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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-1997 Meeting :1 .1 I PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING COMMITTEE ROOM - February 24, 1997 3:30 P.M. PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; Zetterberg, Vice Chairman, Kuhlke, Mays, members, R. Oliver, Administrator; J. Wall, Attorney; Pam Tucker, EMA; Todd, Commissioner. ALSO PRESENT: Sylvia Cooper, of the Augusta Chronicle. ABSENT: Hon. Henry Brigham, Chairman. The Clerk: We have a request for three addendum items, one is on the printed addendum agenda: (1) Motion to approve Resolution supporting passage of House Bill 531, thereby allowing special purpose local option sales tax monies to purchase fire equipment. (2) A motion to Approve a Change Order with Beers Construction for the Phinzy Road facility in the amount of $35,211.00. (3) A Change Order for the 4th Street Joint Law Enforcement Center with R.W. Allen, for $32,372. Mr. Mays: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A communication from the EMA appointment of Bill Foster to the Committee to replace Charles Tant. Director requesting the Local Emergency Planning A communication from the EMA Director requesting the appointment of Art Rider to the Local Emergency Planning Committee to replace Steve Patterson. Mr. Kuh1ke: So move on Items 4 & 5. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A communication from the EMA Director presenting the Committee with the Local Emergency Planning Committee Annual Report for 1996. Mr. Mays: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A communication from the EMA Director requesting approval of the "Augusta-Richmond County Hazardous Material Spill Policy". Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Mays: Second. 1- Motion adopted unanimously. A communication from Attorney Jim Wall to approve the renewal of the License Agreement for the Sheriff's Department tower located at 2400 Barton Chapel Rd #1. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A motion to authorize staff to work with Barton Village Neighborhood Weed and Seed Program to secure a grant for Law Enforcement and Social Service activities. Mr. Mays: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A motion to approve the sale of the surplus Police vehicle to the Grovetown Police Department. I Mr. Wall: In the past the County was contacted on numerous occasions when we would have Police vehicles and thru the rotation process they were expended, and a lot of the small towns around could utilize those and as a service to them and as a method of disposing of them we would have them appraised and have them exposed of without going thru a public bid process and selling them to the general public, it's an intergovernmental type agreement and you have the authority to do that, we've done it in the past. This is a 1989 Chevrolet, with 105,000 miles on it. If we sold it the estimated value is about $12,000. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Mays: I'll second it to get it on the floor. I don't have a problem with the intergovermental agreement. But we have had request over several periods of time from Paine College, I know it's not a governmental entity, in reference to helping their Police force. Mr. Zetterberg: What about the Marshall's Deputies that were hired to do liter patrol, we'll end up buying new vehicles for them. It seems to me that we should look inside our own organization and consider using these vehicles'. Mr. Kuhlke: I would like to make a substitute motion and I After further discussion; .1 I I direct Mr. Oliver to check into this matter further. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A motion to approve allowing Alltel to locate temporary antennas on the water tank located at National Hills, and to authorize negotiating for lease agreement with Alltell for permanent antenna to be located at the fire station on Washington Road at National Hills. Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A motion to approve Resolution supporting passage of House Bill 531, thereby allowing special purpose local option sales tax monies to purchase fire equipment. Mr. Wall: Commissioner J. Brigham contacted me and indicated that there is presently in the House Ways and Means Committee of the General Assembly a bill which would extend the authority of local governments to expend special purpose local option sales tax monies for the purchase of fire equipment even though we are locked in with our current resolution in so far as the use of these monies, any renewal of the SPLOSH tax, this would allow a funding mechanism to purchase and upgrade new equipment. He asked that I prepare a resolution that we go on record as supporting that and contacting our representatives and ask for their support of this bill. Mr. Kuhlke: I motion that we approve the Resolution subject to review of the final bill. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A Change Order for the 4th Street Joint Law Enforcement Center with R.W. Allen Construction Company in the amount of $32,370.00. At this time Doug Shawn from precision Planning presented an update on the project. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A motion to approve a change order with Beers Construction Company for the Phinizy Road Law Enforcement Center, in the amount of $35,211.00. After representatives update and discussion; Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission bjb 1- I I