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Home My WebLink About930406 April 6, 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 Shank, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Shank reported on the Parks & Recreation Board meeting; Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Science Fair, the Airport Commission meeting, the Historical Trust meeting, and the Addictions Survey; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the Planning Commission meeting. COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS - STATUS REPORT Ronald Whitt, Director of Computer Information Systems, and James Young, Director of Finance, presented a status report and update on activities in the Computer Information Systems Department. Mr. Whitt informed the Commissioners that enhancements to the payroll system are complete and on- line, they are re-engineering personal computer networks for the Detention Center and Narcotics Task Force, they have performed an audit of hardware and software, and instituted a virus detection program. He added that they are currently working on upgrades to Housing & Community Development's computer network and are reworking the real estate tax credit program for the Treasurer's office. Mr. Whitt also discussed their plans for the next 9 months. Commissioner Roulette asked Mr. Whitt to review the Capital Budget request for FY 1994 to determine if any items could possibly be funded in this fiscal year's budget. BID AWARD - HANGAR #1 ROOF REPAIRS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid for roof repairs on Hangar #1 at the Regional Airport to Kline Associated Roofing, who submitted the low bid of $5,553 and to extend the project time to 45 days if necessary. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 23, 1993 AND MARCH 30, 1993 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of March 23, 1993, as submitted. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of March 30, 1993, as submitted. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in Closed Session at 10:30 a.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:05 a.m. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - OLD FORGE ROAD BRIDGE Bids for the Old Forge Road Bridge project were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: C. William Hetzer - $88,718; Building Systems, Inc. - $89,165; E. F. Goetz & Sons -$122,,795; Antietam Construction, Inc. - $96,760; L. W. Wolfe Enterprises - $114,467; Fayetteville Contractors - $97,637.75; and Union Equipment Company - $93,202. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate personnel prior to a decision being rendered. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth, 110l Dual Highway, distributed a press release concerning procedures of the County government and the Sanitary District with regard to installation of sewer service. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the request for a line item transfer from the Solid Waste Department to transfer $10,000 from Wages - Regular (20-5-1469-412-000) to Contract Maintenance and Repairs (20-5-1469-554-000) to cover work performed at the Rubblefill by the Roads Department. Unanimously approved. APRIL 6, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 11:26 a.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 12:08 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 12:09 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 12:37 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. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS & REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Visitors & Convention Bureau - Robert O'Connor, Director of the Visitors & Convention Bureau, and Donald Day, Chairman of the Budget Committee, presented the budget request for Fiscal Year 1993-94 as follows: Visitors & Convention Bureau - $344,303, Breezewood Tourist Information Center - $50,218, I-8l Tourist Information Center - $29,324, and I-70 Tourist Information Center - $16,202; Solid Waste Department - Robert Davenport, Director of Solid Waste Management, and Harvey Hoch, Recycling Coordinator, presented the budget request for FY 1993-94 in the amount of $2,175,755 total for all landfill budgets; Economic Development Commission - Leroy Burtner, Director of the Economic Development Commission, and J. Michael Eckard, Chairman, presented the FY 1993-94 budget request in the amount of $269,177; and Fire & Rescue Communications - Ronald Karn, Chief of Fire & Rescue Communications, presented the FY 1993-94 budget in the amount of $412,001, 911 - $210,928, Communications Maintenance - $117,120, and Civil Defense - $52,445. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 3:33 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 Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:47 p.m. Unanimously approved. CHILD SUPPORT GRANT - AMENDED BUDGET Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve an amended budget for the Child Support Grant for the State's Attorney's Office to increase funding to $390,508 to include indirect costs. Unanimously approved. MARYLAND SMALL CITIES CDBG GRANT AGREEMENT - HOUSING REHABILITATION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to accept a grant agreement for a Maryland Small Cities Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $135,186 for housing rehabilitation, from the State's 1993 allocation. Unanimously approved. MARYLAND SMALL CITIES CDBG GRANT AGREEMENT - SEWER HOOK-UP LOANS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve a grant agreement for Maryland Small Cities Grant agreement in the amount of $146,954 for sewer hook-up loans in the Highfield/Pen Mar/Cascade area, awarded from the State's 1993 allocation. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ Karen Dickey as a Programmer in Computer Information Systems to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY ROAD'S DEPARTMENT LABORER - WESTERN SECTION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ George Lashley as a Laborer at the Roads Department Western Section to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. APRIL 6, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. APPOINTMENT - ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to appoint Frank Nobles to the Advisory Board of Health for a three year term. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 3:55 p.m. to attend a presentation at the Suman's Community Center on Assessment of Public Health Needs in the Jonathan Street area. PRESENTATION OF STUDY ON HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR JONATHAN STREET AREA The Commissioners attended a presentation on the Assessment of Health Needs of African-Americans in the Jonathan Street area of Washington County, which was performed by the Johns Hopkins Training Center for Public Health Research in collaboration with Community Solidarity and the Washington County Health Department. Darlene Cooper, Project Coordinator, described the project and introduced Dr. Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Assistant Professor with the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene. Dr. Blanton stated that the results of the study show that African-Americans in Washington County experience higher death rates than do its white citizens and report a high prevalence of principal risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke, the majority have not had dental visits, and have inadequate access to routine medical and preventive care. Dr. Blanton also noted that substance use and abuse is also a problem affecting the quality of life of residents of the Jonathan Street area. Kathleen Riley, Co-Chair of the Community Advisory Committee, outlined the 8 recommended strategies for meeting the objectives and stressed that a committee or agency, such as the Health Department, should be identified to coordinate and provide on-going evaluation of programs and health initiatives targeting African-Americans in this community. The meeting was then opened for questions and comments from those in attendance. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 4:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk