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COMMISSIONER'S AGENDA

TUESDAY, September 13, 2005

Invocation –  Pastor Marshall Coffman
                        Dunkirk Baptist Church, Dunkirk, Maryland

Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes of Meeting of August 30, 2005

A G E N D A

        I.       CONTRIBUTION – Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund                   10:05 a.m.
                 1.  Red Cross

       II.       PROCLAMATION                                                                            10:15 a.m.
                 1.  Joseph Showalter Retirement

     III.       PRESENTATION                                                                               10:20 a.m.                 
                 League of Women Voters Calvert County

                 1.  Children’s Youth & Families Public Report

     IV.       PUBLIC HEARING                                                                            10:30 a.m.
                 Historic District Commission
                 1.  Memo from Kirsti Uunila, Historic Preservation Specialist, 9/07/05
                      Re:   Smith Cabin

      V.       APPOINTMENTS                                                                              10:45 a.m.
                 1.  Commission on Aging
                      Re:   Three vacancies due to term expiration and resignations

                  2.  Commission for Women
                       Re:   10 vacancies due to term expirations and resignations

     VI.       NEW BUSINESS                                                                               10:50 a.m.
                 Department of Public Works
                 1.  Memo from Robert S. Taylor Jr., Director,
8/23/05
                      Re:  Prince Frederick Boulevard Change Order No. 5

                 2.  Memo from Robert S. Taylor Jr., Director, 8/23/05
                      Re:  Prince Frederick Boulevard Change Order No. 6

                 Department of Planning and Zoning
                 3.  Memo from Jenny Plummer-Welker, Planner II,
8/24/05
                      Re:   Leveraging Applications for FY 2006

                 4.  Memo from Greg Bowen, Director, 9/06/05
                      Re:   Calvert Environmental Trust Request

                 Department of Finance & Budget
                 5.  Memo from Roberta Baker, Purchasing Officer,
8/29/05
                      Re:   Award Recommendation – Lusby Water Boosting Pumping Station

                 6.  Memo from Roberta Baker, Purchasing Officer, 8/29/05
                      Re:   Award Recommendation – Tennis Court Resurfacing, Dunkirk Park

                 7.  Memo from Roberta Baker, Purchasing Officer, 8/31/05
                      Re:   Award Recommendation – Food Services
                              Congregate and Home Delivered Meals

    VII.      COMMISSIONERS REPORTS                                                         11:15 a.m.

   VIII.      PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                           11:20 a.m.

     IX.      EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                       11:25 a.m.

      X.      PRESENTATIONS
                 1.  9-1-1 Day of Celebration – Calvert County Fairgrounds     12:00 p.m.

                 2.  Lake Lariat Clam Project Ribbon Cutting                               2:15 p.m.

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Summary of Actions Taken
Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Adopted Harrison County, Mississippi, as Calvert County’s sister county, and approved up to $50,000 from the County Commissioners contingency fund to be used to purchase disaster assistance supplies needed by citizens of Harrison County. St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department will transport donated supplies directly to the Harrison County Office of Emergency Management.

Recognized Joseph Showalter’s retirement from the Historic District Commission after serving 25 years.

Received the Services for Children, Youth, and Families Public Report presented by the League of Women Voters of Calvert County (LWVCC). Directed staff to put a link to this report from the LWVCC’s website on the County’s website.

Approved Historic District designation for the McKnight-Smith Cabin in Scientists’ Cliff.

Appointed Charlethia Yvette Awkward, Patrick Kohn, and Frank Krohnert, III to the Commission on Aging.

Re-appointed Gayle Blizzard, Susan Haynes, Mary Klausner, and Sunny Wainwright and appointed Crystal Bracey, Rebecca Hopwood, and Francienne Saucedo to the Commission for Women.

Approved Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $46,632.80 for the Prince Frederick Boulevard contract for additional under drain installation, reconstruction of West Dares Beach Road intersection and associated traffic control, and additional soil boring testing for the retaining wall construction.

Approved Change Order No. 6 in the amount of $33,800.70 for the Prince Frederick Boulevard contract in order to provide unit price adjustments for asphalt surface and base course pavement quantities included in the contract.

Approved the set price of $9,000 for each leveraging development right, directed staff to proceed with the four Leveraging and Retirement (LAR) applications received, and hold a public hearing for the LAR program.

Approved donating $25,000 to the Calvert Environmental Trust for Youth from the Critical Area Reforestation Evaluation fees-in-lieu funds.

Awarded the Johnston Construction Company of Dover, Pennsylvania, the Lusby Water Boosting Pumping Station contract for the bid amount of $587,869. This contract is to provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary for the construction of this pumping station.

Awarded American Tennis Courts, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland, the Tennis Court Resurfacing Project at Dunkirk District Park contract for the bid amount of $90,825. This contract is to provide all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to resurface four double tennis courts at Dunkirk District Park.

Awarded Calvert Memorial Hospital of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the Food Services – Congregate and Home Delivered Meals contract for the bid amount of $3.69 for each congregate meal and $4.08 for each home delivered meal.

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