BYE. GOOD EVENING CHAIR CALLS THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH UPDATE FOR FALL, 2023. MARCY
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GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, OKAY. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO START WITH A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE PROGRAM. UPDATES. AS YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STAFF CHANGES AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. COVID DID A NUMBER ON US.AT TIMES I COVERED ALL THREE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS TOUGH, PARTICULARLY DURING 2022 AND I HAD MY INJURY AND TWO BONES SURGERIES. I HAVE TO SAY. AFTER ALL THIS, I WONDERED IF IT WAS WORTH IT, BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE MADE IT WORTH IT. IT IS WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM THAT I CAN NOW SAY THAT THESE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS ARE FILLED WITH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. DOCTOR SYBIL, OUR MEDICAL DEPUTY HEALTH OFFICER, AND SHE IS RIGHT OVER THERE WITH HER CHILDREN. JOINED US IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 WHILE I WHILE I WAS STILL ON A CRUTCH. SHE'S DOING AN AMAZING JOB OVERSEEING OUR CLINICAL HEALTH BUREAU AND HANDLING EVERYTHING THAT COMES HER WAY. FROM CLINIC OPERATIONS TO TV CASES TO SCHOOL OUTBREAKS, AND SHE MAKES SURE WE PULL TOGETHER EVEN ON WEEKENDS TO STAY ON TOP OF THE CASES. AND IN JULY JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HIRE SILVANA BOEKER AS HER DEPUTY HEALTH OFFICER OF OPERATIONS. THAT'S RIGHT THERE. UM SILVANA IS OVERSEEING THREE OF OUR BUREAUS SO FAR, AND THEIR FAMILY HEALTH CARE, COORDINATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. SHE BRINGS INVALUABLE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND AS AN L C P C TO THIS POSITION, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN WITHIN THE STATE SYSTEM, I FELT IMMEDIATE RELIEF WHEN I HIRED HER BECAUSE OF HER WILLINGNESS TO JUMP INTO EVERY SITUATION. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD OUR FAIR SHARE OF SITUATIONS AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE SCARED HER OFF YET. SO THANK YOU TO DR SYBIL AND SILVANA AND AS USUAL TO MY RIGHT HAND, RAYNA NASSER AND HER AMAZING POPULATION HEALTH STAFF WHO WERE BACK THERE. TO ALL OF OUR BUREAU DIRECTORS FOR KEEPING OUR PROGRAMS STRONG AND TO ALL THE WONDERFUL STAFF AT THE HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO TONIGHT ON OUR AGENDA. LOOK AT THIS. WE HAVE A SPECIAL REPORT OPIOID OPERATIONAL COMMAND CENTER TOWN HALL. WE HAVE PROGRAM UPDATES AND THEY INCLUDE AND FY 23 SNAPSHOT OF SERVICES. FAMILY HEALTH. MARYLAND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM. POPULATION HEALTH, VITAL RECORDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CLINICAL HEALTH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. FOR MANY YEARS NOW THE OPIOID OPERATIONAL COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MARYLAND STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IMPACTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED BY THE 0 CC IN AUGUST, AND THEY REQUESTED A TOWN HALL STYLE MEETING IN HARTFORD COUNTY SO THEY COULD HEAR ABOUT THE CURRENT OPIOID SITUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO WANTED US TO MEET THE NEW SET. SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE CPC EMILY KELLER, AND THAT IS HER IN PURPLE. THERE. THE SEPTEMBER TOWN HALL GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON OUR COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO BATTLE THE OPIOID CRISIS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED COUNTY EXECUTIVE GASOLINE. SHERIFF GAYLOR, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S OWN ANDREA PAPPAS AND SEAN MARTIN. JENNIFER READING FROM THE CLIENT'S FAMILY, HARVARD CRISIS CENTER, AND RICK AYERS, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
MISS KELLER, MISS KELLER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT STATEWIDE EFFORTS MEET MANY OF OUR KEY MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTY AND HAD A TOUR OF THE SHERIFF'S HOPE HOUSE AND COURT TRAILER. WE HAVE QUITE A LOT OF SERVICES AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IN FACT, ABOUT 70. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT ALL MENTIONED A FEW BEFORE OUR PROGRAM UPDATES. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. TRANSPORTATION RIDES ARE ON THE RISE. THESE ARE RIDES SCHEDULED BY OUR STAFF TO AND FROM MEDICAL AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BUREAUS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH OVER 13,000 VISITS A YEAR FOR PSYCHIATRIC, SUBSTANCE USE AND OTHER SERVICES. WE'RE HELPING CLIENTS OF ALL AGES NAVIGATE THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH CARE COORDINATION SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSLATION
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SERVICES WHEN NEEDED. CLINICAL STAFF IS BUSY GIVING VACCINATIONS, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND ALSO WITH THEIR REGULAR CLINIC SERVICES. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF ARE HANDLING A WHOLE LOT OF FOOD INSPECTIONS, ANIMAL BITES AND BUILDING PERMIT REVIEWS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NUMBER OF DENTAL AND WICK VISITS ARE BOOMING IN OUR FAMILY HEALTH BUREAU. FOR FAMILY HEALTH BUREAU UPDATE. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECENTLY BEGAN A NUTRITION PROGRAM TO SERVE INTO WHAT INDIVIDUALS WITH A VARIETY OF NUTRITION CONCERNS, INCLUDING PREDIABETES, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES. THE PROGRAM IS RUN BY ONE OF OUR REGISTERED DIETITIANS, KRISTIN PERRY. WHO HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF NUTRITION EXPERIENCE ARE WHIPPED PROGRAM.CHRISTIAN SAW A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TOOK THE CHALLENGE OF STARTING THIS PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS. SHE HAS 25 CLIENTS RANGING FROM 11 TO 90 YEARS OLD, AND THIS HAS BECOME A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR ONE OF HER ELDERLY CLIENTS WHO BRINGS ALL OF HER GROWN CHILDREN TO HER APPOINTMENTS. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AND IS MEETING A SPECIALIZED NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A UNIQUE PROGRAM WITHIN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CALLED HEALTHY FAMILIES. HARFORD COUNTY, WHICH PROVIDES HOME VISITING SERVICES BY TRAINED FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT SPECIALISTS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENTING, ENHANCED CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY, ALL PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THREE MONTHS OF AGE LIVING IN HARFORD COUNTY, ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCREENED FOR SERVICES. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY FAMILIES UNTIL THEIR CHILDREN REACH THREE YEARS OF AGE. AND SOME OF YOU CAME TO ONE OF THEIR GRADUATIONS. MR. VINCENT. I KNOW YOU DID. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY DELIVERING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN SUPPLIES AND GIFT CARDS TO ENROLLED FAMILIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS, INCLUDING ITEMS SUCH AS DIAPERS, SOAPS. NOTIONS LAUNDRY DETERGENT, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS. IN JANUARY OF 2023, MARYLAND, MEDICAID BEGAN PROVIDING COVERAGE OF DENTAL SERVICES TO ADULTS UNDER THE MARYLAND HEALTHY SMILES DENTAL PROGRAM. SINCE THEN, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S DENTAL CLINIC IN EDGEWOOD HAS TREATED 332 NEW ADULT PATIENTS COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR A SECOND GENERAL DENTIST TO ASSIST WITH THIS WIDESPREAD NEED. VERY CHILDREN FOR OUR MARYLAND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED THE LAST BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING, BUT IT BEARS REPEATING. EVERY YEAR. MEDICAID ENROLLEES ARE REQUIRED TO RENEW AND VERIFY THAT ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION IS CORRECT. FOR MANY MEDICAID ENROLLEES WHO WERE DUE FOR RENEWAL ON MARCH 2020 COVERAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30TH 2023 BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. NOW THAT THE EXTENSION ENDED, MEDICAID ENROLLEES MUST ONCE AGAIN RENEW THEIR COVERAGE EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE STILL POCKETS OF MEDICAID ENROLLEES WHO HAVEN'T RENEWED. SO OUR MARYLAND CHILDREN CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO SEEK THESE FOLKS OUT TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO REAUTHORIZE THEIR INFORMATION ONLINE WHEN THEY'RE DUE. TO HELP ACCOMMODATE THIS. M CHIP HOLDS TWO SATURDAY EVENTS EACH MONTH AT OUR HAVARD EGALITE GRACE OFFICE IN SWAN CREEK. THEY CAN ALSO ASSIST NEW APPLICANTS THAT THOSE EVENTS IN ADDITION, RM CHIPS STAFF WILL PARTNER WITH HARVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR AN OUTREACH EFFORT TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH REAUTHORIZATION ASSISTANCE WITHIN SOME OF THE TITLE. ONE SCHOOLS. IN 2021 12.5% OF HARFORD COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE TOLD BY THEIR DOCTOR THAT THEY HAD DIABETES. THE HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH UPPER CHESAPEAKE TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM CLASSES OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY. DPP IS AN EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM THAT IS SHOWN TO PREVENT OR DELAY TYPE TWO DIABETES. CURRENTLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING THREE DPP CLASSES TO AN ENGLISH AND ONE IN SPANISH PARTICIPANTS ARE SHOWING IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY , WEIGHT LOSS AND BLOOD SUGAR MEASUREMENT DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THESE PROGRAMS TO ADDITIONAL CLASSES WILL BE STARTING LATER THIS FALL. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT 2023 ANNUAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM FROM MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS THAT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH FROM 6 TO 10:30 P.M. AT THE WARD Y AND ABANDON THIS IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE GIRLS. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN EVENT
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IS FREE FOR ALL YOUNG LADIES IN HARFORD COUNTY AND WILL FOCUS ON THE BENEFITS OF SELF CARE, CYBER BULLYING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ETIQUETTE AND COVER MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE 2022, MISS MARYLAND FOR AMERICA, GABRIELLE RICHMOND AND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DR TERESA FELDER. ARE FEATURED ORGANIZATION FOR THIS EVENT IS GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL MARYLAND. WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE WORD Y AND ABINGDON FOR THIS INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO JOIN US AT THE LOCAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COALITIONS ANNUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. AT THE TOWSON UNIVERSITY NORTHEAST CENTER ON AUDITORIUM. DR SYBIL SILVANA AND I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE HEALTH OF HARFORD COUNTY. THERE WILL BE TIME FOR NETWORKING. HMM EXCUSE ME, AND FINALLY, THE COALITION WILL SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT KEY INFORMANT FOCUS GROUP FOR THE 2024 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OUR TEAM HAS WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UPPER CHESAPEAKE TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE THE ASSESSMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ROLLS. RESULTS OF THAT SURVEY WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PUBLIC PUBLICATION IN JULY 2024. AND I AM THERE WE GO. THE VINYL RECORDS PROGRAM AT THE HARVARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES COPIES OF BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES TO MARYLAND RESIDENTS UPON APPLICATION. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT OUR 1 20 SOUTH HEY, STREET LOCATION IN BEL AIR AND IS OPEN 8 TO 4. IN FY 23 WE ISSUED 6849 COPIES OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND 9911 COPIES OF DEATH CERTIFICATES. THESE NUMBERS ARE RISING IN FY 24 MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS THE CONVENIENCE OF HAVING THE ONLY WALK IN SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING FOLKS FROM OTHER COUNTIES. COME TO OUR RECORDS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BUREAU PROVIDES SERVICES FOR ADDICTIONS, MENTAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CARE, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT AND MUCH MORE. PSYCHIATRY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY DR STAN CLIFF AND HER TEAM OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS. YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MANY CLIENTS ARE SERVED IN THESE HIGHLIGHTS. OF NOTE. WE HAD 1700 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS ATTENDED FOR ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WE HAD 1300 GROUP SESSIONS ATTENDED. IN MARCH, 2023 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BUREAU WAS SUCCESSFULLY AWARDED A THREE YEAR CAR FOR ACCREDITATION, RE ACCREDITATION AND CARVED STANDS FOR COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES. THE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT 2023 RECOVERY MONTH IN SEPTEMBER, WAS A SUCCESSFUL TEAM EFFORT, WITH MANY AGENCIES COMING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE THE GAINS MADE BY THOSE IN RECOVERY. CLINICAL SERVICES. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH THE HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HOST A FREE FLU SHOT CLINIC ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 2023 FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN HARTFORD COUNTY. THE CLINIC WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE AT THE PATERSON MILL HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY ROOM FROM 4 TO 8 P.M. THIS WILL BE A WALKING CLINIC ONLY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY AND CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR ADULT. GUARDIAN. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. WE HAVE LISA SWANK HERE WITH US. SHE'S OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR. AND I THANK HER FOR ORGANIZING THIS EVENT FOR THE FOLKS IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS OF HARVARD COUNTY WHO LIVE OR WORK WITHIN 10, MILES OF PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FREE POTASSIUM IODIDE IODIDE K I FROM THE HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURING A COMMUNITY K I DISTRIBUTION EVENT. THE DISTRIBUTION EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4TH. FROM 10 TO 2. ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A SHORT DISTRIBUTION FORM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR DOSES, AND BOTH ADULT AND CHILD DOSES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. AND TONIGHT'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UPDATE IS ON TEMPORARY FOOD PERMITS. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUED APPROXIMATELY 615 TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICES FACILITY PERMITS IN FY 23. THIS TYPE OF PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR VENDORS PROVIDING FOOD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND A TEMPORARY THEN AND THAT INCLUDES THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL. BELLAIRE BARBECUE BASH, FIRST FRIDAYS, CARNIVALS, PARADES AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, PERMIT[00:15:04]
APPLICATIONS OR TO BE SUBMITTED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT TO ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR REVIEW.THE PERMIT FEE IS $25 PER EVENT. SO ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR IT, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN EVENT WE HAD LAST WEEKEND AT OUR WOODBRIDGE LOCATION AND CELEBRATION OF SPANISH HERITAGE MONTH. OUR TEAM . OUR TEAM OF SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF ORGANIZED THE EVENT AND 52 FAMILIES ATTENDED EVEN IN THE RAIN, CHILDREN ENJOYED FACE PAINTING AND PAINTING PUMPKINS.
WE HAD MANY VENDOR TABLES AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE PARTNERS, INCLUDING DR BARRETO GAVE 32 FLU VACCINATIONS AND 34 BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS. AND THERE WAS DANCING. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
AND SO ALL END HERE BY SAYING THAT PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOT EASY. OFTEN WE ARE THE SAFETY NET FOR NO SAFETY NET PROVIDERS FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WHO NEED DENTAL CARE. FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV , HEP C AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED INSURANCE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES WHO NEED HELP WITH THEIR NEWBORNS FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED VACCINATIONS, SO THEY'RE NOT EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL. FOR THE ELDERLY AS WE HELPED TO PRESERVE THEIR DIGNITY WITH CARE, COORDINATION SERVICES AND OR SAFETY MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR HOMES SO THEY CAN STAY THERE JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR MOMS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT CALLED MEGAN'S PLACE. AND FOR THE MANY UNDOCUMENTED CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO FIND THE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THEY THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T HAVE. THE ENTIRE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF, INCLUDING OUR POSSE OF SPANISH SPEAKERS, HELPING THEIR OWN ARE THE COMPASSIONATE SOULS PROVIDING THE SAFETY NET SERVICE PROGRAMS AND WE SHOULD THANK THEM EVERY DAY FOR THEIR EFFORTS. SO AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ABSOLUTELY MORRISSEY AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR ALL YOU DO YOUR DEDICATED TEAM. WE APPRECIATE IT. SO YOU STATED EARLIER FROM CORRECT THAT HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN MARYLAND TO PROVIDES WALK IN SERVICE. AND SO SOME OF THE OTHER HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE ACTUALLY SHORTEN THEIR HOURS. IT WAS JUST TOO OVERWHELMING. THEY SHORTEN THEIR HOURS AND THEY HAVE APPOINTMENTS ONLY. SO WE OPENED IT UP TO WALK INS AND IT'S JUST BOOMING. WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING TO DO SOME RENOVATIONS IN IN ONE OF THE AREAS FOR A WAITING ROOM. AND SO YOU SEE, YOU SEE PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS ALL OVER THE STATE. AND, UM. I'M ASKING BECAUSE I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS ON THE 25TH WILL BE HOSTING THE DELEGATIONS. PRE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. UM HERE IN THE COUNCIL. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU THROUGH THE STATE FOR ANY DELEGATES FOR ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS? YES MA'AM. LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT. AND I'LL GET YOU A LIST SPECIFICALLY FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED. I KNOW THE STATE CONTRIBUTED A LITTLE MORE MONEY THIS YEAR TO YOUR BUDGET AS WELL AS HARFORD COUNTY. BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT ENOUGH. AND I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS A NEED FOR CERTAIN THINGS . SO WHILE WE HAVE OUR DELEGATES ARE SENATORS AND DELEGATES HERE AS A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO BE MORE THAN GLAD TO RELATE TO THEM PERSONALLY, THANK YOU. OKAY, UM, COUNCIL MR DANGER. DAN AND MARCIE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU SO WARMED UP A LITTLE BIT BEFORE. SO YOU DID A DID A GOOD JOB. SO UM, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OTHER COUNTIES? OH THAT'S A HARD GAS, BUT I'M REALLY PROBABLY GONNA SAY 30% THERE EVEN SENDING PEOPLE FROM THIS. THE MAIN OFFICE AND REISTERSTOWN TO US. MADE THE MAIN REASON IS WE GOT A NEW SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT STANDS FOR, BUT IT'S CALLED MOMS AND IT ACTS UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'VE ENDURED ALL OF THAT. AND WE'VE MADE IT WORK. AND NOW WE'RE KIND OF THE LEADERS OF VITAL RECORDS, BUT IT'S ALSO BECAUSE NOBODY YOU TAKE WALK INS AND NOBODY ELSE DOES. RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF. YOU, UM A COUPLE OF THINGS. UH, INSPECTIONS FOR THE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN GREAT. I'VE LEARNED A LOT, UM, ALSO THE TEMPORARY INSPECTIONS FOR ALL THOSE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF THOSE, AND THAT'S GONE REALLY WELL. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF AND JOHN AND HIS PEOPLE SHOW AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OTHER STUFF THAT WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND DO THAT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, MARCIA, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU CAN REPEAT EVERYTHING. MY GOSH. I'M JUST GOING TO HOLD IT IN MY HAND. NEXT TIME THAT BIG MICROPHONE ANYONE ELSE, MR GUTHRIE? MARCY. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. LIKE
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TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO WITH DONALD CLINK. AND THAT'S WHAT THANK YOU. OKAY HERE, DOUBLE THE SIZE. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT AND MICROPHONE AIN'T ON ACTUALLY, THE SECOND LOCATIONS RIGHT THERE ON MAIN STREET, SO YEAH, DON'T MAIN STREET APPRECIATE HOW MANY, UH, WALKING TO DO YOU GET A YEAR APPROXIMATELY AT THE EDGEWOOD CENTER. WE DON'T DO WALK INS.THERE WE DO. WE DO APPOINTMENT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S DENTAL, AND IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR CLEANING AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT . AND THEN YOU CAN. THAT'S ALL THAT ON THE DOOR. YOU CAN WALK RIGHT IN, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR CALL, BUT WE DO BOOK BECAUSE SOME OF THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE QUITE LONG. I KNOW WE WERE DOING. AROUND 4000 A YEAR WITH IS THAT THE WHAT IS THE LAST NUMBER I SAW WAS I BELIEVE 12,000 THIS YEAR OR THE YEAR VISITS PER YEAR UP TO SIX.
THAT'S WHAT THE ADDITION OF THE NEW AND THAT ONE'S NOT EVEN FULLY BOOMING YET SO WE ARE IN NEED OF A GENERAL DENTIST. WE HAVE TROUBLE WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOME DENTAL PEOPLE. HYGIENISTS. YEAH. SO, BUT IT'S GOING WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. MR BENNETT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND FOR ALL YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE. UM I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAMMING OR ANY OF THAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY FROM FELICIA. HI. YES I SHE. SHE'S UM YOU CAN COME UP BUT ALL SAY STUFF. UM, YOU KNOW SHE IS DOING THE GIRLS EVENT AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT THAT MR VINCENT HE SPOKE OF WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO, UM UM THANK YOU. WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO BUY THE SUPPLIES THAT THAT FELICIA MICHELLE NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE MONTHLY EVENTS SO YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY, BUT TO MONTHLY EVENTS RIGHT PER SO, UM. HELLO EVERYBODY. HELLO, PAT AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM FELICIA HOPKINS MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAM. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER. UH YES, WE DO THIS SYMPOSIUMS, BUT ALONG WITH THAT, BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE COUNCIL FOR MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAM. WE ARE FULLY FUNDED TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK OUT INTO VILLAGE OF LAKEVIEW. WENT TO RALLY SOMERSET HAVING A GRACE AND DO PROGRAMMING STARTING IN DECEMBER. WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE BEST, BECAUSE, UM, THE YOUTH SYMPOSIUM TAKES A LOT OF MANPOWER TO PUT TOGETHER. UM SO WHEN WE START BACK IN DECEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING DINNER IN THE BOOK, WHICH PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COME WITH THEIR CHILDREN. UM, THERE WILL BE AUTHORS THERE, UM, LEARNING ABOUT SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING. UM THEY'LL GET DINNER AND IT'S AN HOUR PROGRAMMING. AT THE END OF OUR OUR PROGRAMMING. WE DO GO HOOKING FOR MEMORY RETENTION. AND ALL OF OUR EVENTS AND ABSOLUTELY FREE TO EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO ATTEND NOT JUST THOSE RESIDENTS, BUT ANYBODY IN HARFORD COUNTY. UM, WE ALSO DO CROCKPOT THROW DOWN WHERE WE BRING IN A PROFESSIONAL CHEF, AND SHE TEACHES HEALTHY MEALS FOR PRE DIABETICS. DIABETICS IN A CROCK POT AND WE RAFFLE OFF 10 CROCK POTS. SO THE FUNDING IS REALLY GOING A LONG WAY. IT'S A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM. UM, WE DO, UM SMOOTHIE SIPPING PAINT. WHERE WE LEARN HEALTHY SMOOTHIES.
WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT OUR HIGH NEEDS AS FAR AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, CORRECT ALL CANCER , MENTAL HEALTH. WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES AT THE TABLE AT THE READY. WE ALSO AND EACH EVENT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE MEDICAL THERE AND THEY DO DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS. MAYBE BODY ANALYSIS. MAYBE. UM BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS. SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE FUNDING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED. MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAM STILL NEEDS EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT, UM THERE AREN'T MANY MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. IF I'M NOT CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IF THERE'S NOT ANY, THERE MIGHT BE A MIGHT NOT LIKE THIS. AND ALSO WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT WE STILL NEED THE FUNDING AND STILL NEEDED SUPPORT . AND EVEN FOR THE YOUTH SYMPOSIUMS, UM FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AS FAR AS THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE WOULD LOVE FOR ANY OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY WANTED TO DO A 32ND. CONGRATULATIONS ARE WELCOME. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ONLY WERE SUPPORTING THEM, BUT THEIR COMMUNITY IS SUPPORTING THEM AND THEY LIKE TO BE SEEN SO I CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION TO
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YOUR LEGISLATIVE AIDES. IT'S 30 SECONDS. WELCOME. EXAMPLE HELLO, I'M COUNCILMAN UM PRESIDENT PATRICK SNT. UM WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE TAKING A PART IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. UM THIS PROGRAMMING IS ONE DONE BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THAT, SO I WOULD LOVE FOR SEE SOME OF YOUR FACES ON THAT BIG JUMBO SCREEN. UM, GIVEN CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES UM, I MEAN, THIS IS FOR YOU, BUT ALSO FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN GENERAL IS MORE OF OUR TITLE. ONE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS LIKE MAGNOLIA, MIDDLE OR GETTING COMMUNITY SPECIALISTS. ARE YOU BUILDING INROADS WITH THOSE PEOPLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, GET THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONNECTED WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WE HAVE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND FOR 451 IS A HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG SWAN CREEK. THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED. SO WE HAVE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS WE'D LIKE TO EXPAND INTO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE'RE TALKING TO THE SCHOOLS ABOUT THAT. HMM. WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, UM JUST FOR ONE SECOND BACK TO MINORITY HEALTH. WE HAVE A ROBUST GROUP OF SPANISH SPEAKERS IN OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEY WORK WITH I'M GONNA FORGET HER NAME. MEDALIS. I THINK AND SHE WORKS.I THINK SHE'S AHEAD OF US ALL. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH HER TO DO FOCUS GROUPS TO SEE THEIR NEEDS. UM AND THEN WE TRY TO SEE THEM IN OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. UM WE DO THE DENTAL. I THINK YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE WE DO THE DENTAL PROGRAM RIGHT IN THE TITLE, ONE SCHOOLS ALL THE TITLE. UM BUT, YEAH, WE STAY REALLY CONNECTED WITH WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. REAL CUTE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU AGAIN. I USED TO APPRECIATE ALL THAT. YOU ALL DO SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. ANYONE ELSE? FELICIA. THANK YOU. UM. SO ON THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER, MARCY IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE PROTEST WILL BE COMING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON OTHER PROGRESS IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AND THEY'RE BUILDING EFFORTS ARE AVAILABLE. I KNOW MS WISE WILL BE HERE. A DOCTOR BARRETO, CALLAN WARD AND SOME OTHERS. SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, THAT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OKAY? UM LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE THIS PORTION, BUT WE'RE GENTLEMEN, WE'RE STILL GOING TO ACT COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH FOR THE HEALTH APPOINTMENTS SO THAT YOU HAVE OFFICE AND MENTAL HEALTH. CORE SERVICES AGENCY OF HARFORD COUNTY. MAY HAVE A MOTION PLEASE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS. HEATHER CONNOLLY, AMY SCHNEIDER, BUT TOYA WHITE AND ALEXIS COLEMAN. THANK YOU MAY HAVE A SECOND SECOND MR PERRIMAN. MOVING SECONDED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS TO BOTH OFFICE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND CORE SERVICE AGENCY OF HARFORD COUNTY . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION IN MS DICKSON BY I ABSTAIN. I. SO WE HAVE FIVE VOTING AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSTENTION. AND ONE ABSENCE, SO THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HEREBY APPROVED. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TAKE A SHORT RECESS. RIGHTR CALLS THE WORD PUBLIC HEARING FOR BILL 23-0 30. RESTAURANTS
[a. Bill 23-030 (Restaurants Moratorium Continuation)]
MORATORIUM. CONTINUATION MR PENTON. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR CO SPONSORING THIS BILL. THIS IS JUST A GOOD BUSINESS BILL. UH THAT WOULD FURTHER EXTEND THE MORATORIUM THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024 TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE BUSINESS ECONOMIC GROWTH. WHICH ALLOWS BARS, BREWERIES, NIGHTCLUBS AND RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND INTO OR CONTINUE OUTDOOR DINING. SO THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR PEMON.I WILL SAY THAT WE DO HAVE A DOCUMENT TONIGHT WITH US IN HAND WITH SOME THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE. IF THIS WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, SO THEY'RE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. UM, ANYONE ELSE? MISS DIXON IS EVERYONE SIGNED UP? MARK MOODY, FOLLOWED BY HARRY O NEILL. MR MOODY. HAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE MARK MOODY, DOUBLE GROUP BREWING 16 59 ROBIN CIRCLE. FOREST HILL, MARYLAND. 21050. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SIR, I AGREE. THANK YOU
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ALL THE THIS EVENING FOR EXTENDING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS BILL. ON BEHALF OF DOUBLE GROOVE BREWING COMPANY AND OUR ENTIRE TEAM WHO RELIES ON HER CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS BILL 23-3030. UM AS ALL OF YOU ALL ARE AWARE THE ORIGINS OF THIS BILL STARTED DURING COVID, WHICH PLAYS MANY BURDENS ON SMALL BUSINESSES, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE RESTAURANT FOOD. AND BEVERAGE BUSINESS WHO HAVE TO SEE MANY PEOPLE AT ONE TIME IN A USUALLY SMALL SPACE. UM THANKS TO THE MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING CODE, WE WERE ABLE TO ADAPT AND SURVIVE DURING THAT PERIOD. WHICH WAS UNCERTAIN AND RAPIDLY CHANGING, SOMETIMES DAY BY DAY. IRONICALLY WE DOUBLE GROUP BREWING ONLY KNEW THIS HAVE ONLY KNOWN THIS ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE WERE ONLY OPEN 60 DAYS WHEN THINGS CHAPTER CHANGED RAPIDLY.UM WE HAD ABOUT 70 NORMALCY, AND THEN THE WORLD CHANGED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, MANY OF US IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE HIRED ADDITIONAL STAFF TO MEET THE DEMANDS THAT COVID RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON US. WE'VE ADAPTED TO THE ZONING STANDARDS AFFECTED BY THE MORATORIUM FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN A NEW NORMAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR US, THIS WASN'T A 60 DAY ENDEAVOR OR 90 DAYS WAS A THREE YEAR ENDEAVOR FOR BUSINESSES LIKE OURS. UM BILL 23-030 THAT EXTENDS THIS MORATORIUM IS VITAL TO US. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE LANDLORDS, OUR VENDORS, OUR PAGE AND OUR PATRONS WHO RELY ON US TO BE IN BUSINESS. IN THE LAST COMMENT THAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO MAKE IS UM, BECAUSE WE OPERATE IN THIS NEW NORMAL. THIS BILL THAT YOU BROUGHT FORTH NEEDS TO BECOME PERMANENT. IN ORDER TO IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONTRACTION WITH WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES, UM TO LOSE THE INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE MADE IN ORDER TO ADAPT TO THIS NEW NORMAL THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT RIPPLE EFFECT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S NOT JUST DOUBLE GROUP, BUT IT'S MANY BUSINESSES OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. NAME IS HARRY O'NEILL, 655 ROCK SPRING CHURCH ROAD. FOREST HILL, MARYLAND. I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. WHILE IT DOESN'T I'M ALSO PART OWNER OF INDEPENDENT BREWING COMPANY IN THE TOWN OF BEL AIR. THIS BILL DOESN'T AFFECT US BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE TOWN LIMITS, NOT THE COUNTY, BUT I COME SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT AND THE BENEFITS OF HAVING OUTDOOR SEATING FOR RESTAURANTS, BARS, NIGHTCLUBS. TAKE EARLY.
THOSE VENUES THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SIT OUTSIDE IF THEY CHOOSE TO, AND THIS BILL IS GREAT THAT IT EXTENDS IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, BUT I AM VERY INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT IDEAS AND THOUGHTS OF AFTER GOING FORWARD. MAKE SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT. I HAVE THE BENEFIT OF TRAVELING A LOT IN MY OTHER WORK THAT I DO. TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND YOU SEE A LOT MORE OUTDOOR SEATING PROVIDED AT RESTAURANTS. HAVE THEM JUST SET UP IN GRASSY AREAS AS WELL AS ON SIDEWALKS AND THE AVAILABLE LOTS AROUND THEM AS WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE A WANNA BE OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE, AND I THINK THAT WE AS CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY SHOULD LOOK AT HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A ENJOYABLE PART OF BEING IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU CAN BE OUTSIDE WITH YOUR FRIENDS HAVING A DINNER OR A BEVERAGE. I WILL SAY THAT, UM HAVING THE CAPACITY TO HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING DURING THE PANDEMIC WAS HUGE FOR INDEPENDENT. IT WAS ABLE NOT ONLY TO KEEP US IN OPERATION, BUT IT GAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE PLACE TO COME AND GATHERING SOCIALIZE. DURING A VERY CHALLENGING TIME. AND I JUST HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THESE THOUGHTS WHEN THEY'RE THINKING OF A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION, ONE THAT MIGHT ACCOMMODATE THE BUSINESS IS GOING FORWARD SO THAT THEY CAN PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF HOW THEY CAN PROMOTE. UM SETTINGS FOR A COMMUNITY TO HAVE SEATING TO ENJOY THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY MORE SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT, VERY GOOD WITH NO MORE SPEAKERS. THIS WILL CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL 23-0 30 WILL BE TAKEN UP AT A FUTURE MEETING. THANK YOU. ALSO JUST FOR THE RECORD. BILL 23 0 31 WAS PULLED LAST WEEK OR WITHDRAWN LAST WEEK BY COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE AND WILL BE RETURNING ON NOVEMBER 7TH. SO THIS WILL C. GOOD EVENING CHAIRS ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 23
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DESKS, 0 27 AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE JOIN US AND STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDMUND. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF.AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY. LORD WE ASK FOR THE STRENGTH, WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE NAVIGATE THE DIFFICULTIES OF LIFE. LOWER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND DURING THIS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH WE ASKED YOU TO BE WITH ALL THOSE SUFFERING WITH THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION TO OVERCOME. AND THAT THE AWARENESS RESONATES IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE THAT COULD BE VULNERABLE TO BREAST CANCER TO RECEIVE ROUTINE CHECKUPS. LORD PLEASE BLESS THE NATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, PROVIDE THEM STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE TO OVERCOME THE ATROCITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THANK YOU AGAIN, LORD, FOR YOUR LOVE, MERCY AND GRACE THAT ENABLES AND EMPOWER US IN JESUS' NAME, I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR
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PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS NATIONAL SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY. IT'S MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO WELCOME MS ANGELA ROSE FROM THE HARFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU. MR JOHN GIORDANO.MR. PENMAN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, MHM. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? WATCH WHAT YOU NEED REALLY SCREWED UP. ONLY THREE IT WAS HERE, WHEREAS EACH YEAR WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY ON A THIRD WEDNESDAY IN OCTOBER AND THANK LOCAL CHAMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR ALL THEY DO TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES THRIVE AND WHEREAS THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4000 CHANGER, CHAMBERS COMMERCE IN THE UNITED STATES THEIR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE MEMBERS INTERESTS, SPUR JOB CREATION AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MANY OF THE CHAMBERS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE U. S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND BENEFIT FROM THE NATIONWIDE NETWORK AND THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE POLICIES AND EXPERTS. WHEREAS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OUR NATIONAL NATIONS STRONGEST SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATES PROVIDE A VOICE FOR THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA. WHEN BUSINESSES SUCCEED COMMUNITIES SUCCEED NOW THEREFORE WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARVARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THIS 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER. 2023 DO HEREBY JOINING THE HARFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 18TH 2023 NATIONAL SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE. THAT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU, MR PENTON. UM SO. ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO COUNTY COUNCIL WANT TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU? BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COUNTY AND BEYOND. UH YOU START YOUR DAY EARLY IN THE MORNING. THIS MORNING WE STARTED AT 7 30.
SHE DID NOTHING BUT PROMOTE BUSINESSES AND TRY TO ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS AS SHE COULD, AS SHE DOES EVERY DAY. SO WHEN I THANK YOU AND YOUR DEDICATED TEAM FOR ALL YOU DO FOR HARFORD COUNTY CONGRATULATIONS. EXACTLY HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU TOP THAT? BUT I THINK HOW MANY YEARS NOW? HAVE YOU BEEN, UM NINE YEARS, SO I YEARS GREAT LEADERSHIP. GREAT SUPPORT ALL THE TIME YOU CALL HER? YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION. SHE ANSWERS YOU SHE GETS BACK TO SHE'S ALWAYS SOME PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ADVOCATE FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES IN HARTFORD COUNTY. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF AND EVERYBODY COMING TODAY. WE'RE GONNA LET YOU SEE IF YOU WILL.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AND COUNCILMAN TONY G AND CANCEL MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME. WE HAVE SUCH A SUPPORT WITH THE COUNCIL. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON TOPICS BUT WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT WE ARE ALL HERE TO BETTER HARFORD COUNTY. BECAUSE WE ALL LIVE WORK IN PLAY HERE AND AS THE HARFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I AM THE PROUD PRESIDENT AND CEO. BUT THESE PEOPLE UP HERE WITH ME IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR TEAM ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN AND REALLY ARE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND THE ONES THAT ARE INVESTING IN THE WORK THAT WE DO, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL AND JUST SAY THAT WE REPRESENT OVER 600 BUSINESSES, AND THAT EQUATES TO 20,000 EMPLOYEES IN HARFORD COUNTY, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND COULD NOT THANK YOU MORE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
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ALRIGHT QUICKLY. NO SHE HAD HER CHANCE. I JUST WANT TO HEAR HER LAB.THANK YOU. YOU DO? OKAY? GET THE WHOLE MAFIA UP HERE. BATHROOM UP. THERE ARE HALF COUNTY MADELINE PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS OCTOBER IS RECOGNIZED ANNUALLY AS THE ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND WHERE IS ESTABLISHED IN 1989, THE ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH FEATURES EVENTS, READINGS AND MOVIE SCREENINGS, AND IT'S MOVING SCREENS. ITS DEEPEST MEANING, HOWEVER, LIES MOSTLY IN RECOGNIZING AND PAYING HOMAGE TO THE INFLUENCE OF ITALIAN AMERICANS AND SHAPING TODAY'S SOCIETY. AND WHEREAS OVER 26 MILLION AMERICANS OF ITALIAN DESCENT CURRENTLY RESIGNED IN THE UNITED STATES, COMPRISING AMERICAN SEVENTH LOGIC, ETHNIC GROUP ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES DISTINGUISHED CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICANS WITH ITALIAN LINEAGE.
AND WHEREAS THE HARFORD COUNTY SOCIETY OF ITALIAN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN SIA WAS FORMED 10 YEARS AGO TO HONOR THE ITALIAN FAMILY VALUES, SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY AND PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE ITALIAN HERITAGE SAMPLES COMPRISED OF MY OIL AND ETHICAL BUSINESSMAN WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL CHARITIES THROUGH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS WITH OVER ONE AND RAISED FUNDS, WHEREAS FOUNDER MARK THERE DOES HE CREATED SIGNED BY MODELING AFTER A LONG STANDING BOTH WAR ITALIAN GROUP WITH THE CENTER TRAFFIC MARK OIL TERRORIST CONTAINERS SUPPORT HARFORD COUNTY NOW THEREFORE WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARVARD, CANADA, OCTOBER 2023 TO HEAR BY PROCLAIM AND CONGRATULATE OCTOBER 2023 TIMES. YORK AND HERITAGE MONTH, AND SO AND THE FIRST EVER MARILYN ITALIAN FESTIVAL. SO NOW BECOMES THE CHALLENGE OF BRINGING ALL OF OUR BROTHERS FORWARD AND KEEPING THEM ORGANIZED. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STEP FORWARD, ALL OF YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD SO MANY TIME FRIENDS. HE'S ONLY A QUARTER OF US COURT. I FIGURED OUT GOOD TO SEE YOU ALWAYS GOT A BATHROOM. THAT'S RIGHT. MEMPHIS MAFIA. LISTEN I WANNA I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU FOR THE JOBS THAT YOU DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO BENEFIT HARFORD COUNTY CITIZENS EACH AND EVERY DAY AND THIS PAST EVENT YOU REACHED OUT FURTHER THAN HARFORD COUNTY, AND YOU REACHED OUT TO HARTFORD AND CECIL COUNTY ORGANIZATION. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO TONY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, 10 YEARS AGO, UM, JOURNALIST GREAT MARKETING OFFICE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I SAID IT LEFT HIM JUST THE AMOUNT OF CAMARADERIE AND THE HARD WORK THAT THESE GENTLEMEN PUT IN THE DEDICATION TO SELF NOUS NOUS OF MAKING EVERYTHING WORKS SO THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS I'VE EVER SEEN. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF A LOT OF GROUPS, BUT THIS PAST EVENT, THE MARYLAND ITALIAN FESTIVAL GUYS WORKED FOR A WEEK BEFORE HE AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, GUYS JUST WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY DID WHATEVER THEY HAD TO DEAL AND KEPT DOING IT. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT EVERY ONE OF THESE MEMBERS AND FORTH THEIR EFFORT. WE EVERYTHING WE DO WE TRY TO DO IT THE BEST AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD TIME AND WE RAISE MONEY AND WE AND WE GIVE IT BACK AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. NOW WE'VE RAISED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING AND IT'S I'M GLAD TO CALL THESE MEN, MY BROTHERS. THANK YOU. TOMORROW. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AND
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I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO PUT YOUR HEAD UP. THIS IDEA TO START SAYING WE GOT TOGETHER AND THERE'S SOME GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FROM DAY ONE FOR ALL 10 YEARS AND, UH AND I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO ELIO FOR CHARITY ITALIAN FESTIVAL, WHICH REALLY WHAT WAS A GREAT HIT, AND, UH, OKAY? YEAH ENOUGH'S BEEN SAID ABOUT CYBER. I MEAN, THIS IS 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN IN THIS ORGANIZATION NOW EIGHT AND I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT. SO I'M VERY, VERY HONORED TO BE STANDING HERE WITH THESE GENTLEMEN. I CALL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS, MY BROTHERS. WE DO THINGS, BOTH FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING WE DO WE DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS A BETTER COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.SO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE STANDING HERE WITH WITH YOU. PAT TONY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ALL OF YOU HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY. THANK YOU. REMEMBER, UM. WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROCLAMATIONS FOR THE CO FOUNDERS AND FOUNDING MEMBERS. MR PENMAN. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, YES, IN RECOGNITION OF THE CO FOUNDERS, MARK CARDOSI, UH, ELIO SCOTCH. OH FOUNDERS, FRED MILITELLO, FRANK SCHWIND. BILL WALDEN TONY COLOMBO, MARCH OR YANNI? TONY G. N. GIORDANO AND BILL CASSATT'S CUSTODY. THIS CONTI CONTI CONTINUE. I THOUGHT I DID. WELL YEAH. ALASKA GUYS SCREWED UP ALL I'M SCOTTISH NAMES. OKAY RIGHT RIGHT THERE. THE WORLD. TONY BULLIMORE. G. AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP BUILDING. YEAH. AH YEAH, SCOTTY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN VERY MUCH. PLEASE.
YEAH KIND OF RED SHIRT. YEAH RED SHIRT TO HAVE ONE OF YOU WILL GO INTO THE BACK. BORROW YOUR SHOES. SCOOPER. FROM THE BACK. CHEESE. WHICH OF ONE BLACK SURE TRYING TO GET IN OR NOT? YEAH.
BACK OF HIS HEAD. CAN YOU ACTUALLY COME BACK CLOSER? CALL ME YEAH.
GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. PRACTICE YOU SEE? HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN. I SEE YOU. YOU KNOW I WANTED TO BE THANKS. APPRECIATE HELPING OUT AT THE ANYTIME ANYTIME. ANYTHING MAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. YES. YEAH. POPPY. THANKS, GUYS. THANKS THANK YOU. PLEASURE.
THANK YOU, MARK. PRETTY MUCH. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE CONSIDERATION PETITIONS,
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APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. THERE ARE NONE SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NONE. SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES. PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 10TH 2023 LEGISLATIVE DAY 23-0 26 OCTOBER 10TH 2023. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS. TWO[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
MINUTES STAND APPROVED. EIGHT INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION 0 37-23 MASTER WATER AND SEWER PLANT UPDATE FALL, 2023 MAY HAVE EMOTION. COUNCIL PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE. RESOLUTION. 38-23 0 37-23. I MOVED TO APPROVED RESOLUTION 0 37-23.NATIONAL WATER AND SEWER PLANE UPDATE FALL. THANK YOU MAY HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR PENMAN. SECONDED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION. 0 37-23 ISRAELI DISCUSSION. MS DICKSON.
MR. PRESIDENT MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN MR JAN GIORDANO SADDLES, MR BENNETT. THERE'S SIX VOTES IN HERE FOR A RIB AND ONE ABSENT. RESOLUTION. 0 37-23 IS HEREBY APPROVED IT BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER. MR RILEY IS ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND IS NOT WITH US, OBVIOUSLY SO HE'LL BE BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING. MR GENDERED AND PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 0, 38 23 AND 0 39 23 INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE RESOLUTION 0 38 23 ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDIT 2007 CEDAR DRIVE EDGEWOOD INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A REAL PROPERTY TANKS. CREDIT AGAINST THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED ON THE ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT FOR PROPERTY AND THE EDGEWOOD JOPPA ENTERPRISE ZONE, KNOWN AS 207. CEDAR DRIVE. EDGEWOOD MARYLAND 21040 LIBRARY WERE 14770. FOLIO 0021 OUT TAX ID NUMBER 01098861 LOT 1-2 17 SLASH 40 FOR COMPROMISE ATHLETIC FIELDS 35.082 ACRES PRESENTLY OWNED BY WASHINGTON COURT PARTNERS LLC PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 21ST 2023. AT 7 P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS RESOLUTION 039-23 ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDIT 7 55 CHELSEA ROAD ABERDEEN, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED ON THE ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT. FOR PROPERTY AND A GREATER ABERDEEN HAMMERED GRACE ENTERPRISE ZONE KNOWN AS 7, 55. CHELSEA ROAD.
ABERDEEN, MARYLAND. 21001 LIBRARY, 1 5 7 4 5 DASH FOLIO 00496. TAX ID NUMBER 0 2 DASH EURO 60876 LOT TO FINAL PLAN TO 17 SLASH 82 PERRIMAN INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK 17.7347 ACRES PRESENTLY OWNED BY F R P. 801 CHELSEA LLC PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 21ST 2023 AT 7 P.M. IN THE EAST CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. NUMBER NINE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. WE HAVE
[10. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS]
NONE. 10 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS COUNCIL MEMBER OF PENMAN, PLEASE READ THE AMENDMENT TO BUILD 23 DASH YEAR. 29 AMENDMENTS TO BUILD 23-0 TO 9 TAX CREDIT, NON PREFERENCE NONPROFIT SWIM CLUB'S INTRODUCTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PENMAN GUTHRIE, BULL SADDLES, RILEY AND PRESIDENT VINCENTI AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON TITLE PAGE. ON THE TITLE PAGE AND 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH LINES IN EACH INSTANCE AFTER THE WORD, QUOTE UNQUOTE RIO, INSERT QUOTE AND PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. UNQUOTE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO ON PAGE ONE AND LINE 14. AFTER QUOTE UNQUOTE COUNTY INSERT QUOTE REAL AND PERSONAL UNQUOTE PERIOD. THANK YOU. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A FUTURE MEETING. 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS 12 ENROLLMENT OF BILLS 13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NO BUSINESS AND ANY OF THOSE THREE 14 NEW[14. NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS. UM THE, UH A P F. MEDIA HAPPY FO MEETING ON UM. OCTOBER THE 12TH WAS EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED. WE MOVED IT FROM THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR DOWN HERE IN THE CHAMBERS, ANTICIPATING PARTICIPATION FROM OUR CITIZENS, AND THEY SHOWED UP. WE HAD OVER[00:55:08]
30 IN ATTENDANCE ALTOGETHER WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS AND WE THANK ALL OF THEM . ALL OF YOU WHO ATTENDED WHETHER YOU WERE INVITED OR WHETHER IT JUST CAME ON YOUR OWN. THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED THEIR CITIZENS AND ALL OF US HERE, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS WHETHER IT BE TREASURY, DPW DEALT AND PLANNING. ZONING. UM. IT WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THE ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED WERE OBVIOUSLY SCHOOL CAPACITY, LAND BANKING, BALANCING ENROLLMENT, FUTURE SCHOOL BUILDING SITES AND ALSO IMPACT FEES. THERE WILL BE A MORE IN DEPTH REPORT FROM THAT MEETING THAT WILL COME OUT. I THINK IT'S CORNELL. BROWN PUTS THOSE LAST MINUTES TOGETHER AND HE WILL AS SOON AS HE HAS HAS DONE. HE'LL SEND US FOR CONFIRMATION AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DISPERSE THEM AMONGST ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED, PLUS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME IT WILL BE PUT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND THEN ALSO THE JUNE 2023 REPORT IS AVAILABLE NOW ON OUR WEBSITE. COUNCIL MEMBERS ALL HAVE A COPY OF IT, SO IT IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE THERE. UM AGENDA NUMBER , UH, 16 OR EXCUSE ME, 17[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS. MS. DICKSON DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? YES, MR PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN THIS EVENING. UH JOY CLARK, FOLLOWED BY KIM MESH. SHE WAS HERE. I DON'T SEE MISS CLARK. I THINK SHE LOVED. KIM MESH, FOLLOWED BY CHUCK MIZAN. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE KNOCK MY TEETH OUT. IT'S KIM MISH FOR NINE TO COPLAND ROAD IN FALLSTON. SO UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU ALL THIS EVENING. I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS AROUND. I'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES. SO IT'S NICE. MY INTEREST THIS EVENING IS THE FALLSTON SEWER AREA. UM. I CAME ACROSS A REPORT FROM 2017. IT'S THE FALLSTON SANITARY SUBDISTRICT SEWER CAPACITY STUDY. THERE WERE TWO PHASES. SO THERE'S INFORMATION IN THIS. REPORT THAT IN MY OPINION IS IT'S NOT SYNCHRONOUS. WITH WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN FALLSTON. SO RATHER THAN GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS OF THIS, EVERYBODY CAN, YOU KNOW, ACCESS THIS INFORMATION? I HAVE SOME OTHER INFORMATION FROM THE AH FISCAL YEAR 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET. COUNCILMAN PENMAN SINCE YOU ARE MY REPRESENTATIVE. AND YOU GRACIOUSLY ATTEND OUR FALLSTON COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS AND WAS HOPING THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY THAT, UM I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO ATTEND. I HOPE YOU ARE THAT YOU COULD MAYBE DISCUSS THIS MORE IN DEPTH. TO ALLAY ANY CONCERNS. THAT EXIST WITH UM IMPENDING DEVELOPMENT. AND WHAT. INFORMATION EXISTS ABOUT OUR CURRENT SEWER STATUS. UH AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY PRETTY MUCH IT. THERE'S I HOPE THAT YOU ALL BOARD MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.WE'LL TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY INTO ACCOUNT. THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY. AND WHEN I SAY NATURAL RESOURCE IS I MEAN COMMODITIES. TALKING SOIL, WATER THINGS THAT ARE INVALUABLE. ESPECIALLY AS IT APPLIES TO DEVELOPMENT. SO ON AND SO FORTH. UM WE RELY ON YOU.
AND I THINK THAT YOU ALL DO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. SO FALLSTON SEWER. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE MY HEAD IS AT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU, COUNCILMAN PENMAN. THANK YOU. MISS MISS.
I'M SURE THAT COUNCILMAN PENMAN WILL RESPOND TO YOU. BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK MR RICHARDSON FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO FEED INFORMATION EITHER TO YOU OR TO MR PENMAN, SO YOU'LL HAVE AN ANSWER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I DID SPEAK WITH, UM AN ENGINEER FROM THE SEWER DEPARTMENT TODAY FOR PROBABLY OVER AN HOUR ABOUT THIS UM, I AM NOT A TRAINED ENGINEER. SO IT'S BEEN QUITE
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INTERESTING. I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN OUR AGENCIES, ALSO IN HARTFORD COUNTY. I'VE TALKED TO SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, CHUCK KNEES IN 18, 12, PART BEACH DRIVE. ABERDEEN, MARYLAND.UM I HOPE I CAN TALK ABOUT WAREHOUSES EARNING BILL TODAY. YOU CAN. YES THANK YOU, SIR. UM JUST FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. JUST KIDDING IT WILL. IT WILL BE BRIEF. UH, THIS AFTERNOON. THE ZONING BILL WAS PASSED. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. BOB CAST LEE AND THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL THAT VOTED FOR THAT BILL. LOT OF WORK ALL THE WAY SINCE I THINK WE STARTED WORKING ON BEGINNING THIS YEAR. PART OF OURS WEEKEND HOURS, EVEN AT UH UM, JUST SO A TON OF TIME WAS PUT IN IT. WE DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING WE WANTED, OF COURSE, IS THAT YOU'VE SAID, AND, UM, I THINK OVERALL WE IT WAS SO A WIN FOR THE COUNTY. IT'S WHEN FOR PARAMOUNT IT'S A WIN FOR EVAN HIM, WOODS. UM THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE THAT HAVE CLEANED UP, BUT AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A BREATHING BILL, AND THINGS CAN GET ADDRESSED ONE OF THE THINGS THAT . WORRIES ME ABOUT THE BILL. THE MOST IS ITS. WE REDUCED IT DOWN TO 250,000 SQUARE FEET PER WAREHOUSE. BUT SOME OF THE GUTS OF THE BILL WERE TAKEN OUT BY AMENDMENTS, ESPECIALLY AMENDMENTS. 14 AND 15. THAT REALLY TOOK OUT THE TOTAL COVERAGE. UH BUILDING COVERAGE PERCENTAGE. IT REDUCED IT DOWN IN THE PERVIOUS SURFACES WELL, AND THAT ALLOWS MORE OF THESE 250 WAREHOUSES, SO THE INTENSITY WAS RIPPED OUT. UM DURING THE LATE HOURS OF THE AMENDMENT APPEARS, AND I JUST HOPE THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED AND FURTHER UM ADDRESSED AND IN PARTICULAR FOR ABERDEEN WOODS TO ME APPEARS THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COVERAGE ACTUALLY WENT UP FROM THE PREVIOUS ZONING WAS 55% COVERAGE. I'M SORRY 50% COVERAGE AND NOW IT'S 55. SO I DON'T THINK THE INTENT OF THAT BILL.
WHAT'S FOR THE TOTAL BILLING? BUILDING COVERAGE TO ACTUALLY INCREASE SO. THAT WAS A BIG SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT. BUT ON ANOTHER NOTE THAT THE ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES I LIKE TO ALSO HAS JUST YOU CONSIDERED ABOUT THE SCHOOL. UM SCHOOL PERCENTAGES, ALSO THE INTERSECTING INTERSECTION, UM, LEVEL OF SERVICE. AND WHY THE INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE IN DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF STANDARDS AND INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE NOT INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE. TO ME, I WOULD THINK IF THERE IS TWO SETS THAT INTERSECTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE. SHOULD BE A STRONGER AND MUCH STRONGER LEVEL. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE BUILDING INTENSITY IS GOING ON. BUT BUT NO WE HAVE, UM OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE IS D OR HIGHER, WHEREAS ANOTHER ROADS, INTERSECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THEM, DEVELOP ENVELOPE OR SEE SO I ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THIS. WHY THERE'S THE THESE TWO STANDARDS.
AND, UM LOOK AT HAVING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO LIVE AND DRIVE AND DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE AT A HIGHER LEVEL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR. PAUL PHILOLOGY, FOLLOWED BY ROUNDS, SUSHINSKY. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, PAULA PALOCCI. 3 20 MARINE AVENUE IN PERRYMAN. UM I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THE HARFORD COUNTY'S WAREHOUSE LEGISLATION PROCESS. ALSO THE TIMELINE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT'S HAD ISSUES WITH THAT. SO JUST SOME DATA HARFORD COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 2 67 IS THE ZONING CODE. THERE'S 126 PAGES. 15 ARTICLES. ALSO REFERENCES 16 OTHER CHAPTERS, 19 ATTACHMENTS, 18 TABLES AND THE PERMITTED USE CHARTS A LOT OF INFORMATION. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE INTRODUCED THE BILL TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL, THE THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST. THE WEEK OF THE 21ST.
TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW MAKE CHANGES INTRODUCED. TUESDAY. 5 SEPTEMBER COUNTY EXECUTIVE BILL NUMBER 23-260 TO 6 BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE COUNCIL 27 DAYS TO REVIEW SOLICIT COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS 28 PAGE BILL WITH CHANGES AFFECTING 126 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT AGAIN HAS 15 ARTICLES ALSO REFERENCES 16 OTHER CHAPTERS IN 19 ATTACHMENTS. 2 OCTOBER REPUBLIC HEARING CITIZENS HAVE 27 DAYS TO REVIEW AND THREE MINUTES TO COMMENT ON THE BILL IN PUBLIC. THANKS FOR ALL THREE MINUTES. UM EIGHT DAYS LATER COUNCIL HAS TIME TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENTS READ THE BILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM CITIZENS. UH TUESDAY, 10TH OF OCTOBER 112 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL 23-026 AMENDMENTS TO ZONING CODES. 26 7-5267 DASH 60. AND 1 26 WAREHOUSE SO ABOUT 70 AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED
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WITH FOR 4 TO 8 DAYS WITH FELLOW COUNCIL CITIZENS BUT 40 THAT WERE NOT SHARED AND JUST TO A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO TUESDAY, SAME DAY TUESDAY. 10 OCTOBER FINALLY READING OF THE BILL WITH AMENDMENTS 112 CHANGES 50 AMENDMENTS WERE SHARED WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ON TWO UP BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO OCTOBER 8 DAYS FOR THE COUNCIL REVIEW.DISTRICT COUNCILMAN BENNETT HAD ABOUT 20 CHANGED OUR AMENDMENTS WITH INPUT FROM CITIZENS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRESIDENT BUT SENT A FOR WEEKS AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
PRESIDENT VICENTE PRESENTED HIS OWN 40 OR SO AMENDMENTS WITH INPUT. FROM NONRESIDENT BUSINESS INTERESTS THAT WERE NOT SHARED WITH CITIZENS UNTIL READING ON 10 OCTOBER ONLY YET. ONLY SHARE WITH A FEW WITH THE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE 10 OCTOBER COUNCIL MEETING. A FEW MINUTES LATER. SAME DAY TUESDAY. 10 OCTOBER THE ENROLLMENT OF THE BILLS AND EVERYBODY VOTES ON IT. SO I MIGHT UNDERSTAND IS WHY WOULD THE COUNCIL HAVE TO RESORT TO SUCH AN OPAQUE PROCESS WITHOUT COMMUNICATING YOUR INTENTIONS ON THE COMMUNITY? TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED THE CITIZENS OF HARTFORD COUNTY AND FELLOW COUNCILMAN FOR A WEEK IN REVIEW AND GIVE US ANOTHER WEEK. AFFORDED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE BILL AND VOTE AT IT LIKE WE DO ON OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS, SO MY QUESTION IS, IS IT WHEN NONRESIDENT BUSINESSES AND OUT OF STATE CORPORATION INTEREST OR PREFERRED OVER THE INTEREST OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS? SO MY QUESTION IS WHY THANKS. SAID BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY FROM THE MIC, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME OF YOUR FACTS INCORRECT AND I THINK MR BENNETT IN CLEARED UP SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SPOKE TO A NUMBERS, THE 40 AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SPOKE TO OUR COMBINATION OF ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING MR BENNETT. THEY WERE NOT MY SINGLE AND SOUL AMENDMENTS. SO YOU AND I CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AFTER THIS MEETING AT SOME POINT, SO THAT YOU GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT AND REMEMBER THE TIMELINE. I THINK IT'S NOVEMBER 9TH. WE WILL HAVE HAD THIS BILL IN FRONT OF US. OR THIS ISSUE IN FRONT OF US FOR TWO YEARS. NOT 27 DAYS, NOT 40 DAYS, TWO YEARS. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. BUT TO BE FAIR, THE BILL OR THE AMENDMENTS AND ADDRESS, PLEASE LUCHINSKY PERRIMAN. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT VOTED AGAINST AMENDMENT 39, WHICH WAS THERE WAS FOUR OF YOU, WHICH WAS THE AMENDMENT FAILED TO PASS, WHICH WOULD HAVE LIMITED INTENSITY OF USE BY CAPPING A DAILY TRIP TRIP RATES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU VETOED WHY YOU'VE HEARD OF THE VETO. BECAUSE I'M WILLING TO BET MY SALARY NEXT YEAR THAT NOBODY DEVOTED NO EVEN UNDERSTOOD ANY PART OF IT OR EVEN READ IT. I HAD A SPEECH TO GIVE TONIGHT. I WANT TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO MY WIFE. THAT'S HOME TONIGHT. LOVE YOU, UM. JESSICA I JUST WANNA I WANNA TALK TO YOU LAST WEEK BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS YOUR ONLY ARGUMENT ABOUT THIS WAREHOUSE BILL SLASH PARLIAMENT PENINSULA BILL. WAS ABOUT JOB CREATION. AND AS OF TODAY. THERE'S 1016 WAREHOUSE JOBS AVAILABLE IN HARFORD COUNTY OF WHICH 865 OR IMPAIRMENT. THAT'S 85% OF ALL WAREHOUSE JOBS ARE AVAILABLE. SO THE WHOLE JOB CREATION AND I KNOW YOU'VE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT. IT SHUTS DOWN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WOULD HAVE YOUR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DON'T GET HIGHER IN HARFORD COUNTY TO PUT THESE WAREHOUSES UP ANYWHERE IN HARFORD COUNTY. THEY'RE BROUGHT IN BY DEVELOPERS JUST LIKE THE ONES THAT STOOD OUTSIDE WITH WHITNEY CRAIG LAST YEAR. WITH HIS WORKERS HOLDING SIGNS. THEY'RE NOT FROM HERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S PHALLUS FARCE. ALSO DEANA HOPE YOU'RE A BETTER MAN TONIGHT. I HOPE YOU DO APOLOGIZE TO JACOB FOR US, UM. I DON'T. I DON'T APPRECIATE ANYONE UP THERE CALLING EACH OTHER LIAR. I THINK I DON'T THINK THAT'S IT'S RIGHT FOR US OR ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS TO WATCH HER. LISTEN TO THIS. I HAVE. I HAVE NO REASON. I KNOW JACOB IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE. I HAVE NO REASON NOT TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE SET UP THERE THE OTHER DAY. BECAUSE HE HAS NO REASON TO LIE RIGHT? AND I KNOW THAT I TALK TO YOU. THE SUNDAY BEFORE THAT ON ON THE EIGHTH. AT 11:40 A.M. FOR 21 MINUTES. ME AND MY FIANCE AND MY WIFE. I THINK YOU MIGHT AS WELL STOP OR NOT STOPPING YET, BUT WE HAD THE SAME SORT OF CONVERSATION. WHERE WE YOU KNOW, YOU SAID, UH, THE BILL WAS IN STONE AND LEMON. TURNSTONE WHATEVER YOU TOLD ME AND YOU MADE SURE TO END WITH MAKE SURE I'M GONNA NEED HELP WITH MY HOTEL TAX BILL, WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT EVEN MEANS MEANS AND I WAS LIKE, WELL DEAL WITH IT. WHEN IT COMES UP.
IT'S BASICALLY WHAT I SAID. SO I JUST I HOPE THINGS CHANGE. I HOPE IT'S A BETTER ATMOSPHERE TONIGHT TONY G GREAT EVENT LAST TUESDAY, I DID LOSE ABOUT $200 ON YOUR MONEY WHEEL, WHICH I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK. UM ANOTHER NET. I DO. THANK THE FIVE. YOU THAT VOTED
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FOR THE BILL. UM AND THAT UNDERSTOOD IT. THE TWO THAT DIDN'T I. I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. SO THANKS. THANK YOU, SIR. MARIA MONTGOMERY, FOLLOWED BY JOHN MILAM. L. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MARIA MONTGOMERY 544 BEER TILL ABERDEEN. SO UM, MY, UM COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED DIRECTLY AT JESSICA AND SADDLED BOILED TITLES. UM, YOU'RE MY REPRESENTATIVE. UM AND I DON'T FEEL REPRESENTED. THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS WHY I DON'T FEEL REPRESENTED. MOST RECENTLY YOUR VOTE AGAINST BILL 23 0 TO 6. THAT ESTABLISHES LIMITS AND WAREHOUSE SIZING THE 250,000 SQUARE FEET. AND THIS IS YOUR DIRECT QUOTE. IT COULD BE A LONG LASTING AND RESULTS IN THE CUTTING OF SERVICES OR TAX INCREASES, OR BOTH. YOU GAVE US NO DETAILS WITH THAT. WHERE ARE THE DETAILS SHOWING THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SPILL. SO THAT CITIZENS CAN SEE WHY YOU VOTED THE WAY YOU DID. YOU DIDN'T SHARE THAT DATA THAT LED TO YOUR DECISION. UM, YOU DIDN'T SHARE IT WITH THE CITIZENS OF YOUR DISTRICT AND I AM IN YOUR DISTRICT DIDN'T SHARE ANY OF THAT. UM YOUR DISTRICT IS OVER 43,000. THAT JUST ONE PERSON WAS ONE OF THE IT'S 43,000. UM YOU ARE VOTE DID NOT REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT. YOUR DISTRICT. I'M FROM ABERDEEN. ABERDEEN HAVE YOU VISITED ABERDEEN? HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING? BECAUSE I GO TO THOSE REGULARLY AND I DON'T SEE YOU THERE. AT THE SENIOR CENTERS. THEY'RE SENIOR CITIZENS ARE PRETTY ACTIVE VOTERS. THEY'D LOVE TO SEE YOU.HAVE YOU HOSTED A TOWN HALL MEETING? IN OUR AREA. DO YOU KNOW THAT THE POPULATION OF ABERDEEN IT'S OVER 16,200 RESIDENTS. THAT'S 37% OF YOUR DISTRICT. YEAH, WE DON'T FEEL VERY REPRESENTED BY YOU. IT'S MORE THAN A THIRD. I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS. I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REACH OUT TO YOU. YOU SHOULD BE REACHING OUT TO US. YOU SHOULD BE TELLING US WHERE YOU ARE, UM, WHERE YOUR TONE HALL MEETINGS ARE IF YOU PUT DOWN HOW MEANINGS TOGETHER DIFFERENT AREAS WE NEED TO HAVE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO VISIT THE CITIZENS. A DISTRICT E.
TELLING US TO SEND YOU EMAILS AND LEAVING YOU MESSAGES IS A MOOT POINT. I'VE TRIED THAT EMAILED. AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR TERM. I'VE LEFT A VOICEMAIL. I'VE LEFT A MESSAGE WITH YOUR AID, AND NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAVE EVER GOTTEN CHANGE. SO HOW DO WE LEARN ABOUT YOUR POSITIONS? YOU VOTE IN WAYS THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH. HOW DO WE LEARN WHAT YOUR PLANS AND YOUR POSITIONS ARE? WHERE ARE THEY PUBLISHED? YOU ARE A PUBLIC SERVANT. AND WE SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS. YOUR OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE IS NOT UP TO DATE, NOR IS YOUR WEBSITE. I LOOK FORWARD TO. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE SIR. GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. JOHN PEMA LHAMO 24 02 EAGLE VIEW. DR MILLER, MARYLAND. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION USES THESE MARYLAND LOST TO SHIELD ITSELF FROM RESIDENTS SEEKING RELIEF FROM LAND USE AND ZONING DECISIONS AND ACTIONS. THESE THREE CASES ARE SIGNED INTO RELIED UPON TO YOU IN THE DYE RELIEF FALLS ROAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VERSUS POSSIBLE BALTIMORE COUNTY RULING THAT ENFORCEMENT OF THE ZONING CODE IS PURELY DISCRETIONARY. THE COUNTY IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENFORCE ITS ZONING CODE AND THE COURTS WILL NOT FORCE IT TO DO SO, HOWEVER, VERSUS HARFORD COUNTY WHEN THE COUNTY DOES NOT ANSWER, THERE CAN BE NO JUDICIAL APPEAL. RESIDENTS ARE LEFT WITHOUT WHAT RECOURSE CAR DIVERSE SHINASI WHEN AN AGENCY DOES NOT FOLLOW ITS OWN PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES, ITS ACTIONS ARE NULL AND VOID, ABSENT PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, WHILE AGENCY DECISIONS MIGHT BE MOSTLY ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS, THEY CANNOT BE CHALLENGED ON PROCEDURAL OR PROCESSED GROUNDS.
IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, COURTS DO CONSIDER DEFERENCE TO AGENCIES, DECISIONS OR ACTIONS.
DIFFERENCES FOUND IN THESE THREE CASES, CHEVRON SKIDMORE AND OUR THERE WAS A TEST FOR EACH ONE.
THE JUDGES APPLIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER DEFERENCE IS WARRANTED. ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN FACTUAL DETERMINATION IS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. IN THE RECORD LEGAL CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT
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ENTITLED TO THE SAME DEFERENCE AND MAYBE REVERSED WHETHER THEY ARE MERELY ERRONEOUS MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER IN THE MATTER OF BOSTON TRANSFER AND PROCESSING LLC. THIS IS WHERE THE COUNTY STRATEGY FALLS APART IN SOME RECENT CASES INVOLVING ZONING AND LAND USE, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS BY THE HARFORD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIONS, THE COURTS FOUND THAT THEY WERE WITHOUT BASIS. THOSE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS WERE REVERSED. THE LAW SHOULD APPLY EQUALLY TO EVERYONE. COURTS WILL NOT LOOK FAVORABLY ON ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL FACTS OR EVIDENCE. ANY GROUP SEEKING FAVORABLE OUTCOME FROM THEIR COMPLAINT WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO REVIEW THE FACTS OF ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY THE COUNTY. NOW SWITCHING UP A LITTLE BIT, MR PENMAN. I APPRECIATE THE TOUGH QUESTIONS YOU POSE. TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THEIR TESTIMONY. PLEASE DO NOT BADGER THEM. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BEEN SENT YOU ARE THE PRESIDING OFFICER IN THESE MEETINGS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ALLOW A COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BADGER AND OR DEMEAN ANYONE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, PLEASE SEE TO IT THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN INTERVENE AND WHEN NECESSARY, AND THE TESTIMONY AND BY THE WAY , WOULD YOU PLEASE START ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS? NOW TO ALL THOSE WHO COME HERE TO TESTIFY IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL COME PREPARED TO ANSWER TOUGH QUESTIONS. THE COUNTY MIGHT BE IN A BETTER CONDITION IF YOUR PREDECESSOR HAD ANSWERED TOUGH QUESTIONS TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. YOU DO YOUR STAFF A DISSERVICE IF YOU HAVE NOT PREPARED THEM AND REVIEWED THEIR TESTIMONY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU FAIL RESIDENTS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. AND EMBARRASS YOURSELF. GOODNIGHT. THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT. VERY[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ]
GOOD, BUT NO MORE SPEAKERS WILL MOVE TO BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR GUTHRIE. THANK YOU, UH, MYSELF. MR. MR PITTMAN ALSO ATTENDED THE AP FO MEETING AND THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL ON BOTH SIDES. UM I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE OVERALL PERCENTAGE IN ALL THOSE SCHOOLS, BOTH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS. CONSIDERING WHAT WE WENT THROUGH IN THE EARLY 2000 WHEN WE HAD THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE SOME UPWARDS TO 131 140% OVERCAPACITY , AND NOW WE'RE NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT 110% CAPACITY IN THE LAW. NOW THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE EVEN OVER 110. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS INTERESTING. THE SEAT ALSO, I WANT TO THANK THURSDAY, THE 12TH. MET WITH KAREN HOLT AND SEAN CROWD ABOUT REGARDING THE ENTERPRISE ZONES. I APPRECIATE THEM COMING OVER TO MY OFFICE AND FILL ME IN AND ALL THAT. ON SATURDAY, UM, GRAND OPENING OF DUNKIN DONUTS FRANCHISE ON 1920 PLATES, KIHEI WHEN EDGEWOOD PRESENTED HIM WITH A PROCLAMATION ALONG WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE CASSILLY FOR ATTENDING WASN'T THE BEST WEATHER THERE, BUT IT WAS. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED FOR THE RAIN AND THE COOL AIR WE HAD OUT THERE. AND REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM IN PLACE. GOOD BUSINESS, UM, ALSO WORKING WITH THE JOB OF TOWN MARINA TO SYSTEM . THEY'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SOME TIME TO GET A LIQUOR LICENSE, AND, UH, WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT DONE BY SPRING, SO WHEN THEY OPENED BACK UP ON FULL BOARD, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT CLOSED, BUT WHEN THEY OPENED FULL BOARD OF MARINA THERE THEY SHOULD HAVE A BEER AND WINE LICENSE, AT LEAST AND THEY WILL GO AFTER MAYBE LIQUOR LICENSE AT A LATER DATE ONLY ONLY MARINA AND IN THE HARFORD COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE A BEER WINE LESSONS. UM ALSO, I LIKE TO THANK, UH, CARRY EXECUTIVE BOB CASSIDY AND TERRY HAILEY. BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THESE LIGHTS PUT IN IN THE, UH, IN THE IN THE COPENHAGEN PARK IN THE IN JOPPATOWNE, THE LIGHTS THERE THAT WERE PUT IN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO THAT LINE UP THE FOOTBALL FIELD ARE HALF OF THEM WERE BURNED OUT AND THE PROBLEM IS NOW THEY DO THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE, SO THE CANADA IS GOING TO REPLACE THEM WITHOUT WITH LED S. AND THAT WILL MAKE A, UH MUCH BETTER PROGRAM WHEN WE HAVE THEIR NITE FOOTBALL GAMES THERE AND ALSO WANT TO THANK DENNY JOHN, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE JOPPATOWNE RECREATION COUNCIL AND HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR DEDICATED VOLUNTEER SERVICE FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN THE AREA RUNNING THAT FOOTBALL PROGRAM. IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SOMEBODY VOLUNTEERING ALL THAT TIME AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU HE'S PUT THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET THAT PROGRAM FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD, UM,[01:20:06]
WITH THAT ORIGINALLY RESERVED AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND THEY HAD TO RUN THEIR DRAINPIPES DOWN ALONGSIDE OF THAT FOOTBALL FIELD AND CUT ACROSS THE FRONT. HOOK UP INTO THAT SYSTEM, AND WHEN THEY DID, THEY TORE UP ALL THE GROUND. THEY ALSO TORE UP THAT IT WAS THERE WAS A LITTLE CORVETTE THAT THAT WATER WOULD RUN DOWN AND GO INTO THE STREAM, BUT THEY TOOK THE COVER THAT WHEN THEY DID THAT, WHEN IT RAINED, ALL THE WATER RAN OVER ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD FLOODED THE FOOTBALL FIELD. SO JOHN AND HIS FRIENDS WHO GET PUMPS AND GENERATORS THEIR OWN AND GO DOWN THERE AND RUN IT AND PAY FOR ALL THE GAS AND EVERYTHING. THEY WANTED TO PUMP ALL THE WATER OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD SO THEY CAN PLAY FOOTBALL. SO IT REALLY DEDICATED PEOPLE. THERE'S KIND OF DEDICATED PEOPLE WE HAVE ALL THROUGH HARFORD COUNTY. WHAT IT'S WHAT MAKES HARFORD COUNTY WORK. A LOT OF MY DEATH AND DO ANYTHING I CAN FOR HIM, SO I APPRECIATE IT AND ALL HIS 30 SOME YEARS IN THAT PROGRAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE . MR PENMAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT TO FURTHER DISCUSSION OF TRANSPARENCY, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS RELEVANT TO NOTE THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY IS PROPOSING LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE. THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO AUDIT INSPECT, EVALUATE AND INVESTIGATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. PERHAPS HARVARD COUNTY COULD BEGIN HAVING THESE SAME DISCUSSIONS OF POSSIBLY ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OFFICE TO ENSURE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AS WELL AS COUNTY CODE IN CHARTER ARE BEING FOLLOWED. ANOTHER NOTE ONCE AGAIN, A REFERENCE TO THE PROPOSED FAUCET APARTMENT. I BELIEVE A SUCCESSFUL SOLUTION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED TO REDUCE FROM 100 APARTMENTS TO 48 SENIOR HOUSING LEAST UNITS THAT 100 APARTMENT PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR DAK HAS BEEN CANCELED WHILE THE DEVELOPER WORKS ON ESTABLISHING A NEW PROJECT PLAN TO REFLECT THE REDUCED UNITS. FOR SENIOR LIVING PROJECT. IN ADDITION, DISCUSSIONS ARE TAKING PLACE WITH THE DEVELOPER TO ENTER INTO A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT REFLECTING THE SENIOR HOUSING AND FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, I THINK IT'S TIME TO PROVIDE THE 1.5 PAY INCREASE FOR ALL THE HARFORD COUNTY HARDWORKING COUNTY EMPLOYEES. I KNOW THE FISCAL NUMBERS WILL COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND BORROWING SOME ON FORESEEN ISSUE . I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT EVEN INCREASING THE PAY INCREASE ABOVE 1.5% THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR PRESIDENT.THANK YOU. MR PENMAN. MR JAN GIORDANO. UH THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. UM I'M DEVASTATED SECOND BY THE BRUTAL ATTACKS AND MURDERS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGH THE ROOF, HORRIFIC ACTS AT THE HAMAS TERRORIST GROUP. MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THE INNOCENT VICTIMS, FAMILIES GRIEVING THE GROWING LOSS AS THIS WAR ESCALATES. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY , ESPECIALLY MY DEAR FRIEND RABBI BECAUSE SHE AT HARTFORD, CHABAD. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR 10 YEARS AND CANNOT FATHOM THE PAIN IS COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH, UM, SOME OF HIS FRIENDS OVER AND OVER IN ISRAEL. I PRAY FOR JUSTICE, THE INNOCENT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND FOR COMPASSION. UM. ON TOP OF THAT I DID DO A GRAND OPENING FOR THE GROUCHY ROOM. DANA WHO'S GOT KIND, I THINK 135,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS DOES CHARCUTERIE BOARDS, UM, OVER THERE BY BAGEL WORKS GREAT LITTLE PLACES GONNA HAVE SANDWICHES AND EVERYTHING. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, STOP IN THERE. I'M SURE ALL HER FOLLOWERS ARE ARE GOING TO GO OVER THERE. AND THEN I DID THE GRAND OPENING OF HOME TEAM MORTGAGE. FOR TONY AND RYAN. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR JANE JORDANIAN MISSILES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I HAVE A FEW EVENTS THAT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ABERDEEN PUBLIC LIBRARY IS HOSTING A TRICK OR TREAT AT THE LIBRARY ON HALLOWEEN FROM 10 TO 8. IF YOU GO IN YOUR COSTUME, YOU CAN GET A TREAT AND A CRAFT. UM AND ABERDEEN COMMUNITY COALITION IS HOSTING, HELPING HOST A FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL AT ANNA'S HOUSE ON TOLLGATE ROAD. TRUNK OR TREAT GAMES, CRAFTS FOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ON THE 27TH FROM 4 TO 6 AND THEN THE COLLEGE HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. UM IS DOING AN EVENING GLOW RUN AND THAT IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON CAMPUS FRIDAY. THE 20TH AT 7 P.M. CHECK THEIR WEBSITE. FOR MORE INFORMATION. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS CELLS, MR BENNETT. HELLO GOOD EVENING. UM IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH VISIT HARTFORD THIS PAST WEEK, WHICH IS A VERY INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION. UM, GOT TO LEARN FROM THEM THE HISTORY OF OUR HOTEL TAX AND HOW IT WORKS, AND, UM, THE HISTORY OF THEIR FUNDING , AND UM, ALSO TALKED SOME ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN OTHER COUNTIES AND HOW THEY OPERATE WITH THAT, SO IT WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME. AND JUST LEARNING MORE FROM THEM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TIME. UM WAS VERY GENEROUS OF THEM. I ALSO ATTENDED THE FIRST BOARD
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EVENT MEETING AS A COUNTY COUNCIL LIAISON, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, ESPECIALLY AS THEY START TALKING ABOUT THEIR CAPITAL BUDGET. IT WAS THEIR FIRST NIGHT REVIEWING THE HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET, GETTING EVERYBODY READY FOR THAT. UM I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS A VERY WELL RUN MEETING IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD OF ED HAS HAD ITS STRUGGLES WITH KEEPING A WELL RUN, WELL MAINTAINED MEETING AND I THOUGHT I SAW IMPROVEMENT IN THAT WHICH WAS NICE. UM AT THE MEETING. I DID SPEAK BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC COMMENT JUST ABOUT CONSTITUENT CONCERNS THAT WE HAD BEEN EMAILED AS A COUNCIL FROM A YOUNG MAN WHO IS A SENIOR ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND PLAYS BASEBALL. AND HE HAD NOTED THAT JACKIE ROBINSON DAY HAS NOT BEEN CELEBRATED BY HIGH SCHOOL, BASEBALL SPORTS OR HIS PARKS AND REC EXPERIENCE IN BASEBALL. SO WE HOSTED A MEETING AND HAD INVITED THE PARKS AND REC OFFICE AND MEMBERS OF HCPS TO HEAR FROM HIM. I HAVE HAD FOLLOW UPS WITH MR HANLEY FROM PARKS AND REC, AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE SEEN POSITIVE ALSO HAD FOLLOW UPS OF HTTPS AND JUST SPOKE TO IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT, HOPEFULLY, MAKING IT A WAY TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE JACKIE ROBINSON DAY FOR OUR YOUTH, AND TO MAKE IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN OUR HISTORY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S LOCAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE INTEGRATION OF BASEBALL WITH NEGRO LEAGUES. HERE IN HARTFORD COUNTY AND THEN ALSO GIVING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, UH, SO HOPING THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND WORK ON THAT, UM, BESIDES THAT, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING FOR MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS REALLY DIVING DEEP INTO ENTERPRISE ZONES. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND MORE AGAIN. HOW IS IT LOOKING OTHER COUNTIES WHERE OUR DEFICITS AS A COUNTY AND HOW WE MANAGE OUR ENTERPRISE ZONES AND THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF HAVING OUR ENTERPRISE ZONES? UM ESPECIALLY RELEVANT RIGHT NOW, AS WE LOOK AT ADDING YET ANOTHER PROPERTY IN DISTRICT F TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS AND DEFICITS AND HOW WE MANAGE THE ENTERPRISE ZONE. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FOR ME TONIGHT AGAIN. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
BENNETT. AND EARLIER I SPOKE ABOUT THE ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FORGOT TO TOUCH ON BESIDES MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES BEING THERE, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE IMPORTANCE AND THE BENEFITS OF THE ADMINISTRATION. MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS FAR AS THEIR BUDGET CONCERNS GO, CAN EXECUTIVE WANTED TO HAVE MORE INVOLVED MEETINGS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED WHEN THE BUDGET CYCLE STARTS. AND SO THEY DID CONFIRM HERE THE OTHER NIGHT THAT THEY ARE MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE AND WORKING TO MITIGATE ANY TYPE SURPRISES THAT MAY COME WHEN WE COULD DO OUR BUDGET CYCLE. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT TODAY. I HAD YESTERDAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE GUNPOWDER WINE TRAIL KICK OFF AT HARTFORD WINERY. I'D NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. IT'S GREAT EVENT.GREAT VENUE. WANNA THANK ANGELA FOR BEING THERE AS WELL AND VISIT HARFORD FOR THE ONES THEY'RE THE ONES THAT REALLY STEERED US ALONG WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IS A GREAT EVENT.
UM IT SUPPORTS TOURISM THROUGHOUT HARFORD COUNTY, AND THEY DID SOMETHING EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR ICE CREAM, AND I DID ENJOY THAT. I DID PARTAKE IN THAT. SO UM YES. THANK YOU. AND, UH, MOST IMPORTANT THAT I WANT TO SPEAK TO TODAY IS WE HAVE RECEIVED 14 APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD VACANCY. UM I AM MEETING WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ON MONDAY TO REVIEW THE APPLICANTS THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BE DISPERSED AMONGST ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW, AND IF THEY WANT TO INTERVIEW SO THEY HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE CURRENT VACANCY. UM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO DO THAT, AND THEN, UM, THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, TOO, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, BUT I'LL BRING THAT UP AT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. UM AND WITH THAT I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS WANT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE IN YOUR PATIENTS, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK Y
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