Town Council Meeting #10-04
June 10, 2004
Council President Norman Pinder convened meeting #10-04 at
7:00pm
in the Town Hall. Donna Turner, Council Member Vice President, Mary
McCarthy, Council Member, Steve Kehoe, Town Attorney, Police Chief Ben
Cohey and Deana Ashley, Clerk, were
present. Acting Town
Manager Richard Conti was also present.
Welcome:
Citizens and guests were welcomed to the meeting.
Review
of Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Meeting #09-04 of
May 20, 2004
minutes were reviewed and approved as presented.
Mrs. Turner made a motion to accept the minutes; Mrs. McCarthy
seconded the motion. A vote was taken, members voted in the affirmative,
and the minutes were approved unanimously. (3 ayes)
Appearances:
Ed
Parry and Ann Harlan, Farmers Market – Mr. Parry and Mrs. Harlan
appeared to notify the Council of the upcoming schedule of the downtown
market. It will be held,
starting June 23rd or 30th, on Wednesday’s from
3-6pm
and Saturday’s from
9-12am
. Mrs. Harlan requested a
contribution from the Council to place signs at each entrance to Town at
a cost of $125. The Council
voted unanimously to approve the contribution from the community
programs account. (3 ayes) They
thanked both for their volunteer work and presentation.
Business:
1.
Contract for
Garbage Collection 2004-2006,
Island
Disposal – Approved and signed by Mr. Pinder.
2.
Second
Reading
of Ordinance O-04-04, Town of
Centreville
2004-2005 Budget – Mr. Conti read the ordinance into the record.
There being no discussion, Mrs. Turner made a motion to approve
the second reading of the budget ordinance; Mrs.
McCarthy seconded the motion. The
Council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance.
(3 ayes).
3.
Status of Sidewalk
Repairs – Mrs. McCarthy noted the disrepair of sidewalks,
especially those on
Water Street
nearing the intersection with
Liberty Street
. She requested that the
Zoning Administrator review their condition and draft a letter to notify
residents regarding compliance with sidewalk maintenance.
4.
Curbside Recycling –
Mrs. McCarthy noted her concern regarding the increased expenditures for
garbage collection and landfill fees and asked the Council and Town
Manager to examine reinstating curbside recycling and its potential to
offset garbage collection expenditures.
Maryland
Municipal League: None.
QAC Municipal League: None.
Announcements
and Correspondence: Mr.
Pinder read the announcements and correspondence into the record.
Report
of Department Heads:
Town
Clerk – Ms. Ashley
reported that the transition to in-house financial reporting would be
completed by July 2004. She
also stated that receivables to developers for URS and Zoning Inspector
costs for the second quarter would be mailed on July 1.
Chief
of Police –
·
The Chief’s report was included in the Council’s books
for their review. There was
nothing unusual to report.
·
He also reported that mandated in-service training for
2004 has been completed. Mandated
semi-annual firearms training was completed for all officers in May.
·
During May, nine ordinance warnings were issued; seven for
grass and two for abandoned vehicles.
Town Manager – Mr. Richard
Conti, Acting Town Manager reported the following:
·
The improvements to the south pump station are being
reviewed by URS and Town staff.
·
He will be attending a meeting with Mrs. Weber of MDE
regarding sewer treatment on June 17.
·
44 applications have been received for the advertised Town
Manager position; he is currently reviewing them for a selective
presentation to the Council.
Citizens
Forum:
·
Jenna Ashley,
Centreville
Plaza
– Ms. Ashley discussed the
draft of the Capacity Management Plan; a crosswalk on
Commerce Street
at Centreville National Bank and the members of the Plan Review
Committee? The Council
stated the members were as follows:
o
Alan Quimby, Queen
Anne’s County
o
Royden Powell,
Department of Agriculture
o
John Nickerson,
Queen Anne’s County
o
Stephen Kehoe,
Town Attorney
o
Steve Walls, Queen
Anne’s County
o
Richard Conti,
Acting
Town
Manager
·
Harriett Goodyouth,
Symphony
Village
– Ms. Goodyouth questioned
the Council regarding the transition to the new wastewater treatment
plant.
Mr. DeLormier, URS Engineering, reviewed the timeline, including
transferring flows by early July, lining the holding pond, and testing
pump stations.
·
Joe Paddy, Northbrook –
Mr. Paddy asked the Council about the status of allocations for
homeowners without permits in
Northbrook
. The Council advised Mr.
Paddy that the Capacity Management Plan, once approved by MDE, will
identify the number of allocations per development. The developers will
determine their individual distribution.
·
Brian Bagsted, 204 Lurgan –
Mr. Bagsted appeared before the Council to ask the Council about the
Phase 1 Northbrook homeowner’s association.
He requested their input with the developer’s legal counsel and
the possible consolidation of the three phases into one association.
·
Frank DiGialleonardo and Jeff Smith, Quail Run
– Mr. DiGialleonardo and Mr. Smith presented the Council with their
concerns regarding sediment control into the Corsica River as a result
of new development. Pictures
were distributed to support their claim of a lack/maintenance of silt
fences at development sites with tributaries to the river.
They asked for the Council’s input and oversight, along with
the Soil Conservation District and MDE, into the process as development
progresses. The Council noted they would contact the appropriate County
representatives for a status report and thanked the citizens for their
presentation.
Motion
to Adjourn: There
being nothing further to discuss, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous
vote at
8:10 pm
. (3 ayes)
Respectfully Submitted,
Deana Ashley, Clerk
