Carroll County, MD Board of County Commissioners Open Sessions, 6 Apr 2023

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Yeah, I see yeah rarely.

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I mean just the folks that are appearing before them for.

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Items on their agenda sure typically you've never had like a mob in here.

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Well, I mean that does happen if there's something controversial.

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Three, we have open session this morning until roughly around 11, then we're going to go into.

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A work session for the budget right afterwards down in the reagan room, zero, zero, three.

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We will recess and then reconvene at 1 pm to continue the work session.

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But as we always do, let's um stand for a pledge of allegiance and a moment silence.

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Okay, uh first and foremost, wishing everybody a very happy passover that celebrates and.

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Upcoming very happy easter to you, your family and friends, and especially our greek community.

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Let's start with uh priority carol, we do have a couple of proclamations we'll do after the.

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Priority carol, uh so I expect the priority council to be relatively short this morning.

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Commissioner vigliotti, I will certainly be as short as possible, commissioner rothstein.

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Happy passover to you happy easter to anybody who celebrates that or passover over the course of the.

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Past week I attended the easter egg hunt in tawny town where over 4 000 eggs were hidden and they.

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Were found in about four seconds, I also had the pleasure of attending the annual union bridge fire.

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Company banquet mayor, perry jones hosted, and it is always a wonderful time to be with the volunteer.

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Fire companies- and that is it from me for this morning- okay, commissioner kyler, what's in your.

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Mind and again happy easter, happy passover. I did attend a christian farmers, outreach, luncheon and.

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I attended reese farkle reese fire companies, the 75th anniversary, which was awesome their.

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Building was full, we we gave them a proclamation, so did the state and- and it was great thank you.

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Standing commissioner, gordon, thank you, happy passover and happy easter to everyone.

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That celebrates first and foremost on tuesday. I attended the. uh I guess I would say, rededication.

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Of the white oak tree out here on the outside of the county office building, mr larry hogue.

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Reached out to the county government to see that a sign was replaced, apparently the sign had gone.

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Missing a number of years ago, the concern was obviously that if there's no signage the tree.

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Could accidentally be taken down? The original y oak tree has been gone for some time now in.

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Maryland, even though it is the maryland state tree, it was kind of an interesting event that morning.

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As his son, david hogue was a eagle scout with the troop that planted that tree on april, 4th of 1987.

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In honor of carroll county's 150th birthday, his son dave was there as well a little interesting.

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Piece of history was- and I didn't realize it at the time when we were first reached out out to.

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Regarding this, the scout troop is troop. 381 was also my scout troop. When I was in scouting, and I.

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Also became an eagle scout through that troop that troop, unfortunately, is no longer in existence, but.

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That troop did uh have a 120 eagle scouts in its long line of history and to put that, in context.

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Only roughly six percent of all scouts will earn the rank of eagle. Also, thank you to facilities.

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And also brad weichert for seeing that the sign was able to be replaced truly appreciate that.

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And then I have one little piece of information that I think will be very of of a lot of interest.

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To anyone in the community rex and park wise, I I'm gonna have to take a little bit for commissioner.

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Kyler's district- I don't know if he's heard this news yet or not, but I spoke to uh will.

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Richards, the ceo and president of dill dinker's pickleball, and uh we are getting pickleball in.

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Ficksburg, the uh the location will be the former indoor tennis property down there in finksburg.

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That's going to be transformed into pickleball courts and, of course, pickleball is one of the.

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Largest growing sports nationally. So for those of you that are interested in pickleball and trying.

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To find locations, we are getting one in finksburg and and they're playing in north carolina. Also, yes,.

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Correct yep, okay! Thank you. Oh well, uh commissioner. Gary uh thank you good morning, carroll county.

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Two things briefly: I I want to commend our fire stations and all our chiefs and all our volunteers.

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On their continuing efforts to to train on issues that are uh some, some of them are new. uh Some of.

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Those are existing saturday morning I was able to attend several different fire companies coming.

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Together at south carroll high school to do a walk through of that solar array, that's.

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There up on the hill, I want to commend the uh the solar company for coming out and walking the the.

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Firefighters, through going over how they operate, how they would respond to certain contingencies.

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And certain emergencies, and what was apparent to me in that training, was that there's a lot.

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Of maintenance and there's a lot of monthly and weekly check-ins on those types of facilities.

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That go on so obviously we'll be looking at that as we move forward, because everyone's aware of.

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Our efforts to address that issue in the county and how we're going to uh or if we're going to.

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Make any decisions on that and then secondly, one of the joys of becoming a commissioner has been.

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Getting to know what the boys and girls club of carroll county does fantastic organization.

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The facility here in westminster is great and they're expanding out so on wednesday.

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I had the honor of being down at the mount airy middle school, doing some mock interviews. If you.

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Will actually weren't mock interviews? We were interviewing the youth of the year for the mount.

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Airy middle school, we did choose somebody, I don't want to preempt the announcement.

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But we had 9 or 12 of the uh of the members that wanted to interview for that position.

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And uh there's six seventh and 8th graders and it's just a fantastic organization. So if.

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You're not familiar with boys and girls club of carroll county. Please please make yourself.

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Familiar with it because they are doing some just incredible work, that's it for me thanks.

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Thanks just put in context that solar array of south carolina do you know the acreage.

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You know that's interesting, because I asked the gentleman that were there who, by the way, were.

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Extremely helpful, I want to say it's around 10 or so acres. It's not that big, but it was just. It was.

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Interesting to see the amount of maintenance and things that do go on behind the scenes and and.

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And how firefighters would respond appropriately to an issue there yeah? I just so because a lot.

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Of the conversation we've been having has been on acreage and just to put in perspective, but thanks.

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um The um one thing I just want to share is: on friday, I attended um out on slacks road down.

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Sykesville there's a second chance, um thoroughbred rescue farm and it's basically off the track.

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Thoroughbreds they bring them there and care for them. It's a national organization, um but what's.

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Really cool about this one is its second chance for both the horses and for individuals. They take.

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Folks, out of the correctional facility, just down the road, the state correctional facility- and they.

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Teach them skilled a skilled trait on taking care of horses and it's a trade craft that.

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Can definitely be used once they leave the incarceration. The recidivism of these individuals.

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Is very very low. They take about five six at a time, and now I'm four or five whatever and um on.

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Friday, I was at the graduation of four of them and listening to what they want, what they had to share.

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uh You know it's, it's pretty impressive, so giving second chance to those that are incarcerated in.

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Programs, whether it's vehicles for changes, auto mechanics or in this case with the thoroughbreds.

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uh It's just a great opportunity because it lessens the uh you know the recidivism and the.

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um The incarceration which it's a whole lot less money you know to us, but definitely.

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um A shout out to the community of volunteers, the executive director to the thoroughbred rescue and.

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All those involved to making this happen, but it was just a very uh impressive event: okay, see.

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We can do priority count in less than 15 minutes. Let's go with. um We have a couple of proclamations.

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Let's go with the first proclamation: that's public safety, telecommunicators, weak proclamation.

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Okay, so we have the national public safety telecommuters week proclamation, whereas.

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Emergencies can occur at any time that require police fire or emergency medical services and.

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Whereas when an emergency occurs, the prompt response of police officers, firefighters and ems.

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Provide providers is critical to the protection of life and preservation of property and whereas.

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The safety of our police officers, firefighters and ems providers is dependent upon the quality.

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And accuracy of information obtained from citizens who contact the carroll county.

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Emergency communications center and whereas public public safety telecommunicators are.

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The first and most critical contact our citizens have with emergency services and whereas public.

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Safety telecommunity communicators are the vert. Excuse me vital link for our police officers.

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Firefighters and ems providers, by monitoring their activities via radio and providing them.

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Information to ensure their safety and whereas public, safe safety, telecommunicators of carroll.

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County have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires and.

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Treatment of patients of patients now, therefore, we, the board of carroll county commissioners, do.

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Hereby proclaim april 9 2023 through april 15 2023 as public safety telecommunicators week.

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In carroll county in honor of the dedicated women and men, whose diligence and professionalism keeps.

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Our county and citizens safe, adopted the sixth day of april 2023 by the board of carroll county.

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Commissioners, okay, there's a whole lot of wear, as is but a lot of purpose associated with the.

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Proclamation who would like to share with us some insight, miss val. You want to start it off, and it's.

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Not going to be like everyone isn't no it'll just be me, I believe speaking is if that's what's right,.

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Okay, now I just wanted to say thank you, take the opportunity to say thank you. We truly appreciate.

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The commissioners taking the time to recognize these folks that they're, not all here, obviously.

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But we do have some of the the telecommunicators that work in our county here today. They are very.

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Dedicated they care deeply about what they do, and it means the world that you have taken the time.

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To recognize all of their efforts to help keep the community safe absolutely it could be very.

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Thankless so and very interesting, it's a very, very difficult job and they do it well, they do so. Thank.

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You any uh comments, and just very briefly thank you for what you do, and god bless you for doing it.

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Thank you, oh okay, why don't we uh you wanna, do a photo opportunity. Everybody involved come on up.

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It might be best to do.

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What we can do is.

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In a minute.

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Thank you, okay. Thank you. Thank you. Absolutely thank you.

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Okay, we have another proclamation dealing with the national child abuse prevention month and.

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Commissioner, karen, I believe you have.

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Sorry appreciate that was stalling a little bit because I needed some help with acronyms.

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Because I think it's important to recognize everybody here, because we've got a lot of.

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People here for this proclamation, so um again, uh if you're watching on tv, we've got a very strong.

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Presence from the carroll county sheriff's office, the state's attorney's office, I think.

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The westminster police department is here as well uh springboard the child protective.

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Services, the department of health and kerry dell from ray crisis. I think thank you for.

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Joining us everybody, thank you for joining us this morning. For this proclamation, the.

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Proclamation is in honor of national child abuse prevention month to bring awareness to.

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Child national child abuse prevention month with his april 2023. So I will read the proclamation.

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Whereas children are essential to carroll county's success and quality of life for its citizens,.

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Children are a precious and valuable resource, as well as our most valuable citizens.

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Children have a right to be safe and have a right to the opportunity to thrive, learn and.

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Grow in an environment that fosters healthy development and whereas children are the.

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Future parents, employees, leader of our county adults, have the responsibility to encourage.

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And nurture children's growth and development and whereas protecting children from poverty.

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Community and family violence, social isolation and bullying is a responsibility we all share.

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And whereas child abuse prevention depends on partnerships among social service agencies,.

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Child advocacy, centers schools, religious institutions, all levels of government.

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The business community and law enforcement agencies and whereas providing a safe, nurturing.

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Environment for our children helps ensure that carol's children grow to their full potential.

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As the next generation of leaders helping to secure the future of this city, county state and.

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Nation now, therefore, the board of carroll county commissioners do hereby proclaim april 2023 as.

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National child abuse prevention month month. We urge all citizens to recognize this month.

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By dedicating ourselves to the task of improving the quality of life for all children and families,.

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Adopted this day, the sixth day of april 2023, the board of carroll county commissioners, okay,.

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Very well said, and I think the only comment I can make is by looking out to you collectively.

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Along with those that are watching, they say it takes a village, you know and.

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um It sure does, with all the garbage that happens and uh challenges that we have in our community.

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It's unfortunate that we have those challenges, but we are so blessed to have a community dedicated to.

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Working together and um minimizing this from all those that commissioner, karen mentioned.

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So with that, does anybody want to share and then I'll ask anybody.

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From the community that wants to get up, but just very briefly like before.

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do, and god bless you for doing it.

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Yes, thank you all and it's it's.

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It's so nice to see all the chairs full on a very, very positive thing. Thank you.

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Okay, who wants to talk hello, nicole, jackman senior director for springboard? I just want to take a.

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Second, to thank everybody who's present in the chairs and the commissioner, uh the child advocacy.

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Center is a true representation of carroll county where all partners are working together, whether.

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It's springboard rape, crisis, uh sheriff's office, westminster city, police department, social services,.

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You are right, it does take a village not only to raise but heal those impacted by child abuse.

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So I appreciate the recognition and everyone in the audience very well said, as one team who else.

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Mr shoemaker, you don't want to share anything now that I pointed you out, you got to get up and say something.

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I learned a long time ago that a microphone is a terrible thing to waste.

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Say a collaborative effort that we have in carroll county. uh You know I'm I'm.

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Privileged to sit on the board of psychaic, we have a board meeting coming up next week.

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I think, as a matter of fact, uh seth geller, who heads up our special victims unit is here with.

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Us mike stewart who you all know is here with us, but yeah it. It is a great partnership that.

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We have with all of the uh players who are represented in this room, to try to end the.

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Scourge of child abuse, so thank you all for the recognition. Absolutely thank you. Anyone else.

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I see the kernel back there, uh it's hard to miss, so uh you have anything you want to share.

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We I'm very proud of our microphone. Please again, thank you very much for the proclamation. It's.

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Awesome, our detectives, that's, okay! What they see and do every day is incredible. I was a commander.

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Sadie for a long time- and you folks put your heart souls into these cases and they're tough they're.

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Tough and thanks everybody for what you do and how we all work together now. Thank you so much. Okay,.

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I'm not going to be picking and choosing others. um Why don't we do a happy snap? This could be a.

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Fun one getting everybody in front of us and we will sit in the back. So please everyone involved.

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I wish I'd known.

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Yeah, what do you say tim you do know this thing.

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As long as you can see, the people in front of us.

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I'm just gonna click, everybody, please don't blink. That's always. There's always one.

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Okay and matt.

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Foreign. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Everyone. Thank you.

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Yes, sir, oh no, don't knock me off who keeps that that goes somewhere nice to see you.

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Thank you very much.

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I feel lonely, I should have brought it out way to clear a room celine.

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I know you do what you say. I don't know, let's get right up there: okay, that's okay!.

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Good morning to all of you, okay, let's talk about the consideration carroll county bureau of housing.

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Streamlined annual plan for fiscal year, 2023., okay, so we we had come before you, commissioners,.

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I'm joined here. Let me start there: celine steggle, the director of citizen services, I'm joined by.

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Danielle yates, our bureau chief of housing, community connections and then paul moffatt.

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Who is our housing manager, and we had come before you back in february on the 16th to lay out the.

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Different changes that we're making to our housing annual plan- and this is for our housing choice.

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Voucher program, but part of hud's regulations require us to then put this out to the public and.

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Advertise it publicly and then bring it back for a public hearing within 45 days of people having a.

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Chance to review our changes, so we have done that. It's been publicly available for people to review.

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And now we need to host a public hearing to see if there are any comments and tim, I believe you'll.

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Start the public hearing process for us good morning, commissioners. I would just note that.

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This hearing was advertised in the carroll county times on march 1st 2023 and march 15 2023.

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uh The staff have anything else they would like to add before we open it up to the public.

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Where they've reviewed all changes and they support all five adjustments- that we have.

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um To our administrative plan, to date, we have had no comments or inquiries regarding the.

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Proposed changes as well. Would there be any other questions that we can answer for you.

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In in total, how many vouchers are there, with this program? Yeah, I'm sorry 796.

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Is that um in comparison to 2022 an increase? Is it I mean it's by demand? It's by you know so of.

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Course we always have to wait until hud would put out a public notice right and give us the right.

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To apply but since we came before you last time, there have been um increases due to the additional.

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Funding with covet, we are up to 119 mainstream vouchers. We have 33 family unification program.

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Vouchers they are the two areas where we were allowed to apply and receive additional vouchers.

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All others remain the same. We have 100 non-elderly, disabled vouchers, 15 vash or veteran assistance.

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Supportive housing vouchers and the rest are what we call just regular housing choice: vouchers which.

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Is 520. we did just add five 529. Yes, we got five additional vouchers there, as well through covid.

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Of the veteran affairs or the veteran vouchers all used, yes, they are.

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We work remember, we have to work with our va right and down in baltimore. We actually meet monthly.

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To go over the cases make sure that there's no assistance we can provide and make sure that all.

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Vouchers are being utilized and the one thing with those vouchers we recently met with the va to talk.

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With them about the intensive case management- that's that goes along with those vouchers and.

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Recently, in the meeting we talked about, having other part of this plan is having other move on.

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Strategy vouchers for folks on a vash voucher that are are more independent at this point and don't.

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Need that intensive case management and moving those folks on into a regular voucher. So then that.

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Will open another bash voucher for for individuals that are veterans and and the the vash vouchers.

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Are important because the restrictions on some of the past barriers that may have prevented someone.

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Get to getting a housing choice. Voucher are not quite as strict with a vash voucher. So that's very.

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Important okay, any comments from up here. Is there any public comment out in the audience for this.

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Is there anyone on the phone, no one on the line? Okay,.

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There's no reason just to close in not approve we could just close and approve. At this point, correct.

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Is what you would be recommending yeah, so what you're you're approving is submitting that.

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The plan, as drafted to to a hud for their final approval, yep, okay and motion to close the public.

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Hearing and approve the plan be submitted to hud. Second, I got a motion. I got a couple of seconds.

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No discussion, all in favor all right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your.

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Work: let's talk about the westminster annexation, number 75, stone, chapel, llc,.

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Ladies good morning, good morning, good morning, everyone.

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um We're back before you again to work with you on the annexation for the city of westminster, hannah.

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Just has a couple slides to refresh your memory on what we discussed last week. We did have a great.

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Meeting yesterday with the city and our department of public works, and I believe, the issue in which.

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You are concerned about with the comment letter is resolved and everyone feels comfortable to.

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Move forward with this annexation, so with that, I'm going to have hannah weber just go over with you.

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A couple slides when you said a great meeting, would you actually say not a great meeting if.

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You're meeting us, if it wasn't a great meeting, I don't know, does that have a bad meeting and.

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We'll find out, I was at the meeting. It wasn't that great wow, it's not as great as your tie, an awesome.

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Time go ahead and good morning, everybody um as linda said, I just have a couple slides to refresh.

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Your memory and then doug brown, is here from the department of public works to kind of give their.

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um Further comments on the meeting yesterday and how they feel um regarding the meeting yesterday.

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um So after the meeting we were sent this amended plot for the annexation. If you'll remember the.

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Main concerns from the department of public works were regarding the right-of-way on stone, chapel.

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Road and avondale road the petitioners have submitted submitted this amended annexation.

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Plot to remove the stone, chapel road piece, so it does not encompass stone, chapel road anymore,.

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It stops at the property line and then also on avondale road. The annexation area does not.

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Encompass avondale road any longer it stops again at the property line and after the meeting it was.

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Disclosed by doug brown that they are in support of this annexation, with the inclusion of the.

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Amended plot by the petitioners and if doug brown wants to speak any more to that she's, absolutely.

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Correct commissioners, the amended platt addresses all the concerns that the department of public.

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Works has, and we could support this request, the maintenance of the roads, no issues, no issues, sir.

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We already work with westminster uh here and there in other small areas. Obviously it is in most cases.

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Dependent upon how much surface area that we have to maintain, because it doesn't make much sense for.

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Anyone, whether it a city, town or county, to go out and do you know one small piece of a road and then.

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We go, do the other, it's just simply not practical, nor cost effective. So no issues there, sir.

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And he uh questions concerns issues. Thank you very much for following up on this and knowing that.

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That you guys are okay with this makes me feel comfortable with it. So, and it was a good meeting.

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Not a great meeting well, you know, honestly, you go to a lot of meetings, as do we and it.

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Was very productive, in fact, we all commented on these particular issues. Facetime versus.

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Email is often the best way to get these types of issues addressed very quickly.

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And it worked fantastic, okay, I move that the board approved, sign and forward the comment.

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Letter to the city of westminster regarding westminster, annexation, number 75, stone, chapel.

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Llc second, I got a motion. You got a second any discussion on this seen here, not all in favor.

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Aye all right, okay, thank you have a great afternoon. Thank you all very much.

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Let's talk about 2022 carroll, county hazard mitigation plan.

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Good morning, good morning, good morning,.

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All right, um good morning, again, commissioners, we are here this morning to provide an informational.

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Briefing on the 2022 carroll county hazard mitigation plan, we have just a few slides.

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Definitely not a huge number of them, but just to try to help keep us all on track as we go through.

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This information I've realized that most of you probably don't deal with mitigation quite often.

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In your day-to-day lives so want to make sure we provide you with the most concise information we.

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Can on a very large plan, so mitigation is one of the phases of the emergency management cycle, so.

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It's you know: prevention mitigation, preparedness response and recovery, and that's what we do on a.

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Regular basis to make sure that we're meeting our goal of reducing or eliminating the probability of.

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A disaster ever occurring if we can or minimizing the effects or dissipate dissipate the effects of.

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Disasters once they do occur so just like, we have the emergency operations plan to guide us when.

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Emergencies are actually occurring. We have the hazard mitigation plan, that's intended to serve.

