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COMMISSIONERS' AGENDA
Commissioners’ Hearing Room

TUESDAY, March 20, 2007
Invocation – Reverend Darryl C. Zoller - video
                       Smithville United Methodist Church, Dunkirk, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve the Minutes of February 27, 2007

A G E N D A

      I.     PROCLAMATION/AWARDS                                                                                  10:05 a.m.
            1.  Commission for Women -   video
            2.  Calvert County Fire Chiefs - video

     II.     APPOINTMENT                                                                                                        11:10 a.m.
             1. Calvert County Family Network Board of Directors -  video 
                 Four vacancies due to term expirations and resignations

             2.  Environmental Commission - video         
                 One vacancy due to a term expiration

             3.  Tourism Advisory Committee - video 
                 Six vacancies due to term expirations, resignations, and passing

    III.     NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                       11:25 a.m.
            Department of Economic Development
            1.  Memo from Linda Vassallo, Director, 3/15/07 -video
                 Re:   Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Update

            Office of the County Attorney
            2.  Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 2/28/07 - video
                 Re:   Amendment to Security Services Agreement

            3.  Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 2/21/07 -   video 
                 Re:   Application for Bingo License (NG Beach)

            Sheriff’s Office
            4.  Memo from Mike Evans, Sheriff, 2/14/07 - video                
                Re:   Safety Issues and Concerns on Solomons Island 

         Department of Finance and Budget   DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT WEEK
            5.  Memo from Roberta L. Baker, Purchasing Officer, 3/05/07
                 Re:   Award Recommendation:  Custodial Services – District Court/Multi-Service Center

            Department of General Services  
            6.  Memo from Harriet M. Stout, Chief Curator -video                  
                 Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum (CBRM), 3/14/07
                  Re:   Maryland Historical Trust Grant Award – CBRM

            Department of Planning and Zoning
            7.  Memo from Chris Campany, Deputy Director, 3/06/07 - video 
                Re:   Converting Lots to TDRs - #06-07 Boutiette Family Trust

            8.  Memo from Jenny Plummer-Welker, Rural Planner, 3/13/07 - video
                 Re:   Installment Purchase Agreements FY 2007

            9.  Memo from Jenny Plummer-Welker, Rural Planner, 3/13/07 - video
                 Re:   North Calvert Rural Legacy Area - Appraisals

   IV.     COMMISSIONERS REPORTS  - video                                                                   12:30 p.m.

    V.     PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                   12:40 p.m.
            There is a time limit of 5 minutes per speaker. No additional minutes or
            allotting unused minutes to an additional speaker will be permitted.

   VI.     EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                              12:45 p.m.
              Closed to the public pursuant to Section 10-508 of the State
             Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

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Executive Session Meeting
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

AGENDA

1.   Contract Negotiations [10-508 (a)(14]
      The Board will consider recommendations from staff regarding a request
        to lease County property in Lusby.

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 20, 2007

Presented proclamations to the following women of Calvert County in recognition of being Calvert County Commission for Women award recipients:  Service Award – Frances Sherman, RN, and Marguerite Bunny Tate, President, Ladies of Charity, St Anthony's Catholic Church; Advocacy Award – Pamela Williams, Clinical Supervisor for Calvert Substance Abuse Services; and Woman of Tomorrow Award – Austin Logan, employee, Mom's in The Kitchen.

Presented the following Calvert County Fire Chiefs with awards in recognition of responding to 18,337 calls for service in 2006 with a scratch rate of less than 1%:
Co. 1 – North Beach                         Billy Freesland, Chief
Co. 2 – Prince Frederick F.D.          Brian Ficke, Chief
Co. 3 – Solomons                             Joey Leonardo, Fire Chief
                                                              Ricky Smith, EMS Chief
Co. 4 – Prince Frederick Rescue   Tommy Tettimer, Chief
Co. 5 – Dunkirk                                   Merrill Wells, Chief
Co. 6 – Huntingtown                          Robert Osbourn, Chief
Co. 7 – St. Leonard                            Monty Parks, Chief
Co. 10 – CALS                                    Sharon Eskins, Chief
Co. 12 – Dive Team                           Kenny Gray, Chief

Re-appointed Lt. Col. Louis J. Oertly and Reverend Victor L. Simpson and appointed Patricia Hofmann and Brenda L. Tyrrell to the Calvert County Family Network Board of Directors.

Re-appointed Caroline Baier-Anderson to the Environmental Commission.

Re-appointed W. Kay Forman and Russell P. Mogel Jr. and appointed Linda C. Fadley, Leslie M. Downs, Nicholas D. Garrett, Tracy Cloud, and Megan Williams to the Tourism Advisory Committee.

A presentation was given by Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) concerning the recent outages and outlining their plan for improvement in service. Directed BGE to provide the Board with a list of all subdivisions served by BGE; provide the Board with a list of the number of outages sustained per customer and the resulting time out of service per customer by range, not averages; requested BGE to provide a generator for Beach Elementary in order to serve as an emergency shelter; and outline a plan to improve the customer service at the BGE call centers.

Approved the First Amendment to the Security Services Agreement with Dominion in order to more properly define the coverage that is needed.

Approved the application submitted by Bay Abner, Inc., for an NG Beach Bingo license. Directed staff to look at establishing criteria of where these will be allowed as well as a fee schedule.

Authorized the Sheriff to proceed with his recommendation regarding the Tiki Bar to allow patrons to consume alcoholic beverages within the 230 foot space on Maryland Route 2 that will be clearly cordoned off and marked for the bar’s opening weekend of April 20 - 22, 2007. Directed staff to address the concerns of the Solomons Civic Association.

Deferred New Business Item 5 – Award Recommendation: Custodial Services Contract.

Approved and authorized the President of the Board to sign the grant agreement with the Maryland Historical Trust in the amount of $5,000 for the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum and approved the related budget adjustment to establish the grant.

Approved the Certification of Development Options application submitted by James F. Hennon for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) #06-07 allowing for 2.5 TDRs. Directed staff to research what can these lots be utilized for since they are deemed non-buildable.

Authorized staff to obtain appraisals on two parcels in the North Calvert Rural Legacy Area for the Rural Legacy Program.

Authorized staff to proceed with Scenario B regarding the Installment Purchase Agreements for FY 2007 as presented, which is to buy 248 TDRs for an estimated $1,323,837 from four applicants.