HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.15.1986July 15, 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, John R. Salvatore and Martin L. Snook.
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.
SEEK PROPOSALS FOR COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Salvatore authorizing the Director
of Finance to proceed with advertising for technical proposals for a computerized
accounting system to include both hardware and software, and to seek sealed bids on
those proposals that are technically acceptable. Unanimously approved.
RECONSIDER VOTE TO REJECT DIRECTORIES & SIGNAGE BIDS
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to reconsider the Vote
of July 1, 1986, to reject all bids received for Building Directories & Signage.
Unanimously approved.
AWARD BID FOR BUILDING DIRECTORIES & SIGNAGE
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bid for the
Building Directories & Signage project to Graphic Solutions, Inc. who submitted the
low bid of $12,859.79, on the basis of the urgent need to provide both the
handicapped and the public in general with reliable and consistent information for
guiding them to specific offices/services within the buildings, and to appropriate
funds over budget for this project in the amount of $10,859.79 from FY 1986 Court
House fund balance. Unanimously approved.
REZONING CASES RZ 338, 339, 340, 341, 342 & 344
After due consideration of the matters and facts adduced at the Public Hearing held
on June 9, 1986 concerning the subject Rezoning Cases, the comments/testimony
submitted in writing within the 10 day period following said hearing and the
recommendations submitted by the Planning Commission, the following decisions were
rendered:
REZONING CASE RZ-338
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to APPROVE of the
application of Loyal A. McCusker, et al. for the reclassification of land located
at the East and West sides of Long Hollow Road, Election District No. 5, consisting
of 226 acres, more or less, from Industrial Mineral (IM) to Conservation (C) on the
basis of a mistake in the original zoning, and to adopt the findings of fact of the
Planning Commission in this Case as the findings of fact of this Board. Motion
carried with Commissioners Salvatore, Roulette, Downey and Bowers voting "AYE" and
Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING".
REZONING CASE RZ-341
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to APPROVE of the
application of Paul N. Crampton for the reclassification of land located at the
South side of Maryland Route 632 at Towne Oak Village consisting of 1.66 acres from
Agricultural (A) to Residential (RM) on the basis of a change in the character of
the neighborhood, and to adopt the findings of fact of the Planning Commission in
this Case as the findings of fact of this Board. Motion carried with Commissioners
Roulette, Downey, Salvatore and Bowers voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook
"ABSTAINING".
REZONING CASE RZ-342
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to DENY the application
of Frall Developers, Inc. for the reclassification of land located on the North
side of Maryland Route 64 at Lorraine Drive consisting of 24,829 sq. ft. from
Residential Suburban (RS) to Business Local (BL) on the basis of there being no
mistake in the original zoning nor a change in the character of the neighborhood,
and to adopt the findings of fact of the Planning Commission in this Case as the
findings of fact of this Board. Motion carried with Commissioners Roulette,
Salvatore, Downey and Bowers voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING".
REZONING CASE RZ-344
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to APPROVE of the
application of James Thompson for the reclassification of land located at the East
quadrant of the Intersection of Alternate Route 40 and Maryland Route 67 consisting
of 1.66 acres from Agricultural (A) to Business Local (BL) on the basis of a
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MINUTES, CONT'D.
mistake in the original zoning, and to adopt the findings of fact of the Planning
Commission in this Case as the findings of fact of this Board. Motion carried with
Commissioners Salvatore, Downey, Roulette and Bowers voting "AYE" and Commissioners
Snook "ABSTAINING".
REZONING CASE RZ-339
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to Table a decision on
Rezoning Case RZ-339 until after a work session is held. Unanimously approved.
REZONING CASE RZ-340
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to APPROVE of the
application of the Planning Commission for a text amendment to Section 23.1 (f) of
the Zoning Ordinance to provide for reduction in lot area below the minimum set by
the Zoning Ordinance where public road widening is involved. Motion carried with
Commissioners Roulette, Downey, Salvatore and Bowers voting "AYE" and Commissioner
Snook "ABSTAINING".
AWARD BIDS - COUNTY COMMUTER SHOP EQUIPMENT
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bids for
various items of shop equipment for the County Commuter System to the following
firms submitting low bids: Albert Gunther, Inc. in the amount of $1,076 for items
4, 8 & 9; Samuel K. Spigler Co., Inc. in the amount of $2,388 for items 35 and 36;
Star Machine Company in the amount of $2,588 for item 40; J. P. Scott & Sons, Inc.
in the amount of $12,772 for items 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 22, 24, 25,
27, 28, 29, 30 & 38. Unanimously approved.
MINUTES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS OF JUNE 17 & 24, 1986
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes
of the County Commissioners' Meetings of June 17 and 24, 1986, as submitted.
Unanimously approved.
AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR REVISED BIDS ON AIR UNIT BUILDING
The Commissioners authorized appropriate county personnel and the architect for the
Company 25 Air Unit Building project, to negotiate a change in specifications with
all bidders on the project and issue an invitation for revised bids based on the
revised specifications, since all original bids received resulted in bid prices in
excess of funds available.
AMENDMENT TO PLUMBING CODE
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to schedule a Public
Hearing for consideration of an amendment to the Washington County Plumbing Code
require that solder used on plumbing joints have a lead content of .0020, or less.
Unanimously approved.
NAME AIRPORT ROADS
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to assign the following
names to roads at the Airport: Airpark Road to the new road to be constructed
North of and parallel to Runway 927 and Henson Boulevard to the present access road
from Route 11 to the control tower. Unanimously approved.
LINE ITEM TRANSFERS - RECREATION COMMISSION
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to approve of the following
line -item transfers in the Recreation Commission Budget to cover costs associated
with the move to a new location: $4,850 from Rentals & Equipment (77-423-040) to
Household Supplies - $850.00 and to Utilities - $4,000. Unanimously approved.
RECESS
The Meeting was recessed at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and a meeting with Boonsboro Town
Officials regarding the Orchard Drive Drainage Project.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:30 p.m. with President Bowers presiding and
Vice President Roulette, Commissioners Downey, Salvatore and Snook present.
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to convene in Executive
Session at 1:30 p.m. in regard to litigation and personnel matters, pursuant to the
authority contained in Article 76(A), Section 11(a)(6 & 7) of the Annotated Code of
Maryland. Unanimously approved.
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RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to reconvene in Regular
Session at 2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved.
APPOINTMENTS TO CHILDREN'S COUNCIL
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to appoint Justin McCarty
and Kenneth Walker to serve for three (3) year terms as members of the Washington
County Children's Council. Unanimously approved.
ACCEPT ROADWAY INTO COUNTY SYSTEM - CITICORP DRIVE
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to accept Citicorp Drive
from the recently named Henson Boulevard to Citicorp Property into the County Roads
System, and to waive bonding requirements on this roadway since it is constructed
on county -owned land. Unanimously approved.
REAPPOINTMENTS TO AREA AGENCY ON AGING ADVISORY COUNCIL
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to reappoint Rome
Schwagel, Hazel Stewart and James Miller to serve for three (3) year terms as
members of the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council. Unanimously approved.
EMPLOY RECREATION COMMISSION RECREATION SUPERVISOR
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to employ Kevin Lynn Smoot
in the position of Recreation Commission Recreation Supervisor to fill an existing
vacancy. Unanimously approved.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
Unanimously approved.
County Attorney
Clerk