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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900515 May l5, 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 Sue Schlossnagle, Procurement Specialist, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Commissioner Bowers presented a proclamation to Margaret Comstock, Libby Earley, Barbara Fetterhoff, and Jeannine Humphrey, representing the Washington County League of Women Voters, naming Wednesday, May l6, l990, as League of Women Voters Day throughout the County, in honor of the group's 25th anniversary. SUBDIVISION STREET ACCEPTANCES Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin, to conditionally accept the following: St. James Village, Section D (Phase II), of the remaining section of Woodside Drive - l,290', 365' of Sandalwood Court, and all of Summerlin Court - 220' and a two-year Maintenance Bond of $9,400; Lappans Estate Subdivision, Section A, part of Country Home Lane, l320', with a one-year Maintenance Bond of $6,600; and Pleasant Valley Estates - all of Valley View Court - l550', and a one-year Maintenance Bond of $7,750. Unanimously approved. HOMELESS SERVICE PROGRAM APPLICATION Kathleen Riley, Chief, Division of Citizens Services, appeared before the Commissioners to request their approval for submission of an application for a Homeless Services Program grant in the amount of $l28,000 to be used to provide emergency and intermediate shelter for homeless families and women and children, to provide limited transportation services for the homeless clients' shelter, to provide mortgage subsidies for approximately 80 families and to help maintain a 24- hour crises referral hotline. The grant monies are requested as follows: $40,250 to the Salvation Army, $66,250 to Community Action Council and $21,500 to CASA. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Roulette, to approve the submission of an application to the Maryland Community Services Administration for a Homeless Services Program grant in the amount of $l28,000, as presented. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Historic District Commission meeting, the Commission for Women meeting, and the Children's Council meeting; Commissioners Irvin and Shank reported on the Airport Commission meeting; and Commissioner Downey reported on the Advisory Board of Health meeting. REAPPOINTMENTS - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to reappoint Adair Eves and Yvonne Thomas to the Commission for Women for three-year terms extending to June 30, l993. Unanimously approved. HISTORIC DISTRICT TAX CREDIT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Shank, to adopt the language proposed by the County Attorney amending the Tax Credit Ordinance for Improvements to Specified Historic Structures as approved at the meeting of May l, l990, with the Ordinance to become effective on July l, l990. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Irvin, Downey and Shank voting "AYE" and Commissioner Roulette "ABSTAINING". ANIMAL ORDINANCE The Commissioners reviewed the Animal Ordinance with the County Attorney and the changes made to the proposed Ordinance. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to repeal the provisions of the Animal Control Ordinance adopted September 30, l986, and amended November l8, l986 and April l4, l987. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to adopt the ordinance entitled "Animals" as prepared by the County Attorney, pursuant to the public hearing held on April l7, l990. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Animal Ordinance attached.) MAY l5, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. RECYCLING PROGRAM - UPDATE Barry Teach, Administrator, provided an update on the volunteer curbside recycling program and informed the Commissioners that he has received requests from four municipalities to have use of the County's recycling trailer at least one day per month. He also informed the Commissioners that Waste Service Technology is scheduled to make a presentation next Tuesday about their Jefferson County, West Virginia project. REZONING CASE RZ-444 Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to adopt the Findings of Fact as presented by the County Attorney for Rezoning Case RZ-444. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Shank felt that he has not had sufficient time to make a determination regarding whether there has been a substantial change in the neighborhood or mistake in the original zoning, and asked for more time to review this case. Commissioner Roulette withdrew the Motion, with Commissioner Irvin's consent, upon agreement by the Commissioners to consider the case in its entirety at the May 22 meeting. CHANGE ORDER - COUNTY COMMUTER Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the Change Order for the County Commuter in the amount of $l,800 for storage shelving. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette, to approve the line item transfer requested by the Sheriff's Department in the amount of $5,450 from the Judicial Budget - Uniforms (0l-5-0ll4-5l2-000) to Capital Outlay (0l-5-0ll4-689- 000). Unanimously approved. JULY 3 MEETING Because of the July 4 Holiday, the Commissioners decided not to schedule a meeting for Tuesday, July 3. AIR MONITORING - DISTRICT COURT BUILDING Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to transfer $l,056.50 from Buildings & Improvements (0l-5-0l7l-58l-000) to Professional Services - Consulting (0l-5-0l7l-525-030) to cover expenses for air monitoring services at the District Court Building. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to transfer $4,902.75 from Recruitment Program (0l-5-l2l6-520-0l0), $l53.40 from Office Furniture/Fixtures and Equipment (0l-5-l2l6-687-000), and $3,204.70 from Training (0l-5-l2l6-527-000) to Capital Outlay (0l-5-l2l5-682-000) for the purchase of audio-visual equipment used for recruitment purposes, as requested by the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, with the condition that the equipment be available for use by all County agencies if not in use. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to approve the line item transfer as requested by the Commission for Women, transferring $420.84 from Advertising (0l-5-0l8l-52l-000), $l06.43 from Travel (0l-5-0l8l-528-0l0), $325.00 from Office Supplies (0l-5-0l8l-5l3-000) and $ll0 from Dues (0l-5-0l8l-526-000), and $2l9.50 from Women's Fair (0l-5-0l8l-529-220), to Printing (0l-5-0l8l-522- 000). Unanimously approved. COMPENSATION - BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to compensate those volunteer fire or rescue companies who lost revenue as a result of the boundary adjustments adopted by the Commissioners at their meeting on February 6, l990, by crediting their outstanding indebtedness to the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund, each year for a period of five consecutive years, as recommended by the Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association. Unanimously approved. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - POSTAGE LINE ITEM Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin, to approve a Supplemental Appropriation from the Contingency Fund to the Court House Postage budget (0l-5- 0l7l-5l5-000) in the amount of $25,000. Unanimously approved. MAY l5, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - ADVERTISING - CLERK'S BUDGET Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin, to approve a Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $2,500 to the Clerk's budget, Advertising Line Item (0l-5-0l02-52l-000). Unanimously approved. ST. JAMES AREA & JEFFERSON BOULEVARD SEWER STUDY AREAS Louise Fahrney, Chairperson of the Sanitary Commission, and Lynn Palmer, Director, met with the Commissioners to discuss the petition received requesting public sewer service for the St. James area. He provided maps showing the proposed area to be studied and asked the Commissioners for direction since part of the area lies outside the designated Urban Growth Area. The Commissioners asked that the first priorty of the study be to address how to serve the section designated by the 20l Facilities Plan for this area and the second priority would be how to serve the area beyond what is shown in the Facilities Plan, when and if sewer service is necessary in the future. The Commissioners also asked that the boundary for study be extended to the Antietam Creek. Mr. Palmer also informed the Commissioners that they have received petitions requesting public sewer service from the Pangborn Boulevard area to the Chewsville area. They will prepare a Request for Proposal but also wanted the Commissioners to be aware that there are very few grants available for this project and this would make it a high cost project for the residents. The Commissioners asked that the Sanitary Commission be sure to distribute questionnaires to all property owners regarding this proposal. Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin, to appropriate up to $5,000 for the Sanitary Commission to perform a preliminary survey regarding the desire of the residents for public sewer in the Jefferson Boulevard area, from the Fund Balance. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at ll:30 a.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. The Commissioners recessed at l2:00 noon in order to attend a luncheon at the new Parks Department office. Commissioner Bowers presented a plaque to Ray Johnson, Regional Administrator for Program Open Space, thanking him for his many years of assistance to the County Parks Department and in recognition of his upcoming retirement. The Meeting was reconvened in Executive Session at l:45 p.m. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:l5 p.m. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENTS - BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to appoint Richard Lawson for a five-year term, Ralph Donnelly for a four-year term, Robert Whitesell for a three-year term, Kenneth Kline to a two-year term and Carroll Shifler for a one- year term, to the newly created Building Code Appeals Board. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY BUILDING INSPECTOR - PERMITS & INSPECTIONS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin, to employ Larry Rawlins as Building Inspector in the Department of Permits & Inspections, to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 3:20 p.m. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING - PROPOSED FUNKSTOWN BY-PASS The Commissioners convened at 7:00 p.m. at the Funkstown Fire Hall to hold a Public Information meeting regarding the proposed alignment for the Funkstown By-pass project. Also present were members of the Funkstown Mayor & Council and Delegate Peter Callas. Commissioner Bowers informed those in attendance that a study performed in l977 proposed the by-pass running east and west to link East Oak Ridge Drive to Edgewood Drive, in order to help alleviate traffic through downtown Funkstown. Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, presented a map showing two MAY l5, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. proposed alignments for the roadway but stressed that the alignment has not been finalized. Mr. Rohrer stated that the County does have a contract on the Keefauver property but would not exercise this until after a public hearing is held. He explained that the only properties affected by the alignment proposed would be the Keefauver property and the property owned by the Keene Trust. He also informed those in attendance that the County is working with the State Highway Administration in collecting new data for use on this project and that aerial photography has been completed. At this time the meeting was opened for comments and questions from the public. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk