Carroll County, MD Board of County Commissioners Open Sessions, 21 Mar 2019

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From YouTube: Board of County Commissioners Open Session Thursday ~ March 21, 2019 10 AM

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Item 1
Legislative Briefing
Mike Fowler, Legislative Liaison
Item 2
Public Comment on this item
Discussion/Decision
Request Approval & Signature of Priority Letter
County Transportation Priorities
Department of Planning ~ Ms. Lynda Eisenberg
Item 3
Public Comment on this item
Briefing/Discussion/Decision
Request Approval to Submit Grant Application & Accept Grant Award
FY2020 MACRO ~ Circuit Court/Family Law Administration
Carroll County Circuit Court ~ Judge Fred Hecker
Department of Management & Budget ~ Mr. Ted Zaleski
Thursday ~ March 21, 2019 (Continued)
Item 4
Public Comment on this item
Briefing/Discussion/Possible Decision
Approval to Submit Grant Application and Accept Grant Award to/ from
Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention (GOCCP) FY 2020 MCIN
State’s Attorney’s Office ~ Brian DeLeonardo
Item 5
Public Comment on this item
Briefing/Discussion
Results of the 2019 Community Interest Needs Assessment Survey
Department of Recreation & Parks ~ Mr. Jeff Degitz
Item 6
Public Comment on this item
Discussion/Decision
Request Approval to Accept the
FY18 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Grant
Department of Citizen Services ~ Ms. Christine Kay
Item 7
Public Comment on this item
Briefing/Discussion/Decision
Request Approval to Submit
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Grant Application for Grant Year 2019-2020
Department of Citizen Services ~ Ms. Christine Kay
Department of Management & Budget ~ Mr. Ted Zaleski
Item 8
Public Comment on this item
Briefing/Discussion/Decision
Bid Approval ~ Mowing Services for the Carroll County Farm Museum
Department of Economic Development ~ Mr. Jack Lyburn
Bureau of Purchasing ~ Mr. Mike Myers
Item 9
Public Comment on this item
Discussion/Decision
Carroll County Regional Airport/Solar Project
Department of Public Works ~ Mr. Jeff Castonguay
Thursday ~ March 21, 2019 (Continued)
Item 10
Public Comment on this item
Discussion/Decision
Carroll County Regional Airport/Solar Project
Request Permission to go to the Planning Commission
Department of Public Works ~ Mr. Jeff Castonguay
Public Comment
Administrative Session ~ Open

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We are officially in session today's the first full day of spring and.

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With that brings rain, so I love that we're gonna rise for the pledge and.

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After that, if you wish, we will have a moment of silence, want to make sure that.

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We keep all of our armed forces, all of those in armed forces and public safety.

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And keep the family of former governor hughes in your prayers today and.

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Thoughts his funeral is is today in annapolis. Ok, I pledge allegiance to the.

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Flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one.

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Nation, under god, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you priority carol, gentlemen. We have.

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Actually been going last week, I started over here. Let me start over here. What do.

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You got fraser well, I went to the sources of strength. The information.

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Session, I guess it was at the school board. Last week I can't met what they.

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Was but very informative. I did learn a lot more about that program than I.

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Learned one when we were just told you know about it at very beginning it I it.

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Seems like it's very good program, actually asked for some additional information, some statistical information to find out exactly. You know how well.

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It's doing in other places, and is it really worth it? Is it moving forward for.

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What I heard I I'm behind it, but I haven't looked at all the other.

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Information that I've seen so far, but it's very, very informative. A lot of.

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People are their lives, a lot of stakeholders are there to hear the presentation, and I thought it's very good. I just mentioned boys and girls.

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Club- and I know everyone else is here, so you guys can go into that, but they had.

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Their groundbreaking for their gym big step forward nice job, a lot of.

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Activities happened over this past week. The one I'd like to highlight that.

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Commission, when I attended yesterday afternoon, was the birthing center over.

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At carroll hospital, the renovations that were done, I think it's been a two-year.

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Project, but what it really shared showed me was the testament to our county to.

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Our community, it was the professionals in the hospital.

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It was the community that has raised a lot of a lot of money to make this.

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Happen, it was the county, it was the state all.

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Pushing together was you know the business itself lifebridge in the.

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Hospital coming together to making this happen and talk about a state-of-the-art.

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Facility really impressive how it's going to also.

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Be networked into the community college, they were also there in attendance and.

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And we talked about their programs in in in nursing and how that feeds into the.

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Hospital, just a really nice way to show this is what this community is about. So.

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That's it yeah. That's cool! Well, commissioner wentz and I spent soldered.

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Together, I guess yeah we had the community expo at man val well, attended.

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Community turned out was a nice event and then I attended the 88 year of.

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Service from pleasant valley, community fire department, the mc was a really.

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Interesting character at that event, but it went well. It was a very nice event.

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Thank you, commissioner winsford. I don't ever see what gave it away there.

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Was a nice turnout and I think your wife had 40 years of service there, yeah she's.

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Not that old, so he started at birth yeah years old. What's she doing anyway,.

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It was a nice day. I was all positive. What I saw happening in the county on.

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Friday state controller peter franchot visit mount airy to honor two.

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Businessmen, mr. illion, oh mr. wagner for their 30-plus years of dedication.

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Service and commitment to the community so we're very grateful to be honored and.

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Recognized by state representative at that level also on march 27th, the.

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Windfield volunteer fire department I'll do opioid overdose training from 7:00 to.

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9:00, I encourage people to go to the website and get information on.

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Registering and engaging in that training considering epidemic is so.

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Rampant it's important training to have. Thank you very we're. Just working.

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Piggyback on that, I did stop by wagner brothers.

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Down state comptroller was up here. He spends a lot of time in carroll, county.

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It's really nice to have somebody from the poet board of public works in.

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Carroll county on an illness monthly basis we've last month, we were doing.

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Other venues up here so that's great: to have people in annapolis coming.

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Sometimes get business now was last friday in carroll community college. I.

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Want to commend my colleague rothstein for doing a great introductory for the.

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Deputy secretary yep, he was dear that was well attended. A lot of business.

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People, so I want to get kudos to that. You made an ugly. You really made an only.

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Baby yesterday so there's that that, but that is okay, whatever.

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Any and it's going last night I attended another event by carroll county public.

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Library which they do of amazing things here in conjunction with a likely story.

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The bookstore in your district up top commissioner osteen they partner with.

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Them to bring a lot of great authors here so last night, harlan coben was here.

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And it was the arts center sold out standing room only.

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And what an incredible individual I've been to a lot of these author events.

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This guy is by far I don't know. If you read any of his books, we've read a bunch.

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Seen he's got a couple movies that are out just an incredible individual and.

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And he was interviewed by our own ted zaleski, who did a great job one-on-one.

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On stage for about twenty minutes with arlen but harlan sort of let's it led.

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The conversation because he's got a tremendous sense of humor and just gave a really good insight into how he writes these books and you ever.

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Get a chance to go to these author events. They are really cool, so check the.

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Carroll county public library website and it's there.

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They're fun events to get to go to so I just wanna wish luck to university of.

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Maryland basketball term- oh yes, and also a couple of wrestlers from universe at.

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Least one I know the heavyweight meet is wrestling and the n-c-double-a is as.

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Well, so good luck to our university of maryland athletes tournaments, first-time.

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Firstime firsttime for them is in mount st. mary's in it in the big dance and a.

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Big shout out to uh mr. weese, who is playing for quick yak on saturday.

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Quinnipiac quinnipiac up in connecticut and they're playing saturday, so big.

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Shout out to her and kudos to the family, yeah determined all right so with that.

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Being said, first on the agenda this morning is mr. fowler, with great news.

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For eight commissioners, two and a half weeks left: okay, thanks a.

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Lot next on our agenda and crossover was.

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Monday, that's another piece of good news, so all of your bills have crossed over.

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The county bonneville's been passed in in it's obviously cross filed bills, have.

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Passed in in its respective chambers and they're heard in the opposite chambers.

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Was heard tuesday you next week so we're fine there, the sunday gaming prohibition.

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Is moving, I think I mentioned to you. There is a difference in the enactment.

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Dates and that'll be hashed and that'll move through fine one of the.

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Big two big kahuna's, I think at the moment- ones the minimum wage bill which.

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Was passed, it went to conference, came out of conference with an agreement, one.

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Of the big issues was the reimbursements for developmentally disabled community.

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And there was a compromise there, the house had reduced it. The senate had.

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Increased a little bit so they've they've compromised at four percent, is.

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The number, and also they agreed to slow the implementation for small business. We.

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Talked about that, so the $15 limit or $15 level will arrive on january 1st.

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2025 for all businesses, with the exception of small businesses, which are.

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Defined as 14 or less employees and that will go to $15 on july, 1st 2026. So a.

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Little slow in the implementation, the governor is very disappointed. He'll.

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Likely veto the bill. I think, obviously, that the democratics.

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Have the the ability to override the veto? So I see that going forward. He I.

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Don't have the numbers in front of me, I think he claimed in a decade after that.

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Implementation he's estimating the staple lose 99.

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Thousand jobs and 61 billion in economics.

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Activity so he's very disappointed, to say the least, the other big kahuna.

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The other half the big moons capital budget and the house person was passed.

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Last week and the senate version is up before, if final floor vote today, all the.

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Debate went on yesterday a lot of lot of debate about a particular aspect of.

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Education funding and that's the boost program to private schools. A number of.

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The senators wanted to wanted to bring that back down the house. The house.

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Caught it very significantly in their version and the senate did not, and there.

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Was a lot of debate around that yesterday, but the senate has kept that.

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Funding in there so they're not that far off, I guess, relatively speaking, the.

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House version is forty, six point: seven billion in the senate versions; forty six.

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Point six billion, but there are changes. There are differences in education.

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Funding state states. Excuse me, the houses version is significantly higher.

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In the education funding, one good thing in the capital budget, the turf field.

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Bond was approved for one hundred and fifty thousand so that will go through.

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The special disability allowance for fire police that we've been talking.

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About house bill 645 and s- that's passed the house last week. I think we weren't.

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Sure about the where it was in the senate, but it is scheduled to be heard.

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Next thursday, so it passed unanimously in the house, I suspect it will will go.

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Through in its current form, the next generation I'm on one bill has passed.

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Both houses, there were some amendments offered up in each house, so I I'm sure.

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They will get ironed out as well. Renewable energy bill we haven't talked.

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About that too much, but that's the clean energy jobs act and that would require.

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50% of the power in the state to be from renewable sources by 2030.

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I did pass the senate not certain how the house is going to act. The chairman.

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Of house economic matters, derrick davis, is, is usually pretty pretty conservative.

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When it comes to utility legislation and he's I'm not so sure he is completely on.

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Board with that, so we'll have to see how that goes.

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Senator hester's, innovative schools bill is going to be heard in the house.

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Appropriations committee today it did pass the senate. There were a couple of.

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Friendly amendments proposed and included and that one of those.

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Amendments was that the counties would be able to approve the mou between.

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Respective boards and that's that's in the senate version sceptic bill. Our.

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Favorite bill we've been talking about house but 190 that did pass the house.

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Then the senate committee hearing is next week we're working with makem to.

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Have cesspools treated the same as the other septic systems in the bill, which.

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Means they would have to exhibit some type of degradation to be considered.

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Failing, which is a pretty, I think, pretty significant step, so less napa bay. Co has.

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Discussed this with the with the proponents of the bill, the environmental.

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Community and they're on board with that change, they believe that's fair. He was.

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Going to be talking with delegate lafferty who's, it's the sponsor of the.

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Bill, I'm gonna see less tomorrow, if not today, and see where we are on that. I.

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Appreciate and I again I think, that's a testament to the community reaching out.

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With their concerns with a bill us being able to work together to work to.

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Influence the outcome of this bill and appreciate your your work and.

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Persistence, I'm doing this, but again you know we do matter with what we were.

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Saying we being the county- and this is a good good example of that.

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So keep working it and with the intent that it'll get the adjustments necessary.

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And the amendments necessary yeah and I think the data that we arrived at was.

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Pretty significant, absolutely right so so I think that that should sway some.

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Would be talking septic ancestors couple years ago, but you know it matters and it.

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Matters to the community, so I appreciate it out good, very good.

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And just generally, if you've been reading the headlines, you know what some.

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Of the furor in annapolis now is, with the the issues around the university of.

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Maryland medical system board and some members is essentially with business.

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Deals with the system the lead in that is mayor, pugh.

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Obviously she is resigned from the board and several board members of have.

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Resigned as well so that is going to play out, and I understand that the.

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Speakers introduced some legislation to reform proposed reforming the board so.

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We'll see how that plays out, that's gonna, be, I think, top of the fold for.

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That for the comment for the rest of the rest of the session, I'm sure also I.

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Think there's some concerns about the chancellor and a board of regents at the.

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University of maryland system, so problems in our. I think there are pretty.

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Significant systems we haven't stayed here, it's prominent. It's a shame that it's gotten to that level. It really is so I.

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Went to the shock trauma board meeting on tuesday, and it was interesting to see.

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What seats were empty for the record? I'm very clean, okay,.

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Got nothing no business, you didn't write a book and so no book his books. No no.

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Those books joe, but it's interesting- it's unfortunate. I've said this many.

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Times that you know you just, I don't understand why folks just don't go by.

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The rules- I never understood that so well, they they claim to be legal right.

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But yeah appearances mean a lot too. Yes, they do particularly, but one of the.

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Things just come to our attention. It's kind of related, I think, there's something you're going to talk about, but the senate inserted into the burpo the.

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Budget reconciliation, the financing act, a requirement that a county's delegation.

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Needs to approve its letter of transportation priorities that goes to.

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The state now that's something you typically do every year. I think it adds.

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A few other wrinkles in there you have to attach some maps, and you have to you.

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Have to describe how it aligns with the state's transportation priorities, but I.

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Don't necessarily see as a problem for you, it sounds to me like it's something.

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Again, driven by those counties that are at odds with the governor and his.

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Transportation priorities so we'll see how that that goes.

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Yeah, we've got no worries there, so I think today you'll be testifying. Oh yeah.

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There's a lousy task force tier 5 service. You have mistake yeah, so.

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When you're done, I'm done and I'll be turning this and gabbro.

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Everett in the capable hands of commissioner rothstein we're gonna we're.

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Gonna fly to annapolis and, and you have a parking space at 75 franklin street.

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Thank you very much, sir appreciate that cuz, I think it's gonna be kind of jammed.

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Up down? Yes, well, it's! Yes! It's us! So it's a service he's! Actually his funeral.

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Is in denton, okay, there's a there's a server service form today and it's all.

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You do good gloucester street right, so that's gonna jam, yeah, yeah, okay, okay,.

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Question pointed the solar task force where that hasn't moved yet so the.

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Expectations day will not establish the solar task force legislation. I don't.

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Want to predict that if you, what is pretty late in the session, okay, that's.

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Good news, because I don't think we were postured to have the best representation.

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From the county or the rural community to have those discussions so yeah, I am.

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Concerned as we are looking at how we are applying solar energy and for zoning.

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And for establishing the best solar energy practices in our county and to go.

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Into our master plan, I want to make sure that, when it's in line with what the.

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State is doing, but also, more importantly, to me that the state doesn't bully us.

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Into a position that you know conflicts with what we want to achieve, yes- and I.

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Think that that the state will be looking for the counties to have gone.

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Through some type of process, an identified area.

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That are suitable for it. So the fact that you're working to develop that I.

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Think is a very good thing: okay, thanks anything else for mike good luck, very.

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Entertaining down there, that's one way: she travels. Okay, I'm gonna turn the.

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Agenda over to commissioner rothstein and we're headed to annapolis,.

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Good thing: I'm a lefty okay item: two, this one declined come on up, come on.

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Requesting approval and signature priority letter, county transportation.

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Priorities miss linden, miss mary good morning, commissioners, ladies as.

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Commissioner weaver had requested, we brought maps, so we see where the.

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Priorities are located so, as we came before you last week, we did make.

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Adjustments to the letter you should have received those for this morning.

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With regards to the intersection of maryland 26 and 32, and its breakout.

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Project and also the removal of maryland 30 from the priority letter based on our.

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Discussion- and we did- I had met with commissioner wayne's about maryland 97.

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And, given that the scope of where the community center is located and the.

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Scope of the 97 project that was not a break out project from what we had we're.

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Not do lysing that far north, so it wasn't appropriate at this time to make.

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That a breakout project, but I know he's- had discussions with state highway.

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Administration and so have I to kind of formulate a game plan for what can be.

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Done moving forward and they agreed to that this letter may not be the.

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Appropriate venue put the recommended turning lanes for.

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The community center, and although it's not break out, we could still put it in.

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As a priority, we I mean, I understand and recognize that a breakout is something.

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That is within a plan, a swath of road, that's being done.

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He said the whole swath being done. You just take one piece and that's breakout.

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And it may not be the plan to renovate or revise or change 97 in north, but this.

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Is still a priority to the county if we're gonna move forward with charles.

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Parham and it's we gotta be careful that if I'm looking at funding charles.

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Carroll, you know the budget that we're doing it with the sense that this road.

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Is gonna be done? You know either in conjunction to work, because it's not.

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Then my concerns, we're gonna, be allocating money and it may not get any.

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Anywhere, if we don't identify this road as being fixed, so I I think it is a.

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Priority house is this aligned with the state priorities it mike just brought up.

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So this is a pretty based on a project that the county is doing. It's not.

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Necessarily a priority for capacity enhancing and that's what the objective.

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Of this letter certainly asked mr. rothstein's that if we want to make that.

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A priority she put that we would want to see that section improved. We can.

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Certainly do that in the letter, I'm sorry for the confusion on that. After my.

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Discussion, it seemed like that was not the direction to head in, but we can.

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Certainly add that in as as a priority, I think it's much more important and keep.

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97 from ibaka valley, road to 140 and concentrate on that part of 97, because.

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That's where congestion is that's where the all traffic problems are. If you ask.

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Me on that road and if you're looking at the state priorities of relieve.

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Congestion on the roadways, that's the air which have hit all night right now. So I think that needs to be put in the I see what you're saying.

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About community setting and so forth, and something probably needs to be done.

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There I think this is much more important right now.

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I really do for capacity for that road. I think again, walking into this is charles.

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Carroll community center a priority for the county itself for the center to.

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Become a community center, it's been put into the capital budget. So therefore it.

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Is a priority in order for it to get the results we want.

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Ninety seven has to be developed and.

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Let's make that leap: okay, well we're directed to by the state highway, but.

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Evan dot said in order for you to put the community center in place and open.

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This community center, which, okay that ninety seven has to be adjusted to to.

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Meet to me so so that's the case then, and if it's a priority of ours to do.

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Then we got to make sure that it's visible to the state then should be a.

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Priority for them as well, we don't have a choice. We don't have a choice. That's.

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That's a point I mean if, if it's not priority to the county for charles.

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Carroll then, I'm not concerned with it, but if it is a priority truck to the.

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County, which I think it is, we set that right three years ago right. So if I.

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Inherited that then, in order for us to do it, we've got to be able to have 97.

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Adjusted so, therefore, the state needs to be aware that that has to be a priority.

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Now it may not be a priority for us to drive them to do it, but it needs to be.

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Very visible for them that a state highway adjustment has to be done in.

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Order for us to I mean, am I missing what am know you know and again this is not.

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My district up there and up, but if it's a county as I'm looking at this party,.

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Then what are the priorities for the state highways that.

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To be done, that are in conjunction or in coordination with the priorities of our.

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County, I rather do it that way, then flip it. The other way saying are we looking.

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At the highways, because these are highways priorities for the state, you.

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Know what do we want, and I think we want charles carroll to be established from.

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What I've already started so that kind of drives the priority for us right.

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I don't know, I'm not sure one of this it's something way. I look at the letter.

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Sister too, it would be a congestion on the roads.

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And the help with traffic flow and then and that kind of thing, that's how I'm.

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Looking at this and that's what our priorities are have been at least the.

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Time I've been on the board charles carroll, commune center, a sorority said.

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That about that we wouldn't put the money aside for it. Right, however, would.

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You look at that for turning lanes and so forth. It's not a congestion problem.

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And the state, as he says, are identified that that needs to be done. They know.

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It's on their scope already, should it go in this letter or should it go somewhere.

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Else is my question: yes, is a priority to mdot? Is the counterparty lane now this.

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Is me, being the new guy understand this but seasons? It's a priority to mdot.

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Solely focused on congestion of the highways or is the priority letter.

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Designed to m dot for the county to then tell the state: these are the things that.

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We want done to state highways, you know and that's the 97 30 26 32 851, the main.

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Streets, you know in our in our municipalities, if it's that, if it's the.

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Latter then we should put you know. What's in you know,.

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What what has to be done in order for us to achieve the results we wanted? Sheep.

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In the county, which means the ingress egress routes of ninety seven by charles.

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County community centre county right yeah it's a little bit and you know the.

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Main objective is for these capacity enhancing larger projects that are.

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Identified in the consolidated transportation program for the state.

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That big book, that we get a tour and that lists all of the major projects if.

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This is a priority and you could certainly be put in the letter it can.

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Diminish a little bit the other priorities underneath of that, according.

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To how they reviewed the letter, so I think the decision by the board is how.

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Do you want to prioritize this in terms of the other items that are listed? My.

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Thought is that, if trust care, community center is a priority for the county and.

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A major project for the county in order for it to achieve the results we wanted.

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To achieve ninety seven has to be adjusted, and I don't think it's gonna.

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Diminish anything, I think it's in line with what our requirements are, that.

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That's my two cents. I mean I I'm not worried about the length of this. I'm not.

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Worried about I'm worried about putting the priorities that the county wants to.

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See done where you know their state requirements and their state highways. We.

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Do it all ourselves, and I won't worry about it, but I don't want do it all.

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Ourselves, I want the state to recognize that this is a requirement that needs to be done and adjusted on the highway for the.

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County to receive the you know get the result. We want.

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I where'd you: where would you put that in a letter just out of highway capacity.

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On madison project, I don't know if I would added into the maryland 97, perhaps.

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Just as its own separate project, maybe right at the beginning, if you want that.

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To be the top crepes, it's beyond the scope of maryland 97 as this project.

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States, that's been a long term scope that has been worked out with highway.

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Administration of where the need is for capacity enhancing to perhaps in that.

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First paragraph: I'm saying that the county needs assistance with regards to.

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I think there was a d selling and a left turn lane that were recommended. So.

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Perhaps that would be put in at the very I would say at the very beginning of the.

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Document are their first letter again I mean I.

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Would say, maybe in that um first or second paragraph, what we're saying and.

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This year, we'd like to to work on here are the following priority, so I would.

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Break out, even maybe before highway capacity, enhancing prime, why not just.

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Have a separate paragraph talking about the state highways that are connected to.

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County priorities for county priority projects- and this was just community.

C

Centers and I a project that believes so what are the things that needs to be.

C

Accomplished in the state for us to achieve the projects that we believe our.

C

Parties in just have a days a separate paragraph and are there other projects.

C

In the county, where we need the state to change the highways or make adjustments.

C

To the roads, you know I mean the freedom plan, you know in order for the fear plan.

C

To have the success we want the freedom plan to have 32 and 26 need to continue.

C

To be a priority right I mean that's, so it could be so it could be done twice.

C

You could say: hey here's our parties, but also in it.

C

In addition, like more ammunition, more more more value to the priority, this is.

C

Why 26 and 32, because it's tied directly to the freedom plan just like this, is.

C

Tied to charles carroll community center, now you sound me, I don't make sense. We.

D

Can tie the state parties to ours yeah I mean it should be a easy sell.

D

Yeah, I mean, I think, that's that's where I'm coming from is what are what does.

C

The county want to achieve, and you know I mean I understand what you're saying.

B

But that's where we're gonna put in letters yeah is looking at now, because I.

B

Don't want these others that the highway capacity enhancement projects to be.

B

Pushed back at all right: these are things that we have identified in past.

B

Years and years and years and need to be done, keep them near if we're gonna have.

B

A paragraph for this, and perhaps we should because and the state's already identified something needs to be done. If we're gonna, you said, maybe put it at the.

B

End of this particular section, not at the beginning like because I think.

B

That'd be a more appropriate place. It looks at is that highlights these top.

B

Three, as the top three correct you put something in front of the area, is that.

B

The top three anymore, I don't know yeah. I agree if we've been driving our.

C

Priorities do not lessen our priorities right, but if we're recognizing a new.

C

Prior a new requirement and we're adjusting the letter to tie it to our.

C

County priorities like this project, you know right and safety reasons that this.

B

Is the first state said that we needed these additional lanes and my guess is.

B

Safety is the main reason that the turn lane in the deceleration lane and.

B

Similar to what we did with the the light yeah the gillis- and we got some.

B

Action on that for safety, kind of thing- and it's put it in the same context as.

B

That this is a safety issue, the witness we're putting our own funds in a four.

B

And a half million dollars whatever it is into this project. We need these.

B

Enhancements 297 to make this a safe community center.

B

Something like that, but not in front of the first three projects. Are there other.

C

County projects that we've identified as priorities where we need to state where.

C

They lie on the state highway. I I don't know, I'm asking a question.

C

I know the freedom plan. One you know is a good example that can be put into this.

D

As well anything I mean we've allocated money to those have been addressed. I.

D

Think, okay! Well, I can't think of any other time I hear, but it's a good.

I

Thought we can you think of any no. We typically do address that with our main.

H

Projects and the letter, what economic development opportunities have happened.

H

Recently, things like that to enhance the prayer.

C

Yeah, I mean that's all I don't. I don't want to definitely don't want less than.

C

Our priorities, you know, but I think we need to address this, even though it's.

C

Not considered a breakout project or something that they're really focusing.

C

Their attention on, if we're, focusing a lot of money in our budget to making.

C

Carroll community center a reality this has to be done and and we need the state.

C

To know that that's this needs to be done. Okay, so we'll make that adjustment.

H

Would you want us to come well we'd like to get the lunch so, as mike fowler said,.

H

We do this a lot of other jurisdictions, it's all over the board, whether they get.

H

It signed and supported by their delegation or not, we have always in the.

H

Past had delegations support with regards to this letter and we are very.

H

Proud of so we've always pretty much had a full signature block with regards to.

H

That so, given that session only has a few more weeks, we would like to get this.

H

Letter to mr. fowler, sooner rather than later, if you're an agreement to have him.

H

Get the delegation, while he's in annapolis, to sign off on it and send it.

H

So I guess the question is: would you want us to insert the language and work.

H

With the county administrator for that, and then be able to give this to mr.

H

Fowler to have the delegations, I would you like us to come back again.

B

Well, I don't think you have to come back before us, but if you work the county administrator, always the task but give us a copy, the letters we'll look at it.

B

We don't have to do it, no concession. If that's the only change we could sign it.

B

Sign off on it and then send it down with my fowler at that point that way so.

B

No more expedient explanation on details on the priorities, I think, would be all.

D

We need to do with this forward. I don't think we need to go.

H

Through this I mean you know their projects. This is the 2032 project. This.

H

Is from south of maryland 26 down to the howard county line.

H

The idea with this particular project for dual ization is to meet up with the.

H

Larger scope, which is the entire duel ization from 30 to at 108, all the way to.

H

26 to have easy access to. I 70 that's the goal for both projects in howard.

H

County and in carroll county, so this just meets up with howard, county and.

H

Regional priorities um again, as we just discussed maryland on 97 the current.

H

Scope of the project is form 140 up to bachman's valley. The current project is.

H

The interchange of maryland 97 at meadow branch that the counties cooperatively.

H

Worked with on state highway administration on new this year to this.

H

Particular portions making sure that we really do look at bringing this all the.

H

Way down to 140 to have that dual ization and access again maryland 26.

H

From the bridge at the reservoir to 32 again, this is a major commercial.

H

Corridor for the region and having improvements to this area, it's greatly.

H

Needed that includes sidewalks. Yes, I upon and there's also from the mean we.

C

Have with state highway the other day there are breakouts with it. Yes, they're.

C

Looking at accomplishing yes, okay, absolutely.

H

um And then the to urban reconstruct main street projects maryland 31, which.

H

Is the new windsor main street, I'm in 851 and sykesville? Let you know we have.

C

Them are you attending to me. Yes, I'm gonna attend the meeting it's on monday.

C

And sarah hester's also can be there mary shaw, myself, jeff. Well, there's a.

C

Bunch, but uh I think they're also the state's bringing the hydrogeologist.

C

That's right, the state entities bringing a strong team.

C

Deshaun 851, yes,.

H

So can the new windsor project, this is marilyn 31, new windsor road again.

H

Improvements there do the improvements on that streetscape include a some type.

B

Of bike lane, because going through the air, it is because you have to ride away.

B

He's and so forth, sidewalks good, which would be really great. So I think, with.

H

The addition of springdale prep, I think anything to have this community more.

H

Walkable safer would be a huge benefit yeah. I agree I was very that is my.

E

District and I did door-to-door in that community and the sidewalks are.

E

Atrocious, I heard a lot of complaints from the citizens there. So I'd love to.

E

See that happen, and that's only just to be clear only on the 851 portion not on.

H

The town streets, so this is just for the state portion, not 850. I'm sorry, 30 men.

J

30 right, maryland, 30 or not through that right, not the town road and they use a.

E

Lot of runoff from the roads and tree yards as well, so this is badly needed.

E

Yes and I'm sorry, then marilyn 851, this exfill main street in springfield avenue.

H

And again, here's the extent of that project down to the howard county line.

H

So those are the priorities and we will go ahead and make those adjustments and.

H

Work through the county administrator to correct that language and we will get.

H

That to mr. fowler, so we can have the delegation sign off on it as well.

H

Okay, I'm gonna move the county board of commissioners approved the letter as.

D

Amended and forward to the delegate delegation for their signatures is from.

D

Submit dams on discussion, I just like to see the the amended letter. First I mean.

