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Town Council of Centreville
September 1, 2022
7:00 p.m.
M I N U T E S
The September 1, 2022 Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Steven K. Kline at
the Liberty Building located at 107 N. Liberty Street, 2nd floor meeting room. The following members and staff
were present: Steven K. Kline, President; Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President; Eric B. Johnson, Jr., and Ashley H.
Kaiser, Members; Charles (Chip) Koogle, Town Manager; Karen Luffman, Finance Officer; Krystel Ebaugh,
Human Resources Manager; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town Attorney; Ashley Russ, Finance Specialist; and Carolyn
Brinkley, Town Clerk.
 Following the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence, Ms. Kaiser made a motion to approve the
August 18, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented. Mr. Kiel seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
Closed Session Statement
(i) The Town Council met in closed session on Thursday, August 8, 2022 at 7:03 p.m. via Zoom to discuss
personnel in accordance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act. (ii) Five members of the Town Council voted to
close the session. (iii) The authority to close the session is found in Section 3-305 of the General Provisions Article.
(iv) The Town Council discussed the following topics:
 Personnel – discussed the performance of employees
Actions:
The Town Council voted not to continue the contract of a Town employee and instructed the Town Manager to take
certain steps with respect to the termination of the contract. The vote passed with four (4) members voting in favor
and one member abstaining.
The following members and staff were present: Steven K. Kline, President; Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President; Shelby
C. Anania*, Eric Johnson, Jr., and Ashley H. Kaiser, Members; Charles (Chip) Koogle, Town Manager; Sharon
VanEmburgh, Town Attorney; and Carolyn Brinkley, Town Clerk.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
*Due to a power outage during a storm, Ms. Anania was not present for the voting.
(i) The Town Council met in closed session on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. at the Liberty Building, 107
N. Liberty Street, 2nd floor meeting room to discuss personnel in accordance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act. (ii)
Four members of the Town Council voted to close the session. (iii) The authority to close the session is found in
Section 3-305 of the General Provisions Article.
(iv) The Town Council discussed the following topics:
 Personnel – discussed the performance of an employee
Actions: No actions taken.
The following members and staff were present: Steven K. Kline, President; Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President; Eric
Johnson, Jr. and Ashley H. Kaiser, Members; Charles (Chip) Koogle, Town Manager; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town
Attorney; Lt. Robert Hobbs, Acting Chief of Police; and Carolyn Brinkley, Town Clerk.
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
Citizens Forum
Ms. Brinkley read comments received via email from: Tim McCluskey and Beth McGee regarding the Carter Farm
development.
Old Business
a. Carter Farm Discussion
 The following slide show was presented and discussed by Ernie Sota, Green Development; Rebecca
Flora Remake Group, and Mark Heely, Traffic Concepts:
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 Mr. Heely, Traffic Concepts, reported that there were nine (9) intersections studied:
o MD 213 (Church Hill Road) @ Spaniard Neck Road/Wexford Drive
o MD 304 (Chesterfield Ave) @ Broadway
o MD 304 (Chesterfield Ave) @ Draper Lane
o MD 304 (Chesterfield Ave) @ Watson Road
o MD 304 (Chesterfield Ave) @Proposed Site Accesses (Carter Farm)
o Commerce Street @ Broadway
o N. Liberty Street @ Broadway
o Commerce Street @ Water Street
 The intersections were monitored from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A 2% increase was used
for future development (i.e. YMCA, Carter Farm, etc.) and this is the standard percentage used by
Queen Anne’s County for APFO (adequate public facilities ordinance) which is a way to determine the
impact of future growth on public facilities. The total volume increase was determined to be 17%.
 With regards to the proposed commercial space within the Carter Farm development, internal trips
were counted as external trips to make the study more conservative.
 The Critical Lane Volume (CLV) determined that the evaluated intersections would continue to operate
at acceptable levels of service “A” (free flow) conditions – 0-999 = A.
 Mr. Koogle discussed the proposed repairs and maintenance costs which were professionally completed
and are within reason for the cost of repairs and staff have no issues.
 Mr. Sota discussed the farm and indicated it would be a professional working farm with a farmer. They
would be working with a panel made up of farmers that are helping to develop this program.
 The market study is not yet completed and Mr. Sota is hopeful to have a full market study completed
and ready for presentation to the Council at their September 15th meeting.
 Mr. Kline asked if the market study being completed are areas similar to Centreville (i.e. no public
transportation, not close to airports, etc.)?
 Mr. Sota reported that the archaeological phase I study would be completed within 60-days of approval.
They have contacted Applied Archaeological & History Associates to complete the study and have the
contract ready to go following approval.
 Ms. Kaiser thanked the developers for getting the Council’s questions answered. Mr. Kline thanked
them as well.
 Mr. Johnson asked if the first reading of the growth allocation could take place at the September 15th
meeting. Ms. VanEmburgh stated that Carter Farm has submitted suggested changes to the growth
allocation to the Town Council and she would need to get feedback from the Council.
 Mr. Kline stated that he is still concerned due to the sewer allocation requirement and the state of the
Town’s WWTP.
 Ms. VanEmburgh stated that if the ordinance was introduced at the September 15th meeting, the next
meeting would be post-election.
 Ms. Flora stated the project now has a full website available – www.carterfarmagrihood.com.
New Business
a. Resolution 05-2022 – Flex Spending Account Limit Increase
 Mr. Kline read Resolution 05-2022 for the purpose of amending the Flexible Spending Agreement Plan.
 Ms. Ebaugh stated that the increase is no cost to the Town and would be determined and paid for by
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employees. This increase is consistent with what is allowed by law.
 Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve Resolution 05-2022 for the purpose of amending the Flexible
Spending Agreement Plan. Ms. Kaiser seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
b. Elementary School Traffic
 Mr. Johnson stated that a group is looking at the traffic pattern at Centreville Elementary School and he
has been working with Mr. Sid Pinder, Chief Operating Officer with the Board of Education. Traffic at
Kennard Elementary School was also brought up and they will be looking at that as well.
 Ms. Kaiser asked for a timeline on the Little Kidwell Extension.
Reports of Boards and Commissions
a. Maryland Municipal League
 Nothing to report.
b. Economic Development
 Mr. Johnson reported that the Fireside Chat on economic development took place and gave details on the
meeting: (1) what to focus on; (2) have shovel ready projects; and (3) update the 2015 Economic
Development Plan.
 Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28th.
 There were additional discussions regarding economic development among the Council and staff.
c. Park Advisory Board
 The Fishing Derby, Ribbon Cutting, Movie Night will be held on September 10th beginning at 4:00 p.m.
d. Council of Governments
 Mr. Kiel reported the Council of Governments will meet in September.
e. Centreville Planning Commission
 Mr. Kline reported that the Planning Commission will meet the following week on September 7th to
continue working on the Community Plan.
Reports of Department Heads
a. Town Manager
 Mr. Koogle reported on the following:
 The Department of Commerce, Department of Housing and Community Development, QAC Planning
& Zoning, and the Maryland Department of Planning met to discuss economic development and what
could be done to help Centreville. Will be meeting with QAC Tourism and Economic Development
and the Department of Housing and Community Development for a tour of the town.
 Continue to work on identifying a sprayfield. Discussing the use of injection wells and have reached
out to Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to discuss.
 Centreville was included in the interior bill for Congressional spending for $2 million. Thirteen (13)
out of thirty (30) applications were approved and Centreville’s application was number 3.
 Discussed applying again for 2023 and was told would not be approved for additional money for the
same project. Will be submitting an application to request money for a new municipal building.
 Provided update on code enforcement – 93 cases this calendar year and 6 remain open. Mr. Davis has
met with the local restaurants to discuss the FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease) ordinance.
 Eight (8) responses were received for the lobbying RFP that was advertised.
 Mr. Matthews has brought in Maryland Environmental Service (MES) to take over the Town’s water
and wastewater operations due to lack of Town staffing. An RFP for these services will be advertised
at a later date.
b. Town Clerk
 Ms. Brinkley presented the Town Council and public with a view of the initial home page set up of the
new website being developed.
Citizen Comments
Fred Beu, Chesterfield Avenue, provided comments on engaging with the Carter Farm developers during their
presentation.
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Council Roundtable
 Ms. Kaiser reported that the following day was First Friday. There will be live music, food, etc.
 Mr. Johnson had nothing to report.
 Mr. Kiel had nothing to report.
 Mr. Kline had nothing to report.
Motion to Adjourn
There being no further business, Mr. Johnson made a motion to adjourn the September 1, 2022 Town Council meeting.
Mr. Kiel seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn M. Brinkley
Town Clerk
Council Action Items:
1. Approved the August 18, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented.
2. Approved Resolution 05-2022 for the purpose of amending the Flexible Spending Agreement Plan.
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