Public Safety Committee Meeting

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, October 10, 2023 1:10 PM PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight Commissioner Alvin Mason Commissioner Bobby Williams Commissioner Brandon Garrett 1. Motion to approve award of the professional management of (RCCI’s) Inmates’ Food Service to Aramark Correctional Services, LLC pending the execution of the contract by the Mayor. RFP 23-220 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 2. Motion to accept 2023 SAMHSA Grant Award. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 3. Motion to approve the upgrade of existing cable modem connections to fiber connectivity for remote department access. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 4. Motion to approve contracts for continued utilization of existing fiber. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett  Motion carries 4-0. 5. Motion to approve the acceptance of a $40,000 grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the Richmond County Juvenile Court. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 6. Motion to award Bid Item #23-203 Prefab Modular Dog Kennels to Horizon Structures in the amount of $164,588.21. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 7. Motion to award RFP 23-195 Baseline Annual Physicals & Pre-Employment Medical Exams for Augusta Fire Department to University Health Services, Inc. and authorize the Mayor to sign all appropriate documentation. The recommendation of award is for a three (3) year contract with an option to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year terms. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 8. Discussion concerning facility conditions and treatment of inmates at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center. (Requested by Commissioner Catherine McKnight) (Referred from October 3 Commission Meeting) It was the consensus of the committee that this item be received as information without objection. 9. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee held on September 12, 2023. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 10. Motion to approve assigning the honorary name designation of Rev Dr Kenneth B. Martin Way to the 1400 Block of Florence Street..(Requested by Commissioner Francine Scott) Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0.