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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Commission Meeting January 10, 2017 CALLED MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER January 10, 2017 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017, the Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding. Present: Hons. Jefferson, Guilfoyle, Sias, Frantom, M. Williams, Smith, Fennoy, D. Williams, Hasan and Davis, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. The Mayor called the meeting to order. 1. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and potential litigation B. Real estate C. Personnel Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to go into a closed meeting to discuss pending and potential litigation, real estate and personnel. Mr. D. Williams: So move. Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Frantom, Ms. Davis and Mr. Smith out. Motion carries 7-0. \[LEGAL MEETING\] Mr. Mayor: We’ll call this meeting back to order. The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie. 2. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia’s Open Meeting Act. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to execute the closed meeting affidavit. Mr. D. Williams: So move. Mr. Frantom: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie for a motion. 1 Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to authorize the settlement of all claims of Marion Williams relating to serving as liaison of Planning Commission for $450.00 for 2016 and to recognize that the Augusta Planning Commission is an entity created by both the City of Augusta and Richmond County prior to the consolidation of those governments and to recognize the benefit to the Planning Commission of having a member of the Augusta, Georgia Commission serve as an ex-officio liaison and to approve compensation of $150.00 attended to be provided to such a liaison from Planning Commission funds from this point forward. Mr. Mayor: Now would be a good time for a second. Mr. Smith: So move. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second. The Clerk: Mr. Smith motion and Mr. Hasan second. th Mr. Mayor: Okay. I’ve got a motion from the commissioner from the 10 and a second th from the commissioner from the 6. The Chair recognizes the distinguished commissioner from th the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. I want to make a substitute motion and our distinguished attorney’s motion was very elegant. Mine will be a little shorter but he can fill the parts in. I move th that we pay to our commissioner from the 9 for the meetings that were attended in 2016 and that we no longer pay our ex-officios of attending meetings. Mr. Mayor: That motion fails for lack of a proper second. We’re now in the underlined motion as stated by the attorney. All those in favor will vote yea and those opposed vote no. Voting. Mr. Sias votes No. Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Fennoy abstain. Motion carries 7-1-1. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie for a motion. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve the lease of a portion of the Unisys premises located at 1 Seventh Street which is the Discovery Plaza Building for use as a Sheriff’s Substation and to authorize a single payment of $133,893 for a build-out of the premises from 2017 Capital Improvement Fund. Mr. Fennoy: So move. Mr. Frantom: Second. 2 Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: I recognize Attorney MacKenzie for a motion. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve the lease at 1488 Eisenhower Drive which is Eisenhower Park for the parking lot at the athletic complex park during the week of Masters to the Augusta National for $2,000. Mr. Guilfoyle: So move. Mr. Frantom: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: I recognize Attorney MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to authorize the purchase of 1.05 acres of the property at 1862 Kissingbower Road in the amount of $7,000. Mr. D. Williams: So move. Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a proper second. All those in favor vote yea and those opposed vote no. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to determine that approximately 180 feet of Old Berckman Road off Washington Road as shown on the attached plat has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it and that it is removed from the county road system and is otherwise in the best interest pursuant to O.C.G.A. 32-7-2 with the abandoned property to be quit-claimed to the appropriate parties as provided by law and an easement to be retained over the entire abandoned portion for existing or future utilities as directed by the Augusta Engineering Department and Augusta Utilities Department. Mr. Guilfoyle: So move. 3 Mr. Frantom: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a second. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie for a motion. Mr. MacKenzie: I would entertain a motion to approve a Resolution authorizing a local supplement to the salary of the elected office of the Augusta Richmond County Marshal in the amount of $25,000 and subject to the conditions of this resolution. Mr. M. Williams: So move. Mr. Sias: Second. Mr. Mayor: A motion and a proper second. All those in favor vote yea and those opposed vote no. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: All right. Thank you, Attorney MacKenzie. There being no further business before us, committee meetings. Okay, suspend. We’ve got one more matter before us. The Chair recognizes Attorney MacKenzie. Mr. MacKenzie: I forgot one of our settlements which would be a motion to approve a resolution authorizing the settlement of a subrogation claim number 1267262 by Church Mutual Insurance Company in the amount of $30,000 and authorize the Administrator to disburse this amount. Mr. Fennoy: So move. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right. Voting. Motion carries 10-0. Mr. Mayor: All right. Commissioner Guilfoyle. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission 4 CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Called Meeting of the Augusta Richmond County Commission held on January 10, 2017. ________________________ Clerk of Commission 5