[00:00:06] EVENING. CHAIR. CALLS TO ORDER. LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 25 ZERO 16. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCILWOMAN 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. DEAR LORD, AS WE GATHER HERE TONIGHT, BLESS US ON MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY, FOR OUR CITIZENS. GRANT US THE KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD AND LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR COUNTY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. COUNCIL. IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND JUST TO RECOGNIZE FORMER COUNTY EXECUTIVE HARKINS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING. IT'S GOOD [5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS (Part 1 of 2)] TO SEE YOU OUT, JIMMY. ALSO, COUNCIL MAY HAVE GENERAL CONSENT TO MOVE TO ITEM FIVE A AND THEN RETURN TO FOUR AFTER. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS. HARFORD. LIVING TREASURE. JOHN O'NEILL. MR. RILEY. YES, SIR. ALL STAND ON THE DAY. YES. HANG ON. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN O'NEILL JR AS THE HARFORD LIVING TREASURE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. MR. O'NEILL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE BEING NONE, MISS DIXON. MR. PRESIDENT, I MRS. ROBERT I MRS. EMHOFF, I MR. JOHN GIORDANO I MR. RILEY I MRS. I MR. BENNETT I THERE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE NONE IN THE NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED. AND NOW STEP [4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS] DOWN PLEASE. COUNCIL. MR. O'NEILL, ANYONE ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE WITH YOU? AT FIRST? YES. WHEREAS JOHN O'NEILL JR. RECEIVED THE HARFORD COUNTY CULTURAL ARTS BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO THE HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNITION AS A HARFORD LIVING TREASURE. AND WHEREAS MR. O'NEILL BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A SEVENTH GRADE MATH TEACHER IN 1968 BEFORE JOINING THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE IN 1991, HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT FOR HARFORD COUNTY. FOUR YEARS LATER, HE SERVED AS THE WARDEN OF HARFORD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, WHERE HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HIS EXPANSION AND THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR DETAINEES. AND WHEREAS, IN 1998, JOHN BECAME THE HARFORD COUNTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND BRIEFLY SERVED AS ACTING COUNTY EXECUTIVE. HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN COORDINATING GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT THE JARRETTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE BIRCHAM MEDICAL BUILDING. IN 2005, HE BECAME THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND SERVED AS ACTING DIRECTOR, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A DECADE LATER, JOHN WAS ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF STEVENSON UNIVERSITY FOR 49 YEARS. AS PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE STREETCAR MUSEUM, HE PROCURED GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S UPGRADES AND OPERATION, AND WHEREAS FROM 1991 TO THE EARLY 2000, JOHN ASSISTED WITH THE ANNUAL JARRETTSVILLE FIRE COMPANY TRAINING GARDEN, HELPING TO DESIGN THE TRACKS AND SET UP THE TRAIN LAYOUTS. HE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH NUMEROUS NUMEROUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT HARFORD COUNTY RESIDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND. ON THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY 2025, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JOHN J. O'NEILL, JR. 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. SO, JOHN, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ONLY A LIVING TREASURE FOR HARFORD COUNTY, BUT ALSO YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE, YOUR LIVING TREASURE FOR THE STATE. I'M GOING TO HAVE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IF YOU'LL FIND YOUR WAY UP HERE. I KNOW HE'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET HERE. AND SO WHILE HE COMES, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. AND HE HAS A FEW WORDS HE'D LIKE TO SAY ALSO. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE. SORRY, I'M NOT A NEW [00:05:08] FACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL OF YOU. SO, MY FIRST ENDORSEMENT FOR POLITICAL OFFICE 150 YEARS AGO. MR. HARKINS HERE WAS THE ONE THAT ENDORSED ME. AND SO, JIM, I KNOW YOU GOT YOUR FAULT. I KNOW YOU GOT SOME SOME WORDS TO SAY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND HERE. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE JOHN O'NEILL YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL. EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES, HE DOES IT TO THE NTH DEGREE. EXCUSE ME. PILL TIME. DONALD TRUMP'S CALLING. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. HE HE ALWAYS COMPLETED EVERYTHING THAT HE UNDERTOOK AND AS A MASTER. BUT THE THING LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT HIM IS HE HAD A SOFT SPOT. YES. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE COUNTY WHO ALWAYS KNEW HIM AS MR. NO. BUT HE HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. YEAH. AND QUITE FRANKLY, HE BROUGHT ME OVER TO IT AS WELL. SO ALL GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JOY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. I KNOW HE'S A FRIEND OF YOURS. ALSO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. JOHN WANTS ME TO, I WILL. WHY NOT? I'M NOT QUITE A POLITICIAN, BUT NOT QUITE. NOT QUITE. OH. THANK YOU. I TOLD YOU, YES. JOHN AND JIM AND ROB, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. JIM'S RIGHT. HE WAS MISTER. NO, BOY, WE'D HAVE, WE'D HAVE IT OUT, AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO GO UP TO JIM TO GET THINGS STRAIGHTENED OUT. BUT HE USUALLY SIDED WITH JOHN. THAT WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. YEAH. JIM SAYS EXACTLY CORRECT. HE IS THE BEST GUY. ONE OF THE BEST GUYS YOU'VE EVER WORKED WITH, WORKED FOR. AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR THE COUNTY, SO MUCH FOR THE STATE, AND JUST ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU. OKAY, J.R. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG MAN. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU. MISS YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT, IT WAS A PLEASURE. CONGRATULATIONS. MR. JIM. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. BENNETT. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THANKS. WHEREAS NATIONAL SKILLED NURSING CARE WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION IN 1967 AND ENCOURAGES SKILLED NURSING CARE CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTY COUNTRY TO HOST A VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT SHINE A LIGHT ON THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE, WORK AND VOLUNTEER IN NURSING CENTERS. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME, TAPESTRY OF LIGHT, HIGHLIGHTS THE MEANINGFUL STORIES THAT MAKE UP EACH PERSON'S JOURNEY AND SKILLED NURSING CARE FROM THE RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES TO CAREGIVERS AND STAFF, EVERYONE ADDS A UNIQUE THREAD THAT IS WOVEN INTO THE VIBRANT TAPESTRY. THE THEME CELEBRATES THE CONNECTIONS, RESILIENCE, AND STRENGTH THAT UNITE US ALL. AND WHEREAS CITIZENS CARE IS A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND HAVRE DE GRACE OFFERING PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS THE COMFORTS OF HOME, FOR THE LAST 58 YEARS. THE FACILITY IS STAFFED WITH CARING, EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDES ROUND THE CLOCK SKILLED NURSING CARE AS WELL AS FULL, FULLY EQUIPPED THERAPY DEPARTMENT OFFERING PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT RANKED CITIZENS CARE NUMBER SEVEN IN THE STATE, THE HIGHEST RATING OF ANY FACILITY IN HARFORD COUNTY, DEMONSTRATING THE GENUINE CARE AND UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING THEY PROVIDE FOR EACH RESIDENT. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY 2025 TO HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL SKILLED NURSING CARE WEEK, MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025, AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO CITIZENS CARE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE [00:10:05] COMMUNITY, MR. BENNETT, CALL WHOEVER YOU LIKE YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON UP. SORRY. TO SEE YOU. ALL OF THE STAFF SHOULD BE COMING UP. COME ON UP. THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM. YEAH. IS THERE NO ONE AT THE NURSING HOME THIS EVENING? MOVIE NIGHT. PUT A RESIDENT IN CHARGE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. MR. WALTER. I'LL BRING THAT OVER TO YOU. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AT CITIZENS FOR ALL YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. FOR THE RESIDENTS AT CITIZENS CARE. YOU KNOW, I LIVE IN HAVRE DE GRACE ON BOURBON STREET. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW I SAID TO THE MAYOR RECENTLY IS NO MATTER WHAT STREET YOU LIVE ON IN HAVRE DE GRACE, THERE WILL BE A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHERE, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, YOU COME TO CITIZENS. AND WHETHER IT'S THE PEOPLE WAVING THROUGH THE WINDOWS WHEN I GO TO BOMBOIS, OR IT'S THE WAY THAT EVERYBODY IN THAT BUILDING IS KNOWN BY NAME, OR I THINK ABOUT THE RESIDENTS. FOR SOME OF YOU WHO WERE THERE WHEN YOU HAD YOUR FIRST DAY OF WORK AND CONTINUED TO BE THERE FOR YEARS ON WHAT YOU PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING PEOPLE RETAIN THEIR HUMANITY AND MAKING THEM FEEL LOVED AND MAKING THEM FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A PART OF A COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST FEEL IT, BUT MAKE IT REAL FOR THEM IS JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GIFT, AND IT'S SUCH A BLESSING TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE CITIZENS. AND IT'S ALSO, I THINK, A GREAT REMINDER TO US THAT 1972. THAT THERE WAS A COUNCIL UP THERE THAT FELT BOLD ENOUGH TO SAY, LET'S FUND BUILDING A NURSING FACILITY HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY, BUILT BY OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND TO BE IN A COUNTY THAT DREAMS BIG ENOUGH TO SAY EVERYBODY MATTERS TO US IS JUST SUCH A TREMENDOUS BLESSING. AND I'M GLAD TO ALWAYS ADVOCATE TO GET ANY CAPITAL PROJECT I CAN DONE FOR THE BUILDING. NOT LETTING CITIZENS STAY A SECRET. BUT AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO END. ALL OF YOU SQUEEZE IT. IT'S LIKE THE HOMECOMING POSE. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET TIGHT. OR SOME SQUATTING. NO SECOND ROW. SECOND MAKE ANOTHER ROW. MAKE ANOTHER ROW. OKAY. LIKE THE SHORTER, SHORTER. THERE WE GO, THERE WE GO. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. GO NEAR THAT. IT THOUGHT YOU HAD 30 YEARS TO GO. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING IN. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS. HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, BOARD OF [5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS (Part 2 of 2)] TRUSTEES. STUDENT APPOINTMENT. ISABELLA. LUGO FRESCURA. HEY, HEY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ISABEL LUGO FRASCARI. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS SALAS. MOVED AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER STUDENT TO HAVE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. JUST THINKING ABOUT A DECADE AGO WITH YOUR LITTLE FREE LIBRARY THAT YOU INSTALLED IN HAVRE DE GRACE TO NOW HOW FITTING IT IS TO SEE YOU CONTINUING TO VALUE BOOKS, TO VALUE THE WRITTEN WORD, AND TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. I JUST THINK THAT'S TREMENDOUS TO SEE THAT FOLLOW THROUGH IN YOUR LIFE FROM THEN TO NOW. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. ANYONE ELSE? I'M CHOKING COUNCILMAN G UP. MISS DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MRS. ROBERT I, MRS. EMHOFF, I MR. JOHN GIORDANO, I MR. RILEY, MRS. I MR. BENNETT I THERE BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO AND A NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED? THANK YOU. [00:15:05] COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES. NICK DAVIS, GILLIAN MILLER, ANTOINETTE STEVENS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OF NICK DAVIS, GILLIAN MILLER AND ANTOINETTE STEVENS. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. IT'S BEEN APPROVED, MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS DIXON? MR. PRESIDENT, I MRS. ROBERT I, MRS. EMHOFF, I MR. GIORDANO I MR. RILEY I MRS. I MR. BENNETT I BEING SEVEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ZERO IN THE NEGATIVE. THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HEREBY APPROVED. ARE ANY OF THOSE FOLKS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING? YES. GILLIAN. GILLIAN. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. MR. BOWSHER MAY HAVE A MOTION. PLEASE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF TIMOTHY BOWSHER. MAY HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MISS DIXON? MR. BENNETT HAD HIS HAND. I'M SORRY, MR. BENNETT. I JUST WANTED TO. I WANTED TO THANK TIM FOR COMING AND SPEAKING WITH ME TONIGHT AND FOR HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK PLANNING AND ZONING IS IN A PERIOD OF LAW OF TRANSITION RIGHT NOW, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE EXACT RIGHT PEOPLE THAT WE FEEL BEST, ESPECIALLY ENTERING THIS TIME OF PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE MASTER PLAN. I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S THE EXACT RIGHT FIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MISS DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT? NO. MRS. ROBERT, NO. MRS. EMHOFF, NO. MR. GIORDANO. NO. MR. RILEY. HI. MRS. SEIDEL. NO. MR. BENNETT. NO. THERE BEING SIX VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE ONE. AFFIRMATIVE. THE APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY DENIED. SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, [6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS] CITIZEN CARE CENTER. MR. WALTER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING, SIR WALTER, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITIZENS CARE AND REHAB CENTER. I SHOULD SAY THE PROUD ADMINISTRATOR, CITIZENS CARE AND REHAB CENTER. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US TONIGHT. IN DOING SO, YOU ARE FOCUSING AND PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS THOSE THAT ARE BEHIND ME, WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEIR LIVES TO PUTTING OTHERS FIRST, WHO DISPLAY PATIENCE AND COMPASSION EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND I AM VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT TEAM. CITIZENS, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, IS THE OLDEST NURSING FACILITY IN THE COUNTY. WE'RE THE ONLY STANDALONE INDEPENDENT FACILITY IN THE COUNTY. WE'RE THE ONLY NONPROFIT FACILITY IN THE COUNTY. AND QUITE SIMPLY, WE ARE THE BEST. WE GOT TO SHARE EARLIER THE RANKINGS WE HAD WITH THE STATE OF MARYLAND. AND WE DO NOT TAKE THOSE LIGHTLY. THOSE COME AT THE STATE. THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S STATE RANKINGS BASED UPON THEIR CRITERIA, WHICH INVOLVE MANY THINGS. AND A LOT OF THAT COMES BACK TO THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. I COULD GO ON AND SHARE MANY OTHER ATTRIBUTES AND ACCOLADES, BUT I THINK THAT A VIDEO WE CREATED NOT TOO LONG AGO DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CITIZEN'S CARE CENTER AND CAN BETTER SHARE THE THINGS BETTER THAN I CAN. CITIZENS CARE IS THE HIGHEST RANKED NURSING HOME FOR CARE IN HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND. CARE IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO AT CITIZENS, AND WE BELIEVE IN DOING IT BETTER THAN ANYONE. WHY? BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DESERVE NOTHING LESS. CITIZENS HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF OUR SENIOR POPULATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS. OUR MEMORY CARE AND SKILLED REHAB IS KNOWN TO BE THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN THE AREA. MOST OF OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN OF SERVICE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, WHILE SOME HAVE EVEN 40 YEARS UNDER THEIR BELT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR 45 YEARS. IT IS A PASSION THAT I STARTED WHEN I WAS 16 OR 17 AS A VOLUNTEER AND HAVE WORKED MY WAY THROUGH. I WORKED IN NURSING AND NOW I'M THE DIRECTOR OF [00:20:06] VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND LIKE I SAID, IT HAS BEEN MY PASSION TO SERVE THE GERIATRIC POPULATION HERE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. I'VE MADE THE BEST FRIENDS HERE. THEY ARE ONE. RESIDENTS STARTED CALLING ME HER LITTLE SISTER WHEN SHE INTRODUCED ME. THAT JUST MADE MY HEART EXPLODE. WHEN SHE DID THAT, AND I REALIZED THEN IT WASN'T HERE FOR A JOB. I WAS HERE TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY. AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME MY FAMILY FOR 31 YEARS. SOME OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN HERE EVEN LONGER THAN I HAVE, AND SO WE'VE REALLY BUILT SOME WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND GREAT BONDS. WE'VE DONE CRAFTS TOGETHER WITH THE RESIDENTS, DO PUZZLES, AND SO THERE'S JUST SO MUCH LIFE GOING ON IN HERE. SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY, HOW CAN YOU WORK IN A PLACE LIKE THAT? MY RESPONSE IS, COME TO CITIZENS, COME UP ON TIDEWATER AND ENJOY A DANCE PARTY WITH US, BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST DANCE PARTY I'VE EVER BEEN TO. SO COME ON OUT TO CITIZENS AND SEE WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT THE COMPANY. THEY REALLY DO CARE ABOUT WHAT OUR RESIDENTS NEEDS AND WANTS AND DESIRES ARE. THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALWAYS HEAR, THEY ALWAYS PUSH AND THEY DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT TAKES PLACE. AND EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WALKING AROUND IN THE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE REALLY SPEAK HIGHLY OF WHAT GOES ON HERE AND IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS JEAN. I'M A MEDICINE AIDE. I WORK HERE FOR 15 YEARS. MY JOB IS TAKE CARE OF RESIDENTS IN NEED. I LOVE HER VERY MUCH. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT CITIZENS CARE CENTER.COM AND A BROCHURE THAT HAS ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. CARE BEGINS WITH COMPASSION. THOSE FOUR EMPLOYEES TOTAL 104 YEARS SPENT AT CITIZENS CARE CENTER. ON THE AVERAGE, THAT'S 26 YEARS. AND THEY'RE PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHY CITIZENS STRIVES TO DO ITS VERY BEST. I LIKE TO SAY MY CLAIM TO FAME IS THAT I WORK THERE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS AGO THAT IS. ALTHOUGH I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL WHO ARE YOUNGER, BUT I'M SURE BECAUSE I READ THE BIOS, THERE ARE SOME WHO ARE A LITTLE BIT OLDER, BUT WHAT I THE REASON I POINT THAT OUT IS BECAUSE I'VE WORKED IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TEAM AS COMMITTED AS THE ONES WHO ARE BEHIND ME AND THE ONES WHO ARE AT THE FACILITY NOW, AND THOSE WHO COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT. SO ON BEHALF OF THEM, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HONORING US TONIGHT. IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO ATTEND OUR GRAND RE-OPENING OF OUR RIVERWALK REHABILITATION UNIT. THAT IS A JOINT VENTURE WE HAVE DONE WITH HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DIVISION OF HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT, THEIR LEADERSHIP AS WELL. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO HELPED US, JACOB, HEATHER, WHEREVER SHE IS. AND WE ALSO HAVE CAROL LYNOTT HERE, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S INVOLVEMENT VERY MUCH. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE IT JUST A COUPLE SPECIAL RECOGNITION. NURSING HOMES ARE CALLED NURSING FOR A REASON, AND THAT IS THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO AND CARE. AND WE DO HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF NURSING HERE TONIGHT. CASSIE, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE BACK THERE, WHO DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB AND AN ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF NURSING WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER IN LEADING A BUILDING. SO I'M VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE HER, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. AND THOSE, AS I SAID, COULD NOT BE HERE. SO PLEASE LOOK FOR THOSE INVITATIONS AND WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN JOIN US IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND WE DO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR FACILITY IN OUR COUNTY AND IN THE CITY OF HAVRE DE GRACE. SO HE MENTIONED 1972. I SAID, YEAH, THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S THE YEAR I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. SO I'M NOT GOING TO TELL MY YEAR. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, MR. GINGER. SO I'VE NEVER GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE. BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INVITATION. I'D LOVE TO COME. I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT IT'S BEEN UPGRADED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES, BUT I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED JUST BY LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE FEATURES YOU HAD THERE. AND I SAW IT'S BEEN MODERNIZED AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CAPITAL PROJECT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU UPGRADED THE FACILITY AND DO YOU CONTINUALLY PICK DIFFERENT AREAS TO UPGRADE, AND WHAT'S THE NEXT UPGRADE THAT YOU ANTICIPATE OR IT'S ON THE BOOKS FOR? SO I'M AWARE OF FIVE [00:25:05] DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH THE COURSE SINCE 1967, BUT THERE HAVE PROBABLY BEEN MORE TO THAT LAST YEAR, THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DIVISION, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON A LARGE PART OF OUR BUILDING THAT HAD NOT HAD ONE IN OVER 30 YEARS. SO AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE COOPERATION FROM HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT ONCE WE FINISH THIS PROJECT, PROVIDED I STILL HAVE HAIR AND I CAN GET UP EVERY MORNING, WE'LL WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING TO OUR HARBORVIEW UNIT, WHICH IS A UNIT THAT HASN'T REALLY WITNESSED A LOT OF RENOVATION PROJECT, AND THAT'S A LONG TERM CARE UNIT THERE. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE 22 BEDS THAT WE'RE RENOVATING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT WILL PUT OUR REHAB UNIT RIGHT NEXT TO OUR GYM, WHICH IS WHERE IT REALLY SHOULD BE. THANK YOU. JACOB. FIRST, I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SHOUT OUT TO FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD, BECAUSE, I MEAN, SHE IS CONSTANTLY PUSHING, PUSHING, PUSHING FOR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN GET FOR CITIZENS. AND I THINK WITHOUT HER ASSISTANCE, WHO KNOWS WHAT WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN DONE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. SO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET. AND I KNOW HE'S ALWAYS SAYING, LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN GET. LET ME SEE WHO I CAN TALK TO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU BECAUSE I KNOW IN YOUR FEW YEARS YOU'VE BEEN BACK AT CITIZENS, THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE THE LIGHTING MORE WELCOMING, TO MAKE ROOMS BRIGHTER, TO MAKE THE HALLWAYS FEEL CLEAN AND NICE TO BE IN. IT DOES SO MUCH AS SOMEONE WHO'S WALKING THROUGH THE BUILDING. BUT AS YOU KNOW, I'M SURE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE SAYING, IS THIS WHERE MY LOVED ONE IS GOING TO BE SAFE? AND IT JUST IT REALLY IS SUCH A GREAT EXPRESSION OF CARE, THE WAY CITIZENS HAS BECOME PART OF FIRST FRIDAY'S IN TOWN, THE WE'VE BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY INTO CITIZENS, GETTING THE CITY TO COME TOURS, INVITING THE COUNTY TO COME TOURS. IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT THAT'S A COUNTY BUILT BUILDING THAT HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT MADE THAT BUILDING. AND FOR TOO LONG WE LET PEOPLE FORGET. BUT YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB OF HELPING PEOPLE REMEMBER WHERE CITIZENS IS ROOTED AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR SHORT TIME BACK AT CITIZENS. ALTHOUGH I GUESS IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH TO NOT CALL IT SHORT ANYMORE. AND WHEN YOU COME TO VISIT, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT THE NAME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOTED AND APPROVED THE CAPITAL WORKS FOR BUILDING THAT BUILDING, BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD REMINDER OF WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND TO GO BACK TO THOSE RENOVATIONS, EACH RENOVATION, FOR THE MOST PART, HAS A PLAQUE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE AND THOSE INVOLVED WITH THOSE PROJECTS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYONE ELSE? WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU ALL. AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN APPROVAL OF [7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MINUTES. BOARD OF HEALTH UPDATE SPRING 2025 MAY 6TH, 2025. LEGISLATIVE DAY 25 ZERO 15TH MAY SIX, 2025. PUBLIC HEARING MAY 7TH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS TO MINUTES STAND APPROVED EIGHT INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS WE HAVE NONE NINE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS WE HAVE NONE TEN. INTRODUCTION. CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS WE HAVE NONE 11. CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS WE HAVE NONE 12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS WE HAVE NONE 13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS WE HAVE NONE 14. NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE NONE 17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS. MISS DIXON. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE THIS EVENING. VERNA WHITE. SHE JUST STEPPED OUT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE LEFT. GOT TO GO. WE HAVE NO NO ONE ELSE REGISTER, MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. 16 BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR. [16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ] BENNETT. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO BE WITH EVERYBODY. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THURSDAY'S OUR LAST BUDGET HEARING AT 7 P.M. SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE GET IN THE BUDGET, THINGS THAT WE CAN MODIFY, THINGS LIKE CAPITAL PROJECTS, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HEAR. AS I SAID THE OTHER NIGHT, TO SOMEBODY, THERE IS NO PUSH WITHOUT A POOL. SO WE REALLY NEED PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER FOR US TO DO IT. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE JOHNNY BOWKER, VICKY JONES AND MATTHEW ELLIS, WHO ALL WERE ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR JOHNNY AND VICKY. THEY WERE REELECTED AND FOR MATTHEW IT WILL BE HIS FIRST TERM, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE CITY. IT WAS A [00:30:01] GREAT TURNOUT. WELL OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE VOTED, WHICH IS A LOT BIGGER THAN OTHER YEARS WHERE IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, 400 PEOPLE VOTED. SO THAT WAS REALLY TREMENDOUS TO SEE. AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR ALWAYS BEING A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, IN RECOGNITION OF MAY BEING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, THE YOUR MIND MATTERS, A FAMILY WELLNESS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT RIPKEN STADIUM FROM 530 TO 9. IT'S A FREE EVENT AND IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY. AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS WEEK THE CHURCHVILLE CRESWELL FOUNTAIN GREEN COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IS THURSDAY AT 630 AT THE CHURCHVILLE REC CENTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS. HOW'S MR. RILEY? YES, I'D LIKE TO. THANK ALL THE BELLAIRE MOOSE FAMILY OVER THERE THAT HONORED OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS THIS PAST WEEKEND. THERE'S ABOUT TEN OF THEM. I WON'T READ THEM ALL OFF, BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO IN THE COUNTY. AND DON'T FORGET, THIS IS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. MR. GIORDANO. SO I ALSO ATTENDED THE MOOSE FIRST RESPONDER RECOGNITION DINNER ON SATURDAY. SO I THINK WE HAD MAYBE 11 OR 12, I'M NOT SURE. BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY. MA AND PA TRAIL UPDATE THE LAST SEGMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S GOING TO LINK NORTH AVENUE TRAILHEAD IN BEL AIR TO THE MELROSE LANE TRAILHEAD AT BLAKES VENTURE PARK IN FOREST HILL. THE MA AND PA HERITAGE TRAIL WILL SPAN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES, CONNECTING EDGELEY GROVE PARK IN FALLSTON THROUGH BEL AIR TO FRIENDS PARK IN FOREST HILL, AND THEN MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. I'M SURE MY TWO COUNCILWOMEN TO MY RIGHT WILL SPEAK ABOUT THAT, BUT THE ED LALLY FOUNDATION IS HOSTING A BENEFIT CONCERT ON MAY 23RD AT 7 P.M. AT THE HAVRE DE GRACE OPERA HOUSE. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE. THANK YOU, MISS IMHOF. JUST TO REITERATE THAT MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, OBVIOUSLY. AND JUST A REMINDER THAT PRETTY SOON THE SCHOOLS WILL BE DISMISSING FOR THE SUMMER TIME. SO WE HAVE A FEW MORE WEEKS OF WATCHING OUT FOR THE BUSSES, BUT JUST BEING AWARE THAT THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE OUT PRETTY SOON. AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO WISH A BELATED MOTHER'S DAY TO ANYBODY WHO CELEBRATED. THANK YOU, MISS ROBERT. YES, HELLO. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, I DID TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE. SO FOR THE MARYLAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO I AM NOW OFFICIALLY ON THAT COMMISSION. I DID MEET AS IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. I DID MEET WITH A FOUNDER OF CLEAR THOUGHTS MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY AND CONSULTING AND LINKING HIM UP WITH A LOT OF OUR OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO START DOING SOME MENTORING FOR YOUNG TEENAGERS AND ADULTS WHO ARE LOST AND NEED GUIDANCE. SO HE HAS A GREAT PATH, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW HE ASSISTS US WITH OUR YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. ATTENDED THE BAYSIDE FAMILY WELLNESS EVENT AT CONCORD PARK ON MAY 10TH AND MONDAY, MAY 12TH. THEY ATTENDED THE MAKO DIVERSITY CAUCUS, AND THEN TODAY I ATTENDED THE HARFORD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. THEY RENAMED THEIR FOOD BANK. SO NOW IT'S OFFICIALLY HARFORD COUNTY FOOD BANK. I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING SOMETHING. THAT'S IT. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT. IT WAS. I HAD A GOOD CROWD IN THERE AND WATCHING THEM AGAIN, STILL LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE, DOING THE FOOD BANK AND LOOKING AT FOOD INSECURITY. AND THEN FROM THERE, I ATTENDED THE BIKE FROM WORK DAY. IT WAS ACTUALLY A WEEK, BUT TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE RAINY DAY, SO THAT WAS GREAT. THEY HAD 130 PEOPLE ACTUALLY REGISTER TO BIKE TO WORK FOR THE WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A RAINY ONE FOR THEM, BUT IT'S A GOOD CAUSE. A COUPLE OF THE CITIZENS RODE THEIR BIKES IN, AND I MYSELF HAVE PURCHASED ONE OF THOSE TRICYCLES. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING THAT OUT SOON. AND THEN FINALLY, FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN MUSIC AT A PARK, WE HAVE MUSIC AT THE POINT ON SATURDAY AT MARINER PARK FROM 12 TO 5. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GOOD BANDS COMING. IT'S FREE. BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR, IT'S GOING TO BE FOOD TRUCKS, ETC. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU, MISS [15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT] ROBERT. AGENDA ITEM 15 BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT IS OUR LAST [00:35:05] BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING. IT'LL BE MAY 15TH. LIKE I SAID, 7 P.M. IN THESE CHAMBERS. AS FAR AS EVENTS, OUR COUNTY IS RICH IN NON-PROFITS AND THEY DO SO MUCH FOR OUR YOUTH, OUR STUDENTS. THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE CHARLIE RILEY FOUNDATION HELD ITS 19TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AT GENEVA FARM. THEY THE BENEFIT FROM THAT GOES TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SENIORS AND FIRE COMPANY MEMBERS AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK CHIP RILEY, BRUCE RILEY, BRIAN DONNELLY AND JOHN HUGHES FOR ALL THEY DO, PLUS THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR THE RILEY FOUNDATION. YOU HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS SPEAK TO THE BEL AIR MOOSE LODGE. IT WAS 9 OR 10 RECIPIENTS THERE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK. LAST NIGHT WE ATTENDED THE SOCIETY OF ITALIAN AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP DINNER, AND WE AWARDED, I THINK, 7 OR 8 STUDENTS THERE. THE YOUNG LADY THAT SAT WITH COUNCILMAN JOHN GIORDANO MYSELF WAS ABIGAIL BOND. OUTSTANDING YOUNG LADY TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON I HAD THE PLEASURE AND THE HONOR TO ATTEND HARTFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE CYBER RANGE FOR THEIR NEW CYBER RANGE AND CLASSROOM RIBBON CUTTING. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH BCR CYBER, THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE SECRETARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WAS THERE. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WAS THERE. THEY CREATE REAL LIFE SIMULATORS OF CYBER SCENARIOS SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN LEARN FIRSTHAND. AND IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR A YOUNG INDIVIDUAL TO CREATE A VERY, VERY GOOD CAREER. AND WE APPRECIATE THE COLLEGE FOR THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO AND THEN ALSO TODAY WE COMPLETED OUR HEALTH OFFICER INTERVIEWS. WE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF CANDIDATES TO BE SENT DOWN TO DOCTOR K AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE PROCESS. HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TEN DAYS, WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING COME BACK TO US FROM MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO WHERE WE CAN RECONVENE THE HEALTH OFFICER SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THE FINAL TIME AND THEN BRING A CANDIDATE FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR CONFIRMATION. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND WITH THAT. I DID ATTEND THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES RIBBON CUTTING TODAY FOR THE NEW FOOD BANK, HARFORD COUNTY FOOD BANK, AND AGAIN, 43 YEARS OF SERVICE IN HARFORD COUNTY TO THE HARFORD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, 39 YEARS AS THE COUNTY'S OFFICIAL FOOD BANK. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THERE TODAY, COUNCILWOMAN, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT TEAM DOWN THERE. THEY PROVIDE A GREAT SERVICE FOR OUR C * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.