Town Council Meeting #17-04
October 6, 2004
Council President Norman Pinder convened meeting #17-04 at
7:04 p.m.
in the Town Hall. Donna
Turner, Council Vice President, Mary McCarthy, Council Member,
Royden Powell
, Town Manager, Police Chief Ben Cohey, Steve Kehoe, Town Attorney, and
Jane Saulsbury, Administrative Assistant, were present.
Deana Ashley, Town Clerk, was absent due to illness.
Welcome:
Mr. Pinder welcomed citizens and guests to the meeting.
Review of
Minutes from Previous Meeting: Minutes
were not available due to the illness of the Town Clerk.
Appearances:
1.
Farmer’s Market
- Mr. Ed Parry,
chairman of the Farmer’s reported on the success of this summer’s
Farmer’s Market. There was
an excellent turn-out with many participants.
2.
Christmas Parade
- Mr. Parry requested
formal permission from the Town Council for the annual Christmas parade
to be held on
Friday, December 3, 2004
. It was moved and seconded
by Mrs. Turner and Mrs. McCarthy, respectively to approve the proposed
annual Christmas parade which will be held on Friday, December 3rd,
leaving from the Queen Anne’s
County
High School
. All being in favor, the motion passed.
Business:
1.
Second
Reading
of Resolution R-03-04 -
Mr. Pinder read Resolution R-03-04 which increases the
landfill tipping fee from $12.50 per quarter to $37.50 per quarter
because the $12.50 fee is insufficient to cover the cost of Category I
Waste removal. It was moved
and seconded by Mrs. Turner and Mrs. McCarthy, respectively, to approve
Resolution R-03-04. All
being in favor the motion carried. (Mr.
Kehoe advised that Resolutions only require one (1) reading.
2.
Capacity Management
Plan -
Resolution R-04-04,
being the document prepared by the Town Council, to accompany the
Capacity Management Plan to the Maryland Department of the Environment,
was read by Mr. Steve Kehoe, Town Attorney.
Mr. Kehoe reviewed Exhibit “A” with the Town Council
highlighting updates and amendments made to the draft document. Most of
the changes were relative to increasing the original projected gallons
of water to be used per day for
Symphony
Village
, North Brook, Wetherbee and
Centreville
Plaza
. After discussion, it was
moved and seconded by Mrs. McCarthy and Mr. Pinder, respectively, to
sign the Resolution and send it on to M.D.E. with Exhibit “A,” being
the “
Town of Centreville
,
Maryland
, Waste Water Treatment Capacity Management Plan.
After discussion and all Council being comfortable with the
document, the vote was called. All
being in favor, the motion carried.
3.
First Reading of
Ordinance No. 07-04 -
Ordinance No. 07-04, whereby the Town agrees to perform a study
of inflow and infiltration (“I & I”) into its wastewater
treatment system by URS, was read by Mr. Pinder.
The anticipated cost of the I & I study is $20,000.00.
Exhibit A, attached, is a proposal for professional engineering
services by URS “to locate the sources of extraneous flow into the
wastewater collection system flow to the Centreville WWTP.”
A special assessment tax of $200 will be imposed on any building
permit that will require a sewer hook-up.
After discussion, it was moved and seconded by Mrs. Turner and
Mrs. McCarthy, respectively, to approve Ordinance No. 07-04, which
assessed a $200 fee on each building permit for the I & I study
until the study is paid in full. All
being in favor, the motion passed.
Maryland
Municipal League Report
Mr. Powell will attend the Maryland Municipal League Fall
Conference October 21, 22, and 23 at Rocky Gap,
Cumberland
,
Maryland
.
Queen
Anne’s County Municipal League Report
Mr. Powell reported he is planning to host a meeting of Queen
Anne’s County Municipalities here in the Town Hall to discuss
affordable housing. A date
has not been set although it is hoped they can meet in November.
Mr. Kehoe suggested that planners from neighboring counties might
be invited to contribute their expertise.
Announcements
Mr. Pinder read the announcements and noted that the Town Hall
will be closed on Monday, October 11th in observance of
Columbus Day. Also, there
will be a MD. Dept. of Transportation meeting with Secretary Flanagan on
Tuesday, October 12th, beginning at
1:30 p.m.
in the
County
Commissioner
’s meeting room at
107 North Liberty Street
. Mr. Bob Kiel, of the State
Highway Administration is scheduled to present traffic survey results at
4:00 p.m.
Correspondence
A letter and report were received from Jamie Trego thanking the
Town Council for their contribution which enabled her to have this
wonderful experience visiting
England
,
Ireland
,
Scotland
and
Wales
.
A thank you note was received from Mr. Pinder for the fall flower
arrangement in honor of his retirement from the U.S. Postal system.
Citizen’s
Forum
Mr. Stoney Duffey asked if a commercial property owner will have
to have his request for sewer allocations reviewed by U.R.S. and paid
for prior to final site plan approval and issuance of a building permit.
Mr. Kehoe advised that a public hearing will be held and a
determination made for how best to amend the requirements relative to
sewer allocations. Mr.
Duffey also reported that there seems to be a hold-up on approval of the
road plan for the business park.
Ms. Jenna Ashley asked what progress had been made on creating a
loitering ordinance. She was
advised that sample language is being sought.
Ms. Ashley also requested that the Town Council consider policies
on skateboarding and recycling.
Report of
Department Heads
Town Clerk
-
None.
Chief of
Police -
·
All officers are scheduled for mandatory firearm training
for night fire this month. This
will complete their firearms training requirements for 2004.
·
The Centreville Police Dept. is partnering with the Q.A.C.
Dept. of Emergency Services who has received a grant from Homeland
Security to be used for law enforcement purposes.
·
The CPD has received a $28,000 grant from the Governor’s
Office of Crime Control and Prevention to be used to fund purchase of
Mobile Data Terminals for CPD patrol vehicles.
·
The Chief will be attending the MD Chief’s of Police
Association annual fall conference in
Ocean
City
next week.
·
All weather patrol jackets for being purchased for CPD
personnel.
·
The Chief requested that the Town Council consider
increasing security measures for the pumps at Tanyard Farm and other
locations were equipment is vulnerable.
Mr. Pinder asked Mr. Powell to contact some fencing
companies and research the cost. Mr.
Powell responded that this is a topic that will be discussed at the MML
Fall Conference which he will be attending
Town Manager
-
1. Mr. Powell
introduced Mr. Mark Prouty of U.R.S., who gave a status report on the
Wastewater Treatment Plant project.
They have started sending water to the new irrigation lagoon.
The flow meter is working properly and the water quality is
“even better” than he expected.
The old plant is slowly being demolished.
In the near future, there will be a meeting of the operators, URS
representatives and Mr. Powell to formulate operation procedures.
George & Lynch will give a quote on security fencing for the
new WWTP. The price, $40 per
linear foot, has escalated due to the rising cost of steel.
Mr. Proudy suggested that while URS has specialists who handle
fencing issues, that there are less expensive resource people the Town
may use to assess security measures.
2. Mr. Prouty
suggested that, while there is a table of calculations available to
determine a standard for assessing daily usage of water for
“Equivalent Dwelling Units,” there
are often “holes” in the tables which allow discrepancies.
“Some circumstances just don’t fit.”
A case in point is the
Symphony
Village
swimming pool/community center. Peaks
need to be brought into the calculation.
He advised that there should be a component in the “table” to
give developers an opportunity to challenge the criteria.
Mr. Proudy stated he had used the number of parking spaces at the
community center to suggest twenty-six (26) allocations.
After further research and looking at other similar facilities
with Mr. Alan Quimby of the Q.A.C. Sanitary District, it was determined
that three (3) is more realistic than twenty-six (26).
It is important to reserve the right to go back and modify
allocations if it is determined they are too low or too high.
The swimming pool will not discharge any water into the Town’s
sewer system. The filtration
system will be periodically removed and taken off-site to be cleaned.
(This is new information form the pool contractor.)
3. Mr. Powell
reported that the Maryland Department of the Environment is
investigating complaints against Miller Environmental relative to the
incident on August 28 at the South Pump Station.
4. Mr. Powell has
spoken with Faith Rossing, Q.A.C. Planning Director,
to advise that the Town is ready to begin its Community Plan
update. She advised that the
County has some budget issues that will deter the County’s update to
its comprehensive plan.
5. The design
possibilities for sidewalks from
Centreville
Heights
to Hardees are under consideration.
It may be that there would have to be a transition area marked on
the roadway at the top of the hill where there isn’t enough width for
a sidewalk.
6. The State Highway
Administration tour is coming up.
7. Mark Freestate,
insurance underwriter for the Town, will tour our facilities.
8. Conectiv Power is
requesting that the Town grant a utility easement inside the old gat at
the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Mr. Stoney Duffey asked if
Symphony
Village
or some other project does not need as many allotments as previously
expected, would there be a rebate? Mr.
Powell advised that you can’t go backwards because it would undercut
the amount of money projected to cover the cost of the utility.
Motion to
Adjourn
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned
at
8:18 p.m.
by motion and second of Mrs. Turner and Mrs. McCarthy, respectively.
All being in favor, the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Saulsbury
Administrative Assistant
