NEWS RELEASE

 

                                   

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty

 

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 2, 2003

 

 

VOTING RECORD FOR THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 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 Casualty Bond #929115775 in the amount of $756,700.00 posted by Walnut Ridge Ltd. Partnership as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Walnut Ridge, Section 2 Single Family, further described in PWA dated 1/5/00, and acceptance of Tuscanny Drive, Station 21+95.37 to 31+98.89; Eagle Rock Lane, Station 4+91.63 to 9+75; Bear Creek Court, Station 1+10.92 to 6+16.64; Rocky Gorge Court, Station 0+48.95 to 5+02.54 and Twin Peaks Court, Station 0+50 to 3+12.43 into the City’s system 

 

2. Approval of release of American Casualty Bond# 190551801 in the amount of $471,000.00 posted by Walnut Ridge Ltd. Partnership as guarantee of completion of improvements to Walnut Ridge, Section 1, Plats 1-3, 5 & 7 (Single Family), further described in PWA dated 1/23/98, and acceptance of Tuscanny Drive, Station 0+00 to 18+95.73; Carroll Creek View Court, Station 0+00 to 15+19.94; Eagle Rock Lane, Station 0+00 to 4+91.63; and Rainbow Falls Court, Station 0+00 to 2+04.99 into the City’s system

 

3.  Approval of release of Gulf Insurance Co. Bond# BE0934915 in the amount of $61,069.72 posted by Walnut Ridge Ltd. Partnership as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Walnut Ridge, Section 3, (Townhouses), further described in PWA dated 12/8/00 and acceptance of Country Run Way, Station 2+30.94 to 7+84.55 into the City’s system

 

4.  Approval of release of Gulf Insurance Co. Bond# BE0934914 in the amount of $133,811.13 posted by Walnut Ridge Ltd. Partnership as guarantee of completion of improvements to Walnut Ridge, Section 3, (Single Family), further described in PWA dated 12/8/00 and acceptance of Walnut Ridge Court, Station 4+00 to 13+40; Spring Meadow Court, Station 0+00 to 2+90.52 and Eagle Rock Lane, Station 9+75 to 12+42.36 in the City’s system

 

5.  Approval of release of American Casualty Company Bond# 929115776 in the amount of $327,000.00 posted by Walnut Ridge Ltd. Partnership as guarantee of completion of improvements to Walnut Ridge, Section 2, (Townhouses), further described in PWA dated 1/7/00 and acceptance of Tuscanny Drive, Station 18+95.73 to 21+95.37; Walnut Ridge Court, Station 0+49.92 to 4+00; Country Run Way, Station 0+00 to 2+30.94 and Spruce Peak Way, Station 0+00 to 6+00.32 into the City’s system 

 

6.  Approval of release of RLI Insurance Company Bond #SSB-294760 in the amount of $10,175.67 posted by Ausherman Development as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Whittier, Section 9H, Plat 12, further described in PWA dated 5/4/01, and acceptance of West Greenleaf Drive, Station 32+01.66 to 33+20.00 into the City’s system 

 

7.  Approval of release of Farmers & Mechanics Bank Letter of Credit #7988-80002 in the amount of $69,700.00 posted by Habitat for Humanity as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Habitat For Humanity, Lots 1-6, further described in PWA dated 8/18/99 

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 deny a request from Rachel Toft to allow a basketball hoop to remain in the right-of-way at 207 Magnolia Avenue, with five business days to remove;

 

      (b) To deny a request from Tom Edwards to allow a basketball hoop to remain in the right-of-way at 519 Culler Avenue;

(e) To deny a request from Steven Swank to keep an existing sign in the City’s right-of-way at the corner of East 8th Street and 8th Street Court; and,

 

      (f) To deny a request from Good News Presbyterian Church to place a permanent directional sign in the right-of-way on the north side of the intersection of McCain Drive and Butterfly Lane

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

X

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

      (c) To grant a request from Tourism Council of Frederick County and Maryland Office of Tourism Development to place a historical marker near Brewers Alley along North Market Street and another on East Patrick Street near the intersection with North Market, contingent upon Department of Engineering’s approval of the size of the markers; and Approval of two Permission for Temporary Easement/Entry Agreements between The City and the Maryland Office of Tourism Development;

 

      (d) To grant a request from Krista McGowan for a deferral of remaining street frontage improvements along Butterfly Lane for St. John’s Literary Institute at Prospect Hall until development of future buildings or until impact fees are in place, and Approval of an Agreement between The City and St. John’s Literary Institution at Prospect Hall, Inc.

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

J. BALDI

X

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

X

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

 

1.  A Resolution for the Purpose of Designating persons authorized to sign checks, drafts, time deposits, certificates of deposit, or other orders for payment or withdrawal of funds from depository accounts established in accordance with the Investment Policy of The City of Frederick

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

X

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

X

X

 

 

 

2.  A Resolution for the Purpose of Sponsoring the Annual Frederick Festival of the Arts event held in Carroll Creek Park

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

X

X

 

 

J. BALDI

 

 

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

X

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

3.  A Special Ordinance to Amend the Budget for FY 03 to reallocate $23,242.00 to the Department of Economic Development

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

OUT OF ROOM

 

 

J. BALDI

 

X

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

X

 

X

 

 

M. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

4.  A Resolution in Support of Creating a Tax Credit District for the commercial district along West Patrick Street known as the Golden Mile --- moving forward with alternative #2 which provides greater incentive for higher dollar reinvestment; plus incentive for participation in 2003.

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

J. BALDI

 

X

X

 

 

D. RAMSBURG

 

 

 

X

 

M. HALL

X

 

X

 

 

D. LENHART

 

 

X

 

 

 

5.  Award of Bid #03-04, Contract, and Issuance of Purchase Order, for Hill Street Park, to HMF Paving Contractors, Inc., lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the amount of $2,324,042.00 including all alternates

ALDERMAN

MOTION

SECOND

YES

NO

ABSTAIN

W. HALL

 

 

X

 

 

J. BALDI

 

X

X