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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880322 March 22, l988 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 Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. NECK ROAD - REQUEST FOR CLOSING In response to a request from Donald Ankeney, who owns the property on both sides of Neck Road, the County agreed to hold a public hearing regarding the intention to close that section of Neck Road where it enters Mr. Ankeney's property and to relinquish any right, title or interest in the road to Mr. Ankeney since he states that the road does not serve any other property owners. Mr. Teach reported that a gate has been placed across the road by the owner, and he has been told to remove this since it is a public road. Tom Grosh, a resident of the area, appeared before the Commissioners to inform them that a number of people in the area use the road to view wildlife and that he feels it should remain open to the public. IMPROVEMENTS TO HOWELL ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to have spot improvements made to Howell Road during fiscal year l989 according to the design proposed by the County Engineer. Unanimously approved. LEGISLATION Barry Teach, County Administrator, reported that hearings have been held on the bond legislation and on the Economic Development Commission bill. The only bill outstanding at this time is the regional tourism bill which has been amended to bring it under the auspices of Tri-County Council, however, several other matters need to be addressed regarding appointment authority and representation. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Roulette reported on the Tourism Advisory Committee meeting; Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission meeting and the Transportation Commission meeting; Commissioner Downey reported on the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Advisory Board meeting; and Commissioner Snook on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting. TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEW - ROUTE 40 AND 68 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to send a letter requesting that the Transportation Advisory Committee review and make a recommendation regarding the intersection of Routes 40 and 68 at Clear Spring and to copy this correspondence to T. Wallace Beaulieu, District Engineer, State Highway Administration and the Clear Spring Mayor and Council. Unanimously approved. LEGAL MATTERS David K. Poole, Jr., County Attorney, informed the Commissioners that he is setting a settlement date for Hub City Auto Body, Trebor Industries and Morin-Rocco and has taken testimony regarding the Pleasant Valley Ruritan. SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to send a letter of support regarding the establishment of a Frostburg State University campus in Washington County to the Maryland State Board for Higher Education with copies to be sent to appropriate elected officials requesting that the hearing process be followed as established. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 8, l988 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve the minutes of March 8, l988, as corrected. Unanimously approved. REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO CONTRIBUTION LIST - WESTERN MARYLAND COALITION Pursuant to the public hearing held on March 8, l988, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve the request of the Western Maryland Coalition to be added to the list of agencies to which the Board of County Commissioners is authorized to contribute funds, with all requests to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Unanimously approved. MARCH 22, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM Betty Shank, representing the Washington County Health Department; Paulette Sprinkle, Community Coordinator; and Alan Davis, Director of Personnel and Insurance, appeared before the Commissioners to report on the participation of County employees in several health screening programs offered in conjunction with the Health Department. Ms. Sprinkle informed the Commissioners that the Health Department could offer "Freedom from Smoking" classes for the employees and possibly could offer a discount on the membership prices at the YMCA. The Commissioners thanked the group for making the presentation and asked them to continue with scheduling of the employee wellness programs. CIVIL AIR PATROL - REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO THE CONTRIBUTION LIST After due consideration of all the matters and facts adduced at the Public Hearing held on March l, l988, and the correspondence received within the ten (l0) day period following hearing, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to add the Civil Air Patrol to the list of agencies to which the County Commissioners are authorized to contribute funding. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFERS - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, PERMITS AND CIRCUIT COURT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve of the following line item transfers: Sheriff's Department - transfer $250 from Uniforms (l0-4l2- 000) to Capital Outlay - Machinery & Equipment (l0-482-000) and $2,000 from Tuition Assistance (70-429-040) to Medical Supplies (70-4l0-l40); Permits & Inspections - transfer $2,400 from Printing (46-422-000) to Office Equipment (46-447-000) and $l,000 from Per Diem (46-429-000) to Office Equipment (46-447-000); and Circuit Court - transfer $836 from Grand Jury Fees (6-424-0l0) to Office Furniture and Equipment (6-487-000). Unanimously approved ADVERTISING POLICY - COUNTY PARKS The Commissioners reviewed the draft of the Park Board's policy regarding advertising in County Parks, but requested that the Parks Board also review the Board of Education's policy on advertising to see if it could apply to County Parks. REQUEST TO PLACE EQUIPMENT - C & P TELEPHONE Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve C & P Telephone's request to place a 6 x l0 concrete slab with telephone equipment, cabinet and underground conduit to Pole l8 on property owned by the County which is located off Eastern Boulevard near Fiddlersburg Road, with the provision that if this equipment would have to be moved in the future that it would be done at C & P's expense. Unanimously approved. EXEMPTION FROM FOOD SERVICE INSPECTION FEES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to exempt any private, non- profit, educational or community service organization which does not have an alcoholic beverage license from the Health Department's food service inspection permit fee. Unanimously approved. SHARPSBURG PIKE SEWER PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to proceed with the installation of a l0-inch pipe under Maryland Routes 65 and 70 with the County absorbing the additional $20,000 for the cost of installing the larger pipe, and, at such time the property in this area is developed, that the developer be required to pay all of this cost or what is determined to be their fair share of the cost. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - RUNWAY OVERLAY PROJECT The bids for the runway overlay project at the Washington County Regional Airport were publicly opened and read aloud. The firms who participated in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Valley Quarries, Inc. - Alternate l - $l,529,879.83, Alternate 2 - $l,258,857.75, and Alternate 3 - $l,207,357.75; Wolfe Brothers - Alternate l - $2,230,213.30, Alternate 2 - $l,984,783.00 and Alternate 3 - $l,833,333.00. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. BID OPENING - GREENVALE VILLAGE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT No bids were received for the Greenvale Village Drainage Improvement project and the Commissioners decided to have the Roads Department personnel perform the necessary work. MARCH 22, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at ll:l0 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 Snook, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER PROGRAM EMPLOYEE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to employ the following persons for the School Community Center program: Keith Youtz, Aide, Williamsport; Eugene Ebersole, Director, Smithsburg; Todd Eirich, Aide, South High; James Harne, Director, South High; Gregory Rouse, Director, Western Heights; Diana Smith, Aide, Western Heights; and Elmer Swain, Director, Boonsboro High. Unanimously approved. LUNCH 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 present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. BUDGET HEARINGS The following Fiscal Year l989 budget requests were presented: United Way submitted by William Reuter in the amount of $86,000; Tourism submitted by Robert O'Connor in the total amount of $267,507, which includes $34,535 for the Breezewood Information Center, $39,922 for the I-8l Information Center, $l2l,087 for the Tourism office staff, and $7l,963 for the I-70 Information Center; Fire and Rescue submitted by Ronald Karn in the amount of $329,l03; 911 - submitted by Ronald Karn in the amount of $l62,440; Civil Defense submitted by Ronald Karn in the amount of $47,0l5 and Communications Maintenance submitted by Peter Lowenheim in the amount of $72,203; Roads Department - submitted by Ted Wolford - total budget request of $4,523,447; Airport - submitted by Ron Myers and Leigh Sprowls in the amount of $l85,830. COURT HOUSE ROOFING PROJECT Robert Coble, Director of Buildings Maintenance, presented his roofing survey of the downtown area, which was requested by the Commissioners at the meeting of March l5 in response to concerns voiced by the City's Historic Preservation Commission regarding the standing seam roof to be installed on the Court House. Mr. Coble found that the majority of roofs on buildings in the downtown area, which were constructed at approximately the same time period as the Court House, were slate, asphalt shingle or standing seam roofs. The contractor, Ken Kline, submitted the following prices for slate - an additional $38,000 and for man-made slate - an additional $26,500. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to appropriate an additional $26,500 for the Court House roofing project to allow for the installation of a synthetic slate material for the roof. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 4:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk