Town Commissioners Minutes — 2017-06-14

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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
June 14, 2017
PRESENT: President Thomas B. Willis, Jr., Commissioner Hogie Schuster, and Commissioner
George L. Plumbo, Jr., Brynja Booth, Town Attomey, Mike Bowell, Acting Town Manager, and
Amy Moore, Town Clerk.
PUBLIC HEARING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00 P.M.
Public hearing on proposed Ordinance 17-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
QUEENSTOWN TO ADOPT SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT IN CONNECTION
WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE GROWTH ALLOCATION FLOATING ZONE TO THE
WATERMAN PROPERTY AND TO REFLECT THAT THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE
WATERMAN PROPERTY TO BE RECLASSIFIED IS 59,402 ACRES IN ORDER TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED QTJEENSTOWN CRITICAL AREA MAP.
Ms. Booth advised that gro*th allocation previously approved for the Waterman property was
59.70 acres. Due to the new mapping changes, it is now 59.402.
Joe Stevens, Attomey for the Waterman Family. submitted documents as part of the hearing
record.
There were no public or written comments received.
President Willis motioned to close the hearing at 4:07 p.m. Motion seconded by Commissioner
Plumbo and motion passed unanimously.
REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:08 PM
Brynja Booth advised that the Commissioners met in Closed Session prior to the meeting. She
advised that the Bowlingly property is eligible for a Special Exception for events. The owners
have to follow a process. The Planning Commission must give a favorable recommendation to
the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals has criteria to follow and a public hearing will be
held. Without going into what she told the Town, her client, Ms. Booth advised that the Town
will be contacting the owners of Bowlingly regarding the large event they recently held on their
property without having obtained prior approval, which was a violation.

OPEN DISCUSSION:
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Lori Sharer - presented a packet with a presentation, emails and letters from residents
opposing the use of the Bowlingly property for public events. People were busy and
took their time to pull together the presentation.
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Jen Walton - there were greyhound buses in front ofher house three times the day ofthe
event. People were speeding down Old Wharf Lane. She will attend the public hearing
whenever scheduled.
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Genie Fitzgerald - As a Wall Street resident she doesn't see when Bowlingly holds
events, but Queenstown is generally a quiet town. It's not acceptable for people to do
whatever they want. Feels that the owners blatantly disregarded the process and
Queenstown.
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Commissioner Schuster advised that the town is actively working on enforcing the
regulations.
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Lori Sharer - Bowlingly is a treasure to this town. Allowing parking on their property
can damage the trees that are there.
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Kim Keiler - the owners have been clearing along their shoreline for the past 3-4 months.
Unless they have a permit, this is a violation of the Critical Area law.
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Lori Sharer - with the behavior ofthe owners, they should have to stafi the process all
over again. Ms. Booth advised that the owners do not have to start the process over
again, but reiterated they will be receiving a letter from the Town.
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Kathy Parker - 7l 12 Second Ave. resident - it is a residential property without approval
for events and is a clear violation.
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Robert Liesel - will buses and traffic over 5T be going one way on Dudley? Currently
still having problems w'ith trucks on Dudley.
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Lonnie Anthony - 90% ofresidents on Dudley want something done. The police can't be
there all the time. The truck stop in Centerville is closing soon and truck traffic at Royal
Farms has tripled. He would like the Commissioners to consider making Dudley Avenue
one way. He was advised that we would need to get SHA involved as Dudley is located
between two state roads.
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Deputy Meade was present and advised that they could enforce the signage about trucks
on Dudley, and they also now have two electronic speed signs.
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Mr. Cvach - Old Wharf - requested a "no parking" on the comer of Old Wharf and
Maryland. Also requested that the "Dead End" sign on Old Wharf be moved closer to the
comer.
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Jen Walton - inquired if there has been any movement on the park parking lot issue. She
was advised the Town is still working on it. She also asked ifthere were any thoughts on
reinstating the parks and harbor committee. There are people who want to be involved
and would be glad to help out. The Commissioners advised they would discuss it.
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Mike Warring - Old Wharf Lane was not built for all the traffic that could be generated
by the events at Bowlingly.

PUBLIC WORKS: Lane Cole
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Working on obtaining prices to pave Steamboat Avenue. He has put Wall St. paving on
hold due to it being part of the granVloan funding project being investigated for a new
*'ater tower and replacement of infrastructure. Would like to reallocate the funds set for
Wall St. paving to Steamboat Avenue.
PLANNING:
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Ms. Booth advised that the Plan-ning Commission has signed off on the draft of the
Comprehensive Plan. The next step is to have it introduced at the Town Commissioner
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level. Ms. Booth draft a resolution for the next meetins.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Patricia Bowell
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Very preliminary discussion with the Shore Christian Fellowship scheduled for next
week regarding the park.
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The first draft of the Personnel handbook is complete. They are still working on position
descriptions.
ACTING TOWN MANAGER: Mike Bowell
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All projects are ongoing
TREASURER'S REPORT:
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General Fund $125,538.20
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Water/Sewer $157,782.99
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WWTP Project 4,907.1,2
CLERK:
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Clerk advised that she received complaints regarding speeding on Thompson Avenue.
Lane Cole will check for speed limit signs.
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Discussion on setting spending limits to employees. These limits would allow employees
to make purchases or order work without the prior approval of the Town Commissioners.
Commissioners set the limit of $750 for both Lane Cole and Amy Moore. Anlthing over
that would need prior approval by the Commissioners. Per the existing Procurement
Ordinance, any expenditure costing over $7,500 should be either put out to bid or vendors
solicited, unless it's of an emergency nature. Clerk and Town Manager will draft a
Resolution regarding these limits, and Ms. Booth will review for legal compliance.
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Clerk received a request from Paul Redpath, member ofthe Recreational Youth Athletic
League, for use of the town park for soccer games. They have been holding games in
Annapolis. however, their membership has increased with Queen Anne's County

residents. He will talk to Shore Christian Fellowship for permission to use their parking
lot. Games would be held on Saturday momings. Commissioners agreed if they can
work out parking, they would consider the request. RYAL would be required to provide
a Certificate of Insurance and sign an Indemnity Agreement with the Town.
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Mrs. Linda Borenstein contacted the Clerk regarding pending litigation between them and
their neighbor. The owner of the property adjacent to them, which lies outside of town
boundaries, is claiming part of the Borenstein's property. She believes as this claim may
affect the Town boundary. that the Town may want to join she and her husband in
fighting the claim. Her first action will be to have a property survey completed. At this
time, the Commissioners don't see any point in spending legal fees until we see if there is
any merit to the claim. If Mrs. Borenstein wishes to bring us what documentation she
has, we would be glad to look at it-
OLD BUSINESS:
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President Willis motioned to adopt Ordinance 17-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
OF QUEENSTOWN ADOPTING A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FICAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY I,2017 AD ENDING JLINE 30,2018, AND ESTABLISHING A
TAX RATE OF .7773 PER $1OO OF ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUE AND A
TAX RATE OF .44 PER $1OO ON ALL COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS PERSONAL
PROPERTY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; AND ALSO ADOPTING AN ENTERPRISE
BUDGET FOR THE TOWN'S WATER AND SEWER OPERATIONS. Motion
seconded by Commissioner Plumbo and carried unanimously.
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President Willis motioned to adopt Ordinance 17-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
OF QUEENSTOWN TO ADOPT SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT IN
CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE GROWTH ALLOCATION
FLOATING ZONE TO THE WATERMAN PROPERTY AD TO REFLECT THAT
THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE WATERMAN PROPERTY TO BE RECLASSIFIED
IS 59.402 ACRES, IN ORDER TO BE CONISTENT WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED
QUEENSTOWN CRITICAL AREA MAP. Motion seconded by Commissioner
Schuster and carried unanimously.
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Ordinance 17-05 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
QUEENSTOWN TO AMEND THE QUEENSTOWN TOWN CODE TO ADD
CHAPTER 7 TITLED "RESIDENTIAL RENTAL HOUSING LICENSE AND
INSPECTION'' TO ESTABLISH A LICENSING AND INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL DWELLING LNITS WITHIN THE TOWN OF
QUEENSTOWN - Action on this Ordinance was tabled.
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Resolution 17-103 - A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A FEE SCHEDULE FOR
RENTAL LICENSES - Action on this Resolution was tabled.

ITTEW BUSIITIESS:
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No new business was introduced
ATTORI\IEY UPDATES: Brynja Booth
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No updates
There being no further business at this time, President Willis motioned to adjoum the meeting at
5:30 p.m. Motion seconded by Commissioner Schuster. 3-aye, 0-nay
Respectfrrlly submitted,
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