HomeMy WebLinkAbout931012October 12, 1993
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Wa shington Co unty wa s
call ed to order at 9:00 a .m. by the President , Richard E. Ro ulette , with the
following members present: Vice President Ro nald L. Bowers , and Commi ssioners
Linda C. Irvin-Craig , Gregory I. Snook , and J ohns. Shank .
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The I nvocati on was del ivered by Comm issioner Roulette , fo llowed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by t h e full assemblage .
BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS
Commission er Irv i n-Craig r eported o n the Airport Corumiss io n meet t ng and the
His t oric Di strict Commi ssion meeting; Comm issioner Bowers reported o n the tour
of the Wh itetail Ski Resort ; Commi ssioner Snoo k reported o n the public hearing
h e ld o n the proposal made by ICC to incinerate tires; Commi ssioner Shank
reported on t he Recreation & Par ks Board meeting; and Comm issioner Roulette
reported o n the Conv ent i o n & Visitors Cente r meeti ng.
ROAD MAINTENANCE BOND -EXPANSION OF ICC QUARRY OPERATION
Paul Prodonovich, Director of Permits & Inspection , appeared beEore the
Commissioners to dis cuss the road maintenance bond for the permi t requested by
Independent Cement Corporation (ICC ) to expand its quarr y operation. Mr.
Prodonovich stated that the only item wh ich needs to be addressed for iss uance
of the permit is the amou n t of the bond. The Commissioners discussed the formu la
use d to determine t he bond amount and the l e ngth of roadway they f eel s hould be
includ ed,
Motion mad e by Commiss ioner Bowers , second ed by Irvin-Cr aig , t o requi re a Road
Main tenance Bo nd for a minimum of $50 ,000 from Ind epend e nt Cement Corporation
(ICC), for its permit to expand its quarry operati on, which i ncludes the area
from its e ntranc e to the intersect ion of Eas tern Bou l evard and Klick Way and
including that portion of Eastern Boulevard t hat extends in o ne direction to the
rail road tracks a nd an equal di s tance in the opposite direct i o n, wi th t he
cond ition that at s uch time ICC uses another e n trance as a n access this matter.
will be r evisited. Unanimo usly approved ,
APPROVAL OF MINOTES -SEPTEMBER 28 AND OCTOBER 5, 1993
Motion mad e by Comm iss i oner Irvin-Craig , seconded by Shank , to approve the
mi nutes of Sept ember 28 , 1993, as cor.r.ected . Un a nimou sly appr.oved,
Motion mad e by Comm issioner I rvin-Craig ,
minu tes of October 5 , 1993 , as corrected.
STREET ACCEPTANCE -BILL-N-DALE ACRES
second ed by Shank , to approve the
Un animously approved.
Mo tion made by Comm1 ss1oner Shank , seconded by Irvin-Craig , to accept 1,940
linear feet of Kaiser Cour t a nd 660 1 i.near Eeet of Church Hill Court in the Hill-
n-Dale Acres Subd iv i s ion and to require a t wo year Mainte na nce Bond in the amount
of $13,000. Unanimously approved.
SOUTH POINTE SOBDIV1SION -MAINTENANCE BOND
Mot ion mad e by Comm1ss 1o ner Snook , second ed by Shank , to accept 1 ,544 linear f ee t
of So uth Pointe Drive , 234 linear feet of Sunflower Dr ive , and s,o linear feet
of South Valley Dr ive in the So uth Pointe Su bdivis ion and to requ i re a t wo year
Ma intenance Bond of $13,000 to replace t he Performanc e Bo nd previously approved,
and to request a s ix month report from the Engineering Department on t his
project. Un animous ly approved.
BID AWARD -FLEET VEHICLES
Motion made by Commi ssioner Snook, seco nded by Bowers , t o award the bid for f leet
vehicles for the Eollowing low bids meeting s pe cificatio ns : 2 Full-size 3/4 To n
Pickup Trucks w/4-Wheel Drive -Keysto ne Ford $34 ,746; 4-Whee l Drive Uti lity
Vehic l e Opt . 1 -Keystone Ford $19,749; 4-Wheel Drive Utility Veh icle -Keystone
Ford $19 ,749; Full-size 3/4 Ton Pickup Trucks w/4-Wheel Drive -Ma rt in Truck
$16,620 .16; 5-Passenger Compact , Exte nded Le ng th Wind ow Va n -Curtis Ch evrol et
$14 ,370; 1-Ton Crew Cab Pickup Tr uck w/4-Wheel Dr ive -Keystone Ford $20,924;
3/4 To n Pickup Truck w/4 -Wh eel Drive -Cu r.tis Ch evrol e t $16,470; Mi.d -Size Ca r
w/Front Wh eel Dr ive -Keystone Ford $13 ,203; Station wagon w/Front Wh eel Drive -
Keystone Ford $14 ,251; Mid-s ize Car w/Fro nt Wheel Dr ive -La nh am Ford $13 ,814;
1/2 Ton Comp act Pickup Tr uck -$10,550; Full Size 1/2 To n Pick-up Tr uck -Ma rtin
Truck $12,611.27; and (2 ) 4-Wh eel Dr ive Utility Ve h icles (Op t . 1 ) -Martin Truck
$33,458.94. Una n imous ly approved ,
BID AWARD -INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Motion mad e by Commissioner Bowers , seconded by Shank, to award the following
bids to the low bidders meeting speci f:icati ons : 4-Wh eel Drive Loader -Vernon
OCTOBER 12 , 1993
MINUTES, CONT'D.
E. Stup Co. -$84,992: Self-Propelled Asphalt Maintenance Machine -Siems Rental
& Sales Co . -$59 ,96 4.58: Pull-Type Portable Pavers (3) -Siems Re ntal & Sales Co.
-$17 ,248.50: Single Axle Chass is/Cabs ( 3) -Chesapeake Ford Truck Sales -
$111,810; Dump Truck Bodies (3 ) -Antietam Equipment Corp. -$20 ,037; Tarps for
Large Dump Trucks (3) -Antietam Equipment Co. -$2,8921 and Large Chemical &
Mat erial Spreaders (4) -Fallsway Spring & Equipment -$34 ,692. Unanimously
approved .
PUBLIC HEARING -INTERSTATE 81 ENTERPRISE ZONE APPLICATION
The Commissioners convened the publ i c hearing, as advertised , to hear comm ents
r-egar.d i ng the application to the State Depart,ne n t of Economic & Employment
Development for establishment of the Interstate 81 Enterpri se Zone. Beverly
Brice , Economic Developme nt Specialist , revi.ewed the draft application and stated
t hat the corridor contains approximately 1,500 acres for the area along I-81
between Maryland Rt. 14 4 a nd I -7 0. Th e hearing was then opened for public
comments . There was no o ne present to speak i n favor of t he application, and
Donald Allensworth spoke in opposition to t he Enterprise zone Application.
Mot ion mad e by Commissio n er Bowers , seconded by Snook , to forward the application
for establishme nt of the Interstate 81 Enterprise Zo ne t o the Department of
Economic & Employment Developme nt for the appropriate review process .
Unanimously approved.
"FIRST CALL FOR HELP• PROJECT -UNITED WAY
Kathy Vogt , Director of: the Was h ington County Chapter of the United Way, appeared
before the Commissioners to advise them of t he ne w First Call for Help program.
Ms. Vogt stated that this is an i nformation and reEerral service which provides
data on many human services programs available. She indicated that the phone
cal ls are confiden tial and provides referral to over 380 health a nd human
services programs both within and outside of Was hi ngton County on a computer data
base. The Commissioners congratulated the United Way and t hose who participated
in initiating this new program .
AIRPORT MATTERS -AIRPORT USERS GROUP
J ohn Easton, representing the Airport Users Group , and John Luce, Mid-Atlantic
Regional Representative of the Aircraft Own ers & Pilots Association , appeared
before the Commissioners with concerns that policy decis ions are being mad e that
impact thein and t hat they have no input into these decisions . Mr . Ea ston
suggested that the Users Group be allowed to place 3 memb ers o n the Airport
Comm ission . After discussion about the ir concerns , Commi ssioner Roulett e gave
a brief his to1:'y of the airport and how rept"esenta t i o n on the Co mm ission is
sel ected . He stated that h e feels the concerns can be worked out , and the
Commissioners also suggested that a representative of the group attend Airport
Commission ineeting s to make any recom,n e nda t ions to that body .
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Donald Allensworth expressed his v iews on the 1cc road maintenance bond, the
Airport Co ,nm ission , a nd the Zoning Appeals Board.
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
Mot i.on mad e by Commissioner Irvin-Craig , seconded by Snook, to convene i n
Executive Session at 12:05 p .m. with regard to personnel and property matters ,
to confer with the County Attorne y to ob ta in leg al adv ice , and to consider
businesses t'elocating to Was hi ngton County, i n accordance with Section 10 .508 of
the State Govern,nent Article of t h e Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously
approved.
RECONVENE I N REGULAR SESSI ON
Motion mad e by Commiss i.oner Irv in-Craig, second ed by Snook , to reconvene in
Regular Session at l :47 p.m. Un animously approved.
RECESS -DEDICATION OF NEW T-BANGARS
The Commissioners recessed at 1:47 p.m. to attend the dedication of t he ne w T-
hangars at the Regional Ai.rport , and reconvened at 3:08 p .m.
At t his time Co mm issione~ Bowers wa s excused from the Meeting.
REDUCTION OF BOARD OF EDIIJJCATIOR APPROPRIATION
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Irvin-Craig , to reduce the 1992-93
appropriation to t he Board oE Education by $300 ,000 . Unanimously approved.
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MINUTES, CONT 'D.
PY 1994 HOMELESS SERVICES GRANT
Motion made by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Irvin-Craig , to approve the Grant
Ag reement with the Department of Human Resources for the Homel ess Services Grant
-Emergency & Transitional Housing & Services , in t he amount of $121 ,000.
Unanimously approved.
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
Mot ion mad e by -Comm:i.ss ioner Snook , seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in
Executive Session at 3:24 p.m. to confer with the County Attorney to obtain l egal
advice, in accordance with Section 10.508 of the State Government Article of t he
Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved.
RECONVENE I N REGULAR SESSION
Mot ion made by Commission er Snook, second ed by Irv in-Craig , to reconvene in
Regular Session at 4:08 p .rn . Un animously approved .
ADJOURNMENT
Motion mad e by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig , to adjourn at 4:09
p.m. Unanimously approved.
countAttorney
Clerk