Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Thursday, June 26, 2025 2:00 PM INVOCATION Pastor Matthew Judd, Lead Pastor, Good News Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DELEGATION(S) A. Mr. Moses Todd, I Love Augusta- discuss City owned cemeteries priorities and SPLOST 9 funding. Legality of using SPLOST funding for Federal/State Governments restricted use Veterans Cemetery. Note that I'm a Vietnam Combat Veteran. B. Ms. Althea Collins, LPC regarding Proposal for Community Based Mental Health Initiative for Public Safety and Wellness. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-2) PUBLIC SAFETY 1. Motion to approve recommended changes to the Animal Ordinance with any corrections of grammatical and spelling errors, as needed and approved by the Interim General Counsel. (Approved by the Augusta Commission June 17, 2025) (Second Reading) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 2. Motion to approve the minutes of Commission Meeting held June 17, 2025. ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 3-12) PUBLIC SERVICES 3. A.N. 25-30 – Existing Location, New Ownership: Retail Package Beer and Wine. Sarita Gammage applicant for 2078 Old Savannah Inc. d/b/a Sarita Food Mart, located at 2078 Old Savannah Road. District 2, Super District 9 4. Discussion: A request by Margo Pick for a Fortune Teller license to be used in connection with Ka of Life, LLC located at 229 Fury’s Ferry Road #115, Augusta GA 30907. District 7, Super District 10. 5. Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) - Motion to approve for the Airport Operations Department to purchase a 2025 Ford Explorer in the amount of $44,960 from Allan Vigil Ford, who holds the state contract for Ford Explorers. This item was approved by the Augusta Aviation Commission on June 16, 2025. 6. Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) - Motion to approve 2nd Amendment to the StandardAero Lease Agreement. This item was approved by the Augusta Aviation Commission on June 16, 2025. ENGINEERING SERVICES 7. Weatherstone Townhomes Water and Sanitary Sewer Dedication Documents 8. Update- April 29, 2025 Augusta Commission discussed TIA Broad Street Improvements Project and requested exploring the project construction schedule acceleration by implementing two- shifts (day & night) construction schedule for business corridor segment./ AE 9. Approve supplement funding in amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for Hurricane Helene Waterways Debris Removal Services with CERES Environmental Services (CERES). Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. Services expenses are reimbursable by NRCS. AE/ 24-915 10. Approve supplement funding in amount not to exceed $600,000.00 for Hurricane Helene Waterways Debris Removal Construction Plans & Monitoring Services with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. (GMC). Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. Services expenses are reimbursable by NRCS. AE/ 24-916 PUBLIC SAFETY 11. Motion to accept the FY2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $50,000 and authorize the mayor to sign all appropriate documentation. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 12. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.