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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-2000 Meeting I PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMtvlITTEE ROOM - July 24, 2000 4:00 P. M. PRESENT: R. Colclough, Chairman, J. Brigham, B. Kuhlke, W. Mays, members, W. Williams, A. Cheek, Commissioners, R. Oliver, Administrator, J. Wall, Attorney, R. Berry Sheriffs Dept., S. Walker, L. Harris, L&I, R. Leach, Library Director, L. Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: B. Young, Mayor. ALSO PRESENT: S. Cooper, Augusta Chronicle, G. Brown, Channel 26. Motion to approve a professional services contract with Mary Grady for thirty (30) hours of service, with a twenty (20) hour extension, at a rate of $50 an hour, not to exceed $2500.00. Mr. Brigham: So move to delete this item from agenda. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I New Application: A.N. 00-34: A request by Angie Harrygin for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Tropical Paradise Lounge located at 1365 Gordon Highway. There will be a dance hall. District 1. Super District 9. Ms. Harrygin: Angie Harrygin, 1365 Gordon Hwy. Mr. Walker: This applicant has met all requirements of the L&1 Dept., and the Sheriffs Dept., and we recommend approval. (No objectors) Mr. Mays: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. lVlotion carried unanimously. New Application: A.N. 00-35: A request by Miriam Crawford for an on premise consumption beer & wine license to be used in connection with Some Place Lounge located at 2610 Peach Orchard Road. There will be a dance hall. District 2. Super District 9. Ms. Crawford: Miriam Crawford, 2004 Melrose Dr. I Mr. Walker: This applicant has met all requirements of the L&I Dept., and the Sheriffs Dept., and we recommend approval. (No objectors) Mr. Kuhlke: So move. I Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriffs Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by Tiet T. Anderson for Hair Professional located at 3096 B Deans Bridge Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 5. Super District 9. Mr. Berry: Our recommendation is revocation of the license not probation based on the history of this location. Last year in March we issued a search warrant for gambling and again this year for commercial gambling. I interviewed the individual whose name the gift shop license is in and according tc him he rents from Tiet Anderson. He stated that he receives 25 percent of the machine drop and somebody else gets the other 75 percent. There is a drop safe inside the business and he stated that he did not know who drops the money, whether it's Tiet Anderson or her son. Her son's license was also revocated last year. Everything in the business is leased by Tiet Anderson and she subleases a portion of it to this guy. You can walk into any part of the business once you walk into the door that's why we're asking that all licenses at this location be revocated. I Mr. Ben Jackson, Attorney: I represent Ms. Anderson. One part 1 do dispute with the investigator is he said that everything comes through my client, those games are not in her name and have never been in her name. What happened is over a year ago she had a gaming license MId there were some charges brought against her, she voluntarily surrendered that gaming license. She has not had one since then and does not want one today. She has a license to operate a beauty salon. That's what she wants to keep is her ability to operate the beauty salon. Everything is in Mr. Cathcart's name. If you go into this building it is completely sectioned off. The gameroom is separate from the the beauty salon. The license and everything and everything was in Mr. Cathcart's name. I have copies of property receipts where the Sheriffs Dept. took everything and everything is listed in the name of Charles Cathcart. There is nothing on any property list at all that has my clients name on it. There are two business licenses and both list Charles Cathcart as the owner of this gaming business. My client is not involved in it. He rented the machines, he stayed over there, he subleased the premises and I have a copy of the sublease where he subleases property. Again, we are here to ask that she be allowed to keep the business license to operate the beauty salon. i'vIr. Kuhlke: If we revoke the business license for the machines and get those out of there and if she was not involved in the machines why can't she keep her business license0 I I Mr. Berry: We tried that the last time. What she did this time is basically circumventing the law. Her son owns the machine and his license was revoked last year. What they did was get another individual to bring the machines in and this individual stated that he receives 25 percent of the proceeds and she is getting the rest. Mr. Kuhlke: So she is involved in this. Mr. Berry: According to this other individual, that is correct. And there were two safes in there that we were able to get into. There were two other that we could not get into. Mr. Anderson: She keeps the money from her business in a safe over there. I have talked to this man and he says that she does not receive money from his business. Mr. Kuhlke: 1fwe revoke the license, how long would it take her to come back and apply for a license to do hair? And have we ever revoked someone that does hair license? Mr. Walker: Twelve months once it's revoked and not that 1 know of have we ever revoked someone's license that does hair. I Mr. Oliver: I think the issue is the ancillary activity that's going on. The ancillary activity results in the call for the Sheriff s Dept. to revoke the license. Mr. Walker: Mr. Kuhlke, back in June oflast year this same item was on the agenda to suspend a gameroom license held by Ms. Anderson.for Tiets Gameroom until the court date is found guilty to revoke the license. That was approved by the Public Services Committee and the Commission in the same building and it's all in the same building. After further discussion, Mr. Wall: It appears that she is circumventing the law. According to the information that he has been provided, she is benefiting 75 percent out of each dollar. This is the second episode there. It is our recommendation that the license be revoked. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Mays: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriffs Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by Charles Cathcart for T's Gift Shop located at 3096 Deans Bridge Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 5. Super District 9. i'vIr. Walker: Mr. Cathcart was sent a letter and he did not show up. The Sheriffs Dept. recommends revocation. Mr. Mays: So move. I Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriffs Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by William A. Anderson & Jack B. Gordon for K.C.'s located at 2326 Lumpkin Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 8. Super District 10. Mr. Wall: This license has been surrendered to me because they could not reach Mr. Sherman or i'vIr. Harris and 1 have rurned that license over to Mr. Walker. 1 ask that the Committee approve the surrender of that license. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. I Motion to approve the ongoing second year Scrap Tire Code Enforcement Grant and Scrap Tire Education Grant Contract as requested by Augusta Richmond County License & Inspection Department and Augusta Clean & Beautiful. Mr. Brigham: So move to approve. i'vIr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion carried with 3-1 Mr. Colclough voting no. Discuss options for future of Skateboard Park. Mr. Kuhlke: So move to delete this item. i'vIr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kuhlke: So move to reconsider the deletion of this item. Mr. Brigham: Second. I Motion carried unanimously. I i'vIr. Beck: The issue 1 want to discuss with you today is the future of how we're going to operate a faciliry like this. It is our opinion after three and a haif years of what 1 feel like is a weli fought hard fight in trying to keep skateboarding or to give the kids a place to skateboard in this town. It is our opinion that the way it's being operated now is not suitable. It is 1 think a liability issue for our department by not having anybody up there on site to be able to operate the park, keep close monitoring of those safety conditions. 1 feel like it is a safety issue for this govemment. With that being said, 1 have two proposals, one is to close the facility, both will involve closing the facility on Central Avenue as it is now. There are some future issues with the raw water reservoir and EPD and they are encouraging this government not to have that function on the site up there so that is another issue that comes into play WIth this. The two options are to close the facility and get out of the skateboard business. Put it out for any private developer who wants to open a skateboard facility. The other would be to construct a new facility at our Wood Street Park area where we do have a BM.,'C bicycle motor cross race track. We're estimating that operating cost would run about $16,000 a year. We would charge fees in the form of membership fees, daily fees that could go to help offset the cost of this facility. We had a public meeting in July, there were thirty-five people present and there was no opposition to the proposal. After further discussion, I i'vIr. Kuhlke: A while back the Rugby Club came to us and wanted to pay for everything. What about an idea of working out a deal with the Rugby Club and let them build and control a skateboard park and us not get in it. I would like to make a motion that we ask the Director to explore that possibility and come back to us with an idea. Mr. Brigham: Second. Mr. Beard: I would like to suggest that the neighborhoods that would be involved be on board with whatever we're doing. They meet monthly and it would be wise to have someone there to inform them of you're goingto do. Motion carried unanimously. Motion to approve Joint Resolution of the Augusta Richmond County Commission and the Augusta Aviation Commission authorizing the filing of an application to amend and approve passenger facility charge for authority to impose and use a "$4.50 passenger facility charge at the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field. I Mr. Wall: This was approved by the Augusta Aviation Commission at it's last meeting and as a result of the amendment to the new federal legislation now can go up to $4.50 per passenger on the facility charge. We are currently $3.00. We're asking to be allowed to file an application in the process to go to the $4.50 charge. Regardless of the type of terminal project that is ultimately approved this passenger faci]iry charge will go toward paying for either the terminal that is currently being designed by LP A or if some modification of that design is ultimately approved. We would bank the money until the plans are approved and the PSC charges would be used to reduce the amount of borrowings that would be necessary for any construction for the terminal project. I Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Award contract to Heavener Construction as low bidder for Main Library Renovations at a negotiated price of $642,159. (Funds available in Phase 3 SPLOST, LSTA Federal Grant Funds and Library Investment Earnings) i'vIr. Oliver: We would ask that this be made subject to receipt of the grant funds from the state and deposit of the Library Investment firms amount into our account. This does provide for a contingency of about 15 percent remaining. Mr. Leach: In order for us to utilize the state funds, the contract needs to include the Library Board as one of the contractors so it would be a contract jointly with the county and the Library Board with Heavener Construction. That way the money is accounted for according to state purposes, it's also accounted for according to county purposes. I Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Brigham: Second. Motion carried unanimously. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission Ibb I PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMtvl1TIEE ROOM - July 24, 2000 4:00 P. M. 1. Motion to approve a professional services contract with Mary Grady for thirty (30) hours of service, with a twenty (20) hour extension, at a rate of $50 an hour, not to exceed $2500.00. 2. New Application: A.N. 00-34: A request by Angie Harrygin for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Tropical Paradise Lounge located at 1365 Gordon Highway. There will be a dance hall. District 1. Super District 9. 3. New Application: A.N.00-35: A request by Miriam Crawford for an on premise consumption beer & wine license to be used in connection with Some Place Lounge located at 2610 Peach Orchard Road. There will be a dance hall. District 2. Super District 9. 4. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriffs Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by Tiet T. Anderson for Hair Professional located at 3096 B Deans Bridge Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 5. Super District 9. 5. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriffs Departmfint for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by Charles Cathcart for T's Gift Shop located at 3096 Deans Bridge Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 5. Super District 9. 6. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriff's Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the business license held by William A. Anderson & Jack B. Gordon for K.C. 's located at 2326 Lumpkin Road for the following violation: commercial gambling. District 8. Super District 10. 7. Motion to approve the ongoing second year Scrap Tire Code Enforcement Grant and Scrap Tire Education Grant Contract as requested by Augusta Richmond County License & Inspection Department and Augusta Clean & Beautiful. 8. Discuss options for future of Skateboard Park. 9. Motion to approve Joint Resolution of the Augusta Richmond County Commission and the Augusta Aviation Commission authorizing the filing of an application to amend and approve passenger facility charge for authority to impose and use a $4.50 passenger facility charge at the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field. . - - ... 10. Award contract to Heavener Construction as low bidder for Main Library Renovations at a negotiated price of $642, 159. (Funds available in Phase 3 SPLOST, LST A Federal Grant Funds and Library Investment Earnings) - - - - ...