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - November 29,2004 3:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Cheek, Chairman; Mays, Co-Chairman; Smith, member; Fred Russell, Administrator; Teresa Smith, Public Works Director; Doug Cheek, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Colclough, member. Also Present: Hons. Boyles, Grantham and Williams, Commissioners. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Motion to authorize condemnation of a portion of Tax Map 13, Parcel 26 which is owned by Vera Frohman and Douglas Frohman for a temporary easement and permanent easement on Project 70125 - Butler Creek CollectorlBelair Hills Estates. 2. Motion to approve the expenditures requested by Mrs. Sarah Brown as compensation for a 4,509.95 square foot permanent utility easement on her 3802 Wrightsboro Road property. 3. Approve funds not to exceed $25,000 for the Utilities Department to extend sewer associated with an ongoing subdivision development at the Village at Goshen. 4. Approve funding in the amount of $17,000.00 for the purchase of a base antenna to improve accuracy of county survey projects. 6. Approve Change Order No.1 in the amount of $15,320.00 for BRW Construction Group, LLC for modification to the Ravenwood Drive and Cannongate Drive sites. Mr. Smith: I so move we approve these as a consent agenda. _Mr. M'!ys: Second. ~'_ _ Motion adopted unanimously. 8. Presentation by Sandy R. Williams to discuss issues regarding the County's. storm water runoff. At this time Ms. Williams made a presentation to the committee regarding problems with storm water runoff on her property on Davis Road near the Columbia and Richmond County lines. She stated that Columbia County will contribute toward the cost of installing some piping to a retention pond. " Mr. Chairman: We recognize that there is a problem and there is an opportunity to partner with Columbia County on this. We need to find out where we are engineeringwise and costwise to install this and a timetable to do it if there are funds available. I Mr. Ben Slaughter: I'm with James Swift & Associates and we've looked at this with the Engineering Department. We were working with Errick on it. Mr. Chairman: We need to get cost estimates and what Columbia County will contribute. Ms. Smith: I would like to look at those plans. Mr. Chairman: Can we get staff to review the pertinent information, submit the appropriate request for proposals or bids and come back to us at the first meeting in January with a recommendation if we can find the money? Ms. Smith: That's fine. Mr. Mays: I so move. Motion adopted unanimously. I Mr. Smith: Second. 7. Discuss Raborn Road water line. (Requested by Commissioner Smith) At this time Mr. Richard Balkcom appeared before the committee regarding the above item. He stated that there is a 2" water line there that serves about 50 to 80 people. They have no fire protection at this time and he asked if they could get a 6" line that would provide better water pressure and the opportunity for fire protection. Mr. Doug Cheek: This could be considered under our water line replacement program and Rabom Road is number 15 on that list of areas. Mr. Chairman: When would this project begin? Mr. Cheek: The first four projects are multi million dollar projects so it would be a minimum of five years because of the size of the first four. Mr. Mays: I move that we receive this as information for further study with a cost estimate at the next meeting. Mr. Smith: Second. I 2 I Motion adopted unanimously. The Clerk: On Item 2, the attorney asked that we approve the recommendation as the caption. Mr. Mays: I rnove that we reconsider Item 2. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: A motion to approve as recommended by the attomey. Mr. Mays: So move. Mr. Smith: Second. I Mr. Doug Cheek: We had worked with Mr. Davis, the landscape architect, to do the work for Ms. Brown. The expenditures were two and a halftimes when we got through. We're trying to get it resolved and we've answered all the questions that were made and we've gotten word through an e-mail that Ms. Brown is still unwilling to sign and that's why this is no further along. If she still refuses to sign, we don't know of any other way to proceed. Motion adopted unanimously. 5. Approve Amendment No.7 to the existing Program Management Services contract with CH2MHill, Inc. to provide Program Management Services for the 2004 Series Bond Capital Improvements Program at a cost not to exceed $8,250,000. Mr. Russell: Based on discussion with the attorney, the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and staff this morning, we would like to continue this item. Mr. Smith: I move that we send this back to the staff for further study of the costs. Mr. Chairman: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. I Lena 1. Bonner Clerk of Commission nwm 3