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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900116 January l6, l990 Hagerstown, Maryland 2l740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Linda C. Irvin, and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Richard E. Roulette and John S. Shank. 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. SERVICE AWARDS - ROADS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES The Commissioners honored three Roads Department employees for their years of service. Certificates of Merit were presented to James Ward for 36 years of service, to William "Bill" Wolfe for 35 years of service and to Walter "Gabby" Hess for 30 years of service. Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, stated that the County appreciates the efforts and dedication which these three men have given to the County government and that they are crucial to the operations of the Roads Department. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DECEMBER l9, l989, & JANUARY 2, l990 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of December l9, l989, and January 2, l990, as amended. Unanimously approved. RECYCLING PROGRAM Paulette Sprinkle, Community Coordinator, explained the in-house recycling program being implemenoed by County employees whereby they are collecting office stock paper, computer paper, newspapers and aluminum cans. She indicated that each employee has a recycling box at their desk which is taken to a central collection unit when full and then transported to the local recycling facilities by County maintenance personnel. The Commissioners requested that Ms. Sprinkle contact the local municipalities to see if they would be interested in starting a similar program in their offices. SUBDIVISION ACCEPTANCES Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Roulette, to accept l285 linear feet of roadbed in Section D of Brightwood Acres East with a Maintenance Bond set at $6,500 for one year; to accept l4l5 ft. of roadbed in Mountain Meadow Drive, Mountain Meadow Estates, with a Maintenance Bond set at $7,l00; and to accept three streets, l770 linear feet, in the Fountain Head North Subdivision, Phase II, with a Maintenance Bond set at $9,000 for a two-year period. Unanimously approved. PERFORMANCE BOND - GREENSIDE APARTMENTS, PHASE II Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to accept a Performance Bond in the amount of $25,000 for Greenside Apartments, Phase II, for a six-month time period. Unanimously approved. TEXT AMENDMENT - RZ-44l Barry Teach, County Administrator, stated that the Planning Commission voted to deny text amendment RZ-44l which would add language to include sewage treatment plants as essential utilities in the Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Roulette explained that the following alternatives were discussed by the Planning Commission: l) to allow the classification of essential utility but require site plan approval to give the public opportunity to comment and allow the Planning Commission to address setbacks and site selection; 2) make certain types of utilities a Special Exception; and 3) develop a formal policy to be adopted by both the Board of County Commissioners and the Sanitary Commission with regard to site selection procedures and public hearing requirements for site selection. The Commissioners decided to meet with the Planning Commission and Sanitary Commission to develop an amended request. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Roulette, to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission to DENY the Text Amendment RZ-44l submitted by the Sanitary Commission to include sewage treatment plants as essential utilities in the Zoning Ordinance. Unanimously approved. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND RESOLUTION - SANITARY COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to adopt a resolution concurring in the passage and adoption of a Resolution heretofore passed by the Washington County Sanitary Commission authorizing the issuance and sale of not exceeding $5,540,890 Washington County Sanitary District Water Quality Bond, Series JANUARY l6, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. l990 A, said bonds to be issued on the full faith and credit of County Commissioners of Washington County; covenanting to impose ad valorem taxes in rate and amount sufficient to pay the interest when due and the principal at maturity of said bonds if such principal and interest is not paid from other moneys legally available for such purposes, all as more particularly provided in the aforesaid Resolution passed by Washington County Sanitary Commission; and pledging the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of County Commissioners of Washington County, as the security for the payment of said bonds. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution attached.) PUBLIC HEARING - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - SANDY HOOK PROJECT The President convened the Public Hearing at l0:l0 a.m. to hear public comments regarding a line item transfer in the Sandy Hook Project portion of the Community Development Block Grant Program. Karen Hoff, Multi-family Loan Specialist for the Housing & Community Development Office, explained that they are proposing to transfer $67,000 from the Construction line item to Engineering. This transfer is necessary since an archeological study was required which was not anticipated. Ms. Hoff noted that the total grant amount remains the same for this project. The meeting was then opened for public comment. Mim Reisburg asked several questions regarding the project. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to approve the line item transfer of $67,000 from Construction to Engineering in the Community Development Block Grant Program for the Sandy Hook project. Unanimously approved. AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM Suzanne Hayes, Chairperson of the Agricultural Land Preservation Study Committee, appeared before the Commissioners to present draft copies of legislation for the Agricultural Preservation program and the requests made by the Delegation to the General Assembly for information on how the Commissioners want H. B. ll4 amended, the resolution of how to handle personal dwelling relative to property tax credit, and the Commissioner's formal endorsement of all three pieces of legislation. The Commissioners agreed to endorse the legislation as drafted and to send a letter to this effect, but were reluctant to set a percentage of the property tax credit for the personal dwelling prior to the public hearing process and agreed to assure the Delegation that they would review the alternatives given by the Study Committee to provide a compromise. CLOSING OUT SALE - MACRAME & SHELL SHOP Motion mde by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the application for a Closing Out Sale submitted by Murex Macrame and Shell Shop through January 3l, l990. Unanimously approved. TRI-STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER - ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTION LIST Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to approve the addition of Tri-State Community Health Center to the list of non-profit agencies to which the County Commissioners may contribute funds. Unanimously approved. CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT - COFFMAN HOME FOR THE AGING Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette, to confirm the appointment of Robert Stull to the Board of Directors of the Coffman Home for the Aging through December l994. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL The bids for the construction of the passenger terminal at the Regional Airport were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Rockwell Construction Company - Base bid - $2,500,000, Alternate l - $9,000 deduct, Alternate 2 - $28,000 deduct; Perini Construction Company - Base bid - $l,978,000, Alternate l - $l0,600 deduct, Alternate 2 - $2l,000 deduct; W. Harley Miller Contractors - Base bid - $2,27l,900, Alternate l - $l5,800 deduct, Alternate 2 - $36,700 deduct; and Callas Contractors - Base bid - $2,l94,000, Alternate l - $9,000 deduct, Alternate 2 - $l8,000 deduct. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Women's Fair to be held March 25, the Children's Council meeting, the Task Force on Homelessness meeting and the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Downey reported on the Fire & Rescue Communications Advisory Board; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Planning Commission meeting. JANUARY l6, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. PUBLIC HEARING - BIENNIAL UPDATE - WATER & SEWER PLAN The President convened the Public Hearing at ll:30 a.m., as advertised, pursuant to the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 5, Health Enviornmental Article, of the Annotated Code of Maryland to hear public comments regarding the biennial update of the County's Water and Sewer Plan. James Brittain, Executive Director of the Planning Commission, and Timothy Lung, Associate Planner, appeared before the Commissioners to review the text and maps associated with the updated plan. Mr. Brittain informed the Commissioners that the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Commissioners approve the l989 update of the Water and Sewer Plan and that this is consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan. Catherine Parks, Fox & Associates, spoke in favor of the updated plan. Commissioner Roulette and Mr. Brittain complimented Tim Lung on his fine work on the update. The Hearing was closed at ll:25 a.m. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - PERSONNEL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to approve the line item transfer of $l,000, as requested by the Personnel Department, with funds to be taken from Operating Material - Incentive Program (0l-5-0l5l-290-000) to Office Furniture and Equipment (0l-5-0l5l-687-000). Unanimously approved. RESOLUTION - SANITARY COMMISSION BOND Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to adopt a Resolution concurring in the Resolution adopted by the Washington County Sanitary Commission for the award of Sixteen million five hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($l6,570,000) Washington County Sanitary District Bonds, Series E; confirming the distribution of a Preliminary Official statement in connection with the sale of such bonds; and authorizing the distribution of an Official Statement in connection with the sale of such bonds. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution attached.) RECREATION COMMISSION - EX OFFICIO MEMBER Commissioner Roulette agreed to serve as the Commissioner liaison to the Hagerstown/Washington County Recreation Commission. MARTIN'S CROSSROADS PROPOSED WATER PROJECT Barry Teach, County Administrator, reported that 8 homes of the l4 located on Route 494 had their wells tested by the Health Department. Of these wells, 5 tested positive for coliform, but not fecal coliform. The Commissioners decided that until the majority of residents on this roadway are interested in having water services extended to their residences, they could not justify the cost of extending to just one home. They also agreed that they would be willing to contribute the same percentage to this project as they did to the original project. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to convene in Executive Session at l: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 Shank, seconded by Irvin, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:l5 p.m. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to appoint Ralph Donnelly to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term. Unanimously approved. RE/APPOINTMENTS - PLUMBING BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to reappoint Richard Long, Michael Waugh and Walter Teach to the Plumbing Board for one-year terms and to appoint Ralph Pryer for a one-year term. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 2:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk