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COMMISSIONERS MEETING June 5, 2007
The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the County Administrative Building, 107 North Street, Elkton, MD, on June 5, 2007. The following members of the Board were present: William C. Manlove, President Mark H. Guns, Vice President Rebecca J. Demmler, Commissioner Brian Lockhart, Commissioner
Constituting a majority Board.
The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Manlove at 2:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes from the May 8, 2007 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved. The minutes from the May 15, 2007 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved. The minutes from the May 29, 2007 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved.
-COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS- Vice President Guns - offered no comment. Commissioner Lockhart - offered no comment. President Manlove - offered no comment. Commissioner Demmler - offered no comment. - PUBLIC HEARINGS - - CECIL COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES & PROCEDURES - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS- The public hearing scheduled for 2:00 has been postponed and will be held at 5:30 to allow for attendance by county employees who wish to do so. - FELL ROAD ABANDONMENT - Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented a petition filed by Leonard E. Wilson, Jr., requesting that Fell Road be formally abandoned or reopened and maintained by the County. The portion of road runs adjacent to the Wilson property beginning at Wilson Road running easterly to the North East Creek. The total distance of roadway is 2,567 along the roadway and is 16' wide. The total acreage to be abandoned is 0.942 acres. This portion of Fell Road as been closed to traffic since 1999 due to the washout of Fell Road Bridge during Hurricane Floyd and is in considerable disrepair. The Department of Public Works is recommending that the rehabilitation and reopening would not be beneficial to the county as it serves only one residence. Therefore, it is recommended that the portion of Fell Road be formally abandoned. COMMENT SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: Harold Fogleman, 1174 Wilson Road, Rising Sun, MD - submitted a letter to the Board formally opposing the abandonment. Peter Kirsch, Esquire - appeared on behalf of Harold Fogleman in opposition to the request to abandon Fell Road. Leonard Wilson, Jr., - spoke in support of his request. This request will be placed on the Board of County Commissioners Agenda for their June 19, 2007 meeting as an action item. - PUBLIC COMMENT - Tom McWilliams, 245 Plum Point Road - commented in opposition to proposed changes to intersections located at Route 40 and Old Elk Neck Road and Nottingham and Thiokol roads. Laura Shanahan, Elkton, MD - commented in support of moving forward with the Cherry Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements. Dianna Broomall, Colora, MD - commented about the plan for the Cherry Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant. Additionally, she commented about the proposal for the University of Maryland conducting public awareness outreach for alternative government forms. - CECILTON ANNEXATION RESOLUTION - Eric Sennstrom, Director of Public Works presented the Board with a resolution from the Town of Cecilton proposing the annexation to add a land parcel known as Tax Map 57, Parcel 90 into the Town of Cecilton. The annexation is proposing to change the parcel's zoning designation to the Town's Highway Commercial (HC) from the County's Town Residential (TR). This resolution will be presented to the Board at their June 19, 2007 meeting. - DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS - Donna Nichols, Director of Human Resources presented a recommendation to the Board to change vendors for the County's Deferred Compensation Plan. In response to an RFP that was submitted and reviewed by an oversight committee; it is the recommendation of that committee to partner with the Board of Education and hire Met Life to administrate the Deferred Compensation Plan. The recommendation will placed on the Board's agenda for their June 19, 2007 meeting as an action item. - APPOINTMENTS - Motion was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve the following appointments: Cecil Partnerships for Children, Youth & Families Kevin Lundin, term to expire 3/1/08 Reed Gehring, term to expire 3/1/08 CecilCountyMental Health Partnerships
Re-appoint Marie Letiecq - 3 year term to expire 6/30/10
Commission on Aging Diane Fox - Reappointment. - 3 year term to expire 6/30/10 The following are new appointments, term to expire 6/30/10: Bruce Fink Barbara Kolsum Barbara Rea Gail Toohey Wilma Fitzner - PRIORTY FUNDING AREA MAP - Eric Sennstrom, Director of Planning & Zoning presented the revised priority funding areas for the county, these areas are reflective of the 2004 Master Water and Sewer Plan; and was introduced at the Board's May 29, 2007 meeting. Motion to approve the Priority Funding Recertification Map was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve. -DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - W. Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented the following items for the Board's consideration: - TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FOR BARKSDALE ROAD BRIDGE- Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Vice President Guns and unanimously carried to grant a temporary construction easement between the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County and Edwin J. and Cynthia M. Chatham. BID NO. 07-53 WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-53 as follows: Gulbransen Technologies, Inc., $82,239 - Aluminum Chloride Solution Univar USA Inc., $51,384 - C12 Gas; SO2 Gas; Soda Ash & Sodium Hypochlorite Coyne Chemical Inc., $2,678.84 - HTH Granular & Sodium Bisulfite Gran Tech Polydyne Chemical $18,480 - Polymer Greer Industrices, Inc., $20,700 - Lime Bulk, Hi Calcium Hydrate Siemens Water Technologies Corp. $9270 - Ferrous Sulfate Shannon Chemical Corporation - $2,681.73 - Polyphosphate Basic Chemical Solutions - LLC - $9750 - Sodium Hydroxide - BID NO. 07-59 - GUIDE RAIL INSTALLATION & REPAIR - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-59 to Collinsion, Inc., in the amount of $97,835. - BID NO. 07-61 SULLAIR 225H PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to withdraw Bid No. 07-61. - BID NO. 07-02 - REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE CE-018 - STEVENSON ROAD - Upon the recommendation of Mr. Flanigan, motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 07-02 for the replacement of the Stevenson Road Bridge to Kinsley Construction, Inc., in the amount of $496,374. - BID NO. 07-52 - SHERIFF'S OFFICE TAILORED UNIFORMS - Upon the recommendation of the Sheriff and the Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 05-52 to Red the Uniform Tailor as outlined in the bid package. - BUDGET AMENDMENTS - 127 - 135- Motion was made by Vice President Guns, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendments Nos. 127-135. A copy of these budget amendments are attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes. The next regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the County Administrative Building, 107 North Street, Elkton MD. There being no further business of the County Commissioners, the meeting was adjourned. 5:30 P.M. The Board of County Commissioners reconvened for the purposes of a public hearing. In attendance were: President William C. Manlove Vice President Mark H. Guns Commissioner Rebecca J. Demmler Commissioner Wayne L. Tome, Sr. The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. - PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CECIL COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES & PROCEDURES - Donna Nichols, Director of Human Resources presented the proposed amendments to the Cecil County Personnel Policies & Procedures Manual. A copy of the proposed amendments are attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes. COMMENTS SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: The following persons addressed the Board by expressing their feelings, desires and/or comments pertaining to the proposed amendments to the Cecil County Personnel Policies & Procedures.
Robin Coyle Anna Williams Deborah Graham Jackie Mills Gale Dempsey Lydia Gambill Pamela Howard, Treasurer Lisa Thomas John Curtis Betty Patterson The proposed amendments will be placed on the Board of County Commissioner's agenda as an action item at the June 19, 2007 meeting. 7:00 P.M. The Board reconvened at 7:00 p.m. for a special presentation to Cecil County Boy Scout Troops. - CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION - BOY SCOUTS - Certificates of Recognition for the Boy Scouts recognizing their achievement to Eagle Scout and First Class Boy Scout were awarded by President Manlove, Commissioner Demmler and Commissioner Tome.
_____________________________ Alfred C. Wein, Jr. County Administrator
Approved: ____________________________ William C. Manlove, President > |