HomeMy WebLinkAbout930831August 31, 1993
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Th e Reg ular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington Cou nty was
called to order at 9:00 a .m. by the President , Richard E. Roulette , with the
following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers , and Commissioners
Linda C. Irvin-Craig , John S. Shank, and Gr.egory I. Snook.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Shank, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage .
AGRICULTORAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM -EASEMENT SALE
Eric Seifarth, Associate Planner -Agriculture , reviewed the applicants for
submittal to the State for easement sale for the July 1993 cycle. Mr . Seifarth
expl ained that t he State has asked that each county submit the top 50% of the
applicants, and he presented a chart showing a summary of evaluations ranking
each proper ty by the Advisory Board . The Commi ssioners discussed the State 's
pr:-ocectures and the possibility of changing this system to assure that the
applications to be sent with lower rankings do not mi ss a chance to be submitted
in the next six-month cycle for easement sale
Motion made by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Shank, to submit the top 5 ranked
applications for easement sal e to the State . After discussion , the Motion was
withdrawn by Comm issioner Snook, and Commissioner Shank agreed to withdraw his
Second of the Motion,
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers , to submit the top 9 ranked
properties to the State for preservation easement sale as prese nted and as
evaluated by the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board . Unanimously
approved .
GOVERNOR'S CRAB FEAST -STATUS REPORT
Co mmiss ioner. Bowers , who is acting as the local chairperson for the Governoc's
Crab Feast Comm ittee, presented a status report on the crab feast which will be
held at Black Rock Gol £ Course on September 11 and provided a schedule of events.
He stated that the event is sponsored by the William Donald Schaefer Charitable
Foundation and that proceeds from the local ticket sales will benefit 8 local
non-profit or:-ganizations. Commissioner. Roulette stated that the proceeds from
the golf tournament held earlier that same day will be donated to CASA , and the
Foundation will match the donatio n .
ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITI ES ORDINANCE -PBRIODIC REPORT
Rob ert Arch, Director of the Planning Department , met with the Commis s ioners to
provide the 6 month report for the period January 1 , 1993 -June 30, 1993, in
accordance with Article 11 of the Adequate Public Faci 1 it ies Ordinance . He
stated that the Planning Commission is recommending that there is a continuing
need for the Ordinance and also recomme nded that the Co,nmiss ioners establish a
committee to t'econsider the issue of impact fees. The Commissloners agreed to
take the recommendation for appointment of a committee under advisement.
Mot ion 1nade by Cornmi ss ioner Irvin-Craig , seconded by Snook , to support the
Planning Commission's recommendation to continue the Adequate Public Facilities
Ordinance. Unanimously approved.
TEXT AMENDMENTS -ADEQOATE POBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE AND RZ-93-7
Mr. Arch reviewed the proposed amendments to the Adequate Public Facilities
Ordinance heard at public h eari ng on April 13 , which includ e arnendments to
Section 2.3 .l -Agricultural Purposes, 2.3.13 -New Development , and Section
2 .3.16.1 -Remaining Lands .
Motion mad e by Commissioner Bowers , seconded by Shank, to adopt amendments to
Sections 2 .3.l -Agricultural Purposes , Section 2.3 .13 -New Developme nt, and
Section 2.3.16.1 -Remaining Lands , with the stipulation that the Planning
Commission r eview the time frame for ownership in this section , to the Adequate
Public Facilities Ordinance , which were heard at public hearing on April 13,
1993. Unanimously approved .
The Commissioners reviewed Text Amendment RZ-93-7 -"HI" Districts and expressed
concerns about the 75 ' setback in this district.
Motion mad e by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to adopt Text Amendm e nt
RZ-93-7 as heard at public hearing on April 13, 1993, with the exception of
Section 19 A-8 "Buffer Yards", which will be revised and taken to public hearing
in the future . Unanimously approved.
AUGUST 31, 1993
MINUTES , CONT'D .
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY
The Commissioners continued the discussion fron'\ las t week 's meeting regarding
GBB 's r.ecomm e ndation .Eor pri'7ate own ership/pri'7ate operation of a Materials
Recovet"y Facility . Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee me eting and stated that they voted 5-4 to put'sue public c_o nstruction .
After discussion , the Commi ssioners agreed that the Cou nty should find out wh at
the private sector would ofter a nd, if the proposal s received were no t affordable
or satisfactory, they s hould reject them and pursue another options. Th e
Co.rnmiss ioners s t ressed t hat it is the consultan t 's res pons tb i 1 i ty to cons ult with
the Solid Waste Advisory Committee in developing this RFP .
Motion made by Commissioner Bowers , seconded by Snook, to pursue Request for
Proposals (RFP ) from the private sectot' for operation of a Ma terial s Recovery
Facility with a n alternate to be included in the RFP tor County participatio n
through provision of a site and infrastructure . Motion carried with
Commissioners Bowers , Snook, Shank, and Roul ette voting "A YE " a nd Commi ssioner
Irvin-Craig voting "NO".
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Les Irv in expressed concerns that the 7 5 ' setback area is too large in the
Highway Interchange District.
Donald Allensworth suggested using local counsel to draft l ocal regulations, he
expressed concerns about the HI dis tri.c t and \70 iced his op inion about the
Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance .
Gerald Ditto expressed concerns that the member s hip of some of the commissions
do not have enough representation from agriculture-related fields.
MAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED -ENTRANCE INTO SHOPPING CENTER
Gary Rohrer , Chief , Division of Public Works , outli.ned pote ntial safety problems
with the design of the e ntrance into the s hopping center o n Maugans Av e nue
Extended. He stated that the costs to channel and define the lanes for e n trance
and ex it would be approximately $7,400. Terry McGee , County Engineer , stated
t hat it had been designed by the previous County Eng i neer at the property owner 's
.request in order to maxi.1nize parki ng spaces . Commi ssioner Snook suggested that
trafr:ic blocks be placed in the center of the e n trance to act as a divider . The
Commissioners asked that Mr. Rohrer discuss t h is with the property owner to see
what he is willing to do at this location.
RECESS -LURCHEOR AT THE IIOSEIJJN OF FINE ARTS
The Commissioners recessed at 11:53 a .m. i n order to attend a luncheon at the
Washington County Museum ot Fine Arts .
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Afternoon Session wa s convened at 1:29 p .m. by the President , Richard E.
Roulette , with the following mernb ers present: Vice President Rona l d L. Bowers ,
and Commi ssioner Linda c. Irvin-Craig, Johns. Shank , and Gregory I . Snook.
REJECTION OF SIGRAGE BIDS -AIRPORl' TERMINAL
Motion made by Commi ssioner Bowe rs , seconded by Shank , to reject all bids for the
building signage for t he Airport terminal and to rebid the project af.ter
clarification of the speciEications , with the stipulation that attendance at the
pre-bid conference is mandatory.
After discussion , the Motion a nd Second were wi thdrawn to allow the Purchasing
Agent to determi ne if the second l ow bid s ubmitted met the specifications, a nd
to authorize rebidding the project if it is fo und that they do not meet
speci.f.ications.
1 994 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The Commissioners approved the 1994 Holiday Sched ule but agreed to have Cou nty
o E fices remain open f or Election Day and to give employees the day after
Thanksgiving oE f in exchange for this holiday . Mr. Teach suggested that the
Employee 's Council review this proposal .
CONDITIONAL STREET ACCEPTANCE
Motion mad e by Commissioner Shank, second ed by Snook , to conditionally accept
1,000 1 i near feet of Medical Campus Road with a 2 y ear Ma in tenance Bond of
$2 ,000. Unanimously approved .
Motion mad e by Commissioner Snook, second ed by Shank , to conditionally accept 130
1 i near feet of Melanie Lane , 4 7 5 linear £ eet o E Pleasant View Road, a nd 850
linear feet of Braden Terrace , located in the Pleasant View Heights Subdivision,
with a 1 year Mainte nance Bond of $7,500. Una nimously approved .
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MINUTES, CONT 'D.
STANDARDIZED POLICY -PAYMENT IN LIEO OF TAXES (PILOT) PROGRAM
Mot ion madG by Comm 1ss loner Snook , seconded by Irv i n-Craig , to approve the pol icy
for a Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT ) Program in support of Low and Moderate
I ncome Housing as presented by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. (Copy
of approved policy attached.)
APPLICATION FOR PILOT -WESTERN MARYLAND INTERFAITH HOUSING
Motion ma,oe by Commissioner. Bowers , seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the
application of the Western Maryland InterEaith Housing Corp . for rehabilitation
of rental units listed i n t he application for low and moderate income per.sons,
contingent upon approval by the City of Hagerstown. Motion made by Commissioners
Bowers , Irvin-Craig I Snook, and Roulette voting II AYE II and Commissioner Shank
voting "NO".
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene ln
Executive Session at 2:08 p .m. with regard to personnel and property matters , and
to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, in accordance with
Section 10.5 08 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Unanimously approved.
Commissioner Irvin-Craig was excused from the Meeting at 2:42 p.m . and
Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 3:10 p.m.
RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Shank , seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular
Session at 4:08 p .m. Unanimously approved.
BID AWARD -12 HEATI NG OIL
Motion made by Commissioner. Snook, seconded by Shank, to piggyback onto the Board
of Education 's contract for #2 heating oil with A.C.&T Co., Inc ., who submitted
the low bid of $. 5379 for tr-ansport delivered and $. 5723 for tank wagon
delivered, to County facilities . Unanimously approved .
APPOINTMENTS -ADULT PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP REVIEW BOARD
Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to appoint Donna Eierman
and William Knight to the Adult Public Guardianship Review Board for three y e ar
terms exte nding to June 30, 1996. Unanimously approved .
!\DJOURRMENT
~otion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 4:10 p.m.
Unanimously approved.
County 'Attorney
Clerk