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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-2005 Meeting I I I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - January 11,2005 12:30 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Smith, Co-Chairman; Hankerson and Sims, members; Fred Russell, Administrator; Steve Shepard, Attorney; Tom Beck, Recreation Dept. Director; Rob Sherman, License & Inspections Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. , ABSENT: Hon. Colclough, Chairman. Also Present: Hons. Cheek, Beard and Williams, Commissioners. 1. New Ownership Application: A.N.05-01: A request by Lawrence E. Sheffield for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Summerville Grill located at 399 Highland Avenue. District 7. Super District 10. Mr. Sheffield: Lawrence E. Sheffield, 4224 Quail Springs Circle, Martinez, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors present. The Sheriff's Department and License Department are recommending that it be approved. Mr. Hankerson: I motion for approval. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 2. New Application: A.N.05-02: A request by Gloria Steffen for an on premise consumption Liquor license to be used in connection with Sergeant's Bar & Grill located at 2960 Old Hwy. 1. District 4. Super District 9. Ms. Steffen: My name is Gloria Steffen and the home address is 3714 Stockholm Drive, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors present. The Sheriff's Department and License Department are recommending that it be approved. Mr. Hankerson: Motion for approval. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. New Ownership Application: A.N.05-03: A request by Mae B. Powell for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Raceway located at 3021 Washington Road. District 7. Super District 10. I Ms. Powell: Mae Powell, 2715 Deen Avenue, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Sherman: There are no objectors present. The Sheriff's Department and License Department are recommending that it be approved. Mr. Hankerson: A motion for approval. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 6. Motion to approve the reallocation of Commission District 3 Phase III SPLOST funds in the amount of $10,000 from Hickman Park to the Augusta Soccer Park. Mr. Beck: The transfer of $1 0,000 from Hickman Park would still leave us $44,000 to address the concerns there at Hickman and we recommend your approval. Mr. Hankerson: A motion for approval. Mr. Smith: Second. I Mr. Russell: This will help with some capital improvements at the Soccer Park. After a short discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously. 4. Motion to approve an amendment to the lease with the Augusta Soccer Club to provide for maintenance and operation of the Augusta Soccer Park. (Referred from January 4 Commission meeting) Mr. Beck: We met with representatives of the Soccer Club and the only changes were that there would be some inmate labor working at the Park for 30 days a year rather than for 24. We also would allow the use of community service workers to do some work and we recommend your approval of this. Mr. Smith: I move for approval. Mr. Hankerson: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. I 2 I 5. Motion to approve, in resolution form, support of the Georgia Transit Association's FY 2005 Legislative Agenda. Mr. Mayor: I would like to speak to Item #3. I don't think we should be supporting a request for a local sales tax for transit when we should rather support requests for property tax relief for our citizens. I would ask that we delete that from the resolution. Mr. Juriah Lewis: This wouldn't really help us, but it would help some other transit systems in the state. Mr. Hankerson: I move that we approve the resolution with the deletion ofItem 3. Mr. Smith: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission "1 nwm I 3 I . .. ,., - - PUBLIC SERVICES AGENDA COMMTITEE ROOM-January 11, 2004 12:30 P. M. 1. New Ownership Application: A.N. 05-01: A request by Lawrence E. Sheffield for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Summerville Grill located at 399 Highland Avenue. District 7. Super District 10. 2. New Application: A.N.05-02: A request by Gloria Steffen for an on premise consumption Liquor license to be used in connection with Sergeant's Bar & Grill located at 2960 Old Hwy. I. District 4. Super District 9. 3. New Ownership Application: A.N.05-03: A request by Mae B. Powell for a retail package Beer & Wine license to be used in connection with Raceway located at 3021 Washington Road. District 7. Super District 10. 4. Motion to approve an amendment to the lease with the Augusta Soccer Club to provide for maintenance and operation of the Augusta Soccer Park. (Referred from January 4 Commission meeting) 5. Motion to approve, in resolution form, support of the Georgia Transit Association's FY 2005 Legislative Agenda. 6. Motion to approve the reallocation of Commission District 3 Phase III SPLOST funds in the amount of$IO,OOO from Hickman Park to the Augusta Soccer Park.