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Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County
Calvert County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Invocation – Father Richard Gardiner
                       Our Lady Star of the Sea, Solomons, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda

AGENDA

      I.   PRESENTATION                                                                                                                  10:05 a.m.
           
Calvert Marine Museum
           Publication:  Islands in a River, Solomons and Broomes Island

     II.   NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                                   10:15 a.m.
           Department of Finance and Budget
           1.  Memo from Sharon Strand, Capital Projects Coordinator, 9/22/08
                Re:   Budget Adjustment for Shores of Calvert

           2.  Memo from Roberta L. Baker, Purchasing Officer, 9/22/08
                Re:   Award Recommendation – Fall 2008 Critical Area Reforestation Project

           3.  Memo from Roberta L. Baker, Purchasing Officer, 9/23/08
                Re:   Award Recommendation – Fuel Control and Data Acquisition System

    III.   PUBLIC HEARINGS
           Department of Economic Development                                                                         10:30 a.m.
           1.  Memo from Linda S. Vassallo, Director, 9/22/08
               Re:   West Dares Beach Road Development Agreement (John M. Gott)

           Department of Finance and Budget                                                                                10:45 a.m.
           2.  Memo from Terry L. Shannon, Director, 9/29/08
                 Re:   Amendments to the Calvert County Employees Retirement Savings Plan,
                          the Calvert County Employees Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement, and
                          the Calvert County Sheriff’s Department Trust Agreement

     II.   NEW BUSINESS continued . . .                                                                                          11:00 a.m.
           Sheriff’s Office
           4.  Memo from Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl, Assistant Sheriff, 9/23/08
                Re:   Budget Adjustment – Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention
                         CCTV/Pole Cameras Grant

           5.  Memo from Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl, Assistant Sheriff, 9/23/08
                Re:   Budget Adjustment – Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention
                         Mobile Data Terminals Grant

           Department of Planning and Zoning
           6.  Memo from Gregory A. Bowen, Director, 9/24/08
                Re:   Creation of a Green Team and Adoption of Actions

           7.  Memo from Veronica Cristo, Planner II, 9/22/08
                Re:   Certification of Development Options – APD #05-19 thru #05-21
                          Goldstein Property

           8.  Memo from Veronica Cristo, Planner II, 9/22/08
                Re:   Certification of Development Options – APD #06-09
                          Walter B. & Doris A. Sheer, C. B. Bernie Fowler, Inc., and
                          Kings Ridge of Calvert, LLC

   IV.   COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS                                                                                            11:30 a.m.

    V.   PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                               11:40 a.m.
           There is a time limit of 5 minutes per speaker. No additional minutes or
           alotting unused minutes to an additional speaker will be permitted.

 

This agenda is subject to change and the times listed are approximate.
If any items are added for consideration, they will be included on a
revised agenda that will be issued prior to the closed session.
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Summary of Actions Taken

Doug Alves, Director, Calvert Marine Museum, and Richard Dodds, Curator of Maritime History, presented each Commissioner with a signed copy of the book Islands in a River Solomons and Broomes Island, Maryland. This 230-page book by Richard Dodds is based on a decade of collecting information about both places and then documenting their histories in detail tracing back to the 19th century, including historic photographs. It may be purchased from the Calvert Marine Museum Store.

Approved Budget Adjustment #150, reallocating $57,603 from Stormwater Management to the Shores of Calvert project and restored the grant funding back to the Transportation Study Program.

Awarded Kelly’s Tree and Lawn Service, of Owings, Maryland, the Fall 2008 Critical Area Reforestation Project contract for the Package 3 bid amount of $18,672.50.

Awarded Petroleum Services, Inc., of Baltimore, Maryland, the Fuel Control and Data Acquisition System contract for the total lump sum bid amount of $30,269.

Approved Budget Adjustment #170 in the amount of $39,727 in order to set up the grant awarded by the Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for CCTV/Pole Cameras for use by the Sheriff’s Office. Commissioner Kelley directed staff to inform the Board as to how many of these cameras there will be and when they will be operational.

Held a public hearing and approved the Development Agreement with John M. Gott to develop a parcel of property on the proposed West Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick. The property will have a residential and commercial component, will provide senior and workforce housing, and is zoned Town Center. Commissioner Clark directed staff to inform the Board of the length of the road Mr. Gott is building as part of this Agreement.

Held a public hearing and approved the proposed amendments to the County’s pension and retirement plans.

Approved Budget Adjustment #169 in the amount of $29,188 in order to set up the grant awarded by the Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for Mobile Data Terminals for use by the Sheriff’s Office.

Approved the following applications for certification of development options:
      APD #05-19        Goldstein Property                        127.273 acres              139 development options
      APD #05-20        Goldstein Property                          54.574 acres                67 development options
      APD #05-21        Goldstein Property                            51.25 acres                51 development options
      APD #06-09        Walter B. & Doris A. Sheer;                62.5 acres                58 development options
                                    C.B. Bernie Fowler, Inc.; and
                                     Kings Ridge of Calvert, LLC

Appointed the following persons to the Calvert County Green Team:  Terry Shannon, Sharon Strand, Terry Carlson, Lynn Thomas, Mark Willis, Debbie Shirley, Wilson Freeland, Joe Klausner, Maureen Hoffman, Joe Hawxhurst, Jim Shepherd, and Greg Bowen. Directed staff to undertake the actions as discussed during the presentation. Commissioner Stinnett directed staff to provide the actual savings in a chart form of different scenarios; provide information on the County’s spending/savings; and develop/encourage incentives for employee savings ideas. Commissioner Kelley directed staff to invite the person from the Board of Education that is in charge of their program to participate in the County’s Green Team. Commissioner Parran directed staff to look at the ways the County purchases computers, as well as a way to cool each machine in a computer room vs. the entire room.

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