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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900612 June l2, 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 Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning and Codes Administration, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. REQUEST FOR SUPPORT - MARYLAND SYMPHONY AT ANTIETAM Richard Phoebus, President of Home Federal Savings Bank, appeared before the Commissioners to request their financial participation for the 4th of July celebration at the Antietam Battlefield. Mr. Phoebus stated that Home Federal has acted as the main sponsor of this event, although a number of individuals and businesses have provided in-kind services, but they are requesting that the Commissioners contribute toward this County-wide celebration due to escalating costs. The Commissioners took this matter under consideration at this time. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Downey reported on the Tri-County Council meeting; Commissioner Roulette reported on the Recreation Commission meeting; Commissioner Irvin reported on the Task Force for Homelessness Meeting, and the Historic District Commission CLG application; and Commissioner Bowers reported that he accepted an award on behalf of Washington County for creative and effective traffic control safety projects. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY 29, l990 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the minutes of May 29, l990, as corrected. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - TRAFFIC PAINT & BEADS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to award the bid for traffic paint to Centerline Industries, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $22,l59.50 for yellow paint and $l0,505 for white paint; and to award the bid for traffic beads to Flex-O-Lite, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $2l,837.50. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - REPLACEMENT OF WINDOW FILM - COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to award the bid for replacement of window film at the County Office Building to Valley Glass Service, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $l2,l50. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - PEST CONTROL SERVICE - COUNTY BUILDINGS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to award the bid for pest control services for County buildings to Pest Control Service, Inc., who submitted the low bid of $2,578. Unanimously approved. JUNE l2, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. REAPPOINTMENT - PLANNING COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to reappoint Bernard Moser to the Washington County Planning Commission for a five year term. Unanimously approved. LEASE - ASSESSMENT OFFICE Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the lease for the Assessment Office will be expiring this year and asked the Commissioners to decide terms for the new lease. The Commissioners agreed to rent the space for $8.50 per sq. ft. plus .50 additional per year, for five years, with escalators for utilities and cleaning costs. Mr. Teach informed them that the State will send a lease for legal review and approval. NACO AWARD - FIRE & RESCUE REVOLVING LOAN FUND Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the County will be receiving an achievement award for the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund program from the National Association of Counties. He stated that the County has loaned $2.l million in five years and there have been no delinquent payments or defaults in that time. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette, to transfer $200 from Official Bond (0l-5-0ll4-57l-000) to Office Furniture & Equipment (0l-5-0ll4-687- 000), $90.35 from General Expense - Other (0l-5-0ll4-529-000) to Office Furniture & Equipment, and $460 from Weapons & Restraint (0l-5-0ll4-5l0-037) to Office Furniture & Equipment. Unanimously approved. SELECTION OF AUDITOR Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Downey, to accept the proposal of Smith, Elliott, Kearns & Company who submitted the low proposal of $2l,000 for l990 and $22,000 for l99l, with a two-year negotiation period thereafter if the County chooses. Unanimously approved. INSPECTION SERVICE - TOWN OF KEEDYSVILLE Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to include the Town of Keedysville, in the County's building inspection program at their request, with the County retaining 90% of permit fees and the Town, l0%. Unanimously approved. WAIVER OF AMUSEMENT FEE - Y.M.C.A. Motion made Commissioner Downey, seconded by Shank, to waive the video game fee and license fee for the Y.M.C.A. in the amount of $l25, with the condition that these funds be applied toward the youth programs. Unanimously approved. WALK-THROUGH - PROPOSED LANDFILL SITE The Commissioners recessed the meeting to attend the walk through of the proposed landfill site. Also present for the inspection were Delegate Peter Callas and Delegate Donald Munson, along with members of the press. John Lawther, Chief of the Solid Waste Division of the State Department of Environment, stated that this is a Phase I site inspection and the first step in the process for approval of the Site. Robert Davenport, Director of Landfills, and Jim Krawczyk, representing Century Engineering, Inc., who performed the preliminary testing for the County, were also in attendance for the site inspection. PUBLIC HEARING - FARE INCREASE - COUNTY COMMUTER The President convened the Public Hearing at ll:25 a.m. in order to hear comments regarding the proposed fare increase for the County Commuter. Keith Godwin, Manager of the County Commuter, explained the increase proposed of 5c across the board, making the base adult fare 75c; with the exception that the Mid-Day Senior Citizen Handicapped Fares would remain at 35c, and the rural routes of Boonsboro and Hancock, would be raised by l0% across the Board. No one was present to comment, and the Meeting was reconvened in Regular Session. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the fare increase of 5c across the Board, and l0% for the rural routes of Boonsboro and Hancock, for the rates at the County Commuter, effective July l, l990. Unanimously approved. SUBURBAN KIWANIS CLUB ESSAY WINNERS Steve Zabetakis, representing the Suburban Kiwanis Club, and Ann Curran, representing the Board of Education, appeared before the Commissioners to introduce them to the essay winners of the contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Mr. Zabetakis informed the Commissioners that the theme of the essay was "Garbage, A Serious Problem - What is the Solution?" The first place winner, Susan Allen, and second place winner, April Lehman were in attendance. The third place winner was Vicki Reed. Ms. Allen then read her essay to the assemblage. JUNE l2, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. RIBBON CUTTING - EASTERN BOULEVARD The Commissioners recessed at ll:45 a.m. in order to attend the Ribbon Cutting for the opening of Eastern Boulevard Phase III. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l:25 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. EMPLOY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to employ Beverly Brice as Economic Development Coordinator to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE DRAFT Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, met with the Commissioners to review the most recent version of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Mr. Rohrer noted that this has been sent to interested organizations for their comments, and he reviewed those comments received. The Commissioners discussed Article 5 - Schools, and asked Mr. Rohrer to revise the language in this section to tie the allocation of lots to annexation and permit activity. The Commissioners requested that Mr. Rohrer incorporate the language proposed for their further review, before taking the proposed Ordinance to public hearing. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Downey, to convene in Executive Session at 2:00 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and potential litigation 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 Roulette, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. COUNTY EMPLOYMENT - COUNTY COMMUTER & RECYCLING COORDINATOR Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to employ the following individuals: Stanley Socks as Part-time Bus Attendant at the County Commuter to fill an existing vacancy; Rebecca Grove, Lindora Geiser, Harry Younger, William Ryland and Thurmond Firey, as Part-time Bus Drivers at the County Commuter to fill existing vacancies; and Harvey Hoch as Recycling Coordinator. Unanimously approved. CONTRIBUTION - 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AT ANTIETAM Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to contribute up to $5,000 to the July 4th Celebration of the Maryland Symphony at the Antietam Battlefield. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - M.P. MOLLER, INC. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to enter into an Option Agreement with M. P. Moller, Inc., who wishes to purchase 8.l acres, more or less, situate in the Enterprise Zone at the Airport Industrial Park for the purchase price of $22,000 per acre, as outlined in the Option Agreement, and proposed Agreement of Sale, prepared by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. TREASURER'S SALARY Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to set the County Treasurer's salary at $35,000 effective July l, l99l, with 2 l/2% increments annually thereafter on July l, for the term of office. Unanimously approved. MEETING WITH JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - HAGERSTOWN JUNIOR COLLEGE The Commissioners met with the Joint City/County Economic Development Commission and the Mayor and Council of Hagerstown at Hagerstown Junior College. Howard "Blackie" Bowen, President of the Economic Development Commission, introduced the Committee chairmen, who would be presenting their annual reports. James Holzapfel, Chairman of the Existing Industry Committee, presented his committee's report; Mr. Bowen presented the report for the Project Committee, as prepared by Steven West, and the Executive Committee Report; Jay Crouse presented the Advertising and Promotion Committee report; and Terry Randall presented the Downtown Hagerstown Committee report. The Commissioners and City Council members discussed the information and various new projects and ideas for the Economic Development JUNE l2, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. Commission to undertake in the future. The Commissioners thanked the EDC members for their report and for keeping them up to date. MEETING WITH CITY OF HAGERSTOWN Following the meeting with the Economic Development Commission, the Commissioners met with Mayor Sager and City Councilmembers: William Breichner, Susan Wicklein, John Donoghue and John Schnebley. Joint Water/Sewer Study The Commissioners and City Officials discussed the BCM Potomac Study recommendations which were recently presented, and the possibility of extending water to the Hopewell Road area. The City agreed to perform an "in-house" study to estimate the cost. Recycling Steve Feller, City Administrator, asked the County's help to continue night collection of trash for two months until they can coordinate the change to day collection with the residents. Barry Teach, County Administrator, stated that he would check with the State to see if this could be done. City officials also discussed possible sites for location of a recycling trailer, which the County offered, and monitoring of this site. Mr. Feller indicated that several City neighborhoods are interested in participating in the pilot curbside recycling program. Wesel Boulevard Mayor Sager indicated that the shortfall on the Wesel Boulevard project is roughly $700,000 and they hope to split this with the County, less whatever can be obtained from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Eastern Boulevard - Final Phase Mayor Sager informed the Commissioners that the projected cost for the final phase of Eastern Boulevard is estimated to cost $2.4 million. They hope to start this project in l993 and complete it in l994. Also discussed were the resurfacing of Edgewood Road this summer, and Commissioner Irvin informed City officials that City residents who live in historic districts are eligible for the Historic District Tax Credit since the City's Preservation Advisory Council's standards for this designation are compatible to the County Historic District Commission's requirements. ADJOURNMENT The Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk