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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Calvert County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Hearing Room

TUESDAY, November 6, 2007
Invocation – Reverend Steve Howell
                       Grace Brethren Christian Church, Owings, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes of October 23, 2007

AGENDA

      I.     APPOINTMENTS                                                                                                  10:05 a.m.
            1.   Board of Appeals
                  One vacancy due to a re-assignment

            2.   Calvert County Family Network Board of Directors
                  Two vacancies due to a resignation and a re-assignment

            3.   Economic Development Commission
                  Two vacancies due to term expirations

            4.   Southern Maryland Travel and Tourism Committee
                  One vacancy due to a term expiration

            5.   Tourism Advisory Committee
                  Five vacancies due to term expirations

             6.  Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland Executive Board
                  One vacancy due to a term expiration

     II.     NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                   10:20 a.m.
            Department of Community Resources
            1.  Memo from Curt Hules, Community Resource Specialist, 10/29/07
                 Re:   Renewal of Community Development Block Grant Plans -
                          Citizen Participation Plan and
                          Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan

             Department of Planning and Zoning
            2.  Memo from Dave Brownlee, Principal Planner, and Steve Kullen, Planner II, 10/23/07
                  Re:   Coastal Communities Initiative Grant - Contract

            Department of Public Safety
            3.  Memo from Robert C. Brady, Director, 10/25/07
                  Re:   Budget Transfer to St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

            4.  Memo from Jacqueline K. Vaughan, Chief of Communications, 10/18/07 
                  Re:  800 MHz Communications System Rebanding

    III.     WORK SESSION                                                                                                  11:00 a.m.
            Department of Planning and Zoning
            Memo from Greg Bowen, Director, 10/31/07
            Re:   Pending Text Amendments

   IV.     COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS                                                                           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.

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
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Appointed Patrick H. Nutter to the Board of Appeals.

Appointed Christina E. Payne and Krista B. DiGeorge to the Calvert County Family Network Board of Directors.

Re-appointed Eric W. Franklin and Kevin M. Frere to the Economic Development Commission.

Appointed Tricia Davis to the Southern Maryland Travel and Tourism Committee.

Re-appointed Jeff Greene, Pamela Shubert, and Lawrence E. Wilson Jr. and appointed Christa G. Conant and Anne Parran Sledge to the Tourism Advisory Committee.

Re-appointed Commissioner Jerry Clark to the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland Executive Board and appointed David Hale as the At-Large member.

Approved the renewal of the Citizen Participation Plan and the Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan in order to be eligible for the Community Development Block Grant. Directed staff to provide a briefing on this item for Commissioner Stinnett.

Approved and signed the contract accepting the grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in the amount of $37,702 for staff support and forest analysis and assessment. Directed staff to look into the issue with trees in Solomons that were trimmed for utility work during the spring/summer and seem to be struggling to survive now.

Approved Budget Adjustment #182 in the amount of $54,500 for the HVAC project at the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.

Approved and signed the Planning Funding Agreement with Nextel Operations and Motorola’s Statement of Work for reimbursement of the costs associated with the rebanding of the 800 MHz Communications System.

Held a work session regarding pending Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments and authorized staff to distribute all 12 proposed amendments to agencies for comments.

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