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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
December 1, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, MD. The following members of the Board were present:
Brian L. Lockhart, President Rebecca J. Demmler, Vice President Wayne L. Tome, Commissioner Robert J. Hodge, Commissioner James T. Mullin, Commissioner
Constituting a full Board.
The Board adjourned into a Closed Session at its work session on December 1, 2009 at 11:15 A.M., motion was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried pursuant to MD Annotated Code – State Government 10-508 (a) (1) personnel matters (3) consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related thereto; (7) consult with counsel to obtain legal advice. Present: Commissioners Lockhart, Demmler, Tome, Hodge and Mullin; H. Norman Wilson, Counsel; Administrator Wein; Director Flanigan, Department of Public Works; Director Thompson; Director Eric Sennstrom, Budget Manager Craig Whiteford and Vicky Rinkerman. Topics of Discussion: Indian Acres update; Consideration of acquisition of real property for public purpose, Board of Library Trustees, North East Branch proposed sites. Meeting adjourned at 12:00 P.M.
The Board adjourned into a Closed Session at its work session on December 1, 2009 at 12:35 P.M., motion was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried pursuant to MD Annotated Code – State Government 10-508 (a) (3) consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related thereto; (7) consult with counsel to obtain legal advice; (14) before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, discuss a matter directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid proposal, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process. Present: Commissioners Lockhart, Demmler, Tome, Hodge and Mullin; County Administrator Alfred Wein; Larry Haislip, Counsel; Scott Flanigan, DPW. Topics of Discussion: Port Deposit Wastewater Option Contract. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 P.M.
The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County, December 1, 2009 was called to order by Commissioner Lockhart at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The following minutes were unanimously approved by the Board:
November 3, 2009 Worksession Minutes November 3, 2009 Closed Worksession Minutes November 17, 2009 Worksession Minutes
-COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS-
Commissioner Demmler – offered no comment.
Commissioner Tome – offered no comment.
Commissioner Mullin - offered no comment.
Commissioner Hodge – commented in reference to the Indian Acres Letter of Intent and announced that the Board will be placing this matter on their December 15, 2009 agenda.
No further comment by the Board. - PUBLIC COMMENT –
Ronald Rae, 4 St. Pat's Circle, Elkton – commented in reference to the "No Smoking" policy at the Central Landfill.
- INTRODUCTORY ITEMS -
- FIRST AMENDMENT OF ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARTESIAN WATER MARYLAND AND ARTESIAN WASTEWATER MARYLAND, INC., AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEADOWVIEW FACILITY; PINEHILLS FACILITY; AND HARBOURVIEW FACILITY AND ROUTE 7 FACILITY; AND CHERRY HILL & HIGHLANDS FACILITIES –
Alfred C. Wein, Jr., County Administrator presented three Amendments of the Asset Purchase Agreements between Artesian Water, Maryland, Inc., and Artesian Wastewater Maryland, Inc., and the Board of County Commissioners extending the purchase agreements to December 31, 2010.
This matter will be presented to the Board as an action item at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on December 15, 2009.
- ACTION ITEMS –
- CURATORSHIP DONATION OF RESTORATION AGREEMENT & LEASE BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND JEFFREY M. & STEPHANIE RICKETTS, 211 BRICK MEETING HOUSE ROAD, NORTH EAST, MD –
Clyde VanDyke, Director of Parks & Recreation presented the Curatorship and Agreement of Lease between the Board of County Commissioners and Jeffrey M. & Stephanie Ricketts for the county-owned historic structure located at 211 Brick Meeting House Road. The Ricketts agree to restore, rehabilitate, and renovate the structure pursuant to a Curatorship Donation of Restoration Agreement. This lease shall be for a term beginning the date first approved and will terminate upon the death of the tenant or upon termination of the lease by either party as set forth in the agreement and was introduced at the Board's meeting on November 17, 2009. Director VanDyke advised the Board, that the concerns brought forward at the public hearing have all been addressed.
A motion to approve the Curatorship Donation of Restoration and Lease was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried. A copy of this agreement and lease is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS –
Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented the following items:
CECIL COUNTY WASTEWATER USER RATE SCHEDULE – RESOLUTION –
Director Flanigan presented the resolution presented at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on November 17, 2009 authorizing the increase of the wastewater user rate schedule from $6.11/1,000(2) to $7.03/1,0000(2) for metered customers and from $91.65/quarter to $105.45/quarter(3) for non-metered customers. The increase will take effect on January 1, 2010.
Motion to approve the increase was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried. A copy of the resolution is attached hereto, and incorporated into these minutes.
- RFP 10-07 DESIGN, PURCHASE, INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF FACILITY GENERATORS –
Upon the recommendation Director Flanigan, motion to award Bid No. 10-07, Item #5 only, Preventative Maintenance Services to Keystone Generators in the amount of $27, 328.01. The remainder of the Bid is cancelled and will be re-bid and advertised at a later time was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried to approve.
- BID AWARD NO. 10-39-53019 UPGRADE CENTRAL LANDFILL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, PHASES 4 & 5 –
Upon the recommendation Director Flanigan, motion to award Bid No. 10-39-53019 upgrade to Central to Civil Utility Construction Company in the amount of $218,000 was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve.
- OPTION CONTRACT – PROPERTY OF MARVIN D. & TINA M. CLARK FOR THE REPLACMENT OF NOTTINGHAM ROAD BRIDGE –
Upon the recommendation of Director Flanigan, motion to accept two Option Contracts for P-565 & P479, Property Owners, Marvin D. & Tina M. Clark and the Board of County Commissioners for the replacement of the Nottingham Road Bridge was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried.
- OPTION CONTRACT – PROPERTY OF CYNTHIA C. CONWAY – REPLACEMENT OF APPLETON ROAD BRIDGE –
Upon the recommendation of Director Flanigan, motion to accept the Option Contract between Cynthia C. Conway and the Board of County Commissioners for the replacement of the Appleton Road Bridge, was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried.
- BID AWARDS –
- BID NO. 10-34 – "OCEAN SYSTEMS VIDEO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM & SUPPORT OR COUNTY APPROVED EQUIVALENT" –
Upon the recommendation of the Cecil County Sheriff's Office and the Purchasing Agent, motion to approve Bid No 10-34 to Ocean Systems in the amount of $34,990.00 as presented by Administrator Wein, was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried.
- RFP – 10-05 – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & COMMISSIONING SERVICES – DETENTION CENTER CIP PROJECT
Upon the recommendation of the Commissioning Management Services Review Committee, motion to award RFP 10-05 for the Detention Center CIP Project is awarded to Turner Construction Company in the amount of $801,478.
- BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOS. 55 - 58 -
Motion was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendment Nos. 55-58. 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 on December 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, MD.
There being no further business of the County Commissioners, the meeting was adjourned.
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
December 1, 2009
The Cecil County Board of Health met at the County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, Maryland on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. The following members of the Board were present:
Brian L. Lockhart, President Rebecca J. Demmler, Vice President Wayne L. Tome, Sr., Commissioner Robert J. Hodge, Commissioner James T. Mullin, Commissioner Stephanie Garrity, Health Officer
Constituting a majority Board.
Health Officer Garrity updated the Board on the current H1N1 Flu and stated that flu activity throughout Cecil County and the State of Maryland is trending downward. The Cecil County Health Department is currently conducting vaccine clinics for "at risk" citizens and is confident that enough H1N1 vaccine will be available in the next several weeks to open clinics up to every citizen who desires vaccination.
The Health Department will continue to communicate with the citizens of Cecil County and recently mailed out an informational card to every Cecil County household providing
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