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HomeMy WebLinkAbout940322 March 22, 1994 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 Irvin-Craig, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. RESOLUTION - MISS WASHINGTON COUNTY 1994 Commissioner Roulette presented a Resolution to Wendy Loflin, Miss Washington County 1994, appointing her as the official Washington County hostess for all activities and events in 1994. Miss Loflin thanked the Commissioners for the Resolution and outlined her activities leading up to the Miss Maryland pageant. MT. AETNA ROAD RECONSTRUCTION - PHASE III Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve Plat 100-10-378, 379, 380, and 381, to accept the alignment established by the Engineering Department along the Black Rock Golf Course property. Unanimously approved. ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATIONS - MT. AETNA ROAD PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to accept the dedication of right-of-way from the Potomac Edison Company needed for the Mt. Aetna Road Phase III Reconstruction project. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the dedication of right-of-way from Jonathan and Marilyn Pryor as shown on Liber 975, folio 810. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - RIGHT-0F-WAY ACQUISITION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the Option Agreement for right-of-way dedication of 7,341 sq. ft. in fee simple and 1,300 sq. ft. in revertible easement from Ralph Stotler, Jr. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Historical Advisory Committee meeting, the Drug and Alcohol Advisory Council meeting, the Transportation Commission meeting, and the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Snook reported on the Western Maryland Health Planning Agency's annual report and the Children's Council meeting; Commissioner Shank reported on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting and the combined meeting of the Mental Health Authority and Mental Health Center; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the NJCAA Women's Basketball tournament held at HJC. SEMPLE'S RUN DRAINAGE PROJECT - CHANGE ORDER Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the change order in the amount of $11,336 for design change of the Semple's Run Drainage Project. Unanimously approved. LOCAL PLANNING ENTITY GRANT - WASHINGTON COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE Robert Weaver, representing Juvenile Services, presented a proposal to the Commissioners to establish a Local Planning Entity to help plan and consult with various agencies to determine how best to serve children, youth, and families and to plan for those at-risk for placement outside the home. He indicated that the State is offering a planning grant of up to $50,000 and asked the Commissioners to endorse a grant application for funding of a Local Planning Entity. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to endorse the grant application in the amount of $50,000 to begin the planning process to establish a Local Planning Entity to improve services to children, and families, as mandated by the Services Reform Initiative legislation. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - EMPLOYEES' COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to appoint Diane Mongan, representing the Roads Department, to the Employees' Council. Unanimously approved. RENEWAL OF SERVICE CONTRACTS - ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to renew the contract for Electrical Maintenance Services at County facilities to Kube Electric Company, Inc., for the following rates: Regular hours - Electrician $16.01/hour, Apprentice $10.50/hour, Evenings & Saturdays - Electrician $24/hour, Apprentice $15.80, Sundays & Holidays - Electrician $24/hour, Apprentice $15.80/hour; and to renew the contract for Plumbing and Heating Maintenance to J & W Mechanical MARCH 22, 1994 MINUTES, CONT'D. Services, Inc. for a total bid of $2,990 and the following labor rates: Regular hours - Plumber $22/hour, Helper - $17/hour, Evenings & Saturdays - Plumber $33/hour, Helper $25/hour, and Sundays & Holidays - Plumber $43/hour, Helper $33/hour. Unanimously approved. FISCAL YEAR 1995 COOPERATIVE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the Fiscal Year 1995 Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement for Child Support in the amount of $496,912 from the State of Maryland for the period July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1995. Unanimously approved. DECLARATION OF COVENANTS & RESTRICTIONS - RECLAMATION LANDFILL Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adopt the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for the reclamation landfill to provide that no other activities may occur on the property after the cessation of landfill activities without the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, as presented by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth expressed his feelings regarding a bill currently in the State legislature. 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, to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, and to consider businesses relocating in Washington County, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. The Commissioners took formal action on an agreement in Closed Session and asked that the minutes of this portion of the meeting be sealed to be opened at a future date. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 1:57 p.m. Unanimously approved. In Closed Session, the Commissioners considered three personnel matters, discussed one business moving into the County from outside the State, and consulted with counsel to obtain legal advise on five matters. PURCHASE OPTION AGREEMENT - RHOTON & GRIMM PROPERTIES Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve a Purchase Option Agreement for right-of-way easement for 1.36 acres of land owned by Dorothy Rhoton for $45,000 as described in Liber 790, folio 930, and for 5.77 acres of land owned by Anna Grimm for $45,000 described in Liber 273, folio 77. Unanimously approved. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to terminate the employment of Douglas Lohman at the Roads Department. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY FIRE & RESCUE COORDINATOR Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to employ Roger Reed in the position of Fire & Rescue Coordinator. Unanimously approved. PROJECT MANAGER - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ Steven Spalding as Project Manager in the Engineering Department. Unanimously approved. PROMOTION TO FULL-TIME FIRE & RESCUE TECHNICIAN Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to promote William Ball from Part-time to Full-time Fire & Rescue Technician in the Fire & Rescue Communications Department to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS & REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1994-95 Recreation & Parks Department - Ronnie Phillips, President of the Recreation & Parks Board, and Ronald Kidd, Director, presented the FY 1994-95 budget request in the amount of $395,173; Roads Department - Ted Wolford, Roads Department Superintendent, presented the Roads Department budget request for FY 1994-95 in the amount of $5,081,434; and John Mangini, Chairman of the United Way Board, and Kathy Vogt, Director, presented the United Way budget request for FY 1994- 95 for a County contribution of $120,000. MARCH 22, 1994 MINUTES, CONT'D. PROGRAM OPEN SPACE - ANNUAL PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the Program Open Space Annual Program for development and acquisition, as presented, for Fiscal Year 1995. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 3:10 p.m. EVENING SESSION - TOWN OF FUNKSTOWN The Evening Session was convened at 7:00 p.m. at the Funkstown Town Hall with the following Commissioners present: Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. Also present were Mayor Robert Kline from the Town of Funkstown, Assistant Mayor Paul Crampton, Jr., and Council members Richard Nye, Kim Ramer, Betty Mongan and Sharon Chirgott. Mayor John O'Neal from the Town of Smithsburg and Councilman Charles Slick were also present. Tax Differential Barry Teach, Administrator, stated that pursuant to Section 6-305, Tax-Property Article, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commissioners are required to meet with each municipality annually to discuss the tax differential or payment-in-lieu of services program. Mr. Teach stated that for Fiscal Year 1993-94 Smithsburg is estimated to receive $6,750 and Funkstown, $22,151. He also explained that the estimated amounts will be subject to actual audited expenditures. Town officials discussed landfill fees and asked the Commissioners for a monthly report and for as much advance notice as possible on any increases to allow them to plan their budget. Also discussed was the billing procedure from the Permits & Inspections Department and requests for assistance from the Roads Department for clean-up for Tour DuPont. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk