Engineering Services Committee Meeting

ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, May 09, 2023 1:10 PM ENGINEERING SERVICES PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Alvin Mason Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight Commissioner Tony Lewis Commissioner Brandon Garrett 1. Approve continued funding of the current “On-Call Professional Services for Engineering and Field Design, small to Medium Scale Maintenance Task Design, Regulatory Periodic Inspection Compliance and Structural Inspection & Investigations” Services (CEI Services) Contract in the amount of $250,000 as requested by Engineering. RFP 19-241 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 2. Approve Augusta Utilities Purchase of Itron Cellular Endpoints and Data Configuration for AMI Testing. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 3. Consider proposal from Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. (GMC) to provide engineering services for Utilities Department’s Fort Gordon NPW Irrigation Water Storage Tank project. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 4. Approve the installation of eleven (11) speed humps along Goshen Road between Old Waynesboro Road and Goshen Lake Drive South per adopted Augusta speed hump policy.  Approve construction funds in the amount of $50,000. Requested by Augusta Engineering & Environmental Services Department. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 5. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for right of way (Parcel 068-0-003-00-0). Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 6. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for right-of-way (Parcel 097-3-262-00-0) 2444 Lumpkin Road. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 7. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for right-of-way (Parcel 097-3-263-00-0) 2442 Lumpkin Road. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 8. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for right of way (Parcel 097-3-264-00-0) 2440 Lumpkin Road. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 9. Motion to authorize condemnation to acquire title of a portion of property for right of way (Parcel 097-3-254-00-0) 2448 Lumpkin Road. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 10. Motion to approve a resolution authorizing the termination of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Augusta Economic Development Authority and Augusta-Richmond County, as well  as consenting and agreeing to AEDA submitting an application for funding under TIA Band I, not to exceed $13 million, directly to DOT and entering into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) agreement directly between AEDA and DOT. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 11. Motion to approve the minutes of the Engineering Services Committee held on April 25, 2023. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 4-0.