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 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

Present:

                        Committee Members:   U. Keller, T. Thaw

Other Commissioners: 

Staff:  D. Chunn, M. Doering, S. Greene, P. McNicoll, D. Newbern, C. Stewart, W. Worley

Press:   M. Permar

Others:  M. Davis, J. Jones

 

1.      Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

 

a)      Approve the October 11, 2005 Finance Committee Minutes. 

 

b)      Approve the Resolution to amend the FY 05/06 Budget.

 

c)      Change the FY05 Carryforward for the North Glynn Ballfield Phase III and the Mansfield Street Building remodeling of Drug Court to $278,330 and $30,000, respectively.

 

d)      Approve the real property corrections to the 2002, 2003, 2004 and the 2005 Digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief Appraiser at their October 12, 2005 meeting.   

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Thaw passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda items.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

2.      Consider approving the $40,187 FY 2005-06 grant contract with the Governor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, subject to the County Attorney’s review and approval. Glynn County will match the $40,187 federal grant with a $10,047 cash match. The Chairman is authorized to sign the grant contract documents. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Thaw passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend approving the $40,187 FY 2005-06 grant contract with the Governor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, subject to the County Attorney’s review and approval. Glynn County will match the $40,187 federal grant with a $10,047 cash match. The Chairman is authorized to sign the grant contract documents.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

3.      Consider eliminating the canopy allowance of $150,000.00 that is currently within the contractors contract to provide and use that internal funding as the funding source for items 1- 6 above and convert the approximate balance of $25,993.00 as an owners’ contingency for future unknown potential cost issues for the Casino Project.

Mr. Marshall Davis, Carter Goble Lee, presented this item and stated that the allowance in the Casino budget for the canopy was set by the project architect at $150,000.  CGL requested pricing from Massee Builders and received a quote of $179,437.  They have requested that the architect redesign the canopy in order to stay within the allowance.  He stated that there were six other items that required additional funding as shown below:

1)      Cost for Capital Tapping fee - $1,905

2)      Post Addendum issued by architect for additional storm drain work and curb cut changes - $11,676.

3)      Changes to door and hardware scheduled after inventory of all existing doors and hardware at the jobsite - $10,426

4)      Reworking of some existing water lines that were not exposed as deteriorated until demolition of existing fixtures occurred (hard cost not yet determined) – estimated potential cost - $15,000

5)      Audio/Visual Package – Allowance $35,000

6)      Landscaping and irrigation that was determined to be purchased separate from the current contract with Massee. – Allowance $50,000

 

The Commissioners agreed that the landscaping should be deferred and that the canopy should not exceed the $150,000 allowance.  The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Thaw passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend approval of the following Casino project items:

·         Capital Tapping fees                                                                        $    1,905

·         Additional storm drain work and curb cut changes                     $  11,676

·         Additional door and hardware costs                                              $  10,426

·         Reworking deteriorated water lines                                              $  15,000

·         Audio/Visual Packing                                                                        $  35,000

with funding be provided by the lowest Splost 4 Tier 2 project available, reaffirm the funding for the canopy in the amount of $150,000, and authorize the deferral of the landscaping at the Casino.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

4.      Consider authorizing Carter Goble Lee to negotiate with the City of Brunswick, an alternate system different from the 18”x 18” paver, including the possibility of a smaller paver (8” x 8”).  Other considerations for alternate systems (if allowed by the City) would be “Stamped Concrete” and or “basic concrete sidewalks with a standard broom finish”.

 

Mr. Marshall Davis explained the problems with acquiring reasonable bids for the paver project.  After discussion, the following motion made by Commissioner Thaw and seconded by Commissioner Keller passed unanimously. 

 

Authorize Carter Goble Lee to obtain bids for the County’s internal sidewalks using new 8” pavers with all usable 18” pavers worked into the project.  Sidewalks along the street which belong to the City of Brunswick will not be included in this project. (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Thaw passed unanimously.

 

Motion to add an item to the agenda.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

5.      Consider awarding the bid for the Police pursuit vehicles to the lowest responsive bidders, Kings Colonial Ford, in the amount of $417,165.60 and Lilliston Ford for the two Ford Taurus in the amount of $23,992.70, with funding to be provided by Splost #4 fund.

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Keller and seconded by Commissioner Thaw passed unanimously.

 

Recommend awarding the bid for fifteen Police pursuit vehicles to the lowest responsive bidders, Kings Colonial Ford, in the amount of $417,165.60 and Lilliston Ford for the two Ford Taurus in the amount of $23,992.70, with funding to be provided by Splost #4 funds.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

6.      Request that Commissioner Thaw identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.

 

Commissioner Thaw identified items all items except item #4 as Consent Agenda Items.  Item #4 will not go to the Board of Commissioners at this time.