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COMMISSIONERS MEETING May 15, 2007
The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the Charlestown Elementary School, 550 Baltimore St., Charlestown, MD. The following members of the Board were present: William C. Manlove, Commissioner Mark H. Guns, Vice President Rebecca J. Demmler, Commissioner Brian Lockhart, Commissioner Wayne L. Tome, Sr., Commissioner Constituting a full Board. The Board adjourned into a closed session at its May 1, 2007 work session. Motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Tome to adjourn to closed session and unanimously carried, pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland State Government 10-508 (a) (7), and (14). The Board adjourned into a closed session at its May 8, 2007 work session. Motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to adjourn to closed session, pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland State Government 10-508 (a) (1), (4) & (14). The Board adjourned into a closed session at its May 15, 2007 work session. Motion was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by President Manlove and unanimously carried, pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland State Government 10-508 (a) (14). The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County, May 15, 2007 was called to order by Commissioner Manlove at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes from the May 1, 2007 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved. The minutes from the May 1, 2007 rezoning hearing were unanimously approved. The minutes from the May 1, 2007 Board of Health were unanimously approved. -COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS- President Manlove - on behalf of the entire Board, thanked the Town of Charlestown for hosting the meeting. Commissioner Lockhart - offered no comment. Commissioner Demmler - offered no comment. Commissioner Tome - offered no comment. Vice President - offered no comment. - TREASURER'S REPORT - Pamela Howard, Treasurer for Cecil County presented the Treasurer's Report for the period ending April 30, 2007. A copy of this report is incorporated into these minutes.
- PUBLIC COMMENT- Dan Schneckenburger, 142 Two Rivers Road, Chesapeake City - commented in support of the Alternative Government Initiative that was introduced at the last Board meeting and in support of the non-profit funding for groups during the upcoming fiscal year. Diana Broomell, 1000 Nesbitt Road, Colora - commented in opposition of the Alternative Government Initiative. Robert Hodge, 11 Elkside Farm Lane, North East - commented in opposition to the proposed increase to water & wastewater connection fees and rates. Tom McWilliams, 245 Plum Point Rd., Elkton - commented in support of funding the non-profit organizations in the FY 08 Budget. Charles Herzog, McCush Drive, Colora - commented in opposition to the rezoning request filed by Thomas & Darlene Kemp. Calvin A. Bonenberger, Rising Sun - commented relative to the Priority Funding Area Map Recertification that will be introduced at this meeting. - INTRODUCTION OF PRIORITY FUNDING AREA MAP - RECERTIFICATION - Eric Sennstrom, Director of Planning & Zoning presented the revised priority funding areas for the county. If approved by the Board, these areas qualify due to the new Master Water & Sewer Plan Service Areas as shown in the 2004 Master Water & Sewer Plan. If certified by Board projects in these areas may be eligible for state funding. The Priority Funding Recertification will be presented to the Board for consideration at the June 5, 2007 meeting. - AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 166, CECIL COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION - County Administrator Wein presented for consideration the amendment to Chapter 166 to the Cecil County Code deleting language relating to the political party of Ethic Commission members. A public hearing for this amendment was held at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting on May 1, 2007. Motion to approve the amendment to Chapter 166 of the Cecil County Code, Ethics Commission was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve. A copy of this ordinance is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes. - WINDING BROOK SPECIAL TAXING DISTIRCT - TRASH COLLECTION & GRASS MOWING - Administrator Wein presented for consideration the resolution continuing the Winding Brook Special Taxing District and to levy the sum of $200.50 per lot to pay the cost of trash collection and mowing of common areas. A public hearing was held by the Board at their May 1, 2007 meeting. Motion to approve the resolution was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried to approve the resolution for the continuance of the Winding Brook Special Taxing District. - AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 265 (STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS & DETAILS FOR WATER MAINS & SEWER MAINS); CHAPTER 242 (ROAD CODE & STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS); & CHAPTER 251 (STORMWATER) Administrator Wein presented the proposed ordinance to the Cecil County Code changing the definition: [Coordinate Point - An x and y pair of locational points obtained through the use of global positioning (GPS) or traditional surveying techniques as presented at public hearing on May 1, 2007. Motion to approve was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Vice President Guns and unanimously carried to approve the adoption of the ordinance. - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROPOSAL FOR "ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INITIATIVE - This proposal by the Chamber of Commerce was presented to the Board at their May 1, 2007 meeting. The proposal includes holding educational sessions at various locations throughout the county and inviting the public to attend. The Chamber is requesting that the county fund this initiative in the amount of $9000 for advertising, promotion and educational materials. Motion to reject the proposal was made by Commissioner Demmler. The motion died for lack of a second. Vice President Guns made a motion to table this proposal for further discussion. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and carried by a majority vote. VOTE: Manlove - N; Guns - Y; Demmler - N; Lockhart - Y: Tome - Y - AGREEMENT - EASTERN SHORE 2010 REGIONAL VISION - Administrator Wein presented for approval and adoption the Eastern Shore 2010 Region Vision Resolution that was presented to the Board on May 1, 2007. Motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to approve. - REZONING DECISION, FILE 2007-02 THOMAS E. KEMP AND DARLENE L. KEMP - Pursuant to the rezoning hearing held on May 1, 2007, the above application was presented for approval for the rezoning of 11.19 acres located at 1952 Colora Road, Colora, MD from Northern Agricultural Residential (NAR) to Rural Residential (RR). Motion to disapprove was made by Vice President Guns, due to no change in the area and no mistake in the 1993 Comprehensive Rezoning. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to disapprove. - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT - THE KNOLL, LLC - Director Eric Sennstorm, Office of Planning & Zoning presented the application for Agricultural Preservation for the Knoll, LLC (Land of Willis) as presented at the Board's meeting on May 1, 2007. Motion to approve was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Vice President Guns and unanimously carried to approve. - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - W. Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented the following DPW items for consideration: - GRANT OF EASEMENT - GEMCRAFT HOMES LLC - SPRING KNOLL PHASE II -
Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve the easement for Spring Knoll, Phase II. - CONTRACT AWARD BID NO. 07-54 MEADOWVIEW WATER DISTRIBUTION UPGRADES, PHASE I CHESNUT DRIVE WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-54 to Civil Utilities Construction, Inc., in the amount of $299,702. - BID AWARD NO. 07-41 - CONTRACT AWARD - REPLACEMENT OF BARKSDALE ROAD BRIDGE OVER WEST BRANCH CHRISTIANA RIVER - CE-0067 - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Vice President Guns and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-41 to Decker Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $368,679. - BID NO. 07-63 - ASPHALT OVERLAY - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-63 to Meadows Construction, Inc., in the amount of $380,377.23. - BID NO. 07-60 - TRASH REMOVAL, WINDING BROOK - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Vice President Guns and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-60 to Independent Disposal Services, Inc., in the amount of $16.26 per container.
- BUDGET AMENDMENT NOS. - 122 - 126 - Motion was made by Commissioner Demmler seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendments Nos. 122-126. 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, June 5, 2007 at 2:00 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.
_____________________________ Alfred C. Wein, Jr. County Administrator
Approved:
____________________________ William C. Manlove, President > |