CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND
#6 MEETING MARCH 25, 2002
PRESENT
Mayor Barrie P. Tilghman
Council President William F. Stacey
Council Vice President
Joseph L. Scott
Councilwoman Rachel S. Polk
Councilwoman Lavonzella
Siggers
Councilman C. T. Webster
IN ATTENDANCE
City Clerk Brenda Colegrove, CMC, Executive Officer John Pick, City
Solicitor Paul Wilber, Director of Procurement & Parking Carol Turner,
C.P.M., CPPB, Building, Housing and Zoning Director William Holland, Public
Works Director John Jacobs, and interested Citizens and Members of the
Press.
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CONVENING - ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The Mayor and Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. Council President Stacey called the meeting to order. The Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited.
Mrs. Polk moved and Ms. Siggers moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mrs. Polk moved to remove Resolution No. 828 (restricting public access on a portion of E. Market Street) from the agenda. Ms. Siggers seconded and the vote was unanimous. Ms. Siggers moved to add Resolution No. 831 (transfer money from the Contingency Fund for Public Access Channel 26 and Schumaker Pond Hydrilla) to the agenda. Mr. Webster seconded and the vote was unanimous. The Resolution will be added after Resolution No. 830.
The agenda, as amended, was unanimously approved.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Robert Taylor questioned if Administration had an estimate on the amount of surplus expected for this fiscal year. The Mayor and Mr. Pick did not answer the question and indicated that there was no available estimate. He suggested that any upcoming budget messages be footnoted to indicate whether any surplus is net of the $3 million needed to complete the Northeast Collector Road. Mr. Taylor referred to the bond issuance for the Northeast Collector Road to build Phase 2 and questioned if that was the City's intent. He inquired if any of the bond proceeds had been used for work on the Phase 3 portion (land bridge across Peggy Branch). The Mayor and Mr. Pick did not answer the question. Mr. Taylor mentioned that he did not recall seeing anything in the Mayor's budget message from last year on the Northeast Collector and asked if any funds were appropriated in the budget for any of the work for this project. The Mayor and Mr. Pick did not answer the question.
Mr. Palmer Gillis questioned if money from the bond proceeds could be redirected to another phase for the Collector Road and asked what had been built with the $428,000 earmarked for Phase 2. The Mayor and Mr. Pick did not answer the question.
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
Mayor Tilghman presented Certificates of Appreciation and an engraved pewter plate to the coaches, assistant coaches, trainer, managers, statisticians and players of the Wi-Hi Basketball Team, Maryland 2A State High School Basketball Champions.
APPROVAL OF MARCH 11, 2002 MINUTES
On a motion by Ms. Siggers and seconded by Mr. Webster, the minutes of March 11, 2002 were unanimously approved.
ORDINANCE NO. 1841 - 2ND READING - AMENDING §15.24.1260 OF THE SALISBURY MUNICIPAL CODE BY ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE TOWING OF ABANDONED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES AND ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES
Mr. Webster moved and Mrs. Polk seconded to approve Ordinance No. 1841 for second reading. Building, Housing and Zoning Director William Holland provided a brief overview on the towing fees established by Ordinance No. 1841 for the towing of abandoned or inoperable vehicles (total of $235.00) and the procedure for disposing of unclaimed vehicles.
Ordinance No. 1841 for second reading passed on a 4-1 vote with Ms. Siggers casting the nay vote.
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE NO. 1842 - 1ST READING - TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 17.76 OF THE SALISBURY MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT A BUSINESS CENTER IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Mrs. Polk moved and Mr. Webster seconded to approve Ordinance No. 1842 for first reading. Mrs. Gloria Smith, Planner from the Planning and Zoning Department, introduced Ordinance No. 1842 to amend the Salisbury Municipal Code as follows:
Add
§17.76.020A, Permitted Uses
29. Planned Business Center, in accordance with Chapter 17.172
Add to §17.172.020D(1)
1. Each lot in a Light Industrial District shall contain a minimum land
area of ten
thousand (10,000) square feet.
Mrs. Smith reported that the Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 17, 2002 on Kraus Development's request to amend the text of the Light Industrial District. The company plans to construct an office and warehouse building on Shipley Drive. The text amendment would allow them to construct three office and warehouse buildings on the site in accordance with the Planned Business Center requirements of the Code. The Planning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation for approval of the amendments.
Ordinance No. 1842 for first reading passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE NO. 1843 - 1ST READING - ADOPTION OF THE 2000 STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE
Mr. Scott moved and Mr. Webster seconded to approve Ordinance No. 1843 for first reading. Ordinance No. 1843, as presented to Council by Director of Building, Housing and Zoning William Holland, adopts the 2000 State Fire Prevention Code with amendments to address certain matters of local concern. These amendments included: 1) designating Building Board of Adjustments & Appeals as adopted by the International Building Code (2000 Edition) as the Board of Appeals; 2) imposing municipal infraction (not to exceed $500.00 each day); 3) allowing for procedure if violator fails to comply with the time limits of an abatement notice or corrective notice; and 4) procedure for open burning.
Ordinance No. 1843 for first reading passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE NO. 1844 - 1ST READING - AMENDING CHAPTER 13.28, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, OF THE SALISBURY MUNICIPAL CODE
Mrs. Polk moved and Mr. Webster seconded to approve Ordinance No. 1844 for first reading. Public Works Director John Jacobs reported that each municipality in Maryland was required by State law to adopt and implement an amended Stormwater Management Ordinance. Using the model ordinance provided by the State, an ordinance was prepared and submitted to the State for approval. After reviewing and adding some minor changes, the State approved the City's draft ordinance.
Ordinance No. 1844 for first reading passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 829 - ADOPTING DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
Mr. Webster moved and Mr. Scott seconded to approve Resolution No. 829. Attorney David Douse addressed the revised Drug and Alcohol Policy.
After a brief discussion clarifying reasonable suspicion and testing for safety sensitive positions, Resolution No. 829 passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 830 - ENTERPRISE ZONE ELIGIBILITY - STROEHMANN BAKERIES
Mrs. Polk moved and Mr. Webster seconded to approve Resolution No. 830. Executive Officer John Pick presented the request of Stroehmann Bakeries, located at 1717 Northwood Drive, to be eligible to receive the benefits of the Enterprise Zone. Since the company recently invested more than $50,000 in the property, Mr. Pick recommended that they be designated eligible to receive the benefits.
Resolution No. 830 passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 831 - TRANSFER MONEY FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ACCOUNT AND THE SCHUMAKER POND HYDRILLA REMOVAL ACCOUNT
Mrs. Polk moved and Mr. Webster seconded to approve Resolution No. 831. Executive Officer John Pick reported that Public Access 26 has projected a $15,000 deficit in their operating budget. A $3,000 grant was received from the Community Foundation and the County Council approved a $6,000 appropriation. The City was also asked to contribute $6,000. The $6,000 would be transferred from the City's Contingency Fund.
The City was also asked to appropriate $16,000 for removal of hydrilla from Schumaker Pond (owned by the City). This appropriation would also be transferred from the Contingency Fund. Mr. Pick reported that, through private fundraising efforts, $5,000 had been raised and spent for studies to identify the cause of the hydrilla infestation and what could be done about it.
After discussing both issues, Resolution No. 831 passed unanimously.
AWARD OF BIDS
Ms. Siggers moved and Mrs. Polk seconded to approve the Award of Bids. Director of Procurement and Parking Carol Turner presented the following items:
1.
Paddleboat Concession Agreement
Robert Culver
2.
Declaration of Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-0-
Hand-held stationary radar unit
3.
Replacement of Ice Machine (601-3705-532.70-30; unbudgeted capital)
Jarman Refrigeration . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,995.00
4.
Rehabilitation of Well #10 and Well #17 (601-3705-532.70-22; 601-4105-532.70-23)
American Waterwell Systems. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . $19,222.00
$32,162.00
Item #1 - The consensus of Council was to increase the Commercial General Liability Insurance from $500,000 to $1 million (contingent upon Mr. Culver's approval) and to add a termination for convenience clause in the agreement.
The above items were unanimously approved.
MAYOR'S COMMENTS
Mayor Tilghman commented on the following:
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involved in second series of neighborhood meetings;
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proposed Arts Center for Downtown;
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Boundless Playground on schedule - to be completed by late spring/early
summer;
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Lake Street community - visioning exercise on park for that area; and
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Mr. Howard Glaeser (resident of Waterview Health Care Center), member of
Merrill's Marauders, received World War II medals today from Congressman
Gilchrist.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Ms. Siggers thanked the members of the Schumaker Pond community for bringing the hydrilla concerns to the City's attention. Mr. Webster commented on the ceremony honoring Mr. Glaeser. Mrs. Polk and Mr. Scott thanked the public for attending.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WRAP-UP
Mr. Stacey hoped that Administration would come through with the information on the Northeast Collector Road within the next few days.
With no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
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City Clerk
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Council President