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Home My WebLink About920331 March 31, 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 Irvin-Craig, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. SERVICE PIN AWARDS Alan Davis, Director of Personnel & Insurance presented service pins to those employees who became eligible for five years or more of County service. The following employees were presented with service pins: 20 years - Alvin Trovinger and Glenwood French; l5 years - Kenny Rickert and Dennis Mummert; l0 years - Betty Baker, Jack Willis, Bill Mallott, Douglas Mullendore, Geraldine Lum and Frank Mills; and 5 years - William Nutter, Roy Lescalleet, Richard Ziolkowski, Eugene Bittner, Daniel Faith, Tyenna Hart, Darrell Long and Robert Mills. The Commissioners thanked the employees for their service. PROCLAMATION - WASHINGTON COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Commissioner Roulette presented a proclamation to Paula Lampton and Mark Berger, representing the Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Center, naming the month of April l992 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Washington County. The proclamation urged citizens to support the Exchange Club's Child Abuse Prevention Center in helping to arrest and eliminate child abuse and neglect and commended them for their successful effort. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Historic Advisory Committee meeting and the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Bowers displayed a plaque he accepted on behalf of the Commissioners at CASA's l5th anniversary dinner, and reported on a complaint he received that assessments are not consistent with market value for homes in the County; Commissioner Snook reported on the Health Planning Agency meeting; and Commissioner Shank reported on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting and the Mental Health Authority meeting. MOSQUITO CONTROL AGREEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to enter into an Agreement with the State of Maryland Department of Agriculture for mosquito control for the calendar year l992, with a projected budget of $l,370 by the State. Unanimously approved. FUND TRANSFER - INSURANCE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to transfer $ll6,000 from Account 0l-5-l2l6-598-090 Insurance-Other to Account 0l-5-2600-598-020 Public Liability & General Insurance to cover insurance premiums for the Fire & Rescue Association's Commercial Insurance Package. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT - AIRPORT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to award the bids for industrial equipment at the Regional Airport to the following firms who submitted the low bids meeting specifications: Item 1 - Low Mount Custom Designed Truck Snow Plow Hitch for Hood or Cab Application (A) - Independence Truck Company, $2,950; Item 2 - Low Mount Custom Designed Truck Snow Hitch for Tilt Hood or Cab Application (B) - Independence Truck Company, $3,890; Item 3 - Material Spreader - Fallsway Spring & Equipment Company, $6,090; and Item 4 - 2 Power Reversible Trip Edge Multi-Application Snow Plows - Independence Truck Company, $20,690. Unanimously approved. DETENTION CENTER - SECONDARY ENTRANCE Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, appeared before the Commissioners to request a Change Order to have a secondary entrance designed and constructed for the Detention Center site for an estimated $20,762. The Commissioners discussed possible revisions in the roadway and placement of gates to regulate the hours of use. Mr. Rohrer stated that he would make the necessary alterations to the plans and return for the Commissioners' approval. SANITARY DISTRICT - SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDS - TOWN OF SMITHSBURG The Commissioners discussed the request made by the Sanitary District to expend an amount not to exceed $l2,000 from the Special Projects Fund to perform a Rate Study and Infiltration Study for the Town of Smithsburg prior to their assuming operation and control of Smithsburg's sewer system. The request indicated that they realize there is not $l2,000 remaining in the account, but if the Commissioners will advance the funds, they will take the remaining funding out MARCH 31, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. of next year's budget. The Commissioners discussed the matter and agreed that since the project is not scheduled for completion until November, that the $8,000 remaining in the Special Projects Fund could be used to start the project, with the additional $4,000 appropriated from next fiscal year's budget. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to advance the remaining $8,000 in the FY l992 Special Projects Fund to the Sanitary District to allow them to begin an Infiltration Study and Rate Study for the Town of Smithsburg and to allocate the additional monies needed to complete the study from the FY l993 fund. Unanimously approved. ROAD NAME APPROVALS Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the name change from Boundary Lane to Graham Avenue, for an existing, unnamed lane in the Smithsburg area, and also to approve the name of Cavanglen Lane for a private lane in the Fairplay area, as requested by the residents. Unanimously approved. REVISED ROAD STANDARDS Terry McGee, County Engineer, met with the Commissioners to review the comments received on the draft of the Road Adequacy Policy. Mr. McGee discussed the comments regarding sight distance, high traffic volumes, trip distribution, levels of service, intersections, and other comments. After review with the Commissioners, Mr. McGee stated that he would make the changes discussed and have the second draft prepared for their review next week. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Susie Smith read her letter expressing concerns regarding the site chosen by Clean Rock Industries and the materials which they may be able to utilize under the State permit. Patricia Schooley read a letter from Dr. Mary Money regarding the Hazardous Waste Incineration Review Committee. Donald Allensworth stated that he feels the County Economic Development Commission should take an active role in determining the reasons why area companies are laying off employees. He also expressed concerns regarding annexation policies of County municipalities. John Page and Barry Cooper discussed the $5 charge initiated by the Parks Department for reserving softball fields at Martin L. Snook Memorial Park. Rodney Kline provided an update on the proposed site selected by Atlantic Cellular for the phone tower to serve the southern section of the County. He asked the Commissioners for their help and support for proper selection of a site. RECESS - LUNCH The Meeting was recessed at l2:l5 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l2:35 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. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at l2:36 p.m. regarding 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. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at l:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS & REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1993 United Way - Betsy Wilson, Executive Director of the United Way, and Alfred Martin, Treasurer, presented the United Way budget request for Fiscal Year l993 in the amount of $100,000; Visitors & Convention Bureau - Robert O'Connor, Director, and Paul Waggoner, President of the Board, presented the Visitors & Convention Bureau budget request for Fiscal Year l993 as follows: Tourism Center - $308,974, Breezewood Information Center - $45,599, I-8l Information Center - $27,864, and I-70 Information Center - $74,7l5; Parks Department - Edith Sweigert, Parks Administrator, and David Emmert, Chairman of the Parks Board, presented the Fiscal Year l993 budget request in the amount of $63l,780. MARCH 31, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at 3:28 p.m. regarding 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. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:35 p.m. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 4:39 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk