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HomeMy WebLinkAbout920303 March 3, 1992 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, Gregory I. Snook, and John S. Shank. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Snook, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. HOPEWELL ROAD PHASE III - ACCEPTANCE OF DEED Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to accept the deed from A.C. & T. Company for 37l square feet of land and 23.70 feet of dedicated right-of-way for the Hopewell Road Phase III project. Unanimously approved. STATE APPROVAL OF PROGRAM OPEN SPACE PROJECTS Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that two Program Open Space projects, submitted to the State Department of Natural Resources before their budget reductions, have been approved. The projects approved were Doubs Woods Development 5 for $49,500 and Gapland Park for $90,075. TRANSFER OF FUNDS - MOVING EXPENSES FOR LAW LIBRARY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to transfer $12,000 from the Maryland Avenue Facility Project (0l-5-0l77-600-000) to the Court House - General Expense (01-5-0171-529-000) to cover the moving expenses for the Law Library. Unanimously approved. REGIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL SIGN Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, and Paulette Sprinkle, Community Coordinator, presented a proposed design for the new sign for the terminal at the Regional Airport. Mr. Rohrer outlined the materials to be used for construction of the sign and estimated the cost to be between $9,000 - $l2,000. Ms. Sprinkle described the logo and color schemes. The Commissioners approved the design proposed and gave their permission to proceed, but asked that the size be scaled down to more appropriately fit the location. CHILD SUPPORT GRANT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the submittal of an application for a Child Support Grant to the Department of Human Resources as presented by the State's Attorney. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - INTENT TO CONVEY LAND - DOUB/STERLING ROAD The Commissioners convened the public hearing at l0:00 a.m. in order to hear testimony regarding their advertised intention to convey .098 acres of land located at the intersection of Doub/Sterling Road to Samuel L. McCauley. There was no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition to the said conveyance. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convey .098 acres of land located at the intersection of Doub/Sterling Roads to Samuel L. McCauley by quit claim deed. Unanimously approved. LETTER OF APPRECIATION - O/E LEARNING, INC. Commissioner Roulette read a letter of appreciation he received from O/E Learning, Inc. thanking the County and the volunteer fire companies involved for their help during the fire at the Hagerstown Business College in December of l99l. MISS MARYLAND SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Charles Skinner, Executive Director of the Miss Maryland Pageant, and Debra Fries, the reigning Miss Maryland, appeared before the Commissioners to thank them for their past support and to request their support for this year's Pageant. STATUS REPORT - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Leroy Burtner, Director of the Economic Development Commission, along with Beverly Brice and David Barnhart, Economic Development Coordinators, met with the Commissioners to provide a status report on their activities. Ms. Brice reported on the financing seminars held this year, enterprise zone activity and the upcoming Spring tour and Company Visitation Program. Mr. Barnhart gave a status report on the targeted marketing plan and the trade show which he attended. He also showed a video presented at the Press Club on the Tour DuPont Bike Race which will be coming through Hagerstown on May ll. Mr. Burtner reported that inquiries are increasing for prospect activities and they are now receiving approximately 3-6 per week. MARCH 3, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Rodney Kline and Cindy Reeder asked the Commissioners if they have an update regarding the cellular phone tower proposed for construction in the Boonsboro area. Barry Teach informed them that he has spoken to a representative from Atlantic Cellular who advised him that they will be considering 20 alternate sites which have been identified for location of the tower. Commissioner Roulette stated that he feels the concept should be pursued for companies to share towers and not each have an individual tower. Kathy Ashley Cotleur encouraged the Commissioners to act on Commissioner Bowers' zoning proposal to regulate the burning of hazardous waste. Luella Elmquist supported Ms. Cotleur's comments. 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, property, and legal matters 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 Shank, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS - LUNCH The Meeting was recessed at l2:50 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l:27 p.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. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission meeting and the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Bowers reported on the Planning Commission meeting; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the meeting with the Town of Williamsport and the Sanitary Commission. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 2:04 p.m. in regard to personnel and property matters in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. (Personnel evaluations were conducted from 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:00 p.m. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 4:05 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk