NEWS RELEASE

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 16, 2003

VOTING RECORD FOR THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003, 7 p.m.

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 at the end of the Consent Agenda. 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 American Motorists Bond #3SM 98988900 in the amount of $158,200.00 posted by WBF, LLC as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Willowbrook, 3A & 3B, further described in PWA dated 4/3/00, and acceptance of George Thomas Drive, Station 0+00 to 10+07.53 and Howard Court, Station 0+00 to 3+12.60, into the City’s system

2. Approval of release of American Motorists Bond #3SM 91038900 in the amount of $41,800.00 posted by WBF, LLC as guarantee of completion of afforestation improvements to Willowbrook, II, Stands 1&8, further described in Forest Conservation Agreement dated 10/13/97

3. Approval of release of Woodsboro Bank Letter of Credit# 311 in the amount of $197,928.66 posted by Admar Construction as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Taskers Chance, Section 8-B, further described in PWA dated 4/15/99, and acceptance of Eastbourne Terrace, Eastbourne Court and Eastbourne Way; all in their entirety, into the City’s system

4. Approval of release of Travelers Casualty Bond# 103604133 in the amount of $3,225.00 posted by Classic Community as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Dearbought, Plat 26, further described in PWA dated 9/18/01, and acceptance of Emory Street; station 3+79 to 4+65, into the City’s system

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI		X	X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

B. Committee Recommendations

1. Approval of the following recommendations made by the Streets and Sanitation Committee at its meeting on December 17, 2002:

(a) To grant a request from Edward Sanger for a deferral of street frontage improvements for property zoned R-4 on Baughman’s Lane until future development and to require bonding for improvements for the property zoned R-2 on Shookstown Road

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI	X		X
D.RAMSBURG		X	X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

(b) To approve a request from Ausherman Development to temporarily close approximately 2000 feet of Opossumtown Pike between Christopher’s Crossing and McClellan Drive for three months, June, July and August, with details to be worked out

TABLED UNTIL 2/20 PUBIC MEETING

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI		X	X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

PUBLIC HEARING

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

1. A Resolution of Support for Department of Economic Development Priorities

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI	X		X
D.RAMSBURG		X	X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

2. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the Code of The City of Frederick, Maryland, 1966, entitled “Administration,” by amending Article II, “Officers and Employees,” by adding Division 7 “Department of Economic Development”

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL		X	X
D.LENHART			X

3. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the Code, Article II, Division 7, by adding Section 2-27.10 entitled, “Establishment of municipal department of economic development”

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI		X	X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

4. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the Code, Article II, Division 7, by adding Section 2-27.11 entitled, “Duties”

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI		X	X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART			X

5. Appeals of Exemption/Claim of Entitlement for Water Service Contract

(a) Frederick Airport Park Associates

Motion that they do have a Claim of Entitlement

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D.RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D.LENHART		X	X

(b) Riverside Investment Group, LLC, et al

Motion made to take issue to Ethics Committee

Mayor Jennifer Dougherty cast a vote to break a tie - decision passed to take to Ethics Commission

ALDERMAN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL				X
J. BALDI	X		X
D.RAMSBURG					Recused
M. HALL		X	X