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

TUESDAY, December 4, 2007
Invocation – Reverend Peter J. Daly
                       St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes of November 13, 2007

AGENDA

      I.     PROCLAMATION                                                                                                 10:05 a.m.
             Designated Driver Month

     II.     APPOINTMENTS                                                                                                  10:15 a.m.
 
            1.  Agriculture Commission
                  Two vacancies due to a term expiration and a resignation

            2.  Agriculture Preservation Advisory Board
                 Two vacancies due to term expirations

            3.  Calvert Marine Museum Board of Governors
                 Five vacancies due to term expirations

            4.  Common Ownership Infrastructure Advisory Committee
                 Two vacancies to increase membership

            5.  Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board of Directors
                 One vacancy due to a term expiration

    III.     WORK SESSION                                                                                                   10:30 a.m.
            Department of Planning and Zoning
            Memo from Gregory A. Bowen, Director, 11/28/07
 

   IV.     COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS                                                                            11:15 a.m.

     V.     PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                              11:25 a.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                                                                                          11:30 a.m.
 
              Closed to the public pursuant to Section 10-508 of the State
              Government 
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

  VII.     WORK SESSION                                                                                                    1:00 p.m.
            County Attorney’s Office
            Memo from Emanuel Demedis, County Attorney, 11/28/07
            Re:  Animal Control Ordinance

 VIII.     RIBBON CUTTING                                                                                                  4:00 p.m.
            Calvert Advanced Life Support
            55 Industry Lane, Prince Frederick

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Executive Session Meeting
AGENDA

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

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, December 4, 2007

Designated the weeks of December 1, 2007, through January 2, 2008, for the Designated Driver Campaign, urging all Calvert County citizens to choose a designated driver for any upcoming holiday parties and not to provide alcohol to those under the age of 21.

Re-appointed Craig D. Mask to the Agriculture Commission.

Re-appointed George B. Spence Jr. and appointed Ellen D. Hardesty to the Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board.

Re-appointed Vice Admiral James B. Perkins, III, and appointed Roxanne Riddle Cumberland, Wanda W. DeBord, Mark A. MacDougall, and Ray Wernecke to the Calvert Marine Museum Board of Governors. Directed staff:  1) to provide the Commissioners with a copy of the Resolution, confirming that out-of-County residents are permitted to serve on this Board; 2) research if any of the other Committees permit out-of-County members; and 3) confirm Mr. Swain’s district.

Appointed Ethan W. Darrow to the Common Ownership Infrastructure Advisory Committee. Directed staff to inform the Board as to which Common Ownership community Mr. Darrow is a member.

Appointed Rowan Harris to the Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board of Directors.

Held a work session regarding the draft Calvert County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan 2007 update. Approved the text changes as presented and directed staff to proceed with a public hearing on the revised Plan and maps. Once the public hearing has been held, staff will bring the comments and analysis back to the Board for approval.

Held a work session on the proposed revised Animal Control Ordinance. This work session will continue next Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Directed staff to provide the Board with the number of incidences where livestock has gotten out of its pen, and to provide with the fiscal impact of the proposed changes.

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