Town Commissioners Agenda — 2023-06-21

Agenda June 21, 2023 · 1 page(s)

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This is the Queenstown Commissioners agenda for June 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., offered in‑person and via Zoom, with a public hearing on Ordinance No. 23-03 to adopt the Town’s general budget for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024, establish tax rates (constant yield $0.2312 per $100 for real property; $0.58 per $100 for commercial/business personal property; $2.00 per $100 for public utilities), and adopt an enterprise water and sewer budget that includes an 8% increase to monthly water and sewer consumption rates. The agenda lists committee reports, Town Clerk items (treasurer/finance report and minutes, including May 24, 2024; May 30, 2023; and June 6, 2023), and Town Manager updates. Old business items cover infrastructure (I & I project; new water tower and related interim financing, bond counsel, and Wall St. tower maintenance; Wall St. water line replacement), marine projects (boat ramp improvements, town dock construction updates, federal channel dredging), and policy matters (water/sewer connections code revisions, road and sidewalk standards, franchise agreements with Breezeline/Atlantic Broadband and Comcast). Development business includes the Wheatland’s Project (DRRA & PWA). The docket also includes new business, attorney updates, public comment, and a possible closed session to discuss personnel issues with any subsequent action to be taken in open session.

Ordinance 23-03 FY2023-24 budget tax rates water and sewer rate increase new water tower Wall St. water line boat ramp/town dock Wheatland's Project

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AGENDA
                          QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
                                June 21, 2023
                                  6:00 p.m.

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6:00 p.m. – REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PUBLIC HEARING –
      ORDINANCE NO.  23-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN ADOPTING
      A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING
      JUNE 30, 2024 AND ESTABLISHING A CONSTANT YIELD 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%).

GUESTS – None scheduled

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 24, 2024 (Regular meeting)
           May 30, 2023 (Work Session)
           June 6, 2023 (Regular meeting)
   3. Correspondence/Requests/Info – Sent and Received



TOWN MANAGER UPDATES

OLD BUSINESS    (Items will remain on list 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. Wall St. water line replacement

      MARINE PROJECTS –
           1. Boat ramp improvements
           2. Town Dock projects
                 a. Construction updates
           3. Federal Channel dredging

      POLICY –
           1. Water/Sewer Connections Code – proposed clarifications &
              revisions
           2. Road and Sidewalk Standards
           3. Franchise Agreements:
                 a. Breezeline (Atlantic Broadband) renewal/Options
                 b. Comcast – proposed
           4. ORDINANCE NO.  23-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN
              ADOPTING A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY
              1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 AND ESTABLISHING A CONSTANT
              YIELD 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%).  (eligible for
              adoption)


      DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS –
           1. Wheatland’s Project
              a. DRRA & PWA


NEW BUSINESS


ATTORNEY UPDATES


PUBLIC COMMENT


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)

      Closed session to discuss personnel issues


DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION MATTERS IF APPLICABLE


ADJOURN