Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, September 03, 2024 2:00 PM INVOCATION Reverend Vanessa Stanley, Interim Pastor, Thankful Baptist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DELEGATION(S) A. Mr. Oliver Page regarding the recognition of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, to increase prostate cancer awareness in Richmond County and highlight a local support group that offers camaraderie, support and resources. B. Christina & Alvin Watson- Bike Bike Baby regarding bringing Mardi Gras to Augusta. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-10) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 1. Motion to approve award of contract to Horizon Construction and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $285,000.00 to demolish and renovate Phase 1 of Fleming Park. ITB 24-164. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee August 27, 2024) 2. Motion to approve the reinstatement of 1% budget cut from the Central Services Department Y24 budget. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee August 27, 2024) 3. Motion to approve the recruitment process for the Parks & Recreation Department Director be closed; receive the five candidates and interview them within the next three weeks. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee August 27, 2024) ENGINEERING SERVICES 4. Motion to approve contracting with Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, LLC (GMC) to provide engineering services for Utilities Department’s Fort Eisenhower 47th Street Lift Station Replacement project. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee August 27, 2024) 5. Motion to approve tasking the Administrator with coming up with a strategic plan for lot maintenance including city owned, land bank, and private owned lots. Include the following departments and offices Code Enforcement, Engineering, Land Bank, and Marshal's Office. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee August 27, 2024) FINANCE 6. Motion to approve the request to reinstate the 1% budget reduction in Superior Court’s 2024 budget. (Approved by Finance Committee August 27, 2024) 7. Motion to approve directing the Administrator and the Procurement Department to work with the Law Department to bring back a recommended Policy after a review of the current credit card policy and to reimburse the submitted expenses of the Mayor that were confirmed by his Chief of Staff as business expenses and that the Mayor receive a credit card for his use in the meantime under the current policy while a determination is made concerning the establishment of the limits on the credit card. (Approved by Finance Committee August 27, 2024) 8. Motion to approve a request from Ms. Nancy Glaser, Executive Director of the Augusta Museum of History, regarding the reinstatement of the 2024 1% cut for the budgets of the Augusta Museum of History and the Ezekiel Harris House; and the restatement of the 1% budget cut for the Lucy Craft Laney Museum. (Approved by Finance Committee August 27, 2024) 9. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department's (HCD's) request to transfer budget funds of $121,000 from Salary/Benefits object 51 codes to object code 5239112 for temporary workforce expenditures. (Approved by Finance Committee August 27, 2024) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 10. Motion to approve the minutes of the regular Commission Meeting held August 20, 2024 and Special Called Meeting held August 27, 2024. ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 11-16) PUBLIC SERVICES 11. A.N. 24-39 – Existing Location, New Ownership: Consumption on Premises Liquor, Beer and Wine with Dance, Artesha Warren applicant, located at 1289 Broad Street. District 1, Super District 9(Lack meeting quorum August 27, 2024) 12. Presentation by Garian Henry regarding lack of appropriate funding towards education, not enough awareness towards children with special needs, lack of teachers and classrooms designed to accommodate children on spectrums, investment of money in private sectors, teachers’ salaries and better buses and allowing parents to place children in better schools.(Lack meeting quorum August 27, 2024) 13. Motion to approve the Planning & Development Department amending the Occupational Tax Business License Ordinance concerning transient vendors licenses. (Lack meeting quorum August 27, 2024) FINANCE 14. Motion to approve resolution adopting the 2024 millage rates for County-Wide General Fund Maintenance and Operations, the Urban Services District, the Capital Outlay Fund, the Fire  Protection Fund, and the Blythe Fire District Maintenance and Operations Fund as shown on the accompanying schedule. PUBLIC SAFETY 15. Motion to approve the Mutual Aid Agreement between Augusta, Georgia and Columbia County, Georgia and to authorize the mayor to execute the appropriate documents. (Lack meeting quorum August 27, 2024) LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 16. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.