Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, August 05, 2025 2:00 PM INVOCATION Reverend Melvin Ivey, Pastor, Greater St. John Baptist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DELEGATION(S) A. Mr. Roy Ennis regarding parking on Broad Street. B. Mr. Bob Young regarding SPLOST. (Special Local Option Sales Tax) C. Whitney Simmons regarding Homestead/container home community development. D. Norman's Fleet Maintenance Facility, business growth; workforce training. E. Mr. Moses Todd: discuss garbage pickup, disposal fees and legality of how fees are used. F. Mr. Brian Green regarding the Importance of Community Safeguards. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-27) PLANNING 1. Z-25-25 – A request for concurrence with the Augusta Planning Commission to APPROVE a petition by Carolyn Henry requesting a rezoning from zone R-1 (One-Family Residential) to zone R-1C (One-Family Residential) to develop a residential subdivision, affecting property containing approximately 4.88 acres located at 3626 Richmond Hill Road. Tax Map # 132-2-186-00-0. (Deferred from the Commission's Special Called Meeting held July 22, 2025) PUBLIC SERVICES 2. Motion to ratify the 2026 Cooperative Agreement with CSRA Regional Commission for Senior Nutrition Services for Augusta, Georgia. (Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025) 3. Motion to approve FY 2026 Metropolitan Transportation Planning Services Annual Contract (aka GDOT PL Funds Contract). (Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025) 4. Motion to approve and execute the FY 2026 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Annual Safe and Accessible Transportation Options/Complete Streets Funding Contract from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).(Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025) 5. Motion to approve A.N. 25-33 – Existing Location: Retail Package Beer and Wine. Chetna Patel applicant for Kushaarav Inc, located at 4630 Mike Padgett Hwy. District 8, Super District 10. (Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025- no objectors) 6. Motion to approve A.N. 25-34 – Existing Location, New Location: Retail Package Beer and Wine. NitinKumar Patel applicant for Lucky Deans LLC, located at 3341 Deans Bridge Road. District 5, Super District 9 (Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025- no objectors) 7. Motion to approve request by Andrea Williams for Massage Operator’s License to be used in connection with Skin Invy Esthetics & Massage Salon LLC. located at 3540 Wheeler Road Ste 107, Augusta GA 30909. District 3, Super District 10.(Approved by Public Services Committee July 29, 2025- no objectors) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 8. Motion to approve the request from the Augusta Museum of History for the purchase and installation of a special marker made through the Georgia Historical Society for the Ezekiel Harris House in the amount of $2,500.00. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025) (Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025- no objectors) 9. Motion to authorize the Mayor, as Augusta’s Certifying Official, to accept and approve the FY2025 - 2029 Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) Anticipated Budget and the FY2025 Annual Action Plan Anticipated Budget. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025 10. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to enter into a contractual agreement with Johnson, Laschober & Associates, P.C. for property architectural services for 2431 and 2433 Mt. Auburn Street.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025- no objectors) 11. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to provide funding to Antioch Ministries, Inc. for the development of two (2) single-family units identified as 1421 & 1423 Brown Street within Laney Walker/Bethlehem to be sold to a low-income homebuyer.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025) 12. Motion to approve the purchase of six vehicles, at a total cost of $283,791.12 from Akins Ford Dodge for various departments.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025) 13. Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to allow Laney Walker/Bethlehem Revitalization to develop the new construction of one (1) single- family unit identified as 1518 Twiggs Street within the Laney Walker/Bethlehem.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee July 29, 2025) ENGINEERING SERVICES 14. Motion to determine that portion of Twiggs Street and Watkins Street within the vicinity of the New Augusta Arena between Sixth Street and Fenwick Street 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 July 29, 2025) 15. Motion to authorize Funding for VacCon Rental and Repair from EPRents in the amount of $237,550.52 for the period of January 2025 through October 2025..(Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 16. Motion to authorize Funding for Generators Rented during Helene. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 17. Motion to approve award of Bid Item #25-177 to Kenrick's Construction Company, LLC to construct the AUD Fort Eisenhower Utility Shed Expansion in the amount of $399,774.00.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 18. Motion to approve funding for additional services to the Grant Writing Services targeted at water and wastewater (PO No. 23AUA153). (Approved by Augusta Commission May 2, 2023) (Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 19. Motion to approve funding in amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for Hurricane Helene Waterways Debris Removal Services with CERES Environmental Services (CERES) to cover cost of non- reimbursable work. Funding is Augusta Engineering SPLOST Grading & Drainage & On-Call Construction funds. AE/ 24-915. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 20. Motion to approve a sole source procurement for the TrafficJet Print System by Osburn Associates, Inc. in the amount of $35,200 for the Augusta Engineering Department, Traffic Engineering Sign Shop utilizing SPLOST 8 Traffic Safety funds.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) 21. Motion to authorize Engineering & Environmental Services (AEES) to initiate Request for Proposal Procurement process to sell AEES managed & operated (two) CNG Fueling Facilities. /AE RFP 25-900A. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025) PUBLIC SAFETY 22. Motion to approve Insurance Policy for Augusta’s Land Mobile Radio System. (Approved by Public Safety July 29, 2025) 23. Motion to approve the award of ITB #25-181 - 24/7 Dispatch 911 Operator Ergonomic Chairs (22 chairs) for $44,445.50 to Evans Consoles, Inc. (Approved by Public Safety July 29, 2025) 24. Motion to approve Radio Purchase for Utilities – Construction and Maintenance from Motorola Solutions utilizing State Contract 36273 – Sourcewell 042021-MOT. (Radio’s will be utilized with MHZ Radio System RFP 18-120) (Approved by Public Safety July 29, 2025) 25. Motion to approve Acceptance of Verizon Credit Offer & Monthly Cost Reduction. (Approved by Public Safety July 29, 2025) 26. Motion to approve Agreement with StageFront for Beazley Room AV Upgrade as a sole source procurement. (Approved by Public Safety July 29, 2025) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 27. Motion to approve the minutes of the Commission's regular meeting held July 22, 2025. ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION  AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 28-33) ENGINEERING SERVICES 28. Motion to approve the Administrator creating a rotation schedule for lawn maintenance /landscaping for all problematic areas including but not limited to easements that the city owns, creeks, alleys, and right of ways; and discuss making this information available on the city's website as well as provided to 311 for quick reference in order to be proactive for our citizens. (Requested by Commissioner Stacy Pulliam) 29. Discuss and set streetlight fees for 2025 and amend the streetlight ordinance accordingly, as needed.(No recommendation from Engineering Services Committee July 29, 2025 pending information from Interim General Counsel) FINANCE 30. Motion to approve proposed 2025 mill rates for each taxing district, including County M&O, Urban Services M&O, Capital outlay Fund, Blythe Fire District M&O and Fire Protection, advertise the required 5-year history of the digest and to schedule the date of August 19, 2025, for the meeting to adopt the rates as proposed. 31. Approve the final SPLOST 9 project list. PUBLIC SAFETY 32. Accept donation from Aramark in the amount $250,000.00 (Requested by Commissioner Francine Scott) 33. Motion to approve the reappointment of Mr. Bill Hollingsworth to the Economic Development Authority. (Requested by Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle) LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 34. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.