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As a guide for implementation of hazard mitigation projects and initiatives within carroll, county.

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So that we can take those actions to keep our community safer before a disaster might ever occur,.

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um There's multiple benefits to having this plan. We are trying to save lives and property.

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By reducing vulnerability, one of the big reasons that a community does a hazard mitigation plan.

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Is we, it does provide us eligibility to apply for federal hazard mitigation funding? There's.

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Multiple grant programs that are out there, the hazard mitigation grant program, the building.

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Resilient infrastructure and communities program- you probably have heard that referred to as the.

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Brick program federal flood mitigation assistance. This also keeps us eligible for permanent work.

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For public assistance declaration, so a public assistance declaration is what we might get.

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After a disaster happens, but having a hazard mitigation plan, that's approved by fema is a.

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Requirement for us to be eligible for permanent work, so things like rebuilding bridges, rebuilding.

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Infrastructure that type of thing um most of the programs for hazard mitigation funding.

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Have a 25 match requirement, so um another benefit to the county is that it saves us.

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Money, the cost of mitigation is normally much less than the cost of recovery. um The analysis.

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By the national institute of building sciences recently indicates that six dollars saved on.

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Average for every one dollar spent in mitigation efforts, the number used to be four dollars to one.

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The most recent study has actually shown that it's even more effective than that.

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So, as part of the planning process to develop the plan, we identified the hazards that were.

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Most likely to affect carroll county, this plan does not include every single hazard.

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That carroll county might be subject to, but they are the ones that are most likely for.

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Our jurisdiction- and it also does not address anything other than natural.

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Hazards, fema only requires us for hazard mitigation planning to address natural.

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Hazards so in this plan we've addressed drought, flooding, thunderstorms and wind.

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Tornadoes, winter, storms, soil movement and dam failure and we worked to identify some.

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Proposed mitigation strategies to the risks that were identified from those particular hazards.

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A little bit about the planning process, we do this, uh the in a perfect world. We do this.

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Every five years for this particular plan, we actually started the planning process uh right.

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Before the pandemic kicked off, that pandemic response slowed us down significantly, as you.

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Know, emergency management is very involved in the response to the pandemic. We only have.

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So many resources to go around so this had to be slightly de-prioritized to deal with.

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A pandemic response, but we got back to it and we have accomplished it. We're not the.

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Only stakeholder here we are the we serve as the lead planning agency, but there are many.

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Other stakeholders involved, including plant department planning, department of land and.

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Resource management, the department of public works also all eight of the carroll county.

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Municipalities were planning stakeholders, so they are participants in this plan.

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The um that last slide, the the public outreach.

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When I mean I see where it occurs in the cycle has that occurred or when will it uh it occurs.

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uh Throughout the planning process, we did a. uh We actually had a really good response to an online.

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Survey because we were doing this through the midst of the pandemic, we needed to do it in a.

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Virtual format, we put a a survey out there asking folks what hazards they felt their community was.

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Most vulnerable to some suggested actions that they thought might help to mitigate some of the.

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Issues a total of 54 individuals participated in that survey, which is extraordinarily high. I.

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Mean we had the fact that people were doing things mostly virtually to help us, but it.

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Was a really good, a really good response? They identified severe storms and wind flooding and.

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Winter, storms, as the hazards affecting their areas most frequently so 30 mentions for severe storms.

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And wind 17 for flooding and 16 for winter storms, so we had that opportunity for public.

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Involvement, we also throughout the planning process, utilized our local emergency planning.

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Committee or lepc that has members of the public members of hazardous materials facilities, so all.

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Sorts of kind of a cross-section of the county, they were had the opportunity to be involved.

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In the in the planning process as well, so we definitely have public involvement in it and.

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When we talk about the updating it annually on a five-year cycle, there is also opportunity for.

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You know for public involvement throughout that update process. Every year we have an opportunity.

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To to look at the plan, see if anything's changed and do a little bit of an update.

E

You know I can ask when you're done. I apologize okay, um so as required by fema regulation. uh We.

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Submitted our plan, our initial draft to the maryland department of emergency management.

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And fema for review in mid-october of 2022 fema sent back required revisions to the plan which.

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Is not unusual, that's very, uh very, very usual. We accomplished those revisions. We resubmitted.

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The revised plan in late february of 2023 and we received notification on the 15th of march.

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That the plan is now granted a provable pending adoption status and what that means is fema has.

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Looked at the plan, they have said that we meet all of the planning requirements to their satisfaction.

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And they have issued us a letter that says as long as your board of commissioners or other governing.

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Body formally adopts it, then it's finally completely approved and you can move forward.

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And you are eligible for all of the benefits that go along with having an approved plan.

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So this month, this week's opportunity to speak to you is simply an information session, an.

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Opportunity to for you to ask questions for us to provide these uh details about the plan and.

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Then next week we are scheduled to appear before you again to ask you to formally adopt the plan.

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And then, once that hopefully takes place, we will submit that resolution to fema once they.

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Have that will be good to go for another five years? One thing I do want to mention.

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Is that each municipality, because they have participated in the planning process? They are.

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Also eligible to participate in the plan as long as each governing body of each municipality also.

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Formally adopts the plan through whatever process is specific to that municipality.

I

Okay, any questions for us. Thank you. So then this is more. I guess, out of curiosity uh more so than.

E

Anything else as it relates to the the mitigation plan, and if you do not have the information with.

E

You today, that's all right how many dams are there in the county and how does one separate.

E

A natural hazard affecting a dam from say, you know a man-made hazard from affecting a dam because for.

E

Example, if you have a dam that fails in the midst of a bad storm, obviously that's attributable to a.

E

Natural circumstance, but if uh you know like a week later, the dam fails, but the water level is.

E

Lower is that still attributable to the natural disaster? Does it have to do with the construction.

E

Design of the dam or or how does that a little complicated, I know so I believe, um and I'm.

I

Working from memory here, I believe that there are 11, significant or high hazard dams in the county.

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There are many more that are considered low hazard, and the definition of a dam is something that land.

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And resource management and director hein would be able to to provide you in much more detail.

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Than than I with regard to delineating whether a dam failure is a natural hazard or not, that.

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Really falls back to the engineers to determine, if, for in your example, if we have a storm and then a.

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Week later a dam fails, it could be because there's an intrinsic issue with the dam and the the storm.

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A week ago weakened it or something along that line. So that's really something that the that the.

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Engineering staff that work on dams on a regular basis would need to determine, but it could be it.

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Could be either one it could be natural, it could be right, non-natural that definitely makes sense.

E

And I was just curious about that because on that list I mean that that's the only thing that.

E

Really is man-made: on there you know we're not running around, uh you know, causing winter storms.

E

Or whatever the case is no nope nope, I definitely would not would not do that. Having spent many many.

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Hours in an eoc for winter storm response, I would not do them create them on purpose.

E

Thank you very much. Thank you, commissioner. Anything else I mean there is the heat miser.

C

And snow miser, but that's right! That's right! um What about uh you're feeding into fema.

C

And the maryland department emergency- that's me and my now so well mima was mima, is now mdem. Omima.

C

Is now md correct and mdam, so you're submitting it to mdam as and separately into fema, or it's a.

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Joint effort, so we submitted technically we submitted to mdem and fema. At the same time,.

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Okay mdem looks at it first and says: okay, we think that it's that the plan's in good shape.

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And they transmit it on to fema on our behalf and yeah, I appreciate and just for good the community.

C

Recently, over the last couple years, mima turned into a cabinet level and was brought up to a.

C

Cabinet level called endem so correct. I thought it was vice versa, but okay sounds good. um Any.

C

Comments on this for information- okay, thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity.

I

We will see you next week, mr diggetts. Let's talk about cape horn park field lighting.

E

Mr dagus, what is the design on your tie? Because I think you're in competition.

E

Now with mr burke, I think mr burke wins, I'd have to be a close second.

S

Good morning, the office of procurement, in cooperation with the department of.

S

Recreation and parks request your approval to aboard baltimore gas and electric a sole source.

S

Vendor to work to install electric at cape horn park for field lighting in the amount of forty.

S

Thousand nine hundred ninety dollars, this amount is within the fy 23 budget. So no additional funds.

S

Should be necessary and I'll turn it over to jeff to talk about the project. Thank you good morning.

T

Commissioners, you may recall a little while back we brought to you the bids for approval.

T

To purchase the lighting and the light standards for cape horn park, this is the part of the project.

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That actually brings power to the site that will support the lights. So bge, as maureen said, is the.

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Sole provider of that- and we are very much looking forward to getting them started so then the rest.

T

Of the project can proceed. Is there a timeline associated we're looking at this year, it's going.

T

To depend on the lead time for the polls and equipment that is all in the works. Now. Okay,.

T

But obviously they can't start it with any of the site work until they get power to the site. Okay,.

C

E

Motion to approve the installation of electric for field lighting at cape horn park to baltimore gas.

E

And electric, in the amount of forty thousand nine hundred ninety dollars an emotion, I got a second.

C

Any discussion on this all in favor all right. Thank you. Thank you and yes, thank you for this.

C

Okay, colonel wanting to come on up. Let's talk about.

C

Purchase a mobile data terminals and related equipment.

E

Good morning, everybody foreign double whammy here: okay,.

S

The office of procurement, in cooperation with the carroll county sheriff's office and the county's.

S

Department of technology services is requesting your approval to award the purchase of mobile.

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Data terminals and related equipment to brooks network services at a cost of 737 thousand eighty.

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Dollars and ninety five cents, td 6x, was awarded a competitively bid contract by the national.

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Cooperative purchasing alliance, which brooks network services llc, is an authorized dealer. This.

S

Amount is within the fy 23 budget, so no additional fund should be required good morning. Commissioners.

N

Good morning, so, as I mentioned last week, this is yet another piece of our overall camera project.

N

These devices go in our patrol vehicles and they connect to vehicle docks. So as we work towards.

N

Basically, updating upgrading all the equipment technology in the vehicles- this is another.

N

Component of that, so it has the newest technology to be able to handle all the data. The video back.

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And forth from the in-car cameras, etc. So what we're looking to do is transitioning to having all.

N

Of the same technology in the vehicles on the same platform, they all integrate and work together and.

N

Rather than piecemealing piece by piece year after year and running into issues, when then things.

N

Don't like to talk to each other down the road and if there's any other questions again getting.

C

A schematic of the system of systems correct when we really help from the analysts to the different.

C

Pieces of equipment, I think, would educate us but also educate the community, that this is not.

C

Just you know pieces, but it's in an umbrella or a system of systems. So okay, okay, motion to approve.

E

The purchase of computers to brooks network services llc in the amount of seven hundred.

E

Thirty, seven thousand eighty dollars and ninety five cents a second, I have a motion. I have a.

C

Second, any discussion on this seen here, none all in favor, aye. Okay, thank you. Thank you very much.

C

Okay: let's talk about some repair over critters court.

U

Good morning, good morning, gentlemen, good morning, the office of procurement, in cooperation with the.

S

Bureau of utilities request your approval to award a contract for the pavement repair of.

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The curtis court water line replacement trench to hti contractors in the amount of twenty six.

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Thousand five hundred dollars this award will be made viva a competitively bid term contract bids.

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Were solicited from four contractors and proposals were received from three of these contractors. The.

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Bid amount is within the adopted budget, and no additional fund should be necessary and now.

S

Andy explain the project to you, gentlemen, for the four new members on on the board.

U

The previous board awarded the construction, the the the the replacement of water, laterals and.

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Service lines for curtis court court in august of last year, so the the the water mains have.

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Been replaced, the laterals have been replaced, we've let the trench sit over the winter for.

U

Settlement purposes, this project, now that this item is for the final paving of curtis court.

U

With the settlement in place, so it's the last part of the overall process, critters.

C

Courts off of sunset down eldersburg on the east side of eldersburg. So just.

C

It's not the biggest road, but it's um you know just let you know where it is so.

C

I'll move the board of commissioner's award contract for the pavement repair.

C

Of the kurdish court, water line replacement trench to hti contractors in the amount of.

C

Twenty six thousand five hundred dollars. Second, I got a motion got a second in discussion. I have a.

H

General, I just have a general question. These types of projects. What's the what's the genesis of a lot.

H

Of them I mean, in other words, what what triggers a lot of these projects. Is it somebody a resident of.

H

A street starts making inquiries to the county. Is this a continuous process where you're just.

H

Having people going out- and you know, inspecting these roads on a regular basis, is it just a matter.

H

Of well, it's been 20 years. We probably need to take a look at this. I mean. Can you just help me understand how these get to this point? Absolutely it's basically, two two.

U

Different types of processes, one is we, we continually monitor the age of our system,.

U

So curtis court was one of the older roads as far as the the water service laterals go.

U

We also have an extensive work order system. uh We we had a history of of water, lateral.

U

uh Breakages and failures on corpus court, so so this was a combination of both of those the age.

U

Of the overall system for that roadway, as well as a series of complaints or breaks, thank you.

C

Any other discussion good good question um all in favor aye. Okay, thank you. Thank you very much.

C

Okay, it's time to talk about delta task order; number seven for the supplemental environmental.

C

Assessment services they're requested by faa.

V

Good morning, commissioners, good morning sit alone, unafraid.

V

I'm here this morning, as you said, to request your approval on delta airport consultants, task order.

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Number: seven: to provide additional supplemental environmental assessment services, as requested by.

V

The faa supplementary environmental assessment will be studying the bog turtle. The northern.

V

Long-Eared bat and the indiana bat total cost of the task order is 260 thousand dollars. The.

V

Work will be reimbursed by the faa, who will pay 90 or 234 thousand, and the county will pay 10.

V

Or 26 000 out of the airport enterprise fund and if I may, before I open up for questions.

V

We got a chance to well. First, I want to thank two citizens for the for their uh amazing help.

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In helping us uh research a little more on the on the bald eagle lindsey fabiano was a woman.

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That gave us uh an email and came in and spoke at the public hearing. She put me in touch with.

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A gentleman named paul moreno, who took time out of his busy schedule and away from his.

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Family to meet me out there and hike out through the woods and show me where the nest is located.

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um So want to thank those two for their their help. I have since taken the coordinates of the nest and.

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Pictures of the nest and we've sent it on to fish and wildlife for their assessment.

V

And I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

C

I'm hearing more about bald eagles lately, like you know, friends and having sightings.

C

Of bald eagles, I mean, are we getting just more and more bald eagles in the community.

C

Which is really cool because they're amazing, you know uh birds, it's just.

C

You know they know we're well, they know they were pro-american. Patrioticons.

O

No but you're correct, there are more sightings. We actually uh my parents had uh several actually.

G

Outside of manchester the other month yeah, so we are seeing more. I don't know why, but.

G

It's interesting, um I couldn't tell you what a long-eared bat looks like, except probably has some.

C

Long ears, but very long indiana back compared to now ohio bad, but that's right. um We're making the.

C

Amount for 260 000, that's in total, as opposed to the 26 000. That's our responsibility is that.

V

Yes, so the task orders in the amount of 260 000 um 234 will be reimbursed by the faa. Okay.

V

And the 26 will be uh our responsibility. They will come out of the airport enterprise phone.

C

Okay motion to approve delta task order; number seven for the supplemental environmental.

E

Assessment services in the amount of two hundred sixty thousand dollars. Second,.

C

That motion got a second and discussion. I I know I know I'm not the only person sitting up here.

H

Who thinks 260 000 to study a turtle a bat? So it is four acres of four acres: four acres. I'm sorry.

V

It's roughly uh four acres of fog, turtle, trappings and 150; acres of bat study.

V

I know I'm I'm just and and just to just put your mind at ease. um There is a process with the faa.

V

That we have to get an independent fee estimate from another firm to confirm delta's proposal.

V

Their their independent fee estimate came in 91 500 over what delta has proposed. We've talked to.

V

Delta delta's fine with her fee so again, and I appreciate it- I'm just sort of thinking out loud.

H

uh But uh appreciate your appreciate your efforts on this as well. So thanks eric I'll.

O

Do it for half that much? I was about to say: maybe you go hiking hey only if you go hiking.

G

In your south park talk, I think you take him up on that right now, but can you identify the.

C

Indiana, we'll probably have to find somebody to sit there because you'll be busy, but I think.

F

We can sacrifice how long you're at that to sit here, I'm guessing the indiana bat.

E

Has got to be pretty easy to identify he's flying around with indiana state flags, so.

C

um It's kind of little little flags, okay,.

H

You know it's, I'm sorry. I digress. No, you didn't. That's all right didn't digress, because I'm ready.

F

I think you should make the motion. No, it's already been married, we got the motion made and second is.

C

And uh any other discussion on this one, all in favor, all right.

C

Okay, now, let's talk about task order. Number eight for the final phase of land acquisition services.

V

Yes, commissioner, sir, this is exactly what it says. It's the final phase of our land acquisition for.

V

The airport uh as you're well aware of the land that we're acquiring around the airport to.

V

For the project to move forward, um the task order is a total of 206 thousand. The scope of work will.

V

Be reimbursed by the faa, who will pay 90 of this task order as well or 185 400 and the county will.

V

Pay 10 of the task order. We is twenty thousand six hundred out of the airport enterprise fund.

C

C

C

The it's it's a complex, you know issue with um the airport and there's a lot of moving pieces.

C

um Kind of kind of, like the you know, sheriff's department, with the cameras you know it's a system.

C

Of systems I feel like this is a a system of systems when it comes to the airport and it's hard.

C

To kind of put it all into one kind of picture, and you do a great job in trying to get us there.

C

um Thank you, but it's you know it's. I won't say it feels like sometimes on piecemeal. You know now, I'm.

C

Looking at bats and turtles and now I'm looking at this and you know and then we're looking at roads.

C

And stuff like that, so um I think maybe- and it's it's not like it's. You know today, but here are the.

C

Actions that have taken place in dealing with the airport and dealing with the uh the requirements.

C

That have you know been put upon us to upgrade the airports. You know safety and you know the.

C

The target that we're going after and here are the things that we still have to accomplish.

C

um I know would help me in my expectations of what is going to be coming in front of me, because.

C

You know understand the reason about bats and turtles. I got that, but my expectation isn't.

C

That that was going to be coming in front of me. um Does that make sense? uh Yes, yeah? Absolutely. I can.

V

I will certainly that's a simple task. I can. I can show you where we've been and where we need to go.

V

uh We'll be coming in front of you, for so, as you might understand, there's only so much money. The.

V

Faa dedicates to this project every year, so that's why it does seem piecemeal, so we'll be coming to.

V

You between now and 2032 33 before this project is final, uh finally constructed and done with so.

V

Absolutely I can give you I can give you the past and what we're looking to do in the.

V

Future no problem at all: okay yeah. I think that would be honestly a good information.

C

um Brief for us- or you know at least for me- I know and then also for the community, so.

C

um Okay, um I'll move the border county commissioner approved delta task order.

C

Number eight for the final phase of land acquisition services in amount, 206 thousand.

C

Dollars a second, I have a motion. I have a second any discussion on this, not discussion, but I just.

G

Want to make one comment, if I could I'd like to thank mr bokey and mr burdine and everybody.

G

Involved in this I know this is a been a very complex as to commissioner rothstein's point.

G

You know piecemeal in some aspects of how we're seeing it, but I know there's a lot of moving parts.

G

And I just want to say to all of you: I greatly appreciate all the hard work and time you've.

G

All put into this, I know it's been a long ongoing process. So just thank you. Thank you absolutely so,.

C

Okay, all in favor aye aye. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks eric, okay, I think we're.

C

About five days or four days left to sign a die down in annapolis, and with that said, mr.

C

Fowler is going to tell us all the great news that's coming to carolina. Thank you.

W

So we'll see well just by giving us a piece of paper kind of.

C

Put the damper on it, so so understanding that I mean do we refer this to mr burke.

E

About whether or not this is a great meeting, [laughter].

W

So yes, five days left uh down to crunch time, still a lot a lot of things unsettled most of.

W

The things on this briefing sheet are not yet finalized. First thing I want to do is mia culpa.

W

On the budget last week I said to you that carroll county was left out of the budget. I spoke to soon.

W

Two projects that are that were in the in the budget explicitly were 250.

W

000 for the hampstead volunteer fire department and 50 000 for the arc of carroll county there's.

W

A a placeholder for 2.5 million for statewide for playgrounds and but the legislative bond.

W

Initiatives and have not been identified and voted on yet I just got word from senator reedy's office.

W

That may not actually be until monday, siney die, so we'll we'll know better. If there are.

W

Any other items coming through on that and then we'll know the specifics on the playground, money.

W

uh Of course, our facilities bond is obviously that that passed as it always does cannabis bill is, is.

W

Still in flux, there are differences between the house and the senate version. The the senate has.

W

Changed the tax structure, you'll remember, is one and a half percent in the house version of.

W

What's collected in the county and that would go to the county and the municipality senate.

W

Version says five percent of taxes collected in the county go to the county and then the county.

W

Should share that with any municipality that has, I suppose it has a dispensary and so we'll.

W

See how that gets ironed out in in conference uh that again, the zoning issue is left intact.

W

So I suspect, that's that's another one. That's going to come down to monday, but.

W

It is a it is a a priority and it it will pass and so forth.

W

The governor got his uh minimum wage bill passed again. The indexing was taken out.

W

Of that, so this simply just accelerates the minimum wage to um october of of this year,.

W

Constant yield bill that looks like that's going to go through the class iv limited winery.

W

License bill that has some differences in the house and the senate version.

W

Looks like the both of them have struck that gross receipts language. The senate says the.

W

Winery has to get a class b beer and wine license. The house says either class b or d, but those bills.

W

About both chambers and now they're back in their original committees to be cleaned up.

W

uh The forest conservation bill is going to pass that one was held up, didn't go through.

W

uh By crossover, but it was a priority, so so it looked likely that that will pass.

W

uh I think everybody in the counties are comfortable now with where that is.

W

Senate bill 49 house bill 692, the the cpcn and local permits. This one was problematic.

W

When it when it was submitted, because it was an attempt to try to make sure that a county would.

W

Would in in reasonable time would process any local permits after a cpcn was issued for a.

W

Solar generation project, the understanding is dorchester, sat on a permit for a lengthy period.

W

Of time so the developers were in there, the advocates were were in to try to clean that.

W

Up the problem was the language said that she'll process the permit, which was problematic because.

W

It it could be interpreted to leave what little mitigation ability you have on these installations.

W

So screening setbacks those kinds of things so mako was successful in getting both the senate.

W

And house to agree that the language will be approved or deny local permits, so we we do retain.

W

That there's a little bit of panic late last week or late this week, but that's that's been resolved.

W

uh The senate bill 613 and 908 that that remains as it is. The house version is.

W

Is ready for final passage in the senate, so it looks like that one will go through uh that. Will.

W

Gives the ability the opportunity, I guess, is the word to increase where you have adjacent.

W

Parcels right now, two miller, uh two megawatts is the limit for community solar. If you have it on.

W

Adjacent parcels it can go up to five megawatts and then eventually that will that limit will.

W

Only be whatever the utility can accept onto the system through the net metering system.

W

Mm-Hmm still, no no final on our house bill, 119, the the curriculum guides.

W

But as we suspect, the senate will just sit on that through sani die.

W

Collective bargaining for public libraries, it looks like that, may not pass that's house bill.

W

65 missed that on the on the sheet, but this was the one where we wanted to make sure that.

W

You would have the ability to to, I guess, send back any agreement made between the union and.

W

The library based on funding obligation, so that probably won't pass, but it will be back.

W

I'm sure and so mako will have the opportunity to represent us and try to make sure that that stays.

W

In any new bill, what was the the call number given to it again uh house bill 65.? Thank you.

W

uh Down to the the blueprint salary grant so you'll remember that one got uh got all twisted.

W

Up and amended uh it, it now looks like it. It will likely pass it mandates, one 150k salary for.

W

Blueprint coordinator for fiscal year, 25 and 26., it does split the cost at the formula, a foundation.

W

Formula right between the state and the county, the city gets a 10 million dollar decrease in their.

W

Local share and kent county gets a grant as well. They fit a very narrow description in the bill and.

W

It does require the state board of ed or excuse me, the yes, the state board of ed to file and get an.

W

Independent uh report to the general assembly on progress of the blueprint across the state so.

C

Mr burke, do you want the 150 000 salary, or do you want to go count, bats and turtles? You know just.

C

These options seem to be like continuing to to uh be out there or just spend more money. Just just.

C

Throwing it out there and just to clarify mike that would bet that 150 years thousand dollar.

H

Salary, that's that's on us to pay the county. uh It's split between the state and the county based.

W

On the foundation formula, so I think that's a 70 30 split so you'll be on, for I think the 70. so.

W

And it's not clear.

W

Not everybody is hired someone to be just right that that role so right now, it's john o'neill.

W

And there's another individual, I think that's performing this functioning. I think there's.

C

Two, it's john and somebody else yeah right there too splitting that responsibility yep right. Yes,.

W

So there's no real specificity in here about how that gets done. So it's it's still vague.

W

But I'm sure they'll figure it out.

W

W

The burden of proof, so this was a bill that right now when.

W

When a parent protests and an individual education plan for their child.

W

The parent bears the burden of proof that that's not appropriate for the.

W

Child this bill would turn that around and the school would bear the burden of the proof.

W

And uh there's thought that that is likely to pass. There seems to be an awful lot.

W

That is sort of in in limbo. Right now, and maybe that's not the the best word to use.

W

But uh still, there's still some work to be done between both chambers to get these bills moved.

W

Election bills, the house bill 410, it looks like they amended the the requirement to return to the.

W

Number of polling places pre-pandemic that's been amended out. That would have increased the number.

W

Of polling places here in carroll county, obviously an added expense there mako is asking for a study.

W

Of this, all of the education associations are in opposition to it. So that's one that we'll see.

W

Will be monday, we'll we'll know for sure um the minimum compensation bill or the election bill.

W

That looks like that that may move as well still sitting in the senate, the county commissioner.

W

Districts that tweaking of the commissioner districts, that house version is still in rules and.

W

So there are still some procedural hurdles to get that one out and then the the recount bill again.

W

The committee has not moved that bill, but we're at a time now where the committees are not even.

W

Putting on the website they're they're voting, what what bills they're voting on they're just coming.

W

uh Coming quickly, so we'll we'll have to see how how these all flesh out and see.

W

The public information act, the two two bills that relate to body, worn cameras.

W

It looks like the the first, which is senate bill 40., that's the one that tries to put a limit.

W

On how much data can be released under a pia uh that's past, the senate had a hearing this week.

W

We'll see if that moves chances are, it will same with senate bill 330 senator.

W

Reedy's bill to have the state act as a the conduit to purchase these these systems.

W

We talked in detail about the the school bus violations bill and my thought was, we may see.

W

Some amending regarding the revenue from those bills that doesn't seem to be the case. In fact, it.

W

Seems that that committee is not really interested in moving the ball forward. So that's a good thing.

W

The police retention work group again passes senate has not yet moved in the house.

W

Senate bill 650 and house bill 789, so this was the bill that would.

W

Create a new fund that would be able to to issue no cost or low-cost loans to local.

W

Governments and to businesses and individuals if we had a localized public localized disaster,.

W

That was not declared as such, there is a fund in the there is fund in the state now.

W

And that existing fund is for a state response. The bill changed between chambers in the senate,.

W

It kept that public safety safe disaster recovery fund in the house they renamed it.

W

The catastrophic event account and that uses the existing font doesn't create a new one.

W

It adds local government, so local governments can tap into that. The problem is, that's the.

W

Reason the original bill existed because that fund is full of hurdles and you can't turn the.

W

Money around quickly, the senate bill moves that that existing fund into this new fund.

W

So the the senate bill is the is the preference here. But again that's got to get worked out.

W

Still not not settled those those two bills still exist in the form they were passed in each chamber.

W

uh Looks like the commission to advance and strengthen firefighting and ems is.

W

Going to pass, it's been voted out of past the senate and got voted out in the in the house.

W

um Lastly, under public works, the the recycling task force.

W

Looks like again got out of one house still sitting in the other.

W

There are two programs that are still in play, not not on your listing, but that's the paint.

W

Stewardship program, where there's a small fee attached at the retail level and then the local.

W

Government no longer be involved in recycling paint that would be recycled at the retailer.

W

And the producer packaging bill where the producer has to try to reduce recyclable.

W

Packaging that one is still in play as well, so these last couple of days it's going to be.

W

A busy weekend for the general assembly there's this is going to be one that goes up to midnight.

W

On sani die for a lot of these bills as soon as I can get some clarity on the budget, I'll get that.

W

To you and then I'll be back next thursday with as they used to say, the lovely totals.

W

To say, I think it was joe angel. You say that about the orioles back with the lovely totals and he.

C

Actually, it's uh opening day camping yards tomorrow. They postponed it.

C

Doesn't look like it's rain, but that's right. um Any questions.

C

Mr fowler we'll see you on monday just thank you for keeping us up to date on everything and.

E

Keeping us apprised of everything that's unfolding and right now it's folding quickly. I don't know.

W

What what I'm going to see when I get back to the desk? Actually, okay, okay, all right thanks.

C

Okay, um chris, is there anybody on the phone? No, sir? Okay, thank you. Anything for open admin.

C

Swanda one you come on up: let's go through agendas.

E

Hello again, wanda hello again.

C

C

We have good friday tomorrow and easter on sunday on monday is april. 10Th westminster city council.

C

Meeting um whether you're attending or not, I don't know but I haven't decided yet, but I may be.

C

um We have open session on tuesday april 11th down in the reagan. Room it'll be a work session.

C

And is scheduled for both the morning and afternoon.

C

For work sessions, I have a ag center board meeting at 7 pm and also it will be combined.

C

With the 4-h achievement program, commissioner kyler and I will be attending on wednesday.

C

Forum museum board meeting commissioner vigliotti will be attending and then I'll be participating.

C

In the board of education board meeting that afternoon, 5 pm on thursday, we have open session.

C

um It'll be the final legislative update from mr fowler. We will talk about submitting application.

C

Accepting award for fy24 summer supplemental, it's snap program, so it'll come out of um mr.

C

Steckel and dcs fy24 block grant again from dcs and they request approval and grant application.

C

For new windsor wetland construction plans coming out of land resource management.

C

And then he will mr hein be talking about robert's field, restoration, construction.

C

And then, as we were, briefed on the hazard mitigation plan,.

C

It'll be opportunity to adopt the 2022 carroll county hazard mitigation plan.

C

um And ms hawkins will talk about emergency responder radio communications system.

C

And then dpw will talk about the farm, museum lighting.

C

We will have a conversation from ms hobbs and uh regarding legal services and bond council.

C

Independent financial auditing services from ms hobbs and she'll still be up.

C

There for financial advisor services- and she will finish off the morning.

C

Dealing with uncollectible personal property tax accounts, we will then go into closed.

C

um Should I say what the closest doesn't matter: public safety for public safety.

C

um We will then have a work session after closed at 11 15. down in 20.

C

23 or down in zero zero. Three excuse me and then we'll follow up uh again with um work session at 1.

C

Pm and we'll go into close for land acquisition on friday april 14th we have the business.

C

Breakfast down in tony town, commissioner vigliotti kyler and I will be attending.

C

A special guest will be mr anderson, secretary of commerce battle of the books um at century high.

C

School that evening, where I'll be emceeing and then two other battle of books wanted manchester.

C

Valley with commissioner kyler and one at westminster, high school with commissioner gordon.

C

And then, commissioner gordon, will be attending the westminster baseball program opening day and.

C

There'll be a ribbon cutting at sweet bay; sweet, hey, sweet, hey, hey, hey! Oh my glasses! I'm sorry.

C

um Sweet bay, farms, nursery and garden center westminster and commissioner guren has the podcast.

C

On april 17th we have a ribbon cutting for magic, a new autonomous robotics innovation center.

C

In westminster, commissioner gordon is attending and then tuesday down in the reagan room is.

C

Planning and zoning commission, commissioner gordon, will be attending participating in.

C

At 1 pm we have a work session scheduled and then a veterans advisory meeting at 2 pm. Commissioner.

C

Accordion kyler are scheduled to attend on wednesday. The community college board of trustees.

C

Pretends that you attend that right! That's uh commissioner kyler, commissioner kyler attends.

C

The board of trustees meeting and then the board of education town hall will be at winners mill.

C

And currently we have commissioner gordon attending that and I plan to go following.

F

The community college- okay- um and you can add commissioner kyler and then the.

C

Esac emergency services, advisory council, commissioner garen- will be participating.

C

At 7 pm on wednesday thursday, we have open session. We talk about some paving.

C

And some more paving and a waiver for manchester annexation, number 41., patapsco, 91, llc and then.

C

um Talk about the npdes program and our permits associated with it on friday.

C

I will be attending the baltimore metropolitan council um you're attending that as well, not.

G

To my knowledge, no, I thought maybe is that commissioner tyler. No, I think it's just me.

C

Okay yeah, so you take commissioner and corn off that um and then on saturday is the westminster.

C

Fire department's 200th anniversary banquet at pleasant, it's westminster's fire department's.

C

200Th anniversary banquet at pleasant valley, fire hall, that's a good partnership, yeah and.

C

uh Commissioner, vigliotti, and I are scheduled to attend, may have some time if there's others, you.

G

Can add me as well to that commissioner portner will be attending that as well.

C

And while we're talking should we, I guess we should have a proclamation drawn up for it, because.

E

It's the 200th anniversary, sounds like a plan and then I'll be doing the podcast on the 23rd.

C

What I need is a motion going to recess for uh start anytime, you want so I mean it.

J

Well, so right now, that's fine! So right now you can go into recess. Talk for an hour, go into.

C

Recess, come back or we can go in recess for an hour, come back and then go as far as we want and.

C

Then adjourn for the day. Is there a preference all right walk me through that one more time. I'm sorry.

E

You can either recess for a chunk of time and then start work session adjourn for the day or we can.

C

Recess, go for an hour, take a break and then come back and then adjourn for the day. So it's either.

C

What, whatever you all want to do, yeah you can basically take 10 15 minutes now and.

J

Go downstairs and set up for for the budget and then do a lunch. You know break in and around noon.

J

um To one and then come back or do you want to take a longer break at the moment.

J

If we don't need a long break, then my recommendation is that we recess for.

C

15 minutes get down to the reagan, room and start the conversation.

H

I would support that okay, so I need a motion to recess to 10, 45 and reconvene.

C

Down to reagan, room 003 for budget work session, so moved second, okay, everybody agree, say: hi.