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FINANCE
1. Discuss the checks and balances system regarding the amount of
money given to the Jamestown Community Center. (Requested
by Commissioner M. Williams)
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2. Motion to approve the minutes of the Finance Committee held
on August 25, 2015.
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3. Approve the FY 2016 Transit Planning Services contract
between Augusta, Georgia and the Georgia Department of
Transportation.
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4. Approve Updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for
the Augusta Regional Transportation Study.
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Checks and Balances for Money for Jamestown Community Center
Department:Clerk of Commission
Caption:Discuss the checks and balances system regarding the amount of
money given to the Jamestown Community Center. (Requested
by Commissioner M. Williams)
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are Available
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Accounts:
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Minutes
Department:Clerk of Commission
Caption:Motion to approve the minutes of the Finance Committee held on
August 25, 2015.
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
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Transit Planning Services Contract
Department:Planning and Development
Caption:Approve the FY 2016 Transit Planning Services contract between
Augusta, Georgia and the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Background:The Planning and Development Department provides transit
planning services for Augusta Public Transit as part of the
Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS). The scope of
these services is outlined in the ARTS Unified Planning Work
Program and funding for them is subject to renewal each year
through a contract with the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Analysis:Approving the contract will ensure continued funding for the
transit planning work elements included in the ARTS Unified
Planning Work Program and implemented by staff of the Planning
& Development Department.
Financial Impact:The contract stipulates that the Georgia Department of
Transportation will reimburse the city for ninety percent (90%) of
the eligible costs incurred, consisting of eighty percent (80%)
Federal Transit Administration funds and ten percent (10%)
Georgia Department of Transportation funds. The remaining ten
percent (10%) local match of $20,232.20 will be included in the
budget for the Planning and Development Department.
Alternatives:None recommended
Recommendation:Approve the FY 2016 Transit Planning Services contract between
Augusta, Georgia and the Georgia Department of Transportation
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
Funds will be available in Org. Key #220016309
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Transportation Planning Memorandum of Understanding
Department:Planning and Development
Caption:Approve Updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the
Augusta Regional Transportation Study.
Background:Augusta is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
responsible for coordinating transportation planning done as part
of the Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS). Federal
regulations require that the MPO, the other local governments that
are part of ARTS, the states of Georgia and South Carolina and
providers of public transportation in the study area cooperatively
determine their mutual responsibilities in carrying out the
metropolitan transportation planning process. These
responsibilities are identified in a written Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU).
Analysis:The ARTS MOU has recently been updated to include the town of
New Ellenton, South Carolina within the ARTS area. New
Ellenton qualified to be included in the ARTS area as a result of
the 2010 Census. The MOU has been updated to include New
Ellenton and to make other minor corrections. The mutual
responsibilities of all other parties, including Augusta, remain
unchanged from the current version of the MOU.
Financial Impact:No financial impact
Alternatives:None recommended
Recommendation:Approve the updated ARTS Memorandum of Understanding
MOU and authorize the mayor to sign the MOU.
Funds are Available
in the Following
Accounts:
Not applicable
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METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR THE
AUGUSTA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY
BETWEEN
The Georgia cities of Hephzibah, Blythe and Grovetown, Columbia County, Georgia, Augusta,
Georgia, the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department, Fort Gordon, the Georgia De-
partment of Transportation, the South Carolina Counties of Aiken and Edgefield, the South Carolina Cit-
ies of Aiken, North Augusta, Burnettown and New Ellenton, and the South Carolina Department of
Transportation, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
RELATIVE TO
The urban transportation planning process known as the “Augusta Regional Transportation
Study”
I. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES:
A. That the Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS) is to:
1. Maintain a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning
process as defined in Title 23 United States Code Section 134 and results in plans
and programs consistent with comprehensively planned development of the urban-
ized area.
2. Update and revise the 20 Year Multimodal Transportation Plan, to create a fiscally
feasible transportation system that integrates thoroughfare development, public
mass transportation, air facilities, rail systems, intermodal facilities, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities and transportation enhancements; and reflects consideration of
the area's comprehensive land use plans and overall social, economic, environmen-
tal, and energy conservation plans, goals and objectives.
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3. Create a functional relationship between transportation planning and city-county
development.
4. Maintain the data obtained in the original data collection phase of the study and
any pertinent data collected thereafter on a current level so that existing and forth-
coming recommendations may be evaluated and updated periodically.
5. Produce all documents and studies that are necessary to maintain a Certified
Transportation Planning Process.
II. IS FURTHER AGREED that the areas of responsibility of the aforementioned counties, munici-
palities, and government agencies shall lie within the Metropolitan Area Boundary established by
the Policy Committee of the Augusta Regional Transportation Study. This area includes all of
Richmond County and parts of Columbia County, Aiken County and Edgefield County.
III. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) as designated
by the Governors of Georgia and South Carolina is the Augusta Georgia Planning and Develop-
ment Department. The Augusta MPO shall have the primary responsibility for carrying out the
urban transportation planning process and of developing the planning work programs, transporta-
tion plan, and transportation improvement program.
IV. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the ARTS shall be coordinated by a project director who shall
be the Director of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department, or designee, and
the staff of said agency shall serve, in part, as staff to the ARTS program and process. Additional
staff resources may be provided, upon request, from the Technical Coordinating Committee
(TCC) membership and existing staff resources of the participating agencies and governments.
The Project Director shall coordinate all requests under the direction of the Policy Committee.
V. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the ARTS Policy Committee shall continue to adopt appropri-
ate goals, work programs, and plans; and establish the need, form, and direction of future trans-
portation improvements in the ARTS area. The Policy Committee shall be the MPO forum for
cooperative decision-making by elected and appointed officials of general purpose local govern-
ment and intermodal transportation providers. The individuals representing the government juris-
dictions involved in the ARTS planning process and other involved agencies shall comprise the
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Policy Committee. The membership shall be enumerated in the Policy Committee Bylaws. The
Policy Committee shall have final authority in matters of policy and plan adoption for the Augusta
Regional Transportation Study.
VI. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the committee known as the Technical Coordinating Commit-
tee (TCC) shall continue to function to assure the involvement of all the applicable departments,
advisory agencies, and multimodal transportation providers concerned with, or affected by, the
planning process and subsequent implementation of plans. The TCC shall provide the technical
guidance and direction of the Augusta Regional Transportation Study. The membership shall be
enumerated in the Technical Coordinating Committee Bylaws.
VII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) shall continue to
function as a public information and involvement committee, and shall be representative of a
cross-section of the community. The CAC shall keep the Policy Committee and the Technical
Coordinating Committee informed of the community's perspective and shall also provide infor-
mation to the community about transportation policies and issues. The membership shall be
enumerated in the Citizens Advisory Committee Bylaws.
VIII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the various committees meet at the appropriate stages in the
planning process in accordance with the bylaws adopted by each committee.
IX. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the Georgia Department of Transportation, only to the ex-
tent that it may be bound by contracts which may hereafter be entered into, shall be responsible
for the following:
a. Provide available maps, aerial photographs, charts, and records as deemed necessary to
maintain the study.
b. Update and maintain travel simulation models for use in evaluating the metropolitan area's
transportation needs. Said models shall be the "official" ARTS models. The Department
shall also provide the expertise and computer software to maintain and update the model
as necessary.
c. Make periodic reviews of projected transportation needs; and revisions, when necessary,
of the multimodal transportation plan.
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d. Aid the MPO in the preparation of planning-oriented preliminary engineering, right-of-
way, and construction cost estimates for multimodal projects in the ARTS Multimodal
Transportation Plan.
e. Provide local agencies with current information concerning the status of planning and im-
plementation of the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
f. Work cooperatively with all participating agencies when it is necessary to complete a Ma-
jor Investment Study.
g. Incorporate, without modification, the Georgia portion of the adopted ARTS Transporta-
tion Improvement Program into Georgia's State Transportation Improvement Program;
and coordinate with the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan in the development of the
Georgia Statewide Transportation Plan.
h. Facilitate with all participating parties an understanding of the development and amend-
ment process for the Transportation Improvement Program and the Statewide Transporta-
tion Improvement Program.
i. Annually certify to the FHWA and the FTA, concurrently with the Augusta MPO, that the
ARTS planning process is addressing the major issues facing the area and is being con-
ducted in accordance with all applicable Federal laws.
J Provide various types of traffic count data.
k. Provide other assistance as mutually agreed upon.
X. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the South Carolina Department of Transportation, only to
the extent that it may be bound by contracts which may hereafter be entered into, shall be respon-
sible for the following:
Provide available maps, aerial photographs, charts, and records as deemed necessary to maintain
the study.
a. Aid the MPO in the preparation of planning-oriented preliminary engineering, right-of-way,
and construction cost estimates for multimodal projects in the ARTS Multimodal Transpor-
tation Plan. Provide local agencies with current information concerning the status of plan-
ning and implementation of the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
b. Work cooperatively with all participating agencies when it is necessary to complete a Ma-
jor Investment Study.
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c. Incorporate, without modification, the South Carolina portion of the adopted ARTS Trans-
portation Improvement Program into the South Carolina State Transportation Improvement
Program; and coordinate with the ARTS Transportation Plan in the development of the
South Carolina Statewide Transportation Plan.
d. Annually certify to the FHWA and the FTA, concurrently with the Augusta MPO, that the
ARTS planning process is addressing the major issues facing the area and is being con-
ducted in accordance with all applicable Federal laws.
e. Provide various types of traffic count data.
f. Perform other duties as described in the contract between the South Carolina Department
of Transportation, Aiken County, and the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development De-
partment for the Use of Section 104(f) Funds dated October 5, 1994.
XI. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Depart-
ment, only to the extent that it may be bound by contracts which may hereafter be entered into,
shall be responsible for the following:
a. Assist in the preparation of planning-oriented preliminary engineering, right-of-way and
construction cost estimates for projects in the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
b. Update and maintain maps showing existing and proposed land use, and compare actual and
projected land development.
c. Evaluate zoning and subdivision requests for impacts on or from projects in the ARTS Mul-
timodal Transportation Plan.
d. Provide or obtain social and community development plans as may relate to transportation
needs.
e. Develop and maintain base-year and horizon-year socioeconomic data, by traffic analysis
zone (TAZ), for use in ARTS traffic simulation models.
f. Make recommendations for revisions of the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan to con-
form to any new planning goals, objectives, policies, or developments.
g. Periodically review traffic analysis zone (TAZ) boundaries and make recommendations to
the Technical Coordinating Committee to revise said boundaries as necessary. Cooperate
with the Georgia and South Carolina Departments of Transportation in making any changes
to TAZ boundaries.
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h. Provide needed maps, aerial photographs, charts, records, and directories to the extent pos-
sible.
i. Collect, analyze, and distribute traffic data, such as traffic counts and accident data, to the
public, governmental agencies, and other parties.
j. Maintain and update a fiscally-constrained, multimodal transportation plan that results in the
development of an integrated intermodal transportation system that facilitates the efficient
movement of people and goods. The transportation plan shall be reviewed and updated at
least every five years.
k. Maintain, and update annually, a fiscally-constrained, four-year, multimodal Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) for Georgia, and a six-year TIP for South Carolina.
l. Prepare an annual Unified Planning Work Program to document planning activities to be
performed in the next fiscal year; in sufficient detail to indicate who will perform the work,
the schedule for completion and the end products.
m. Prepare an annual Performance Report that compares actual accomplishments to the work
element descriptions in the Unified Planning Work Program.
n. Compile, maintain, and document data on existing water, air, freight, and rail terminal and
transfer facilities.
o. Maintain and update as necessary the ARTS Public Participation Plan (PPP). The PPP doc-
uments how the MPO will support early and continuing involvement of the public and other
stakeholders in the development of transportation policies, plans and programs.
p. Cooperate with the Georgia and South Carolina Departments of Transportation in the devel-
opment and implementation of any transportation management systems mandated by Feder-
al law. The MPO will have the lead responsibility in the development of the ARTS Conges-
tion Management Process.
q. Ensure that the Congestion Management Process and any other applicable management sys-
tems shall, to the extent appropriate, be part of the metropolitan transportation planning pro-
cess, and shall be considered in the development of the transportation plan and the TIP.
r. Work cooperatively with all participating agencies when it is necessary to complete a Major
Investment Study.
s. Perform duties as described in the contract between the South Carolina Department of
Transportation, Aiken County, and the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development De-
partment for the Use of Section 104(f) Funds dated October 5, 1994.
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t. Annually certify to the FHWA and the FTA, concurrently with the Georgia and South Caro-
lina Departments of Transportation that the ARTS planning process is addressing the major
issues facing the area and is being conducted in accordance with all applicable Federal laws.
u. Prepare and submit quarterly and annual FTA reports.
XII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Augusta Georgia within its official jurisdiction be responsi-
ble for the following:
a. Maintain and keep current records of fiscal operations and abilities, administrative practic-
es, and laws and ordinances that affect and concern transportation. A re-evaluation of these
items shall be made at least every five (5) years and the results and recommendations which
could affect the ARTS program will be coordinated with the Technical Coordinating
Committee and the Policy Committee.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO for analy-
sis and reports.
c. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
d. Aid the MPO in developing planning-oriented preliminary engineering, right-of-way and
construction cost estimates for the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
e. Be responsible for cooperating with the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development De-
partment insofar as its authority extends.
XIII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Augusta Public Transit (APT) shall:
a. Provide instructions and directions to the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development De-
partment as to studies and plans to be conducted on its behalf by the Augusta Georgia
Planning and Development Department, including, but not limited to, corridor and sub-area
studies when necessary.
b. Make available to the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department any rec-
ords, documents or information necessary to accomplish APT's planning objectives and to
develop the Augusta Multimodal Transportation Plan and the TIP.
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c. Cooperate with the Georgia Department of Transportation in the development of any man-
agement systems mandated by Federal law.
d. Work cooperatively with all participating agencies when it is necessary to complete a Ma-
jor Investment Study.
XIV. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the City of Grovetown, Georgia within its official jurisdic-
tion be responsible for the following:
a. Maintain and keep current records of fiscal operations and abilities, administrative practic-
es, and laws and ordinances that affect and concern transportation. A re-evaluation of these
items shall be made at least every five (5) years and the results and recommendations which
could affect the ARTS program will be coordinated with the Technical Coordinating
Committee and the Policy Committee.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO for analy-
sis and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates where applicable for the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
d. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
XV. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Columbia County, Georgia within its official jurisdiction be
responsible for the following:
a. Provide the staff of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with in-
formation needed to maintain and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work
elements in the UPWP.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO for analy-
sis and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates for the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
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d. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
XVI. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Aiken County, South Carolina within its official jurisdiction
be responsible for the following:
a. Provide the staff of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with in-
formation needed to maintain and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work
elements in the UPWP.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO and the Ai-
ken County Planning and Development Department for analysis and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates for the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
d. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
e. Perform duties as described in the Contract between the South Carolina Department of
Transportation, Aiken County, and the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development De-
partment for the Use of Section 104(f) Funds dated October 5, 1994.
XVII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Edgefield County, South Carolina within its official juris-
diction be responsible for the following:
a. Provide the staff of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with in-
formation needed to maintain and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work
elements in the UPWP.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO and the Ai-
ken County Planning and Development department for analysis and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates for the ARTS Multimodal Transportation Plan.
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XVIII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the City of North Augusta, South Carolina within its offi-
cial jurisdiction be responsible for the following:
a. Maintain and keep current records of fiscal operations and abilities, administrative practices,
and laws and ordinances that affect and concern transportation. A re-evaluation of these
items shall be made at least every five (5) years and the results and recommendations which
could affect the ARTS program will be coordinated with the Technical Coordinating Com-
mittee and the Policy Committee.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO and the Ai-
ken County Planning and Development Department for analysis and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates where applicable for the ARTS 20-Year Transportation Plan.
d. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
XIX. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the City of Aiken, South Carolina within its official jurisdic-
tion be responsible for the following:
a. Maintain and keep current records of fiscal operations and abilities, administrative practices,
and laws and ordinances that affect and concern transportation. A re-evaluation of these
items shall be made at least every five (5) years and the results and recommendations which
could affect the ARTS program will be coordinated with the Technical Coordinating Com-
mittee and the Policy Committee.
b. Maintain records of accidents occurring on the roads and highways by location and descrip-
tion, and maintain these files on a current basis and provide the data to the MPO for analysis
and reports.
c. Aid the MPO in developing preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction cost es-
timates where applicable for the ARTS 20-Year Transportation Plan.
d. When appropriate, provide funding for right-of-way acquisition and clearance that may be
required for ARTS construction projects and be the agent responsible for acquiring said
right-of-way.
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XX. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the City of Burnettown, South Carolina shall provide the
staff of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with information needed to
maintain and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work elements in the UPWP.
XXI. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the City of New Ellenton, South Carolina shall provide the
staff of the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with information needed to
maintain and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work elements in the UPWP.
