TOWN OF EASTON, MARYLAND
Easton Town Hall
14 S. Harrison Street
June 20, 2005
Councilmember Maureen Scott-Taylor Councilmember Moonyene Jackson-Amis
Also in attendance were the Assistant Town Attorney Mrs. VanEmburgh, Chief Blue, Town Engineer Mr. Glass, Town Planner Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Zach Smith of the Planning Department and Mr. Karge, the Town Clerk.
At 7:00 p.m., the President of the Council called the meeting to order. Mr. Wendowski opened the meeting with prayer and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 6, 2005 MEETINGS
Upon motion by Mr. Wendowski seconded by Ms. Scott-Taylor and carried unanimously, minutes of the June 6, 2005 meetings were approved as written.
ITEMS BY MAYOR WILLEY
Upon motion by Mr. Wendowski seconded by Ms. Scott-Taylor and carried unanimously, Mayor Willey’s recommendation for Ms. Andrea Poe’s reappointment to the Historic District Commission for a term of three years was approved.
ITEMS BY CHIEF OF POLICE
Chief Blue asked for approval for the following Public Assembly Permits:
Upon motion by Mr. Jensen seconded by Ms. Jackson-Amis and carried unanimously, Public Assembly Permits as recommended by Chief Blue were approved.
Chief Blue recommended a change for two of the prior approved events scheduled for June 25 and July 16 off of Harrison Street onto Goldsborough Street.
Upon motion by Mr. Jensen seconded by Ms. Scott-Taylor and carried, the recommended change was unanimously approved.
Chief Blue had a request for waiver of the two-hour parking in the vicinity of the Academy of the Arts on June 23.
Upon motion by Mr. Mr. Jensen seconded by Mr. Wendowski and carried unanimously, permission was granted to remove the two-hour parking.
ITEMS BY THE TOWN ENGINEER
The Town Engineer updated the Council on ongoing projects.
ITEMS BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY
Ms. VanEmburg asked for an Executive Session for the Advice of Counsel.
ITEMS BY THE TOWN PLANNER
The following applications will be brought before the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 21:
Board of Appeals review for June 28:
The President of the Council set the Dudrow PMR Modification public hearing for July 18 at 7:15 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN’S ZONING ORDINANCE
At 7:30 p.m., the President of the Council opened the Public Hearing to discuss proposed amendments to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance.
The Town Planner presented the changes and the updates to the Zoning Ordinance to bring it to date and in compliance.
Ms. Carol Morgan, 213 Tred Avon Avenue, questioned the zoning for properties required for the east/west connector road and discussed pedestrian safety throughout the town; especially in the school areas.
Mr. Roger Bollman, 221 S. Hanson Street, discussed traffic issues, the abilities of the Planning and Zoning Commission and water quality of the local tributaries.
Mr. Tom Alspach, on behalf of Talbot Preservation discussed various concerns with proposed Zoning Ordinance, water quality and the need for the control of growth rate.
Mr. Tom Hughes, 9284 Chenar Farm Road, Easton; discussed the removal of common open space in the PUD and PMR zone.
Ms. Sandy Webb, Miles & Stockbridge was present on behalf of Grayblock Ribbon and requested that the Grayblock lot on Route 33 be granted Commercial Zoning on the zoning map as GC.
Ms. Priscilla Morris, South Street, asked the Council to look at the proposed CR zoning and the spot existing CR zoning and how it interfaces with what is now R7A.
Ms. Jane Bollman, 221 S. Hanson Street, requested more time for the public to review the document and growth concerns.
Mr. John Passyn, 27282 St. Andrews Lane, Easton; discussed concerns requiring site plan applicants to notify surrounding property owners. Mr. Passyn encouraged the Council to incorporate the TN Zone as an overlay.
Mr. Jeff Edelman, 4755 Sailors Retreat, Easton; discussed traffic and specifically this concept of micro simulation real time traffic modeling and the ability to more realistically evaluate improvements that a developer is bringing to a project. He stated that the Zoning Ordinance should state that a developer should not be able to bring their own traffic engineer to the table due to the conflict of interest.
The President of the Council left the public hearing open indefinitely at a minimum until the next
meeting until the Council decides what the next step is.
At 9:16 p.m., the President of the Council closed the Public Hearing and recessed the meeting.
RECONVENE OF MEETING
At 9:23 p.m., the President of the Council called the regular meeting back to order.
AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 5852, BUDGET RESOLUTION FY2005/06
Upon motion by Mr. Wendowski, seconded by Mr. Jensen and carried, Resolution No. 5852 was passed unanimously following a roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 488, “AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE RAISING BY TAXATION THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PAY THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF THE TOWN OF EASTON AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON THE VARIOUS BOND ISSUES AND THE REDUCTION OF CERTAIN BONDS AND NOTES FOR THE PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS AND SETTING THE INTEREST AND PENALTY FOR DELINQUENT BILLS, COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2005 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2006.”
Upon motion by Mr. Jensen seconded by Ms. Scott-Taylor and carried, Ordinance No. 488 was passed unanimously following a roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 489, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF EASTON AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THREE LICENSE AGREEMENTS TO ALLOW ENCROACHMENTS FROM 102, 106 AND 108 TALBOT LANE INTO THE THIRTY (30) FOOT RIGHT OF WAY KNOWN AS TALBOT LANE TO CONTINUE.”
Upon motion by Mr. Jensen seconded by Ms. Jackson-Amis, Ordinance No. 489 was passed unanimously following a roll call vote.
RESOLUTION NO. 5855, “A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EASTON CHANGING THE TIME LIMIT FOR PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN AND CHANGING THE “TIDEWATER INN” AND “TOWN OFFICE” PARKING LOTS TO PERMIT PARKING FROM RESERVED PERMIT PARKING.”
The President of the Council will discuss Resolution No. 5855 at the next meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 490, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF EASTON REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 17-24 OF THE EASTON TOWN CODE REGARDING OVERTIME PARKING.”
The President of the Council introduced Ordinance No. 490 for a first reading.
(Mr. Kehoe, Town Attorney arrived at 9:45 p.m. The Assistant Town Attorney, Ms. VanEmburgh departed at that time).
APPROVAL OF INVOICES TOTALING $661,137.20
Upon motion by Mr. Wendowski seconded by Mr. Jensen and carried, invoices totaling $661,137.20 were unanimously approved for payment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:55 p.m., upon motion of Mr. Wendowski seconded by Ms. Scott-Taylor and carried unanimously, the President of the Council convened into Executive Session.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:16 p.m., the President of the Council adjourned the regularly scheduled Council meeting.
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Town Clerk