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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900213 February l3, 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 Commissioner Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Downey reported on the Downtown Steering Committee meeting and the Advisory Board of Health Meeting and Commissioner Irvin reported on the Historic District Commission meeting and that February l4 is "Have a Heart for the Homeless Day". Barry Teach, Administrator, provided an update on the status of the Route 66 bridge improvement project by the State Highway Administration. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 30, l990 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the minutes of January 30, l990, as submitted. Unanimously approved. MEMORIAL RECREATION CENTER - POOL REPAIRS Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the swimming pool at the Memorial Recreation Center is in need of major repairs before it can open this summer. He requested that the Commissioners allow them to proceed in obtaining consultant proposals with the expectation that the repairs could be completed by May for the anticipated opening. The Commissioners agreed and authorized Mr. Teach to proceed in initiating consultant proposals. LINE ITEM TRANSFERS - RECREATION COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to approve the following line item transfers as requested by the Recreation Commission: $l,000 from Office Supplies (0l-5-l8ll-5l3-000), $500 from Gasoline/Diesel Fuel (0l-5-l8ll-550-0l0) and $500 from Automobile Allowance (0l-5-l8ll-557-000) transferring $500 to Advertising/Publicity (0l-5-l8ll-52l-000), $500 to Per Diem Allowance (0l-5-l8ll- 528-000), $200 to Telephone (0l-5-l8ll-530-000) and $800 to Wages - Temporary (0l- 5-l8ll-4l3-000). Unanimously approved. CHILD CARE DELIVERY PLAN Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette, to submit the Child Care Delivery Plan as drafted by the Child Care Study Committee and presented to the Commissioners at their meeting on January 30, l990, to the State as mandated by House Bill l87. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - COUNTY COMMUTER FACILITY Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve Change Order P-8 in the amount of $2,l00 for the County Commuter building for relocation of the men's locker l34 and the sprinkler and pump room, changes in the mezzanine joist space, a new door, extra framing and partition, concrete pad for pumps and field supervision and coordination. Unanimously approved. ADEQUATE FACILITIES ORDINANCE Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration; James Brittain, Director of the Planning Commission; and Stephen Goodrich, Senior Planner, met with the Commissioners to consider revisions to the Adequate Facilities Ordinance as proposed at the public informational meeting held on February 8 and the written comments submitted following that meeting. The Commissioners agreed to revise the Ordinance to allow appeals to be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals, which would be consistent with the Subdivision Ordinance, instead of appealing to Circuit Court. Other items discussed were the written comments submitted by the Homebuilders Association and the Board of Education. COMMUNITY RESCUE SERVICE - NEW FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION ALERT Dr. Fred Otto, Chairman of the Building/Expansion Committee for Community Rescue Service, appeared before the Commissioners. Dr. Otto introduced other members of the Committee in attendance: Ted Gossard, Administrator; Lynn Shuman, Chief; Stephen Feller; Kingsley Poole; and Wayne Appenzellar, Architect. Dr. Otto informed the Commissioners that Community Rescue Service has purchased a 4.9 acre parcel at the corner of South Potomac Street and Memorial Boulevard. Mr. Appenzellar reviewed blueprints of the proposed facility and also presented a model of the building. FEBRUARY l3, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at ll:50 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and legal 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 Irvin, to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY LIFEGUARDS - MARTIN L. SNOOK PARK Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette, to employ Scott A. Bossler as Head Lifeguard; Gina Moore, Tina Moore, Bret Mower, Scott Mower, Amy Plume, Jessica Smith, Scott Redmond and Timmy Weaver as Lifeguards; and Timothy Hawbaker and David Osborne as Cashiers, at the Martin L. Snook Memorial Park Pool for the summer season. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - AMETEK Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Shank, to authorize Ronald Bowers, President, to execute the Option Agreement with Ametek for purchase of land in the Washington County Business Park. Unanimously approved. AUTHORIZATION FOR TEMPORARY HELP Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to authorize the Permits & Inspections Department to hire temporary help to assist in microfilming files, with funding to be taken from the Commissioners Contingency Fund in an amount up to $2,500. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to adjourn at l2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk