Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, April 01, 2025 2:00 PM INVOCATION Reverend Mark Maund, Pastor, Riverview Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DELEGATION(S) A. Ms. Kathy Randolph and Kerry Bridges regarding Energy Efficiency Big Check Presentation relative to the partnership with Georgia Power and TRANE. B. Mr. Moses Todd discuss wastewater treatment contract automatic renewal with ESG. C. Mr. Melvin Kelly to discuss youth activities/homelessness. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-24) PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Motion to approve Masters 2025 Van Rentals FOR Augusta Regional Airport. (Approved by the Augusta Aviation Commission March 20, 2025) (Requested by Commissioner Don Clark) (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 2. Motion to approve A.N. 25-15 – Existing Location, New Ownership: Retail Package Beer and Wine, Innaiah Yenumula applicant for Shoppers Stop, 1649 Olive Road, District 1, Super District 9 (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 3. Motion to approve A.N. 25-16 – New Location: Consumption on Premises Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales. Robert Shawn Moseley applicant for Emil’s LLC, located at 902 Broad Street. District 1, Super District 9 (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 4. Motion to approve A.N.25-17 – New Ownership: Consumption on remises Bear, Wine, & Sunday Sales, Manish Kumar N. Patel applicant for Homesuites by Hilton Augusta (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 5. Motion to approve A.N. 25-18 – New Location: Consumption on Premises Bear & Wine with Sunday Sales, Lawrence McDaniels applicant for MSW&W Cooperative LLC, doing business as Trellis Coffee Bar located at 1902 Walton Way, District, Super District.10 (Approved by Public Safety Committee March 25, 2025) 6. Motion to approve A.N. 25-19- Existing Location: Adding Retail Package for Wine, Henry Schafer applicant for ILBI (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 7. Motion to approve a request by Edward K. Knight for Massage Operator’s License to be used in connection with Wright Bodywork & Wellness Inc. located at 807 Shartom Drive, Augusta GA 30907. District 7, Super District 10.(Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) 8. Motion to approve additional funding in the amount $61,000 for seasonal workers/ operational costs and capital outlay cost for vehicle and sprayer in the amount of $48,0006 associated with the Mosquito Control Program funded from Contingency as recommended by staff. (Approved by Public Services Committee March 25, 2025) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 9. Motion to approve the purchase of six Ford F150s, at a total cost of $277,027.44 from Akins Dodge Ford for the Utilities department. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee March 25, 2025) 10. Motion to approve the purchase of one forklift, at a total cost of $37,184 from Atlanta Forklifts for the Augusta Utilities Department. (Bid #25-138) (Approved by Administrative Services Committee March 25, 2025) ENGINEERING SERVICES 11. Motion to approve Amendment to the Contract with ESG Operations, Inc. for the Operation of Water Pollution Control Facilities and approve an additional 5 year extension of the Contract. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 12. Motion to approve the continued funding of the current On-Call Field and Laboratory Testing for Soil and Construction Material, and Geotechnical Inspection and Investigation (CMT Geotech) Services contract in the amount of $253,950.00 for Road Paving 2024-2025 construction. MC2 assigned to Road Paving 2024-2025 construction material testing & special inspection services. AE/RFP 19-179.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 13. Motion to approve Supplementing (SA5) Construction Contract of Landfill Phase 3 Cell3B2 Unfinished Liner-Part3 Construction Services to Morgan Corp. Also, approve supplemental funding for $1,000,000.00 for completing Cell3B2-Part3 construction. AE/RFP 21- 183 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 14. Motion to approve Augusta Utilities Contract With Itron For Advanced Metering Infrastructure (RFP 24-261). The requested is for a five (5) year contract with the option to extend for five (5) additional years with Commission approval.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 15. Approve the purchase through a sole source procurement for the Procore (web-based technology) for Augusta Engineering Infrastructure TIA & Other projects construction management. Also Approve funds in the amount of $46,955.52 for this service annual usage. / AE 16. Motion to approve proposal from HDR, Inc to provide additional engineering services to fulfill the requirements of the EPA Lead and Copper Rule Revision Water Service Line Inventory (PO 24AUA124) (Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 17. Motion to approve the purchase through a sole source procurement for the Opticom Miovision Emergency Preemption System for the TIA Intelligent Transportation System project (Project RC07-0151, PI#001726). Approve funds in the amount of $599,030.50. Also, authorize the mayor to sign and execute the contract. AE (Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 18. Motion to determine that portion of Woodson Lane as shown on the attached plat and consisting of approximately .32 acre, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it or that its removed from the county road system is otherwise in the best public interest, and a public hearing shall be held regarding the issue of abandonment pursuant to O.C.G.A. 32 -7-2, with the abandoned property to be quit-claimed to the appropriate party(ies).(Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) 19. Motion to determine that portion of Dogwood Terrace Apartments ,approximately 940 feet of Fifteenth Ave, 326 feet of Dudley Street, 1264 feet of First Avenue, 1155 feet of Second Avenue, 1393 feet of Third Avenue, 722 feet of Leonard Drive and 877 feet of Old Savannah Road as shown on the attached plat, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it or that its removed from the county road system is otherwise in the best public interest, and a public hearing shall be held regarding the issue of abandonment pursuant to O.C.G.A. 32 -7-2, with the abandoned property to be quit-claimed to the appropriate party(ies).(Approved by Engineering Services Committee March 25, 2025) FINANCE 20. Motion to approve recommendation to approve a 3-year contract with Georgia Administrative Services, to provide Third Party Administrative Services for Workers Compensation in the amount of $273,000, effective June 1, 2025. (RFP 25-123) (Approved by Finance Committee March 27, 2025) 21. Motion to approve the 2025 Budget Amendment for Personnel in the amount of $50,000.00. This item was approved by the Augusta Aviation Commission on February 27, 2025. (Approved by Finance Committee March 25, 2025) PUBLIC SAFETY 22. Motion to approve the replacement of obsolete computer equipment (laptops, computers, servers, printers, scanners, switches, routers, VOIP phones, virtual environment, backup solutions, analog gateways, other telecommunication devices, security appliances, uninterrupted power supplies, radios, and MDTs) as well as the purchase of any related required computer software upgrades, cloud storage, and server resources. APPOINTMENT(S) 23. Motion to approve the appointment of Ms. Kay Roland to the Augusta Aviation Commission representing District 9. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 24. Motion to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2025 Commission Meeting. ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION  AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 25-28) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 25. Discuss job postings and reclassifications to the next commission agenda. (Requested by Commissioner Jordan Johnson) FINANCE 26. Motion to approve the tentative schedule for SPLOST 9 and authorize the Mayor to call a meeting with Hephzibah and Blythe to discuss the inter-governmental agreement for distribution of SPLOST 9 proceeds. (Requested by Administration) APPOINTMENT(S) 27. Motion to reappoint Ms. Lekendrea Frazier to the Board of Tax Accessors to a four-year term. (Requested by Commissioner Tony Lewis) 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.