Cecil County Government Board of Commissioners' Mtg. Minutes: 01/23/07

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

January 23, 2007

   The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the County Administrative Building, 107 North Street, Elkton, MD, on Tuesday, January 23, 2007. The following members of the Board were present:

   William C. Manlove, Commissioner
   Mark H. Guns, Commissioner
   Rebecca J. Demmler, Commissioner
   Brian Lockhart, Commissioner

Constituting a majority board.

   The Board adjourned into a closed session at its January 23, 2007 morning work session at approximately 11:00 a.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove and seconded by Commissioner Guns to adjourn to closed session pursuant to State Government Article 10-508 of the Annotated Code of Maryland to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, and obtain legal advice in accordance with State Government 10-508 (a) (3) and (7).

   The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Manlove at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

   The minutes from the January 9, 2007 Rezoning Hearing were unanimously approved.

   The minutes from the January 9, 2007 Board of Health were unanimously approved.

   The minutes from the January 9, 2007 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved.

   -COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS-

Vice President Guns - offered no comment.

Commissioner Lockhart - offered no comment.

Commissioner Demmler - commented about the graduation ceremony she attended for the Cecil School of Technology.

President Manlove - commented about messages being left for him.

- TREASURER'S REPORT -

Pamela Howard, Treasurer for Cecil County presented the Treasurer's Report for the period ending December 31, 2006. A copy of this report is incorporated into these minutes.

- PUBLIC HEARING - TEXT AMENDMENT - 2004 MASTER WATER & SEWER PLAN - MORNING CHEER, INC., SANDY COVE MINISTRIES, WASTEWATER TREATEMENT PLANT IMPROVMENTS - AMEND TABLES 9 & 10 -

   Eric Sennstrom, Director, Office of Planning & Zoning introduced representatives from Morning Cheer, Inc., Sandy Cove Ministries to present their request for a text amendment to the 2004 Master Water & Sewer Plan.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the text amendment at their January 16, 2007 meeting.

Representative from Morning Cheer, Inc., and the firm of Transviron presented a request for an amendment to the 2004 Master Water & Sewer Plan, Tables 9 & 10; for the upgrade of Sandy Cove's current waste water treatment facility located from the current capacity of 55,000 gpd to 100,00 gpd. The current plant is thirty-five years old and upgrades and/or replacement are imminent.

Matt Carter, Capital Facilities Administrator, requested that this amendment be tabled to pursue discussions with Morning Cheer representatives regarding the project.

   Commissioner Guns made a motion to table this matter until the Board of Cecil County Commissioners meeting of February 6, 2007 the motion was seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approval.

- PUBLIC HEARING - NOMINATION FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION - EDWARD & MARY REYNOLDS -

   Director Sennstrom presented an application for Nomination for a Historic Designation filed by Edward & Mary Reynolds for their property located at 2062 Liberty Grove Road.

Approval has been recommended by the Historic Designation Committee and by the Planning Commission

   Motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approval.

-    PROGRAM OPEN SPACE - TOWN OF PORT DEPOSIT -

Ed Slicer, Parks & Recreation Manger and Sharon Weygand, Town Administrator, Port Deposit presented a request for Development and Capital Renewal Application and Project Agreement for the Town of Port Deposit and the Hopkins Quarry Park - Master Site Plan. The park consists of 67 acres of land to be used as a trail head for the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway. Total development cost is $53,000, local funding $13,250, the total reimbursement is $39,750.

   Motion to approve was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried.

- PUBLIC COMMENT-

Phil Pierce, 253 N. Bohemia Ave., Cecilton - presented the Board with a petition signed by Cecil County residents requesting the repair/replacement of the Mill Lane Bridge.

   Pursuant to request of the Board, Mr. Flanigan responded to request of Mr. Pierce and stated that this project is relatively low on the priority list of roads and bridges. He stated that the Department of Public Works will revisit the request in the future.

Robert Hodge, North East - commented about the Growth Study presentation and the recommendations made.

- INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION - MARYLAND WATER QUALITY FINANCING ADMINISTRATION LOAN, WASHINGTON STREET PUMP STATION & SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTION - EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS FROM THE CECIL COUNTY CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AND REFUNDING BONDS OF 2005 -

   Mr. Wein introduced three resolutions that will be presented for consideration at the Board of County Commissioners' Meeting on February 6, 2007.

   A resolution authorizing the issuance of an installment bond in the amount of $1,350,000 of the Cecil County Sanitary District Bond, Series 2007A for the purpose of financing the cost associated with the Washington Street Pump Station through the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration.

   Upon recommendation of Bond Counsel, two supplementary resolutions to Cecil County Consolidated Public Improvement and Refunding Bonds of 2005 and 2006 adopted on November 1, 2005 and the 2006 Cecil County Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds adopted on October 17, 2006 were also presented to the Board.

- APPOINTMENTS -

Historic Designation Committee

Motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approve the re-appointment of Ed and Sally Cairns to the Historic Designation Committee for a three-year term to expire on 3/1/10.

Board of Parks & Recreation

Motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve the re-appointment of Darwin Struble and Steve Minor and the new appointment of Rob Alt to the Board of Parks & Recreation for three-year terms to expire on 1/1/10.

Board of Library Trustees

Motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approve the appointment of Harry Hammond to the Board of Library Trustees for a five-year term to expire on 1/1/12.

Building Board

Motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approve the re-appointments of Gary Slagle and Dominic Scolaro to the Building Board for a five-year term to expire on 2/1/12.

Plumbing Board

Motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approve the re-appointments of Ron Dixon, Larry Crouse and Melvin Reburn to the Pluming Board for a one-year term to expire on 2/1/08.

- COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL AGREEMENT -

   Clyde Van Dyke, Director of Parks & Recreation presented the Board with a Facility User Agreement for the Cecil County Community Center. This agreement has been reviewed and recommend by the Board of Parks & Recreation.

   Motion to approve the Community Center Rental Agreement was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried.

- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS -

   W. Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented the following DPW items for consideration:

   - INTODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS    ON CHANDLEE ROAD AND FELL ROAD -

    Mr. Flanigan introduced a resolution to change the speed limit on Chandlee Road from 25 mph to 30 mph to coincide with equivalent surrounding collector roads with the same posted speed limit. The resolution also will change the speed limit on Fell Road West from 35 mph to 25 mph.

   The resolution will be presented to the Board for adoption at the February 6, 2007 Board of County Commissioners Meeting.

- BID NO. 07-39 COMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION -

   Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-39 to Primenet Inc., in the amount of $24,850.00.

- BID NO. 07-43 STONE AND RIP RAP STONE -

   Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-39 to Maryland Materials for an estimated total of $18,935.00.

- BID NO. 07-44 PORTLAND CEMENT -

   Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Guns and unanimously carried to close Bid 07-44 as a result of no responsive bidders.

- BID NO. 07-45 - WALKING FLOOR TRAILERS -

   Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Guns and unanimously carried to award Bid 07-45 to Hale Trailer Brake and Wheel, Inc., in the amount of $224,000.

- BUDGET AMENDMENT NOS. - 73 - 77 -

   Motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendments Nos. 73-77. A copy of these budget amendments are attached hereto and made part of these minutes.

   The next regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the County Administration Building, 107 North Street, Elkton, MD 21921.

   There being no further business of the County Commissioners, the meeting concluded.


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   Alfred C. Wein, Jr.
   County Administrator

Approved:

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William C. Manlove, President