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HomeMy WebLinkAbout910806 August 6, 1991 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. Commissioner Roulette welcomed Boy Scout Troop ll7 from Clear Spring who were in attendance to observe the meeting. PROCLAMATION - MARYLANDERS BREATHE FREE WEEK Commissioner Roulette read a proclamation naming August 5-ll, l99l, as Marylanders Breathe Free Week and encouraged all citizens to carpool or use public transportation in recognition of this time. FIRE HYDRANTS - MOUNTAIN LAUREL ROAD WATER PROJECT Barry Teach, County Administrator, reviewed the situation at Mt. Laurel Road where several residents requested that the County pay for the fire hydrants because they feel the hydrants serve more than their properties and the costs should be split differently. Mr. Teach stated that the costs would be approximately $5,000. Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, recommended that the total cost be built into the connection fees, and when additional residents hook onto the line, this fee would help pay for the hydrants. The Commissioners discussed whether it is legal for the County to provide funding for a water line extension being constructed by another municipality which is not in a subdistrict. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, for the County to contribute up to $5,000 to the Town of Boonsboro for payment of the installation of fire hydrants on Mountain Laurel Road if the County Attorney determines it is legal. Motion died for lack of a second. PUBLIC HEARING - AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION DISTRICTS The Commissioners convened the public hearing at 9:l5 a.m. in order to hear comments regarding the proposed establishment of agricultural land preservation districts. Eric Seifarth, Associate Planner - Agriculture, reviewed each of the applications and stated that they have been approved by the Planning Commission and the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board. AD-91-22 - Mr. Seifarth reviewed Application AD-9l-22, submitted by R. Leon and Hilda E. Cushwa, for establishment of an Agricultural Land Preservation District. There was no one present to speak in favor or in opposition to the application. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve application AD-9l-22, submitted by R. Leon and Hilda E. Cushwa, for establishment of an Agricultural Land Preservation District. Unanimously approved. AD-9l-23 and AD-9l-24 - Application AD-9l-23 which was submitted by Julia, Robert B., Dean R., Robert M. and Dorothy M. Tritapoe, and Application AD-9l-24, the contiguous parcel which was submitted by Julia, Robert B., and Dean R. Tritapoe were reviewed by the Commissioners. No one was in attendance to speak for or against the application, but Gerald Ditto asked that it be clarified that the property is entirely in Washington County. Mr. Seifarth answered that the property is 6.2 miles from the Frederick County line. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve applications AD- 9l-23 and AD-9l-24, as submitted, for establishment of an Agricultural Land Preservation District. Unanimously approved. AD-9l-26 - Mr. Seifarth reviewed Application AD-9l-26, submitted by Robert W. Cline, for establishment of an Agricultural Land Preservation District. There was no one in attendance to comment regarding the application. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve Application AD-9l-26, submitted by Robert W. Cline, for establishment of an Agricultural Land Preservation District, as presented. Unanimously approved. AD-9l-27, AD-9l-28, and AD-9l-29 - All three applications were submitted by Charles and Alliene Downs for Agricultural Land Preservation Districts. The three parcels are contiguous properties of l45 acres, l30 acres and ll8 acres. No one was present who wished to comment regarding these applications. AUGUST 6, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve applications AD- 9l-27, AD-9l-28 and AD-9l-29, submitted by Charles and Alliene Downs, for establishment of Agricultural Land Preservation Districts, as presented. Unanimously approved. AD-9l-30 and AD-9l-3l - Mr. Seifarth reviewed applications AD-9l-30, submitted by Austin Flook, and AD-9l-3l, submitted by JoAnn Flook, for establishment of Agricultural Land Preservation Districts. He also informed the Commissioners that he contacted the Town of Keedysville which expressed its approval of the application. No one was in attendance to speak in favor or in opposition to the proposed applications. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve application AD- 9l-30 and AD-9l-3l, submitted by Austin and JoAnn Flook, for establishment of Agricultural Land Preservation Districts, as presented. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 16, 1991 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the minutes of July l6, l99l, as corrected. Unanimously approved. ORDINANCE - TRANSPORATION BONDS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve an Ordinance authorizing the County Commissioners of Washington County to enter into a Participation Agreement with the Department of Transportation of Maryland for the purpose of awarding the payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds to be issued to the Department of Transportation of Maryland pursuant to Section 3-30l and 3-309, inclusive, of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended to the effective date hereof, hereinafter designated as Department of Transportation of Maryland - County Transportation Bonds - First Issue, l4th Series in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Ordinance attached.) PROPOSED TAX CREDITS - ENTERPRISE ZONES Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve the proposed tax credits for enterprise zones as presented in accordance with Tax Property Article - Title 4-40l of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. (List of credits attached.) APPOINTMENT - EMPLOYEES COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to appoint Irene Shives to the Employees Council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Verna Brown. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING - SLUDGE APPLICATION PERMIT Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that a public informational meeting for a sludge application permit requested by the Washington Township, Pennsylvania, will be held at Smithsburg High School on August 22 at ll:00 a.m. APPOINTMENT - TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to appoint Earl Smith to the Tri-County Council. Unanimously approved. WESTERN MARYLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION Eric Seifarth, Associate Planner - Agriculture, appeared before the Commissioners in regard to becoming a sponsoring organization of the Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council. Mr. Seifarth presented the proposed objectives for the Council and stated that there is no cost, but most organizations contribute $20-$l00 per year to handle postage and photocopying costs. The Council, which consists of Soil Conservation Service and County staff personnel representing Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Carroll Counties, has objectives to strengthen the agricultural industry and to develop and promote the economic base. The Council will also try to obtain grants for various projects. The Commissioners took this matter under advisement and asked that this be presented to the Farm Bureau for their comments. TRANSPORTATION OF SLUDGE - GOLD BOND Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that Gold Bond Ice Cream ha filed for a permit to transport sludge from the Nicodemus Treatment Plant to their plant. The Commissioners had no objections to this application. AUGUST 6, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. BID OPENING - DETENTION CENTER RENOVATIONS The bids for administrative renovations and minimum security wing addition at the Detention Center were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Bronka Construction - Base Bid $2,339,500, Alt. l - $40,000, Alt. 2 - $74,000, Alt. 3 - $42,000, Alt. 4 - $3,000, Alt. 5 - $l2,000, Alt. 6 - $5l,000, Alt. 7 - $l9,000, Alt. 8 - $9,000, Alt. 9 - $6,500 and Alt. l0 - $4,000; Callas Contractors - Base Bid $2,l20,000, Alt. l - $l8,000, Alt. 2 - $63,000, Alt. 3 - 36,000, Alt. 4 - $3,600, Alt. 5 - 5,300, Alt. 6 - $50,300, Alt. 7 - $l8,000, Alt. 8 - $2,l00, Alt. 9 - $5,400, Alt. l0 - $4,200; Dustin Construction - Base Bid $2,273,000, Alt. l - $l4,000, Alt. 2 - $68,000, Alt. 3 - $36,000, Alt. 4 - $2,400, Alt. 5 - $l5,000, Alt. 6 - $48,500, Alt. 7 - $l7,500, Alt. 8 - $3,000, Alt. 9 - $5,300, Alt. l0 - $2,000; Kimmel & Kimmel, Inc. - Base Bid $2,344,000, Alt. l - $33,600, Alt. 2 - $78,000, Alt. 3 - $42,500, Alt. 4 - $3,200, Alt. 5 - $l4,700, Alt. 6 - $49,900, Alt. 7 - $l8,900, Alt. 8 - $6,500, Alt. 9 - $6,000, Alt. l0 - $3,500; Morgan-Keller, Inc. - Base Bid $2,l99,000, Alt. l - $l7,700, Alt. 2 - $74,000, Alt. 3 - $27,200, Alt. 4 - $2,l00, Alt. 5 - $4,500, Alt. 6 - $50,000, Alt. 7 - $l2,500, Alt. 8 - $5,400, Alt. 9 - $2,l00, Alt. l0 - $l,800; Perini Construction - Base Bid $2,l50,000, Alt. l - $32,700, Alt. 2 - $63,800, Alt. 3 - $4l,800, Alt. 4 - $2,500, Alt. 5 - l6,000, Alt. 6 - $50,000, Alt. 7 - $l8,500, Alt. 8 - $l,700, Alt. 9 - $5,900, Alt. l0 - $3,800; and Waynesboro Construction - Base Bid $2,l65,000, Alt. l - $l2,900, Alt. 2 - $56,000, Alt. 3 - $29,000, Alt. 4 - $3,700, Alt. 5 - $3,500, Alt. 6 - $50,600, Alt. 7 - $l3,600, Alt. 8 - $2,200, Alt. 9 - $4,000, Alt. l0 - $l,500. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE - 1992 Barry Teach briefly reviewed the legislative proposals submitted by department heads for the Commissioners' consideration for the l992 legislative session. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the meeting held in regard to the historic railroad station in Sharpsburg. She stated that those at the meeting requested that the County commit funding for an appraisal. The Commissioners discussed the matter and agreed to have Dean Lowry, Administrative Engineer, perform the appraisal. PROPOSED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MT. AETNA ROAD Wayne Gersen, Superintendent of Schools, and Brent Feight, Architect for the proposed elementary school, met with the Commissioners to discuss the recommendations made by the Facilities Design Review Committee. Mr. Feight reviewed the recommendations made by the Committee and explained the reasons for maintaining the same design. Mr. Feight also presented a model of the school to illustrate some of the recommendations. Commissioner Roulette stated that the Commissioners realize that the plans for this project were 95% completed when the Review Committee looked at the project, but they do wish to send a message that projects may have to forego aesthetics for cost-saving measures. Mr. Teach also noted that there are several site development and drainage matters which must be resolved to assure that the downstream properties are not affected. Terry McGee, County Engineer, stated that the front part of the site drains into existing swales which run into Colonial Park and impacts several existing sites with known drainage problems. The Commissioners discussed the matter at length and gave approval of the redesign to allow the Board of Education to proceed with completion of construction specifications but Planning Commission approval must be obtained before the project goes out for bids. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to allow the Board of Education to proceed with its construction specifications for the elementary school proposed for Mt. Aetna Road, as presented. Unanimously approved. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Pete Leggett requested that the Commissioners send a letter of support for labeling of medicine tested through animal research. The Commissioners took this matter under advisement. TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL - PROJECT PACKAGE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the project package for submittal to Tri-County Council, as presented, along with the priority list as follows: l) Industrial Waste Treatment Plant, 2) Solid Waste Recycling Facility, 3) Hagerstown Water System Improvements, 4) Technical Innovation Center - HJC, 5) Hagerstown Roundhouse, 6) Hancock Downtown Revitalization, 7) Hancock Industrial Park, 8) Hagerstown Parking Deck, 9) Hagerstown Downtown Improvements, AUGUST 6, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. l0) Boonsboro Downtown Improvements, ll) Williamsport Commercial Revitalization, and l2) Boonsboro Business Park. Unanimously approved. AIRPORT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve the recommendation of the Airport Commission to allow the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to hold a reception at the new airport terminal on October l9. Unanimously approved. With regard to the Airport Commission's recommendation regarding a No Smoking Policy, the Commissioners agreed that it follow the County's policy adopted in l987 which mandates that a smoking area be designated in public buildings, if it is prohibited in other areas. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the amendment to the contract with Delta Associates to provide runway grooving and inspection services, and to allow completion of design and signing at the Regional Airport for the total lump sum amount of $35,000, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Grant. Unanimously approved. The Commissioners discussed the entrance sign to the new terminal and asked that the Airport Commission look at an alternative design at a lower cost and also recommended the use of more durable materials in the sign. The ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the new airport terminal will be September l0 at 2:00 p.m. RECESS - LUNCH The Meeting was recessed from l2:l0 p.m. to l2:35 p.m. for lunch. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at 12:35 p.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. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 6:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. MEETING ADJOURNED UNTIL AUGUST 7, 1991 Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 6:l0 p.m. until Thursday, August 7, l99l, at 3:00 p.m., at which time the meeting will be reconvened as a continuation. Unanimously approved.