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COMMISSIONERS AGENDA

TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2004

Invocation – Rev. Ken Brown, Calvert Outreach, Lusby

Pledge of Allegiance

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes of April 20, 2004

Approve Minutes of May 4, 2004

A G E N D A

10:05 a.m. – Presentation by the Employees Recognition Committee of Annual

                        Scholarship Awards

10:10 a.m. - Presentation of Pride and Quality Award

10:15 a.m. – Historic Preservation Awards

10:30 a.m. – Public Hearing – Budget Adjustment – Maryland Economic Development

                        Corporation Revenue Bonds – Chesapeake Hills Golf Course

10:45 a.m. – Public Hearing – Forest Conservation Fees-in-Lieu

11:00 a.m. – Presentation of Solomons Harbor Study

11:30 a.m. – ACTION ON BUSINESS ITEMS

12:30 p.m. – COMMISSIONERS REPORT

12:45 p.m. – PUBLIC COMMENT

1:00 p.m. – Lunch at Calvert Memorial Hospital (Board Room)

2:00 p.m. – Executive Session – Personnel and Legal Matter

                      Calvert Memorial Hospital Board Room

7:00 p.m. – Public Hearing – Code Home Rule

                      Northeast Community Center

APPOINTMENTS

1.  Appointment to the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board

2.  Appointment to the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Committee

3.  Appointment to the Property Assessment Appeal Board

NEW BUSINESS

Economic Development

1.  Memo from Linda Vassallo, April 20, 2004
     re:  Calvert County Technology Council

Finance and Budget

2.   Memo from Tim Hayden, May 17, 2004
      re:  Selection of Independent Auditing Firm

Planning and Zoning

3.   Memo from Greg Bowen, May 14, 2004
      re:  Excise Tax Policy – Replacing a Dwelling

4.   Memo from Greg Bowen, May 14, 2004
      re:  Draft Water and Sewer Plan – 2004 Update

Public Works

5.  Memo from Joyce Nalley, May 19, 2004
     re:  Award Recommendation – Special  Projects Contract, Southern Calvert County

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Summary of Action Taken

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Participated in the presentation of the Employee Recognition Committee’s annual scholarship awards to dependents of County employees.

Presented a Pride and Quality Award to Beverly Davis, Administrative Aide, Circuit Court.

Presented the 2004 Historic Preservation Awards.

Held a public hearing on a budget adjustment in connection with the Maryland Economic Development Corporation revenue bonds – Chesapeake Hills Golf Course.  Approved budget adjustment #555.

Held a public hearing on increasing the Forest Conservation fees-in-lieu from $.10 to $.45 per square foot.  Approved the increase in the fee.

Received the report on water quality monitoring in the Solomons Harbor system.

Appointed George Spence, Jr. to the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board to fill a vacancy. 

Appointed Henry Trentman to the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Committee to fill a vacancy due to a resignation.  Also approved that the other vacancy on the Committee be re-advertised. Candidates from the first and third districts are preferred.

Reappointed I. Alan Burke to the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board.

Transferred staffing of the Calvert County Technology Council from the Department of Economic Development to the Office of Technology Services.

Denied the recommendation on awarding the contract for auditing services.  Directed that staff reassess the proposals and make another recommendation.

Discussed a proposed excise tax policy regarding replacement of a dwelling.  Directed that staff meet with the County Attorney to formulate a proposed policy for Board review.

Reviewed and discussed a draft update of the Water and Sewer Plan developed by a consultant.  Directed that a work session be scheduled in the near future to thoroughly review the proposed document.

Awarded the special projects contract for the southern end of the County to J. Calvin Wood, Jr., Inc. as recommended.

Held the first of three public informational hearings on Code Home Rule form of government.