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HomeMy WebLinkAbout930824August 24, 1993 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 'he Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was :alled to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the ollowing members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners ;inda C. Irvin -Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. NVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE he Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Bowers, followed by the Pledge of llegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. RESENTATION OF PUBLIC PURCHASING CERTIFICATION ommissioner Roulette presented Karen Luther, County Purchasing Agent, with a ramed certification from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council. s. Luther qualified as a Certified Purchasing Officer in May of 1993 after assing the essay and oral exam. The Commissioners congratulated her on this ccomplishment. NTRODUCTION OF MISS MARYLAND 1993 huck Skinner, Executive Director of the Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant, resented a progress report on the pageant and informed the Commissioners that he scholarship monies were increased this year and new programs offered. Mr. kinner then introduced Renee Coles, Miss Maryland 1993. Ms. Coles thanked the ommissioners for their support of the pageant and outlined her schedule in reparing for the Miss America Pageant. The Commissioners wished Miss Coles good uck in Atlantic City. ONDITIONAL SUBDIVISION ACCEPTANCE otion 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 he South Pointe Subdivision and to accept a Performance Bond in the amount of 31,000. Unanimously approved. AUGANS AVENUE INTERSECTION — CHANGE ORDER #2 otion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin -Craig, to approve Change rder #2 for the Maugans Avenue/Route 11 intersection improvements project in the mount of $11,580.50 as presented. Unanimously approved. OARD/ COMM ISS ION REPORTS ommissioner Bowers suggested that the County proceed immediately with the overnor's request that counties compile a report specifying which State egulations they feel are unnecessary. He stated that the Governor asked to have his by September 30. PPROVAL OF MINUTES - AUGUST 10, 1993 otion made by Commissioner Irvin -Craig, mutes of August 10, 1993, as submitted. seconded by Snook, to approve the Unanimously approved. ROPOSED BILLING PROCEDURES — COMPANY 28 Dtion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the proposed illing procedures for Civil Defense Company 28 as proposed with the larification of "first call". Unanimously approved. PLOYEES' COUNCIL — APPOIN'IlIENT e Commissioners agreed to appoint Debbie Everts, Sanitary District, to the ployees' Council for a two year term extending to September 1995. ;TATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING 3arry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the House of )elegates' Committee on Appropriations has scheduled a meeting on September 7 in 'rederick regarding State finances. The Commissioners directed Mr. Teach to make rrrangements for appropriate County staff to attend and asked to review copies )f staff presentations prior to the meeting. ISCUSSION OF TEXT AMENIIENTS he Commissioners reviewed Text Amendment RZ-93--7 and amendments to the Adequate ublic Facilities Ordinance heard at public hearing on April 13, 1993, and after iscussion 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 my comments regarding the proposed establishment of the Maugansville Electric righting District. Marty Lumm, President of the Maugansville Ruritan Club, spoke .n support of establishing the district and stated that the required petitions AUGUST 24, 1993 MINUTES, CONTD. and maps have been submitted. There was no one in attendance to speak in opposition. Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the establishment of the Maugansville Electric Lighting District on a per property tax account basis as presented. Unanimously approved. RE—CREATION OF SANITARY SUBDISTRICT SD -a AND REVISION OF SD -12 Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, and Vicky Malott, Administrative Assistant, appeared before the Commissioners regarding the re- creation of Subdistrict SD -7 - Mt. Aetna Water and a revision to Subdistrict SD - 12 - Rolling Hills to include an additional parcel. Ms. Malott outlined the boundaries of the subdistricts and answered questions from the Commissioners. 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 Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the Resolution authorizing the re-creation of Subdistrict 7 - Mt. Aetna Water as presented. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to approve the Resolution revising Subdistrict 12 - Rolling Hills Sewer to include Parcel 22705 on Jefferson Boulevard as requested by the property owner. Unanimously approved. REVISED TERMS - WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the amended expiration dates of the following Sanitary Commission members, as recently amended by law: C. William Winebrenner - December 31, 1994, Robert Holsinger - December 31, 1997, Paul Waggoner -- December 31, 1993, Louise Fahrney - December 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 Shank, to approve the contract for construction inspection services with Hagerstown Construction Services, Inc., who submitted the low bid in the amount of $19,350 for the Maugans Avenue project and Western Maryland Parkway project. Unanimously approved. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - RAIL -TRAIL PROGRAM Dr. Torrey Brown, Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Jim Dunmyer, Assistant Secretary - Forest & Parks Service, met with the Commissioners to discuss the Rail -Trail Program and the Department's purchase of the abandoned railroad corridor between Weverton and Roxbury. Also in attendance were Delegates Peter Callas, Anita Stup, and Bruce Poole. Commissioner Roulette stated that this meeting is to discuss the plans for development of the Rail - Trail Program and the potential impact on 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 community that they would have the opportunity to be involved in the process if DNR begins plans for development. Commissioner Roulette asked that a formal agreement be written regarding the status of the trail. Secretary Brown agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding and, after discussion, it was decided to select a group to develop the Memorandum of Understanding to include DNR's intentions, a trigger mechanism to activate the group if development plans begin, and a provision for perpetual easements for rights -of -way for adjacent landowners whose only access to their property is across the trail. The meeting was then opened for questions and comments by those in attendance. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth expressed concerns regarding changes in Highway Interchange districts. STATUS REPORT -MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY Harvey Hoch, Recycling Coordinator, introduced Dave Bullock and Rosaria Salvador from Gershman, Brickner and Bratton (GBB), who are the County's consultants regarding the construction of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Ms. Salvador presented an overview of the Waste Sort Report which details the waste stream and the recyclable materials disposed of at the sanitary landfill. She estimated that 40 tons enter the landfill per day including the curbside pickup and drop- off collection. Mr. Bullock stated that they looked at options and projections for construction of a facility to handle 30 ton per day and 50 ton per day. He stated that they considered two options for public ownership and private AUGUST 24, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. operation and for private ownership and private operation and listed the advantages and disadvantages of both, including costs, fees, and issues of risk. Mr. Bullock stated that he feels it is reasonable to give the private sector the opportunity to bid for operation of a MRF for the County and, if the bids are unacceptable, the County could retain the right to construct its own facility. The Commissioners agreed that the report should be presented to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee before making a final decision. RECESS — DEDICATION OF EASTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The Commissioners recessed at 11 p.m. in order to attend the dedication of the new Eastern Elementary School. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 2:32 p.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioner Linda C. Irvin -Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. CHANGE ORDER - WESTERN MARYLAND PARKWAY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin -Craig, to approve the Change Order for the Western Maryland Parkway project in the amount of $113,453.50 with D. L. Morgan Co., Inc., to install the water line to the CES site. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commijsione_r, Irvin -Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at 2:35 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, and to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, in accordance with Section 10.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 2:50 p.m. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin -Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. CONTRACTUAL OVERTIME RATES FOR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to increase the rates for Sheriff's Department Deputies for contractual overtime from $13 to $16 per hour for municipalities and government agencies and from $20 to $22 per hour for other requests, with the Deputy to receive $16/hour. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - PART-TIME RECORDS CLERK - COUNTY COMMUTER Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to employ Cheryl Cordell as Part-time Records Clerk at the County Commuter to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. PROPOSED LICENSE AGREEMENT — JIMMY AND LONA MEADOWS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve a License Agreement with Jimmy R. and Lona L. Meadows for maintenance responsibility of a retaining wall constructed in the County right-of-way located on Crystal Falls Drive. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin -Craig, to adjourn at 4=45 p.m. Unanimously approved. LII Coun y Attorney Clerk