HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01-29 Meeting AgendaSpecial Called Meeting Commission Chamber- 1/29/2019- 11:00 AM
1. Motion to approve the appointment of Commissioner Sammie
Sias to the TIA Advisory Council. (Requested by
Commissioner Ben Hasan)
Attachments
2. LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Attachments
3. Motion to approve the execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of
compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.Attachments
www.augustaga.gov
Legal Administration Committee Meeting
1/29/2019 11:00 AM
Appt. Augusta's TIA Representative
Department:
Presenter:Commissioner Ben Hasan
Caption:Motion to approve the appointment of Commissioner Sammie
Sias to the TIA Advisory Council. (Requested by
Commissioner Ben Hasan)
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are
Available in the
Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Cover Memo
Item # 1
REGT]LAR MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER
NOyEMBER 4, 2010
Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 5.00 p.m., November 4, 2010, the
Hon. Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, presiding.
PRESENT: Hons. Lockett, Smitb Masoq Hatney, Aitken, Johnsorq Jackson, Bowles and
Brigharn, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
Absent: Hon. Granthanr, member of Augusta fuchmond County Commission.
The invocation was given by the Reverend D.J. Daly, Pastor SouthPoint Christian Center.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was recited.
PRESENTATIONS
A. Presentation from Columbia County Ollicials regarding the recent improvements to the
Savannah Rapids/Canal Project. @equested by Commissioner Matt Aitken)
Mr. Mayor: Thank you so much, Fred. And I did a ride for the Shepard Blood Center
not to long ago and it is absolutely, we came down that way from Evans Town Center down the
Canal to Wrightsboro Road and the blood center over there. Absolutely beautiful. Ya'll have
done a great job up there. Ya'll have any? Commissioner Aitken.
Mr. Aitken: I just want to I just think this is what we need to do and to build these strong
relationships because each of these counties are going to complement one another. And this is
just a prime example and I think the Canal has so much potential and is the energy for that to
look at regionally as well as economically. So I'm just on board and excited about that kind of
work and relationship in the future. Thank you.
Mr. Mayor: Thank ya'll so much for coming down. We very much appreciate it and
look forward to continuing to work with you.
Mr. Russell: Mr. Mayor, are you going to invite them to stay for the remainder of our
short meeting or?
Mr. Mayor: If ya'll want to witness it you're welcome to stay if you like but, and you'd
like. Madam clerk, on to the presentations, r mean, excuse me, the recognitions.
PRESENTATIONS
B. Mr. Steve Little, Assistant Director, Augusta Utilities Department, September Employee
of the Month.
The Clerk: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Little according to Mr. Wiedmeier is out today. So we need
to delete that recognition from our agenda. Our next order of business is the election. Do you
want to go to that now?
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ELECTION OF OF'FICER(S)
C. Elect a second representative from the Augusta Commission to serue on the RegionalTransportation Roundtable in association with Senate Biil S20.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. Russell.
Mr. Russell: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission. Senate Bill 520 outlines an
opportunity for an advisory committee to work in this particular region. In most places it's the
Mayor or the Chief Executive of the County or any combination of the city people to elect one
person. Because we are a consolidated government it's set up so that our Chief Executive the
Mayor serves and then Commission itself would elect the second representative to serve on thisgoup. So it would be appropriate for you to take a nomination and elect an individual to serve
on this group.
Mr. Mayor: Do we have any nominations?
Mr. Mason: Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Mayor: Mr. Mayor Pro Tem.
Mr. Mason: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and to ensure that we have good representation in
terms of the entire city I'd like to nominate Commissioner Corey Johnson to serve as the second
oflicer for that position.
Mr. Mayor: Do we need a second for that?
Mr. Speaker: (inaudible).
Mr. Mayor: We have a nomination we have a second. Are there any further
nominations? Commissioner Smith.
Mr. Smith: I have a substitute motion for ---
Mr. Mayor: Well, it's a, you can have another nomination.
Mr. Smith: Huh?
Mr. Mayor: These are nominations.
Mr. Smith: Oh.
The Clerk: You can go ahead and make your nomination.
Mr. Mayor: If you want to nominate another name you ---
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Mr. Smith: I thought I just did was nominate.
Mr. Mayor: Who did you nominate?
Mr. Smith: Mr. Brigham.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. Okay, we have two nominations. Are there any further nominations?
Mr. Speaker: I'll second on that nomination.
Mr. Mayor: I don't think we need a second on nominations. Okay, we will vote on the
two candidates in that order.
Mr. Lockett: Mr. ChairmarL will we be able to have any discussion on this sort of vote?
Mr. Mayor: That's perfectly fine. Commissioner Lockett.
Mr. Lockett: Since we are a consolidated government and we are allowed to have two
people, I think Mayor Pro Tem Mason was correct. We know we have two good people that are
interested in that position but I think for the benefit of the county that if we have representation
for not two people in the same part of the county. Have one representative downtown, West
Augusta and another South Augusta therefore I would support the recommendation that we have
you, Mr. Mayor, and we have Mayor Pro Tem Mason because he is South Augusta. And South
Augusta so often is left out. We want to make sure that it is not during this process.
IvIr. Mayor: Okay, we have three nominations now. Do we have any further
nominations?
Mr. Lockett: Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry, correction. I don't nominate Mayor Pro Tenq I
meant Corey Johnson.
Mr. Mayor: You're endorsing the nomination of ---
Mr. Lockett: Mr. Corey Johnson. That's what I meant, I'm sorry.
Mr. Mayor: Okay. Thank you, sir. If there's no further discussion we have two
nominations. We will first vote on Commissioner Corey Johnson.
Mr. Aitken, Mr. Bowles, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Brigham and Mr. Smith vote No.
Motion fails 4-5.
Mr. Mayor: Dog gone it, Don, you stopped me from breaking a tie. Okay, we will now
vote on the second nominee Commissioner Jerry Brigham.
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mason, Mr. Lockett and Mr. Hatney vote No.
Motion fails 5-4.
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sB 520/AP
Senate Bill 520
By: Senators Mullis of rhe 53rd, Rogers of rbe 2lst, pcarson of ihc 5lsr, wiltiams of thc
I 9th, Staton of the I 8th and others
AS PASSED
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
I 'l'o amend 'l'itlc 3 2 of thc official code of Georgi! Annotatcd, rrtating ro highways, bridges,
2 and flcrrics, so as to providc tor the rccatt of mcmbcrs of th! Statc Transpoilrlioo Boerd; to
3 providc for an tnlcrmodal Division within lhc DcpartmGot of Transportrtion; to ameod
4 Chapter 8 ofTitle 48, rclating to salcs and usc laxcs, !o as to providc fordsfinitions rctating
5 to the speciol district sales and use tax for traasportation; to providQ for rclalcd manqm; to
6 provide for an cffective dare; to repcat conflicting laws; and for otherpurpolcs.
BE IT ENACTED 8Y TTIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
8 SECTION I.
9 Titlc 32 o f the Official Codc of Ceorgia Annorated, relating to highways, bridgcs, and fcrrice,
l0 is amended by re vising subsection (b) of Codc Section 32-2-20,retaring ro the composition,
t I tcrms, and eleclion of members of thc state Transporhtion Board. rs foltows:
t2 '(b) Each membcr shall be elected ro scrvc for a rcrm offivc yqrrs 8nd until his gglgg
l3 succcssorisdulyclectedandcertified. Thcmemberofthcboardfromcacheongrcssionat
l4 district shall be clccted by a majority votc of the mcmbcrs of the Housc of Rcprcscntatives
15 ond Senatc t'hose respectivc districts arc cmbraccd or partly cmbraccd wirhin such
l6 congrcssional dislricr, mceting in caucus at thc regular spssion of the Gpacral Asscmbly
l7 immcdiatcly preceding thc cxpiration of thc term of office of cach such board rncmbcr.
t8 Said caucus shall be called ar lhe sta-tc capirol by thc Spcakcr of thc Housc of
l9 Reprcscntativcs and the Presidcnt ofthe Scnatc withiu thc first tcn days ofthc convcning
20 of the Gencral Asscmbly in rcgular session by qlailing to thc rlrcmbcn of tbc Gcncml
2l Asse mbly who arc affected writtcn norice at tesst fou dsyE bcforc the caucuo, whicb noticc
22 shall state the timc. place, and purpose.of said saucus. rililhin lj dEys rficr cach such
2t eleclion, thc Speakcr ofthe House and thc Prcsidcnt ofthc Scnatc shall jointly transmit a
24 ccrtificatc of such elect'ion to the Secrctary of Stato who, upon rcccipt lhcreof, shql
25 immcdiately issrrc his or hcr commission thcrcon, with thc grcat scat of tbr itatc affixcd
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x,8 sEc?toN 2.29 said ritlc is furrher amended by revising paragraph (J) of subsection (b) of code scction30 32'2-41 ' rclating tothe porrycrs ofthc corirnissiorilrofrransportationandthc divisionswithin3l the Dcpanment of Transponation, aq foltowsl
32 '(5; There shart bc an Engineering Division ofthe dcpartmcnt to bc supgrvised by thc33 chief engineer, o finance Division of rbc dcprrtmcnt to.be surcrviscd by thc trcasurer,34 an Administration Division of thc dcparrmcnt to bc supervired by thc deputy35 gornmissioner, u,n ,n,.r,noou, g'rrr,gp ro bi .uo.rrtr.o o, rn nooornoq ,o*,nf, a, ,n"36 olga$ure of rh€ corhr4issiohcr- arid a Local Grants Divieion ts be supervised by an37 appointec serying al thp pleasurc of the commissioncr. Thc ilulies, rcspo-nsibilitics, rrid38 pcrsonnel of each sirch division shall be as cstablished -by tbc commissioncr;,
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chapter 8 of rirlc 48, rctaring to sales and use taxes, is 6mrndcd byadding a new codc
scction to read as lbllows:
'48-8-242..
As used in rhis ailicle. rhe tcrm:
(l) '9o-.irrion,m"ur*,thp,G.orFia Sqat, Financins .nd lor.srm"ot Com.ierioo,
(2).'Cost of proicct' meons:
(A) All .osr of u.quiririor, b, ,Jr.h.s. or orh.*ir.. "onrt r.tioo. "rr..brr.installatior. modili.ation. renovarion. extersior. rchabitit"tion. obcrition. or
maintindnce i4cuired in donnection *ith oni oroject of the,sbcciat distrio or anv oart
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in or in rouru.rion *i,h o, ngj"rrr. fg,r
"nlr rroi"rl of th. sou.i"l dirtri"t o, fo, .nu
facilitie, related rher"ro. iniludioe but not rimiiid to the cost of glt land. intercsts in
lrhd. .rtql.! ,fo, l.l.r. "ur.r"otr. .iottr. lrrrorrrrotr,, *.ro. riihtr. .?d conrccf ot .
for ,itilii, 'ovi..f , rh. gorr of f..s. frun.hiu"r. ,imits. uo6rouals. liccoscr. and
..rtifi"utur, th. .ort,of r"qrrilr ur, ,rorh fr"n.hirrr.,pa.+rit,. iooarir. li""rtr!.. o,
s. B. 520-2.
.qcrlificatcs: the cost of picoaratiol,of anv aDplication thcicfori and thG cost of sll
fi*lor".. q,r.h.in"*- "orir-.nt. frlnitrr.."nd otharrror"rt"p."d io o, in "oolr..tion
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"nq,necrs- suryevors., plsnncrs. cnyironmclrst scicntists. fiscrl snatvsrs. srchirccG.
anv oroiect of thc soecial district:
proiecl gf the spscial disrrict:
(G) All costsofol.nsqndsoecificationsforunvnioicctoflhcroecialdistrict:
(H) Allcostsoftilleinsur,anceandcxaminationsoftitlcwithJespcctto.nvproicclof
thc soecial disrricr:
(l) R.rur,,rnr of in, lorrr fo, the "gvancc oarmcTt of anv a"rt of anv of ilrc
foreqoinq cosls. includine interesr rhcreon and anv othcr cxpGnsca ofsuch loanE:
( J) Adm inistrative exo?nscs of the soccial.Cistrict and eucb othcr cxocnrcs as rndv bc
ncccssarv or incidenlal rp, anv oroicct ofthc socciat disbict or thc financinq thcrcpf: and
(K) Thc establishoe nl of a fund or funds or such othcr rescrvcs es rha cnnmi*inn mrw
ai)Drovo with rcbne.jl lo lhc financins rndoneration ofanv oroicctoftho loccial districr.
Anv cost. obliearion. or expense inclEed for anv gf the p0rposes soccificd,in thir
paraQraph shsll be a rrart ofthe cost of lhc proiect of the soccial disarict and mrv bc oaid
or reinrbursed as olhcrwise aulhorized bv lhis afiicle.
(3) 'coqntv' ,n.anr onv .ount, "reated under the constitution or laws of rhis otate.
(4) 'Dcalerj means a dcalcr gs dglincd in pan*raoh (3) of Code Scction 4g.g.2;
(5) 'Director' rneans thc dirccior of olannils orovidcd for in c,odc scction 32.243.
(6) 'LARP faciOfl Oreansthesumof onc-fifthof thcratiobctweenthcnomrlarinnofa
local sovernment's iurisdicrion and the total pooulation of thc soccial district ii which
86 such local Edvernment is tocated olus four'fifths of thc ratio bctwccn thc oavcd anal
87 unDaved cenlerll'ne road rnites in, the local Eovernment's iurisdiciion and the totsl Daved
88 and unnaved ccnterlinc road milcs in thc special dislrict in which such tocal eovcrnincnt
89 is located.
90 (7) 'Local sovcmmcTt' mcans anv municioal cofporilion. countv. or consolidatcd
9l EovcrnrTent crcalcd bv the Gencral Asseolblv or oursuant to thc Constitution and laws
92 0f this st8te.
93 (8) 'r'letronolitan olanning orsanization' or ,Mpo, mcans thc ooiicy board of an
94 oroan ization crealgd and desiqnated to carry out the mctrooolilan trapspgrlation olanninq
95 proccss as dcfincd in 23 C,F.R. Sccrion 450.
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(D, All "rogr".r fo, in.or"tion of an, oroia.t of ,hr rrrri"t dirH"t
of the spcciat disrricr:
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lvi.tbo+t a consolidatgd oovcrnmcnt. rhe second member of thc rc{.on8l rou dtsblc from
thrt.orlr, *hult bu on. ,nu"or,"l""_tcd b, rhg rrror. ofth" gount,: ororid.d. ho*or.r.
thrt. in rh." ,u"n! su"h un .lr"rion ,pd? in a ti". thc maror of lhc ,unicioat co-oration
*ith thr hi"h,"st oorrl.rion d"rgrrlir.d rsirs tho,.ost rec.otlv.o.olcr"d unitod.st"t..
d.."nnirl .e?rrr.h.lr b. d*-.d ro hrvc bip,n ctcct"d as,r rcorce.nt"ti". uotc., th"r
mavor is alrcadv narr olthe roundtablc. ln such case. the mavor of the municipal
corpgrorion with thc sc"o4d hishcsl pooularion shail be dccmcd.to haJG bccrl ctccted a8
o r.pt.r.Troliro. .lf u rounrv h.r .gle rh;! 90,r.rcrnt of,its ,qprlution ,rsidio" i,
municioal comgrarions. srch countv,shall havc thc maygr of thc municioat corooration
*ith lhc hishesr roprturign 4"tcr.in"d usinq thP.-oit r?contl" "oEolcrcd unir"d st"tc,
dccennial census as anSdditional rcorescntalivc. Thc rceionat transportation roundrablc
shall cl."t fiu. represcntarives from amons its membcre to scryc "e an crlgcutivc
cormitr.e. l'h" cxeiuti,,c c-ommittee .hall olso i{rglude 1*o mcmbcrs of the House of
Reorese nrotiue s selectcd bv the chairoerson of thc House.Trancoortrlion commirtce an4
on!-*-c*b.r of th" s.nrr" r.t."red .b" rbr "h.i-.rson of rbe s.cnarc Transponatioh
Co,nn'i,t".- - EAgh n ".b"r of S" G"p.rul Arr".bl, .oroint"d to th" .r..rtir.
commiitce shall be a non*otine memle.of tLc exccutivc committee and shal reorcrent
, distri.r ruhi"h li.* *holl, or prrtirllv *ithin lhe reqion reorcsentcd bv thc executirc
co,nmirtec. The ele",,rl*c committcc shall not hrvc morc,than one reprcscntativc from
.n, on" "o.,nry. bur ury ,".1r.. of lh" G"ner"l Arsgmblv sc*i,lq on thc exccutivc
comrniuce shall fot count as a represBntative ofhis or hcr cgunrv.
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152 Th is Acr shall bccomc cffcctive upon its approval by thc Govcrnor or upon its bccoming law153 withoul such approval.
154 sEcTroN 5.
155 All la$,s and parts of laws in conflicr with this Act are rcpealed.
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Item # 1
Legal Administration Committee Meeting
1/29/2019 11:00 AM
Legal Meeting
Department:
Presenter:
Caption:LEGAL MEETING
A. Pending and potential litigation
B. Real estate
C. Personnel
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are
Available in the
Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Cover Memo
Item # 2
Legal Administration Committee Meeting
1/29/2019 11:00 AM
Legal Meeting Affidavit
Department:
Presenter:
Caption:Motion to approve the execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of
compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.
Background:
Analysis:
Financial Impact:
Alternatives:
Recommendation:
Funds are
Available in the
Following
Accounts:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Cover Memo
Item # 3