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HomeMy WebLinkAbout910910 September 10, 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, Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Shank, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - Y-ME BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Marge Peters and Brenda , representing Y-ME, appeared before the Commissioners to invite them to participate in the Aerobathon being held on October 26. Commissioner Irvin-Craig presented them with a proclamation designating October l99l as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Washington County and urging women to be aware of the lifesaving merits of early detection. CHANGE ORDERS - T-HANGAR PROJECT AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR MINIMUM SECURITY ADDITION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve a Change Order for the T-Hangars, Concrete Slab and Taxiway project, to furnish and install 3" of insulation under the roofs of the T-hangars, at the price of $29,985 as quoted by the contractor, Myers Building Systems. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the Change Order to include services in the design contract with Bushey Associates for representation at progress meetings, recording and preparation for distribution of change orders and review for certification of payment of monthly requisitions, in the amount of $l9,500. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - FUEL OIL FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the low base price bid, submitted to the Board of Education for No. 2 Fuel Oil for County buildings as submitted by A.C.& T. for $.6654 per gallon. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - AUGUST 27, 1991 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the minutes of August 27, l99l, as corrected. Unanimously approved. TAX ABATEMENTS - GREENWALD ENTERPRISES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the abatement of l99l-92 County taxes for Greenwald Enterprises (leased by Handleman Co.), Account 004368, in the amount of $8,498.56 and the County will receive a like amount from Greenwald Enterprises as a payment-in-lieu of taxes. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - FIRE & RESCUE COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to reappoint Marvin Shupp to the Fire & Rescue Communications Advisory Board for a three year term. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting; Commissioner Bowers reported on the Planning Commission meeting and the ICC's proposed incineration program. The Commissioners discussed appointment of a monitoring committee for this program and asked the County Administrator to formally request ICC to follow up on their commitment to establish a committee of interested citizens to monitor this program. The Commissioners decided to continue the reports later in the meeting. SANITARY COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS - SUBDISTRICT 18-1, SUBDISTRICT 16, AND SANDY HOOK FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION FUNDING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to approve a Resolution creating Subdistrict 18-1 (Conococheague Water), which was approved by the Sanitary Commission at its meeting held on September 9, l99l, setting the boundaries as I-70 to the South, I-8l and Western Maryland Railroad on the East, Route 63 to the West, and Maryland Routes 40 and l44 to the North, as indicated on a Map dated September 5, l99l bearing drawing P-l8l-000. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve a Resolution creating Subdistrict l6 (St. James Sewer), which as also approved by the Sanitary Commission at its meeting on September 9, l99l, and setting the boundaries as indicated on a plat dated September 5, l99l, bearing Drawing NO-5-l60-l000 pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, Section 6-2-202(B) of the Code of Local Public Laws. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve a Resolution authorizing the Sanitary Commission to receive a $54,000 federal grant from the Farmers Home Administration to be used to complete the funding package of the Sandy Hook project. Unanimously approved. LANDFILL CLOSINGS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve closing of the landfill and green boxes on the following County holidays: Columbus Day, Maryland Day, Good Friday, Washington's Birthday, and Martin Luther King's birthday. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - DOWNSVILLE ELECTRIC LIGHTING DISTRICT - DELETE 61-157 Commissioner Roulette convened a public hearing at l0:42 a.m. to consider the deletion of property 6l-l57, owned by Reno Smith, from the Downsville Electric Lighting District. Barry Teach, County Administrator, explained that this property is located at the northern boundary of the District and the house is one quarter mile from the nearest street light and, therefore, derives no benefit from being part of the lighting district. There was no one present to speak in favor or in opposition to deleting the property. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to delete the property owned by Reno Smith, shown as 6l-l57 on the Tax Map, from the Downsville Electric Lighting District. Unanimously approved. CERTIFICATE OF NEED - EXTENDED CARE FACILITY AT WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL John Costopolous, Ray Gray, and Tom Clinton, representing the Washington County Hospital, appeared before the Commissioners to request their support for a Certificate of Need for an additional 22 beds at the Extended Care Facility located in the Washington County Hospital. Mr. Gray explained the difference between extended care and the traditional nursing home care. He stated that the average length of stay at the ECF is between l4-2l days and that 60-65% of the patients return to their homes, whereas the nursing home stay is longer and many do not return home. The Commissioners thanked them for the presentation and agreed to send a letter of support for the application for the Certificate of Need. BUDGET SITUATION - FY 1991 Barry Teach, County Administrator, explained that the County is not in a deficit situation and may even show a small surplus for FY l990-9l, since expenditures were lower than anticipated and offset the declining revenues. Mr. Teach also noted that a letter will be sent to all agencies which receive County appropriations requested their cooperation in deferring any expendituers which are not considered critical to the operation of their organization until the Commissioners can better assess the revenue projections for the present fiscal year. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION There was no one present who wished to participate. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS - CONTINUED Commissioner Snook reported on the City/County staff meeting, the Recreation Commission meeting and the Boy Scout food drive; Commissioner Roulette reported on the Visitors and Convention Bureau meeting; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the Advisory Board of Health meeting. The Commissioners discussed concerns raised by Commissioner Bowers and agreed that procedural changes need to be made in providing County funding to the Health Department, but agreed that they want to see the continuance of the Advisory Board of Health. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at 11:45 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 l:40 p.m. for lunch and reconvened at 2:l0 p.m. in Executive Session. Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 3:25 p.m. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:35 p.m. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. RELEASE - AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the termination of the Agricultural District as requested by Norman and Louise Keuper due to financial hardship. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY DATA ENTRY CLERK - PERMITS & INSPECTIONS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to employ Yvonne Hauver as Data Entry Clerk in the Department of Permits and Inspections as a contractual employee for a period of up to one year. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PART-TIME BUS DRIVERS Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to employ John L. Martz, Jr., Charles W. Kiblinger, Julie Ann Dagenhart and Venus D. Payne as Part- time Bus Drivers at the County Commuter, to fill existing vacancies. Unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR BONDING AUTHORITY The Commissioners agreed to request the Washington County Delegation for $30 million in bonding authority for a three year period to provide funding for capital projects identified by the County Administrator and Director of Finance. FIRE & RESCUE REVOLVING LOAN FUND - HALFWAY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, secodned by Shank, to accept the recommendation of the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund Committee to approve the request made by the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway for $40,000 toward purchase of a new engine. Unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR LANDFILL USE - CSX REALTY Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the recommendation of the County's consultants, Century Engineering, to DENY the request made by CSX Realty to dispose of 600 tone of materials and chemicals located at Valley Park, which they feel may cause damage to the liner. Unanimously approved. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT SEMINAR The Commissioners approved joining with the City of Hagestown, Board of Education and Chamber of Commerce to help sponsor a day-long Total Quality Management seminary through the University of Maryland. The County's cost for this would be $200. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 3:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney