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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegular Commission Meeting June 4, 2019 REGULAR MEETING COMMISSION CHAMBER JUNE 4, 2019 Augusta Richmond County Commission convened at 2:00 p.m., June 4, 2019, the Hon. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, presiding. PRESENT: Hons. B. Williams, Garrett, Sias, Fennoy, Frantom, M. Williams, Davis, Hasan and Clarke, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission. Absent: Hon. D. Williams, member of Augusta Richmond County Commission. Mr. Mayor: All right, good afternoon, everybody. We’re going to convene this meeting, call it to order we are here to do the people’s business. To those of you who are here or listening in by way of the internet we are here to do the people’s business. Madam Clerk, I want to start with just a few things that I think are important of what’s going on in our city and then we’ll dive right on into the formal agenda. To those who may not have heard I want to give a few shout out’s. The first one begins by giving a shout out to the Augusta Regional Airport and their team. On Monday it was announced that American Airlines will begin daily direct service to Reagan International Airport DCA beginning (APPLAUSE) outstanding that we are excited about this and what it means to the CSRA, what it means to the Fort Gordon Cyber District, what it means to the Augusta River Region but more than anything what it means to the citizens who make up this great community. The flights will begin on January 7, 2020. You can begin booking those flights as th early as yesterday and those flights will arrive beginning January 7 arriving in Augusta at 3:20 and departing back to DC at 3:45. With all of what’s happening in our region this is phenomenal. rd This comes on the heels of a March 3 announcement of direct daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth. Again, our community is now connected to two actually three major hubs. I was trying to put Atlanta in the parking lot. You can’t do that. It’s the world’s busiest airport. But when you think about our access to the world internationally from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth and now to Reagan International Airport this is amazing news for our city. I also want to give a shout out to Mr. Daniel Dunlap, Director Dunlap and the Augusta 911 Center. They are preparing to launch a partnership with Rapid SOS. It is a free service provided to 911 agencies that assist with location and other emergency information from wireless devices so for all of us who have these not so smart devices sometimes in our hand especially when they’re rebooting. Kudos to Director Dunlap and his team. This is phenomenal for the City of Augusta. They are continually making great strides to move our city forward and to Director Dunlap and the entire 911 staff congratulations on the hard work that you are putting in. I also want to make mention of the Emergency Management Department. They’ll be hosting the Team Community Emergency Response Team Training that’s TEAMCERT in the Augusta Fire Department Youth Explorer Program. That camp th begins June the 17 2019. My final shout out and Atta Boy is to the Department of Information and Technology. Once again this year they are hosting the Cyber Camp. To Director Allen and her team and those partners who will help make that possible. You are what make the City of Augusta what she is and why it is the best place in America to live, to learn, to work and to raise a family and we’re very, very excited about that. So to those of you who are in the audience if you have any young kids avail yourselves of these opportunities whether it’s the Team Cert Camp or the Cyber Security Camp that’s being hosted once again by our Information and Technology team here and the great leadership that our Directors are providing every single day and to the men and 1 women who make up this organization some 2,700 employees strong that cause us to want to come to work everyday and be a part of that. I want to mention one final thing and that is the 2020 Census. 2020 Census is one of the most important actions that we as a community and certainly as a government have an opportunity to participate in. Every ten years the decennial census is conducted all across America and our neighboring communities. And why do we ask for this? Why is this happening? it is extremely important that we aggressively get involved in the census for 2020. We’ll be sharing more at the next committee cycle with this as part of the Governor’s Complete Count Committee. But political power the census is a constitutionally mandated for reapportionment of Congress. We’ve gotten the benefit of that in Georgia as our number of congressional delegates has increased, our voice continues to expand in Congress. This census results are also used for redistricting at national, state and the local level. But from an economic impact standpoint over 675 billion dollars per year is distributed to state and local governments using census data and over 4 trillion over the past decade. And so next week during our committee cycle the Mayor’s Office will be providing some information to our team here and sharing that with us and we’ll be looking forward to moving this forward in the City of Augusta working with a member of outside agencies and more importantly our staff internally as well. That work has already been underway. We have a number of teams that have been working with us, the Planning and Development Department, the Information and Technology Department, the Administrator’s Office has worked with us as well and I think you’ll be pleased with the direction that we’re going in but we will accelerate those activities because this is in fact one of our most important objectives for 2020. Our funding when you talk about CDBG money and our engagement with DCA the Department of Community Affairs and others. This is how we can make sure that Augusta has the resources that we need. With that, Madam Clerk, I’ll yield to you and we’ll go to the formal agenda. The Clerk: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I call your attention to the Invocation portion of our agenda which will be delivered today by Reverend Paul Robertson, Pastor of the Windsor Spring Baptist Church and after which we would like to ask Ms. Karen Brown if she would honor us in leading us into the Pledge of Allegiance. Would you please stand. The invocation was given by Reverend Paul Robertson, Pastor, Windsor Spring Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was recited. The Clerk: The Office of Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr., by these present be it known that Reverend Paul Robertson, Pastor of the Windsor Spring Baptist Church is Chaplain of the Day his spiritual guidance and civic leadership serves as an example for all citizens of Augusta. Given th under my hand this 4 Day of June 2019 Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor. Thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) Mr. Mayor: For those of you who don’t know Reverend Paul Robertson provides quiet, steady but committed leadership at the great Windsor Spring Baptist Church. If you get an opportunity, pop in and visit him. But he is a phenomenal pastor and they’re doing some amazing things there meeting the needs of congregants from across the community. And thank you so much 2 for your friendship and your leadership, thank you. All right, Madam Clerk, the Chair recognizes st the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I would like to ask that we have moment of silence for the twelve victims, well, actually it was thirteen victims in Virginia Beach and hope that incidents like this never happens again. Every time we have an incident like this, we say oh my God, we need to put a stop to it. They had a similar incident in Australia and less then a month later Australia had changed their gun laws to minimize tragic events like this taking place. But I also ask that you remember a young man named Kendrick Costello who should be preparing to go to college but he took a bullet in Colorado to keep his friends from being killed. I think that we have too many of these incidents taking place and nothing ever happens. The only thing we do after an incident like this is to say that it should never happen and it should never happen again. And I don’t know what the answer is, Mr. Mayor, but I’m tired of asking for personal privileges to acknowledge a loss like this so if you don’t mind could you give me a moment of silence for the victims in Virginia Beach. Mr. Mayor: Absolutely. Again please join us as we take a moment of silence for those and their family members who remain. Mr. Fennoy: Amen. Mr. Mayor: Thank you, Madam Clerk. RECOGNITIONS(S) May Years of Service A. Congratulations! 2019 May Years of Service (YOS) Recipients. The Clerk: I call your attention to the Recognition portion of our agenda we offer our congratulations to the 2019 May Years of Service Recipients. We ask Ms. Sylvia Williams of our H.R. Department who will come forward to introduce our recipients today. Ms. Williams: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Good afternoon Mayor Davis, Commissioners, special guests, Directors and citizens of Augusta, Georgia. My name is Sylvia Williams, H.R.’s Employee Relations and Training Manager for Augusta, Georgia today it is my esteemed pleasure to recognize the May Years of Service Recipients. For the month of May 2019 we have 15 employees celebrating between 5 and 20-years of service with Augusta, Georgia. This afternoon we would like to recognize our 25 to 50 Years of Service Recipients. For the month of May the total years of service and institutional knowledge being celebrated here today is 325 years. When I call your name please come forward. Armando Totka, Planning and Development 25 years. (APPLAUSE) Marshal Masters, Planning and Development 30 years. (APPLAUSE) If you are here and I did not call your name please come forward at this time. Congratulations to all of our Years of Service Recipients. Please join me in a round of applause as we thank these employees for their loyal service to Augusta, Georgia. (APPLAUSE) 3 Mr. Mayor: Okay if you would from License and Inspections or Planning and Development would you please stand as part of their team, wonderful congratulations thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) DELEGATIONS C. Ms. Christina Berkshire regarding The Greater Augusta Arts Council introducing to the commission the exhibition in the City Gallery titled “Through the F.I.R.E.” The Clerk: Ms. Brenda Durant. Ms. Durant: Thank you, thank you, Commissioners. Before I talk about the exhibit on the first floor I just want to say congratulations to the City of Augusta for winning the Greater Augusta Arts Council Arts Award, the President’s award. This year you’ll have an invitation for the awards th dinner on the 20. But there’s so many departments including the Commission that we work with throughout the year to advance the arts in Augusta so congratulations to all of you and to the City of Augusta. The City Gallery is the first floor gallery in the Municipal Building. I’d like to introduce Christina Berkshire who works with The Greater Augusta Arts Council to program the gallery and I hope that you’ve enjoyed. Some of you stopped to look at the historical photography on the first floor and I’d like to introduce someone that you all know Hawthorne Welcher, the Director of Housing and Community Development, to talk about the exhibit this month. Mr. Welcher: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, mostly I’m very excited to have the opportunity to come before you today and just speak briefly on the different aspect of the Laney Walker/Bethlehem Revitalization Project as a whole. Housing and Community Development Department, we definitely thank you all for allowing us to be a part of such a historic revitalization. With that being said of course we know that the transformation of a neighborhood back into a thriving community through housing, through keeping the small business at the core, creating jobs, the development of commercial and retail. We know that those things are definitely very important but today talking about a different aspect of the living legacy is as important as well. And so we would invite you if you have not already to just sort of tour the exhibit photographs of historic structures on the first floor. This exhibit will run from now through August of ’19. The purpose of the exhibit is to reignite the flame that once lived in the hearts of residents to bolster community development spark and desire for more private investment in the area and to date I can actually say that those things are happening. We have definitely pivoted not only from housing and increasing housing from a multifamily perspective but we are definitely working and excited here soon to bring you impact of how we’re working in partnership with our small business owners and how we feel that federal dollars will further enhance that which they are doing to be sure they sustain it for years to come. So just a couple of feature properties that you have downtown at the City Gallery. You have the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Benedict’s Boarding School, the infamous Penny Saving Bank, the Johnson house of which we are working now to sort of to restore. S.S. Johnson of course was a prominent African doctor in the neighborhood who cared for many of the residents. So we are sort of highlighting not only the house there but doing it as well through a historic restoration technical exterior as well as interior as well. Also we’re highlighting the Lenox Theater, the Blount’s Funeral Home and many, many, many more so this is something that definitely important to us not just about building houses, not just about increasing you know the population in the area but we want to be sure we sustain and highlight the legacy as well. So thank 4 you all once again for the opportunity to be a part of such an impeccable project. Thank you for the opportunity to come and present to you all today and we invite you all to sort of visit the City Gallery if you have not already. Mr. Mayor: All right, I have already visited. I snapped pictures so that I can Tweet specific things out but it looks fantastic as always. Thank you for the partnership with the City of Augusta and what it’s doing, fantastic. For those of you who are joining us today for this meeting as you exit the first floor elevator and make your way around I’d ask you to make a hard right turn into the gallery area and just take a few minutes before you exit out to your vehicles. Take a look at the photos that are there on the wall. Again off the elevator hard right turn actually two hard right turns, Madam Clerk. DELEGATIONS B. Local 150 Plumbers and Steamfitters Training and Apprentice Program. (Requested by Commissioner John Clarke) The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission as I acknowledged to you through electronic email on last week the omission of Mr. Moses Todd regarding Local 150 Plumbers and Steamfitters Training and Apprentice Program which was requested by Commission John Clarke. Is it unanimous? Mr. Mayor: Yeah, without objection. The Clerk: Okay, all right, Mr. Moses Todd? Mr. Todd: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, it’s good to be here today and what I want to do is tell you about the Apprentice Program for 150 but in doing so also on a bigger picture tell you about the building trades for all the unions in Augusta, Georgia and Savannah and Atlanta that have jurisdiction to work here, recruits, apprentices for their programs here in Augusta but specifically Local 150. We would like to tell you that the community that Local 150’s taking applications and this is fitting that I’m doing it today because in the morning 9:00 o’clock sharp if you’re later than 9:00 o’clock you don’t get to do an application and it’s an application for a career opportunity not a job. And most of us know from media that we have welders at Plant Vogtle making $50.00 dollars an hour and fitters and plumbers making $40.00 dollars an hour. We know at Savannah River Site we have welders and plumbers and pipe fitters making anywhere from $30.00 dollars an hour to $40.00 dollars an hour. We know in this community whether we’re talking about the work that was done at the Cyber Center by McKinney Mechanical out of Atlanta, the apprentices and journeymen was from Augusta most of them, the papermill, the chemical plants, Starbucks Coffee, Fort Gordon that we have journeymen and apprentices that’s working on these jobs that live here you know and spend their dollars here and that’s why it’s important that we get the information out to this community so the community has opportunity to do this application to get in line for this career to make the big bucks that they would spend here versus our students that’s not going to college leaving going somewhere else for career opportunities and this is a career opportunity. This program don’t cost the apprentice not one red penny. It don’t cost local government not one red penny, the state government or the federal government not one red penny it’s paid for by the memberships and the contractors and basically that’s what I have to 5 share with you today. Commissioner Clarke visited our facilities a year ago and the school board members visited with us three years ago and they modeled a training program the scale program at Josey, the Marion Barnes Program after what we’re doing and what Larry Jones is doing over at Universal. So it’s not necessarily just a union thing but if you are, if we’re doing the union thing then we’re talking about profit sharing, we’re talking about a good salary, we’re talking about retirement and we’re talking about opportunity. So thank you for your time and listening and if anyone has any questions I’d be glad to answer them. Mr. Mayor: Yeah I do have a question, Mr. Todd. I’m going to yield to the Commissioner st from the 1 his question first, Commissioner? Mr. Fennoy: Commissioner Todd, what would exclude a person from participating in a program like that? Mr. Todd: A record and we’re talking about a felon and not being drug free. We have a substance abuse program so it’s important that they’re drug free and they don’t have a criminal record. Mr. Fennoy: Thank you. Mr. Mayor: All right thank you, Mr. Todd, thank you so much for sharing this. th, Commissioner from the 10 thank you for championing this issue. I’m intimately familiar with what Mr. Todd has shared in particular at the launch of the Marion Barnes Trade School there at T.W. Josey. You all were there and participated not just helping to shape what that program can do and look like but more importantly what opportunities you’re providing individuals. Unions are not bad words. This is how we have built America, this is how we continue to build America when we’re not just building cars but the bedrock of how we move this great nation forward. And certainly the City of Augusta at the very core of it are those individuals who again as apprentices will train and move into greater levels to be able to do the work they do. The question I have for you is will this take place just down the road at your facility here? It’s not on here. Mr. Todd: Yes, at 1211 Telfair Street and if you’ll look, we’ve done a markup on it, Mr. Mayor, so if you’ll look at the back of it it’s got a U.A.150.org that’s where you can go online and to get the information and the date that’s it’s going to happen. We marked that up too because the hourly rate that’s on we usually lowball it so that’s from three years ago so you’re starting off out at a lot better position. It’s $15.00 dollars an hour for an apprentice today. Mr. Mayor: Fantastic outstanding, thank you so much. Mr. Todd: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Any other questions, thank you. Madam Clerk, I believe there was one more item that you sent an email about. The Clerk: Commissioner Williams had sent it out --- 6 Mr. Mayor: Okay, he sent that out? Okay that was an addendum item to add it to the agenda. The Clerk: --- yes, sir, I’m not sure he’s wanting to do that. I’ll let him speak for himself. Mr. Mayor: I don’t think there’s any objection to adding it today. Mr. M. Williams: I know there’s no objection, Mr. Mayor, but I’ve got I wanted to go ahead and just delete that. Mr. Mayor: You want to delete (inaudible) okay. Mr. M. Williams: The contract was, hadn’t got his information back that’s why we had to, didn’t want to talk about it today. Information hasn’t come back yet, the committee’s going to be --- Mr. Mayor: Well, we already met and one of the documents that you sent out was directly from that meeting. You asked Ms. Bonner to send two attachments; one of those specific attachments was from the meeting that we had on Thursday. The only thing that was not included was the draft contract which did not come in until Friday night. And as I responded to the email there’s a draft contract that those principals from Gold Cross not only have but they’ve had an opportunity to respond to it and will continue to have that opportunity. So the only thing that has not happened is it has not been distributed to the members of the Commission. Mr. M. Williams: --- and that’s one of the reasons not wanting to add it on. I have no problem discussing it. It’s not a legal matter but the process the way I understand it is maybe it’s already taken place but all parties have not gotten back. I don’t have a written contract and that’s what we need to take a vote as to what we’re voting on. So if there was a meeting I kind of wished you had advised the Clerk that the meeting had already been. I ended up putting something out because I had no word. Mr. Mayor: No, that’s not true. In fact on Tuesday the Chairman of Public Safety specifically told this body that there was going to be a meeting on Thursday. He specifically said it. And if you go back to the record and look at the video he had iterated on one or more occasion that there would be a meeting on Tuesday of last week which did in fact take place and that meeting was for the express purpose of saying this is what’s going to come out of that. Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor, I apologize then because I remember the Chairman of the Public Safety saying it’s going back to committee then coming back to the Commission. Mr. Mayor: That’s not true. Mr. M. Williams: But nevertheless I don’t see the need to do that now since we don’t have a hard copy that you’re going to eventually get out to us, right? Mr. Mayor: Well, Attorney Brown is going to send it to you. 7 Mr. M. Williams: Okay --- Mr. Mayor: (Unintelligible). Mr. M. Williams: --- I can wait on that. Mr. Mayor: Absolutely, hold on a minute. All right, I want to make sure you’ve exhausted, Commissioner, are you? Mr. M. Williams: Yeah I’m yielding right now. I may have to come back I don’t, to finish. Mr. Mayor: All right, so we’re not adding it to the agenda; you don’t want to do that, all right. There’s been a request for a special called meeting. I did not understand that. Do you want to speak to why we needed that? Mr. M. Williams: Well, there was a request for a special called meeting and initially I was going to have a special called meeting because we had no information. We had not had the dialogue like you just stated the Attorney hopefully is going to give us the hard copy of what’s been discussed. We’ve got some information that was retracted saying it was wrong and that information came from Ms. Smitherman I think who is off on vacation now, is that right? Okay well okay, she’s off on vacation and the information that from my understanding that information was not correct. I couldn’t use some incorrect information to make a decision on. And I’m wondering why Mr. Brown didn’t have someone to step in and if she’s going on vacation to give us the right information I mean that’s --- Mr. Mayor: Let me speak to that and then I want to refer to my Attorney. The Chairman of Public Safety specifically said last Tuesday that there would be a meeting on Thursday of the principals. This body established a subcommittee as was expected and requested of this body the full body. What came out of that were a series of agreed upon items that would be put into the contract and as such that’s what took place. The Chair, Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, Commission, I’m not sure that this discussion is in order. It does not appear on the agenda and I think you cannot deliberate a matter without first trying to add it to the agenda. Mr. Mayor: All right and he waives and says he didn’t want to add it to the agenda even though there’s no objection, okay. All right, Madam Clerk. The Clerk: I call your attention to our Consent Agenda which consists of Items 1 through 28, Items 1 through 28. If there are any objectors to our Alcohol petition would you please signify your objection once the petition is read. Item 1: Is a request for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with the location 2940 Inwood Drive. Are there any objectors to this alcohol petition? 8 The Clerk: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, our Consent Agenda consists of Items 1 though 28 with no objectors to our alcohol petition. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. I’d like to request consent to remove Item 37 at the request of no, excuse me, 39 at the request of the submitter Public Safety Chair Commissioner Dennis Williams, thank you. Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I’d like to pull agenda Item number 11 and then --- Mr. Mayor: Hold on. Number 11 is being removed from the agenda --- Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Okay. Mr. Mayor: --- pursuant to a conversation with the CVB and Central Services. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Okay. Mr. Mayor: We’re going to refer that back to two committee meetings from now. The Clerk: Okay. Mr. M. Williams: If you’ve got an objection, Mr. Mayor, do that go? Mr. Mayor: Hold on, I’m still with the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. M. Williams: Okay. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: And then I’d ask my colleagues that agenda Item number 33 be sent back to the Pension Committee due to new information that I think that the entire body hasn’t received nor has some of the pension committee members gotten full answers on and I just don’t think we’re at a point ready to move forward on that agenda item. So I’d like to move that back to Pension if there’s not --- Mr. Mayor: Without objection. Mr. M. Williams: Without objection. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 5 and then we’ll come back this way okay? 9 Mr. B. Williams: Mr. Mayor, under Appointments I’d like to add one and two of 34 to the consent agenda. The Clerk: One and two? Mr. B. Williams: One and two, not three. Mr. Mayor: Okay hold on --- Mr. B. Williams: I know there’s an objection to the third person. Mr. Mayor: --- I don’t understand what you just said, sir. Mr. B. Williams: Under 34 add one and two. There’s an objection to number three. Mr. Mayor: Okay. Mr. B. Williams: Number 36 please add that to the consent agenda. Number 37 please add that to the Consent Agenda. Mr. Mayor: I’d like to add Number 38 to the consent agenda. The Clerk: What was that, Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor: 38. Mr. Hasan: I’ve got an objection to that, Mr. Mayor. st Mr. Mayor: I’m sure, all right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Mr. Mayor --- Mr. Mayor: Yes, sir. Mr. Fennoy: --- the appointments and three appointments that are consensus appointments --- Mr. Mayor: Yes, sir --- Mr. Fennoy: --- I would like to pull all of them until my colleagues could get together and let them be consensus appointments as opposed to individual appointments. Mr. Mayor: --- I understand. Mr. Fennoy: I would also --- 10 Mr. Mayor: So just pause for a moment if you would. Okay I believe that then refers to 37 number 37 which, all right, so there’s we’ll pull that. The Clerk: You’ve already added to the consent agenda. Mr. Hasan: Added it to the consent agenda now, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: (Inaudible) objecting to that. Mr. Hasan: There was none. Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner --- Mr. Hasan: Not at the time, Mr. Mayor. He didn’t object at the time, he didn’t object at the time. Mr. Mayor: --- the last time I checked I’m looking at a screen that we have not put a list of items up nor have we voted on them. Mr. Hasan: But you’ve moved on. Mr. Mayor: All right, again he’s objecting. It’s simple as that, okay no different than you objecting to Number 11 being added to the consent agenda. Mr. Hasan: That was 38 --- Mr. Mayor: Okay 38, whatever the number is at the end of the day --- Mr. Hasan: --- and I did it immediately --- Mr. Mayor: --- well, I hadn’t even recognized you, you just blurted out so I --- Mr. Hasan: --- you can do that, you can object. Mr. Mayor: --- at the end of the day this is where we are okay. All right, the Chair st recognizes the Commissioner from the 1 back to you. Mr. Fennoy: And I would like to pull Items 23 and 24. Mr. Mayor: Okay. The Clerk: 23 and 24, you’re pulling those, Mr. Fennoy? Mr. Fennoy: I mean 23 I’m sorry 23 and 25. The Clerk: 23 and 25? 11 Mr. Mayor: Yeah, they’re the same agenda item. The Clerk: Yes. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, Madam Clerk, is Number 30 well Number 36 will be up for consensus appointment as well? The Clerk: I beg your pardon, what was that? Mr. Mayor: 36 will be a consensus appointment as well 26 and 37 are consensus appointments? The Clerk: 36 and 37, yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, the Chairman from Public Safety has pulled 39 already which will be a consensus appointment as well, is that correct? The Clerk: Yes, sir, so that will not be deleted from the agenda. Mr. Mayor: All right what about Number 35 is that a consensus appointment, Madam Clerk? The Clerk: Yes sir and so would 34, 34, all those are consensus appointments as well. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, those things are now pulled just because you said something now (unintelligible). Now those are fair but those ones that we put on the consent they’re on the consent. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 5 concerning what the Commissioner from the 1st has just indicated. You made the motion to add them the st Commissioner from the 1 has requested to pull those items that are consensus appointments. Mr. B. Williams: I object too so I think they should stay. Mr. Mayor: Okay so the matter before us and the Chair will go to the Parliamentarian. Again there’s objection to adding it to the consent agenda because of it being a consensus appointment. That’s what he said. Mr. Sias: That’s not what he said. Mr. B. Williams: Okay now, that’s not, now I’m saying they should be on the consent agenda, okay? Mr. Mayor: No, a consensus appointment is an appointment by the body not an individual. 12 Mr. Hasan: But he had objected at the time. Mr. B. Williams: If you do a consent, Mr. Mayor, I believe and nobody objects then I think you have a consensus. Mr. Mayor: But he just objected. Mr. B. Williams: No, that’s not what I said. I objected to what he said. Mr. Mayor: I understand that but all right, Attorney Brown, I’m going to ask you th. (unintelligible). All the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4 State your inquiry. Mr. Sias: Thank you, I just want to get a little clarification --- Mr. Mayor: Let’s just ratchet it down, me included, let’s just ratchet it down. All right, the Chair yields to you, sir. Mr. Sias: --- I’m trying to get a little bit of a clarification here. What my colleague from st the 1 requested that they be pulled and sent back to committee. That’s a different thing from the consensus part. And as I told him I don’t have nothing against what he’s saying but I may disagree with it but the point being that’s not the same thing as the consent agenda and that so that’s my point there. So if we’re going to get a Parliamentarian ruling, let’s make sure we are ruling on the issue at hand. That’s all I’m trying to clarify. st Mr. Mayor: Well, all right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1 and I’m going to ask you a question. Is it not true that you’re objecting because this is a consensus appointment by the body? Mr. Fennoy: It’s because it’s a consensus appointment by the body and I have not been in discussions with the body about the appointments. If it’s going to be a consensus appointment, then I mean it’s okay for Sean to put it on the agenda but it should go on the agenda after we have had a discussion about the appointments. Mr. Mayor: That is what I understood your concern was. All right, Madam Clerk, do you want to weigh in on this? You probably don’t but I’ll recognize you. The Clerk: Okay, we’re talking about consensus appointments and your absolutely right. It would take a majority of the Commission to make an appointment however it has been the practice of this Commission that a commission would have the right to add any item to an agenda so that privilege is there. Now on certain occasions the Commission has gone along if an individual Commissioner had placed a consensus appointment on an agenda, you’ve taken action on it either it be to approve, disapprove or modify it. So it’s at the discretion of the Commission how you decide you want to handle these consensus appointments. But they are not district appointments. They belong to the body so it’s at your discretion and we’ve handled it both ways. Mr. Mayor: That’s all I’m saying. All right --- 13 The Clerk: But they’re asking, now one more thing now when Commissioner Fennoy objection was that these appointments not be added to the consent agenda but they could be acted on individually, am I correct, under the regular agenda? Now he’s asking you all to consider pulling them all off. That’s what he’s asking you all for consideration of so, but it’s up to the body at your discretion. Mr. Mayor: --- all right so here’s our posture, here’s our posture. All right, I’m going to th go down to the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, the first thing is I’d like to go back to the Attorney in seeing does timing have anything to do with an objection to something being added to the consent under the Parliamentarian and first before I ask my next question if certainly if it doesn’t matter, Wayne, because when it was placed on there, there was no objections so it’s on the consent at this point so I just want to see what the Attorney has to say if you don’t mind. Mr. Brown: It is not and item is not on the consent merely by a request by a Commissioner. It’s only on the consent after the consent agenda is established. Mr. Hasan: Okay --- Mr. Brown: And therefore someone requesting it go on the agenda and no one speaking at that time but prior to the consent agenda being established a person makes the objection then it cannot go on the consent agenda. Mr. Hasan: --- okay, thank you. The second thing, Mr. Mayor, the item Commissioner Fennoy pulled 23 and 25 which were my items I’m actually going to ask that they be removed from the agenda because the warden is not in the country and I was going to ask to remove them from the agenda. The Clerk: Are you referring these back to committee or are you --- Mr. Hasan: No --- The Clerk: --- you want to delete it? Mr. Hasan: --- just delete it. That’s what I was going to do. Mr. Mayor: Okay, deleting 23 and 25 okay --- Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor: --- I’m coming back. All right, I’m going to go back down here to the left. th The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: Well, back to the appointments --- 14 Mr. Mayor: Yes, sir. Mr. Garrett: --- when I tried to add the one that I put on there for last week, Ms. Bonner asked me to put it on the full commission because it wasn’t placed on committee to discuss it. So you know what is going to be our posture moving forward? Mr. Mayor: Well, the Chair recognizes Attorney Brown. Mr. Brown: As the Clerk of Commission stated, it is a practice and is part of the commission rules that a Commissioner prior to 5:00 o’clock on Wednesday and 9:00 o’clock a.m. Thursday that practice can add an item to the agenda without it having previous having gone to a committee so the item is properly placed on the agenda. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes Madam Clerk. The Clerk: Further clarification to Attorney Brown, consensus appointments they do not follow under the auspices of a committee. It’s a Commission action so that’s why they come to full Commission. Mr. Garrett: I just brought it up because committee was mentioned a few minutes ago. The Clerk: Yes, sir, I’m glad you did, thank you. Mr. Mayor: Okay so regarding Item 34 those, Madam Clerk, are they consensus appointments or not? The Clerk: Yes, sir, they are and it has also has been the practice of the Commission to consider recommendations from the existing boards for appointment or reappointment however it’s only a recommendation. The Commission could either except, reject or modify those recommendations. Mr. Mayor: All right, let’s do this right here. All right, there’s a measured unreadiness about this whole appointment business. All right, the Chair’s going to recognize the Commissioner stth from the 1 and then I’m going to the Commissioner from the 9. th Mr. Fennoy: I yield to the distinguished gentleman from the 9. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: I’m distinguished before I speak. I don’t know what I’ll be when I finish but --- Mr. Mayor: You’re going to be cleaning at the Board of Health that’s for sure. Mr. M. Williams: --- that’s why I’ve got the rules on the agenda to be discussed but --- 15 The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. M. Williams: --- the agenda is printed and when the agenda is printed whether it be a consensus or not it belongs to the body is that right? The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. M. Williams: Well, I would hope in our discussion of the rules the Commissioners don’t get the point of I put it on here or you put it on here. If it’s on the this agenda it belongs to this body and you object or you can add and if you don’t get a response to add you have to leave it there. But once the agenda item is being, the agenda book has been printed, it belongs to this body and the consensus appointments says you’ve got to get six votes not whether you like it or you understand it or you’ve been talked you and there’s some stuff approved that nobody rang my phone at all about it but it got approved because it got six votes. And that’s what it takes if you can count to six now, you ain’t got to go to seven but if you can make it to six then it can get approved so that’s why I’ve got the rules on there to talk, Mr. Mayor, because I see right now we’re going to end up in a couple more classes in the rules. Mr. Mayor: Okay --- Mr. M. Williams: So this body has to, if you pull something and you don’t have an objection you can pull if but if you’ve got an objection it stays on the committee because it belongs to this body. Mr. Mayor: --- okay all right so our posture is the question that’s before us regarding specifically consensus appointments. As I understand it is that those be for debate as opposed to moving forward on the consent, all right? Mr. Sias: Can we just move forward? That would be helpful. Mr. Mayor: All right so we’ll be, as I understand it we’ll be debating 34, 35, 36, 37 as I understand it. Mr. M. Williams: And even 39, Mr. Mayor, it belongs to this body. Nobody can request to pull it off if it belongs to this body. If you have an objection it stays with this as well. The Clerk: We have objections, sir. Mr. Sias: Let me just clarify that. I did request the consent of the body to remove it. Whether they gave it or not I made the request. Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk, the only thing that I heard specifically any level of certainty was deleting Item 23 and 25 --- Mr. Sias: And eleven. 16 Mr. Mayor: --- and eleven. The Clerk: We have 11, okay can I just go through them and let’s see if we (inaudible). Mr. Mayor: All right, 11, 23 and 25. The Clerk: 11 referred back to committee Administrative Services, item number 23 and 25 to be deleted, item number 23 to be referred back to Pension Committee --- Mr. Mayor: That’s 33. The Clerk: --- 33 to be referred back to the committee, item 24 I mean 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 will remain on the regular agenda for consideration and the deletion of item number 39. Ms. Davis: Motion to approve. Mr. Frantom: Second. Mr. Fennoy: And I’ve got a question, I’ve just go a question, Mr. Mayor. What happens to Items 23 and 25? th Mr. Mayor: Well the Commissioner from the 6 who authored those is certainly well within his rights to bring them back at a time uncertain. We don’t know when that will be but it’s certainly well within his right to bring them back at a time uncertain. Mr. Fennoy: And would they go back come back to the full Commission or will they go back to committee? Mr. Mayor: 23 and 25 --- The Clerk: No, sir, they’re just deleted and at the discretion of any Commissioner can bring it back up or we can revive it. Mr. Fennoy: So I can request that they go back to committee? The Clerk: You could --- Mr. Mayor: You could. The Clerk: --- I mean you’re asking that they be deleted. st Mr. Mayor: All right, the Commissioner from the 1 yields. Are we ready to vote? Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Please, thank you. 17 Mr. Sias: Call for the question if not. Mr. Mayor: Voting. Mr. M. Williams: What are we voting on, Mr. Mayor, called for the question what do you want to know. But he called for the question that means --- Mr. Mayor: We’re voting on the consent agenda. Mr. M. Williams: --- (unintelligible). Mr. Sias: There was a motion made, Commissioner --- Mr. Mayor: Voting. Mr. Sias: --- that entails the question, a lesson for everybody. CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Motion to approve New Ownership: A.N. 19-17: a request by Martha Oglesby Guy for a retail package Beer & Wine License to be used in connection with Kritul 69, LLC located at 2940 Inwood Drive. District 5. Super District 9. (Approved by Public Services Committee May 28, 2019) 2. Motion to approve the contract document for Cypress Golf Management, LLC for the management of the Augusta Municipal Golf Course. (Approved by Public Services Committee May 28,2 019) 3. Motion to approve entering into a lease agreement between Augusta, Georgia and Fore! Augusta Foundation, Inc. for the operation of property known as “The First Tee of Augusta”. (Approved by Public Services Committee May 28, 2019) 4. Motion to approve a request by Elisia Mike-Harper for a Massage Operator’s License to th be used in connection with Elegant & Exquisite located at 301 8 Street. District 1. Super District 9. (Approved by Public Services Committee May 28, 2019) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 5. Motion to approve HCD’s Memorandum of Understanding with Warrick Dunn Charities/Warrick Dunn Communities in support of the Augusta Housing and Community Development Department’s Laney Walker/Bethlehem Redevelopment Project. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28,2019) 6. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) request to provide an amendment to 1114 D’Antignac agreement. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) 7. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) affordable housing request to provide HOME funding to assist two (2) low to moderate income homebuyers with gap financing, down payment and closing cost to purchase homes. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) 18 8. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) affordable housing request to provide funding to assist two (2) low to moderate income homebuyers with down-payment assistance to purchase a home. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) 9. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) request to amend the contract for construction of one (1) single-family affordable housing unit. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) 10. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD’s) 2019 Seeds for Life Grant Program. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) 11. Motion to adopt the Augusta, Georgia Film Policy for requests to film on city property. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee May 28, 2019) PUBLIC SAFETY 12. Motion to approve bid item #19-197, to award for the 911 Center Carpet Square Project to Bonitz Flooring of Augusta, GA in the amount of $33,732.00. (Approved by Public Safety Committee May 28,2019) FINANCE 13. Motion to approve request from the Augusta Boxing Club regarding taxes related to the Club for 2016 and 2018. (Approved by Finance Committee May 28, 2019) 14. Motion to approve funding of operating, capital, encumbrance carryover. (Approved by Finance Committee May 28, 2019) ENGINEERING SERVICES 15. Motion to approve Amendment No. 8 to Agreement with ESG Operations, Inc. to establish the final budget amount for 2019. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28,2019) 16. Motion to approve Professional Services Contract in the amount of $211,0101 to integrate AUD’s enQuesta Customer Billing System with Cityworks AMS software to complete Phase II of Augusta Utilities Cityworks Asset Management Software (AMS) Project and to determine if there are any additional fees involved. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 201) 17. Motion to approve the Professional Services contract with Jacobs Engineering to implement phase one recommendations outlined in the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) in the amount of $495,000. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 18. Motion to approve Bid Award Item #18-315 for LP Tanks for Generators in the amount of $58,836.00. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28,2019) 19. Motion to approve professional services contract with WK Dickson for Phase 2 Design of the Camp Hancock Sewer Basin Outfall Infrastructure Rehabilitation Plan recommendations in the amount of $185,000.00. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 20. Motion to approve the Deed of Easement, from Norwood VA Medical Center. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 19 21. Motion to approve Deed of Dedication for water and sanitary sewer systems and easements on 2215 Tobacco Road. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28,2019) 22. Motion to approve the proposal from Cranston Engineering for the evaluation, inspection and improvements of the Highland Avenue Water Treatment Plant reservoir embankments. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 23. Motion to approve adding two (2) additional inmate crews to address of city’s right-of- ways funded from Stormwater Fund. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 24. Motion to determine that Smith Lane as shown on the attached map has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it or that its removal from the county road system is otherwise in the best public interest, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §32-7-2, with the abandoned property to be quit-claimed to the appropriate party(ies), as provided by law and an easement to be retained over the entire abandoned portion for existing or future utilities as directed by Augusta Engineering Department and Augusta Utilities Department. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) 25. Motion to approve two additional inmate crews to maintain city’s right-of-ways funded from Storm Water Utility Fund. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee May 28, 2019) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 26. Motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Augusta Commission held on May 21, 2019 and Special Called meeting held May 28, 2019) APPOINTMENT(S) 27. Motion to approve the appointment of Shanna Carkhum to the Augusta Transit Citizens Advisory Committee representing District 10. (Requested by Commissioner John Clarke) 28. Motion to approve the appointment of Ms. Rosa Clemons to the Augusta Canal Authority and reappointment of Mr. Roy Jones to the Augusta Library Board of Trustees representing District 6. SUBCOMMITTEE Pension & Audit Committee 33. Motion to award RFP 19-003 Investment Management and Trustee Administration Services of 1945 and 1949 Pension Plans to Morgan Stanley as recommended by Selection Committee. (No recommendation from Pension Committee) APPOINTMENTS 39. Motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Charles Lambeck and Mr. Eddie Bussey to the Augusta Economic Development Authority. (Requested by Commissioner Dennis Williams) Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 9-0. \[Items 1-28, 33, 39\] Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk --- 20 The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: --- I want to go to Item number 38. The Clerk: 38, okay. The Clerk: APPOINTMENTS 38. Motion to appoint the Compliance Department (Director Treza Edwards) as the City of Augusta AARP liaison post the retirement of former Commissioner William “Bill” Lockett as the City representative. This appointment includes funding the role with the previously approved $10,000 amount provided through the Commission. (Requested by Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr.) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, before I get started just for clarity’s sake, what do you mean about the $10,000 dollars you said the role, what does that mean? Mr. Mayor: When former Commissioner Bill Lockett was in this role, there was an allocation of $10,000 dollars for him to execute the duties as that liaison and as such given that those dollars were previously allocated per the express purpose around AARP, it makes sense that those dollars would continue to flow with any new appointment to facilitate and fulfill the role. Augusta’s one of three Age-Friendly communities in the great State of Georgia. Now Georgia is working to become an Age-Friendly State and again our standing in this space and effort we need to continue or work on that and that’s what that means in terms of what those dollars represent, sir. Mr. Hasan: Okay thank you, Mr. Mayor, for clarity on that. Mr. Mayor, Ms. Edwards just nd here April the 22 of this year I mean she hasn’t been here officially two months. I think in the body of work that’s required in the Compliance Department dealing with the ADA, the EEO as well as the DBE Program she’s currently missing according the last I know off, correct me if I’m wrong I mean am I wrong speaking on that? But I know she was looking for a coordinator for the DBE and the body of work there that needs to be done. This is one of the most important departments in this government. When you talk about the DBE Program that’s been here ever since the Consolidation Bill. We have yet to get that up and running and I think that we are prematurely I think to put her in that but to be doing her a disservice be doing the AARP a disservice as well as the doing the community a disservice in terms of putting her in that position at this time. It’s no reflection of her Ms. Edwards it’s just the mere fact I think she needs to get her legs up under her for the responsibility for the things that we hired her for in that regard. And I think when you look at some of the departments that was involved in AARP that are involved, you’re talking about such departments as the HCD, you’re talking about such departments as the Recreation Department, you’re talking on some level of our IT Department, you’re talking about our Keep Augusta Beautiful Department. All of these departments come up under our 21 Administrator and at best if we want to assign this to someone, we assign it to the Administrator and that person find someone who represents us. It is an excellent program that we need but we need someone in there who is very familiar with this government and can hit the ground running in terms of what they do. I applaud, it’s a pleasure and an honor to have Ms. Edwards on board but also when you look at the duties that she sent out to us this week in terms of the things that Commissioner Sias and Mr. Parker is not part of the agenda there’s a couple of concerns there’s questions there and things that I’m looking at that are also I’m wondering about exactly what are those questions are in terms of meeting a certain latitude that she may meet to do that particular job. And then when you got to the part about evaluating her department and she was saying about the EEO the ADA as well as the DBE some sense of separate and I don’t want to say what that looks like, separate evaluation tool or separate evaluation process. And I just think we’d do her a disservice, a disservice. Have not been here all of six days and to give her additional responsibilities. I can remember many days Ms. Irving spent a lot of time, a lot of time involved with that with the Keep Augusta Beautiful I mean I’m sorry with the Age-Friendly and I’m to say it’s not worth it but I think once again to put Ms. Edwards in it and just getting here. One of the last conversations on the floor when it’s on the floor I mean right here at the dais at the desk before me the podium before me when Ms. Kelly Irving was here one of the last things she said she was going to be working on is the appellate process for her office. We know when people appeal what the Procurement process, they want to challenge them about a procurement they had a process for that based on the Procurement Department and the former compliance director they both agreed that they need to find an appellate process for the Compliance or the DBE excuse DBE Program as well. There’s a lot of things here, Mr. Mayor. There’s a lot of things that the Compliance Department by way of Ms. Edwards that needs to get done and I think she’s capable of doing them and we don’t need to distract her at this particular time. Give it turned over to the Administrator and allow the Administrator himself to do it or find someone that he based on the level of our departments that are involved in this process, thank you. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I’m of the mindset when I saw this I couldn’t I really couldn’t understand it. Commissioner Bill Lockett was a big part of Age-Friendly and I’m at that age where I need the people to be friendly to me but if we’re going to talk about age friendly, why are we not talking about youth friendly? I mean I’ve got some issues when we go all out of our way here now to take a department that the Charter puts in place take that person and put them to be a part of that community or work with that part of that community. But if we are the city we say we are, we ought not just specify on age friendly. So I’m sort of at the same mindset Commissioner Hasan just spoke about when Ms. Irving was here she put a lot of time in when she was there trying to balance the thing because when you come into a situation, come into a job, you’re going to try to do everything you can. I think that office is already short. She should take one of her staff people and assign them that’s another person she won’t have. If you’re not going to do the job completely why are we going to task them to do it if they’re going to put the time in they need to put in then they’re going to be away from the office. So I would like to appoint one of the Commissioners I would like to appoint Commissioner Sias who’s Administrative Services Chair to be the liaison for that Age-Friendly. In my mind Commissioner Lockett had it for a long time and he enjoyed doing it and I just think that it’s important for us to look at what we’re doing. We’re been sued, we’ve been to court. The Compliance Office has been out of existence I guess 22 is a good word for a long time now we’re finally able to catch up. And it’s hard enough starting off at the same time but catching up is really hard so if I can make a motion, Mr. Mayor, I’m going to appoint Commissioner Sias, I make a motion for Commissioner Sias. Ms. Davis: Second. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, I’d like to make a substitute motion. The Clerk: Wait a minute, just a minute, let me get this one. th Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’m going to recognize the Commissioner from the 4 first and then we’ll come back to this. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. Oh by the way I am a senior citizen. I would like to hear from not necessarily to put her on the spot but I’d like to hear from my Compliance Director to having had an opportunity to be aware of this and get it and come in and do some preliminary looksee not evaluation but a looksee. I would like to find out from her my Compliance Director if she feels like this would be a burden on her office and I think she can give us an honest answer. She’s a seasoned attorney and she can give us an answer without any (unintelligible) or retribution or anything like that because she is a Compliance Director, I think we can hear from her. I’d like to hear from her, Mr. Mayor. Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor, I don’t think that’s right. I don’t think bringing an employee up and ask them in front of those who may be for or against now. I mean you there’s politics up here but I don’t think we should, if we’re going to give it to her the six votes do it or six votes don’t but I don’t think she ought to be brought in front --- Mr. Mayor: All right, hold on everybody, just pause for a minute. The person who has the th. floor at this time is the Commissioner from the 4 No one else has been recognized by the Chair th to speak. All right the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: No, I’m just asking if we can find out if she feels comfortable with it and if she don’t feel uncomfortable answering that question I’m okay with that too. Mr. Mayor: All right, that’s certainly appropriate as a direct report to be able to answer that question. Let me do something here, let me do something. I’m going to make an overarching statement. It’s disappointing right now is that this is not the first time I’ve had this conversation with the Commissioners. This is not so it’s not a surprise that we were going to be talking about it. I engaged all ten several weeks ago. I did and I heard from most of you. Those I didn’t hear from I knew I would hear from you but what you can’t say is you didn’t hear from the Mayor. I specifically sent it in the form in which I did because those I wouldn’t hear from I knew would from them. But what we don’t want to do today is to sully the good work that has been done to establish Augusta as an Age-Friendly City. What we don’t want to do is unfortunately to the th chagrin of the comments from the Commissioner from the 9 ‘this is politics’ this should be depoliticized. The reality of it is that with an aging population in our city the excitement of ‘wooing and bringing millennials into what soon will be the Cyber Security Capital’ of the nation 23 and for us to diminish the work that again to the credit of the Commissioner from the 6th the one good thing you said is that there have been a host of departments involved in helping to move the needle under the work of Commissioner and then former Commissioner Bill Lockett this was important for the City of Augusta. On the day that we stood here in front of this dais taking photos as a body with the proclamation and again the recognitions from the state agency, what we’re not going to do today is sit up here and have political gymnastics and sully this. That’s what we’re not going to do. And so to a degree that we raise a series of very specious arguments about whether someone has time and not again to you know translate that into saying well you know get the Interim Administrator who again all of a month being in the role of Interim Administrator, drinking out of multiple firehoses can then do the work is specious at best, so we’re not going to do that. So there’s a motion unfortunately that is before us with a second --- Mr. Hasan: I make a substitute motion. Mr. Mayor: --- that again is out there and that motion in and of itself is improper, it really is. It sullies the work of so many people in our community who have labored to make our city an Age-Friendly City in the vein of again the Macon’s of the world, in Atlanta we shouldn’t do that. We shouldn’t allow politics to translate us into doing that. And I would urge you, I would urge that your better selves rise to the occasion at this moment and if it be fitting and proper to withdraw that motion. And again if there is angst about voting on the motion that’s the underlined motion and if you want to remove it then you can do that but let’s not do that with gamesmanship and politics. This work is too important; that department does so much work in this space with the ADA Compliance, EEO related issues that when we talk about age discrimination and all of those matters. This department is a department of record that would handle those things and for us to sit up here in our chairs of authority and to sully that, let’s not do that. Mr. Hasan: May I make a substitute motion, Mr. Mayor. th Mr. Mayor: Just hold on. All right, I’m going to go to the Commissioner from the 9 and just again my words my preaching moment (unintelligible). All right, the Chair’s going to th recognize the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, I’d like to make a substitute motion that we turn this over to the Administrator and let him decide who he would like to run this program as our liaison. Mr. B. Williams: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, we’ve got a motion and a second. We’re going to vote on the substitute, voting. Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan and Mr. Garrett vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. Frantom, Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Clarke vote No. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Fails 3-6. 24 th Mr. Mayor: Okay, unfortunately the Commissioner from the 9 has made a motion. The ndthst Commissioner from the 2 the Commissioner from the 4 I’m sorry from the 1 seconded that motion and we certainly can take action on that as well. I would urge, I would urge that again your better selves respond to this in an appropriate way. All right, you’re voting on again the th appointment of the Commissioner from the 4 serving as that liaison and then we’re going to come back to the original motion and then we’re going to vote on that. All right, you’re voting on right th now the appointment of the Commissioner from the 4, voting. Mr. B. Williams and Mr. M. Williams vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy, Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote No. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Fails 2-7. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk, Item 30. Mr. B. Williams: Mr. Mayor? The Clerk: PUBLIC SERVICES 30. Consider written presentation from Ms. Karen Brown regarding funding for summer program at the Sand Hills Community Center. (No recommendation from Public Services Committee May 28, 2019) st Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Ms. Mayor, I think at our last committee meeting we requested a budget I think from Ms. Brown. I think everybody had an opportunity to do their budget so I’m asking unless some of my colleagues have some questions, concerns or want additional information that we approve this. Mr. Mayor: All right, is that in the form of a motion? Mr. Fennoy: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’ve got a motion and a second. Mr. Sias: What’s the amount? The Clerk: $20,000. st Mr. Mayor: All right, the Commissioner from the 1 would you restate your motion including the amount? Mr. Fennoy: That we approve the $20,000 dollars for the Sand Hills Summer Program. 25 Mr. Sias: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, very well. Mr. Fennoy: And, Mr. Mayor, I just want to add that there’s a lot of young folks in Sand Hills but there are no programs, no official programs for the young folks in Sand Hills. So they did an excellent job last year and I expect an excellent job this year and I think our kids deserve it. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, I’ve got a motion and a second. All right, the Chair recognizes th the Commissioner from the 8, state your inquiry. Mr. Garrett: Just real quick on this do we know where the funding for this is coming from? Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes Administrator Sims. Mr. Sims: We would have to discuss this with the Finance Department but it came out of Recreation and Parks last year’s budget. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, voting. Mr. Fennoy: I see some heads shaking, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: It came out of Contingency. It was $15,000 last year out of Contingency. Mr. Mayor: Okay all right, here’s what, here’s our posture. The matter that’s before us is approval of $20,000 dollars for the Sand Hills Community Program. And the Mayor Pro Tem is correct it came out of Contingency last year, that is correct. And so again whether it’s Contingency or Recreation and Parks each of those are appropriate sources. We’re going to vote. The Chair th recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: It’s my intention is to support this. I just think we should go ahead and specify where the funding will come from today. Mr. Mayor: All right Contingency --- Mr. Sias: Can we add that to the motion? Mr. Mayor: --- yeah, we can. All right, Administrator Sims. Mr. Sims: Yes, I was just following up with our Finance Director and she did indicate it was out of Contingency last year as well as it would be this year. Mr. Mayor: All right very well. 26 Mr. M. Williams: How much we got in there? Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk --- The Clerk: Yes, sir --- Mr. Mayor: --- the motion as I understand it is that a motion to approve funding the Sand Hills Summer Program from Contingency at $20,000 dollars. The Clerk: --- yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’ve got a motion and a second to that effect. The Chair recognizes the th Commissioner from the 8, state your inquiry. Mr. Garrett: Moving forward can we see that this gets put on the budget process for next year so we don’t have to go through these funding mechanisms? Mr. Mayor: All right, voting. Mr. M. Williams: Point of Order, Mr. Mayor. I just voted but I thought a Point of Order - -- Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’m going to recognize you. Mr. D. Williams and Mr. Clarke out. Motion Passes 8-0. Mr. Mayor: All right okay all right, the Chair’s going to recognize the Commissioner from th the 9 again. You’ve asked for a Point or Order. Are you pointing out a failure that we’ve had in terms of our meeting procedure? Mr. M. Williams: No, no, we’re going to get to procedures later, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: I mean that’s what a Point of Order is, sir. Mr. M. Williams: Well, a Point of Order, a point of clarity then, I’m sorry, I’m sorry I mean hey, you’re learning the rules, a point of clarity. Mr. Mayor: All right, what are your --- st Mr. M. Williams: The point is that the Commissioner from the 1 mentioned about how many youths was in Sand Hills and there was no programs. Well, we’ve got a Recreation Department and we’ve got no programs at Sand Hills. We’ve got an outside agency that’s coming in providing programs for the youth at Sand Hills which is a part of District 9 as well. So I’m making a point of clarity to find out or to make sure that Recreation steps in now for next year to try to provide some programs up there if there’s none now. Commissioner Fennoy brought it to 27 my attention just then so I wanted to make sure that we don’t sit here then next year have to go through the same thing because we ain’t got no programs and we’ve got a Recreation Department that’s supposed to be second to none. Mr. Mayor: I understand. All right, Madam Clerk --- The Clerk: Where are you heading, sir? Mr. Mayor: --- we’ll go to Number 31. The Clerk: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 31. Discuss the Commission’s Rules of Procedures. (Requested by Commissioner Marion Williams) th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and I’m glad you straightened me out on the Point of Order a few minutes ago. Specifically last meeting we talked about having a motion and a substitute motion. Well, that prompted me to put this on the agenda to talk about the rules and regulations of this body. There’s a lot of things that have been going on that don’t, it’s not consistent with the rules that this body is supposed to be working up under so I wanted this to be put on the agenda so we can discuss. You mentioned a few minutes ago that when we voted on the Compliance person going to Age-Friendly there would be another motion but you don’t get but two shots at this. That’s a motion and a substitute motion. If it fails you know you don’t come back unless you reconsider. Now if we reconsider that’s one thing. We could probably come up with another vote on something but there’s been too many times we’ve been had, I’ve got those, Mr. Mayor, thank you, I mean if we’re going to play with the common set of facts I need this before the meeting, I mean that’s what you always specify to us. So those rules are rules that I’ve been studying for a long time and I may not know them all but I’ve got them down pretty well. I just don’t think we’ve been operating the way the rules tell us to operate. One day we come in and do it one way the next day we come in and do it another way. I mean I think that’s wrong. I think that’s misleading to the people. We need to go by the same rules, same scenario. Susan McCord called me after the passing of Jim Wall who was our City Attorney at one time and I told Mr. Wall that we all need to play with the same ball. I said I can’t bounce a lead ball so Jim brought me a rubber ball put my name on it and told me he said, Commissioner, we’re all going to play with the same ball and I’ve still got that ball. And I don’t mind that as long as there’s a rule there ought to be a rule for everybody. There ought not be a rule for some then we decide that we don’t like what’s been said or like what’s being proposed and we change it. The other issue along with the rules the departments are going to doing some things that don’t come before this body. Last week we had an agenda item that came from the airport that they had approved that should’ve came to this body; we do the approving here. Just because they form a board out there and we appoint somebody to that board it still has to come to this board to this body to be approved. You may not like that; I didn’t put it in place. You have to talk the legislator who put all that in place. We operate, everything stops with this government here and if we don’t get a handle on it, Mr. Mayor, 28 I think we’re going to end up in a bad place so that’s why I’ve got this on here to discuss the rules. If you’ve got a copy of them maybe you want to enlighten us on some of the new stuff you’ve got. Mr. Mayor: No, I don’t think I’m capable. All right, the Chair recognizes the th Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. I will be brief. This meeting is kind of long enough already. But th I agree with my colleague from the 9 we should follow all of the rules and there are several rules in this rule book that we violate consistently and constantly. So I’ll be pointing those out along the way as we debate, discuss and hold meetings. I won’t hold this meeting up with it but each time it happens I’m going to point it out, thank you. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor --- th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: --- thank you, ma’am thank you, Mr. Mayor, I’m sorry. I stepped out for just a minute and I apologize to the body so are we about to discuss the rules as this agenda or did my colleague just have his say and that’s it, just had his say he had his say then I have no comments then. Mr. M. Williams: Mr. Mayor, if I can respond. I didn’t put it here for me to have my say. I pride myself on these rules. I had to learn them but this body had not followed these rules so I think we need to be discussed not just me having, I mean I don’t need to lecture you about the rules. I’m not the presiding officer. The stuff that’s been done that’s not been done correctly and then we act like everything if fine, we walk out of here and we done messed up. I had my say because I put it on the agenda but I’m willing to talk about any of them. Mr. Hasan: Motion to receive as information. Mr. Sias: Second. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Sorry, I made a motion to receive as information (unintelligible). Mr. Sias: (Inaudible) to be recognized. Mr. Mayor: That’s the way rules work. Mr. Sias: And I just broke one (unintelligible). th Mr. Mayor: The Commissioner from the 6 has made a motion. I’ll entertain a second. Mr. Sias: Second. 29 th Mr. Mayor: Okay, Madam Clerk, I have a motion from the Commissioner from the 6 to th receive as information and a second from the Commissioner from the 4, voting. Mr. M. Williams votes No. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 8-1. Mr. M. Williams: Point of Personal Privilege, Mr. Mayor. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9, state your inquiry. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, sir. Mr. Mayor, I didn’t put this on the agenda to just remind us. I remind us every time we have a meeting that if we’re in order or out of order. So I’m going to ask my Clerk to put this back on the agenda. By the rules I can do that and we’ll eventually discuss these rules and talk about each and every one of them and so we can hopefully get a handle on them and maybe to operate this government the way it’s supposed to be operated. Now if we can act, I’ve got all day in fact I’ve got nothing else to do. I ain’t in no hurry to go home. I ain’t no hurry to get down here. It don’t make no difference to me take as long as we need to do it to get it right. Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk, Number 32. The Clerk: PUBLIC SAFETY 32. Motion to approve the Inmate Medical Contract for the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to WELLPATH formally known as Correct Care Solutions at the initial cost of $2,210,621.50 for June 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019. RFP 18-200 (No recommendation from Public Safety Committee May 28, 2019) Mr. Hasan: Motion to approve. Mr. Frantom: Second. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. Motion to approve. Mr. Fennoy: Second. Mr. Sias: We’re going by the rules. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 7, the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Second. 30 Mr. Mayor: We’ve got a motion and a proper second. I’ve got a motion from the thth Commissioner from the 4 and a second from the Commissioner from the 7, voting. Mr. M. Williams abstains. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 8-0-1. Mr. Mayor: Madam Clerk Number 29. The Clerk: PLANNING 29. Motion to approve with the conditions stated below, a petition by Michael Thurman requesting a change of zoning from Zone R-1 (One-family Residential) to Zone P-1 (Professional) affecting property containing 0.19 acres and known as 1230 R.A. Dent Blvd. Tax Map 046-3-183-00-0 DISTRICT 1 The site shall not be available for parking until such time as all requirements have been met. Furthermore, the lot be fenced to prevent parking on the site, until such time as all site improvements can be executed; The applicant must start development of the parking lot within six (6) months or the property reverts to its previous zoning designation of residential use; residential use prevents the use of the property as a parking lot; The applicant must provide a detailed engineered Site Plan that meets all development regulations in place at the time of the submission of the site plan; The site, including all properties zoned in 2017, must be enclosed on all sides with a 6 ft. solid fence or wall. This includes the property lines adjacent to the railroad. Security lighting must be provided to adequately illuminate the parking area but must be directed away from the existing residential properties. A business license for the operation of a paid parking lot shall be acquired, prior to any parking on the site taking place. (Requested by Commissioner Brandon Garrett) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: I think we’re all familiar with this agenda item. We’ve seen it quite a few times before. There’s two additional parcels that have already rezoned through this Commission and this is the last piece that will complete this entire property. I think it’s a good improvement for the area. I think the applicant is here and I think he has a few words that he’d like to say as well as the new site plans. Mr. Mayor: All right okay, are you prepared to make a motion? Mr. Garrett: Yes, I make a motion that we approve this. Ms. Davis: Second. Mr. Mayor: Okay, I’ve got a motion and a second. All right, the Chair will recognize the Director of Planning and the applicant, if you’ll come forward to my left. All right, I want to hear from the Planning Director first if you’ll tell us what our state of play is. 31 Mr. Sherman: Okay, as Commissioner Garrett has said this has been before you this is the third time. The Planning Commission heard this as a application to rezone the property to Professional to allow for a parking lot. As I described to you before, it’s somewhat shaped like a horseshoe along Augusta Avenue. The top of it is the piece that was missing and again that’s what’s before you is to rezone that to P-1. The legs of the horseshoe say were approved back in October of ’17 by the Commission for the parking lot. This was before you in November and there was no action. It was sent back to the committee again it was put before you and then there was a request that we meet with the neighbors and we did that and it was back before you on January the th 7 of this year. The neighbors, there were approximately 20 neighbors there, 15 to 20 neighbors. They generally were opposed to having the parking lot in their neighborhood. They were particularly opposed to or were concerned about the stormwater runoff. We brought that back to you again at the January meeting, no action was taken. Since then the applicant has met with the engineering department. They worked out an engineering solution for the stormwater rather than taking it to the, you may want to explain that but anyway they’re going to take it to a system that has the capacity to carry this additional runoff and that’s where we are. Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes Mr. Thurman. Mr. Thurman: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, one thing I want to start out just to make very clear we did get permission to do parking on the two other parcels so we have the ability now to make two separate parking lots. Our desire is to make one so that you don’t have traffic competing towards each other on Augusta Avenue and also to make the ingress/egress much easier. By doing this you’ll have the entrance will be by the daycare center and the exit will be right across Bogg Avenue which will then take people to the Laney Stadium and out to Laney Walker Boulevard so they actually won’t have to enter the neighborhood whatsoever. And like he was saying earlier, we solved the problem with water because just across the street and a little bit down is the, is a much larger stormwater system that has capacity to take our water so we’ll actually be helping the neighborhood in their overtaxed system by taking some from it that is currently going in it now and taking it over to a whole separate stormwater system. Another question that was raised is the lighting and all the lighting will be pointed away from the neighbor’s houses. There was one neighbor in particular at the meeting who was a bit upset about the lighting situation and actually went by took a picture of it but they have a Georgia Power light in their backyard. So I would be happy to share some of our light with them if they want to have their disconnected. But we want to be good neighbors and we want to make sure that we do the best of our ability to answer any problems that anybody may have. st Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Yes, I understand you have taken your project back to Engineering. Have you taken it back to the neighbors, the people who live in the neighborhood? Mr. Thurman: No, sir, we have not --- Mr. Fennoy: Okay --- 32 Mr. Thurman: --- their only complaint was the stormwater damage so I mean the flood so we’ve taken care of that. Mr. Fennoy: --- the complaint that I heard is that they don’t want a parking lot in their neighborhood. Mr. Thurman: That’s already been approved though. It’s not a parking lot where here for it’s the connecting piece to whether it’s one that has an in and an out or two separate ones. I’ve already been approved for a parking lot, it’s just whether one or two. Mr. Fennoy: So when you presented this to the neighbors, what was their response? Mr. Thurman: That they didn’t want more traffic in the neighborhood which by the design I’m saying there won’t be any extra cars in their neighborhood because it all stays right there in that section. Mr. Fennoy: Well, if they don’t want any more traffic and what you’re presenting now will eliminate that, why haven’t you taken it back to the neighborhood? Mr. Thurman: Because I felt like the deed was just to respond to their problem they presented and come here and get it passed. Mr. Fennoy: What I heard from the people in the neighborhood is that they don’t want under any conditions a parking lot in their neighborhood. And just for the press my objection to this has nothing to do with your running for the District 1 seat so I want to make that perfectly clear that one has nothing to do with the other. It’s about the wishes of the neighbors and what they want. And I respect the wishes of the neighbors not all the time but most of time and I can’t support this project. Mr. Thurman: This will actually bring some of the cars that may be parking in the parking lots that are in the neighborhood and give them a place to park closer so it could actually lessen the amount of cars going in the neighborhood. Mr. Fennoy: I’ve got one more question, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: All right (inaudible). Mr. Fennoy: After this didn’t go through the last time there was a bunch of, not a bunch but there were three or four big pipes and a mud hole right next to the daycare center and a sign that said that call this number to find out who was responsible for this. Did you have anything to do with that? Mr. Thurman: I certainly did. I wanted them to know that the Commission was giving me some issues, was not passing what we were trying to do. People were wanting to park on that lot and they were unable to so you’ve been slowing down my ability to do it so I wanted them to call the Commissioners just like you do for anything that you propose to this body. Like you mentioned 33 the other day about the ambulance service at Saturday’s meeting. If you want a parking lot here call this number let the Commissioners know that you’re for or against it. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 9. Mr. M. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I was at that meeting as well, we had a meeting and had to get a place arranged to have it at. Rev. K.B. Martin at the Antioch Baptist Church allowed us to use his facility; the neighbors had been truly, truly upset about what is taking place. Someone said well the train tracks is already going through there and the lights from the train is coming through. Mr. Thurman wants to put some lights that he says is going to shine away from the houses. I don’t know how you’re going to have a light in the parking lot that’s going to shine away from the houses but the people over there have been suffering for a long, long, long time and they are sick and tired of being sick and tired. It really bothers me and I understand this is a business decision for him but it’s the livelihood of those people that live there who can’t do anything about the train. If they could they would have. Not just the noise of the train because you get accustomed to that but the train, the Medical College of Georgia built a facility over there that some of the taxpayers’ money went into the stadium. The garbage men can’t pick up the garbage because of the parking situation. People may complain even their driveway being blocked. I think MCG ought to be made to build a parking deck, those people that work in there at MCG, Augusta State they really took advantage of those people who may don’t even have a car have to catch a taxi or maybe by a ride. I do not support this. I would never support it because of the fact the neighbors have come out in numbers saying this is not want they want in their neighborhood. And I don’t think any of us would want a parking lot built next to our homes and say we’re going to turn the lights away from you so it won’t shine on you. The water is one issue that’s just one of the issues so I find this strange that this has been turned down three different times but it keeps coming back. I don’t understand Planning and Zoning. How can it continue to come back without at least a year or two or something? And maybe that comes from this body, Mr. Mayor. We’ve got to put something in place where people can’t just keep coming back over and over and over. They’re going to be persistent; it’s going to wear us down to make that we do that. Mr. Thurman don’t agree on this and I understand that. It’s a business thing for him but I’m not going to allow him to have a business in the community to upset the neighborhood that people have come out and spoken very loudly and very clear about what they don’t want in their neighborhood. And if you’re going to break the community up and put a parking lot in the middle of a neighborhood because you want to make money, I’m sorry Mr. Mayor, I can’t support it. I’m going to make a substitute motion that we deny this for the final time. Mr. Fennoy: Second. th Mr. Mayor: Okay, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor and first to my colleagues, about a week ago I had several phone calls from members in the neighborhood and couple of them were expressing to me in no uncertain terms at this particular time they don’t have a problem with the parking lot. And in fairness to Mr. Thurman I voted against it every time but I also voted in favor of the initial property because I hope you don’t missing what he’s already telling you we already approved the parking lot. This is not what we want it to look like. You know we’ve already done 34 that. We can do it and make it a singular space or it can be multiple spaces; we already done that. Now so what I did Saturday I went to another resident’s home and spoke about what their concerns were. Their concerns were about the runoff right there by their property. So what I did at that particular time and I done it this morning and Dr. Hameed is there now back there now, Mr. Mayor, I spoke with him about what his intentions are because as you heard much earlier they have consulting with our Engineering Department. Now our Engineering Department Dr. Hameed is confident that the plan that has them looking at now that would divert the runoff into another direction. But at the same time the biggest culprit there, the biggest culprit there is the city. The sewer, I won’t say sewer stormwater. Commissioner Sias just told me the difference, I still ain’t learned. The stormwater drain that belongs to us right immediately from the property it has been disconnected so in many ways the city is causing the flooding more so than the property is. And Dr. Hameed also says he has a remedy for that but that remedy would not be in place as an absolute as they’re fixing this but to divert the water with the plan that he has in hand and he showed me this morning that it will be sufficient until the city it’s job around there in terms of the storm drain there. We have three storm drains right there and the main one that’s facing it’s at the back of property where the property runs off to it has been totally disconnected and so the city is at fault in this and Dr. Hameed said we’ve got to fix those things. So with that, Mr. Mayor, I just wanted to just you know us looking at it the neighbors I spoke with said if we can get those things resolved they’re fine with it and I’ve had that conversation as early as today once again. th Mr. Mayor: All right, Commissioner from the 9 offered a substitute motion the Chair st recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Second. th Mr. Mayor: All right, the Commissioner from the 9 has made a substitute to deny. The nd,st Commissioner from the 2 the Commissioner from the 1 has seconded that. We’ll take this up first and then we’ll move to the main motion that has already been made okay? All right, we’re voting on the substitute and that is to deny, voting. Mr. Fennoy and Mr. M. Williams vote Yes. Ms. Davis, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom and Mr. Clarke vote No. Mr. Sias abstains. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 2-6-1. Mr. Mayor: All right, we are back to the main motion which is to approve. The thrd Commissioner from the 8 made the motion and the distinguished lady from the 3 the rd Commissioner from the 3 seconded that. That’s what we’re voting on, voting. Ms. Davis, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy and Mr. M. Williams vote No. Mr. Sias abstains. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 6-2-1. 35 Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk 34. The Clerk: APPOINTMENTS 34. Consider recommendations of appointments/reappointments by the Richmond Board of Health of the following: (Requested by Commissioner Sammie Sias) 1) Deborah Presnell seat #5 Recommendation from the RC BOH (to be re-appointed) If re- appointed, this will be her last term on the Board (Term: 01/01/2019 – 12/31/22) 2) Cheryl Newman set #9 Recommendation from the RC BOH (Member-at-large (to be re- appointed) Term: 01/01/2019 – 12/31/22) 3) Jack Padgett seat #11 (vacated by Rosa Clemons) Member-at-large (needs to be appointed) (Term: 01/01/2019 – 12/31/22) formerly served as Board of Education representative. th Mr. Mayor: Okay the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir. On these particular appointments with the Board of Health these are reappointments that they have requested Items 1, 2, 3. I’m going to touch on Item 3. Mr. Padgett originally from the School Board has served on the board for quite a while and there was consideration for one of my colleagues for someone else to be considered for that seat. So if it’s not inappropriate at this time I would make a motion to approve person number one and person two in this category one, two, three and have discussion on the third one. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Second. Mr. Hasan: (Unintelligible) change the rules on those? Mr. Sias: Got to be recognized. Mr. Mayor: All right, I’ve got a motion to appoint the individual in slot one and slot two - -- The Clerk: Reappoint. Mr. Mayor: --- reappoint those individuals and that’s supported by a second from the th Mayor Pro Tem. Any further discussion? The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Mr. Mayor, is it time for three? Do I need can I make a let this one pass and come back for Item 3 that’s there? 36 Mr. Mayor: Well, the debate, we’re in the debate mode right now. Mr. Sias: (Unintelligible). Mr. Mayor: All right continue, you yield? Mr. Hasan: Yeah, I yield if we’re going to come back. th Mr. Mayor: Okay, all right the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: I requested and there was no objection, sir, that we do the slots one and two and there was a motion for that and then come back and discuss three. Mr. Mayor: All right, is that discussion today or at a time to be determined? Mr. Sias: After this motion, sir. Mr. Mayor: Okay. All right, so what I’m hearing is we’re voting on reappointing the persons in slot one and slot two, Madam Clerk. All right voting. Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy votes No. Mr. M. Williams abstains. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 7-1-1. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: Thank you, sir and per our discussion if you look at the other items the board actually requested the first two and then an individual requested the slot three was requested by the individual and I also know that my colleagues had someone they wanted to consider for that seat. So with that being said, sir, I ask that we look at Item 3/Agenda Item 35 for consideration of selection of one of those folks for that slot. Mr. Hasan: Second. Mr. Mayor: All right, hold on a minute, hold on a minute. All right, so --- Mr. Hasan: I’m one of those slow learners, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: --- hold on. All right, Madam Clerk, what we’re going to do is we’re going to go to Item 35. I think the proper thing for us to do is go to Item 35 we’ve acted on 34 which was the appointment the reappointment the individuals in slots one and two. The Clerk: 37 APPOINTMENTS 35. Appoint Ms. Antonia Artry to the open seat formerly held by Ms. Rosa Clemons on the Richmond County Board of Health. (Requested by Ben Hasan) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, I make a motion to appoint Ms. Antonia Artry to the Richmond County Board of Health replacing Ms. Rosa Clemons. Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Mayor Pro Tem: Second. th Mr. Mayor: All right, I’ve got a motion from the Commissioner from the 6 and a second from the Mayor Pro Tem to appoint Antonia Artry to the open seat, voting. Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy and Mr. M. Williams abstain. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 7-0-2. Mr. Mayor: Number 36. The Clerk: APPOINTMENTS 36. Motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Wayne Gossage to the Augusta Economic Development Authority to fill the seat formerly held by Ulmer Bridges. (Requested by Commissioner Brandon Garrett) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 8. Mr. Garrett: I make a motion to approve Mr. Wayne Gossage to the Augusta Economic Authority. Mr. B. Williams: Second, oh excuse me, sir. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 5. Mr. B. Williams: I second that. Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion to appoint Wayne Gossage to the Augusta Economic th Authority with a proper second from the Commissioner from the 5, voting uh suspend, suspend. st The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. 38 Mr. Fennoy: Ms. Bonner --- The Clerk: Yes, sir --- Mr. Fennoy: --- he doesn’t have a The Clerk: --- talent bank --- Mr. Fennoy: --- yeah, I don’t think so. Mr. Garrett: He submitted one. The Clerk: --- he submitted one, we have one on file for him. It should’ve been in the book, but we received it in the office, I’ll send it to you. Mr. Fennoy: Okay. The Clerk: Girl Scout’s honor we got this. I had him send it to me so, I am today I figured it’d help. Mr. Mayor: Okay voting. Ms. Davis, Mr. Sias, Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Hasan, Mr. Frantom, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Clarke vote Yes. Mr. Fennoy and Mr. M. Williams abstain. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 7-0-2. Mr. Mayor: Item Number 37. The Clerk: APPOINTMENTS 37. Motion to approve the reappointment of Steven Kendrick to the Augusta Economic Development Authority. (Requested by Commissioner Ben Hasan) th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 6. Mr. Hasan: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, the motion to reappoint Steven Kendrick to the Augusta Economic Development Authority. th Mr. Mayor: The Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 4. Mr. Sias: I second. 39 Mr. Mayor: I’ve got a motion and a second to reappoint Steven Kendrick to the Augusta st EDA. All right, the Chair recognizes the Commissioner from the 1. Mr. Fennoy: Ms. Bonner --- The Clerk: Yes, sir --- Mr. Fennoy: I don’t see a --- The Clerk: I figured you’d say that and I’ve got it with me. Yeah, I, let’s see and I didn’t realize Mr. Gossage was not there but we do have Mr. Kendrick and it’s on file here in this stack somewhere but we have Mr. Kendrick. Mr. Fennoy: --- true Scout’s honor. The Clerk: Yes sir, yes sir. Mr. Mayor: All right, so I’ve got a motion and a second, voting. Mr. M. Williams abstains. Mr. D. Williams out. Motion Passes 8-0-1. Mr. Mayor: All right, Madam Clerk, I believe that that is at least on the agenda all the business before us today. The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor: If there is no objection, this meeting is adjourned. \[MEETING ADJOURNED\] Lena Bonner Clerk of Commission CERTIFICATION: I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of The Augusta Richmond County Commission held on June 4, 2019. ______________________________ Clerk of Commission 40