HomeMy WebLinkAbout930824August 24, 1993
Hag erstown, Maryland 21740
~he Regular Meeting of the Board of County Comm issioners of Washington County was
~alled to order at 9:00 a .m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the
ol owing members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers , and Commissioners
~inda C. Irvin-Craig, Johns. Shank, and Gregory I. Snoo k .
NVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
~he Invocation was delivered by Comm issioner Bowers , followed by the Pledge of
~llegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage .
~RESENTATION OF PUBLIC PURCHASING CERTIFICATION
Commi ssioner Roulette presented Karen Luther, County Purchasi ng Agent, with a
~ramed certification from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council.
~s. Luther qualified as a Certified Purchasing Officer i n May of 1993 after
)aSsing the essay and oral exam. The Comm issioners co ngratulated h er o n this
lCCOmpl ishment .
NTRODUCTION OF MISS MARYLAND 1993
:huck Skinner , Execut i.ve Director oE the Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant ,
)rese nted a progress report on the pageant and inEorrned the Commissioners that
he scholarship monies were increased this year and new programs offered . Mr.
;kinner then i ntroduced Renee Coles, Mi ss Maryland 1993. Ms . Coles thanked t h e
~ommi ssioners for their support of the pageant a nd outli ned her schedule in
)reparing for the Miss America Pageant. The Commissioners wished Miss Coles good
uck in Atlantic City .
;ONDITIORAL SUBDiffSIOR ACCEPTANCE
1otion made by Commissioner Bowers , seconded by Irvin-Craig , to conditionally
~ccept 1,820 linear feet of South Pointe Drive and South Valley Drive located in
h e South Pointe Subdivision and to accept a Performance Bo nd i n the amount of
~31,000. Unan i mously approved.
itAUGANS AVENUE INTERSECTION -CHANGE ORDER 12
~otion mad e by Commissioner Shank, seconded by I rvin-Craig , to approve Change
Drd er #2 for the Maugans Avenue/Route 11 intecsection i mprovements project in the
-mount of $11 ,58 0.50 as presented. Una n imously approved .
30ARD/CONIUSSI ON REPORTS
~ommissioner Bowers suggested t hat the County proceed i mm ediately with the
;overnor' s request that counties compile a report specifying wh ich State
egulations they feel are unnecessary. He stated that the Governor asked to have
hi s by September 30.
~PPROVAL OF MINUTES -AUGUST 10, 1993
1otion made by Co mm issioner Irv in-Craig,
~i nutes of August 10, 1993 , as submitted.
seconded by Snook , to approve the
Unanimously approved .
~ROPOSED BILLING PROCEDURES -COMPANY 28
otion mad e by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Bowers ,
>illing procedures for Civil Defense Comp any 28
larification of "first call". Unanimously approved .
MPLOYEES' COUll!ICIL -APPOIN'lllENT
to approve the proposed
as proposed with the
'he Commissioners agreed to appoint Debbie Everts , Sanitary District , to the
~mployees ' Council for a two year term ex t e nding to September 1995 .
;TATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
~arry Teach, Cou nty Adtninistrator, infor med the Commissioners that the House of
Delegates ' Comll\i ttee o n Appropriations has scheduled a meeting o n September 7 in
"red er ick regarding State finances . The Commissioners di rec tea Mr. Teach to mak e
~rrang eme nts Eor appropriate County staff to attend and asked to review copies
~f staff presentations prior to the meeting .
~ISCUSSIOR OF TEXT AMENEMENTS
~he Commissioners reviewed Text Amendment RZ-93-7 and amendments to the Adequate
~ub lic Facilities Ordinance heard at public hearing on April 13 , 1993 , and after
i scussion and questions decided not to take any action on this matter until
urther discussions can take place .
