Mayor & Town Council Monthly Public Meeting Date: Monday, February 26th, 2024. Location: Kitzmiller Community InA Attendance: Building Time: 7F PM Councilman G. Michael Brady Councilwoman Theresa R. Councilman Cory R. Stieringer Town Clerk Rebecca M. Glotfelty Harvey **NOQUORUMT TOVOTE!! ** Meeting called to order by Councilmember Brady at 7:00PM. Open with Prayer & Pledge to the Flag Led By citizen Rita Lambka. Approval of Minutes from Monday, January 22nd, 2024. **NOQUORUM TOVOTE!! ** Recognized Guests: Thomas Vose - Ruth Enlow Library - Announced that the Ruth Enlow oft their top administrators due to retirement. county's yearbooks for people to view them the Deep Creek Lake Guide'sf from Library will be losing one They are in the process of scanning all oft digitally. They are also working on scanning all of the previous years for people to view them Dale Lipscomb - Museum Coordinator - Just wanted to sayt that when he digitally. museum, the temperature has been set to a steady 64°F. When and if frequents the Missi Nesselrodt - Resident - Asked if there was anything the town could do museum, it is ready. the water, that Garrett 6983. Missi also asked ift there were and that they are being anyone wants to visit the about the smell & number is (301)334- happening in town taste of the water in town. Beccie informed those in limits. Councilman Brady said that it was being handled in the library during the month of March. They will be and Easter. Lego Club is on the 2nd & 4th attendance the town is not responsible for by the Garrett County Sheriff's Office, celebrating Dr. Suess, St. Patrick's Day, County Public Utilities would be responsible. Their any updates to all of the robberies investigated. Diane Kisner- Kitzmiller Librarian - Announced that there are a lot of different things going on ofthe month from Wednesday oft the month, DSS visits every 3rd Thursday 11-1, and there are MD Tax Booklets available for thoseinterested. Also in attendance with no concerns were Rita Lambka, Justin USDA-D Dump truck -7 Team One will not be able to receive a truck within Grants: Nesselrodt, & Sharon Paugh. Diehl's Ford has ordered the truck for a timely manner. here withing 6 us, with hopes that the truck will be weeks. Community Parks & Playgrounds - Restrooms at Park - Beccie and Siera are packets. Siera suggested that the council decide on a specific prefabricated finalizing be in new business.) - Beccie distributed the current Bid Packet bid restroom. (Vote will brochure from the new publicr restrooms. to the council, and the company of the prefabricated restrooms that the Town of Accident got their new Project Open Space - Portable Stage-$30,000.00- - Beccie and Siera are working with two companies to obtain new estimates from them. One of them is Sweetwater and through Green Site. Sales. Both companies are the other is working on estimates for us. CDBG- 1. Blighted Property - Still waiting to hear from the National Historical Society to see what 2. Window & Floor Replacement at Community Center - Application has been pulled to add the flooring to it. Riggleman's flooring will be coming to give us a rough estimate of how much it will costto be able to submit an estimate forthe flooring. Peggy, Beccie, & they have to say about the property. Rachelle are currently revising the new application. Old Business: Spring Street Storm Drainage - Johnny is waiting to hear back from the county engineer about Update on Security Systems - Currently finishing up the security system at the school, then will start with the security system at the Community building. Hoping to be finished with school by Town Elections - So far, only a few people have contacted the Town hall about being interested meeting with him to see what all needs to be completed fort this. the end of the first full week in March. inr running for Town Council, but no letters ofi intent have been filed. New Business: Driveway on Race Street - Johnny's S Estimate -J Jeff Brady has requested that Johnny do the work to his driveway. Missi Nesselrodt asked ift that was the norm, to allow people to request for a specific person to do the work that needs to be done? Councilmember Harvey replied that, "Yes, he is able to request thatJohnny do the work, but that doesn'tr necessarily mean that Johnny will be the one who does the work." Missi then stated that there were lines on the agenda for a vote, and asked if the project was going to be voted on. Councilmember Brady stated that "No, there won't be a vote because there is no quorum to vote." Missi then asked why there were lines on