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HomeMy WebLinkAbout920317 March 17, 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 Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. MARCH 1992 YOUTH OF THE MONTH AWARD - ELIZABETH FENNEL Commissioner Roulette presented a Certificate of Merit to Elizabeth Fennel in recognition for being named the March l992 Youth of the Month as recommended by the Children's Council. He listed Ms. Fennel's achievements and activities and commended her for being a superior role model to fellow students. Elizabeth thanked the Commissioners for the Certificate and introduced her parents. PROCLAMATION - MILLION DOLLAR MACHINE WEEK Commissioner Shank read and presented a proclamation to Joyce Heptner naming the week of March l7-20, 1992 as Million Dollar Machine Week in Washington County. Ms. Heptner, representing the Valley Mall, explained that "Punchy" the robot is sponsored by the Edward DeBartolo Corporation and travels across the country visiting elementary schools promoting self-awareness, decision making skills and encouraging children to "keep a clean machine" and avoid drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. PRESENTATION - 1992 WOMEN'S FAIR Donna Smith and Nancy Strine representing the Commission for Women, met with the Commissioners to invite them to the 5th Annual Women's Fair to be held on March 22 at Hagerstown Junior College. Ms. Smith distributed brochures and described several of the workshops to be held. The Commissioners thanked them for the invitation and offered them their best wishes for a successful fair. STATUS REPORT & COMMENTS - REVISIONS OF ROAD ADEQUACY POLICY DRAFT DOCUMENT Terry McGee, County Engineer, met with the Commissioners to discuss comments they have received from engineering and consulting firms on the draft document they distributed on revisions to the Road Adequacy Policy for existing County roads. Mr. McGee explained that they received 4 sets of comments from the draft they provided. He then reviewed the comments received with the Commissioners and answered any questions. The Commissioners asked that a workshop session be scheduled so that they can review the document in more detail. WATER/SEWER PLAN AMENDMENT - WS-91-9 Robert Arch, Director of the Planning Department, and Stephen Goodrich, Senior Planner, appeared before the Commissioners to present the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve WS-9l-9 to amend the Water and Sewerage Plan as certified by the Planning Commission for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan in their March 2, l992 meeting. Commissioner Roulette noted that if this amendment is approved, it does not obligate the County to provide sewer service to the St. James/Clover Heights area, and that the Sanitary Commission will ultimately determine if service is provided and under what conditions. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to APPROVE WS-9l-9, an application to amend the Washington County Water and Sewerage Plan, as submitted by the Sanitary Commission, which would assign service priority designations of S-3/W-3 to the area inside the boundaries of Sanitary Subdistrict #16, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Shank, Snook and Roulette voting AYE and Commissioner Irvin-Craig voting NO. PRESENTATION BY WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMEN Mrs. Donald Main, President of the Washington County Farm Bureau Women, and Mrs. Arlen Martin, Vice President, appeared before the Commissioners to inform the Commissioners of their projects and to ask them to give consideration to programs which benefit agriculture. Members of their Board of Directors in attendance introduced themselves and told them what type of agricultural with which they were involved. They explained their project "The Farm to You" and distributed placemats with the drawing from the elementary school contest winner. BUDGET AUTHORIZATION - HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to authorize the Housing & Community Development Office to increase their account 02l3-687- 000 (Office Furniture & Equipment) by $3,000 to allow them to purchase computer equipment for the Williamsport Maintenance Office with the necessary funding provided through HUD funds. Unanimously approved. MARCH 17, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. BID AWARD - ENVELOPES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to award the bids for recycled and non-recycled envelopes to the low bidders meeting specifications as recommended and bid by the Western Maryland Cooperative Purchasing Committee. Unanimously approved. HISTORICAL SOCIETY - LETTER OF REQUEST The Commissioners reviewed a letter from the Washington County Historical Society requesting that the Commissioners appoint a contact person to a panel being formed to consider the problems of u\]sing modern building codes in l8th and l9th century buildings and to find ways to make the building codes more "friendly" while maintaining the safety which the codes were intended to provide. Commissioner Roulette informed them that Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, has agreed to serve on this panel. LEASE - REGIONAL PARK PROPERTY Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the request made by Scott Robinson to renew his lease for l5 acres of land in the Regional Park for $l50 to be used for agricultural purposes, with the condition that he be responsible for any weed control required by the State of Maryland. Unanimously approved. TOWER RELOCATION - ATLANTIC CELLULAR Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that Atlantic Cellular has advised him that they intend to relocate the planned cellular phone tower to the southeast corner of the farm on which it was proposed to be located, about l,000' from the road. The Commissioners requested a map showing the new location. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Ashley Mitchell, a student at Pangborn Elementary, asked the Commissioners if she could take a picture of them for her class project. The Commissioners complied and had their picture taken during the recess. Donald Allensworth commented on a statement made in Annapolis regarding groups who do not participate by voting. He also commented on the presentation made by the Washington County Farm Bureau Women and stated that he feels the County should help agriculture by planning policies. Paul Harris requested that the Commissioners direct the County Attorney and appropriate officials to immediately investigate the validity of a questionable transfer of a 6 acre parcel from the land records of Washington County to the land records of Frederick County. After discussion, the Commissioners directed the County Attorney to contact Frederick County and their Department of Assessments to investigate this matter. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at l2:01 p.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. (Commissioner Bowers was excused from the meeting at 2:00 p.m.) RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:27 p.m. Unanimously approved. RUBBLE LANDFILL CONCERNS Ralph Young and Robert Miller expressed concerns about plans for Phase 3 of the rubble landfill which they feel exceeds the scope of what was originally planned. Mr. Young asked that they eliminate use of Cell 5 and reclaim the land for a park. He also expressed concerns about the planned terracing of the land, the lifespan, and the height of the rubble fill. After discussion, the Commissioners agreed to take this matter under consideration and committed to some reductions at a later date. BID AWARD - 4-WHEEL DRIVE UTILITY VEHICLE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid for a 4-wheel drive utility vehicle for the Regional Airport to Martin Truck Corporation who submitted the low bid for Option 2 of $l9,602. Unanimously approved. MARCH 17, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. EMPLOY - RECREATION SPECIALIST Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to employ Timothy C. Barr as a Recreation Specialist to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM - PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ the following part-time individuals for the School Community Centers Program: Linda Baker, Director, Fountain Rock Elementary; David Barr, Program Director; Mary Beth Davenport, Aide, Clear Spring; Krista Hess, Aide, Fountain Rock; Amy Kearns, Aide, E. Russell Hicks; Chris Linton, Aide, Williamsport; Kelli Martin, Director, Old Forge; Michelle Wadel, Aide, Old Forge; David Flowers, Director, Hancock; Francis Murray, Director, Smithsburg; Scott Mowbray, Williamsport; Robert Simmers, Director, Clear Spring; and Eugene Swain, Director, Boonsboro. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - LANDFILL WEIGH CLERK Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to employ Chris Smart as a Weigh Clerk at the Landfill. Unanimously approved. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION - TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adopt a resolution in support of having an Economic Development Program as part of the services of the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, Inc. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - AIRPORT FBO Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to award the Fixed Base Operator proposal to JJ&W, and to authorize Rodney Shoop, Airport Manager, to negotiate certain portions of the proposal. Unanimously approved. TRANSFER OF FUNDS - CIRCUIT COURT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to transfer $l,700 from Petit Jury Fees (0l-5-0lll-524-020) to Maintenance & Repairs - Other (0l-5-0lll-549-000) as requested by the Circuit Court to provide funds to re-cover jury chairs and a Judge's chair in Courtroom #3. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 10, 1992 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of March l0, l992, as corrected. Unanimously approved. ADDRESS CHANGE - HAMPTON ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to change the road address for 4 residences which have assigned to Tammany Manor Road and should correctly have addresses of Hampton Road, as requested by the property owners and as recommended by the Planning Commission. Unanimously approved. AGREEMENT - PONY EXPRESS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to accept the Agreement with Pony Express, Inc., to provide pony rides at Martin L. Snook Memorial Park, Doubs Woods Park, Pen Mar Park, and the Washington County Regional Park, with the County to receive 20% of all proceeds, contingent upon the conditions listed in the Agreement as presented by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION REVIEW COMMITTEE Commissioner Roulette informed the Commissioners that Dr. Mosher has advised him that the members of the Hazardous Waste Incineration Review Committee feel there is a need to continue to study this issue even though there is legislation pending. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at 4:44 p.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. The Commissioners requested that minutes of a portion of the session be taken and sealed to be opened if necessary at a future date. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:05 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 5:06 p.m. MARCH 17, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. EVENING SESSION - TOWN OF FUNKSTOWN The Evening Session was convened at 7:00 p.m. at the Funkstown Town Hall by the President Richard E. Roulette with the following Commissioners present: Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank and Gregory I. Snook. Also in attendance were Robert Kline, Mayor of Funkstown, and Councilmembers Paul Crampton, John Chirgott, Sharon Chirgott, Francis Mongan and Kim Ramer. Tax Differential Barry Teach, Administrator, stated that pursuant to Section 6-305 Tax- Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commissioners are required to meet with each municipality annually to discuss the tax differential or payment-in-lieu of taxes program. Mr. Teach stated that for Fiscal Year l99l-92 Funkstown would receive $4,545. Also discussed were improvements to Oak Ridge Drive, the status of the by- pass, Program Open Space funding, and the annexation by the Town of Funkstown to the east and south of the Town. The Commissioners then answered questions from those in attendance. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 7:45 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk