THE CITY OF FREDERICK

101 NORTH COURT STREET

FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701

UTILITY COMMITTEE

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - Room 214, City Hall - 9:00 a.m.

MINUTES

Present at the meeting: Alderman Bill Hall, Chairman; Alderman David Lenhart, Alderman Donna Ramsburg, Paul Lee, Marc Stachowski, Chuck Boyd, Keith Brown, Dan Christy, Pam Reppert, Scott Miller of Weinberg and Miller, Bill Hardtke of JBG Rosenfeld, Billy Willard and De Willard of Enterprise, LLC. Jerry Muir of Loiderman, Soltesz Associates, Inc., Gene A. Stull, Abdul Majeed, Khalil Elshazly and Samer Hudhol of Islamic Society of Frederick.

Item 1: Approval of Minutes of June 11, 2003 and July 9, 2003.

Minutes of June 11, 2003 and July 9, 2003 were approved as written.

Item 2: Continued discussion from July 09, 2003 meeting of a request by Loiderman Soltesz Associates, inc. on behalf of JBG Rosenfeld, managing agent for Frederick Shopping Center to add two additional water meters to the existing water service line and waive the requirement to redesign the existing water service for the entire shopping center.

Motion: Alderman Lenhart moved to recommend to the mayor and Board of Alderman that the city and the applicant (JBG Rosenfeld) enter into an agreement to split the cost of the installation of the meter at the property of the Frederick Shopping Center and that a perpetual assessment in the amount of $2,500 dollars will be paid per year by the applicant and that the city will continue to meter and bill the 29 existing meters together with two new meters and that each tenant will pay their own water and that the applicant will pay the difference between the volume of water coming in and the volume of water being consumed. Seconded by Alderman Donna Ramsburg

Item 3: Discussion and consideration of a request by Mr. Gene A. Stull regarding an existing easement and possible purchase of a parcel of land owned by The City of Frederick.

Motion: Alderman Ramsburg moved to have item 3 tabled until the September 10^th with the suggestion that he speak with Mr. Fred Eisenhart, Director of Public Works, before the next meeting.

Item 4: Discussion and consideration of a request by Mr. Khalil Elshazly, President of Islamic Society of Frederick, to allow the property at 103 Willowdale Drive in Frederick (single family home) to be converted to a commercial religious dwelling to continue the use of the existing Well & Septic until such time as water is available where the switch can be made to public water and sewer.

Motion: Alderman Ramsburg moved to recommend to defer the connection of water to 103 Willowdale Drive until six months after the allocation is made, and require conversion to the public sewer within six months of the date of approval by the Mayor and Board. Seconded by Alderman Hall.

Item 5: Discussion and consideration of a request by Mr. De Willard, managing member of Enterprise, LLC., for the City to participate in the cost of running approximately 850 feet of 8” waterlines on Sagner Avenue and Sagner Court to tie three dead-end waterlines together.

Discussion:

Mr. De Willard spoke and gave a brief history to the committee of the circumstances that occurred with the city when a building was constructed by Mr. Bob, Bill and De Willard on Sagner Avenue in 2001. Mr. Willard stated his reasons for the need to run water lines on Sagner Avenue and Sagner Court to tie three dead end waterlines together. Mr. Willard also stated his reasons for city participation along with the participation of Morningstar Diary. Mr. Willard is requesting that the city share the cost in the amount of $30,000 towards this project and that Enterprise, LLC will take full responsibility that the project gets completed.

Motion: Alderman Ramsburg moved to recommend the request by Mr. De Willard of Enterprise, LLC for the city to participate in the cost of running approximately 850 feet of 8” waterlines on Sagner Avenue and Sagner Court to tie three dead-end waterlines together with the stipulation that a funding analysis first be done by the city. Seconded by Alderman Lenhart

Minutes submitted by Eileen Farrar