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FIVE. FOUR. THREE. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR. CALLS TO ORDER. LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 25 009.
I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT. 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. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. GRANT US WISDOM IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, HUMILITY IN OUR DECISIONS, AND UNITY IN OUR PURPOSE. MAY OUR WORK REFLECT JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, AND COMPASSION FOR ALL. WE ALSO LIFT UP THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITIES FACING HARDSHIP AND LOSS. MAY YOUR GUIDANCE AND GRACE BE UPON THEM. BLESS OUR EFFORTS TODAY AND ALWAYS. AMEN.
AMEN. AMEN. A COUNCIL. BEFORE WE START, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN OUR AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, COUNCILMAN BUELL AND COUNCILMAN WAGNER. GENTLEMEN, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE GENERAL CONSENT TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE A AND COME BACK TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR A THEREAFTER. I BEG AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDERATION OF
[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]
PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. HARFORD. LIVING TREASURE, ROBERT GORBACHEV. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT GORBACHEV AS A HARFORD LIVING TREASURE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE HARFORD LIVING TREASURE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. GIORDANO? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO BEL AIR MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, AND I ENCOUNTERED MR. GORBACHEV SOMEWHERE ALONG EITHER MY SOPHOMORE YEAR OR MY JUNIOR YEAR. AND HE WAS A TALL FIGURE. HE WAS AN IMPOSING FIGURE BACK THEN. SO HE WAS FAIR, STRICT, BUT HE WAS FAIR. SO YOU MADE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOWED THE RULES AND YOU DIDN'T GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO GO DOWN AND SEE MR. GORBACHEV. SO I DO REMEMBER HIM AND PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. SO I'M I'M GLAD TO WELCOME HIM TO OUR CHAMBER. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON. WELL, WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET, BUT ON BEING NOMINATED AS A HARFORD LIVING TREASURE, SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MISS DIXON? MR. PRESIDENT. HI, THIS IS ROBERT. HI, MR. GIORDANO. HI, MR. RILEY. MRS. BORSATO, I TO BEING FIVE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ONE ABSENT, ONE VACANT. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED.[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS. MR. KIRPICHNIKOVA FORWARD, PLEASE. AND, MR. JOHN GIORDANO.I SEE YOU ARE TALL. I DO. WHEREAS ROBERT JOSEPH GORBACHEV HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OF STUDENTS IN HARFORD COUNTY, SERVING AS AN ESTEEMED TEACHER, COACH, ADMINISTRATOR AND MENTOR. AND WHEREAS MR. GORBACHEV BEGAN HIS TEACHING CAREER AT NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958, WHERE HE NOT ONLY SHAPED YOUNG MINDS IN MATHEMATICS, BUT ALSO LED THE BASKETBALL TEAM TO THE MARYLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1962. AND WHEREAS HIS LEADERSHIP AS PRINCIPAL OF SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING IN 1980 SOLIDIFIED HIS LEGACY AS AN INNOVATOR IN EDUCATION AS HE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO UNIFY AND FORMALIZE A COMPREHENSIVE MATH CURRICULUM FOR ALL HARFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. AND WHEREAS HIS ENDURING IMPACT EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AS A CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING BASKETBALL COACH, A RESPECTED EDUCATOR AT VILLA JULIE COLLEGE, LATER NAMED STEPHENSON UNIVERSITY, AND A DEDICATED COMMUNITY LEADER INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THIS 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM ROBERT JOSEPH GARBARK A HARFORD LIVING TREASURE, AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN THAT HIS LIFETIME EXPERIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HARFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY WILL PROVIDE A PERMANENT RECORD WHICH WILL RECALL THE PAST, INFORM THE PRESENT, AND GUIDE THE FUTURE OF HARFORD COUNTY, AND THAT HIS MEMORIES AND HISTORY WILL BE RECORDED BY THE HARFORD COUNTY LIBRARY ORAL HISTORIAN, AND WILL BECOME PART OF THE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF THE LIBRARY. AND BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER, MR. HOLDEN. YEAH. COME ON. GIVE A MICROPHONE TIME. MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. DO
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WE WANT TO COME ON UP? SURE. YEAH. IF YOU WANT SOME OF YOUR FAMILY TO COME ON UP. MR. GRABARCHUK. YES. PASS THE MIC DOWN. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN I SHOULD GO? NOW? RIGHT HERE. HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MICROPHONE. OH, OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU JUST HOLD IT FOR ME? YOU WANT ME TO? WELL, I SPOKE BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN TO CUT YOU OFF. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT.BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND HALF THE PEOPLE IN HERE. YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? I'M GOING. I, I NOMINATED MR. GORBACHEV BECAUSE HE SAVED MY SON'S LIFE WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AT MILTON. HE HATED THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL HATED HIM. BUT THE TEACHERS HE DID NOT GET ALONG WITH. HE HAD A GIFT OF GOD FOR HIS TALENT. AND BECAUSE OF MR. GORBACHEV, HE HAD A CHANCE TO EXERCISE IT. HE WAVED ME GOOD LUCK WHEN I ASKED HIM IF SAMMY COULD COME AND DO PICTURES FOR THE SCHOOL PAPER AND THE YEARBOOK, AND WITHOUT HIM APPROVING THAT, BECAUSE AT THAT TIME YOU HAD TO BE A JUNIOR OR A SENIOR TO TAKE PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK. I SAID, WELL, WHAT ABOUT IF THE SOPHOMORES ARE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHERS? WELL, THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME OR SAM. BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS MY WAY OF THANKING YOU, BOB. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME. AND YESTERDAY, MARCH THE 10TH, IN 1962. IT'S IRONIC THAT WE'RE DOING THIS TONIGHT. 1962 NORTH HARTFORD WAS THE VICTORIOUS BASKETBALL TEAM OVER NORTH CAROLINE BY A SCORE OF 44 TO 33. IN THE FINALS FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WAS HELD AT COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND. AND THAT'S NO SMALL THING FOR A LITTLE BUNCH OF FELLAS. SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT THAT PLAYED ON THAT TEAM, AND HE WAS THE COACH AND THE INSPIRATION FOR THEM, AND I DEFINITELY THINK HE DESERVES THIS. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. THANKS. SO I SAW MR. GROBARCZYK THIS MORNING. WELL WHEN I CAME IN HERE TODAY AND I ASKED HIM IF HE REMEMBERED ME, I WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT HE WOULD HAVE. BUT I CERTAINLY REMEMBERED HIM BEING A STUDENT AT BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL. LIKE I SAID, COMING THERE. HE HE WAS FAIR. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO KNEW TO BEHAVE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GO DOWN INTO HIS OFFICE. SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, I WRESTLED, I THREW THE SHOT AND DISCUS, AND I WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT RAMBUNCTIOUS. BUT WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT I'D BE UP HERE TODAY? GIVING A VICE PRINCIPAL AT THE TIME BEFORE HE BECAME PRINCIPAL A PROCLAMATION? SO I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE HIM, AND I'M GOING TO LET HIM SAY A COUPLE WORDS. AND MR. KARBASSI, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK TODD. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. IT IS IRONIC THAT MARCH THE 10TH WAS THE 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY. WE BEAT THAT TEAM AND WE HAVE A COUPLE PLAYERS THAT PLAYED FOR ME HERE TONIGHT. ONE IS MAC LLOYD, THE OTHER ONE IS RON COLE. SO DID I MISS ANYBODY? I GOT EVERYBODY. SO IF I MAY, IF YOU TWO GENTLEMEN WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD. MAC, COME ON UP HERE. EXCUSE ME. THERE YOU GO. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STEP ON THE SIDE.
SURE. THANK YOU. YES. BOTH OF YOU WOULD BE GREAT. VERY COOL. YEAH. THANK YOU. HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT. I'LL GIVE YOU THAT. THE WHOLE EVERYBODY'S GOT A LITTLE CLOSER TOGETHER. OH. I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU. AND MR. DAVIS. YES. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. IT WAS. IT WAS. OUR GRADUATING CLASS WAS LIKE
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680, BUT BOSTON SPLIT OFF AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 800. AND WE WERE ALL SCARED BECAUSE. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU. HAD. AGENDA NUMBER SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. WE JUST HAD ONE.[6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
IT SAYS NONE, BUT WE HAD JUST HAD ONE. SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES. LEGISLATIVE DAY 20 5008 MARCH 4TH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS TO[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]
MINUTES. STAND APPROVED. MR. GIORDANO, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 006 25 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION, PLEASE. RESOLUTION 006 25 HARTFORD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. UNINTERRUPTED FUNDING AS INTRODUCED. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLAN TO ROBERT. A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARTFORD COUNTY TO SUPPORT THE UNINTERRUPTED FUNDING FOR THE HARTFORD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY AND ITS COMMITTEES TO ENABLE IT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF HARTFORD COUNTY FACING HOMELESSNESS. HOMELESSNESS, AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY BILL RELIEF AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES.THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. HI PJ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU'RE BRINGING WITH YOU. YOU CAN. YOU CAN DO A PRESENTATION. IT'S UP TO YOU.
SURE. WHY DON'T YOU TELL EVERYBODY WHAT YOU'RE DOING? SURE. ALL RIGHT. OPTIONS HERE.
THIS IS. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO STAND HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE GAIL HUNA, WHO IS OUR CFO AND VICE PRESIDENT, MEG DEEM, WHO IS OUR BOARD SECRETARY, SHERYL DAVIS KOHL, OUR PRESIDENT, AND ADAM HAYAB, WHO IS THE OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ABERDEEN TO US, HE'S JUST ADAM AT THE OFFICE. SO THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL. AND I WOULD BE REMISS TONIGHT IF I DIDN'T ALSO RECOGNIZE THE LATE, GREAT AND HONORABLE JOANNE PARROTT WHO'S UP ON THE WALL THERE. I THINK THE FOURTH PICTURE IN FIFTH PICTURE, AND SHE STARTS AND SHE WAS THE REASON BEHIND THE CATALYST, BEHIND WHY COMMUNITY ACTION EXISTS IN HARFORD COUNTY BACK IN 1989. SO HERE WE ARE TODAY, STILL SERVING 20 000 RESIDENTS OF HARFORD COUNTY. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO DO IT. AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING US A PRIORITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ELLEN. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS ORGANIZATION. THIS ORGANIZATION IS IN MY DISTRICT.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING A TOUR OF ALL THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND THIS WAS ONE OF MY FIRST STOPS, AND I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THE FOOD PANTRY WAS GORGEOUS. I WAS LIKE, OH, I COULD GO SHOPPING HERE. THAT'S HOW MUCH CHOICES AND HOW MANY GOOD FOOD ITEMS AND HOW MUCH NUTRITION THEY HAD, ALONG WITH TOILETRIES AND OTHER THINGS FOR FAMILIES. I HAPPENED TO BE THERE WHEN THE LINE WAS THERE FOR PICKING UP THE FOOD, AND IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE A SNOWSTORM, SO THE LINE WAS PRETTY LENGTHY AND IT WAS LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE. THEY DID EVERYTHING, TREATED EVERYONE NICELY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND I THINK THE FUNDING IS GOING TO AN APPROPRIATE RESOURCE IN THIS COUNTY. AND I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING. I HAD NO IDEA. SO THEY WERE LIKE, OH. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. THAT IS A GOOD THING. IT IS A GOOD THING. SO IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT, ADAM. NO. OKAY. SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR SEATS, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION TO TAKE CARE. SO COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 006 25. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 006 25. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS ROBERTS, ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING ELSE. I ALSO CAN ATTEST TO THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT THIS ORGANIZATION PRESENTS EVERY DAY. AND YOU JUST HEARD THEM SAY THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT COUNCILMAN ROBERTS WAS COMING, AND THEY STILL HAD THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD. AND I BELIEVE THEY DO THAT EVERY DAY. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR A YEAR OR SO AGO, I GUESS, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. MISS DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, I, MRS. ROBERT. I MR. GIORDANO. I MR. RILEY. I MRS. BLAISDELL. I WITH FIVE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, ONE ABSENT, ONE VACANT. RESOLUTION 006 25 IS
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HEREBY APPROVED. COUNCILMAN GIORDANO, PLEASE READ BILL 25 003 INTO THE RECORD. BILL 20[00:15:10]
5-003, APPROPRIATIONS. SPECIAL PAYS AS INTRODUCED. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VICENTE AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COVER ESTIMATED EXPENSES INCURRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 25, ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANTICIPATED RETIREMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH AT 6 P.M. IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. AGENDA NUMBER TEN. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE NONE. 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS. WE HAVE NONE 12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS NONE. 13[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NONE. 14. NEW BUSINESS NONE 17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS. MISS DIXON. WE HAVE THREE THIS EVENING. MISTER PRESIDENT GINA KRUEGER, FOLLOWED BY WENDY MCPHERSON. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. HI. GINA KRUEGER, 704 CONLEY FARMS ROAD, FALLSTON, MARYLAND. 21047. I CAME HERE LAST WEEK AND SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A NO KILL POLICY ON ON OUR COUNTY, AND I ALSO SENT YOU GUYS A EMAIL JUST WITH THE PLEDGE. JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS, IMPLEMENTING A NO KILL POLICY HAS PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR COUNTY. IT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO HUMANE TREATMENT AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF ITS ANIMAL POPULATION. SUCH A POLICY CAN LEAD TO NUMEROUS BENEFITS, INCLUDING ENHANCED PUBLIC IMAGE. A NO KILL SHELTER PORTRAYS THE COUNTY AS COMPASSIONATE AND PROGRESSIVE, IMPROVING ITS REPUTATION AMONG RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT AND VOLUNTEER FOR A SHELTER THAT PRIORITIZES SAVING LIVES, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE AND INVOLVEMENT. ECONOMIC BENEFITS. REDUCING EUTHANASIA RATES CAN LOWER OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH KILLING AND DISPOSAL, WHILE INCREASING ADOPTIONS CAN GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH ADOPTION FEES AND DONATIONS. IMPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE A NO KILL POLICY ENSURES THAT ANIMALS RECEIVE THE CARE AND ATTENTION THEY NEED, LEADING TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HIGHER ADOPTION RATES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO PET OWNERS CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING SHELTERS, CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND HUMANE COMMUNITY. IN CONCLUSION, A NO KILL POLICY FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH THAT PRIORITIZES SAVING LIVES AND ENHANCING ANIMAL WELFARE BY IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COUNTIES CAN CREATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH ANIMALS AND RESIDENTS. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH A POLICY EXTENDS BEYOND THE SHELTER, REFLECTING THE VALUES AND COMMITMENT OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TOWARDS HUMANE TREATMENT AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF ANIMALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. CODY.NEXT, WENDY MCPHERSON, FOLLOWED BY GENE SALVADOR. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
HELLO, I'M WENDY MCPHERSON, 1727 CHRIS COURT, FORESTVILLE, MARYLAND. SO I'M HERE JUST TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN. I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS. AND MY CONCERN IS ANIMALS THAT IF PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS, THEY'RE GOING TO, WELL, THEY'RE ANIMALS WILL PROBABLY SUFFER. SO I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO HAVE SOME LOW COST VETERINARY CARE. I ADOPTED A DOG FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND IT NEEDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DENTAL WORK. BUT WE HAD HELP WITH THAT AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY. SO I'M ENCOURAGING LIKE LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER. AND THAT WILL KEEP OUR POPULATIONS DOWN. SO I JUST WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE THAT WILL BE IN NEED. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU MA'AM. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. HI, I'M GENE SALVATORE. MY ADDRESS IS 2007 RUFFS MILL ROAD, BEL AIR, TWO 1015. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I SPOKE LAST WEEK ON THE SAME TOPIC OF LOW COST PET SPAY AND NEUTER AND THE NEED FOR IT IN HARFORD COUNTY. AND I HAVE MY EYE ON THE CLOCK NOW, SO I WON'T GO OVER, I PROMISE. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR EMAIL, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO SEND EMAIL UNTIL LATE LAST NIGHT, I DID SEND YOU ALL A COPY OF THE DRAFT BILL. WE DID RECEIVE THEM, MA'AM. EXCELLENT. SO I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT I ALSO INCLUDED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RFP CLOSING DATE. IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO
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HELP TO POSITION THIS BILL AND THE SHELTER FOR THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR THE SPAY NEUTER GRANT, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MARYLAND. I OFFER MY TIME AND SERVICES. I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN. I BELIEVE I'VE SEEN GRANT AMOUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS $80,000. THAT FIXES A LOT OF ANIMALS, AND THE MONEY'S THERE FOR THE ASKING. BUT 2026 IS ALMOST UPON US WITH THE BUDGET. SO AGAIN, I JUST OFFER MY SERVICES AND ANY MORE INFORMATION YOU MIGHT WANT ON THIS WHOLE SITUATION AND WHY IT'S NECESSARY TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE NEW LEADERSHIP THERE IS INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, SO THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL NEW THING FOR THE COUNTY TO HAVE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT CAN'T AFFORD SO MUCH MONEY TO SPAY AND NEUTER THEIR PETS, BUT SERIOUSLY, DESPERATELY WANT TO. THANK YOU.THANK YOU MA'AM. THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MISS DIXON. AGENDA
[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS]
ITEM NUMBER 16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. MISS ROBERT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I HAD MY LAST MEET AND GREET IN ABINGDON. IT WAS A SMALLER CREW, BUT IT WAS NICE BECAUSE WE DELVED INTO DEEPER TOPICS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CONCERNS. AND THEN IT'S WOMEN'S MONTH, NATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH. SO I SPENT THE WEEKEND CELEBRATING WOMEN. FRIDAY THE SEVENTH, I WAS AT THE ATHENA LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND ONE OF APRIL CHEATHAM WON THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD. AND SHE'S WITH EXTREME FAMILY OUTREACH AND IN MY AREA. AND SHE DID NOT LEAVE A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE AS TONY AND I WERE BOTH THERE. BUT IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT. AND THEN SATURDAY IT WAS CELEBRATING THE LITTLE GUYS. IT WAS ALL THE YOUTH, FEMALES AND THEIR STORIES AND THEIR GPAS WERE OUT OF THIS WORLD AND THEY ALL DESERVED TO BE THERE. SO IT WAS GREAT TO HONOR THEM ON SATURDAY. SO THAT'S HOW I SPENT MY TIME.THANK YOU, MISS ROBERT. MR. JANARDHANA. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO ABSOLUTELY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE APRIL CHEATHAM. COUNCILWOMAN ROBERTS. CORRECT. THERE WAS NOT A DRY EYE IN THE IN THE AREA, SO I'LL CERTAINLY ATTEST TO THAT AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR APRIL. I'VE KNOWN HER FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS, SO SHE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SHE'S SHE'S ALWAYS SO FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL AND I, I WISH HER THE BEST. AND I THINK SHE'LL KEEP GOING FURTHER AND WHATEVER SHE DOES. SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT TO THE MADISON MITCHELL ENDOWMENT FUND, BUT I GOT SICK SO I DID NOT MAKE IT. BUT I'M SURE MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT VICENTE WILL TALK ABOUT IT. AND THEN I WAS AT THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU UP IN HAVRE DE GRACE ON SATURDAY, AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED WITH PROBABLY ABOUT 500 PEOPLE. AND I THINK FIRST WEEK IN IN APRIL SESSION IS GOING TO END DOWN AT CAPITOL. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT KIND OF BILLS WENT THROUGH AND EVERYTHING. BUT WE'RE IN A DEFICIT. WE WERE WHEN THE GOVERNOR CAME IN. HE WAS POSITIVE ABOUT 3 BILLION OR SO. AND NOW WE'RE DOWN A COUPLE BILLION. SO I DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR TAXES GO UP IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS OUT THERE FOR PUSHING TAXES ON SERVICES AND EVERYTHING. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE WHERE IT ALL SHAKES OUT, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE LET THE PEOPLE KNOW UP HERE. BUT CERTAINLY WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE TAXES AND FEES WITH EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT THANK YOU, MR. JORDAN AND MR. RILEY. YES, I WANT TO. CONGRATULATE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU. THEY ALSO, AS TONY SAID, THEY HAD AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE UP THERE AT THE FARM, OVER 500. SO CONGRATS ON THE MONEY THEY RAISED. ALSO, TOMORROW THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL DOWN IN ANNAPOLIS FOR MY WIFE. AS YOU KNOW, SHE'S DOWN THERE FOR 90 DAYS AND TOMORROW IS OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE HER ALL KINDS OF GIFTS AND EVERYTHING FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME FOR 50 YEARS. WELL DESERVED. THEY MIGHT EVEN SAY IT'S DELEGATE RALLIES, SOME KIND OF A SPECIAL DAY. SO CONGRATS TO MY WIFE. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR'S MARYLAND ITALIAN FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT RIPKEN STADIUM IN ABERDEEN, SO PLEASE SAVE THE DATES. IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER 26TH TO THE 28TH. THANK YOU, THANK
[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15, BUSINESS FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A HARFORD COUNTY SEARCH FOR HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER.[00:25:05]
OUR WINDOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE HAVE IN HAND 108 APPLICANTS, OF WHICH I BELIEVE 71 HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED BY H.R. IT'S A DAUNTING TASK TO LOOK AT THOSE MANY RESUMES, AND I WANT TO THANK MISS HARRIS FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND THAT SHE SPENT IN OUR OFFICE, PREPARING THE BINDERS FOR ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE PICKED UP TODAY. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMITTEE FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE TO THE EMAIL. AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL COME TOGETHER WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO START THIS PROCESS. THE 71 APPLICANTS INCLUDE SEVEN PHYSICIANS AND 64 NON-PHYSICIANS APPLICANTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SEVERAL FROM HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL FIND A GREAT FIT FOR HARFORD COUNTY. AND THEN I WAS NOT AT THE ATHENA AWARDS, BUT MISS HARRIS WAS IN MY STAY, AND SHE EXPRESSED TO ME WHAT A GREAT FUNDRAISER. NOT A FUNDRAISER, BUT A GREAT EVENT THAT IT IS. AND I WANT TO THANK HOMEWARD BOUND VETERINARY SERVICES FOR THE LEADERSHIP AWARD. THEY RECEIVED MISS VICKI BARNES FOR THE ATHENA LEADERSHIP AWARD AND THEN ABSOLUTELY, APRIL. SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG LADY. WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH HER AND WORK WITH HER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. HER AND MARCUS IS A GREAT COUPLE, GREAT FAMILY, CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEM. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE.TONY DID MENTION THE INITIAL ENDOWMENT BANQUET WE HAD THAT FRIDAY EVENING AT THE LEVEL OF FIRE HALL. WE HAD ABOUT 225 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WAS A GREAT EVENT. WE RAISED SOME MONEY FOR THE TRUST. THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU EVENT, I BELIEVE THEY SOLD 600 TICKETS FOR THAT EVENT, AND IT WAS SOLD OUT. AND THEN THE NEXT BIG THING ON OUR AGENDA QUICKLY IS THE OUR NEXT APFO STUDY MEETING ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORGANIZATION STUDY COMMITTEE OR ORDINANCE STUDY COMMITTEE. IS THIS THURSDAY. OUR CONSULTANT WILL BE PRESENT TO PRESENT HIS FINDINGS TO US. WE'LL BE DISCUSSING OUR NEXT STEPS AND POSSIBLE LEGISLATION. SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU.
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