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COMMISSIONERS AGENDA

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2004

Invocation – Rev. James Farmer, Trinity United Methodist Church, Prince Frederick

Pledge of Allegiance

Approve Agenda

A G E N D A

10:05 a.m. – Proclamation – Month of the Young Child

10:10 a.m. – Proclamation – 2004 Maryland Chiefs’ Challenge Campaign on the Use

of Safety Belts

10:15 a.m. – Proclamation – Archeology Month

10:30 a.m. – Meeting with the St. Leonard Vision Group

10:45 a.m. – Meeting with Mayor Gerald Donovan, Town of Chesapeake Beach and Mayor Mark Frazer, Town of North Beach

                       re: Tax Differential for FY 2005

11:00 a.m. – Meeting with Representatives from the Solomons Business Association

                       re: Activities in Solomons

11:30 a.m. – ACTION ON BUSINESS ITEMS

12:15 p.m. – COMMISSIONERS REPORT

12:30 p.m. – PUBLIC COMMENT

12:35 p.m. – Lunch and Executive Session – Executive Function and Personnel Matters

1:30 p.m. – Meeting with Representatives of the State Highway Administration

                    re: Dunkirk Transportation Study

APPOINTMENTS

1. Appointments to the Heritage Committee

2. Appointment to the Housing Authority

3. Appointment to the Resource Conservation and Development Board

OLD BUSINESS

Finance and Budget

1.  Memo from Sherrod Sturrock, March 23, 2004 
     re: Huntingtown Volunteer Fire

Department Addition

2.  Memo from Sherrod Sturrock, March 22, 2004 
     re: Huntingtown Transportation Study

Planning and Zoning

3.  Memo from Greg Bowen, March 2, 2004
     re: Converting Lots to TDRs

NEW BUSINESS

Community Resources

1.  Memo from Maureen Hoffman, March 29, 2004 
     re: Use of County Office Space by Project Echo

Finance and Budget

2.  Memo from Tammy McCourt, March 26, 2004
     re: Board of Education Nonrecurring Costs for FY 2005

General Services

3.  Memo from Doug Alves and Roxanne Cumberland,
     Chair, Calvert Marine Museum Board of Governors, March 25, 2004
     re: Proposed Increase in Fees for the Tennison

4.  Memo from Doug Alves and Roxanne Cumberland, 
     Chair, Calvert Marine Museum Board of Governors, March 25, 2004
     re: Request to Increase Museum Admission Fees

Personnel

5.  Memo from Gail Bourdon, March 30, 2004
     re: Proposed Addition to the County Code – Workplace Violence Policy

State’s Attorney

6.  Letter from Robert Riddle, March 31, 2004 
     re: Community Service Grant Application

Technology Services

7.  Memo from Joe Klausner, March 30, 2004
     re: Improvements to the County Web Site (Budget Adjustment)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Summary of Action Taken

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Presented proclamations for Month of the Young Child; 2004 Maryland Chiefs’ Challenge Campaign on the Use of Safety Belts; and Archeology Month.

Met with the St. Leonard Vision Group and received an update on the activities of the group.  Also received a copy of the book, “St. Leonard – A Maryland Tidewater Community”.

Met with the Mayors of the Towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach regarding the tax differential for FY 2005.  Approved that the tax differential remain the same for the upcoming fiscal year.

Met with representatives of the Solomons Business Association and the Solomons Civic Association and received an update on activities in Solomons.

Received bids on the bond sale.  Approved accepting the low bid from ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc. as recommended and approved a resolution.

Reappointed Kirsti Uunila to the Heritage Committee and appointed John Fringer, Jr. to fill a vacancy due to a resignation.

Reappointed Steve Anadale to the Housing Authority.

Reappointed Ralph Bucca as the Calvert County representatives to the Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board.

Approved budget adjustment #410, Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department addition.

Approved beginning the public hearing process to amend the Zoning Ordinance regarding converting buildable lots to TDRs.

Approved that Project Echo use office space within the Department of Community Resources for the soon to be established executive director for the shelter.

Authorized the President of the Board to sign the Board of Education list of nonrecurring costs for FY 2005.

Approved increasing fees for the Tennison at the Calvert Marine Museum effective in May 2004.

Approved increasing the Calvert Marine Museum admission fees effective June 1, 2004.

Deferred action on scheduling a public hearing to consider an addition to the County Code regarding a policy on workplace violence until additional information is received.

Authorized the President of the Board to sign a Community Service grant application from the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Held a meeting with representatives from the State Highway Administration and received SHA’s study on transportation in Dunkirk.