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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.08.1986July 8, 1986 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Reverend Edward Allen, Evangelical Assembly of God Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. APPOINTMENT TO AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to appoint Paul Reid to serve as a member of the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Committee for a term to expire 7/8/91. Unanimously approved. RENEWAL OF LEASE WITH WESTERN MARYLAND CONSORTIUM Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to renew the lease with the Western Maryland Consortium for the fourth floor of the County Office Building for a one-year period at the current rate of $6.50 per sq. ft. Unanimously approved. TAX ABATEMENTS ON MIDFA AND LEASED PROPERTIES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to abate the property taxes on the following MIDFA/LEASED properties and to accept payments equal to the taxes in lieu of: Acoustiflex Corporation - $2,184.28, Alphin Aircraft, Inc. - $1,342.34, Certain -Teed Products Corporation - $34,670.83, Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. - $587.33, Grove Manufacturing Co. (Hangar) - $4,755.18, Hagerstown Canteen Service - $2,372.88, Horizon Development (Caldwell Mfg.) - $22,479.28, Larstan Industries, Inc. - $7,172.34, Maccaferri Gabions Mfg. Co. - $6,636.26, P -I -E Nationwide, Inc. - $22,858.94, Sterline Radiator Company - $8,672.53. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR NEW MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION FACILITY W. Marshall Ricker, MVA Administrator, along with State Highway Administration officials met with the Commissioners to inform them that the new Motor Vehicle Administration facility is scheduled to be opened in 1987 and to discuss the need for public sewer service. The state officials indicated their willingness to contribute $25,000 towards the cost to extend the sewer line a half -mile to the new center but said that they are also studying the option of installing a private system. The Commissioners said that consideration must also be given to the influx of new development that will occur when public sewer becomes available and the impact of this development on already heavily traveled state roads near the I-70 interchange. They suggested that a contribution of $100,000 from the state would be more appropriate since three (3) state offices would be served by the sewer extension and also advocated a meeting between state engineers and county officials to work out an agreement acceptable to all parties. SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTION - PACKING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP BOND ISSUE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adopt a Resolution amending a Resolution adopted on July 9, 1985, extending the period within which the financing contemplated therein must occur for the benefit of Packaging Limited Partnership to December 31, 1986; accepting a second supplemental Letter of Intent from the Packaging Limited Partnership; and providing for certain related matters. Unanimously approved. (Second Supplemental Resolution and Letter of Intent attached.) AWARD BID - AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to award the bid for the Airport Access Road Project to E. F. Goetz & Sons, Inc. who submitted the low bid of $124,540.00. Unanimously approved. ADJUSTMENTS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to authorize the following adjustments in the Capital Improvements Program Budget in order to fund the $51,000 shortfall in the amounts budgeted for various bridge projects: Postponement of the Route 416 Bridge Demolition project in the amount of $9,000 budgeted for the Pry's Mill Road Bridge project and transfer of $18,000 of excess funds from miscellaneous repair projects. Unanimously approved. AWARD BID - CHARLES MILL ROAD BRIDGE REPAIRS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the Charles Mill Road Bridge Project contract to Building Systems, Inc. who submitted the low bid of $103,000. Unanimously approved. JULY 8, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. AWARD BID - TRAFFIC PAINT & BEADS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to award the bid for Traffic Paint to Ennis Paint Manufacturing Company who submitted the low bids of $3.910/gallon for yellow paint and $4.080/gallon for white paint, and to award the bid for traffic beads to Flex -O -Lite who submitted the low bid of $10,901/50 lb. bag. Unanimously approved. AWARD BID - BITUMINOUS CONCRETE OVERLAY PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to award the contract for the Bituminous Concrete Overlay Project P & W Excavating, Inc. who submitted the low bid of $24.89 per ton in place, and to waive as a technicality the ommission of a letter certifying the price of asphalt cement at time of bidding, since this information was received prior to award of contract. Unanimously approved. PURCHASE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the purchase of a Sperrylink computer terminal for the Data Processing Department at a cost of $5,600 to be used for training county personnel, and for these funds to be appropriated from the Data processing Department's fund balance as of July 1, 1986. Unanimously approved. APPLICATION TO HUD FOR HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook authorizing the Housing Authority of Washington County to submit an application to HUD for an allocation of 25 "Housing Vouchers", in order to provide additional assistance to low income renting individuals and families. Unanimously approved. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO McSHEA & COMPANY, INC. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to proceed with the sale o a parcel of land containing 3.0 acres situate in the Washington County Business Park to McShea & Company, Inc. for the sum of $10,000 per acre, in accordance with the duly published notice of the Board's intention to sell this property. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at 11:25 a.m. in regard to personnel and property matters, in accordance with the authority contained in Article 76(A), Section 11(a)(6 & 7) of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AND ADJOURN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular Session and adjourn at 12:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney Clerk