Administrative Services Committee Meeting Tuesday, July 30, 2024 01:10 PM Commission Chamber

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

• 1.Receive as information the emergency request for the replacement of the 30-ton kitchen rooftop unit located at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in the amount of $69,353.41 by Augusta Chiller Service.

• 2.Request to approve submission of the FY2024 Annual Action Plans and authority for the Mayor, as Augusta, Georgia’s Certifying Official, to execute the documents, including but not limited to, the SF-424s and Certifications and Assurances required to be included with this submission, as well as Certifications of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan for HUD CoC Grant Applications for 2024.   

• 3.Motion to approve Housing and Community Development Department’s (HCD's) request to provide funding for HCD administered Sand Hills Redevelopment Plan Charrettes.

• 4.Motion to approve the submitted amended grant agreement with Community Foundation of the CSRA (CFCSRA) and Housing and Community Development (HCD).

• 5.Receive as information updates regarding the PACT project with Trane and NV5.

• 6.Motion to approve bid #24-174 for the purchase of one 2024/2025 Vacuum truck, at a total cost of $493,960 from Vacutek of Austell, GA for the Utilities Department – Fort Gordon Division.

• 7.Request to approve submission of the Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant and authority for the Mayor, as Augusta, Georgia’s Certifying Official, to execute the necessary HUD documents.

• 8.Motion to approve Risk Management to proceed with the repair/replacement of the Emily S. Tubman Monument, not to exceed $150,000.00, and to accept the Porter Fleming Foundation Grant Award in the amount of $25,000 for the same, authorizing the Mayor to sign related documentation and approve.    

• 9.Discuss making all city employees ex-officio members and not voting members effective January 1, 2025 for all boards and authorities. (Requested by Commissioner Sean Frantom)

• 10.Request Administrator’s office provide an update on the progress of Departments SOPs.  (Requested by Commissioner Stacy Pulliam)

• 11.Request for HCD to present on the process of Home Renovations procedures and allocated funding for this program.  (Requested by Commissioner Stacy Pulliam)

• 12.Motion to approve the minutes of the Administrative Services Committee held on July 9, 2024.