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COMMISSIONERS' AGENDA
Commissioners’ Hearing Room

TUESDAY, June 12, 2007
Invocation –    Reverend F. Paul Liersmann
                          First Lutheran Church, Sunderland, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance - video
Approve Agenda - video
Approval of Minutes of May 15, 2007 - video

AGENDA

      I.     PRESENTATIONS                                                                                                10:05 a.m.
             Employee Recognition Committee 2007 Scholarship Awardees - video

     II.     APPOINTMENTS                                                                                                  10:15 a.m.
             1.  Agriculture Commission
                  One vacancy due to a previous resignation - video

             2.  Commission on Aging
                  Five vacancies due to term expirations and one resignation - video

    III.     NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                   10:20 a.m.
            Environmental Commission
            1.  Memo from Brendan Sweeney, Chair, 6/06/07
                 Re: Briefing on Environmental Commission Goals and Activities - video

            Department of Planning and Zoning
            2.  Memo from Veronica Cristo, Planner II, 6/06/07
                 Re: Certification of Development Options – APD #95-7 - video
                         Laura E. Katz, George J. Weems Jr., Thomas L. Weems,
                         Marsha Wall Taylor, Courtney Weems-Looman, and Thomas I. Weems III

            3.  Memo from Veronica Cristo, Planner II, 5/30/07
                 Re:  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation District Agreements - video

            Department of Public Works
            4.  Memo from Joyce Nalley, Capital Projects Contract Coordinator, 6/01/07
                 Re: Award Recommendation:  Prince Frederick Boulevard North Contract - video

            5.  Memo from Barry King, Chief, Utilities Bureau, 6/06/07
                  Re:  Budget Adjustment: Mason Court Well Replacement Project - video                                                       

   IV.     COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS - video                                                                 11:00 a.m.

    V.     PUBLIC COMMENT - video                                                                                                11:10 a.m.
             There is a time limit of 5 minutes per speaker. No additional minutes
             or a
llotting unused minutes to an additional speaker will be permitted. 

   VI.     EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                          11:15 a.m.
              Closed to the public pursuant to Section 10-508 of the State
             Government 
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

  VII.     PUBLIC HEARING                                                                                                  7:00 p.m.
            Chesapeake Ranch Estates Special Tax District
            Patuxent High  School, Lusby

To view the entire video file,   CLICK HERE .

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Executive Session Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
AGENDA

1.   Personnel Matter [10-508 (a)(1)(i)]
      The Board will meet with staff to discuss employee contract renewals.

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, June 12, 2007

Presented the Employee Recognition Committee’s 2007 Scholarship Awards to the following:  Alison R. Heilie, daughter of Pamela Heilie, Department of Planning and Zoning; Susanna Kaumeyer, daughter of Kenneth Kaumeyer, Calvert Marine Museum; Emily Ann Pilling, daughter of Sheila Pilling, Department of Technology Services; and Courtney C. Ross, daughter of Vicki Ross, Office of Personnel.

Appointed Dr. Randy Cantrell to the Agriculture Commission.

Re-appointed Frank Krohnert, III, and appointed Nancy J. Alexander, Patricia A. Freil, Paul R. McManimon, and Pearl A. Miller to the Commission on Aging.

Received a briefing on the Environmental Commission’s goals and activities. Directed the Commission on the following items:

  • Provide the Board with input on upcoming House Bills and/or regulatory changes 90 days in advance of decision deadline, in particular the HB1220 - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund
  • Provide input to the community on environmentally friendly products use and where to find them
  • Tie the “Pump for the Bay” contest to a measurable benchmark
  • Provide the Board with an “environmental report card” consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
  • Authorized staff to prepare a resolution to increase the Commission’s membership by four, making a total of 10 members
  • Link the Health Department’s information on “Care of Your Septic System” on the County’s website
  • Look into the issues regarding the Mill Creek Watershed

Approved the Certification of Development Options application submitted by Laura E. Katz, George J. Weems Jr., Thomas L. Weems, Marsha Wall Taylor, Courtney Weems-Looman, and Thomas I. Weems, III, for APD #95-7, allowing for 95 development options.

Adopted a five-year period for Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation District Agreements.

Awarded the Prince Frederick Boulevard North Contract to Corinthian Contractors, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, for the bid amount of $2,630,000.

Approved a budget adjustment in the amount of $193,685.20 for the electrical and mechanical work to cover the completion of the emergency replacement of the Mason Court Well.

Held a public hearing regarding a request from the Property Owners Association of Chesapeake Ranch Estates for a third Special Taxing District. Approved leaving the record open until close of business Monday, June 18, 2007.

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