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HomeMy WebLinkAbout920721 July 21, 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 Shank, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting, the Transportation Commission meeting, and the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Advisory Council meeting; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the complaints he has received regarding the railroad crossing at Longmeadow Road. SUBDIVISION STREET ACCEPTANCE - CHARLTON COURT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to conditionally accept 840 linear feet of Charlton Court and to require a one-year Maintenance Bond of $4,200. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 7, 1992 & JULY 14, 1992 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of July 7, 1992, as corrected. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of July 14, 1992, as corrected. Unanimously approved. AGREEMENT - MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to enter into an Agreement with the Maryland Community Development Administration for administration of the Special Loans Programs by Washington County Housing & Community Development for a 2 year period. Unanimously approved. GRANT AGREEMENT - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to enter into a grant agreement with Maryland State Department of Human Resources for supplemental assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless in the amount of $105,000 for a 3 year period, which will be administered by Community Action Council. Unanimously approved. PROPOSED STATE BUDGET REDUCTIONS - FISCAL YEAR 1993 The Commissioners discussed the proposed cuts in State funding to Washington County in the Fiscal Year 1993 budget, as furnished to them by the Maryland Association of Counties. James Young, Director of Finance, indicated that total reductions of $1,022,000 are anticipated to be cut from education, public safety, Hagerstown Junior College and the Health Department. The Commissioners requested that Mr. Young meet with them at the August 4 meeting to discuss steps the County could take to deal with the reductions. APPOINTMENT - BOARD OF EXAMINERS & SUPERVISORS FOR ELECTRICIANS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to appoint Charles Shindle, Jr., as the Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association's representative to the Board of Examiners & Supervisors for Electricians for a 3 year term. Unanimously approved. ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK - CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF A LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Commissioners discussed the provision in the Park Service's General Management Plan which would allow the County to appoint a local advisory committee for the Antietam National Battlefield. Barry Teach, Administrator, read a letter from the Historical Advisory Committee suggesting that the Commissioners add a representative to the committee from Harper's Ferry Park, which is already functional, rather than appoint a new group. Commissioner Irvin-Craig suggested that the Commissioners meet with the Historical Advisory Committee to discuss this matter before making a decision. The Commissioners directed Mr. Teach to schedule the Committee for an August meeting. PROPOSAL TO SUPPLEMENT BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND SCREENING GRANT Dr. John Neill, Health Officer, appeared before the Commissioners to present a modified proposal to supplement a federal grant for education and screening of breast cancer. He explained that Washington County has received a federal grant of $94,99l which they will receive each year for four years. He then requested that the Health Department funds originally encumbered for the purchase of mammography equipment be used to supplement this grant by providing $21,892 to JULY 21, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. contractually hire a community education specialist for one year to educate women of the importance of mammography and $10,035.75 to defray biopsy costs for women who have no health insurance or other means to pay for these services. Kathleen McCann, President of Y-Me, and Dr. Harold Gist, President of the Washington County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, spoke in favor of the proposal and the importance to educate women on the need for screening and to dispel myths regarding breast cancer. The Commissioners discussed the request, and Commissioner Bowers expressed concerns that this would become an annual appropriation rather than a one- time allocation. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to allow $31,927.75 of the funding encumbered for purchase of mammography equipment in the Health Department's budget to be used to hire a contractual employee to provide community outreach and education regarding breast cancer and to help defray the cost of biopsy. Motion carried with Commissioners Snook, Irvin-Craig, Shank and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioner Bowers voting "NO". PRESENTATION OF CHECK - WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC GOLF CORPORATION Harold Otis, President of the Washington County Public Golf Corporation, and James Young and Richard Kelly, members of the Corporation Board, presented a check to the Commissioners in the amount of $54,000, from proceeds from the operations at Black Rock Golf Course for 1991, in partial repayment of funds advanced by the County for construction of a clubhouse. Mr. Otis reported that 40,000 rounds of golf per year are being played at Black Rock. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Otis and commended the Golf Corporation on the excellent work they have done. Commissioner Bowers also commended Commissioner Roulette for his help and support of the Golf Corporation Board. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION Peggy Koontz, who owns property on Bower Avenue, stated that the Sanitary Commission has informed them that sewer service will be available on Bower Avenue next year and asked the Commissioners to pursue any grant money available to allow water service to be installed at the same time. Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, stated that they have checked with the Maryland Department of the Environment for grant monies and the earliest it will be available to install public water service will be in 1994. Commissioner Roulette asked that they review this to see what is feasible. Samuel Ausherman, who resides on Bower Avenue, stated that public water and sewer service should be installed at the same time. Marilyn Avey, 10702 Bower Avenue, indicated that she feels water and sewer service should previously have been extended to this area. LEACHATE TREATMENT - OLD CITY LANDFILL Robert Davenport, Director of Solid Waste Management, and Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, met with the Commissioners to review options regarding the leachate treatment facility and the discussion at last week's meeting. Commissioner Roulette stated that they are considering building a treatment facility on site to handle leachate collection and treatment or building the collection system and transporting the leachate to the Conococheague Treatment Plant. Mr. Palmer said that there had been a misunderstanding in his communication with Bob Davenport and the treatment of ammonia would not be a problem for treatment and actually is desirable in the process. After discussion and questions from the Commissioners, they agreed to redesign and rebid the collection system and to transport the leachate to the treatment facility. The Motion from the July l4 meeting was removed from the table and Commissioner Shank withdrew his Motion, and Commissioner Irvin-Craig her Second, to transfer $1.2 million from the Fiscal Year l992 Capital Improvements Project budget for use in the leachate treatment facility project. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to reject all bids submitted for construction of a facility for treatment of leachate at the old City Landfill and to authorize the redesign and rebid of a collection system and holding tank. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 12:00 noon regarding personnel matters, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. JULY 21, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to reconvene in Regular Session at 1:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. SOFTBALL FIELD LIGHTING FEE - AMENDED SCHEDULE Kathleen Riley, Chief, Division of Citizens Services, met with the Commissioners and informed them that the lighting bills for the softball fields at the Marty L. Snook Memorial Park have been adjusted and the users will be billed at the rate of $5 per hour. She also stated that the fee schedule will be amended to this rate for next year's park season. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at 1:30 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 2:05 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 CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 2:08 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. (Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 4:05 p.m.) RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:23 p.m. Unanimously approved. PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION - LETTER TO BOARD OF EDUCATION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to send a letter to the elected Board of Education directing them to reconsider and award the contract for design of renovations to the Paramount Elementary School to the firm which was pre-qualified and which submitted the low fee, unless the Board can show valid reasons why this firm is not qualified to perform the work. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 4:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk