HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-27-1996 Meeting
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PUBLIC SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - August 27, 1996
4:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Mays, Chairman;
Kuh1ke, Vice-Chairman; Zetterberg, member; Charles Dillard,
Interim Administrator for Operations; Steve Atha, Manager, Bush
Field Airport; Heyward Johnson, Interim Transit Director; Mark
Avery, Augusta Golf Course; Lori D'A1essio of the Attorney's
Office; Drew Goins, Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of Engineering;
Tommy Boyles; Recreation Department Director; Miller Meyer,
License & Inspections Department Director; Larry Harris of the
License & Inspections Department; Lena Bonner, Clerk of
Commission-Council and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of
Commission-Council.
ABSENT: Hon. Moses Todd, member.
Also Present: Sylvia Cooper of the Augusta Chronicle, Gale
Mino of WBBQ Radio and Hons. Beard and J. Brigham, Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have one addition. It is for Mr. Johnny
G1asker which was postponed from the last meeting for a request
for Sunday sales.
Mr. Harris: He is not here but he has been notified to be
here.
Mr. Kuh1ke: I move we add it.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Asst. Com. of P.W. & Director of
Engineering recommending that the low bidder, Club Car, be
awarded the bid for the lease of 55 golf carts at the Augusta
Golf Course at a cost of $3,563.45 per month for 36 months, was
read.
Mr. Zetterberg: I move for approval.
Mr. Kuh1ke: I'll have to abstain because my son works at
Club Car.
Mr. Chairman: I'll probably have to abstain too because
some of my relatives work there. Let's move it to the full
Commission without a recommendation in this case since we won't
have enough votes to pass it.
Communication from the Interim Transit Director regarding
proposals for bus advertising, was read.
Mr. Johnson: We opened the bids for our advertising and one
of the requirements was an audited financial statement and two of
the three proposals did provide this. The Attorney recommends
that due to the variance in the proposals, that we would reject I
the bids and readvertise.
Mr. Kuh1ke: I so move.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Airport Director at Bush Field
recommending bid award to APAC-Georgia, Inc. in the amount of
$548,356.40 for the construction of a connector taxiway from
Runway 17-35 to apron, was read.
Mr. Atha: This project was federally eligible at a 90% rate
out of a trust fund and we started developing this project. We
had hoped to have this ready in spring to take advantage of the
summer construction season. During the winter the weather is bad
and that is when we need our instrument landing system and our
long runway. This project is in the middle of that runway and
will functionally eliminate the runway during construction. We
were concerned about this because it seemed like we couldn't get
this done during the summer season. We thought we should put it
off until next spring and that is what the Commission approved.
A couple of days ago, I got a communication from the low bid and I
he stated that he would hold his price until after Masters. We
are asking that you go ahead and award the bid and I'll get a
hard copy of his fax in which they will commit to holding the
price until the end of April. We can rebid it next spring but it
is a good low bid contractor and we feel it would be wise to
award it.
Mr. Kuh1ke: Will the funds extend beyond the end of the
year?
Mr. Atha: Yes, sir. The FAA said they will issue the
grant.
Mr. zetterberg: I'll move for approval.
Mr. Kuhlke: I'll second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Director of Recreation & Parks
requesting approval of a Resolution and documents for the 1997
Application for the Transit Division of Richmond County
Recreation and Parks Department, was read.
Mr. Boyles: This is for the transit program south of Bobby I
Jones in the southern area of the County and I would recommend
that we continue it.
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Mr. Zetterberg: I'll move for approval.
Mr. Kuhlke: I'll second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Communication from the Recreation and Parks Department
requesting approval of the quotes from BIT Design Group, Inc. for
professional services relating to the 1% Sales Tax Renovations to
Gracewood Park and Jamestown Park. All specifications are met
and they are the low bid on both projects, was read.
Mr. Kuhlke: I so move.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Mr. Chairman: I guess since Mr. G1asker is not here, we
will entertain a motion that he be renotified and it be postponed
until the next Committee meeting.
Mr. Kuh1ke: I so move.
Mr. Zetterberg: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission-Council
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