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MINUTES OF NNE 1. 2020
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
J Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
Eric H Presnell, Councilmember
LL� Kevin W. Toole, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CVIRTUAL STUDY SESSION
The virtual study session for the City Council meeting of the City of North Augusta of June 1,
2020, having been duly publicized, was called to order by Mayor Pettit at 6:00 p.m. using
GoToMeeting online conferencing software and streamed online for public viewing at the City
Facebook page: "City of North Augusta—Public Information" and City YouTube page: "City of
North Augusta Public Information" and recessed at 7:03 p.m. The Study Session reconvened at
7:57 pm after the regular City Council meeting and adjourned at 8:39 pm.
Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the meetings was sent out by email to the current maintained
"Agenda Mailout" list consisting of news media outlets and individuals or companies requesting
notification. Notice of the meetings was also posted on the outside doors of the Municipal Center,
the main bulletin board of the Municipal Center located on the first floor, and the City of North
Augusta website.
Members present were Mayor Pettit, Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert, McGhee,
Presnell, and Toole.
Also in attendance were Rachelle Moody, Interim City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City
Attorney; Cammie T. Hayes, Director of Finance and General Services; Thomas C. Zeaser,
Director of Engineering and Public Works;John C.Thomas,Director of Public Safety;Richard L.
Meyer, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Ricky Jones, Manager of Information
C Technology and Sharon Lamar, City Clerk. The members of the public and the media were
provided access to the meeting via live-streaming video.
Minutes of Study Session of June 1,2020
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the June 1,2020 Council
GAgenda-Council Discussion
Interim City Administrator,Rachelle Moody,led Council's discussion of the June 1,2020 meeting
agenda.
ITEM 2. PUBLIC SAFETY: Fire Station I Proiect- Council Discussion
Rachelle Moody, Interim City Administrator, led Council in a discussion of the current status of
the Fire Station 1 project. She shared the site plan is complete. The intention is to duplicate Fire
Station 3 at the Martintown Road property, but additional funds are needed. Mark Chostner,
Capstone Services, LLC Project Coordinator, was introduced to explain the "next steps' and the
project timeline. The ten thousand square feet project will require five months for drawings, one
month for review, and two months for bidding. The project as planned could begin construction
Spring of 2021.
On motion of Councilmember Dicker[,second of Councilmember Toole,Council agreed to recess
at 7:03 pm to move into the regular City Council meeting. The Study Session reconvened at 7:57
Put.
Council continued discussion of the Fire Station 1 Project. Mayor Pettit reminded Council that
when funds for the project were appropriated in CPST III no formula for inflation was included.
Also, land purchases have tied up some funds. When the Flythe and Seven Gables properties are
C sold, funds will be replaced. It was the general consensus of Council that other funding sources
should be considered. Projects in CPST I-III could be reallocated to allow the project to continue
to move forward as planned.
Rachelle Moody stated the interior schematic design is the next phase of the project followed by
the exterior plan. The plans will go out to bid then return to Council after the low bid is determined.
A project page will be added to the City's website soon with"live" updates available for public
information. Timely updates, documents and a live construction camera feed will be features of
the page.
AP ED THIS DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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Sharon Lamar
R ber[A.Pe n, Mayor City Clerk
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