NEWS RELEASE

 

                                   

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty

 

CONTACT: Jeanette Eleff, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 19 2002  

 

VOTING RECORD OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002

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NOTE: Alderman David Lenhart was absent.

m = made the motion

s =  seconded      

 

1.         Public hearing to receive comments on recommended Community Development 2002 Annual Action Plan and Amendments to prior Action Plans        

 

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

 

2.      An Ordinance to amend Chapter 21 of the Code of The City of Frederick, Maryland, 1966, entitled “Ethics Law,” by adding Section 21-8 entitled “Removal of Ethics Commission Member”  

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

                       

 

 

3.      An Ordinance to amend Chapter 21 of Code by adding Section 21-9 entitled “Adoption of Rules of Procedure of the Ethics Commission” 

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

4.      A Resolution of support for a Strategic Interim Water Plan for The City of Frederick         CONTINUED

 

 

5.      Amendment No. 1 in amount of $115,790 to contract between City and The RBA Group for Citywide Traffic Study for a total contract of $451,479.00

CONTINUED

 

6.      A Resolution of support for 14th Annual Children’s Festival in Baker Park on April 27, 2002 and continuation of partnership between City and Child Care Choices

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                     s          yes                                         

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg                yes

J. Baldi                                   m         yes     

M. Hall                                                yes

 

7.      A Resolution in support of Frederick County’s sole source contract with Whitman Requardt and Associates for City’s proportionate share of engineering design contract for water transmission main and outfall sewer from McKinney Wastewater Treatment Plant and to amend the 3-party agreement (12/2000)

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    s          yes

J. Baldi                                               yes

M. Hall                                    m         yes

 

8.      A Purchase Requisition for Non-Budget Materials to Whitaker Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $37,210.00 for equipment needed to implement Carroll Creek Parking Deck Agreement between City and County for library parking

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes                 

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

9.      Appointments:

9.1  Mayor Dougherty made a recommendation to appoint Vincent Hughes to the  

       Chief Operations Officer position

 

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 no                   

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

9.2  Mayor Dougherty made a recommendation to appoint Aldermen Bill Hall (Alderman Liaison), Matt McGreevy (Recreation Commission liaison), Jim Draper, Dick Danner, Jeff Thorensen and Peggy Hoff to the Golf 

Course Commission

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg                yes

J. Baldi                                   m         yes

M. Hall                                    s          yes     

 

9.3 Mayor Dougherty made a recommendation to appoint Nancie G. Macintosh to a two-year term on the Weinberg Center Board of Directors

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 no                   

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    s          yes

J. Baldi                                   m         yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

10.       Consent Agenda

 

All matters included under this item are considered to be routine by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.  They will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below, without separate discussion of each item, unless any person present -- city official or citizen -- requests an item or items to be removed from the Consent Agenda.  Any item removed from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately.  If you would like any of the items below considered separately, please say so when the Mayor announces that the Board will consider the Consent Agenda.

 

Agreements Between City and Developers:

 

10.1    Approval of release of cash funds in the amount of $1,816.00 posted by Frederick Investment Group as guarantee of completion of improvements to Avondale, Phase II (Old Farm, Sec. 11, Lot 2), further described in PWA dated 11/13/96

 

10.2    Approval of release of American International Companies Bond #13-13-21

in amount of $300,000 posted by Radnor/Frederick Corporation as guarantee of completion of improvements and modifications to Frederick City Police Training Facility in conjunction with and including relocation of Cresap Rifle Range, further described in PWA dated 1993

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                     m         yes                 

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg                yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

Contracts and Projects:

 

10.3    Award of Bid and Approval of Purchase Requisition to Callas Contractors, Inc., lowest responsive responsible bidder in amount of $482,800, for alterations to Court Street Deck for Police Department office project

 

10.4    Award of Contract to Desman Associates in total amount of $78,870 for Parking Deck Structure Engineering Consulting for Court Street Deck and Purchase Order to Desman Associates for FY02 expenditure of $18,830

 

10.5    Approval of a Custom Work Agreement between City and Verizon for relocation of five (5) utility poles at a cost of $18,986


 

10.6   Approval of proposal with Whitman Requardt & Associates to amend design 

          contract in amount of $66,097.12 for Rosemont Avenue improvements

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    s          yes

J. Baldi                                               yes

M. Hall                                    m         yes

 

Committee Recommendations:

 

10.7  Approval of a recommendation made by the Airport Commission at its meeting on 

         February 28, 2002 to hold the 12th Annual AOPA Fly-In and Airport Appreciation

         Day/Open House at Frederick Municipal Airport on Saturday, June 1, 2002 from 8  

         a.m .to 5 p.m.

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                     s          yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg                yes

J. Baldi                                   m         yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

Other Matters:

 

10.8    Approval of City of Frederick Management Safety Committee Charter dated March 21, 2002

 

10.9    Approval of City of Frederick Employee Safety Committee Charter dated March 21, 2002

 

10.10  Approval of City of Frederick Computer Workstation Policy/Procedures

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                     s          yes     

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                               yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

Public Hearings:


 

11.       Applications for exceptions to Executive Order No. 1-02

 

11.1         MIE – Motion made to deny the application for an exception to Executive Order No. 1-02

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                                 no

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg    m         yes

J. Baldi                                   s         yes

M. Hall                                            yes

 

11.2         Manekin/Debt works –

Application # 1: Improve 3 additional powder rooms and 4 coffee stations, which will not increase the use of water. The applicant is not requesting an additional allocation of water.

A motion was made to approve the application, finding that an emergency exists sufficient to require an exception from the restrictions imposed by the Order, that the exception will be in the best interests of The City of Frederick, cause no adverse impacts and not be contrary to the provisions of Section 9-512 of the Environment Article or the purposes of the Executive Order. The Department of Public Works will monitor the water usage to insure compliance with the exception.

 

Aldermen                                           vote

B. Hall                                     m         yes

D. Kuzemchak Ramsburg                yes

J. Baldi                                   s          yes

M. Hall                                                yes

 

            Application # 2: Installation of a cafeteria.

            WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT

 

           

11.3         The Banner School  

Approval to improve an existing bathroom.          

            WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT

           

 

 

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