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COMMISSIONERS' AGENDA
Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Invocation – Reverend Shawn Holcomb
                      Crossroad Christian Church, St. Leonard, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda

A G E N D A

      I.     PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATION                                                                                    10:05 a.m.
            1.  Sue Apple, Retirement, Prince Frederick Architectural Review Committee
            2.  American Red Cross Month -  video
            3.  Employee of the Month - February - video

     II.     APPOINTMENT - video                                                                                                         10:20 a.m.
            Calvert County Planning Commission
            One vacancy due to a term expiration

    III.     PUBLIC HEARINGS
            Department of Planning and Zoning
            1.  Installment Purchase Agreements FY 2007  -video                                                     10:30 a.m.
            2.  Budget Adjustment – Installment Purchase Agreements -  video                              10:45 a.m.

   IV.     NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                                       11:00 a.m.
            Calvert County Board of Appeals - video           
            1.  Memo from Michael Reber, Chairman, 2/26/07
                 Re:   Administrative Variances

            Department of Community Resources  - video 
            2.  Memo from Maureen Hoffman, Director, 3/01/07
                 Re:   Budget Adjustment – Old Fairgrounds Parking Lot Repairs

            Department of Finance and Budget   - video           
            3.  Memo from Tammy McCourt, Deputy Director, 2/28/07
                 Re:   Budget Adjustment – Chesapeake Ranch Water
                          Company Law Suit Expenses Update

            4.  Memo from Terry Shannon, Deputy Director, 3/01/07 - video                
                 Re:   Request to Include Special Tax District Mileage
                          on County Road to State

            Office of the County Attorney  - video 
            5.  Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 2/28/07
                 Re:   House Bill 1077 Analysis

            Department of General Services  - video
            6.  Memo from Doug Parran, Director, 3/01/07
                 Re:   Award Recommendation – Fire Suppression System for CALS

            Department of Public Works
            7.  Memo from Joyce Nalley, Capital Projects Contract Coordinator, 2/27/07  - video
                 Re:   Award Recommendation – Bridge Repairs Contract

            8.  Memo from Barry King, Chief, Utilities Division, 2/28/07 -video                 
                 Re:   Budget Adjustment – Expenses for Contracted Engineering Services
                          for Utility Relocations

             9.  Memo from Barry King, Chief, Utilities Division, 2/28/07
                  Re:   Budget Adjustment for Mason Road Well

    V.     COMMISSIONERS REPORTS - video                                                                               12:15 p.m.

   VI.     PUBLIC COMMENT  - video                                                                                                12:25 p.m.

  VII.     EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                                          12:30 p.m.
              Closed to the public pursuant to Section 10-508 of the State Government
            Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

   IV.   NEW BUSINESS continued
           Department of Economic Development
           Calvert Country Market Lease Renewal -  video     

 VIII.    WORK SESSIONS                                                                                                                   2:00 p.m.
            Department of Community Resources  -video
            1.  Memo from Maureen Hoffman, Chair
                 Calvert Housing Opportunities Committee, 2/26/07
                 Re:  Workforce / Affordable Housing

            Department of Planning and Zoning  - video
            2.  Memo from David Humphreys, Planning Commission Administrator, 2/26/07
                 Re:  Town Center Updates

            3.  Memo from Greg Bowen, Director, 2/28/07 
                 Re:  Pending Zoning Ordinance Amendments

   IX.     PUBLIC HEARING                                                                                                                 7:00 p.m.
            Department of Finance and Budget
            Memo from Tammy McCourt, Deputy Director, 2/28/07
            Re:  FY 2008 Staff Recommended Budget
            Calvert Pines Senior Center

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Executive Session Meeting
Tuesday, March 6, 2006
AGENDA

1.   Contract Negotiations [10-508 (a)(14] 
        The Board will consider recommendations from staff regarding the lease for the Calvert Country Market.

2.   Land Acquisition [10-508 (a)(3)]
      The Board will consider recommendations from staff regarding a proposed land acquisition.

This agenda is subject to change. 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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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Summary of Actions Taken
Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Presented a proclamation to Susan M. Apple upon her retirement from the Prince Frederick Architectural Review Committee, recognizing her 17 years of hard work and dedication to this committee.

Presented a proclamation recognizing the month of March as American Red Cross Month and March 6 as Hometown Heroes Day, urging all residents to prepare their families and communities for emergencies by continuing to volunteer their time, financial contributions, and blood donations to the Southern Maryland Chapter of the American Red Cross (SMCARC). The SMCARC presented the Commissioners with a plaque showing their appreciation for the support they have received from the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners.

Recognized Robert A. Gray Jr. as Employee of the Month for February 2007. Mr. Gray, a Highway Laborer/Operator within the Maintenance Bureau, Highway Maintenance Division, was recognized for the outstanding job he has done in overseeing the new Inmate Labor initiative at Highway Maintenance.

Re-appointed William B. Glascock, II, to the Calvert County Planning Commission.

Held a public hearing, approved the issuance of debt, and signed the related resolution to enter into Installment Purchase Agreements based on the five applications received from Agriculture Preservation District owners.

Held a public hearing, approved Budget Adjustment 366 in the amount of $526,500, and signed the related resolution to increase the FY 2007 budget for the Land Preservation Fund to allow for the acquisition of development rights under the County’s Leveraging and Retirement Program.

Authorized the Calvert County Board of Appeals to proceed with drafting Ordinance amendments to present to the Planning Commission, then bring back to the Board of County Commissioners with a review of the fee schedule prior to proceeding to a public hearing, authorizing the Board of Appeals Planner to hear and decide requests for administrative adjustments to local setback requirements for residential structures.

Approved Budget Adjustment 375 in the amount of $20,000 from the Commissioners' Contingency fund to cover the cost of renovating/expanding the existing park and ride lot at the old Fairgrounds.

Approved Budget Adjustment 365 in the amount of $80,367 from the Commissioners Contingency fund to be used for the additional legal, consulting, and travel expenses incurred for the law suit with the Chesapeake Ranch Water Company, which to date totals $701,799.

Directed staff to proceed with the development of a program to include certain road miles on the County’s report to the State for the Highway User Revenue (HUR) calculation and to provide for the calculation to distribute the incremental increase in HUR to the Special Tax District communities; specifically, Chesapeake Ranch Estates and Drum Point.

Directed staff to write a letter to Delegate O’Donnell thanking him for his work on House Bill 1077; however, based on State Law, this Bill is superfluous.

Awarded the Fire Suppression System for Calvert Advanced Life Support Facility Contract to Bayside Fire Protection, LLC, of Owings, Maryland, for the bid amount of $278,930.

Awarded the Bridge Repairs Contract to Chesapeake Shotcrete, Inc., of Annapolis, Maryland, for the bid amount of $95,787.50.

Approved Budget Adjustment 372 in the amount of $45,280, utilizing $16,820 from the Commissioners' Capital Contingency fund and $29,000 in savings from the Fairview Library project, to provide the funding for the engineering services necessary to relocate utilities for two State Highway Administration projects in Calvert County. Directed staff to update the budget adjustment to reflect the Commissioners’ Capital Contingency fund.

Approved Budget Adjustment 373 in the amount of $24,500 from prior years Capital Connection Fees to provide the funding for the hydrogeologic and engineering services necessary for the installation of a replacement well on the existing Mason Road Well property.

Declined to renew the lease for the Calvert Country Market.

Held a work session regarding affordable housing and authorized the following:
1.  Approved the revised guidelines for the Calvert Housing Opportunities Loan Fund for both
     development loans and single family homeownership loans.
2.  Authorized the Calvert Housing Opportunities Committee (CHOC) to work with the County
     Attorney’s Office to develop recommendations on conditions applicable to requests for wavier
     of the County’s Excise Tax, Payment in Lieu of Tax requests, and Transferable Development
     Rights waivers to maintain affordability;
3.  Directed staff to incorporate the CHOC review and comments on proposed workforce/
     affordable housing projects requesting waivers as noted in #2.

Held a work session regarding updates to the Town Center Master Plans and Zoning Ordinances. Authorized staff to begin the process of reviewing and updating the Town Center Master Plans and Zoning Ordinances in accordance with the procedure outlined in the presentation.

Held a work session regarding the pending Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Authorized staff to proceed into a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission for the pending Zoning Ordinance Amendments as presented with only minor corrections.

Held a public hearing where the staff presented the FY 2008 Staff Recommended Budget.