[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING CHAIR CALLS TO ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 22 DASH 23.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCILMAN WOODS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL CREATOR, THE UNIVERSE WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING AT THIS TIME ALLOWED US MEETING TO BEGIN IN ORDER BE CONDUCTED IN PEACE AND CLOSE IN HARMONY.
[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS AND COUNSEL.
WE HAVE ONE THAT'S BEEN SITTING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UH, THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING MR. HUBBLE AND HIS FAMILY WHO WAS NOMINATED AND APPROVED AS A HARFORD LIVING TREASURER, UH, BY THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 13TH, 2004.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, PRIOR TO MR. HUBBLE RECEIVING HIS PROCLAMATION, COUNCILWOMAN KENWORTH PASSED AWAY.
THIS WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY HIS WIFE TONIGHT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT MR. HUBBLE WITH HIS PROCLAMATION, HARFORD LIVING TREASURE, HAROLD HUBBLE, UH, KAMAN JAMES DAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP DOWN IN THE WILL MR. HUBBLE, YOU AND WHOEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH YOU.
MR. WAGNER, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
WHEREAS CHAPLAIN HAROLD AL HUBBLE RECEIVED THE HARTFORD COUNTY CULTURAL ARTS BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO THE HARTFORD COUNTY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNITION AS A HARTFORD LIVING TREASURER.
AND WHEREAS CHAPLAIN HUBBLE WAS BORN IN DARLINGTON ON JUNE 5TH, 1932.
HE ATTENDED CHURCH FILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM BELAIRE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1949 DURING HIS 28 YEAR CAREER CHAPLAIN HUBBLE WORKED AT THE HUB CLOTHING STORES IN BELAIRE AND ABERDEEN ADVANCING FROM A STOCK BOY TO A SALESMAN MANAGER AND BUYER.
HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE ABERDEEN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AND WHEREAS CHAPLAIN HUBBLE SERVED AT THE OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN BELLER AND AS CHAPLAIN AT MULTIPLE HOSPITALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN HARTFORD AND BALTIMORE COUNTIES FOR OVER 40 YEARS, HE DEDICATED 11 YEARS AS MEMORIAL CHAPLAIN FOR THE HARTFORD AND CECIL COUNTY'S VOLUNTEER FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION, CHAPLAIN HUBBLE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS AND VOLUNTEERISM.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BE AIR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS COMMAND AND SERVED AS LEAD CHAPLAIN.
CHAPLAIN HUBBLE HELPED ORGANIZE THE HARTFORD COUNTY FARM FAIR, WHERE HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PRAYER BREAKFAST FOR 14 YEARS AND INITIATED THE HARTFORD COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING.
NOW, THEREFORE WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARTFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND ON THIS 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022 DO HEREBY SALUTE CHAPLAIN, HAROLD L HUBBLE, A HARTFORD LIVING TREASURE, AND BE OF FURTHER KNOWN THAT HIS LIFETIME EXPERIENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HARTFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY WILL PROVIDE A PERMANENT RECORD, WHICH WILL RECALL THE PAST INFORM THE PRESENT AND GUIDE THE FUTURE OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
AND THAT IS MEMORIES OF HIS AND HISTORY HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, ORAL HISTORIAN, AND HAVE BECOME A PART OF THE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF THE LIBRARY 18 YEARS, RIGHT.
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WHY'D YOU WAIT, 18 YEARS?
AND I, I THINK WE ALSO GOT A LITTLE NOTE FROM, UH, FROM JESSE BAES AS WELL TO OUR OFFICE THAT, THAT SAID THAT.
UM, I, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING AROUND FOR 18 MORE YEARS, SO WE CAN FINALLY GOTTEN MORE.
AND, UM, HAVE IT, SINCE YOU BROUGHT THIS BACK UP, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT THEN? WELL, RONNIE CHEN ALREADY STARTED EVERYTHING AND SO THAT WAS GOOD.
AND, UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE PASSED ON BEFORE SHE SAW IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND THEN WE FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.
AND THEN RECENTLY WE WERE CELEBRATING HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY AND WE WERE PUTTING OUT SOME CERTIFICATES AND REALIZED WHERE'S HIS HARFORD TREASURE CHURCH CERTIFICATE, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE IT.
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I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO, TO HAVE HIM COME TODAY BEFORE US.NOW I'M GONNA LET YOU SAY A COUPLE WORDS.
I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THAT, UH, FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND FOR WHAT, ALLOWING THIS TO BE THIS EVENING.
I'M SORRY THAT MS. RONNIE COULDN'T BE HERE CUZ SHE WAS A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND AND WE BECAME VERY CLOSE AND WORKED IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL FOR EACH ONE THAT IS HERE AND JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BEING A PART OF MY TIME.
I'M GONNA GIVE ANOTHER 18 YEARS AT LEAST.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE GONNA GET SOME PICTURES MR. HOBBLE AND MR. JANO.
AND LET'S PUT THIS WHAT'D SHE SAY? SCOOT, SCOOT THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT.
SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND US.
NOPE, THAT'S PERFECT RIGHT THERE.
I ALWAYS RUN MURPHY FROM THE PRAYER BREAKFAST.
[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND NOMINATIONS ORIGINALLY.UH, MY THOUGHT WAS TO HOLD THESE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL FURTHER REVIEW.
UH, BUT IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT A COUPLE OF THESE ARE TIMELY.
UH, SO WE WILL BE MOVING ON THE HARTFORD CENTER AND THE LIBRARY BOARD THIS EVENING.
UM, AND WE WILL MOVE ON THE OTHERS AT A FUTURE MEETING, UH, EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HARTFORD CENTER.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT MR. JOHNSON.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, FOR THE NEW NEW APPOINTMENTS OF FAITH, UH, RATMAN AND, UH, PATRICK SPICER.
THANK YOU, MR. SHROUDS, BEEN MOVING A SECOND TO APPROVE THE NEW APPOINTMENTS OF FAITH RATMAN AND PATRICK SPICE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION I'M SORRY, VICE PRESENT.
IT WOULD BE THE, UH, HARTFORD CENTER HARTFORD CENTER.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. DIXON? MR. PRESIDENT? AYE.
THERE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO IN THE NEGATIVE.
THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HERE BY APPROVED IS UH, MR. SPICER, MR. RATMAN HERE.
UM, PUBLIC LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION COUNCIL PRESIDENT MR. SHS? YES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEW EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT OF TERRENCE FLANNERY TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE NEW APPOINTMENT OF TERRENCE FLANNERY TO THE LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT.
HI, YOU'RE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN AFFIRMATIVE ZERO AND NEGATIVE.
THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS NUMBER SIX.
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.LEGISLATIVE DAY 22 DASH 0 22, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS, THE MINUTES STAND APPROVED,
[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.MR. WAGNER, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 0 23 22 AND 0 24 22 INTO THE RECORD PLEASE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 23 DASH 22 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BENIN TO REQUEST THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE KURTZ MANSION CONSISTING OF 1.09 ACRES LOCATED AT 1123 BALDWIN MILL ROAD IN JARRETTSVILLE, MARYLAND TOGETHER WITH ITS BUILDINGS, ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS, AND PENCES AS A HARFORD COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2 67 OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY CODE RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 24 DASH 22 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
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BENNEY AT THE REQUEST, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A HARTFORD COUNTY 2022 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR EITHER ONE OF THESE.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MR. SARKOWSKI WITH US THIS EVENING, UM, TO SPEAK TO, UH, THE MANSION PLEASE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
KOWSKI DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING WITH ME TONIGHT IS STEPHANIE SODER, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER.
WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH RESOLUTION 23 DASH 22 FOR THE HARFORD COUNTY LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE KURTZ MANSION.
THE DESIGNATION OF A HARVARD COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK IS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 2 67 OF THE ZONING CODE, THE PRESERVATION OF SITES, STRUCTURES, AND DISTRICTS OF HISTORICAL CULTURAL ARCHEOLOGICAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE PROTECTS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HARFORD COUNTY BY SAFEGUARDING THE COUNTY'S HISTORIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL ECONOMY, STABILIZING, IMPROVING PROPERTY VALUES AND FOSTERING CIVIC PRIDE IN THE BEAUTY AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PAST.
THE PROCESS OF DESIGNATING A COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK BEGINS WITH THE NOMINATION DETAILING THE CULTURAL OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANT OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY HUNTER MUST GIVE CONSENT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION, A PUBLIC MEETING IS THEN HELD ALLOWING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND VOTE ON WHETHER TO RECOMMEND LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE BENEFITS OF OBTAINING LANDMARK DESIGNATION INCLUDE PROTECTION OF LANDMARK PROPERTY FROM DEMOLITION OR INAPPROPRIATE ALTERATION, BUFFER PROTECTION FROM DEVELOPMENT OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HARFORD COUNTY, HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS.
AFTER THE DESIGNATION IS COMPLETED, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WORKS WITH THE OWNER TO ENSURE FUTURE EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPROVAL IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS APPLYING FOR THE HARFORD COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK IS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION BEST PRACTICES.
THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR THE KURTZ MANSION LOCATED AT 1123 BALDWIN MILL ROAD IN JARRETTSVILLE, MRS. JOY WOODFIELD, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS NOMINATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE COULD NOT BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY AND PRESERVING THE HOUSE WITH HER LATE HUSBAND.
THE KURT MANS KURTS MANSION IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH MARTIN.
KURTS A PROMINENT CARPENTER FURNITURE MAKER, UNDERTAKER AND FARMER IN 19TH CENTURY JARRETTSVILLE.
IN ADDITION TO HIS WORK, KURTZ IS NOTICEABLE NOTABLE FOR HIS PROMINENT SOCIAL POSITIONS IN THE JARRETTSVILLE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AS DIRECTOR OF THE PERMANENT LAND AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND AS A FULTON OF THE SUPREME CIRCLE BROTHERHOOD OF THE UNION, WHICH WAS AN EARLY FRATERNAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, THE KURTZ MANSION ALSO EXHIBITS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY'S GERMAN HERITAGE WITH ROOF SLATE TILES ARRANGED IN A DISTINCTIVE DIAMOND POINT PATTERN.
AND THE FIBER CEMENT LAP SIDING REFLECTS THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL WOOD SIDING DATING TO 1880.
THAT WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH ALUMINUM SIDING DURING A MODERN RENOVATION, THE KURTZ MANSON IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIVES OF PERSONS, SIGNIFICANT HISTORY AND REPRESENTS THE WORK OF A NOTED ARCHITECT OR MASTER BUILDER.
IT EMBODIES CHARACTER INTEREST OR VALUE AS PART OF THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF HARFORD COUNTY.
IT HAS BOTH YIELDED AND SHOWN THE POTENTIAL TO YIELD IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HARFORD COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE AT THEIR JULY 26TH, 2022 PUBLIC MEETING.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THIS PROPERTY FOR DESIGNATION AS A HISTORIC COUNTY LANDMARK.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
COUNSEL, ANYONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS MR. TRINITY? HI JENNY.
SO, UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
IT SAYS, UM, THE CLAD ON ALL ELEVATIONS IN FIBER CEMENT LAP SIDING MIMICKING THE ORIGINAL WOOD SIDING.
SO THERE WAS WOOD SIDING, BUT THERE'S NO LONGER WOOD SIDING.
AND NOW IT'S JUST THIS FIBER CEMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE THE WOOD SIDING THAT IS CORRECT THE, UM, ORIGINAL EXTERIOR THAT REMAINED.
THEY ACTUALLY REUTILIZED INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, UM, AS, UM, AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE LIVING ROOM.
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO, SO FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT WOOD SIDING.
NO, SIR, ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS ARE ACCEPTABLE, BUT ANY FUTURE WORK HAS TO COINCIDE WITH HISTORICAL, UH, LIKE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND, AND EVEN THE ROOFING SHINGLES AND SO FORTH.
YES, THE ROOFING SHINGLES, BECAUSE THEY'RE SLATE, WE WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO KEEP THEM AS IS, BUT, UM, IN KIND REPLACEMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS BY CASE BY CASE BASIS IS ALL RIGHT.
IT DEPENDS ON THE HPCS RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JAN DEN.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS MEETING WITH AARON PITMAN, WE WERE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THIS, ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS WORKED AND, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
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CAME UP MIGHT BE FOR YOU MORE.SO DOES IT CHANGE THE, AN INSURANCE BURDEN OR DOES IT CHANGE ANYTHING FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER OR IS IT HARDER TO GET INSURANCE? IT ONLY CERTAIN COMPANIES WILL COVER HISTORICAL PROPERTIES.
SO VERY FEW COMPANIES OUT THERE, BUT THEY SPECIALIZE IN DOING HISTORICAL.
UM, THE REASON IS, IS THAT IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF A LOSS IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO GO AND REPAIR THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ROOFING OR IF GOD FORBID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT, IT COSTS MORE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO USE HORSEHAIR PLASTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO THAT.
AND ALSO, I KNOW WHEN WE ADDED 'EM TO THE PAST, THEY GET THE LITTLE PLACARD AND PEOPLE, UH, HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK IT UP ON THE REGISTRY AND VISIT.
IS THAT STILL A THING OR IS THAT UP TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO VISIT OR SEE YOU? IT WOULD NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NO, STILL A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.
ANYONE ELSE MR. SHS? I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, UM, WITH THE FIBER CEMENT, THEY'RE REALIZING THAT THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE WOOD WITH THE DOLLAR FINISH.
I'M SURE THAT VINYL AND OTHER MATERIALS PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED.
I'M PRETTY SURE OF, YEAH, WE WOULD, UM, DESIGNATE IT.
WE WOULDN'T REALLY LIKE TO SEE, BUT RIGHT.
UM, THE FIBROUS CEMENT HAS BEEN ABOUT VERY POPULAR, UM, THING IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION THE LAST FEW YEARS.
AND PROBABLY NOT EVEN VINYL WINDOWS, I'M SURE THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE WOOD POSSIBLY.
IT WOULD DEPEND ON CASE BY CASE BASIS.
UM, IF THEY ARE ALREADY VINYL IN KIND REPLACEMENT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
UM, BUT IF THEY ARE, WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE REHABILITATION BEFORE REPLACEMENT.
AND I'M SURE THIS OWNER HAS BEEN, UH, CONSULTED PRETTY THOROUGHLY AND I'M SURE IT WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO THIS.
I, I COMMEND HER FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.
I'M GLAD, YOU KNOW, THE FIBER CEMENT WILL WORK, BUT YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET INTO SOME SERIOUS RENOVATION PROJECTS, IT CAN, THE COST CAN REALLY ADD UP IF YOU'RE USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS.
UM, BUT I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE OF COURSE, BUT THE BIG THING IS, IS THAT THIS WILL NEVER BE DEMOED.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE TRAGIC OF COURSE.
AND IF IT WASN'T DIDN'T HAVE THIS DESIGNATION, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, SO, RIGHT.
SO THAT'S THE, THE, THE BIG, THE BIG THING THERE.
AND I KNOW YOU, HE, UM, THE COUNCILMAN JAMES MENTIONED THE HORSE HAIR PLASTER.
THIS REALLY JUST PROTECTS THE EXTERIOR, NOT THE INTERIOR.
SO THERE WOULD BE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE INTERIOR, BUT VERY GOOD.
WE DON'T SEE TOO MANY OF THESE, SO IT'S NICE WHEN THEY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
ANYONE ELSE MR. JOHNSON? THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
UH, GOOD EVENING, LADIES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROPERTIES, UH, THAT, UM, ARE IN THE, UM, IN YOUR, I GUESS, PURVIEW OF LOOKING AT, FOR, FOR THESE HISTORIC, UM, LANDMARKS? UM, RIGHT.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE, UM, 70, UM, LANDMARKS OR DISTRICTS.
UM, UNDER THIS PROTECTION, WE HAVE AN ONGOING LIST OF PEOPLE.
UM, SOME PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US LIKE MRS. WOODFIELD.
UM, WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH OUR OWN SURVEY WORK AND, UM, DECIDING IF THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE LANDMARK AND WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THOSE LANDMARK OWNERS, BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS APPROACH US.
UM, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DESIGNATING AND, AND JUST FOR A LAYMAN, UH, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS AGAIN? JUST A QUICK CLIFF NOTE VERSION.
UM, SO EITHER WE REACH OUT OR THEY REACH OUT TO US, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER LANDMARKING, IF THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SURVEYED FOR THE MARYLAND INVENTORY OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES OR NATIONAL REGISTERED DESIGNATION, THEN WE CAN USE THAT INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT IF IT HASN'T BEEN THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE FOR US TO GO OUT TO SURVEY, UM, THE PROPERTY.
UM, WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANCE, WHICH IS, UM, THE CRAFTSMANSHIP TONIGHT THAT YOU SAW AND INTEGRITY.
UM, SO LOCATION, DESIGN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP, MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S STILL INTACT.
AND IF THAT MEETS THAT CRITERIA, UM, THEN THE FIRST THING THEY WOULD DO IS FILL OUT A NOMINATION FORM.
THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE PROPERTY OWNER.
HOWEVER, WE DO NEED THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD.
UM, IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE STAFF.
THE STAFF CREATE A REPORT BASED ON ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE IT, UM, HISTORIC.
AND THEN IT GOES BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
UM, AND THEN IT GOES TO YOU FOR REVIEW AND ONCE, ONCE IT GETS THAT DES DESIGNATION, UM, IS THAT PROPERTY PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY? YES.
THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, ANYONE ELSE MR. SHS? YES.
UH, THIS MIGHT JUST BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DO A PR, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS, UH, WHAT THE
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BENEFITS ARE OF THIS.SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S A TAX CREDIT, BUT YOU HAVE TO, I BELIEVE IT'S, YOU HAVE TO FILE THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR STANDARD.
AND OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE BLESSED BY THE LOCAL PRESERVATION FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT, UM, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL EVERYONE WHAT THIS WOULD QUALIFY THEM FOR, WE REALIZE THAT THE MATERIALS FOR, UM, HISTORIC PROPERTIES TO, TO MAKE IT LIKE THE ORIGINAL'S GONNA COST A LOT MORE, BUT TO OFFSET THAT, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THE TAX CREDIT FOR ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT KNOW OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
SO THE TAX CREDIT, UM, LIKE YOU SAID, IT DOES HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL, UM, BEFORE THEY CAN RECEIVE THE TAX CREDIT.
HOWEVER, UM, THERE IS A LIST THAT, UM, IS ACTUALLY IN OUR DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT ARE HERE.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE THEM THEY'RE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL, UM, OF, UM, REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES.
UM, SO IF YOU WERE TO DO SAY FOR AN EXAMPLE, WINDOWS, UM, THAT WOULD BE A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE.
ANYTHING ON THE EXTERIOR USUALLY IS, UM, YOU WOULD GO THROUGH US TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE AND THEN YOU WOULD GET, UM, IT'S A 10% TAX CREDIT RIGHT NOW.
UM, FOR THOSE REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES UP TO, UM, A CERTAIN AMOUNT, I BELIEVE IT'S 7,200 RIGHT NOW.
UM, THERE'S ALSO THE ABILITY TO, UM, GO FOR THE MARYLAND STATE, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS AS WELL SINCE YOU HAVE LOCAL DESIGNATION.
SO, AND THAT'S 20% AND THAT'S ADDITIONAL NOT, UM, RIGHT WITH IT.
SO THAT COULD BE A LOT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE SAVING.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOR, UH, LET'S SAY, UM, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD RAILROAD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UM, BERKELEY'S LOTS OF SORRY, WHAT I, THAT, UM, ACTUALLY WE DO.
SO, UM, THE HAYES HIGH HOUSE ON THE HARVARD COUNTY, UM, EXCUSE ME, HARTFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UH, CAMPUS IS A NETWORK TO FREEDOM SITE AND THAT IS, HAS A LOCAL DESIGNATION AND NATIONAL REGISTER, UM, DESIGNATION AS WELL.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NO, NOT AT THIS POINT, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR, UM, MORE DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR LANDMARKS.
SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY SITES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.
UM, SO THE RIGBY HOUSE DARLINGTON, UM, YOU KNOW, NEAR THEA THAT IS, UM, IT'S MORE WELL KNOWN FOR ITS REVOLUTIONARY WAR, UM, HISTORY.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IS ACTUALLY CONFIRMED, COULD BE THOUGH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE'LL CONSIDER THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MR. AIRS AND MS. PLANER COME FORWARD.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THE SHORT VERSION.
I HAVE THE LONG VERSION WITH ME AS WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND SUNNY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, I'M ACTING DIRECTOR, RICK AIRS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WITH ME AS THE BRANCH MANAGER FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LINDA DIPLOMA.
UM, BUT BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, I, IT WOULD BE REMISS OF ME IF I DIDN'T ALSO RECOGNIZE HAROLD HUBBLE, WHO SERVED AS MY CHAPLAIN FOR OUR DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HELPED A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED, UH, FOR, FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND ME PERSONALLY.
AND, UM, AND HE DID IT AS A VOLUNTEER.
AND I, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT, BUT, UM, HAROLD, I WANTED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE YOU.
UM, SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH IS REALLY ANY ACTION THAT'S TAKEN TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ANY LONG TERM RISK TO PEOPLE IN PROPERTY FROM DISASTERS IN HARTFORD COUNTY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, UH, WE DO RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO HELP US WITH, UM, HAZARD MITIGATION AND ALSO RECOVERING SOME OF THE COST WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH THE DISASTERS IN THE COUNTY.
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AND THE REASON WHY WE NEED THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO ADOPT OUR PLAN THROUGH A RESOLUTION IS IT'S REALLY THE FINAL PIECE OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN, WE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HARPER COUNTY.SO, UM, I DID GIVE EACH ONE OF YOU A COPY OF, UM, WHAT IS ENTAILED AND, UH, IT INVOLVES THE MEETING WITH ALL THREE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES, OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.
UM, AND WE GOT THERE BUY IN TO HELP US WRITE THE PLAN.
AND THEN TONIGHT, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE FINAL PIECE OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
UM, AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR PASSING OF THIS PLAN.
WE ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SO WE'LL BE GOOD NOW TILL, UM, 20 27, 20 27.
SO, UM, WELL, WELCOME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS.
LINDA, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? UM, WE'VE GOTTEN INTERIM FEMA APPROVAL PENDING, UM, FORMAL RESOLUTION.
UM, THEY'VE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH IT THREE SEPARATE TIMES WITH US.
WE HAD THEM DO AN INFORMAL DRAFT REVIEW, UM, TO HELP THE TEAM CUZ IT WAS A WHOLE HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM THAT, THAT PRODUCED THIS DOCUMENT.
UM, WE HAD THEM GO THROUGH IT.
THEY PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF HINTS AND TIPS FOR THINGS TO IMPROVE.
UM, WE DID ADD THAT WE HAD THEM, UM, INITIATE A FORMAL REVIEW.
THEY CAME BACK WITH SOME MORE FEEDBACK BASED ON SOME OF THEIR PLANNING CHANGES THAT THEY INCORPORATED IN, UM, THAT WE KIND OF WEREN'T EXPECTING, BUT IT DID OCCUR.
SO WE MADE SOME ADDITIONAL REVISIONS AND, AND ADDITIONS TO THIS PLAN AND SUBMITTED IT FORMALLY FOR THE FINAL TIME IN JULY AND IT, AND, AND AGAIN, THEY APPROVED IT FOR US, UM, IN AUGUST.
SO WE'RE JUST WAITING NOW FOR JUST THIS FINAL, FINAL, LAST PIECE OF LEGAL AND THEN WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
UH, COUNCILMAN WOODS ONE, I'M GONNA START WITH YOU, I GUESS YOU'RE DEALING WITH SARAH SARAH WOLF.
SO NOW, I MEAN, IT'S, I KNOW THIS YEAR THEY ADDED WITH MITIGATION PLANS.
THEY WERE ADDING, UH, A LOT MORE BASICALLY AFTER FOR US.
I REMEMBER A LOT OF BEGINNING OVER THE COVID RESPONSE, SARAH AND A LOT OF THE MITIGATION TEAM WERE STUCK OUT DOING THAT AND THEY WERE HEAVILY WORKING ON A THAT OF STUFF, BUT WE WERE READING THROUGH IT TODAY ACTUALLY, AND I KNOW DISASTERS I'VE BEEN DEPLOYED TO BEFORE I'VE RECEIVED COUNTY PLANS FOR OUR JURISDICTION PLANS AND WE GET IT.
AND HONESTLY, IT'S A REALLY QUICK GUIDE FOR THE COUNCIL'S BENEFIT AS A FEMA RESPONDER.
IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY FAST GUIDE TO GIVE US DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS, UH, HAZARD ISSUES.
IT REALLY HELPS RESPONDERS WHEN YOU GET THERE.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IF IT'S POORLY WRITTEN, WE JUST THROW IT ASIDE AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY USELESS.
AND HARTFORD COUNTIES HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUTSTANDING.
I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM FROM HARTFORD COUNTY.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY DOING THIS WORK AND YEAH, WE'RE THE BEST.
UM, ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN DENON.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M I ALMOST WANT TRY TO IMITATE YOUR VOICE, BUT UH,
I'VE TALKED TO YOU A COUPLE TIMES.
AND SO I, I KNOW FOR ME, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW WHAT I DO, INSURANCE AND EVERYTHING, THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE FLOOD INSURANCE AND HOW THEY'VE CHANGED, HOW FLOOD INSURANCE WORKS, UM, AND HOW IT BASICALLY IS RAID AND SO FORTH.
UM, THAT'S AND I SEE THAT AS ONE OF THE HAZARDS IN HERE, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WIND WEATHER, TORNADO, WIND, BUT NOTHING ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TOO.
AND I'M MY ALWAYS BIGGEST CONCERN IS I'M JUST WAITING FOR ONE DAY WHEN THE STORM COMES UP THE CHESAPEAKE, UM, AS A HURRICANE AND IT, AND IT'S A CATEGORY ONE OR MORE, AND THE DAMAGE THAT THAT'S GONNA DO, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A, IF IT'S A WET SUMMER AND, AND THE SOIL IS, IS SOFT IN THE TREE ROOTS LIKE WE HAD ABOUT 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO, WHERE ALL THE, HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THAT? SO, UM, JUST, JUST BEFORE, IS THAT A GOOD QUESTION? JUMP IN.
IT'S ACTUALLY A FAIR QUESTION, BUT, UM, WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE TOP THREATS, UM, IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT WE, WE PROVIDED TO YOU.
BUT IF YOU GO INTO THE PLANT ITSELF, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE GOT SOIL MOVEMENT, WE, WHICH IS A NEW ONE FOR US.
AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE EARTHQUAKE AND WE HAVE WILDFIRE AND WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE AND TORNADO AND DROUGHT.
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SAMPLES AND WE'VE ALSO ADDED, THEY'VE ADDED A WHOLE LIST, A LIST OF, OF NEW CRITERIA THAT THEY WANTED US TO LOOK AT AND WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT.AND WE CAN, WE CAN GET THAT WHOLE THING ONLINE.
THAT, THAT BOOK YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE, ONCE WE'VE FINISHED THE RESOLUTION, THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON, UM, THE, THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND THERE'LL BE LINKS THROUGH BOTH PLANNING AND ZONING AND, AND THROUGH, UM, EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND I KNOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES I HAVE IS, IS ADVISING AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, FLOOD INSURANCE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A STREAM OR RIVER TO FLOOD, BUT THE WAY FLOOD INSURANCE WORKS, UNFORTUNATELY IS SOMETIMES TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES HAVE TO FLOOD IN ORDER FOR IT, IT TO PAY OUT, WHICH IS I DON'T AGREE WITH AND THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED THAT.
UM, BUT HOW DO WE GET AWARENESS OUT TO PEOPLE WHERE, UM, IT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT COULD BE A, UH, A WATER MAIN BREAKS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FLOODS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S A FLOOD.
IF WATER COMES IN FROM OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME, YEAH.
I, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE TEACH WHEN, WHEN WE GO OUT FOR ANY KIND OF OUTREACH, UM, WHETHER IT'S, UH, AT A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES FAIR, OR IF IT'S AT THE FARM FAIR, OR IF WE'RE OUT TEACHING PREPARED BECAUSE YOU CARE CLASSES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I TALK ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT YOUR HOMEOWNERS, WORK WITH YOUR INSURANCE AGENT ONCE A YEAR, REVIEW YOUR POLICIES, MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT ALL YOUR, ALL YOUR DOTS AND, AND TS CROSSED.
AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY DO TALK A LOT ABOUT IS FLOOD INSURANCE HARTFORD.
SO WE GET A 15% DISCOUNT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT, UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, UM, FLOOD PLAIN MANAGERS AND, AND THEIR STAFF DO.
UM, THIS HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN HELPS AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.
UM, I CAN'T TALK A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT CUZ THAT'S REALLY PLANNING AND ZONING'S FUNCTION, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT, THAT PART OF WHAT WE DO WITH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AND THEN PART OF, PART OF WHAT WE DO WITH THIS PLAN AND THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE PUT INTO THIS, UM, HELPS TOWARDS THAT, UM, DISCOUNT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE, UM, I GUESS THE RATINGS FOR THE AREAS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND GETTING THEM INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE A, A, A NINE OR 10 TO A SIX OR SEVEN, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT.
YEAH, I, I, SO EACH DEPARTMENT HANDLES THAT ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THOUGH, AND I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE LINDA CAME AND WORKED FOR US IN HARFORD COUNTY, SHE WAS ONE OF OUR EXPO OF FEMA.
AH, SO WE HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF HER KNOWLEDGE FROM FEMA AND, UM, A LOT OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ACTUALLY HIRE CONTRACTORS NOW TO WRITE THEIR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
AND WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT LINDA AND THE STAFF IN HARPER COUNTY RODE AIRPLANE.
WE DIDN'T HIRE AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO COME IN AND WRITE AT FOURS.
DO YOU HAVE A CARD LINDA? I DO, BUT NOT WITH ME.
CAN YOU SEND ME SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY.
SEND ME A CARD TOO, SO I CAN HAVE THAT.
AND, UH, I, I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND, AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.
ANYONE ELSE? UM, I DO KNOW THAT PROGRAMS, PLANS LIKE THIS HELP US, UH, BE PREPARED FOR WIND EVENTS LIKE WE HAD A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND, UH, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN THIS REGION THAT WE DON'T SUFFER SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, WEATHER EVENTS THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE.
SO, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL STAYING ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS, UM, WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THEN WE WILL TAKE THIS UP AT A FUTURE MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO BOTH OF YOU AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER 9, 10, 11, AND 12.
WE HAVE NO BUSINESS THIS EVENING, 13 AND 14.
I BELIEVE THERE'S NO BUSINESS THIS EVENING,
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15 BUSINESS FROM THE COUNCIL PRESENT.UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, TONIGHT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR COUNCIL ATTORNEY, MR. KEARNEY ON THE BIRTH OF HIS SIXTH GRANDCHILD TODAY.
UM, OUR HEALTH OFFICER SEARCH COMMITTEE, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT, WE'VE SPENT THE PAST TWO MORNINGS INTERVIEWING, UH, APPLICANTS, UH, NARROWING THE SEARCH DOWN TO JUST A FEW, UH, WE'VE HAD 40 APPLICANTS OR THEREABOUTS TOTAL.
UH, I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, THE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF MARRYING NASDA VICKY JONES, DR.
MOY BARRY KLEIN, PAUL LAUDER, DR.
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COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN WAGNER AND MYSELF.UM, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB ALONG WITH, UH, TIFFANY STEVENS FROM HR, UH, DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF MAKING THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THESE APPLICANTS.
THIS PAST FRIDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO MEET WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR DELEGATION AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP THAT GOT TOGETHER TO LOOK AT TRANS SOURCE, UH, PATTY HANKINS AND AMY O'NEILL.
UH, THEY'VE GOT A NEW CONCERN THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, HAS TO DO WITH OFFSHORE WIND AND THE POSSIBILITY AND CONCERNS OF IT COMING THROUGH OUR JURISDICTION AT SOME POINT.
UH, SO THEY'RE JUST KIND OF STARTING AND KEEPING US ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
UH, SATURDAY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU PICNIC, UH, WHICH, UH, TURNED OUT TO BE IN PART, A BENEFIT FOR, UH, THE ARCHER FAMILY, UH, JIM AND JANET, UM, AFTER THEY SUFFERED A DEVASTATING FIRE ON THEIR FARM, UM, JEANIE AND I WISHED TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OUR, OUR GOOD FRIEND BARNEY EDWARDS.
UM, HE LIVED IN THE AL DINO, UH, ABERDEEN AREA.
HE'S A BELLER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE IN 1967.
I BELIEVE A UNITED STATES MARINE VET SHARP SHOOTER, LANDMINE WARFARE DEMOLITION EXPERT.
UH, HE WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN, UH, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT.
AND HE WAS ALSO, UH, WORKED IN EDGEWOOD.
UH, THE REST OF HIS CAREER ANDS PASSED AWAY.
HE, UH, BARNEY TRULY ENJOYED THE OUTDOORS, WAS AN AVID GOLFER, AVID HUNTER.
AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE TO NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OUR COUNTRY AND HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY.
[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS]
WITH THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT.UM, WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS UP HERE, BUT, UM, I'M LOOKING DOWN THE, UH, DICE AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, UM, COUNCILMAN SHS.
UH, I, I DIDN'T SAY THIS LAST WEEK, BUT I'M GONNA SAY IT THIS WEEK THAT COUNCILMAN SH UH, PUT TOGETHER A, A, UM, A AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP THAT WAS LOOKING TO CHANGE THE, THE AG PRES PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT IT WAS FAIR AND EQUITABLE FOR NOT JUST THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
UM, IT'S, IT'S ON HOLD RIGHT NOW.
SO I COUNCIL, UH, COUNCILMAN SH RHODES AND I, SOME MEMBERS UP HERE WON'T BE AROUND TO SEE, UH, THE, THE WORK THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN SHROUDS HAS, HAS PUT IN ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANT TO JUST COMMEND HIM, UH, ON HIS WORK AND DEDICATION, UH, FOR THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE, WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE AG PRESS PROGRAM NEEDS, UH, AN OVERHAUL LIKE THIS ISN'T 1980.
AND, UM, THE, UH, WE KNOW THAT BY OPENING IT UP TO OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS, IN MY OPINION TO OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS, THAT IT WOULD BE, BE MORE FAIR AND EQUITABLE FOR, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY E ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY THAT WOULD CREATE OPEN SPACE FOR, UH, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE MORE, UM, URBAN AREAS OF, OF THE COUNTY.
SO I JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY, UH, PUBLICLY THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE, UH, DONE ON, ON THAT ASPECT AND, UH, KUDOS TO YOU.
AND WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'LL YIELD MY TIME BACK.
THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, WELL SAID, UH, MR. WOODS.
I THANK YOU, MR. WOODS, COUNCILMAN GINGER.
DAN, THANK YOU, MR. UH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, UM, JUST, UH, CONDOLENCES TO A FRIEND, UH, DAUGHTER, 15 YEARS OLD.
SHE, UH, ELLA BREY, UH, PASSED AWAY.
SHE WAS, UH, STRONG AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, WE LOST A BRIGHT STAR, SO, UM, MY CONDOLENCES IS TO THE BREEZY FAMILY.
COUNCILMAN GINGER, DAN AND MR. SHROUDS.
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TO JARRETTSVILLE OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL SUNFLOWERS.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S COMING OUT AND MAKING LOTS OF MEMORIES AND HAVING GOOD TIMES.
UM, BUT WHAT IT REALLY ALSO DOES IS IT SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY.
IT SUPPORTS A LOT OF NONPROFITS, A LOT OF, UM, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT.
AND, UM, SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY GOES FOR AND WE ALL APPRECIATE YOU COOK FOR COMING OUT.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST A GREAT TIME.
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BUT THEN AT THAT SAME TIME, THAT LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT YOU'RE PAYING IS GOING TO SOME GREAT CAUSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.UM, ALSO, UM, COUNCIL PRESIDENT INCENTIVE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FARM BUREAU PICNIC OVER THE WEEKEND AND FUNDRAISER FOR THE ARCHERS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING THEM THE HORRIFIC FIRE THAT, UM, DAMAGED.
WELL, IT WAS TOTAL DAMAGE TO THEIR BARN AND SHOP AND LOTS OF EQUIPMENT INSIDE.
AND, UM, JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT, UM, THEIR FAMILY.
THEY ARE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PEOPLE, GOOD WORK.
UM, WHEN EXPRESSED MY CONDOLENCES TO, UM, THE FAMILY AND ALL THE FRIENDS OF THE CONGREGATION OF FATHER, HENRY CONK OF ST.
MARY OF ASSUMPTION, CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PSK, HE JUST PASSED AWAY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOVED HIM.
HE'S BEEN A FIXTURE IN THE COMMUNITY, IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA REALLY MISS HIM.
IT'S HARD TO REALLY IMAGINE GOING TO THE CHURCH WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SEE HIM.
SO I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY, UH, PRAYERS TO ALL OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THANK YOU, MR. SHEZ, MR. WAGNER, WHEN SOMEONE HAS AS FULL OF LIFE AS, UH, HAROLD HUBBLE HAS HAD, IT'S HARD TO FIT ON THAT PROCLAMATION, ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HE'S DONE.
AND, UH, AS I READ THROUGH IT, AND I WENT BACK TO REREAD WHAT MY COPY SHOWS HERE.
THERE WAS ONE THING THAT WAS, UM, AMISS, AND IT COULDN'T BE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT JUST TOOK UP TOO MUCH ROOM, BUT YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED IN HARTFORD COUNTY TO FIND ANYBODY WHO HAS VISITED MORE SICK, MORE ELDERLY, MORE PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES, UM, UH, EXTENDED CARE PLACES.
YOU WOULD BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANYONE THAT HAS VISITED MORE OF THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAN HAROLD HUBBLE.
AND THIS GOES BACK IN MY FAMILY, TO MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY PARENTS AND MANY OTHERS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON ANYBODY WHO WAS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAROLD KNEW OF OR HEARD OF IF THEY WERE IN THE HOSPITAL, HE'D GET THERE BEFORE OR AFTER SURGERY OR WHATEVER YOU MAY BE THERE FOR.
YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON A VISIT.
AND THAT, THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, COMMENDABLE AND SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE CAN POSSIBLY SAY THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE THAT KIND OF, UH, A LEVEL OF SERVICE.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT IN ALL THE YEARS.
WELL SAID, MR. BU ON NOTHING TONIGHT.
I WASN'T GONNA SAY IT, BUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT BACK UP, I'LL TELL A QUICK STORY ABOUT, UH, CHAPLAIN HUB BACK 30 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS VERY NEW IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, I RESPONDED ON A CALL TWO, THREE IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS A FATALITY AND IT WAS A FRIEND, SOMEONE THAT I KNEW, AND IT WAS A TRAUMATIC SCENE.
AND, UH, WE'D ACTUALLY LOST A PROVIDER THAT NIGHT, TOO.
HE WALKED OFF THE SCENE FROM THE FIRE FROM THAT CALL AND NEVER CAME BACK.
AND WE LOST A DEPUTY THAT NIGHT ALSO WHO QUIT HIS JOB THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF THAT SAME CALL THAT WE DEALT WITH.
AND, UH, I WAS DESTROYED, YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING THERE.
AND NEXT THING I KNOW HERE COMES OUR CHAPLAIN AND SAT AND TALKED TO ME IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS.
AND I STAYED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THAT, BE HONEST, CUZ I ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING TOO.
I DIDN'T THINK I COULD EVER DO IT AGAIN AFTER THAT NIGHT.
AND UH, AND I STILL THINK ABOUT THAT NIGHT A LOT.
AND I THINK YEARS LATER I ASKED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY WIFE'S MY WEDDING, BUT SOMETHING ELSE CAME UP, BUT I WASN'T GONNA BRING IT UP.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT YOU WERE TO THE FIRE SERVICE THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
YOU CAME OUT JUST TO HELP SOME 16 YEAR OLD KID THAT YOU HAD NO IDEA WHO IT WAS, WAS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH A CALL.
SO THANK YOU 16, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
AGENDA ITEM, NUMBER 17, COMMENTS AND INPUTS FROM ATTENDANCE.DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? YES.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE 10 THIS EVENING.
UH, WITH 10, PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF YOUR TIME AND RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER.
GLENN DOAR FOLLOWED BY JANINE LACO.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
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GLEN UTTER 1806 PARK BEACH DRIVE A ABERDEEN 2,101.UM, WHEN I FIRST READ THE WETLANDS DELINEATION REPORT FOR HAVINGTON WOODS, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT TWO THIRDS OF THE SAMPLING POINTS WERE CLASSIFIED AS WETLANDS, FORESTED WETLANDS.
AND THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE MARSH ON THE LEFT AND THE SHRUB SWAMP ON THE RIGHT, THE REPORT WENT ON TO SAY THAT AVENUE AND WOODS WAS A COMPLEX OF PERMANENT STREAM, INTERMITTENT STREAMS, FEMORAL STREAMS, AND SEASONAL PONDS.
IT ALSO STATED THAT DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL, A LOT OF THESE WETLANDS WERE INTERCONNECTED.
WHEN I READ THAT I COULD NOT BELIEVE.
AND I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE STATE IN THE COUNTIES THAT ABINGTON WOODS WASN'T WORTH PROTECTING BECAUSE A SYSTEM LIKE THAT REMOVES SILT, IT REMOVES NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS AND IT SEQUESTERS CARBON.
SO SINCE, UH, I WAS SO SURPRISED, I THOUGHT MAYBE I OUGHT TO SHOW, UH, THE RESULTS OF THAT DECISION IN JUNE.
I STARTED COLLECTING WATER SAMPLES AND THIS WATER SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED IN JUNE AFTER RAIN.
AND I KNOW YOU THINK LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE TAP WATER, BUT IT ISN'T, IT'S WATER OUT OF THE INTERMITTENT STREAM ON THE EAST SIDE OF ADEN WOODS, CLAIRE ISELLE AFTER CONSTRUCTION STARTED, I COLLECTED ANOTHER ONE IN, IN JULY AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S, IT'S SLIGHTLY TUR, BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ATION IN, BUT NOT MUCH THEN IN AUGUST AFTER A RAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE SITUATION CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
THAT'S A LOT OF SILK AND IT MAY NOT LOOK MUCH LIKE MUCH TO YOU.
CAUSE YOU'RE ONLY LOOKING THROUGH AN INCH OF WATER, UH, AND CLEAR LEFT.
BUT IF YOU TEAR UP, SIT DOWN, TAKE THE LITTLE OFF, YOU CAN'T SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS BOTTOM.
AND I COULDN'T SEE THE BOTTOM OF THAT INDUSTRY.
AND THEN LASTLY, UH, IN EARLY SEPTEMBER I TOOK THIS SAMPLE AND ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT AS BAD AS ONE, I JUST SHOWED YOU.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S STILL SILT IN THERE.
AND THIS IS TWO WEEKS I EXPECTED MORE OF, OF IT TO SETTLE DOWN.
FINALLY, UH, LAST WEEK THINKING MAYBE I COULD SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
I COLLECTED THIS SAMPLE FROM THAT INTERMITTENT STREAM.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT.
AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT COLOR.
I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS, UM, PANIC ACID COULD BE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THAT PANIC ACID IS USUALLY RED GROUND.
I, I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW ONE IS COMPLICATED.
UM, THE POINT OF ALL THIS IS THAT THIS KIND OF DAMAGE THAT YOU SEE HERE TO THOSE CREEKS IS GOING TO AFFECT, UH, OTTER POINT CREEK.
IT'S GONNA AFFECT BUSH RIVER AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE BAY.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT AS CONSTRUCTION AIR'S COMPLETION, THIS EFFECT WILL NOT OCCUR, BUT A LOT OF THE WATER THAT COMES DOWN INTO THOSE STREAMS COMES FROM ABINGTON.
AND ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, THERE WON'T BE AN ABINGTON WOODS.
THE UTTER, PLEASE BRING YOUR COMMENTS STILL CLOSE.
JANINE LACORE FOLLOWED BY GREG LACORE.
MA'AM NAME AN ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
JANINE LACORE 1820 PARK BEACH DRIVE, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND.
MA'AM AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND SOME OF THE COMMENTS I HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT.
UM, YOU KNOW, CHAD, JUST LIKE YOU, YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PROPERTIES PRESERVED.
UM, THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN, UH, LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORIC, UM, ASPECTS OF MY COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, WE'VE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND UM, I WILL SAY THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN, I LEARNED THAT PERRYMAN IS ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE FOR, UM, THE, UM, PRESERVATION IN MARYLAND HISTORIC.
SO, UM, THE COUNTY DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, TAKE ACTION THERE AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES, UM, IN THAT AREA THAT ALSO NEED SOME SUPPORT FROM, UM, UH, LOOKING AT THE, UM, UM, ARCHEOLOGICAL, UM, ASPECTS OF THOSE PROPERTIES.
UM, WE ALL KNOW THE PERRYMAN PENINSULA HAD A WHOLE LOT OF SLAVE DWELLINGS IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER, UM, SURVEYS DONE IN THE PERRYMAN PENINSULA.
UM, PARTICULARLY THE, UH, BG AND E PROPERTY.
THERE WAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEYS DONE
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THERE AND, UM, SLAVED DWELLING, UM, SLAVE ARTIFACTS WERE FOUND AND THAT PROPERTY WAS JUST DEVELOPED.UM, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING DONE TO PRESERVE THAT.
UM, SO, UM, I, I DO WANNA SAY THAT, UM, HA 1 7 22 IS, UM, THE PERRYMAN, UM, SURVEY AND, AND THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS BEING ELIGIBLE FOR A PROPERTY FOR PRESERVATION ON THE, UM, MARYLAND REGISTER.
AND THAT ENCOMPASSES THE TOWN OF PERRYMAN.
AND WHAT WAS ALSO INTERESTING THERE, UM, THERE IS SOME CURIOUS PROPERTIES, UM, IN THAT VICINITY AND, UM, THEY HAVE THESE VERY UNUSUAL TUNNELS UNDERNEATH THE, UM, HOMES IN THAT AREA.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT, UM, WE AS A COUNTY HAVE TO, UM, GATHER THE RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE AND, AND PRESERVE, UM, WHAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE, UM, LIFE AND PRACTICE OF SLAVERY THAT WAS ON THE PERRYMAN PENINSULA.
UM, THE, UM, OTHER ASPECT I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
UM, THE COMMENT ABOUT THE AG PRESERVATION BEING ON HOLD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD BE ON HOLD.
UM, BUT I CAN EASILY SPEAK TO THAT AT SOME POINT WITH YOU.
BECAUSE WHAT WE JUST KEEP SEEING ARE THINGS PUT ON HOLD.
UM, PARTICULARLY, UM, FROM WHAT I SEE IN THE PERRYMAN PENINSULA, UM, THE, UM, IN 1997, THE PERRYMAN WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY AND THAT WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED IN 2000.
THE PERRYMAN TRAFFIC STUDY WASN'T IMPLEMENTED IN 2001, THE PERRYMAN VISIONING STUDY WASN'T DONE.
AND IN THE 2008 PERRYMAN COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT IMPLEMENTED.
UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU.
GREG LACORE, 1820 PARK BEACH DRIVE AVENUE, MARYLAND.
UH, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, UH, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND MR. HUBBLE.
THIS IS FOR YOU, THIS PROBABLY FROM HOLLY COMBS THAT I DO SOME WORK WITH, UH, THE MCCOMBS FAMILY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
I DO GET TO, UH, HELP OUT FAMILIES WITH SERVICES AND SERVE YOU'RE THERE QUITE OFTEN.
AND THEN ONCE YOU STOOD UP, I KNEW WHO YOU WERE AND THAT'S AN IMPACT FOR SOMEONE THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ON THE STREET.
I MIGHT NOT KNOW YOU, BUT THANK YOU THAT THE, THE FAMILIES DO NEED YOU.
AND I KNOW THE BECOME WAS FAMILY.
IF THEY WERE HERE, THEY WOULD BE UP HERE SAYING THE SAME THING.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD.
UM, AS WE ALL, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS, UH, WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY HAD A NICE FUNDRAISER OVER THE WEEKEND AND, UH, IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE FRIENDLY TO OUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD COME OUT WHO RAISED, UH, ABOUT $10,000.
AND IT WAS REALLY NICE AND I WANTED TO THANK, UM, OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED IT.
AND EVEN PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THIS COMMUNITY THAT CAME IN AND SUPPORTED IT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG SUMMER SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ON VACATION.
WE'VE BEEN AT WORK, YOU KNOW, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT OVER THE SUMMER, THE BAR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY.
THESE THINGS INCLUDE TRUCKS ON NARROW ROADS VEHICLES COMING DOWN THE WRONG WAY, DOWN THE RIGHT HAND, TURN LANES, STOPPING THE, THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE STOPPED, BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS, SPEEDING AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON PARAMAN AND SPIA AND SPIA AND 40 A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE, WE'VE BEEN AT IT AND I JUST WANT TO DO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING.
AND THEN THERE'S A NEW FRIEND OF OURS THAT IS, UH, CELEBRATING OUR BIRTHDAY TODAY.
AND, UH, I KNOW HE IS NOT HERE, BUT JACOB BENNETT, I JUST WANT WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
RON STU CHESKY FOLLOWED BY STACY STONE.
RON STUC CHESKY THREE 19 MARINA, A ABERDEEN PERRYMAN PENINSULA.
UM, FIRST MS. MANETTI, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING BARNEY.
UM, I'VE KNOWN BARNEY A LONG TIME TOO.
PLAYED MANY ROUNDS OF GOLF, ATE MANY A MEAL AT, UH, GIOVANNI'S WITH, WITH BARNEY.
UM, I NOTICED AT THE MEETING OR AT OUR I'M SORRY, AT OUR EVENT ON SATURDAY THAT I, I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY, UM, WERE
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VERY ENCOURAGED WHAT WE WERE DOING, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY AND MANY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ZONING WAS.THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD A CODE FOR ZONING.
UM, AND I PROMISED I WOULD READ THE ZONING CODE PARTS OF IT, JUST TO GET IT, GET IT OUT THERE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ZONING CODE IS PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY REGULATING THE HEIGHT, THE NUMBER OF STORIES, THE SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED, THE SIZE OF LOTS YARDS, OTHER OPEN SPACES AND LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
THE ZONING CODE IS ENACTED TO SUPPORT THE MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN TO CONTROLLED TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON PUBLIC ROADS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT AND AIR TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION OF PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND, TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING OF DIFFERENT TYPES, TO MEET THE NEED OF THE COUNTY'S PRESENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, TO AVOID UNDUE CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION AND CONGESTION, TO FACILITATE THE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION, WATER, SEWAGE SCHOOLS, RECREATION, PARTS, AND OTHER FACILITIES TO GIVE REASONABLE CONSIDERATION AMONG OTHER THINGS TO THE CHARACTER OF EACH DISTRICT AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR PARTICULAR USES WITH A VIEW TO CONSERVING THE VALUE OF BUILDINGS AND ENCOURAGING THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT AND MOST APPROPRIATE USE OF LAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO SECURE SAFETY FROM FIRE PANIC AND OTHER DANGER, AND TO CONSERVE THE VALUE OF PROPERTY.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AS, AS LAND AND HOMEOWNERS, WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF, OF PROPERTY VALUES.
UM, ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP.
UM, AND I'M JUST GONNA EACH WEEK TOUCH ON SOME DIFFERENT QUOTES THAT WERE, HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN HERE ON JANUARY 11TH, 250 DAYS, 52 DAYS AGO, UH, IS WHERE MR. BU FINALLY STARTED, UH, TALKING OUR BEHALF.
AND HE SAID, WHAT WE DON'T NEED IMPAIRMENT IS MORE WAREHOUSES.
HE'S ALSO SAID HE IS REPRESENTED DISTRICT OF FOR SEVEN YEARS.
IT'S GOTTEN MORE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS FROM IMPAIRMENT RESIDENTS THAN ALL THE REST OF MY DISTRICT COMBINED BY FAR THAT WE STILL HERE, THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR, FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES.
THEY WERE AGAINST IT FROM THE BEGINNING.
THE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS GONE DOWN TO SAY THAT THEY KNEW THIS WAS COMING.
NO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ISSUES WITH THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO STATISTICS CUZ I CAN SPEND AN HOUR HERE.
I'M WORKING WITH COUNCIL ATTORNEY TO STOP THIS UNTIL THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL ATTORNEY IS WORKING WITH HIM STILL OR NOT UNTIL THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED.
THERE'S JUST NO WAY BECAUSE WE NEED TO, AS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAID, WHEN WE FIRST TOOK OFFICE, WHEN HE FIRST TOOK OFFICE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WE NEED TO PUT OUR PEOPLE, OUR CITIZENS FIRST, THEIR SAFETY, THAT WE'RE WELLBEING AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
STACY STONE, 2106 PARK BEACH DRIVE PERRYMAN.
THIS GLEN, UM, MENTIONED WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, UM, THIS SUMMER I'VE BEEN FOCUSED THIS SUMMER ON THE SAFETY AND WELFARE AND HEALTH OF THE PERRYMAN CITIZENS, UH, IN RESPECT TO SAFE ROADWAYS AND, UM, WALKWAYS.
SO AS PART OF THAT, I DEVELOPED A, UM, PLAN THAT SHOWED CHANGES IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SIGNING CHANGES AS WELL AS INTERSECTION CHANGES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE.
I MET WITH STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND, AND SHARED THOSE IDEAS WITH THEM.
AND, UM, THEY WERE GONNA GET BACK TO ME IN ABOUT 90 DAYS.
SO THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP VERY SOON ON WHETHER SOME OF THOSE IDEAS, UH, COULD BE IMPLEMENTED OR IF THEY'LL BE STUDYING THOSE IDEAS.
NOW I ALSO, UM, RECENTLY MET WITH, UH, THE MAYOR OF ABERDEEN, MR. MCGRADY, UM, IS QUITE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH ME ON GETTING ROADWAY AND SIGNING IMPROVEMENTS DONE IN THE ROAD.
UM, PORTION OF THE PERRYMAN PENINSULA.
THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY OF ABERDEEN AND AS SUCH, UM, HE IS WELCOMING A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY TO WORK BECAUSE THERE'S A ROADWAY THAT IS ZONED BY STATE HIGHWAY, THE COUNTY IN THE CITY OF ABERDEEN.
IT REALLY TAKES ALL THREE OF THOSE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO HAVE CHANGES DONE.
UM, THIS OF COURSE IS THE OLD PHILADELPHIA ROAD WHERE TRUCKS STOP AND ANYONE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE
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HAS TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF STOP TRUCKS.AND UM, MANY TIMES YOU, YOU GO AND THERE'S HEAD ON A, A TRACTOR TRAILER HEADING AT YOU.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, I, UM, I WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SP SP SUSI ROAD PROJECT.
SO, UM, THERE'S A TRAFFIC CALMING, WIDENING SIDEWALKS, UH, VERY, VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THAT LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.
UM, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND I SEE A YOUNG MOTHER PUSHING A BABY IN A STROLLER WITH A TWO OR THREE YEAR OLD WALKING ON PERRYMAN ROAD WITH CARS AND TRUCKS FLYING BY HER.
THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE.
SO I REACHED OUT TO GLEN HUBBLE WITH THE COUNTY, HE TO GIVE ME AN, UH, UPDATED WOODLEY ROAD PLANS.
UM, HE SAYS, THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH APG TO GET THOSE APPROVED, MIGHT BE PIE IN THE SKY.
UM, BUT HE DID GIVE ME UPDATED SIDE PLAN.
SOME THOSE SPLU ROAD PLANS HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CHANGED SINCE FALL 2020, SO THAT'S TWO YEARS AGO.
NOW HE SAID THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THE NEXT ROUND OF PLANS.
SO THEY'LL BE ABOUT 60, 65% COMPLETE.
AND THAT HE WOULD SHARE THAT WITH ME, UM, COMING UP IN, IN WINTER OR EARLY JANUARY.
STEVEN PLO FOLLOWED BY ELLEN CHANEL.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
I LIVE WITH JUSTTO BURLINGTON COURT IN EDWARD MAIL.
AND UH, THE REASON WHY I CAME BACK TONIGHT IS, UM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH, UH, WA MEET ONLINE, ESPECIALLY WITH CERTAIN GOVERNMENT, UM, UH, EVENT THERE, NO SUB TITLES OR CODE CAPTAIN AVAILABLE, HUH.
UM, AND THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
ONE IS THAT I DO TRY TO THROW ON TOP OF, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND WELL FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AND, UM, I CANNOT EVEN ASK THAT THE EDGEWOOD ADVISORY BOARD LINE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO CODE TAPPED IN AN OPTION.
I HAD REACHED OUT TO, UH, UH, JANSEN ROBINSON, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AND I ASKED IF THERE WAS POSSIBLE FOR SUBTITLES AND CODE TAPPED TO BE AVAILABLE.
AND HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET ME IN TOUCH WITH THEM AS BRYANT.
AND SHE SPOKE WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT.
AND ULTIMATELY I WAS TOLD THAT THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION THAT IT'S NOT, UM, THIS IS A VERY PROBLEMATIC, UH, ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS A DEAF MAN.
I NEED TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I HAVE TWO, ESPECIALLY FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
UM, I HAVE TWO SMART CHILDREN THAT ATTEND THROUGH NOW AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND I DON'T HAVE TO ASK MY WIFE TO TRANSLATE FOR ME.
UM, I'M KIND, I KNOW I WAS JUST PRIOR TO THE EVENING I SPOKE WITH THEM.
APPARENTLY THERE WAS A DISCUSSION FOR ROOM IN THE BUDGET, ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT A GUARANTEE.
UM, AND SINCE THERE IS A, A, A THIRD NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFINITELY HARD OF HEARING OF OUR LASER IN HARFORD COUNTY, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER, UM, A CHANGE IN THAT.
UH, I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO RELY ON A THIRD PERSON TO TELL ME WHAT'S BEING DEAD BY SOMEONE.
I I'M ONE OF THE PRIMARY STORIES TO TINY GUY.
I WANT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE STORY AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE STARTING.
UM, SO I HOPE THAT, UM, I DON'T HAVE A BIG PRODUCTION ABOUT THIS, BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER IT IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU, MR. KEARNEY, CAN WE TAKE A RECESS JUST FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES? CALL YOUR SEVEN SPEAKER, MISS CHANEL.
MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I'M AT LIVE AT 1704 PARK BEACH DRIVE IN PERRYMAN, MARYLAND.
UM, I WISH THAT I KNOW KNEW WHAT GLEN WAS GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON.
OF COURSE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
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TREES AND FORESTS PLAY AN INCREDIBLE ROLE IN REDUCING STORM WATER AND FILTERING POLLUTANTS FROM FLOWING INTO OUR WATERSHED YET MORE AND MORE TREES ARE BEING CUT DOWN IN HARTFORD COUNTY.HAS ANYONE NOTICED THE 33 ACRES OF TREES GONE AT ROUTE 24 IN PLUM TREE IN BEL AIR? I HAVE.
HOW ABOUT ABINGTON WOODS? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY OF THE INTENDED 219 ACRES OF FOREST HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLEARED? THE PROJECT IS NOW TEMPORARILY HALTED AS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION AWAITS THEIR DAY IN COURT TO DEMAND COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S FOREST CONSERVATION ACT.
BUT IRREPARABLE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AFTER CLEARING THE FORESTS OR IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, CLEARING FARMLAND BUILDINGS GO UP AND PARKING LOTS ARE PAVED WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SURFACES.
WATER RUNS OFF THE LAND, TRAVELING ON THE SURFACE TOWARD THE STREAMS AS THE STORM WATER RUNOFF TRAVELS TO THE STREAMS, IT CAN COLLECTS POLLUTANTS AND INCREASES SPEED.
THE CHANGES TO THE LANDSCAPE, NOT ONLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT GOES TO THE STREAM.
IT ALSO SHORTENS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THE WATER TO GET TO THE STREAM.
THIS THEN THESE INCREASED OR PEAK FLOWS CAUSE WATER TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE STREAMS. THIS LEADS TO FLOODING STREAM BANK EROSION, WIDENING OF STREAMS, SEDIMENT DEPOSIT IN STREAMS, A LOSS OF FISH, APPETITE, AND DECLINE IN WATER QUALITY.
WHAT WE DO TO THE LAND AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE WATER IN OUR STREAMS RIVER AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
THIS IN TURN AFFECTS OUR DRINKING WATER.
THIS NOVEMBER, I WILL VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES THAT UNDERSTAND THE BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH AND PRESERVATION.
I WILL VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES THAT EMBRACE COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT.
I WILL VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES THAT LISTEN TO THE WISHES OF THEIR CONS CONSTITUENTS.
MA'AM KATE MCDONALD FOLLOWED BY JILLIAN MILLER.
MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
UM, KATE MCDONALD'S 2100 PARK BEACH, ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THE HARTFORD COUNTY WEBSITE, THE PURPOSE OF ENTERPRISE ZONES IS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES.
NUMBER ONE, ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF WELL PAYING NEW JOBS FOR HARTFORD COUNTY RESIDENTS, TWO ENSURE RETENTION AND SPUR EXPANSION OF RESIDENT BUSINESSES, THREE PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPANCY OF VACANT AND UNDERLIE UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS AND LAND FOUR SUPPORT THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO REVITALIZING OLDER INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
WE KNOW FOR A FACT, THESE JOBS AVERAGE ABOUT $17 AN HOUR OR $35,360 A YEAR GROSS, WHICH IS 62% LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE INCOME IN HARTFORD COUNTY.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY SINNERS WHICH ARE ALREADY BUILT IN USE STRUGGLE WITH FINDING EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND THAT MANY OF THOSE WORKERS ARE COMING FROM OTHER AREAS OF MARYLAND AND NOT SPENDING THEIR MONEY IN HARTFORD COUNTY, BUT AT $35,360 A YEAR, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE EXTRA CASH TO SPEND.
NUMBER TWO, ENSURE THE RETENTION AND SPUR EXPANSION OF RESIDENT BUSINESSES.
AND I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU'RE DUMPING MASSIVE FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, WHICH ARE LEASED BY NATIONAL COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, WAYFAIR, SEPHORA, ET CETERA, THAT OFFER NO BENEFIT WHATSOEVER TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.
IN FACT, TO THE CONTRARY, YOU ARE HURTING LOCAL BUSINESSES BECAUSE THE DIESEL TRUCK TRAFFIC IS ALREADY SO BAD IN OUR AREA THAT FIGHTING THE TRUCKS JUST ISN'T WORTH IT TO GO TO OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS OR SHOPPING TO GET TO BELL AIR VIA 5 43 OR 24.
YOU HAVE TO SIT THROUGH SEVERAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL CYCLES TO GET ACROSS 95.
NUMBER THREE, UTILIZING VACANT BUILDINGS AND SPACES.
YOU'RE ALSO NOT MEETING THE OBJECTIVE.
THERE IS CURRENTLY 2.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF AVAILABLE WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION SPACE IN HARTFORD COUNTY IN THE PERRYMAN ABERDEEN AREA.
WHEN YOU ADD THE RECENT XPO SITE OF 571,000 SQUARE FEET, THAT THEY JUST CLOSED ANOTHER CRAIG PROJECT, THE TOTAL IS 2.8 MILLION.
THESE ARE ALL EMPTY BUILDINGS SITTING AND BLIGHTING THE PERRYMAN ABERDEEN AREAS.
HOW MANY VACANT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS ARE ABOVE 95 0, BUT HEY, LET'S DUMP ANOTHER 5.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET ON PERRYMAN AND DESTROY.
THE ONLY REMAINING LEFT LAND LEFT ON THAT PENINSULA REVITALIZING NUMBER FOUR, REVITALIZING OLDER INDUSTRIALS OF HARTFORD COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN DUMPING THESE MASSIVE FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS ON OUR PART OF THE COUNTY.
AND THERE HAS BEEN NO REVITALIZATION
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OF THE ABERDEEN PERRYMAN AREA.THANKS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE VACANT STRIP CENTERS, DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS AND HOUSES ARE STILL LINING ROUTE 40.
WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF BACKING DOWN AND ALLOWING YOU TO CONTINUE TO DESTROY OUR PROPERTY VALUES, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, OUR HEALTH, OUR WATER, AND OUR ENVIRONMENT.
WHY YOU DIVERT THE COUNTY'S RESOURCES TO PROTECT THOSE WHICH LIVE ABOVE I, 95, WE DEMAND NEW LEADERSHIP AND A NEW DIFFERENT PATH FORWARD, AND WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL WE GET IT, CUZ WE DESERVE IT.
MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
JILLIAN MILLER 4 0 8 CRISFIELD DRIVE ABINGTON, MARYLAND.
I WANNA START BY SAYING HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
ALSO DON'T FORGET TO SHINE A LIGHT ON RECOVERY THIS MONTH.
ONE MONTH AGO, MY NEIGHBOR'S SON OVERDOSED AND I HAVE WATCHED HIS LIGHT DIM EVERY DAY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT CLOSE CAPTION AND VIRTUAL OPTION.
FIRST, I WANNA SAY WELCOME BACK TO YOUR NEW SESSIONS, GENTLEMEN.
UM, I WANNA ALSO WISH YOU, UH, START BY WISHING YOU A PRODUCTIVE YEAR ADVOCATING FOR US ALL.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE SAME CONCERNS I HAVE HAD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
ADA COMPLIANCE FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS THOUGH, HAR TV CURRENTLY ADDS CLOSED CAPTIONING AFTER THE MEETINGS AND POST THE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, IT CAN TAKE DAYS TO BE AVAILABLE TO WATCH.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNCIL MEETING ON NINE 13 ONLY BECAME AVAILABLE TO VIEW WITH CLOSED COP CAPTION ON NINE 16.
THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THOSE WHO REQUIRE CLOSED CAPTION TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS THOSE WHO DO NOT TO REVIEW THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND ADDRESS CONCERNS.
SO WHAT DOES THE ADA COMPLIANCE STATE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT UNDER THE ADA MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY PUBLIC ENTITIES MUST BE ACCESSIBLE.
THIS INCLUDES STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE OBLIGATION ALSO APPLIES TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT.
THIS LAW MANDATES THAT ANY CONTENT THAT EARS ON TELEVISION MUST HAVE CAPTIONS ON THE ONLINE VERSION TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND ITS RELATED GUIDELINES ARE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
WHAT IS THE COST TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO THIS SYSTEM? GOVERNOR HOGAN JUST PROCLAIMED JUST MADE A PROCLAMATION OF TECHNOLOGY FIRST, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE CLOSED CAPTIONING.
THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION ALSO OUT OF THE 1.2 BILLION BUDGET PER THE UPDATED BUDGET FOR FY 23, WHICH IS FOUND ON YOUR SITE.
THERE IS 13.5 MILLION IN FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF ADDING CLOSE CAPTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU BY HAR TV, WHICH I HAVE VERIFIED.
IN ADDITION, I AM ASKING THAT WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING NEW FOR A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE AGENDA, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HEAR EACH AREA STATED FOLLOWED BY NOTHING NEW.
IF I AM UNABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE AGENDA AGENDA ITEM 4, 5, 6, NOTHING NEW MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO ME BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT GOES IN PLACE OF THOSE NUMBERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING OPEN, TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE SO THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THEIR GOVERNMENT.
MA'AM THE LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS PAUL LAC.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
UH, PAUL OCCI THREE 20 MARINA AVENUE IN, UH, PERRYMAN.
UH, INTERESTING, UH, IN INFORMATION, UH, SOME OF THE INFORMATION I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT ENTERPRISE ZONES WAS, UH, STOLEN FROM A PRE A PREVIOUS SPEAKER HERE TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, JUST REFLECTING ON WHAT HAP, WHAT WAS SAID TONIGHT, BOTH FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM THE PEOPLE SPEAKING.
SO A LOT OF RESIDENT FRIENDLY, UM, ITEMS ARE ON HOLD, LIKE LAND PRESERVATION, SOUTH OF 95 SIDEWALKS, UM, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT.
A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS ON HOLD.
I NOTICED AND ITEMS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED ARE, UH, ENTERPRISE ZONES.
SO WHAT GOOD HAVE ENTERPRISE ZONES BROUGHT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE WITHIN THEM? AN ENTERPRISE ZONE IS A GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED SPECIAL TAX BREAKS, REGULATORY EXEMPTIONS, OR OTHER PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION.
SO SINCE THE, UH, I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE TAX INCENTIVES TAX CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 10 YEARS ON THE PROPERTY TAX IN AN ECONOMIC ZONE FOR, FOR NEW BUILDING AND THEN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TAX CREDIT PER PER PERSON FOR A NEW EMPLOYEE IN THE FIRST YEAR, THAT CAN BE INCREASED TO $6,000 PER EMPLOYEE OVER THREE YEARS IN 2022,
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WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE ECONOMIC ZONE IN, UH, THE ABERDEEN HAVE GRACE AREA IN PERIMAN.WE'VE GOT AN EIGHT EMPTY FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON ROUTE 40 AND UH, OLD STEPHANIE ROAD IN PERRYMAN.
UM, OVER 850 SQUARE FEET, THAT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR NINE MONTHS.
ALL OF 2022 SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT LOCATION, 850,000 SQUARE FEET.
UM, AND ONE OF THE RESIDENTS IN PERRYMAN GOT THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOTTEN TWO, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, THREE ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN TARN SHIPPED THE HIGH END TIRE SHIP CANNING HOUSE ROAD, CLUBHOUSE ROAD, UM, ON CHELSEA ROAD WHERE ALL THESE FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS ARE, THEY GOT FRESH PAVEMENT IN 2022.
THERE'S NO, NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN INDICATED ON THE PHA ROAD PROJECT.
AND THE PORK PROJECT ON PERRYMAN PARK HAS BEEN DROPPED AS WELL.
SO ENTERPRISE ZONES HAVE NOT BEEN VERY GOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE ENTERPRISE ZONES.
THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS MR. PRESIDENT, BUT NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP.
THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED.