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Home My WebLink About07-27-1998 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - July 27- 1998 4:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mays, Chairman; Brigham, Kuhlke, members; R. Administrator; J. Wall, Legal Counsel; Sherman, Walker & License & Inspection; T. Beck, Director Recreation; R. Director Library; R. Acree, Director Central Services. Oliver, Harris, Leach, ABSENT: Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Moses Todd, Commissioner. ALSO PRESENT: David Fields, Radio Cab Co; Sylvia Cooper, Augusta Chronicle; Stacy Eidson, Metro Spirit; Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Belinda Brown of the Clerks Office. A communication from Radio Cab regarding their request for an adjustment of the taxi cab rates in Augusta. Mr. Fields: The cost of doing business has gone up dramatically in the last eight years since we had a rate increase. The national average of taxi cabs and the cost of doing business has gone up about forty cents over the last eight years and we would like to get a rate increase on taxi fares. We would like to raise the rates $.50 a mile to $1.50. Mr. Kuhlke: How many taxi cab companies are there in Augusta? Mr. Fields: I think there are two established companies. But there are about fifteen independent companies. Mr. Kuhlke: companies? Is this request a consensus among all the cab Mr. Fields: Curtis Cab is represented here today. It's up to them if they want to raise the rates. This is the maximum rate that you can charge in the city. The Commission sets the maximum rate, if you want to charge less anybody can do that. We're just trying to raise the cap. Mr. Oliver: Let me tell you the obvious, this is a 36% increase on metered rates and a 15.38% increase on waiting time. Mr. Kuhlke: Since they have not had an increase since 1990, it doesn't appear to me that this is an unreasonable request for that longer period of time. I move approval subject to the review of the Attorney. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request for a motion to approve an ordinance to amend Section 6- 2-62 and 6-2-64 of the Augusta-Richmond County Code so as to conform to State Law regarding the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages. MR. BRIGHAM: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. New Ownership: Consider a request by Warren Keith Rendt for a consumption on premise liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Chili's Grill & Bar located at 273 Robert C. Daniel, Jr., Parkway. There will be Sunday sales. Mr. Rendt: Martinez. Warren Keith Rendt, 121 West LYnne Drive, Mr. Walker: This applicant meets all requirements of the License Ordinance and has been approved by the License Department and the Sheriff's Department and we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. KUHLKE: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. New Application: Consider a request by Eugene Curry for a retail package beer & wine license to be used in connection with E & J Grocery located at 1229 1/2 12th Street. Mr. Curry: Eugene Curry, 1005 14th Avenue, Augusta. Mr. Walker: This applicant meets all requirements of the License Ordinance and has been approved by the License Department and the Sheriff's Department and we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. KUHLKE: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. New Ownership: Consider a request by Lonnie G. Anderson for a retail package beer license to be used in connection with Bryant's Food & Fuel Store located at 2361 Washington road. Mr. Anderson: Lonnie G. Anderson, 3306 Cockatoo Road, Augusta. Mr. Walker: This applicant meets all requirements of the I I I I I I License Ordinance and has been and the Sheriff's Department objectors) approved by the License Department and we recommend approval. (No MR. BRIGHAM: So move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. New Ownership: Consider a request by Rose C. Bass for a consumption on premise liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Kikope11i's Lounge located at 3415 1/2 Wrightsboro Road. There will be a dance hall. Ms. Bass: Rose C. Bass, 2048 Bridgewater Drive, Augusta. Mr. Walker: This applicant meets all requirements of the License Ordinance and has been approved by the License Department and the Sheriff's Department and we recommend approval. (No objectors) MR. KUHLKE: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion: Consider a request by Johnny G1asker, Sr., to add a Sunday sales license to his present consumption on premise liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Johnny's Supper Club located at 1669 Olive Road. Mr. Walker: In your packet you should have a letter from Mr. Sherman where he inspected the facility for a license and to see if it was a restaurant. His conclusion is that at this time, Mr. Glasker is not functioning as a lounge, bar or restaurant, because he is closed more than he is open. There is also a letter from Cheryl Turner of the Health Department stating that Johnny's Supper Club was issued a license as a restaurant in 1990; however at the present time it does not have the capability of being a food service establishment and is in need of much repair. It was inspected as being a bar only, less than a month ago. There is no mention of food or food products being in the establishment in our files since 1993. Therefore, the License Deoartment is recommending that this be denied that we do not consider it as being a restaurant, therefore, Sunday sales be denied. MR. KUHLKE: I so move to deny the request. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Mr. Glasker: I don't understand why the Heal th Inspector would say that she did not inspect the kitchen, because she did inspect the whole place. I have never received less than a 90. I have not been out of business since 1988. Now all these findings I from the License & Inspection office seem to be trumped up charges. Back in 1993, I applied and asked for a Sunday sales license five or six times. I have never had any problems with the Health Department or the License Department, they were in there about a year ago and I met all qualifications. The only thing that has changed is the fact that I have not been there much. Mr. Harris: We have been dealing with Mr. Glasker for about a year now and I can't get him to understand that if you're operating a restaurant, alcohol is an incidental and food is the primary. Right now he is not meeting that requirement because he is not open enough, he's only open maybe once a month. It's impossible for you to be a viable business if you're not showing a proper return or proper monies coming into the business. And you have to be a viable restaurant in order to get a Sunday sales license. After further discussion; Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director for a motion to approve and award professional services for architecture and engineering to Johnson, Laschober & Associates for $14,200 for Eastview Park Improvements. Mr. Beck: This is an item we're bring back before you that you approved at the last meeting for us to go back and renegotiate architectural and engineering services for Eastview Park with Johnson & Laschober, we have done so. I would want to note to your attention that as shown in your packet that $2,800 of the $14,200 we're asking you to approve is actually for boundary and topographic survey. Which actually the $15,000 lump sum also included that too, which did increase the percentage quite a bit. Which really boundary and topographic services are really separate from architectural and engineering. So actually our architectural and engineering percentage is 9.12%. I MR. KUHLKE: I move approval. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director for a motion to approve a capital expenditure of $1,925.00 for Change Order No. 1 for the construction of the Augusta Swim Center to Two State Construction Company. Mr. Beck: This is Change Order No. I for the natatorium. I When we got on site at the natatorium during the initial site work, the grading contractor ran into some old footings that were on site I I I " that had to be removed during that process. Actually, we ended up doing a little bit of work, some hauling away to reduce the change order down. MR. BRIGHAM: So'move. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Recreation Director for a motion to approve and award the new heating and cooling units for W. T. Johnson Community Center bid to Busby's in the amount of $45,998.00. Mr. Beck: This is a new HVAC system for what weIll call the ~~ .' old side of the W.T. Johnson Community Center. We currently have a contract for several different elements there in what we would call the newer side of the center where the gymnasium is. MR. KUHLKE: So move. MR. BRIGHAM: Second. Motion carried unanimously. A request from the Library Director to approve a contract with Two State Design Group to provide architectural and related consultant services for the planning and completion of renovation and repairs to the Augusta-Richmond County Libraries at a cost of $71,750.00. MR. BRIGHAM: So move to approve the best bid. MR. KUHLKE: Second. Motion carried unanimously. With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission /bb