City of Cumberland , Maryland
Council Minutes
Monday, January 31, 2005
The Mayor and City Council of
INVOCATION - Councilman Hendershot
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
CALL OF ROLL:
Present: Mayor Fiedler, Councilmen Elliott, Hedrick, Hendershot, and Rephann. Department Heads and/or Officials present were Jeffrey E. Repp, City Administrator; H. Jack Price, Jr., City Solicitor; Kevin Hagerich, Director of Public Works; Kathy McKenney, Historic Planner; Director of Administrative Services; William Herbaugh, Fire Chief; and Sharon S. Clark, City Clerk.
MINUTES
President Fiedler called for a motion to accept the minutes from the Regular Session and the Work Session of January 11, 2005. Councilman Hendershot made a motion to accept the minutes as written, seconded by Council Elliott and the vote was unanimously carried to accept the minutes as written.
Councilman Elliott made a motion that the minutes of the Executive Session held Tuesday, January 11, 2005, be approved as written and that the minutes of today’s meeting reflect that the Mayor and City Council met in Executive Session on that date. The meeting was held on a 4 – 0 vote to discuss contractual matters in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 508 (a) (14) of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Councilman Hendershot seconded the motion and the vote was unanimously carried to accept the minutes as written.
REPORTS:
Routine:
1. Personnel Activity report submitted by April Howser, Human Resource Officer, for the period January 8 through 22, 2005.
2: 2004 Annual Parks and Recreation submitted by Diane Johnson, Director of Parks and Recreation.
It was moved by Councilman Hendershot, seconded by Commissioner Elliott, and the vote unanimously carried that the reports be accepted.
ORDERS:
Consent Agenda:
Mayor Fiedler advised that there were six (6) items on the consent agenda. He asked for requests for handling any of the items separately. There were no requests. Mr. Repp, City Administrator, gave a brief explanation of each individual order. Upon request, more detailed explanation was given for Orders Nos. 24,151 and 24,153.
It was moved by Councilman Elliott, seconded by Councilman Rephann to adopt the consent agenda. The vote unanimously carried that the consent agenda be adopted as follows:
Order No. 24,148 To authorize Jeffrey E. Repp, City Administrator, to execute a proposal between the City and Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP for engineering services for evaluation of industrial/commercial impacts on the City’s WWTP facilities - $20,000.00
Order No. 24,149 To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a services agreement by and between the City of
Order No. 24,150 To accept the sole source proposal of Tri-State Electric for the purchase of a motor control center for the Wills Creek pumping station - $21,689.00
Order No. 24,151 That the recommendation from the Community Development Department for the Upper Story Redevelopment Grant Program and the Deferred Loan Program be approved - $175,500 Community Legacy Funding
Order No. 24,152 To authorize Jeffrey E. Repp, City Administrator, to execute a 2005 Main Street Improvement Program Grant between the Dept. of Housing & Comm. Dev. and the City of Cumberland Downtown Development Commission for Holiday Decorations - $4,000.00
Order No. 24,153 To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agreement between the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland and the County Commissioners of Allegany County concerning the consolidation of dispatch services
PRESENTATION AND DISPOSITION OF LETTERS, PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, ETC:
The following letters were acknowledged and accepted:
1. Letter from the Department of Housing and Community Development that the Chapel Hill Historic District and the Decatur Street Historic District will be considered by the Governor’s Consulting Committee for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places Tuesday, February 15, 2005
2. Letter of Resignation from Carolyn D. Sharer –
REQUESTS TO BE HEARD:
The following addressed the Council:
Mr. James Combs,
· The audit - Mr. Repp responded that City has been granted an extension from the Dept. of Legislative Services until June 30th if needed, and gave explanation for the need for an extension.
· The Comptroller position – Mr. Repp responded that it has been filled.
Being no further business, Mayor Fiedler declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 A.M.
APPROVED: February 8, 2005