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Home My WebLink About10-25-2004 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITIEE COMMITTEE ROOM - October 25, 2004 12:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Colclough, Chairman; Smith, Co-Chairman; Sims and Hankerson, members; Steve Shepard, Attorney; Fred Russell, Interim Administrator; Tom Beck, Recreation Dept. Director; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Richard Elim, Sheriff's Department; Vanessa Flournoy, Staff Attorney; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor. Also Present: Hons. Williams, Mays, Grantham and Cheek, Commissioners. The Clerk: We have a request for an addition to the agenda. Ms. Sims: I so move. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 1. Discussion: A request by Jennifer A. Green for a therapeutic massage license to be used in connection with Therapy In Motion at Augusta Center 4 Massage located at 211 Pleasant Home Rd., Suite B-3. Ms. Green: My name is Jennifer Ann Green and my home address is 2955 Pointe West Drive, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. Ms. Sims: Make a motion we approve. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 2. Discussion: A request by Laurie Pratt for a therapeutic massage license to be used in connection with Serenity Day Spa located at 504 Shartow Drive. District 7. Super District 10. . Ms. Pratt: Laurie Pratt and my address is 9 Knollwood Blvd., North Augusta, SC. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. 1 Ms. Sims: Make a motion to approve. Mr. Smith: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out.. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 04-46: A request by Rita S. Patel for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Shreeji Food Mart located at 1342 Gordon Hwy. District 1. Super District 9. Ms. Patel: My name is Rita Patel and my address is 905 Nerium Traii, Evans, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. Mr. Smith: I move for approval. Ms. Sims: I second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 5. New Ownership: A.N.04-47: A request by Michael L. Anglin for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Red Lion Events located at 1936 Walton Way. There will be dance. District 1. Super District 9. I Mr. Anglin: Michael L. Anglin, 4077 Iron Horse Drive, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. Ms. Sims: I make a motion we approve. Mr. Smith: 1 second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 3. Approve salary increase for Airport personnel. Mr. Boshears: Weare requesting a 7% pay increase for airport personnel with the exception ofthe four people listed at the bottom of the agenda item (Assistant Director II of Operations, Assistant Director II of Finance, Maintenance Superintendent and Aircraft Service Supervisor) and we identify a specific salary for those four. It does not include me. Mr. Smith: I move for approval. I 2 I I I Ms. Sims: I second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 6. New Ownership: A.N. 04-48: A request by Andrew Warner, Sr. for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Rub It Lounge located at 2706 Gordon Hwy. There will be dance. District 3. Super District 10. Mr. Warner: Andrew Warner, Sr., 4368 Forest Road, Hephzibah, Ga. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. Mr. Smith: I move for approval. Ms. Sims: I second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. Mr. Williams expressed his concerns about loitering on a particular property where alcoholic beverage licenses are sold. Mr. Elim said that they would address the concern with the owner. Mr. Cheek also mentioned another location where there were problems and Mr. Elim stated that they would also look at that one. 7. New Ownership: A.N. 04-49: A request by Padi Reddy for a retail package beer & wine license to be used in connection with P Mart, Inc. d/b/a Raceway #703 located at 3309 Peach Orchard Rd. District 6. Super District 10. Mr. Reddy: Padi Reddy, 210 Cherry Stone Dr., Columbia, SC. Mr. Sherman: The Sheriff's Department and the License Department have reviewed the application and recommend that it be approved. Mr. Smith: I move for approval. Ms. Sims: Second. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. 8. Hearing regarding forfeiture of Surety Bond for Quintin Stribling Home Improvement, 707 Fairwood Court, Augusta, Ga. 3 ...... Mr. Sherman: Mr. Samadi had hired Mr. Stribling to do some work for him and he had asked the Commission to consider forfeiting the surety bond that's paid to Augusta and turn it over to him because of a claim that he has against the bond. This is a fee and penalty bond and this is the first occasion where someone has filed a claim againstthe bond. Mr. Samadi hired him to do work at a house and our inspectors found some problems with some of the work. I understand that Mr. Stribling essentially walked away from the project and it has been a couple of years. Technically I feel this should be in Civil Court, but Mr. Samadi has elected to file a claim against the surety bond. My recommendation would be for the City to accept the bond and then turn it over to Mr. Samadi. And at that point Mr. Stribling would not have a business license as a contractor because he is not meeting all the requirements, and he would have to take out a new surety bond. I Mr. Stribling: It is not so much that I walked away but I had some financial problems at that time. Mr. Chairman: What is your recommendation? Ms. Flournoy: I think it would be in the best interest of Augusta that we pay the money into the registry, the Probate Court or the Magistrate Court and let them litigate it in that court. I understand it would take more time but I am interested in protecting the interest of Augusta Richmond County. I Mr. Samadi appeared before the committee and asked that Mr. Sherman's recommendation be accepted. Mr. Chairman: Has this ever happened before? Mr. Sherman: No, this is the first time we've had anything like this. Ms. Sims: I'd like to make a motion that we accept the surety bond and then hand it over to Mr. Samadi. Mr.'Chairman: Second. Mr. Mays asked if there were any other claimants other than this one and if so, if that puts the responsibility on the city to pay it. Mr. Chairman: We can have that information for the Commission meeting. Motion adopted unanimously with Mr. Hankerson out. Addendum Item 1. Discuss the potential privatization of the Augusta Marinas. I 4 I I I Dr. Carl Nechtrnan of the Augusta Port Authority discussed the possible privatization of the Marinas using the company, Mobile Marine, which is currently operating at the Port Authority building. After a discussion, Mr. Smith: I'd like to make a motion that we go ahead and privatize and accept this offer. Ms. Sims: Second. Mr. Beck stated that Recreation has operated the Marinas successfully for the past few months, but that some additional resources would probably be needed for services to be continued at the same level. Dr. Nechtrnan: This agreement is still in a formative situation and it will go through the attorneys. We will get other input as to what mayor may not be necessary to put in there, but this agreement is not completely finished, but with the concept of a privatization, then we will make every effort to make sure that the city is not going to be put at any disadvantage simply because we put something out there that is going to be privatized. If this is privatized and the agreement is such that we have control over it, then I think things could be done more quickly and probably more effectively than the government can do it. Ms. Flournoy: In the event that you approve the privatization, I would ask that you get a report from Purchasing as to whether this is exempt from our procurement process prior to entering into a contract with one company. Mr. Beck: We went through Purchasing on this through an RFQ. After additional discussion, the motion was adopted with Mr. Hankerson abstaining. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena 1. Bonner Clerk of Commission nwm 5 I PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - October 25, 2004 12:30 P. M. 1. Discussion: A request by Jennifer A Green for a therapeutic massage license to be used in connection with Therapy In Motion at Augusta Center 4 Massage located at 211 Pleasant Home Rd., Suite B-3. 2. Discussion: A request by Laurie Pratt for a therapeutic massage license to be used in connection with Serenity Day Spa located at 504 Shartom Drive. District 7. Super District 10. 3. Approve salary increase for Airport personnel. 4. New Ownership: AN. 04-46: A request by Rita S. Patel for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Shreeji Food Mart located at 1342 Gordon Hwy. District I. Super District 9. 5. New Ownership: AN. 04-47: A request by Michael L. Anglin for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Red Lion Events located at 1936 Walton Way. There will be dance. District 1. Super District 9. I 6. New Ownership: A.N.04-48: A request by Andrew Warner, Sr. for an on premise consumption liquor, beer & wine license to be used in connection with Rub It Lounge located at 2706 Gordon Hwy. There will be dance. District 3. Super District 10. 7. New Ownership: AN. 04-49: A request by Padi Reddy for a retail package beer & wine license to be used in connection with P Mart, Inc. d/b/a Raceway #703 located at 3309 Peach Orchard Rd. District 6. Super District 10. 8. Hearing regarding forfeiture of Surety Bond for Quintin Stribling Home Improvement, 707 Fairwood Court, Augusta, Ga. -' -