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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.07.1987 April 7, 1987 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette, and Commissioners R. Lee Downey and Linda C. Irvin. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. FIRST PAYMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT DEFICIT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the payment to the State Health Department in the amount of $36,348.75 for the first of four payments of the Washington County Health Department's deficit for FY l986-87, with funds to be taken from the Fund Balance. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - AIRPORT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve of transferring $675 from Airport Commission Expenses (700-429-0l0) to Dues and Conventions (700- 426-000) and transferring $300 from Airport Commission Expenses to Per Diem (700- 429-040). Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - DOUBS WOODS PAVILION Due to a mistake in the measurements given in bid specifications and the actual measurements of the Doubs Woods pavilion, Milcar Construction is requesting a Change Order in the amount of $5,540 for the extra materials needed and an extension of time for completion. Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve of a Change Order for the Doubs Woods pavilion in the amount of $5,540 and to allow an additional l4 days for completion of the project. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to TABLE any action until the Purchasing Agent can check with other bidders on the project to see if their bids reflected the actual measurements for the pavilion or the measurements given in the bid specifications. Unanimously approved. PROCLAMATION - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to proclaim the week of April ll-l8, l987, as Community Development Week in Washington County. Unanimously approved. At this time Commissioner Snook arrived at the Meeting. WESTERN MARYLAND COUNTIES' MEETING Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the next Western Maryland Counties' meeting will be hosted by Frederick County and will be held on May 7. Possible items for the agenda of the meeting were discussed. APPROVAL TO ORDER PORTABLE CLASSROOM - BOARD OF EDUCATION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve $4l,000 for a portable classroom for Boonsboro Elementary School from their FY 87-88 Capital Improvements budget to allow the Board of Education to proceed with ordering the new classroom. Unanimously approved. EASEMENT AGREEMENT - SANITARY DISTRICT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to grant the Washington County Sanitary District a permanent easement and right of ingress and egress for the purpose of construction, operating, maintaining and replacement of a water line appurtenances on the property of the Washington County Landfill for no compensation with the agreement that the District will maintain the chain link fence during construction to secure the property, will have the main gates locked during non- operational hours and to maintain one lane of traffic at all times. Unanimously approved. VOTE ON TABLED MOTION - DOUBS WOODS PAVILION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to call the Question on the Motion tabled regarding the change order for the Doubs Woods Pavilion earlier in the Meeting and to approve of a Change Order in the amount of $5,540 from Milcar Construction for extra work and materials needed for the project and to allow l4 additional days for completion. Unanimously approved. The Question was called and the Motion was unanimously passed. APRIL 7, l987 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVEY LAND - CUSHWA AND SONS There being no one present to speak for nor against said conveyance and having received no written comments, a Motion was made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to proceed with the conveyance of a portion of an alley approximately l2 x 30 feet in length, lying in a northerly direction from Fenton Avenue and bound on three sides by Victor Cushwa & Sons property, to Victor Cushwa & Sons who are also responsible for the advertisement and deed preparation for the property. Unanimously approved. HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT COMMITTEE - STATUS REPORT Members of the Historic Preservation District Committee appeared before the Commissioners and their Chairman, Douglass Reed, gave a status report on the Committee's activities and presented a proposed amendment for the "HP" Historic Preservation District. PUBLIC HEARING - TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED The President convened the Meeting in Public Hearing at l0:l0 a.m. to allow any resident of Washington County to testify concerning the formal program proposed for the Transportation Commission to comply with 49 CFR Sub-part E of Section 504 regarding guidelines providing transportation for the handicapped. Keith Godwin, Manager of the County Commuter, outlined the following program: l) the Washington County Transportation Commission shall make maximum utilization of its fleet of nine wheelchair-lift-equipped buses; 2) Initiate a 24-hour advance notice dial-a- lift service; and 3) provide subsidized taxi service for handicapped individuals unable to use bus service. Peggy Martin, Chairman of the Western Maryland Coalition, Inc., and Cindy Mease, County Disabled Citizens Coordinator, appeared in support of the Transportation Commission's proposed program. There being no one else present to speak for nor against the proposed program, the President closed the Hearing at l0:25 a.m. and reconvened in Regular Session. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to convene in Executive Session at l0:25 a.m. in regard to property matters in accordance with State Government Article l0.508 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular Session at ll:25 a.m. Unanimously approved. UNITED WAY BUDGET HEARING Robert Golitz, Chairman of the United Way Board of Directors, and Board members presented the United Way's Fiscal Year l988 budget in the amount of $87,000. No decisions were made at this time. LUNCH The Meeting was recessed at ll:45 a.m. for lunch at the Washington County Free Library. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l:30 p.m. by the President Ronald L. Bowers with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. BUDGET HEARINGS The following Fiscal Year l988 budgets were presented: Sheriff's Department - submitted by Sheriff Charles Mades, Capt. Carroll Keller, Lt. Wayne McAllister and Lt. Ronald Norford in the amount of $2,799,326 plus a l0% salary increase in the amount of $558,782; Landfill - submitted by Robert Davenport in the amount of $770,94l for all landfills; Health Department - submitted by Dr. Neill and Charles Rouzer in the amount of $1,615,669 for the County share; Washington County Free Library - submitted by Charles Blank in the amount of $707,328 as the County's portion; and Fire & Rescue Association - the Fire & Ambulance Budget was submitted by Jay Grimes in the amount of $474,495 for Volunteer Fire Companies, $155,460 for Volunteer Ambulance Associations and $140,500 for the Operating Budget, the Air Unit Budget was submitted by Don Koons in the amount of $20,300 and the Hazardous Incident Response Team budget was presented by Greg Socks in the amount of $l44,345. No decisions were made at this time. APRIL 7, 1987 MINUTES, CONT'D. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - S.T.A.P. PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve the transfer of $7,000 from S.T.A.P.Contracted Services (800-424-220) to S.T.A.P. Supplies (800- 413-010). Unanimously approved. MIDFA LEASE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to accept the assignment of a MIDFA lease from Larstan Industries, Inc. to Banks Brothers Corporation and to authorize the President, Ronald L. Bowers, to sign on behalf of the Washington County Commissioners. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 5:l5 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk