[a. Resolution 007-24 (Master Water and Sewer Plan Spring 2024 Update)]
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EVENING CHAIR CALLS TO ORDER PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTION 007-24 WATER AND SEWER PLAN SPRING 2024 UPDATE, UH, COUNCIL THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR DUMB BACK MR PINE AND MISS SHABI DU BOIS. DU BOIS. OK, I. I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU. UH, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE FIRST REVISION IS FOR TABLES AND GRIDS. REVISION ONE IS LOCATED AT 921 SOUTH STEPHANIE ROAD, JUST NORTH OF BEECH CREEK SUBDIVISION IN ABERDEEN, BUT IS NOT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. ZONED R TWO. IT IS SHOWN ON GRID B, FOUR OF THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AREA MAPS. IN HIS IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP, 58 AS PARCEL 49. PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE NOW ENTITLED CARSONS RESERVE SUBDIVISION CREATES 41 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THEREFORE THIS PROPERTY IS BEING MOVED FROM THE WATER AND SEWER FIVE CATEGORY INTO THE WATER AND SEWER THREE CATEGORY. REVISION TWO IS LOCATED AT 519 STRATFORD ROAD IN THE WOODCREST SUBDIVISION IN FOLSTON. SHOWN ON GRID A FOUR WITH THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AREA MAP. IT IS IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP 55 AS PARCEL 807 LOT 73. IT IS ZONED RR AND HAS AN EXISTING DWELLING LOCATED ON THE LOT. DUE TO A DOCUMENTED FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEM . REPORT PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THE HARTFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE HOMEOWNER HAVE REQUESTED CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER. THEREFORE, AS PLANNED TO BE MOVED FROM THE NO PLANNED SERVICE CATEGORY FOR SEWER INTO THE SEWER THREE CATEGORY. NEXT. WE HAVE SECTION 3.13 ENTITLED PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS. THIS WAS REVISED TO REMOVE ANY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH APPROVE P PLANS HAVE EXPIRED. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR THE PROJECT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. ONE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ADDED THAT IS CARSON'S RESERVE SUBDIVISION PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN REVISION ONE IN ADDITION TO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. CROSSROADS AT HICKORY HAS HAD ALL OF HIS SERVICES CONSTRUCTED AND FOSTERS RUN SUBDIVISION, WHICH WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY. THE NEXT THREE PAGES IN THE WORKBOOK COVER TABLE 3-1 PLAN DEVELOPMENTS. AND WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. FOR FIVE PROJECTS. CARSON'S RESERVE CROSSROADS AT HICKORY OFFICERS RUN GRACE HALL AND MAGNOLIA LANDING. THE LATTER TWO BEING ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SERVICES CONNECTED FROM CONSTRUCTION. THE FINAL PAGE OF TABLE 3-1 SHOWN ON THE SLIDE. SHOWS THE REVISIONS TO THE SUMMARY OF THE REMAINING RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIALLY ZONED UNITS WITH APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLANS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NET CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL UNITS WAS A REDUCTION OF 281 UNITS WITH 2898 UNITS REMAINING. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN A BUSINESS ZONE OR THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE ACREAGE. TABLE 3-3 HISTORICAL AND PREDICTED CONNECTIONS TO COUNTY WATER AND SEWER. WAS UPDATED TO INDICATE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR. THE FUTURE PROJECTS WERE ALSO UPDATED. THE NEXT TWO PAGES ARE FOR TABLE 3-8. PLANNED WATER WORKS IMMEDIATE FIVE YEAR AND 10 YEAR PRIORITIES. THIS TABLE WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT REQUEST MADE BY THE CITY OF HAVE GRACE AND THE CITY OF ABERDEEN. NO CHANGES FOR HARTFORD COUNTY ARE PROPOSED IN THIS UPDATE. THE TABLE IN THIS WORKBOOK INCLUDES ONLY PROJECTS TO WHICH CHANGES ARE PROPOSED. COMPREHENSIVE TABLE SHOWING ALL CAPITAL WATER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY AND THE THREE MUNICIPALITIES CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER THREE OF THE OVERALL WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT. NEXT IS CHAPTER FOUR. TABLE 4-2 PLAN CAPITAL SEWAGE PROJECTS IMMEDIATE FIVE YEAR AND 10 YEAR PRIORITIES. LIKE THE PREVIOUS REVISION FOR WATER. THIS TABLE WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE REQUEST MADE BY THE CITY OF HAVE RACE AND THE CITY OF ABERDEEN. NO CHANGES FOR HARTFORD COUNTY ARE PROPOSED IN THIS UPDATE. THE TABLE, AND THIS WORKBOOK INCLUDES ONLY PROJECTS TO WHICH CHANGES ARE PROPOSED, AND A COMPREHENSIVE TABLE SHOWING ALL CAPITAL SEWER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY AND A THREE MUNICIPALITIES CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER FOUR OF THE OVERALL WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT. THE NEXT TWO
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PAGES ARE FOR TABLE 4-3. DISCHARGE RECORD OF SEPTIC CALLERS. THIS WAS REVISED TO SHOW MONTHLY DATA FOR 2023 FOR ALL SEPTIC HOLD TO THE SOD, WOR SO RUN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. THIS PROVISION IS A STANDARD REQUIREMENT FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE CURRENT DATA FOR EACH SPRING MASTER PLAN REVISION. THE FINAL SECTION IN THE WORKBOOK INCLUDES THE WRITTEN REQUEST MADE TO HARFORD COUNTY FOR THE REVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SPRING 2024 WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN UPDATE. THERE WERE TWO PROJECTS WE DID NOT ACT UPON THAT WAS MOVING THE ANTI WARS RESTAURANT AND THE MOOSE LODGE INTO THE SEWER. THREE CATEGORY FROM THE SEWER. NO PLAN CATEGORY. THAT CONCLUDES THE REVISIONS TO THE SPRING 2024 WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR RILEY. YES, MR PRESIDENT. I WILL BE. UH UH, PUTTING IN AN AMENDMENT IN THE FUTURE TO INCLUDE THE SEWER MASTER PLAN REQUEST FOR 38. EACH DEVILLE ROAD, THE WOES RESTAURANT. AND ARE ALSO BE SUBMITTING ONE FOR THE SEWER MASTER PLAN REQUEST FOR 310 EASTER ROAD, THE MOOSE LODGE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO MAYBE, UM, EXPAND ON WHY YOU THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT? OK, MR PRESIDENT, JUST TO LET THE FOLKS KNOW THAT MIGHT BE IN THE AUDIENCE OR IN THE PUBLIC. THERE IS A SLEEVE ALREADY UNDER S EAST JARS ROAD THAT WILL ALLOW THE SEWER TO GO. PROBABLY NOT EVEN 200 FT TO INCLUDE THIS NONPROFIT , WHICH IS THE, UH, THE MOOSE LODGE. AND OF COURSE, ONCE YOU CONNECT UP THE MOOSE LODGE, THAT CONNECTION WILL ALSO ALLOW. UH ANDY WAR GOES TO LAW HOOK UP AND I DON'T THINK THIS WILL FURTHER ANY DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT WILL HELP THESE TWO BUSINESSES, ONE NONPROFIT AND ONE THAT IS A RESTAURANT, UH BECAUSE OF THEIR FAILING SEPTIC. I HAVE TWO LETTERS FROM THE, UH FROM THE, UM HARFORD COUNTY. UH BOARD OF HEALTH THAT IS REQUESTING THIS ALSO. THANK YOU, MR PEN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UM, I THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF, UH, INFORMATION AND A LOT OF EVALUATION. UM BUT I DO I DO SUPPORT WHAT? COUNCILMAN RILEY. I IS, UH, HOPING TO AMEND. UM BUT I JUST WANNA KIND OF, UH, DISCUSS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. AND WHY THESE TWO WEREN'T UH UM INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST AFTER REVIEWING THE FILE, UH, IT ITS APPEARANCE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH THE SEPTICS THAT ARE ARE FAILING IN THE AREA, SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF WHY THESE ONES WEREN'T INCLUDED. BUT THE OTHER ONES WERE WERE THE OTHER TWO. SO WE FOLLOWED. WE FOLLOWED OUR PROCESS. THE RULES WE'VE SET FOR OURSELVES. WE RECEIVED THE REQUEST AND WE ASSESS THEM. AND THE FIRST THING WE ASSESS THEM AGAINST IS THE CRITERIA SET IN THE WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT ITSELF AND I'LL READ THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, UM QUOTE THE EXTENSION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES TO SERVE USES OUTSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY TO ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF A REVIEW OF LAND USE IN THE OVERALL HARTFORD COUNTY MASTER PLAN, SO THAT'S OUR CRITERIA THAT WE'VE SET FOR OURSELVES. WE SIMPLY FOLLOW THAT, BASED ON ASSESSMENT AND RECEIVING INPUT FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT. WE DIDN'T FIND ANY DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF A CURRENT HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. BASED ON THAT WE MADE OUR ASSESSMENT TO NOT INCLUDE IT OR NOT ACT ON THE REQUEST. UM WE ? YOU KNOW, WE RUN THAT THROUGH THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL, AND THAT'S THE REQUEST BOOKLET OR THE BOOKLET THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THE KIND OF ANSWERS MY QUESTION, UH, ABOUT THE CRITERIA , BUT I THOUGHT ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUGGESTIONS THAT IT IT WAS KIND OF A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE IS WHY THEY WERE RECOMMENDED THOSE TWO SO, UM, BUT AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING COUNCILMAN RILEY'S AMENDMENT TO ADD THESE TWO TO THE PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR PER. AND WHAT ELSE? MR GUTHRIE. I JUST SOMETHING FOR THIS LETTER FROM BAY STATE LAND SERVICES IN REGARDS TO THAT, UM, WHAT DID HE SAY ON THEIR PAGE THREE. UM MOVE REGARDING THE FOR[00:10:06]
ME. YOUR MIC'S NOT THIS THING HE KEEPS TRIPPING IF HE MOVE HIS THING. YEAH. LET ME REPEAT MYSELF. THIS LETTER FROM BAY STATE LAND SERVICES DATED JANUARY 2020 24 THEY MENTION IN THEIR, UM JUST TOWARD THE END OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH RIGHT BEFORE THE END, THEY SAY THE MOOSE'S SERVICE BY A PRIVATE WELL, OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THAT INCLUSION IN THE MASTER PLAN IS NOT BEING REQUESTED. AT THIS TIME. THEY DIDN'T REQUEST IT AND MOOSE REQUEST IT OR OR YOU'RE NOT REFERRING TO THE MOOSE WHEN YOU'RE AT WITH THAT SENTENCE. AS FAR AS THE WATER GOES, THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING, UM ATTACHMENT TO THE WATER AND DO INCLUDED IN THE WATER SERVICE AREA. THERE'S JUST THREE QUESTIONS, SO CORRECT CURRENTLY THE, UM WAR'S RESTAURANT HAS A THEY ARE ENCOMPASSED INTO THE WATER SERVICE CATEGORY, UM, JUST AROUND THE RESTAURANT ITSELF.OK, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MS DIXON, WE HAVE A NEW ONE SIGNED UP. WE DO, MR PRESIDENT. THERE'S ONE MITCH ENSER. EVENING. SURNAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. MITCH ENSER 1437, SHARON ACRES ROAD. FOREST HILL, MARYLAND, 21050. MR GUTHRIE? YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR PUBLIC SEWER SERVICE AREA. INCLUSION FOR THE MOOSE BUT NOT PUBLIC WATER SERVICE. UM SPEAKING TO THE INCLUSION INTO THE SEWER PLAN. I JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UM MR WARGO, WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT DOES OWN TWO ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 308 EAST HARRISVILLE ROAD, ONLY THE PROPERTY AT 308 HAS THE RESTAURANT ON IT AND THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING RESTAURANT ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED FOR PUBLIC SEWER. SO IT'S A VERY POINTED REQUEST JUST FOR THE PROPERTY THAT HOUSES THE RESTAURANT. UM FOR THE MOOSE. THE MOOSE INCLUDES 30 ACRES OF LAND. AND SOMEONE MAY SAY WELL, THAT 30 ACRES OF LAND IS A LOT OF ACREAGE AND SENDING SEWER TO THAT PROPERTY COULD OPEN IT UP FOR DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING TESTIMONY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING THAT DOCUMENTS HOW MUCH OF THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE IN THE REAR OR OUTSIDE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENT AREA THAT THE MOOSE LODGE OCCUPIES IS INUNDATED WITH STREAMS, NON TIDAL WETLANDS AND FOREST. FOR THAT REASON THERE WAS A LINE STRUCK ON THE REQUEST FOR THE MOOSE PROPERTY THAT ONLY LIMITED THE SEWER INCLUSION AREA JUST TO THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS AND THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY BEYOND THAT LINE IS NOT REQUESTED TO BE ADDED TO THE SEWER PLAN. SO IT WASN'T A WHOLESALE 30 ACRE INCLUSION. IT WAS ONLY FOR THE IMPROVED AREA THAT THE MOOSE LODGE CURRENTLY OCCUPIES AND SENDS WASTE TO ON SITE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT 11 OTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION. JUST TO BE CLEAR IF ANY DESIGNS PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION HAS TO OCCUR OR IS APPROVED TO OCCUR FOR THESE PROPERTIES, THE PROPERTY OWNERS THEMSELVES PAY FOR THE DESIGN, THE PERMITTING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER LINE.
SHOULD IT GET APPROVED THAT THERE IS NO COST TO THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY DOESN'T FUND THAT EXTENSION OF SEWER TO THOSE PROPERTIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MISS DIXON. WHEN NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP. THIS WILL CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTION 007-24, AND THIS WILL BE TAKEN UP AT A FUTURE MEETING.
THIS HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 543 GOOD EVENING CHAIR CALLS TO
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ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 24-0 12, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOADS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND IN PUBLIC, IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. THE LIBERTY FOR ALL I MADE A MISTAKE. I SHOULD HAVE HAD THOSE STUDENTS UP FRONT. I DIDN'T REALIZE TILL[00:15:02]
I HEARD HIM SPEAKING CASADO. HEAVENLY FATHER. AS WE GATHER FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING, WE HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. HELP US ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BONDS GRANT US THE CLARITY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT SERVE THE COMMON GOOD WITH FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION. AMEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS. FAIR HOUSING MONTH. UH, MISSILES WILL YOU STEP DOWN WITH YOUR PROCLAMATION LIKE TO WELCOME THE HART COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND STUDENTS FOR IT, PLEASE. I JUST. DON'T YOU RETIRE? ON OH, YOU GO TO PRISON, OK? GO RIGHT AHEAD. I'M SORRY.GOOD EVENING. YES GOOD EVENING. IT'S NOT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS . THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND SITTING AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING US HERE. COULD YOU TURN THE MICROPHONE ON THE LIGHT SHOULD BE GREEN. I THINK WHEN IT'S ON. YES. WE TALK TOO LOUSY. THERE YOU GO, OK? OK? IS THE SAME ONE. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? UM I'M KATHY MCFADDEN CEO OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MANCINI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE FAIR HOUSING MONTH. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR REALTORS AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY. UH, WE HAVE FAIR HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR, UH, CHAIRPERSON TODAY, AND SHE'S THE CHAIR OF OUR INCLUSIVE OF OUR, UM, INCLUSIVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE, BRIANNA STEVENS AND BEFORE I'D LIKE TO ALSO MENTION SOME PEOPLE WHO'VE WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS, UH, POSTER CONTEST, WHICH YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT AND THAT IS, UM, OVER THERE IS DAVE STROMBERG. HE'S ONE OF OUR REALTOR MEMBERS. LAURA METS, OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS TAMLA GUA. SHE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. AND OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW VERONICA. BC AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BRIANNA. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. APRIL IS NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND BEGINNING WITH THE FAIR HOUSING ACT IN 1968, CONGRESS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL PROTECTED CLASSES THAT MADE IT ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROTECTED CLASSES IN MARYLAND AND HARTFORD COUNTY. THE ASSOCIATION HAS A FAIR HOUSING TASK FORCE AND OVER THE YEARS HAS INVITED SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM A CAR HARFORD COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN A FAIR HOUSING POSTER CONTEST. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS CALLED. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER IN ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WITH US THIS EVENING, MISS LUZ MARIA VIGNOLA, ART TEACHER AT FOUNTAIN GREEN ELEMENTARY. I ASKED HER TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. WELL, SHE MAY NOT BE HERE. THE ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO JUST PUBLICLY THANK HER FOR HER CRITICAL ROLE IN THIS YEAR'S POSTER CONTEST. ALSO WITH US THIS EVENING. WE HAVE OUR FINALISTS FOR 2024, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THEM FORWARD TO BE RECOGNIZED. FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CATEGORY. CAMERON ALMAN FIRST PLACE MM. SHE'S A WE'LL GO UP HERE. OH, JUST GO TO THE FRONT CAMERA IS NOT HERE UNTIL OK? UM. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CATEGORY. LIVIA REED TIED FOR FIRST PLACE. AND BEAUTIFUL. SHOW UP OUR PROCLAMATION. I CAN SEE THAT. ENRIQUE CARBONEL TIED FOR FIRST PLACE. YOU ON THE SHOW.
DARCY HERMAN, SECOND PLACE. BOLIN THIRD PLACE. AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS CATHERINE MCEWAN, HONORABLE MENTION. AND KATE TROJANOWSKI HONORABLE MENTION. HOW YOU
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DOING? ON BEHALF OF HARTFORD COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE HARTFORD COUNTY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FAIR HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE ALSO DO IS WE HAVE A PIZZA PARTY FOR HIM AT THE TWO CENTER, AND ALL THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED 64 OF THEM WAS 6868. THEY ALL COME AND WE GIVE THEM GIFTS. WE GIVE THEM ALL SORTS OF STUFF AND THANK THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS GREAT CONTEST, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HM? WE DO. TEACHER. UH, PIZZA. THIS IS CALCIUM AND SO IS ALSO RICH. LAST YEAR, ONE OF MY STUDENTS WON FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ACTUALLY, A STUDENT ONE THIS YEAR TWO CAMERON WON THIS YEAR. MR RILEY WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, WHEREAS APRIL 2ND 2024 MARKS THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE US FAIR HOUSING LAW TITLE EIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AS AMENDED, WHICH ENUMERATES A NATIONAL POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN SEX. FAMILY STATUS AND HANDICAP AND ENCOURAGES FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THE HARTFORD COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS IS COMMITTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE FAIR HOUSING LAW TITLE EIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 BY CONTINUING TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION IN THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT WILL EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RIGHT TO EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PLAN PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP FOR SURE. EVERY AMERICAN OF THEIR RIGHT TO FAIR HOUSING NOW, THEREFORE WE THE COUNTY COUNCIL. HARTFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND IS NINTH DAY OF APRIL. 2024 DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FAIR HOUSING MONTH APRIL 2024, WHICH BEGINS A YEAR LONG COMMEMORATION OF THE US FAIR HOUSING LAW AND HARTFORD COUNTY AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY RECOGNIZE THIS CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COUNCIL THEMSELVES. ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, AND, UM, THE AS A FELLOW REALTOR. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT CAUSE, AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK HERE TONIGHT.YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND, UM, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS, CATHY ON YOUR UPCOMING RETIREMENT. I DID IT. UH, WE DO AT THE ASSOCIATION WORK REALLY HARD FOR FAIR HOUSING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR MEMBERS WE LIVE HERE AND WE WORK HERE AND WE WORK SO HARD FOR YOU AS A COMMUNITY, AND WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR REALTORS HAVE ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE GOOD REALTORS AND TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THEIR CLIENTS, UH, EITHER A BUYER OR SELLER, THE BEST THAT THEY CAN DO. SO UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COUNCIL MEN. YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED HARD FOR US, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE BUT THE PICTURE TAKEN I DON'T KNOW.
DAVE LEFT. OK, I THINK WE CALL DAVE, OUR 6TH AND 7TH EMPLOYEE WHO NEVER GETS PAID. OK? BECAUSE I HAVE EVERYBODY CLOSER. HOW ABOUT THE KIDS COME UP WITH YEAH, THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. CAMERON, YOU SAY. AND . NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 7 THROUGH 13. UM MAY I HAVE CEO, MARY HASSLER AND LESLIE GREEN? GREEN SMITH COME FORWARD. THE SETTLERS. DEAR. GOOD. WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH
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OTHERS LEARN NEW SKILLS AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY. THESE FACILITIES HAVE LONG SERVED AS TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS STRIVING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED, ABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. AND WHEREAS THE THEME OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK 2024 IS READY SET, LIBRARY LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD AND FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES WORKING TO IMPROVE SOCIETY. PROTECT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND LITERACY AND PROMOTE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK NOW THEREFORE WE THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARTFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THIS NINTH DAY OF APRIL. 2024 DO HEREBY SALUTE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 7TH THROUGH THE 13TH OF 2024 DURING THIS WEEK, WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY TO EXPLORE THE WEALTH OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION AND, UM, WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR LIBRARIES HERE IN THE COUNTY AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES AND LIBRARIANS DO SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. SO THANK YOU. YOU LIKE. OH, YOU KNOW, SHE WANTS A TALK. THREE MINUTES. SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT. START THE CLOCK FOR THE LIBRARY. YOU GOT FIVE WAIT. EVERYBODY WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE LIBRARY. I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE UNIVERSE. IT STILL IS THE BEST JOB. AND UM I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE. THANK EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TONIGHT? THANK OUR COUNTY COUNCIL WHO WORKED SO HARD FOR US. THANK JESSICA. SHE IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR ON OUR LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALSO THANK EVERYONE WHO USES OUR LIBRARIES. WE WORK SO HARD TO PROVIDE RESOURCES. BOOKS AND PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND THE WOW FACTOR HERE IN HARTFORD COUNTY.I ALWAYS SAY I BRING A LITTLE BIT OF DISNEY TO HARTFORD, AND THAT'S WHAT WE STRIVE TO DO EVERY DAY. SO STOP BY TODAY IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY. OUR WORKERS ARE THE BEST. I WOULD COMPETE WITH ANY LIBRARY SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE BEST IN IN SHOW, AND THAT'S OUR STAFF. THEY REALLY TRULY GIVE THEIR ENTIRE HEART AND THEIR SOUL TO PROVIDING PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO EVERYONE AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO READ WHAT YOU WANNA READ AND WHAT YOUR FAMILY WANTS TO READ.
AND NO ONE ELSE CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN OR CANNOT READ. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TO COUNSEL. IF I MAY BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT UM, COUNCILMAN ANDREANO IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING. HE'S A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER, AND WE MISS HIM. UM HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AS FAR AS READING. SO, UM I'M SURE HE'LL BE BACK NEXT MEETING. G. I DIDN'T REMEMBER FIVE CONSIDERATION PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE NONE. SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE
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NONE. SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES. PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 2ND 2024 LEGISLATIVE DAY 24-0 11 APRIL 2ND 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEE NO CORRECTIONS. THE MEN STAND[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
APPROVED. EIGHT INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION 008 24 HOUSING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN. MAY I HAVE A MOTION COUNCILOR? PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 008 24,000 AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE.MOVED HIS SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION. 008-24 IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MISS DIXON. MR. PRESIDENT MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN, MR. RILEY B, MR BENNETT. THEY'RE BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSENT RESOLUTION, 008 24 IS HEREBY APPROVED. NUMBER NINE
[10. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS]
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. WE HAVE NONE. 10 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS. MR PENMAN, PLEASE READ IN AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH SIX TO BILL 24-008 F LANES. YES MR PRESIDENT AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH FOUR TO BILL NUMBER 24-008 FIRE LANES INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN UH. MEMBER PENMAN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON PAGE FIVE IN LINE TWO STRIKE SHALL AND SUBSTITUTE WITH ME. MEMBER NUMBER TWO ON PAGE FIVE AND LINE FIVE, STRIKE HIS HER AND SUBSTITUTE THEIR RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE ON PAGE SIX OF LINE 14 STRIKE ON HIS HER OWN.SUBSTITUTE INDIVIDUALLY AND MEMBER NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE SIX. IN LINE 15 AFTER THE OPENING BRACKET, INSERT FOUR AMENDMENTS FIVE AND SIX TO BUILD NUMBER 24 008 FIRE LANES INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER UH JEANNE GIORDANO. MEMBERS NUMBER FIVE ON PAGE TWO, A LINE NINE AFTER PERMITS INSERT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEE AMENDMENTS NUMBER SIX ON PAGE THREE AND LINE EIGHT AFTER PERMITS INSERT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEE THAT'S ALMOST READ IT. THANK YOU BECAUSE OF THE TIME. TIMELY MANNER HERE. THESE WILL BE VOTED ON TONIGHT. SO THEY HAVE A MOTION COUNCILOR. PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH SIX TO BILL 24-008 2ND.
THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. MOVED IN A SECOND TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH SIX TO BILL 24-008.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? BUT UM I THINK ALL THESE AMENDMENTS ARE FOR THE MOST PART CLERICAL, BUT I JUST WAS HOPING MAYBE, UH, COUNCILMAN PENMAN COULD EXPLAIN THE REASONING BEHIND STRIKING SHELL AND SUBSTITUTING MAY I'VE JUST LEARNED OVER THE PAST YEAR. HOW UH, BIG OF A DIFFERENCE THERE ARE BETWEEN, UH, THOSE TWO WORDS SHALL AND MAY IN REGARDS TO, UH, WHAT THINGS DO ONCE YOU CHANGE A SHELL TO A MAY OR A MAY TO A SHALL, UM, SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC THE CONTEXT FOR THAT CHANGE. AND, UH, WHAT THAT CHANGE MEANS TO YOU AND INSERTING IT. YES UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, POSING A QUESTION, UH, LAST WEEK OR I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK WE DISCUSSED, UM, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAY AND SHAO AND WHY IT APPLIES TO THIS. UM A LOT OF THE PARAMETERS ON ESTABLISHING THESE FIRE LANES ARE GONNA BE DETERMINED BY THE STAKEHOLDERS. UH UH. THE OFFICER DILL, UM, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. PUBLIC SAFETY ROLL NOT KNOW GENERALLY, THE REGULATIONS THAT SHOULD, UH COM UH, APPLY WITH THE STANDARD AS FAR AS LENGTH SIGNAGE ALL THOSE THINGS, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE ABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE NOTIFICATION BUT SHALL, UM IS A LITTLE MORE, UM, HEAVY THAN MAY IF THAT MAKES SENSE. RIGHT, SO THEY THEY, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO, BUT THEY CAN. THAT'S CORRECT. MR GUTHRIE? UH, JUST AS A FOOTNOTE, UM IN A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS. THE TWO BIG WORDS THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH IS SHALL AND WILL. AND UM, SO I WAS GLAD TO SEE THERE'S A DIFFERENT WORD. UH, ASIDE FROM THOSE TWO WORDS, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN, UH, COURT CASES ON THOSE TWO WORDS, UH, YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU SHALL DO SOMETHING, OR YOU WILL DO SOMETHING IN A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE DOING THEM. CBO UM CBAS, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, BUT I PREFER THE WORD MAY IT'S BETTER. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE? MISS DIXON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE YES, MR PENMAN, MR. RILEY MRS. BOTH SAD. I, MR BENNETT. BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSENT AMENDMENTS, ONE THROUGH SIX TO BILL 24-008 ARE
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HEREBY APPROVED. 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS. BILL 24-007 ZONING REVIEW PROCESS AS INTRODUCED MAY HAVE A MOTION COUNCILOR. PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE BILL 24-007 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REVIEW PROCESS. WE HAVE A SECOND. IT'S VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. MOVED IN SECOND AND TO APPROVE BILL 24-007. HAS INTRODUCED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS DIXON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN MR. RILEY BALAD. HI, MR BENNETT. I TO BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSENT BILL 24-007 IS HERE BY APPROVED BILL 24-008 FIRE LANES AS AMENDED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION COUNCILOR? PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE BILL 24 008 FIRE LANES AS AMENDED. THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. MOVE A SECOND TO APPROVE BILL 24-008 F[00:35:01]
LANES AS AMENDED HIS DISCUSSION MISS DIXON. MR PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE MR. PENMAN MR. RILEY MRS . BOLSO MR BENNETT TO SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSENT BILL 24-008 AS AMENDED. THIS HEREBY APPROVED AGENDA NUMBER 12 ENROLLMENT OF BILLS BILL 24-007 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REVIEW[12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS]
PROCESS AS INTRODUCED BILL 24-008 FIRE LANES AS AMENDED IS CERTIFIED AS BEING THE TEXT FINALLY PASSED. 13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. 14 NEW BUSINESS. SO OVER THE PAST.[14. NEW BUSINESS]
YEAR. FEW MONTHS. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT CODE. CHARTER. AND IT HAS REARED ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN. AND I JUST THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO COME OUT IN THE PUBLIC. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN I BELIEVE A VIOLATION OF THE CODE WITH RETAINING OUTSIDE COUNSEL. WE HAVE HAD CORRESPONDENCE BACK AND FORTH THROUGH MR KEARNEY TO MR BLOMQUIST I REQUESTING THAT THAT OUTSIDE COUNSEL BE TERMINATED AS THE CHARTER AND THE CODE STATES.IT IS ONLY WITH COUNSEL APPROVAL. UM THERE WAS, UH, A REQUEST TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
IT DID NOT MAKE IT ON THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA, AND FROM THERE, IT MOVED A FAR BEYOND ANYWHERE. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD WITHOUT HORROR INVOLVEMENT. UM THE CODE IN THE CHARTER ARE TRULY OUR GUIDING, UH, DOCUMENTS . UH, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST YEAR.
PLUS ACTUALLY MY ENTIRE TIME. I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL THAT, UH, THEY ARE GUIDING DOCUMENTS AND WE NEED TO FILE THOSE WE NEED. FOLLOW THOSE FOR A REASON. AND, UNFORTUNATELY, UM I FELT LIKE I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE PUBLIC. I HAD TO, UH, MAKE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS AWARE AND I'VE DONE THAT NOW. AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THEY FEEL FREE TO ADDRESS MR KEARNEY. UM AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. AND THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS AND THIS WILL TAKE UP. WE WILL TAKE THIS UP AT A FUTURE MEETING. UM B COUNTY ATTORNEY REQUESTS TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT OF NOTICE OF CLAIM SO AT THIS TIME COUNSEL I PROPOSE THE COUNCIL GO IN TO CLOSE SESSION AS PERMITTED BY SECTIONS 3-305 B, SEVEN AND B EIGHT OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING HIS REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE A SETTLEMENT IN A MATTER WHERE A NOTICE OF CLAIM HAS BEEN RECEIVED. AND TO CONSULT WITH COUNCIL ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. SECOND THANK YOU, MR GUTHRIE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS DIXON, MR. HI HI, MR RILEY. MRS. BOLSO, UH, MR BENNETT. BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, ONE ABSENT COUNSEL WOULD BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION IS HEREBY APPROVED. COPIES OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR CLOSING. THIS MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS ONE NOW. THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE CLOSED SESSION AND THEREAFTER WILL CONTINUE ITS AGENDA UNTIL ALL ITEMS ARE CONCLUDED, AND NOW THE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS. 3-305 B SEVEN. N EIGHT OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE
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