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HomeMy WebLinkAbout870728 July 28, l987 Hagerstown, Maryland The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County 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, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Snook, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - DISPATCHERS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to approve Sheriff Made's request to place the Dispatchers on the County salary scale at Grade 2, Step A, retroactive to July l, l987. Unanimously approved. PURCHASE OF LAWN MOWERS - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve the purchase of two lawn mowers at a cost of $300 for the Sheriff's Deparment, with funds to be taken from the Commissioners Contingency Fund. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - AREA AGENCY ON AGING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to reappoint Helen Kaetzel to the Area Agency on Aging for a three-year term to expire October l, l990. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to appoint Helen Bissett to the Mental Health Advisory Board to fill the unexpired term of Paul Pittman to June 30, l988. Unanimously approved. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES - MIDFA PROPERTIES Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to abate the property taxes on the following properties and to accept payment equal to the taxes in lieu of: Certain-Teed Products Corporation - $39,818.65; Dutcher Motors, Inc. - $6,851.80; H. B. Mellott Estates - $484.l5 and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. - $ll3.l0. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission meeting, Commissioner Roulette gave a report on the site selection committee for the proposed sewage treatment plant; Commissioner Snook reported on the Parks Board and Commissioner Bowers reported on the Tri-County Council Revolving Loan Fund Committee. APPEAL - GREENLAWN/CLOVERTON SEWER PROJECT After due consideration of the matters and facts adduced at the public hearing held pursuant to Section 6, Article 402D of Sanitary District law on June 30, l987, the petitions and comments submitted in writing, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to DENY the petition to overrule the Sanitary Commission and to support the sewer project for the Green Lawn/Cloverton district. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Downey and Irvin voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING". PUBLIC HEARING - RZ-367 The President convened the meeting in Public Hearing at ll:l5 a.m. in regard to Text Amendment RZ-367 which refers to the Historical Preservation Section of the Zoning Ordinance. Stephen Goodrich, Senior Planner, and Douglass Reed, President of the Historict District Ordinance Commmittee, outlined the amendments to the proposed Ordinance. After discussion regarding questions and comments from the public, Commissioner Bowers closed the Hearing and reconvened the meeting in Regular Session. BID OPENING - CHEWSVILLE CENTER ROOF The bids for the roof at the Chewsville Center were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Kline Associated Roofing Contractors - Base bid - $23,817; Floyd R. Kline, Inc. - Base bid - $28,930; Bonded Applicators of Maryland, Inc. - Base bid - $31,202. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. PROPOSED STREET STANDARDS Glenn Dull, County Engineer, appeared before the Commissioners concerning the proposed new street standards for County roads which would require the shoulders of the roads to be paved on future roads. Mr. Dull stated that a letter had been sent to approximately 60 contractors to inform them of the proposed change and requesting their comments prior to today's Commissioners' meeting. Several developers and property owners present at the meeting spoke in favor of the proposed change. JULY 28, l987 MINUTES, CONT'D. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS EASEMENT SALE - PAULA TOMS The President convened the Meeting in Public Hearing at l2:l5 p.m. in regard to a establishment of a development rights easement being requested by Paula Toms, whose property is part of the Agriculture Preservation District. Stephen Goodrich, Senior Planner, appeared before the Commissioners to provide information regarding the proposed easement sale and informed them that the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board voted unanimously to approve the application and has recommended that the application be forwarded to the State for their consideration. MOTION made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to approve of the application made by Paula Toms for the sale of a Development Rights Easement and recommended that it be forwarded to the State Agricultural Preservation Foundation. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 7, l987 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve of the Minutes of the July 7, l987 meeting as submitted. Unanimously approved. REZONING CASE - RZ-345 Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to TABLE any action on Rezoning Case - RZ-345 until the problem with the right-of-way situation is resolved. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Downey and Snook voting "AYE" and Commissioner Irvin "ABSTAINING". 201 FACILITIES PLAN - CLOVERTON/GREENLAWN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to amend the 201 Facilities Plan to include the Greenlawn/Cloverton Sewer Project as recommended by the Sanitary Commission. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Downey and Irvin voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING". SICK LEAVE USAGE Barry Teach, County Administrator, gave a brief report on the sick leave usage for County employees and informed the Commissioners that since the incentive program was established two years ago, the usage of that leave has been significantly reduced by 6,900 hours. CAPITAL BUDGET - LINE ITEM CONSOLIDATION - TRANSPORTATION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to consolidate building improvement items of floor treatment, painting, lot sealing and ventilation system improvements into a Building Improvements Line Item thereby allowing for siding to be placed on the Transportation Commission building. Unanimously approved. BANKS BROTHERS - APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the planned expansion by Banks Brothers at the facility being leased in the Earley Industrial Park as required by the MIDFA program. Unanimously approved. HOFFMASTER ROAD - ADVERTISEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing to advertise their intention to close a portion of Hoffmaster Road. STREET NAME - HIGHFIELD AREA Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to renumber several houses given Highfield Road addresses to Trolley Avenue addresses since that is how the alley is commonly known in the area. Unanimously approved. HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY BUDGET Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to increase the Health Systems Agency budget from $l0,000 to $l2,500 with funds to be taken from the Commissioners Contingency Fund. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Downey and Snook voting "AYE" and Commissioner Irvin voting "NO". 70/81 RAIL SIDING Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to accept the low proposal submitted by Associated Engineering Sciences, Inc. in the amount of $43,800 for the 70/81 Rail Siding project as recommended by the Coordinating Committee. Unanimously approved. JULY 28, l987 MINUTES, CONT'D. REVENUE SHARING TRANSFERS Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to approve a Revenue Sharing Transfer to cover eligible expenditures in the General, Highways and Capital Projects for the period April l, l987 through June 30, l987 in the following amounts: General - $6l,l94.90; Highway - $210,l58.64; and Capital Projects - $36l,l58.27 for a total of $633,243.87. Unanimously approved. EXTRA WORK - LUROSE ESTATES DRAINAGE PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to approve of allocating an additional $3,338 needed to puchase the extra material necessary to complete the drainage project at LuRose Estates. Unanimously approved. WAIVER OF INTEREST - DRAPER Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to waive the interest in the amount of $7.25 on property taxes for Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Draper since they did not receive a tax bill for one-half year assessment. Unanimously approved. PROPOSED COMMITTEE FOR DOUBS WOODS PARK Barry Teach reported on letter which he received from the Washington County Arts Council requesting that a Committee be designated to program details of the facilty and potential uses of the Doubs Woods Park performing arts pavilion. The Arts Council has suggested the following persons be appointed to the committee: Robert Coble, Ann Curran, Leiba Cohen, Edith Sweigert, Dave Emmert, Bob Kenney, Sandy Wantz, Carolou Brown Russell, Gerald England and Joyce Heptner. The Commissioners agreed to appoint such a committee but felt that a representative for the City of Hagerstown and the Museum of Fine Arts should also be appointed. ROAD ACCEPTANCE - CAFOXA DRIVE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to accept conditionally Cafoxa Drive, located in the Conococheague Manor subdivision, into the County roadway system, with a maintenance bond set at $l,500. Unanimously approved. SUBMISSION OF EDA APPLICATION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to authorize submission of an application to the Economic Development Administration for a grant in the amount of $820,000 for sewer and road projects required at the Airport Industrial Park. Unanimously approved. RESOLUTION - HALFWAY MANOR Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to authorize Ronald L. Bowers, as President of the Board of County Commissioners, to endorse the standard local government resolution regarding the rehabilition of Halfway Manor Housing Project. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at l:20 p.m. in regard to property, personnel and potential litigation 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 Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. PRESENTATION OF CHECK - SANITARY COMMISSION Louise Fahrney, Vice Chairman of the Sanitary Commission, presented the Commissioners with a check in the amount of $8,200 as repayment of a loan on the Highfield Water Service Project. Commissioner Bowers expressed thanks to the Commission and commended them on their fine work and dedication. RECONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to reconvene in Executive Session at 2:30 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and potential litigation in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:20 p.m. Unanimously approved. JULY 28, l987 MINUTES, CONT'D. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL CONSULTANT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve of Baker, Watts and Associates as financial consultants for the General Obligation Bond Issue. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY LIFEGUARDS - HALFWAY POOL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to employ Steven Powell as a full-time lifeguard and Scott Poffenberger as a fill-in lifeguard at the Halfway Pool. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to adjourn at 3:22 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk