HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-24-1996 Meeting
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 24, 1996
4:00 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; H. Brigham,
Chairman; Zetterberg, Vice-Chairman; Kuhlke and Mays, members;
Bat. Chief Dennis Atkins, Fire Department; Lewis Johnson, Central
Services Director; Linda Beazley, Interim Administrator for
Administration; Jim Wall, Attorney; Tommy Boyles, Recreation
Department Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission-Council
and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission-Council.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle.
The Clerk: We have a request for an addendum from the
Sheriff's Department for approval of six radar units in the
amount of $9,684.00.
Mr. Kuhlke: I move it be added.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A subcontract from the Department of Children and Youth
Services with Norma Miller for counseling and tutoring services
with reimbursement at 100% through Council of Juvenile Court
Judges of Georgia, was read.
Mr. Zetterberg: I move for approval.
Mr. Kuhlke: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A subcontract from the Department of Children and Youth
Services with Charles G. Bartlett for symbolic restitution-
personnel services with reimbursement at 100% through Council
of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia, was read.
Mr. Kuhlke: I move we approve it.
Mr. Mays: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A subcontract from the Department of Children and Youth
Services with Carl B. Stiger for counseling services with
reimbursement at 100% through Council of Juvenile Court Judges
of Georgia, was read.
Mr. Kuhlke: I move for approval.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Sheriff's Department requesting
approval of the purchase of six radar units in the amount of
$9,684.00, was read.
Mr. Zetterberg: I move for approval.
Mr. Kuhlke: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Attorney regarding a report on
antennas in use by Augusta-Richmond County and discussion of
the proposed lease agreement with WRDW, was read.
Mr. Wall: Lewis Johnson has helped me with some inspections
and essentially what we have by way of tower rentals is two
towers. We have the tower and antenna space that we're leasing
from WRDW and then the Marshal's Department is renting antenna
space from Tower Broadcasting out off of Barton Chapel Road.
The Sheriff's Department is also renting space off that same
tower on Barton Chapel Road. The Marshal's Department will
be coming off of that tower and we will not have to continue
to rent that space. The Sheriff's Department will have to
continue for the time being to rent their space. However, there
is a new element since the last meeting and I would ask that
you not take any action until I investigate this. We received
a letter where the 800 trunking system that we've been leasing
from Scana, which is an outfit off of SCE&G - they have reported
that they have violated some FCC requirements and it has to
do with their involvement in the 800 system. They're asking
that - said that the subsidiary did not profit from these
licensing violations and saying that they will be returning
to the FCC several licenses that it secured for its radio network
because they were obtained in violation of the FCC rules and
to allow the subsidiary time to work with the system users,
of which we are one, and determine the appropriate service
solutions. The subsidiary has asked the FCC to allow it to
continue to operate the existing radio network on an interim
basis and I don't know what this may mean for us, if anything.
I hope it would mean nothing. Lewis also recommends that we
talk with someone like Mr. Sneed with Motorola and look at the
long term power and antenna needs and try to come up with a
consolidated plan. Lewis has identified the two towers on our
building are from Channels 6 and 12 and are used just during
elections and they can, by using the trucks they have now, avoid
using them entirely.
Mr. Johnson: We need to somehow coordinate with someone
from a communication office regarding an evaluation of our entire
system. At this point different departments are going out on
their own doing different things.
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After further discussion, Mr. Kuhlke: I move that we direct
Lewis Johnson to get with the appropriate person and come up
with a firm recommendation back to this Committee.
Mr. Zetterberg: I'll second that.
Mr. Mays: We also need to see about paying the bill that
we owe for 1995.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission-Council
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