10-25-05 Previous Agenda

Commissioners’ Hearing Room

TUESDAY, October 25, 2005
Invocation – Reverend Sue Shorb-Sterling
Olivet United Methodist Church, Lusby, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes of September 27, 2005
Approve Minutes of October 4, 2005

A G E N D A

       I.       PROCLAMATION                                                                                         10:05 a.m.
                1.    Russian Visitors Welcome
                2.    National Hospice Month

      II.       APPOINTMENTS                                                                                          10:30 a.m.
                1.    Owings Town Center Architectural Review Committee
                       Two vacancies due to term expirations

2. Southern Maryland Travel & Tourism Committee
Two vacancies due to term expirations

     III.       NEW BUSINESS                                                                                          10:40 a.m.
                Department of Personnel
                1.    Memo from Paula Gray, Personnel Manager, 10/11/05
                       Re: Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP)

                Department of Finance & Budget
                2.    Memo from Tammy McCourt, Deputy Director, 10/18/05
                       Re: Circuit Court – Budget Adjustment for Jury Management System

                County Attorney
                3.    Memo from Pam Lucas, Associate County Attorney, 10/12/05
                       Re: Tax Credits for Conservation Lots

                Department of Planning and Zoning
                4.    Memo from Jenny Plummer-Welker, Planner II, 10/13/05
                       Re: Certification of Development Options
                             – Cassandra Horsmon Stonestreet and Edward Horsman

                Economic Development
                5.    Memo from Linda Vassallo, Director, 10/07/05
                       Re: Economic Development Incentive Fund:
                               Establishment of Guidelines & Application

     IV.       WORK SESSION                                                                                         11: 15 a.m.
                 Department of Finance & Budget
                1. Memo from Robert M. Pfeiffer, Capital Projects, 10/19/05
                     Re:   Treatment Center

V. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS 12:00 p.m.

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT 12:15 p.m.

VII. LUNCH with RUSSIAN VISITORS 12:30 p.m.
Lusby Office Suites

   VIII.       EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                   1:30 p.m.
                Closed to the public pursuant to Section 10-508 of the State Government
                Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Executive Session Meeting
Tuesday, October 25, 2005

1.   Personnel Matter [10-508 (a)(1)]
       The Board will consider a recommendation from staff regarding the County’s Pride and Quality Award.
      The Board will consider the merits of the recommendation and the monetary amount of the award.

This agenda is subject to change. 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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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Summary of Actions Taken
Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Presented proclamations to five Russian Delegates who are visiting the area, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Calvert County through the Open World Program, sponsored by the Open World Leadership Center.

Presented a proclamation to Calvert Hospice designating the month of November as National Hospice Month.

Re-appointed Dana M. Noone and Maureen Royle and appointed Karen Towne to the Owings Town Center Architectural Review Committee.

Re-appointed Russell Mogel and appointed Stacey Hann-Ruff to the Southern Maryland Travel & Tourism Committee.

Adopted the revised Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) as presented and authorized the President to sign the resolution.

Approved budget adjustment 181 in the amount of $11,000 from the unused FY 2005 general funds to be used for the purchase of an additional server for the jury management system.

Approved the application from Southern Calvert Land Trust (SCLT) for tax credits on 19 lots that are owned by SCLT and meet the criteria for the tax credit for County property taxes. Directed staff to find out more information regarding the land owned by SCLT that is located in Chesapeake Beach.

Approved the Certification of Development Options application submitted by Cassandra Horsmon Stonestreet and Edward Horsman for APD #05-11, allowing for 68 development options.

Directed staff to bring the Guidelines and Application Form for the Economic Development Incentive Fund back to the Board once the following has been changed/added:
   1.   Add that the applicant must be a “target industry” in order to meet eligibility;
   2.   Attach a list of the target industries with the industry codes;
   3.   Change the eligibility language of #2 to read “a AND b,” once approved by the County Attorney.
Also directed staff to ask the Economic Development Authority to look at increasing the loan amount available through the Calvert County Economic Development Loan Fund to $100,000.

Approved recommendation of staff to remodel the entire Treatment Facility at the budget cost of $2,527,200. Directed the County Administrator and the County Attorney to enter into negotiations with DWI Services Inc. for a one-year extension of their contract from January 2006 – December 31, 2006. Directed the County Administrator to enter into negotiations with Sojourner-Douglas College, Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, and the Church of God at Calvert County for the use of the Island Creek School.

Approved recommendation of staff regarding the Pride & Quality Award nominations.