Page 26 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Ocean City News In Brief By Joanne Shriner Staff Writer January 10, 2014 SPECIAL SAVINGS ON MANY 2013 & 2014 MODELS TO SAY “THANKS” FOR YOUR LOYALTY 2013 CHRYSLER T & C TOURING L MINIVANS MSRP $34,955 Year End Discount $1,605 Rebate $2,500 Owner Loyalty Bonus $1,000 OCEAN CITY – Monday evening’s Mayor and City Council regular session had a light agenda, but some matters of consequence were discussed, including the evaluation of three-wheel scooters on the Boardwalk, considering heftier fine for flicking cigarettes out of car windows, a bid for a new shade canopy at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park was approved and a law to ban riding in the beds of pick-up trucks was finalized. STARTING AT 4 In Stock Pick-Up Law Okayed An ordinance to amend a chapter of the Town of Ocean City Code under the division titled “Seat Belts” by adding a section titled “Passengers in unenclosed areas of motor vehicles” came before the Mayor and City Council for second reading. Stk. #3071 2013 DODGE CHARGER MSRP $33,620 Year End Discount $1,630 Rebate $3,500 Mid Atlantic Bonus $1,000 Owner Loyalty Bonus $1,000 SALE $29,850 STARTING AT 2 In Stock A “motor vehicle” is defined as a Class A for passenger cars and station wagons, Class E is for a truck, and Class M is a multipurpose passenger vehicle, as defined in the Transportation Article of the State Code. Motor vehicle includes any trailer towed, pulled or powered by a motor vehicle. A “seat belt” is defined as a belt, strap and harness or like device, as defined in the Transportation Article of the State Code, which is permanently attached to the body of the motor vehicle. SALE $26,490 MSRP $28,235 Year End Discount $1,345 Rebate $2,000 Owner Loyalty Bonus $1,000 STARTING AT 2013 DODGE JOURNEY 2 In Stock Stk. #2433 Charger SXT NEW 2013 DODGE DART RALLYE MSRP $22,990 Year End Discount $700 Rebate $2,500 SALE $23,890 Stk. #3149 With 8.4N Navigation & Rear Backup Camera The ordinance furthers, “a person may not ride or allow another person to ride in the unenclosed areas of a motor vehicle except in a seat and with a seat belt in use.” Exemptions include, “passengers in municipal sanctioned or approved parades during the parade and in the parade route, federal, state, county and municipal emergency vehicles, and municipal vehicles during the course of municipal duties.” The penalty for violation is punishable as a municipal infraction by a fine of not more than $250. The City Council voted unanimously with no discussion to pass the law in its final reading. Three-Wheelers On Boardwalk Weighed In presenting the Police Commission meeting agenda for Monday, Commission Chair Councilman Doug Cymek was asked to look into a couple matters. The upcoming Police Commission meeting agenda on Monday has a presentation of Trikkes by Bryant Hungerford regarding allowing the vehicle on the Boardwalk, and Councilwoman Mary Knight asked the commission to consider the versions of the vehicles being sold at toy stores as well. Trikke is a brand of a three-wheel, or three-point, standing, carving vehicle that resembles a scooter and can be body or electronically powered. Stk. #2398 SALE $19,790 Stk. #2344 MSRP $30,990 Year End Discount $1,240 Rebate $4,000 DEMO 2013 CHRYSLER 300 SALE $25,750 NEW 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE Front Wheel Drive MSRP $25,985 Discount $700 Rebate $500 Councilman Brent Ashley also asked Cymek to have the commission discuss having the penalty for flicking cigarettes out of car windows become heftier in Ocean City after coming across news out of Illinois. A new law in Illinois that went into effect on Jan. 1 requires a first-time offender for flicking a cigarette out of a window receive a Class B misdemeanor with fines up to $1,500. If caught three times, an offender would face a Class 4 felony with a $2,500 fine and up to three years in prison. SALE $24,785 NEW 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SALE $32,950 MSRP $34,285 Discount $1,335 Skate Park Canopy Project To Start Stk. #3377 4x4 This week’s consent agenda was approved in an unanimous vote without discussion. It included the approval to rebid Boardwalk network camera installation, approval to solicit bids for canal dredging and the approval of a bid award recommendation by staff to construct a shade canopy at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park. According to City Engineer Terry McGean, the city received a $30,000 state grant to construct a shade canopy at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park. Two bids were received on Nov. 26 and were evaluated by city staff. Each bidder was required to submit a design to provide the maximum shaded area at the North East corner of the park within the $30,000 project budget. Playground Specialties Inc.’s bid was considered non-responsive as it did not include a required bid bond. However, since the bid was read into the record, staff evaluated the bid with a price of $14,600 for a canopy covering 240 square feet, but the shaded area location was not in the area preferred by the staff and the shade design was of a lesser quality than a favored proposal. SGX Inc. was fully responsive with a bid bond included. The bid price is $30,000 for two canopy structures providing a total of 352 square feet of shaded area in the location preferred by the staff. However, the staff does feel that one of the two structures could be either reduced in size or eliminated. Staff recommended award of the skate park shade canopy project to SGX Inc. at a price not to exceed $30,000. We Have 22 New 2013’s In Stock Make Your Best Deal On One This Month. Stk. #3302