Finance Committee Meeting
Minutes
Glynn
County Board of Commissioners
4:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Third Floor Conference Room
W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex
Brunswick, Georgia
Present:
Committee Members: M.
Bedner, J. Chapman, and C. Fendig
Staff: J. Bruner, M. Eckert, J.
Hegstrom, C. Johnson, P. McNicoll, S. Schaeffner
Press: Josh Rayburn
Others: Cameron Bland
1. Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.
a)
Approve the
February 11, 2003 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes.
b)
Deny a request by Mr. Ever V. Velasquez that
$13.23 paid in tax and tag penalties on his tag registration be refunded.
c)
Deny a request by Mr. Henry Hart that
$240.98 paid for 2002 Ad Valorem Taxes, Tag & Tax penalties his tag
registration be refunded.
d)
Approve the real property corrections
to the 2002 Digest as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief
Appraiser at their February 5, 2003 meeting.
The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by
Commissioner Chapman passed unanimously.
Recommend approval of the consent agenda. (Vote: 3-0-0)
2.
Consider rejecting all bids
received for the Island Beach Nourishment Project.
Ms. Phyllis
McNicoll, Finance Director, stated that the bid had expired and it the
rejection of the bid by the County Commission was required by the Purchasing
Ordinance. The following
motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Chapman passed
unanimously.
Recommend rejecting
all bids received for the Island Beach Nourishment Project. (Vote: 3-0-0)
3.
Consider directing the
County Attorney to work with Wildlife Realty Associates, LP to structure an
agreement for County’s reimbursement of engineering fees provided by Wildlife
Realty Associates, LP in an amount not-to-exceed the Thomas & Hutton quoted
fee of $175,000 to Wildlife Realty Associates, LP for design of Georgia S.R. 99
widening between U.S. 17 and I-95 and the realignment of Petersville Road. The agreement shall include elements of
development delivery and schedule of reimbursement. Contract draft is to be delivered to Wildlife Realty Associates,
LP within 30 days following approval of this motion and an agreement signed by
the Board of Commissioners within 30 days following approval by Wildlife Realty
Associates, LP.
Mr. Jim Bruner,
County Engineer, stated that he had worked with Cameron Bland, Wildlife Realty
Associates, and Mark Eckert, County Administrator, and they all agree that this
proposal is good for all parties concerned.
After discussion concerning the date that reimbursement from the County
would begin, the following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by
Commissioner Chapman passed unanimously.
Recommend directing
the County Attorney to work with Wildlife Realty Associates, LP to structure an
agreement for County’s reimbursement of engineering fees provided by Wildlife
Realty Associates, LP in an amount not-to-exceed the Thomas & Hutton quoted
fee of $175,000 to Wildlife Realty Associates, LP for design of Georgia S.R. 99
widening between U.S. 17 and I-95 and the realignment of Petersville Road. The agreement shall include elements of
development delivery and schedule of reimbursement. Contract draft is to be delivered to Wildlife Realty Associates,
LP within 30 days following approval of this motion and an agreement signed by
the Board of Commissioners within 30 days following approval by Wildlife Realty
Associates, LP. (Vote: 3-0-0)
4.
Consider requesting the
County Attorney draw up a resolution to be sent to the General Assembly of
Georgia requesting the adoption of a local act that would allow placing a
surcharge not to exceed one dollar ($1) on each admission ticket to the Georgia
Heritage Theme Park to fund increases in demand for public safety and other
county provided services and capital.
The item was pulled at Mr. Eckert’s request.
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 items.