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Home My WebLink About2018-02-27 Meeting Minutes Public Service Committee Meeting Commission Chamber - 2/27/2018 ATTENDANCE: Present: Hons. Guilfoyle, Chairman; Fennoy, Vice Chairman; Davis and M. Williams, members. Absent: Hon. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor. PUBLIC SERVICES 1. New Application: A.N. 18-09: A request by Suzann M. Mischel for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with R & R Bar and Grill located at 2706 Gordon Highway. There will be Dance. District 4. Super District 9. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Marion Williams Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 2. Report from the Administrator regarding the assessment of Bernie Ward Community Center and Jones Pool. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams - deferred from February 13 Public Services Committee) Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve receiving this item as information. Mr. M. Williams abstains. Motion Passes 3-0 -1. Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Mary Davis Passes Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve tasking Mr. Parker and the Administrator with doing a feasibility study on whether to relocate Jones Pool or renovate it in its current location and bring back a recommendation in 90 days. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Marion Williams Passes 3. Update from the Administrator on the priority item list of safety items that must be addressed at the Bernie Ward Community Center and a preliminary cost estimate for the work. (Referred from the February 20 Commission meeting) Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve receiving this item as information. Mr. M. Williams abstains. Motion Passes 3-0 -1. Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Mary Davis Passes 4. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on February 13, 2018. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Mary Davis Passes 5. Provide information regarding Code Enforcement matters as requested at the January 9th Public Services Committee meeting. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve receiving this item as information. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Mary Davis Commissioner Marion Williams Passes 6. Resolution - Supporting and Encouraging the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s consideration of the Savannah River Site to locate the Plutonium Pit Production Mission. (Requested by Commissioner Sean Frantom) Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve tasking the Law Department with the development of a resolution of support to be presented at the next Commission meeting. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Mary Davis Passes 7. Approve the use of GO Augusta Marketing Campaign and logo. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Unanimous consent is given to add this item to the agenda. Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve the use of the GO Augusta logo with some optional color schemes to be brought back for consideration. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Mary Davis Commissioner William Fennoy Passes www.augustaga.gov Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Attendance 2/27/18 Department: Presenter: Caption: Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Application: A.N. 18-09: A request by Suzann M. Mischel for an on premise consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with R & R Bar and Grill located at 2706 Gordon Highway. There will be Dance. District 4. Super District 9. Background:This is a New Applicant. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $4,585.00. Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development Office approved the application subject to additional information not contradicting the applicant’s statements. The Sheriff’s Office approved the application subject to additional information not contradicting applicant’s statements. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Law Administrator Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Bernie Ward Community Center Department: Presenter:Commissioner Marion Williams Caption:Report from the Administrator regarding the assessment of Bernie Ward Community Center and Jones Pool. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams - deferred from February 13 Public Services Committee) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Bernie Ward Community Center Assessment Department:Clerk of Commission Presenter: Caption:Update from the Administrator on the priority item list of safety items that must be addressed at the Bernie Ward Community Center and a preliminary cost estimate for the work. (Referred from the February 20 Commission meeting) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting Commission Chamber - 2ll3l20l8 ATTENDANCE: Present: Hons. Guilfoyle, Chairman; Fennoy, Vice Chairman; Davis and M. Williams, members. Absent: Hon. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor. PUBLIC SERVICES 1. New Location: A.N. 18-03: A request by James Edward Miller for a retail Item package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Circle K Store Action: #203271 located at 3947 Harper Franklin Blvd. District 3. Super District 10. Approved Motions Motion Motion Textrype Motion to. aDDrove.APProve vtotion Passes 4-0. Seconded By HiiI Commissioner Commissione Marion williams MaryDavis t Putt"' Made By 2. New Ownership Application: A.N. 18-04: A request by Sumit K. Patel for a ltem retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with VK Action: Foodmart,LLC located at2940Inwood Drive. (District 5 - Super District 9) Approved Motions +'#:"t Motion Text Made By seconded By Motion to ^ dDDrove.APProve vtotion passes 4-0. Commissioner Commissione Marion Williams Mary Davis t Pu"t' Motion Result 3. New Ownership Application: A.N. 18-05: A request by Amelia D. Legutki for a Item retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Walgreen Action: dlb/aRiteaid #l l83l located at250l Tobacco Rd. District 4. Super District 9. Approved Motions Motion rr 1! T , tr r h Motioniid;" Motion Text Made By seconded By Resutt Motion to Approve ffi3ffiu*., $"'ffi#I:& fin:HHjJi,*' passes 4-0. 4. New Ownership Application: A.N. 18-06: A request by Amelia D. Legutki for a Item retail package Beer & Wine License for Walgreen dlbla Riteaid #l 1834 located Action: at2803 Wrightsboro Rd. Suite 17. District 3. SuperDistrict 10. Approved Motions X:'1"' Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion'l'ype - ----- -'t --------- -./ Result Motion to a _-..^_-^ approve. Commissioner CommissionerApprove ilotion passes william Fennoy Mary Davis Passes 4-0. 5. New Ownership Application: A.N. 18-07: A request by Amelia D. Legutki for a Item retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Walgreen Action: dlblaRiteaid #ll832located at 1503 Walton Way. District l. Super district 9. Approved Motions Motion Motion;----- Motion Text Made By Seconded By'l'YPe -''--- -r Result Motion to A .^_-^--^ approve. Commissioner CommissionerApprove vtotion passes william Fennoy Mary Davis Passes 4-0. 6. New Ownership Application: A.N. 18-08: A request by Amelia D. Legutki for a Item retail package Beer & Wine License to used in connection with Walgreen dlbla Action: Riteaid #11836located at 3650 Wheeler Rd. District 3. Super District 10. Approved Motions X:ll"t Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motionrype ----- -'t Result 7. Discuss Bernie Ward Community Center and Jones Pool. (Requested by Item Commissioner Marion Williams) Action: Rescheduled Motion to. aDDrove.APProve vtotion Passes 4-0. Motions f#:" Motion rext fii,il,T#:ffi:, i^:ffi'#l,'- Passes Defer Motion to approve referring this back to the committee in two weeks after the Administrator has an assessment done of the Made By Commissioner William Fennoy seconded By Hiirll Commissioner Mary Davis Passes facility. Motion Passes 4-0. 8. Motion to approve award of RFP 17-278, Dyess Park Improvement Design Item Services, to POND & Co. for engineering and design professional services for Action:S69,650. Approved Motions f#:" Motion Text Made By seconded By Motion to ^ aDDrove.APProve vtotion passes 4-0. Commissioner Commissioner Mary Davis William Fennoy Passes Motion Result Motion Result Passes 9. Motion to approve award of RFP 17-277, Fleming Park Improvement Design Item Services, to Johnson, Laschober & Associates, P.C. for engineering and design Action: professional services for $98,040. Approved Motions Motion;- ---- Motion TextMe Motion to Approve approve. Motion Passes Seconded By Commissioner William Fennoy Made By Commissioner Mary Davis 4-0. 10. Motion to approve award of RFP 17-276, Jamestown Park Improvement Item Design Services, to W. K. Dickson & Co. for engineering and design Action: professional services for $42,000. Approved 11. Motions Motion Type Approve Motion Text Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Made By Commissioner Mary Davis Seconded By Commissioner William Fennoy Olmstead Park for engineering Motion to approve award of RFP 17-279, Lake Design Services, to 2 KM Architects, Inc. professional services for $145,000. Motion Result Passes lmprovement ltem and design Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Approve Motions Motion Type Approve Motion Text Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Motion Text Made By Motion toapprove. Commissioner Motion Passes Mary Davis 4-0. Made By Seconded By Commissioner Commissioner Mary Davis William Fennoy Passes Motion Result Motion Result Passes 12. Motion to approve award of RFP 17-298, Lombard Mill Pond Preserve Trail Item Improvement Design Services to POND & Co. for engineering and design Action: professional services for $45,580. Approved Seconded By Commissioner William Fennoy 13.Consider request frorn Mr. Cantrell Brown regarding the use of the May Park Item Gym for at-risk youth basketball league. Action: Approved Motions f#:"' Motion rext Made By seconded By fffir,, Motion to delete this Delete item from the Commissioner Commissioneragenda. Mary Davis William Fennoy Passes Motion Passes 4-0. 14. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on Item January 30,2018. Action: Approved Motions *j1"" Motion Text Made By seconded By Motion'l'ype ----- -r --------- -'t Result Motion to Approve ix3io#r*,., $"#HiJiJ"' fii,ffi'J:& passes 4-0. www.ausustasa.sov Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Minutes Department:Clerk of Commission Presenter: Caption:Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on February 13, 2018. Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: 535 Telfair Street · Suite 300 - Augusta, GA. 30901 706.821.1796 · Fax: 706.821.1806 www.augustaga.gov Planning and Development Department Melanie Wilson, Director Information Requested at the January 9th Public Services Committee Meeting · How can the city remove structures that have been burned to the ground without going through the Nuisance and Abatement Procedure? o After due process if given to the owner, the City of Augusta would be able to remove the remains of a burned out structure only if there is the foundation/concrete slab. According to the Environmental Protection Division (EPD), an asbestos survey would still be required, as would notification and having a qualified person on-site during the demolition. · Burned Structure on Carrie Street. o Added to Public Officer Hearing for March 21st, 2018 · Pallet business at 1150 Fifth Street on State Property. o The State Fire Marshal and Augusta Fire Department made an inspection of the site and will provide an inspection report. Upon receiving an approval from the Fire Department, the operator will apply for a Business License. · Progress made within the last few years as it relates to demolition activity and what is projected in the years to come. o Demolitions Completed as a result of Nuisance and Abatement: 2015 (35), 2016 (136), 2017 (53) o Total properties awaiting court: 235 o Total properties with demolition orders: 195 o Demolitions projected in 2018: 30-35 o Court orders projected in 2018: 120 There are four Nuisance Abatement hearings scheduled in 2018. · Laws or Ordinance that hinder Code Enforcement in performing duties. o Code Enforcement is required to give due process before enforcement action can be taken. This may prolong the enforcement process. Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Requested information Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Terrence Wynder Caption:Provide information regarding Code Enforcement matters as requested at the January 9th Public Services Committee meeting. Background:At the January 9th Public Services Committee meeting Commissioner Marion Williams placed on the agenda three items relating to Code Enforcement: burned-out abandoned structures, blighted property at the old tag office and auto repair / mechanic shops. During the agenda item discussions additional Code Enforcement questions were posed by other Commissioners. Planning & Development / Code Enforcement was directed to provide the requested information at the Public Services Committee meeting in thirty days….. The requested information is provided in the attachments and will be presented at the February 27, 2018 meeting. Analysis:Attached Information. Financial Impact:N/A Alternatives:N/A Recommendation:N/A Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: N/A REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Law. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Sponsor(s) : Council District Representative : Committee Referral : Committee Consideration Date : Committee Recommendation : Effective Date : RESOLUTION NO. COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR AIKEN COUNTY (Supporting and Encouraging the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s Consideration of the Savannah River Site to Locate the Plutonium Pit Production Mission.) WHEREAS: 1. Aiken County has long supported the missions of the Savannah River Site (SRS) and the role SRS has played, and continues to play, in our nation’s national security; and 2. SRS is perfectly positioned to support many long-term missions such as the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) and the Plutonium Pit Production mission while safely treating and disposing of the site’s legacy waste, a mission that must continue; and 3. SRS has a long record of safety and environmental protection, a skilled workforce with hands- on experience in dealing with large-scale plutonium operations, an excellent security posture and a large land mass to serve as a buffer; and 4. SRS is home to the Savannah River National Laboratory that has a successful history of directly supporting large-scale plutonium operations and working with design laboratories on tritium research and development, a model that can be used as the new Pit Production mission becomes responsible for plutonium research and development activities; and 5. Aiken County Council believes the Pit Production mission should be brought to SRS, not as a replacement for the MFFF, but in a complementary role to that facility, and believes SRS is uniquely capable of handling both of those important national defense missions; and, 6. Aiken County Council recognizes that the location of the Pit Production mission at SRS would increase shipments of plutonium to our community, while potentially providing a disposition pathway for material already stored at SRS; and, 7. If selected for this mission, the Aiken County Council requests assurances from the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration that the facility will be built and that any waste generated by the operation, or from other missions at SRS, will be safely removed and disposed of at an appropriate facility outside of South Carolina. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE AIKEN COUNTY COUNCIL THAT: 1. Aiken County Council hereby supports and encourages the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s consideration of the Savannah River Site as the location for the Plutonium Pit Production mission. 2. Aiken County Council, because of the unique capabilities of SRS, continues its support for this and other long-term, sustainable missions for the Site and requests that the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration move forward with a decision and a funding request to Congress to locate the Plutonium Pit Production mission at SRS. Adopted at the regular meeting of Aiken County Council on __________________________. ATTEST: SIGNED: ______________________________ ________________________________ Tamara Sullivan, Council Clerk Gary Bunker, Chairman IMPACT STATEMENT: COUNCIL VOTE: When separated from the Analysis of Alternatives Final Report, the t wo page Executive Summary may by handled as UNCLASSIFIED. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration/Defense Programs I October 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) requires a sustained production capacity of no fewer than 80 pits per year (ppy) by 2030. Since 1989, when the Rocky Flats Plant was closed, the nation has had little capability to manufacture new plutonium pits that can go into the stockpile, called War Reserve (WR) pits. A limited capability of 10 WR ppy was exercised at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the early 2000s, but no WR pits have been produced since 2012. At this time, NNSA is developing and installing capability at LANL in Plutonium Facility (PF}-4 to produce 30 ppy by 2026. The Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for meeting pit production requirements, completed in September 2017, assessed alternatives to close this identified mission gap in the NNSA's pit production capability. The AoA is a post Critical Decision (CD)-O, pre-CD-1 activity to identify a preferred alternative for conceptual design in preparation for the Deputy Secretary of Energy to make a program decision at CD-1. The AoA analysis resulted in the identification of two preferred alternatives, with a recommendation to conduct engineering analyses and pre-conceptual design activities on both alternatives in support of conceptual design for CD-I. The refurbishment and repurposing of the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Site has the most favorable cost and schedule for achieving a sustained 80 WR ppy production rate, but introduces the qualitative risk of reconfiguring a partially completed facility for a new mission in a new location. The other recommended alternative, new construction of an 80 WR ppy facility at LANL, has the lowest qualitative siting risk, but less favorable cost and schedule, and introduces risk associated with new construction of hazard category (HC)-2 facility space that includes regulatory milestones historically difficult to navigate in early design (e.g., NQA-1 and NEPA). The identification of two preferred alternatives for more detailed engineering analysis and conceptual design has precedence within the department to be addressed outside of the AoA process . The 80 WR ppy requirement was validated prior to the start of the AoA by the Nuclear Weapons Council based on pit aging and directed military requirements. The pit production requirement is an annual "at least" production rate derived from the delivery schedule for certified, life extended nuclear weapons to the Department of Defense (DOD) . Consequently, a sustained production rate of 80 ppy must be achieved with high confidence. In the context of the AoA analysis, high confidence was defined as a greater than 90% probability of achieving the required throughput (9 out of every 10 production years, the facility is expected to produce at least 80 WR pits). This constraint differs significantly from the Plutonium Sustainment Program's 30 WR ppy annual production goal. The 30 WR ppy capability is an "on average" requirement, defined as a 50% confidence in the production throughput. The AoA Team evaluated functional and process requirements for achieving the 80 WR ppy mission requirement. These requirements informed the development of equipment and processing space estimates, which were key components of the analytical conclusions and the cost estimate ranges produced by the AoA. In order to adequately develop the equipment and space estimates, the AoA team developed a stochastic discrete event simulation of the pit production process to project pit manufacturing throughput for a given equipment set. The final equipment set was developed by adjusting equipment as needed to remove production-and logistics-based bottlenecks to ensure an 80 WR ppy throughput at high confidence. Following verification and validation of the model and the resultant equipment set by the AoA team production experts, subject matter experts estimated space needs based on analysis of analogous projects. Space needs were developed for both HC-2 and non-HC-2 functions, Final Report for the Plutonium Pit Production Analysis of Alternatives I Page 1 When separated from the Ana lysis of Alternatives Fina l Report, the two page Executive Summary may by handled as UNCLASSIFIED. When separated from the Analysis of Alternatives Final Report, the two page Executive Summary may by handled as UNCLASSIFIED. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration/Defense Programs I October 2017 using a best value approach by moving support functions to non-HC-2 space whenever possible. Two key outcomes resulted from the equipment and space analysis : • First, the equipment set for 80 WR ppy does not fit in the modular layout envisioned at CD-O for the initial modular building strategy proposal. • Second, the difference between a 50 WR ppy equipment set and an 80 WR ppy equipment set is within the range of error and, therefore, did not have an appreciable effect on the determination of the preferred alternatives. 50 ppy capability was evaluated in the context of splitting production capacity by continuing to rely on PF-4 for 30 ppy and producing 50 in another facility. The AoA Team assessed a range of options that included both building new and refurbishing existing facilities to achieve the required annual production rate while not interfering with the mission objectives for the Plutonium Sustainment program and other required plutonium missions. The AoA Team determined that the original modular building strategy as proposed at CD-O is not a viable option for the 80 WR ppy production requirement. Three aspects of this strategy prevent it from meeting mission requirements: • PF-4 is only capable of an estimated 30 ppy (on average) after planned upgrades. • Renovation of existing processing areas within PF-4 makes the 30 WR ppy sustainment capability unachievable by 2026 and presents schedule risks to other current missions not present in other options. • An 80 WR ppy equipment set (at high confidence), requires over three times more HC-2 processing space than provided by two 5,000 square foot modules. Although the modular building strategy envisioned at CO-O utilizing PF-4 does not meet the functional and process requirements for an 80 WR ppy production, after a new 80 WR ppy capability is established, PF-4 can return to the research and development mission for which it was built. A key finding of this AoA was the high schedule risk for all alternatives. There are two types of schedule risk, risk associated with the complexity of the schedule (complexity) and risk associated with the ability to execute the schedule as envisioned (executability). Complexity risk is related to the difficulty associated with design and procurement of processing equipment and the design and construction of a HC-2 facility. Complexity risk is reflected in the schedule analysis, and compounds with a phased approach to design and construction. Executabllity risk is related to resources, efficiency, and personnel. Executability risk is reflected in the cost estimating section. Although the complexity analysis indicated a 2030 schedule is achievable under ideal circumstances, the associated cost analysiS demonstrated that executability risk would delay achievement of 80 WR ppy to 2033 at the earliest for any alternative. Based on the AoA analyses, the Program Secretarial Officer has directed further refining each of the two preferred alternatives by executing an engineering analysiS prior to conceptual design. The results of the engineering effort, coupled with the AoA analysis, will be used to inform a decision memorandum from the Program Secretarial Officer and enable pursuit of a full conceptual design package on a single preferred alternative. Final Report for the Plutonium Pit Production Analysis of Alternatives I Page 2 When separated from the Analysis of Alternatives Final Report, the two page Executive Summary may by handled as UNCLASSIFIED. Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM Resolution Plutonium Pit Production Mission Department: Presenter: Caption:Resolution - Supporting and Encouraging the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s consideration of the Savannah River Site to locate the Plutonium Pit Production Mission. (Requested by Commissioner Sean Frantom) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting 2/27/2018 1:00 PM GO Augusta Marketing Logo Department:Recreation and Parks Department Presenter:H. Glenn Parker Caption:Approve the use of GO Augusta Marketing Campaign and logo. Background:Recently the commission approved First Foundary to help Augusta market special events. They have designed and are presenting along with Augusta staff the “GO Augusta” logo and campaign. The Recreation and Parks staff recommends the use of the top logo on page 1 of the attachment. Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives:1 – Approve the “GO Augusta” campaign with the recommended logo. 2 – Approve the “GO Augusta” campaign with an alternative logo. Recommendation:Approve the marketing campaign “GO Augusta” with the recommended logo. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: