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FOUR. THREE. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR. CALLS TO ORDER. LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 25 ZERO 24. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCILMAN RILEY. 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. LET US BOW OUR HEADS. LORD, MAY YOUR GOODNESS AND LOVE BE PRESENT AMONGST US TODAY. BLESS US WITH UNITY, HOPE AND VISION. BUILD US A DEEP RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
WE PRAY FOR VISION. MAY YOUR VISION FILL OUR LIVES AS WE SEEK TO REVEAL YOUR LOVE. WE ASK THAT YOU WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND THE KIRK FAMILY AND THEIR TIME OF NEED. AND WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PRESENTATION OF
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PROCLAMATIONS. NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. MISS SUTTLES, IF YOU'LL STEP DOWN. AND IF WE COULD WELCOME MEMBERS OF HOMECOMING, I BELIEVE, UP FRONT. YES, MA'AM. WHEREAS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IS A NATIONAL OBSERVANCE HELD EVERY SEPTEMBER TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT NEW EVIDENCE BASED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PRACTICES. THE EMERGENCE OF A STRONG AND PROUD RECOVERY COMMUNITY, AND THE DEDICATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE NATION WHO MAKE RECOVERY POSSIBLE. AND WHEREAS, THE THEME FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH 2025 IS RECOVERY IS REAL RESTORING EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE. THIS YEAR'S FOCUS EMPHASIZES THE POSSIBILITY OF RECOVERY WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. THE OBSERVANCE PROMOTES AWARENESS, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, AND FOSTERS COMMUNITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY, THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS. AND WHEREAS HARFORD COUNTY SUPPORTS EVERYONE IN THEIR JOURNEY TO ENDURING RECOVERY AND CELEBRATES THE SUCCESS OF PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND SUPPORTS NEW TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PRACTICES. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2025 AND THANK OUR PROVIDERS AND CITIZENS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE HEALTH OF HARFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO THE HOMECOMING PROJECT AS OUR RECIPIENT OF THE RECOVERY MONTH.WE ARE SO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND WE COULDN'T WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR RECOVERY COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI, I'M CAITLIN SHEPHERD, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOMECOMING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL, EVERYONE THAT CAME IN SUPPORT OF RECOVERY MONTH AND OF HOMECOMING PROJECT TONIGHT. LIKE JESSICA WAS SAYING, THIS ISN'T A SOLO MISSION RECOVERY IN THIS COUNTY. ALL OF US NEED EACH OTHER. WE HAVE AN AMAZING RECOVERY COMMUNITY HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY, AND ALL OF THE PROVIDERS HELP SUPPORT EACH OTHER. WE ARE INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO WORK WITH A LOT OF OTHER AMAZING PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. HOMECOMING HELPS WOMEN IN EARLY RECOVERY. WE'RE A NINE MONTH TO A YEAR LONG PROGRAM. WE HAVE PROGRAMING THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR WITH CASE MANAGEMENT GROUP, LIFE SKILLS GROUP, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FOR ALL OF THE WOMEN IN OUR PROGRAM SO THEY CAN DEVELOP THOSE LIFE SKILLS AND GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN RECOVERY. WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL. HOMECOMING HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR PROBABLY COMING UP CLOSE ON A DECADE NOW, AND WE CAME AND CAME TO THESE MEETINGS. I GOT TO COME AS A RESIDENT WHEN I WAS IN THE PROGRAM ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO. SO BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, A PART OF THE LEGISLATION IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND SEEING THE SUPPORT FROM HARFORD COUNTY FOR THE RECOVERY IN THIS COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLY SPECIAL. AND WE ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE AS WELL. AND IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF OUR PARTNERS UP TO JOIN IN WITH A PHOTO OP. SO, MARCUS, ALL OF YOU, COME FORWARD. RUBY. COME FORWARD. WE CAN SPREAD OUT ON THIS END DOWN HERE. IT'D BE GREAT. BALANCE SOME THINGS OUT. YEAH. NO. FROM
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HERE. I DON'T NEED THAT MUCH ATTENTION. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IF I MAY, WITH MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT ALL OF YOU DO. AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AND ALL OF HARFORD COUNTY, WE APPRECIATE THE ENDLESS WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF I COULD HAVE EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET YOU AS CLOSE TO IN BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE FLAGS AS POSSIBLE. READY? OH. OUTSIDE FLAG. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE BEHIND ME. I DON'T WANT. IT DOESN'T MATTER. NO. WE CAN SQUEEZE IN A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER ROW. HERE. NO. 0000, YEAH. THEN THEN WE CAN. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. WE GOT ONE MORE PERSON. CAN WE GET JUST A LITTLE MORE? YEAH. I FEEL LIKE HE LIKES TO SHOUT. COME ON. I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, GET YOUR BLINKS OUT NOW. ALL RIGHT. THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. ALL RIGHT. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. LAUREN. COME ON. FORWARD. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR NEW HEALTH DIRECTOR HERE AS WELL. THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.ABSOLUTELY. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. MARCUS. APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA NUMBER FIVE. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS,
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APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE NONE. SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATION COUNCIL WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TONIGHT TO HAVE MEMBERS OF VOICES OF HOPE, MISS PETERSON AND JENNIFER IS AT WORK. GOOD SEEING YOU BOTH. PULL YOUR MICS CLOSER TO YOU, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RACHEL PEDERSEN. I AM THE HARFORD COUNTY PROGRAM SUPERVISOR FOR VOICES OF HOPE.THIS IS JENNIFER TURK, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN HARFORD COUNTY. AND WE'LL JUST MOVE RIGHT ON INTO THE PRESENTATION. VOICES OF HOPE. OUR MISSION IS EMPOWERING LIVES AND FOSTERING RECOVERY. OUR NONPROFIT IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IN FACING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER THROUGH COMPASSION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE STRIVE TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF ADDICTION, PROMOTING A HEALTHIER, BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL. OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FINDS HOPE, HEALING, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. NOW WE PROVIDE MANY SERVICES. WE'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE OPEN 8 A.M. TO 1 A.M. AND LET'S JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HARM REDUCTION.
OUR HARM REDUCTION TACKLES CHALLENGES THAT MANY IN THE COMMUNITY MAY HESITATE TO DISCUSS OPENLY. IT'S OFTEN THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, BUT THESE ISSUES SUBSTANCE USE, OVERDOSE RISK AND RELATED HEALTH CONCERNS CANNOT BE IGNORED. IF WE WANT TO SAVE LIVES. OUR SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM AND WOUND CARE WE OFFER. IT HELPS TO REDUCE DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND PREVENT INFECTION. SOME OF YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT IS A SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM? THAT IS WHERE IF PEOPLE COME IN AND WANT CLEAN SYRINGES, THEY CAN GET THAT FROM US. AND THEY ALSO BRING IN USED SYRINGES THAT WE COLLECT. YOU MAY THINK, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS RIGHT? IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE FOUND WHERE WE CAN HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL COME IN, SIT DOWN, TALK TO US FOR 5 OR
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10 MINUTES AND PLANT THAT SEED WITH THEM OF RECOVERY. AND WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN THROUGH OUR HARM REDUCTION AND CONTINUE ALONG THROUGH THE RECOVERY JOURNEY. WE ALSO OFFER RAD TESTING THROUGH THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THIS ADDRESSES THREE MAJOR GOALS. IT IMPROVES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARYLAND DRUG MARKET LANDSCAPE. IT EMPOWERS PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DRUG SUPPLY TO HELP INFORM DECISIONS AND REDUCE RISK. IT ALSO PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT NEW AND EMERGING TRENDS IN THE DRUG SUPPLY. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO THIS TESTING, THIS IS HOW WE FOUND THAT WE HAD XYLAZINE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW WE FIND THAT WE HAVE MEDETOMIDINE IN THE DRUG SUPPLY HERE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, NOW REPLACING XYLAZINE. WE ALSO DO NARCAN DISTRIBUTION NALOXONE. IT IS THE MEDICATION THAT REVERSES AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. SO WE PROVIDE NARCAN, NARCAN, AND WE ALSO DO NARCAN TRAINING FOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS. WE DO THEM IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. WE OFFER RIDES FROM THE HARFORD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. WE TRANSPORT.THEY'LL CALL US THE SERGEANTS. ANYONE WORKING THERE WILL CALL US AND THE CHAPLAIN. THEY'LL CALL AND ASK US TO GIVE SOMEONE A RIDE HOME. WE OFFER FREE RIDES, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
WE'LL TAKE THEM WHEREVER THEY NEED TO GO, ANYWHERE HOME TO A TREATMENT. WE ALSO DO TAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. WE'LL GET CALLS FROM ONE OF THE YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG LADIES THAT WORK THERE. SHE'LL CALL US AND HAVE US TRANSPORT TO TREATMENT RIGHT FROM JAIL. SO WE DO A LOT OF TRANSPORTATIONS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE LATER ON. WE ALSO DO QUICK TESTING FOR HEPATITIS C, SO WE'LL DO RAPID TESTING ON SITE. AND THIS HELPS US TO FOR EARLY DETECTION, PREVENT DISEASE AND GET LINKAGE TO CARE. SO WE WILL HELP SOMEONE IF THEY ARE DUE TEST REACTIVE. WE WILL GET THEM TO THEIR DOCTOR OR TO A DOCTOR. SOMETIMES WE PARTNER WITH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AS WELL, AND WE DO TELEHEALTH RIGHT IN THE OFFICE THERE. AND THEN WE'LL CONNECT THEM TO THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. WE OFFER RECOVERY SUPPORTS, AND THIS IS A LOT THE MOST. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER THE MOST OF OUR PEER FAMILY SUPPORT. SO OUR PEERS WHO ARE PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN RECOVERY THEMSELVES, FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALLIES THAT WORK FOR US. THE MAJORITY ARE PEOPLE IN RECOVERY, BUT WE DO HAVE FAMILIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALLIES, SO THE PEERS PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT, AND THEN THE FAMILY SUPPORT ENGAGES LOVED ONES IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS. SO ENGAGING THE FAMILY, WE KNOW THAT THIS DISEASE DOES NOT JUST AFFECT THE PERSON, IT AFFECTS THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO WE DO OFFER FAMILY PEER SUPPORT AS WELL OR FAMILY SUPPORT. WE HAVE RECOVERY HOUSE COORDINATIONS WHERE WE CAN CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO STRUCTURED SAFE HOUSING TO MAINTAIN RECOVERY. WE ALSO DO TREATMENT COORDINATION, ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS IN IN ACCESSING TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND NAVIGATING APPOINTMENTS.
WE'LL SIT THERE WITH THEM WHILE THEY'RE DOING THEIR INTAKE ON THE PHONE. WE'LL MAKE THE CALL FOR THEM. WE'RE BASICALLY WALKING WITH THEM THROUGH THIS JOURNEY. SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE A LITTLE ANTSY. WE'LL SIT THERE, WE'LL TALK TO THEM, WE'LL HELP THEM GET THROUGH THE QUESTIONS. AND THEN WE ALSO DO RECOVERY HOUSE FUNDING. SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THAT THIS LAST YEAR. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RECOVERY HOUSING. THIS REDUCES BARRIERS AND PROMOTES STABILITY FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY. SOMETHING ELSE WE OFFER ARE LIFE SKILLS AND PRACTICAL SUPPORTS. WE HELP MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS GET IDS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, DRIVER'S LICENSE.
WE ALSO ASSIST WITH RESUMES, WITH JOB SEARCH, JOB APPLICATIONS, AND WE EVEN TRANSPORT TO THEIR INTERVIEWS AT TIMES. WE PROVIDE CLOTHING AND PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE FOR THEIR INTERVIEWS AND FOR THEIR WORK. IF THEY MIGHT NEED BLACK BOOTS OR, YOU KNOW, DRESS SLACKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE WILL WILL PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM. AND THIS HELPS TO ADDRESS ANY BARRIERS THAT OFTEN PREVENT PEOPLE FROM MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. SO RECOVERY SUPPORTS ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL, PRACTICAL AND LIFE SKILL NEEDS.
AND THESE SERVICES HELP REMOVE BARRIERS, BUILD INDEPENDENCE AND CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM RECOVERY. AND WE OFFER MAINTENANCE SUPPORTS, WHICH WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RECOVERY HOUSING. YOU KNOW, WE CAN HELP FIND THEM LONG TERM STABLE HOUSING FOR SUSTAINED RECOVERY. WE ALSO OFFER CPR AND CHW TRAINING, WHICH IS CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
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RECOVERY, THEY COME OUT AND MAYBE THEY HAVE A RECORD OR MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SKILLS. BUT ONE THING THEY DO HAVE IS LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND THEY CAN COME AND WORK IN THIS FIELD AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE. WE ALSO HOLD SUPPORT MEETINGS, RECOVERY MEETINGS. WE HAVE FIVE MEETINGS CURRENTLY. WE OFFER THEM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WE HAVE SMART RECOVERY. WE HAVE ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, AND WE HAVE ACA, ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS.AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ALL RECOVERY MEETING WHICH ACCEPTS EVERYONE. WE ALSO OFFER EMERGENCY FUNDING AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS I STATED, FOR CLOTHING, BUT ALSO FOR DOCTORS, HOUSING, FOOD AND MANY OTHER THINGS. AND THE TRANSPORTATION WE OFFER. BACK UP, THE TRANSPORTATION WE OFFER IS FOR RIDES TO APPOINTMENTS, SUPPORT MEETINGS AND RECOVERY SERVICES. WE WILL TRANSPORT ANYONE TO THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO THEIR COURT FOR THEIR URINALYSIS THAT THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH, THAT THEY'RE ORDERED THROUGH THE COURT, AND WE HELP WITH A LOT OF THOSE TRANSPORTATIONS. NOW, HERE'S SOME STATISTICS FOR YOU. ON AVERAGE, HERE'S OUR ENCOUNTERS BY MONTH. AN ENCOUNTER IS EVERY TIME THAT WE ENGAGE WITH A PERSON, WE USUALLY DOCUMENT OUR ENCOUNTERS IN OUR DATABASE. SO OUR AVERAGE ENCOUNTERS ARE 1603 PER MONTH. SO WE ENGAGE 1603 NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE IT IS PEOPLE. BUT IT COULD BE THAT ONE PERSON MORE THAN ONE TIME. SO UNIQUE PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS 390 IS THE AVERAGE PER MONTH. SO WITH THOSE TWO NUMBERS, THE AVERAGE OF 16 1603 ENCOUNTERS AND 390 UNIQUE PEOPLE EQUALS ABOUT FOUR ENCOUNTERS PER PERSON PER MONTH. SO WE DON'T JUST ENGAGE SOMEONE ONE TIME. THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THAT. WE ENGAGE PEOPLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND IT DOES TAKE MORE THAN ONE TIME TALKING TO SOMEONE FOR THEM TO DECIDE OFTEN THAT THEY WANT TO BE IN RECOVERY OR TAKE THE STEPS TO GET INTO RECOVERY. HERE'S SOME MORE NUMBERS FOR YOU. OUR HARM REDUCTION ENCOUNTERS. WE HAVE 531 NOW. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY 531 UNIQUE PEOPLE, BUT WE HAD 531 ENCOUNTERS. SO THIS COULD BE ONE PERSON MULTIPLE TIMES. WE'VE HAD 10,579 PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES US SITTING DOWN TALKING TO SOMEONE, WHETHER ON THE PHONE OR IN PERSON. 111 TREATMENT COORDINATIONS. SO OUT OF THOSE HARM REDUCTION ENCOUNTERS, YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, 111 PEOPLE WENT TO TREATMENT, RECOVERY HOUSE, COORDINATIONS A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO BED TO BED, FROM TREATMENT TO RECOVERY HOUSE RECOVERY HOUSES. SO WE HAVE HAD 12 RECOVERY HOUSE COORDINATIONS AND 26 SHELTER COORDINATIONS. AS YOU KNOW, IN THIS COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SHELTERS. SO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS, WE DO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN LOOKING FOR SHELTER AND WE WILL HELP COORDINATE THAT AS WELL. WE'VE PROVIDED 904 TRANSPORTATIONS SINCE JANUARY. LIKE I SAID, THAT'S FROM THAT'S FOR COURT. THAT'S FOR RECOVERY SERVICES TO TAKE SOMEONE TO AN INTERVIEW TO THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND 801 PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED SUPPORT MEETINGS. WE DISTRIBUTED 5096 DOSES OF NALOXONE. THAT'S SO THERE'S TWO DOSES IN A BOX. SO IF YOU THINK HALF OF THAT, AT LEAST 2500 PEOPLE RECEIVED NALOXONE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHICH COULD HELP SAVE A LIFE. HERE'S A FEW UPDATES. OUR JUSTICE INVOLVED TRANSPORTATIONS. SO AS I MENTIONED FROM THE HARFORD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, WE GAVE 230 FREE RIDES HOME FROM THE DETENTION CENTER SINCE JANUARY. WE DO RECEIVE MULTIPLE CALLS A DAY AND OUR RANT, WHICH IS RISK AND NEEDS TRIAGE. WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE CIRCUIT COURT. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT A COUPLE OF OUR PEERS WORK IN. THEY HELP. THEY DO A RISK AND NEEDS TRIAGE WITH PEOPLE IN DRUG COURT, HELP DETERMINE WHAT SERVICES THEY MIGHT NEED IN RECOVERY, AND THEN IT HELPS THEM INSTEAD OF BEING INCARCERATED, THEY GET INTO RECOVERY. SO WE HELPED 116 PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE RAMP PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE FUNDED 290 INDIVIDUALS FOR RECOVERY HOUSE RECOVERY HOUSES. SO THAT IS INDIVIDUALS COMING UP. WE WILL BE GOING 24 OVER SEVEN SOON. WE WILL BE GOING 24 HOURS WITH THE HELP OF THE OPIOID RESTITUTION FUND. MONEY THAT WE'LL BE GETTING, WE WILL BE ABLE TO STAY OPEN 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS
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A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. SO THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THEY WILL NOW HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO UNTIL WE CAN GET THEM IN TREATMENT THE NEXT MORNING. WE ALSO HAVE A NEW LOCATION COMING SOON THAT'S GOING TO BE IN EDGEWOOD. I BELIEVE WE SIGNED A LEASE YESTERDAY OR TODAY AND THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. THAT WILL BE IN EDGEWOOD AND IT'S A LARGER LOCATION. IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH PRETTIER AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT TOGETHER. AND FOR, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT. WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE PICTURES. THE HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE, WE'RE THERE ONCE A WEEK AT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE RESIDENTS THERE AND HAVE DINNER, PLAY GAMES, ENGAGE THEM, GET THEM TALKING. OFTENTIMES THEY'LL COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT HAVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS WELL, AND WE'LL HELP THEM GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. WE ALSO ADOPTED A PART OF ROUTE 40 FROM THE TRAIN STATION DOWN TO THE WALMART. SO WE CLEAN THAT ONCE A MONTH. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE DO LOTS OF TEAM BUILDING. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. RACHEL. JENNIFER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YEAH, I'D LOVE TO ADD THAT. THANKS, RACHEL. YEAH, THAT, YOU KNOW, VOICES OF HOPE. OUR MISSION IS TO FILL GAPS THAT MIGHT BE MISSING IN THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE AND SAFE. SO BY ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY USING DRUGS, WE CAN GET NALOXONE INTO THEIR HANDS. AND BY USING PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH RECOVERY, THEY CAN BE AN INSPIRATION AND GIVE PEOPLE HOPE. AND WE JUST TRY TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE AT THAT STAGE, LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE. AND IF WE CAN KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING, WE FIND THAT IT LEADS TO TREATMENT AND LONG TERM RECOVERY. WE JUST TRY TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE RESOURCES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN HARFORD COUNTY. THERE'S SO MANY GREAT ONES, BUT HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIKE A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH, WHICH MEANS TO ME ALSO IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE JAIL, INSTEAD OF BEING HOMELESS WALKING AROUND, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE SURE THEY GET HOME SO THAT THERE'S LESS CRIME, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO JAIL OR PEOPLE GET HURT. SO WE LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON, WE LISTEN TO WHAT'S GOING ON FROM YOU AND PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND THEN SAY, WELL, HOW CAN WE HELP UNTIL ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CAN REALLY FILL THAT GAP? SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND GROWING WITH THERE'S A LOT OF GAPS AND BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES. SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CONNECTING THEM. I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE THE RECOVERY HOUSES AND THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS OUR LARGEST FUNDER. WE VIEW OUR SERVICES AS PUBLIC HEALTH. WE CAN PIVOT AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COME UP. SHE TALKED ABOUT RACHEL, TALKED ABOUT METADATA, WHICH GIVES PEOPLE SEIZURES AND PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM SOMETIMES NOT THE OVERDOSE OF THE OPIATE, BUT FROM THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THESE CHEMICALS THAT ARE BEING PUT INTO THE DRUG SUPPLY. SO US BEING OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT AND TREATMENT AND BEING FULLY NONPROFIT, THAT MEANS OUR SERVICES COST NOTHING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ACCESS THEM, WHICH MEANS WE DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISERS AND GRANT WRITERS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS ACCEPTING DONATIONS, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO PIVOT QUICKLY TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE REALLY HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL COME VISIT US, ESPECIALLY AT OUR NEW LOCATION IN EDGEWOOD, THAT YOU'LL GIVE US FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT YOU HEAR IS NEEDED, AND MAYBE GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE OF WHAT YOU THINK COULD HELP THE COMMUNITY IN A LARGE VIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND AS I SAID HERE TONIGHT, AND I THINK BACK AS MARCUS, AS A MUCH YOUNGER PERSON AND YOUR LOCATION IN ABERDEEN AND CECIL COUNTY, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOUR SERVICES HAVE EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS, WHICH IS GREAT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT ENCOUNTERS ARE THE ENCOUNTERS OR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE. IS THAT NUMBER INCREASING AS WELL? IT ACTUALLY HAS INCREASED AS I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION, AND EVERY WEEK I DO A WEEKLY REPORT AND I LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS TO THIS YEAR. OUR ENCOUNTERS HAVE ACTUALLY DOUBLED FROM LAST YEAR, SO WE ARE HAVING MORE ENCOUNTERS.
NICE. MR. BENNETT, HELLO. GOOD EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU ALL. WHEN I TOURED YOUR FACILITY TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAD WITH CECIL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VERSUS HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT FRONT TO BEING ABLE TO WORK MORE IN SYNC WITH EACH OTHER TO, YOU KNOW, DO THAT WORK TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH WHAT THEY NEED? I WOULD SAY, NO, THERE'S
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BEEN NO CHANGE. I'LL KEEP BRINGING THAT UP. YEAH, WE KEEP TRYING BECAUSE WE DO WORK WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES QUITE A BIT. BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE HAVE NOT QUITE YET. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU ABOUT BECAUSE ABERDEEN, HAVRE DE GRACE AND BEL AIR NOW HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS ON SITE TO SUPPORT AND GET PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH WHAT THEY NEED.AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'VE HAD WORK WITH THEM? YES, THEY JUST PRESENTED TO US WHAT WAS THAT LAST, LAST MEETING? IT WAS WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS REALLY EXCITING. AND I I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE CONNECTING WITH YOU ALL. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER BARRIERS THAT EXIST IN HARFORD COUNTY THAT WE CAN HELP LIFT AS A COUNCIL? AND IF EVEN IF IT'S NOT IN OUR PURVIEW, THAT WE CAN JUST LIFT THE NEED FOR OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY JUST, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE COME TO YOU, IF YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM THE RESOURCE, SEND THEM TO US, YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY RESOURCES OR SERVICES THAT WE CAN. AND ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT IS EITHER STRUGGLING, HAS STRUGGLED, PASSED AWAY OR IS IN RECOVERY. SO MANY OF US KNOW PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN SOBER IN RECOVERY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. AND IF MORE PEOPLE WOULD TALK ABOUT THAT WITH EACH OTHER, I THINK THAT WOULD REDUCE THE STIGMA, WHICH PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM REACHING OUT AND EVEN GRABBING A BOX OF NARCAN. AND SO I THINK WE CAN ALL DO A LITTLE BETTER WITH THAT. THANK YOU ALL. MISS IMHOFF. I WOULD JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND AS A TRAUMA SOCIAL WORKER, I ACTUALLY HAVE TAKEN SOME OF THOSE 5096 BOXES OF NARCAN BECAUSE I STILL DO PARTNERSHIPS WITH MARYLAND STATE POLICE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO INTERRUPT HUMAN TRAFFICKING STINGS. ON OCCASION, THEY'LL BRING A SOCIAL WORKER OUT WITH THEM, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY WILL SPEAK TO A SOCIAL WORKER MORE THAN THEY SPEAK TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND I NOT ONLY BRING YOUR NARCAN WITH ME TO HELP SAVE A LIFE ACUTELY, BUT I BRING IT BECAUSE YOU GUYS PUT THOSE STICKERS OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON THEM. AND I FIGURE EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT READY TO REACH OUT FOR HELP THAT DAY, YOUR NUMBER AND YOUR INFORMATION IS STILL THERE. AND I'VE BEEN IN HARFORD COUNTY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE SEEN YOU GUYS RESPOND TO VARIOUS CLIENTS OF MINE AT THE HOSPITAL IN DIFFERENT SHELTERS, AND YOU GUYS HAVE NEVER DISAPPOINTED US. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. ANYONE ELSE? I TOO, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. HAPPY RECOVERY MONTH. THANK YOU. AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL
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OF MINUTES. LEGISLATIVE DE 25 ZERO 23RD SEPTEMBER NINTH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS, THE MINUTES STAND APPROVED EIGHT INTRODUCTION AND[9. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS]
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS WE HAVE NONE NINE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. MR. RILEY, PLEASE READ BILL 20 5-0 11 INTO THE RECORD. BILL 25 ZERO 11 TAX CREDIT FOR PROPERTIES NEAR REFUGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AS INTRODUCED. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT VINCENTE AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. IT'S AN ACT TO DESIGNATE WHICH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A COUNTY OWNED REFUGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ARE ENTITLED TO REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2026, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BILLS NUMBER 92, 89 AND BILL NUMBER 1002. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 AT 645, IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. BILL 25 ZERO 12. MR. BENNETT, PLEASE READ THAT IN THE RECORD. BILL 20 5-0 12 ARTICLE ONE LABOR RELATIONS OF CHAPTER 38 PERSONNEL OF THE HARFORD COUNTY CODE, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REENACT WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 30 8-6 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS TO REPEAL AND REENACTED WITH AMENDMENTS. SUBSECTION A OF SECTION 38 EIGHT. NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES ALL OF ARTICLE ONE LABOR RELATIONS OF CHAPTER 38. PERSONNEL OF THE HARFORD COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, TO REQUIRE THAT THE MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE FOR BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTAIN GRIEVANCES RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION, IMPLEMENTATION, ENFORCEMENT OR APPLICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AND TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE UNITS TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 38 OF THE[00:30:04]
HARFORD COUNTY CODE DURING THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, AND GENERALLY RELATED TO CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS. PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 AT 6:45 P.M.IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. AGENDA NUMBER TEN. INTRODUCTION.
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE NONE. 11 CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS. WE HAVE NONE
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12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS WE HAVE NONE 13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS, MR. BENNETT. HELLO. I'M WITHDRAWING. BILL 20 5-008, WHICH WAS TO AMEND CHAPTER NINE OF THE HARFORD COUNTY CODE AND PUT THE YOUTH COMMISSION UNDER US. MAY I SPEAK TO THAT? YES, SIR. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAD SOME HIGH SCHOOLERS IN CRASS, WHICH IS THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE COUNTY.REACH OUT TO ME AND SAY, HEY, WE SAW THAT THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A YOUTH COMMISSION IN HARFORD COUNTY. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT ALL THE BOARDS THAT EXIST IN THE COUNTY, HOW DO WE GET ON TO THAT? AND THEN THAT LED MY OFFICE DOWN A LITTLE BIT OF A RABBIT HOLE, WHERE WE REALIZED THE LAST LISTED APPOINTEE FOR THE YOUTH COMMISSION WAS IN 2014, WHICH MEANS THAT THE LAST APPOINTED YOUTH IS A YEAR YOUNGER THAN I AM, AND I'M 30 YEARS OLD AND ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL, SO I HARDLY CONSIDER MYSELF YOUTH AT THIS POINT. AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SO LONG, I DON'T EVEN THINK COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS EVER APPOINTED SOMEBODY TO REPRESENT HIM ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME AND SAID, HEY, WE HAVE SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REACHING OUT TO US WHO REALLY WANT THIS OPPORTUNITY. CAN WE HELP YOU GET THAT STARTED AGAIN? AND AT THE TIME, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATION HAD SAID THAT THEY JUST DID NOT HAVE THE INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO RUN IT. AND WE HAD SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE WILLING TO JUMP IN AND HELP WHOEVER WE COULD, BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE AT THAT TIME. SO WE INTRODUCED THE BILL AS A WAY TO JUST TAKE IT OVER FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING THE KIDS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT SINCE THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED, THERE WAS A CHANGE OF HEART FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR. THEY ACTUALLY PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE LAST FRIDAY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE YOUTH COMMISSION AGAIN, WHICH MEANS OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS NOW HAVE A WAY TO BE ENGAGED AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT THEY SEE. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT HAPPENING. SO MY BILL WAS NEVER ABOUT WHO GETS TO RUN THE YOUTH COMMISSION. IT WAS JUST THE IDEA OF IF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT, THEN WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF KIDS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY. BUT SINCE IT'S HAPPENING, THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU,
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MISTER BENNETT 14 NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. LET'S MOVE TO 17 COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS. WE HAVE ONE THIS EVENING, MISTER PRESIDENT GENE SALVATORE. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. HI. GENE SALVATORE, 2007 MILL ROAD IN BEL AIR. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A NICE SUMMER BREAK. I JUST WANTED TO APPRIZE YOU OF WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION, SHADOWCAT'S TNR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER FOR THE COMMUNITY.IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE'VE HELPED ABOUT 43 DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS IN ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT ARE ONGOING THAT NEED HELP WITH TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN OF ROAMING CATS. SO IN JUNE, WE FIXED VACCINATED 223 CATS, IN JULY WAS ONLY 190. BUT IN AUGUST WE ALSO FIXED ANOTHER 249 CATS FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THESE ARE REALLY GOOD NUMBERS. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE REACHING AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE ARE. BUT THIS LEADS ME TO MY ASK OF YOU FOLKS TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE REACHING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO HELP THEM OUT WITH BOTH SPAY AND NEUTER OF ROAMING CATS AND ALSO LOW COST FOR PETS. WE'RE NOT REACHING EVERYBODY WE NEED TO A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS THAT REALLY DO NEED THE HELP. THEY'RE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY DON'T MAYBE TRAVEL THE COUNTY ALL THAT MUCH. WE'RE TRYING TO REACH PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE MORE STAY AT HOME, WHO DON'T HEAR ABOUT US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT OUT AND ABOUT. SO WHEN WE WHEN THEY FINALLY DO FIND US, INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO CATS TO GET FIXED, IT'S MORE LIKE EIGHT OR 16 OR 24 BECAUSE REPRODUCTION. SO MY ASK IS AND I BROUGHT A PROP THAT I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T BRING IT IN IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR LAWN SIGNS. IF ANY ONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE A LAWN SIGN, BECAUSE THAT
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ACCORDING TO MY SOCIAL OUTREACH PERSON, THAT IS HOW MOST PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT US. THEY SEE THE SIGN GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR SOMEONE TELLS THEM ABOUT US. IF YOU COULD PUT A SIGN ON YOUR LAWN SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION CHURCH THAT YOU FREQUENT, FREE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS FREE SERVICE, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE, AND WE WANT TO HIT MOSTLY HARFORD COUNTY, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN HELP US. I SPOKE WITH MAJOR MAYOR MCGRADY LAST WEEK. HE'S HELPING US OUT WITH LITERATURE AND ALSO REACHING TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. HIS NEWSLETTER, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU CAN'T DO THE LAWN SIGN, IF YOU COULD AT LEAST POST YOUR INFORMATION IN YOUR NEWSLETTERS TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE YOU'D BE HELPING US REACH OUR CLIENT BASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SALVATORE. AND I KNOW A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS VISITED WITH YOU OVER THAT SUMMER BREAK AS WELL, SO I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ANYONE ELSE. MISS DIXON, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO 16 BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. RILEY.JUST A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE. FOR EACH CAMP, DEER CREEK OVERLOOK, ME AND THE PRESIDENT WERE OUT THERE TO CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDAY. ALSO, THE CRISWELL VETERINARIAN CLINIC ON ITS 15TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND I WOULD JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS ARE STARTING UP. I HAVE ONE TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN ALSO ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN CHURCHVILLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY.
MISS AUTOS, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH IS THE CHURCHVILLE CRESWELL FOUNTAIN GREEN COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. AS MR. RILEY MENTIONED, IT'S ALSO THE HOME PROJECT PROJECT COMING HOMECOMING GALA FOR THE HOMECOMING PROJECT. IT IS GOING TO BE HELD AT WATER'S EDGE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TICKETS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME AND I CAN DIRECT YOU. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. SO THURSDAY WILL BE A BUSY NIGHT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH IS OKTOBERFEST IN FESTIVAL PARK IN ABERDEEN FROM 12 TO 7, AND THE MARYLAND ITALIAN FESTIVAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT RIPKEN STADIUM THE 26TH TO THE 28TH OF SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS MR. BENNETT, HELLO. GOOD EVENING. I'LL JUST SAY I'VE BEEN VERY ENVIOUS OF ABERDEEN AS OF LATE. I KNOW THEY HAVE THE SKATEBOARDING EVENT LAST WEEKEND. THAT LOOKED AMAZING. THERE'S JUST A LOT TO BE SEEN IN ABERDEEN RIGHT NOW. I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S JUST BEEN TAKING UP MY TIME IN THE PAST WEEK WAS LEGISLATION GETTING MY LEGISLATION READY FOR INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING, WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO GET OUT THAT PRESS RELEASE ON FRIDAY. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN ENGAGING AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUENT CARE WORK THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO EVERY DAY. WHEN SOMEONE REACHES OUT WITH A PROBLEM, JUST KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY PHONE CALL OR EMAIL AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP OUT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. MISS IMHOFF, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS PAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE ABINGTON EMERSON COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, WHERE WE HAD THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SERVE AS A GUEST SPEAKER. THEY PROVIDED AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ON THE ONGOING PROJECTS ALONG I-95 CORRIDOR, WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHICH WOULD TOTAL 12 YEARS OF WORK. THIS INCLUDES THE EXTENSION OF THE EXPRESS LANES UP TO ROUTE 22, AND THE PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARK AND RIDE ALONG 152. JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS SEPTEMBER 24TH IS THE FALLSTON CAB MEETING AT 630 TO 8 P.M. AT THE VERONICA CHENOWITH ACTIVITY CENTER, AND THIS COMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, IS THE SAINT MARKS OF FALLSTON OKTOBERFEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS IMHOFF. 15 BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT. MR. RILEY SPOKE ABOUT THE FOUR H CAMP FOR THEIR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE, I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU GO. IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT THAT YOU NEED A VENUE FOR, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CHECK THAT OUT. WE TOOK A TOUR OF SOME OF THE CAMP THAT I'D NOT BEEN TO BEFORE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO INTO SOME OF THE THE I'M GOING TO SAY BARRACKS, BUT NOT BARRACKS, BUT SOME OF THE CABINS WHERE THE YOUTH HAD STAYED OVER THE YEARS. AND THE GRAFFITI THAT THEY PUT UP, THE THE DIFFERENT MESSAGES THAT THEY PUT FROM YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, DIFFERENT FOLKS, IT IS CLEARLY SOMETHING TO SEE.
THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY THERE. AND THEN ALSO, GINI AND I HAD THE PLEASURE TO ATTEND THE ART SHOW AT THE ARMORY FOR PLEIN AIR AND MARYLAND ART CENTER. EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED. WE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH, AND I THINK THAT'S THE SECOND OR THIRD ONE I'VE BEEN TO, BUT
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LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.