the agenda for a vote and asked why the project wasn't put out for bid. Councilman Brady then explained to Missi that when it comes to projects that are under a certain price limit, the town is not required to put a job out for bid. Missi then stated that there isv work on her street that she would like to have completed, the town to pay for it, and she wants to be able to pick the contractor. Councilmember Brady tried to explain to Missi that just because Jeff requested Johnny to do the work, doesn'tnecessarly mean that Johnny will be given the job. There also wouldn't be a vote made this evening because there was no quorum to vote on anything. Missi asked again what the lines on the agenda meant, and ifi it was going to be something that was going to be voted on. Councilman Brady said that he did not understand what Missi was asking. Missi then asked Councilwoman Harvey to directly answer her question because she felt that Harvey was the only one that was being honest with her. Councilmember Harvey explained that the only thing that she knows would be to vote on is the estimate from Johnny, and it is to heru understanding that it is below the threshold to be put out for bid that she learned about at the last meeting. Coundilmember Brady statedt that Councilmember Harvey was on the council when that was voted into place. Councilmember Harvey stated that she does remember that and takes back her comment. Councilmember Brady apologized to Missi that she felt that everyone was lying to her. Councilmember Brady decided to proceed with the meeting. Missi then interrupted and stated that is why she was asking questions, to get answers. Then stated, "F*cking A** Hole." Councilman Brady told Missi that he heard her, and SO did everyone else. He then said there was going to be no vote on anything this evening, sO there is no point in continuing a discussion about it, and we are moving on.. Justin Nesselrodt told Councilman Brady that if a citizen has a question at a public meeting, we were required to give an answer, and couldn't stated that he was moving on. Justin then before. Councilmember ist the reason you dropped out oft the election because you would be humiliated. dismissed from this enough oft the disrespect, or they could leave.. Justin then be filling in for a meeting when he responded that Justin didn't know what was asked to fill in to head the Justin could just move on. Councilman Brady before. Justin then said that this stated that this is why he [Brady] was voted out before, because you knew you were going to lose, Brady stated that he wasn't voted out Councilman Brady asked if the two of them would like meeting. Justin said no. Councilman Brady then said to be then it would be asked how Councilman Brady could going on. Councilman Brady doesn't even know what was going on either. Councilman Brady said he was meeting on behalf of the mayor and that the discussion be escorted out. was done, or **NOQ QUORUMTOVOTEIL ** "NOQUORUMTO VOTE!! ** **NOQUORUMT TO VOTE!! ** Real Property Tax Rate FY2024-The constant yield tax rate has been We are looking at a CYTR of$0.3419/100. Prefabricated Restroom for CPP Grant - received from the state. Councilmember Concerns: behind Tim Wilt's after the structure that flows into the who she would need to contact about it. Cory R. Stieringer - Asked who was responsible for the park. Beccie was able to inform him that weather to warm up before Theresa R. Harvey - Asked if there was anything that the town should be doing about the race Melissa Stevens-Nash to see fire, to make sure there is nothing draining into Potomac River. Beccie is going to reach out to the race getting the remaining Christmas Trees out of the Kitzmiller Lions Club was waiting fort the getting the remaining trees out of the park. Councilmember Stieringer motioned to adjourn the meeting at Harvey seconded the motion. Everyone in attendance Councilmember Brady motioned to enter executive session at Harvey seconded the motion. 3-0. Motion Carried. Councilmember Brady motioned to exit executive session at seconded the motion. 3-0. Motion carried. These meeting minutes were prepared by the Kitzmiller TowClerk 7:36PM. Councilmember 7:46PM. Councilmember 8:15PM. Councilmember Harvey agreed. on 03/07/2024. - Rebecca M. Glotfelty, Town Clerk OOAYA These meeting minutes were approved by the Town Council on 32524 by the following: Mayor Robert L. Reckart EE sh Councilman G. Michael Brady. Mh Councilwoman Theresa R. Harvey. Approved DuEr pnone Councilman Michael A. Hechmer Councilman Cory R. Stieringer ORSg 2024 Meeting Minutes414