Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:00 PM INVOCATION Pastor John Sebby, Senior Pastor, Wildwood Christian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RECOGNITION(S) A. Congratulations! 2025 January Years of Service (YOS) 25–50-year recipients. DELEGATION(S) B. Mr. Moses Todd, I Love Augusta - Discuss House Bill 581, Augusta Richmond County Georgia opt in with the voters. C. Mr. Brian Green relative to the necessity of outreach, and public information. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-24) PLANNING 1. Final Plat – S-996 – Knox Place – Phase 1 – A petition by Civil Design Solutions on behalf of South Augusta Land Holdings LLC requesting final plat approval for Knox Place – Phase 1 containing 106 lots, located at 2420 Willis Foreman Road. Tax Map #194-1-001-00-0. Reviewing agency approval 01/08/2025 2. SE-25-02 – A petition by Tammy Prosper requesting a special exception per Section 26-1(i) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to establish a privately owned and operated recreational facility affecting 1.49 acres located at 1712 and 1714 Barton Chapel Road. Tax Map #’s 054-0- 033-00-0 & 054-0-035-00-0. Zoned R-1B (One-Family Residential) PUBLIC SERVICES 3. Motion to approve the 2024/2025 Food Services Agreement with G.A. FOOD Services of Pinellas County, LLC. (Approved by Public Services Committee February 11, 2025) 4. Motion to approve the Daniel Field Airport DBE Amended Plan and approval of Mayor Johnson signing the DBE Amended Plan. (Approved by Public Services Committee February 11, 2025) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 5. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to partner with Honnete Habitats (HH) to develop nine (9) multi-family units, identified as six (6) lots: 1241, 1243, 1247, 1249, 1251, and 1257 12th Street within the Laney Walker/Bethlehem combined into a single parcel. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) 6. Motion to approve HCD's request of recommendation of award for the RFQ Item #23-229 to Augusta Partnership for Children in compliance and direction of the Augusta Procurement Department as a sub-recipient to the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant. RFQ 23-229. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) 7. Motion to approve HCD's request of recommendation of award for the RFQ Item #23-230 to Medical Associates Plus in compliance and direction of the Augusta Procurement Department as a sub-recipient to the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) 8. Motion to reject the unsolicited proposal for the revitalization of the Dyess Park Community Center. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) 9. Motion to approve utilizing state contract (#SWC 99999-SPD-ES40199373-002) for the purchase of two vehicles, at a total cost of $102,213 from Allan Vigil Ford for the Engineering department. A 2025 Ford F150 using SPLOST VIII and a 2025 Ford PHEV Escape using NPDES Permit Fees which has a fund balance of $45,364.16 and is recorded as un-reserved and un- designated.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) 10. Motion to approve salary compensation for two FT staff persons - Lead Hazard Control Supervisor at $65,000 and Lead Environmental Control Specialist at $60,000 (concurrent with the term of grant)/provide supplemental pay (where applicable) for all affected employees. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025) ENGINEERING SERVICES 11. Motion to approve to purchase video surveillance security systems for three locations along the August Canal as a sole Source Procurement in the amount of $90,854.66.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 12. Motion to approve Augusta Utilities Purchase of SmartWorks MDM for AMI Data Integration as a sole source procurement from Systems and Software in the amount of $607,000.00 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 13. Motion to approve the Dedication of Water Distribution and Gravity Sanitary Sewer Systems for Townhomes at Windsor, Phase 2.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 14. Motion to approve supplement funding (supplement 3) in amount not to exceed $15.4 million for Hurricane Helene Debris Removal services with Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. AE/ 24-915. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 15. Motion to approve supplement funding (supplement 4) in amount not to exceed $1,271,856.54 for Hurricane Helene Debris Removal Monitoring Services with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc (GMC). Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. AE/ 24- 916 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 16. Motion to approve supplement funding (SA1) in amount not to exceed $874,319.88 for Hurricane Helene debris removal coordination support services with Infrastructure Systems Management, LLC. Also approve use General Fund-fund balance to fund these services. AE/22- 304 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 17. Motion to approve supplemental funding to Hussy Gay Bell (HGB) in the amount of $30,000 ($10,000/ea) for the Augusta Engineering Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Operational Efficiency of Various Intersections Projects (PI 0012866, PI 0012867, and PI 0012868) Construction Phase Services (CEI). AE / RFQ 17-127.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) P350506 – SA#4 Barton Chapel Rd @ Gordon Hwy P350536 – SA #5 Wheeler Road from I-20 – Augusta West P350539 – SA #4 Wheeler Road @ Roberts C. Daniel Parkway 18. Motion to approve continued funding of the current “On-Call Property Appraisal and Acquisition Services for Augusta Engineering” Contract in the amount of $350,000. AE / RFP 22- 147. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) 19. Motion to approve and award Preliminary Engineering Initial Concept Phase (PE-Phase1A) of the Design Consultant Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KH) in the amount of $192,690.35 for the RC ITS Master Plan Improvements and Emergency Vehicles & Transit Preemption System–Part II Projects. Award is contingent upon receipt of signed agreement and associated documents. AE/ RFQ 24-218 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025) FINANCE 20. Motion to adopt resolution of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission approving Public Finance Authority issue of tax-exempt bond not to exceed $175,000,000, a portion of this amount will be used to finance costs of the acquisition of educational assets and associated operations from STVT-AAI Education Inc.(Approved by Finance Committee February 11, 2025) PUBLIC SAFETY 21. Motion to approve Task Order #1 with a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000 for Hurricane Helene Cost Recovery Services through Tetra Tech. RFP 24-917.(Approved by Public Safety Committee February 11, 2025) PENSION & AUDIT COMMITTEE 22. Authorize application for determination for adopters of modified non-standardized pre- approved plan. The most recently approved restatement of the GMEBS plan II includes provisions that are not part of the standard (pre-approved) GMEBS basic plan document, adoption agreement and addendum. Because the addendum contains non- standard plan provisions, Augusta must obtain an separate determination letter from the IRS addressing the addendum. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 23. Motion to approve the minutes of February 4, 2025 Commission Meeting minutes. 24. Motion to approve the appointment of Chip Matson to the Historic Augusta Preservation Commission representing District 3. (Requested by Commissioner Catherine McKnight)  ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 25-28) ENGINEERING SERVICES 25. Motion to approve entering Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Augusta Canal Authority for installation and construction of a pedestrian trail and bridge along/over the Augusta Canal to create opportunities for greater access to Public Levee Trail. Also, authorize Mayor to sign attached MOU document. (Requested by the Augusta Canal Authority) APPOINTMENT(S) 26. Consider the following recommendations from the Augusta-Richmond County Legislative Delegation for Chairperson of the Richmond County Board of Elections. 1. Lynn Bailey 2. Eugene Beverly 3. Mary Jones ADMINISTRATOR 27. Discuss and approve path forward for HB 581 (Floating Homestead Tax Exemption). LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 28. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.