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Home My WebLink About930622 June 22, 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 J. Theodore Wolford, Roads Department Superintendent, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. RETIREMENT PLAQUE - DARRELL SHEPLEY Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, presented a pewter plaque to Darrell Shepley, Project Engineer/Surveys, who will be retiring on June 25. Mr. Davis stated that Mr. Shepley has been employed by the County for 24 years and 2 months. The Commissioners expressed their appreciation to Mr. Shepley for his time and service to the County and wished him a happy retirement. TELECOMMUTING CENTER UPDATE David Barnhart, Economic Development Specialist, provided the Commissioners with an update on the telecommuting center project. He outlined the proposal which will be presented to Senator Mikulski's staff in July, including two alternatives for funding the center in Hagerstown. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Barnhart for the update on the project. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Economic Development Commission, the Transportation Commission meeting, the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Advisory Council meeting and the Historic Advisory Committee meeting; Commissioner Snook reported on the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Shank reported on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Maryland Association of Counties Board meeting in Salisbury. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JUNE 8, 1993 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of June 8, 1993, as corrected. Unanimously approved. BID AWARDS - AIRPORT SIGNAGE, OVERLAY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid for the Airport Signage project to Valentine Electric, Inc., who submitted the low bid meeting specifications of $290,723; to award the bid for the Bituminous Concrete Overlay project to Richard F. Kline, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $22.95 per ton in place; and to award the bid for Stormwater Management Basin - Resh Road II to C. William Hetzer, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $278,026. Unanimously approved. MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST - SCHUHLY PROPERTY Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the Maryland Environmental Trust is proposing to acquire a scenic and historic conservation easement on the Ernest and Doris Schuhly property. The Commissioners agreed to send a letter of support to the Trust. JUNE INCOME TAX DISTRIBUTION James Young, Director of Finance, met with the Commissioners to report on the June distribution of income tax from the State. He noted that this distribution is approximately $1,000,000 under budget which creates a $500,000 deficit from the total budgeted amount at this time but felt that the budget may be balanced through the August and September distributions. ADOPTION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to adopt the Solid Waste Management Plan Update for submittal to the State with the long-term and short-term recommendations included with the Plan. Unanimously approved. NEW STREET NAMES - PREVIOUSLY UNNAMED STREETS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve the road names of Tulsa Lane and Cresap Drive, as selected by the property owners, for new street names. Unanimously approved. REZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS RZ-93-4 Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve Rezoning Text Amendment RZ-93-4, as presented at public hearing on April 27, 1993, establishing a principal permitted heading and definition for seasonal and temporary retail use. Unanimously approved. JUNE 22, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. RZ-93-3 Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve Rezoning Text Amendment RZ-93-3, which revises Sections 6.5, 7.5, 8.5 and 9.5 "Lot Area, Lot Width, and Yard Requirements" in the Zoning Ordinance. Unanimously approved. FC-93-1 - Forest Conservation Ordinance Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to approve amendment FC-93-1 to the Forest Conservation Ordinance as presented at Public Hearing on April 27, 1993, which revises Section 3.2 F. Unanimously approved. HISTORIC SITES SURVEY & PLANNING PROJECT - TOWN OF KEEDYSVILLE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to accept the recommendation of the Coordinating Committee to award the contract for the Historic Sites Survey & Planning Project for the Town of Keedysville to Preservation Associates who submitted the low fee of $4,990. Unanimously approved. SCHEDULED VISIT FOR SENATOR MIKULSKI Mr. Teach informed the Commissioners that Senator Mikulski will be in Hagerstown to meet with them on Thursday, July 8, at 1:15 p.m. TELEPHONE INFORMATION SYSTEM The Commissioners agreed to have a Request for Proposal developed for a telephone information system with the potential of upgrading the current telephone system. MILA LOAN - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to adopt the Resolution approving the Maryland Industrial Land Act (MILA) Loan from the Department of Economic & Employment Development for an Industrial Shell Building at the Regional Airport in the amount of $1,000,000 and authorizing the President to execute necessary documents. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution attached.) CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 10:35 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 11:00 a.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY ACCOUNTING CLERK Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to employ Cindy Eichelberger as Accounting Clerk to fill an existing vacancy in the Accounting Department. Unanimously approved. COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE - RETIREES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve a 1-time cost of living allowance of 4% to retirees in the County system, which does not include disability retirement, to be included with no additional budget expense. Unanimously approved. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Margaret Munson and Roberta Ruppenthal, co-owners of B and B Daycare Center in Hancock, asked the Commissioners to help preserve the daycare center. Ms. Munson stated that the Town of Hancock has asked them to relocate from the Community Building by January 31, 1994, and they feel the center would have to close because other rental space in Hancock is too costly and would not meet State requirements. Denise Copeland spoke in support of the daycare center. Fanny Crawford, Western Maryland Child Care Center, indicated the difficulty of finding rental space to meet State ADA requirements and the Town's plans for the space. Margaret Brosenne, Joanne Baker, Regina Sheetz, all spoke in support of allowing the daycare center to remain in the Community Building. Roy McCarty expressed concerns about the Town of Hancock taking over the facilities. JUNE 22, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. Genevieve Funk, who is a realtor in Hancock stated that there is little available rental space which would meet State regulations necessary for the Center to relocate. Commissioner Roulette stated that the Commissioners would convey to the Hancock Mayor and Council the support for the daycare center to remain in the Community Building, but indicated that the final decision is the Mayor and Council's since it is now their building. He also offered the support of County staff to work with them and agreed to facilitate a meeting to discuss possibilities for maintaining the daycare center. RECESS - MISS MARYLAND SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT RECEPTION & DEDICATION OF SANDY HOOK SEWER PROJECT The Commissioners recessed at 12:00 noon in order to attend a luncheon reception for Miss Maryland Pageant contestants and to attend the dedication of the Sandy Hook Sewer project. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 3:52 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. BID AWARD - PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY INSURANCE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid for Public Officials Liability insurance to Wright-Gardner Insurance Co., Inc., who submitted the low bid for annual premium of $24,539 for $1 million coverage. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 4:01 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 Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 5:26 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk