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Town Council of Centreville
August 18, 2022
7:00 p.m.
M I N U T E S
The August 18, 2022 Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:01 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; Shelby C. Anania was present for a portion of
the meeting, and Ashley H. Kaiser, Members; Charles (Chip) Koogle, Town Manager; Clifford (Kip) Matthews,
Director of Public Works; Karen Luffman, Finance Officer; Lt. Robert Hobbs, Acting Chief of Police; 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. Anania made a motion to approve the
July 21, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented. Ms. Kaiser seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Appearances
o Ms. Lucy Ickes-Marks was sworn in for a three-year term as a member of the Centreville Ethics
Commission.
o Mr. Ryan Holdgreve was sworn in for a three-year term as a member of the Centreville Park Advisory
Board.
o Mr. Steve Layden was sworn in for a three-year term as a member of the Board of Supervisors of
Appeals.
Citizens Forum
Steve Quigley, Joe Sikes, Lewis Detch, provided comments on the pole being installed at Symphony Village. Also,
seven (7) emails were received from citizens in Symphony Village.
Old Business
a. Ordinance 10-2022 – Code Reference Corrections – First Reading
 Mr. Kiel read Ordinance 10-2022 for the purpose of amending the Town’s Zoning Ordinance codified
as Chapter 170 of the Town Code to correct various references throughout Chapter 170.
 Ms. VanEmburgh reported that there were approximately 20 improper references in Chapter 170 of the
Town Code. This ordinance corrects those references. Since it is the Zoning Code, this ordinance
would need to be referred to the Planning Commission.
 There was also one amendment made to remove the requirement of a two-thirds vote by the Town
Council.
b. Resolution 04-2022 – HRA Retiree Stipend Amendment
 Ms. Kaiser read Resolution 04-2022 for the purpose of amending the Retiree Heath Reimbursement
Plan.
 Ms. Ebaugh presented the following memo:
 Ms. Ebaugh stated that at the last meeting, the Town Council asked if this could be retroactive. She
found no language indicating whether it could be grandfathered or not. She suggested making the plan
effective July 1, 2022 and grandfathering the one person already on the plan and moving forward,
anyone retiring from the Town with 10 or more years of service (vested) will be eligible for an HRA
retiree stipend.
 Ms. Kaiser made a motion to approve Resolution 04-2022 and directed Town staff to include additional
language in the plan documents that the HRA is available as long as the plan is available. Mr. Kiel
seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
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New Business
a. 2023 Fireworks Event Date
 Ms. Brinkley stated that she would like to set a date for the 2023 fireworks so that she may contact the
fireworks vendor to get on the schedule.
 By consensus, the Town Council agreed to hold the 2023 fireworks on June 30, 2023.
 Queen Anne’s County has agreed to allow us to use White Marsh Park for the family event and
fireworks.
Reports of Boards and Commissions
a. Maryland Municipal League
 Nothing to report.
b. Council of Governments
 Mr. Kiel reported the Council of Governments will meet in September.
c. Centreville Planning Commission
 Mr. Kline reported that the Planning Commission met the previous night to review the Community Plan.
The Planning Commission would like the draft document to be made publicly available by September 23rd
and a public presentation in October.
 Mr. Kline stated that he has received additional information from the developers of the Carter Farm which
includes reports on the traffic study, comprehensive HOA study which he asked Mr. Matthews to review to
determine if the costs of replacement are in-line with what the Town pays.
 The Town Council still needs to discuss the public roads vs. private roads. By consensus, the Council
agreed to have the Carter Farm project on the September 1st agenda for discussion.
 Ms. VanEmburgh suggested holding a first reading of the Growth Allocation ordinance at the September
22nd Town Council meeting.
Reports of Department Heads
a. Town Manager
 Mr. Koogle reported on the following:
 Working on identifying a spray field
 Requested an additional cleaning day on August 23rd. By consensus, the Town Council agreed.
 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.
b. Chief of Police
 Acting Chief Hobbs reported on the following:
 Provided an overview of the July 2022 Status Report to the Council and citizens
 The speed trailer is located on Hope Road and over 36,000 cars have traveled this road. The average
speed is 28 with the highest being 70 which was an emergency vehicle.
 On July 6th a call came in for a cardiac arrest. Within one-minute the first officer was on scene, OFC
Colin Rhodes, and determined the person was unresponsive due to a drug overdose. The second officer
was on scene within three-minutes and OFC Colin Rhodes administered Narcan, used the AED, and
administered CPR. It was determined by the paramedics that arrived that OFC Rhodes had saved this
person’s life.
 Mr. Kline asked how many officers are on staff at the present time in the Police Department. Lt. Hobbs
stated that currently there are 10 sworn officers on staff, one in the Police Academy, one officer is
returning, and one application was received.
c. Finance Officer
 Ms. Luffman reported the following:
 Have received a total $4,887,000 of ARPA funds with the second half being received the previous
week. After all of the projects earmarked for these funds are accounted for, this leaves $856,057.87
remaining.
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d. Director of Public Works
 Mr. Matthews reported the following:
 There is an EPA ruling on lead and copper and will be requiring municipalities to take ownership of
the lines between the meter and the houses. Centreville has until 2024 to replace any lines.
 There has been a loss of key employees in the Water/Wastewater Department. Beginning September
1st, Maryland Environmental Service will take over the operations of the plants.
 In the process of putting out an RFP to solicit bids from companies to run the plants. This should be
advertised within 3 to 6 months.
 Phragmites eradication is beginning and the contractor is spraying now.
 Working on getting a bid out for the water tower maintenance contract.
 Water meter reading will take place the beginning of September and more than likely will run through
the month due to a shortage of staff.
 Leaves are still being taken to the spray field and Mr. Matthews will have a company come in and
mulch them.
e. Human Resources
 Ms. Ebaugh reported the following:
 Continuing to work on the Personnel Manual.
f. Town Clerk
 Ms. Brinkley presented the following:
 Have selected a theme for the Christmas Parade: The Magic of Christmas. The parade will be held
Friday, December 2nd with a rain/snow date of Friday, December 9th.
 The application is up on the website and will be emailed out Friday.
 The Ethics Commission and Elections Board have met to review the four candidates running for
office. All four candidates, Jim A. Beauchamp, Jeffrey D. Kiel, Timothy E. McCluskey and Daniel
B. Worth have filed and are cleared to be listed on the October 3rd ballot.
 The new website is underway. There is a committee of three at the moment, Jenial Turner, Carol
D’Agostino, and Ms. Brinkley that have met with the designer for the home page and then a project
manager will be assigned who will work with the Town on the rest of the site.
o The site will be a non-scrolling site
o Information should be found within two mouse clicks
o The design will take approximately 4 weeks and then we will need to populate the website
o Will have an upgraded business listing
o Main Street subsite
o A project listing with coordinates of where they are taking place around town
 The Park Advisory Board is requesting a date from the Council to hold the Wharf Park celebration/
fishing derby/movie night. They have requested either September 10th or September 17th. By
consensus, the Town Council requested the event be held on Saturday, September 10th.
Citizen Comments
No citizens offered comments.
Council Roundtable
 Ms. Kaiser had nothing to report.
 Mr. Kiel reported that paving will begin Sunday, August 21st to repave from Millstream to Rt. 301. Mr. Kiel
inquired about the status of repaving, etc. of Tilghman Avenue. Mr. Koogle stated there are 5 top streets on
the list right now, Tilghman being one of them, and is dependent upon funding. The plan is to do all 5 streets
at one time to save on the staging costs from the contractors.
 Mr. Kline had nothing to report.
Motion to Adjourn
There being no further business, Mr. Kiel made a motion to adjourn the August 18, 2022 Town Council meeting. Mr.
Kline seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:56 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn M. Brinkley
Town Clerk
Council Action Items:
1. Approved the July 21, 2022 meeting minutes, as presented.
2. Approve Resolution 04-2022 and directed Town staff to include additional language in the plan documents that
the HRA is available as long as the plan is available.
3. By consensus, the Town Council agreed to hold the 2023 fireworks on June 30, 2023.
4. By consensus, the Town Council agreed to additional cleaning days.
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