MINUTES
TOWN
MEETING
June
2, 2014
Emmitsburg
Town
Office
Present:
Mayor Donald Briggs; Commissioners Clifford
Sweeney, Christopher Staiger, Jennifer Mellor,
Glenn Blanchard and Tim O’Donnell, President.
Staff
present were Vickie Felix; Cole Tabler, Town
Accountant and Dave Haller, Town Manager.
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I.
Call
to Order
Commissioner
Tim O’Donnell, President of the Board of
Commissioners, called the June 2, 2014 Town
Meeting to order at
7:30 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Approval
of Minutes
The
Minutes of the May 19, 2014 Town Meeting were
approved as presented.
Commissioner
Comments
Commissioner(s)
cited attendances to include the Mother Seton
Carnival. They thanked deputies for their service
at the carnival.
Recognition was made on the work being done
on the square - glad to see grant money being used
and most of the garden plots are being utilized
which is encouraging.
Mayor’s
Comments
Mayor
Briggs commented that there are four properties so
far that are participating in the Community Legacy
grant. Flyers will be posted around town to
advertise the grant.
He cited the meetings attended to include
the Parks Committee meeting; Community Heritage
Day meeting; meeting with Boy Scout troop 727 at
the Scott Farm and meeting with the Sustainable
Maryland Certified Administrator.
Administrative
Business
·
Need
25 chairs for June 13th concert in the park
·
Volley
ball court needs to be turned over
·
Tennis
court –area that gets like a sludge slippery
muddy area - unsafe
·
Mowing
and weed control across from Jubilee
·
Weed
control needed at median along Silo Hill Parkway
·
Grass
around soccer goals on field behind Community
Building need trimmed
·
Connection
from Mount Saint Mary’s to the Town i.e.
sidewalk/trail. Mayor would like to proceed and
investigate with Boards approval. Unanimous
consent by Board.
·
Community
Gardens – clean between garden beds
Consent
Agenda
Appoint
Keith Suerdieck to Planning Commission
Motion
made by Commissioner Sweeney and second by
Commissioner Mellor.
Vote
5-0 in favor
Reports:
Treasurer’s
report – Commissioner
Blanchard reported
on May 2014 cash activity. Detailed report at
Exhibit A.
Planning
Commission
- Commissioner Sweeney reported that the planning
commission met on
May 27, 2014
. They accepted Mr. Adams resignation letter; went
over the subdivision and additional plans for the
Hobbs’s property; went over site plan for Dollar
General Store and requested that they stay within
the towns architectural guidelines.
II.
Agenda
Items
Budget
Transfer related to Emmitsburg Little League
At
the last town meeting there was a request for a
$1,000 contribution for Emmitsburg Baseball press
box repair. In the FY2014 budget Parks,
Recreation and Culture department there is an
unused amount of $1,000 budgeted for Capital
Outlay designated specifically for ball fields.
It is recommended by Town staff that this
line is utilized for this purpose in the current
fiscal year if so approved by the Commissioners.
There was unanimous consent from the Board for
staff to use the available money designated for
ball fields instead of a budget transfer. Public
Comment: Jeff
Topper, 330 North Seton Ave. and Mary Topper, 28
Federal Ave – commented that Emmitsburg will
be hosting the state tournament on July 5th
and request the presence of the commissioners.
At
this time Commissioner Staiger left the town
meeting for the evening at 8:12 p.m. Commissioner
Sweeney asked Commissioner Staiger if he had
anything for the budget. Commissioner Staiger
replied “no he was good”.
FY2015
Budget Consideration
This
was the second review of the FY 2015 budget.
Commissioner O’Donnell asked Board if they had
any questions or concerns for town staff. Mr.
Haller entertained questions from the
commissioners.
Discussion ensued over some capital
improvements. Mayor Briggs would like to bring
some things to the Board in the future on ADA
improvements. There were some questions involving
grants for parks. Mr. Haller stated he sent
request to the commissioners to get suggestions.
Commissioner Mellor would like to see monies for
playground equipment for either Silo Hill or Emmit
Gardens. Mr. Haller stated that has already been
applied for through POS. Commissioner Mellor asked
about the Community Parks and Playgrounds grant.
Mr. Haller stated that staff will know what they
are getting from POS before the deadline for
Community Parks and Playgrounds is needed to be
in. Mr. Haller said that the minutes from the
Parks committee are suppose to be turned in after
every meeting, then staff can use that as a guide;
staff had no minutes. Commissioner Mellor
interjected that was not true. Mr. Haller asked
where they were. Commissioner Mellor replied that
she sent them to Ms. Willets; she sent the minutes
from the last meeting today. Mr. Haller explained
that the minutes are to be put in a notebook.
Commissioner Mellor proceeded to state that no one
told her the procedure. Mr. Haller stated it is in
the town code. Commissioner
O’Donnell asked for the proper procedure for the
parks committee meeting minutes. Mr. Haller said
he will have someone from staff contact
Commissioner O’Donnell and Commissioner Mellor
with that information. Commissioner O’Donnell
directed staff with the Mayors support to come
back to Board with a timeline of items staff is
pursuing for the park.
Motion:
to accept the FY 2015 budget as presented.
Motion
made by Commissioner Blanchard second by
Commissioner Sweeney.
Vote:
4-0 in favor
Commissioner Staiger absent
Set
Agenda Items
June 16 2014
Town Meeting
1.
Update for new WWTP by design and inspection
engineers
2.
Bicycle Helmet Ordinance
(board would like a deputy here to
answer any questions)
There
was a brief discussion about putting up the
bleachers. Commissioner
Sweeney would like them in before concerts; placed
about 50 feet away centered on the bandstand. At
this time Mayor Briggs also announced that they
are still looking for an alternate for the
planning commission.
III.
Public Comments – none
IV.
SIGN APPROVED TEXT AMENDMENTS AND/OR
RESOLUTIONS - none