>UBLIC HEARING -MAUGANSVILLE LIGHTING DISTRICT
'he Commissioners convened the public hearing at 10:00 a.m. as advertised to hear
ny comments regardi ng the proposed establishme nt of the Maugansville Electr i c
~ig ht ing Dis tr ic t . Marty Lumm , Presid e nt of the Maugansv i 1 l e Rur i tan Club , spoke
n support of establishing the district and stated that the required petitions
AUGUST 24, 1993
MINUTES , CONT'D.
and maps have been submitted.
opposition .
There was no one in attendance to speak in
Motion made by Com,nissioner Bowers , seconded by Shank , to approve the
establishment of the Maugansville Electric Lighting District o n a ·per property
tax account basis as presented. Una nimously approved .
RE -CREATION OF SANITARY SIDBDISTRICT SD-7 AND REVISION OF SD-12
Lynn Palmer , Executive Di rector of the Sanitary Di strict , and Vicky Malott,
Administrative Assistant, appeared before the Cornmissioners regarding the re-
creation of Subdistrict SD-7 -Mt. Aetna Water and a revision to Subdistrict SD-
12 -Rolling Hills to i nclude an additio nal parcel. Ms . Malott outlined the
bo undaries of th e subdistricts a nd a ns wered qu estions from the Co~nissioners .
She also noted that public meetings have been held and both subdistricts have
been approved by the Sanitary Commission at its meeting on August 23 , 1993 .
Motion made by Commissioner Bo wers , second ed by Shank, to approve the Resolution
authorizing t he re-creation of Subdistrict 7 -Mt. Aetna Water as presented .
Unanimously approved .
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Bowers , to approve the Resol ution
revisi ng Subdistrict 12 -Rolling Hills Sewer to include Parcel 22705 on
Jefferson Boulevard as requested by the property own er . Unanimously approved .
REVISED TERMS -WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY COMM I SSION
Motion made by Commissioner Bowers , seconded by Shank, to approve t he ame nded
expication dates of the following Sanitary Comm ission memb ers , as recently
a,ne nded by law: c . Will iam Winebre nner -December 31 , 1994 , Rob ert Holsinger -
December 31 , 1997 , Paul Waggoner -Dec~nber. 31 , 1993 , Louise Fahrney -Decembe r
31 , 1995 , and William Ryan , Jr. -December. 31 , 1996. Unanimously approved .
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES -MAUGANS AVENUE PROJECT & WESTERN MARYLAND
PARKWAY PROJECT
Motion made by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Sha nk , to approve the contract for
constr.uction inspection services wi th Hagerstown Co nstt:"uction Sen, ices, Inc ., who
submitted the low bid i n the a,nount of $19 ,350 for the Maugans Avenue pr.ojecl:: and
Western Ma ryland Parkway project. Unanimously approved .
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES -RAIL-TRAIL PROGRAM
Dr. Torrey Brown, Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR ), a nd Jim
Dunmy er , Assistan t Seccetary -Fores t & Parks Service , met with t he Commissioners
to discuss the Rail-Trail Program and the Depart,nent ' s purchase of the abandoned
railr oad corridor between Wev er ton and Roxbury . Also in atte ndance were
Delegates Peter Cal las, Anita Stup , and Bruce Poole . Commissioner Roulette
stated that this rneeting is to discuss the plans for developin ent of the Rail-
Trail Program and the po tential impact o n the community and to give the citizens
the opportunity to express their concerns. Secretary Brown indicated that DNR
purchased this land to possibly use as a railroad again or as a trail in the
future , but there are no plans to develop the corridor at this time. He stated
that he wished to assure the residents of the comm unity that they would hav e the
opportunity to be involved in the process if DNR begi ns plans for developme nt.
Commissioner Rou l ette asked that a formal agreement be written regarding the
status of the trail . Secretary Brown agreed to a Me1nocandum of Und erstanding
and , after discussion, it was decided to select a group to devel op the Memorandum
of Understanding to include DN R's intentions, a trigger mechanism to activate the
group if development plans begin , and a provision for perpetual easements for
r ights-of-way for adjacent landowners whose only access to their property ls
across the trail . The meeting was then opened for questions and comments by
those in att e ndance .
CITIZEN PARTICIPATI ON
Donald Allensworth expressed concerns regarding changes in Highway I nterchange
districts.
STATUS REPORT -MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY
Ha rvey Hoch, Recyc l i ng Coordinator , introduced Dave Bullock and Rosaria Salvador
from Gershman, Brickner and Bratton (GBB ), wh o are the County 's consultants
regarding the cons truction of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Ms . Salvador
presented a n overview oE the Waste Sort Report wh ich details the waste stream and
the r e cyclable materials disposed of at the sanitary landfi ll. She estimated
that 40 tons e nter the landfill per day including t he curbside pickup a nd drop-
off collectton , Mr . Bullock stated that they looked at options and projections
foe construction of a facility to handle 30 ton per day a nd 50 ton per day . He
s tated that they consid ered two options for public ownership and private
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operation and for private own ership and p rivate operation and isted the
advantages a nd d isadvantages of both, including costs , fees , and issues of risk.
Mr . Bullock stated t hat he feels it is reasonable to give the private sector t he
opportunity t o bid for operation of a MRF for the County and , if t he bids are
unacceptable , the County could retain the right to construct i ts own faci lity.
The Commi ssioners agreed t ha t the report s hould be presented to the Solid Waste
Adv isory Committee before making a final decision.
RECESS -DEDICATION OF EASTERN ELl!IIBNTARY SCHOOL
The Commi ssioners recessed at 1:10 p.m. i n ordei to attend the dedication of t he
ne w Eastern Elementary School .
AFTERNOON SESSION
Th e Af t ernoon Session wa s co nv e ned at 2:32 p .m. by the Preside nt, Richard E.
Roule tte , wi th the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers ,
and Comm i ssioner Linda c. Irv in-Craig , Johns. Shank, and Gregory I . Snook.
CHANGE ORDER -WESTERN MARYLAND PARKWAY
Motion mad e by Comm issioner Snook, second ed by Irvin-Craig , to approve the Change
Ord er for the West ern Maryland Parkway project in the amount of $113 ,453 .50 wi th
D. L. Morgan Co., Inc., to i ns tall the water line to the CES site . Unan imously
approved .
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Irv in-Craig , second ed by Snook, to convene in
Ex ecutive Session at 2:35 p .m. with regard to personne l a nd property matters , a nd
to confer wi th the Cou nty Attorney to obtain l egal advice , i n acc orda nce with
Section 10.508 of the State Gov ernment Article of the Ann otated Code of Maryland.
Unanimously appr oved.
Co mm issioner Bowers wa s excused from the Meeting at 2:50 p.m.
RECONVENE IR REGULAR SESSION
Mot ion made by Comrniss ioner Snook , seconded by Irvin-Craig , to reconvene i n
Regular Session at 4:45 p .m. Un animously approved .
CONTRACTUAL OVERTIME RATES FOR SHERIF.F'S DEPCJTIES
Motion mad e by Comm issioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to increase the rates for
Sheriff 's Department Deputies for contractual overtime from $13 to $16 per hour
for municipalities a nd government agencies and from $20 to $22 per hour for other
requests, with the Deputy to receive $16/hour . Unanimous l y approved .
EMPLOY -PART-TIME RECORDS CLERK -COUNTY COMMUTER
Motion made by Commi ssioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to empl oy Cheryl Cordell
as Part-time Records Clerk at t h e County Commuter to fill a n existing vacancy.
Unanimously approved.
PROPOSED LICENS& AGREEMENT -JIMMY AND LONA MEADOWS
Mot ion mad e by Commi ssioner Shank, seconded by Snook , to approve a License
Agreeme nt with Jimmy R. a nd Lona L. Meadows fat' maintenance responsibility of a
retaining wall constructed i n t he County right-of-wa y located on Crystal Fall s
Drive. Un animously approved .
ADJOCJRNMENT
Motion mad e by Comm issioner Snook , seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 4:45
p .m . Unanimously approved .
c6UTIYAttorney
Clerk