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HomeMy WebLinkAbout930615 June 15, 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, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. 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. GRANT APPLICATION - LOCAL INTERAGENCY EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to grant approval for submission of a grant request in the amount of $5,000 to the Office of Children, Youth and Families by the Local Interagency Committee for Early Childhood Development and Education, as presented. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Commission for Women meeting, the Historic District Commission meeting, the Task Force on Homelessness meeting, and the Criminal Justice Coalition; and Commissioner Shank reported on the Housing Authority meeting. Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that Home Federal intends to proceed with improvements to the exit onto Halfway Boulevard when they receive approval from its Board of Directors. RE/APPOINTMENTS - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reappoint Yvonne Thomas to the Commission for Women for a 3 year term and to appoint Judy Lyons Wolf, Victoria Hastings, Donna Faith, and Angela Resh, for 3 year terms. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - HVAC AND ATC SYSTEM - COUNTY FACILITIES Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid for HVAC and ATC systems at County facilities to Robert F. Zeigler, Inc., who submitted the low total base bid of $66,820 and the following service rates for time not covered by the Maintenance Contract: Regular Work Hours - Technician - $30, Helper - $24, Evenings & Saturday - Technician $45, Helper $36, and Sundays and Holidays - Technician $45, Helper $36. Unanimously approved. DISTRIBUTION OF STATE GRANT - FIRE, RESCUE & AMBULANCE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve the distribution of funds from the FY 1993 State grant for fire, rescue, and ambulance companies as follows: City of Hagerstown fire companies - $21,571.37 and $4,314.30 for each volunteer fire and rescue company in Washington County. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - INLAND MARINE INSURANCE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to award the bid for Inland Marine Insurance to BGS&G who submitted the low bid of $16,282, as recommended by the Insurance Committee. Unanimously approved. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN - REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS The Commissioners reviewed the recommendations made by staff and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for inclusion in the Solid Waste Management Plan Update. After discussion the Commissioners decided to divide the recommendations into short-term and long-term goals and asked Mr. Teach to make the revisions and resubmit them for their review and approval at next week's meeting. AMENDING RESOLUTION - CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING BONDS OF 1993 Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the Amending Resolution presented by Bond Counsel amending certain terms of Resolutions adopted on May 25, 1993, and June 8, 1993, both relating to the issuance and sale of its $19,420,000 Consolidated Public Improvement Refunding Bonds of 1993. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Amending Resolution attached.) CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to convene in Closed Session at 9:48 a.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 10:15 a.m. Unanimously approved. JUNE 15, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. EMPLOY SECRETARY II - PERMITS & INSPECTIONS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to employ Donna Hornbecker as Secretary II, in the Permits & Inspections Department to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUES Rod MacRae, Director of the Environmental Health Division at the Washington County Health Department, met with the Commissioners to discuss various issues. He asked the Commissioners if they want the Sewage Sludge Task Force to pursue monitoring activities of applications although the Maryland Department of the Environment has enforcement authority. Commissioner Roulette suggested that the group review the State's process and the Talbot County bill and make recommendations to the State Delegation as to potential amendments. The Commissioners agreed to have the On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance reviewed and asked Mr. MacRae to return with his recommendations when complete. Also discussed were regulations regarding open burning, and the Commissioners requested that Mr. MacRae check with other counties and fire companies to see how they have addressed the matter. PROPOSED TRANSFER OF HANCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER TO TOWN OF HANCOCK The Commissioners discussed the requested transfer of the Hancock Community Center to the Town of Hancock, as advertised. Ralph Wachter, Mayor of Hancock, and Daniel Murphey, Councilman and President of the Hancock Development Corporation, stated that the transfer is beneficial to all parties concerned and would also bring government services into one building. Ralph France, County Attorney, stated that telephone calls in opposition have been received but no written comments have been received. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the transfer of the Hancock Community Center to the Town of Hancock with the amendment that this include a clause that the property revert back to the County if at such time it is not used for public purposes. Unanimously approved. BID OPENINGS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN CONSTRUCTION - LANDFILL The bids for stormwater management basin construction at the Washington County Sanitary Landfill were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Cumberland Valley Contracting, Inc. - $327,469.35; Charles E. Brake Co., Inc. - $299,450; L. W. Wolfe Enterprises, Inc. - $414,863; C. William Hetzer, Inc. - $278,026. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. AIRPORT SIGNAGE Bids for signage at the Regional Airport were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Ellsworth Electric Co. - $297,647; Cinco Electric - $397,769; Valentine Electric - $290,723; and M.C. Dean, Inc. - $296,833. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. MT. AETNA ROAD PIPE REPLACEMENT The bids for the Mt. Aetna Road Pipe Replacement project were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Building Systems, Inc. - $116,758; D. L. Morgan, Inc. - $129,844.20; Charles E. Brake Co., Inc. - $126,510; and Antietam Construction Co. - $106,844. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. (Decision rendered in the Afternoon Session.) OVERLAY PROJECT Bids for the bituminous concrete overlay project were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Union Equipment Co. - $28.60/ton in place; Craig Paving, Inc. - $25.95/ton in place; R. F. Kline, Inc. - $22.95/ton in place; P & W Excavating, Inc. - $23.70/ton in place; and L. W. Wolfe Enterprises - $26.14/ton in place. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION Mike Mooers expressed his opposition to the proposed demolition of the old terminal building at the Airport and submitted a petition requesting that the Commissioners reconsider this decision. Thurman Alphin also expressed his opposition to the demolition of the old terminal. JUNE 15, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. Charles Cunningham stated his concerns regarding sewage sludge disposal regulations, funding at the Board of Education, and the Commissioners' meeting schedule. Donald Allensworth stated that he attended a joint meeting of the City and County Planning Departments. INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS & TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION AT U.S. ROUTE 11 AND MAUGANS AVENUE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the contract with C. William Hetzer, Inc. for intersection improvements and traffic signalization at U.S. Route 11 and Maugans Avenue, as presented by the County Attorney. LINE ITEM TRANSFERS - EXTENSION SERVICE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the line item transfers requested by the Extension Service as follows: $180 from Operating Materials, $240 from Automobile Allowance, $248 from Repairs, $63 from Per Diem, $600 from Copy Machine Rental, and $1,100 from Maintenance Agreements for a total of $2,431 in order to purchase conference room tables, easels, and a graphics program. Motion carried with Commissioners Shank, Irvin-Craig, Snook and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioner Bowers voting "NO". RECESS - DEDICATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PAVILION The Commissioners recessed at 11:45 a.m. to attend the dedication of the Performing Arts Pavilion at Doubs Woods Park in memory of Robert Coble, who served as Director of the Permits & Inspections Department from 1979-1988. At this time Commissioner Bowers was excused from the meeting. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:14 p.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Commissioners Linda C. Irvin- Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 1:15 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. DEMOLITION AGREEMENT - OLD TERMINAL BUILDING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the Demolition Agreement for the old terminal building at the Regional Airport contingent upon the execution of the Construction Agreement and Lease Agreement with the FBO operation. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - MT. AETNA ROAD - PIPE REPLACEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid for pipe replacement on Mt. Aetna Road to Antietam Construction, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $106,844. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 3:00 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk