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HomeMy WebLinkAbout890110January 10, 1989 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 Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Linda C. Irvin and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Richard E. Roulette and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Reverend Ernest Thompson of Evangel Baptist Church,followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Commission for Women meeting and gave an update on the Children's Village project and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Planning Commission meeting. REZONING TEXT AMENDMENT - RZ-413 Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve Text Amendment RZ-413 to the Zoning Ordinance, as recommended by the Planning Commission, to correct a deficiency in the language of the Ordinance used in application for a zoning variance. Unanimously approved. SCHEDULE - MEETINGS WITH MUNICIPALTIES The Commissioners directed Barry Teach, County Administator, to schedule meetings with the municipalities in the County regarding tax differential and to have these meetings publicized in order to allow citizens to discuss issues of concern with he Commissioners. BID AWARD - MT. AETNA ROAD WATER EXTENSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette, to accept the low bid submitted by H. J. Schneider Construction Company in the amount of $123,301, with the amount of funds in excess of the budgeted amount to be taken from the Capital Contingency Fund. Unanimously approved. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT - UMTA Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the grant agreement between Washington County and the Maryland Department of Transportation to continue administration of the Mass Transit Program. Unanimously approved. DISCUSSION - COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR LAND Leroy Burtner, Director of the Economic Development Commission, appeared before the Commissioners regarding the Community Action Council's request for donation of land on Mont Valla Avenue. Mr. Burnter stated that with the setback requirements of 200' needed for residential properties, the industrial uses for the surrounding parcels of land would be severely restricted. Mr. Burtner also stated that this property is extremely important to the County as industrially zoned. Commissioner Bowers stated that he would like to see some type of housing for CAC in that area. Commissioner Roulette suggested that the County Engineer be asked to develop a concept plan for CAC's project to allow as much land as possible for industrial uses. The matter was turned over to the County Engineer for his comments and recommendation. PUBLIC HEARING - INTENTION TO PURCHASE BURKHOLDER PROPERTY The President convened the meeting in public hearing at 10:05 a.m. as advertised, in order to hear public comments regarding Washington County's intention to purchase 94.02+/- acres of land with improvements from Nathan and Ruth Burkholder for the purchase price of $675,000. The parcel, described in Liber 755, folio 970, is located on Eden Road adjacent to the Washington County Regional Airport and would be utilized as an expansion of the clear zone at the Airport and as additional buffer around this area. Commissioner Snook and Commissioner Irvin, who are ex -officio members of the Airport Commission, spoke in favor of the purchase as did Richard Funkhouser, Vice -Chairman of the Airport Commission, who stated that the Airport Commission has a standing recommendation that the Commissioners purchase land in close proximity to the airport whenever possible. It was also noted that purchase of this land is an eligible project for reimbursement from the FAA and an application will be made for these funds. There was no one present to speak in opposition. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette, to purchase 94.02 acres, more or less, with improvements, from Nathan and Ruth Burkholder, as described in Liber 755, folio 970 in the Land Records of Washington County for the purchase price of $675,000, to be used for airport -related concerns. Unanimously approved. JANUARY 10, 1989 MINUTES, CONT'D. UNION REPRESENTATIVE William Proctor, Representative for AFSCME Council 67, appeared before the Commissioners to request that the Commissioners meet with employees of the Sheriffs Department who wish to form a collective bargaining unit. Commissioner Bowers informed Mr. Proctor that the Commissioners will not meet with unit representatives or employees on this matter until a decision has been made in the case currently in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals regarding this issue indicating whether or not the County has the authority to negotiate. REQUEST FOR SLUDGE DISPOSAL PERMIT Barry Teach, County Administrator, reported that the Town of Clear Spring has filed an application for transport of sewage sludge to the Halfway Sewage Treatment Plant. The County Director of Landfills recommends that no public hearing be requested since this application is only for transport to the Halfway plant. The Commissioners agreed with this recommendation. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at 10:20 a.m. regarding personnel and property matters in accordance with Section 10.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:45 a.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PART-TIME RECREATION SPECIALIST Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to employ Donna Kauffman as Part -Time Recreation Specialist with the Recreation Commission at the rate of $8.50 per hour. Unanimously approved. PURCHASE OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY - DOUB/STERLING ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to purchase four options for rights-of-way on Doub/Sterling Road as follows: Ralph & Brenda Sterling - 2,608 sq. ft for the price of $1,200; Mr. & Mrs. Robert Myers - 1,104 sq. ft in fee simple and 592 sq. ft in revertible easement for the price of $650; Wilbur L. and Carrie E. Sterling - 1,328 sq. ft. in fee simple and 760 sq. ft. in revertible easement for the price of $800; and Mr. & Mrs. James L. Sterling - 80 sq. ft. for no consideration. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Irvin, Roulette and Snook voting "AYE" and Commissioner Downey "ABSTAINING". ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to adjourn the meeting at 11:50 a.m. in order to visit the Hazardous Incident Response Team/Company 25 building and to conduct a site visit for Rezoning Case RZ-406. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk