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PUBUC SAFETY
COMMnTEE
COMMITrEE ROOM - November 11, 2002
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PRESENT: Hons. B. Young, Mayor, M. Williams, Chairman, L. Beard, T. Boyles S.
Shepard members, Hons. R. Colclough, U. Bridges, B. Hankerson, B. Kuhlke, A. Cheek,
J. Wall, Attorney, G. Kolb, Administrator, F. Russell, Deputy Administrator, P. Wasson,
911, N. Morawski, Clerk of Commission office.
MEDIA: H. Williams, Augusta Chronicle, S. Eidson, Metro Spirit, G. Eskola, Channel 6,
S. Norris, Augusta Focus, Channel 26.
Mr. Wall: I would like to request that item 5 be pulled. That's still be reviewed
by the Department Director. I prematurely put it on the agenda.
Mr. Shepard: So move for this item to be pulled.
Mr. Williams: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
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Mr. Russell: The item that we talked about Saturday for the Purchase of fire
fighting protective clothing. The funds are available for this purchase in the
contingency fund surplus of the Fire Department.
Mr. Shepard: So move to add.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
1. Update from the Administrator regarding the development of a
comprehensive policy concerning ambulance transportation in Augusta.
(Referred from October 28 Public Safety)
Mr. Kolb: We have some draft policies that we will implement administratively
but we wanted to pass them on to you for your review.
Mr. Russell: At the direction of this Committee we met with Gold Cross and
Rural Metro in reference to a policy. Mr. Wall was present as well as
representatives from the 911 Center, Gold Cross, the Fire Dept. and Rural Metro.
These policies are a result of that meeting plus other issues that we discussed in
reference to providing support in addition to other emergency services.
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Chief Gillespie: Distributes a copy of the draft policy for Committee review.
After some discussion,
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Mr. Shepard: I move we receive this as information.
Mr. Beard: Second.
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After further discussion,
Mr. Williams: Where are we with a mutual aid agreement?
Mr. Kolb: A mutual aid agreement is between Rural Metro and Gold Cross and
they are currently in negotiations.
Mr. Shepard: I made the motion to receive this as information, perhaps the
motion should be amended to keep it on the agenda until these parties come
back and we keep it number one on Public Safety until we get this mutual aid
resolved.
Mr. Williams: Second.
Mr. Schneider: We had our meeting and we are not in negotiations. There is no
mutual aid agreement. We made an offer to Rural Metro, they turned it down and
they made an offer and we turned it down. So there are no negotiations for
mutual aid.
Mr. Doss: We have a disagreement. What Tom said in a letter is that his offer I
should stand. So we are currently debating whether or not we want to deal with
his offer. We have mutual aid agreements with other ambulance providers other
than Gold Cross.
Motion carries unanimously.
2. Motion to approve contract with Turner Associates on behalf of The Turner
Ricci Woodhurst Team for architectural services for the Judicial Center.
(Deferred from October 28 Public Safety)
Mr. Beard: So move for approval.
Mr. Boyles: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
3.
Motion to enter into a contract with the firms of Continental Construction
Company and Parsons/H. E. Henigh Company to perform the construction
of Fire Stations #8 and #ll in the respective amounts of $1,294,444 and
$1,091,478.
Mr. Shepard: So move for approval.
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Mr. Boyles: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
4.
Approve migration to Cisco PIX firewall.
Ms. Allen: Cisco Pix and IDS are used to help protect the Augusta Richmond
County network from unwanted outside intrusions and viruses. The dial-in server
will replace our current outdated server and also provide us with more available
lines to use.
Mr. Beard: So move for approval.
Mr. Boyles: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
5. Approve amendment to Augusta-Richmond county Code Title 4, Chapter 2,
Section 74 to prohibit the outside storage of tires where water could
accumulate in such stored tires.
Mr. Shepard: So move for this item to be pulled.
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. Mr. Williams: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
6. Approve Work Authorization #1 for the new Judicial Center.
Mr. Beard: So move for approval.
Mr. Boyles: Second.
Motion carries unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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