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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900508 May 8, 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. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE Leigh Sprowls, Airport Manager, introduced Darrell Buchanan to the Commissioners. Mr. Buchanan was recently hired as Maintenance Man at the Regional Airport. l989 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD Commissioner Bowers presented the l2th Annual Historic Preservation Award to Mary Clark Michael. Paulette Sprinkle, Community Coordinator, provided background information regarding Ms. Michael's contributions to historic preservation. She stated that Ms. Michael is a retired school teacher who has helped to educate the youth in local history, thereby helping to preserve our heritage in the classroom. Ms. Michael also developed and produced the first 3rd grade TV series on Washington County History and Geography to be used in teaching third graders, which is still utilized today in an updated format. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on Preservation Week activities; Commissioner Shank reported on the Chamber of Commerce meeting; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Planning Commission meeting. HAGERSTOWN JUNIOR COLLEGE - GRANT FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER Dr. Norman Shea, President of Hagerstown Junior College, along with Neil Curran, the County's Program Development Coordinator, appeared before the Commissioners to announce that HJC will receive $24l,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the Advanced Technology Center. Dr. Shea thanked Mr. Curran for his assistance with the application, and also informed the Commissioners that they will coordinate the dedication of the building with the Governor's visit later in the summer. LETTER TO BOARD OF EDUCATION The Commissioners agreed to send a letter to the elected Board of Education to request that they reconsider the wage package of classified employees due to the fact that they will receive $3.008 million in new operating monies, $5.2 million for construction and authorization to use $500,000 of County funds in their custody as surplus for projects this year. FISCAL YEAR l990-9l BUDGET James Young, Director of Finance, presented the changes made during last week's budget review, and informed the Commissioners that the Fiscal Year l990-9l budget totals $69,997,000. The Commissioners approved taking this budget to Public Hearing on May 22. The Commissioners also agreed to forward fund additional monies necessary for payment of the automation system at the Washington County Free Library through the Commissioners Contingency Fund in the amount of $20,000. ANIMAL ORDINANCE The Commissioners discussed the suggested changes to the Animal Ordinance which were voiced at the public hearing held on April 17, l990. The Commissioners requested that Ralph France, County Attorney, make final revisions to the Ordinance and present it for their adoption at next week's meeting. At this time, Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting to attend funeral services for Boonsboro Councilman Eugene Smith, and Vice President Irvin assumed the Chair. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 24, l990 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of April 24, l990, as corrected. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - RENOVATIONS TO MEMORIAL RECREATION SWIMMING POOL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to award the bid for renovations to the Memorial Recreation Swimming Pool to Building Systems, Inc. who submitted the low bid of $52,380, which includes Alternates A and B for a pool cover and vacuum line, and also to waive the $l,309 Performance Bond, as recommended by the Purchasing Agent. Unanimously approved. MAY 8, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. HISTORIC PRESERVATION ZONING The Commissioners discussed the Historic Preservation Zoning standards and the Ordinance adopted for Tax Credits for Specified Historic Improvements and requested the County Attorney to research this. RE/APPOINTMENTS - BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to reappoint Adair Eves and Merwin Hans to three-year terms on the Board of Social Services and to appoint Joyce Heptner for a three-year term. Unanimously approved. AMEND POLICY - MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Roulette, to increase the amount paid for mileage reimbursement from 20 cents/mile to 24 cents/mile to stay consistent with State policy, to become effective July l, l990. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Roulette, to convene in Executive Session at l0:40 a.m. in regard to personnel, property and to confer with the County Attorney, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. At ll:20 a.m., President Bowers returned to the Meeting and assumed the Chair. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS FOR LUNCH The Meeting was recessed at l2:40 p.m. to attend the Washington County Local Advisory Council's Annual Elected Officials Luncheon. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 3:30 p.m. at the Wilson Ruritan Building to meet with members of the Washington County Delegation to the General Assembly regarding the proposed landfill site. MEETING WITH DELEGATION REGARDING PROPOSED SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The Commissioners attended a meeting, called by Delegate Casper Taylor, regarding their interest in the proposed site for the new sanitary landfill. Also present were Senator John Derr, Delegate Peter Callas, Delegate Donald Munson and a representative from Delegate Bruce Poole's office. Also present was Martin Walsh, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment and members of his staff. William Schaefer and John Clopper of the Save the Conococheague group, Ernest Muhly, Dr. Paul Wolber representing the Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Dr. Max Byrkit, representing Citizens for the Protection of Washington County, Joseph Swope representing the Sierra Club and Robert Sokolove, environmental attorney, presented their concerns regarding the proposed site for the landfill and the possible leakage of the liners which will be used to handle leachate collection. After their presentation, Secretary Walsh answered questions from those in attendance. Barry Teach, Administrator; Ralph France, County Attorney; and James Brittain, Director of the Planning Department, also answered questions from the Delegation members and the panel assembled by the Save the Conococheague organization. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 5:l5 p.m. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING - RECLAMATION LANDFILL The Public Information Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 7:00 p.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. The President, Ronald L. Bowers, introduced the members of the Board of County Commissioners to the public, and the meeting was conducted by Barry Teach, the County Administrator. Barry Teach introduced James Krawczyk, P.E., of Century Engineering, to discuss the nature of a rubble landfill; he contrasted a rubble landfill with a sanitary landfill; and he explained how cells are used. Mr. Krawczyk made a slide presentation to the general public showing slides of rubble landfills and the Maietta site, which is the proposed site for the rubble landfill MAY 8, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. in Washington County. He discussed monitoring wells, and he reviewed the nature of the proposed Maietta site as far as flood plains were concerned, streams, and topography. He discussed the nature of a landfill operation, and he answered questions from the public regarding future recreational areas and what could be done with the site relating to reclamation. He estimated approximately 24 commercial vehicles per day would use a site, based upon the history of the present Resh Road Landfill, which would mean between 50 to 70 tons of rubble per day. Barry Teach then mentioned to the public that the County has two options for the proposed rubble landfill, one with the Zellos for approximately 30 acres, which must be exercised by April 1, 1991. It would provide for a purchase price of $3,666.67 per acre for each of the approximately 30 acres in the site. The County also, for $5,000.00, has an option on the Maietta site, which must be exercised by September 30, 1990 for $2,600.00 per acre. There are approximately 100 acres in the Maietta site. The Maietta and Zello sites are adjoining tracts of land near Williamsport. Mr. Teach mentioned the handout given at the hearing and discussed the nature of the user fees at the Resh Road Landfill given the ten month history in which we have had user fees. He estimated that, based upon the history of the Resh Road Landfill, approximately 24 commercial vehicles per day should use the Maietta and Zello sites and that the transportation route should remain the same with no additional traffic in Williamsport. There was intensive discussion regarding types of materials to be taken to the site as mentioned on the materials handed out prior to the meeting. It was noted that the County Commissioners are limiting the materials to be accepted at the proposed rubble site. There will be intense monitoring of materials going into the landfill since all trucks must use an elevated scale house and the landfill operators can look into the trucks as they go into the site. Numerous individuals including Dr. Max Byrkit, Eric Haberkorn, Pat Grunberg, Ralph Young, Fred Gaylor, Ernest Muhly, and Mike McGauhey asked questions of the expert, Barry Teach, and the County Commissioners regarding the proposed use of the rubble landfill. ADJOURNMENT The Public Information Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk