April 1 BOC Meeting Agenda

WORK SESSION AGENDA

MARCH 31, 2008

10:00 A.M. – BOARD ROOM

CITIZENS’ INPUT

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Regular Commission Meeting of March 18, 2008

PROCLAMATIONS

2. Declaring April 14 – 18, 2008 as “Crime Victims’ Rights Week” in Douglas County. (Ann Roberts)

3. Declaring the month of April 2008 as “Douglas Habitat Month” in Douglas County. (Tavia Pauling)4.

Declaring the month of April 2008 as “Donate Life Month” in Douglas County. (Donna Schwedt – kidney recipient)5. Declaring April 13 – 19, 2008 as “Contract Management Week” in Douglas County. (Diane Connors)

RESOLUTIONS

6. Resolution to amend the Landfill budget by increasing Funds Generated from Fund Balance and Landfill by $400,000 ($200k / year) for FY07 and FY 08. (Jennifer Hallman)7.

Resolution to amend the budget by increasing ARC Title III Revenue and Department of Family & Children Services by $29,535. (Jennifer Hallman)

8. Resolution to amend the General fund Departmental budgets by $2,000,359; E-911 Fund by $5,154 and Landfill Fund by $26,050 and Encumbrance Brought Forward and/or Appropriate Grand Revenue respectively for each fund. (Jennifer Hallman)9.

Resolution to amend the budget by increasing Clerk of Court revenue and Clerk of Superior Court department by $12,190. (Jennifer Hallman)

10. Resolution to transfer approximately $6 million of remaining bond proceeds from US Bank to a new SunTrust account. (Jennifer Hallman)11.

Resolution to amend the budget by increasing Donations by $2,765, State Grants by $12,793 and Insurance Claims by $17,900 as well as EMA by $11,148; Fire & EMS by $1,000; Communications by $765; Grants by $2,645 and Rideshare by $17,900. (Jennifer Hallman)

12. Resolution to approve (i) the final arbitrage rebate calculation prepared by Grant Thornton LLP, (ii) the payment of the arbitrage rebate amount plus all costs in connection therewith from the remaining bond proceeds, and (iii) the delivery of the Form 8038-T and a Waiver of Penalty Letter to the IRS.  (Ken Bernard)

13. Resolution to amend the effective date of the tax incentive program for Mac Papers, Inc. (Ken Bernard)

PUBLIC HEARING

14. Metropolitan River Protection Act Certificate for property located at the Douglasville-Douglas County Wastewater Treatment Plant off Riverside Parkway. (Cynde Welch)

BUSINESS

15. Authorization for Chairman to execute an EMS Billing & Collection Agreement with Alpha & Omega Medical Billing Services and authorize Chairman to sign all necessary documents. (Jennifer Hallman)

16. Authorization to award bid for pavement marking to all firms, with Peek Pavement Marking of Columbus, GA as the primary vendor based on their submittal of the lowest rates for most items; Crossroads Contracting of Douglasville, GA as the secondary; and Highway Services, Inc. of Douglasville, GA as the third supplier. (Diane Connors)17.

Authorization to award bid for gravel materials to all firms, with LaFarge Aggregates Southeast, Inc. of Douglasville, GA as the primary vendor based on their submittal of the lowest rates; Vulcan Materials of Lithia Springs & Villa Rica, GA as the secondary; and Greg Holland, Inc. as the third supplier. (Diane Connors)

18. Approval or rejection of tax refund/credit and digest correction requests.  (Legal)19.

Authorization for Chairman to execute Assistant Public Defender (Superior Court) Employment Agreement with Sean Goldstein. (Legal)

20. Authorization for County Administrator to negotiate an amount between $330000 and $360000 to grant easement and assign ground lease to Global Signal Acquisitions IV LLC and to authorize Chairman to sign all necessary documents. (Legal)21.

Authorization for Chairman to Execute Amendment to Purchase Agreement with Richards’ Advantage Housing, LLC. (Legal)

22. Authorization to execute contract with Mrs. Mary Dorin for coffee and breakfast service at the Transportation Center. (Gary Watson)23.

Approval of the “Scope of Services & Fee” proposal for the Douglas County Court & Governmental Administrative Facility Programming Services as set forth by Hullmuth, Obata, & Kassabaum, Inc. (HO&K). This proposal also includes the Douglas County Jail Project as well as the space study at the Old Douglas County Courthouse. (Eric Linton)

DISCUSSION ITEMS – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS

EXECUTIVE SESSION - Personnel, Litigation, Land Acquisition

ADJOURN