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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880809 August 9, l988 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at l0:l0 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting and the corrections seminar she attended; Commissioner Downey reported on a United Way committee meeting; Commissioner Snook gave a report on the Airport Commission meeting and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Bowers distributed copies of the new Hagerstown/Washington County promotional brochure. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 19, 1988 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to approve the minutes of July l9 and 20, l988 as amended. Unanimously approved. PURCHASING POLICY - HEALTH DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to accept the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and approve the County's Purchasing Policy, with exceptions, as the Washington County Health Department's Purchasing Policy. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - DEMOLITION OF l823 WEST WASHINGTON STREET Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bid for the demolition of l823 West Washington Street to John Merrbaugh who submitted the low bid of $6500, since it was determined that the property is not listed in the historical site survey, and to waive as a technicality the omission of a bond or a letter from a bond company with his bid, stating its willingness to provide him with l00% performance bond and l00% labor and maintenance bond. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Downey and Snook voting "AYE" and Commissioner Irvin voting "NO". NORTHERN AVENUE - PROPOSED ANNEXATION In regard to the concerns raised by citizens regarding the proposed annexation of Northern Avenue into the City of Hagerstown, Commissioner Bowers suggested that possibly the City government would agree to consult the County before making any alterations to Northern Avenue. This action would allow those citizens who live on Northern Avenue, but outside the City limits, to have some representation in regard to Northern Avenue. The Commissioners directed the County Administrator to contact the City officials to see if they would consider this option. BID AWARD - HUMP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to accept the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and County Engineer to award the contract for the improvements to Hump Road to Craig Paving who submitted the low bid of $276,472 and to waive the minor technicalities in the bid document. Unanimously approved. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND ORDINANCE TO PARTICIPATE - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to adopt the Ordinance to Participate and the Participation Resolution which authorizes the County to participate in the State Highway Administration bond issue for $l,000,000 and to authorize the State on behalf of the County to sell bonds for this purpose. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - COURT HOUSE ROOF Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to approve a change order, submitted by Kline Roofing, in the amount of $2,l87.50 in order to replace deteriorating rafters on the Court House Roof. Unanimously approved. BUDGET REVISIONS - PLANNING & REVIEW AND CITIZEN'S SERVICES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve increasing the support budget for the Director of Planning and Review by $2900 and for the Director of Citizen's Services by $2700. Unanimously approved. AUGUST 9, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. SHARPSBURG PIKE SEWER PROJECT Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the Sanitary Commission has estimated that approximately $75,000 will be obtained in collection fees for the first year as opposed to the initial estimate of $l05,000 for the Sharpsburg Pike sewer project. If the County agrees to enter into a revised agreement with the City, the County would only receive the revenue generated within two years of the start up of the system. The other option is for the County to fund the entire amount needed to begin the project and thereby own and operate the system, which would also guarantee that there would be no set time limit on regaining the County funds used to initiate the project. The Commissioners agreed to provide the additional monies needed to allow the County to own and operate the Sharpsburg Pike project and not to revise the agreement with the City. FUTREX INDUSTRIES - FAT ANALYZER The Commissioners donated the fat analyzer which was given to them by Futrex Industries at the groundbreaking for their new facility, to the Health Department for their use and also use by the Board of Education. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to convene in Executive Session at ll:55 a.m. in 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 Downey, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. MEETING WITH GOVERNOR'S APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE Ron Kreitner, the Governor's ARC Representative, appeared before the Commissioner to introduce himself since he is touring the area and to familiarize himself with the County's priorities regarding ARC. He explained that the Governor is an advocate of ARC and the program has been reauthorized by the Congress. The Commissioners then discussed proposed projects with Mr. Kreitner. RECESS The Meeting was recessed until 2:l5 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 2:l5 p.m. by the President Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette, and Commisisoners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to convene in Executive Session at 2:l5 p.m. in 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 Irvin, seconded by Roulette to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY TOURIST INFORMATION SPECIALIST - BREEZEWOOD INFORMATION CENTER Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to employ Carole McCardell as Tourist Information Specialist at the Breezewood Information Center to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. TRANSFER - ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR - ROADS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to transfer Ray Gruber, Assistant Supervisor from the Central Section of the Roads Department to the Southern Section to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to adjourn at 5:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk