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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
February 9, 2016
Agenda
10:00 a.m. CLOSED SESSION – (To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline,
demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom this public body has jurisdiction; or any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals.)
11:00 a.m. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President Terry L. Baker
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 26, 2016
11:05 a.m. COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
11:15 a.m. CONTRACT AWARD (PUR-1305) – CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONDUCT
A NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN RELATION TO THE MARYLAND CHILDREN’S CABINET STRATEGIC GOALS – COMMUNITY GRANT MANAGEMENT
Karen Luther and Jim Hovis (Scope of Work)
11:30 a.m. REPORTS FROM COUNTY STAFF
11:45 a.m. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – Capital Improvement Committee
12:45 p.m. ARTHUR J. WILLIAMSON AND JUDITH R. WILLIAMSON RURAL LEGACY
PROGRAM EASEMENT PROPOSAL – Eric Seifarth (related documentation)
1:00 p.m. Break
1:15 p.m. SEPTIC AND TIER MAP DISCUSSION – Stephen Goodrich and Jill Baker
(Tier Map Proposals and Designation Guidelines)
1:45 p.m. TOWN GROWTH AREA REZONING DISCUSSION – Stephen Goodrich and Jill
Baker (related documentation)
2:10 p.m. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
2:20 p.m. YOUTH MERITORIOUS AWARDS – Stephanie Lapole
3:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING – APPLICATION FOR MAP AMENDMENT – RZ-15-002
Jill Baker (related documentation) 3:30 p.m. Break
Terry L. Baker, President
Jeffrey A. Cline, Vice President
John F. Barr
LeRoy E. Myers
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Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact the Office of the County Commissioners, 240.313.2200 Voice/TDD, to make arrangements no later than ten (10) working days prior to the meeting.
7:00 p.m. EVENING MEETING AT THE TOWN OF FUNKSTOWN
LOCATION: 30 EAST BALTIMORE STREET 7:05 p.m. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President Terry L. Baker
7:10 p.m. COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
7:20 p.m. REPORTS FROM COUNTY STAFF
7:30 p.m. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact the Office of the County Commissioners, 240.313.2200 Voice/TDD, to make arrangements no later than ten (10) working days prior to the meeting.
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Project Costs
Airport
Hagerstown Regional Airport
Capital Equipment - Airport 4,503,759 567,759 408,000 364,000 371,000 378,000 385,000 392,000 399,000 406,000 413,000 420,000
Land Acquisition - Airport 3,826,000 816,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,160,000 1,250,000 600,000
T-Hangar 1, 2 and 3 Replacement 337,000 31,000 10,000 31,000 32,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 28,000 35,000 35,000 36,000
Taxiway C and Roadway Loop Rehab 3,415,000 1,987,000 1,428,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taxiway T Construction 932,000 0 0 0 0 162,000 770,000 0 0 0 0 0
Runway 9/27 Rehabilitation 2,480,000 0 0 0 0 0 220,000 1,120,000 1,140,000 0 0 0
Taxiway F and H Rehabilitation 1,250,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 590,000 660,000
Air Traffic Control Tower Replacement 257,000 187,000 0 32,000 0 38,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passenger Terminal Hold Room Expansion 1,993,000 202,000 0 624,000 899,000 268,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Airport Security System Enhancements 534,000 203,000 331,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T-Hangar Roof Replacement 148,000 33,000 35,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 10,000
Terminal Utility Enhancements 31,000 0 31,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildlife Hazard Assessment 78,000 0 0 78,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hagerstown Regional Airport Total 19,784,759 4,026,759 2,243,000 1,137,000 1,310,000 887,000 1,417,000 1,555,000 1,576,000 1,610,000 2,297,000 1,726,000
Airport Total 19,784,759 4,026,759 2,243,000 1,137,000 1,310,000 887,000 1,417,000 1,555,000 1,576,000 1,610,000 2,297,000 1,726,000
Bridges
Capital Projects
Bridge Inspection & Inventory 751,525 317,525 17,000 29,000 0 168,000 0 22,000 0 174,000 0 24,000
Dogstreet Road Bridge W5932P 1,022,400 166,400 856,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Old Roxbury Road Bridge W5372 4,093,077 926,077 1,020,000 520,000 1,087,000 540,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keedysville Road Bridge W5651 1,660,600 1,020,600 640,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crystal Falls Drive Bridge W3051 1,338,500 405,500 449,000 484,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rinehart Road Culvert 14/03 338,000 0 0 0 32,000 306,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kretsinger Road Culvert 14/01 322,000 0 0 0 32,000 290,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frog Eye Road Culvert 11/06 623,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35,000 588,000 0
Cleaning and Painting of Steel Bridges 408,000 0 408,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keefer Road Bridge 15/20 194,000 0 0 0 77,000 117,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burnside Bridge Road Culvert 01/03 335,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 116,000 219,000 0 0 0
Greenspring Furnace Road Culvert 15/15 407,000 0 0 0 0 69,000 338,000 0 0 0 0 0
Harpers Ferry Road Culvert 11/02 549,000 0 0 0 0 0 33,000 516,000 0 0 0 0
Back Road Culvert 11/03 302,000 0 0 0 0 33,000 269,000 0 0 0 0 0
Long Hollow Road Culvert 05/07 305,000 0 0 0 0 0 50,000 255,000 0 0 0 0
Hoffman's Inn Road Culvert 05/06 308,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 162,000 146,000 0 0 0
Henline Road Culvert 05/05 456,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 33,000 423,000 0 0 0
Bridge Scour Repairs 449,000 204,000 17,000 0 0 0 0 0 228,000 0 0 0
Bowie Road Culvert 294,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 33,000 261,000 0 0 0
Washington County, Maryland
Capital Improvement 10yr Detail
Fiscal Year 2017 - 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Draft 1
2-1
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Remsburg Road Culvert 308,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55,000 96,000 157,000 0
Lanes Road Culvert 15/12 324,000 0 0 0 0 33,000 291,000 0 0 0 0 0
Greenbrier Road Culvert 16/14 336,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336,000 0
Taylors Landing Road Bridge W7101 516,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36,000 480,000
Mooresville Road Culvert 15/21 359,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136,000 223,000
Draper Road Culvert 04/07 36,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36,000
Welty Church Road Culvert 14/06 36,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36,000
Willow Road Culvert 05/10 326,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 326,000 0
Halfway Boulevard Bridges W0912 2,120,000 0 0 104,000 0 1,026,000 990,000 0 0 0 0 0
Capital Projects Total 18,517,102 3,040,102 3,407,000 1,137,000 1,228,000 2,582,000 1,971,000 1,137,000 1,332,000 305,000 1,579,000 799,000
Bridges Total 18,517,102 3,040,102 3,407,000 1,137,000 1,228,000 2,582,000 1,971,000 1,137,000 1,332,000 305,000 1,579,000 799,000
Drainage
Capital Projects
Stream Restoration at Various Locations 2,338,194 881,194 0 416,000 0 43,000 440,000 0 46,000 464,000 0 48,000
Stormwater Retrofits 10,621,900 2,114,900 0 878,000 894,000 912,000 928,000 945,000 962,000 979,000 996,000 1,013,000
Shank Road Drainage 156,000 0 0 0 156,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoffmaster and Harpers Ferry Road Drainage 887,000 0 0 436,000 451,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harpers Ferry Road Drainage, 3600 Block 384,000 0 0 0 64,000 320,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brookfield Avenue Drainage 111,000 0 0 0 111,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Broadfording Church Road Culvert 236,000 0 0 0 236,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pondsville Road Drainage 163,000 10,000 153,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bottom Road Drainage 256,000 0 256,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independence Road, 12600 Block 76,000 0 76,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chestnut Grove Road Drainage 86,000 0 0 0 0 86,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capital Projects Total 15,315,094 3,006,094 485,000 1,730,000 1,912,000 1,361,000 1,368,000 945,000 1,008,000 1,443,000 996,000 1,061,000
Drainage Total 15,315,094 3,006,094 485,000 1,730,000 1,912,000 1,361,000 1,368,000 945,000 1,008,000 1,443,000 996,000 1,061,000
Education
Board of Education
Capital Maintenance - BOE 58,384,000 13,384,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000
Jonathan Hager Elementary School 19,831,000 17,332,000 2,499,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sharpsburg Elementary School- Replacement 25,292,000 0 0 5,141,000 5,756,000 6,016,000 8,379,000 0 0 0 0 0
Western Heights Middle School Modernization 38,208,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,016,000 9,747,000 13,064,000 6,381,000 0
Relocatable Classrooms 936,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 228,000 232,000 236,000 240,000
Springfield Middle School Modernization 8,400,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,400,000
Board of Education Total 151,051,000 30,716,000 6,999,000 9,641,000 10,256,000 10,516,000 12,879,000 13,516,000 14,475,000 17,796,000 11,117,000 13,140,000
Hagerstown Community College
Learning Resource Center Renovation 3,076,000 95,000 945,000 1,085,000 951,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Center 4,452,000 0 0 0 0 999,000 1,713,000 1,740,000 0 0 0 0
Advanced Technology Center Renovation 1,584,000 791,000 0 0 0 0 793,000 0 0 0 0 0
Student Center Parking Lot 664,000 0 0 0 0 0 664,000 0 0 0 0 0
Advanced Technology Center Renovation -
Phase II 1,217,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,217,000 0 0 0
Campus Operations Building 6,190,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 367,000 2,327,000 3,496,000
SMART/Alternative Energy House/Training
Center 1,370,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,370,000 0
Hagerstown Community College Total 18,553,000 886,000 945,000 1,085,000 951,000 999,000 3,170,000 1,740,000 1,217,000 367,000 3,697,000 3,496,000
2-2
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Public Libraries
Systemic Projects - Library 55,300 16,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 10,000 9,000 10,000
Hancock Public Library Replacement 3,000,000 267,000 10,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 78,000 2,616,000 0 0 0 0
Public Libraries Total 3,055,300 283,300 10,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 78,000 2,616,000 10,000 10,000 9,000 10,000
Education Total 172,659,300 31,885,300 7,954,000 10,735,000 11,217,000 11,525,000 16,127,000 17,872,000 15,702,000 18,173,000 14,823,000 16,646,000
General Government
Accounting
Contingency - General Fund 1,075,305 75,305 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Bond Issuance Costs 1,097,000 97,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Financial System Management & Upgrades 689,796 356,796 31,000 31,000 32,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 34,000 35,000 35,000 36,000
General - Equipment and Vehicle Replacement
Program 2,341,589 342,589 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 199,000 200,000
Accounting Total 5,203,690 871,690 431,000 431,000 432,000 432,000 433,000 434,000 434,000 435,000 434,000 436,000
Bldgs., Grounds & Parks
Systemic Improvements-Buildings 2,439,378 440,378 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 199,000 200,000
Bldgs., Grounds & Parks Total 2,439,378 440,378 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 199,000 200,000
Capital Projects
County Administration Building Exterior
Enhancements 721,000 0 357,000 364,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Register of Wills and Master Court Renovations 1,211,000 0 587,000 624,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capital Projects Total 1,932,000 0 944,000 988,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology
Information Systems Replacement Program 2,187,785 177,785 153,000 156,000 170,000 184,000 198,000 213,000 228,000 232,000 236,000 240,000
Broadband Wireless Network Infrastructure 169,856 97,856 36,000 36,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology Total 2,357,641 275,641 189,000 192,000 170,000 184,000 198,000 213,000 228,000 232,000 236,000 240,000
Utility Administration
Tree Forestation 145,548 29,548 20,000 0 21,000 0 22,000 0 23,000 0 30,000 0
Utility Administration Total 145,548 29,548 20,000 0 21,000 0 22,000 0 23,000 0 30,000 0
General Government Total 12,078,257 1,617,257 1,784,000 1,811,000 823,000 816,000 853,000 847,000 885,000 867,000 899,000 876,000
Parks & Recreation
Bldgs., Grounds & Parks
BR Capital Equipment Replacement Program 764,934 260,934 0 52,000 53,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 57,000 58,000 59,000 60,000
North Central County Park 95,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47,000 48,000
Regional Park Equip. Replacement 41,000 0 41,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chestnut Grove Park, Overlay Parking lot 42,000 0 0 0 42,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis Courts, Resurfacing 159,300 76,300 41,000 21,000 21,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doubs Woods, Arts Pavilion Roof Replacement 27,000 0 27,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pavilion Apron Replacement, Various Parks 20,000 0 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ag Center Drainage, Asphalt Improvements 20,000 0 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marty Snook Park Pool Return Grate
Replacement 31,000 0 31,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ag Center Land Acquisition Development 84,000 0 0 42,000 42,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bldgs., Grounds & Parks Total 1,284,234 337,234 180,000 115,000 158,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 57,000 58,000 106,000 108,000
Parks & Recreation Total 1,284,234 337,234 180,000 115,000 158,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 57,000 58,000 106,000 108,000
2-3
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Public Safety
Communication Maintenance
Communication Tower(s) various locations 528,000 204,000 0 104,000 0 108,000 0 112,000 0 0 0 0
Motorola Portable Radio Replacement Program 1,110,000 0 102,000 104,000 106,000 108,000 110,000 112,000 114,000 116,000 118,000 120,000
Communication Maintenance Total 1,638,000 204,000 102,000 208,000 106,000 216,000 110,000 224,000 114,000 116,000 118,000 120,000
Detention
Phase 2 - Detention Center Expansion 1,200,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,200,000
Detention Center - Systemic Projects 3,274,000 550,000 204,000 260,000 265,000 270,000 275,000 280,000 285,000 290,000 295,000 300,000
Detention Total 4,474,000 550,000 204,000 260,000 265,000 270,000 275,000 280,000 285,000 290,000 295,000 1,500,000
Emergency Management
Emergency Svcs Equip & Vehicle Program 1,784,583 776,583 306,000 0 0 0 0 0 171,000 174,000 177,000 180,000
Emergency Management Total 1,784,583 776,583 306,000 0 0 0 0 0 171,000 174,000 177,000 180,000
Emergency Services
Police, Fire and Emerg Svcs Training Facility 5,000,000 0 612,000 3,328,000 1,060,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emergency Services Total 5,000,000 0 612,000 3,328,000 1,060,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrol
Law Enforcement - Fleet Replacement Program 6,984,922 516,922 510,000 558,000 746,000 540,000 608,000 560,000 611,000 580,000 1,135,000 620,000
Patrol Total 6,984,922 516,922 510,000 558,000 746,000 540,000 608,000 560,000 611,000 580,000 1,135,000 620,000
Public Safety Total 19,881,505 2,047,505 1,734,000 4,354,000 2,177,000 1,026,000 993,000 1,064,000 1,181,000 1,160,000 1,725,000 2,420,000
Railroad Crossings
Capital Projects
Railroad Crossing Improvements 1,634,837 390,837 0 0 284,000 0 0 300,000 306,000 0 354,000 0
Capital Projects Total 1,634,837 390,837 0 0 284,000 0 0 300,000 306,000 0 354,000 0
Railroad Crossings Total 1,634,837 390,837 0 0 284,000 0 0 300,000 306,000 0 354,000 0
Road Improvement
Capital Projects
Pavement Maintenance and Rehab Program 51,659,178 10,232,178 4,549,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,878,000 4,000,000
Transportation ADA 1,659,206 806,206 85,000 84,000 85,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 86,000 87,000 89,000 85,000
Eastern Blvd Antietam Drive - Phase I 2,256,000 869,000 1,387,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Boulevard Widening Phase II 6,117,300 1,836,300 0 780,000 795,000 2,403,000 303,000 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Boulevard Extended - Phase III 9,650,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,120,000 2,964,000 2,291,000 3,275,000 0
Professional Boulevard Bridge - Ph I 8,657,000 4,422,000 1,659,000 1,272,000 1,304,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Professional Boulevard Extended - Phase II 6,051,200 1,414,200 0 1,200,000 1,074,000 2,066,000 297,000 0 0 0 0 0
Professional Boulevard Extended - Phase III 1,724,000 0 0 0 0 0 652,000 1,072,000 0 0 0 0
Southern Boulevard Phase I 10,224,100 8,975,100 969,000 280,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intersection and Signal Improvements 446,000 369,000 77,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crayton Boulevard Extended 2,159,000 1,071,000 984,000 104,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colonel Henry K. Douglas Drive Ext Phase I 2,424,000 0 1,020,000 1,404,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Campus Road Signal 432,000 0 0 432,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Oak Ridge Drive/South Pointe Signal 338,000 0 0 0 0 114,000 0 224,000 0 0 0 0
Valley Mall Area Road Improvements Phase II 1,060,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 840,000 220,000 0 0 0
Longmeadow Road 539,400 10,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 529,000
2-4
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Halfway Boulevard Extended phase II 720,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 720,000
Colonel Henry K Douglas Drive Extended Bridge 440,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 440,000
Marsh Pike from MD60 to Longmeadow 450,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450,000
Mt Aetna Road Spot Improvements 780,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 780,000
Burnside Bridge Road Spot Improvements 552,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 552,000
Bucky Avenue 360,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 360,000
Capital Projects Total 108,698,384 30,005,384 10,730,000 9,556,000 7,258,000 8,667,000 5,336,000 7,340,000 7,270,000 6,378,000 8,242,000 7,916,000
Highways
Highway Central Section - New Facility 480,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480,000
HWY Equip and Vehicle Replacement Program 6,047,944 1,343,944 150,000 520,000 371,000 378,000 385,000 560,000 570,000 580,000 590,000 600,000
Highway Maintenance Shop - Western Section 376,000 153,000 88,000 135,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuel Center - Central Highway Maintenance
Facility 1,149,000 899,000 250,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highway Eastern Section - Fuel Tank
Replacement 825,000 575,000 250,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HWY Western Section - Fuel Tank Replacement 861,000 100,000 98,000 98,000 196,000 197,000 172,000 0 0 0 0 0
Highways Total 9,738,944 3,070,944 836,000 753,000 567,000 575,000 557,000 560,000 570,000 580,000 590,000 1,080,000
Road Improvement Total 118,437,328 33,076,328 11,566,000 10,309,000 7,825,000 9,242,000 5,893,000 7,900,000 7,840,000 6,958,000 8,832,000 8,996,000
Solid Waste
Solid Waste
Close Out Cap - Rubble Fill 2,173,400 81,400 0 0 0 0 100,000 1,992,000 0 0 0 0
Resh Road Gas Trench 1,070,000 50,000 1,020,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 West Truck Loading Facility Rehab &
Upgrades 108,000 0 0 0 0 108,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 West Pavement Rehab and Bridge Repair 660,000 0 0 0 0 0 660,000 0 0 0 0 0
Seal Coating Closed Facilities 812,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 812,000 0 0 0
40 West Partial Capping 3,051,000 0 0 0 0 3,051,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
City County Upgrades 2,380,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,180,000 1,200,000
City County Gas Mitigation 678,000 0 122,000 556,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaetzel Transfer Station Retaining Wall
Replacement 180,000 0 0 0 180,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SW Equip/Vehicle Replacement Program 280,000 0 26,000 26,000 27,000 27,000 28,000 28,000 29,000 29,000 30,000 30,000
Solid Waste Total 11,392,400 131,400 1,168,000 582,000 207,000 3,186,000 788,000 2,020,000 841,000 29,000 1,210,000 1,230,000
Solid Waste Total 11,392,400 131,400 1,168,000 582,000 207,000 3,186,000 788,000 2,020,000 841,000 29,000 1,210,000 1,230,000
Transit
Transit
Fixed Route Bus Replacement Program 4,370,600 484,600 0 2,035,000 0 826,000 0 1,025,000 0 0 0 0
ADA Bus Replacement 998,000 208,000 0 75,000 87,000 105,000 0 0 131,000 169,000 223,000 0
Vehicle Maintenance Program 3,556,543 392,543 291,000 296,000 302,000 308,000 314,000 319,000 325,000 331,000 336,000 342,000
RouteMatch Fixed Route Module 255,000 0 255,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transit Total 9,180,143 1,085,143 546,000 2,406,000 389,000 1,239,000 314,000 1,344,000 456,000 500,000 559,000 342,000
Transit Total 9,180,143 1,085,143 546,000 2,406,000 389,000 1,239,000 314,000 1,344,000 456,000 500,000 559,000 342,000
2-5
Budget Year
Project Total Prior Appr.FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Ten Year Capital Program
Water Quality
Utility Administration
General Building Improvements 1,387,000 101,000 0 0 530,000 605,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 26,000 25,000 25,000
Laboratory Rehab of Ventilation System 260,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WQ Equip/Vehicle Replacement Program 1,216,706 193,706 94,000 96,000 98,000 99,000 102,000 103,000 105,000 107,000 109,000 110,000
Utility Administration Total 2,863,706 294,706 94,000 356,000 628,000 704,000 127,000 128,000 130,000 133,000 134,000 135,000
Wastewater Utility
Smithsburg WwTP - ENR Upgrades 13,170,687 2,177,687 0 0 0 5,493,000 5,500,000 0 0 0 0 0
Pump Station Upgrades - Various Stations 1,924,683 514,683 510,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900,000
Conococheague WwTP - ENR Upgrades 34,209,910 27,424,910 6,785,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Replace PO 2 Pump Station 1,375,000 0 0 0 0 1,375,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Potomac Edison Pump Station & Force Main 1,574,000 0 0 0 0 1,574,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antietam WwTP - ENR Upgrades 3,442,000 1,072,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 580,000 590,000 1,200,000
New Roof at Conococheague WwTP 256,000 128,000 128,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General WwTP Improvements 3,344,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,004,000 0 1,160,000 1,180,000 0
Collection System Rehabilitation Project 3,538,000 228,000 0 780,000 795,000 0 0 280,000 570,000 0 885,000 0
Sandy Hook WwTP 784,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 784,000 0 0 0 0
Heavy Sewer EQP and VEH Replacement 823,000 227,000 88,000 89,000 96,000 75,000 39,000 40,000 41,000 42,000 43,000 43,000
Replace Grinder Pumps 678,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 27,000 48,000 84,000 85,000 87,000 88,000 90,000 91,000
Capacity Management Project 1,173,000 0 1,173,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wastewater Utility Total 66,292,280 31,798,280 8,710,000 895,000 918,000 8,565,000 5,623,000 2,193,000 698,000 1,870,000 2,788,000 2,234,000
Water Utility
WQ Water Meter Replacement 573,185 102,185 102,000 104,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 33,000 34,000
General WTP Improvements 942,000 106,000 0 0 0 0 246,000 0 0 0 590,000 0
Sharpsburg Water Treatment Plant 808,000 0 0 208,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600,000
Mt Aetna Water System Improvements 744,000 0 0 0 133,000 0 611,000 0 0 0 0 0
Highfield/Sharpsburg Water Storage Tank 336,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 336,000 0 0 0 0
WQ Main Replacement 3,651,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 627,000 522,000 2,502,000 0
Water Utility Total 7,054,185 208,185 102,000 312,000 166,000 33,000 890,000 368,000 660,000 556,000 3,125,000 634,000
Water Quality Total 76,210,171 32,301,171 8,906,000 1,563,000 1,712,000 9,302,000 6,640,000 2,689,000 1,488,000 2,559,000 6,047,000 3,003,000
TOTAL 476,375,130 112,945,130 39,973,000 35,879,000 29,242,000 41,220,000 36,419,000 37,729,000 32,672,000 33,662,000 39,427,000 37,207,000
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Contract Award (PUR-1305) – Consulting Services to Conduct a
Needs Assessment in Relation to the Maryland Children’s Cabinet Strategic Goals
PRESENTATION DATE: February 9, 2016 PRESENTATION BY: Karen R. Luther, CPPO – Director of Purchasing and Jim
Hovis, Director – Office of Community Grant Management
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award a contract to perform Consulting Services
to Conduct a Needs Assessment in Relation to the Maryland Children’s Cabinet Strategic Goals
to the responsive, responsible proposer in the amount of $25,000.00.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The purpose of the service to be provided is to fulfill the requirements of a Contractual Agreement for fiscal year 2016 with the Governor’s Office for
Children (GOC). For further details of the services, please refer to the attached excerpt of the
Scope of Work from the Request for Proposal (RFP) document.
The contract entered into pursuant to this Request for Proposals shall commence after contract execution and issuance of a Notice to Proceed and end ninety (90) calendar days thereafter.
There is no option for renewal or extension.
The Coordinating Committee was comprised of the following members: County Director of Purchasing (Chairman Designee), OCGM Director, OCGM Grant Manager, LMB Board Chairperson, or designee and LMB Community Planning and Review Committee Chairperson or
designee. The Request for Proposal (RFP) was advertised in the local newspaper, on the State’s
“e-Maryland Marketplace” web site, and on the County’s web site. The RFP document was
accessed from the web site by sixty-eight (68) firms/individuals. Three (3) providers were represented at the pre-proposal conference. Two (2) providers’ proposals were received by the deadline for receipt of proposals; one (1) firm was considered non-responsive. Only the
recommended provider’s Q&E/Technical Proposal was determined to be responsive and its Price
Proposal was opened and evaluated.
DISCUSSION: N/A FISCAL IMPACT: The County has received an award of $25,000 for the completion
of the scope of work herein provided. The County intends to expend this entire award for the
development of a written needs assessment document. Accordingly, a successful proposal should expend no less or no more than $25,000 for the purpose. Proposals were evaluated on the approach and work to be performed and the proposer’s capacity to produce a quality needs
assessment rather than price. Proposals with a price exceeding $25,000 were not to be
considered for award.
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
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CONCURRENCES: Coordinating Committee as outlined above
ALTERNATIVES: N/A ATTACHMENTS: “Scope of Work” excerpt from the Request for Proposal
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
II. SCOPE OF WORK
A. In fiscal year 2017, funding provided to Washington County by the Governor’s Office for
Children must impact one (1) of the Maryland Children’s Cabinet four (4) strategic goals.
In order to develop programs that impact these goals we must first conduct a community needs assessment to determine the needs of the community in relation to these goals. We must collect data to support these needs and identify current programs that are address
those needs. We must also identify gaps in services which may exist and ultimately develop a Community Plan to positively impact the needs. The assessment shall identify
needs, currently available services, gaps in services and strategies to address those gaps.
1. The Strategic Goals identified by the Maryland Children’s Cabinet and their
respective definitions are:
a. Improve Outcomes for Disconnected Youth: Defined as teenagers and
young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither working nor in school.
b. Reduce the Impact of Incarceration on Children, Families, and Communities: Impact of incarceration is specific to individuals, with minor children, who are currently or were previously incarcerated in a
State or local correctional facility for adults or juveniles, including those under criminal justice supervision prior to or following a period of
incarceration.
c. Reduce Childhood Hunger: Food insecurity is defined as the limited or
uncertain availability of nutritionally-adequate and safe foods, or limited
or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.
d. Reduce Youth Homelessness: Defined as those individuals under the age of 25 who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; this
includes those living in motels, hotels, camping grounds, emergency or
transitional shelters, cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, and bus or train stations for whom it is not possible to live with their parent,
guardian or relative and have no other safe alternative living arrangement.
2. Data collection is key to determining the needs of the community. Data to be collected should include but not be limited to: number/percent neither of youth
currently not working nor in school between the ages of 16 to 24, number/percent
of homeless youth in the community (per the Governor’s definition), number/percent of incarcerated parents or parents on parole and probation, and number/percent of youth with food insecurity. Additional demographics
regarding these populations are preferred.
3. The vendor will be expected to utilize recognized data collection methods and
incorporate other data collection methods such as focus group meetings, surveys, and interviews to collect uncollected or unreported data on the target populations
and record input from those in the community including youth and parents.
4. The vendor shall complete an inventory of local resources serving the four target
populations that identifies available resources in the Community. The inventory
shall also identify any gaps in service and/or insufficient programs addressing the issues and needs in regards to the strategic goals.
5. Complete a written analysis of the needs of the targeted population and identify gaps in resources within Washington County.
6. Recommend direction and strategies to meet the identified service gaps for children and families in Washington County.
7. The vendor shall compile a final report and executive summary in presentation form that shall include the collected data, an analysis and summarization of the
work performed. The final report shall be submitted in draft form to the OCGM Grant Manager for approval. Once that approval is obtained the vender shall submit ten (10) copies of the final report in presentation binders.
8. The deadline for completion of work to be performed is no greater than ninety
(90) calendar days after the date of execution of the subsequent contract.
B. Parameters of the Award of Funds
1. The award of funds for Consulting Services to Conduct a Needs Assessment in Relation to the Maryland Children’s Cabinet Strategic Goals will commence
upon receipt of a fully executed contract between the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County and the selected vendor.
2. The provisions of the awarded contract shall expire upon the receipt and approval by the OCGM of a final written Needs Assessment document.
3. The County has received an award of $25,000 for the completion of the scope of work herein provided. The County intends to expend this entire award for the development of a written needs assessment document. Accordingly, a successful
proposal should expend no less or no more than $25,000 for the purpose. Proposals will be evaluated on the work to be performed and the proposer’s
capacity to produce a quality needs assessment rather than price.
4. Proposals with a price exceeding $25,000 will not be considered for award.
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING – Application for Map Amendment – RZ-15-002
PRESENTATION DATE: February 9, 2016; 3:00 p.m.
PRESENTATION BY: Jill Baker, Chief Planner, Washington County Dept. of Planning
and Zoning
Case Application Applicant/Property
Owner Proposed Amendment
RZ-15-002
Map
Applicant: Brian Kurtyka, Esq.
Property Owner: Heritage Huyett, LLC
Washington County Zoning Ordinance – Application for Map Amendment:
▪ Property location: West side of MD 63 (Greencastle-Williamsport Pike),
approximately 0.1 mile north of US 40 (National Pike)
▪ Existing Zoning: RT – Residential Transition
▪ Requested Zoning: BL – Business Local (29.09 acres) & PL – Planned Industrial (61.41
acres)
Attachments: Ordinance Amendment Application with attachments/maps
Preliminary Consultation Meeting Minutes with attachments and drawings
Staff Report and Analysis dated September, 2015
Planning Commission Report and Recommendation dated November 5, 2015
(All attachments are available with the online version of the Agenda Report
Form at http://www.washco-md.net/commissioners/agenda.shtm.
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Open Session Item SUBJECT: Arthur J. Williamson and Judith R. Williamson Rural Legacy Program Easement
proposal
PRESENTATION DATE: February 9, 2016
PRESENTATION BY: Eric Seifarth, Rural Preservation Administrator, Dept. of Planning &
Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the Arthur J. Williamson and Judith R. Williamson RLP Easement project, paid for 100% by the State, in the amount of $351,150.00 for
118.05 easement acres and to adopt an ordinance approving the easement purchase and to authorize
the execution of the necessary documentation to finalize the easement purchase.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: Since 1998, Washington County has been awarded over $17 million to
purchase RLP easements on more than 5,000 acres near Antietam Battlefield in the Rural Legacy
Area. RLP is a sister program to the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program (MALPP),
with the exceptions of including environmental and historic features in addition to agricultural parameters. For the purpose of establishing easement values, MALPP requires appraisals and RLP uses an easement valuation system.
DISCUSSION: For FY 2016, Washington County was awarded RLP grants totaling $990,000. The Williamson RLP Easement uses a part of those funds. Easement applicants were previously ranked
based on four main categories: the number of development rights available, the quality of the
land/land management (agricultural component), natural resources (environmental), and the historic
value. In addition the State prefers properties which have CREP projects and ones which donate a portion of the easement. Additionally, DNR is actively seeking matching federal grant funding. FISCAL IMPACT: RLP funds are 100% State dollars, mainly from DNR Open Space funds. In
addition to the easement funds, we receive up to 3% of the easement value for administrative costs, a mandatory 1.5% for compliance/monitoring costs, and funds to cover all of our legal/settlement costs.
CONCURRENCES: Both the State RLP Board and the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff have approved and support our program. A final money allocation will be approved by the State Board of Public Works.
ALTERNATIVES: If Washington County rejects State funds for RLP, the funds will be allocated to other counties in Maryland.
ATTACHMENTS: Map, RLP Info Sheet, Ordinance
AUDIO/VISUAL TO BE USED: PDF map of the proposed easement.
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Town Growth Area Rezoning Discussion
PRESENTATION DATE: February 9, 2016
PRESENTATION BY: Jill L. Baker, Chief Planner
Stephen T. Goodrich, Director
Department of Planning and Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: No motion needed. By consensus provide Planning staff
direction to proceed with public hearing arrangements to present zoning proposals for the 4
Town Growth Areas.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Planning Commission and staff have prepared comprehensive rezoning
proposals for the Boonsboro, Smithsburg, Hancock and Clear Spring Town Growth Areas (TGA). The
zoning proposals are the 3rd and final step in the implementation of a Countywide zoning update
recommended by the 2002 Comprehensive Plan. The Rural Area rezoning was completed in 2005 and the
Urban Growth Area (UGA) rezoning was approved in 2012. The Planning Commission and staff
prepared the zoning proposals for each town growth area and received citizen comment during public
information meetings in each town. The zoning proposals have been modified to address citizen
comments and the Planning Commission has voted to recommend adoption of the current proposal by the
Board of County Commissioners. The next step should be the County Commissioners public hearing.
The Planning staff will present the background of the Town Growth Area zoning proposals, explain the
reasons and effects of the zoning changes and answer any questions in anticipation of receiving guidance
from the Board on scheduling a public hearing. The lands proposed for these changes lay between the
municipal boundary and the County designated growth area.
DISCUSSION: The County’s Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2002. It is a long
term general guidance document that contains recommendations for continuation of or changes to land
use policies and rules to create and preserve a desirable physical environment for its citizens. The Plan
made recommendations to reduce permitted residential densities in rural areas and increase the protection
and promotion of agriculture and other appropriate rural land uses which were adopted in 2005. The
Urban Growth Area rezoning approved in 2012 implemented significant changes in the zoning ordinance
text and maps intended to encourage development to locate there where supporting infrastructure could be
provided in the most efficient manner. To make the UGA a more attractive location for future
development the changes included reductions in some minimum lot area and setback standards to allow
increased density, removal of obsolete zoning designations, creation of new zones for mixed use or high
tech land uses and greatly improved design guidelines. The zoning ordinance text changes were also
intended for use in the Town Growth Areas which are similar development target areas located around
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towns that provide the infrastructure to support development. This targeting of growth areas also relieves
development pressure on rural areas where preservation is the priority. It is now time to apply these
previously revised and improved zoning guidelines in the Town Growth Areas to complete the
implementation of the Comprehensive Plans recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT: Measurable fiscal impacts cannot be determined at this time. However, a
goal of the Comprehensive Plan is to promote a desirable physical environment using limited financial
resources in the most effective and efficient way possible.
CONCURRENCES: Planning Commission
ALTERNATIVES: Not completing the Town Growth Area rezoning will leave
obsolete and inconsistent zoning designations on the zoning maps in the Town Growth Areas,
deprive property owners of the benefits of the improved land use guidelines and leave the
application of Comprehensive Plan recommendations unfinished.
ATTACHMENTS: Staff Report, public information meeting minutes Planning
Commission recommendations, property owner lists and Town Growth Area maps of current and
proposed zoning.
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Septic Bill and Tier Map Discussion
PRESENTATION DATE: February 9, 2016
PRESENTATION BY: Jill L. Baker, Chief Planner
Stephen T. Goodrich, Director
Department of Planning and Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: No motion needed. Planning staff will inform
Commissioners of the status of the preparation of a Tier Map to comply with the Sustainable
Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (Septic Bill) and seek direction for future
activity.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: Washington County has not adopted a Tier map per the guidelines of the
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (Septic Bill). The MD Department of
Planning has renewed its efforts to assist Counties in a map adoption.
Following approval of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 by the
Maryland General Assembly and Governor, the Washington County Planning staff prepared several
versions of a Growth Tiers map (required by the Act) for approval by the County Commissioners. The
law contained very specific guidelines for classifying all land in the County into 1of 4 tiers. The tier
designations are intended to prohibit the installation of new septic systems in growth areas (Tiers 1 & 2)
and limit new septic systems in rural areas by limiting new subdivisions to 7 lots (Tiers 3 & 4). Planning
staff presented at least 3 versions of a map but none were adopted by the Board. In a pre-public hearing
review of the proposed map the MD Department of Planning (MDP) advised that the map did not meet
designation guidelines in the legislation and MDP was prepared to make that statement officially if the
County adopted the map. Other versions of a proposed map have been prepared but the County
Commissioners have not adopted one. MDP has also reviewed revised versions and indicates negative
comments would follow if they were adopted.
The Planning staff will refresh the County Commissioners knowledge of the law and history of the Tier
map preparation and adoption efforts to date. Staff will also advise of the MDPs recent suggestions for an
acceptable Tier map. Staff will seek guidance from the Board in order to continue or cease map
development.
DISCUSSION: According to guidelines in the law, TIER 1 areas are those served by
public sewerage systems and in designated growth areas. On-site septic systems are prohibited. TIER 2
areas are those planned to be served by a public system and in a designated growth area. On-site septic
systems are permitted on a temporary basis and connections to a public system are required when it
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becomes available. TIER 3 areas are those not planned for public service, not dominated by agricultural
or forest land, not planned or zoned for preservation and include rural villages and areas zoned for large
lot subdivision. On-site septic systems are permitted but only in minor subdivisions, 7 lots or less. To
approve 8 lots or more on septic systems the Planning Commission must hold a public hearing, allow
public comment and consider the cost of services and potential environmental issues in its
recommendation for action on the subdivision. TIER 4 areas are those not planned to receive public
sewer service, are zoned for agriculture or preservation, are dominated by agriculture or forest or are
already protected by other means.
In very general terms Washington County staff has proposed that lands zoned Agriculture be placed in a
Tier 3 because residential development is permitted in the district and it can be considered large lot
development, a Tier 3 qualifier. MDP believes that lands in the Agriculture zoning district should be
included in a Tier 4 area because the zoning purpose statement includes the phrase “…provide for
continued farming activity…” and there is no mention of large lot subdivision being permitted. MDP has
implied that zoning text amendments to modify this description and a rural to rural lot rights transfer
program could modify its opinion of Washington County’s compliance with the guidelines.
Tier map designations are enforced by the Health Department in the review of subdivision and
development applications. The lack of an adopted Tier map means that all development not planned to be
connected to a public sewer treatment system is limited to 7 lots which is more restrictive than any
version of a tier map proposed to date.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not determined for the County.
CONCURRENCES: Planning Commission
ALTERNATIVES: Presentation is for discussion.
ATTACHMENTS: Tier map proposals, designation guidelines
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Youth Meritorious Award Presentation
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
PRESENTATION BY: Stephanie Lapole & Board of County Commissioners RECOMMENDED MOTION: No motion or action is requested or recommended.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The following individual has been selected for the Youth
Meritorious Award for the month of February. She was selected based on her scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, community service performed or other positive contributions to their school or community.
February 2016 – Brynn Dao – Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Parent(s) – Christopher & Kara Dao Hometown – Hagerstown, MD Nominated by Shannon Weary
DISCUSSION: N/A FISCAL IMPACT: N/A CONCURRENCES: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Student Summaries AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
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Youth Meritorious Award Summary for Brynn Dao 12th Grade Student Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Nominated By: Shannon Weary
Parent(s) – Christopher & Kara Dao Shannon Weary wrote the following:
It is my pleasure to recommend Brynn Dao as a deserving candidate for the Washington
County Commissioners Youth Meritorious Award. I have worked closely with Brynn for the
past three and a half years as her School Counselor and can confirm that she is one of the most caring and driven students I have ever encountered.
As her transcript shows, Brynn is an exceptional student who currently maintains a 4.05
Cumulative GPA and is ranked 7 out of 65 in her graduating class. The academics at Barbara
Ingram are most challenging and Brynn fulfilled all the requirements with a rigorous honors and AP course load and has also taken advantage of our Dual-Enrollment program through
Hagerstown Community College. Brynn asserts that the knowledge gained and success earned
(Exam Score 5) through AP Psychology, junior year, was her greatest academic accomplishment. This course taught her to manage her time, meet strict deadlines and
recognize the importance of a strong work ethic, persistence and intellectual integrity. It also helped to prepare her for a post-secondary career in the field of Criminology.
I have had the privilege of witnessing many examples of Brynn’s artistic talents both in the Barbara Ingram Musical Theatre Program and in the community. Her dynamic range and
repertoire is truly remarkable, as she has performed admirably at many levels, most notably in our critically-acclaimed school musicals, one-act festivals, Chamber Choir and theatre showcases. The life skills and artistic tools learned as an esteemed artist greatly attributed to
Brynn’s involvement in the Miss America Organization. As a titleholder, she was taught the four points of the crown: Style, Scholarship, Service and Success – all personal strengths that
truly define who Brynn is.
Without a doubt, Brynn is one of the most empathetic students I’ve encountered in my
professional career. Her selfless sense of dedication is a characteristic that few seasoned educators, yet alone students her age, possess. The majority of her personal time is spent
giving back to others and making a difference – weather it be through the Books and Bears
Charity Program that she created to provide a book and bear to every sick child at Meritus Medical Center as well as to promote literacy in Washington County; spending invaluable time
with patients at the Meritus Medical Center Auxilarian; clarifying difficult concepts for her
peers as a National Honor Society Peer Tutor; orienting our new students through their first year of high school as a teacher-elected Link Crew Leaders; or assisting middle school students
with learning their music, dances and lines by interning at the Barbara Ingram Musical Theatre Summer Camp. Brynn is a true ray of sunshine to others – so bright, so full of energy, and so positive in her outlook in life that it is contagious!
Rural Legacy Program (RLP) Information
Purpose of Program: RLP seeks to protect farmland and open space which contains significant agricultural, environmental and cultural/historic features. The Maryland
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) funds the program and protects land mainly
with the use of permanent easements. However, the Board of County Commissioners
(BOCC) of Washington County is the holder of RLP easements. Easement Valuations: The price paid for permanent easements is determined using a
valuation worksheet. The more of the above listed features on the property, the higher the
easement values.
Priority of Properties: As with most programs of this sort, there is a chronic shortage of funds available. Therefore, properties that are contiguous to existing permanently
protected land are given priority. Other priorities include: prime agricultural lands; prime
woodland (CREP is encouraged); land with environmental features needing protection
such as endangered species, streams, sinkholes, and properties with historic value such as Antietam Battlefield area.
Processing of Applications: Each year, Washington County applies to DNR for RLP
funding. Negotiations then begin with landowners who have expressed interest in the
program. There are many steps until easement settlement occurs and the process takes about a year to complete once properties are chosen for processing. After the BOCC approves the applications, the Board of Public Works in Annapolis makes final selections
for funding.
For More Information: Contact Eric Seifarth using information in the above letterhead or by E-mail: eseifarth@washco-md.net
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ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2016-01
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A CONSERVATION
EASEMENT UNDER THE MARYLAND RURAL LEGACY PROGRAM
(Re: Williamson RLP Conservation Easement)
RECITALS
1. The Maryland Rural Legacy Program ("RLP") provides the funding necessary to
protect large, contiguous tracts of land and other strategic areas from sprawl development and
to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection through
cooperative efforts among State and local governments.
2. Protection is provided through the acquisition of easements and fee estates from
willing landowners and the supporting activities of Rural Legacy Sponsors and local
governments.
3. For FY 2016, Washington County (the "County") was awarded RLP grants
totaling $990,000.00 (the "RLP Funds").
4. Arthur J. Williamson and Judith R. Williamson (collectively, the "Property
Owner") is the fee simple owner of real property consisting of 118.05 acres, more or less, (the
"Property") in Washington County, Maryland. The Property is more particularly described on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
5. The County has agreed to pay the sum of approximately THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-
ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($351,150.00), which is a portion of the RLP
Funds, to the Property Owner for a Deed of Conservation Easement on the Property (the
"Williamson RLP Conservation Easement").
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Washington
County, Maryland that the purchase of a conservation easement on the Property be approved
and that the President of the Board and the County Clerk be and are hereby authorized and
directed to execute and attest, respectively, all such documents for and on behalf of the County
relating to the purchase of the Williamson RLP Conservation Easement.
ADOPTED this ____ day of __________________, 2016.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
__________________________ BY:
Vicki C. Lumm, Clerk Terry L. Baker, President
Approved as to legal sufficiency:
Mail to:
_____________________________ Office of the County Attorney
John M. Martirano 100 W. Washington Street
County Attorney Hagerstown, MD 21740
EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
All that lot or parcel of land, and all the rights, ways, privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situate in Election District No. 19, Washington
County, Maryland, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a planted stone in the West margin of Wheeler Road near the Southwest
corner of lands now or formerly of Frank W. Hammond, thence running along or near the
center of Wheeler Road and along the lands of said Hammond South 36 degrees 18 minutes 23
seconds East 531.12 feet to a spike; thence leaving Wheeler Road and running along the existing
fence lines and by lands of said Hammond South 55 degrees 11 minutes 49 seconds East 981.75
feet to an angle point in a stone fence at the line of lands now or formerly of E. E. Poffenberger;
thence by lands of said Poffenberger by the following two (2) courses: South 35 degrees 59
minutes 35 seconds West 226.43 feet to an iron pin; and South 20 degrees 57 minutes 26 seconds
East 553.37 feet to a stone, a corner common with lands now or formerly of Daniel A. Rohrer;
thence along lands of said Rohrer by the following five (5) courses; South 30 degrees 26 minutes
00 seconds West 607.34 feet to an iron pin; thence North 53 degrees 51 minutes 02 seconds West
570.26 feet to an iron pin, thence South 33 degrees 11 minutes 48 seconds West 557.70 feet to a
spike in the center of Wheeler Road; thence along or near the center of said Road North 60
degrees 26 minutes 26 seconds West 624.13 feet to a spike at or near center of Wheeler Road
where said road continues in a Northeastwardly direction; thence along or near the center of an
abandoned County Road by the following courses and distances; South 30 degrees 20 minutes
13 seconds West 141.90 feet to an iron pin; South 28 degrees 03 minutes 31 seconds West 707.58
feet to an iron pin, a corner to lands now or formerly of Daniel A. Rohrer and Nora M. Baker;
thence continuing along the center of said abandoned road and lands of said Baker South 35
degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds West 1114.36 feet to an iron pin, a corner common with the lands
nor or formerly of John D. Coffman; thence leaving the abandoned road and running along or
near the center of a private lane and lands of said Coffman and Ross Mayhew North 46 degrees
20 minutes 25 seconds West 772.32 feet to an iron pin; thence along the existing fence lines and
along lands now or formerly of Ross Mayhew North 13 degrees 23 minutes 36 seconds West
862.11 feet to an iron pin; thence North 23 degrees 18 minutes 27 seconds East 311.22 feet to an
iron pin on the line of lands now or formerly of Harvey J. Schlosser; thence continuing along the
lands of said Schlosser by the following five (5) courses and distances: South 38 degrees 07
minutes 41 seconds East 123.11 feet to an iron pin; thence North 51 degrees 04 minutes 29
seconds East 1685.11 feet to an iron pin; thence South 57 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds East
107.71 feet to an iron pin; thence North 27 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 985.13 to an iron
pin; thence North 34 degrees 12 minutes 23 seconds East 311.93 feet to a stone, the point of
beginning; containing one hundred eighteen and five hundredths (118.05) acres, more or less.
Being all of the same property which was conveyed from Daniel A. Rohrer, Jr., et al, to
Arthur J. Williamson and Judith R. Williamson, his wife, by Deed dated December 2, 1999, and
recorded in Liber 1540, folio 1066 among the Land Records of Washington County, Maryland.
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