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COMMISSIONERS MEETING
June 16, 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:
Rebecca J. Demmler, Vice President Robert J. Hodge, Commissioner James T. Mullin, Commissioner
Constituting a majority Board.
The Board adjourned into a Closed Session at its work session on June 9, 2009 at 10:05 A.M., motion was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried pursuant to MD Annotated Code – State Government 10-508 (a) (1) personnel matters; (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 or 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; Director Eric Sennstrom; Deputy Director Dave Hollenbaugh; Director Donna Nichols; and H. Norman Wilson, Counsel; Vicky Rinkerman. Topics of Discussion: Personnel matters – requests to fill and report from Director Nichols on sick/family leave policy; discussion of letter from IAFF Local 4645; Indian Acres update; Port Deposit wastewater proposal. Meeting adjourned at 11:25 A.M.
The Board adjourned into a Closed Session at its work session on June 16, 2009 at 9:50 A.M., motion was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Hodge and unanimously carried pursuant to MD Annotated Code – State Government 10-508 (a) (1) personnel matters; (7) consult with counsel to obtain legal advice; and (14) before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, discuss matters directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or 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 Demmler, Hodge and Mullin; County Administrator Alfred Wein; Director Eric Sennstrom; Director Scott Flanigan; H. Norman Wilson, Counsel; Vicky Rinkerman. Topics of Discussion: Port Deposit wastewater discussions; Indian Acres update; personnel matters; Electrical Inspections study discussion. Meeting adjourned at 11:40 A.M.
The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County, June 16, 2009 was called to order by Commissioner Demmler at 2:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The following minutes were unanimously approved by the Board:
May 26, 2009 Budget Adoption Minutes May 26, 2009 Closed Worksession Minutes May 26, 2009 Worksession Minutes June 2, 2009 Worksession Minutes
-COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS-
Commissioner Mullin – commented about the Cecil College Scholarship that he presented at Bohemia Manor High School and of the event he attended at Elk Landing.
No further comment.
- TREASURER'S REPORT –
Pamela Howard, Cecil County Treasurer, presented the monthly cash report as of May 31, 2009. A copy of this report is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- PUBLIC COMMENT –
Nancy Schwerzler commented about the efforts of the Cecil County SPCA, Inc., and the Board of County Commissioners to effectively provide animal control services to the citizens of Cecil County and the outcome of the investigation conducted.
- INTRODUCTORY ITEMS -
- CECIL COUNTY ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL CONTRACT –
Alfred C. Wein, Jr., County Administrator introduced the Cecil County Animal Care & Control Contract that is currently under review by the Cecil County Commissioners and the Cecil County SPCA. Administrator Wein advised that the Agreement to extend contract between the Board of County Commissioners and the Cecil County SPCA, Inc., that is listed on the agenda as an action item will enable the Board and the SPCA to continue their efforts in formulating a new contract, and that contract is anticipated to be presented at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on July 21, 2009.
- ACTION ITEMS –
- APPOINTMENTS –
The following appointments were presented to the Board for consideration:
Susquehanna Workforce Network – reappointment of the following members for three-year terms to expire on June 30, 2012:
Roy Clough, Rick Stapleford & Bernard DiMarinis
Board of Library Trustees – Stephen Naughton to fulfill the term of Patricia Crouch, term to expire on January 30, 2013.
Motion to approve the appointments as recommended was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Hodge and unanimously carried.
- AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CECIL COUNTY SPCA, INC., TO JULY 31, 2009 –
Administrator Wein presented an agreement to extend the contract between the Board of County Commissioners and the Cecil County SPCA, Inc., until July 31, 2009.
Commissioner Hodge commented that contract should reflect compensation for the extension period in accordance with the FY 2010 approved budget for Animal Control Services.
Motion to extend the contract until July 31, 2009 was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried. A copy of this agreement is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- AMENDMENT #1 – OPERATIONS AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARTESIAN UTILITY DEVELOPMENT, INC., AND THE CECIL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS –
Motion to approve Amendment #1 – Operations Agreement between Artesian Utility Development Inc. and the Cecil County Department of Public Works for the term as defined within the agreement and as presented at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 2, 2009 was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and unanimously carried. A copy of the amendment is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- AMENDMENT #1 – CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF SEWER HOOK-UP FEES, MOLITOR JOINT VENTURES, LLC –
Motion to approve Amendment #1 Agreement for Conditional Waiver of Sewer hook-up fees water and wastewater management agreement dated May 5, 2009 between the Board of County Commissioners and Molitor Joint Ventures, LLC, as presented at the Board's meeting on June 2, 2009 was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried. A copy of this agreement is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes. - PROGRAM OPEN SPACE, CECIL COUNTY CONOWINGO PARK DEVELOPMENT II – AMENDMENT II -
Clyde Van Dyke, Director of Parks & Recreation presented the Development and Capital Renewal Application and Project Agreement for the Conowingo Park Development II, Amendment II in the amount of $57,076.80. This project consists of continued work on the northern section of the 32 acre park, including relocation of utility poles, SHA requirements, park entrance, parking lot, stormwater management, athletic fields and tennis courts.
Motion to approve the Program Open Space, Cecil County Conowingo Park Development II Amendment was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried.
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS –
Scott Flanigan, Director of Public Works presented the following items:
- INTRODUCTION – AMENDMENT #1 WATER & SEWER ALLOCATION BETWEEN MECHANICS VALLEY LLC AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS –
Director Flanigan introduced Amendment #1 Water & Sewer Allocation between the Board of County Commissioners and Mechanics Valley LLC for a two year extension from the original agreement dated July 30, 2007 for the subdivision known as "The Mews at North East Creek". Pursuant to approval by the Board the agreement would be extended through January 13, 2013.
This agreement will be presented to the Board for consideration at the July 21, 2009 Board meeting.
- BID AWARD NO. 10-03- PAINTING OF MERRY KNOLL BRIDGE –
Upon the recommendation of Director Flanigan, motion to award Bid No. 10-03, Painting of Merry Knoll Bridge to K&K Painting & Construction Co., in the amount of $59,400, was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried.
Director Flanigan advised that the Cecil County Landfill will be open on Friday, July 3, 2009, however, will be closed on Saturday, July 4, 2009 in observance of Independence Day.
- RFP 10-01 HEALTH CARE SERVICES -
Upon the recommendation of the Sheriff, motion to award RFP No. 10-01 to Conmed, Inc., in the amount of $1,289,766 for General Medical Services and $66,744 for Mental Health Services a four-year contract with two one-year renewals, was made by Commissioner Mullin, seconded by Commissioner Hodge and unanimously carried.
- RFP 10-03 LAND PRESERVATION PARKS & RECREATION –
Upon the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Board, motion to award RFP 10-03 2011 Land Preservation Plan to Environmental Resources Management in the amount of $23,995.00 was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried.
- BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOS. 132-137 & BOARD OF EDUCATION AMENDMENT NO. 3/1/09 – 4/30/09 –
Motion was made by Commissioner Hodge, seconded by Commissioner Mullin and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendment Nos. 132-137 and the Board of Education Amendment. 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 July 21, 2009 at 2:00 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. > |