HomeMy WebLinkAbout930706July 6, 1993
llager.stown , Maryland 21740
rhe Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was
called to order at 9:00 a .m. by the President , Richard E. Roulette, with the
~ol lowing members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers , and Commissioners
_inda c. Irvin-Craig, Johns. Shank , and Gregory I. Snook .
[NVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
~he Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Snook, followed by t h e Pledge of
~llegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage .
INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE -HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Richard Willson, Director of Housing & Community Dev e lopment, introduced Barbara
Hepburn who was recently employed as an Accounting Clerk in his office.
E\PPROVAL OF MINUTES -JUNE 15 AND 22, 1993
1o tion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to approve the
minutes of June 15 and 22, 1993, as sub,nitted . Unanimou sly approved.
BID AWARD -COMMERCIAL YARD WASTE TUB GRI NDER
t,1ot ion mad e by Com1niss ioner Snook , seconded by Bowers , to award the bid £or a
::ommercial Yard Waste Tub Gri nder to THC Enterprises, Inc . , who submitted the low
::>id of $117 ,700, which will be purchased t hrough a Maryland Environmental
Services grant. Unanimous ly approved .
ROAD NAME ASSIGNMENTS
Mot ion made by Commission er Irvin-Craig , second ed by Snook, to approve the names
~f Manassas Drive and Re,nington Drive for new streets l ocated in the Cross Creek
Subdivision , as approved by the Planning Department and the Fire & Rescue
~ssociation. Unanimously approved.
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAXES 1993-94
Motion made by Commissioner Shank , seconded by Bowers , to accept abatements for
1993-9 4 with equivalent payment-i n-1 ieu of taxes for the following: Alphin
~ircraft, Inc. (Hangars #19 & #20), Certain-Teed Products Corporation, C & P
lrelephone Bldg. #22, Colurnbia First, Fairchild Industries , Inc., Greenwald
Enterprises, Grove Manufacturing Co ., Hagerstown Canteen Service , Inc., Horizon
bevelopment, JRA Executive Air , Larstan Industries , Inc., Lawrence & Stanley
Sanks Realty , a nd H.B. Mellott Estat es , Inc . Unanimously approved. (Copy of
1993-94 Abatement list attached.)
CIP TRANSFERS -COUNTY COMMUTER
~otion mad e by Cornm1ss1oner Shank, seconded by Bowers , to approve the following
... ransfers as requested by the Transportation Commission: $19,993 from Shop
8quipment, $16,231 from Tools , and $3,820 from Shop Re novations to Office
Equipment -$20,044, Facility Maintenance Equipment -$15,000, and Communications
Equipment -$3,000 . Unanimously approved.
~PPOIN"l'MENTS -FIRE & RESCUE COMIIURI CATI ONS ADVISORY BOARD
1otion made by Commissioner Shank , second ed by Bowers, to appoint Charles Barr
and John Crist , as Alternate, as the City of Hagerstown 's representatives to the
~ire & Rescue Communications Advisory Board for three year terms. Unanimously
approved.
REAPPO I NTMENT -BUILDING CODE APPEAL REVI EW BOARD
Mot ion mad e by Comrn1ss 1oner Shank, second ed by Snook, to reappoint Robert
Wh i tcsell to the Building Code Appeals Review Board for a three year term.
Unanimously approved .
REAPPO I NTMENT -BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND SUPERVI SORS
Mo tion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reappoint John
Barr to the Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors for a three year term.
Unanimously approved.
DI SCUSS I ON I TEMS -SENATOR MIKULSKI'S VISIT
IBarry Teach , Cou nty Administrator , reviewed items submitted by department heads
2or discussion during Senator Mikulski 's visit on July 8.
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MINUTES, CONT 'D.
BID AWARD -APPRAISAL FOR AGRICULTORAL CENTER
Motion made by Commi ssioner Snook , seconded by Shank, to award the bid for
appraisal of the Agricultural Center to James Ra ndall who submitted t he low a nd
only bid of $1,250. Unanimously approved.
AMENI».ENT OF AGREEMENT -llKERGUCY SOELTER PROGRAM GRANT
Motion made by Commissio ner s nook , seconded by Shank, to approve t h e ame ndm ent
to the Emergency Shelter Program Grant Agreement with Community Action Council
to add the provision requiring compl iance with new Federal regulatio ns regarding
lobbying . Unanimously approved .
MEMORANOOM OP AGREll!JIENT -UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook , second ed by Shank , to app-ro\1e the Memorandum
of Agreement with the University of Ma ryland for submission of a $25 ,000 deposit
for the Ag ricultural Ce nter , as presen ted by the County Attorney . Unanimously
approved.
CONVENE IN EXECUT I VE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig , seconded by Shank , to convene in
Executive Session at 9:31 a .m. with regard to personnel and property matters , to
confer with the County At torney t o obtain l egal advice , and to consider business
rel ocating in Washington County, in acco~dance with Section 10.508 of the Stata
Governm e nt Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved.
RECONVENE IR REGULAR SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, second ed by Shank, to reconvene i n Regular
Session at 9:57 a .m. Unanimously approved,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS
Michael Eckard, Chairman of the Economic Devel opment Commission , presented
Beautification Awards to the following Wa s h ington County businesses: Wash i ng ton
Cou nty National Bank , Tri-State Electrical Supply and Phoenix Color Corporation .
Paulette Sprinkle , Community Coordinator , presented a slide presentation of the
businesses being honored, and the Coromis s ioners congratulated each o:E the
representatives .
BOUNDARY CRITERIA -WASHINGTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION
Jay Grimes , Chairman of the Boundary Committee of the Was hington County Volunteer
Fire & Rescue Association , presented t he fol l o wing recomme ndations for addition
to boundary criteria for response rules and regulations: 1 ) added Opticom, 2 )
maj or cha ng es to roads , 3 ) box card assignments , and 4) changes in traffic flow.
The Commi ssioners discussed the items and indicated their consensus to approve
an amended Resolution to include t he criteria listed in 1, 2 , a nd 3, but stated
they wished to review a writte n proposal before formal l y adopting the changes.
The Commissioners directed the County Attorney to work with the Fire & Rescue
Association i n d rafting a Resolution.
RESOLUTION OR SUBD:ISTRICY 12 -WASBIRG'.roN COUNTY S.ARITARY COMMISSlON ----. ----
Ralph France, Cou nty Attorney , presented a proposed Reso lutio n in regard to the
extension of publ i.c sewer by t he Washington County Sanitar.y District for
Subdistrict 12 --Rolling Hills , for consideration by the Commissioners. The
Resolution states that the f ollowing areas s hall not receive sewer serv ice as
part of th e presently proposed project: Sunset Acres, J efferson Heights, Green
Hill Acres , Sycamore He ights, Chewsville , the presently developed area of
Beaverbrook Estates , Greenvale Village and Rav enwood Hills. Areas which s hall
receive sewer service would be t he Pangborn Bo ulevat'd area we s t of Eastern
Bo ule vard, the Cavetown community area to include Holiday Acres , and the
presently undeveloped a rea of Beaver brook Estates . The Commiss ioners discussed
t he Resolution and requested an Addendum be added indicating t hat at such time
as a majority of res idents decide t hey would like t h e sewer serv i ce exte nded, the
Sanitary Com,n ission would evaluate the request to allow the District to proceed
wi th this ex t ension. The Commi ssioners also stated that this should be based on
a $3,000 hook-up charge a nd monthly rate of $38.
Mot ion inade by Commi ssioner Snook , seconded by Shank , to adopt t he proposed
Resolution for Subdis trict 12 --Roll i ng Hills for the extension of public sewer
service by the Wa s hington Cou nty Sanitary Di strict as presented , with an addendum
to be prepared later to allow voluntary hook-ups for properties adjacent to the
newly ins talled service line outside of the presently proposed pro ject area at
the same rate as those currently hooking on to the s ys t em, a nd providing that
areas not i n the project area at this time be given the oppor~unity to hook onto
the syste,n in the ·Euture based upon a majority of r eside nts in that community
reques ting sewer service. Unanimously approved. (Copy of approved Resolution
attached.)
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CITI ZEN PART I CI PATION
Donald Allensworth spoke to the Commi ssioners regarding a hearing he attendecV for
a zoning variance on Sharpsburg Pike which was denied by the Board of Zo~ing
Appeals. J
APPOINTMENT -SOLI D WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Motion made by Co mm issioner Snook, second ed by Irvin-Craig,
Barnhart to the Solid Wast e Advisory Committee for a
Unanimously approved.
to appoint Rober.t
three y ear term.
GRANT AGREEMENT -LOCAL TRANSPORTATI ON PLANN I NG ASSI STANCE GRANT
Motion ,nade by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank , to accept a grant i n
the amount of $34,245 :Erom the Ma ryland Off ice oE Planning for a Local
Transportation Planning Assistance Grant. Unan i mou sly approved.
CONVENE I N EXECUTI VE SESSION
M::>tion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in
Executive Session at 11:16 a .m. wi th regard to personnel a nd property matters and
to confer with the County Attorney to obtai n l egal advice, in accordance wi th
Section 10.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Ma ryland.
Unanimously approved.
RECONVENE I N REGULAR SESSION
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook, seconded by I r vin-Craig, to reconvene in
Regular Session at 11:40 a.m. Unanimously approved,
ADJOURNMENT -APPRECIATION LUNCHEON FOR BOARDS AND COMMISS I ONS
Motion mad e by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 11:41 a.m.
Unanimously approved. Th e Commissioners then attended an appreciation luncheon
in honor of volunteers serving on County boards and commissions.
Count.Attorney
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