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Home My WebLink About03-26-1996 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES MINUTES COMMITTEE ROOM - March 26. 1996 4:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mays, Chairman; Kuhlke, Vice Chairman; Zetterberg, member; Todd, member; Mayor Sconyers, L. Beazley, J. Wall, Interim Attorney; C. Attaway, M. Meyer, H. Johnson, B. McKie; C. Nelson; T. Boyles; B. Hayes; B. Carstarphen, L. Bonner, M. King. Also Present: Wayne partridge and Sylvia cooper, Chronicle; George Eskola, Channel 6 News; Steve Justice, City Little League; and James Knight Little League, Inc.. Augusta Masters Mr. Chairman: Called the meeting to order. Mr. Chairman: We need to delete item #8, and also while Mr. Boyles of the Parks and Recreation Department brings his information regarding #7, I would like to add to that item discussion of the support for Masters City and West Augusta Little Leagues and an update on our sponsorship with the Augusta Boxing Club. Mr. Zetterberg: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried unanimously. 1. New Application: A.N. 96-12: A request by Ramon Rodriguez for a consumption on premises beer license to be used in connection with Caffeine LC located at 730 Broad Street. District #1, Super District #9. Mr. Rodriguez: Ramon Rodriguez, 2697 Vernon Drive, Augusta, GA 30906. Mr. Meyer: There are no objectors. There is still some construction going on and he has not gotten a final from the Inspection Department, therefore, we do not have the Fire Department's signature. Everything else is in order and I ask that it be approved contingent upon the final inspection by the Building Inspection Department and the Fire Department's signature. Mr. Todd: Move that we approve it based on the Director's recommendation. Mr. Zetterberg: Second. Motion carried unanimously. 2. New Application: A.N. 96-14: A request by Mike Smith for a consumption on premises liquor and wine license to be used in 1 connection with Dizzy Chicken located at 1327 Augusta West Parkway. District #3, Super District #10. Mr. Meyer: There are no objectors. I Mr. Smith: Augusta, GA. Mr. Harold Michael Smith, 2619 Raymond Avenue, Mr. Meyer: The application is in order. This adds liquor and wine to an existing beer license. Mr. Zetterberg: I move we approve. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Mr. Todd: Have we had a problem with Sunday sales meeting the percentage there? Mr. Myer: No. Motion carried unanimously. 3. special Event: a.D. 96-13: A request by Mike Smith for a 7 day special event license to be used in connection with Dizzy Chicken located 1327 Augusta West Parkway. The event will be held at the Double Eagle Club located at 2603 washington Road. This establislunent is currently licensed for consumption on premises I beer and Sunday Sales. District #7, super District #10. Mr. Meyer: The application is in order and meets the requirements of the special Events Ordinance and it is for a 7-day license. Mr. Todd: This location is not close to a church? Mr. Meyer: It meets the distance requirement. Mr. zetterberg: Move for approval. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Discussion of a request by Carolyn Anne Tyson for a Game Room license to be used in connection with Copperfields Lounge located at 1365 Gordon Highway. District #1, Super District #9. Mr. Meyer: The application is in order and the applicant is present. Mr. Tyson: Carolyn Anne Tyson, 1365 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA 30901. 2 I I Mr. Todd: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion Carried unanimously. 5. Communication from the Airport Manager at Daniel Field regarding a request for matching funds between the Augusta-Riclunond County Commission-Council and the Georgia Department of Transportation for asphalt rehabilitation of specific areas at Daniel Field. Mr. Hayes: Although this is a 1997 project the application needs to be in to the Georgia D.O.T. by early April of this year. It is for rehabilitation of some asphalt cracking around the hangar areas. This is to keep the airplane propellers from slinging rocks and nicking the props and or hurting personnel. So this is a safety item and justified through safety and 75% participation by the Georgia D.O.T. if they approve it, which I feel certain they will since it is safety related. The total project estimated cost is $41,000 and the local share would be $10,250 with the Georgia D.O.T. Airports Program funding $30,750. Ms. Beazley: Who does the work, the D.O.T.? I Mr. Hayes: We will have to advertise. Mr. Todd: So move to approve. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Approval of contracts with Ramona Sue Taggart and Jeffrey Harrison Schugard regarding their participation as officiants in various sporting events sponsored by the Augusta-Riclunond County Recreation and Parks Department. Mr. Todd: I so move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried unanimously. 7. Communication from the Director of the Recreation and parks Department regarding the budgeted breakdown of $22,977,686 that was approved in the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Capital Improvements Plan for Recreation and Parks. I Mr. Boyles: I received a request I bring this information back to you. letter that explains where we started from the last meeting that In your books there is a in 1994 when this initial 3 budget was turned in and also it does it in two phases, renovation and repair of which $8,934,000 was requested of which $8,184,000 was approved. The second phases was new construction and additions of which $32,100,000 was requested and $14,793,686 was approved. I You have the letter that was sent to Commissioner Brigham when he was Chairman of Recreation in 1994. This was done at the request of Commissioner Mays who was Chairman and he asked each Commissioner to get with our department and identify the needs that were needed throughout Riclunond County and almost all Commissioners did. The next page 2 is the Parks renovation with a total of $8 million. Page 15 showed New Construction and Additional Recommendations that were recommended by us in 1994, with a grand total of $32,100,000. The next pages (pages 18-20) are pages 65-67 of the Capital Improvements Plan for Riclunond County as approved by the Riclunond County Board of Commissioners on August 9, 1995. That shows you the money that was actually approved to go to the voting public. Page 21 shows how much and how the Finance Department allocated the spending of that money for this year. Mr. zetterberg: On the Belair-Flagler Road site the $110,000, is there money in there to fill-in that site so that you can construct the ... Mr. Boyles: No, sir. It was requested but it was left out. Mr. Zetterberg: I was told that the $110,000 included the I site fill. And based on that information from your department I told a citizen that that was what we would be doing. Mr. Boyles: That money is for play equipment, lighting tennis-basketball courts, picnic shelters, and paved parking. Mr. Todd: It seems that when we are doing the Belair Road that there is going to be a lot of dirt that will need to be moved. Maybe we can look at this as far as D.G.T. goes to move some fill dirt without costing a great deal. Mr. Todd: I make wi th the Director of something out. a motion that the Director of Recreation get Public works and see whether we can work Mr. Zetterberg: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a meeting Friday with the D.O.T. people and we could talk with them about the possibility of getting some of that dirt off that road. We need to make sure we mention that. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kuhlke: At our last meeting we had a representative from Master City that made a request concerning their field and we asked I 4 I I I him to get with Mr. Knight of the West Augusta Little League and come back today. After a lengthy discussion and presentations by Mr. Justice of Master City and Mr. Knight of West Augusta Little League, a motion was made by Mr. Todd that we fund up to $200,000 from the reserve and that the Comptroller get with the Finance Chairman and poll the Committee members and have it ready for the next regular meeting so we can take it to the full Board. Mr. Zetterberg: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Motion adjourned. Mr. Boyles gave a presentation on the Augusta Box-Offs and stated that we have two Augusta youths, Brandom Mitchem and Jacob Hudson, who are going to the last qualifying tournament in Oakland, Calif., which is the last segment before coming the Augusta April 18-20, 1996. Mr. Todd: I make a motion that we accept this as information. Mr. Zetterberg: Second. Motion carried unanimously. with no further business the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission-Council mrk 1l;\pub......,.JJ6 5