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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 11, 2003
1:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Williams, Chairman; Boyles, Co-Chairman; Shepard and
Beard, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; ChiefDep. Sid
Hatfield, Sheriff's Department; Teresa Smith, Public Works Director; Chief Al Gillespie,
Fire Department; Dep. Chief Mike Rogers, Fire Department; Lena Bonner, Clerk of
Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor.
Also Present: Hons. Cheek, Mays, Bridges and Hankerson, Commissioners.
1. Approve transferring of funds to satisfy Pet Smart grants requirements.
Mr. Boyles: I move for approval.
ivlr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
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Delegation from Forest Park Neighborhood Association concerning safety
and traffic in their neighborhood. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles)
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Delegation from Crane Ferry Road (Montclair Subdivision) concerning
speed of vehicles on Crane Ferry from Warren to Pleasant Home Roads.
(Requested by Commissioner Boyles)
A delegation from the Forest Park area appeared before the Committee regarding
their concerns about the speeding problem on Eisenhower Drive and requested the
placement of a four-way stop at the intersection of Eisenhower Drive, Forest Park and
Dan Street. They also asked for consideration of the placement of speed bumps in the
neighborhood.
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A delegation from the Montclair Subdivision also appeared before the Committee
regarding their concerns about speeding in that area.
Dep. Hatfield noted that a request for a permit from the Dept. of Public Safety
would anow the Sheriff's Department to use radar on streets within residential areas.
Mr. Boyles: I make a motion that we apply for a permit for the use of radar
surveillance on Eisenhower Drive and Crane Ferry Road.
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Mr. Shepard: I'll second that and ask Ms. Smith to come back regarding the use
of speed humps on the streets.
Mr. Boyles: I accept that.
Ms. Smith: We're planning to come back in September on that.
Mr. Shepard: Would the second meeting in September be time enough?
Ms. Smith: Yes.
Mr. Shepard: That would be my amendment.
Mr. Beard suggested that streets in other areas should also be considered for the
use of radar.
Dep. Hatfield asked that the Commission forward a letter to the Department of
Public Safety and ask them to come down and look at a number of streets in the area so
that they could all be done at the same time.
Mr. Boyles: I'm fine with that.
MIL Mays: Would they possibly look at raising the speed limit on certain streets?
Dep. Hatfield: Yes, there is a possibility that could happen.
Mr. Shepard: I do think we need to get Public Works to work with the Sheriff's
Department to prioritize which streets will be suggested for the use of radar.
After further discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously.
5. Discussion of Fire Station #15. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles)
Dep. Chief Rogers made a report about the location of Fire Station #15.
Mr. Wall: I would suggest that we take this up in legal session.
Mr. Beard: I move we accept this as information and take it up in legal meeting.
Mr. Chairman: I'll second it.
Motion adopted unanimously.
6. Discuss the matter of taxicab dispatching and telephone listing. (Referred
from August 5 Public Safety)
Mr. Chairman: I felt that we should consider whether it was necessary for a taxi
cab service to have both a dispatch and a listing in the telephone book. There are several
phone books out there for general use and I don't understand how we could direct them to
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have a listing if they could do without it. The Aviation Commission was also supposed
to come back to us with a report about opening up the airport for all of the licensed taxi
cab services in Augusta. We don't have that report back yet, but I'll ask the Clerk to get
the present guidelines for us and to check on the report.
After further discussion, Mr. Shepard: In order to bring this to a conclusion, I
recommend that we forward this with no recommendation and ask the people from the
airport to be there at the next meeting of the full Commission and let's just vote the
public safety issue up or down. That's in the form of a motion.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Boyles out.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 11, 2003
1:30 P. M.
1. Approve transferring of funds to satisfy Pet Smart grants requirements.
2. Discussion of Fire Station #15. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles)
3. Delegation from Forest Park Neighborhood Association concerning safety and
traffic in their neighborhood. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles)
4. Delegation from Crane Ferry Road (Montclair Subdivision) concerning speed of
vehicles on Crane Ferry from Warren to Pleasant Home Roads. (Requested by
Commissioner Boyles)
5. Discuss the matter of taxicab dispatching and telephone listing. (Referred from
August 5 Public Safety)
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