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FIVE. FOUR. THREE. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR CALLS TO ORDER. LEGISLATIVE SESSION. DAY 24.
DASH ZERO 15. I WOULD ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. EVERYBODY FOR THE PRAYER. TODAY, I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT SINCE MOTHER'S DAY WAS SUNDAY. I WANT TO HONOR THE MOTHERS WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING THAT I CAME ACROSS THAT WAS QUESTIONING IN A SCHOOL, AND ALL THE ALL THE QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT MOMS, AND THEY ALL THE ANSWERS CAME FROM SECOND GRADERS. SO I THINK THE MOMS ARE GOING TO LIKE THIS, BUT SOME OF THE DADS MAY NOT, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TO DO SOMETHING TO HONOR THE MOMS AS WE DID, MY WIFE'S MOTHER, WE TOOK HER TO HER FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT, WHICH WAS THE DINER ON ROUTE 40, ON PULASKI HIGHWAY AND EBENEZER ROAD. NO MATTER WHERE WE TAKE HER, SHE ALWAYS SAYS, WELL, THIS AIN'T AS GOOD AS THE DINER. SO SUNDAY WAS NOT ONLY MOTHER'S DAY, BUT IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY, AND SHE WAS 98. SO WE'RE, KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED WE CAN KEEP HER GOING FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS SO WE CAN HONOR HERE WHEN SHE. WHEN SHE TURNS 100.
BUT I WANT TO I WANT TO, SHARE THESE WITH YOU. AND THIS WAS, THIS WAS, WHY WHY, GOD. OKAY.
WHY? GOD MADE MOMS BRING ANSWERS. CAME FROM SECOND GRADE CHILDREN, AT AND, SO THE TEACHER CAME UP WITH THE QUESTIONS AND THERE'S THEIR ANSWERS. AND THE FIRST ONE WAS WHY DID GOD MAKE MOTHERS ONE? SHE ONLY KNOWS WHO SHE'S THE ONLY ONE KNOWS WHERE THE SCOTCH TAPE IS. TWO MOSTLY TO CLEAN THE HOUSE. THIRD STUDENT TO HELP US OUT WHEN THERE'S WHEN THE HELP US OUT THERE WHEN WE GOT BORNED. HOW DID GOD MAKE MOTHERS? THEY USED DIRT AND JUST A LITTLE LIKE FOR THE REST OF US, TO MAGIC PLUS SUPERPOWERS AND A LOT OF STRING. GOD MADE MY MOM JUST LIKE HE MADE ME. HE JUST USED BIGGER PARTS. WHAT INGREDIENTS? OUR MOTHERS MADE OF ONE. GOD MAKES MOTHERS OUT OF CLOUDS AND ANGEL HAIR AND EVERYTHING NICE IN THE WORLD. AND ONE DRAB OF MEAN, TWO. THEY HAD TO GET THEIR START FROM MEN'S BONES, THEN MOSTLY USE STRING. I THINK. WHY DID GOD GIVE YOU YOUR MOTHER AND NOT SOME OTHER MOM? ONE? BECAUSE WE'RE RELATED TO GOD. KNEW SHE LIKED ME A LOT MORE THAN THE OTHER PEOPLE. MOMS LIKE ME QUESTION WHAT KIND OF A LITTLE GIRL WAS YOUR MOM? MY MOM WAS ALWAYS BEEN MY MOM AND NONE OF THE OTHER STUFF TOO. I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE, BUT MY GUESS WOULD BE PRETTY BOSSY. THREE THEY SAY SHE USED TO BE NICE QUESTION WHY DID MOM NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DAD BEFORE SHE MARRIED HIM? THIS IS A GOOD ONE FOR HIS LAST NAME TOO. SHE HAD TO KNOW HIS BACKGROUND LIKE IS HE A CROOK? DOES HE DRINK BEER? DOES HE MAKE $800 A YEAR? DID HE SAY NO TO DRUGS AND YES TO CHORES? WHY DID MOM MARRY YOUR DAD? ONE. MY DAD MAKES THE BEST SPAGHETTI IN THE WORLD. AND MY MOM EATS A LOT TOO. SHE GOT TOO OLD TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH HIM. THREE. MY GRANDMA SAYS MOM DIDN'T HAVE HER THINKING CAP ON AT THE TIME. WHO'S THE BOSS OF YOUR HOUSE? MOM DOESN'T WANT TO BE BOSS, BUT SHE HAS TO BECAUSE DAD'S SUCH A GOOFBALL. YOUR MOM'S A BOSS. YOU CAN TELL, BY ROOM INSPECTION, BECAUSE SHE SEES ALL THE STUFF UNDER MY BED WITHOUT EYES THREE. I GUESS MOM IS, BUT ONLY BECAUSE SHE HAS A LOT MORE TO DO THAN DAD. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOM'S AND DAD'S? MOM'S WORK? MOM'S. MOM'S WORK AT WORK AND WORK AT HOME. AND DAD'S ONLY GO TO WORK AT WORK. TWO MOMS KNOW HOW TO TALK TO TEACHERS, TO TEACHERS WITHOUT SCARING THEM. THREE DADS ARE TALLER AND STRONGER. BUT MOMS
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HAVE ALL THE REAL POWER BECAUSE THAT'S WHO YOU GOT TO ASK IF YOU WANT TO GO TO SLEEP OVER A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR MOM'S HAVE MAGIC AND THEY MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER WITHOUT MEDICINE, WHAT DOES YOUR MOM DO TO HER SPARE TIME? MOTHERS DON'T HAVE ANY SPARE TIME TO HEAR HER TELL IT.SHE PAYS ALL THE BILLS ALL DAY LONG. OKAY, QUESTION. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE YOUR MOM PERFECT? OH, THE INSIDE, SHE'S ALREADY PERFECT OUTSIDE. I THINK SHE'S KIND OF PLASTIC SURGERY TO, DIET, YOU KNOW, DYE HER HAIR. I DYE MAYBE BLUE. IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR MOM, WHAT WOULD IT BE? SHE'D BE THIS WEIRD THING ABOUT ME KEEPING MY ROOM CLEAN. I GET RID OF THAT, TOO. I MAKE MOM SMARTER. THEN SHE WOULD KNOW. IT WAS MY SISTER WHO DID IT AND NOT ME. THREE I WOULD LIKE TO GET HER. FOR HER TO GET RID OF THOSE INVISIBLE EYES IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD. SO I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS A PRAYER FOR ALL THE MOMS ON MOTHER'S DAY.
AND MY MOTHER LONG BEFORE THAT, CONVENIENTLY HAPPENING BOTH ON THE SAME DAY AND WITH THAT, WE'LL SAY AMEN. AMEN. COUNCIL, MAY I HAVE GENERAL CONSENT TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 14 ON THE
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AGENDA AND RETURN TO FOUR THEREAFTER? FOR AND TO MOVE. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL CONTRACT. LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO APPROVE MARY KATE HERBIG AS LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER. I HAVE A SECOND.SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. GUTHRIE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE, MISS HERBECK, AS OUR LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AND IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO START, COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, WE AVERAGE STARTED ADVERTISING FOR A LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER. SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF APPLICANTS APPLY, AND WE WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY, WHAT OUR SCHEDULE WOULD BE FOR THEM. AND I THINK WE REFINED THAT AND I THINK THAT WE'RE BLESSED IN A SENSE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE MISS HERBECK, STEP UP TO THE PLATE, SHE COMES TO US WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE ON THIS COUNTY COUNCIL, STARTING AS A LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER, MOVING UP TO, A, ASSISTANT COUNCIL ATTORNEY, UP TO SENIOR COUNCIL ATTORNEY, AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE ADMINISTRATION ACROSS THE STREET AS A SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. SO, VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT, SHE WAS PRESENTED TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AGREED THOROUGHLY THAT SHE SHOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL. AND WITH THAT, HERE WE ARE. MR. GUTHRIE, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THAT SECOND MOTION AND, WORK WITH HER A LOT. AND WHEN MY PRIOR 12 YEARS, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE HAD HAD A FIGHT, BUT I WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT. I SAID WE MUST HAD A FIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING, BUT I WASN'T TOTALLY SURE, BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAD.
THIS WAY, IF YOU GOT EXCITED TO CALM YOU DOWN. SO, CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. MR. PENMAN, MAYOR KATE, WELCOME ABOARD. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A FIGHT, AND I DON'T THINK WE WILL, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND, AND JUST KIND OF PUSHING THIS COUNCIL FORWARD SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TASK, THOUGH, BUT WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU, MR. PENMAN.
MR. JORDAN. SO I, AS A NEW COUNCILMAN, I GUESS SIX YEARS AGO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AND WORK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATED YOUR KNOWLEDGE. AND I WAS ABLE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS. AND PART OF THAT AND LEARNING SOME OF THE STUFF THAT OBVIOUSLY I DID NOT KNOW, AND YOU WERE VERY HELPFUL, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, VERY COURTEOUS AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE. SO I, WHOLEHEARTEDLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND GLAD TO, WELL, IN A MINUTE, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE APPROVED AND COME ON BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. JORDAN AND MR. RILEY. YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I MET WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR OVER THIS, AND SHE, HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU, MARY KAY. APPARENTLY, YOU WORKED WITH HER IN THE PAST, AND, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU, MISS OLSEN. WELCOME, MARY KATE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
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, MR. BENNETT. I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS POSITION FILLED, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT FOR SO LONG, THE COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE A LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER. AND I KNOW THAT MADE THE WORK OF MR. KEARNEY SO MUCH HARDER, SO I THINK THIS WILL BE GREAT FOR US. IT'LL ALSO BE GREAT FOR WHOEVER IS OUR NEXT, COUNCIL ATTORNEY. SO THAT AS A COUNCIL, WE CAN WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND HAVE A BETTER PROCESS FOR GETTING LEGISLATION READY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. I BELIEVE THAT'S IT, MISS DIXON. MR. PRESIDENT, WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR. I MR. GUTHRIE. DITTO. I, MR. PENMAN, I MR. GIORDANO. ABSOLUTELY. I MR. RILEY, I MRS. I MR. BENNETT I THERE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ZERO IN THE NEGATIVE. THE CONTRACT FOR LEGISLATIVE DRAFTER IS HEREBY APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS HAVE DEGREES. HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE ROBOTICS TEAM. MR. BENNETT, MR. PENMAN. GENTLEMEN, IS THIS WHERE WE QUEUE UP? MR, MR. ROBOT, YOU'RE GOING TO READ? YEAH READ. YOU'RE GOING TO READ. WHEREAS TWO COMPETITION TEAMS FROM THE HAVRE DE GRACE HIGH SCHOOL GEARS AND SPEARS ROBOTICS CLUB, ADVANCED TO THE MARCH 20.MARCH 3RD, 2024 MARYLAND STATE VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION AND WHEREAS, EACH TEAM DESIGNED AND BUILT A ROBOT THAT WAS CAPABLE OF MOVING THREE SIDED TRY BALLS AROUND A 12 FOOT FIELD, GOING OVER AND UNDER BARS TO ULTIMATELY PLACE AS MANY TRY BALLS AS POSSIBLE INTO A GOAL.
AND WHEREAS TEAM TWO 1078 A CONSISTED OF CLUB PRESIDENT AND TEAM CAPTAIN FRANK HOWELL, CLUB VICE PRESIDENT TRINITY FRANCIS, CLUB VICE PRESIDENT ANISH CANTWELL, AND TEAM MEMBERS WILLIAM CONNOR AND JACK MULLINS. THEY FINISHED WITH A MATCH RANKING OF 46 AND A SKILL RANKING OF 25, AND WHEREAS TEAM 210, 78 B CONSISTED OF TEAM CO-CAPTAIN JADEN ALLEY, TEAM CO-CAPTAIN GUNNER NEWTON, AND TEAM MEMBERS ROSE CALDERON, AGUILAR, TRISTAN JOHNSON, ADAM JONES AND S VAN REYMERSWAELE. THEY FINISHED WITH A MATCH RANKING OF 55 AND SKILLS RANKING OF 29. NOW THE THEREFORE, WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND. ON THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY 2024, DO HEREBY CONGRATULATE HAVRE DE GRACE HIGH SCHOOL, GEARS AND ROBOTICS CLUB ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE MARYLAND STATE VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION. NOW SO IT'S IN THE CENTER, I KNOW WE, AS A COUNCIL LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL IN THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. I KNOW THIS IS A YEAR LONG PROCESS TO GET READY. IT STARTS LAST YEAR WHEN YOU FOUND OUT WHAT THE COMPETITION WAS GOING TO BE AND MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS. PERSONALLY, I GOT TO BE A WITNESS TO THAT WORK LAST YEAR. LAST SPRING, SEEING YOU ALL COMPETE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY COOL. BUT IT'S ALSO, I KNOW A LOT OF TECHNICAL WORK, A LOT OF DEEP LEARNING IS INVOLVED TO GET TO THAT POINT, BECAUSE IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'M SURE IT WOULD JUST BE A PILE OF BROKEN METAL, LIKE SPINNING ON THE GROUND IN A CIRCLE. SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE CAPABLE OF DOING, AND IT'S THE ONLY THE BEGINNING.
THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. AND I KNOW THERE'S GREAT THINGS AHEAD FOR ALL OF YOU, SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM US ON THE COUNCIL, MR. PENMAN, I KNOW YOU GOT TO SEE THEM COMPETE. YES. CONGRATULATIONS. I SAW FIRSTHAND, OF THE ROBOTICS THAT YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER AND CHALLENGE EACH OTHER WITH. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COUNTY AND TECH JOBS. AND WHAT BETTER TRAINING GROUND THAN THE ROBOTICS FIELD THAT YOU GUYS ARE ENTERING. SO CONGRATULATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR FUTURE IN HARFORD COUNTY AND ACROSS OUR NATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. SO GROUP PHOTO REAL QUICK. EVERYBODY IN THE FRONT, YOU JUST STEP THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT. KEEP COMING UNTIL ALL RIGHT, RIGHT THERE AND THEN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEP THIS WAY JUST A BIT. AND THEN YOU AS WELL FOLLOW IN ON THAT END. I'M NOT BLOCKING ANYONE
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BEHIND ME. NOT A CHANCE. DON'T YOU THINK? HEELS ON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA NUMBER FIVE.[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]
CONSIDERATION PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE NONE. SIX[6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND STEP HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS EXPERIENCE. WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME SHAWN BROCKMAN. IS IT CORRECT? YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, SIR. THIS COMING FROM HERE. SIT RIGHT AT THAT TABLE, SIR. YES, SIR. HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M. I'M SHAWN BROCKMAN, STEM PROJECT LEAD FOR NSTEP TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE EVOLUTION AND MISSION OF NSTEP.OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND WHAT WE WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR US. LET'S. WELL, FIRST, WE GOT TO START AT THE BEGINNING, SO. ALL RIGHT, SO IN 2017, NEW SERVICE TRAINING EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM STARTED AS A, COMMENCED AS A ASVAB YOUTH TRAINING, YOUTH TUTORING INITIATIVE BY 2018, WE EXTENDED OUR REACH TO HARFORD COUNTY, FOCUSING ON GED AND ASVAB TUTORING AS WE PROGRESSED INTO 2019. NSTEP. INTEGRATED JOB READINESS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, ALONG WITH STEM OUTREACH TO INSPIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. SEE BY THE YEAR 2020, IT HAD MARKED A PIVOTAL MOMENT AS WE DEPLOYED THE CAREER AND LIFE READINESS PROGRAM, EMPHASIZING STEAM CAREER EXPOSURE AND JOB READINESS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE PANDEMIC. IN 2021, WE PLANNED A YOUTH STEAM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CONNECTING OUR EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS WITH YOUNG ADULTS AND THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HAD, HAD BEEN POSTPONED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN 2022, NSEP HOSTED ITS INAUGURAL CAREER EXPO, A TESTAMENT TO OUR GROWTH AND DEDICATION. BUILDING ON THAT SUCCESS, IN 2023, WE EXPANDED OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM, FOSTERING STEM EDUCATION IN HARFORD COUNTY AND BEYOND. THIS YEAR, 2024, WE CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE ROBOTICS CLUB COMPETITION YEAR AND PREPARE FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL CAREER EXPO, SPOTLIGHTING SPACE EXPLORATION AND STEAM SUMMER PROGRAMING. LET'S SEE. SO OUR MISSION AT NSTEP IS CLEAR TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, PARTICULARLY FROM LOW INCOME AND MINORITY BACKGROUNDS, BY PROVIDING JOB READINESS TRAINING , CAREER PLANNING PATHWAYS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. WE OFFER A RANGE OF PROGRAMS STEAM ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, GED, ASVAB, TUTORING, AND COLLEGE CAREER READINESS COACHING. OUR MAIN INITIATIVE, THE CAREER, LIFE AND READINESS PROGRAM, EMBODIES OUR COMMITMENT TO PREPARING INDIVIDUALS FOR TOMORROW'S CAREER THROUGH PLANNING AND PREPARATION. SO, SO HERE WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF OUR BROCHURE FOR THE CAREER LIFE READINESS PROGRAM. BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE HERE, BUT WE HAVE FOUR PHASES OF THE PROGRAM. IT'S LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, JOB EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION, AND EDUCATION. THESE ARE THE PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM. BY BUILDING THESE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES, AS WE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURES. AND STEP IS GOVERNED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OUR BOARD COMES FROM A DIVERSE, DEMOGRAPHIC MIX AND OCCUPATIONS, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND NONPROFITS DEDICATION TO THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHILE NSEP IS A SMALL BUSINESS, OUR NONPROFIT OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO THE MISSION OF AIDING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AS THEY REACH FOR THEIR CAREER AND EDUCATION GOALS. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO DOT HAINES FOR HER SUPPORT OF THE HAVRE DE GRACE ROBOTICS CLUB. LOOKING AHEAD, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENTS. THE 2024 N-STEP CAREER EXPO SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 21ST, 2024 AT THOMPSON UNIVERSITY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. THIS YEAR'S THEME FOCUSES ON SPACE OPPORTUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY. FEATURING RENOWNED SPEAKER, DOCTOR GARY KITMACHER FROM NASA, OUR AIM IS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS AND CONNECT THEM WITH WITH DIVERSE STEM CAREER PATHWAYS.
AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR FUNDING AND SPONSORS FOR THIS EVENT. SO LET'S DELVE INTO THE
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MISS D ROBOTICS PROGRAM. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO CULTIVATE CRITICAL ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHICH MAKES A SIGNIFICANT STRIDES WITH BOTH 30 ACTIVE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM AT HAVRE DE GRACE HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR NEW CLUB OF SIX STUDENTS AT JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE'RE PROUD OF BOTH CLUBS AND THE SUCCESS OF REACHING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ROBOTICS AT HABITAT GRACE HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALSO WITH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INFORMATION TECH ORACLE ACADEMY FOR REAL WORLD APP DEVELOPMENTS. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND AND FOR MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR TO ADD OTHER SCHOOLS TO OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM. IN CONCLUSION AND STEP REMAINS STEADFAST IN OUR MISSION TO EQUIP YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN TODAY'S EVER, EVER EVOLVING WORKFORCE. THROUGH INITIATIVES, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, WE'RE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TOMORROW'S LEADERS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. SEAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, AS I LOOK THROUGH YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND YOUR OFFICERS, I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND KNOW AND HAVE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO SO, I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS FOR SURE. JUST SEEING WHO'S ATTACHED TO IT , AND YOU SAID THERE'S A WAY TO SPONSOR THESE EVENTS. YES, WE MY BOSS, SHARON JACOBS, HAS A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. OKAY. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO HER. SHE'S GOING TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, YES. SO ON OUR WEBSITE AT INSTEP FORWARD COM, THERE'S A LINK THAT YOU CAN CLICK ON TO SPONSOR ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS. THE DONATION LINK AS WELL FOR OUR PROGRAMS. YOU CAN ALSO SEND A CHECK TO OUR OFFICE ADDRESS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. HE WAS WELL PASSED. YEP COUNCILMAN. MISTER CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP AND JUST CONGRATULATE THE WHOLE PROGRAM. BUT SEAN, YOU AND SHARON, THANK YOU, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALLOWING THESE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO FLOURISH, IN THIS REALM AND SUCCEED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GUTHRIE.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR, WORKING WITH JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE GOT, STUDENTS INVOLVED IN IT AND, WENT OVER AND TALKED TO A FEW OF THEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND EVERY HOT ON THE SUBJECT. AND, WE EXPECT IT TO GROW IN JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GUTHRIE. ANYONE ELSE? MR. BENNETT, FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THE ROBOTICS GAMES, I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY WORTHWHILE TO DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT WHAT THEY DO ALL YEAR TO GET READY FOR THOSE GAMES, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING I EVER EXPERIENCE AS A CHILD. AND, I THINK IT'S WORTH FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU, COULD YOU COULD YOU SHARE, LIKE, ABOUT THIS YEAR'S GAME? WHAT DID YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT? SHOW YOUR ROBOT AND WHAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH.
CAREFUL COMING UP. THIS IS YOUR TIME. YES. SO, ROBOTICS IS A MULTI SEASON SPORT. SO WE START IN SEPTEMBER. CAN YOU SIT AND TALK A MICROPHONE PLEASE. YEAH, I'D SAY POINTED RIGHT AT ME. YEAH. SO ROBOTICS IS A MULTI-SEASON SPORT, WE START VERY BEGINNING THE SCHOOL YEAR, IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE CONTINUE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STATE'S COMPETITION IN MARCH. SO LOTS OF LOTS OF PREPARATION GOES INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BOT THROUGH THE SUMMER. WE PLAN, WE DESIGN. THE COMPETITIONS ARE COMPLEX. IT'S NOT LIKE SOCCER. YOU DON'T JUST KICK THE BALL INTO THE GOAL. THERE'S A LOT OF INTRICATE RULES, THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVITY THAT COMES INTO EXTRACTING EVERY LITTLE BIT OF, LIKE, ADVANTAGE YOU CAN THROUGH THE MATERIALS YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN, LIKE I SAID, THE COMPETITIONS ARE COMPLEX. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE, GO TO THE VEX WEBSITE OR GOOGLE VEX OVER UNDER, OR LOOK FOR OUR VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, BECAUSE THE COMPETITIONS THERE ARE CRAZY. WE SEEING LIKE TWO FOUR OF THESE BOTS AND A 12 BY 12 FIELD GO AT IT. ABSOLUTELY INSANE. SOME OF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE. THAT'S ALL I GOT. YEAH. TO ADD TO, YOU KNOW, FRANK'S ENTHUSIASM. IT'S COMPLEX BECAUSE BOTH TEAMS ARE VYING FOR
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CONTROL OF THE FIELD, YOU KNOW, BLOCKING EACH OTHER OFF, MOVES, THEIR STRATEGIES IN, IN OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER. SO, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE SEEN FRANK'S ROBOT, EFFECTIVELY, LAUNCH TRY BALLS LIKE, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THEM? LIKE LIKE A SMALL GREEN, LIKE PYRAMID CUBE CIRCLE THING. YEAH. AND THEY'RE LAUNCHED WITH SUCH SPEED THAT THERE'S, LIKE, DOZENS OF BEING MOVED ACROSS THE 12FT. SO, YEAH, THEIR STRATEGIES AND OTHER KIND OF STRATEGIES KIND OF LIKE, WHAT WAS THAT STRATEGY THAT WAS REFERRED TO AS, LIKE ROLLING ACROSS YOUR ROBOT TO, TO GET IT THROUGH. YEAH. SO WE WOULD, THE ONE STRATEGY WAS CALLED BOWLING, WHERE WE WOULD SET THIS BALL OBJECT ON THE, ON TOP OF THEM, ON TOP OF THE ROBOT TO QUICKLY GET A BUNCH INTO THE FIELD. AND THEN OUR MAIN STRATEGY WAS TO USE THIS IS A CATAPULT. SO WE WOULD FLING THEM ACROSS THE FIELD. WE WOULD FLING THEM LIKE EIGHT FEET LIKE SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT REALLY FAST. SO YOU HAVE YOU HAVE ROBOTS, QUICKLY MOVING ACROSS THE FIELD, THINGS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. STUDENTS LIKE YELLING AT EACH OTHER TO GET ON THEIR STRATEGIES. IT'S SO EXCITING. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE ALL, OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE PROGRAMS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, BRIAN, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES. BOARD OF HEALTH UPDATE SPRING 2024. MAY 7TH, 2024. PUBLIC HEARING MAY 7TH, 2024 LEGISLATIVE DAY 20 4-0 14TH MAY SEVEN, 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES?[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
SEEING NONE, THE CORRECTIONS OR THE MINUTES STAND APPROVED EIGHT. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTIONS 009 DASH 24. AUTHORIZED MOTION FOR APPLICATION TO STAP. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 009 DASH 24. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. PENMAN. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 009 24. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MISS DICKSON, MR. PRESIDENT A MR. GUTHRIE. HI MR. PENMAN HI MR. GIORDANO I MR. RILEY I MRS. WILSON I MR. BENNETT I THERE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO IN A NEGATIVE RESOLUTION 009 24 IS[9. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS]
HEREBY APPROVED, MR. JAN GIORDANO, PLEASE READ BILLS 20 4-06 18 AND BILL 24 ZERO 17 INTO THE RECORD. BILL 20 FOUR, DASH ZERO 16 CHARTER AMENDMENT, ARTICLE V BUDGET AND FINANCE, SECTION 512 AS INTRODUCED. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PENMAN AND ACT TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE FIVE, BUDGET AND FINANCE AT HARVARD COUNTY CHARTER, AS AMENDED BY REPEALING AND REENACTING WITH AMENDMENTS. SECTION 512 ACTION ON THE BUDGET BY THE COUNCIL TO PROVIDE FOR ABILITY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO INCREASE, DECREASE OR DELETE CERTAIN ITEMS IN THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET AND TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF HARFORD COUNTY FOR THEIR ADOPTION OR REJECTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 905 OF THE HARFORD COUNTY CHARTER PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE EAST COUNCIL CHAMBERS BOND. I'M SORRY, BILL 24 DASH 17 BOND AUTHORIZED MOTION AS INTRODUCED. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTI AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. A BILL TO AUTHORIZE AND EMPOWER HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND TO BORROW ON ITS FULL FAITH AND CREDIT, AND ISSUE AND SELL ITS BONDS TO OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS, LEASES, LEASE FINANCING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $16,050,000. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, THE PROCEEDS THEREFOR TO BE USED FOR THE EXPANSION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF CERTAIN WATER AND SEWER PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE BILL NUMBER 24, DASH 14, AS AMENDED, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025, AND AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 524 CHARTER OF HARFORD COUNTY AND SECTIONS ONE, 23, DASH 40 AND 256 DASH 26 OF THE CODE OF HARFORD COUNTY OR, AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY , MARYLAND, THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO ADOPT AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION THAT SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE FORM OF INSTRUMENT BY WHICH ANY INDEBTEDNESS IS TO BE EVIDENCED. THE MANNER BY WHICH BONDS AND ANY OTHER INDEBTEDNESS MAY BE SECURED, AND THE RATE RATES OF INTEREST TO BE PAID AND[00:30:05]
GENERALLY FOR SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY COUNCIL BY ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION OR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO BE EXECUTIVE ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FORM OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS AS ARE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE FINANCING AUTHORIZED HEREIN. THE MANNER OF ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ANY BONDS OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS. THE PAYMENT OF ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THE METHOD BY WHICH BONDS OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS SHALL BE SOLD.MATURITY SCHEDULE AND REDEMPTION PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN AGENTS AND OTHERWISE GENERALLY RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, SALE, DELIVERY AND PAYMENT OF BONDS OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS. PROVIDING THAT BONDS OR ANY OTHER INDEBTEDNESS SHALL BE ISSUED UPON THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT AND TAXING POWER OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OR ANY OTHER FORM OF INDEBTEDNESS. UPON ADOPTION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVING THE INTEREST RATE OR RATES TO BE BORNE THEREBY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED HEREIN FOR WHICH THE PROCEEDS OF SALE OF THE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES SHALL BE USED , PROVIDING THAT AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE BOND, ANTICIPATION NOTES OR OTHER FORM OF INDEBTEDNESS OR ANY RENEWAL THERE THEREOF, THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO PAY SAID BOND AND TO ANTICIPATION NOTES OR OTHER FORM OF INDEBTEDNESS, PROVIDING THAT THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL ALL OR A PORTION OF THE INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED HEREIN MAY BE INCURRED PURSUANT TO LOANS FROM THE MARYLAND WATER QUALITY FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, PROVIDING FOR DISBURSEMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF BONDS OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. AUTHORIZE HEREIN AND FOR THE LEVYING OF CHARGES, ASSESSMENTS AND ALL TAXES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON BONDS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF INDEBTEDNESS, PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MATTERS MAY BE DETERMINED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, OR MAY BE RESERVED UNTO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AS PRESCRIBED BY SUCH RESOLUTION. PROVIDING THE METHOD OF FIXING THE INTEREST RATES TO BE BORNE BY SUCH BONDS, AND GENERALLY PROVIDING FOR AND DETERMINING VARIOUS MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND GENERALLY RELATING TO FUNDING OF THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN. PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. IN EAST COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM TEN
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INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS, MISTER JORDAN, PLEASE READ IN AMENDMENTS 15 TO 20 TO BILL 20 4-009 ZONING CANNABIS DISPENSARY AMENDMENTS 15, DASH 20 TO BILL 24, DASH 009 ZONING CANNABIS DISPENSARY, AMENDMENT NUMBER 15 ON PAGE THREE IN LINE ONE, STRIKE A AMENDMENT NUMBER 16 ON PAGE THREE AND LINE THREE STRIKE A AMENDMENT NUMBER 17 ON PAGE THREE. IN LINE FOUR, STRIKE A AMENDMENT NUMBER 18 ON PAGE FOUR. IN LINE 12, STRIKE A AMENDMENT NUMBER 19 ON PAGE FOUR. IN LINE 14. STRIKE, A AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 ON PAGE FOUR. IN LINE 15, STRIKE A AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, WE ARE GOING TO ACT ON THESE AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING ALONG WITH THE OTHER AMENDMENTS. SO PLEASE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH 20 TO BILL 20 4-009 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH 20 ON BILL 24, DASH 009. MR. PRESIDENT, THE QUESTION, MR. GUTHRIE, WHAT'S, ONE THROUGH 20 IS THIS 15 THROUGH 20? NO, SIR. IT'LL BE ONE THROUGH 20 BECAUSE WE INTRODUCED OTHER AMENDMENTS LAST WEEK. OKAY. MR. GIORDANO, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I NEED TO. I LIKE TO SEPARATE OUT AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF BILL 20 4-009. THANK YOU. SO THEREFORE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MOTION ON AMENDMENTS TWO THROUGH SEVEN AND NINE THROUGH 20. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION? COUNCIL PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE, SEVEN AND NINE THROUGH 20. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. SO MOVED A SECOND TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TWO THROUGH SEVEN, NINE THROUGH 24. BILL 20 4-009. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BENNETT? I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD MAYBE TO HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS[00:35:02]
ONE AND EIGHT. AND ALSO, WHAT IMPACT THERE IS, IF THERE IS ANY, ON US NOT VOTING ON THOSE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY ARE DICTATED BY STATE LAW, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT FOR DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, ON, ON AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, THEY TAKE ONE AND EIGHT, THEY TAKE THE, THE DISTANCE FROM 1000FT DOWN TO 500FT, WHERE I CANNOT APPROVE THAT. I KNOW THAT STATE LEGISLATION, BUT ALSO, LIQUOR LAWS DO NOT ALLOW 500FT. THEY'RE AT 1000FT. SO I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO APPROVE THAT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S FROM THE STATE. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO DENY THAT, THAT FROM THE STATE. AND I'M NOT GOING TO APPROVE THAT AMENDMENTS. YEAH, AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, IF WE DON'T VOTE ON IT, IT'S STILL EFFECTIVELY BECOMES LAW, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT TAKING A STANCE OF APPROVAL AS A COUNCIL. IS THAT MY CORRECT UNDERSTANDING? I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. YES. AND THEN, I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM ON THAT. I I THINK, I WISH I KNEW WHY THE STATE MADE THAT DECISION TO GO FROM 1000FT TO 500FT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE DOING BY NOT VOTING ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IF WE DON'T VOTE ON IT, THEN IT STAYS AT 1000FT. NOT AND IT DOESN'T MOVE IT TO 500FT. DO YOU HAVE ANY CLARIFICATION WITH COUNCIL? I DON'T I HAVE NOT READ ANYTHING ON WHAT IF IT'S A STATE REQUIREMENT THOUSAND FEET AND THEY'VE OCCUPIED THE FIELD THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED. BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T READ THE BILL OR ANY OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. FAIR ENOUGH. MR. RICHARDSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION? AS SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED AT THE STATE LEVEL ON HOW THAT WORKS, IF WE DON'T VOTE ON THOSE AMENDMENTS? WELL, THE ONE CONCERN I COULD SEE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WOULD BE IF A FUTURE IN IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE'S AN ATTEMPT BY THIS BY HARFORD COUNTY TO BRING MIKE CLOSER IN QUICKER, IF THERE'S AN ATTEMPT BY HARFORD COUNTY TO ENFORCE THE 1000 FOOT MARK, WHEN IN FACT THE STATE IS 500, THAT COULD RAISE AN ISSUE FOR LITIGATION. MR. PITTMAN, I WOULD AGREE WITH, COUNCILMAN GIAN GIORDANO. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO SET. I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT BE GRANDSTANDING. I UNDERSTAND THE STATE LEGISLATION MIGHT SUPERSEDE THIS, BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH THEM THAT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE COMPLICIT IN IT. AND THEREFORE, IF IT GETS PASSED, IT GETS PASSED, BUT IT WON'T BE WITH WITH MY VOTE. YES. SO THANK YOU. MR. GUTHRIE. AND I STAND ON THE SAME THING, AND REMEMBER, ALL THESE AMENDMENTS ARE HERE, THEY ARE BASICALLY COMING FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, BUT HE'S FORCED TO BRING THESE AMENDMENTS TO US BECAUSE OF THE STATE. BUT I REALLY DON'T CARE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT EVEN HAS TO COME IN FRONT OF US IF OUR VOTE DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. IT'S LIKE A RUBBER STAMP. SO I HAD AND I'VE TOLD OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS EARLY ON THAT ANYTHING TO DO WITH, MARIJUANA, THEY CAN TALK, THEY SAY CANNABIS BECAUSE I GUESS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SAY MARIJUANA. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT, I WILL EITHER ABSTAIN OR VOTE NO. THANK YOU, MR. GUTHRIE. ANYONE ELSE? SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE MOTION IS TO MOVE AMENDMENTS TWO THROUGH SEVEN, NINE THROUGH 20. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, MISS DIXON? CALL THE ROLL. MR. PRESIDENT, I, MR. GUTHRIE. NO. MR. PENMAN, THIS IS THROUGH TWO THROUGH SEVEN, NINE THROUGH 20. ALL RIGHT. MR. GIORDANO, I MR. RILEY, I MRS. ROSALES I MR. BENNET I THERE BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE IN A NEGATIVE AMENDMENTS TWO THROUGH[11. CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS]
SEVEN, NINE THROUGH 20 TO BILL 20 4-0009 ARE HEREBY APPROVED, MR. GIORDANO, PLEASE READ AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN TO BILL 2415 ZERO 15 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION, PLEASE.AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN TO BILL 24 DASH 15 PAYING CLASSIFICATION PLAN, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON THE COVER PAGE IN THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH, LINE TWO STRIKE ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE BILL AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO ON THE COVER PAGE IN THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH. LINE THREE STRIKE ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE BILL, AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE ON PAGE ONE AND LINE TWO STRIKE ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE BILL, AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE ONE IN LINE
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FOUR, STRIKE ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE BILL, AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE ON PAGE 13. IN LINE 20, STRIKE ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE BILL, AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX ON PAGE 13. IN LINE 20 STRIKE JUNE 2024 AND SUBSTITUTE JUNE 21ST, 2024, AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN ON PAGE 13. IN LINE 21 STRIKE, JUNE 2024 AND SUBSTITUTE JUNE 22ND, 2024. THANK YOU 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS BILL 20 4-0 TEN FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT MAY HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT I MOVE TO APPROVE BILL 20 4-010. I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE BILL 20 4-0 TEN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. GUTHRIE. MR. PENMAN, MR. GIORDANO, I. MR. RILEY, I MISS I MR. BENNETT I BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO IN A NEGATIVE BILL 20 4-0 TEN IS[12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS]
HEREBY APPROVED. 12 ENROLLMENT OF BILLS. BILL 24, DASH ZERO TEN, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AS THE TEXT FINALLY PASSED. 1318 UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. 17[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS. MISS DIXON. MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS NO ONE[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ]
SIGNED UP. THANK YOU. 16 BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. BENNETT. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE, I JUST WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO IN THE PAST WEEK. I ATTENDED THE ABINGTON BELL CAMP PERRYMAN CAMP MEETING, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING AT HOME OR IN THE ROOM TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR LOCAL CAB MEETING IS AND ATTEND THERE REALLY, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND TO HAVE A REAL BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION NOT LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AT A TIME, I ALSO ATTENDED THE EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY FOR JOSHUA EASTON, AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SOME OF OUR YOUTH WHO'S ACCOMPLISHED, INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE FEAT OF BECOMING AN EAGLE SCOUT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW ROUTE 40 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THANK THE OUTGOING OFFICERS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS ROUTE 40, AND THEN ALSO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE RICHLAND BALLROOM THAT I THINK VERY SURPRISINGLY AND SUDDENLY TO ALL OF US, RECENTLY CLOSED THEIR DOORS, I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE HELPING STEP IN TO KEEP EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED COMING UP, TO STILL HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT, PLACES AND CENTERS. I KNOW THE RICHLAND BALLROOM HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY EVENTS FROM HARTFORD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY , TO VOICES OF HOPE TO SO MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE USED THAT PLACE FOR THEIR EVENTS OVER THE YEARS. SO IT'S SAD TO SEE IT CLOSE. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, ABBY, WHO'S HOPEFULLY NOT WATCHING THIS, HOPEFULLY IS ENJOYING TIME WITH HER FAMILY TONIGHT, BUT YOU KNOW, ANOTHER YEAR TOGETHER, ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWING OLDER AND, AND SHE'S STILL YOUNG AND I'M STILL THE ONE GETTING OLD, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. MISS SIDLES, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE EMAILS I'VE BEEN RECEIVING FOR REGARDING THE HARFORD COUNTY LIBRARY BUDGET. I HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF EACH EMAIL, AND I'M GIVING THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO EVERYONE, ON THAT NOTE, THE HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS HOSTING THE TASTE OF HARFORD, BY LOCAL TASTE LOCAL EVENT, AND IT WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, MAY 19TH, FROM 1 TO 4 AT VINEYARD MANOR FARM. AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS SALS. MR. RILEY. YES? I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE GILBRETH FAMILY ON THEIR CELEBRATION OF THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FALLEN BRANCH FARM, THE FARM HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS, CARRYING ON ITS LEGACY, FOCUSING ON HOG FARMING AND THEN TRANSITIONING TO A DAIRY. IT'S NOW CULTIVATE HOPS AND PUMPKINS TO COMPLEMENT ITS FARM BREWING OPERATION. IT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY ALAN AND KIM GALBREATH, AND WE'RE WISHING THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING IN POLICE WEEK, THE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY HERE IN FRONT OF THE ADMINISTRATION. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE, APPRECIATE ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN, WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE, TO THIS COUNTY AND ALSO TO THIS STATE AND LASTLY, OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO JEFF AND TRICIA AND THE VINCENTE FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY JAKE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. MR. JORDANO.[00:45:01]
THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MY OFFICE ATTENDED A RIBBON CUTTING FOR ROGER FAMILY LAW ON SOUTH HICKORY AVENUE, ALSO, I ATTENDED THE PATRIOT, ASSEMBLY FOR RED PUMP ELEMENTARY. THEY HAD 639 PATRIOTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH, FIFTH GRADE. I WANT TO THANK, PRINCIPAL BLANEY. HOLLEY, I THINK IT'S THE LARGEST, PATRIOT ASSEMBLY THAT I ATTEND, I ON MAY 8TH, I TOURED ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, ONE OF THE THINGS WE, WE DID GET TO SEE WAS THE BIO MANUFACTURING AND HOW THEY'VE UPGRADED THAT. AND, AND EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM, I THINK THEY SPENT SOME THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENT SOME LIKE 40 MILLION TO UPGRADE, UPGRADE THAT SO THAT THEY USE CHEMICALS, NOT CHEMICALS. THEY USE, PLANT BASED PRODUCTS TO CREATE PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF PETROLEUM BASED. SO IT'S A IT'S AN EMERGING, INDUSTRY. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL, PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR HERE, I ATTENDED THE ARX, NRC GALA ON FRIDAY NIGHT, I THINK, ALONG WITH, DIONNE, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE WAS THERE, BUT, JACOB, WERE YOU THERE? I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. OKAY. LAYING WREATHS FOR THE FALLEN HEROES YESTERDAY. AND THEN LAST NIGHT, AFTER OUR MEETING, I ATTENDED THE, SOCIETY OF ITALIAN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN SCHOLARSHIP DINNER, WHERE THEY GAVE OUT, I THINK IT WAS A TOTAL OF SIX SCHOLARSHIPS. I'M NOT SURE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT, SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR THAT. AND FINALLY, HARTFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THEY WON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT, JUNIOR COLLEGE LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 16 SIX WIN OVER, CCBC OF ESSEX. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AARON FERRARI ON HIS SECOND WIN IN A ROW. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I ALSO, HOPE BIG JAKE IS, DOES WELL. AND, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM SMILE AND JOKING AND LAUGHING. OH, ABSOLUTELY. HOPEFULLY. WON'T BE TOO LONG. THANK YOU, MR. GINGER. MR. PENMAN. YEAH, I WANT TO START WITH I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE VINCENTE FAMILY AND JAKE AND HIS FULL RECOVERY. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I. YOU NEED FROM ME, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT.THANK YOU, THE NEXT THING I WANT TO DISCUSS IS, KIND OF A CRITICAL, BUDGET ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. ALSO COUNCILMAN BENNETT'S ATTENTION, AND IT'S ABOUT THE STIPENDS FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES, WHEN THE EMS PROGRAMS WERE TAKEN OVER BY THE COUNTY, EACH OF THE FIRE COMPANIES WERE GIVEN A STIPEND. AND THAT STIPEND WAS TO HELP WITH THE LACK OF FUNDS OR BUDGET THAT THEY WOULD HAVE HAVE BASED OFF THE LACK OF THE EMS BILLING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD, THOSE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THOSE STIPENDS WERE PROMISED OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, THE ORIGINALLY LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST STIPEND AND IN THIS BUDGET, THERE IS NO STIPENDS IN THERE, NOW, WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE ASSOCIATION, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED THE STIPEND. THEY HAVE SINCE CLARIFIED THAT THEY WEREN'T WEREN'T SURE OF THAT, MYSELF AND JACOB BENNETT, COUNCILMAN BENNETT. EXCUSE ME, MET WITH ABERDEEN FIRE COMPANY, THAT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY DO, IN FACT, NEED, THE STIPENDS, AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OTHER FIRE COMPANIES THAT ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER NOT RECEIVING NO STIPENDS. SO IF WE DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, IT COULD SEND THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ON A ROAD THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD, THAT HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT CANNOT AFFORD THE FIRE COMPANIES. THAT'S OVER $100 MILLION OPERATING ON THESE VOLUNTEER FIRE PROGRAMS IN OUR COUNTY ARE ARE GREAT. THEY'RE NOT ONLY JUST, YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY BONDING BUILDING AREA TO BUILDING, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES IS AT VERY LOW COST TO HARFORD COUNTY. AND I'M AFRAID THAT IF WE DO NOT FUND THEM IN A WAY THAT WE SHOULD, THEN WE'RE SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE TO WHERE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE TO ADOPT THEM AT SOME POINT. AND I HOPE THAT IS NOT THE STRATEGY THAT'S TAKING PLACE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, TO MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A SOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PENMAN. MR. GUTHRIE, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, ALSO, OUR, BEST WISHES GO OUT TO JAKE AND YOUR FAMILY. TOLD MY WIFE AND ALL.
AND THEY THEY BOTH SAID A PRAYER ON HIS BEHALF, LAST WEDNESDAY, ALTERNATIVE ROUTE 40 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON AT VANDIVER INN IN HAVRE DE GRACE, AND, THE SPEAKER WAS OUR PRESIDENT, WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? OH, ITALIAN GUY VINCENTE, HE DID A GOOD JOB. HE DID A GREAT JOB OF
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BRINGING EVERYTHING FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING WE GOT ON OUR PLATE RIGHT NOW. TALKED ABOUT THE, THE MONEY WE NEED FOR THE BUDGET AND WHERE WE NEED IT. AND, I THINK YOU PUT A GOOD PRESENTATION FOR BOTH ENDS OF IT. AND THE MAGNET SCHOOLS IN MY AREA, PARTICULARLY IN JOPPATOWNE AND EDGEWOOD, I PRESENTED SOME CITATIONS. I HAD TO DELIVER THEM BECAUSE I HAD TO GET BACK IN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I COULDN'T GIVE THEM OUT TO THEM. BUT OUR HOMELAND SECURITY AND OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND OUR ACADEMY OF FINANCE, ALL THREE OF THOSE, MAGNET SCHOOLS, I WAS GLAD TO GET THE MY, COUNCIL, CITATION TO THEM, ON LAST THURSDAY, I MET WITH, DOCTOR AUSTIN HILL AND COUNCILMAN BENNETT IN HIS OFFICE TO DISCUSS SOME OTHER COUNTY WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES THAT, DOCTOR HILL HAD SOME IDEAS OF. AND I EXPECT WE'LL BE GOING FORWARD SOME OF THOSE IDEAS, ALSO ATTENDED THE ABINGTON, COMMUNITY CENTER, MEETING, I GOT A COUPLE, COUPLE OF THEM CALL ME FROM THERE, ASKED ME TO COME TO THE MEETING ALSO TO DISCUSS MY 20 ACRE BILL BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT, THE SAME SITUATION THERE WITH THE ABINGTON FOREST. AREA WHERE THERE'S, 300 ACRES, NOT 100. AND SOME ACRES, LIKE, LIKE THE MESS WE HAVE ON 152. AND WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY CLEARED 70 ACRES THERE, AND GUESS WHAT? IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE. THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. AND WE WERE GOING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW ALL THAT HAPPENED. AND NOW THEY WANT THE COUNTY TO, REFORESTATION THE WHOLE 70 ACRES THAT THEY SCREWED UP. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT WHY THAT SHOULD BE A AN EXPENSE AT THE HARFORD COUNTY SHOULD DO IT. I THINK WHOEVER AND HELL CLEARED THOSE 70 ACRES, AND I'M DOING SOME CHECKING ON TO FIND ALL THAT OUT, IN THE FIRST PLACE, HOWEVER, IF THE 20 ACRE, REQUIREMENT WAS IN THERE THAT MISTAKE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN 70 ACRES. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 20 ACRES A LOT. SOMETHING YOU COULD HAVE, A LOT YOU COULD HANDLE IT, A LOT BETTER, ARTICLE WAS ON THE MAY 10TH ISSUE OF THE EGIS ON THE FRONT PAGE, ABOUT THE, ABOUT MY BILL AND THE HEADLINE IS GUTHRIE PROPOSES BILL TO REDUCE SEDIMENT RUNOFF. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MAY 10TH, ARTICLE ON THAT, THAT'LL EXPLAIN IT, A LOT CLEARER ON FRIDAY. I ALSO TONY SAYS I EXTEND THE ARC, GALA. ALSO ALONG WITH US, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WAS THERE ALSO, AND WHAT, THEY DID A THAT HAD AN AUCTION FUNDRAISER FOR PEOPLE TO TRY TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO RAISE AT LEAST $50,000 TO BUY A, TO BUY A NEW HOME BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST AND THEY NEED ANOTHER HOME. AND OF COURSE, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MY GRANDSON IS IN ONE OF THE ART FACILITIES HERE IN BELLAIRE, AND THEY NOT ONLY RAISED THE 50, THEY STARTED LIKE $5,000 AND FIND OUT WHO WANTS TO BID THAT AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE I'VE GOT A BETTER CHANCE, YOU KNOW, 150, $50, LEVEL, 500 AN HOUR LEVEL, I SHOULD SAY, AND , WHAT WAS IMPRESSIVE, THEY RAISED ACTUALLY UP TO ALMOST, I THINK AROUND $70,000. AND THEN THERE WAS A ANONYMOUS PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MATCHED IT. SO IT DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY RAISED, FOR THAT NEW FACILITY, THEY WENT FOR THE ARC. SO VERY HAPPY TO ATTEND THAT, IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE AND IT WAS IT WAS CROWDED. IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. SO THEY DID VERY WELL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. GUTHRIE. THANK YOU. AGENDA[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
NUMBER 15, BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT. I NEED TO ADVERTISE OUR ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 6 P.M, SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, HERE IN THE COUNCIL BUILDING, I TOO, ATTENDED THE RAF 40 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON, AND, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ROBERT ANDREWS AS THE NEW PRESIDENT, INCOMING PRESIDENT, BUT ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK LESLIE STEIN FOR HER SEVERAL YEARS OF LEADERSHIP THERE. SHE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB GROWING THAT ORGANIZATION, ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CHARLIE RALEY CHARLIE RILEY FOUNDATION, FOR THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT, THIS PAST FRIDAY AT GENEVA FARM. I MEAN, THEY WERE ALL TROOPERS STANDING OUT IN THE RAIN, TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, THEY DID A THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB, ALSO, MISS HARRIS REPRESENTED ME[00:55:07]
AND OUR OFFICE AT THE ARC NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE, GALA AND SHE TOLD ME IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, RAISED A LOT OF MONEY, AND THEY ALWAYS DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB THERE, FOR SURE.AND THEN FINALLY. WELL, ACTUALLY, NOT FINALLY. I WANT TO THANK MISS HERBECK AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP AND SITTING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. I TOLD YOU THERE MIGHT BE A QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE TO ADDRESS, EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE ANSWER, YOU WERE STILL HERE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU INTO THE FUTURE, BUT ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER TRISH AND HER HUSBAND, JEFF STANFORD, I WANT TO THANK, ALL OF YOU FOR THE PRAYERS, CALLS, MESSAGES, CHECKING ON OUR GRANDSON, JAKE, HE HAS A LONG ROAD OF RECOVERY AHEAD OF HIM, AND WE'RE TAKING IT, STEP BY STEP AND DAY BY DAY, WE KNOW HE'S GETTING THE ABSOLUTE BEST CARE POSSIBLE BY AN AMAZING TEAM AT HOPKINS PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, ALL OF US ARE SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE'S KINDNESS, PRAYERS AND GENEROSITY AND WELL WISHES, JUST A QUICK UPDATE, HE WAS IN SURGERY TODAY FOR FOUR HOURS AND IS RECOVERING FROM THAT AND DOING AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED. SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. AND WHEN I SAY ALL OF YOU, IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE, CALLED AND SENT THEIR WELL WISHES, SO THANKS AGAIN. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN
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