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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-2001 Meeting I PUBLIC SAFETY CO:M:MITTEE COrvIMITTEE ROOM - Augusta 13, 2001 1:30P.M. PRESENT: L. Beard, Chairman, J. Brigham, S. Shepard, M. Williams, members, U. Bridges, A. Cheek, Commissioners; G. Kolb, Administrator, W. Hornsby, Deputy Administrator; V. Flournoy, Staff Attorney, R. Acree, Facilities Maintenance, T. Smith and M. Green, Public Works; SheriffR. Strength, Chiefe. Scott, Fire Dept., D. Williams, Interim Comptroller, R. Crowden, Fleet Manager, P. Wasson, 9-1-1; G. Sams, Purchasing Dept., N. Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. MEDIA: S. Cooper, Augusta Chronicle, S. Eidson, Metro Spirit, G. Eskola, Channel 6. Motion to approve information exchange agreement between Cingular Wireless LLC and Augusta, Georgia to begin implementation of Wireless 911 Phase I. Mr. Brigham: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I Approve Wireless Phase I budget for reimbursement of recurring and non- recurring costs for Triton PCS. Mr. Brigham: So move. Mr. Shepard: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Discuss scheduling of City stat presentation. (Requested by Commissioner Shepard) Mr. Shepard: I would like to make a motion that we schedule at the next Public Safety Committee a demonstration of the City stat program. We either do this at the normal committee hour or have the flexibility to schedule this based on the availability of the folks involved. Mr. Williams: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Report from the City Attorney regarding the filming of Commission meetings. (Referred from Public Safety meeting July 30, 2001) I Mr. Beard: The Attorney asked that we delete this item and bring it back at the next meeting. Report from the Administrator regarding a donation account in the Department of Animal Control. (Referred from Public Safety meeting July 30, 2001) I Mr. Kolb: Our recommendation is simple and I've had discussions with the director of Animal Control is to completely divorce ourselves from the volunteer funds. We allow the volunteers to set up the account anyway they want. To solicit donations as they choose and become a 501C3 if they choose. Their only involvement would be to consult with the director of Animal Control as to where best to spend the volunteer's money. Mr. Williams: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Discuss/approve bid award of Sheriff's Department Uniforms. (Requested by the Administrator) Mr. Kolb: We have received bids and I can give you dates. However, after careful and long deliberation we are recommending that you approve the award to Sidney's Dept Store. In your packages the actual weighted prices would distinguish that Command I would be the lower bid based on that. And that is probably correct. However, when we looked at the actual unit prices and we determined that over the past 2 years in which the quantities were estimated, there is no way to have a stake in what the weighted average would be. The actual unit prices for the majority of material that we would buy for uniforms appears to be less than the unit prices that Command offers. Therefore, it would be really difficult for us to understand why the bids turned out the way they did but we think there maybe some problem with the way it was tabulated even though we believe the tabulations are correct. After a detailed discussion, Mr. Williams: I would like to make a motion that we award to Command if they are the lowest bidder and follow our guidelines. Mr. Beard: Second. Motion fails 2-2 with Mr. Beard and Mr. Williams voting yes and Mr. Shepard and Mr. Brigham voting no. Mr. Shepard: Following our Administrators recommendation I would like to make a substitute motion that we award to Sidney's. . Mr. Brigham: Second. I I Motion fails 2-2 with Mr. Shepard and Mr. Brigham voting yes and Mr. Beard and Mr. Williams voting no. Mr. Beard: This item will be forwarded to the full Commission with no recommendation. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned. Nancy Morawski Deputy Clerk of Commission Ibb I I PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA COMJvITTTEE ROOM-August 13, 2001 1:30P.M. 1. Motion to approve information exchange agreement between Cingular Wireless LLC and Augusta, Georgia to begin implementation of Wireless 911 Phase I service. 2. Approve Wireless Phase I budget for reimbursement of recurring and non- recurring costs for Triton PCS. 3. Discuss scheduling of City staff presentation. (Requested by Commissioner Shepard) 4. Report from the City Attorney regarding the filming of Commission meetings. (Referred from Public Safety meeting July 30, 2001) 5. Report from the Administrator regarding a donation account in the Department of Animal Control. (Referred from Public Safety meeting July 30, 2001) 6. Discuss/approve bid award of Sheriffs Department Uniforms. (Requested by the Administrator) I - - - ....