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Home My WebLink About12-08-2003 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - December 8, 2003 12:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Mays, Chairman; Bridges, Co-Chairman; Kuhlke and Colclough, members; Harry James, Staff Attorney; George Kolb, Administrator; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Tom Beck, Recreation Dept. Director; Fred Russell, Deputy Administrator; Chief Al Gillespie, Fire Dept.; Larry Harris, License & Inspections Dept.; Richard Elim, Sheriffs Dept.; Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. Also Present: George Eskola ofWJBF Television, Heidi Williams ofthe Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of the Metro Spirit and Hons. Hankerson, Williams and Cheek, Commissioners. 7. New Ownership: A.N.03-54: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Hephzibah Fast Fare located at 2490 Highway 88. District 8. Super District 10. Mr. Sherman: This item needs to be deleted because it is in the city limits of Hephzibah. Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 03-51: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Gate 2 Fast Fare located at 2985 Gordon Hwy. District 3. Super District 10. 5. New Ownership: A.N. 03-52: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with North Leg Fast Fare located at 2061 Gordon Hwy. District 5. Super District 9. 6. New Ownership: A.N.03-53: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Washington Road Fast Fare located at 2851 Washington Rd. District 7. Super District 10. 8. New Ownership: A.N.03-55: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Tobacco Road Fast Fare located at 3705 Old Savannah Rd. District 8. Super District 10. 9. New Ownership: A.N. 03-56: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Deans Bridge 1 Road Fast Fare located at 4002 Deans Bridge Rd. District 8. Super District 10. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors to any of these and we recommend approval. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. Mr. Colclough: I second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Mays out. 2. New Ownership: A.N.03-49: A request by John Bodie for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with John Bodie Sons, Inc. located at 306 13th Street. District 1. Super District 9. Mr. Bodie: John Bodie, III, 915 Mitchell Lane, Evans, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriffs Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. There are no objectors. Mr. Kuhlke: I so move. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Mays out. 3. New Ownership: A.N.03-50: A request by Sunni Middlebrooks for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Sunni Neighborhood Store located at 2849 Lumpkin Road. District 5. Super District 9. Ms. Middlebrooks: My name is Sunni Middlebrooks, 3221 Bel Ridge Rd., Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors present and the Sheriffs Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend it be approved. Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Mays out. 2 I 11. New Ownership: A.N.03-59: A request by Jung S. Farrar for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Super Mini Mart located at 1812 Lumpkin Rd. District 6. Super District 10. Ms. Farrar: Jung S. Farrar, 3353 Saddle Brook Dr., Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors present. The Sheriffs Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend approval. Mr. Colclough: So move. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Mays out. 1. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriff's Department for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the alcohol license held by Brenda Johnson for Club Malibu located at 1511 North Leg Road for the following violation: excessive noise. District 3. Super District 10. (Referred from November 24 Public Services) I Mr. Richard Elim: We had an ongoing problem with noise at this club and we had a number of complaints from the neighborhood adjacent to the property. Mr. Johnson has since made substantial renovations to the building that have helped with the noise problem. Our reason for coming to the commission with the problem after the repairs had been instituted is that we feel it is necessary because it took us a length of time to get him to comply and we feel he should be put on probation. Mr. Kuhlke: Has the construction work been completed? Mr. Elim: Not quite yet. Mr. Kuhlke: Have the complaints stopped? Mr. Elim: Yes, they have. Mr. Bridges: What were you originally recommending? Mr. Elim: Probation for six to eight months. I After a discussion with Mr. Johnson and his attorney, Mr. Kuhlke: I would like to make a motion that we receive these comments as information and that we ask the Sheriff s Department to come back to this committee the first committee meeting in January and give a report to see ifin fact that surely you'll be through with all your construction then and since you haven't had any complaints recently, to come back and 3 give this committee a report and if you continue to have problems out there, then the committee will have to decide what they want to do. Mr. Chairman: I'll second it. Motion adopted with Mr. Colclough abstaining. 10. New Ownership: A.N.03-57: A request by Kevin J. Goldsmith for a retail package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with K-Dub, Inc. d/b/a M & C Spirits located at 3334 Washington Rd. District 7. Super District 10. Mr. Goldsmith: Kevin Goldsmith, 560 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff s Department and License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. There are no objectors present. Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 12. Discuss Sand Hills Park allocations. (Referred from December 2 Commission meeting) Mr. Kolb: You've asked that we give you a report on how we were going to finance the Sand Hills Park Recreation Center. Last spring you approved positions for Sand Hills and you referred to the budget process the financing of those positions. During the course of budgeting we put monies in for the senior citizens operation and we put it in twice so there is money already in the Recreation Department that we can transfer to Sand Hills and that amount is about $63,000 and we will take it out of there to finance that operation. Mr. Kuhlke: I move approval subject to the Finance Committee approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. Mr. Williams questioned why some senior citizens were not picked up on the bus going to the Senior Citizens Center when they had previously been riding the bus. Mr. Beck stated that he would check into the matter with the Senior Citizens Council. 4 I nwm I I ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Nancy W. Morawski Deputy Clerk of Commission 5 I PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - December 8, 2003 12:30 P. M. 1. Discussion: A request by the Richmond County Sheriff s Departments for a hearing to consider the possible probation, suspension or revocation of the alcohol license held by Brenda Johnson for Club Malibu located at 1511 North Leg Road for the following violation: excessive noise. District 3. Super District 10. (Referred from November 24 Public Services) 2. New Ownership: AN. 03-49: A request by John Bodie for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with John Bodie Sons, Inc. located at 306 13th Street. District 1. Super District 9. 3. New Ownership: AN. 03-50: A request by Sunni Middlebrooks for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Sunni Neighborhood Store located at 2849 Lumpkin Road. District 5. Super District 9. 4. New Ownership: AN. 03-51: A request by Raymond L. WaIters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Gate 2 Fast Fare located at 2985 Gordon Hwy. District 3. Super District 10. 5. New Ownership: AN. 03-52: A request by Raymond L. WaIters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with North Leg Fast Fare located at 2061 Gordon Hwy. District 5. Super District 9. 6. New Ownership: AN. 03-53: A request by Raymond L. WaIters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Washington Road Fast Fare located at 2851 Washington Rd. District 7. Super District 10. 7. New Ownership: AN. 03-54: A request by Raymond L. WaIters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Hephzibah Fast Fare located at 2490 Highway 88. District 8. Super District 10. 8. New Ownership: AN. 03-55: A request by Raymond L. Walters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Tobacco Road Fast Fare located at 3705 Old Savannah Rd. District 8. Super District 10. 9. New Ownership: AN. 03-56: A request by Raymond L. WaIters for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Deans Bridge Road Fast Fare located at 4002 Deans Bridge Rd. District 8. Super District 10. 10. New Ownership: AN. 03-57: A request by Kevin J. Goldsmith for a retail package Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with K-Dub, Inc. d/b/a M & C Spirits located at 3334 Washington Rd. District 7. Super District 10. 11. New Ownership: AN. 03-59: A request by Jung S. Farrar for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Super Mini Mart located at 1812 Lumpkin Rd. District 6. Super District 10. 12. Discuss Sand Hills Park allocations. (Referred from December 2 Commission meeting)