Commission Meeting

COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Commission Chamber Tuesday, March 31, 2026 2:00 PM INVOCATION Reverend Paul Robertson, Pastor, Windsor Spring Baptist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RECOGNITION(S) A. Congratulations! Recognition of the Augusta 911 Center as the recipient of the 2025 Georgia Emergency Communications Conference (GECC) 911/Communications Center of the Year award. B. Congratulations! 2026 Cross Creek Comprehensive High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team on clinching the 2026 Georgia High School Association's 3-A Championship Title. (Requested by Commissioner Jordan Johnson) C. Congratulations! Butler HS (Boys) Basketball team for their 2nd place finish during the 2A tournament. (Requested by Commissioner Don Clark) DELEGATION(S) D. Mr. Matthew Cavedon regarding failure to accommodate wheelchair users at the Augusta Aquatic Center. E. Ms. Debra Estep regarding accessibility of Commission meetings; request to move to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays for majority of local citizens to reinforce good faith progress and action. F. Ms. Jacqueline Cooper recognition of public service. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-2) PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Motion to approve the March 18, 2026 Commission meeting minutes. APPOINTMENT(S) 2. Motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Lawrence Brannen to the Augusta Housing & Community Development Citizens Advisory Board representing District 10. (Requested by Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle)  ****END CONSENT AGENDA**** AUGUSTA COMMISSION AUGUSTA COMMISSION REGULAR AGENDA (Items 3-32) PUBLIC SERVICES 3. Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) – Motion to approve disbursement of a $500.00 payment for employees who provide significant support for the 2026 Airport’s Masters® Operation. 4. Report from Director of Recreation regarding the costs associated with adding permanent pickleball lines at the Warren Road Gym. (Referred from the March 18, 2026 Commission meeting) 5. Approval process of plans from Contractors and Developers. (Requested by Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Guilfoyle) 6. Discuss updated data and path forward for a divestment plan for underutilized Recreation & Parks parks/facilities. (Deferred from the Public Services Committee Meeting on March 10, 2026) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 7. Receive as information the emergency request for the replacement of the gas pack unit at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Evidence Building in the amount of $25,000.00 by GCT Industrial, LLC. ENGINEERING SERVICES 8. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way, permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes, and driveway easement (Parcel 195-0-001-01- 0) 2283 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 214). 9. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes (Parcel 194-0-029-10-0) 2327 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 204). 10. Approve the 2026 MOU with Augusta University for an internship program centered around environmental and smart city sensors and programs. 11. Approve Second Contract Amendment with Itron (24-161/25AUA189) 12. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way, permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes, and driveway easement (Parcel 165-1-124-00- 0) 2797 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 97). 13. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way, permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes, and temporary easement for construction of drives (Parcel 194-0-143-00-0) 2349 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 190). 14. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way and permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes (Parcel 194-0-002-00-0) 2345 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 191). 15. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way and permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes (Parcel 150-0-010-04-0) 3032 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 26). 16. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way, permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes, and temporary driveway easement (Parcel 194- 0-147-00-0) 4102 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 183). 17. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes and temporary easement for construction of drives (Parcel 165-0-015-00-0) 2746 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 121). 18. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire a portion of property for right of way, permanent construction easement for maintenance of slopes, and temporary driveway easement (Parcel 178- 0-013-00-0) 2721 Willis Foreman Road (Willis Foreman Road Widening Project – Project Parcel 135). 19. Approve the purchase through a sole source procurement in amount of $50,103.00 for Richmond County’s Rhythm In-Sync Adaptive Signal Timing System upgrade for Traffic ITS Operational Improvements for Fort Gordon Gates 2 & 6 corridor. /AE. 20. Approve continued funding of the current on-Call ITS Construction & Emergency Repair services contract in amount of $44,493.06 for ITS network maintenance repairs at Broad Street Corridor between 13th Street to St. Sebestian Way. RFP 25-100A /AE 21. Approve Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) option of 0.076 acres Temporary Easements request from the Augusta, GA owned parcel/Augusta Levee for Bridge on SR 4 (US 25 BU) over Savannah River Project (PI#0013927). Temporary Easements boundaries depicted at attached GDOT Preliminary Right of Way Map dated 04/25/24 sheets 60-0003, 60-0004, and 60- 0009, and described at sheet 60-0013. /AE 22. Motion to authorize in connection with the Willis Foreman Project (PI# 0013703) condemnation those parcels which Engineering has been unable to reach an agreement regarding value with the property owner and those parcels that counsel has determined that need to be condemned for title issues. /AE 23. Emergency purchase of Air Conditioners for North Max Hicks Control Room 24. Approve Award of Bid Item #26-130 for the construction of the Augusta Reservoir Dams Improvements Project to Shearer-Mutimer Construction, LLC. 25. Motion to approve the staff to begin identifying a parking management solution for the downtown corridor. (Requested by Commissioner Don Clark) FINANCE 26. Motion to approve the Resolution and Amended Adoption Agreement and Addendum to Augusta's GMA 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan ("DC Plan") to allow Judge Emeritus to receive benefits while employed and prohibit future employee and employer contributions for Judge Emeritus. 27. Motion to approve funding for the March 10, 2026 Special Election in House District 130 and the April 7, 2026 Runoff PUBLIC SAFETY 28. Approve agreements related to the continued operation of Augusta’s Land Mobile Radio System (LMRS) 29. 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. 30. Motion to approve the designation of Chief Superior Court Judge Flythe as the Authorized Official for the SCIP Youth Gang Grant quarterly reimbursement submissions in the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) grant portal. 31. Motion to approve the granting of a Permanent Utility Easement to Jefferson Energy Cooperative for the installation and maintenance of electric utility infrastructure to serve the proposed new Fire Station located at Gordon Highway and Powell Road. LEGAL MEETING A. Pending and Potential Litigation B. Real Estate C. Personnel 32. Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.