The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session in the Charlestown Elementary School, 550 Baltimore Street, Charlestown, MD on Tuesday, May 17, 2005.  The following members of the Board were present:

Nelson K. Bolender, President
Harry A. Hepbron, Vice President
Phyllis Kilby, Commissioner
William C. Manlove, Commissioner
Mark H. Guns, Commissioner

Constituting a full Board.

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

The minutes from the May 3, 2005 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting were unanimously approved.

The minutes from the May 11, 2005 Board of County Commissioners Constant Yield & Proposed FY 06 Budget Hearing were unanimously approved.

-COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS-

Commissioner Manlove – commented relative to the Community College Commencement he recently attended.

Vice President Hepbron – commented about the Chesland Park Groundbreaking Ceremony the Commissioners attended last week.

President Bolender – commented about the Cecil Community College Graduation and Chesland Park.

Commissioner Kilby – commented about the March of Dimes Walk and the Perryville Spring Fling.

Commissioner Guns – thanked the Town of Charlestown for hosting the meeting, he also commented about the Eagle Scout Ceremony he attended for Scout, Marcus Strange.

- TREASURER’S REPORT –

Pamela Howard, Treasurer presented the Board with the monthly Treasurer’s Report as of April 30, 2005.

-PRESENTATION OF GRANT AWARD – LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSURANCE TRUST –

Jon Burrell and Larry Boulden, Representatives of the Local Government Insurant Trust, presented the Board of County Commissioners with a check in the amount of $6,240.00.  The grant was as a result of an application for a training grant, which was submitted by Anna Gardner, Risk Management and will be used for employee safety training and employee recognition in the area of safety. PROCLAMATION – EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK –

Commissioner Guns presented a proclamation to Jim Alfree of the Department of Emergency Services in observance of Emergency Medical Services Week, May 15-21 and encouraged all Cecil County residents to observe this week by personally acknowledging their appreciation of the services provided by this group.

-PUBLIC COMMENT –

Bill Karnuck, 230 Gour Road, Chesapeake City, MD – presented the Board with a petition to transfer private road to Cecil County.

Owen Thorne, 20 Hillwood, Elkton, MD – commented relative to growth and development issues within the county; budget concerns; staffing within the Office of Planning and Zoning; master water and sewer amendments; open government and suggestions on how to better facilitate the planning meetings.

-RESOLUTION – CONTINUATION OF THE WINDING BROOK SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT –

Dwight Thomey presented the Board with a Resolution for the continuation of the Winding Brook Special Taxing District, pursuant to Senate Bill 110; the district is to pay costs of trash collection and mowing of common areas in the amount of $140.71 per lot in the development of Winding Brook. 

-INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION – TAX REFUND FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS –

Mr. Thomey presented a Resolution for introductory purposes to the Board for a Tax Refund for Certain Disabled Veterans and Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans, pursuant to Section 7-208 of the Tax Property Article of the Maryland Code, Section 7-208(g) authorizes a refund of property taxes paid for a period of up to three years to be paid to any disabled veteran or surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who satisfies the criteria of Section 7-208 for a property tax exemption.  The Resolution will be placed on the agenda at the next meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.

-INTRODUCTION – INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR BLUE SQUARE ENERGY –

Matheu Carter presented the Board with a request for a sanitary sewer allocation and wastewater discharge permit for the North East Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and the associated collections system relative to the proposed redevelopment of the North East Plaza by Blue Square Energy; a facility engaged in receiving and processing off-spec silicon wafers of various sizes and subject to 40 CRF Part 469 which are applicable to discharges resulting from all process operations associated with the manufacture of semiconductors, except sputtering, vapor deposition, and electroplating.  This request will be placed on a future agenda for consideration.

-BIDS & AWARDS –

-BID NO. 06-03 – SYSTEMS NETWORK HARDWARE-

Upon the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Commissioner Kilby, seconded by Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid 06-03 Systems Network Hardware to P.C. Supplies in the amount of $27,190.00.

-BID NO. 05-47 – GRASS MOWING COUNTY ROADS –

Upon the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 05-47 to Magnum Construction in the amount of $87,000 and Contract Machine and Tool, Inc., in the amount of $72,800.

-BID NO. 06-02 – PRE-CAST BUILDING –

Upon the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Vice President Hepbron, seconded by Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to approve the cancellation of Bid No. 06-02 due to no responsive proposals.

-BID NO. 06-01 – ASPHALT OVERLAY –

Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove, seconded Commissioner Kilby and unanimously carried to vote on each road overlay project individually.

Motion was made by Vice President Hepbron, seconded by Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 06-01 Belvidere Road to American Infrastructure in the amount of $893,783.62.

Motion was made by Commissioner Kilby, seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 06-01 Diamond Jim Road to American Infrastructure in the amount of $50,370.00.

Discussion took place on the next item, overlay of Edgar Price Road.  Commissioner Manlove is concerned about this project, in his opinion, this is a very lightly traveled road and he does not believe that the county should bear the expense of $274,750.80 for an overlay project when there are many highly traveled roads within the county that need repair or replacement.

Vice President Hepbron questioned Director Carter as to the possibility of replacing Edgar Price Road with another road.

Director Carter advised the Board of the procedures that would be required.

Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove, seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to approve the remainder of the Bid Award, which were Rock Church and Waibel, with the exclusion of Edgar Price Road to American Infrastructure.

-BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOS. – 150 - 160

Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendments Nos. 127 – 134.

The next regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at County Administrative Building.

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

Alfred C. Wein, Jr.
County Administrator

Approved:
Nelson K. Bolender, President