Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 02:00 PM Commission Chamber

INVOCATION

• Pastor John Sebby, Senior Pastor, Wildwood Christian Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RECOGNITION(S)

• A.Congratulations! 2025 January Years of Service (YOS) 25–50-year recipients. 

DELEGATION(S)

• B.Mr. Moses Todd, I Love Augusta - Discuss House Bill 581, Augusta Richmond County Georgia opt in with the voters.

• C.Mr. Brian Green relative to the necessity of outreach, and public information. 

CONSENT AGENDA

(Items 1-24)

PLANNING

• 1.Final Plat – S-996 – Knox Place – Phase 1 – A petition by Civil Design Solutions on behalf of South Augusta Land Holdings LLC requesting final plat approval for Knox Place – Phase 1 containing 106 lots, located at 2420 Willis Foreman Road. Tax Map #194-1-001-00-0. Reviewing agency approval 01/08/2025

• 2.SE-25-02 – A petition by Tammy Prosper requesting a special exception per Section 26-1(i) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to establish a privately owned and operated recreational facility affecting 1.49 acres located at 1712 and 1714 Barton Chapel Road. Tax Map #’s 054-0-033-00-0 & 054-0-035-00-0. Zoned R-1B (One-Family Residential)

PUBLIC SERVICES

• 3.Motion to approve the 2024/2025 Food Services Agreement with G.A. FOOD Services of Pinellas County, LLC. (Approved by Public Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 4.Motion to approve the Daniel Field Airport DBE Amended Plan and approval of Mayor Johnson signing the DBE Amended Plan. (Approved by Public Services Committee February 11, 2025)

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

• 5.Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to partner with Honnete Habitats (HH) to develop nine (9) multi-family units, identified as six (6) lots: 1241, 1243, 1247, 1249, 1251, and 1257 12th Street within the Laney Walker/Bethlehem combined into a single parcel. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 6.Motion to approve HCD's request of recommendation of award for the RFQ Item #23-229 to Augusta Partnership for Children in compliance and direction of the Augusta Procurement Department as a sub-recipient to the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant. RFQ 23-229. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 7.Motion to approve HCD's request of recommendation of award for the RFQ Item #23-230 to Medical Associates Plus in compliance and direction of the Augusta Procurement Department as a sub-recipient to the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 8.Motion to reject the unsolicited proposal for the revitalization of the Dyess Park Community Center. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 9.Motion to approve utilizing state contract (#SWC 99999-SPD-ES40199373-002) for the purchase of two vehicles, at a total cost of $102,213 from Allan Vigil Ford for the Engineering department. A 2025 Ford F150 using SPLOST VIII and a 2025 Ford PHEV Escape using NPDES Permit Fees which has a fund balance of $45,364.16 and is recorded as un-reserved and un-designated.(Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 10.Motion to approve salary compensation for two FT staff persons -  Lead Hazard Control Supervisor at $65,000 and Lead Environmental Control Specialist at $60,000 (concurrent with the term of grant)/provide supplemental pay (where applicable) for all affected employees. (Approved by Administrative Services Committee February 11, 2025)

ENGINEERING SERVICES

• 11.Motion to approve to purchase video surveillance security systems for three locations along the August Canal as a sole Source Procurement in the amount of $90,854.66.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 12.Motion to approve Augusta Utilities Purchase of SmartWorks MDM for AMI Data Integration as a sole source procurement from Systems and Software in the amount of $607,000.00 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 13.Motion to approve the Dedication of Water Distribution and Gravity Sanitary Sewer Systems for Townhomes at Windsor, Phase 2.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 14.Motion to approve supplement funding (supplement 3) in amount not to exceed $15.4 million for Hurricane Helene Debris Removal services with Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. AE/ 24-915. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 15.Motion to approve supplement funding (supplement 4) in amount not to exceed $1,271,856.54 for Hurricane Helene Debris Removal Monitoring Services with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc (GMC). Also approve use of General Fund fund-balance to fund these services. AE/ 24-916 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 16.Motion to approve supplement funding (SA1) in amount not to exceed $874,319.88 for Hurricane Helene debris removal coordination support services with Infrastructure Systems Management, LLC. Also approve use General Fund-fund balance to fund these services. AE/22-304  (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 17.Motion to approve supplemental funding to Hussy Gay Bell (HGB) in the amount of $30,000 ($10,000/ea) for the Augusta Engineering Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Operational Efficiency of Various Intersections Projects (PI 0012866, PI 0012867, and PI 0012868) Construction Phase Services (CEI). AE / RFQ 17-127.(Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

  P350506 – SA#4 Barton Chapel Rd @ Gordon Hwy

  P350536 – SA #5 Wheeler Road from I-20 – Augusta West

  P350539 – SA #4 Wheeler Road @ Roberts C. Daniel Parkway

• 18.Motion to approve continued funding of the current “On-Call Property Appraisal and Acquisition Services for Augusta Engineering” Contract in the amount of $350,000. AE / RFP 22-147. (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

• 19.Motion to approve and award Preliminary Engineering Initial Concept Phase (PE-Phase1A) of the Design Consultant Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KH) in the amount of $192,690.35 for the RC ITS Master Plan Improvements and Emergency Vehicles & Transit Preemption System–Part II Projects. Award is contingent upon receipt of signed agreement and associated documents. AE/ RFQ 24-218 (Approved by Engineering Services Committee February 11, 2025)

FINANCE

• 20.Motion to adopt resolution of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission approving Public Finance Authority issue of tax-exempt bond not to exceed $175,000,000, a portion of this amount will be used to finance costs of the acquisition of educational assets and associated operations from STVT-AAI Education Inc.(Approved by Finance Committee February 11, 2025)

PUBLIC SAFETY

• 21.Motion to approve Task Order #1 with a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000 for Hurricane Helene Cost Recovery Services through Tetra Tech. RFP 24-917.(Approved by Public Safety Committee February 11, 2025)

PENSION & AUDIT COMMITTEE

• 22.Authorize application for determination for adopters of modified non-standardized pre-approved plan.  The most recently approved restatement of the GMEBS plan II includes provisions that are not part of the standard (pre-approved) GMEBS basic plan document, adoption agreement and addendum.  Because the addendum contains non- standard plan provisions, Augusta must obtain an separate determination letter from the IRS addressing the addendum. 

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

• 23.Motion to approve the minutes of February 4, 2025 Commission Meeting minutes.

• 24.Motion to approve the appointment of Chip Matson to the Historic Augusta Preservation Commission representing District 3. (Requested by Commissioner Catherine McKnight)

****END CONSENT AGENDA****
AUGUSTA COMMISSION

AUGUSTA COMMISSION
REGULAR AGENDA

(Items 25-28)

ENGINEERING SERVICES

• 25.Motion to approve entering Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Augusta Canal Authority for installation and construction of a pedestrian trail and bridge along/over the Augusta Canal to create opportunities for greater access to Public Levee Trail. Also, authorize Mayor to sign attached MOU document. (Requested by the Augusta Canal Authority)

APPOINTMENT(S)

• 26.Consider the following recommendations from the Augusta-Richmond County Legislative Delegation for Chairperson of the Richmond County Board of Elections.

  1. Lynn Bailey

  2. Eugene Beverly

  3. Mary Jones

ADMINISTRATOR

• 27.Discuss and approve path forward for HB 581 (Floating Homestead Tax Exemption).

LEGAL MEETING

  A.  Pending and Potential Litigation

  B.   Real Estate

  C.   Personnel

• 28.Motion to authorize execution by the Mayor of the affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.