[a. Bill 23-010 (Zoning Code Amendment - Homestead Chickens)]
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CALLS ORDER PUBLIC HEARING FOR BILL 23-0 10 ZONING CODE AMENDMENT HOMESTEAD CHICKENS, MR PENMAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT . I WANT TO THANK THE CO SPONSORS OF THE LEGISLATION.
ALSO COUNCIL MEMBERS GUTHRIE, RILEY AND BULL SUTTLES. THE HOMESTEAD CHICKEN LEGISLATION IS A RESULT OF THE CONSTITUENT REQUESTS ACROSS SEVERAL DISTRICTS. CURRENTLY THE ZONING CODE CLASSIFIES CHICKENS AS NATURAL RESOURCE AND ONLY PROMOTES PERMITS THEM ON TWO ACRE LOTS. THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT CHANGE THAT ZONING CLASSIFICATION. WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN RILEY MET WITH THE PLANE IN HIS ZONING LICENSING PERMITTING. DO YOU DEVELOP THE CHICKEN LEGISLATION BASED ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, ALONG WITH COMPARING OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THE CHICKENS WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS IDENTIFIED AS HOMESTEAD CHICKENS AND ADDED TO AN ASSESSOR USE IN THE ZONING CODE. THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW UP TO 10 CHICKENS ON 1 TO 2 ACRE LOTS, EXCLUDING ROOSTERS, BECAUSE A LOT SIZES AND LEGISLATION INCLUDES CHICKEN COOP REQUIREMENT TO PREVENT FREE RANGE CHICKENS, UH, AND ALSO REQUIRES A 50 FT SETBACK FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY LINE. UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION HAS SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE CONSIDERED, SO WE MAY HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL. WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE NOT INTRODUCED ANY AMENDMENTS YET BECAUSE I AM TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TO PUBLIC COMMENT INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS THAT COULD IMPROVE THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION. THANK MR PRESIDENT , THIS TIME COUNCIL ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ANYMORE.
MR GINGER JANET. UM SO I'M GOING TO READ SOME STUFF HERE ABOUT, UH, CHICKENS IN TWO IN 2022. CDC REPORTED SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS LINKED TO BACKYARD BIRDS AND ALL 50 US STATES, RESULTING IN THE HOSPITALIZATION OF 333 PEOPLE WITH 24% OF ILL PEOPLE BEING CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS OF NOVEMBER. 2021 237 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED ACROSS 48 U. S STATES IN 2021. EVEN MORE RECENTLY IN NEW FALLON AND LABRADOR CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA HAD BEEN REPORTED RAPIDLY SPREADING THROUGH BACKYARD COOPS TO END TO WILD ANIMALS IN 2022 1230 ILLNESSES.
225 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND TWO DEATHS IN 49 STATES AND PUERTO RICO AS PART OF THE CDC INVESTIGATION INTO OUTBREAKS LINKED TO BACKYARD POULTRY, ACCORDING TO ITS WEBSITE. CDC INVESTIGATED 13 MULTISTATE OUTBREAKS OF SALMONELLA INFECTIONS LINKED TO BACKYARD POULTRY. DR KATHY BENEDICT, VETERINARIAN, DEPUTY MP GEOLOGIST WITH THE CDC, MARCH 2023, DR MICHAEL ODIN, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND DR DAVID CRUMB, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTED ON THE AVIAN OUTBREAK HERE IN MARYLAND. THERE IS A RISK FOR PUBLIC ON INFECTION FROM THIS INFLUENZA, BUT THIS IS EXTREME AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM IN MARYLAND, SPREAD THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COUPES, ACCORDING TO DR DAVID CRUMB SYMPTOMS, RESPIRATORY ISSUES AND PNEUMONIA AND OTHER BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. THERE IS NO TREATMENT POPULATION IS KEY TO KEEPING THE RISK LOW. DANDER AND DUST CREATED BY THE BIRDS IS A MAJOR RESPIRATORY PROBLEM.
CHICKENS BEING IN CROWDED CONDITION HAS ADVERSE HEALTH IMPACTS IMPACTS ON CHICKEN, SUCH AS FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. JOHN GILSON IN HIS ARTICLE, BACTERIAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OF POULTRY 1998 SITES TO COMMON DISEASES OF POULTRY, FOWL, CHOLERA AND INFECTIOUS KORISA. THE FIRST FOUL COLOR CALL RICK CHOLERA, CHOLERA IS MAINLY CAUSED BY A BACTERIUM.
PAST YOUR MULTI CARD AT PM. THE DISEASE MULTIPLIES AND DRUGS, BLOODSTREAM OF BIRDS. VACCINES ARE ARE AVAILABLE AS OR ANTIBIOTICS. UM. WILSON WRITES. VARIOUS ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY CATS AND RODENTS, ARE A COMMON SOURCE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORGANISM INTO COMMERCIAL POULTRY. THE SECOND DISEASE INFECTIOUS KORISA IS AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION, GILSON NOTES. THE INFECTION DOES NOT SPREAD READILY FROM FARM TO FARM WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF CONTAMINATED PEOPLE OR FOR MITES. FROM FORM TO FORM BY OUTLINING THESE TWO DISEASES FOUND IN POULTRY AND HOW THEY ARE SPREAD. IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT HAVING MANY CHICKENS IN ONE COUPE CAN FACILITATE THE SPREAD OF DISEASE DUE TO THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY, ANOTHER DISEASE THREATENING COMMERCIAL POULTRY, NEWCASTLE DISEASE AND THEIR PEACE, INFLUENZA, POULTRY HOUSE DUST, AMMONIA AND CARBON DIOXIDE ON THE RESISTANCE OF CHICKENS. TO NEW CASTLE DISEASE VIRUS. 1966
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ANDERSON, BEARD AND HANSEN EXAMINE HOW CHICKEN COOP AIR QUALITY IMPACTS THE HEALTH OF POULTRY. THE FIRST SET IS A BASELINE BY WRITING PREVIOUS STUDIES ON PNEUMONIA INHALATION AND CHICKENS SHOWED THAT 72 HOURS OF EXPOSURE TO ATMOSPHERE. CONCENTRATION IN THE RANGE OF 22 50 PARTS PER MILLION PPM SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE INFECTIOUS RATE OF CHICKENS.SUBSEQUENTLY EXPOSED TO AN AEROSOL OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS. THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW IMPORTANT AIR QUALITY IS TO HEALTH OF POULTRY CHICKENS ARE PRONE TO BRING IN LICE MITES, INTESTINAL WORMS AND OTHER PARASITES. UNCOLLECTED EGGS ARE A MAGNET FOR PREDATORS AND RODENTS. MOST HANDS LAY ABOUT AN EGG A DAY. IF YOU DON'T PLAN ON COLLECTING THEM, THEY WILL END UP ALL OVER THE COOP DIRTY AND CRACKED. ADDITIONALLY UNCOLLECTED EGGS ARE A MAGNET FOR PREDATORS AND RODENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. RACCOONS SNAKES AND EVEN BARN.
CATS. LOVE TO EAT EGGS. HARFORD COUNTY HAS A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE , INCLUDING FOXES, COYOTES, RACCOONS, SKUNKS, BIRDS OF PREY, MICE AND RATS. THEY'RE ALSO HOME TO MANY DOMESTICATED CATS AND DOGS. MANY OF THESE ANIMALS PREY ON CHICKENS PARTICULAR IF THEY ARE NOT KEPT IN PREDATOR PROOF STRUCTURES, THE PRESENCE OF CHICKENS ALONE MAY NOT NECESSARILY ATTRACT ANIMALS, BUT THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE THEIR DIET AND THE WASTE THEY PRODUCE. DO THE PRESENCE OF UNDESIRED ANIMALS IN OR AROUND BACKYARD COOPS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CONFLICT . FOR EXAMPLE, PREDATORS ATTRACTED BY CHICKENS MAY ALSO KILL INJURED OR STRESS OUT COMPANION ANIMALS LIKE CATS AND DOGS, WHO ARE LET OUTSIDE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT MAY ALSO OCCUR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHOE PREDATORS AWAY, POSSIBLY LEADING TO AN AVOIDABLE INJURY. TO THE HUMAN OR WILD ANIMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A NOTABLE POINT OF CONCERN RAISED BY INDIVIDUALS IN CANADIAN MINISTER PALETTE EASE CONSIDERING THE ALLOWANCE OF EXPANSION OF BACKYARD CHICKEN KEEPING UNWANTED CHICKENS ARE REGULARLY ABANDONED BY CARELESS OR OVERWHELMED OWNERS. WHILE PEOPLE MAY BE WELL INTENTIONED WHEN THEY DECIDE TO SET UP THE BACKYARD CHICKEN COOP, THEY OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES. UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO CARE FOR THESE ANIMALS WHO CAN LIVE TO BE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. BUT WHO'S A GLEN? CAPACITY DECLINES RELATIVELY EARLY ON IN LIFE. OTHER CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE COST OF FOOD, THE COST OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE GROUPS, THE LACK OF AVAILABLE OR AFFORDABLE VETERINARY CARE, RESTRICTIVE SPACE REQUIREMENTS, THE ABILITY THE INABILITY TO PROVIDE THE LABOR REQUIRED NOISE, MESS OR ATTRACTING UNWANTED PESTS. THEY ALL PROMPT AN OWNER TO DESIGN TO PART WAYS WITH THEIR FLOCK IN SHORT ORDER WHEN CHICKENS ARE SURRENDERED OR ABANDONED OR SEIZED BY AUTHORITY, IT FAILS TO THE ANIMAL RESCUE GROUP GROUPS AND SANCTUARIES TO CARE FOR THEM . THIS AND BURDEN COMES WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY VOLUNTEER RUN CHARITIES AND NONPROFITS THAT RECEIVED NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING. RESCUES MADE A VOTE TIME AND RESOURCES TO CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS. CHICKEN RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALREADY OVERWHELMED, OVERBURDEN AND PERMITTED FURTHER URBAN CHICKEN KEEPING FURTHER EXASPERATES EXACT EXACERBATES THIS CHALLENGING SITUATION, FIRE HAZARDS IN THE BUILDING FILLED WITH DRY FEATHERS, DRY BEDDING AND DRY WOOD, ENDING AN IGNITION SOURCE. IS NEVER THE BEST IDEA. WHILE THESE CHOICES WHILE THESE CHOICES STILL USE ELECTRICITY AT THE RISK OF FIRE FROM A BROKEN OR LOOSE LAMP IS REDUCED.
WEDNESDAY. NEST BOXES CAN TIP CATCHING A CHICKEN UNDERNEATH. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. A CHICKEN MIGHT SUFFER FROM SUFFOCATION OR HEATSTROKE IF TRAPPED UNDER A BOX. CHICKENS PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF WASTE , AND ALL THAT WASTE CAN CAUSE YOUR BACKYARD TO STINK. THE DENSER THE CHICKEN POPULATION, THE GREATER THE CHANCE THAT THE WASTE WILL BECOME ENTIRE HERBAL.
A LOT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER, RAIN AND HEAT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE SMELL.
ROOSTERS AND HANDS EXPRESS THEMSELVES BY MAKING A VARIETY OF SOUNDS, DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVEL OF COMFORT, EXCITEMENT OR FEAR, OR BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY THEY'RE ENGAGED IN, FOR INSTANCE, HENS ARE KNOWN TO CLOCK FOR EXTENDED PERIOD AFTER LAYING EGGS, THE REGULAR CROWING, CLUCKING AND SQUAWKING OFF THE LEADS TO CONFLICT BETWEEN NEIGHBORS. MANAGEMENT ALSO POSSESSES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR URBAN CHICKEN KEEPERS, OFTEN LEADING TO COMPLAINTS AND CONFLICT. PERMITTING OR EXPANDING OWNERSHIP OF CHICKENS AND URBAN SETTINGS. INVIOLABLE INVARIABLY LEADS TO MORE NUISANCE COMPLAINTS AND IN TURN A HEIGHTENED BURDEN IN THE FORM OF ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES AND COST INCURRED BY BY LAW AND ANIMAL WELFARE LAW OFFICIALS AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE SURRENDERED OR SEIZED DUE TO A NEIGHBORLY CONFLICT. ALSO CHICKENS DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE
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. I THINK ROOSTERS OR NOT, I THINK MR GUTHRIE SAID, WHAT 12 WEEKS BEFORE YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE A ROOSTER OR NOT? I READ THAT SOMEWHERE. SOMETHING THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE FACTS. READ THE LOOSE BELIEVER OR NOT. THANK YOU, MR JAN GIORDANO. UM ANY OTHER COMMENTS? FOLKS. PLEASE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.MS DICKSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? WE DO. MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE FIVE THIS EVENING. CALL YOU FIRST SPEAKER. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF YOUR TIME BEAM, FOLLOWED BY SHELLEY CONAN BURGER. TO THE MIC IN THE BACK, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THEY DON'T WANT ONTARIO STREET HAPPY GRACE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING OFF. COME HERE TONIGHT. UM I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT BACK WHEN COVID HIT LOT OF PEOPLE GOT CHICKENS BECAUSE. FOR ME. I COULDN'T FIND EGGS IN THE STORE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND THEN EVEN AFTER THAT THEY WERE STILL SCARED. AND SO DID YOU HAD AN EXPLOSION OF CHICKEN ORDERS. LOT OF PEOPLE GOT CHICKENS DURING GOING TO COPE. WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING ABOUT THE CURRENT LAW THAT WAS ON THE BOOKS WITH TWO ACRES. SO A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SEEING AT THIS, UH THE MOVIE GOING TO REDUCE IT TO ONE ACRE AND WITH THE CURRENT RESTRICT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE COMPANY THAT GOOD THING. THEY SEE IT AS A STEP FORWARD. I STILL SEE IT AS A STEP. NOT ENOUGH FORWARD. YOU NEED TO I PROPOSE THAT YOU ALLOW EVERYBODY TO HAVE CHICKENS WHO WANTS THEM? AND IF HANDLE NUISANCES AS THEY COME UP. UM LET H O S HANDLE IT AS THEY WANT TO. ALRIGHT LET'S SEE. I'M SURE . HOPEFULLY THIS NEEDS TO BE REITERATED PROBABLY A COUPLE OF TIMES A NIGHT. THERE ARE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A LOT SMALLER PROPERTIES. BALTIMORE CITY FOR PRIME EXAMPLE. YES, IT IS VERY SMALL. 10 BY 10 BACKYARDS. THEY'RE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR CHICKEN. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH REGISTERED RESTRICTIONS ON COOPER NOT BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN'T PUT 50 FT FROM THERE. ALSO PROPOSED THAT.
MAKE THE RESTRICTION LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE SHED ANY OTHER BUILDING. YOU INTEND TO. FOUR FT. OFF THE FENCE LINE, 50 FT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE 50 FT. IF THIS LAW GOES ON INTO EFFECT, AND, UH AND YOU. HAVE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE NONCOMPLIANT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE WHELMING AMOUNT OF CHICKENS. WITHOUT HOMES. ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING TO BE ENFORCED. WITH RESPECT. TO ALL THE POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP HERE. THIS EVENING ABOUT THE.
STANDARDS AND EVERYTHING WITH CHICKENS. UH, OKAY? SOME POINTS ARE FAIR. BUT I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE SCARE TACTICS. WHEN YOU BRING UP THE NUMBERS OF. NATIONWIDE HOW MANY SICKNESSES ILLNESSES DEATHS AND EVERYTHING ARE WHEN YOU COMPARE HIM TO, ACTUALLY HOW MANY CHICKEN ORDERS YOU HAVE. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT IT'S GONNA BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET SO I PROPOSE THAT YOU LET EVERYBODY HAVE CHICKENS. MAKE THE GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR COOP STANDARDS LIMIT. THE NUMBERS OF CHICKENS DID NOT HAVING ROOSTERS AND COMMUNITIES. WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE A NUISANCE. UM I JUST THINK IT'S STILL A LITTLE UNFAIR. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE POINT ON ME. I WANTED TO MAKE TONIGHT AS FAR AS ONE OTHER THING. YOUR TIME IS COMING TO A CLOSER ONE. LAST POINT. I'LL MAKE YOUR TIME'S OUT. OKAY, THEN. VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. SO A COUPLE OF RULES HERE THERE WILL BE NO APPLAUDING NOEL OUTBURST OF COMMENTS. UM THAT'S PART OF OUR RULES AND PROCEDURES. SOME OF YOU MAY BE NEW TO THE CHAMBERS. AH! SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM MY NAME AND ADDRESS , PLEASE. SHELLY HAMBURGER. THANK YOU, MAN. 28, 07 BEECH
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WOOD LANE, FALLSTON, MARYLAND. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING US AND FOR COUNSELING PENMAN FOR TAKING THE PHONE CALLS AND GETTING THIS STARTED. UM I FEEL THAT AS YOU CAN SEE, HARFORD COUNTY IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR CHICKENS AND EDUCATION TO THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAD, SIR, ARE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE GOODS AND BADS BUT LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE BEDS BETTER. I SEE CHICKENS. ALSO AS VERY GOOD PEST CONTROL. WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BUGS, THE LANTERN BUGS THE CICADAS. ALL THAT AND THE CHICKENS TOOK CARE OF THAT FOR US. I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE FOUR AGE CAN BENEFIT BY BEING ABLE TO RAISE THEIR OWN CHICKENS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO TO A FARM TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHICKENS, PART TIME, UM EDUCATION IS A BIG THING. BUT THE COMMUNITIES ON FACEBOOK DO A LOT TO EDUCATE EACH OTHER. HELP EACH OTHER OUT WHEN SOMEONE IS IN A SITUATION THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR CHICKENS. THEY'VE LOST CHICKENS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HER CHICKENS. SO I THINK THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS IS IMPORTANT, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED.FOR THE CHICKENS. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER DROPPING IT TO A HALF ACRE.
BALTIMORE COUNTY HAS A SLIDE. UM WHEN THEIR ZONING ON LESSER THEY GO BY, LIKE 2000 FT. YOU COULD HAVE THIS MANY CHICKENS AND THEN INCREASE. THEY INSTEAD OF ACREAGE, THEY GO BY FEET SQUARE FEET, AND IN THAT RANGE, ACCORDING TO YOUR SQUARE FEET, IS HOW MANY CHICKENS YOU CAN HAVE. AND JUST LIKE YOU FOR COMING OUT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. GINA MCDONALD, FOLLOWED BY ANTHONY D. PETRO. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS. MCDONALD. SORRY. GINA MCDONALD, 1009 HOOKERS NO ROAD IN ABINGTON, MARYLAND. I HAVE A FEW NOTES. UM, FIRST OFF. CODE 267.55 ARE 1234 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. THE C ONE STATES ACRES OF TWO OR MORE AGRICULTURAL USE IS PERMITTED. ACCORDING TO YOUR BILL, SIR, THE PROPOSED BILL ALL THAT STATES AS THOSE THAT ARE AGRICULTURAL ARE EXEMPT FROM THAT BILL. TECHNICALLY IT DOES NOT TIE INTO THAT REQUIREMENT, SO THEREFORE, I WOULD ASK THAT THERE BE A STIPULATION. THAT WOULD BE THOSE THAT ARE TWO PLUS ACRES THAT ARE TREATED AS AG THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO US. WE HAVE SEVEN ACRES. WE CANNOT BE ASSESSED AS AG WHICH IS IN YOUR BELL. NOR ARE WE ZONED AS AG BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A RESIDENTIAL ENVELOPE. SO THAT'S 0.1 THAT I WOULD ASK TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR BILL. UM THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT, UM, DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ILLNESSES THAT YOU DESCRIBE, MR GIORDANO I'D BE INTERESTED IN NO. DO YOU ALSO HAVE THE FACTS ON HOW MANY BACKYARD CHICKEN EGGS ARE SOLD? AND WHAT THE PERCENTAGES OF THOSE ILLNESSES VERSUS WHAT'S SOLD. SIMILAR TO VACCINES. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT THERE'S ALWAYS COMPLICATIONS, AND THE FACT IS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PERCENTAGE OF ISSUES. YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT ISSUES THAT OCCUR WITH PURDUE AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE CHICKENS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FREE RANGE, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THIS BILL, THERE IS NO FREE RANGE CAPABILITY THERE TO BE KEPT IN A COUPE, WHICH IS GOING TO WORSEN YOUR POINT OF COOP CONDITIONS BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE TO KEEP CHICKENS IN A COOP THAT CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WORSE. QUICKER AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN YOU ELIMINATE THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO FREE RANGE. SO THAT IS ALSO AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE A PIECE OF THE LEGISLATION OF THAT'S INDEED GOING TO GO THROUGH. I'M WHEN YOU REFERENCE ALSO THE PIECE ABOUT CHICKENS AND WHETHER THERE SEX OR NOT, CHICKENS CAN BE SEX. THEY'RE CALLED PULLETS, BUT PULL IT EVEN HAVE A PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE TYPE OF CHICKEN THAT YOU'RE DOING. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE IMPACTFUL LEGISLATION IN HARTFORD COUNTY, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE GOING OVER THE BIG BOX STORES LIKE TRACTOR SUPPLY THAT SELF STRAIGHT RUNS AND PEOPLE CAN WALK IN AND BUY STRAIGHT RUNS AND STRAIGHT RUNS. THEY ARE NOT SEXY AT ALL. AND MANY OF THE CHICKENS THAT YOU GET FROM TRACTOR SUPPLY NOT SO MUCH THE MILL LOCALLY BUT TRACTOR SUPPLY . THEY DO HAVE MOSTLY STRAIGHT RUNS. WHICH MEANS YOU DO NOT WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING, AND I DO RUN A RESCUE, A NONPROFIT THAT SEES THESE THESE CHICKENS WE HAVE TAKEN IN MANY OF THESE CHICKENS. AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT IS THAT PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR CHICKENS.
AND YES, THEY DO. THEY DO GET LEFT. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THINGS BREAK OUT IN COOPS AND I AM BEING MINDFUL OF MY TIME, I HAVE 40 SECONDS LEFT WHEN YOU HAVE ISSUES BREAKING OUT IN COOPS, AND YOU HAVE EGG SHORTAGES THAT ARE OCCURRING AND PURDUE. IT'S THE
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BACKYARD CHICKEN PEOPLE THAT ARE KEEPING THE AREA SUPPLIED WITH CHICKENS AND TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER FROM A SUPPLY AND DEMAND INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE EGG PRICES GOING UP AND UP AND UP TO 5 56 50, A DOZEN SO WHILE WE MAY BE SEEN AS A PROBLEM, WE ARE REALLY THE SAVING GRACE OF HARTFORD COUNTY. BECAUSE WE'VE SUPPLIED WHEN NOBODY ELSE CAN. I HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. ANTHONY PETRA.MY ADDRESS IS 16 TO 4 RANDALL WOULD COURT AND JARRETTSVILLE THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO VOICE IT. I MEAN, AS PERSON DOES RAISE CHICKENS FOR EGGS AS WELL AS FOR THE MEAT. UM I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SETBACK, EVEN THOUGH MY PROPERTY LINES AND I WANT TO CONFIRM THIS THAT I HAD A CALL WITH ZONING YESTERDAY WHO EXPRESSED THAT? WITH MY PROPERTY BEING OVER SO MANY ACRES THAT CERTAIN THINGS WON'T APPLY TO US. BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS AFTER THAT PERSON SPEAK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WILL STEP BACK IS A CONCERN. 50 FT OFF. I'LL BE VIRGINAL ONE OTHER PROPERTY ISSUES I HAVE BECAUSE OF WATER RESOURCES AND THINGS ON MY PROPERTY LINE. BUT THEN I HAD THAN 30. FT AWAY, GENTLEMEN. CROPS IN LESS THAN 30 FT. FROM MY WELL THERE AND KILLED EVERYTHING WITHIN A DAY. SO I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME GIVE AND TAKE. I THINK ON THAT ON THAT SET BACK 50 P MY OTHER CONCERN IS HAVEN'T NURTURED. I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE ROYAL SETBACK FOR THE PROPERTY LINE IS THAT GOING TO BE NOT THE PROPERTY LINE WITH STEP BACK.
I'M SORRY, BUT THE QUANTITY OF CHICKENS AND EVERYTHING EXACTLY GOING TO STAY IN PLACE. SO I WAS TOLD BY ZONING YESTERDAY THAT IF THIS PASSES SINCE I'M OVER 1.9 ACRES, I WILL NOT HAVE A LIMITATION OF 10 CHICKENS. OR A ROOSTER ON MY PROPERTY. SO I WAS CURIOUS IF SOMEONE COULD CONFRONT SOMEONE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. MR PERRIMAN WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. I THINK THAT'S ALL I THANK YOU, SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS STORE PAGE. HAVE HIS CONTACT.
GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE 24 20 DRIVE. FOUR STILL. ONE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT THEY DON'T MAKE COURAGE MINUTES. DISENFRANCHISED, HARD WORKING ON THIS. AND. ONE. LAKERS. THERE IS YOU'RE CUTTING OUT FIFTH SECURITY. VERY LARGE. MENTIONED TODAY THAT DURING EGG SHORTAGES. IN FACT, OUR CHICKEN KEEPERS THAT ARE. UM, AS FOR THESE I NOTICED THAT. COMMENTS ARE EXCLUDED. THE ISSUES THAT ARE THAT ARE HANDLED BY A LARGE FACTORY FARMS. CHICKENS SOMETIMES MILLIONS OF ONE ONE FACILITY. ALL KINDS OF DISEASES BECAUSE OF OVERCROWDING. BACKYARD CHICKEN, OTHERS. THEY. FAR MORE ATTENTION FROM. FOR MORE SPACE FOR FOOT PROTECTION. FROM CHICKENS. THE USER. TO MY MIND WHEN THINGS THAT ARE YOU KNOW? MY FRIEND OF TALKING ABOUT BACKYARD. DELIVERY THAT'S ALL THE POINTS I WANT TO MAKE.
PLEASE CONSIDER. PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK. YOU'RE THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT WITH NO MORE SPEAKERS. THIS WILL CONCLUDE THIS PUBLIC AREA FOR BILL 23 THAT 0 10 AND WE'LL TAKE IT UP AT A FUTURE MEETING. UM HMM. L WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SIR. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR CALLS OVER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 23-0 14, I WOULD ASK YOU TO
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PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY VICE PRESIDENT JOHN GORDANA. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REPUBLIC FROM WHICH IT STANDS. NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE LIBERATION FROM . LORD THANK YOU FOR THIS NEW MONTH THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US A NEW MONTH IN WHICH TO START FRESH. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO MEET AGAIN AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LOOK OVER THE CITIZENS OF HARTFORD COUNTY AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AMEN. AMEN. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS,[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXPLORER POST 6600 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS. COUNCILMAN PENMAN COUNCILMAN. JAN JORDANA, PLEASE GO DOWN FRONT AND WELL, GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. DIA. MR. HELLO. I MEAN, IF YOU GUYS COULD SEND HER UP. WHEREAS THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXPLORER POST 6600 IS CELEBRATING ITS 15TH YEAR AS AN EXPLORER POST THROUGH THE EXPLORING LEARNING FOR LIFE DIVISION OF THE SCOUTING OF AMERICA. AND WHEREAS THE PROGRAM OFFERS AIRY YOUTH AGES, 14 TO 20 AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MANY FACETS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT AND LEARN FROM HARFORD COUNTY DEPUTIES. AND WHEREAS THE EXPLORERS LEARN ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS TO SUCCEED IN A POSSIBLE FUTURE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, WHILE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUILDING CHARACTER AND INCREASE THEIR APPRECIATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND WHEREAS THE EXPLORERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM HAVE GONE ON TO CAREERS IN THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, HARVARD COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, BALTIMORE CITY POLICE, BALTIMORE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. LAS VEGAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, T S A AND VARIOUS BRANCHES OF OUR ARMED FORCES. NOW THEREFORE WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THIS SECOND DAY OF MAY. 2023 DO HEREBY SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXPLORE POST POST 6600 FOR THEIR 15TH YEAR. YOU CAN'T. CAPTAIN THOMAS. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE BUILT HERE, WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BEING A MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RETIRING LAST OCTOBER. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS THIS PROGRAM THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE EXPLORER PROGRAM ARE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE FOUNDATION THAT IT LAYS FOR THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. UM I CAN TELL YOU ALL THOSE PEOPLE AND ALL THOSE JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE WORKING THAT WE'RE EXPLORERS. MY SON WAS ALSO AN EXPLORER AND IS NOW SERVING OVERSEAS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU. SINCE 2008. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING STRONG. I HOPE IT CONTINUES. AND I HOPE IT GETS BIGGER AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAPTAIN THOMAS. I THINK YOU TOLD ME.THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGER CLASSES THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE HAD. HOW MANY? DO YOU HAVE TOTAL 15 TOTAL 12 12 OF THEM HERE. MAYBE ANOTHER PAST COUPLE YEARS. YOU'VE COME HERE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING SHOW. UH WE GOT A LOT OF YOUNG MEN UP HERE. I APPRECIATE THEIR SACRIFICE AND ALL YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA RETIRE. SHAME AND I SEE YOU AND YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT PAST THE TORTURE PASSED THE TORCH ON DOWN HERE. SO AND YOU CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EXPLORERS. MIKE RIGHT NO, THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE, AND I LOVE SEEING THESE KIDS GOING. A LOT OF THEM COME IN AND GO AND STAY WITH OUR AGENCY, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN BETTER. IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS STORY. IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE SHERIFF. AND UH, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS ALL FUNDED BY, UM THE COMMUNITY. UM THERE IS NO SUB OBJECT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THE EXPLORERS, SO WE RAISED MONEY ON OUR OWN. AND ITS CONTINUED, AND, UH SINCE 2008.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE AND LOOK TO CONTINUE GROWING KIDS FOR THE SHERIFF AND OTHER AGENCIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY OKAY, CAPTAIN. GET YOUR PROBLEM, RIGHT? THERE'S NOT YEAH. YEAH
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EVERYBODY SQUEEZING IN. OKAY GET IN FRONT OF THE GUYS BEHIND THE SHORT ONES IN FRONT TO MAKE SURE . SURE WHAT YOU NEED TO GET BACK DOWN. YEAH YOU LOOK RIGHT ABOUT THAT. PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE THEIR FACES. OH, YOU. CAN YOU STOP THIS WAY? JUST A LITTLE BIT LIKE TO SEE YOUR FACE. PLEASE.EVERYBODY'S A LITTLE BIT. HE'S GOING A LITTLE. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD. NOW UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE. COULD YOU ALSO HUGE THIS WAY? A LITTLE BIT. SORRY TO THE RIGHT. MORE TO KEEP GOING. MISS YOU STEP BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT. PLEASE. PERFECT. ALRIGHT, THAT'S GOOD. WE'RE BACK. THAT'S GOOD. ALRIGHT CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATE. YES, SIR. DOWN WITHOUT CHAIR YOU AND JEANNIE. BUT STEVE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ACTUAL ASIANS.
[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]
GENEVIEVE NUMBER FIVE CONSIDERATION PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, CITIZEN. NURSING HOME. BORDER DIRECTORS MAY HAVE EMOTION PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE THE NEW APPOINTMENT OF SHOW VITA DO BOO DO VOICE HAVE A 2ND 2ND. MR BENNETT. SOUNDS GOOD . OKAY THANK YOU, MR BENNETT, SECOND TO APPROVE THE NEW APPOINTMENT OF MR BOYS TO THE CITIZENS NURSING HOME BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS DIXON. I'M SORRY . I WAS JUST GONNA SAY I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE THE NURSING HOME BOARD REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT, AND IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND TALK. HEATHER HAS BEEN REPRESENTING ME THERE DURING, UH THE WEEKDAYS BECAUSE THEY MEET AT 10 A.M. AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THEIR MEETINGS THIS SUMMER AND, UH, AND TO START BEING ABLE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE MEETINGS. UM AND WHAT THEY DO IS IMPORTANT, AND I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO HELP BUILD THEIR BOARD BECAUSE I KNOW HAVING MEMBERS HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. ANYONE ELSE? MS DICKSON. MR. PRESIDENT MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN. MR JAN GIORDANO, MR. RILEY MRS. BULL SADDLES, MR BENNETT I SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, ZERO AND NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED. HARTFORD CENTER. BORDER DIRECTORS MAY HAVE EMOTION, MR BENNETT. MR PRESIDENT. UM I SO MOVE TO THE REAPPOINTMENT OF NANCY BREW AND PAM. UH, WHAT LEE TO THE HARTFORD CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, UH TO A POINT, TORY DIETRICH AND, UH, GRAM WOODS TO, UH, TO THE HARTFORD CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THANK YOU MAY HAVE A 2ND 2ND. THANK YOU, MR JAN GIORDANO HAS BEEN MOVED A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS AND NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE HARVARD CENTER. BORDER DIRECTORS IS RAIN DISCUSSION. MISS DIXON PRESIDENT , MR GODFREY. HI PENMAN. MR JOHN GIORDANO. MR RILEY, I SADDLES, MR BENNETT. I BEING SEVEN VIRGINIA AFFIRMATIVE, ZERO AND NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MAY HAVE EMOTION COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MOVED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF DANIEL COATS AND JACQUELINE THE SCALE. AND THE NEW APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR BENTSUR. THANK YOU MAY HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE.MOVING SECOND TO APPROVE. THE REAPPOINTMENTS AND NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MISS DIXON? MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE PENMAN. MR JAN GIORDANO, MR RILEY SADDLES, MR BENNETT. I BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE
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AFFIRMATIVE, ZERO AND NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HEREBY APPROVED. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE NONE. SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES . PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 18TH 2023. LEGISLATIVE DAY 23-0 13 APRIL 18TH 2023 ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS MINISTER AND APPROVED. AGENDA ITEM EIGHT INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
OF RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION 0 23-23 ANNEXATION ZONING WAIVER. GILBERT ROAD MAY HAVE EMOTION PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR, SIR. WHAT IS THE MOTION MAN VERSION TO APPROVE? RESOLUTION 0 23 23. MAY HAVE A 2ND 2ND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. TO APPROVE RESOLUTION. 0 23-23. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE. MISS DIXON. MR PRESIDENT. I MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN MR JAN GIORDANO RILEY. HIGH SADDLES. MR BENNETT. I BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO AND NEGATIVE RESOLUTION. 0 23-23 IS HEREBY APPROVED. MR JAN FERNANDO, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 0 26-23 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION RESOLUTION. 0 26-23 ST JAMES AME CHURCH AND CEMETERY HISTORICAL LANDMARK INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VICENTE AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BOUNDARY OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF SAINT JAMES. AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL A M E CHURCH CEMETERY TO INCLUDE THE ST JAMES AMY CHURCH AND TO RENAME THE LANDMARK AS THE SAINT JAMES AND ME. CHURCH AND CEMETERY CONSISTING OF A TOTAL OF THREE ACRES LOCATED AT 41 39 GRAVEL HILL ROAD TO GRACE, MARYLAND, TOGETHER WITH ITS BUILDINGS, ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS AND PUT PERCHANCE IS AS A HARFORD COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2 67 OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY CODE. THANK YOU, MR JANITOR, DAN AND MR GRIMM, MR BENSON. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.GOOD EVENING COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHANE GRIM. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. AND WITH ME TONIGHT IS JACOB BENSON. OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN DOING GREAT WORK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK ON BOARD WITH THE COUNTY TONIGHT. WE'RE PLEASED TO PRESENT YOU WITH RESOLUTION 26-23 TO AMEND THE BOUNDARY AND NAME OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE ST JAMES A. M E CHURCH CEMETERY. SAINT JAMES AMY CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 41 39 GRAVEL HILL ROAD, AND I'M SURE SOME OR ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. AND IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY KNOWN AS GRAVEL HILL HISTORIC COMMUNITY. CEMETERY IS IDENTIFIED BY MARYLAND INVENTORY OF HISTORIC PLACES NUMBER H A DASH 17 20 THE CHURCH BY H A DASH 15 90 THE CHURCH CEMETERY WAS DESIGNATED AS A COUNTY LANDMARK SOMETIME AGO IN 1996. AND THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHURCH HAS REQUESTED THAT THE CURRENT LANDMARK STATUS BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH THE HISTORIC CHURCH AND THE HISTORIC CEMETERY THAT IS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY TODAY. THE HARFORD COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON MARCH 1ST TO RECOMMEND THAT THE LANDMARKS BOUNDARIES BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THOSE FEATURES. THE CURRENT BOUNDARY OF THE LANDMARK ENCOMPASSES ONLY THE ST JAMES CHURCH. CEMETERY EXCLUDING THE 18 88 CHURCH BUILDING AND THE 1970 FELLOWSHIP HALL. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP THERE THE BOUNDARIES. AS PROPOSED. THE AMENDED LANDMARK BOUNDARY WILL ENCOMPASS THE FULL PARCEL AT 41 39 GRAVEL HILL ROAD, INCLUDING THE CHURCH. CEMETERY AND FELLOWSHIP HALL, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES IN SIZE. THE LANDMARK WOULD BE RENAMED ST JAMES AME CHURCH AND CEMETERY. AND IT COULD ATTRIBUTING FEATURES WILL INCLUDE THE 18 88 CHURCH, BUILDING, THE CEMETERY AND ITS GRAVE MARKERS AND THE SCHOOL BELL THAT WAS SAVED FROM THE DEMOLISHED CHURCH SCHOOL BUILDING. THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT THAT IS SERVICING THE CHURCH. NOW IS NOT A PART OF THIS REQUEST, SINCE IT IS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FEATURE TO THE LANDMARK THE ST JAMES AMY CHURCH AND CEMETERY EMBODIES CHARACTER, INTEREST OR VALUE AS PART OF THE HERITAGE OF HARFORD COUNTY. VERY IMPORTANT HERITAGE CHURCH HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIVES. OF GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HARFORD COUNTY AND HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS QUOTE A BEACON OF LEADERSHIP WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. SERVING THE SPIRITUAL , SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF GRAVEL HILL AND
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THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE CEMETERY, ESTABLISHED IN 18 64 CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 300 BURIALS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR WHO FOUGHT TO PRESERVE THE UNION AND SECURE FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS. AS A CENTER FOR WORSHIP, COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION. THE CHURCH AND CEMETERY HAS POTENTIAL TO YIELD SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVED, WORSHIPED FOR EDUCATED ON OUR BURIED THERE, WHICH INCREASES OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF HARFORD COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.THE CONGREGATION OF ST JAMES A. M. E CHURCH PLANS TO REHABILITATE THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR BUILDING AND HAS ALREADY RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST, WHICH WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. MR AND BENSON AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS AMENDED DESIGNATION FOR THE COUNTY LANDMARK. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I KNOW I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA OF MY WIFE GREW UP ON ARLINGTON ROAD RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO UH, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL. UM AND COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW , THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THIS EVENING. SO, UM RESOLUTION . 0 26-23 WILL BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION COUNCIL PRESIDENT? I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 0 26-23. WE HAVE A 2ND 2ND. THANK YOU, MR PENMAN. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 0 26-23. HIS REIGN DISCUSSION. AGAIN. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS MOVE FORWARD. MS DICKSON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE GIORDANO. HI MR RILEY.
SADDLE MR BENNETT. I BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO IN THE NEGATIVE RESOLUTION. 0 23-23 IS HEREBY APPROVED. MR JOHN DRAMANI. PLEASE READ RESOLUTION . 0 27-23 THROUGH 0 31-23 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION. RESOLUTIONS YOU'RE 27-23 GLENWOOD AVENUE PETITION ANNUAL ASSESSMENT INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SEWER MAINS AND NEGLECTED WOULD DONEGAL AREA AND THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AND AMOUNT OF NO MORE THAN 2073 PER PROPERTY. FOR A TERM OF 30 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES BENEFITED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OR IN LIEU OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF NO MORE THAN 46,428. RESOLUTION 0 28 23 AMENDMENT MASTER WATER AND SEWER PLANT SPRING UPDATE 2023 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER WATER AND SEWER PLANT SPRING 2023 UPDATE A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERE, TOO. AND FOR SUBMISSION OF THE AMENDED PLAN TO THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
ARTICLE OF THE MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE. RESOLUTION 0 29 23, THEN MINT FRIES. ROAD PUBLIC SEWER PROJECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 18-17 ADOPTED ON JANUARY 9TH 2018 CONCURRING, THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SEWER MAINS AND THE 500 BLOCK OF PHRASE ROAD. AREA AND THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF NO MORE THAN $1582 PER PROPERTY FOR TERM OF 30 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES BENEFITED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OR IN LIEU OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF NO MORE THAN 35,411 TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO APPLY FOR A STATE LOW INTEREST LOAN FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT FUNDING. RESOLUTION 0 30-23 AMENDMENT MAGNOLIA ROAD PUBLIC SEWER PROJECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 17-18 ADOPTED ON JANUARY 15TH 2019 CONCURRING THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SHE REMAINS IN THE 600 BLOCK OF MAGNOLIA ROAD AREA AND THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AND AMOUNT OF NO MORE THAN $1698 PER PROPERTY FOR A TERM OF 30 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES BENEFITED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OR IN LIEU OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT , LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF NO MORE THAN $38,032 TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO APPLY FOR A STATE LOW INTEREST LOAN FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT FUNDING.
RESOLUTION 0 31-23, THEN MINT WOODBRIDGE MANNER PUBLIC SEWER PROJECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBERS 19-18 ADOPTED ON JANUARY 15TH 2019. CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC REMAINS IN A WOODBRIDGE MANNER AREA AND THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF NO MORE THAN $1854 PER PROPERTY FOR A TERM OF 30 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES BENEFITED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OR LOUISVILLE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, A LUMP SUM PAYMENT AND NO MORE THAN 41,516 TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENTS. TO APPLY FOR A STATE INTEREST LOAN FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT FUNDING. PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTIONS. 23-31 IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 6TH 2023 AT SIX P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS. THANK YOU, UM . IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONTINUE, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 0 32-23 RESOLUTION ZERO DEBT 32-23 SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CENTRAL PRECINCT AND TRAINING INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENT NG COUNCIL MEMBERS JAN GIORDANO, PENMAN, BENNETT, GUTHRIE BOIL SADDLES AND RILEY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, URGING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO RESTORE TO THE FISCAL YEAR. CAPITAL BUDGET AND CATTLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CENTRAL PRECINCT AND TRAINING ACADEMY AND PROVIDE FUNDING IN ORDER FOR THIS THAT THIS PROJECT CAN COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THAT IS THE FISCAL YEAR 24.CAREFUL BUDGET. I BELIEVE YOU JUST READ. THAT'S GREAT. FISCAL YEAR, 20. 24. I DIDN'T HAVE A CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CENTRAL PRECINCT AND TRAINING ACADEMY AND PROVIDE FUNDING IN ORDER THAT THIS PROJECT CAN COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU, UM, RESOLUTION 0 32-23, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CENTRAL PRECINCT AND TRADING ACADEMY. THIS WILL BE AN ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING. I'D LIKE TO START OUT ANY TYPE OF COMMENTS AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, UH, WITH THE PRIOR COUNSEL WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US IT WAS PRESENTED IN A LIGHT THAT MADE US UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NEED THE LOCATION, UH, TO GIVE QUICK ACCESS TO ROUTE 95 22 ROUND 40 TO PROTECT ALL OF THIS THAT END OF THE COUNTY. IT ALSO WILL PROVIDE A FUELING STATION. NOT ONLY FOR OUR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES , BUT ALSO FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR OUR COUNTY VEHICLES AS WELL MAINTENANCE VEHICLES, WHATEVER WHATEVER IS NEEDED. UM I BELIEVE AS STRONGLY TODAY AS I DID, THEN THAT I THINK IT IS A, UH EXCELLENT SPOT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE COUNTY NEEDS AS WE GROW. AND AS OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS GROW AS WELL, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR PENMAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, UM, AND ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF AND HIS COMMAND STAFF FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW HOW HARD DID YOU ALL HAVE WORKED ON THIS PROJECT? I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THOSE ON THE COUNCIL THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. AS WE KNOW. THIS PRECINCT AND TRAINING CENTER PROJECT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL FUNDED THROUGH BOND SALES AND THE DESIGN PROCESS INITIATED. THE PRECINCT WAS APPROVED BEFORE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A CLEAR AND PRESENT NEED FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY . ON APRIL 19TH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE PRESENTED THE BUDGET BEFORE THE COUNCIL. DURING THAT TIME, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CASHLEY GAVE YOU AUTHORITY TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF WE MOVE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PRECINCT, AND YOU DID SO SEVERAL TIMES DURING THAT PRESENTATION, JUST A FEW QUOTES FROM IT, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAID I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT THIS AND LOOK AT IT SERIOUSLY. THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO WEIGH IN NOT THE LAST COUNCIL, NOT THE LAST COUNCIL. AND THEN YOU ALL NEED TO RELOOK AT THIS AND DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD . THEREFORE THIS RESOLUTION PASSES HOPEFUL THAT MR CASTELLI HONORS THAT DECISION OF THE COUNCIL. WHEN MOVES FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE IS PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. I MEAN, MR PYM AND MR BENNETT UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD , UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. THERE'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL PIECE AND LIMITING THE DISTANCE THAT ARE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES NEED TO DRIVE IN ORDER TO FILE THEIR PAPERWORK IN ORDER TO DO BOOKINGS, UM, THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF OVERTIME THAT THEY HAVE TO DO BECAUSE OF NEEDLESS DRIVING TO THE SOUTHERN PRECINCT AND BACK IN HANDLING THEIR ROUTES. IT'S LESS WASTED GAS IN AND THOSE ROUTES TO THE SOUTHERN PRECINCT AND BACK. UM AND IT'S LESS WASTED MILEAGE ON VEHICLES
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THAT THEY HAVE TO GET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, SO I THINK THERE'S SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS THERE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS THERE, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS BEING BUILT ON AT THE HEAT CENTER, WHICH IS AN ALREADY DEVELOPED SPACE. THAT SAVES A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE COUNTY, ALONG WITH NOT MAKING US PAVE OVER MORE GREEN SPACE EXISTS IN THIS COUNTY. UM AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT, AND IT ALSO GIVES A PRIVATE SPACE FOR THEM TO TRAIN RATHER THAN BEING ON THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS . I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM AMPLE SPACE. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TOWARDS HAVING TO DO A LOT MORE ON THE JOB, PERPETUAL TRAINING BEYOND YOU KNOW, NEW HIRE TRAINING. UM AND THAT ADDED SPACE IS IMPORTANT. UM BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING AND LOOKING TOWARDS IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE. THIS IS STEP ONE OF MANY AS WE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC , LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ACTION ITEM THAT WILL BE TAKING IN THE IN THE COMING WEEKS AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS BUDGET, BUT THIS IS, UM THE FIRST STEP THAT WILL BE TAKING THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. ANYONE ELSE? MISSILES THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UM AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF MY FIRST CAMPAIGN , AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE WHERE I STAND STRONG. I SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTY. I WAS VERY DISPLEASED TO HEAR THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE PUT THE BRAKES ON THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. WE EVEN WERE ABLE TO SEE A PRESENTATION AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS, AND IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE AND MUCH NEEDING TRADE MUCH NEEDED TRAINING FACILITY. A AND PRECINCT. UM AS IT BEING PART OF MY DISTRICT, PROUD TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR IT TONIGHT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THINGS ROLLING. AND, UM MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR HOWELL'S ANYONE ELSE? MS DICKSON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN MR. GIORDANO MR. RILEY, MRS. BALL SADDLES, MR BENNETT HIGH THEY'RE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ZERO IN THE NEGATIVE RESOLUTION. 0 32-23 IS HEREBY APPROVED. MR JAN BANANA, PLEASE READ BILLS 23-0 16 THROUGH 23-0 19 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION, PLEASE 23 DANCE YEARS 16 CHARTER AMENDMENT TERM LIMITS INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAMMOND BOIL SADDLES AND ACTOR PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE TWO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF HARFORD COUNTY CHARTER AS AMENDED BY REPEALING AND RE ENACTING WITH AMENDMENTS. SECTION TWO OH SIX TERM A COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PROVIDE FOR TERM LIMITS FOR COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF HARFORD COUNTY FOR THEIR ADOPTION OR REJECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 905 OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY CHAIR CHARTER. PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED JUNE 6TH 2023 AT SIX P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS. BILL 23-17 SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM CAMERA FEES INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AND COUNCIL MEMBER JANUARY NANO AND ACT TO REPEAL AND RE ENACT WITH AMENDMENTS SECTION 2 44-28 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERAS AUTHORIZED OF ARTICLE SEVEN SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS OF CHAPTER 2 44. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE HARBOR COUNTY CODE AS AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION SHALL BE SET BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT TO CLARIFY THE PERMISSIBLE USE FOR FINES COLLECTED IN GENERALLY RELATED TO SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 6TH 2023 AT SIX P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS. BILL 23-18 PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE CAN EXECUTIVE AND EMERGENCY ACT TO REPEAL THE HARTFORD COUNTY PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN. HARFORD COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-7 22-1 OH, AND TO ENACT A NEW HARTFORD COUNTY PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN. TO STAND IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REPEAL TO PROVIDE A PAY PLAN FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 63 OF THE CHARTER AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACTION NOT BE QUANTIFIED IN THE HARTFORD COUNTY CODE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 6TH 2023 AT SIX P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS.23-19 AMENDED 2018 LAND PRESERVATION, PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ACTOR, REPEAL AND RE ENACT WITH AMENDMENTS SUBSECTION A PROGRAM PARENTHESES 3 2018 LAND PRESERVATION, PARKS
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AND RECREATION PLAN. OF SECTION 1 69-1 ADOPTION LEGAL STATUS OF CHAPTER 1 69 MASTER PLAN OF THE HEART COUNTY CODE AS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2022 LAND PRESERVATION, PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN AND TO FURTHER AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT, THAT COPY OF SAID 2022 LAND PRESERVATION, PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN, ALONG WITH ALL THE PENDANTS IS ATTACHED TO THIS ACT AND MADE A PART THERE AND THEY'RE OFF AS THOUGH IT WERE FULLY STATED HERE IN PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 6TH 2023 AT SIX P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS. THANK YOU, MR JANITOR DINNER. WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO RESOLUTION 30 OR 0? 32-23 APPARENTLY, I DID NOT CALL FOR EMOTION. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT . I MOVED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION 32-23 2ND 2ND. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. MOVED IN A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 0 32-23 HIS REIGN MORE DISCUSSION.MS DICKSON. MR. PRESIDENT MR GUTHRIE, PENMAN GIORDANO. MR RILEY, MRS. BALL SADDLES, MR BENNETT II. WITH SEVEN VERSION AFFIRMATIVE ZERO AND NEGATIVE RESOLUTION. 0 32-23 IS NOW DEFINITELY HEREBY APPROVED. UM, MY APOLOGIES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE NONE. 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS. WE HAVE NONE ENROLLMENT OF BILLS. WE HAVE NONE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14
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NEW BUSINESS 2023 SUMMER SCHEDULE COUNCIL PROPOSING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS. WE WILL MEET THROUGH JUNE 20TH. AND RECESS FOR JULY AND AUGUST. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL RESUME SEPTEMBER. 5TH UM, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MR PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SET OUR SUMMER BREAK FROM JULY THROUGH AUGUST WITH THE RETURN ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. THANK YOU MAY HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVING A SECOND TO APPROVE THE 2023 SUMMER SCHEDULE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR BENNETT. UM I'M SUPPORTIVE OF US SUMMER BREAK.IT'S SOMETHING I'VE ENJOYED MY ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER. UM I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE HAVE A LOT OF SEVERAL KEY IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT AS US AS A COUNCIL AND MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE DONE BEFORE JUNE 20TH SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT BREAK. AND NOT HAVE TO CALL FOR EMERGENCY MEETINGS AND THEN CANCEL VACATION PLANS. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. AND IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE.
I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ON A VACATION. MY WIFE AND I THINK OVER THE 47 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN MARRIED. WE'VE TAKEN 11 WEEK VACATION, SO I WILL BE HERE WORKING THROUGH THE SUMMER RECESS EVERY DAY. AND I'M SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME UP WOULD BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY AS WITH AS MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE, MR GUTHRIE YES.
TAKE CARE OF THEM. CHICKENS NOT ME. ACTUALLY HE'S MARRIED TO JENNIFER SEANIE SENTENCE, SO HE'S ON A VACATION FOR THE LAST 47 YEARS. IT IS TRUE. MR GUTHRIE . I'M GOOD. THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS ENOUGH. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MS DICKSON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN GIORDANO, I RILEY. MRS BULL SADDLES, MR BENNETT. BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO AND NEGATIVE. THE 2023 SUMMER SCHEDULES HEREBY APPROVED WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17
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COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS MYSTICS AND DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? WE DO MR PRESIDENT WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, JOHN MILAM. OH FOLLOWED BY JEANNINE LOCKE OR THANK YOU.I WOULD JUST REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN TO BE MINDFUL OF YOUR TIME RESPECT EACH OTHER AND WE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING TO THE BUDGET THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE, SIR.
GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. JOHN PEMA LAMA 24 02 EAGLE VIEW DRIVE. FINAL ARGUMENT
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. THE BOARD OF APPEALS COUNCIL PRESIDENT RECUSING HIMSELF RATIFIED AND ADOPTED AS ITS OWN THE HEARING. EXAMINERS RECOMMENDED DECISION ON ZONING CASE 58 14 THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE A JOURNAL AVIATION AIR AIRPORT AT 35 38 AL DINA ROAD AS A PREMIER TO USE WAS GRANTED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES WERE EXHAUSTED. AT THAT POINT, THE BOARD OF APPEAL'S DECISION WAS PETITIONED FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW TO THE HARFORD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. THERE WAS A HEARING AND THE JUDGE CONSIDERED THE RECORD OF ZONING CASE 58 14. AND MEMORANDA SUBMITTED BY MYSELF, HARPER COUNTY PEOPLE'S COUNCIL AND THE AIRPORT OWNERS GROUP. I MUST ADD THAT HE WAS MOST PATIENT CONSIDERATE OF MY PRESENTATION. PRESIDING JUDGE CAN ONLY LEGALLY CONSIDER THE RECORDS OF ZONING CASE 58 14. HE AFFIRMED THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL'S DECISION. THE AIRPORT OWNERS DID NOT APPEAL. THEY ARE NOW FOR CLOTHES FROM JUDICIAL REMEDIES.THE RESULTS THE NONCONFORMING USE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE USE OF THE NONCONFORMING USES NO LONGER ALLOWED THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THE PROPERTY OF 35 $38 IN RHODE IS NOW A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT AS A PERMITTED USE ALL OF PART. ONE OF THE ZONING CODE APPLIES ONLY ACCESSORY USES ENUMERATED IN THE CODE ARE PERMITTED. THE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM IN SKYDIVING USES ARE NOT PERMITTED. ACCESSORY USES NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINCIPAL USED, MAYBE ALLOWED UNLESS OTHERWISE RESTRICTED. THE SALE AND STORAGE OF GASOLINE IS NOT PERMITTED IN ANY DISTRICT UNLESS ALL ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE IN PUBLIC WATER, NONE OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AROUND THE AIRPORT ARE ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING FUELING AND FUELING MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING. THE LAND UPON WHICH THE M A REQUIRED APPROACH AND LANDING PADS ARE CONDUCTED UPON IS IN THE AG DISTRICT. THOSE PATHS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION. THERE IS WELL MORE THAN 50% OF THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION CONDUCTED UPON LAND AND THE AG DISTRICT REVIEW. THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN FOR VALIDATION. THE USE IS LIMITED TO THE SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONS APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, ONE RUNWAY, NO APPROACH AND LANDING PATH. THIS IS WHAT THE AIRPORT ARMORS REQUESTED AND FULLY AGREED TO. THEY GOT EXACTLY WHAT THEY REQUESTED. THEY HAVE NO ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL RECOURSE. QUOTING FROM AN ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 AT FINAL ARGUMENTS, COUNSEL FOR THE AIRPORT OWNERS GROUP TOLD MEMBERS I BELIEVE THE HEARING EXAMINER GOT IT. EXACTLY RIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. REMAND IS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE. INDEED MR GUTHRIE, MY DISTURBING YOU. NO YOU'RE NOT GO RIGHT AHEAD. THE STORY GETS MORE INTERESTING . WE WILL INTRODUCE THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE AIRPORT DECISION. WE WILL REVIEW THE POLICIES, PRACTICES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. THEY FOLLOWED EITHER THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WILL MAKE LAND USE AND ZONING DECISIONS IN HARFORD COUNTY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
GOODBYE. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE LOOK OR 18 20 PARK BEACH, DRIVIN PERRIMAN. UM AND I WANTED TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT HARPER COUNTIES PLAN FOR GROWTH AND I WAS OUT ON THE HARPER COUNTY WEBSITE AND THE HARFORD COUNTY GROWTH REPORT FOR 2022 ON PAGES.
14 AND 15 FEATURES WHY HARFORD? IS IDEAL FOR GROWING LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, AND IT GOES ON INTO SAYING THAT YOU'RE A BIG PART FOR HARFORD COUNTY IS GROWING THE MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS BASE. HOWEVER THE ARTICLE FOCUSES ENTIRELY ON LOGISTICS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS VERY CLEAR ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS. MANUFACTURING FOCUSES ON CREATION AND TRANSFORMING RAW MATERIALS INTO A VALUE ADDED PRODUCT LOGISTICS FOCUSES ON MOVING PRODUCTS FROM 0.8 POINT BAY. THERE'S NOT VALUE ADDED IN THAT PROCESS. AND HORFORD COUNTY, UM, IS FOCUSED ON THE ARTICLE GOES ON AND FOCUSES ENTIRELY ON THE AMOUNT OF LOGISTICS CENTERS THAT HAVE COME INTO HARTFORD COUNTY. UM AND IT TOUTS ITSELF AS SAYING.
AS FOR LAND, HARFORD COUNTY IS LESS EXPENSIVE. UM THE LAND IN HARFORD COUNTY IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES, COUNTIES. SO THE VALUE PROPOSITION IN HARTFORD COUNTY IS LET'S COME TO HARTFORD COUNTY FOR CHEAP LAND. AND WE'LL FILL UP DOES IT AND WE'LL DUMP ALL THIS LOGISTIC CENTER IN SPECIFIC AREAS WHICH HAS HAPPENED DOWN IN PERRYMAN. IT GOES ON AND TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE VALUE CREATED LOGISTICS JOBS. REALLY DON'T CREATE THAT MUCH VALUE. WHEN WE LOOK AT, UM LIVING WAGES FROM THE FROM THE LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR FROM MY TEA. THE LIVING WAGE IN HARTFORD COUNTY IS $18 PER HOUR. LOGISTICS JOBS IN HARFORD COUNTY, SUCH AS WAREHOUSE JOBS REALLY JUST RANGED FROM A LOW OF $11 AN HOUR
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TO $22 AN HOUR, SO YOU'RE BARELY YOU'RE SITTING RIGHT AROUND THE LIVING WAGE THAT'S REALLY NOT CREATING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. SO UM, I'M I THINK THIS I THINK IT'S TIME HARPER COUNTY REFOCUSES WHAT THE VALUE PROPOSITION IS HERE. THE OTHER ASPECT IS, UM, WHEN WE FOCUS ON LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UM YEAH. MRS BOYLE SADDLES. YOU TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY BEING , UM, FOUNDATION OF YOUR CAMPAIGN. UM WE'VE ALSO HEARD THINGS ABOUT LAND PRESERVATION AND, UM, ALLOWING A SITUATION OCCURRING AND PAIRING MEN. IT IS SIMPLY NOT SAFE. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME VISIT PERRIMAN DURING SHIFT CHANGES DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. IT IS SIMPLY AN UNSAFE SITUATION. AS FOR LAND PRESERVATION, TAKING PRISTINE LAND FARMLAND OVER 700 ACRES THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED. AND AT A BUT TO THE BUSH RIVER AND PUTTING WHERE HOUSES AND PAVING THAT LANDOVER IS SIMPLY NOT LAND PRESERVATION. SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO THINK HIGHLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT THE FUTURE PART FOR COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. BRITTANY RUSSELL, FOLLOWED BY PAUL VALACHI.GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRITTANY RUSSELL. I LIVE AT 18 20 PARK BEACH TRIBE IN ABERDEEN, MARYLAND. UM I, LIKE JACOB BENNETT HAVE ENJOYED A CAREER WHERE I HAVE SUMMERS OFF AND TAKE VACATIONS WITH MY FAMILY. AND MR VINCENTI, I REALLY HAVE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY TO DO THAT THIS SUMMER. UM SO GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR OF STANDING UP HERE WITH MY COMMUNITY, BEGGING YOU TO HELP SUPPORT US AND HELP SUPPORT PYRAMID AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO FINALLY FEEL LIKE WE ARE ACTUALLY BEING HEARD. BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT THIS IS FIRE FROM OVER. I'VE SPOKEN A LOT UP HERE ABOUT BEING A MOM AND SIMPLY PUT I AM JUST A MOM WHO WANTS HER KIDS TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY AND SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHILE THEY'RE AT HOME. I WANT THEM TO BREATHE CLEAN AIR, DRINK CLEAN WATER. AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WHEN THEY BEGIN TO DRIVE, I WILL BE AN ABSOLUTE NERVOUS WRECK. I REALLY DON'T WANT THEM TO DRIVE ON INADEQUATE ROADS WITH POOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR TO BE SHARING THE ROAD WITH HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF TRACTOR TRAILERS. I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW ONE PERSON'S PROPERTY OR DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPERTY CAN BE ALLOWED TO HAVE SUCH A DEPTH DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON SO MANY OTHERS. THE PROMISES OF JOBS, JOB CREATIONS AND A COMMA ECONOMIC GROWTH AS A RESULT OF THE WAREHOUSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PERRIMAN HAVE BEEN BROKEN. MANY OF THESE WAREHOUSES SIT EMPTY, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF PYRAMID.
TODAY. PERRIMAN'S HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN MEDIAN INCOME IS 36% BELOW THAT OF HARTFORD COUNTY AND 18.1% OF PERRIMAN. FAMILIES LIVE IN POVERTY, WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT OF HARFORD COUNTY. TO ME, THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED WAREHOUSES IN HARTFORD COUNTY SHOWS THE DISPARATE IMPACT ON THE PERRIMAN PENINSULA. JUST PAIR IMPACT COMMONLY IS REFERRED TO AS UNINTENTIONAL, DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, WHEREAS DISPARATE TREATMENT REFERS TO INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE PRACTICES. I REALLY QUESTION WHETHER WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PYRAMID IS UNINTENTIONAL OR IF IT IS, IN FACT INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION. 64% OF HARFORD COUNTY'S WAREHOUSE SQUARE FOOTAGE RESIDES IN DISTRICT F WITH 40% OF HARFORD COUNTY'S WAREHOUSES. SQUARE FOOTAGE LOCATED IN PERRIMAN. THIS MEANS THAT PERRIMAN IS SMALL COMMUNITY OF AROUND 2300 PEOPLE IS BEARING A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF THE WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY WITHIN HARPER COUNTY IS THIS DISPARATE IMPACT? OR TREATMENT. AGAIN AS A MOM. IT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR ME TO WANT MY CHILDREN'S HOME AND THEIR COMMUNITY TO BE VALUED THE SAME WAY THAT THE HOMES AND THE COMMUNITIES ARE VALUED IN BEL AIR AND DARLINGTON. DESPAIR IMPACT OR DISPARATE TREATMENT. WE MUST CONTINUE TO DO BETTER. UM AND MR PENMAN. I SEE YOU WITH YOUR CHICKENS. I KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE CHICKENS AND FARMLAND IN WAREHOUSES AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, SIR. GOOD EVENING, PAUL VALACHI 3 20 MARINA AVENUE IN PERRIMAN. I WANT TO START BY THANKING, UH, COUNCILMAN BENNETT FOR COMING OUT TO THE Y M C. A HEALTHY KIDS DAY ON SATURDAY, UH, DURING THE
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DAY FROM 10 TO 1 AND THEN ALSO FOR ATTENDING THE THREE P PROTECT PERRYMAN AH, DESIGNER BAG. BINGO ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THAT FOR COMING OUT. UM WHY DOES A HARVARD COUNTY NEED TO MODERNIZE ITS ZONING CODES? AS AS A PERRIMAN RESIDENT ? I WILL TELL YOU WHY WE NEED HELP PERRIMAN'S A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY OF OVER 700 HOMES CURRENTLY SHARES UH, PERRIMAN ROAD AND OLD PHILADELPHIA ROADS WITH OVER 10 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF MEGA WAREHOUSE FREE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. THE ROAD IS THE MAIN COMMUTER THOROUGHFARE FROM ROUTE 40 FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS THAT TRAVEL TO AND FROM THESE BUSINESSES. UNFORTUNATELY MANY TRUCKS EVENLY TRAVEL ON THIS ROAD AS WELL. EACH DAY I SEE TWO OF THOSE TRUCKS EVERY MORNING AT 4 55. WHERE THE Y M C A IN THE MORNING. THE ROAD HAS NO SHOULDERS, SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS. BUT ALSO HAS A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS EITHER WALK INTO THE PYRAMID CONVENIENCE STORE OR WAITING ON ONE OF THE FOUR BUS SIGNS. THEY'RE ON THE ROAD, NOT BUS STOPS. JUST BUST SIGNS. WHY ARE SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE MODERNIZED TRAFFIC STUDIES? THEY DON'T ADD SIDEWALKS, SHOULDERS, PROPER BUS STOPS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS TO ROADS LIKE ASUKA PERRIMAN AND ALL PHILADELPHIA ROAD. DOING LAWS NEED TO BE UPDATED AND MODERNIZED TO MAKE THESE ROADS SAFE. ADDING FARMLAND FOREST WOODS SURROUNDED BY NEIGHBORHOODS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE SHOW RESIDENTS THAT THESE RULES ONLY FAVORED DEVELOPERS AND NEED TO BE UPDATED AND MODERNIZED.COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS, DEVELOPERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT. THAT IS NOT CALLED INPUT. IT SHOULD BE UPDATED AND MODERNIZED. DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE INFORMED THE DEVELOPMENT THE DEVELOPER OF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS WELCOME, BUT ANY CHANGES BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT OR NOT REQUIRED THE PROCESS SHOULD BE UPDATED AND MODERNIZED SIZE AND INTENSITY OF USE OF BUILDING SHOULD BE MEASURED AND RESTRICTED WITHIN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PLANNED ROAD CONNECTIONS LIKE 7, 15 WOODLEY ROAD AND ROUTE 42 PERRIMAN ROAD ARE CITED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IN SIM AND DAK MEETINGS BUT NEVER IMPLEMENTED. AGAIN. ZONING LAWS NEED TO BE UPDATED AND MODERNIZED. I CAN'T SAY A BUNCH OF THIS PART HERE SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A FEW DOLLARS FOR SHOULDER SIDEWALKS.
CROSS WORKS BUS STOPS BECAUSE BARRY MEN SURE COULD USE SOME THE CURRENT ZONING LAWS DON'T PROVIDE FOR THEM. THANKS. THANK YOU, SIR. THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT. FOR GOOD
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. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR BENNETT. HELLO GOOD EVENING. UM IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY FEW WEEKS. UM WE'VE DONE A LOT. UM A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN AT THE SAME THING, SO I'LL SAVE SOME THINGS FOR PAT THE SHARE FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, BUT I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON A FEW OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN UP TO. I GOT TO MEET WITH SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CRESSWELL. WHO LIKE OUR MEMBERS IN PERRYMAN ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT WE'RE PUTTING RESIDENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT FIRST AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT ALWAYS STAYS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS. UM I MET WITH SOME PARTNERS FROM THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO TALK ABOUT. THE FUTURE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE EMPLOYEES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS AS WE EXPLAINED THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH THE, UM HCPS AND HTC CONNECTION. UM. I GOT TO GO TO THE Y M C. A WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN. UM AND JUST HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO, CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND HEAR ABOUT JUST SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY WANT TO DO, CONTINUING TO TRY AND CONNECT WITH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS THAT BRING MORE KIDS IN UM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THAT RELATIONSHIP MORE. UM AND ALSO I GOT TO PLAY BINGO, WHICH I DID NOT WIN, WHICH WAS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME. AT ONE POINT, I GOT WITHIN TWO OF GETTING BINGO. AND UM, I SCREAMED BECAUSE I JUST GOT ANOTHER DOT ON MY THING. BUT I DID NOT GET BINGO AND, UM BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY IS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY NEXT WEEK IS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. UM YOU KNOW, I WOULD NOT BE WHO I AM WITHOUT THE TEACHERS THAT I GREW UP WITH. WHO CARED FOR ME SO WELL, UM I WOULDN'T BE WHO I AM WITHOUT THE TEACHERS THAT CONTINUE TO CARE FOR ME SO WELL, UM IN MY OWN SCHOOL BUILDING THAT I WORK WITH EACH DAY UM, AND THAT INCLUDES THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPORT STAFF, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT IN HONOR OF NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY AND TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK NEXT WEEK TO POINT OUT THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN HARTFORD COUNTY MAKE LESS THAN $30,000 A YEAR, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR CHILDREN, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. THESE PEOPLE WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH OUR CHILD CHILDREN WITH THE MOST[01:15:05]
INTENSE NEEDS STARTED OUT AT $16,000 A YEAR FULL TIME 10 MONTHS A YEAR, TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE THE MOST IN NEED OF SERVICES AND CARE NOW, THANKFULLY, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S DONE A LOT OF WORK TO INCREASE WAGES. YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY'VE GOT A 31% RAGE WAGE INCREASE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. BUT EVEN SO, THAT BRINGS THEM UP TO $21,000.21. DOLLARS A YEAR WHEN , AS IT WAS POINTED OUT TONIGHT , A LIVING WAGE IN HARTFORD COUNTY IS $38,000 A YEAR. SO AS WE APPRECIATE OUR EDUCATORS IN HARFORD COUNTY, I HOPE WE RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE TO DO THAT WORK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF EDUCATORS LIKE MISS JACKIE, WHO EVEN AS AN INCLUSION HELPER, UM, MAKING A TOUGH SALARY WHEN IT WHEN IT'S A HOLIDAY, OR WHEN IT'S A KID'S BIRTHDAY. SHE'S THE FIRST TO RUSH OUT TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND MAKE SURE THOSE KIDS FEEL SPECIAL. YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT MEANS THAT SHE'S GETTING A CAB TO GET THERE BECAUSE SHE CARES ABOUT HER KIDS. UM AND SO I HOPE THAT WE ALL TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE SOME SPECIAL EDUCATORS IN OUR LIVES IN THE NEXT WEEK. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT MASALA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. LAST WEEK, WE CONCLUDED OUR OF 24 BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. WE'VE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF EMAILS AND I'VE DONE MY BEST TO RESPOND TO THEM ALL. BUT FORGIVE ME IF I HAVEN'T GOTTEN BACK TO YOU. UM THE NEXT STEP IS THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARINGS, WHICH WILL BE HELD MAY 4TH AND THE 10TH BEGINNING AT SEVEN. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE . I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VERY BUSY NIGHTS. UM THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.ENJOY YOUR EVENING. THANK YOU, MR RILEY. NO COMMENTS, MR. PRESIDENT THANK YOU, MR JANITOR . DENIM PRESIDENT, UM, ATTENDED LAW DAY YESTERDAY WITH A COUPLE OF MY OTHER, UH, COUNCILMAN'S CONGRATULATIONS IN COUNTY BAR SOC ATION AND MR CARL. LEG FOR THEIR HOURS OF PRO BONO SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. I ATTENDED THE BEL AIR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ANNUAL BANQUET WITH COUNCILMAN PENMAN AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENT THESE, UM SAM HARRIS STOOD IN FOR HIM. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 AWARDEES, UM, TENDED TO READ 40 SPRING ROUNDUP AT LEBLANC INHABITED GREECE AND ALSO ATTENDED THE HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFF, DEPUTY AWARDS AND YOUR WORDS UP IT, UM THE CHURCH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHURCH THAT'S CALLING THE NAZARENE CHURCH AND THE NAZARENE . THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR JANITOR. DAN AND MR PEN RESERVE. MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. RESERVE YOUR COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. MAYBE NEXT WEEK. OH, OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT'S A FIRST. MR GUTHRIE. GOOD THAT MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE HIS TIME. I'LL TAKE MY TIME. YOU GAVE IT A LOT OF COMMENTS LAST NIGHT COMPLIMENTS LAST NIGHT. AH I DON'T WANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE CHICKENS. OKAY SO MY COMMENTS. I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT OF CHICKENS. BUT I LEARNED MORE ABOUT CHICKENS TONIGHT. AND I THINK I EVER KNEW EVEN THOUGH WHEN I WAS YOUNG WE DID HAVE. WE DID RAISE SOME CHICKENS AND GET THE EGGS FROM, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVEN KNEW EVEN KNEW THAT AH, THAT THERE'S HOMELESS CHICKENS THAT WE TAKE CARE OF, AND ALSO RESCUE THEM. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IN THEM. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR CHICKENS. AH SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND I ATTENDED THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE MARYLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU ATTEND SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND YOU SEE ALL THE YOUTH IN THEIR COUNTY. YOU REALLY GET YOU GET TO FEEL REALLY GOOD TO WHAT WE WHAT WE RAISE HERE AND THE KIDS THAT WE RAISE HERE. THEY'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE. UM ALSO ON THE OTHER END, UM FORMER SHERIFF JESSE BAIN WAS THERE AND HE WON AN AWARD FOR HIS 50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO HARTFORD COUNTY. UM ON APRIL 26 I ATTENDED THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAR, HARBOR, RV AND MARINA ON THE BUSH RIVER. I WAS, UH I GUESS I WAS TAKEN BACK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'VE ONLY LIVED IN THIS COUNTY 57 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THIS RV PARK AND I WAS JUST I WAS AMAZED HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS PLACE WAS. SINCE 1963. JOAN AND PHIL SILVER HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED THE BELT, BAR HARBOR, RV PARK AND MARINA. THE EIGHT ACRE WATERFRONT PROPERTY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PICTURE PICTURE ACT PISTOL WRECKED RECREATION CAMPING FOR CUSTOMERS WHO COME, THEY SAY
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FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS UPSCALE, UPSCALE CAMPGROUND INCLUDES WOMEN POOL, GIFT SHOPS , GROCERY STORE PLAYGROUND. GUESTS CAN RELAX IN THE GARDEN, UH, NEAR THE POOL FISH FROM THE PARK DECKS OR RENT A CANOE, KAYAK OR PADDLEBOARD FOR A TRIP ON THE WATER. SO IT WAS, UH, IT'S IMPRESSIVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE. THEY CERTAINLY KEEP, UM A ABSOLUTELY, UM. CLEAN FACILITY AND RIGHT THERE ON THE BUSH RIVER, SO THEY PROBABLY GOT A BETTER THAN 1000 FT OR SO ON BUSH RIVER. UM. ON SATURDAY. THE 29TH WE HAD THE EDGEWOOD CLEANUP AT BROOKSIDE, DR HARFORD SQUARE AND CEDAR DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO HELP THE PEOPLE THERE. GET THREE OF THE LARGE DUMPSTERS TO HELP CLEAN UP THE AREA. AND WE WERE THERE. 30. MR PENGUIN GAS. WILL PAEMEN WAS THERE WITH US, AND SO WAS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND WE WENT AROUND WITH OUR TRASH BAGS , AND WE DID A LOT OF PICKING UP A LOT OF TRASH, SO I APPRECIATE THEIR HELP FOR ANY EDGEWOOD AREA. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LABOR DAY AND FROM THE COURTHOUSE AND, UM UM I'M KIND OF A LITTLE UPSET THAT I FORGOT THE SPEAKER'S NAME , BUT I THOUGHT HIS SPEECH WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SPEECH I'VE HEARD IN HARFORD COUNTY. THE HONORABLE ALEX JONES OUT IN A LONG TIME. LAST NIGHT WE HAD THE EDGEWOOD JOB BUT JOPPATOWNE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. UM THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING WE'VE HAD WHERE WE'VE HAD MERGED THE AREAS, UM, AND COUNSELING PEN WAS ALSO THERE. UM AND WE STARTED A HALF HOUR EARLY BECAUSE THEY RUN RATHER LONG BECAUSE OF, UH, MERGING THE TWO GROUPS. AND IT WAS LITERALLY A PACKED HOUSE BECAUSE IT'S THE TWO AREAS WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY 50 60 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE COUNTY. UM AND CERTAINLY WE , UH, TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS IN THE AREA OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING AREA THAT THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND WORK THAT THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M DONE. YES. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. I THINK UM. YES WE'VE ALL BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
RUNNING FROM EVENT TO AN EVENT BUT ALSO, AS MISATO SAID, WE FINISHED OUR FOUR BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITIZEN BUDGET ADVISORS WHO SPENT THOSE FOUR DAYS WITH US THOSE FOUR LONG DAYS WITH US I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT ALL OF OUR DRUG. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, DEPUTY DIRECTORS, ALL OF OUR OUTSIDE AGENCIES, EVERYONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO SIT WITH US SOME LONGER THAN OTHERS GRANTED SOME 2.5 3 HOURS. SOME 30 MINUTES. SHERIFF OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF OUR FIRE AND EMS FOLKS, IT IS IMPORTANT. FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER. EXPERTS TO COME AND SIT IN FRONT OF US AND GIVE US THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO FULLY. TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE. IT'S A HUGE DOCUMENT THIS YEAR AGAIN.NEARLY $1.2 BILLION. WE RECEIVED THE BUDGET, ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER BY APRIL 15TH THIS YEAR, WE GOT IT. ON FRIDAY, THE 14TH AT THE END OF BUSINESS, AND IT GAVE US FIVE DAYS TO PREPARE TO GO THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT, SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SIT AND ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. ALSO WE WILL BE STARTING OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY EVENING . AS ALWAYS, I WILL ASK EVERYONE THAT ATTENDS THAT PUBLIC HEARING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER.
WE WILL BE VERY MINDFUL OF THE UH, DECORUM IN THE ROOM. WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT BUSINESS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY MINDFUL THAT AGAIN. UH THURSDAY EVENING. UM SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE ATTENDED. I THINK COUNSELING BENNETT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE HOWARD AGREES. ANIMALS CORE. WE WERE VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE FIRST TEAM LEAVING THERE THAT SATURDAY MORNING AT SIX A.M. HARFORD COUNTY MEDICS FOR ME IT WAS VERY SPECIAL
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BECAUSE I JOINED THAT ANALYSTS CORPS IN 1972. FRESH OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND ROAD THAT AMBULANCE FOR 10 YEARS GRADUATED FROM THE SECOND CLASS OF THE MTS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. SO IT WAS I REMEMBER WHEN WE WOULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON BUYING EQUIPMENT HOW CHEAP IT WAS BACK THEN COMPARED TO WHAT IT IS TODAY AND THE WALK INTO THAT FACILITY TODAY AND C FOUR MEDIC UNITS IN THERE WITH ALL THE SUPPORT VEHICLES AND STAFF AND EQUIPMENT , IT'S AMAZING AND VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE COUNTY STEPPING UP TO TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY. UH ALSO THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S AWARD CEREMONY. I HAVE TO GIVE A GREAT UH I GUESS. CONGRATS TO COUNCILMAN PENMAN FOR RECEIVING HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD. UM. UNIT CITATION . IS THAT WHAT IT WAS VERY GOOD . I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING THOUGH. YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING FOR STETSON OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? BUT NO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT . ALSO THE HARFORD COUNTY CHAMBER COMMERCE IS LEGISLATIVE WRAP UP. WE ATTENDED THAT TO COLLEGE AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO MENTION. BUT I ALSO WANT TO GENE AND I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE BUILD SECURE HIS FAMILY FOR THE SUDDEN PASSING A BILL. MANY OF EVERYONE THAT KNEW BILL KNEW THAT HE WAS A VERY QUIET BUT MIGHTY MAN. HE OPENED DOORS FOR MANY OF US IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT'S EASY FOR ME TO SAY THAT BILL WOULD BE MISSED.MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM? WE ASKED YOU TO KEEP MISS KAY. HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND WITH THAT WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU.
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