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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.23.1986September 23, 1986 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 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 Bowers followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to Proclaim the week of September 21-27, 1986 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Washington County and commend this observance to all our citizens. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Bowers read the Proclamation and presented a copy to Blaine Snyder, E.M.S. representative. APPOINTMENT TO MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to appoint David Zook to serve as a member of the Mental Health Advisory Committee for a term to expire June 30, 1989. Unanimously approved. INCREASE TOWNS' SHARE OF PERMIT FEES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to increase from 10 to 25 percent the towns of Funkstown, Boonsboro and Hancock's share of permit fees retained for the clerical work involved in the collection of fees. Unanimously approved. MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF AUGUST 26 AND SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes of County Commissioners' Meetings on August 26 and September 2, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously approved. CLEAR SPRING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER Ed Kercheval and Wayne Stouffer, Board of Education officials, appeared before the Commissioners to inform them that the design of the Clear Spring Vocational Education Center had been completed at a cost of $6,700, with construction costs estimated at $250,000 plus an additional $60,000 for equipment. The school officials stated that there were no funds budgeted for this facility nor any available from surplus. The Commissioners took the matter under advisement pending a determination of the availability of county funds. (Decision rendered later during morning session.) STREET ACCEPTANCE - BRIGHTWOOD ACRES EAST Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to conditionally accept the following streets in Brightwood Acres East, Section A, into the County Roads System: Cherry Hill Circle for a distance of 350+/- ft., Cherry Hill Drive for a distance of 160+/- ft., and Eastwood Drive for a distance of 640+/- ft. Unanimously approved. AWARD BID - ICE CONTROL SALT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bid for bulk ice control salt to Morton Thiokol, Inc., Morton Salt Division, who submitted the low bid of $30.36 per ton. Unanimously approved. ON BEHALF OF REVENUE BOND REQUEST Neil Curran, Director of Housing and Community Development appeared before the Commissioners to inform them that, under new procedures established by the Governor of Maryland for distributing and managing revenue bonding authority during the balance of 1986, Washington County has been assigned an allocation of $4.2 million for housing and economic development. He said that replies from City of Hagerstown and County agencies indicated that the funds cannot be used at this time for economic development projects. Mr. Curran advised the Commissioners to submit an OBO revenue bond request for $4.2 million for housing. MOTION made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to submit a letter of request to the State Community Development Administration for $4.2 million for housing activities, with $3.2 million to be used for single family MPP and $1.0 million for multi -family housing. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. I & A GRANT PROGRAM - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Clifford E. Stein, state health official, appeared before the Commissioners to explain the program that is available to homeowners whereby a total of $37,500 is available in state grants to fund up to 500 of innovative and alternative sewer systems. He said that priority would be given to failing septic systems and where conventional systems cannot be used. Mr. Stein further stated that applications would be accepted and screened by local health officials who would also have to monitor the systems. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to concur with the request of the State's Attorney and convene in Executive Session at 10:55 a.m. in regard to personnel matters of a sensitive and confidential nature, 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 Snook, seconded by Roulette to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:45 a.m. Unanimously approved. REJECT BID - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to concur with the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and reject the bid submitted by Adolphe Lafont USA, Inc. and return it unopened, since the company did not comply with the requirement to attend the pre-bid conference. Unanimously approved. BID OPENDING - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS Hoffman Clothiers, Inc. was the only qualified bidder submitting a proposal for Sheriff's Department Uniforms. The bid, which was publicly opened and read aloud, was for $18,285.20. The bid will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. SALE OF BUSINESS PARK PROPERTY - ANTIETAM IRON WORKS After hearing a description of the project proposed by owners, Kathleen and Fred Gunnell, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette and unanimously adopted to proceed with the sale of approximately one (1) acre of land in the Washington County Business Park to Antietam Iron Works for the sum of $6,000 per acre, in accordance with the duly published notice to sell this property. Unanimously approved. AIRPORT COMMISSION PROPOSALS After hearing proposals from the Airport Manager and Airport Commission for, 1) issuance of bonds to construct a new terminal, 2) rental fees for the new t - hangars, and 3) purchase of a snowblower offered through the Maryland Surplus Property Program, the following decisions were rendered: 1. Consideration for construction of a new terminal would be given after the Aiport Master Plan is completed, 2) The proposed t -hangar fees would be scheduled for Public Hearing, 3) MOTION made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to allocate up to $19,000 for the purchase and repair of a snowblower from the Maryland Surplus Property Program, with these funds to be appropriated from Capital Contingency. Unanimously approved. ADVANCE TO SANITARY COMMISSION - HIGHFIELD WATER SYSTEM Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Salvatore to advance the Washington County Sanitary Commission $84,600 in up -front money for the Highfield Water System, with these funds to be reimbursed when the system becomes operable and revenue producing. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS TO AIRPORT COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to reappoint Carolyn Rider and Charles Creager to serve as members of the Airport Commission for terms to expire October 1, 1989. Unanimously approved. CLEAR SPRING VO -AG FUNDING Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to support construction of a Vo -Ag Center at the Clear Spring High School and allocate $250,000 from the county's surplus funds for this project; the additional $60,000 requested for equipment needed at the center is to be included in the Board of Education's Capital Projects requests for FY 1987/88. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. CHANGE ORDER - DUTCHER BUILDING Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of Change Order No. 134 to the Contract with Hub City Sprinklers, Inc. on the Dutcher Motors, Inc. Project, for an increase to the Contract Sum of $269.45. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at 2:00 p.m. in regard to property 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. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:15 p.m. Unanimously approved. PROMOTIONS - DEPARTMENT OF PERMITS & INSPECTIONS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to promote Julie Eckart to the position of Administrative Secretary and Sandra Teeters to the position of full-time Secretary II in the Department of Permits and Inspections to fill existing vacancies. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to adjourn at 2:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney Clerk