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Update as Chair of the City Task Force regarding the Public Works Facility:
Please note the press release linked below. The City has found an alternative location and site for the Publics Works facility and is pursuing this site on Hudson Street. It is in an industrial area, is zoned industrial, does not have residential properties nearby, is already graded, and is over 6 acres. Furthermore, it does not appear to have the environmental concerns that were identified by either of the properties that this group examined. In addition, because this building will not be in a residential area, Director (soon to be City manager) David Jarrell suggested that there will be cost savings from not using as much glass for exterior walls and other changes. The funding for this land purchase of $2.2 million will come from the $5+ million currently budgeted for this building.
With this new development, the Task Force will not be asked to produce a final report or do any further examination and the Task Force is now dissolved. The Mayor has stated his intention to continue to pursue connectivity improvements and the Council, including the Mayor, will collectively determine the disposition of the Spa Road land. The work that the Task Force did, and the input that it received, helped achieve this progress by highlighting the concerns and identifying the issues presented by the Spa Road and Forest Drive sites. Further, the work that the Task Force members did on connectivity, environmental concerns at Spa Road, traffic, will all continue to be relevant and helpful to the City and Council.
I thank the Task Force members for their time and effort. This was a professional and knowledgeable group and I was pleased to work with them on this project. I also thank those that attended our public hearings and submitted written testimony.
Sincerely,
Jared Littmann, Task Force Chair
On November 12, 2019, the Task Force received this memo from the Mayor requesting that the Task Force pause its work until January to give the City time to consider the impacts of a preliminary report from MDE. This is a prudent request given the new information from MDE.
I've therefore asked that all committees pause their work for the time being. I won't speculate here on possible outcomes or the tasks remaining come January. However, regardless of what changes are made to our scope, if any, I'm confident that the work of the Task Force and input from local residents have produced valuable information and thoughts for consideration by the Mayor and Council. I sincerely thank all Task Force participants and residents who submitted oral or written testimony.
Sincerely,
Jared Littmann
Task Force Chair
Related Documents
- City Council creation of Task Force (PDF)
- Press Release Task Force (PDF)
- Mayor’s Office Summary (PDF)
- Potential Developer’s Proposed Land Swap (PDF)
- Public Works’ Summary (PDF)
- Task Force’s Schedule, Objectives, Subcommittee Assignments (PDF)
- Task Force's First Report dated 8/20/19 (PDF)
- PW Maintenance Facility Task Force - First Report Supplement (PDF)
- Spa Road - Forest Drive cost estimates 9-2-19 (PDF)
- Letter from County re pedestrian bridge Forest Drive (PDF)
- Task Force questions and responses 9-1-2019 (PDF)
- Public Hearing questions and responses 2019 09 10 (PDF)
- Task Force's Second Interim Report dated 10/21/19 (PDF)
- 11-4-19 City Manager Response to Finance Committee (PDF)
- Updated Task Force questions and responses 11-5-2019 (PDF)
- Appendix A - Potential Grant Opportunities (PDF)
- Appendix B - Fuel Station Maintenance Costs FY2015 - FY2019 (PDF)
- Appendix C - Fuel Costs (PDF)
- Appendix D - List of Projects Under Review or Construction (PDF)
- Appendix E - Bus Routes (PDF)
- Appendix F - Subsurface Soil Testing - Weems Whelan Field (PDF)
- Appendix G – Comparison of Development Costs for PW Facility
Note: additional documents pertaining to the subcommittee assignments are accessible from the links to the subcommittees in the green box at the top left of this page.
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Membership
Questions or comments for the committee should be directed to PWFacility@Annapolis.gov. Some individual subcommittee chairs can also be contacted directly as provided below.
Impact on Business
Darrell Hale** - Attorney; mediator
Jared Littmann*, jared@kbtruevalue.com - Former Alderman, Ward 5; K&B True Value
Impact on City Employees
Don Hankins**, dahankins@annapolis.gov - AFSCME;
Jackie Allsup - NAACP
Impact on City Finances
Bill Davidson, bayridgebill@gmail.com - MoCo / former manager Div. Solid Waste
Scott Gibson**, Scott.t.gibson@gmail.com - Public Administration Expert; finance
Impact on Community
Curtis Jones - American Legion; communications and security
Dan Brookes - President of Kingsport; Ward 4
Roger Kizer Ball - Truxton Heights, Ward 1
Backup: Roger Kizer Ball - Heidi Rothenhaus
Kathy Ebner**, kathy@homesforamerica.org - Homes for America; Ward 8
Minor Carter - Ward 1 and 5; lobbyist
Tom Baker, Kingsport Resident, Ward 4, bakertjb39@gmail.com, 410-280-8811
Impact on Environment
Bil Davidson - MoCo / former manager Div. Solid Waste
Jesse Illif**, jesse@arundelrivers.org - So. River Fed.
Impact on Housing
Cliff Martin - Housing Commission for AACo/CEO
Backup: Cliff Martin - Diane Haislip, Housing Commission for AACo/Deputy
Impact on Land Use / Other Gov'ts
Eliot Powell***, epowell@whitehalldev.com - Developer / Economic Development
Phil Hager** - AACo / Planning Director
Impact on Traffic / Connect. / Rec.
Greg Stewart - AACPS / Sr. Mgr. for Planning
Jon Korin - President of Bike AAA
Nestor A. Flores, P.E., PTOE, Chief, Traffic Engineering Division
Joel Campbell** joel@gisenterprise.com - IT field, mapping; property appraiser
Tom Baker
Alan Kushner, Kingsport neighborhood
* Task Force Chair
** Subcommittee Chair
*** Task Force Vice Chair
Public Works Maintenance Facility Task Force - relevant references
City Staff Support: Archie Trader, Director, Recreation and Parks
City Staff Support: Brian Cahalan, Economic Policy Analyst
City Staff Support: David Jarrell, Director, Public Works
City Staff Support: Inna Young, Web Developer MIT
City Staff Support: Jackie Guild, Director, Environmental Policy
City Staff Support: Kerry Berger, Acting City Attorney
City Staff Support: Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, Transportation Department
City Staff Support: Lyn Farrow, Assistant City Manager
City Staff Support: Mitchelle Stephenson, Public Information Officer
City Staff Support: Rena Simms, PW Admin (minutes)
City Staff Support: Rick Gordon, Director, Transportation
City Staff Support: Michael Mallinoff , Acting Director, P&Z
City Staff Support: Susy Smith, Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor
Forest Dr. prop. Owner Tom Baum, Owner, LaTerra Homes