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Home My WebLink About04-11-1998 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - May 11, 1998 4:00 p.m. PRESENT: Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Mays, Chairman; J. Brigham, Kuhlke, Todd members; W. Hornsby, Asst. Administrator; H. Revell, Legal Counsel of J. Wall's office; G. Greenway, Finance Department; A. McDill, Director Bush Field; H. Siddall, Fleet Manager; T. Beck, Director Recreation; Sherman, Walker and Harris License & Inspection Department. ALSO PRESENT: Syl via Cooper, Augusta Chronicle; Stacy Eidson, Metro Spirit; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Belinda Brown of the Clerk's office. The Clerk: We have one addendum item: Hold harmless letter from Augusta-Richmond County Commission to Augusta State University. MR. KUHLKE: Move approval to add to agenda. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Bush Field Director for approval of the purchase from C&:W Equipment Company of one Farm Tractor for Bush Field Airport in the amount of $13,700 (Bid Item #98-091) . MR. TODD: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Bush Field Director for approval of the purchase from Wrenn Handling, Inc. of one Fork Lift for Bush Field Airport in the amount of $22,692 (Bid Item #98-082). MR. TODD: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Bush Field Director for approval of the purchase from Adaptive Engineering, Ltd. of one Non-Motorized Disabled Passenger Access Lift for Bush Field Airport in the amount of $24,950 (Bid Item #98-084). Mr. McDill: airport is doing pay it back over This item is an airline responsibility. this to facilitate the purchase of it. They some amortization period, perhaps 5 years. The will I MR. TODD: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Bush Field Director for approval of the purchase from Southlake Ford of one Pick-up Truck for Bush Field Airport in the amount of $14,525 (Bid Item #98-083). MR. TODD: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director for approval of Memorandum of Agreement between Augusta Housing Authority and Augusta-Richmond County Recreation and Parks for Summer Youth Program funded by the Housing Authority and implemented by the Recreation Department in the amount of $62,500.00. Mr. Beck: This is the fourth consecutive year that we have had a joint summer program with the Housing Authority. It has been a very successful program and we recommend approval. I MR. TODD: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director to approve a budget allocation of $9,333.33 from the Recreation and Parks-Georgia Games budget to the Greater Augusta Sports Council for 1/3 share of cost for personal services related to employing a Project Coordinator to the Augusta Games Committee, Inc. from June 1, 1998 through August 31, 1999 for the 1999 Georgia Games, subject to the approval of County Attorney and Administrator. Mr. Beck: The Georgia Games will be here in about fifteen months. The work load all that goes into hosting, even the preliminary work that has gone into it this far has been a tremendous work load on the three people that are undertaking this I venture. The Greater Augusta Sports Council, The Convention and Visitors Bureau and our Recreation and Parks Department. Representatives from each of those entities make up the Augusta I I I Games Committee, Inc. All the documents have been submitted to Atlanta to incorporate. Doug Batchelor, attorney for the Sports Council has drawn those documents up to be incorporated. Because this is a tremendous work load and it's more than what I can realistically expect our staff to do, in addition to, as well as the Sports Council and CVB. We do have budgeted monies that we did budget in the 1998 budget to cover this expense. We budgeted $25,000.00 in this years budget for preliminary expenses leading up to the games. MR. KUHLKE: So move. MR. TODD: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Consider a request by Cuthbert Rubio for a consumption on premise liquor license to be used in connection with the Soul Bar, Inc. located at 984 Broad Street. Mr. Rubio: Cuthbert Rubio, 1818 Hampton Avenue, Augusta, GA, 30904. Mr. Walker: This applicant has met all requirements and has been approved by the License & Inspection Department and the Sheriff's Department. He already has on premise beer & wine and he's adding liquor. And we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. TODD: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Consider a request by liquor, beer &: wine Washington Walk Liquor 102. Roger W. Pollock, Sr. for a retail package license to be used in connection with Store located at 2816 Washington Road, Suite Mr. Pollock: Roger W. Pollock, 4111 Broxton Court, Hephzibah, GA, 30815. Mr. Walker: This applicant has met all the requirements of the License & Inspection Department. he is presently located in the Kroger Shopping Center, he is now moving across the road to the Publix Shopping Center. It's within a mile and a half distance but there was no recommendation by the Sheriff's Department they did sign it. On the recommendation from the city attorney, they are going to close one store and open that store the same day so there will not be two locations and we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. TODD: So move. I MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Consider a request by Tina Parham for a retail package beer license to be used in connection with Eckerds Drug Store #3479 located at 2745 Washington Road. Ms. Parham: 30909. Tina Parham, 2720 Alexander Place, Augusta, GA Mr. Walker: This application for retail package beer license used in connection with the Eckerds at 2745 Washington Road has been approved and met all requirements of the License & Inspection Department and the Sheriff's Department and we recommend approval. (No obj ectors) MR. BRIGHAM: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Consider a request by Sandra W. Attig for a consumption on premise I beer &: wine license to be used in connection with Homewood Suite Hotels located at 1049 Stevens Creek Road. There will be Sunday sales. Ms. Attig: 30909. Sandra Attig, 3117 Sussex Road, Augusta, GA, Mr. Walker: This is an application for consumption on premises beer and wine with Sunday sales. This applicant has met all requirements of the License & Inspection Department and the Sheriff's Department and we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. BRIGHAM: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director to approve and award professional services for architecture and engineering to W. R. Toole Engineers, Inc. for $78,000 for Eisenhower Park Improvements. Mr. Beck: This is a recommendation to hire Toole Engineers for architecture and engineering improvements to the Eisenhower I Park. We did sent out RFP's for this project, we had two firms to respond and Toole was the low bidder. I I I MR. TODD: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Bush Field Director for approval of Agreement with Newton &: Associates, Inc. and Work Authorization for Tasks I, II and III, for professional services related to the financial feasibility of terminal improvements at Bush Field Airport, at a cost not to exceed $67,895. Mr. McDill: If you recall at the last meeting you approved an agreement with LPA Group to do the conceptual design at the terminal facilities. This is about the passenger facility charge, the update of financial information once LPA produces the cost estimates. They will also file the application for passenger facility charges which is a head tax that will be imposed to recover the cost of at least a portion of the fees for these improvements. Also, this will come from airport revenues so it will not be necessary for the county to undertake any financing. MR. TODD: So move subject to approval of the county attorney. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director to approve a hold harmless letter from Augusta-Richmond County Commission to Augusta State University. Mr. Beck: This is a request from Augusta State University to provide a hold harmless agreement. We are utilizing their softball field. Because of the size of our program for the last two years we have had to sign this agreement. We recommend approval. Mr. Todd: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission