City of] Brunswick May 14, 2024, 6:00PM  Mayor and Council Public Hearing Minutes  FY2025 Budget  Ms. Martorana gave aj power point presentation about general and enterprise funds revenue and expenses; CIP projects; water, sewer, and trash rates; ARPA budget; and staffing, COLA, and salary scale increases.  There were: no public comments. The hearing adjourned at 6:19p.m.  City of] Brunswick Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2024, 6:19PM  The May 14, 2024, 2024 City ofl Brunswick Mayor and Council Meeting was convened at 6:19 P.M. by Mayor Nathan Brown. The following members and staff were present: Nathan Brown, Mayor; Vaughn Ripley, Andy St.. John, Chris Vigliotti, Angel White, and Daniel Yochelson, Council Members; Julie Martorana, City Administrator; Jeremy Mose, Assistant City Administrator; Carrie Myers, Director of Administration; John Gerstner, Director of] Public Works; Bruce Dell, Director of Planning; Kevin  Grunwell, ChiefofPolice; and Brittany Crosten, Principal Planner.  Mayor's] Remarks  Board of Elections Members Appointment Police Week Proclamation  Mayor Brown swore in Syree Williams to the Board of] Election Supervisors.  Ms. Myers read aj proclamation for Police Week 2024. Water & Sewer Rate Study Presentation  Chris Simms, Smart Utility Management, LLC presented hisi findings. He stated overall the City had done a good jobi in updating water and sewer rates when necessary. He stated to keep up with current operating expenses, he would recommend a 7.5% increase to all usage tiers in FY25, with smaller Ms. Martorana stated the City desired this independent study to confirm they were on the correct path for water and sewer rate structures. Mayor Brown added that he felt staffhad done a good job ofinterpreting the data in this study to balance the needs of the City with the desire to maintain affordable rates for users. John Thomas, MDOT and Deal DelPechio, MTA discussed the train blockage problem in) Brunswick. The organizations they represent were working with Frederick County, the National Park Service, CSX, and the City to establish short, mid, and long-term solutions to this problem. MDOT: is currently funding short-term solutions such as additional signage, pavement marking, and signal coordination, and willl be applying for federal funding to fund the design ofaj pedestrian bridge to span the CSXI lot.  increases in subsequent years.  MDOT/Train Blockage Presentation  APPROVAL OF MINUTES  Mayor & Council - April 9 &23,2024  Mr. Yochelson made ai motion to approve the minutes. Mr. St. John seconded the motion, whichj passed  5-0. Citizens' Forum  Vicki Allgaier, West C Street - offered comments on behalf ofDr. Wayne Allgaier about the  1    completion of Brunswick's welcome arch.  John Caves, Fifth. Avenue - offered comments about the pedestrian bridge presentation. Revised Ordinance 603 - Revised Zoning Text Amendment - Article 11 -Low Density Mr. Dell stated this ordinance revision contained all ofthe requests received from the Council. This was Mr. Ripley made ai motion to approve Ordinance 603. Ms. White seconded the motion, which passed: 5-0. Ordinance 604 - Amend, Revise, and Add to Chapter 4, Article 2 "Water and Sewer" ofthe Code Mr. Dell stated this came about after an analysis completed by a third-party vendor. Thej proposed fees had not been amended fort twenty years. And the proposed ordinance includes language that would allow stafft to update the fees yearly going forward. This ordinance would bel brought back for second read and  Introduction. and Adoption of] Resolution and Ordinances  Residential District the second read oft the ordinance.  ofOrdinances  vote at the next meeting.  Ordinance 605 Amend New Development Impact Fees  Mr. Dell stated this also came about as part oft the above referenced analysis. This would allow the City to collect school impact fees from developers. This was. last updated in 2009. Mayor Brown added that it would be upt to the Council to determine when these funds were passed tol Frederick County to use fora Brunswick school project. This ordinance would be brought back for second read and vote at the next  meeting.  Resolution 2024-05- - Commercial, Industrial, Institutional Capacity/Tap Fee Increase Mr. Dell stated this resolution would allow an update oft the water meter multiplier chart. This resolution  would be brought back for second read and vote at the next meeting. Resolution 2024-06- - Residential Capacity/Tap Fee Increase would be brought back for second read and vote at thei next meeting.  Mr. Dell stated this resolution would allow an update oft the residential capacity/tap fees. This resolution  Resolution 2024-07- - Amendment of Administrative Fee Schedule would be brought back for second read and vote at the next meeting. Special Ordinance 606-FY2025 General & CIPI Budget  Mr. Dell stated this resolution would allow an update of the administrative fee schedule. This resolution  Ms. Martorana discussed the general and CIP budgets. This special ordinance would bel brought back for  second read and vote at the next meeting.  Special Ordinance 607- FY2025 Enterprise Budget  Ms. Martorana discussed the enterprise budget. This special ordinance would be brought back for second  read and vote at the next meeting.  Resolution 2024-08- - FY25 System Improvement! Fee  Ms. Martorana discussed the system improvement fee, which was again set to $0 for FY2025. This  resolution would be brought back for second read and vote at the next meeting. Resolution 2024-09 - FY25 Water & Sewer & Trash Rates  Ms. Martorana discussed the water and sewer rates, which included a3 3 or 5% increase, and trash rates,  2    which were increasing by $5/quarter. This resolution would be brought back for second read and vote at  the next meeting.  Resolution 2024-10-FY25 Rosemont Water & Sewer Rates would be brought back for second read and vote at the next meeting.  Ms. Martorana discussed the Rosemont rates, which remained unchanged from FY2024. This resolution  Resolution 2024-11-FY25 ARPA Budget  Ms. Martorana discussed the ARPA budget, which was all spent or encumbered already. This resolution  would be brought back for second read and vote at the next meeting.  Resolution 2024-12-FY25 Organization Chart, Salary Scale & Police Salary Scale Ms. Martorana discussed the system improvement: fee, which included 67 authorized positions and a 3% salary increase for all employees. This resolution would be brought back for second read and vote at the  next meeting. Consent Agenda  PO# 240278 - Thel Matthews Group- 4 $138,298.34- 2nd Avenue Water Line PO# 240279 - Gabes Service - $180,000- - Knoxville Road Water Line  Mr. Yochelson made ai motion to approve the consent agenda items. Mr. St. John seconded the motion,  which passed 5-0. Unfinished Business  Cooper Property Annexation - Verification of Signatures  Mr. Dell stated this was ai formality for annexation. The County had already verified the owners were who they said they were, and that they did owni thej property. He stated this small parcel up for annexation now was not originally included when the rest of the Cooper property was annexed into the  City in 2009.  WWTP Investment Grade Audit - Phase 2  Mr. Mose stated Schneider Electric was ready to move ahead with Phase 2 oft this project, which included plans for all WWTP upgrades and construction costs. He stated the cost oft the audit and construction would be funded in various ways including developer contributions and with the $21 million received from the Water Resource Development Act. He stated staffv would continue toi identify funding mechanisms. Mr. Mose also stated that project engineering should be completed sometime around November 2024, Mr. Ripley made ai motion to approve Phase 2 ofthe WWTP Investment Grade. Audit. Mr. Vigliotti  with current phase construction tol begin in early 2025 and wrap up in early 2026.  seconded the motion, which passed 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:34pm. Submitted by: Carrie Myers Approved By:  7Witnessed By:  UAHRm bhnki  lmontolom Idalay  Mayor  Date  City Administrator  Date  3