Carroll County, MD Board of County Commissioners Open Sessions, 6 Jan 2022

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Okay, good morning, it's uh nine o'clock january six, I'm commissioner, ed rothstein.

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As you can tell we're doing the things a bit different.

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Going virtual at this point I am in the on the dice, but uh I assure you there is no one.

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Else in the room uh here and my colleagues are also conducting this virtual. It does not deter.

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Us from getting all the information out to you and we are going to do that, the best we can at all.

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Times as always before, we start, let's stand for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to.

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The republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Okay, as always, let's uh start with priority carol, uh I'm asking my colleagues please keep this.

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Succinct and we're going to work hard.

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As a new year's resolution to keep priority carol, succinct as we move through the agenda.

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We have a very lengthy agenda this morning, so with that said, commissioner frazier want to kick it off.

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Okay, I only have a couple pages of notes here so I'll be quick.

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I did attend the chamber legislative breakfast this past week. um It was pretty well attended.

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Large room, they had the round tables, but they were like half the number of seats at the table.

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Mast would strongly recommend it as long remembering correctly, everyone who was not.

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Eating or speaking, was wearing a mask at the time, so went very well and we had got a chance to hear.

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From our delegates and our state senator reedy, so it was well worth going here. I'm glad it was.

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Pretty well attended and um I'll just stop with that. Keep it very succinct.

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I'll skip the two things of my on my agenda. Don't worry about it, commissioner. Lance I'm.

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Sure will step up for me. Okay, thank you uh with that said, commissioner. Lance.

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I'm not sure I know the meaning of succinct but anyway uh good morning to everyone and certainly.

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Happy new year to uh to everyone, I hope the holidays uh treated everyone as as well as they.

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Could uh I want to just briefly touch on on uh on the pandemic? You know, obviously we're still in the.

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Or we are again in the midst of a of a battle here and um let's try to be kind to one another.

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um We continue to see the uh the uh rudeness that comes across. I think we all got one this morning.

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Again, uh you know this is good, listen uh I get it and I think points can be made without being rude.

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Maybe that should be everybody's new year's resolution for 2022.. Tell us your point, but uh the.

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Name calling especially on social media, I think I was referred to as a doll stick on someone's media.

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Site so you know, I think we can get our points across without without.

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Labeling each other with these ridiculous names, I don't get it sort of reminds me of kindergarten.

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And I do remember kindergarten we used to call each other names. I guess a lot of people like.

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To refer back to that, but maybe that should be a new year's resolution. uh But anyway we've got to.

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Get through this covered thing uh and um be kind to one another. We got to utilize best practices.

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And I think again, if we can get through this surge, I believe we might see that light at the end of.

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The tunnel, uh I want to say, a huge congratulations. uh This sort of is related to covid, dr scalia.

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With the university of maryland, shock trauma is celebrating his 25th anniversary.

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With the university of maryland system, we have got no, no, no can't! You can't argue with this.

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We are the luckiest region uh area in the world uh as a result of having dr scalia.

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As head of our shock, trauma team and um the the benefits we all see are amazing, and um you know.

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I guess getting back to covet. I love all the political strategists that have their opinions.

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About covid, you want to talk about covet talk to someone incredibly impressive, like dr scalia.

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He'll give you the facts. Congratulations to dr scalia on his 25th anniversary, uh so want to point.

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Out somebody else might hit this, but we are again: the lowest un have the lowest unemployment rate.

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In the state we are at 3.3 percent in carroll uh well below the state average as well so kudos to.

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All of the folks in carroll that continue to work through this covet and that that's a great thing.

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Mayco speaking of legislative things is going to go. Obviously the legislative session will occur.

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Here shortly the weekend uh next week, uh mako, we will be involved, as we always have, and um we will.

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You know we'll we'll uh we'll get through, that uh it'll be virtual and finally, in my district uh we.

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Talk about solar there's, a new solar array, that's being proposed uh up in district, one.

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Not as large as the union bridge one, but um it's gonna be about an eight acre array up there ground.

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Array and uh there'll be more to come on that, so we're moving forward with solar. Here too.

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As succinct as I could do it, uh commissioner rostein okay, thank you, commissioner. Boucher.

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Thank you good morning, gentlemen. Mr swan will probably bring some stuff.

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Up with whites, getting that I want to mention that I met with the individuals on the light bridge.

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For the partnership for a healthier carol, they have a brochure put out talk about health habits.

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You can have exercise and diet and they're looking for us to partnership with them in the future.

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To do some initiatives for public health as we come out of kova, it's so important for us to.

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Have proper diet and exercise, so I thank those individuals and anyone could go to the website.

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A light bridge and get some important health information, and here we have the individuals.

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At the courthouse who gave me a tour of the child visitation center telling me the.

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Condition of the building some of the upgrades that are involved that we're already involved in.

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In our engineering staff, I want to give a special thanks to all these individuals for bringing this.

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Situation they're faced with their attention and in the future they should come in front of us and.

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Talk to us about what we've done for them and some potential forecasts and futures of what they need.

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And also, I think I did a tour of the bear branch restoration. Do we have any photos of that that.

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Is a humongous project that their staff in water resource management put together? They got aerial.

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Views- I don't know if mr swim has it somewhere, I can bring it up. It is so impressive. I walk.

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The entire length of the stream restoration with staff- that's up in commissioner lance's district.

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It's impressive, it's so beautiful out there. Here we go look at this. This is, I think, the largest.

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Project we've done to help stream restoration and all this effects are work quality. Most of.

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Our citizens will have no idea what's going on because it's out in the woods in the countryside.

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But this is so thoroughly impressive and I hope we can get this up on our county website to show.

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People the amount of effort that's being put in to maintain their water quality. Let's ultimately,.

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This water runs into our bay and the chesapeake bay is the largest estuary on the east coast of.

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Continent, so it takes all of us participating doing efforts like this to improve our water.

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Quality because so many of us in this county depend on well water, and this will have a direct.

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Impact upon our well water, actually, they took old logs and put them in the ground because it helps.

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uh With the erosion and capture the water to go back down into the soil, so if you get.

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A chance- and this goes up on our county website- please have a take a chance. Look at this, I'm so.

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Proud of our staff in that department and all the efforts they're doing. Thank you very much.

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Okay, commissioner weaver well, I just want to say we went uh you and I were at the.

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uh Farm bureau, legislative kickoff, uh yellow night, uh all the legislators were there talking about.

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The issues coming up and uh it was very impressive. uh One thing I do want to mention, though, um as.

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We're doing the workshops for ag zoning, I had three people in the room say we didn't know about.

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This one not part of it, we have to do a better job of getting all the players at the workshops.

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uh What's happening, I think county staff knows about it, but we're not getting the word out to.

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The ag community, uh the people there to uh be part of this- and this is uh their part of the.

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Zoning, so I think we're uh really have to do a uh I'm going to work on that. I got to call linda and.

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See if we can't get a better communication started, but a really good meeting, I.

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Talked with some other people on various items, I think I got hit with about.

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10 different things that walked in the room, but uh that's one. I really want to get out that we have.

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To get the message out to the ag community they're talking about your zoning and we have to work on.

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Okay, thanks and uh just a couple quick things: the importance um of a couple of events that we.

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Do on the board, one is a state of the county that is hosted by the chamber of commerce. We are.

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Postponing that from uh it was scheduled for next week to february 20th. I believe.

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um I may be 22nd. Thank you uh february. 22Nd.

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And then the other is we do quarterly uh joint sessions with the board of education to share.

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Both ideas and have an understanding of our paths forward on both of our respective responsibilities.

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We were scheduled to have that this afternoon, and that is now pushed also to february.

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A good reason for that is uh waiting for our governor's uh budget decisions.

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And the administration's budget decisions when it comes to the school system and I'll just end again,.

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As commissioner wentz shared coven 19 is with us, we get the numbers from the hospitals.

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The hospitalization rates are just overwhelming and we, I believe, have to do our best um and highly.

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Encourage to the continued vaccines, masks social distancing, washing your hands, good measures to.

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Minimize the impact that covet 19 is going to have on our community and also uh the social.

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Media, I'm just yeah, I'm just tired of it. It's it's embarrassing. uh It's embarrassing to see uh others.

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You know within the community using it as a venue to say just nasty things. It's embarrassing to see.

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Folks that, I believe, should have more common sense in roles of authority and responsibility using.

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It in an embarrassing way- and we just have to do better if there are questions from the community.

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And frustrations reach out to us absolutely we are trying to be as responsible as we can.

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um To you, if you want direct dialogue, you know, I think the best way to do is interact.

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Directly with a commissioner as opposed to bringing us all together um and.

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I know for me- and I would expect from my colleagues that they are responsive um in building.

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That dialogue, uh don't shy away from it. Just it's the right thing to do so. Okay, I apologize being.

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Long-Winded on that, but let's get right into item number one, and that is the american rescue plan.

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Act of 2021, title iii, grant funding department assistant services, ms steckel good morning, celine.

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Celine, we cannot hear you gina. Can we hear you.

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Good morning I hear gina do not hear celine.

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So celine was going to welcome you to move forward with this.

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Okay, I'm gonna um dive in um so to provide some background um in march um of 2021, the american.

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Rescue plan act of 2021 was signed into law and provides funding for older americans.

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Act, programs: the grant period is from april 1st 2021 and extends through september 30th of 2024.

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um The funding will be utilized to support and expand aging services, equipment supplies.

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Marketing of programs, our congregate meal and home delivered meal programs.

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Evidence-Based programs and caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren.

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I just want to provide some information about how the funding will be utilized.

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um And the different, this is titled three all of our title, three programs, which are federally.

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Funded programs, um title 3b, supports aging services and with this funding we intend to.

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Utilize, a portion of the funding to implement the aarp age-friendly community initiative.

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And implementing this initiative in carroll county will enhance our goal.

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Of assisting community members with remaining in the community for as long as possible.

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And diverting them from long-term care placement individuals, especially older adults,.

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Of course, prefer to remain in the community for as long as possible.

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And especially during this time of kevin 19 where um and when can um cases continue to increase.

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With the funding, we intend to hire consultants to help us with implementing the initiative.

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And the consultant will conduct a community needs assessment, conduct, focus groups and steering.

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Committee meetings and assist us with identifying the domains of livability that we want to focus on.

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Some examples of the domains of livability include community and health services, transportation.

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Housing respect and social inclusion, the funding will also be utilized for printing and supplies.

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Equipment such as laptops for staff and installation of new automatic paper towel.

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Soap and hand sanitizer dispensers within our centers, and also our administration offices,.

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We also intend to utilize the funding to market our programs and services.

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And also to promote vaccination booster outreach and also support our annual resource guide.

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Title 3c applies to our congregate meals. We intend to expand our congregate meal program by.

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Offering congregate, meals outside of the senior center setting.

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And that would involve working with restaurants, local restaurants in carroll county and supporting them. I'm also purchasing air purifiers for in our dining rooms within.

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Our senior and community centers, and also to market the congregate meal program, title 3c2.

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Applies to our home delivered meal program. We intend to expand the home, delivered meal program.

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To reach other areas of the county and individuals throughout the county.

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Purchase supplies for our grab-and-go meals and also to pay for grab-and-go meals.

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We're still at a time where some of our senior center members are not comfortable to come in.

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The centers to eat, and so the grab-and-go meals still offers them the opportunity to have a meal.

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Each day of the week, um title 3d that supports our evidence-based programs, such as living.

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Healthy living well we'll utilize, the funding for training for staff and program leaders.

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For printing and supplies to continue marketing the program.

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And also to pay instructors and leaders of the evidence-based programs and finally,.

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Title 3e is for our family caregiver support program which provides services to caregivers, who.

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Are caring for older adults and also grandparents raising grandchildren under the age of 18.

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We intend to utilize the funding um to purchase care packages for caregivers.

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Which will include ppe for the caregivers? um It also one time only purchases, four caregivers.

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Excuse me and also grandparents raising their grandchildren, so some examples.

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Would be technology, clothing and household items, rental assistance, um child care or summer camps.

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For grandparents um so that they can have the ability to send their grandchildren to daycare.

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Or to summer camps um safety equipment, medical supplies, medic medication and medical services.

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The breakdown of the funding is as follows: um the for 3b the allocation is 165, 678, congregate, meals,.

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109 880 dollars home, delivered meals, 164 820 dollars, health promotion, 16 993,.

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And caregiver um the title: 3e 51 923 000., so the total allocation is 509 294 dollars. There.

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Is a required state and local match? um However, the state required match funds are included.

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In our area plan and the county required match, funds are approved, general fund dollars, so there's.

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No additional general fund dollars that are needed um to meet our match requirements, so I know that.

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Is a lot of information, and so of course, if you have any questions and we'd be happy um to answer.

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Them for you, um it's just a great opportunity for us to continue to expand the programs and services.

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That we offer um to the population we serve miss valentine. I think you give a wonderful report.

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And I think director steckel was very fortunate to have you jump in so as soon as you did, I've.

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Had a concern about how inflation is going to hit our senior budgets on our meals, so I'm very.

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Happy to see the food components in this award have we seen a spike in uptick in that demand.

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Well, actually, right now in our centers and it's it's probably due to the the holidays um and also.

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Possibly in the in the rise of the covey cases that um our meals scores are not what they were.

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Two years ago, um but with offering being able to expand the concrete meal program and be able to.

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Offer um the meals at other locations. um One item that we're going to pursue is working with local.

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Restaurants for people who feel comfortable to go into local restaurants can go to a restaurant and.

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Have a meal and still have that socialization, um the home, delivered meals again the expansion there.

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I'm currently reserve, um with our current contract, that we have um 51 individuals.

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With undelivered meals, um you know, however, with expanding the homework delivered meal program.

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And utilizing additional providers, it's going to enable us to reach additional.

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Individuals, when we had the opportunity with previous cares act funding to expand the home.

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Delivered mail program, it was definitely popular. We worked with some older adult housing complexes.

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um We had a lot of people sign up for that, so um I as as you said, I think this is again.

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Going to give us the opportunity to reach more people um in many different areas of the county.

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I appreciate that and I'll never forget when I first met miss steckel at the mountain senior.

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Center emphasizing that some of our seniors, the most nutritious meal the day they get is coming.

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To our senior centers, I think that's vitally important. Thank you you're welcome. Thank you.

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Debbie, did you have anything you want to add? I apologize not.

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Seeing you no thank you, commissioner. Okay, any further discussion on this.

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I think this is a great this go ahead. Celine, I'm just excited to know that you can hear me.

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Because I know I have another to present so I wanted to make sure I didn't have to modify and.

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Move to another computer, um I just wanted to emphasize also the the um the initiative that.

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We're looking to hire the consultant for the age friendly designation with aarp and moving carol.

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Into that initiative is going to be a really great community awareness component, as well as all the.

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Other pieces that it brings and we will be working very closely with you as our county commissioners,.

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To help support that initiative and bringing more information about that in the future as well.

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So that is a very exciting piece of this funding to have that support to help move that forward.

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Okay, thanks is a commissioner wants. Are you on.

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Yeah I'm on commissioner rostein thanks, I'm struggling, uh but I'm on go ahead. Okay, so we'll.

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Either need a voice or a thumb from you just as we move forward. Okay, go ahead, commissioner. Fraser.

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Thanks, I just want to say I think this is great. I'm glad we're using this money, especially for.

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The meals and the outreach- and I just think it's something that's needed in the community.

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Especially with copenhagen and people are afraid to go out and with the omicron very common.

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They're even more afraid, I can understand that, so I think it's a great use of money.

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I'm glad it doesn't require any additional funding from us, because we already have the.

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What we need and therefore I'm going to make the motion the board of commissioners.

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Approved the american rescue plan act of 2021, grant application and accept the award.

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Okay, I have a motion. Second, any further discussion scene here, none all in favor.

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Okay got five: oh thanks! Okay, now, let's talk.

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About the approval for panmar building renovation funding.

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Hey all right, thank you. Commissioners. um I'm joined this morning still without debbie stanford.

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Our our standby grants manager from management budget also eric burdine, is with us from public.

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Works our deputy director and also john bowers, is with us as well um from building construction.

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And we are this morning we are here. um If you recall, on december 16th you the board of.

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Commissioners approved the purchase of the pemar property for the purchase of re relocating. Our.

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Current family, shelter and also for additional office and operational space for the bureau of.

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Aging and disabilities and other citizen services staff. Today we are requesting approval of one-time.

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County funding and frf funding for the design and renovation phases of the penn mar building.

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The estimated cost for the family, shelter design, an engineering phase is two thousand twenty.

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Two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars and we're requesting frf funding for this per for this.

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Purpose, this project was included in the original frs funding, request that came before the board and.

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I do want to note that the cost estimate reflected here is a little higher than the original frf.

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Presentation due to the supply chain demands um and the that caused, the increase in costs.

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The second piece of our request is for use of seven hundred thousand dollars.

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Of one-time county fund to support the design and renovations and furnishing.

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Of the county office space at the pemar building, this cost estimate also has been.

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Adjusted from the original proposal due to supply chain demands increasing the pricing.

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I'm going to turn it over to debbie stanford at this point, who will walk us through the.

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Estimated timeline for the project so that you have an understanding of how we're moving forward.

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With this and the other pieces of it and the funding opportunities that exist for those pieces.

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Thanks delane good morning, commissioners.

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So the timeline includes first, we need you know. The acquisition will happen next month.

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um We can start, then, with the county side of the renovations. As long as the funding is available.

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And then the first step for us to apply for grant funding to to construct the family shelter is.

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This design and engineering piece, so I think, I'm a little optimistic. I know that building.

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Construction would love to have two full years in here. So I'm a bit optimistic that we can get that.

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Done by september of 23, because it will line us up for the grants that we can submit the two large.

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Grants that I think we can use to fund this, and we have used these successfully in past projects.

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Right now, the db safe house is utilizing both of these funding sources, and one is the maryland.

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Transitional and emergency shelter, grant capital project for shelters or capital grant for shelters.

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And then community development block grant and these come out at certain times of year, so I've.

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I've designed the schedule so that we are able to apply for those and we will need the approval.

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Of the emergency maryland emergency shelter grant before we can apply for the community.

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Development block grant, so that's why you see those broken down on the time timeline that.

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Way the legislative bond bill we can, we can also apply for that. That also may be where hsp comes in.

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And is applying as a non-profit for some of the furnishings that we will need for the shelter.

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Ultimately, if this works out, I would see us starting construction in january of 2025.

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I will say, though, there is a lot of grant money out in in the world today and the sooner we.

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Have a design- and we know that we can move forward with this project we have permits. We.

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Have the site plan review, we may be able to take advantage of other funding that will be coming.

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There there is a new allocation of cdbg funding under the american rescue plan.

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The infrastructure bill funding has not started to flow to us so as we see that there may be some.

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Capital funding there um and then, if buildback, better, is, is passed. So I'm hoping that we can.

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Do this sooner than later, and that would position us for other funding as it comes becomes available.

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So are there any questions about the timeline or the grants that we are looking to and and.

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I do believe that we will be able to fund the renovation of the shelter with grant funding.

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Using the purchase of the building as our local contribution, since that's already accomplished,.

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I have a question for you debbie um on here. It says environmental review.

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I thought everything we're doing is inside the building and.

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Reconfiguring the inside, I guess we're doing something on the outside as well.

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We aren't it's a requirement of the federal grants that we do in environmental review.

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um It's more regulatory review than when you think environmental review. When I first saw that.

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Requirement years ago, I'm like oh, my gosh, but it's really a regulatory review. Are we in an airport.

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Flight area are there wetlands around that you know we might impact. um Are we.

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I'm trying to think of somebody. It's been a long time since I've run through one, because.

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We haven't had a project for a couple of years, but it's just it builds some and we need to.

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Notify all the state agencies that we're doing the project, so it's just. It takes a chunk of time.

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Probably three or four months to get through that, so I always like to build it into the timeline.

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Okay, any further questions for either debbie or celine.

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Okay, do I hear a motion I'll make the motion the board commissioners approve the use of one-time.

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County funds for the panmar building renovations and the frf funds for the design and engineering.

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Of the family shelter. Second, I have a motion in a second. Is there further discussion on this.

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Scene here, none all in favor, okay, I okay 5-0. Thank you, ladies. Let's move on mr ripper thank.

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You, commissioners, fy 22, connect, maryland fy 22 network infrastructure grant also.

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Mark I'm hoping he's on.

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The tech guy can't get on you know we're in trouble. Okay, I see mark also mark.

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uh Do me a favor, and um there was a press release yesterday, that we provided to the community about.

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uh Four hundred thousand dollars that we received.

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um If you can just give us a a reader's digest uh for that, for the community, that'd be great.

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Okay, we have some technical difficulties. I apologize, um mr ripper, can you hear me.

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Okay, it's on you yeah mark, okay,.

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What was that mentioned about technical guys.

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There we go okay, yes, commissioner, the press release that went out yesterday.

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Was something that we actually started back in the spring of 2020, where the state had a.

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Program where people could apply for grants to do some community builds and extend fiber.

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Comcast did win two of those um both of the applications that they put in.

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And um we'll now be moving forward with the construction. um Unfortunately, I don't have a.

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Definitive timeline that I can give you or the public at this point we're still working with.

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Comcast on getting that figured out, but they have started the internal processes that they need.

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To in order to get that construction complete so, and I think overall, we're looking at about a year.

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Okay, thanks now uh regarding fy22 network infrastructure, grant.

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Okay, um commissioners, the department of technology services is requesting permission to provide.

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Letters of support and the requested matching dollars to talky communications incorporated.

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And quantum telecommunications, both internet service providers, are submitting grant.

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Applications the office of state broadband for network infrastructure program in order for the.

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County to authorize the use of the local fiscal recovery funds as a match, the county public had.

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Posted a request for proposals and received two responses. Both applications have been reviewed.

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By myself and the grants office and both meet the requirements of set forth in the county and state.

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um Applications, if selected by the state and that's the thing right now all we're doing- is.

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Submitting the applications to the state if the state were to choose these grants, the.

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Proposed funding service areas will provide broadband for up to twelve hundred and six.

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Twelve hundred and six unserved household, located in several rural areas, starting north of tinytown.

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And ending south of new windsor, the selected isp were responsible for the entirety of the project.

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Including the construction of the new service areas and will own and operate the network.

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Once the installation is complete with the board's approval, funding for the county match will be met.

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By utilizing county's local fiscal recovery funds already allocated for the expansion of broadband.

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In carroll county- and you can see there at the bottom comparison of the two different.

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Grants that are being submitted with the dollar amounts that they are requesting.

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And and just I know, there's probably going to be a question, a good bit of the service area.

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Is overlapped by each of them the reason we're submitting both of them to the state, not picking.

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One is to give us a better opportunity of at least one of these being awarded as we move forward.

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uh Talky communications: can you familiarize me with that sure commissioner um they're.

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Actually, a brand new company here in carroll county they've, been around for a little while.

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They've done a little bit of construction out on the eastern shore of maryland, they're also, the.

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Company that won the rural digital opportunity fund, the art off grant opportunities and that.

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Is you can see on there some of the funding they're going to be using to do this, so they.

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Are a new company here in carroll county? They are looking to actually opening up an office.

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Here, um having a physical presence in the county, in addition to the fiber network and are looking.

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To build beyond what this current grant does, but this is going to be the first step for them.

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And dick, I actually, uh I actually met with that group. uh I don't know a couple months ago.

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uh And mark you were in that meeting as well and uh they they were a very impressive group and.

C

Full of energy- and I will say that it- it is wonderful to see.

C

These isps that want to come in here and and participate that gets us away from the only.

C

Game in town company that we've been accustomed to- and I think this really goes a long way in in.

C

Getting more of our households lit, if you will so pretty impressive group when they were here.

B

Mark I have a question for you. You said these two companies kind of overlap.

B

uh What their services are going to be for kind of the same areas, but they don't overlap completely.

B

Is that correct, that's correct, commissioner! Okay! Is there any way? Is it possible that both these.

B

Companies could get the grants. Is that way we could cover more houses. um I don't know corey.

L

Do you think it's possible that the state could award both of them with the covering uh similar.

L

Areas a large, a large amount of similar areas. I don't think so. I mean the idea is not to have.

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No, I I don't think they would do that. I think they would collect one.

B

Well, would it be possible, then, to maybe put a third proposal in there if you're, looking at both.

B

Companies, well I'm going to get out trying to get all these households covered. So if they overlap.

B

Let's say: 300 households overlapping certain number out there, so that would be awarded to one.

B

But the other company that doesn't have those 300 could get could get their grants as well.

B

More covered, that's all so! Well, commissioner, what's going to happen, this is not the end of.

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The process we're really still in the beginning of this process, um once we get final guidance.

L

From the treasury department, um carroll county is going to be going out and putting rfp out.

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Rfps out for bid proposals for isps to come in and build, so what could happen is.

L

um The state of maryland can't, I don't think they can take and change the grant.

L

Requirements that were submitted by the companies and do a partial.

L

But the company that did not get the areas that they wanted if those areas aren't covered, they.

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Could come back to us and submit a new proposal that would cover those areas.

B

All right, thank you mark. I appreciate that.

A

Do you want to add into that? Are you good.

M

uh Yeah corey um you jump in if I'm I'm wrong on this, but keep in mind this isn't just about.

M

What applications we put in and how we want to might want to arrange them. uh This is competing.

M

Across the state, there's not anywhere near enough money to do everything that everybody wants to do.

M

So um you know the the chances that we're going to get both things awarded.

M

Just on a a competitive basis is unlikely yeah correct, there's approximately 75 million dollars.

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In this grant um across the state, so it would be unlikely and for the internet service providers.

G

They can't make money if they're customers that may choose between two internet.

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Providers it's difficult for the company. They don't really want to go into a situation where.

G

Someone has a choice of a and b, because then the take rate for them is much lower.

G

And I think the state is aware of that, so I think it's unlikely that they would.

G

Select both vendors for this, or both both applicants for this particular.

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Project, but this does extend the county's ability you know using these state dollars.

G

Does extend our ability to provide internet? um You know this is up to ten million dollars that the.

G

County potentially wouldn't be spending um that could be available for other internet projects.

A

Okay, all right, I'm ready to say yay and jump up it down and do whatever else you want to do.

C

The uh I'm ready to do the isp broadband uh dance. uh I move that we provide letters of support.

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Including a commitment for the matching funds to talky and quantum for their submissions to connect.

C

Maryland fy 22 network infrastructure grant and if and once the office of state broadband selection.

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Isp, I request the board to authorize the use of our local frf fiscal recovery funds for that match.

D

Second- and I want to thank there for this- this will have a big impact not only upon commissioner.

D

Williams but northern end of my district as well. So thank you very much for your work on this.

A

Any further discussion: okay got motion. You got a second all in favor, aye, aye,.

C

Where's your bouquet hold on. Thank you guys. Bear with me steve. Bear with me, commissioner. Boucher.

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You give me a thumbs up.

A

Okay: five, oh I apologize, commissioner, wants go ahead.

C

Now I just want to make it. uh I want those that are listening and hopefully the word will get.

C

Out I want to make folks aware that this this funding and you know lighting up these households.

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Is not going to happen next week. I think it's very important for folks to to uh understand that.

C

It's going to take a little patience here, but just like with everything else, there is a much brighter.

C

Light at the end of the tunnel now for making sure our households are lit everywhere. uh So I.

C

Want to make sure that the folks understand they they need to exercise patience here.

C

But we're working as hard as we can and corey. Thank you. You were in on that meeting with talky.

C

As well so thank you guys appreciate it. We're making progress. It's just going to take some time.

A

Okay, you're one for one mark. So now, let's go cisco. Meraki wireless network support renewal.

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Sure you're gonna do the beginning eli yep. I got it the office of procurement cooperation.

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With technology services request your approval to award the renewal for cisco meraki wireless.

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Network support to disa solutions in the amount of 135 thousand dollars, 435 367.54.

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Purchase is being made through a maryland state contract that was competitively bid and the cost.

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Covers a term of five years and is within the fy 22 budget, and no additional funds will be needed.

L

Okay, not a whole lot to say here, commissioners, you got a a very detailed paragraph that we cover.

L

About 1460 devices with this software, this is our cyber security for our mobile devices.

L

It's basically what we're looking at here with these meraki licenses. It monitors the devices.

L

It helps us protect people from downloading things onto the devices that they shouldn't.

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If your device gets lost and you can't find it, we can use the software to locate it.

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So it's just the the full gamut of everything that we have on our hard network.

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Is here on the wireless network of meraki as far as cyber security is concerned,.

L

So and you do see, we got a five-year contract so that 135 000 is about 30 000 a year. For this.

C

And I can attest to the fact that finding your device works.

D

Especially if it's in a couch cushion or something with that, I moved the board of commissioners award.

D

Of renewal from iraqi wireless network support to this solutions, inc in the amount of 135 367.

D

Dollars? Second, okay: I have a motion guys checking any further discussion on this. All in favor, aye.

A

Okay, five: oh mark you're, two for two eli you're one for one right now. Let's make it two for two.

A

Purchase of one life pack, 15, cardiac, monitor and defibrillator, and mike robinson you're on eli, you.

A

Want to start it off yep the officer procurement, in cooperation with the department of fire and ems.

N

Request your approval toward the purchase of one life, pac-15, cardiac, monitor and defibrillator.

N

From striker medical in the amount of 33 481.42, the purchase will be made through a maryland state.

N

Contract that was competitively bid and the amount is within the adopted budget and no additional.

N

Funds will be necessary, then I'll turn it over to mike yeah, and this was previously approved as our.

O

Grant, which was a 50-50 matching grant so now this is about the actual procurement because of the.

O

Price threshold of this, so the intent of this monitor again, will be to go on our.

O

Shift commander car with the intent that we'll have four shift commanders starting.

O

Around july, the first, assuming we get all of that approved later on by the commissioners, so.

O

In the interim, it'll be added to our training equipment at the public safety training center.

C

I knew that we award the purchase of one lifepak 15 cardiac monitoring defibrillator from striker.

C

In the amount of 33, 481 and 42 cents, second, second: okay got a motion in a couple of seconds.

A

Any further discussion on this all in favor, aye, okay, 5-0.

A

Let's see mike approval to use the frf grant monies to fund additional staffing through.

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Cc visa to place three additional ems units in service during the duration of the maryland state.

A

Of emergency, okay and uh foremost in everybody's minds, daily activities is obviously the current.

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State of the covid pandemic. Looking at our ems responses, daily responses are up about 30 percent.

O

But our primary issue that we have is the delay at the hospitals looking anywhere on.

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Average now for about two to two and a half hours up to as long as uh six hours.

O

So in looking at different uh interim solutions for that.

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I met with the ccv ccvs of leadership, uh looked at some of our own data and what we've come up with.

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Would be to have three additional units put on daily seven days a week, we're going to call these.

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Peak demand, units and the reason we call them peak demand units our highest level of.

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Responses occur probably between nine o'clock in the morning and between seven and nine at.

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Night, so what we're looking at is staggering these units, these units would be assigned out.

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Of westminster, mount airy and sykesville, however, they wouldn't necessarily stay there all day. We're.

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Going to be working with the 911 center and we will do what's called dynamic deployment, meaning.

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Wherever we have holes in our system because of the prolonged hospital wait time, we will move.

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One of these units into that area, uh so we can maintain consistent coverage throughout the county.

O

The challenge with this is the fact that our numbers are going up in terms of our staffing.

O

Currently, right now we have about 25 percent of our full-time employees, of the volunteer companies.

O

That are out on sickly and with hipaa regulations we obviously can't qualify how.

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Many of them are positive, but it's obvious what's occurring and that's for right now.

O

Out of the full-time people, we have about 26 people who are out uh temporarily the new cdc.

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uh Requirements that are out there will allow us to get us get these people back.

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Quicker, but we still have the challenge with no end in sight, particularly carroll.

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Hospital center, with the wait time, so these three units will be placed into locations.

O

To offset that wait time, so the goal will be is one of these units will work.

O

Eight till six pm one will work nine until seven pm and then one will work. Ten till.

O

8 pm, so that staggered start time will allow us to have that extra coverage during the day.

O

We're requesting funding to allow that to go for the duration of the governor's declaration.

O

Then we'll evaluate it from there, so the um weekly cost for this will be 11.

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130 and that's based on an hourly rate per unit of 53, an hour which is derived from the overtime.

O

Rate because currently all of our part-time people are not working any of the slots because most of.

O

Them work for other jurisdictions, so the majority of our part-timers. We could hire back at a lower.

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Level simply aren't available because they're working time and a half in their own jurisdictions.

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Or their jurisdictions have prohibitions, so that's really straining us. So we're going to be asking.

O

Our full-time people to work additional hours and we're going to monitor that closely because of the.

O

Fatigue issues and the vulnerability for illness, so our proposal goes through the governor's.

O

Declaration which would be through the end of january, and that's how we derived our total and.

O

uh Debbie has found us grant money through the frf and uh tells us that we're eligible for that.

O

um Part of our whole equation with this is obviously the units we'll be applying.

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Through our billing company to try to get reimbursed for some of these calls.

O

And where that occurs, the companies will have that amount deducted from the monies.

O

They're going to get the easy way to do, this is just to make it a pass through.

O

By giving the funds directly to cc visa and we're going to be setting.

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Up a logging system so we'll know each call that's run by one of these units.

O

So that's the plan currently and we're hoping this is going to make an impact to try to get.

O

Units back on the street in light of the extensive waiting times both at carroll hospital, but we're.

O

Going more and more to outlying hospitals, we had a unit. The other day went all the way to waynesboro.

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Patients, that was the nearest available hospital, so the crisis continues mike.

A

If I can just add I, I appreciate that um and once again covet 19 is real.

A

And it's not a common cold or anything like that. It is real and people are going into the hospital.

A

So anybody who thinks differently, we obviously have a problem. I appreciate the proactiveness.

A

I would expect we're going to have the same issues with the 9-1-1 center, we're having the.

A

Same issues with the sheriff's department, as folks are, you know, calling out sick, and you know I know.

A

The sheriff has talked about reshuffling, the deck to ensure.

A

The best, um as we talked about last week um in maintaining safety and security.

A

A comment is, can we look at hiring people and the answer could be just straight up? No, I have no idea.

A

But my understanding is when folks are going into the hospital from the ambulance. The the.

A

Crew, that's taking the patient into the hospital, but can't leave them because the emergency room is.

A

Filled so they can't get off the gurney, because there's no rooms or no beds because of cover 19.

A

And hospitalization so, therefore, that unit is out of um not our commission but uh is not available.

A

um As a resource, can we backfill those individuals or provide equipment to release those individuals.

A

Back into the into the unit or into the vehicle, so then they could become available or is that.

A

Too much of a you know, yeah. Well I don't know, I don't know. If that's you know um doable or.

A

I I don't know, yes, um we're actually again being proactive. We've done two initiatives. The first.

O

Is what's called the direct-to-triage protocol that I talked about before we just enacted that.

O

We got approved by the state to use that two days ago and that allows us with low acuity patients.

O

We hand the triage nurse a paper and as long as there's a wheelchair or a chair in.

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The waiting room we put those patients out there now because there are times when there is enough.

O

Nowhere available to even put them um a second contingency we're looking at we're doing a survey.

O

To see how many additional ambulance stretchers uh we can muster, we would put those over at our.

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Large garage we have at the training center and what would occur is the paramedic or emt.

O

Who is directly watching the patient would stay with the patient. The ambulance would drive over.

O

To the academy pick up the additional stretcher and then we could leave behind the stretcher.

O

So, even though that takes a little bit of time that 15 minute turnaround is less than.

O

Four hour wait and it gets a unit back on the street, so we're trying to determine how many.

O

Stretchers we have available, unfortunately, because we've gone to a power stretcher.

O

Which runs about twenty eight thousand dollars? It's not um physically responsible to go out and.

O

Just buy a bunch of extra those stretchers right now, so we're hoping that, with our reserve fleet.

O

And with the units that are extra, if we can get enough of those we're going to start moving, those.

O

Over to the training center and we're going to implement that contingency as well.

O

So we are looking at whatever we can do to free those units up because, like I said, uh based on the.

O

Predictions and the data- we don't see any relief of this thing for at least about three weeks and.

O

That's probably a conservative estimate right. Okay, there are, there are other options and I appreciate.

O

You weighing in on that, and we are certainly looking at those.

O

um To try to do whatever we can. I I appreciate it. I just see that the.

A

Again, the effects that's going to have on 9-1-1 sheriff's department and you because it's one team.

A

You know it's not one or the other, yes and uh so. Okay, you, you answered. Thank you.

E

Director of the carroll county board, commissioners approved the uh utilization.

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Of frf crown funding to the amount of forty four thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.

A

Okay, I got a motion. I got a second. Is there any further discussion? Yes, very quickly,.

D

Direct robinson, I want to thank you for your leadership on this. I hear nothing but good things.

D

Through you to the holding up and all your staff and the people out there had it not been for the.

D

Long-Term vision of commissioner williams to put this ems system in place, we would not be in this.

D

Position to address it as we're doing with you at the helm and the ability for the county to move.

D

Those resources around under stress is a direct result of commissioner wayne's vision. So thank you.

O

Yeah, I just want to acknowledge it. It's just not me. This is in partnership with cc visa.

O

And the local, professional, um firefighters and paramedics have also had him put into this.

O

We're all one team and we're in a crisis and we're working together to do whatever we need to do.

O

To assure the citizens consistent coverage, that's really our goal. At the end of the day,.

O

So, thank you. Okay, commissioner, wants yeah just a quick question uh mike. You would mention that.

C

You were gonna put these at one three and twelve uh and and use use utilize. uh Those as I guess.

C

A staging, if you will, uh in addition to that, if you see or can you monitor if there's an open.

C

Shift at some of the outlying stations uh will you be automatically deploying.

C

These units, so that they just aren't sitting at one three or four one, three or twelve, because.

C

I know, as you know, that you know we occasionally have openings at five or two or we're at wherever.

C

Can you do that automatically without uh yes, um absolutely I get notification by seven.

O

O'clock each morning, what the staffing is we're going to be looking at that and.

O

We're taking one of the cc visa academy staff person as a kind of a staffing officer where.

O

We're going to make those decisions each day. The other thing is, as the holes occur,.

O

For example, if tawny town goes to gettysburg, we know they're going to wait in there two or.

O

Three hours we're going to immediately move one of those units to sit up there at tawny town so.

O

We're going to call that dynamic, redeployment and we'll be monitoring that continuously during.

O

These hours of operations so answer your question: yes, okay and then the only other question I have.

C

If uh I'm I'm already, assuming that this is going to be, this is going to be found to be.

C

Incredibly, beneficial for our system, because even before we were in this this crisis, uh you know we.

C

Were we were identifying that there were holes sometimes two three days a week at similar areas.

C

I know the funding is only through the end of january is, is the is, is there a possibility.

C

That we could continue to use uh those frf funds. I guess this might be for debbie. I don't know.

C

uh To go beyond the end of january, if this, if this program is found to be uh a positive.

I

Yes, as a commissioner to answer your question as long as we, this is a is a direct result of covet.

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Or either a primary result of covert or secondary, we can use frf funds to respond to that um and I.

I

I looked at the bottom line before because this is a project that we did not. We did not present.

I

Any projects to the board utilizing fra funding. That was a response to covet. I think back in the.

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Summer, I think we were all very optimistic that this we wouldn't need any frf money for that.

I

But right now, after the decisions that you have made today and taking out the broadband money.

I

Because 15 million of this was designated for broadband and I don't think that would change.

I

We still have about five million dollars in frf funding available and, and so we've had.

I

I've had several requests over this week. I I would imagine that we may bring um an another.

I

Look at this plan back to the board to see if you want to make some changes to it in the near future.

C

Okay, that's good to know I. I certainly do appreciate that. uh Thank you mike for and.

C

And obviously cc visa everybody's all in on this, and- and I think this is a great.

C

This is a great decision moving forward, uh so I certainly do appreciate that thanks.

C

Thank you. Okay, any further discussion: okay, seeing hearing none all in favor, aye.

A

5-0. Thank you very much mike okay. Thank you, commissioners.

A

Let's move on to mr daggett's and what do we got? Landon see burns park, octopus climber.

A

Okay, go for it go ahead. Eli the officer procurement, in cooperation with the.

N

Department of recreation and parks request your approval to award the contract for the purchase.

N

And installation of playground, equipment, safety surfacing and related work at landon, see landon.

N

Sea burns park to playground specialist inc in the amount of 98 076.60. This project was competitively.

N

Bid and the county received four responses listed below a committee reviewed the proposals and.

N

Selected, the vendor and product, this amount has been the adopted budget and no additional funds.

N

Will be necessary and 100 of this project cost is supported by the state of maryland local park.

N

And playground infrastructure funding that was included in the department's fy 22 capital budget.

N

With that I'll turn it over to the job jeff good morning, commissioners, we're really excited about.

P

This particular equipment. This is something unique: it's not a standard uh play equipment by any means.

P

You all have a picture of it. I believe that you can see on your screen.

P

And basically, this gives the visual appearance of an octopus rising out of the water. You see the.

P

Net area, which provides climbing opportunities and there's opportunities to climb each of the.

P

Individual tentacles, if you will of the octopus, so it's very unique looking and I think it's.

P

Going to generate a lot of interest and a lot of play, value and we're very excited to.

P

Be adding it to landon perkins park. I'd be happy to answer any questions that any of you may have.

A

Okay, thank you. It looks like a lot of fun. Is there a height restriction on commissioners.

P

It depends on which area I'm sure about. I don't know that I'd want to try the net where, on the.

D

The lot is it is that then been determined. Yet I'm sorry, I didn't catch that question. I'm sorry where.

D

On the property will be located, or is that to be determined it'll be located about halfway between.

P

An existing picnic pavilion and our ball fields, so it's very close to the level the centers of.

P

Activity for the park, it's a nice visual location and it's also a very short distance from the.

P

Parking lot and walking trail that'll connect to it good. Thank you. If it gets complete before I.

D

Finish my term I'd love to go out there with you, take a look and get some photos thanks. Absolutely.

D

That I moved that the board of commissioners award to contract for the purchase and installation of the playground equipment at.

D

Land and sea burns park the playground specialist inc in the amount of seventy 98 dollars and sixty.

A

Second, okay: I got a motion and I got a second and uh the only comment I wanna make is.

A

We talk about safety, security and quality of life, even through these very challenging times.

A

And we're going to get into stormwater management in a second which is not nearly as.

A

Overt and exciting, as some of these activities, but it's all about quality.

A

Of life for our community, so I appreciate keep moving forward um any comments. Discussion on this.

A

Scene here, none all in favor, aye, okay, commissioner weaver.

A

You good, okay, thank you very much. I apologize you seconded anyway. Okay, get back to work.

A

Now, let's talk about stormwater management, stone, manor, stormwater management facilities, retrofit.

N

Yep, I think carrie's out this morning, so I'm gonna be taking her stuff for her.

N

So uh the office of procurement, in conjunction with the bureau of.

N

Land and resource management request your approval to award the contract for the stone.

N

Manor number one storm water management facility retrofit the hamilton's bike, construction inc in.

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The amount of two hundred sixty four thousand one hundred hundred dollars and zero cents, the.

N

Officer procurement issued an invitation for bid and received 12 responses listed below.

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Hamilton's site construction, inc being the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

I

Good, okay, commissioners, I wanted to introduce ed stinger who's with us.

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As our watershed management coordinator, this will be ed's first project taking.

Q

Through the construction process to meet our mpds permit requirement.

R

It's good to meet you you, uh commissioner, guys uh it's. uh You know. I heard commissioner rostein.

R

Say that it's um you know it's not as exciting as uh playground, equipment and things of that.

R

Nature, but these uh these stormwater retrofit projects are not only important because uh they.

R

Help us meet the requirements in our npdes permit, but uh also um really uh improve the.

R

Water quality in our our streams and waterways that uh ultimately end up in the chesapeake bay.

R

I I know I I saw uh commissioner boucher talking about the the stream restoration up in the western.

R

Part of the county this morning, um so we're we're essentially asking for approval for, for.

R

The uh for this project go forward with this bid uh retrofit the uh stone manor project, which will.

R

um Better water quality treatment to to a 19.37 acre watershed with 5.63 acres of impervious area.

D

Mr singer, it's good to have you back and something so exciting and I'd like to thank.

D

Former director devil biss for turning me onto the dirty subject. Now, I'm falling in.

D

Love with it because they get to go outside if at all possible. As this.

D

Thing starts unfold, I'd like to go out to the site with you potentially and see it.

D

I I guess this is in commissioner frazier's district, I'm not positive, but I see mount airy.

D

As a contractor, so I'd like to make the motion that the board of commissioners awarded contract.

D

For stone manor number one swm facility retrofit the hamilton site construction amount of 264 170.

D

Second, okay: I have a motion. I have a second. Is there any further discussion on this.

A

Scene here, none all in favor, aye 5-0. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioners.

A

Bear with me: okay: let's talk about protocol system maintenance for.

A

Calendar year 2021 emergency medical, emd and fire efd and police epd dispatch.

A

Okay, scott good morning, commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to be here today.

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um We have a straightforward request of you: we have a 36 000.

S

Bill to be paid to priority dispatch, they are the vendor who provides these uh protocol.

S

Systems that mr brown's operation utilizes in the emergency communications, slash 901 center.

S

This is a a recurring annual maintenance agreement that maintains these protocol and, as I note in the.

S

Brief, this is an expense that is in fact eligible for, and we absolutely expect to be reimbursed.

S

By the maryland 911 board uh as part of that funding from the board, it is required to adhere to.

S

Local procurement requirements, which is exactly why we're here today, to request your approval.

S

To uh to spend the 36 thousand dollars, if you have any questions about uh how these protocols work or.

S

How they fit into the operations or possibly about the reimbursement process? I'm sure that mr brown.

S

Can answer those questions for you.

C

Hey uh thanks scott uh jack. I know uh 804 and 808 were out yesterday. I think.

C

Is this part of that, or is that or is that something else? That's something different.

T

There was a there was a technology glitch with uh with the console that operates, operates that that.

T

Was corrected yesterday afternoon by the radio and the pair of folks? Okay, so this this is.

C

This maintenance is for uh these are our call taking protocols so as as the as.

T

The caller dials 911, I will use the medical fire or police protocols to process that that 911 call.

T

And this is where the pre-arrival instructions and all the safety.

T

Of safety information comes in as well, okay got it. Thank you.

C

Well, in the interest of any other further discussion, I make the motion that we.

C

Authorize the director of public safety to pay the annual fee out of his own pocket.

C

Can I add that to the to the uh okay, maybe I shouldn't have that. I don't think that might.

C

That we authorized director of public safety to pay the annual fee for the reference protocol.

C

System maintenance agreement. Thank you. Okay, john motion got a couple seconds.

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Any further discussion scene here and then all in favor aye, 5-0. Okay, thank you, gentlemen. Hey.

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Red edge, if you would allow me for one minute, you brought this up earlier, while we've got jack on.

C

Here and uh you know, kudos dead for bringing this up about the one team effort. Often the dispatch.

C

Which is the first line of defense? The first line are overlooked, so I like to take this opportunity.

C

And especially since ed brought it up to make sure that you pass along our thanks to all those that.

C

Are working uh over there at 911 for everything that uh that they're doing throughout this.

C

Pandemic too, you know honestly for me it while, while we're getting called names, the electeds.

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And uh you know we're we're getting we're getting ridiculous things thrown at us. uh Luckily, I.

C

Haven't seen that happen to our first responder community or our 911 and everybody else yet so.

C

uh I want to thank you for all of that. Hopefully that won't happen.

C

Maybe they'll just keep calling us doll, bulbs and.

C

Sticks or whatever they call us instead of you guys, but make sure you pass along thank yous to.

C

Everybody over there and absolutely as important also make sure we understand the requirements so.

A

If there are folks that are challenged or sick leaving issues, and you are in a.

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Really tough situation you got to, let us know um you know sooner rather than later, because.

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It's going to get worse, you know, and we know that and regardless of what the community may say,.

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And others may you know, share again from levels of what they think are you know understanding um I I.

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Need to know from you uh and when I say I, we, along with the fire and uh and uh sheriff's department,.

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You know so please keep us informed, but thank you. Thank you very much. Let's move on to uh gpw and.

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We're looking to request approval for changes to chapter 170 of the construction codes, jason.

U

Morning, commissioners, uh on december 16th, the public hearing was held to change electrical.

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Licensing within chapter 170 to electrical registration due to recent changes to state law.

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Two minor two minor editorial changes were also included with that proposal.

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The record was left open for ten days and no additional comments have been received.

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So we're here today to secure approval. Okay, I'll make the motion at the board of.

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Commissioners approve the changes chapter 170 of the construction codes. Second, okay, I hear.

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A motion: I got a second any discussion, all in favor, aye, four zero and one absent okay,.

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Let's move on to purchase of census.

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I pearl residential water meters and meter transceiver units.

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The office of procurement cooperation with the bureau of utilities request your approval.

N

To award a contract for the purchase of 400 census, I pearl residential water meters and.

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918 water transceiver units to lb water of the southern grove pa in the amount of 260 101.94.

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Lb water is an authorized distributor of census products within the state of maryland.

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And this cost is within the adopted budget, and no additional funds will be necessary.

V

Good morning, gentlemen, this item is for the final bulk purchase of the census, ipo water meters.

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As part of the upgrade program initiated by the bureau in 2013 to replace the county's.

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Aging, residential water meters with the I-4 model, as you are aware, by previous open session items,.

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This upgrade program also transitions. The older water meters from the inside of the residences.

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To the installation of the ipro model and an outdoor meter wall.

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This time about, 750 of the residential accounts remain to be upgraded to outdoor vaults and pool.

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Meters, we expect to fully complete this over the next three fiscal years: the uh census I-pro water.

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Meter contains new moving parts and maintains accuracy over the protected 20-year service life.

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The meter transceiver unit allows staff to to remote read the water meters um as per.

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The briefing paper with current supply chain issues be aware that the current lead time for.

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The water meters is about 20 weeks and the lead time for the transceiver units is 40 weeks. So it's.

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Imperative that we place this order as soon as possible, with that, are there any questions for me.

A

Is this? Is this the freedom area, or is this across the county.

V

The the meters have been uh upgraded in all of our service areas, but.

V

The remaining ones for this purchase are for the freedom district yeah. That's what I figured.

A

Okay, I'll move the board of commissioners award of contract to purchase of 400 census. I pearl.

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Residential water meters and 918 meter transceiver units to lb water in the amount of two hundred.

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And sixty thousand one hundred and one dollars and ninety four cents. Second, I got motion got.

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A second any discussion on this scene here, none all in favor, aye, 5-0, okay, now, let's talk about.

A

Oh cool johnsville, road building, construction, uh looking for approval for additional funds.

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For the safe routes to school srts project for johnsville road located in eldersburg.

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Questions we're here this morning to request your approval uh of resolution, number c 22.

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10 transferring 420 from public works unallocated to uh john zlaurus. I walk project number 8587 with.

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Me I have kurt angle and he will be giving you a briefing on on what the details of that entail.

W

Good morning, commissioners, uh we would like to give you a brief recap of the project.

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uh This project is for the construction of an 800 foot, public sidewalk, along johnsville road.

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Connecting to eldersburg elementary school liberty, high school and the residential neighborhoods, this.

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Project is funded through the safe routes to school program, which is which is administered.

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By the maryland department of transportation, eighty percent of design and construction is.

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Funded by the federal highway administration, the county funding responsibility is 20.

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After going through the state bid process, maryland department of transportation approved the lowest.

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Bidder to j villa construction in the amount of 319 000. This is actually 13 lower than the.

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Latest engineers estimate of 370 000, however, the original memorandum of understanding funding cap.

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Issued for this project was at 255 000., based on the actual costs received through the bid.

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Process, it has left a funding shortfall for the state and county a project modification letter.

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Was sent to the state requesting additional funds to complete this project for their.

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80 percent portion on october 28th of last year on december 17, maryland department of transportation.

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Approved increasing the federal funding cap to 305 000, the remaining 20 county portion being.

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Requested today is 12 420. The anticipated start date for this project is the beginning of march.

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Or thereabouts and I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have well actually.

A

You just uh answered the timeline, so I really appreciate that. How long will it take to finish.

W

We're approximating about two months: oh wow,.

W

In all honesty, in all honesty, if it wasn't going through the sha, uh you know process, which is the.

W

Umbrella of the project, um you know it could be done quicker, but um going through the inspection.

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Of materials and everything being approved, uh everything that we submit or put forth has to.

W

Be approved by you know the maryland department of transportation so that, through the inspection.

W

Process and so forth that they regularly will be doing and conducting uh it does take longer than.

W

What you would typically think uh a 800 flip sidewalk would yeah. I. I appreciate the persistence.

A

And I know commissioner fraser and I both highlight um sidewalks within our communities, that.

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You know need to be completed and every chance we get- and I think all of my colleagues reach out.

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To mdot, saying hey, this is a program that really needs to be used in carroll county because there.

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Are still schools without sidewalks and uh you know so I I appreciate the work you're doing it.

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Definitely uh it meets our intent. Commissioner frazier, do you uh want to add to that or.

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Yeah I do thank you. I I'm very appreciative. This is moving forward. I'm glad this I mean like.

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Commissioner, ross team said, I think, every time we met with the state department of transportation.

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I know I brought it up and others said well, we want sidewalks around our schools, so students.

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Can walk safely back and forth from the from the residential neighborhoods that are there? This is.

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Another big step forward, no pun intended um to getting that done. I'm so happy that we're doing.

B

This, I really am anytime that we can get sidewalks around schools and move them out. It's just a big.

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Step big safety step for the for the community, and with that I read the motion here, I moved the board.

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Of commissioners approved the additional county funds needed for the johnsville road schools.

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Safe routes to school, sidewalk project, the amount of twelve thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

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I will second that uh john bowers did you uh you're lit up. Did you want to say something.

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John, oh sorry, commissioners, no, I just hit the okay. I apologize, uh commissioner weaver.

E

I do want to say that these things should happen with every housing development. Sidewalk should be.

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A part of every plan being submitted, we were delinquent in that years past and that's why.

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We're in the going back in retrofitting these sidewalks but any houses, I think planting zoning.

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Approves in the future, our system should have sidewalks as uh part of the program.

W

Absolutely agree, yes, commission, commissioner. I would also like to say that yeah.

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The maryland department of transportation, when they sent their approval letter, was.

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Very complementary of carroll county um and us utilizing the safe routes to school program.

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Because not everyone out there is using these monies in which to do this. To not only have the.

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Sidewalks for safety for kids to be, um you know, walking back and forth between their homes and.

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In the schools, but to have them ada compliant as well, so so thank you for your support.

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And we've been uh highlighting uh mdot and just again a great thank you to the outgoing secretary.

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uh Greg slater who's definitely been a friend in court and congratulations to another friend.

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In court with secretary jim ports, uh taking the lead in uh mdot, if people haven't heard and just.

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In saying that, with commerce secretary mike gill is returning to the helm and.

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Secretary kelly schultz has now let go of the reins for secretary of commerce, just in fyi.

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Any discussion further discussion on this sidewalk issue, seeing hearing none all in.

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Favor aye 5-0. Thank you now. Let's talk about purchasing reflective glass beads. Thank you.

A

C

Didn't we have to um I apologize sagan, commissioner, thanks now we I think we.

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Have to award that contract now for the sidewalk thing, um that's all I was saying. Oh, I apologize.

W

That's correct: uh eli is parker too yeah. I'm sorry! That's right now go ahead. Eli.

N

Okay, so the officer procurement, in conjunction with the bureau of building construction request.

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Your approval to award the contract for the johnsville road sidewalk improvements, the jbl.

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Construction, an amount of 319 100. The project is part of the safe route to schools, project.

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And consists of construction of a sidewalk along johnsville road connecting to various.

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Local schools and residential neighborhoods the project is 80 funded by the maryland department.

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Of transportation, believing the remaining 20 to be funded by carroll county, the funds are within.

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The adopted budget that was approved prior to this request and no additional funds will be necessary.

B

Since we basically already just talked about this, the motion of the board of.

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Commissioners awarded the contract for johnsville road sidewalk improvements.

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To j villa construction, incorporated in the amount of 319 thousand one hundred dollars.

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I was section okay got a motion got a couple of seconds. Thank you, commissioner. Lance.

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Getting me straight any uh comments further seen here: none all in favor, hi, five, oh.

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Okay now see, I was all excited to get to uh to mr brown. Let's talk about purchasing glass, beads.

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The office of procurement cooperation with the bureau of roads request your.

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Approval to purchase 132, 000 pounds of glass feeds from term contractor potter, industry.

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The amount of forty seven thousand one hundred and twenty four dollars.

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The purchase is being made through a baltimore county contract that was competitively bid.

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And the amount is within the adopted budget and no additional funds will be necessary.

X

Good morning, commissioners uh and.

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In 2021, you remember that we had significant issues with purchasing glass, beads and painting.

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And had to come before you for contractors, I will uh give rounds of applause to kathy verge for.

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Getting out in front of us this year and working with eli uh getting this on your agenda early.

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So that we can have our items in hopefully ahead of everybody else, for our 2022 painting season.

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These glass beads will go uh if approved in the paint that is coming up.

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Next, uh to provide additional reflectivity for all of our motorists in carroll county.

C

um Just a couple questions: well, hopefully we can get the paint, because I know that was an issue.

C

I know that's next, but this this is a great opportunity. I I assume they use recycled glass for.

C

This, uh which is something yeah I I think we've talked about that before jim. Thank you to uh kathy.

C

For taking the lead on that, getting us there, but I've seen roads where they've actually used these.

C

Glass beads in the paving have we looked at that or is that something that that we haven't really.

C

I mean apparently it's used as a safety issue other than the paint have you guys ever seen that.

C

Or not uh yeah, I have. I have seen that in there we have not looked at it yet within uh within.

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Carroll county, uh obviously, uh or at least in our roads operations engineering uh may have reviewed.

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That but I can't answer that specifically sir, but I can check into it for you, okay, it's just just a.

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Thought and if wouldn't it be great to be able to harden as we harden all our gravels to make.

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Them all shine, I I did see that uh in baltimore it's a little bit like tar and chip first snow.

E

Storm a lot of those glass beads are gone. uh I I she had it's. uh I can't remember where it was now.

E

Wow, look at that road so and it sparkled part of it, but the rest of it was uh disappeared. So.

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Maybe that sparkling was your uh your personality. I don't know but you're saying: okay,.

C

So, based on that, I'm going to rapidly move to the motion which is uh approving the purchase of 132.

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000 pounds of glass beads from potter industries in the amount of forty seven thousand one hundred.

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And twenty four dollars- hey, that's not that's! Not the mr potter from it's a wonderful life. Is it.

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It can be if you wanted to, if it is, I'm not voting for it. That's right.

A

Okay, I got a motion I'll second, any further discussion on this.

A

All in favor aye, okay, let's move on to purchasing traffic paint, gentlemen and ladies.

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The officer procurement, in cooperation with the bureau of roads, request your approval to.

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Purchase 8, 725, gallons of yellow and 8 725 gallons of white traffic paint.

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From ozark materials in the amount of 162 62 372.25.

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The purchase is being made through maryland state contract that was competitively bid.

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And the amount is within the adopted budget and no additional funds will be necessary.

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So uh the glass beads that were just approved go into this paint for reflectivity here in carroll.

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County, we have a yearly goal to repaint all of our yellow or center lines every year and then.

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Our white edge lines every other year, as well as maintaining any new construction or other projects.

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That engineering or roads may have whether it be an overlay or a mill and fill or any other.

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Project that requires lines to be put back. uh We have our own team and machine in the county and.

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Again after after uh the contracts that we went through uh last year, I know you all understand.

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That we do it much more cost effectively here. So we're asking for your support purchasing.

B

Hey doug, I do have a question for you. What is the standard for repainting? These lines? Does.

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Everybody do it every year for yellow and every other year for white. Are we.

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Ahead of the game on this, and is it really necessary.

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So it is really necessary and I think most jurisdictions do try to repaint their yellow.

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Every year, it's critical to show our folks where the dividers are, and even more so in our area.

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Depending upon the winter that we have, as you get down and put abrasives and other things on the.

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Road plowing, uh it's key as a safety factor uh to keep keep that center line in there. So I would say.

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uh Yes, uh it is the norm and uh but if you look at some other jurisdictions, uh you don't have.

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To go far to say that our folks do a great job at keeping our roads uh painted. Because the point is.

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Why have a line unless you can see it and uh there there are a lot of places around when you look.

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Like man, that could really use a shot of paint, and uh um so we are a bit. I would like to say.

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That I would like to say, I know that our team is out there looking every day and keeping our stuff.

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Above great, so that we can shine brightly so I'll leave it at that deputy director brown. Thank you. I.

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Just want to state that the older I've gotten so to speak at night or rain. I have more difficulty.

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Seeing eyes myself so if I'm experiencing them or lots of other people are experiencing.

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So this is a big safety feature to help people as they recognize the lines on the road. Thank you.

E

I'll move the board of commissioners approved the purchase of 875 gallons of yellow.

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And 800, 8725 gallons of white paint uh from the ozark materials in the amount of 162 372.

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Dollars and 25 cents I did get that at 8, 725 gallons of yellow. I hope.

E

So, okay I'll stack in the correction, okay, I got a motion that was amended and a second.

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uh Any further discussion on this scene here, none all in favor.

A

500, thank you very much. Okay, we're going to move into uh open admin! uh Gentlemen. Please take a look.

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At the uh summary of the closed minutes and I need a motion to approve regarding land acquisition.

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And uh closed minister from 1216 december 16th.

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Okay, I move. We approve the uh the closed minutes from 12 16.. I will second that, okay, I got motion.

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Second, further discussion on this scene here, none all in favor, aye, 5-0, okay, before we get.

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Into uh agendas open admin, I got a couple things: one informative and one action. uh The informative.

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Is as commissioner weaver shared, it was a pleasure and uh an honor to uh talk at the farm. Farmers.

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Reception, the dinner the other night and, uh most importantly, learning that is now, commissioner.

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Dickey weaver he should be referred to as opposed to commissioner dick weaver. I was unaware of that.

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But uh as he was introduced, it is uh commissioner dickey weaver. So thank you very much um is that a.

C

Motion, commissioner rusty, that is a motion that he should now be referred to. As commissioner dickey.

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Weaver from this movement forward, exactly we were seven years old at the time. I'm not saying how you.

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Should act, I'm saying what you are so okay, second, second, second, okay, now for action, so regardless.

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There, uh commissioner weaver, you have now lost so it's at least four without csa in abstention.

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For action, the baltimore sun and uh commissioner ranch, you brought this up uh yeah, there's.

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There's some dickies we can purchase. Thank you, uh mr swam. The baltimore sun had an article and.

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Mayor scott, I think, was either quoted in it or was referred that carroll county was going along.

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With the other counties in looking at a regional vaccination passport, I want to make it very clear.

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That that is not what we're doing, nor were we ever consulted with. um We have from day one.

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Talked about not having mandates within our community if it's uh good with you.

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I can take action on this um and go back to the baltimore sun for clarification and correction, so.

Y

um So we did um ask for a correction and they have agreed to do so. So I don't know if the.

Y

uh Article has been updated yet, but they were.

Y

The author of the article, uh the reporter, was um willing to do so, but I didn't know if you wanted.

Y

To do anything farther with some kind of statement. Well, if necessary, we can but go ahead. Commissioner.

A

Lance no, I think your statement is fine, ed, uh it's interesting to me that it's always been.

C

Referred to as the big, seven and apparently baltimore sun now thinks we're part of that.

C

Has made it the big eight yeah wow? I think we certainly all appreciate the fact that we're big.

C

And uh that we, you know we're loud and proud here uh I think it was a. It was an honest mistake by.

C

The baltimore sun- and I think your statement today in fact, that our uh uh public information.

C

uh Officer reached out to them is is enough, uh but yeah thanks. Okay,.

A

And it is going to be challenging times I mean that's the facts. We have frederick on the.

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Left and baltimore county on the right and howard county to the south. And we know how their.

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Dialogue is happening, so we just have to be aware of that, um and I appreciate that being brought.

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To my attention, so thank you roberta. um Is there anything else more for open admin for this morning.

A

Okay, let's go on into agendas and we're going into the middle of january.

H

I'm here: okay, wanda! Thank you very much, my camera's not working now, but I'm here.

A

Well, personally, I hope that was working for some of my colleagues, but you know that's a different.

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Story on monday january 10th, we have nothing on the 11th. We have the no. That will be corrected.

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The state of the county will not occur on the 11th on 2 30 pm. We have mako tax subcommittee meeting.

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Virtual with commissioner lance and legislative meeting with mako, commissioner fraser ann wants.

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The ag center board meeting- I will be attending that evening on the 11th on january 12th.

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Wednesday opioid prevention coalition, commissioner frazier, will be attending.

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Virtually and I will be attending the economic alliance, greater baltimore board meeting.

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Virtually that afternoon, excuse me, commissioner: weaver will have the opportunity and honor to.

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Represent us at the board of education board meeting.

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That late afternoon evening, well late afternoon, let's see if it goes into the late evening.

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On thursday, we have closed admin and then go into open session at 9 am.

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We'll be talking about covet 19 test kits for the sheriff's department, fy 23 preliminary recommended.

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Cip and bond authorization will be presented to us from our office of management budget. I'm sure that.

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Open session will fill from that point on friday, 14th and saturday 15th. We have nothing in podcast.

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Commissioner boucher will be presenting on the 16th. Are there any corrections to that week?.

C

We're still monitoring the situation, commissioner, rostein with mako we're getting updated schedules.

C

As we speak but dennis, and I will make sure that we get the right information there, tentatively.

C

They're trying to get us down there, but I don't know that that's gonna happen so right.

C

Now, everything's virtual and the dates get to be a little wonky here. So we'll.

C

We'll update as needed, okay for 2022.. Now I I got you and uh you know we have been talking about.

A

Session session legislative session does begin next wednesday, with this wednesday coming up.

A

uh Which will definitely be a challenge as, um besides it being a challenge.

A

It'll be an additional challenge with the virtual situation that they're going to be going through.

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On monday, the 17th we are closed in the observance of martin luther king jr day.

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On tuesday local management board meeting, uh commissioner fraser will be attending.

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I have tbd on that, so we'll get that cleared up.

A

uh Planning, commission, I'm sure, that's going to be virtual. Sorry.

A

I would expect so too planning commission, commissioner, wants at 9am that morning and.

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Then, commissioner, weaver and I will be attending the veterans advisory meeting, all being virtual.

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uh Again on wednesday, the 19th with mako, the tech subcommittee meeting with commissioner wants and.

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Commissioner frazier wants attending the mako legislative committee weekly meeting on thursday.

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January 20th, our open session again is scheduled for 9 00 a.m and currently we have.

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A pre-approval for the fy 22 annual transportation plan and public hearing scheduled, and that is all.

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Roberta what I would like is to get a health update, either weekly or.

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Bi-Weekly- and we can determine uh the value of that, but I think it's important as we're moving.

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Through this, while the state is in the state of emergency and we get those uh understanding.

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Of the resources that we may need to support, whether it's test, testing test kits vaccinations.

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If you know what our health department is doing and uh really appreciate the work they're doing.

A

Okay, friday january 21st, joint.

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Board of directors, brtb meeting yeah, that's the that's! The metropolitan okay got it and.

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Commissioner, lance will be attending that I don't want to tell you what I was thinking when I saw.

A

Bravo mike, but that's a different story and I'll be doing a podcast on sunday, the 23rd.

C

Sadly, I think I know what you were thinking.

A

Okay, um is there anything further for this morning.

E

I just have one question uh last year: I think the word of the year was absurd.

E

And this year it seems to be wonky is the word coming in? Can we get a definition for wanting.

C

It's whatever you want to make it there. Well, the question is: is it a noun, a verb, an agita, I mean.

A

It could be many things but we'll again: okay, I'll I'll work with staff to get back to you dickie, mr.

A

Swam, you are being enviro being entirely too quick. Unlike my language, okay, you can take that down.

A

Anything further for the good of the group, our community. If not, I need a motion to adjourn.

B

Motion to adjourn second, I got a motion guys. Second, all in favor aye against four one.

A