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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD EVENING CHAIR CALLS TO ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 22 DASH 28.PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING WITH FURTHER PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE I TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU LIFT UP, UH, THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING, WHETHER PHYSICALLY, FINANCIALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY, AND FILL THEM WITH YOUR COMFORT AS WE HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE SEEK YOUR WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PEACE OF THE GOD OF PEACE OF GOD, AND, AND SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING WE GOD, OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS IN CHRIST.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS.
[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]
CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND NOMINATIONS.UM, COUNSEL, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I WOULD, UH, REQUEST THAT WE MOVE ALL OF THESE, UH, BOARDS AT ONE TIME.
BE, UM, BOARD OF EDUCATION LIAISON, COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE, ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD, MYSELF, BOARD OF ESTIMATES, MYSELF, COUNCILMAN JANOS, UH, THE CITIZEN AND REPRESENTATIVE, UH, MR. WARREN HAMILTON, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN RILEY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNCILMAN RILEY HARFORD TV ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNCILMAN BO SADDLES, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNCILMAN PENMAN, TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNCILMAN PENMAN, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE BOARD OF EDUCATION LIAISON, COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE, ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD PRESIDENT ENTI BOARD OF ESTIMATES, PRESIDENT VINCENTI, ALTERNATE COUNCILMAN JAN JORDANO, CITIZEN AND REPRESENTATIVE WARREN HAMILTON, CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN RILEY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCILMAN RILEY HARTFORD TV ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCILWOMAN BOYLES SADDLES MENTAL HEALTH AND ACTION ADVISORY, COUNCILMAN PENMAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
IT'S BEEN MOVE A SECOND TO APPROVE THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MS. DIXON? MR. PRESIDENT? AYE.
THE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO.
A NEGATIVE, THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE CASTLEY HAS SENT OVER, UH, FOUR MORE NAMES FOR APPOINTMENTS TO DI DIRECTOR POSITIONS.
UH, MR. BLOMQUIST COUNTY ATTORNEY, MR. GREENWELL, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT, MR. GRIM, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING, AND MR. SLIFKA, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.
AND DUE TO THE TIMING, UH, NONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AND INTERVIEW THESE INDIVIDUALS, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA ACT ON THAT TONIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA HOLD IT AND, UM, MAYBE BRING IT BACK AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
SO, UH, AS LONG AS THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS.
AGENDA NUMBER SIX, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES, LEGISLATIVE DAY, 22 DASH 27, DECEMBER 6TH, 2022.ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS AMENDMENT STAND APPROVED.
AGENDA NUMBER EIGHT, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.
[9. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS]
NINE, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.UM, COUNCIL, VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE READ IN BILL 22 DASH 25.
BILL 22 DASH 0 25 REVISIONS TO HARTFORD COUNTY ARTICLE I, CHAPTER FOUR, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ENTI AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, GUTHRIE PENMAN, JAN JODAN, RILEY BOYLES SADDLES, AND BENNETT BENNETT.
THAT'S NOT HOW AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REENACT WITH AMENDMENTS.
ARTICLE ONE, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF CHAPTER FOUR, ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY CODE AS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVISION TO REFLECT CHANGES MADE BY CHARTER AMENDMENTS IN BILL 76 DASH 30.
BILL NUMBER, 82 DASH 51 BILL NUMBER, 84 DASH 44.
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51 BILL NUMBER, 88 DASH 32.BILL NUMBER, 96 DASH 37 BILL NUMBER, 12 DASH 29 BILL NUMBER, 12 DASH 31 BILL NUMBER, 12 DASH 32 BILL NUMBER 14 DASH 17.
BILL NUMBER 22 DASH 0 0 7 AND CHARTER AMENDMENT BY PETITION IN 2000, ALL APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF HARTFORD COUNTY TO DELETE ALL GENDER REFERENCE LANGUAGE AND SUBSTITUTE IN LIEU THEREOF APPROPRIATE GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE TO CORRECT OBSOLETE REFERENCES AND PUNCTUATION ERRORS AND GENERAL GENERALLY RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PUBLIC HEARING.
SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 10TH, 2022, 6:30 PM IN THESE CHAMBERS.
AGENDA NUMBER 10, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS.
11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS.
[14. NEW BUSINESS]
NONE.14, UH, COUNSEL, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU EXECUTIVE ORDER 22 4 HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THIS ORDER SHALL, UH, BECOME EFFECTIVE 60 DAYS FROM THE DAY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SIGNS IT UNLESS COUNSEL HAS FOUR VOTES OBJECTING TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
AND AS THE APPOINTMENTS EARLIER, WE RECEIVED THIS, UH, RECENTLY AND HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GO THROUGH IT THOROUGHLY.
SO AGAIN, WE WILL HOLD THIS TONIGHT, UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS AND, UM, SPEAK TO IT NEXT WEEK.
[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
UH, UM, I'D LIKE TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17, COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS.DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? YES, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, WE HAVE FIVE THIS EVENING.
UH, BEFORE YOU CALL YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, UH, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BE MINDFUL OF OUR TIME.
WE'RE GONNA BE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING TO DO, UH, WITH DISTRICT F THIS EVENING IN THE CHAMBERS BECAUSE IT'S ONGOING LITIGATION.
SO IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK TO, I WILL STOP YOU IMMEDIATELY AND GO FROM THERE.
CALL YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, BARBARA KRAMER, FOLLOWED BY RON.
MR. GIBBONS, IS THAT THE ARGUMENT MS. DIXON? MR. GIBBONS IS SIGNED UP THIS EVENING.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN PENMAN, COUNCILMAN RILEY, COUNCILWOMAN BOYLE SOLES AND COUNCILMAN BENNETT.
ON BEHALF OF THE HARFORD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, OR YOUR LOYAL OPPOSITION, IN MANY CASES, I CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ASSUMPTION OF THE OFFICE THAT YOU NOW HOLD.
EACH OF YOU WAS ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF YOUR DISTRICT OR BY THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY WHO ENTRUSTED YOU WITH THE SLICE OF THE FUTURE THAT THIS, OF THIS COUNTY THAT YOU HAVE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO INFLUENCE.
I TRUST THAT YOU WILL TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY, THAT YOU WILL LOOK OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL OF THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY, NOT JUST THE ONES WHO VOTED FOR YOU.
AND WE ENTRUST YOU WITH THE SACRED DUTY OF EXEMPLIFYING THE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN THIS CHAMBER.
IN ELECTING YOU, WE'VE ENTRUSTED YOU WITH PRESERVING, PROTECTING, AND BUILDING THE INSTITUTIONS OF OUR COUNTY.
WE TRUST THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO MODEL CIVILITY IN THIS CHAMBER.
AS PRESIDENT AND SANI HAS ABLELY DONE DURING SOME VERY TRYING TIMES, WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL UTILIZE THE BEST AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE, DATA, AND INFORMATION RESOURCES TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT, AND THAT YOU WILL ADD TO THE RATIONAL ENLIGHTENMENT OF DECISION MAKING PROCESS, A MORAL SENSIBILITY BORN FROM THE PRINCIPLE THAT WHAT YOU DO FOR THE LEAST AMONG US, YOU DO FOR ALL.
WITH THIS PRINCIPLE IN MIND, I WILL ENUMERATE A FEW CHARGES, A FEW OF OUR CHARGES FOR YOU AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
WE CHARGE YOU WITH CRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT BENEFITS ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE, OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU PAY PARTICULAR HEED TO THOSE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO CALL FOR THE RECTIFICATION OF WRONGS FOR GREATER JUSTICE AND
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FOR THEIR HUMANITY TO BE FULLY RESPECTED.WE CHARGE YOU TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT LOOKS FORWARD RATHER THAN BACKWARD INTO OUR AUTOMOBILE.
BE SOUGHTED PAST TO HELP EXPAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AND ACCESS OPTIONS AND GIVE A, UH, THE ABILITY OF SENIORS AND STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF DRIVING A CAR TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE SUCH AS WHAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT.
WE CHARGE YOU TO FULLY RESOURCE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES IT CONFERS ARE SPREAD EVENLY ACROSS THE COUNTY.
AND WE CHARGE YOU TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDEVELOPED SPACES, THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, IF YOU WILL, OF THIS COUNTY IN ALL OF ITS DISTRICTS, SO THAT ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY THAT MAKES HARTFORD COUNTY SUCH A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICE AND WE WILL, WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF WHAT, OF, OF YOUR TERMS, AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
RON ZINSKY, THREE 19 MARINA AVENUE, ABERDEEN.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WELCOME BACK TONY AND PAT.
UM, APPRECIATE WHAT ALL YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO, UH, HAVE DONE TO GET ELECTED THROUGH THE ELECTION PROCESS.
WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW MANY OF YOU, AND I CAN PROMISE YOU WITH EXTREME CONFIDENCE.
WE KNOW WHO ALL OF YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU STAND IN THE HARFORD COUNTY SYSTEM AFTER THE FAILURES OF THE GLASSMAN ADMINISTRATION TO HELP MANY OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY ACHIEVE CODE, ACHIEVE THE CODE HARFORD COUNTY CODE.
I HOPE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS YOU ALL SERVE HONORABLY AND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF YOUR DISTRICTS, THE DAYS OF SELF-INTEREST IN GOVERN GOVERNING IN HARFORD COUNTY MUST BE GONE.
I'M SURE MANY, HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF WHY WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS EVERY WEEK.
FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE PLAYED OUR CONCERNS THROUGH FACTS PROVIDED MULTIPLE MAPS, FORMS OF DOCUMENTATION, AND REAL DATA STATISTICS OF THE DANGERS THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND PERRYMAN FACED.
IN CASE YOU'RE UNAWARE THE PERRYMAN WELL FIELDS PROVIDE WATER TO 30% OF OUR COUNTY AT TROPHY 80,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
I'VE ASKED NUMEROUS COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE ON WHO EXACTLY RECEIVES WATER FROM OUR WELLHEADS.
I ALSO ASKED IF THESE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ILLEGAL FREIGHT DEVELOPMENT THAT MAY BE SITTING ON TOP OF THESE WELLHEADS.
THIS WATER IS, WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTAMINATED AS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THERE IS YET TO BE A STUDY DONE IN THE PAST 20 PLUS YEARS.
SO THAT MEANS BASICALLY, SINCE THESE ORIGINAL WAREHOUSES WERE BUILT YEARS AGO, THERE'S STILL BEEN NO STUDIES.
UH, WHY ARE, WHY ARE THE REQUESTS FOR THESE STUDIES BEING IGNORED BY THE COUNTY? I'M HOPING THAT THE NEW COUNTY COUNSELOR CAN FIND OUT FOR US, OR DO WE JUST CONTINUE TO TREAT THIS LIKE THEY DID IN FLINT OR 81,000 RESIDENTS.
LITERALLY THE SAME THAT ARE GONNA BE AFFECTED BY US ARE WELLHEADS FACE CONTAMINATION.
NUMEROUS FAILED REQUESTS FROM THEIR RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS LED TO THE CONTAMINATION OF THEIR WATER.
THE RESULTS SO FAR, 79 LAWSUITS, 15 OF THEIR OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INDICTED.
SEVEN, CHARGED WITH 34 FELONIES.
TWO HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
12 RESIDENTS HAVE DIED, 87 STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE.
AND AS OF LAST YEAR, 641 MILLION HAVE BEEN PAID IN SETTLEMENTS.
LAST MY MAN, TONY J YOU GAVE A COMMENT LAST WEEK ABOUT TRAFFIC IN BELLAIRE, AND I WANT TO HELP MAYBE CLEAR THIS UP.
UM, AS WHERE, HOW WE SEE IT IN PERIMAN, HOW WHAT WE DEAL WITH, IT'S 7.1 MILES TO GET TO THE PENINSULA, ONLY 1.4 MILES OF THAT'S ROUTE 40 TWO-LANE HIGHWAY.
IT'S COVERED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS AND BASICALLY IN INDY CAR DRIVERS, THE OTHER FIVE AND A HALF MILES IS ONE LANE FOR US BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES AN HOUR.
AND THAT'S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.
SO THAT GETS KIND OF, KIND OF COMPLICATED FOR US.
UM, BEL AIR, THERE'S 47 MILES A ROADWAY TO GET IN AND OUTTA HERE.
AGAIN, I DON'T, I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE AN ARGUMENT, BUT I'M TRYING TO COMPARE THAT THE, THE CURRENT TRAFFIC IN ONE AREA DOESN'T JUSTIFY MOVING FORWARD WITH POTENTIALLY MORE BAD TRAFFIC THAN ANOTHER.
UM, IF ANYTHING, IT SHOULD SHOW WHAT THE LACK OF PROPER PLANNING IS DONE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL AND A AND A COMMITTEE TO, TO HELP WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE.
BARBARA KRAMER, FOLLOWED BY EMMA PELLER.
MY NAME IS BARBARA OSBORN KRAMER.
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I LIVE IN ABERDEEN AND MY ADDRESS IS ON FILE WITH THE COUNCIL SECRETARY.UM, I I NEED YOUR ADDRESS, MA'AM.
I BEG PARDON? I NEED YOUR ADDRESS.
UM, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY A MINUTE AGO THAT WE, THAT THE CITIZENS MAY NOT ADDRESS THE TOPIC OF DISTRICT F.
UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY DID YOU LIMIT OUR, THE TOPICS OF WE, IT IS A, IT IS AN ONGOING PIECE OF LITIGATION.
YOU DON'T HA NOBODY'S ASKING YOU TO COMMENT.
WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO LISTEN.
AND AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT GOVERNMENT MAY LIMIT, MAY LIMIT THE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER OF SPEECH, BUT MAY NOT LIMIT THE CONTENT.
MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO CONSULT WITH HIM.
MA'AM, I'VE ALREADY TALKED WITH HIM.
WE'RE NOT GONNA DISCUSS ONGOING LITIGATION IN THIS CHAMBER THIS EVENING.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO DISCUSS, AND I'M NOT GONNA REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN, MA'AM, HAVE TO SAY UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY IS THAT? WHAT'S YOUR AUTHORITY FOR SAYING THAT? I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE A JURY TRIAL PRESIDENT AND CERTAINLY IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, YOU HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE SPEAKING LAST WEEK IN FAVOR OF THE COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT F BEING SEATED.
AND I DON'T REALLY THINK THERE'S A CONTROVERSY ABOUT WHETHER HE WON THE ELECTION OR WHETHER HE IS TO BE SEATED.
HE IS, BUT THERE IS, IT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THERE IS PROFESSION CAN BE PRACTICED IN THE SAME TIME.
AND THERE THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY OF LOOKING AT MS. KRAMER.
MS. KRAMER LOOKING AT THE INVITATION WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, JUST STOP.
I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO THAT.
I MEAN, THERE'S A QUESTION OF PEOPLE MAY, WHO MAY SERVE ON JURIES, MAY HEAR CONVERSATION IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THIS IS NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE BEFORE A JURY.
THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC QUESTION.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE COMING TERM.
AND THEREFORE IT WOULD'VE BEEN A GOOD IDEA FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CONTROLLED THAT CEREMONY TO THINK ABOUT OTHER WAYS THAT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AND TO BEGIN IN SUCH A NEGATIVE WAY IS VERY UNFORTUNATE.
BUT IN OTHER WAYS TO LOOK AT IT, INCLUDE THAT WE HAD AN ELECTION, THE ELECTION HAS NOT BEEN QUESTIONED, AND WE IN HARTFORD COUNTY DON'T WANNA MOVE OVER INTO THE TERRITORY OF DENYING THE OUTCOMES OF LEGITIMATE ELECTIONS.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
EMMA PELLER, 1447 REDFIELD ROAD BILLING.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SECTION I SUBSECTION FOUR OF THE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE.
THIS SECTION READS COMMENTS PERMITTED TO BE MADE BY CITIZENS DURING AGENDA.
ITEM 17 ARE GENERALLY PERMISSIVE EXCEPT THAT MATTERS WHICH ARE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING, SUCH AS BILLS MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED UNTIL THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY, WHICH FOLLOWS FINAL ACTION ON THE MATTER.
AND PENDING ZONING CASES MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED UNTIL CONCLUDED AND THE EXPIRATION OF ALL APPEAL RIGHTS HAS OCCURRED.
I ASK TONIGHT THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS ALTERING THIS POLICY TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO DISCUSS ANY UPCOMING BILLS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON.
IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT CITIZENS CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL AND DISCUSS MATTERS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM, BUT NOT UPCOMING BILLS.
THE COUNCIL MUST UNDERSTAND THIS AT LEAST PARTIALLY AS THIS POLICY HAS BEEN UNEVENLY ENFORCED OVER THE PAST YEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, CITIZENS WERE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS BILL 22 DASH 0 0 3 AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING FROM INTRODUCTION TO CONCLUSION.
PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND ALLOW CITIZENS TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY CHOOSE TO DURING THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS KATE MCDONALD.
AND WELCOME TO THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE CREATION OF WEALTH FROM WHICH COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE REALIZED.
IT'S MORE THAN A JOBS PROGRAM.
IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN A GROWING AND GROWING IN
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ECONOMY AND ENHANCING THE PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AREA.THE INTENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS TO BUILD UP, NOT TO PICK THE POOREST MOST DISINVESTED PORTION OF THE COUNTY AND START DUMPING FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN IT.
THEN TAKING THAT INCREASED REVENUE AND SPENDING IT ON LAND PRESERVATION IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE OTHER MORE AFFLUENT AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS MEANT TO BRING POSITIVE AND EQUITABLE INVESTMENT TO THE AREA IN WHICH IT HAPPENS.
AND NOTHING POSITIVE OR EQUITABLE IS COMING TO PERIMAN WITH THIS PROJECT.
NOTHING, NEITHER DEVELOPER NOR THE THE LANDOWNER CAN GIVE YOU ONE POSITIVE IMPACT FOR PERIMAN RESIDENTS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONE FOR YEARS.
HARTFORD COUNTY HAS BEEN DUMPING FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IMPAIRMENT WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT TO HOW IT'S IMPACTING THE RESIDENTS, THEIR PROPERTY VALUES, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY.
YOU'VE NOT TAKEN ANY OF THE ADDED TAX REVENUE AND MADE ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INTO MITIGATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IN IN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.
THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE CREATED IN PERIMAN TO YOU GUYS.
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE ZONE, BUT TO US IT'S HOME AND IT'S BEEN HOME FOR MANY OF US.
WAY BEFORE IT WAS AN ENTERPRISE ZONE.
WE WILL DO WHATEVER IS WITHIN OUR POWER TO FIGHT THIS FOREVER.
WE'VE STOOD UP HERE FOR THE LAST YEAR AND TOLD EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THESE ZONING PRACTICES AND POLICIES ARE IN FACT DISPROPORTIONATE AND DISCRIMINATORY.
AND THAT HARM THE HARM AND INJUSTICE YOU ARE INFLICTING ON.
THE PERIMAN RESIDENTS THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WRECKAGE ON A DAILY BASIS IS IRREPARABLE AND NEEDS TO STOP WITH THIS PROJECT.
AND IN FACT, WE ARE STARTING OUT STAR SHIFT, STARTING TO SEE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ALL OVER THE REGION.
STARTING TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT WHAT THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS ARE DOING VERSUS THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON THE MINORITY AND LOWER INCOME AREAS.
THEY ARE TARGETED BY DEVELOPERS.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THIS NEW COUNCIL TO DO THE SAME.
THE PEOPLE OF PERIMAN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC OR ETHNIC STATUS, DESERVE THE SAME THOUGHT AND CARE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE IF THIS HORRIFIC PLAN WAS TO BE BUILT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MR. PRESIDENT.
[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
WE'LL GO TO, UH, BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT.UM, OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, UH, MS. DIXON AND THE STAFF HERE AT THE, UH, COUNCIL OFFICE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HARTFORD TV.
IT, UH, IN ORDER TO BRING CLOSED CAPTIONING, UH, SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE.
UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, UM, THEY'RE SAYING JANUARY, BUT I'M THINKING BY FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 1ST IT WILL BE IN PLACE, UH, SO THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS CAN, UH, PARTICIPATE IN A SENSE IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MEETINGS.
UM, WANNA CONGRATULATE, UH, THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEIR PARTNERS RON FILLING FRED ANDERSON, MIKE AND HIS FAMILY AT THE FRIENDSHIP WINE AND LIQUORS.
UH, THE PUNISHERS MOTORCYCLE GROUP, UH, FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC, UH, 40TH ANNUAL, UH, TOY DRIVE, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY.
I'M SURE OTHERS WILL SPEAK TO IT.
UM, I WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON OUR APF MEETING THAT WE HAD THIS PAST THURSDAY EVENING.
UH, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT NUMBERS SEEM TO BE UP A LITTLE BIT.
UM, SCHOOL CAPACITIES ARE, UH, OPENING UP IN SOME AREAS THERE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW SCHOOLS RENOVATIONS AT HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD THAT SEEM LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BE MOVING FORWARD.
AND ALSO A NEW SCHOOL PROPOSED OUT AT, UH, CAMPUS HILLS AREA.
SO WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT COMING, UH, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
UH, FROM MR. CORNELL BROWN WHO DOES OUR MINUTES AT THE MEETINGS.
UH, WE ARE CONTINUING TO INTERVIEW, UH, COUNTY, EX COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR DIRECTORS, AND NOW WE HAVE A LIST OF DEPUTY DIRECTORS AND RESUMES COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE, UH, HANDLING AND STARTING THROUGH THOSE INTERVIEWS.
UM, AND THEN BEFORE I FORGET, AGAIN, I THINK I MENTIONED WARREN HAMILTON BEING IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
UH, WARREN HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR MANY, MANY YEARS SERVING AS A CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE ON A BOARD OF ESTIMATES.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT NOW.
COUNSEL HAS, UH, CONFIRMED THAT, UH, HE HAS A AN OUTSTANDING MIND AND INSIGHT TO CONTRACTORS AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES, AND HE'S NEVER HESITATED TO SPEAK UP WHEN HE SEES SOMETHING, UH, IN QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
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ALSO, UH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CALL JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO TO ASK ME TO, UM, ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, PER THE LEGISLATION PASSED TO MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS TASKED WITH APPOINTING THREE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS TO THE HARFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH CONFIRMATION BY THE HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED, THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S WEBPAGE, HARFORD COUNTY MARYLAND.GOV, AND UNDER GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS WILL REMAIN OPEN NOW AND UNTIL JANUARY THE 13TH, 2023.
SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, I KNOW WE HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL CALLS, UH, PLEASE, UH, LOOK THAT UP AND, AND, UH, SIGN UP.
[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ]
AND WITH THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AGENDA NUMBER 16, I BELIEVE IT'S BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.UM, I'VE, UH, HAD A, A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS.
UH, THE PEOPLE AT THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY, PEOPLE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS CARRYING IN MY RIGHT HAND.
UM, AND, UH, JUST THOUGHT I'D LET EVERYBODY KNOW SINCE I GOT SO MANY CALLS ABOUT IT.
IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A BIBLE AND IT WAS A BIBLE, UM, THAT BELONGED TO MY DAUGHTER.
UM, CAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL BEFORE AND, AND SERVED, UH, THREE TERMS, UH, SHE WAS THERE FOR ALL THREE TERMS. AND, UH, FORTUNATELY SHE COULDN'T BE HERE FOR THIS ONE.
UM, SHE PASSED AWAY, UH, UH, ON 2019 THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AFTER A TWO AND A HALF YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER.
SO I BROUGHT HER SO SHE WOULD BE THERE AT LEAST WITH HER BIBLE.
UM, ALSO I'VE HAD, UH, BEING A SENIOR MYSELF, AND THIS WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON ME, WHETHER IT EVER GETS CHANGED OR NOT, BUT, UH, UH, A NUMBER OF US SENIOR CITIZENS CALLED ME ABOUT THE BILL THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNSEL PASSED IN REGARDS TO A TAX CREDIT FOR, UH, FOR, UH, CITIZENS, UH, WHO HAVE LIVED 35 YEARS OR MORE IN ONE HOUSE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET A TAX BREAK.
UM, UH, I, I UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR, FOR IT BEING DRAFTED THAT WAY BECAUSE OF THE COST.
UM, SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS FIND OUT WHAT, HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO DO IT, UH, FULL BORE BECAUSE IT, IT, THE, MY OPINION, I THINK THAT THE BILL, UM, UH, DISCRIMINATES, UH, UH, AGAINST SOME OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, IN FACT THAT, UH, IF THERE'S A CITIZEN THAT THAT'S LIVED HERE FOR 50 YEARS AND THEY'VE LIVED IN THREE DIFFERENT HOUSES, THEY GET NO TAX BREAK.
BUT IF YOU GET SOMEBODY WHO'S LIVED IN ONE HOUSE FOR 35 YEARS, THEY GET A TAX BREAK.
EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER PERSON MIGHT HAVE LIVED IN THREE HOUSES OR MORE, THEY'VE PAID A LOT MORE MONEY AND FEES AND TRANSFER TAX, ALL LIKE BUYING OTHER HOUSES.
WHEREAS THE PERSON THAT HASN'T MOVED, IT'S PROBABLY A LOWER COSTS AND LOWER TAXES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO ANYWAY, UM, I'M, I'M, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WHAT THE ONES HAVE BEEN CALLING ME.
UH, UM, I'LL, I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND, UM, WE'LL HAVE NO BEARING ON ME ANYWAY, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU CHANGE IT, I WOULDN'T BE AFFECTED.
I HAVE TWO ISSUES I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS.
UH, THE FIRST, I MENTIONED LAST WEEK AN ISSUE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPRESSED, UH, ABOUT OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD CENTRAL.
UH, THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT P HAS BEGUN SCHEDULING MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCERNS.
THE SECOND SUBJECT, UH, OF MY COMMENTS PERTAINS TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER 2204 INTRODUCED THIS EVENING UNDER NEW BUSINESS CONCERNING HOUSING IN A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
CURRENTLY, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ARE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA, WHICH IS THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER PROPOSES TO SPLIT THAT OFFICE IN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
ON THE SURFACE, I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS, BUT I'M TRYING TO DO TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE REQUEST.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE COST OF TAXPAYERS SHOULD YOU SPLIT THE DEPARTMENTS BY ADDING A NEW DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
IN ADDITION, READING OVER THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF EACH PROPOSED DEPARTMENT, THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL DUTIES THAT OVERLAP BOTH DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS COOPERATING WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATING IN FEDERAL AND STATE FUND HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND ACCEPTING GRANTS FROM STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN HARFORD COUNTY.
SO MY INITIAL, INITIAL THOUGHTS, IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME JOB, WHY SPLIT THEM UP COSTING TAXPAYERS INCREASING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT.
IF THE ISSUE IS PAST REDUCTION OF THAT PARTICULAR OFF OFFICE, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THOSE CHANGES CAN BE MADE WITH DIRECTION AND EMISSION RATHER THAN CLASSIFICATION AT THE TAXPAYERS OR EXPENSES.
HAVING THESE, UH, EXPRESS CONCERNS.
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AND I SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF OF EXECUTIVE STAFF FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.I THANK THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LISTENING TO THOSE CONCERNS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU MR. PENN AND MR. JAN.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, MICHAEL ULTA ZUKI ON ACHIEVING HIS EAGLE SCOUT RANKING.
AND THEN I ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE, UH, BELLER HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, AS WELL AS THE PATTERSON MILL, UH, FOOTBALL TEAM FOR MAKING THE, UH, STATE QUARTER FOUL ROUNDS.
I, UH, ACTUALLY ATTENDED A COUPLE OF THE, UH, BELLER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES, COUPLE OF THE PLAYOFF GAMES, AND I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COACH ERIC SIEGEL AND HIS GROUP FOR, UH, GREAT SEASON.
THEY WERE, THEY WERE UNDEFEATED, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE THAT UNDEFEATED SEASON INTO THE, UH, PLAYOFFS AND WIN.
SO THEY BOTH HAD, UM, LOOKED FORWARD TO, UH, NEXT SEASON.
AND, UM, I ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, PATTERSON MILL VOLLEYBALL.
THEY ALSO REACHED THE QUARTER FINAL.
UM, ON ANOTHER NOTE, ON A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, UM, SAFETY ISSUE, UM, I'VE TALKED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF BELL AIR.
UM, HE HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE ONE OF HIS NEW PEOPLE, UH, PATROLLING AND MAKING SURE THAT IF PEOPLE ARE PARKED IN THE HANDICAPPED SIGNS, UH, OR THE FIRE ZONES, THEY WILL BE TICKETED.
I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, BUT THIS WILL GET OUT.
UH, HOPEFULLY THE AGENTS WILL PICK IT UP.
BUT PEOPLE ARE PARKING ALL THE TIME TO PICK UP THEIR FOOD ORDERS IN FIRE LANES.
UM, I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHAT'S THE REASON YOU'RE ONLY IN THERE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES? WELL, THE REASON IS, IF THERE'S A AN EMERGENCY, THEN WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
AND IF YOU PARK IN A HANDICAP ZONE, THAT MEANS SOMEBODY WHO'S ACTUALLY HANDICAPPED HAS TO NOW PARK FURTHER AWAY.
AND SOME PEOPLE CANNOT WALK AND CANNOT DO IT.
SO I'M HERE TO WARN YOU, THEY'RE GONNA BE OUT, THEY'RE GONNA TICKET YOU.
IT'S $140 FOR A HANDICAP AND FIRE'S 120.
AND IF YOU WANT, CALL THE POLICE LIKE I'VE DONE, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO CALL THE POLICE.
IF YOU'RE PARKING ILLEGALLY, I'M GONNA CALL ON YOU.
SO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HARTFORD TECH WRESTLING, WINNING, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND, OR NUMBER ONE IN THE, UH, IN THE STATE.
ALSO, UH, I GOT THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING, UH, DOING MY FIRST RIBBON CUTTING AS A COUNCILMAN AT THE, UH, JONES JUNCTION, CONTINUE TO WISH THEM SUCCESS.
ALSO, THIS WEEK I GOT MY, UH, FIRST PROCLAMATION IN MY, UH, DISTRICT D WITH TRELLIS SERVICES.
IT'S A UNIQUE AGENCY THAT TEACHES CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, THAT LEARNING CAN BE FUN, PLAYFUL, AND AN INTERACTIVE, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE.
I ALSO, UH, WAS AT ROCKVILLE CHRISTMAS PARTY, UH, UH, PRIOR TO COMING HERE AND WISH THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND MR. HAMILTON, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PAST SERVICE AND YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE.
UM, I WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THE LIST OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED THIS WEEK.
UM, I PERSONALLY DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO INTERVIEWING OR MEETING WITH THEM, LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR VISIONS AND GOALS FOR OUR COUNTY.
UM, I HAVE THAT HAPPENING IN THE UPCOMING DAYS.
UM, THE NEW BILL, I, UH, WOULD SECOND COUNCILMAN PENMAN.
UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL WE BE HIRING THAT, UM, WILL BE DOING THAT JOB IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS.
WE DID HAVE ONE PERSON DOING THE JOB BEFORE THE NEW EXECUTIVE CAME IN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE COSTS TO THE TAXPAYERS AT THE END OF THE DAY? UM, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE.
UM, AS FAR AS THINGS HAPPENING IN MY DISTRICT, HARTFORD FAMILY HOUSE AND ABERDEEN IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ITEMS NEEDED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU CAN SHOP ON AMAZON, THEY HAVE A WISHLIST AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE.
AND THEN LAST THING IS PLAN ABERDEEN'S PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AT 7:00 PM UM, THIS PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD FOR THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
SO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO, UH, TRY AND ATTEND IF THAT'S IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
HELLO, UM, THIS PAST WEEK, UH, MY WIFE ABBY AND I ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER, UH, FOR THE LOCK HOUSE IN HAVE GRACE AT THE VAN DIVER, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
UM, WE GOT TO SIT NEXT TO ERIC AND DEBBIE.
ERIC'S A RETIRED SPECIAL NEEDS BUS DRIVER HERE IN HARTFORD COUNTY, AND, UH, PLAYS VIOLIN ON HIS PORCH.
SO IF YOU EVER ARE WALKING DOWN OUR STREET AT THE 300 BLOCK, GETTING SOME BOMB BOYS, YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIM PLAY VIOLIN.
UM, THE CANDLELIGHT TOUR TOOK PLACE THIS WEEKEND,
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UM, IN CAVITY GRACE.IT WAS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S RARE THAT YOU GET TO LIVE INSIDE A HALLMARK MOVIE, BUT WE DO IT ONE MONTH A YEAR EVERY YEAR.
UM, AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SEND APPRECIATION TO MY LEGISLATIVE LEAD, HEATHER.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE IN OUR OFFICE STILL DO NOT HAVE EMAIL ADDRESSES, UH, BUT HEATHER HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO HAND WRITE EVERYBODY WHO COMMUNICATES WITH US.
UM, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL, IT GETS PRINTED OUT AND HANDED TO HEATHER.
UM, AND THEN, UH, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE SENDING A FAX REALLY.
BUT, UM, HEATHER HAS BEEN HELPING ME WITH COMMUNICATING.
SO IF YOU DO, REACH OUT TO US CURRENTLY, MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR ADDRESS, THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.
IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR HOME ADDRESS IN THE EMAIL UNTIL WE GET EMAIL ADDRESSES, UM, WE CAN'T REACH YOU.
AND WHEN WE RUN OUT OF STAMPS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ORDER CARRIER PIGEONS IN ORDER TO REACH YOU.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'LL GET STRAIGHTENED OUT SHORTLY SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL WITH YOU ALL.
UM, A FEW, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS I WANTED TO PROMOTE.
UH, THESE FIRST THREE ARE HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY, THE 17TH.
UM, THE HAVE GRACE YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM, UM, AND HOLIDAY ING'S HAPPENING FROM 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM AT THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
UM, ON THAT SAME DAY, IT'S GONNA BE REEFS ACROSS AMERICA, UH, AT THE ANGEL HILL, MOUNT AARON, AND, UH, ST.
YOU CAN SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER OR YOU CAN SPONSOR REEF@REEFSACROSSAMERICA.ORG.
UH, THAT SAME DAY IS THE LAST FARMER'S MARKET OF THE SEASON, UH, FROM EIGHT 30 TO 12 AT HUTCHINS PARK IN HAVE GRACE.
I'VE HEARD THAT THEY'RE GONNA TRY AND DO SOME WINTER FARMER'S MARKET, UH, BY THE STAR CENTER, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE DATES FOR THAT YET.
AND THEN, UM, THE 19TH, SO THAT COMING MONDAY, UH, APG IS HOSTING A HANUKKAH CELEBRATION FROM 1130 TO 1230 AT, UH, THE MAIN POST CHAPEL.
SO THAT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE HANUKKAH OR JUST WANNA TAKE PART IN THE CELEBRATION TO ENJOY, UH, THAT EVENT.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT'LL BRING US TO A CLOSE.
UM, APPRECIATE, UM, APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMENTS AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
THE MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED.