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Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 7, 2003

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

Present:

                        Committee Members:  M. Bedner, C. Fendig

Staff:  D. Chunn, J. Hegstrom, P. McNicoll, G. Moore, D. Newbern, J. Peterson, S.Schaeffner 

Press:  M. Permar

Others:  Don Hiers

 

 

1.         Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

 

a)      Approve the September 23, 2003 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes. 

 

b)      Approve the real and personal property correction to the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or the Chief Appraiser at their September 24, 2003 meeting. 

 

c)      Carryforward FY03 Encumbrances Budget to the FY04 Budget.

 

The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Bedner passed with a vote of 2-0, with Commissioner Chapman absent.

 

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

 

2.                  Consider award the bid for the re-roofing of the Courthouse to McCurdy-Walden, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $284,000, with funding to be provided by Splost 4. 

 

Ms. Phyllis McNicoll, Finance Director, presented this item and stated that responsive bids were received from two bidders with McCurdy-Walden, Inc. submitting the lowest bid in the amount of $275,000 base price with a $9,000 unit pricing allowance.  The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Bedner passed with a vote of 2-0, with Commissioner Chapman absent.

 

Recommend awarding the bid for the re-roofing of the Courthouse to McCurdy-Walden, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $284,000, with funding to be provided by Splost 4.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

3.                  Consider proceed with the filing of a grant application through the Georgia DOT TEA Program for the funding of Phase II of the Harry Driggers Boulevard Multi-Use Path. The approximate cost of Phase II is $300,000, with eighty percent (80%), or $240,000 to come from the grant funding, and twenty (20%) percent, or $60,000 to be funded from local dollars. The local match will be made up of a combination of County dollars in the amount of $15,300, to be funded in the FY05 Budget, and a contribution request of $44,700 from The Branigar Organization, Inc. 

Mr. Dick Newbern, Grants Administrator, stated that this project is the 2nd phase of a multi-use path on Harry Driggers Blvd.  He stated that a multi-use path can be used by bike riders and pedestrians.  Commissioner Fendig questioned whether Branigar committed funding using a letter of intent, and Mr. Newbern said that they did and he has requested that they issue another one.  The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Bedner passed with a vote of 2-0, with Commissioner Chapman absent.

 

Recommend proceed with the filing of a grant application through the Georgia DOT TEA Program for the funding of Phase II of the Harry Driggers Boulevard Multi-Use Path. The approximate cost of Phase II is $300,000, with eighty percent (80%), or $240,000 to come from the grant funding, and twenty (20%) percent, or $60,000 to be funded from local dollars. The local match will be made up of a combination of County dollars in the amount of $15,300, to be funded in the FY05 Budget, and a contribution request of $44,700 from The Branigar Organization, Inc.  (Vote: 2-0-0) 

 

4.                  Consider approving the proposed amendment to the Purchasing Ordinance that will include the Georgia DOT certification in the bidding as required by Georgia DOT for TEA-funded projects.

 

Mr. Jerry Hegstrom, stated that the purchasing ordinance amendment would allow for DOT certification if a funding agency required that certification.  The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Bedner passed with a vote of 2-0, with Commissioner Chapman absent.

 

Recommend approving the proposed amendment to the Purchasing Ordinance that will include the Georgia DOT certification in the bidding as required by Georgia DOT for TEA-funded projects.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

5.                  Consider entering into a contract, subject to the County Attorney’s approval, with Carter Goble Lee Associates, Inc. from Fayetteville, Georgia in the amount of $30,000 to provide project management and architectural inspection services for the Coast Guard Station Restoration Project. 

 

Mr. Dick Newbern presented this item and Chairman Bedner asked for information of the timeline of the project.  Mr. Newbern stated that the project would be completed 360 days after the award and that the staff is ready to bid the project.  Chairman Bedner questioned the source of the matching funds requirement and Mr. Newbern stated that the County had already met the required match at the federal level.    He also stated that the Historical Society had budgeted $20,500 in new money for the Coast Guard Station project.  Chairman inquired about the length of time required to issue an RFP and stated that he hoped the bid would be awarded by the end of December.  The following motion made by Commissioner Fendig and seconded by Commissioner Bedner passed with a vote of 2-0, with Commissioner Chapman absent.

 

Recommend entering into a contract, subject to the County Attorney’s approval, with Carter Goble Lee Associates, Inc. from Fayetteville, Georgia in the amount of $30,000 to provide project management and architectural inspection services for the Coast Guard Station Restoration Project.  (Vote: 2-0-0)

 

6.                  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.