Month: May 2015

Town of Brookeville

Commissioners Meeting Minutes

April 13 & 23, 2015

 

Present:  Katherine Farquhar, Buck Bartley, Sue Daley

 

April 13^th Meeting: 6:10 PM; ended 6:50 PM

• Town Spring Cleanup = 8-11, AM June 6^th (10 for Strawberry Festival volunteers)
• Dumpster by Schoolhouse; plant flowers around Brookeville signs; other tidying tasks such as weeding Academy front walk & steps.
• Hole at Market & North – Buck will contact WSSC and may take immediate action = orange cone.
• Street Gutter Cleaning:  Buck will contact SHA to see if they can get this done

(Market/High)

• Update re: Bypass from Sue – optimism is warranted; agencies/players working more closely together. Sense of progress is clear.  There is a calendar.
• PEPCO: Chris Scanlon reported on the tree removal/trimming process;  HAWP

process is being followed, residents are being notified by PEPCO contractor

• Landscapers:  for Heiler Hill;  $350 was allocated to help with work to stabilize hillside;  Susan J. will be consulted
• Quick review of Academy Rental/Maintenance report was done

VOTES:

• Dennis Bogan gets contract for Academy Alarm System
• Approved March Commissioner Meeting Minutes as revised
• Exterior light & Walkway deferred
• Schoolhouse Dehumidification: Andrea will bring back to April 23^rd meeting as is awaiting better proposal.
• Property Tax vote deferred to April 23 meeting

 

No update on SHA/County estimate for Market Street resurfacing; Buck is in contact

with them.

Deferred:          Our House (Debbie W’s wall)

Budget Report (Susan not here)

 

April 13 Minutes reviewed & approved by unanimous vote.   4/20

 

April 23 Supplemental Meeting:

7:00 pm

Present:  Katherine Farquhar, Buck Bartley, Sue Daley, Andrea Scanlon & Susan Johnson (2^nd ½ of meeting)

Not here: Diane Teague

Residents:  Barbara Ray, Sandy Heiler, Miche Booz

 

ROUTINE TOWN BUSINESS:

1. Review/Approve April 13 minutes – done.
2. Budget update: Receive and review and discuss budget report (Susan J.)

Susan presented the finances; Commissioners discussed status; bottom line – budgeted 329K, will have final working figures by mid-May.

Commissioners and staff are starting to make a list of items needed for next year.  Andrea will make a starter-list of Academy/town property items.   Susan needs these lists by May 1^st if possible.   Susan will meet with the Commissioners and workshop with Katherine in preparation for the Town Meeting on June 1^st.

3. Town Property
   1. Exterior Light:  Discussion, metal or wood?

Sandy Heiler notes: Cast Iron is likely not acceptable to HPC nor is change of materials so it will need to be wood.

Cost:    New $425-950.

Refurbished $250+$100 shipping does include dusk-dawn sensor and frosted glass,

Pros and cons of each were discussed.

2. Handicap Door update:  HAWP?  Scheduled?  Cost? Andrea requests issue to be deferred to next FY.   Buck will get cost information for the work based on what they did at the Church. Rough estimate = $3000.  The new door will require a HAWP.   Overload for Academy Manager in this FY.
3. Walkway:  By the May Commissioners meeting:   2^nd bid for walkway will be presented and voted on to cover specific brick (#, color, sample – Sandy & Miche = Brick Team) replacement as alternative to resetting the current brick (bid #1) and the cost for materials and labor for this.    Andrea will find place to stack (vs. dispose) of the current bricks if we vote for option 2
4. School House dehumidification, other needed repairs: Moldstoppers & HVAC contractors being considered for the next process: long term dehumidification. Temporary dehumidifiers running now; mold removal & installation of vapor barriers etc are done.

1.                                                     i.     Repairs to roof must be budgeted for:
   1. ridge, flashing by chimney and the standing seams
   2.  different brackets for the gutters/snow guards.
2.                                                   ii.     We also need to do the grading HAWP and the water diversion strategies for the North Side, and assess and get a price for replacement of rotting wood siding.
3.                                                 iii.     We have a price now we are just vetting this.   Must get price estimates to Susan J. by May 1^st so that we have in budget.
4. 14 households (28%) participated in the April 13 Town Forum (“Hearing Brookeville’s Priorities”).   Teal, Davis, Heiler, Andress-Johnson, Moore, Syski (Also L. Syski), Farquhar, McDonald, Anderson, Bartley, Scanlon, Ray, Wheeler.   Summary report to appear in Brookeville Times.
5. 4 discussion groups produced notes that will be given to the proposed Bypass Task Force:  Academy-Schoolhouse, Town Services, Town Government, Group E.
6. Key points:  Participating households want 2 Town Meetings/year and BPC present with the Commissioners
7. Greater clarity on budget & Town finances is sought– on expenditures, priorities, status of our funds
8. Workshops:  Master Plan (familiarize Town with), HAWP Process, Building Stone Walls, History, schoolhouses, Historic District.
9. Gatherings: 2 TM/s year, Dinners and other activities for community & fund-raising;
10. Question raised about 501 c3 for Brookeville
11. Great deal of discussion about Market Street – reconditioning it.
12. Surface of the town’s roads:  North, Water, South
13. Special Issues/VOTES:

5. Gravel Roads – summer repairs: Buck is talking with Neil and will give a proposal to Susan. Will walk the gravel roads before finalizing contract.   Usually is $1965 X 2.    Considering whether to do alternative surfacing.   Buck will update us.
6. Our House: Remove Angel Base, fill sinkhole, repair Debbie Wagner stone wall   Deferred to June.
7. Academy Roof –Research:  Deferred to June.
8. Market Street update by Buck – will get county to come out.  Has been talking with WSSC about getting them to do 90-(2400)’ of the refurbishment.   Thanks to Buck .
9. The Heiler Hill:  Susan J. will get a bid (hill, cemetery) to clean it up and 1X/month for the summer to maintain.
3. Town Forum (“Hearing Brookeville’s Priorities”):

5. Motion (Farquhar) unanimous approval voted:  To establish the “Brookeville Beyond the Bypass Task Force” to be chaired by Don Moore and to include 6-7 members including 1 Commissioner and 1 Brookeville Planning Commission member plus others with consideration for geographic and generational diversity.   The purpose of this Task Force:   Ready the Town for its next era, beyond the Bypass. This is the approved wording.
6. Motion (Farquhar) unanimous approval voted: That the Town of Brookeville increase its tax rate from .015/$100 of assessed real property value to .020/$100 of assessed value, for a period including the 2016 and 2017 tax years.   Academy roof, funds needed to ameliorate Academy – and pay for the Town after the Bypass.
7. Motion (Farquhar):  That the Commissioners authorize a budget item for expert consultants/resources as needed:   highway/sidewalk engineering;  historical interiors;  municipal attorney;  architecture/materials, etc.     Amount to be discussed. Not considered
8. Other needed actions/motions/items for future agendas? Didn’t get to this
   1. Katherine:  Town Charter Revision in FY 2016?
   2. Others:

Deferred to June.

9. Material for Brookeville Times?

 

 

COMMIT TO OLNEY COC SCHOLARSHIP FUND @ SAME AS LAST YEAR

COMMIT $100 TO STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL WILL GIVE US LOGO IN THE PRINT MATERIALS

 

Move to Adjourn: 9:15 pm

 

Respectfully submitted by: Katherine Farquhar

Town of Brookeville
Commissioners Meeting Minutes
Monday May 11, 2015
7 PM

Present: Katherine Farquhar, Sue Daley, Buck Bartley, Andrea Scanlon, Susan Johnson, Diane Teague, Debbie Wagner, Barbara Ray, Fred Teal

Approve April 23, minutes
Open Discussion:
• Several town streetlights are out. They are located one each at the end of North St., Water St., High St. and two on Market St. There are several different bulb varieties being tested. Town is going away from amber Na-Halide. Need to choose a bulb type and have all replaced with the same type.
• Budget concerns: Overages/underages are usually in the same area with overall changes remaining within the same category. In preparing the budget the previous five years are considered. The goal is to get the budget posted and available before the town meeting.
• Commissioners will work to get the agenda out a week in advance of the town meeting.

Budget Update:
• Budget: reviewed proposed FY16 budget.

Academy:
• Rentals: Spring continues to be good. Not much on the books for summer and fall yet but expect some graduation parties in June.
• Maintenance:
o Fire Alarm system: Andrea met with Bogan about new system. They are revising their proposal. Fixture counts off and need to look at annunciator panel to recommend options. The work will take 3 business days and the building will be off line during that time. Will try to schedule the work for a MW&Th. Drawings and permit submission are needed which should take 3 weeks. The contract will be signed in current FY.
o Exterior: Buck will get estimates.
 Outside light: Waiting for recommendation from Sandy and Miche. Work will be done after or at the same time as the brick walk.
 Walkway: Need price of brick and contractor. Don’t have enough information yet to get pricing. Buck and Andrea will contact Miche and Sandy for brick selection. Andrea will get pricing.
 Any funds not spent will be rolled over into undesignated reserve.
 Automatic accessible door opener: Have an estimate for similar installation at Salem UMC. The price should be roughly the same. When the exterior work is complete wheel chair access should be seamless.
 Roof: Andrea will get estimates for new roof both cedar shake and metal. Expense will be in the next FY.
• Contractor list: Leski, Mike Brown, Dan True
o School House:
 Remediation contractor’s work is complete.
 Electrician will install outlets 2-3 weeks after order.
 Two proposals for additional work for dehumidifier system.
• Remediation contractor
• HVAC contractor
 Used dehumidifier in the space. It pulls water but drainage is a problem.
 Andrea will meet with Academy HVAC contractor
 Attic: Insulation and mold remediation work will be done after roof issues are addressed. Getting estimates from remediation contractor.
 Work done and dehumidifiers estimated total cost $8,000.00
 Total for stable, safe and restored building estimate approximately $20,000.
• Adjustments to gutters
• Grading
• Painting roof
• Repairing rotted wood
• Remediation work in attic
 Possibility of moving school house to a spot where conditions are not so destructive to the materials. Don Moore’s committee will help clarify this.
o Town Streets:
 Considering speed limit signs entering east side of Market St. Buck will contact Chris Carey at Montgomery County to see what can be done.
 Rural road designation may limit number of signs possible.
 Speed bump sign is obscured by tree on Ferris/Moneyhun property.
 Goal is to make town’s east entrance safe for pedestrians.
 Contract for Leary: divide North Street for immediate fix. Stipulate NO vibrator/roller on North, South or Water Streets. Buck will sign contract and approve 50% down payment. Send flowers/card to Albus’ and Davis for interim fixes.
o Dumpster: Hire dumpster for clean-up weekend. Check on allowed content.

SHA: Moving ahead with plan. Getting into design phase where hydraulics, environmental issues will be addressed. Meetings are every two weeks now instead of monthly.
Team of 5 people attended hearing where current alignment (7 modified) was confirmed.

Beyond the Bypass Task Force: Don Moore will compose group with one member each from Commissioners and Planning Commission in addition to residents.

Election:
• Diane will print ballots, get list from county
Town Meeting:
• Diane will print sign-in sheets, get refreshments. Andrea will find child care.
• Budget, agenda and newsletter will be mailed one week before the meeting.

Adjourn: 8:50 pm
Respectfully submitted by: Diane Teague