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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY, SHORT TERM WORK PROGRAM: 2008-2012 REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source

LAND USE I GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Neighborhood Consultant working on Conduct more detailed Associations, the Augusta studies of character areas, Planning HUD, Sustainable neighborhoods, activity • • Commission, $l.l M FHWA, Ongoing Development centers or other areas as Other City Implementation necessary Stakeholders, Program Planning Consultant Projects Evaluate the feasibility and Neighborhood merits of establishing mixed- Associations, One overlay district use districts, Conservation Planning established in Laney- Staff Time City Ongoing districts or other types of • • • • • Commission, Walker I Bethlehem overlay zones in various Other revitalization area parts of the city Stakeholders Update zoning map to reflect City Rezoning applications Community Agenda, existing Commission, Staff Time City Ongoing processed on a monthly land use and other relevant • • • • • Planning basis considerations Commission Update locaJ zoning and City Zoning ordinance and development ordinances as Commission, other development Staff Time City Ongoing necessary to achieve quality • • • • • Planning regulations amended as ' growth Commission necessary Address growth management Smart growth concepts issues through use of the City being used in the Georgia Quality Growth Commission, Augusta Sustainable Staff Time City Ongoing Partnership's Smart Growth • • • • • Planning Development Toolkit Commission Implementation Program

Item# 32 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source Identify other suburban sites City for infill development or Commission, Consultant completed redevelopment Planning The Augusta • • Commission, $500,000 City Completed Sustainable Other Development Agenda stakeholders, in October 2010 Consultant Continue cooperation with Fort Gordon and adjacent communities and adjacent communities City, Fort Fort Gordon regarding land consulted on land use Gordon and City, Fort Staff Time Ongoing and zoning actions; use and re-zoning actions adjacent Gordon and other initiatives • • • • • City now providing communities water and sewer service on the post.

HOUSING

Continue to implement Augusta Modernization projects modernization projects at Housing $8.0M HUD Ongoing completed at several Augusta Housing Authority • • • • • Authority AHA sites sites (AHA) Augusta Develop and implement Housing Tax mixed-income housing Authority Phases 1 and 2 of Credits, projects at identified sites (AHA), NA Ongoing Walton Oaks project • • • • • Private Augusta complete and occupied Sector Affordable Housing Corp. Rehabilitate 125 housing HUD, Rehabilitated a total of units for low income • • • • • HCD $2.0M Program Completed 55 units for homeowners Income homeowners HUD, Rehabilitate 50 housing units Rehabilitated two HCD $30,000 Program Completed for low income renters • • • • • renter-occupied units Income

Item# 32 2 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source Complete emergency repairs HUD, on 100 housing units Emergency repairs to HCD $219,298 Program Completed occupied by low income • • • • • 55 housing units Income households Provide downpayment assistance to 150 first-time Provided downpayment homebuyers • • • • • HCD $1.5 M HUD Completed assistance to 231 first- time homebuyers

Demolish 200 dilapidated housing units and rebuild Augusta License and City, 243 dilapidated housing new units on site for low $1.04 M Ongoing • • • • • Inspection CDBG units demolished income homeowners Dept. Develop and implement new City, CHDOs, and renovated housing Total of 54 housing Other Non- projects in target areas per HUD units constructed and I Profits, 1.2M Completed adopted plans and • • • • • Funding or rehabilitated in target Private implementation plans. areas. Developers

CDBG& Laney Enterprise $415,000 CDBG-R Center (Antioch Develop and implement Ministries - Incubator) economic development HUD, Non- Total Cost: $517,500 projects in target areas per Profits, Completed adopted Neighborhood • • Private Sector Economic two projects Revitalization Strategy and Developm HEAL Complex (Paine other initiatives $180,000 ent College) Incentive Total Cost:$7,801,015 Grant (EDI) Augusta Continue code enforcement License & Total of 28,966 cases program in the inner-city N/A City Ongoing • • • • • Inspection made during the period target area Department

Item# 32 3 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source Acquire tax delinquent and Augusta Land Bank abandoned properties Authority acquired 262 through the Augusta Land Land Bank CDBG, parcels between 2008 N/A Ongoing Bank Authority for use in • • • • • Authority City and 2012 through constructing affordable purchase, donation or housing foreclosure.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County County Develop First tenant, Starbucks, Development Attract industry to the Staff Time Auth., Ongoing broke ground on plant • • • • Authority, Augusta Corporate Park • Chamber, in July 2012 City Citv Implement downtown revitalization projects as City, Detailed planning being outlined in the Joint Master City, DDA, N/A DDA,AT, Ongoing worked on by project PlanjQr the Augusta, GA • • • • • AT, Private Private committees and North Augusta, SC Regional Urban Core Established Garden City, City, CVB, City Improvement Implement enhancement CVB, GAP, Fund; Completed projects on gateways into the N/A GAP, Ongoing • • • • • Chamber, projects on Wheeler city Chamber, Private Road, Greene St., St Private Sebastian Way Fort Gordon, City, Chamber, Expansion of national Attract new missions I Private City, CSRA N/A Ongoing security operations partnerships to Fort Gordon • • • Sector, • • Alliance for completed in 20 ll Others Fort Gordon Implement plan for Development of flood redevelopment of former control impoundment City, City, Regency Mall site NA Incomplete on Rocky Creek • • • Non-Profit Non-Profit • • expected to generate interest in

Item# 32 4 Year ofrmplementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source redevelopment of mall property.

Three {3) State funding Georgia New developments related to Georgia companies eliminated for GMCA, Medical Bio-business and I or Medical graduated but Authority to Center NA biomedical research and • • • • • Center from bio- continue work by Authority, technology park. Authority business partnering with other GRU center agencies

CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

Complete Downtown City, Historic Completed Augusta Walking Tour $20,000 City, DNR Complete • • • Augusta, Inc. Phases I and II Brochures Issue Certificates of City, Historic Augusta HPC reviewed Appropriateness for 325 Historic Preservation Staff Time Ongoing 294 COAs during the projects in local historic • • • • • Augusta, Commission period districts Inc. Complete update of historic Phases 1, 2 & 3 of resource survey of the City, $30,000 DNR, City Complete Harrisburg survey. Also Harrisburg-West End • • • • • Consultant Summerville Phase 1 Historic District City, Update Augusta Historic Consultant, Historic district survey NA DNR, City Incomplete Preservation Plan (c. 1991) • • Community work a higher priority Stakeholders Evaluate the feasibility of Historic HPC, using conservation districts Preservation Overlay zoning being Historic as an alternative to historic Commission, Staff Time Incomplete considered as a viable • • Augusta, district designation in some Historic alternative. Inc. neighborhoods Augusta, Inc.

Item# 32 5 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source I

GREENSPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Continue to participate in the Central Savannah River Georgia Greenspace Land Trust continues to Program and protection of acquire property for the environmentally sensitive Central State, Butler Creek lands as open space Savannah City, Greenway. A trail head N/A Ongoing • • • • • River Land Private to the first phase of the Trust, City Sector Lombard Mill Pond Trail has been established at a site off Old Highway I. Continue work to eliminate Central State, invasive plant species from Savannah City, $ Ongoing greenspace lands along • • • • • River Land Private Butler Creek Trust, City Sector Continue to enforce the applicable requirements of the Part V Environmental • • • • • City Staff Time City Ongoing Ordinances adopted by the City of Augusta Soil erosion and Continue the permitting and sediment control plans enforcement provisions of City Staff Time City Ongoing submitted with site the Soil Erosion and • • • • • plans and subdivisions Sediment Control Ordinance plans. Continue the permitting and Augusta enforcement provisions of Engineering, Total of 768 permits Staff Time City Ongoing the Flood Damage • • • • • Planning issued during the period Prevention Ordinance Commission State, AUD, City, Continue community Activities coordinated Augusta Private outreach related to water Staff Time Ongoing by the Augusta Utilities • • • • • Watershed Sector, quality and quantity Department Roundtable Non- profits Ttem~ 6 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source The CSRA Air Quality Alliance met regularly to report on relevant air quality data, discuss local and regional air Implement emission quality initiatives, State, reduction strategies to GAEPD, monitor developments City, demonstrate compliance with City, Various Staff Time Ongoing related to federal air • • • • • Private federal air quality standards Stakeholders quality regulations and Sector requirements and disseminate information to stakeholders in the study area.

Southeastern The Swamp Park hosts Support implementation of Natural a variety of City, the Phinizy Swamp Park Sciences educational, cultural Grants, Master Plan (buildings, Academy, N/A Ongoing and environmental • • • • • Private education, research, land Private, City, activities and programs; donations management) School Additions to the I Systems boardwalk completed

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Complete water & sewer Series projects funded by Series • • • • • AUD $189.6 M 2004 Ongoing 2004 Bonds Bonds

Complete design and City, Court SPLOST construct a new Judicial Building open in April Officials, $74.0 M Phases II, Complete Center • • • • 201 I Contractor IV&V

' Item# 32 7 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source Groundbreaking in Relocation of Sheriffs Sheriffs SPLOST June 2011; Building $3.0M Complete Administration Offices • • • Dept., City Phase V open in September 2012 Renovations to Richmond County Correctional SPLOST Project completed in City $750,000 Complete Institution • • • • Phase V 2011

SPLOST Complete design & construct Phases IV Ground broken in and furnish new main branch • • • City $26.0 M & V, State Complete 2009.Grand opening on of Augusta Regional Library & Private June 25,2010 Funds Design and construct new Ground broken in June SPLOST exhibit hall and trade center City,CVB $29.5 M Complete 2010. Opened in • • • Phase V • • January 20 13 Design & construct new Project scheduled for City, Sheriff's SPLOST pods at the Phinizy Road 1ail $24.0 M Ongoing completion in • • • • • Department Phase V (Webster Detention Center) December 20 13 Renovation of facilities for Fire administration and Fire fire administration and training center opened Department, SPLOST training $3.9M Complete in 2009 and located at Augusta Phase IV • • Deans Bridge Rd. and Engineering 1-520 Fire New Fire Station on Department, SPLOST New Fire Station #10 $2.1 M Complete Alexander Drive • • • Augusta Phase IV opens on 1/31/12 Engineering Upgrade existing parks Variety of Recreation included on SPLOST Phase SPLOST improvements at 30 and Parks $4.5M Complete V project list • • • • • Phase V facilities throughout the Department city Augusta Mini Theatre SPLOST Augusta Mini New facility opened in Improvements $500,000 Phase V, Complete • • Theatre, City 2010 at CDBG Lucy Craft Laney Museum Laney SPLOST Improvements $200,000 Ongoing • • • Museum, City Phase V

Item# 32 8 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source

Improvements to Various City, Non- SPLOST Completed installation Recreation, Historic and Profit $400,000 Ongoing • • • Phase V of new roof on Cultural Facilities Organizations I i Continue to implement the Augusta Wayfinding CVB, City, SPLOST, 68 wayfinding signs $382,000 Ongoing Signage Program • • • • • GDOT DDA installed so far

Complete public school Completed approx. 27 construction, renovation and School $193M major school expansion projects as RCBOE Sales Tax Ongoing budgeted renovation and new • • • • • Phase III identified construction projects

TRANSPORTATION

FHWA, GDOT FHWA, Open to traffic in Reconstruct 1-20@ 1-520 $193.0 M Complete • • • GDOT October 2009 Interchange

Widen 1-20 from 4 to 6 lanes FHWA, from Belair Rd. to River FHWA, Open to traffic in GDOT, $51.6 M Complete Watch Pkwy. • GDOT October 2009 • • Contractor Construct St. Sebastian I GDOT, Greene St. Ext. in vicinity of FHWA, Open to traffic in Augusta $30.3 M Complete CSX Railroad & 15th St. • • • GDOT August 2010 Engineering

Widen Bungalow Road from Augusta Richmond Hill Rd. to Peach Engineering, SPLOST $4.0M Complete Open to traffic in 2009 Orchard Rd. Includes curb, • • GDOT, Phase III gutter, sidewalks and piping. Contractor

Item# 32 9 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source East Boundary road and drainage improvements from SPLOST Augusta Broad St. to Laney-Walker $3.9M Phase IV, Complete Open to traffic in 2009 • • Engineering Blvd. CDBG

Acquire ROW and widen FHWA, Alexander Drive from 2 to 4 GDOT, GDOT Open to traffic in lanes from Washington Rd. Augusta $13.89 M Complete • • • • • SPLOST March 2012 to River Watch Pkwy. Engineering Phase IH

Acquire right-of-way to Delays due to widen 15th St. !MLK Blvd. FHWA, environmental issues GDOT $5.0M Incomplete from Government St. to • • • GDOT and lack of full funding Milledgeville Rd. for ROW acquisition

Acquire right-of-way to FHWA, ROW certified on widen Wrightsboro Rd. from GDOT, GDOT, 8/15/12; Construction 2 to 4 lanes from Jimmie Augusta $5.5 M Complete • • • • • SPLOST contract awarded to Dyess Pkwy. to I-520 SB Engineering Phase III Reeves on 10/5/12 ramp I Preliminary engineering on Project deleted from construction of median ARTS TIP at request of barrier on Gordon Hwy. FHWA, GDOT;Tobe GDOT $960,000 Incomplete from Peach Orchard Rd. to • • GDOT completed as a local Walton Way project with T -SPLOST funds

Windsor Spring Road Phase IV- Complete preliminary FHWA, Final design is 85% engineering and acquire GDOT, GDOT, complete; ROW ROW for widening from • • • • • Augusta $33.16 M SPLOST Ongoing acquisition activities Willis Foreman Rd. to Engineering Phases III are underway (property Tobacco Rd. (includes &IV appraisals) bridge @ Spirit Creek

Item# 32 10 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 201 I 2012 Cost Source Windsor Spring Road Phase V- Complete preliminary FHWA, Final design is 70% engineering and acquire GDOT, GDOT, complete; ROW ROW for widening from Augusta $21.46 M SPLOST Ongoing acquisition activities Willis Foreman Rd. to SR 88 • • • • • Engineering Phases III are underway (property in Hephzibah (includes &IV appraisals) bridge @ NS Railroad

Acquire ROW and widen 1- 520 from 4 to 6 lanes from ROW Gordon Hwy. to Deans FHWA, FHWA, complete; Construction work $8.97 M Bridge Rd. and reconstruct • • • • • GDOT GDOT Construction started on 2/3/12 interchanges ongoing

15LII St. (SR 4)@ Central Ave. intersection FHWA, GDOT $392,337 Complete Completed 3/31/10 improvements • • • GDOT

Traffic signal upgrades @ 11 SR 28 resurfacing locations on Washington Rd. GDOT, FHWA, completed fall 2008; $4.0M Complete (SR 28) and road resurfacing • • Contractor GDOT Traffic signal upgrades of Washington Rd. complete spring 2009

Implement Transportation ASU History Walk Enhancement projects at $600,000 GDOT,ASU, FHWA, Phase IV complete Augusta State University and & Ongoing City ASU, City 2/28/12; James Brown on James Brown Blvd. • • • • • $200,000 Streetscape in design (S treetscape)

Construct intersection Contract award in improvements on Augusta SPLOST October 2008; Project Washington Rd@ Boy $721,000 Complete Engineering Phase IV complete and open to Scout Rd. & Center West • • traffic in August 2009 Pkwy.

Item# 32 11 Year of Implementation Approx. Funding Project Responsibility Status Comments 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cost Source

Windsor Spring Rd. I improvements from Peach SPLOST Augusta Orchard Rd. to Wyman St. to $2.13 M Phases I & Complete • • Engineering Old Louisville Rd. III

Engineer and install Broad St. signal system downtown traffic signal & Augusta $2.5-3.0 SPLOST Complete upgraded with ARRA lighting upgrades- Broad St. • • Engineering M Phase IV funds area Engineer and install NA Telfair St. signal Augusta Subject to SPLOST upgrade postponed downtown traffic signal & Ongoing lighting upgrades -Telfair • • • Engineering availabilit Phase IV pending availability of St. area v of funds funds Engineer, acquire right-of- Right-of-way acquisition completed way & widen Marvin Griffin SPLOST Rd. from 2 to 41anes from Augusta in 2012; Clearing is $3.47 M Phases II Ongoing • • • Engineering underway; construction Mike Padgett Hwy. to Doug • • &III Barnard Pkwy. expected to start in 2014. Widen Morgan Rd. from SPLOST Contract award in Tobacco Rd. to Deans Augusta $2.34 M Phases I & Complete January 2009; Project Engineering Bridge Rd. • • III completed in Feb. 2012 Paving Various Roads, Phase IX (Paving of selected dirt Augusta SPLOST $800,000 Complete roads) • • • • • Engineering Phase IV

Major projects completed at Augusta Augusta Regional include Implement any necessary Aviation rebuilding main improvement projects at Commission, N/A Federal Ongoing runway, construction of Augusta Regional Airport • • • General • • new general aviation and Daniel Field Airport Aviation terminal and expanding Commission short and long-term parking lots.

Item# 32 12 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

• DNR- Georgia Department ofNatural Resources • FHW A - Federal Highway Administration • HUD - Housing and Urban Development Department • GDOT- Georgia Department of Transportation • GA EPD- Georgia Environmental Protection Division • GRU- Georgia Regents University (formed by consolidation of Georgia Health Sciences University and Augusta State University) • City- City of Augusta • AT- Augusta Tomorrow • RCBOE- Richmond County Board of Education • AHA -Augusta Housing Authority • Augusta Engineering - Augusta Engineering Department • AUD - Augusta Utilities Department • HCD - Augusta Housing & Community Development Department • CVB- Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau • Chamber-Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce • GAP - Greater Augusta Progress • ARTS -Augusta Regional Transportation Study • GMCA -Georgia Medical Center Authority

Item# 32 13 SHORT TERM WORK PROGRAM: 2013-2018

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

LAND USE / GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Conduct more detailed Neighborhood studies of character areas, Associations, Planning ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time City neighborhoods, activity Commission, APDD, centers or other areas as Other Stakeholders necessary Evaluate the feasibility and merits of establishing mixed-use districts, Neighborhood Conservation districts or ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Associations, APDD, Staff Time City other types of overlay Other Stakeholders zones in various parts of the city Update zoning map to City Commission, reflect Community Agenda, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Planning Commission, Staff Time City existing land use and other APDD relevant considerations Update local zoning and development ordinances as City Commission, necessary to achieve ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Planning Commission, Staff Time City quality growth APDD

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Address growth management issues City Commission, through use of the Georgia ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Planning Commission, Staff Time City Quality Growth APDD Partnership’s Smart Growth Toolkit Continue cooperation with adjacent communities and Fort Gordon regarding City, Fort Gordon and City, Fort ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time land use and re-zoning adjacent communities Gordon actions and other initiatives

HOUSING

Continue to implement modernization projects at Augusta Housing ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $3,758,808 HUD Augusta Housing Authority Authority (AHA) sites

Augusta Housing Develop Phases 3 and 4 of Tax Credits, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Authority (AHA), Augusta $20.0M the Walton Oaks mixed- Private Sector Affordable Housing Corp. income development

Develop phase one of the Augusta Housing Tax Credits, Twiggs Circle housing ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $4.5M Authority (AHA) Private Sector project

Implement the three (3) Augusta Housing phases of the Cherry Tree $27.0- Tax Credits, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Authority (AHA), Augusta Crossing redevelopment $30.0M Private Sector Affordable Housing Corp. project

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Rehabilitate 95 housing units for low income HUD, Program ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ HCD $2.7 M homeowners Income

Rehabilitate two housing units for low income HUD, Program ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ HCD $30,000 renters Income

Complete emergency repairs on 120 housing HUD, Program units occupied by low ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ HCD $600,000 Income income households

Provide down payment assistance to 305 first-time ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ HCD $1.8 M HUD homebuyers

Demolish 120 dilapidated City General housing units ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ APDD $600,000 Fund

Develop and implement new and renovated housing projects in target areas per City, CHDOs, Other Non- adopted plans and ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $1.8M HUD Profits, Private Developers implementation plans. Total of 100 units to be assisted.

Develop and implement Bonds, tax economic development City, Non-Profits, Private ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $500,000 credits, private, projects in inner-city target Sector City areas.

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

Continue code Augusta Planning and enforcement program in the ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time City Development Department inner-city target area Acquire tax delinquent and abandoned properties through the Augusta Land ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Land Bank Authority $150,000 CDBG, City Bank Authority for use in constructing affordable housing

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Develop a Master Plan for County Development ▀ $60,000 SPLOST the Augusta Corporate Park Authority

Extend the access road , County Development named Valencia Way, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $3.3 M Sales Tax Funds Authority located in the Augusta Corporate Park

Build a Speculative County Development Bonds, Sales Tax Building at the Augusta ▀ ▀ $3.2 M Authority Funds Corporate Park

Complete due diligence and County Development complete a master plan for ▀ ▀ ▀ $100,000 SPLOST Authority the DARC 57 site

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost County Develop Attract industry to the County Development ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time Auth., Chamber, Augusta Corporate Park Authority, City City

Implement downtown revitalization projects as City, DDA, AT, outlined in the Joint Master ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ City, DDA, AT, Private Staff Time Private Plan for the Augusta, GA and North Augusta, SC Regional Urban Core Provide training to small businesses as part of the LWEC Economic ▀ Antioch Ministries, Inc. $7,500 HUD CDBG Development Program

Private Sector, Implement enhancement SPLOST Augusta Convention and projects on gateways into ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $1.1 M Transportation Visitors Bureau the city Enhancement grant, City funds City, CSRA Fort Gordon, Chamber, Attract new missions / Alliance for Fort ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ City, CSRA Alliance for Staff Time partnerships to Fort Gordon Gordon, Private Fort Gordon Sector, Others Implement plan for City, City, redevelopment of former ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ N/A Non-Profit Non-Profit Regency Mall site

Implement Augusta City, Consultant, GRU and Unknown at City, Private ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Regional Collaboration other stakeholders present time Sector, Grants Program

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

Design and construct a City, Private Sector, $30.7 M + ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Public & Private Performing Arts Center Others land cost

Augusta Canal – implement Canal Authority, projects funded in part with ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Canal Authority $4.3 M SPLOST VI, SPLOST VI grants Create Public Art Master Greater Augusta Arts Greater Augusta ▀ Staff Time Plan Council, City Arts Council Inventory Public Art in the Greater Augusta Arts Grant Funds, In- City and Create a Brochure ▀ $2,500 Council Kind Donation of the Same Evaluate the condition of Greater Augusta Arts $15,000 – City, Owners of ▀ existing public art and Council, Conservator $18,000 the Art Create Two Murals on the Greater Augusta Arts ▀ $20,000 GAAC & DOT 15th Street Corridor Council, Local Artists Create a Computer App Greater Augusta Arts mapping the location of ▀ Staff Time Staff Time Council, City public art Install Works of Art at $3,000 - Private Sector, Gateways Designated by Greater Augusta Arts ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $20,000 per SPLOST, City the Augusta Convention Council, ACVB work of art Funds, Grants and Visitors Bureau Evaluate the feasibility of using conservation districts Historic Preservation HPC, Historic as an alternative to historic ▀ ▀ Commission, Historic Staff Time Augusta, Inc. district designation in some Augusta, Inc. neighborhoods

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Complete historic resource DNR, City (in- survey of Summerville ▀ ▀ City, Consultant $30,000 Kind) Historic District Complete web-based DNR, City (in- walking tour brochures for ▀ ▀ City, Consultant $40,000 Kind) Broad and Reynolds Streets Update the National Register nomination for Historic Augusta, Summerville and nominate ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Historic Augusta, Inc. Staff Time Inc. budget other neighborhoods to the National Register Rehabilitate historic Private funds, structures and landmark Historic Augusta, Inc., Historic buildings in the Laney- ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $2.0M Private Developers Preservation Tax Walker and Bethlehem Credits neighborhoods

GREENSPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Develop 1-3 Compressed Augusta Environmental $6.0 M - Natural Gas (CNG) fueling ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Enterprise Fund Services Department $8.0 M stations throughout the city

Unknown at present time; Convert or replace the depends on Revenue from city’s gasoline-powered Augusta Environmental ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ revenue sale of CNG fuel vehicle fleet with Services Department generated to waste haulers alternative-fuel vehicles from sale of CNG

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

Provide economic Augusta Environmental Department incentives to increase ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $1.8 M Services Department budget household waste recycling

City Participate in the Georgia Central Savannah River contracts State, City, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Greenspace Program Land Trust, APDD, City yearly with Private Sector CSRLT

Butler Creek Privet Central Savannah River U.S. Fish and ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $150,000± Removal Program Land Trust, City Wildlife Service

Continue to enforce the applicable requirements of ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ City, APDD Staff Time City the Part V Environmental Ordinances

Continue the permitting and enforcement provisions of the Soil ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ City Staff Time City Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance

Continue the permitting and enforcement Augusta Engineering, provisions of the Flood ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time City Planning Commission Damage Prevention Ordinance

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Continue community State, City, AUD, Augusta Watershed outreach related to water ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time Private Sector, Roundtable quality and quantity Non-profits Implement emission reduction strategies to demonstrate compliance GA EPD, City, Various State, City, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Staff Time with federal air quality Stakeholders Private Sector standards

Support implementation of Southeastern Natural the Phinizy Swamp Park Sciences Academy, City, Grants, Master Plan (buildings, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $500,000 Private, City, School Private donations education, research, land Systems management)

Rehabilitate some of the Southeastern Natural City, Private infrastructure at Phinizy ▀ ▀ ▀ Sciences Academy, $500,000 Donations, grants Swamp Nature Park Private, City constructed in the 1990s

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Complete water & sewer City, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ AUD $40.0 M projects funded by bonds Bondholders

Complete Renovations to Bond Proceeds, Augusta Municipal ▀ ▀ ▀ City $29.6 M Sales Tax Funds Building

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Upgrade existing parks included on SPLOST Phase Recreation, Parks and SPLOST Phase ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ $5.0 M V project list Facilities Department V

Center of Hope The Salvation Army of ▀ $28,000 HUD CDBG Revitalization Project Greater Augusta Renovation of Respite Care Coordinated Health ▀ $75,000 HUD CDBG Center for the Homeless Services, Inc. Construct Splash Pad at Recreation, Parks and SPLOST, HUD ▀ ▀ $200,000 May Park Facilities Department CDBG Continue to implement the Augusta Wayfinding $140,000 ▀ ▀ CVB and Partners City, Grant Signage Program (Phase 1A)

Complete public school construction, renovation and expansion projects as E-SPLOST, ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ RCBOE $146.2 M listed in the RCBOE Phase Phase IV IV Master Plan

TRANSPORTATION

Augusta Public Transit - design and construct a new ▀ ▀ City $8.0 M City, FTA maintenance garage and administrative offices

FHWA, GDOT, Wrightsboro Road – widen GDOT, Augusta ▀ ▀ ▀ $18.6 M TSPLOST Band from Jimmie Dyess Pkwy. Engineering 1 to I-520 ramps

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

I-520 / Bobby Jones Expressway – widen from Gordon Hwy. to Deans ▀ ▀ FHWA, GDOT $29.8 M FHWA, GDOT Bridge Rd. and reconstruct interchanges

Windsor Spring Road Road ROW FHWA, GDOT, Phase IV – Complete ROW $9,970,630 SPLOST Phases acquisition and widen for GDOT, Augusta ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ III & IV, from Willis Foreman Rd. to Engineering Road CST TSPLOST Band Tobacco Rd. (includes $22,954,457 1 bridge @ Spirit Creek

Windsor Spring Road Road ROW Phase V – Complete ROW $6,990,000 FHWA, GDOT, acquisition and widen from GDOT, Augusta ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ SPLOST Phases Willis Foreman Rd. to SR Engineering Road CST III & IV 88 in Hephzibah (includes $12,827,273 bridge @ NS Railroad

Highland Avenue Resurfacing from $288,178 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Wrightsboro Road to Band 1 Wheeler Road

Walton Way Ext. Resurfacing from Robert C. $415,038 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Daniel to Walton Way Band 1

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Jackson Road Resurfacing from Walton Way to $394,946 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Wrightsboro Road Band 1

Marks Church Road - Widen from Wrightsboro $8,329,835 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Road to Wheeler Road Band 1

Druid Park Improvements - Walton Way to GDOT, Augusta $3,727,446 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Wrightsboro Road Engineering Band 1

Broad Street over Hawks Gully - Bridge Repair and $803,587 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Restoration Band 1

Broad Street over the Augusta Canal - Bridge $1,487,581 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Repair & Restoration Band 1

15th Street over Augusta Canal - Bridge Repair and $1,679,172 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Restoration Band 1

Gordon Hwy. @ Deans $1,130,187 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Bridge Road Intersection Band 1 Improvements

Milledgeville Road Bridge $102,203 TSPLOST Maintenance at Rocky ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 1 Creek

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost 7th Street Bridge over Augusta Canal - Bridge $843,333 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Replacement Band 1

Riverwatch Pkwy. Corridor Improvements from I-20 to $2,672,981 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering River Shoals Band 1

11th Street over the Augusta Canal - Bridge $652,771 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Repair and Restoration Band 1

Calhoun Expressway $9,026,073 TSPLOST Repair and Reconstruction ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 1

Riverwatch Parkway $10,714,803 TSPLOST Resurfacing - 15th Street to ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 1 County Line

Riverwatch Parkway and $547,547 TSPLOST Fury’s Ferry Road ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 1 Intersection Improvements

Riverwatch Parkway and $457,104 TSPLOST Stevens Creek Road ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 1 Intersection Improvements

Signal Modification, Phase TSPLOST III – Bransford to Milledge ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering $5,574,118 Band 1 Rd.

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost Signal Modification, Phase TSPLOST III – Druid Park to Heard ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering $2,467,309 Band 1 Ave. Bath Edie Road and Highway 88 Intersection $505,883 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Improvements Band 1

Old Waynesboro Road over Spirit Creek -Bridge $3,825,554 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Replacement Band 1

Brothersville Road and Highway 88 Intersection $505,883 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Improvements Band 1

Augusta Public Transit $750,000 per Operations and City, Augusta Public ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ year TSPLOST Maintenance Transit (approx.)

Daniel Field Airport – Install New Hangar Doors City, General Aviation $1,061,208 TSPLOST for both the Bulk and ▀ ▀ Commission Band 1 Maintenance Hangars

Augusta Regional Airport - City, Augusta Aviation $8,914,572 TSPLOST Rehabilitate Air Carrier and ▀ ▀ Commission Band 1 General Aviation Aprons

Implementation of TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering $5,546,425 Intelligent Transportation Band 1 System

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

Pleasant Home Road $291,288 TSPLOST (Riverwatch Parkway to ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2 Walton Way Extension)

Berckmans Road over Rae’s Creek - Bridge $4,519,998 TSPLOST ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Replacement Band 2

Berckmans Road Realignment and Widening $20,357,207 TSPLOST from Wheeler Road to ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2 Washington Road

5th Street Bridge - Bridge $11,153,324 TSPLOST Repair and Restoration ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2

State Route 4 / 15th Street Pedestrian Improvements – $6,147,017 TSPLOST Calhoun Expwy. to Central ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2 Avenue

Road ROW State Route 4 / 15th St. - $16,685,123 FHWA, GDOT, widen from Government St. ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ GDOT TSPLOST Band to Milledgeville Rd. Road CST 2 - acquire right-of-way and $8,226,173 start construction

James Brown Blvd. $6,975,428 TSPLOST Reconstruction – Reynolds ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2 St. to Wrightsboro Rd.

Year of Implementation Estimated / Project Responsibility Contract Funding Source 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cost

James Brown Blvd. Streetscape Enhancement ▀ ▀ ▀ GDOT, City, DDA $812,500 FHWA, City Project – Reynolds St. to Adams St.

Marvin Griffin Rd. – widen from 2 to 4 lanes from SPLOST Phases Mike Padgett Hwy. to ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering $6.0 M ± II & III Doug Barnard Pkwy.

Improvements to SR 104 / Riverwatch Parkway $17,246,472 TSPLOST Median Barrier – Jones ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2, GDOT Street to I-20

Riverwatch Parkway $723,836 TSPLOST Adaptive Signal Project ▀ ▀ ▀ Augusta Engineering Band 2

NOTES:

• Construction of some TSPLOST projects may not be complete until after the end of Bands in which they are programmed. • Some project start and / or completion dates were unknown at the time the Short Term Work Program was developed, and thus represent the best estimate of these dates.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: • NA – Not Available at time of the Short-Term Work Program Update • TBD – To Be Determined • E-SPLOST – Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax • SPLOST – Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax • TSPLOST – Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Transportation Investment Act, 2010) • CNG – Compressed Natural Gas • CDBG – Community Development Block Grant • CHDO – Community Housing Development Organization

ORGANIZATIONS: • DNR – Georgia Department of Natural Resources • FHWA – Federal Highway Administration • FTA – Federal Transit Administration • HUD – U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • GAAC – Greater Augusta Arts Council • GDOT – Georgia Department of Transportation • GA EPD – Georgia Environmental Protection Division • GRU – Georgia Regents University (formed by consolidation of Georgia Health Sciences University and Augusta State University) • City – City of Augusta, Georgia • AT – Augusta Tomorrow • RCBOE – Richmond County Board of Education • AHA – Augusta Housing Authority • APDD – Augusta Planning and Development Department • Augusta Engineering – Augusta Engineering Department • AUD – Augusta Utilities Department • HCD – Augusta Housing & Community Development Department • LBA – Augusta, Georgia Land Bank Authority • CVB – Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau • Chamber – Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce

• GAP – Greater Augusta Progress • ARTS – Augusta Regional Transportation Study • GMCA – Georgia Medical Center Authority

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• Augusta Engineering Department • Augusta Housing and Community Development Department • Augusta Environmental Services Department • Augusta Planning and Development Department • Augusta Recreation, Parks and Facilities Department • Augusta Utilities Department • Augusta Housing Authority • Augusta Canal Authority • Augusta, Georgia Land Bank Authority • Augusta Downtown Development Authority • Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau • Augusta Tomorrow, Inc. • Augusta Regional Collaboration • Greater Augusta Arts Council • Historic Augusta, Inc. • Central Savannah River Land Trust • Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy • The Westobou Vision, the 2009 Master Plan for the Augusta, Georgia and North Augusta, South Carolina Urban Area (For Cost Estimate of Performing Arts Center)

CITY OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION

2013-2018 Short Term Work Program Update to the Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Plan

WHEREAS, Augusta, Georgia has amended the Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Plan to include a Short-Term Work Program for the years 2013 - 2018; and

WHEREAS, this Short Term Work Program was prepared according to the Minimum Planning Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning established by the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Augusta Commission does hereby adopt the Short Term Work Program, 2013-2018, and hereby makes it part of the Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Plan, as per the requirements of the Georgia Planning Act of 1989, this 2-k-rn day of ..S:~e.,.,e.-et-- , 2013

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Signature: c_Q .~ ;( L------

Name: Deke S. Copenhaver

Title: Mayor

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