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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.05.1986August 5, 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 Steve Robinson, Otterbein United Methodist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. E.D.C./TOURISM PRESENTATION Leroy Burtner, Economic Development Director, and Bob O'Connor, Tourism Director, appeared before the Commissioners to show them the ad, appliques and new peach pins to be used in promoting Washington County and to present them with a peach and a pin. Mr. O'Connor said that the new statistics on tourism indicated that Washington County had the fifth largest increase in the State in 1985. Mr. Burtner stated that he was very pleased with the economic trends in the County. OPPOSITION TO GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION After giving consideration to the offer of Carl and Lucille Rosenberry to contribute $5,000 towards the Senior Citizens picnic, contingent upon the Commissioners ceasing all activity relative to construction of a golf course until the taxpayers had an appropriate opportunity to decide if they want the course or not, it was agreed that the offer had to be declined since the contract has been awarded and work is underway for the construction of the golf course. APPOINTMENT TO MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to appoint Jane K. Burke to serve for a three (3) year term as a member of the Mental Health Advisory Committee. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT TO HOUSING AUTHORITY Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to reappoint Ralph Donnelly to serve for a five (5) year term as a member of the Washington County Housing Authority. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT TO CHILDREN'S COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to appoint Carl W. Disque to serve for a three (3) year term as a member of the Washington County Children's Council. Unanimously approved. MINUTES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS OF JULY 1 & 8, 1986 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes of the County Commissioners' Meetings of July 1 & 8, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously approved. APPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT APPLICATIONS After due consideration of all the matters and facts adduced at the Public Hearing held on July 22, 1986, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook and unanimously adopted to approve of the application of H. Lehman and Jean E. Toms for the establishment of an Agricultural Preservation District consisting of 142 acres located at the end of a private road on the north side of Toms Road and east of Alternate U.S. Route 40 and to approve of the application of Oscar Lohman for the sale of a development rights agricultural easement consisting of 285 acres located on the south side of Broadfording Road and west of St. Pauls Church Road. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN INVESTMENT POOL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to adopt a Resolution authorizing the County's participation in the Maryland Local Government Investment Pool (MLGIP), with James R. Young, Director of Finance, to be responsible for the deposit or withdrawal of funds. Unanimously approved. OVERTIME FOR AIR SHOW ASSIGNMENTS Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to allocate up to an additional $1,056 to the Sheriffs Department Budget for deputies' overtime assignments at the two-day Washington County Regional Airport Show. Unanimously approved. AUGUST 5, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. REQUEST FOR PAVING SPEC WAIVER - FUNKSTOWN Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to grant the town of Funkstown a waiver from the county's paving specifications to allow for bituminous patching of the county streets involved in the town's current water project, providing the town assumes full maintenance responsibilities for one (1) year. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - CONTRACT SERVICES AT TRANSFER STATIONS AND RESH LANDFILL One bid was received, publicly opened and read aloud for Contract Services at Transfer Stations and On -Site at Resh Landfill. Sanitary Disposal, Inc. submitted a total base bid of $83,600. The bid will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. BID OPENING - T -HANGAR SITE WORK Bids for the construction of taxiways and concrete slabs for the new T -hangars at the Washington County Regional Airport were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Callas Contractors, Inc. - base bid $160,500, Building Systems, Inc. - base bid $158,600, Henson & Sons - base bid $197,791, Vans Construction Co. - base bid $168,700. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. (Decision rendered during Afternoon Session, this date.) PUBLIC HEARING - STEWART WAREHOUSING BOND ISSUE The Meeting was convened in Public Hearing at 11:10 a.m. to permit any resident of Washington County to testify concerning the proposed issuance and sale of Washington County Economic Development Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the benefit of Stewart Warehousing, Inc., Jeffrey C. Palkovitz, representing bond counsel, Miles & Stockbridge, explained the legal aspects of the bond issue and introduced an Inducement Resolution for the Commissioners consideration. George Stewart, President of Stewart Warehousing, Inc. explained that the proceeds from the sale of the bonds would be used to acquire a parcel of land in the 70/81 Industrial Park and construct a building containing approximately 50,000 sq. ft., including the installation of equipment and fixtures as may be necessary to the operation of the business of Stewart Warehousing, Inc. There being no one present to speak in opposition to the proposed Bond Issue, the Public Hearing was closed at 11:20 a.m. and the Meeting reconvened in Regular Session. INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION - STEWART WAREHOUSING BOND ISSUE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to adopt a Resolution providing for the issuance and sale of Washington County Economic Development Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the benefit of Stewart Warehousing, Inc. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution attached.) PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES - DUTCHER MOTORS, INC. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to abate the FY 1986/87 property taxes of Dutcher Motors, Inc. and accept an equal amount of $6,549.12 in lieu of. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - STANDARD ACOUSTICAL PRODUCTS, INC. BOND ISSUE The Meeting was convened in Public Hearing at 11:30 a.m. to permit any resident of Washington County to testify concerning the proposed issuance of Economic Development Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000 for the benefit of Stardard Acoustical Products, Inc., Timmy Ruppersberger, representing Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, bond counsel, explained the legal aspects of the bond issue and introduced an authorizing Resolution for the Commissioners consideration. Robert Wolf, President of Standard Acoustical Products, Inc. explained the project and answered related questions. There being no one present to speak in opposition to the Bond Issue, the President closed the Public Hearing at 11:45 a.m. and reconvened the Meeting in Regular Session. RESOLUTION - STANDARD ACOUSTICAL PRODUCTS, INC. BOND ISSUE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to adopt a Resolution authorizing the County Commissioners of Washington County to issue and sell its Economic Development Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000 for the benefit of Standard Acoustical Products, Inc. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution and Letter of Intent attached.) AUGUST 5, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. PROCEED WITH PROSECUTION OF HIGH ROCK TRESSPASSERS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to proceed with prosecuting the persons who have been tresspassing at High Rock. Unanimously approved. ASSIGN NAME TO OLD STATE ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to assign the name of Kendle Road to the section of old State Route 68 running one mile south from the railroad. Unanimously approved. AWARD BIDS -ROADS DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to award the bids for the Roads Department equipment to the following firms who submitted low bids: FALLSWAY SPRING & EQUIPMENT CO. - 2 one-way snow plows, $6,340, 2 reversible snow plows $7,450, 3 chemical spreaders $13,825; CHEMUNG SUPPLY CORPORATION - 1 dump body spreader $6,280. Unanimously approved. RECESS The meeting was recessed at 12:00 noon for lunch and ribbon cutting ceremonies at the Breezewood Information Center. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 3:30 p.m. with President Bowers presiding and Vice President Roulette and Commissioners Downey, Salvatore and Snook present. AWARD BID - T -HANGAR SITE WORK Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Salvatore to award the contract for T -hangar site work to Callas Contractors who submitted the total low bid of $162,460. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey, to convene in Executive Session at 3:35 p.m. in regard to personnel and litigation, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 76(A), Section 11(a)(6 & 7) of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:15 p.m. Unanimously approved. PROMOTE PARK EMPLOYEES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to promote the following persons from Maintenance Man I to Maintenance Man II of Parks & Recreation: John Smith, Richard Higgins, Eugene Griffith and Earl Pereschuk. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PARK GUARDS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to employ Judson Oyler and John Horst in the position of guards for the Department of Parks & Recreation to fill existing vacancies. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY ACCOUNT CLERK I Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to Donna Anders in the position of Account Clerk I in the Accounting Department to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to adjourn at 4:20 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney Clerk