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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880607 June 7, l988 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: Richard E. Roulette, Vice President, and members 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. APPOINTMENTS - DISABLED PERSONS REVIEW BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to appoint the following persons to the Disabled Persons Review Board: Ronald Pike, Dr. W. T. Butterbaugh for three-year terms and Sarah Ann Crider, Timothy Gordon, Dr. Alan Ditto and Cindy Mease for two-year terms. Unanimously approved. RE/APPOINTMENTS - MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to reappoint Helen Bissett, Frances Cruger, Lucy Edmonds and Donna Frentz to three-year terms and to appoint Kay Stephey for a three-year term to the Mental Health Advisory Committee. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Roulette reported on the Planning Commission meeting; Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission's meeting regarding the fuel flow fee with companies who will be effected by this fee; Commissioner Downey reported that the Tri-County Council will be meeting on Thursday; and Commissioner Bowers gave a review of a meeting held with Michael Taylor of the Department of the Environment regarding the recycling bill. ENTERPRISE ZONE DEPOSIT INCENTIVE PROGRAM Barry Teach, County Administrator, reviewed a letter from Leroy Burtner, Economic Development Director, which informs the Commissioners that the Economic Development Commission endorses the Enterprise Zone Deposit Incentive Program and recommends to the Board that the County contribute $37,333.33 as their participation in this program. The proposed program would provide a revolving loan fund to provide financial assistance to small businesses locating in Western Maryland in enterprise zones. The Commissioners took this matter under advisement at this time and requested that the concept be placed on the agenda for discussion at the Tri-County Council meeting on Thursday. BID AWARD - HEALTH DEPARTMENT VAN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to award the bid for the Health Department van to Martin Truck Corporation who submitted the only bid in the amount of $l7,589.00. Unanimously approved. SHOULDER OVERLAY PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to accept the recommendation of the County Engineer and Roads Department Superintendent that the shoulder of Eastern Boulevard be overlaid next year and to overlay the shoulder of Robinwood Drive this year as originally requested. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - CENTRAL ALARM FIRE MONITORING SYSTEM Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to accept the low bid submitted by the N. B. Barber Company in the amount of $23,400 for a fire monitoring system for Central Alarm. Unanimously approved. PARKING SPACES - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES County Administrator, Barry Teach, informed the Commissioners that there are no parking spaces available in the immediate vicinity of the Court House. The Commissioners requested that Mr. Teach check with City of Hagerstown officials regarding necessary permits and approval for curb cuts on Summit Avenue to allow more space for parking by the Circuit Court judges. HALFWAY BOULEVARD - ILLUMINATION OF INTERSECTIONS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to authorize the Potomac Edison Company to proceed with trenching and installation of street lights at the intersections of Halfway Boulevard and Stotler Road, Halfway Boulevard and Oak Ridge Drive, Halfway Boulevard and Meadowood Drive and Halfway Boulevard and Stone Valley Drive for the amount of $l2,000, with funds to be taken from the Capital Contingency fund. Unanimously approved. JUNE 7, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. BID OPENING - ROADS DEPARTMENT - TRAFFIC PAINT AND BEADS The bids for traffic paint and beads were publicly opened and read aloud. The following firms and their proposals were as follows: Flexolite, no bid on paint, traffic beads - $8 per bag, total - $6,237; Potters Industries, no bid on paint, traffic beads - $9.745 per bag, total - $7,308.75; Linear Dynamics, Inc. - Traffic paint - Yellow paint - $7.07/gallon, total of $28,280, White paint - $7.43/gallon, total of $ll,888; Sherwin Williams - Traffic Paint - Yellow paint - $4.l0/gallon, total of $l6,400, White paint - $4.80/gallon, total of $7,680. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. BID OPENING - ROAD OVERLAY The Commissioners announced that the overlay for the shoulders on Eastern Boulevard will not be done this year and that Robinwood Drive shoulders will be included in this year's project. The Bids for road overlay were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Union Equipment, Inc. - unit price per ton in place - $30.40; Richard F. Kline - unit price per ton in place - $25.95; P & W Excavating, Inc. - price per ton in place - $23.40; and Wolfe Brothers, Inc. - price per ton in place - $22.9l. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. REQUEST PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR SLUDGE DISPOSAL The Commissioners authorized Barry Teach, County Administrator, to notify the Department of the Environment that they are requesting a public hearing regarding the application for sludge disposal on the former Resh Road landfill ground by the City of Hagerstown. PURCHASE OF AMBULANCE - CIVIL DEFENSE COMPANY 28 Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to purchase an ambulance on Montgomery County's contract, as requested by Company 28 members, in order to receive their purchase price of $54,000, if it is determined by the County Attorney that the County has the authority to do so, and that the additional $4,000 needed be transferred from the Operating Budget (400-483-322). Unanimously approved. POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF SEWER SERVICES Barry Teach, County Administrator, provided the Commissioners with a copy of a letter from Mr. Sharrett requesting the County's involvement with extension of water and sewer services to the Route 40 east area and certain road improvements. The Commissioners agreed to investigate the possibility suggested by Mr. Sharrett. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE - WATER SUPPLY STANDARD FOR SUBURBAN AND RURAL FIRE FIGHTING The President convened the meeting in Public Hearing at ll:00 a.m., as advertised, to consider an ordinance regarding a water supply standard for suburban and rural fire fighting. Jack Hawbaker, Executive Director of the Planning Commission, presented the proposed ordinance along with Larry Iseminger of the State Fire Marshall's office. The contents included: Intent and purpose, General Provision,s Definitions and Planning Review. The Commissioners then opened the meeting to allow those in attendance to testify in regard to the proposed ordinance. Mike Weller, Fire Chief of the Funkstown Volunteer Fire Department, testified in favor of the proposed ordinance as a representative for all county fire companies and he also read a letter from Gary Hawbaker, Chief of the City of Hagerstown Fire Department, who could not be in attendance. Lou Plummer, Vice President of Plummer Construction Company and Ronald Jeter of Jeter Paving spoke in opposition to the ordinance and Mr. Jeter also presented a petition in opposition. There being no once else in attendance to speak for nor against said Ordinance, Mr. Bowers announced that the record would remain open for ten (l0) days in order to receive any written testimony and reconvened the meeting in Regular Session at l2:l5 p.m. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at l2:l5 p.m. in regard to personnel and property matters in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code oi Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. ACCEPT DEDICATION - LOT 3 ON HUMP ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to accept the dedication of land as provided by plat titled 'Final Plat - Lot 3 Parcel to be Conveyed by Board of County Commissioners of Washington County' recorded among the Washington County Land Records at Plat folio 2203. Unanimously approved. JUNE 7, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. OPTION AGREEMENT - ANTIETAM CABLE CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to accept the conveyance in fee simple for no consideration, l,087 square feet +/- (Plat No. l00-l0-3l6) on Hump Road . Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - CRAIG PAVING, INC. Motion made by Commisisoner Roulette, seconded by Downey to accept the conveyance of 7,28l square feet +/- on land located on Hump Road in fee simple, from a deed recorded at L. 648, F.7l0, and 2,6l0 square feet +/-, from a deed recorded at L.723, F.922 from Craig Paving, Inc. for no consideration, with both parcels being located on Hump Road . Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - BILTRITE HOMES CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to accept the Option Agreement for conveyance in fee simple of 6,435 square feet +/-, and a revertible easement of 500 square feet +/- , on Hump Road from Biltrite Homes Corporation for no consideration. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - ROSE HILL AVENUE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the Option Agreement from D. Irene Foreman, Paul J. Grimes and Jeroma L. Grimes, for the sum of $500 to convey in fee simple l,000 square feet +/- needed for road improvements on Rose Hill Avenue. Unanimously approved. RIGHT-OF-WAY - CLUB ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to accept the dedication of right-of-way at the end of Club Road based on the presentation of deeds and other required legal documentation by the proerty owner. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adjourn at 3:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk