Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, February 04, 2025 2:00 PM INVOCATION Dr. Michael Mitchell, Senior Pastor, Restoration Ministries PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DELEGATION(S) A. Mr. Joe Edge regarding the Historic Preservation Commission's recent hearing regarding 802 Greene Street located in Downtown Augusta. B. Mr. Dave Barbee regarding property located at 802 Greene Street. C. Mr. Brian Green regarding amending our local government and City Charter. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-15) PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Motion to approve the first amendment to, and assignment of, the BA Augusta LLC lease agreement, to NetJets Services, Inc. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 2. Motion to approve request for the waiver of the $900.00 fee waiver for rental of the Jessye Norman Amphitheater. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 3. Motion to approve A.N. 25-01 – New Location: Requesting Consumption on Premises for Liquor, Beer and Wine with Sunday Sales, Michael Parrish applicant for Tee It Up Indoor Golf, LLC, located at 3626 Walton Way Extension. District 3, Super District 10 (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 4. Motion to approve A.N. 25-04 – New Location: Requesting Consumption on Premises for Liquor, Beer and Wine, Edward Henderson Jr. applicant for A&E Sports Bar and Lounge, located at 2623 Deans Bridge Road. District 2, Super District 9 (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 5. Motion to approve Good Human Solutions, a contractor, for a Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Project to be located at 2625 Oakland Avenue. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 6. Motion to approve Executive Hiring Strategy. (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 7. Motion to deny contract award and rebid for one (1) Contractor-3 Zones 2) optional recycle, street sweeping and mosquito control 3) extension of current contracts for four (4) months. Residential Waste & Recyclable Collection Service Contract (25-900) to two (2) waste hauling firms, Georgia Waste System LLC (GWS) and Coastal Waste Recycling, Inc. (Coastal), GWS Serving Service Zone 1 and Coastal Serving Service Zones 2 & 3, at service schedule & rates presented in the Financial Impact Section of this agenda item. The contract award is contingent upon receipt of signed contract, insurance, and other relevant documents. The Contract is effective January 1, 2025 ending December 31, 2034 with an option to renew for two additional two-year terms. Also, approve the residential waste mandatory collection service new rate at $440 per parcel account to cover the cost of waste collection & incidental environmental services effective January 1, 2025. Both unit rates (waste hauler & Augusta mandatory collection) are subject to an automatic three (3) percent yearly escalation effective January 1, 2026. RFP 25- 900/AE (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 28, 2025) 8. Motion to approve setting a deadline for the governing body to finalize their Charter Committee selections by February 18, 2025. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 28, 2025) 9. Motion to approve referring to the Administrator for review and report back in ninety (90) days the matter of creating three (3) Constituent Services Liaisons / Commission Assistant positions. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 28, 2025) 10. Motion to approve an addition of $107,925.00 to purchase order 23CSA007 to cover the costs of the development of design and construction documents for the new Richmond County Correctional Institute facility by IPG, Incorporated – Architects & Planners in c/o with EMC Engineering Services. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee January 28, 2025). ENGINEERING SERVICES 11. Motion to approve directing Planning & Development in collaboration with Environmental Services to review a chronic nuisance ordinance to address blighted properties. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 28, 2025) 12. Motion to approve proposal from Ardurra Group, Inc to provide additional engineering services to the sewer design for the Hicks Water Treatment Plant Filter #4 Rehabilitation. (PO #23AUA199) (Approved by Engineering Services Committee January 28, 2025) FINANCE 13. Motion to approve Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance with Safety National Casualty with statutory limits and a $1,000,000 Self Insured Retention (SIR – otherwise known as the deductible) to cover all positions for a premium of $573,929. (Approved by Finance Committee January 28, 2025) 14. Motion to approve Amendment to the Master Services Agreement with ADP for Additional Payroll Services (Approved by Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 15. Motion to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2025 Commission Meeting.  ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 16-21) PUBLIC SERVICES 16. A.N. 25-06 – New Location: Consumption on Premises Liquor, Beer and Dance, Alfonzo Dagget applicant for Eclipse Restaurant and Lounge, LLC, located at 3036 Deans Bridge Road. District 5, Super District 9 (No recommendation from Public Services Committee January 28, 2025) 17. Motion to approve A.N. 25-05 – Existing Location, New Ownership: Retail Package Beer and Wine, Karthik Allati applicant for Shree Laxmi Narayan Supermarket, Inc. D/B/A/ Green Street Super Market, located at 2 Greene Steet. District 1, Super District 9 (Approved by Public Services Committee January 13, 2025 deferred from the January 23, 2025 Commission Mtg.) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 18. Motion to approve contract with Holland & Knight LLP for State Lobbying and Legislative Representation Services. 19. Receive as information an update to Administrative Rule 11, Augusta Inclement Weather/Emergency Condition Administrative Rule. 20. Motion to approve the reclassification of the EMA Deputy Director position to an EMA Director, at a salary grade 31, and allocate contingency for the additional salary. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 21. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.