NEWS RELEASE                        

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty

 

 

 

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 7, 2002

 

 

VOTING RECORD FOR THE REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2002, 7 p.m.

 

William Hall was absent from Public Meeting.

 

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

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 and item or items to be removed from the Consent Agenda.  Any item removed from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately during Aldermanic New Business.  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.

 

A.  Agreements Between City and Developers:

1.  Approval of release of Greenwich Insurance Bond #150919 in the amount of $81,598.73 posted by Beazer Homes Corporation as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Ballenger Creek Center, Phase 1 Townhouses, further described in PWA dated 3/23/00, and acceptance of Street H, Station 10+50 to 17+50; Street G, Station 0+00 to 2+50 and Street I, Station 0+00 to 5+50 into the City’s system

 

2.  Approval of release of First Union Bank Letter of Credit # S13476 in the amount of $8,050.00 posted by IndyMac Mortgage Holding Inc. dba Construction Lending Corporation as guarantee of completion of afforestation improvements to Main Farm, Phase 1&2 further described in FCA dated 11/16/98.

           

3.  Approval of release of cash funds in the amount of $3,570.89 posted by The Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Needs as guarantee of completion of improvements to The Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Needs – Cold Weather Shelter @ 27 Degrange Street, further described in PWA dated 1/23/02.

 

4.  Approval of release of American Motorists Bond #3SM 80319600 in the amount of $15,180.00 posted by the Canton Company as guarantee of completion of afforestation improvements to Willowbrook, Phase I, Part 1 - Stands 6,7 & 9, further described in FCA dated 7/1/94.

 

5.  Approval of Change Order No. 5 to City Contract No. 95-G (WWTP BNR Upgrade) for various changes to the scope of work of the project, including an extension of completion time by 112 calendar days, with no change in dollar value to the contract.  Contractor:  Beitzel Corporation; Contract Total $9,535,455.72. 

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

LEFT ROOM

 

 

M. HALL

 

X

X

 

 

D. LENHART

X

 

X

 

 

 

B.  Acceptance of Grants

1.  Acceptance of a $246,592 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) from Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for operation of the Frederick Community Action Agency, recommended by Mike Spurrier, Director of FCAA

 

2.  Approval of a $29,325 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) for FFY 2002 from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, recommended by Mike Spurrier, Director of FCAA

 

3.  Approval of a grant-funded $8,950 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) sub-recipient agreement between the City of Frederick and the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs, recommended by Mike Spurrier, Director of FCAA

 

4.  Acceptance of a $121,000 renewal grant from Health Care for the Homeless, Inc. for the operation of a Health Care for the Homeless Program, recommended by Mike Spurrier, Director of FCAA

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

 

X

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

LEFT ROOM

 

 

M. HALL

X

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

C.  Contracts and Projects:

            1.  Approval of the following Change Orders, in total amount of $7,902, to Purchase Order #24785 issued to Antietam Construction Company in accordance with Bid #02-26 Phase II Rigging for Weinberg Center for the Arts, recommended by Stewart Seal, Director of Weinberg Center:

 

 

 

(a) C. O. #1 in amount of $4,616 for finish painting of new steel, new ladder from upper gallery to new roof hatch, diamond plate over existing openings in grid iron, and to frame new roof hatch opening at northwest corner of penthouse;

(b) C. O. #2 in amount of $1,658 for modification to hanger plate connection on existing S20 beams; and,

(c) C. O. #3 in amount of $1,628 to close openings in masonry fire walls, and for demolition of existing roof ladder  

 

            2.  Approval of Change Order in the amount of $3,546.93 to Purchase Order #25898 issued to Stough Contracting for Weinberg Center for the Arts Roof Replacement, recommended by Pat Keegin, Facilities Administrator

 

            3.  Award of Bid #03-07, Light, Medium, and Heavy Duty Trucks, and Issuance of Purchase Orders to the following low bidders for the items indicated, recommended by Bob Wilkinson, Division Chief General Services and Stuart Frazier, Division Chief Grounds Maintenance:

(a) Jeff Barns Chevrolet for two (2) ¾-ton 4x2 w/service body at $20,390 each for Building Maintenance; 

(b) Frederick Motor for one (1) one-ton crew cab 4x4 with plow and hitch at $28,718.40 for Grounds Maintenance;

(c) Frederick Motor for one (1) one-ton extended cab 4x4 6-foot bed with plow and hitch at $26,557.48 for Grounds Maintenance; and,

(d) Jeff Barns Chevrolet for one (1) ¾-ton heavy duty 4x4 stand cab with plow and hitch at $23,357.40 for Grounds Maintenance

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

LEFT ROOM

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

X

X

 

 

 

D.  Committee Recommendations

Approval of a recommendation made by the Streets and Sanitation Committee at its meeting of September 17, 2002, and followed up at its meeting of October 15, 2002, to grant a request from the East 7th and 8th Street Neighborhood Watch to change from nighttime to daytime street sweeping in the 0-200 block of East 8th Street and 700 block of Maxwell Alley, upon receipt of written approval from more than 65% of those residents

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

LEFT ROOM

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

E.  Other Matters:

Approval of exemption of applications for building permits and/or subdivision plat approval of recordation pursuant to Executive Order 1-02:

            Building Permits:          

(a) John Gibson; (b) Kara MacLean; (c) Jeffrey Hartman; (d) Kuruneruge Tuley & Neelanganie DeSilva; (e) Danny B. O’Connor; (f) Jack Stush; (g) Tim Haywood; (h) Jerry Coates; (i) Frederick County Commissioners; (j) Dr. Summers/Kline Scott Visco Development Service, LLC           

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

X

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

Subdivision Plats: 

(a) Governor's Choice Industrial Park, Lot 19-R - Cindel Construction Co., Inc; (b) Industrial Center East, Section 2, Lots 215 & 216 – Maverick; (c) Riverside Corp. Park, Lot 115 - East Side Land, LLC; and, (d) Waverly Farm Lot 3 - Third Waverly Limited Partnership/City of Frederick

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

X

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF

 

1.  Award of Bid #03-06, Trenching Machine, and Issuance of Purchase Order to low bidder Vermeer Mid-Atlantic for base bid and requested options in the total amount of $54,152.05, recommended by William Scheetz, Light and Signal Department

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

X

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Award of Bid #03-11, Alterations to Talley Recreation Center for New Fitness Center, and Issuance of Purchase Order to lowest responsive, responsible bidder Waynesboro Construction Co., Inc. in the total amount including all alternates of $2,177,000, recommended by Pat Keegin, Facilities Administrator

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

X

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

3.  Continuation of Service Agreement with Complus Data Innovations, Inc. for parking enforcement for a fourth year for Public Parking Department, and issuance of Purchase Order in the amount of $69,500, recommended by Kandi Fullerton, Purchasing Supervisor

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

X

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

X

 

X

 

 

 

4.  An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance G-92-7 entitled Floodplain Management Ordinance, City of Frederick, Maryland, adopted April 2, 1992 and to amend the Code of The City of Frederick, 1966, by adding Appendix J entitled Floodplain Management Ordinance (tabled from the July 18, 2002 public meeting) Motion to continue to the November 21st Public Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

X

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

X

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

5.  A Resolution in Support of HOPE VI as amended adjusted item #11 and adding relocation costs to item #10

ALDERMEN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG