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Griffin board approves consent agenda, grants and contracts in 6-0 votes
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Griffin Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda and a slate of contracts and grant actions, including a $1 million CDBG application, a $155,000 grant-administration contract, demolition and airport funding actions, and acceptance of an ECG settlement deposit.
The Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda and several regular-agenda items during the Oct. 22 meeting, with the motions passing by recorded show-of-hands votes.
Consent agenda: Items 4–7 were approved on a motion by Commissioner Murray, seconded by Commissioner Wright.
Selected regular-agenda approvals (items 9–15): - Acceptance of an Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) settlement and contract payment reimbursement in the amount of $114,610, to be deposited into the Electric Department’s educational, training and development fund (approved). - Agreement with Alan Smith Consulting in the amount of $155,000 to perform grant-administration services for the Fiscal Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant award (approved). - Task order under a master service agreement with Parag Consulting Group for a preliminary engineering report for the Southern Rushon Mills Village redevelopment area in the amount of $4,500 (approved). - Resolution and authorization for the mayor to execute a 2025 CDBG application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for $1,000,000 to fund public water and sewer infrastructure improvements in the Pleasant Avenue/LeBron Avenue/Melrose Avenue/N. 19th Street area (approved). - Memorandum of agreement with the Department of Community Affairs for Plan First designation (approved). - Contract with Middle Georgia Environmental to demolish 323 East Solomon Street, low quote $27,500 (approved). - Georgia Airport Aid funding grant/contract among GDOT, the city, Spalding County and the Griffin Airport Authority for Phase 1 of airport replacement in an amount cited in the agenda as $6,000,000 (approved).
All motions for the listed items were moved and seconded (movers and seconders recorded in the minutes) and approved by the commission acting as a body. The meeting record shows each item passed with an affirmative show of hands as recorded.