XXII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the City of Hephzibah, Georgia shall provide the staff of the
Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with information needed to maintain
and update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work elements in the UPWP.
XXIII. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the City of Blythe, Georgia shall provide the staff of the Au-
gusta Georgia Planning and Development Department with information needed to maintain and
update ARTS transportation plans and to carry out work elements in the UPWP.
XXIV. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that the Lower Savannah Council of Governments (LSCOG), in
its capacity as administrator of Aiken County Transit, shall:
a. Make available to the Augusta Georgia Planning and Development Department any rec-
ords, documents or information necessary to accomplish planning objectives related to Ai-
ken County Transit and to develop the Augusta Multimodal Transportation Plan and the
TIP.
b. Cooperate with the South Carolina Department of Transportation in the development of
any management systems mandated by Federal law.
c. Work cooperatively with all participating agencies when it is necessary to complete a
Major Investment Study.
XXV. IT IS FURTHER AGREED, that Fort Gordon either provide or assist the staff of the Augusta
Georgia Planning and Development Department in gathering information needed to maintain
and update ARTS transportation plans, to carry out work elements in the UPWP, and to insure
that Fort Gordon is adequately served by the ARTS. IS FURTHER AGREED, that:
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a. The Study shall be of a continuing, comprehensive, cooperative nature and that all plan-
ning decisions shall be reflective of and responsive to the needs and desires of the local
communities as well as the programs and requirements of the Georgia and South Carolina
Departments of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
b. A reappraisal shall be made of the Study whenever there is a significant change in the
community's goals and objectives, land use patterns, or travel characteristics, or at least
once every five (5) years.
c. The participating agencies shall cooperate in all phases of the Study. Adequate and compe-
tent personnel shall be assigned to insure development of adequate and reliable data.
d. All parties to this agreement shall have access to all study related information developed by
the other agencies, including the right to make duplication thereof.
This document is a Memorandum of Understanding expressing the present intentions of the par-
ties. Nothing contained herein shall require the undertaking of any act, project, study, analysis, or any
other activity by any party until a contract for such activity is executed. Nor shall this document require
the expenditure of any funds by any party until a contract authorizing such expenditure is executed.
However, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit any party's undertaking any
act, project, study, analysis, or any other activity which the party is required by law or contract to under-
take as part of any other program which fulfills some function shown herein as intended to be performed
by the party undertaking such act, project, study, analysis, or other activity.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Memorandum of Understanding, this
________________ day of _____________________, 2015
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CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Witness Mayor - Hardie Davis
___________________________________________ Seal Notary Public
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My Commission Expires:
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AUGUSTA PUBLIC TRANSIT – AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Witness General Manager - Patrick Stephens
___________________________________________ Seal
Notary Public
___________________________________________ My Commission Expires:
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CITY OF HEPZIBAH, GEORGIA
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Witness Commission Chairman – Robert Buchwitz
___________________________________________ Seal
Notary Public
___________________________________________ My Commission Expires:
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CITY OF BLYTHE, GEORGIA
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Witness Mayor - Brent Weir
___________________________________________ Seal
Notary Public
___________________________________________ My Commission Expires:
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CITY OF GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Witness Mayor - George James
___________________________________________ Seal Notary Public
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My Commission Expires:
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COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, GEORGIA
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Witness Commission Chairman – Ron Cross
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AUGUSTA GEORGIA PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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Witness Director – Melanie Wilson
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FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
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Witness Garrison Comander – Col. Samuel G. Anderson
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COUNTY OF AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Witness Commission Chairman – Ronnie Young
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COUNTY OF NEW ELLENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Witness Mayor – Vernon Dunbar
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AIKEN COUNTY TRANSIT – BEST FRIEND EXPRESS
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Witness Executive Director Lower Savannah COG –
Connie Shade ___________________________________________ Seal
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CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Witness Mayor - Lark W. Jones
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CITY OF AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Witness Mayor - Fred Cavanaugh
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CITY OF BURNETTOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Witness Mayor - Jonathan Dicks
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Signed, Sealed and Executed for the SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Recommended by:
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Mark Lester, Deputy Secretary for Intermodal Planning Christy Hall, Deputy Secretary for Engineering
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Mark Pleasant, Director of Planning
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Signed, Sealed and Executed for the GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Jay Roberts, Director of Planning Russell McMurry, P.E., Georgia DOT Commissioner
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Carol Comer, Director of Intermodal Planning
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