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

TUESDAY, November 13, 2007
Invocation – Reverend Kimberly Hall
                      Trinity United Methodist Church, Prince Frederick, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes of October 30, 2007

REVISED AGENDA*

      I.     PRESENTATION                                                                                                   10:05 a.m.
             North Eastern Economic Development Association Awards (3)

     II.     OLD BUSINESS                                                                                                     10:10 a.m.
            County Attorney’s Office
            Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 11/01/07
            Re:  Pull-tab Regulations

    III.     NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                   10:25 a.m.
            Calvert Marine Museum
            1.  Memo from Douglass Alves, Director, 10/30/07
                 Re:   Designation of the Calvert Marine Museum Library

             County Attorney’s Office
            2.  Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 11/07/07
                 Re:   Legislative Items for 2008

            Department of Planning and Zoning
            3.  Memo from Jenny Plummer-Welker, Principal Planner, 11/05/07
                 Re:   Census Local Update of Census Address (LUCA) Program

            4.  Memo from Kirsti Uunila, Historic Preservation Specialist, 10/29/07 
                 Re:  Historic District Resolution – Browns Methodist Church

            5.  Memo from Veronica Cristo, Planner II, 11/07/07 
                 Re:  Certification of Development Options – APD #93-13
                          Howard A. and Carolyn Anderson and Howard A. Anderson Jr.

            Department of Community Resources*
           6.  Memo from Maureen Hoffman, Director, 11/08/07
                 Re:   Transportation Planning Initiative

   IV.     WORK SESSION                                                                                                     11:15 a.m.
            Department of Finance and Budget
            Memo from Robert M. Pfeiffer, Capital Projects Coordinator, 11/08/07
            Re:  FY’09 Capital Improvement Projects

    V.     COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS                                                                             12:15 p.m.

   VI.     PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                12:25 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.

    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.

   VIII.  JOINT WORK SESSION – Planning Commission Hearing Room                   2:00 p.m.
            Department of Planning and Zoning
            Memo from Gregory A. Bowen, Director, 11/06/07
            Re:  Changes to Environmental Regulations

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Executive Session Meeting
AGENDA

1.   Land Acquisition [10-508 (a) (3)]
     The Board will meet with staff to discuss a potential property acquisition.

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 13, 2007

Recognized the Calvert County Department of Economic Development’s receipt of three 2007 Literature & Promotion Awards from the Northeastern Economic Developers Association:  Excellent – Internet Home Page; Excellent – Tourism Brochure; Excellent – Single Print Ad.

Approved the proposed Pull-tab Regulations with minor modifications.

Approved the request of the Calvert Marine Museum to designate their library as the Paul L. Berry Reference Library.

Reviewed the proposed Legislative Items for 2008 and directed staff to bring a final version back on the agenda for the morning of November 27. Directed staff to create a bulleted list of what is needed to implement the Animal Matters Hearing Board.

Approved and authorized the President of the Board to sign the Local Update of Census Address Program registration form to participate in the 2010 decennial census.

Approved the Certification of Development Options application submitted by Howard A. and Carolyn Anderson and Howard A. Anderson Jr. for their Agricultural Preservation District #93-13, allowing for 48 development options.

Approved Budget Adjustment #209 in the amount of $5,000 in order to participate in the Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland’s submission of a regional public transportation grant initiative.

Held a work session as an initial review of Calvert County's Capital Improvement Program for fiscal year 2009 (CIP FY’09). Approved and signed a letter of support for the Board of Education’s CIP FY’09. Directed staff to:

• Hold a work session on the Detention Center and Substance Abuse Facilities;
• Provide a briefing on Technology Services projects;
• Provide a briefing on the St. Leonard Town Center Sewer Feasibility Study and move this item to the Wish List;
• Inform the Board of the age of the Lake Karylbrook and Victoria Station Dams;
• Hold a work session on Public Safety/Fire and Rescue projects.

Approved adding the requested Staff Bonding Authority to the proposed Legislative Items list.

Held a joint work session with the Planning Commission regarding proposed changes to the Environmental Regulations.   Directed staff to define “vegetation removal,” take all documents forward for agency comments, and schedule a daytime joint public hearing.