Town Commissioners Agenda — 2022-06-07

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This is the agenda for the Town of Queenstown Commissioners meeting on June 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m., available in-person and by Zoom. Regular items include committee reports (Public Works, Planning, Finance Committee, Harbormaster), Town Clerk items (Treasurer/Finance report, May 10 minutes, correspondence), and Town Manager updates. Old business covers infrastructure (I & I project; new water tower and related financing and bond counsel; Wall St. water tower maintenance and water line replacement; Old Wharf Lane stormwater), marine projects (boat ramp, town dock construction/dredging, federal channel dredging), policy updates (town codes, water/sewer connections code revisions, Breezeline/Atlantic Broadband renewal, building codes), development (Wheatland’s Project impact study and DRRA), and other items (speeding on Main St, American Rescue Plan Act). New business lists two proposed ordinances eligible for introduction: Ordinance 22-06 to increase monthly water and sewer consumption rates by 8% per year for five fiscal years beginning July 1, 2022, and Ordinance 22-07 adopting the FY2022–23 general budget, setting tax rates (constant yield $0.2217 per $100 for real property; $0.55 per $100 for commercial/business personal property and public utilities) and an enterprise budget for water and sewer which also includes the 8% consumption rate increases. The agenda also includes attorney updates, public comment, and a possible closed session if needed.

Queenstown Commissioners water and sewer rates FY2022-23 budget New Water Tower I & I project Wall St. water line boat ramp and dredging Wheatland’s Project

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AGENDA
                          QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
                                June 7, 2022
                                  5:00 p.m.

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5:00 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

GUESTS – none scheduled

COMMITTEES/DEPARTMENTS
         • Public Works
         • Planning
         • Finance Committee
         • Harbormaster

TOWN CLERK
   1. Treasurers/Finance Report
   2. Minutes
           May 10, 2022 (Regular and Closed)
   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
          3. Wall St. water tower maintenance
          4. Old Wharf Lane -Stormwater
          5. Wall St. water line replacement


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

      POLICY –
           1. Review and updates to Town Codes and Ordinances (2022)
           2. Water/Sewer Connections Code – proposed clarifications &
              revisions
           3. Breezeline (Atlantic Broadband) renewal/Options
           4. Codify ordinances adopted since last update
           5. Update Building Codes

      DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS –
           1. Wheatland’s Project
              a. Impact study
              b. DRRA

      OTHER -
          1. Speeding on Main St
          2. American Rescue Plan Act

NEW BUSINESS  (At posting time, Ordinances still being drafted)

   1. Proposed Ordinance 22-06 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF  QUEENSTOWN  TO
      AMEND THE TOWN’S WATER AND SEWER CHARGES TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY WATER
      CONSUMPTION RATE AND SEWER CONSUMPTION RATE BY EIGHT PERCENT (8%)  PER
      YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL  YEARS,  COMMENCING  JULY  1,  2022  AND
      ENDING JULY 1, 2027.  (Eligible for introduction)
   2. Proposed Ordinance 22-07 - AN ORDINANCE  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  QUEENSTOWN
      ADOPTING A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY  1,  2022
      AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 AND ESTABLISHING A CONSTANT YIELD TAX RATE OF
      $ .2217 PER $100 OF ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUE AND A TAX RATE OF .55
      PER $100 ON ALL COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS PERSONAL  PROPERTY  AND  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
      introduction)

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)


DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION MATTERS IF APPLICABLE


ADJOURN