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Home My WebLink About930920 and 930921Septembe 20, 993 Hg rstown , Maryland 21740 JOINT PUBLIC BEARING -REZONING CASES RZ-93-8, RZ-93-9, RZ -93-10, RZ-93-11 AND S-9 AJoint Pubic Hear ·ng of the Board of Coun y C mm· s ·on rs of Washington County and the Wa shington C unty Plannin Conlin· sion was convened i.n Court Room No. 1 at 7:00 p.m. to hear estiinony regarding p oposed ezoning arnendnt nts RZ-93-8 , RZ-93-9, RZ-93-O, Z-93-11, and S-9 . Pre iding at th h ring were County Comm·. sioners ' President Richard E. Roul tte and Planni ng Comm ·ss ·on Cha · man, Ber rand Iseming r . Also present l: the heat'· ng were County Comm issioners Ronald L. B wers, Vic e Pr sident, Linda C. rv ·n-Crai , Johns. Shank and Grego y I. Snook, along with Planning Comrn ·s ion memb ers Carol John son , D nald Spick er , and An r w Bo wen. Sta·f Rep rts were presented an f · er all pr r--nt.ations and testi1nony f r the cases were heard , • t w nnounc d that the record wil 1 remain open for ten (10) days o a low addit'onal testimony to be submit t d ·n writing . The hearing w s adjourned a 9:30 p.m Co nty Attorney Sep ember 21 , 1993 H gerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regu Me ting of th Board of C unty C mm·s oners of Washington aunty wa s called to ord rat 9:00 a .m. by he President, Richard E. Rou ette , with the follo ing members pre en : Vic e resi ent Ronald L. Bowers , and Commissioners Lind c. I v ·n-Craig, Gregory I . Snook, and John S. Shank. NVOCATIOR AND PLEDGE OP ALLEGIANCE The nvoc tin was delivered by Commission r Snook, followed by th P edge of 11 giance to he Fag by the u 1 a emblage . AGREEMENTS -RECONSTRUCTION OP BIAIR'S VALLEY ROAD Motion made y Commissioner Shank, s cond d by Snook, to a p ove Construction Ma· nt nance Agr ements wi h C. a' enc & E len Carbaugh for . 72 sq re feet s ment and with M ry Kisner or 1,000 squ re feet i n rever ib1e easement , for the recons ruction p eject for Bl ir's Valley Road. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commiss • oner Shank, seconde by nook, to pprove an Option Ag eement w'th Lloyd P . Fine for 1,760 square feet fright-of-way and 7,600 feet to be used for temporary t psoil storage or $1,300 for the Blair's Val ey Roa project. Unanimously pproved. Motion made by Commi sioner Snook, s conded by Irvin-Craig, to acce the dedication of 160 quare feet of right-of-way in fee simp from Gregory and Pamela Gatre l for n consideration for the Blair's Vally Road reconstruction project. Unanimously approved. Gary Rohrer, Ch 'ef, D'vision of Public Wo rks, and Terry McGe , County Engineer , recomm nded addition 1 reco nstruction of lair 's Valley Road which would inc ude , 900 feet of roadw y nd r place the bridge for a total t imate cost of $307,000. M . Rohrer stated that t he si· uation wou d be improv d by replacing the bridge wi th th culvert-type hat is in pace now but thy lso rec mrnen improving the ro dway as well. The Commi sioners agr ed to visit the site before m king a final decision. CHANGE ORDER -T-IIANGAR SITE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by rvi n-Craig , to approve a h nge Order in th amount of $1,269 .60 to have an 'nterceptor sw le constructed to edirect water run-off at the park 'ng ot f the T-hangar site at the Regional irport. Unanimously app~oved. STATUS REPORT -COLONIAL DRIVE Terry McGee, County Eng·nee , provi e st tus report n • he aina e p ob ems n section of co~lonial Driv . Mr. McGee stated t hat the County does have an e s ment at this location a nd that • wo d-y w ls had been constructed. He also not d th t the Engineerin Depa tm nt r c ntly stabilized a inkho e wh 'ch occur~e a o e of the dry wel s. The Cornmiss ioners asked if som t.h • ng t rnporary cou d be don until a long-term so. u ion can be reached . SEPTEMB8R 21, 993 M NUTES, CONT'D. UPDATE ON PROJECTS -PBRSONNEL DEPARTMENT Alan Davis, Dir ctor of Pers nnel , gave an update on the TOM trainin pro os s , and schedules for receipt of p oposa s for inve~tment se vice and actuarial rvic . Mr . Davis also provide brief summary of training pr gr~m sche ul d for the f and wint r months. WASHINGTON COUNTY'S MOST WONDERFUL CITIZENS PROGRl\M Pau tt Sprlnkle , Commun i·y Coor i nator , appeared bef re the Commi sion rs t inform them that he has r c ived a record number of nom • n tion. or the Washington C unty 's M st Be utif 1 Citizen Prog am . Ms . Sprinkle stated t hat this program ecogn • zes voluntee • .,.. wh o do ood d eds ro und t he Coun y. She explained th way the grand w'nn is chosen a nd indicated th t th ' i n ividu 1 is honored \'li th a loc rece ti n a nd is r.ecognize by the Gove n r at a reception in Annapoli . ROAD NAME CBARGE -SCO'rl:IES LANE Motion made by Commissioner Bo wers , seconded by Shank, to approve the oad nm cha nge from McSwa in L ne to Seo t ties Lane f r a private 1 ne located O'"f the w _ t side -of Hump Road. Unanimou ly pprove . BID AWARD -CHILLER REPLACEMENT Mot ·on m de by C mm ·ssion r Shank, sec n ed by Snook, t awar he bid fo a chiller repl c ment at the Curt Huse Ann x to Robert F. Ziegler , Inc., who subm"tt the low ba e bid of $37 ,430. Unanimously p oved. MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY PROJEC' -PHASE 3 Motion made by Comrn· sion .r Snook, second ed by Sh nk, Material Recove y Facility project t GBB who swb itted Unanimously approved. AIRPORT MASTER PLAN to award Phase 3 o · the he p oposa o $28,000. Rod Sh op, Airpor Man get', and Carolyn Motz, T"'rmina Manag er , appeared befo e the Commi ssioners to provide a t tus report on th Airport M ster Pan. Mr. Shoop st ted that 80-90% of Phase Io· h Plan ha been compete and r viewed with t he Conun ·ssioners the cur. ent and uture projects . The Comm ·ssioner~ sked tha a formal request be mad t the FAA f a w v r in the safety zone o extend the runw y an dditi n 1 60 0 feet to Route 1 . CITIZEN PARTICIPAT ON Ernest ~urkett presented a p ition to th Commis ' n ea inst the exten ion of public wate servic on Mt. Tabor Road, The Commi ssioners in· rmed Mr. Burket that th Sanit ry n ·str 'ct i~ schedul d o p rt b ck t next we k ' meeting i he wou l d like to tt nd . APPROVAL OP MINUTES -SEPTEMBER 7 AND 14, 1993 Motion made by Cammi ion r Irv in-Cra • , eco n d by Snook , to approve th m'nutes oE September 7 and 14, 1993 , as subm 'tted. Un n'mous y approved . RECESS LUNCH The Comm ·ssion rs r cessed Erom 11:10 a.m . t 11:30 a.in, for lunch . CONVENE IN BXBCOTIVlE: SESSION Mot ·on m de y C mmis ioner Sh nk, second d by Snook , to c Execu ive Session at 11:36 a .m. with egard to personnel and pcoperty t confer with the County Al:to ney to obtain l egal adv · ce , and to c nsider bus in ss reloc ting in Wa shington County, in accor. nee with Section 10.508 o te Government r ticle of the Annotated C de of Maryland. Unanimou ly pprov The Cammi s ioners r gueste th t a portion of the Closed Session be s aled t be opened 'f nece ry t fu u e at • RECONVENE IR REGOLAR SESSION Motion made by Comrn1 sion r Irvin-Cra'g, second d by Snook , to reconvene in Regu ar Se sion t 1:59 p .m. Unanimously approved . MILA APPLICATION Motion m d~ by Cammi ~ion r Sh nk, seco nd by snook, to approv the promissory note a nd Bui ding Loan Agreement for a MILA loan 'n the am unt of $1 million l:.o the Departm nt of Econom 'c & Employment Development for a shel bu' d 'ng t the Wa shington County Reginal Ai~p t . On nimously approved. WESTERN MARYLAND PARKWAY -CHANGE ORDER 5 Motion mad e by Commi sioner no k, secon e by Irvin-Cra ·g, to approve Change Order 5 fo a tota of $20 ,273 .50, with a County share of $4,689.50, for SEPTEMBER 21 , 1993 MINUTES, CONT 'D. construction of by-pass and acce e ation/decelera ion anes on Western Maryland Parkway. Unanimously approv d. INCREASE IN FEE -ELECTION BOARD ATTORNEY Motion mad e by Cornmiss • one Bowers, seconded by I v in-Cra • g , to approve he request made by the Election Board for an ·nor ase inf for the attorney to the lection Board from $1,000 to$ ,800 per year to b paid with "n the "r ex ·sting budget. Mot ion carried with Commissioners Bowers , I rv · n-Craig , Snook, a n Roulette vo ting "AYE " and Commissioner Shank voting "NO". CONTINGENCY FUND CO!!O'IUBUI'~OH -ALSATJLA CLUB NOIUl£RS PA.RADE M tin made by Commissioner Bowers , c nded by Snook, to approv a contribution of $1,000 to the Alsatia Club for its Mummer'. Day Parad from the Commi sioners ' Contingency Fund, which was inadvert ntly omitt d from h budget. Unan'mous y approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, second ed by Bowers, to adjourn t 2:19 p.m. Un nimously pproved. Couiiy At to.r.'.'ney