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HomeMy WebLinkAbout901127 November 27, l990 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Linda C. Irvin-Craig, and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Richard E. Roulette and John S. Shank. Commissioner-Elect Gregory I. Snook was also in attendance. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Downey, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. EMPLOYEES COUNCIL - PRESENTATION TO COMMISSIONER DOWNEY John Weller, Chairman of the Employees Council, presented a plaque and desk set to Commissioner Downey on behalf of all County employees. This will be Commissioner Downey's last meeting before the new Board of County Commissioners takes office next week. Mr. Weller read the plaque presented to Mr. Downey in appreciation for the unwavering devotion, sincerity and thoughtfulness he has shown to Washington County, its citizens and employees from l974-l990. Commissioner Downey thanked Mr. Weller for the plaque and complimented County employees for their dedication and competence. CONDITIONAL STREET ACCEPTANCE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to conditionally accept l,550 linear feet of Maggie's Court and 220 linear feet of Jan's Court, located in the Roxbury Hills Subdivision, with a Performance Bond of $20,000 for a six-month period. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on a letter from the Transportation Commission; Commissioner Roulette reported on the Economic Development Commission Project Committee meeting; and Commissioner Shank reported on the EDC Agricultural Committee and also distributed pictures of the landfill operation he looked into during his recent visit to Tennessee. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NOVEMBER 8 & 13, 1990 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Downey, to approve the minutes of November 8 and l3, l990, as corrected. Unanimously approved. BOONSBORO PIKE - ROAD NAME Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that he has received several requests from residents in that area to rename Rt. 40-A which was recently designated as Boonsboro Pike during the grid numbering program. Mr. Teach stated that they would like to have Rt. 40-A from the Frederick County line to Funkstown renamed the Old National Pike, but this would create a problem since Rt. 40 was designated National Pike and addresses have already been assigned to reflect this change. Mr. Teach noted that l55 new addresses have been assigned with the Boonsboro Pike address and 55 for the National Pike. After discussion, the Commissioners requested that the Historical Advisory Committee be contacted and also the citizens who reside in the area for their recommendation. 60/40 MATCHING PROGRAM - AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Eric Seifarth, Associate Planner - Agriculture, appeared before the Commissioners in regard to the State's 60/40 Matching Program of the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation. He briefly explained the funding at the State level and recommended that the County commit $580,000 from possible funds allotted in the Agricultural Transfer Tax monies for its 40% match. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to commit $580,000 from the Agricultural Transfer Tax monies toward the State of Maryland's 60/40 Matching Program for Agricultural Land Preservation as recommended by Mr. Seifarth. Unanimously approved. PROGRAM OPEN SPACE - ANNUAL PROGRAM Edith Sweigert, Parks Administrator, and David Emmert, Chairman of the Parks Board, presented the Annual Program for Program Open Space in Fiscal Year l992. Ms. Sweigert presented the projects for acquisition and development for the County and municipalities. Ms. Sweigert stated that after commitments for the planned Agricultural Center and a reservation for the North County Park acquisition, there is a balance of $5,927 in the acquisition portion, which will be supplemented with a new allocation in July l99l. She also stated that the Parks Board is recommending reservation of $50,000 toward development of the Gapland Park project, $50,000 toward the Town of Boonsboro's project for renovation of the Charles House, $l8,000 for the Town of Sharpsburg's project and $20,000 for the Hancock Widmeyer Park project, in the development portion of the monies, with the remainder to be used for drainage at the Regional Park. MINUTES, CONT'D. NOVEMBER 27, 1990 Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the Program Open Space Annual Program for Acquisition and Development, for Fiscal Year l992, as presented by the Parks Administrator for submittal to the State of Maryland. Unanimously approved. LINE TRANSFER - YOUNGSTOUN DRIVE/HJC INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette, to transfer funds in the amount of $73,000 from the project for relocation of Robinwood Drive, $l5,000 from signals budgeted separately for this project, and $20,000 from Miscellaneous Projects - Traffic Signals, to the Youngstoun Drive/HJC intersection improvements project in the Capital Budget. Unanimously approved. CONTRACT OF SALE - YOUNKER PROPERTY Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to enter into a Contract of Sale with Steven J. Younker to purchase property along Beaver Creek Road for the price of $79,500, to be used for road improvements on Beaver Creek Road, as heard at the public hearing held on November l3, l990. Unanimously approved. BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL BUDGET SUBMISSION TO THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE The Commissioners discussed the Board of Education's capital budget request to be submitted to the Interagency Committee (IAC), which was presented to them on November l3, l990, at Paramount Elementary School. Also discussed was the Board's request that the Commissioners provide $20.5 million over existing available local funds for capital projects and an additional $8 million if the IAC does not approve funding for the North Hagerstown High School project. The Commissioners stated that it must be made clear to the Board of Education that County approval of proposed capital projects is tied to IAC approval and their funding mechanism and that approval of the capital budget submission does not commit the County to forward funding of projects. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the Board of Education's Public School Construction and Capital Improvements Program for FY l992-96 for submission to the Interagency Committee and to commit funding of the local share as it pertains to the IAC participation and approval process. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at ll:45 a.m. in regard to personnel and property matters and to confer with the County Attorney, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at l2:ll p.m. in order to attend a luncheon given by County employees in honor of Commissioner Downey, and reconvened at l2:57 p.m. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Roulette, to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:57 p.m. Unanimously approved. BOND ISSUE - SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to adopt a Resolution, supplementary to a Resolution adopted by such Board on November l3, l990, providing for the award of eleven million dollars ($ll,000,000) aggregate par amount of bonds of County Commissioners of Washington County known as Washington County, Maryland Public Facilities Bonds of l990; fixing the interest rates payable upon the bonds so authorized and awarding such bonds to the successful bidder therefor upon the bonds so authorized and awarding such bonds to the successful bidder therefor upon the basis of the bids received this day in accordance with the advertisement giving notice of sale of said bonds pursuant to the aforementioned resolution dated November l3, l990. Unanimously approved. (Copy of the Supplementary Resolution attached.) RECONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey, to reconvene in Executive Session at l2:59 p.m. in regard to property matters 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. MINUTES, CONT'D. NOVEMBER 27, 1990 RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AND ADJOURN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:26 p.m. and adjourn. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk