Town Commissioners Agenda — 2024-06-12

AGENDA

QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS

June 12, 2024 4:00 PM – Regular Meeting 6:00 PM – Public Hearing In-Person and Zoom options are available Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81823073489?pwd=9834Klb9MWe9b6yNdWA1qMHPULvAVR.1 Meeting ID: 818 2307 3489 Passcode: 261088 One tap mobile +13017158592 4:00 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

GUESTS –

• David Castle and Richard Stoltzfus, Sunrise Solar

RE: Update on solar options for town owned property

COMMITTEES/DEPARTMENTS

• Public Works

• Planning Commission

• Safety & Speeding Task Force

• Finance Committee

• Code Enforcement/Harbormaster

• Events Committee

TOWN CLERK

1. Treasurers/Finance Report

2. Minutes

May 22, 2024 (Closed session) May 22, 2024 (Regular meeting)

3. Correspondence/Requests/Info – Sent and Received

TOWN MANAGER UPDATES

OLD BUSINESS (Items will remain until complete)

INFRASTRUCTURE –

1. I & I project

2. New Water Tower & Infrastructure Project

a. Interim Financing b. Bond Counsel c. Wall St. water tower maintenance

3. Membrane clean – valve automation

4. Lead Service Line Inventory Project

MARINE PROJECTS –

1. Federal Channel dredging

POLICY –

1. Water/Sewer Connections Code – proposed clarifications &

revisions

2. Road and Sidewalk Standards

3. FY25 Proposed Budget - ORDINANCE NO. 24-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN ADOPTING A GENERAL

BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING

JUNE 30, 2025 AND ESTABLISHING A REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE OF $

.2312 PER $100 OF ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUE, A TAX RATE

OF $ .58 PER $100 OF ALL ASSESSED COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS

PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND A TAX RATE OF $2.00 PER $100 OF

ASSESSED PUBLIC UTILITIES; AND ALSO ADOPTING AN ENTERPRISE

BUDGET FOR THE TOWN'S WATER AND SEWER OPERATIONS, WHICH

INCLUDES AN INCREASE TO MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER CONSUMPTION

RATES BY EIGHT PERCENT (8%), AS ADOPTED JUNE 22, 2022.

(Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m.)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS –

1. Wheatland’s Project

a. DRRA & PWA

ORDINANCE NO. 24-01 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF

QUEENSTOWN APPROVING AND ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND

RESPONSIBILITIES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN

COMMISSIONERS OF QUEENSTOWN AND WATERMAN FAMILY LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP, PURSUANT TO THE QUEENSTOWN TOWN CODE.

(pending revisions)

NEW BUSINESS

ATTORNEY UPDATES

PUBLIC COMMENT

**NOTE: DEPENDING ON TIMING, MEETING MAY BE ADJOURNED AT THIS POINT FOR A

BREAK UNTIL 6:00 P.M. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING**

6:00 p.m. – REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED AND PUBLIC HEARING CALLED TO ORDER

ORDINANCE NO. 24-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN ADOPTING A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 AND ESTABLISHING A REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE OF $ .2312 PER $100 OF ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUE, A TAX RATE OF $ .58 PER $100 OF ALL ASSESSED COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND A TAX RATE OF $2.00 PER $100 OF ASSESSED PUBLIC UTILITIES; AND ALSO ADOPTING AN ENTERPRISE BUDGET FOR THE TOWN'S

WATER AND SEWER OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES AN INCREASE TO MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER CONSUMPTION RATES BY EIGHT PERCENT (8%), AS ADOPTED JUNE 22, 2022.

ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING

VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 24-04

CLOSED SESSION

(Only if needed, authorized by Section 3-305(b) of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Annotated Code, and voted upon in Open Session)

DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION MATTERS IF APPLICABLE

ADJOURN