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Home My WebLink About920811 August 11, 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. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Snook reported on the Western Maryland Health Planning Agency; Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Historic District Commission meeting and the Task Force on Homelessness meeting; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the complaints he has received regarding the noise from the drag strip and concerns regarding the name of a local business. TAX ABATEMENTS - RURITAN/CIVIC CLUBS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to authorize the County Treasurer to write-off County 1992 real estate taxes for Ruritan and civic organizations in accordance with Tax Property Article - Title 4-401 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. (Copy of listing attached.) FORMAL QUOTATION AWARD - COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to relieve Computer Works of Hagerstown of their quote without prejudice as permitted by the County Purchasing Policy due to a mistake beyond their control. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the quotation for computer equipment to Robec Distributors who submitted the low quotation meeting specifications of $6,708 based on unit prices. Unanimously approved. POSSIBLE UTILITY EXTENSION - WESTERN MARYLAND PARKWAY Commissioner Snook suggested that the County may want to consider putting utilities in the contract for Western Maryland Parkway. The Commissioners asked the County Attorney to contact Maryland National Bank to see if they are interested in an addendum to the bid or in rebidding this project to include extension of utilities. RECOMMENDATION - WATER USAGE BY VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE COMPANIES Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the Sanitary Commission is considering a recommendation that volunteer fire and rescue companies in the County be charged only for 1 EDU and given credit for 20,000 gallon of usage with anything over that amount to be reduced by 5%. Mr. Teach stated that the Sanitary Commission would have to hold a public hearing on this proposal. PRESENTATION - TOUR DUPONT David Barnhart, Economic Development Coordinator, presented the Commissioners with a framed print of the 1889 gathering of the League of American Wheelmen in Hagerstown and a jersey autographed by Phil Anderson, winner of the stage of Tour DuPont ending in Hagerstown. Mr. Barnhart also gave a video presentation of the coverage by ESPN of the start of the race beginning at the Antietam Battlefield and estimated that a total of 3.2 million people viewed these segments. He asked the Commissioners if they wished to pursue an agreement with Medalist Sports for the 1993 Tour DuPont Bicycle Race. The Commissioners told Mr. Barnhart to proceed, and congratulated him on the success of this year's event. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to endorse the submittal of an application to Medalist Sports to pursue participation in the 1993 Tour DuPont Bike Race for Hagerstown and Washington County. Unanimously approved. HAZARDOUS INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM - ACTIVITIES REPORT Greg Socks, Chief of the Hazardous Incident Response Team (H.I.R.T.) presented the Commissioners with a plaque in appreciation for their support. Mr. Socks then presented an activities report of the number and type of incidents which they have responded to from 1987 through 1992 and noted that the number of incidents has gone from 3 in 1987 to 47 for only one-half of 1992. He also provided a report of the training sessions they attended in 1991. The Commissioners then recessed to inspect the new unit purchased by the H.I.R.T. Team. AUGUST 11, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU - ACTIVITIES REPORT Robert O'Connor, Director of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, introduced Joyce Stinnett, Sales Promotion Representative for the Bureau. Ms. Stinnett described the duties of her position, provided an overview of her activities during the past 6 months, and recounted her efforts to attract associations to hold their conventions in Washington County. She then answered questions from the Commissioners. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Suzanne Lushbaugh distributed copies of a newspaper article regarding the proposed legislation to expand the Antietam Battlefield Park. Ms. Lushbaugh stated that she lives across from the Battlefield and feels it should be kept in the hands of private property owners. She requested that the Commissioners write to Maryland's Federal representatives to support this position. Donald Allensworth expressed concerns regarding a dispute in the Funkstown area and the attempts of some private businesses to withdraw support. METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION - 1993 WORK PROGRAM The Commissioners met sitting as the Metropolitan Planning Organization at 11:30 a.m. to consider the 1993 Work Program for the Hagerstown Urbanized Area. Robert Arch, Director of the Planning Department, and Keith Godwin, Manager of the County Commuter, presented the program for Core Planning of TIP/AE and Special Studies, which includes the following projects: ADA Update, Drug Testing, Transit System Evaluation, Transportation Development Plan, Long Range Plan, Impact Analysis, and Boundary Definition. Mr. Arch also presented a breakdown of the source of funding and tasks. Rick Kautz, Hagerstown City Planner, was in attendance and stated that he will work with the staff and participate in the development of the program. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, sitting as the Metropolitan Planning Organization, to approve the 1993 Work Program for the Hagerstown Urbanized Area as presented, for submittal to the State of Maryland. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the transfer of $2,500 from 60-5-3000-521-010 (Advertising - Media) and $2,500 from 60-5-3001-513-000 (SSTAP Office Supplies) to Capital Outlay-Office Furniture & Equipment (60-5-3000-687-000) as requested by the Transportation Commission for the purchase of 5 PC terminals. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 12:01 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 12:54 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at 12:55 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:35 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 CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 1:36 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. AUGUST 11, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 3:51 p.m. Unanimously approved. The Commissioners then attended the dedication of the new T-Hangars at the Regional Airport. County Attorney , Clerk