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HomeMy WebLinkAbout920623 June 23, 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. SUBDIVISION STREET ACCEPTANCE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to accept a 1,085 linear feet addition to Bluebell Drive, located in Section H of the Garden Spot Subdivision, and to require a $l4,000 Performance Bond for 1 year. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to conditionally accept 3,352 linear feet of Stayman Drive and Mackintosh Circle, in the Orchard Meadows Subdivision, and to require a one-year Maintenance Bond of $17,000. Unanimously approved. BUS PROCUREMENT Keith Godwin, Manager of the County Commuter, appeared before the Commissioners and presented comparisons regarding small vs. large buses. Mr. Godwin stated that the example is based on their previous experience with 1974 buses. The Commissioners asked that he obtain updated information on the smaller buses to be presented during next week's meeting. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Ron Karn, Chief of Fire & Rescue Communications, presented a summary of the Emergency Operations Plan for Washington County. Mr. Karn stated that this will update and replace the Plan which was approved on January 18, 1977. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the draft Emergency Operations Plan for submittal to the State and to authorize the President to sign the Promulgation Document. Unanimously approved. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT - JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement with Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the event of a major disaster. Unanimously approved. BREAST CANCER SCREENING Dr. John Neill, Health Officer; Dr. Mark Jameson, Director of Health Services at the Health Department; Dr. Harold Gist, representing the Cancer Society; and Marge Peters representing Y-Me, appeared before the Commissioners regarding funds encumbered by the Health Department to purchase a mammography unit. Dr. Jameson informed the Commissioners that the Health Department had $71,000 encumbered to buy the equipment but Diagnostic Imaging Services purchased an additional unit at approximately the same time, which met the needs of the community. They are now requesting permission to use the funds as follows: $25,000 for community outreach, $25,000 for community education; and $21,400 to help defray biopsy costs for uninsured women. The Commissioners discussed the proposal and requested that the group review the proposal, taking into consideration the availability of printed material from the Cancer Society and resources from Y-Me, to possibly revise the estimates. MONTEREY HOUSE STATUS REPORT Richard Willson, Director of Housing & Community Development, and Karen Hoff, Multi-Family Housing Specialist, met with the Commissioners to present an update on the status of the Monterey House elderly housing project in the Town of Hancock. Mr. Willson stated that the Housing office would like to proceed with the project, and the partnership involved previously would like the County to reimburse them for their pre-development costs for architectural design, marketing surveys, etc. He informed the Commissioners that the State will allow the County to use 2.5% of the total estimated project cost for these pre-development services. The Commissioners took this under advisement at this time. ROAD RENAMING - BENEVOLA NEWCOMER ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to change the name of Newcomer Road in Benevola to Benevola Newcomer Road, as requested by the majority of property owners who reside on this road, as required by the Grid Numbering System Program. Unanimously approved. JUNE 23, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICE - PROPOSAL Barry Teach, County Administrator, presented the Coordinating Committee's recommendation that the County choose The Chapman Company, who submitted the low total cost fee of $31,000, to provide financial advisory services to the County for a three-year period and to the Sanitary District for 1 year. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the financial advisory services proposal to The Chapman Company, who submitted the low fee of $31,000. After discussion, the Commissioners decided to hold the Motion until further information is obtained. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AGREEMENT - TOWN OF BOONSBORO Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve an Agreement with the Town of Boonsboro pursuant to Section 44, CFD Part 60.3, to enforce the duly adopted Floodplain Management Ordinance for the Town of Boonsboro. Unanimously approved. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Joseph Newlin expressed concerns regarding a problem he is having with the Plumbing Code. The Commissioners agreed to look into the matter. Rodney Cline, representing Washington County Citizens for Planned Towers, updated the Commissioners on the selection of a possible new site for the cellular phone tower with Atlantic Cellular and asked the Commissioners to take action to stop this project since it has not yet been started. Mr. Cline also submitted a petition requesting that the Commissioners adopt new regulations regarding this in the Zoning Ordinance. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 11:45 a.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 11:56 a.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS - LUNCH WITH MISS MARYLAND CONTESTANTS The Commissioners recessed at 11:57 a.m. in order to attend a luncheon honoring the 1992 Miss Maryland contestants at the Maryland Theatre. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:12 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 1:13 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 3:51 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY ACCOUNTING CLERK II - HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to employ Anne Mary Brechbiel as Accounting Clerk II in the Housing & Community Development Office. Unanimously approved. TRANSFER - ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to laterally transfer Julie Eckert, Administrative Secretary in the Economic Development Commission office, to the Engineering Department. Unanimously approved. SANITARY COMMISSION - REIMBURSEMENT FOR OVERPAYMENT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to reimburse the Sanitary Commission for the amount which they overpaid in their employer contribution to the retirement system for Fiscal Year 1991-92, by reducing their Fiscal Year 1993 contribution by like amount. Unanimously approved. JUNE 23, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 3:57 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk MEETING WITH VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION The Commissioners met at the Williamsport Fire Hall with approximately 70 representatives of the Washington County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association to discuss the following matters: employment of a Fire & Rescue Coordinator, development of a Fire & Rescue Commission, and to identify other priorities of the fire and rescue service. Commissioners Roulette, Bowers, Irvin-Craig, Shank and Snook were present at the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk