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FINANCE & APPROPRlA TIONS
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 24, 2002
2:00 P. M.
1. Motion to approve Lease Agreement for calendar year 2002 for the Tag Office of
the Tax Commissioner at the Farmer's Market.
2. Discuss Ordinance to amend Augusta Richmond County Code by amending
Section 6-2-14 so as to extend the hours for sale of alcoholic beverages (on-
premises and off-premises)- and the appointment of a subcommittee to study the
extended hours. (Referred from January 2 Commission meeting)
3. Motion to approve authorization to solicit an Investment Manager for the
anticipated 2002 Water and Sewer Revenue Bond issue through Requests for
Proposals from qualified municipal bond underwriters to serve as Sole or Senior
Manager for the proposed Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds.
4. Approve award ofa contract to Frazier Associates, in the amount of $17,228.00,
for development of the Downtown Design Guidelines Manual.
5. Request for Abatement of Penalty and Interest on Tax Account #2036831, for
2000 Tax Year.
6. Discuss/receive as information list regarding total dollar amounts for construction
contracts awarded to various companies. (Requested by Commissioner Williams)
(Deferred from January 7 Engineering Services)
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FINANCE & APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - January 24, 2002
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Shepard, Chairman; Hankerson, Co-Chairman; Bridges and
Williams, members; George Kolb, Administrator; Fred Russell, Deputy Administrator;
Vanessa Flournoy, Staff Attorney; Paul DeCamp, Planning Commission; Larry Harris,
License & Inspections Dept.; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Nancy Morawski,
Deputy Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor.
Also Present: George Eskola of WJBF Television, Heidi Williams of The
Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit and Hons. Colclough and
Cheek, Commissioners.
1. Motion to approve Lease Agreement for calendar year 2002 for the Tag
Office of the Tax Commissioner at the Farmer's Market.
Mr. Bridges: I move for approval.
Mr. Chairman: I'll second it.
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Mr. Hankerson: I notice that we have a lot of lease agreements in various areas.
Mr. Cheek: I looked into this a couple of years ago and we are leasing about a
half million dollars worth of property a year. That's for rent.
Mr. Chairman: You can become a sub-committee in that regard and come back to
the Finance Committee, Rev. Hankerson, if you're really interested.
Mr. Hankerson: I'd like to do it.
(Mr. Colclough and Mr. Cheek volunteer to serve on the sub-committee also)
Mr. Bridges: I'll amend my motion to approve the lease and appoint the sub-
committee to look into the total number of leases of property.
Mr. Chairman: I'll accept that also.
Motion adopted unanimously.
2.
Discuss Ordinance to' amend Augusta Richmond County Code by amending
Section 6-2-14 so as to extend the hours for sale of alcoholic beverages (on-
premises and off-premises) and the appointment of a subcommittee to study
the extended hours. (Referred from January 2 Commission meeting)
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Mr. Chairman: Mr. Bridges is interested in this and he has agreed to chair a sub-
committee to look into this.
Mr. Williams: I so move.
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Mr. Chairman: I'll second it.
Mr. Bridges: This will be to review this Ordinance and the problems associated
with enforcement of the Ordinance.
Mr. Cheek asked that this be considered as a pilot program for a year.
After further discussion, the motion was adopted with Mr. Hankerson voting No.
3. Motion to approve authorization to solicit an Investment Manager for the
anticipated 2002 Water and Sewer Revenue Bond issue through Requests for
Proposals from qualified municipal bond underwriters to serve as Sole or
Senior Manager for the proposed Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds.
Mr. Kolb noted that he concurred in Mr. Hicks' recommendation to solicit
proposals and that he would like to come back to the Committee sometime in the future
with a proposal to solicit RFP's or find some other way to select financial advisors for the
City.
Mr. Bridges: A motion to approve.
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Mr. Chairman: I'll second it for purposes of discussion.
Motion adopted unanimously.
4. Approve award of a contract to Frazier Associates, in the amount of
$17,228.00, for development of the Downtown Design Guidelines Manual.
Mr. Bridges: I move for approval.
Mr. Williams: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
5. Request for Abatement of Penalty and Interest on Tax Account #2036831, for
2000 Tax Year.
Mr. Bridges: 1'd rather consider this when we have someone here to discuss it.
Mr. Williams: I so move we defer this to the next meeting.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
6.
Discuss/receive as information list regarding total dollar amounts for
construction contracts awarded to various companies. (Requested by
Commissioner Williams) (Deferred from January 7 Engineering Services)
Mr. Williams: Since Ijust received this information I would request that we defer
it to the next meeting to discuss it then after we review it.
Mr. Bridges: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission
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