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HomeMy WebLinkAbout930330 March 30, 1993 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, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, Gregory I. Snook, and John S. Shank. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Roulette, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS' WEEK Commissioner Roulette presented a proclamation to Leslie Cochran, representing the Washington County Chapter of the Auctioneers Association of Maryland, naming the week of April 4-10, 1993, as National Auctioneers' Week in Washington County and encouraging all citizens to utilize an auctioneer as an excellent marketing tool. Ms. Cochran thanked the Commissioners for the proclamation. EMPLOYEE SERVICE PIN PRESENTATIONS Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, presented service pins to the following County employees in recognition of their years of service: 20 years - Robert Stotler, Richard West, Roger Long, and Shirley Burkett; 15 years - Leroy Burtner, Tom Bikle, Dottie Shinham, and James Brittain; 10 years - Frank Stahl, O.H. Helzer, Melvin Swope, Kevin Morgan, Larry Everhart, Terry Keefer, John Mallott, Bob Davenport, and Kelly Reinard; 5 years - Harry Strock and Cleve Knepper. Each of the Commissioners expressed their appreciation to the employees for their contribution and years of service to the County government. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Criminal Justice Coalition meeting, the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Advisory Committee meeting, the Transportation Commission meeting, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. She also presented the Commissioners with the Certificate of Achievement from the City of Hagerstown which was awarded to the County for downtown beautification. GRANT APPLICATION - STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Kenneth Long, State's Attorney, and Wiley Rutledge, representing the Public Defender's Office, appeared before the Commissioners to request their authorization to submit an application for grant funds from the Governor's Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Mr. Long explained that the funds would be used to start a diversion program which would divert certain type cases from prosecution and place the individuals into a rigorous substance abuse or counseling program. He stated that this program would be used primarily for first-time offenders and would require approximately $11,000 as a County match. Mr. Long and Mr. Rutledge then discussed the administration of such a program and answered questions from the Commissioners. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to authorize the State's Attorney's Office to submit an application to the Governor's Commission on Drug & Alcohol Abuse for grant funds in the amount of $44,000 to initiate a diversion program and, if successful in obtaining this grant, to amend the State's Attorney's budget to include up to $11,000 to provide the local matching funds. Unanimously approved. WISHARD ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT - RIGHT-OF-WAY Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to accept the dedication of right-of-way from Charles and June Shank which totals 5,569 square feet and 1,650 in Revertible Easement needed for the Wishard Road Bridge Project. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - T-HANGAR PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve a Change Order in the amount of $1,590 to address storm drainage items and a junction box and $2,490 for pay items for the T-Hangar Project at the Washington County Regional Airport. Unanimously approved. T-HANGAR RENOVATIONS - FIRE DAMAGE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to accept the low quotation submitted by Myers Building Systems in the amount of $79,850 for renovations to T-hangars at the Regional Airport due to fire damage, which will be totally covered by insurance. Unanimously approved. MARCH 30, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. ANALYSIS OF SAVINGS FROM ADVANCE REFINANCING - REFUNDING BOND ISSUE Paul Heid, the County's financial consultant from The Chapman Company, and James Young, Director of Finance, met with the Commissioners to discuss their proposal to refinance bond issues for the Sanitary District and the County. Mr. Heid stated that he is proposing to take three outstanding bond issues for the Sanitary District and refinance with one issue, which will save approximately $1 million. He is also proposing to replace all of the County's outstanding bond issues, with the exception of 1987, which will be a savings of $434,000 and to refinance Maryland Industrial Land Act (MILA) bonds for a savings of $600,000. Commissioner Roulette asked for further analysis of the Sanitary Commission bond issue. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to proceed with further analysis of refinancing bond issues for the Sanitary District, Washington County, and MILA loans. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - CDBG APPLICATION FOR FREEWING AIRCRAFT, INC. Neil Curran, Program Development Coordinator, introduced Hugh Schmittel and Odile Legeay, executives with Freewing Aircraft, Inc., who were in attendance in support of their request for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies. Mr. Curran explained that the County would request the Department of Economic and Employment Development to approve a CDBG grant of $500,000, which they would loan to Freewing for acquisition of machinery and equipment. Mr. Schmittel stated that Freewing will generate approximately 42 new jobs, 30 of which would be made available to low and moderate income persons. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve submission of an application for a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $500,000 for Freewing Aircraft, Inc. Unanimously approved. DEMONSTRATION OF AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM Jim Coale, representing TeleWorks, made a presentation to the Commissioners on a 24-hour a day automated citizens information system. Mr. Coale demonstrated the system which allows citizens to access information by telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Commissioners asked Mr. Coale to make this presentation to County Division Chiefs and Department Heads to see if they feel it would be of benefit to Washington County. RECESS - APPRECIATION LUNCHEON The Commissioners recessed at 11:15 a.m. in order to attend a luncheon at the Roads Department in appreciation of County employees, State employees, and volunteers who worked during the recent snow storm. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:06 p.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth, 1101 Dual Highway, distributed a questionnaire to the Commissioners, which he asked them to complete and return to him. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 16, 1993 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of March 16, 1993, as amended. Unanimously approved. AIRPORT SIGNAGE PROJECT - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to authorize the Airport Manager to proceed with bidding the signage project application, which was approved by FAA, at the Regional Airport and to approve the 5% County match in the Capital Improvements Program budget. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - SMALL BUSINESS TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid to Allegheny Tree, Lawn & Landscape, who submitted the low bids for Phases I - V meeting specifications for the Small Tree Planting Grant Program as follows: Phase I - $3,925.80, Phase II - $3,865.50, Phase III - $3,830.00, Phase IV - $458.00, and Phase V - $1,100.00. Unanimously approved. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1994 S.P.C.A. - Paige Hershey, President of the S.P.C.A., and Jack Metzner, Past President, presented the Fiscal Year 1993-94 budget request for the S.P.C.A. in the amount of $257,063; Social Services - David Engle, Director, and Merwin Hans, Chairman of the Department of Social Services Board, presented the Fiscal Year MARCH 30, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. 1993-94 budget request in the amount of $122,000; State's Attorney - Kenneth Long, State's Attorney, presented his budget request for FY 1993-94 in the amount of $813,696; Hagerstown Junior College - Dr. Norman Shea, President of Hagerstown Junior College, and Florence Murdock, President of the Board of Directors, presented the FY 1993-94 budget request for a total County share of $3,507,170; Recreation & Parks - Ronald Kidd, Director of the Recreation & Parks Department, and Ronald Phillips, Chairman of the Recreation & Parks Commission, presented the FY 1993-94 budget request in the amount of $367,294 for Recreation & Culture, and $602,709 for Parks. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 4:20 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, and to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice 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 Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:37 p.m. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS - SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reappoint John Clopper and Harry Reynolds to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for three year terms. Unanimously approved. RECOMMENDATION - MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to recommend Suzanne Downey Hayes to the vacancy on the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - HOUSING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ Charles Steven Zies II as Housing Maintenance Technician to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS - MID-MARYLAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to reappoint Robert Becker, Thomas Bikle, Ed Fogtman, Ann Gossard, and Blaine Snyder to the Mid- Maryland Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for three year terms. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 5:38 p.m. and will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS & REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association - Brian Pile, Chairman of the Budget Committee for the Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association presented the budget request for Fiscal Year 1993-94 as follows: Air Unit - $18,900, Budget 1216 - $486,501, Budgets #1291 and #1292 - $884,272.17, Budget #1592 - $297,150.84, Volunteer Ambulance - $297,150, and the HIRT Team - $40,918; Regional Airport - Rodney Shoop, Airport Manager, and Richard Funkhouser, Chairman of the Airport Commission, presented the budget request for FY 1993-94 in the amount of $519,670. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk