Town Council
Work Session
December 7,
2004
Norman Pinder, Town Council President, convened a work session at 3:05pm
in Town Hall. Donna Turner, Council Vice-President, Mary McCarthy,
Council Member, Royden Powell, Town Manager, and Deana Ashley, Clerk
were also all in attendance.
Welcome: Citizens and guests were welcomed to the
meeting.
Business:
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Public Works Agreement
Amendment, Northbrook 2 and 3 – Mr. Powell summarized the need for
the amendment as a $1,900 fee to be charged to the remaining building
permits at Northbrook to offset the costs of upgrades to the north
pumping station and the arsenic treatment facility. He reported that
Mr. Kehoe had reviewed and approved the document. There being no
further discussion, Mrs. Turner made a motion to approve the amended
agreement; Mrs. McCarthy seconded the motion. The Council voted
unanimously to approve the amendment (3 ayes).
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Public Works Agreement,
Ridgeview (Bozek) – Mr. Powell summarized the agreement between
the Town, Mr. Bozek and Mr. Kuechler of Chesapeake Contractors. There
was a discussion of the specifications included in the document; Mr.
Powell and the other parties will meet to discuss possible revisions
to technical specifications. Mrs. McCarthy received confirmation from
Mr. Bozek that he will provide staff with a letter of credit
sufficient for the infrastructure work. Mrs. Turner questioned the
validity of the 6-month old bid? Mr. Kuechler stated the $97,000
proposal was still valid, with the possibility of a $5,000-$6,000
change order as a result of engineer’s revisions. There being no
further discussion, Mrs. Turner made a motion to approve the
agreement; Mrs. McCarthy seconded the motion. The Council voted
unanimously to approve and sign the agreement (3 ayes).
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Draft of Loitering
Ordinance – The Council discussed the need to have input from
counsel and Chief Cohey in order to review the draft legislation.
Mrs. Turner made a motion to postpone the discussion; Mrs. McCarthy
seconded the motion. The Council voted unanimously to table the
discussion (3 ayes).
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Subdivision Moratorium
– Mr. Powell reported that the April building moratorium
prohibited the subdivision of land. However, the interim relief
granted by MDE recognizes the permit request by Hospice of Queen
Anne’s County. Mrs. McCarthy noted that the Council’s intention with
the Capacity Management Plan was to include allocations for the
hospice facility, but that other subdivisions were not to be
considered until future notice. Mr. Pinder and Mrs. Turner agreed
with her statement and advised Mr. Powell to seek counsel’s advice on
a remedy to facilitate Hospices’ request in lieu of the current
language in the moratorium legislation.
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Resolution for
Collection of Bay Restoration Fund (Flush Tax) Fees –
Mr. Powell reported that state legislation required municipalities to
begin collection of a “flush tax”, which
adds a $2.50 per month charge to pay for sewage treatment plant
improvements. The Council discussed the specifics of the collection
process and instructed staff to make the information available to
consumers as quickly as possible for implementation by January 1,
2005.
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Wireless Internet Access
to Tower Lease – Mr. Powell presented the Council with a draft
lease agreement from Bay Broadband Communications to place equipment
on the downtown water tower to provide and sell wireless internet
service to users within a 3 mile radius. The Council discussed the
other vendor lease agreement and Mr. Powell stated that there would
not be interoperability concerns. A representative from Bay Broadband
will make a presentation to the Council at their December 16th
meeting.
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“Welcome to Centreville”
Signs – Mr. Pinder questioned the status of relocating the current
welcome signs? Mr. Duffey of the Centreville Business Park stated
that he would request the sign be removed from his property; Mr.
Duffey noted that the SHA advised the sign conflicts with the “line of
sight” to the entrance at the CBP. The Council then requested Mr.
Powell contact Mr. Kiel of SHA and report back on the status of the
origin/destination study, the light at Coursevall, the reduction of
speed limits on entry to both sides of town, and the light at the
213/301 overpass. The Council also instructed Mr. Powell to pursue
new signs to include solar-powered lighting.
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Water Quality on Jones
St – Mr. Pinder requested Mr. Powell address the water quality
concerns by homeowners on Jones Street. There was a general
discussion on the process and status of flushing hydrants.
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Recycling Bins at Public
Areas – Mrs. Turner requested Mr. Powell follow-up on the offer by
Commissioner Cassell to provide the Town with “igloos” to be placed at
ACME and Food Lion parking lots.
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Appraisal of Railroad
Property – Mrs. McCarthy questioned the status of the appraisals
on the railroad property. Mr. Powell noted that he would contact the
vendor and follow-up with Mr. Fabula of the MDTA.
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Town Council Meeting
Agenda Development – Mrs. Turner requested that items for
regularly scheduled meetings be approved by the Council prior to the
scheduled date, possibly at the preceding work session? There was a
general discussion on the process.
Citizens Forum: None
The Council confirmed their next work session - Monday, December 13 at
4pm in Town Hall.
Motion to Adjourn: There being nothing further to
discuss, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at
4:05pm. (3 ayes)
Respectfully Submitted,
Deana Ashley, Clerk |
