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Home My WebLink About921110 November 10, 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, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. 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. INTRODUCTION - STUDENT INTERN Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, introduced Kyle Ebersole, a senior at Clear Spring High School, who will be serving as a student intern with the County for the next 3-4 months. SUBDIVISION STREET ACCEPTANCE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to correct an oversight and accept 478 linear feet of Par Three Drive and 163 linear feet of Fairway Lane in the Towne Oak Village Subdivision, and to waive bond requirement. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting and the Historic Preservation Conference in Annapolis; Commissioner Snook reported on the disaster drill at the Regional Airport; Commissioner Shank reported on the Parks & Recreation Board meeting; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Visitors & Convention Bureau meeting and his meeting with Department of the Environment representatives regarding the permitting process for the rubble landfill. CHANGE ORDERS - MAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED Terry McGee, County Engineer, reported on the status of the Maugans Avenue project and the request from Fayetteville Contractors for Change Orders. The Commissioners took this matter under advisement at this time. CONVENE AS BOARD OF HEALTH Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to convene sitting as the Board of Health at 10:40 a.m. and to keep separate minutes of this session. Unanimously approved. ADJOURN AS BOARD OF HEALTH & RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to adjourn as the Board of Health and to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:15 a.m. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - ENTERPRISE ZONE APPLICATION Commissioner Roulette convened the public hearing on the Enterprise Zone Application. Leroy Burtner, Executive Director of the Economic Development Commission, presented the application and stated that the City of Hagerstown also held a public hearing on this application. He stated that the application was amended to include the Washington County Business Park. There was no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition to the Enterprise Zone application. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the proposed Enterprise Zone application as presented. Unanimously approved. MANAGED HEALTH CARE PROGRAM - BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. Wayne Gersen, Superintendent of Schools, and Ed Frantz, Director of Human Resources, appeared before the Commissioners to present the managed health care program the Board of Education will be instituting for their employees. Mr. Frantz provided a synopsis on the history of the program and explained the difference between the current indemnity plan and the point-of-service managed care plan. He stated that this will be implemented on January 1, 1993, and reviewed the measures they have taken to reduce costs. Wayne Stouffer, Director of Finance at the Board of Education, estimated that the income for the year ending June 30, 1993 will be $7,887,722 and after expenses they will have a fund balance of $94,475. Commissioner Roulette stated that the County needs to be assured that this type of deficit situation does not occur again and is hopeful that the Board will monitor the program closely. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth, 1101 Dual Highway, distributed press releases regarding Clean Rock Industries, Inc., opposition to zoning at the Food Lion site, and use of funds at Hagerstown Junior College. NOVEMBER 10, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at 12:13 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 12:43 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. AGREEMENT - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to enter into an Agreement with the Department of Human Resources for grant funds in the amount of $137,000 to be used for shelter, nutrition, services and eviction prevention to be administered by the Community Action Council. Unanimously approved. SANCTIONS - BINGO LAWS Barry Teach, Administrator, reported that the State's Attorney has recommended that the Commissioners request the Delegation to initiate legislation to provide sanctions for violations of the bingo laws. He recommended fines of $1,000 and/or up to l year in jail and that each day be considered a separate offense. The Commissioners agreed to forward this request to the Delegation. BID AWARD - GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL & KEROSENE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid for gasoline to A.C.& T. who submitted the low, responsive bid of $315,458.38 for the period December 1, 1992, through November 30, 1993. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid for diesel fuel/kerosene to A.C.& T., who submitted the low, responsive bid of $345,654.22, for the period December 1, 1992, through November 30, 1993. Unanimously approved. The Commissioners asked that the County Attorney review the language in the specifications and certification before awarding the bid for motor and industrial oils. 1993 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE The Commissioners agreed to adopt the 1993 State of Maryland holiday schedule as modified but to assure that the Presidents' Day Holiday coincides with the day taken by the Board of Education. WAIVER OF INTEREST - WASHINGTON COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAX Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to waive interest in the amount of $37.10 of Washington County Real Estate Tax for Jeffrey and Yvonne Gish since the billing was sent to an incorrect address. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 1:06 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, and to consider businesses relocating within Washington County, 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 Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 1:59 p.m. Unanimously approved. JOINT REZONING HEARING - RZ-92-14 AND RZ-92-6 A Joint Public Hearing of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County and the Washington County Planning Commission was convened at 2:00 p.m. to hear testimony regarding the proposed rezoning map amendments RZ-92-14 and text amendment RZ-92-6. Presiding at the hearing were County Commissioners' President, Richard E. Roulette, and Planning Commission Chairman, Bertrand Iseminger. Also present at the hearing were Planning Commission members Donald Zombro, Donald Spickler, Robert Ernst, and Bernard Moser. Staff Reports were presented by Stephen Goodrich, Senior Planner, and Lisa Kelly Pietro, Associate Planner. After hearing all presentations and testimony for the cases, it was announced that the record will remain open for ten (l0) days to allow additional testimony to be submitted in writing. The hearing was adjourned at 3:23 p.m. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 3:26 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, and to consider businesses relocating within Washington County, in accordance with Section l0.508 NOVEMBER 10, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. 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 4:07 p.m. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - MAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to approve Change Orders in the amount of $4,012.82 for the Maugans Avenue Extended project and to assess 23 days in liquidated damages for this project to Fayetteville Contractors, Inc. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 4:14 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk