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HomeMy WebLinkAbout871020 October 20, l987 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 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. ROBINWOOD DRIVE/MT. AETNA ROAD INTERSECTION - AGREEMENT WITH ELKS CLUB Jim Brittain, representing the Engineering Department, appeared before the Commissioners to present the proposed agreement with the Elks Club regarding the improvements the County is making to the intersection of Mt. Aetna Road and Robinwood Drive. The improvements being made necessitate the removal of the 80 spreading junipers. The low estimate submitted by the Elks Club for replacement and transplant of the junipers is $2474. Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve the construction maintenance agreement with the Elks Club for the County to provide $2474 for replacement and transplant of the 80 juniper shrubs which will be removed during the improvements of the Mt. Aetna Road/Robinwood Drive intersection. Unanimously approved. EASTERN BOULEVARD/MD ROUTE 64 INTERSECTION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to accept the recommendation of the Engineering Department to accept the deed for 29 square feet of property at the intersection of Eastern Boulevard and MD Route 64 owned by David Collins with the county to pay Mr. Collins $8200 on completion of necessary improvements for the relocation of his parking lot; in turn, Mr. Collins will sign a letter stating that the County has met all obligations and has no futher liability. Unanimously approved. OVERLAY OF ACCESS ROAD - CONOCOCHEAGUE LITTLE LEAGUE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to include overlay of the access road from Sunset Avenue to the Conococheague Little League Field, approximately l6' x 230', to the contract for an approximate cost of $1,000. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Downey reported on the meeting with the State Highway Administration; Commissioner Irvin gave a report on the Airport Commission's trip to inspect several airport terminals which would be approximately the same size as the one to be constructed in Washington County; Commissioner Roulette reported on the Tourism Committee meeting; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the Community Development Block Grant Small Cities grant of $357,000 which the County received for the sewer project on Route 65. BOND ISSUE PROJECTS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adopt the following list of proposed projects which will be funded from the bond proceeds to be included in the resolution: Board of Education projects - $l,356,000, Hagerstown Junior College Recreation/Athletic Center and Advance Technology Center - $l,600,000, Airport Terminal and Utilities - $679,000, Roads and Landfill projects - $l,905,000, Sanitary District Project for the Williamsport Sewer Treatment Plant - $400,000, plus cost of issuance of $60,000, for a Total Cost of $6,000,000. Unanimously approved. STANDARD ACCOUSTICAL PROJECTS - REVISION OF BUSINESS PARK COVENANTS Robert Wolf, co-owner of Standard Accoustical Products, Louis Plummer, contractor for this project, and Fred Papa, architect, appeared before the Commissioners to request revision of the County Business Park covenants since they have encountered severe rock and slope problems on the site and wish to revise the site plan. The revised plan has been approved by the Planning Commission with additional revisions. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve the revised site plan submitted by Standard Accoustical Products for their building which will be constructed at the Washington County Business Park with the addition of a berm, barrier screening on the I-8l side of the building and restriction of storage in the dock area, as is consistent with Planning Commission's approval and requests. Unanimously approved. OCTOBER 20, 1987 MINUTES, CONT'D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 29 AND OCTOBER 2, l987 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 29, l987 and the Special Meeting of October 2, l987 as submitted. Unanimously approved. AGENDA ITEMS - MEETING WITH HAGERSTOWN MAYOR & COUNCIL Agenda items for the November l0 meeting with the Hagerstown Mayor & Council were discussed. Items proposed for discussion include a status report on Eastern Boulevard, Northern Avenue, sewer allocation for areas outside the City of Hagerstown, additional parking space at the Museum of Fine Arts and a joint signing effort. CHARTER BOARD EXPENSES Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to provide up to $4,000 to the Charter Board for any expenses which are incurred through June 30, l988 exclusive of advertising and printing costs, to be taken from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund. Unanimously approved. MACo - APPOINTMENT TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to appoint Commissioner Bowers to the Maryland Association of Counties Legislative Committee for l988 and Commissioner Roulette as the alternate. Unanimously approved. PROPOSED FEES 1988 - HALFWAY SWIMMING POOL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the recommendation of the Halfway Pool Management Committee for the following fees for the l988 season: Daily Admission: Monday-Friday Weekends & Holidays Preschool $ .50 $l.00 Kindergarten - l2th grade l.00 l.50 Adults l.50 2.00 Babysitters l.50 2.00 Season Passes: Adults - $l00, Children - $75, Family - $l50, Babysitters - $25 Pool Parties - $35 (l5-25 people - $l0 for each additional l0 persons). CHEWSVILLE CENTER ROOF PROJECT - ADDITIONAL WORK Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to appropriate an additional $2,049 over the total project budget for extra work which needs to be done on the Chewsville Center roof, with funds to be taken from the Capital Contingency Fund. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at l0:50 a.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 Irvin, seconded by Roulette to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:00 noon. Unanimously approved. PRESENTATION - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL/COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION The Meeting was convened at the Western Maryland Room at the Washington County Free Library for a joint meeting with the Mayor & Council of the City of Hagerstown for a presentation on combining the County Economic Development Commission and the City's Commercial & Industrial Council. Dick Hopkins, Chairman of EDC and Jim Holzapfel, Chairman of CIC, made the presentation and outlined essential elements relating to: membership, funding, budget, staffing, organization and meetings. Implementing legislation, which would take effect July l, l988, by the State is needed before such a merger could take place. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to agree to the intent of combining the County Economic Development Commission and City of Hagerstown Commerical & Industrial Commission as outlined by those groups, and to move forward with appropriate legislation. Unanimously approved. A similar Motion was approved by City officials. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at l2:45 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l:30 p.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers with the following members in attendance: Vice President Richard E. Roulette, and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. OCTOBER 20, l987 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Executive Session at l:35 p.m. in regard to personnel, property 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 Downey, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:05 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY MEO III - ROADS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to employ Stanley Morris in the position of MEO III at the Western Section of the Roads Department to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. RESOLUTION - YOUNGER TOYOTA ENTRANCE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to execute a Resolution to accept and approve the Agreement by and among R. Ted Younger, Billie R. Yonger, the City of Hagerstown and the County Commissioners, Exhibit A and authorize the President to execute the agreement. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 2:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk