Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Monday, February 24, 2004

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

Present:

                        Committee Members:  M. Bedner, J. Chapman, C. Fendig

Staff:  D. Chunn, B. Dimeo, J. Hegstrom, P. McNicoll, D. Newbern, S. Schaeffner, C. Stewart, K. Young 

Press: 

Others:   Marshall Davis, Don Hiers, A. J. Jones, Brian Thompson

 

1.      Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

a)   Approve the February 10, 2004 Finance Committee Minutes. 

 

b)   Deny a request by Mr. and Mrs. Tharp Rhodes that $238.53 paid in interest on their 2002 Property Taxes be refunded.

 

c)   Approve the real and personal property corrections to the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief Appraiser at their February 4, 2004 meeting. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Chapman and seconded by Commissioner Fendig passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

 

2.      Consider awarding the bid for the modification of Lift Station # 24 to the lowest responsive bidder, R J’s Underground Utility, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $267,850.00 with funding to be provided by SPLOST IV. 

 

Mr. Don Hiers, Carter Goble Lee representative, presented this item and stated that the bid was within budget.  Commissioner Chapman questioned why staff was only requesting approval for one lift station and Mr. Hiers stated that there was only on qualified responsive bidder and that the bids for the other two lift stations were not within budget.  The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Chapman passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend awarding the bid for the modification of Lift Station # 24 to the lowest responsive bidder, R J’s Underground Utility, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $267,850.00 with funding to be provided by SPLOST IV.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

 

3.      Consider awarding the bid for the Historic U.S. Coast Guard Station Restoration & Rehabilitation to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, E & D Coatings in the amount not to exceed  $582,662.00 with funding to be provided by Georgia Department of Transportation TEA Grant. 

 

Mr. Marshall Davis, Carter Goble Lee representative, presented this item and stated that the County received five bids for the project.  After discussion the following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Chapman passed unanimously. 

 

Recommend awarding the bid for the Historic U.S. Coast Guard Station Restoration & Rehabilitation to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, E & D Coatings in the amount not to exceed  $582,662.00 with funding to be provided by Georgia Department of Transportation TEA Grant.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

 

4.      Consider approval of a resolution concerning the City of Brunswick Redevelopment Powers Legislation. 

 

Mr. Brian Thompson, Blueprint Brunswick representative, presented the Committee with a memo concerning their request.  He stated that they would like for this issue to go to the voters in July.  Since the Committee was unable to review this request in advance of the meeting Chairman Bedner referred this item to the full Board of Commissioners with no recommendation from the Finance Committee.

 

5.      Request that Chairman Bedner identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.

 

Chairman Bedner identified all items as consent except #4 which was referred to the full Board with no recommendation from the Finance Committee.