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COMMISSIONER'S AGENDA

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2004

Invocation – Rev. John Howanstine, Christ Episcopal Church, Port Republic

Pledge of Allegiance

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes of November 18, 2003

Approve Minutes of November 25, 2003

A G E N D A

10:05 a.m. – Kick-Off of Calvert County’s 350^th Anniversary Celebration

10:30 a.m. – Public Hearing – Proposed Tax Credit Ordinance for Land Subject
                        to a Conservation Easement or Owned by Land Trusts

10:45 a.m. – ACTION ON BUSINESS ITEMS

11:15 a.m. – COMMISSIONERS REPORT

11:30 a.m. – PUBLIC COMMENT

11:35 a.m. – Executive Session – Legal Matter

12:00 Noon – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – Work Session with Department of Planning and Zoning Staff
                     re: First Draft of "Big Box" Regulations

APPOINTMENTS

1. Appointments to the Employee Recognition Committee

NEW BUSINESS

County Attorney

1.  Memo from Emanuel Demedis, December 30, 2003
     re: Amendment to Easement Agreement with Prince Frederick Rescue Squad 
     – Communication Antennae on County Water Tower

Planning and Zoning

2.  Certification of Development Options – Hyde/Grover Property

3.  Certification of Development Options – Hall Farm

4.  Certification of Development Options – American Chestnut Land Trust (Double Oak Road)

5.  Memo from David Brownlee, December 17, 2003
     re: Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Chesapeake Beach

     and Critical Area Commission – Tree Mitigation for Water Tower

Public Works

6.  Memo from Dan Williams, Bureau Chief, Utilities, December 8, 2003
     re: Sunday Hours at Compactor Sites

Misc.

7.  Memo from Dennis Brown, Chairman, Gambling Permit Review Committee,

     December 30, 2003 re: Gambling Permit Applications for the First Quarter 2004

     and Gambling Permit Application for 4^th Quarter 2003

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Summary of Action Taken

Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Kicked-Off Calvert County’s 350^th Anniversary Celebration.

Held a public hearing on a proposed Tax Credit Ordinance for land subject to conservation easements or owned by land trusts. Approved holding the record open for two weeks and requested additional information.

Reappointed Gale Parks to the Employee Recognition Committee and appointed Susan Evans and Stephanie Taylor to fill vacancies due to resignations.

Approved an amendment to the easement agreement with the Prince Frederick Rescue Squad regarding revenue for communication antennae on the water tower.

Approved Certification of Development Options for: Hyde/Grover Property; Hall Farm; and American Chestnut Land Trust (Double Oak Road).

Discussed a proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Chesapeake Beach and Critical Area Commission regarding tree mitigation for construction of a water tower in the Town within the critical area. Deferred action; requested information.

Approved extending the hours at the compactor sites open on Sundays from 12:00 Noon to 7:00 p.m.

Approved gambling permits for the first quarter of 2004. Also approved a gambling permit from the third quarter of 2003.

Held a work session with staff on proposed regulations on "big box" retail stores. Directed that another work session be scheduled to review changes made today.