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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-10 Meeting Minutes Public Service Committee Meeting Commission Chamber - 12/10/2019 ATTENDANCE: Present: Hons. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor; Davis, Chairman; Hasan, Vice Chairman; Clarke and Fennoy, members. PUBLIC SERVICES 1. New Location: A.N. 19-43: A request by Jestene Hughes for a consumption on premise Liquor & Beer License to be used in connection with Mustang Lounge located at 2425 Milledgeville Rd. There will be Dance. District 2. 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 Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 2. New Ownership: A.N. 19-44: A request by Ajaykumar G. Patel for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Super Mini Mart located at 1812 Lumpkin Rd. District 2. Super District 9. Item Action: None Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result It was the consensus of the Committee that this item be referred to the full Commission with no recommendation. 3. New Location: A.N. 19-45: A request by Melanie Harvey for a consumption on premise Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with The Sol Food Kitchen located at 471 Highland Ave. District 7. Super District 10. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 4. New Location: A.N. 19-46: A request by Ravinder Jerath for a consumption on premise Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Baymont Inn & Suites located at 629 Frontage Rd. NW. District 3. Super District 10. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 5. New Ownership: A.N. 19-48: A request by Andrew Duke for a consumption on premise Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Sky City Group d/b/a/ Garden City Social located at 1157 Broad Street. There will be Dance. District 1. 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 Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 6. New Ownership Application: A.N. 19-49: A request by Naushad Hooda for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Super Express #5 located at 3341 Deans Bridge Rd. District 5. 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 Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 7. Discussion: Approve by resolution the designation of One Sunday during the calendar year 2020 that bars can be open as provided in the Augusta Alcohol Ordinance, Section 6-2-77 (3a). Super Bowl Sunday February 2, 2020. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke Passes 8. Adding Dance: A.N. 19-47: A request by Ollie W. Lee to add Dance to the Existing business know as Private "I" located at 2507 Thomas Lane. District 5. Super District 9. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Delete Motion to delete this item from the agenda. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke Passes 9. A motion to approve Mr. Cornell Mack as the new General Manager for RATP-DEV. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Passes Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke 10. Motion to approve the third amendment (6 month extension) with Hall Marketing for consulting services with Augusta Regional Airport. (Referred from December 3 Commission meeting) Item Action: Rescheduled Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Defer Motion to refer this item to the first committee meeting in January. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke Passes 11. Discuss the city's agreement with the Laney-Walker Neighborhood to build new recreation facility at Dyess Park. (Requested by Commissioner Bill Fennoy) Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve tasking the Interim Administrator and Interim Deputy Administrator McDowell with scheduling a meeting with the residents of Dyess Park to determine if they would be amenable to holding their community meetings at the Johnson House and place Dyess Park as the priority project on the SPLOST Commissioner William Fennoy Commissioner Ben Hasan Passes VIII project list. Motion Passes 4-0. 12. A motion to receive as information an emergency procurement of repair services at the McDuffie Woods Community Centers. 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 Ben Hasan Commissioner William Fennoy Passes 13. Discuss the process for the construction and location of the new arena. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams) 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 Ben Hasan Passes 14. Discuss 143 Ministries located at 2801 Ingleside Drive. (Requested by Mayor Pro Tem Sean Frantom) 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 Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke Passes 15. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on November 12, 2019. Item Action: Approved Motions Motion Type Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion Result Approve Motion to approve. Motion Passes 4-0. Commissioner Ben Hasan Commissioner John Clarke Passes www.augustaga.gov Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Attendance 12/10/19 Department: Presenter: Caption: Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Location: A.N. 19-43: A request by Jestene Hughes for a consumption on premise Liquor & Beer License to be used in connection with Mustang Lounge located at 2425 Milledgeville Rd. There will be Dance. District 2. Super District 9. Background:This is a New Location. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $3,965.00 Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Ownership: A.N. 19-44: A request by Ajaykumar G. Patel for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Super Mini Mart located at 1812 Lumpkin Rd. District 2. Super District 9. Background:This is a New Ownership Application. Formerly in the name of Hiteshkumar Patel. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $1,330.00. Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Location: A.N. 19-45: A request by Melanie Harvey for a consumption on premise Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with The Sol Food Kitchen located at 471 Highland Ave. District 7. Super District 10. Background:This is a New Location. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $1,270.00 Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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: Finance. Law. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Location: A.N. 19-46: A request by Ravinder Jerath for a consumption on premise Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Baymont Inn & Suites located at 629 Frontage Rd. NW. District 3. Super District 10. Background:This is a New Location. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $4,635.00. Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Ownership: A.N. 19-48: A request by Andrew Duke for a consumption on premise Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Sky City Group d/b/a/ Garden City Social located at 1157 Broad Street. There will be Dance. District 1. Super District 9. Background:This is a New Ownership Application. Formerly in the name of Brian Brittingham. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $4,690.00. Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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: Finance. Law. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Alcohol Application Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:New Ownership Application: A.N. 19-49: A request by Naushad Hooda for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Super Express #5 located at 3341 Deans Bridge Rd. District 5. Super District 9. Background:This is a New Ownership Application. Formerly in the name of Rickey Patidar. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of 1,330.00 Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Bars Open on Sunday 2020 Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:Discussion: Approve by resolution the designation of One Sunday during the calendar year 2020 that bars can be open as provided in the Augusta Alcohol Ordinance, Section 6-2-77 (3a). Super Bowl Sunday February 2, 2020. Background:The Augusta Alcohol Ordinance provides that by resolution the Commission can designate one Sunday a calendar year that bars can be open. Analysis:The following dates have been approved in the past: Super Bowl Sunday, February 4, 2018, Super Bowl Sunday February 3,2019...The proposed date to select for 2020 is Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 2020. Financial Impact:N/A Alternatives:Do not approve Recommendation:Approve Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Law Administrator Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Dance License Department:Planning & Development Presenter:Julietta H. Walton Caption:Adding Dance: A.N. 19-47: A request by Ollie W. Lee to add Dance to the Existing business know as Private "I" located at 2507 Thomas Lane. District 5. Super District 9. Background:This is an Existing Business. Analysis:The applicant meets the requirements of the City of Augusta's Alcohol Ordinance. Financial Impact:The applicant will pay a fee of $155.00 Alternatives: Recommendation:The Planning & Development 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 3800 Sandshell Drive | Suite 180 | Fort Worth, TX 76137 | (817) 232-9551 | www.ratpdevnorthamerica.com November 7, 2019 Ms. Sharon E. Dottery Transit Director Augusta Transit 1535 Fenwick Street Augusta, Georgia 30904 Dear Sharon, As you know our general manager Mike Roth left Augusta Transit and RATP Dev in September. In the interim, Cornell Mack has been serving as general manager. Cornell has been a part of the RATP Dev team at our Volusia County Florida location since 2012 where he started as a service island worker, cleaning and fueling buses. Over the years Cornell has advanced through multiple positions ranging from lead mechanic, to maintenance supervisor, operations manager and now, interim general manager with Augusta Transit. Our commitment to the city of Augusta is to provide a qualified leader to take over for Mike and we believe Cornell is that leader. Cornell is enthusiastic about joining the Augusta Transit team as the general manager and I believe he will be the right transit professional to lead the organization into the future. I have attached Cornell’s resume for your review. By this letter, I request the city of Augusta’s acceptance of Cornell Mack as Augusta Transit’s general manager. Please contact me directly should you have any questions. Sincerely, Steve Sherrer Regional Vice President - Southeast P (386) 631-5577 steven.sherrer@ratpdev.com cc: Matt Booterbaugh, SVP of Operations and Innovation CORNELL MACK 60 SPINNAKER CIRCLE South Daytona, FL 32119 Phone: 386-307-3345 cornell386@yahoo.com Ability Summary Experienced in planning, directing, and performing the operations of companies and organizations. Experience also includes the ability to work in a fast paced environment with lean resources while producing high productivity with union contracted employees. Education Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-600 S Clyde Morris Blvd Daytona Beach, FL Bachelor-June 2006 Aviation Business Management Employment History Volusia Transit Management South Daytona, FL Jan-2017- Current Operations Manager • Supervise the daily activities of 200 plus employees which includes Supervisors, Operators, Dispatchers, Schedulers, and Call Center Representatives. • Successfully managed the special movement transportation for Daytona Beach’s largest convention-Shriners • Managed pre-production meeting for purchase of new Gillig transit buses. • Experience in managing transportation / EOC activities- Hurricane Mathew / Hurricane Irma • Managed the first indoor Triple Crown Roadeo in the State of Florida. • Participating in the FDOT operations network for Operations Manager. • Improved employee morale by demonstrating an empathetic yet firm leadership style which has strengthened and motivated a family oriented environment. Aug 2013 - Jan 2017 Maintenance Supervisor • Supervise 17 mechanics 10 Service Island Workers and 6 Staff Members performing the maintenance, installation, inspection, testing, alteration, and repair of 140 buses and 20 service vehicles. • Seasonally perform the ordering, inspecting, and delivery of the bus procurement process. • Plan and monitor production levels and trends using a computerized information system. • Perform safety assessments and quality audits of equipment, tools and building facilities of 4 cites. Sept 2012 - Aug 2013 Farebox Mechanic • Perform scheduled routine preventive maintenance services. • Diagnose and repair defective fareboxes. • Read and interpret schematics to diagnose complex defects. • Implemented a preventive maintenance routine that reduced farebox related roadcalls. March 2012 - Sept 2012 Lead Mechanic B • Perform safety assessments and quality audits for 5 mechanics. • Perform diagnoses and troubleshooting of bus systems. • Operate a bus for testing, evaluation or instructional purposes, and perform related work. • Successfully performed supervisory tasks that eliminated the necessity for a supervisor on duty during the weekends. Jan 2012 - March 2012 Service Island Worker • Fuel, clean, detail and check major engine fluids of 140 buses and 20 staff vehicles daily. • Maintain building and equipment cleanliness. BSI Racing Inc Ormond Beach, FL Jun 2003 - Sept 2011 Vice President/Operations Manager • Record and reconcile sales taxes, utilities, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, capital assets, and solid waste transactions. • Prepare monthly cash flow statements, balance sheet and income statements. • Reconcile monthly bank statements and maintain control of banks accounts, merchant service accounts and company credit cards. • Reduced cost by enrolling in reward programs, employing a sustainability plan, and negotiating cost with vendors, creditors and utility providers. Jun 2001 - Jun 2003 Detailer/Used Parts Clerk • Pressure wash and clean interior and exterior of race cars in preparation of race track specific set ups. • Locate and remove used parts from local and out of state junkyards. Occupational Licenses & Certificates Certification Title Issuing Organization Completion Date Third Party CDL Tester Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Jul 2017 Class A/B Operator Training Mott-Smith Consulting Group Jul 2015 Class B CDL State of Florida Mar 2012 Odyssey Farebox Technician GFI Genfare Nov 2012 CPR and AED American Heart Association Aug 2011 Law Enforcement Daytona State College Aug 2011 Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM New General Manager - RATP-DEV Department:Augusta Public Transit Presenter:Sharon Dottery Caption:A motion to approve Mr. Cornell Mack as the new General Manager for RATP-DEV. Background:RATP-DEV notified the Transit Department that Mike Roth, the person that was serving as General Manager for Augusta, resigned to take a new position with another organization. His last day at Augusta Transit was September 18, 2019. Mr. Cornell Mack has served as their Interim General Manager since that time. RATP-DEV has proposed that Mr. Cornell Mack as the new permanent General Manager. The Augusta Transit Department has had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Mack to discuss his resume and review his qualifications with him. It was determined that he has the necessary qualifications to serve in this position. Furthermore, Mr. Mack clearly understands the mission of the Augusta Transit Department and the direction that is being taken to improve transit services. He is committed to ensuring that RATP-DEV will conduct operations in a manner that will meet or exceed the expectations of the City of Augusta. Analysis:Based on an interview with Mr. Mack and a review of his qualifications the Transit Department has concluded that he would be an acceptable candidate to serve in the position of General Manager for RATP-DEV. Financial Impact:There is no financial impact. Alternatives:Do not approve the assignment of Mr. Mack as the RATP-DEV General Manager. This would result in a further search process for an acceptable candidate. Recommendation: Approve Mr. Mack to serve in the position of General Manger for RATP-DEV’s Augusta Operations. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: N/A REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Law. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Third Amendment Hall Marketing Contract Department:Augusta Regional Airport Presenter: Caption:Motion to approve the third amendment (6 month extension) with Hall Marketing for consulting services with Augusta Regional Airport. (Referred from December 3 Commission meeting) Background:The Airport is requesting a six (6) month extension to the Hall Marketing contract. This extension will provide the Airport’s marketing operation continuity at a critical juncture. A few examples of Hall Marketing’s duties/responsibilities will include:1) Working with staff to fulfill mandatory marketing activities associated with the Airport’s receipt and execution of the Federal Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) grant. This minimum revenue guarantee (MRG) grant may be used to offset airline monetary risks associated with the startup of the Washington DC to/from Augusta air service. Specifically, the marketing efforts will be focused on awareness and utilization of the new route. 2) Reviewing media proposals (TV/Cable, radio, print, and digital).3) Comparing and negotiating rates, ad space, desirable air times, and sponsorships.4) Preparing air time schedule and adjust as needed to reach target audiences. 5) Optimizing resources for the best media mix for reach and frequency 6) Oversight of outside contracts such as the website, online flight information display system, weather map software, booking engine, etc. Analysis:The Augusta Commission recently approved a 60-day contract extension which expires at the end of October. The Airport had initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. However, due to the timing and marketing-related agreements associated with the upcoming Washington DC service (with the US DOT and the Airline), the Airport Executive Director did not deem it feasible to make an agency change at this point. This 6-month extension will be the final amendment of the existing Hall Marketing contact. The Airport will immediately begin an assessment of its marketing strategy. This assessment period will include potentially assuming more marketing activities utilizing internal staff resources. If required, at the earliest, the Airport will solicit external marketing services in FY 2021. Financial Impact: Alternatives:To Deny Recommendation:Aviation Commission requests approval of a six month extension with Hall Marketing- 3rd Amendment. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: 551081111-5233112 Enterprise Fund REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: R"EGULAR MEETING COMMISSION CIIAMBER JUNE 18,2019 Augusta Richmond County commission convened at 2:00 p.m., June lB, ZOlg, the Hon.Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Garrett, Sias, Fennoy, Frantom, M. Williams, Davis. D.Williams, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta RichmondCounty Commission. Mr. Mayor: Okay, we're going to call this meeting to order. It is full-blown summertime. The Chair recognizes Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Thank you, sir. At this time we will ask Reverend Larry Fryer to please comeforward to deliver our invocation and we would like to ask our General Counsel Mr. Wiyne Brown to please lead us in the Pledge. Thank you. will you prease stand? The invocation was given by Reverend Larry Fryer. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was recited. Mr. Mayor: I want to thark, I want to thank our friend Reverend Fryer for his civic leadership and spiritual guidance that he provides not only to his church but toihis community. He has been a long time stalwart in this community and we thank you for stepping in today ioserve as our Chaplain of the Day. Would you join me in giving Reverend fafo fryer a hand.(APPLAUSE) I do want to lake an opportunity to recognize as a gro,rp of young i.opi. these arenot just'future leaders'but leaders of today in their own station of ffe. tn the back of the room are the students from across Augusta and in particular Richmond County who are participating in this year's Cyber Camp that's hosted by our own Information and Technology Deiartment under the leadership of Ms. Tameka Allen our Director. These young leaders haveiaken a bold step tolearn all that they can about cyber, cyber security and iow io be better professionals as they navigate through school- And would you join me in giving them a round of applause toOay.(APPLAUSE) They look forward to coming back as they come to the close of their Cyb.r Camp and get an opportunity to be recognized in fiont of this body. But this is their second day of campand they're going to be here with us for the summer. Weire excited about that. So again thanlyou all thank the parents for giving you and opportunity to take a step forward in thislhing thatwe refer to as the next wave in the nation and certainly in Augusta. DELEGATIONS c. Discuss the Age-Friendly Augusta program. (Requested by Mr. Bill Lockett) Mr. Mayor: I also want to take a moment to draw everyone's attention, Madam Clerk, just as a point of personal privilege. I had a conversation with ouifo..e. Commissioner Bill Locketthe would like to delete Item C in the Delegations portion of the agenda and I just want to makenote of that as we get prepared. I want to share a 6w things with not only the elected officials inthe room but more importantly those citizens that are in thJroom as well. Today is an opporhrnityfor me to recognize the amazing work that is being done and has been donl Uv tne .o.roty,, Mr. Mayor: I like that -- The Clerk: Can't get much better than that. Mr. Mayor: --- can we send that to Washington? The Clerk: It can't get much better than that. Mr. Mayor: Don't get no betterthan that, all right, Madam Clerk. Again, our Engineering Services well our Finance Chairman former Engineering Services Chairman recognized our School Board Trustee from the 2od Mr. Charlie Hannah, wave your hand and let folks k o* you,re here, thank you, sir. (APPLAUSE) The Clerk: DELEGATIONS B. Mr. Stanley Hawes/Laney-Walker Neighborhood Association regarding the status of Dyess Park Community Center, Mr. Mayor: Al1 right, Mr. Hawes, again if you'll just state for the record your name and your address and you have five minutes. Mr. Hawes: Stanley Hawes, 839 D'Antignac Street, Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, particularly my Commissioners Mr. Fennoy, District I and Mr. Williams, District 9 respectfully submitted to you all I came to bring, maybe a couple ofpieces of information maybe you don't know, maybe you do know and to also bring a message from the people of the community. And it's been, first I want to touch on base that it's been a long time coming this Dyess Park situation. It's been going on for at least probably about 16 years when we try and talk about working on Dyess Park. I think former Senator Tarver can attest to that because he was Chair of the SPLOST committee that submitted it to then Commissioners and Mayor. And I was the presenter asking for that money so the reason why I'm down here is because I have a little bit a knowledge, I don't know too much but I know that is that we did have monies and we did have promises along the way. My community is one of the communities that badly needs something of that nature. It's a good community, thriving community, we're on the upswing even things such as in real estate terms. I think if we had one of our realtors here they probably could tell us is that the first thing that a person looks for when he comes to relocate to our area is schools and also recreation. The quality of life, that would be so much improvement to my area where we have people who don't have the luxury of going to the YMCA or going to a health center or even going to a place just to escape. There is the streets and things in the world tbat a child could not get themselves away from and get up under the structure and become a productive citizen. It's been a long time and people in my community are really getting tired with seeing talk going on. There's been studies about Dyess Park; I don't know how much we paid the study group when Ms. Betfy Beard was Commissioner. But we had an elaborate plan that was talking about Dyess Park and I guess we have predecessors who come on and they may have their own idea and they have, they may have a different direction towards remedying the solution. Well, overwhelmingly in my community the solution is build a new center because it's outdated, it don't serve any purpose for to be able to be self-sustaining because you can only get 85 or probably less than that since theyprobably changed the fire marshal's schedule. So we really arelooking for this to be done and if there's any way that we can help you all because we don't know what'i going on, we don't know whether we're going to build or we're not but in the meantime the childre; in my community instead of going to a place where they can have a preemptive solution for them to become productive citizens, they're marching two blocks down the-street where we spent $68 million dollars to primarily lock people up and we went right on down the street a little bit further to theSheriffs Administrator office in the same SPLOST period and we spent probably somewhere around about another 16 or 18. Axd we went on Phinizy Road to do the sime thing. We spent over $100 million dollars in five years, a hundred million primarily to lock people up and ihey basically our children because they're young people. But we haven't really invist"d tite we shouldhave. It shouldn't take this long to come up with that solution. The solution is to luild sspsthing for the 2l't Century that we won't have to come back to in another few years after we ds ss6sthin! forward just patching the roof, it won't work. I respectfully submit that to you all because we,rI depending on you all as our stewards to get that done. Our children need that now because tomorrow might not come to a few of us. So hopefully we can get this moving. Hopefully ya,ll can g€t somebody out there to talk to us because the past director didn't co.r to o**r.uoity to talk to us and I understood that he didn't have any intention to. But that's not fair to us and it,i not fair to the citizens because the citizens of Augusta sixteen, seventeen years ago they said go ahead on and do it so the only thing we would be doing, you gentlemen and lady would be doiig your job taking care of your people. So I respectfully submit that, Mr. Mayor, along with that-I prepared a package for you all and I gave the Ms. Bonner, I gave her a petition to show ya'll that there are people who really feel like this needs to be done so I thank you. Mr. Mayor: All right, thank you. If you'll stay there for a series of questions. Mr. Hawes: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Ms. Bonner, you have the petition -- The Clerk: Yes, sir --- Mr. Mayor: ,-- okay, all right -- The Clerk: --- I'll share those with you. Mr. Mayor' -- .nll right thank you so much. All right, the Chair recoemizes theCommissioner from the 9tr. Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor, I'm going to yield to my District Commissioner if he wants to go first. I do have a couple of comments I'd like to make. Mr. Mayor: All right. Mr. Fennoy: Well, I would like to ask our Interim -- Mr. Mayor: All right, he yields and we'll come back to you. Mr. Fennoy: Okay. Mr. Mayor: All right. Mr. M. Williams: Okay Mr. Hawes, let me frst of all say that there have been conversations over the 16-years you're talking about doing something with Dyess Park. Dyess Park has never gotten I don't think in my opinion the attention or the funds it needed. Looking at that facility today we have had some conversation previously around that park and I'm for not spending any money to try to rebuild or rehab that situation. That's an old fire station, it done served its purpose. I'm not saying tearing it down but I'm saying that we've got to think outside the box and do something totally different in that area. I've been talking with the directors about swimming pools and even the tennis courts that's there. There's not very much use of the tennis courts and it's an area that's sitting there. We did have some basketball courts and there has been some work done on the playground area but as a Commissioner I'm going to do everything I can to see can we maybe find another location. There's a lot across the street where the church used to be. I mentioned this to a couple of other people about maybe we can move across the street to build a facility that's going to be worthy of being supportive. I don't care how much money we put into that building that's there now it's just not going be acceptable to get in and out of there. City owned always thinks about those types things but we've got to do something, Ms. Bonner, I've been talking about the wow effect. We've got to do that wow effect; we got to do something we hadn't done before. That was never afacility, the old fire station building itself. Now ain't no more land unless we move across the sffeet. I mean I don't want to tear that historic building down. I think we would have a line of people saying how historic that is. And it could be used for some thing but I don't think it ought to be continued as Dyess Park. I think when you could look at trying to reconstruct something else. Looking back at what the rules say and I'm a stickler for the rules the SPLOST package said that we had those dollars there to do that even if we had to add to that, need to build a different facility. So I feel your pain, I feel the neighborhood pain, I understand that. This is not the only one but this is one of the ones that needs some strict attention brought to it right away. So I appreciate you helping, I appreciate you coming down here. Your words won't fall on deaf ears I promise you that. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Thank you. Mr. Hawes: Can I ask just one question before I go? Mr. Mayor: Oh, you've got more questions? Mr. Hawes: Just one question. Mr. Mayor: No,I'm saying there are more questions up here. Mr. Hawes: Okay --- Mr. Mayor: You can ask your question, sure. Mr. Hawes. --- I'll ask it when I get ready to leave. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I'm going to recognize the Commissioner from the 66, you had your hand up. Mr. Hasan: I did, Mr. Mayor. I appreciate it. First of all I want to get some clarity aroundthis. I look at the time lines back n2o12.I just want to make sure like it was two requests thereone was for $503,00o dollars for Dyess Park and the other one which is going to be from I thinkthe H{ID Office for lack of better terms and the other was $503,000 dollais frim SPLOST at thatparticular time and so total we're talking about a million and six dollars somewhere like that. Sodo we know whether the $503,000 dollars was ever used because that $503 seemed to be used forblight so which would_be geparate in my mind, and I may be wrong on this that's why I,m asking the question. Would that be different from the SSO: tnat was goin! to go directly foipossible --- Mr. Hawes: It's like we're borrowing from peter and pay paul. Mr' Hasan: --- I don't know Paul or Peter. But I was just saying you were talking about atotal talking about two $-503,000 dollars right or are your talking about a single? Mr. Hawes: Two total, two totally separate that was moving and kind of intertwined like one was used to do something else and the other one was used to replace that and it was movedfrom SPLOST to CDBG which would've been federal. Mr. Hasan: So at the end of the day we're still talking about a singular $503,000 dollars when you look at it. Mr. Hawes: $503, yes, sir --- Mr. Hasan: Okay, okay. Mr. Hawes: --- that's what it seems like to me but you know we've got some folks gettingpaid good bucks to find it. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, with this also when I saw this on the agenda I called theAdministrator's Office to try to see because I know as a body we have beei talking about the SPLOST and we have been talking about trying to look at the SPLOST 7 in particular because it was $18 million dollars that was allocated for Recreation in there even though it was not brokenout to different facilities. And so with that they were going to come back ard try to show us whatthey have and let us kind of look at it and see where tfat was going to go. So I just wanted would they make a comment to this issue here because I asked them to try to see what that would looklike. Mr. Mayor: All right, this is our posfure. I want to draw everybody's attention to thepresentation that Mr. Hawes made available to everybody. And on what i belilve to be page 2, 3,4 on Page 5 ofthat document it speaks specifically to the funding, where the funding sources were. There is a commission action at their regular meeting on Tuesday January 3,z}lzwhere there was an approval to reprogram $503,000 of CDBG dollars. That was the first portion, that's where you're getting your '101.06 million'. Unfornrnately, there was a transfer of whatever was approved during SPLOST $503,000 of that based on this document that they were used for the acquisition and demolition project to eliminate slum and blight in the Laney-Walker area so effectively this is to his concern. I think there's a lot of discussion, we're not going to solve this today. Let's get a few more questions from the Commissioner from the l't, we're going to close with him but I'm going to hear from (inaudible) the Administrator and he's going to speak to what's going on --- Mr. Hasan: Okay. Mr. Mayor: --- all right? And then we're going to recognize the Commissioner from the 1$ and then our Interim Administrator okay and then we'll get your questiol, Commissioner. Mr. Fennoy: Yeah, I want to thank Mr. Hawes for being here this afternoon but also just want to remind everybody that in addition to the needs of Dyess Park there's a lot of dilapidated houses in and around Dyess Park. And to use the $500,000 to improve the area only highlights the condition of that area that is in dire need of attention. But Dyess Park runs along James Brown Boulevard which the Mayor and the Commissioner from the 9ft has talked about making a destination point. And in order to do that we have got to spend some money in that area that will make that area more attractive for a destination point and also improve the quality of life of the people that live in that area. On any given day in the aftemoon during baseball season you can see the baseball diamond's being used or you see people walking up and down the walking trail. I think we had in our last discussion about Dyess Park we had about I think it would cost about $500,000 for demolition I mean for repair but do we want to spend $500,000 dollars to repair the building with only 35 or 40 people to get in there. I think the Laney-Walker Neighborhood Association used to meet in that building but because of the condition of the building they had to move their meeting someplace else. I think a church used to meet there every Sunday but because of the condition of the building they had to move their services someplace else. The Board of Elections conducted their elections in that building but because of the condition of the building they had to move the elections to someplace else. The tennis courts hadn't been worked on in and anything done to it it looked like in 15 to20 years. The asphalt has gone into the ground so there's a lot that needs to be done. And I had asked the Interim Recreation and Parks for an update on Dyess Park and can we --- Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Sure, let's hear from the Administrator fust. Mr. Fennoy: --- okay, all right. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Mr. Jarvis Sims. Mr. Sims: So we actually have scheduled a workshop on next week Jurie 27 to discuss Dyess Park as well as our other Recreation and Parks facilities and we're taking a holistic approach on all of our facilities. 10 Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Okay Mr. Houck, could you come forward and kind of give us aquick update? Mr. Houck: For Dyess Park we back I believe it'17 we hired a consultant to do some design work initially because we had some existing SPLOST dollars to take care of some center needs and some swimming pool needs along with a new playground. When we got into actuallygetting on site with our consultants we saw that we were facing a little bigger pioblem than w!think we realized with the center itself so we went ahead and got our coiluhants do a facility assessment on the building which was brought to this Commission some time ago. There werlsome priority recommendations to get the building back open and one of the-Commissioners mentioned it was about $500,000. That's correct which is what we had in our SPLOST currently to handle the community center renovations. We had four-hundred for the pools and again a couple hundred for the playground. So we made a presentation and presented some options and that,s when I believe the Commission decided that we ought to look it so-e of our existing projects we had on the table like Lake Olmstead, Fleming a couple of others and I think the Commission realized some of the dollars we had currently funded for those projects probably weren't going tomeet the expectations that all of us wanted to see. Thus the workshop that we'll have nextThursday to hopefully try to lay out a better road map for some of these paik ,it.s and the funding that we want to put into these areas. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, we're going to recognize the Commissioner from the 9s and then I'm going to go back to Mr. Hawes and we're going to close this part of conversation or delegation. All right, the chair recognizes the commissioner from the 96. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. l'm glad we're going to have this workshop Ron just talked about. This came to my mind about the entire amount that the SPLOST situation talked about and I believe commissioner Hasan said about eighteen -- Mr. Hasan: Million. Mr. M- Williams: --- $18 million. Now I can't drive a nail, Marshal, but I can do a little adding and subtraction here now. But if the $500,000 I'm trying to find where the other $17.5where it is now. I mean you mentioned Fleming, you mentioned some other facilities we hadn,t did anything with yet. They still got some serious needs. So is the money still floating around oris it in the bank somewhere or is it, I need to follow the money because i -ruo I guess we ought to do this at the workshop but I really plan to be there because i plan to know and I"guess get some answers to the remaining amount. Even if we use the five-hundred to do the bligit, Dyess park has been one of those facilities who have not got the attention it should've gottei because of itslocation, if you want to be real about it. Now let's put all this in the parking l6t, Mr. Mayor, that,syour word, put it in the parking lot. I'm going to park this one rightiere for this point that we can sit down and look at this seriously. We know thisbuilding if you put too much in it I mean you,regoing to really be taking good money and throwing it out tne ana tlt tne bad money in. t jusi thinkwe've got to look at doing something differently. We got to go to that wow effeci but on theZ7ftis that when that's supposed to be? 11 Mr. Houck: Yes, sir and we'll have all the information in terms of the successes we've hadwith some of the SPLOST dollars. We'll show you where some of those dollars have been expended. Some of the current projects again we're sort of on hold and then the balances so hopefully you can make an informed decision on funding. Mr. M. Williams: Because this last sheet on this paper talks about the Dyess Park Master Plan and this is the Master Plan. I hate to see what the preliminary plans are like if this was the master so I want to, I know we had a consultant going around looking at all our facilities and trying to come up with something but wl need to take a second look, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: All right, that's fantastic, thank you, Mr. Houck. Thank you, Mr. Hqwes. on June the 27n at a date to be communicated publicly we will host the workshop and you can certainly be in attendance. Mr. Hawes: Could I be put on the mailing list for that? Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk *- The Clerk: Yes, sir, they will be two hours prior to our June 27n meeting which is taking place with the July 2"d meeting so it's a regular scheduled Commission meeting so we'll be meetin! at 12:00 for the work session --- Mr. Mayor: -* and it will be here in the Chamber. The Clerk: --- on Jvne27fi Mr. Hawes at 12:00 noon. Mr. Hawes: My question --- Mr. Mayor: Yes, sir. Mr. Hawes: --- okay, yes, sir. Based offthe time and the duration that all of this been taking place, not coming down here faulting anybody, just need a commitment, a fum commitment because I stay two blocks down from the corner of James Brown and Walton Way and I see too many young people 8:00 o'clock in the morning at that door waiting to be served but they're not being served by us like I say on a preemptive level. A:rd our seniors we've got the highest concentration of seniors in Augusta. They don't have anything to do because I visit quite a few of them because I always did I grew up in that community. So we just want what's due. We're not dead, we just want what's due so we would like to be part of that process and maybe we can kind of get moving a little faster. Mr. Mayor: All right, Mr. Hawes,I appreciate --- Mr. Hawes: Thank you. t2 Mr. Mayor: -- thank you for one sharing this timely and important information. you areaccurate, you have lsng been a partner in the community and you'llh.u..o opportunity to weightin on this on next week, thank you, sir. Madam Clerk. The Clerk: I call your attention to our Consent Agenda which consists of Items 1 through41, Items I through 41. Forthe benefit of any objectois to our Planning petitions once thosepetitions are read would you please sigmfy your objections by raising y6ri nana. I call yourattention to: Item 2: Is a request with conditions a petition requesting a Special Exception for propertyknown as 613 Johns Road. Item 3: Is a request for concurrence with the Planning Commission to approve a petition ryquesting a change of zoning from a Zone A (Agriculture) and a Zorre n-t (Orr-A.ity Residential) to zone A affecting properry at 4045 peacl orchard Road. Item 4: Is a request for concurrence to approve with conditions a petition requesting aSpecial Exception to establish a solar farm located at 4045 Peach Orchard Road.Item 5: Is a request for concurrence with conditions a petition requesting to amendcondition in a light industry zone from a Z-04-lO9 affecting property known ui tZZt Clark Road.Item 6: Is a request to approve with conditions a petition requesting a change of zoningfrom a Zone R-MH (Manufactured Home Residential) and a Zone HI- (Hea[ Industry) affectin! property at 3810 Hensley Road. Item 7: Is a request with conditions a petition to change a zone from R-l (One-family Residential) to a zone B- I (Neighborhood Business) to ZoteB- I affecting property known as 26ll Central Avenue. The Clerk: Are there any objectors to any of those zoning petitions? Yes, ma'am, yes, sir Mr. Speaker: (Inaudible). The Clerk: -- okay that's the Special Exception? Mr. Mayor: would all objectioners please stand, if you're an objector? The clerk: 613 Johns Road is that, okay, how many, two objectors? okay. Mr. Mayor: Okay there's a gentleman in the back, Madam Clerk, he's objecting as well. The Clerk: You're objecting, okay. Mr. Mayor: All right, I'm coming all right so okay all right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the l't. Mr. Fennoy: Mr. Mayor, the Sand Hills Community is having a meeting next week and they would like to before we move further with this item meet with the developerJto find out what their plans are --- 13 l-3-Jop bring it, you know make everybody, bring it to y'alls attention and make everybody aware of it and if there's any possible way that you can get to your local, local people, state people and federal legislation to get somebody to look at this we would really appreciate it. Thank you all very much. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, sir. Do we have any questions? Okay, thank you so much for the presentatiog my friend. Mr. Hadden: I appreciate your time. Mr. Mayor. Madam Clerk, on to the consent agenda. The Clerk: Our consent agenda consists of items one and two. Mr. Wheeler, I don't think there were any comments. Fred, were there any comments on the 30-day comment period on item one? Mr. Russell: chester, were there any comments on the item (inaudible)? The Clerk: No, okay. There were no comments listed on the 30-day comment period for item one. Our consent agenda consists of items one and two. Mr. Mayor: Okay, do we have any items to be added to the consent agenda? Do we have any items to be pulled for discussion? CONSENT AGENDA FINANCE 1. Motion to approve the re-programming of $503,000.00 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Dyess Park project and transfer $503,000.00 of Dyess Park Project SPLOST funds to an Acquisition/Demolition project to eliminate slum andblight in Laney Walker/Bethlehem Area. (Approved by Finance and Administrative Seryices Committees November 28,2011subject to 30-day comment period) PETITIONS AND COMMT]NICATIONS 2. Motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Commission held December 20,2A11. PLANNING 3. 7-ll'47 - A request for concurrence with the Augusta Planning Commission to approvewith the following stipulations 1) the following definition of the permitted uses in the Overlay District described in this petition shall be listed at 25-A-7 and read: a) residential,including single family and low density multi-family, provided the density shall beapproved by the Planning Commission, b) professional offices, inctuding former residences that can be converted into professional oflice space, c) institutional uses, including schools,churches, and other religious institutions, d) neighborhood retail, including, apfarel and accessory stores, florist and gift shops, newsstands and bookstores, beauty and barberships, furniture and/or home furnishing stores, antique shops, drug stores and pharmacies, Coversheet Page 1 of3 Commission Meeting Agenda ll3l20l2 5:00 PM Amending the 2009' 2010, and 2011 Action Plans to Reprogram $503,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for Dyess Park Improvements Department: Department: Caption: Housing and Community Development Department Housing and Community Development Department Motion to approve the re-programming of $503,000.00 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Dyess Park project and transfer $503,000.00 of Dyess Park Project SPLOST funds to an Acquisition/Demolition project to eliminate slum and blight in Laney Walker/Bethlehem Area. (Approved by Finance and Administrative Services Committees November 28, 2011 subject to 30-day comment period) The Acquisition/Demolition project meets the CDBG "national objective" to eliminate slum and blight requirement. However, the eligibility of the "activity" - property acquisition does not meet the CDBG activity requirement. To eliminate the potential of having a regulatory finding, requiring the City to reimburse the CDBG progftrm funds from the General Fund, it is requested that we transfer the CDBG funds to the Dyess Park project which meets both the CDBG requirements; and transfer SPLOST funds to the Historic and Cultural Project to carry out the acquisition/demolition. The approval to reprogram $503,000.00 of CDBG funds to Dyess Park and $503,000.00 of the SPLOST funds for the Acquisition/Demolition project will provide for two vital projects without issues of future findings from HUD. The following property will be purchased and transferred to the Augusta Land Bank Authority for future development: 848,850-858 Laney Walker Blvd.; 831,841,847 Spruce Street; 1212,1220 James Brown Blvd. We are proposing that funds be reprogrammed FROM the following projects: For CDBG: l. Small Business Background: http://appweb2.augustaga.govlagendapublic/Bluesheet.aspx?ItemlD:15473&MeetinglD:9... l2l5l20lg Coversheet Page 2 of 3 Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Development - FY2009,2010 and 201 1 CDBG $503,000.00:Justification: Funds were recently transferred to the line item. However, after consulting with HUD Atlanta staff, it is requested we make this change to avoid a future finding on this transaction. For SPLOST FUNDS: 2. Dyess Park Project - $503,000.00 Funds are being transferred to the SPLOST Historic and Cultural Project Account. According to the City's Citizen Participation Policy, this increase in allocations constitute a substantial change to the Action Plan. Therefore, the revisions must be presented to the public for a 30-day comment period. If comments are received, they will be presented to the Commission for consideration. We are requesting authorization to proceed with the publication of a public notice in the newspapers to solicit comments on the changes. The Public Notice will be published in the Augusta Chronicle on November 29,2011 and the Metro Courier on August December 1,201I . The deadline for comments will be December 28,2011. Any comments received will be presented to Commission on January 3, 2012. The transfer of funds will allow the department to proceed with the acquisition/ demolition of the property, and proceed with making improvements to Dyess Park. CDBG funding for Dyess Park will be available upon commission approval; otherwise SPLOST funding for Dyess Park will not be available until the third quarter of 2012. To expedite the purchase of the property, funds from the Capital Projects fund balance (FUND 272) willbe transferred to the SPLOST Project account; when SPLOST funding is received (est. September 2012) the funds will be transferred back to Capital Projects Fund Balance. Accept the Housing and Community Department (HCD) recorrmendations for use of the reallocation of funds and grant HCD authorization to proceed with the publication of a Public Notice soliciting citizen comments on the proposed reallocations 2009,2010 and 201 I Action plan. On January 3,2012, any comments received will be presented to Commission for consideration. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: CDBG Funding: Capital Projects fund balance. The Capital http://appweb2.augustaga.govlagendapublic/Bluesheet.aspx?ItemlD:|5473&MeetinglD:9... l2l5lZOl9 Coversheet Page 3 of3 Following Projects fund balance will be reimbursed when SPLOST VIAccounts: funds become available. REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: http:l/appweb2.augustaga.govlagendapublic/Bluesheet.aspx?ItemlD:L5473&MeetinglD:9... 12/5/2019 (l)Finance Committee for Action C ommi s s i on for Final Appr ov al (2)Administration Services for Action Commissionfor Final Approval after 30 day Comment Period I t/28/1 I t/3/t 2 I 1/28/t t 1/3/12 CAPTION: Discuss approval to re-program $503,000.00 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Dyess Park project and transfer $503,000.00 of Dyess Park Project SPLOST funds to an Acquisition/Demolition project to eliminate slum and blight in Laney Walker/Bethlehem Area. BACKGROUND: The Acquisition/Demolition project meets the CDBG "national objective" to eliminate slum and blight requirement. However, the eligibility of the "activity" - propef acquisition does not meet the CDBG activity requirement. To eliminate the potential of having a regulatory finding, requiring the City to reimburse the CDBG program funds from the General Fund, it is requested that we transfer the CDBG funds to the Dyess Park project which meets both the CDBG requirements; and transfer SPLOST funds to the Historic and Cultural Project to carry out the acquisition/demolition. The approval to reprogram $503,000.00 of CDBG funds to Dyess Parkand $503,000.00 of the SPLOST funds for the Acquisition/Demolition project will provide for two vital projects without issues of future findings from HUD. The following properfy will be purchased and transferred to the Augusta Land Bank Authority for future development: 848,850-858 Laney Walker Blvd. 83 1,841,847 Spruce Street 1212,1220 James Brown Blvd. lVe are proposing that funds be reprogrammed FROM the following projects: For CDBG: l. Small Business Development - FY2009. 2010 and 20l l cDBG $503.000.00 Justification: Funds were recently transferred to the line item. However, after consulting with HUD Atlanta staff, it is requested we make this change to avoid a future finding on this transaction. For SPLOST FUNDS: 2. Dyess Park Project - $503"000.00 Funds are being transferred to the SPLOST Historic and Cultural Project Account. According to the City's Citizen Participation Policy, this increase in allocations constitute a substantial change to the Action Plan. Therefore, the revisions must be presented to the public for a 30-day comment period. If comments are received, they will be presented to the Commission for consideration. We are requesting authorization to proceed with the publication of a public notice in the newspapers to solicit comments on the changes. The Public Notice will be published in the Augusta Chronicle on November 29r 2011 and the Metro Courier on August December lr 2011. The deadline for commentswill be December 28,2011. Any comments received will be presented to Commission on January 3,2012. ANALYSIS: The transfer of funds will allow the department to proceed with the acquisition/ demolition of the property, and proceed with making improvements to Dyess park. Dyess Pa* Agenda FINANCIAL IMPACT: CDBG funding for Dyess Park will be available upon commission approval; otherwise SPLOST funding for Dyess Park will not be available until the third quarter of 2012. To expedite the purchase of the property, funds from the Capital Projects fund balance (FLIND 272) will be transferred to the SPLOST Project account; when SPLOST funding is received (est. September 2012) the funds will be transferred back to Capital Projects Fund Balance. RECOMMENDATION: Accept the Housing and Community Department (HCD) recommendations for use of the reallocation of funds and grant HCD authorization to proceed with the publication of a Public Notice soliciting citizen comments on the proposed reallocations 2009,2010 and 2011 Action Plan. On January 3,2012, any comments received will be presented to Commission for consideration. CDBG FUNDS - $ 5O3,OOO.OO Small Business Development - $503,000.00 Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: CDBG Funding: Capital Projects fund balance. The Capital Projects fund balance will be reimbursed when SPLOST Vl funds become available. FROM Amount r-)TO Amount (+) Small Business Development -FY2009 $ r 57,308.37 Dvess Park Proiect $157,308.37 Small Business Development -FY20l0 $26s.663.49 Dvess Park Proiect $26s.663.49 Small Business Development -FY201 I Dvess Park Proiect $80.028. l4 TOTAL $503,000.00 TOTAL $503.000.00 SPLOTS FUNDS - $5O3,OOO.OO FROM Amount G)TO Amount (+) Dyess Park Proiect -FY2012 $s03.000.00 Historic and Culturel Proiects $503.000.00 TOTAL $503.000.00 TOTAL $503,000.00 Dyess Patu Agenda Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Recreation facility at Dyess Park. Department: Presenter:Commissioner Bill Fennoy Caption:Discuss the city's agreement with the Laney-Walker Neighborhood to build new recreation facility at Dyess Park. (Requested by Commissioner Bill Fennoy) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: RAM Enterprises, Inc. 1519 E. Ann Street Montgomery, AL 36107 334-834-6789 phone ∆ 334-834-6230 fax ∆ www.ramfloors.com October 28, 2019 McDuffie Woods Community Center 3431 Old McDuffie Rd. Augusta, GA 30906 Attn: Frank Booker Via Email: fbooker@augusta.gov RE: McDuffie Gym Floor-Water damage Dear Mr. Booker, We propose to furnish the materials, equipment and labor necessary to remove and dispose of up to 1,000 square feet of existing flooring and subflooring. We will then replace with like in kind materials to complete the repair portion. We will then sand the entire playing surface (excluding the areas under the bleachers in the closed position), apply two (2) coats of seal, paint all lines, letters and borders as they now exist, and then apply two (2) coats of finish. We will complete this work for the total sum of: $43,248.00 NOTE: We will also include in the price above, service as needed to the existing floor ventilation system. Please do not hesitate to call with any questions you may have. If scheduling the work, we do ask that you have a purchase order number when calling to reserve the days requested. Thank you Respectfully, Rachel Farquhar Ram Enterprises, Inc. Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Emergency Repair at the McDuffie Woods Community Center Department:Recreation and Parks Department Presenter:Ron Houck & Takiyah Douse Caption:A motion to receive as information an emergency procurement of repair services at the McDuffie Woods Community Centers. Background:An HVAC pipe came loose in the game room causing water to drain all weekend inside the game room. It also ran around the front lobby area, front office and underneath the gym floor. The water was cleaned up and fans were used to dry the floors. The pipe was reattached and a drip pan was put under it to insure that the water draining had stopped It had stopped The floor was beginning to buckle but the way the system is designed, once the floor dried underneath by the fan system, the floor will go back into place. Around two week after the last leak, the floor became much worse and the Floor Company, Ram Enterprises, was called to assess the situation. They explained that there was too much moisture underneath the floor for the fans to dry it enough to correct it and that is why it had worsened. The affected area of the floor will have to be lifted and dried completely, replace the affected floor, repaint the lines and refinish the entire floor. Analysis:RAM Enterprises was called to assist with the assessment of the situation. A quote to repair the floor was provided by RAM Enterprises. Recreation and Parks and Central Services are collaborating on this repair work. The Procurement Department through Ms. Sams, has approved this work as an emergency. A copy of the Purchase Order is attached. Financial Impact:The emergency repair costs $43,248.00. Alternatives:To receive as information Recommendation:To receive as information Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: Funds are available in 272-06-1330/52-23111 A purchase order has been issued: P379222 REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Procurement. Law. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM New construction of arena Department: Presenter:Commissioner Marion Williams Caption:Discuss the process for the construction and location of the new arena. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM 143 Ministries Department: Presenter:Mayor Pro Tem Sean Frantom Caption:Discuss 143 Ministries located at 2801 Ingleside Drive. (Requested by Mayor Pro Tem Sean Frantom) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Public Service Committee Meeting Commission Chamber - lLllzl11lg ATTENDANCE: Present: Hons. Davis, chairman; Hasan, vice chairman; clarke and Fennoy, members. Absent: Hon. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor. PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Motion to approve recommendations for various capital improvement Item projects funded through SPLOST 7. Action: Disapproved Motions f#:'" Motion rext Unanimous consent is given to add this item to the agenda. Motions f#:'" Motion rext Motion to approve the project list as ^ recommended with Commissioner Commissioner F .iApprove Fleming park being Ben Hasan M;;;;ir'-^ Fails the top priority. Motion Fails 2-2. Motions f#:'" Motion rext Made By seconded By f.".Xil Approve Substitute motion to commissioner commissioner Fails vote on the William John Clarke committed funds and Fennoy Made Seconded Motion By By Result Made By Seconded By Motion Result the non-committed funds separatelY. Motion Falls 2-2. 2. Motion to approve the new construction of facility at the Henry H. Brigham Item Center. Action: Disapproved Motions Motion Made Seconded Motion -^"""- Motion TextType rtrlu.rt'u I Ertr By By Result Unanimous consent is given to add this item to the agenda. Motions MotionPj*1" Motion Text Made By Seconded By Result'l'ype Motion to ^ alprove. Commissioner Commissioner FailsApprove Motion Fails Ben Hasan Mary Davis I a1,Z-',L. 3. Motion to approve the 2020 Cooperative Sub Grant Agreement with CSRA Item Regional Commission for Senior Nutrition Services for Augusta, GA. Action: Approved Motions Motion Motion Text Made By seconded By Motion Type rvrvrrv' ,.I rrrssv vJ Result Motion to . approve. Commissioner CommissionerApprove iiotion Passes william Fennoy John clarke Passes 4-0. 4. New Ownership: A.N. 19-40: A request by Allan Soto for an on premise Item consumption Liquor, Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Action: Pineapple Ink Tavern located at 1002 Broad Street. There will be Sunday Approved Sales. District l. Super District 9. Motions Motion Motion Text Made By seconded By Motion Type rvrurrvrr ! v^r rv^suv .-J Result Approve Passes Motion to Commissioner Commissionerapprove. Ben Hasan William Fennoy Motion Passes 4-0. 5. New Location: A.N. 19-41: A request by Celvon M. Mitchell for an on ltem premise consumption Liquor, Beer, & Wine License to be used in connection Action: with Primetime Bar & Grill located at 1727 Gordon Highway. There will be Approved Dance. District 2. Super District 9. Motions Motion ,- ,. m Motion- ------ Motion Text Made By Seconded Byf YPe - ----- -'1 Result Motion to Approve il5,',1],'ru,,., ;:fffill';'* fii,il,T,f.i:ffi:, passes 4-0. 6. Discussion: A request by the Planning & Development Department to renew Item the existing Alcohol Licenses in the City of Augusta. There will be Arcades. Action: There will be Dance. There will be Sunday Sales. Districts l-8. Super Approved Districts 9-10. Motions Motion f,r^4:^- ,Ti^--. f,r^r- n-- d r r h Motion;-'--" Motion Text Made By Seconded Byf YPe ----- -'t Result Motion to Approve il5,1Xl'ru,,., ;:f#;::f"' f"",il,ffi:ffi, passes 4-0. 7. Provide requested information about litter control violations and enforcement Item as discussed at the October 29,2019 Public Service Committee meeting. Action: Approved Motions X:l1t' Motion Text Made By Seconded By Motion I YPe '^--- -J Result Approve Motion to approve Commissioner Commissioner Passes forwarding this item to Ben Hasan William the full Commission to Fennoy receive an update from the Marshal's Department regarding the issue of citing citizens for overloading trash containers and also to have Planning & Development bring back some industry standards regarding the proper size dumpsters to be located in apartment complexes. Motion Passes 4-0. 8. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on Item October 29,2019. Action: Approved Motions s]i1" Motion Text Made By seconded By [:tilrype Motion to ^ aDDrove. Commissioner CommissionerApprove il5iio, purr.r wi[iu. Fennoy John clarke Passes 4-0. 9. Motion to approve the Permeable Grid Solutions- Ecoraster in the amount of Item $149,877.36. Action: Approved Motions Motion Motion:"""" Motion Text Made By Seconded ByType Result Motion to ^ approve. Commissioner CommissionerApprove ilf,ion passes william Fennoy John clarke Passes 4-0. www.augustaqa.gov Public Service Committee Meeting 12/10/2019 1:00 PM Minutes Department: Presenter: Caption:Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Services Committee held on November 12, 2019. Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: