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Home My WebLink About08-25-2003 Meeting I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - August 25, 2003 12:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Mays, Chairman; Bridges, Co-Chairman; Kuhlke and Colclough, members; Jim Wall, Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Willis Boshears, Daniel Field and Bush Field Airports; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Robert Howard, Recreation Dept. Asst. Director; Kakoli Basu, Finance Department; Chris Naylor, Main Street Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor. Also Present: Dana McIntyre ofWJBF Television, Heidi Williams of The Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metro Spirit and Hons. Cheek, Hankerson, Williams, Beard, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request for one addition and that is to approve FAA AlP Grant #26 in amount of $3,512,962 for Bush Field. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move to add. Mr. Bridges: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Chairman: Let's go ahead and do Item 9 plus this added item. 9. Accept grant from FAA in the amount of $150,000 for Daniel Field. 10. Approve FAA AlP Grant #26 in amount of $3,512,962 for Bush Field. Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval for both 9 and 10. Mr. Colclough: I second the motion. Motion adopted unanimously. 1. New Ownership: A.N.03-31: A request by William Blue III for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Top ofthe Hill Lounge located at 2306 Gordon Hwy. There will be dance. District 4. Super District 9. Mr. Blue: William Blue III, 3719 Tahitian Trail, Hephzibah, Ga. I Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. There are no objectors. Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Bridges: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. New Ownership: A.N.03-33: A request by Gary Couillard for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with OMK, Inc. d/b/a Food & Gas located at 1342 Gordon Hwy. District 1. Super District 9. Mr. Couillard: Gary Couillard, 1922 Sugarstone Drive, Lawrenceville, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. There are no objectors present. Mr. Bridges: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 03-34: A request by Thomas S. Pak for a retail package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Fulcher's Package Shop located at 2458 Windsor Spring Rd. District 6. Super District 10. Mr. Pak: My name is Thomas Sigeo Pak and my address is 3375 Ravenwood Drive. Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. There are no objectors. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 5. New Application: A.N. 03-35: A request by Robert W. Moak for an on premise consumption Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Barberitos of Augusta located at 2803 Wrightsboro Rd. There will be Sunday Sales. District 3. Super District 10. Mr. Moak: Robert Moak, 418 Plymouth Court, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and License have reviewed the application and re~ llTImend approval. TheL' :He no ob'.'ctors. I :Mr. Kuhlke: So move. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 7. Motion to approve Change Order No.2 to Ammar Construction, Inc. for $19,039.00. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. Mr. Bridges: Second. This was in the contract and you agreed on the amount of money but you just didn't know how much you were running into. Mr. Howard: It is justified. Motion adopted unanimously. 8. Motion to approve the low bid from RCN, Inc. in the amount of $587,000 for construction of a gymnasium at Savannah Place Park and to approve transferring $85,000 from Chafee Park (SPLOST Phase III), $25,000 from Gordon Lakes (SPLOST Phase IIn and $50,000 from Augusta Canal Improvements (SPLOST Phase IIn to Savannah Place Park. I Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second for discussion. Mr. Kolb: I would recommend that the $50,000 from the Augusta Canal Improvements be deleted and that we replace it with an appropriation from excess revenues collected to date from your SPLOST IV account. You would also abandon the Gordon Lakes project. After a discussion, Mr. Kuhlke: I'd like to make a substitute motion that we approve this item, that we eliminate the funding of the money from the Canal Authority, that we reduce the money from Chafee Park from $85,000 to $50,000 and that the Administrator come back to us with a source of funding for the remaining balance. Mr. Bridges: Second. (Vote on substitute motion) Motion adopted unanimously. I 6. Approve ordinance amending Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-2-5 so as to regulate consumption of alcohol at parks, playgrounds, public streets 3 and public areas owned or operated by Augusta. (Request is made to waive second reading) Mr. Wall: The change is to provide that it would be unlawful to serve or consume or offer for the purposes of consumption alcoholic beverages on any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public area owned by Augusta. The 8th Street Plaza has been added as an area where it can be served. Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval and waiving the second reading. Mr. Colclough: Second. Mr. Cheek: I wanted it communicated to our law enforcement people that it was our intention to allow restaurants to serve alcohol at their tables located on the sidewalk. Mr. Wall: These areas are supposed to be petitioned off. Mr. Cheek: They are not at some places. Mr. Wall: I think they are supposed to be roped of I in some manner. After further discussion, Mr. Colclough: I think we should add McDuffie Woods, Gracewood and Diamond Lakes to the list. Mr. Wall: I'll talk with Tom Beck and go back and update the list. Motion adopted unanimously. 2. New Application: A.N.03-32: A request by Felicia Thrasher for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with S & H Convenience Store located at 2001 Barnes Rd. District 2. Super District 9. Mr. Kuhlke: I move that we postpone this to the next meeting. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjouI'ncd. Lena J. Bonner \.Jerk of Commission nwm PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDl~~ COMMITTEE ROOM - August 25, 2003 12:30 P. M. 1. New Ownership: A.N. 03-31: A request by William Blue III for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Top of the Hill Lounge located at 2306 Gordon Hwy. There will be dance. District 4. Super District 9. 2. New Application: A.N.03-32: A request by Felicia Thrasher for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with S & H Convenience Store located at 2001 Barnes Rd. District 2. Super District 9. 3. New Ownership: A.N.03-33: A request by Gary Couillard for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with OMK, Inc. d/b/a Food & Gas located at 1342 Gordon Hwy. District 1. Super District 9. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 03-34: A request by Thomas S. Pak for a retail package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Fulcher's Package Shop located at 2458 Windsor Spring Rd. District 6. Super District 10. 5. New Application: A.N. 03-35: A request by Robert W. Moak for an on premise consumption Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Barbertitos of Augusta located at 2803 Wrightsboro Rd. There will be Sunday Sales. District 3. Super District 10. 6. Approve ordinance amending Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-2-5 so as to regulate consumption of alcohol at parks, playgrounds, public streets and public areas owned or opIated by Augusta. (Req"est is made to waive second reading) 7. Motion to approve Change Order No.2 to Ammar Construction, Inc. for $19,039.00. 8. Motion to,pprove the low bid from ,~.CN, Inc. in the amount of$587,000 for construction of a gymnasium at Savannah Place Park and to approve transklTing $85,000 from Chafee Park (SPLOST Phase III), $25,000 from Gordon Lakes (SPLOST Phase III) and $50,000 from Augusta Canal Improvements (SPLOST Phase III) to Savannah Place Park. 9. Accept grant from FAA in the amount of$150,OOO.