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Home My WebLink About12-23-2002 Meeting I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - December 23,2002 10:00 A.M. PRESENT: Hons. Mays, Chairman; Colclough and Kuhlke, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Walter Hornsby and Fred Russell, Deputy Administrators; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Stewart Walker and Larry Harris, License & Inspections Department; North Williamson, Tax Commissioner's Office; Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor and Bridges, Co-Chairman. Also Present: Members of the news media and Hons. Cheek, Boyles and Hankerson, Commissioners. 1. Accept bid of $92,225.93 to pave runway extension. 2. Accept bid of $42,058.54 to modify runway lights and install P API lights. Mr. Colclough: I make a motion that we approve Items 1 and 2. Mr. Kuhlke: Second that I Motion adopted unanimously. 3. Discussion: A request by Gordana Z. Downs for a Therapeutic Massage License to be used in connection with Integrative Massage and Body Therapy Center located at 25 Wheeler Road, Suite 210. District 3. Super District 10. Ms. Downs: My name is Gordana Z. Downs, 1531 Plantation Circle, Lincolnton, Georgia. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors and the License & Inspections Department and the Sheriff's Department recommend approval. Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 4. New Ownership: A.N.02-64: A request by Jonathan Vick for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with National Hills Bar & Grill located at 2701 Washington Road, Suite 17. There will be a dance hall. District 7. Super District 10. I Mr. Vick: My name is Jonathan Vick, 2506 Commons Trace, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The License Department and the Sheriff's Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. Mr. Kuhlke: I move to get it on the floor. I Mr. Colclough: I second it. Did you have some problems in June of this year? Mr. Vick: Yes, sir, I did. Mr. Vick's attorney outlined an incident involving Mr. Vick's Dur conviction. Motion fails with Mr. Colclough voting No. 5. New Ownership: A.N.02-65: A request by Chris Cheek for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Somewhere in Augusta located at 2701 Washingtou Road, Suite 2. There will be Sunday sales. District 7. Super District 10. Mr. Cheek: Chris Cheek, 1111 Magnolia Drive, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors, and the License Department and the Sheriffs Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. I Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 6. New Ownership: A.N.02-66: A request by Milton D. Simmons for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Nate's Lounge located at 3663 Deans Bridge Road. District 6. Super District 10. Mr. Simmons: Milton D. Simmons, 3522 Southwick Drive, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriffs Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I 7. New Ownership: A.N.02-67: A request by Pratul B. Patel for an on premise 2 I consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with The Big Easy Cafe located at #2 Eighth Street There will be Sunday sales. District 1. Super District 9. Mr. Patel: Pratul Patel, 709 Fairway Drive, New Ellenton, SC. Mr. Sherman: The License Department and Sheriff's Department reviewed this and recommend approval. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move to get it on the floor. Mr. Colclough: I'll second it. Did you also have some problems? Mr. Patel: Yes, sir, in 1998. Mr. Boyles: Is there some stipulation for holding these because of that? Mr. Wall: It is not an automatic exclusion. Motion fails with Mr. Colclough voting No. 8. New Ownership: A.N.02-68: A request by Yong Henson for a retail Package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with J. C. Package located at 2501 Peach Orchard Road. District 2. Super District 9. I Ms. Henson: My name is Y ong Henson and I live at 3170 Floyd Road, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 9. New Application: A.N. 02-69: A request by M. Richard Cutler for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Roland Garros, Inc. d/b/a The Club at Raes Creek located at 3206 West Wimbledon Drive. There will be Sunday sales. District 3. Super District 10. Mr. Cutler: My name is Richard Cutler and I live at 4371 Deerwood Lane in Evans. I 3 Mr. Sherman: The License Department and Sheriff's Department have reviewed the application. This will be a full scale restaurant and we recommend approval. Mr. Colclough: So move. I Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 10. Receive as information the adoption of the National Electric Code (2002 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2000 Edition) and the applicable Georgia amendments to the codes. The codes are effective January 1, 2003. Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 11. Discuss the attached list of delinquent property and/or business taxes that are associated with the business renewing an alcohol license. Mr. Sherman: This is in response to a request for this information. The Tax Commissioner's Office assisted us in gathering this information in a draft form and it shows both the business and property taxes that are owed. It does not include the year 2002, and some that are listed may not be the applicants for the license in 2003. I Mr. Colclough: Can we get this list cleaned up because some of the information is penciled in? Also, how do we collect the money from those who have gone out of business? Mr. Sherman: We have notified those who owe taxes that before we sell them their license, they have to contact the Tax Commissioner's Office to either pay the bill or set up a payment plan or come to some resolution of the matter. We will then be notified by the Tax Commissioner's Office that it has been paid and we can sell the license. Mr. Williamson: Due to some extenuating circumstances, we were unable to record tax judgments on accounts for the years 2000 and 200 I because of some problems we had with ownership. It came about because of some problems changing computer systems both in our office and the Tax Assessor's Office. Some of those accounts were fi faed during this year so we were late in getting them done. Mr. Colclough: Can we have a cleaned up copy of this by the Commission meeting so we'll know what we're voting on? I 4 I Mr. Williamson: Yes, we can do that. After further discussion, Mr. Kuhlke: Could we have a list of the property owners and the business owners so we could hopefully have some better results? Mr. Williamson: Sure. Rob is not issuing any renewals or any licenses that we show taxes are due on. After further discussion, Mr. Colclough: I'd like to make a motion to receive this as information and ask for a cleaned up copy of this list. Mr. Williamson: We can also include with that a listing of the property owners. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Mr. Williamson: The deadline for this year's payments is Friday the 27th and it may take us a couple of week to process those payments. Some of the accounts that I report to you on the 7th as delinquent may be sitting in our office waiting to go through processmg. I Mr. Chairman: I would hate for some of those listings to be made public as delinquent if they are in the process of being posted. I think the list needs to be as accurate as possible when it is made public. After further discussion, Mr. Colclough: I'll amend the motion to receive the list at the second meeting in January. Mr. Kuhlke: I agree with that. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Nancy W. Morawski Deputy Clerk of Commission nWffi I 5 I PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - December 23, 2002 10:00 A.M. 1. Accept bid of $92,225.93 to pave runway extension. 2. Accept bid of $42,058.54 to modify runway lights and install P API lights. 3. Discussion: A request by Gordana Z. Downs for a Therapeutic Massage License to be used in connection with Intergrative Massage and Body Therapy Center located at 25 Wheeler Road, Suite 210. District 3. Super District 10. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 02-64: A request by Jonathan Vick for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with National Hills Bar & Grill located at 2701 Washington Road, Suite 17. There will be a dance hall. District 7. Super District 10. 5. New Ownership: AN. 02-65: A request by Chris Cheek for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Somewhere in Augusta located at 2701 Washington Road, Suite 2. There will be Sunday sales. District 7. Super District 10. 6. New Ownership: A.N.02-66: A request by Milton D. Simmons for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Nate's Lounge located at 3663 Deans Bridge Road. District 6. Super District 10. I 7. New Ownership: AN. 02-67: A request by Pratul B. Patel for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with The Big Easy Cafe located at #2 Eighth Street. There will be Sunday sales. District I. Super District 9. 8. New Ownership: AN. 02-68: A request by Yong Henson for a retail package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with J. C. Package located at 2501 Peach Orchard Road. District 2. Super District 9. 9. New Application: A.N. 02-69: A request by M. Richard Cutler for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Roland Garros, Inc. d/b/a The Club at Raes Creek located at 3206 West Wimbledon Drive. There will be Sunday sales. District 3. Super District 10. 10. Receive as information the adoption of the National Electric Code (2002 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2000 Edition) and the applicable Georgia amendments to the codes. The codes are effective January 1,2003. II. Discuss the attached list of delinquent property and/or business taxes that are associated with the business renewing an alcohol license. t=\ ..... - -