B

We can see it will have to sign. Do we have to do head? I mean you have to prove.

B

It open session: if we see it, can we just sign it if we, if we agreed to it, we.

I

Traditionally approved it in open session, is that, like I mean, is mint but.

B

We haven't seen the amendment, so that's my question with that. The the threat is.

C

Time right associate, but if we make this with the changes with the intent of.

C

Signing an open session next week will that give us enough time to get through.

C

It can we do it today. I think, if you guys can okay, so now the intent is you.

C

Will accomplish this today, we will approve it in open session. Today. Okay,.

C

Okay to read know if amended today that we send it to annapolis to let's wait.

B

Till it comes about in delegation, wait took us back, we'll look at it. Yeah.

C

Motion to be done is just pure disgust. No not yet the intent is come back. Some.

D

Withdraw that present it and then we will write that decision. Okay, thank you.

B

Thank you don't rush or anything, but within the hour, okay, by the way, free child. Okay, next item.

C

Three dismissal s: approval to submit, grant application, accept, grant award.

C

From a closed circuit court, family law, chip, administration, carroll, county.

C

Circuit court judge fred, hecker and ted zaleski, where's ted income, the directors.

I

Are always listed god? Okay, I apologize I'm attending nathan coyle. Yes, I need.

C

Reversed in here told me: okay, publish drink with administrator of the.

K

Circuit court and we're here today about the fy, 2020 macros conflict resolution.

K

Projects grant application and acceptance of award. The total request is.

K

One hundred and eleven thousand two hundred and forty seven dollars and.

K

Eleven cents, as you can see on their briefing paper, that no talia match is.

K

Required, okay, so if you have, if you have any specific questions about the program.

K

Nathan is here to address those. Do you ever think you want to say about it.

L

Well, I can tell you a little bit about the conflict resolution grant program. We.

L

Have a number of different things that go under that grant the first and.

L

Probably the largest chunk of that grant is our adr practitioner. That's.

L

Alternative dispute resolution practitioner- he is a attorney. That's.

L

Available and trained mediator to be to do same-day facilitations and scheduling.

L

Are not scheduling, conferences, settlement conferences, basically, as the.

L

Bench and magistrate request pretty much every day that court is available, he's.

L

That courts in session he's being called two different courtrooms. Different cases.

L

To work with the litigants to help them out, especially when they are on.

L

Represented and they to help them to work out these cases before it has to go.

L

Before, what's the term of this grant, this is a.

L

One year when, if it doesn't get funded an additional year, will you do.

D

Unfortunately, that would mean we would lose our adi practitioner program. The we.

L

Would lose the some of the other training funds that we're looking at.

L

This and we wouldn't be able to start some of the programs that we were wanted.

L

To do involving the limited skill representation for parenting plans, which.

L

Is something that we're starting to start next year? It's great point because.

C

We're relying on a position because of a grant and those practices and prostitute.

C

In place over the year know of a sudden that grant doesn't occur. Are we gonna be.

C

Asked to incur the cost. No, my both the pdr practitioner is a grant funded.

L

Position so it is contingent on that grant being there he's our current.

L

Invader practitioner mr. biggs is a like a lot of people. Tell me what.

L

Administration, they continued employee and without that, grant that employment.

L

No longer exists right, but this is not new. I mean it's. A new appointment would.

C

But again the concerns is this gonna be a new position, is one that we've created.

L

And past years, using the same grail, we have to apply for years okay year to.

L

Year there are new parts to this yeah, but those are not. Those are also.

L

Contingent upon the grants being there in order to do right, these positions.

B

Only there if the grant comes through exactly because that's what's considered.

B

Positions are which I got a good ted here, though, gave me a good lecture on.

J

This the other day, so I have a better understanding now but contingent.

B

Position as grant goes away, there's no position yeah we're good with that. Okay.

B

I thought I make a motion that the board of commissioners approved the submission.

B

Of the fy 20 mark ohs caught conflict resolution projects grant application.

B

And acceptance of the award a second okay, all in favor, that was easy.

C

Item four plus an approval to submit grant application and accept, grant award.

C

For fy 2020 maryland criminal intelligence network program, hey no sir.

C

Morning, commissioners, me this morning, shitter.

F

Hopefully this will be as easy as your last one.

M

So, commissioners, this is the maryland criminal information network. It's our.

M

Second year, in pursuing this grant, by way of background, I know some of you are.

M

New that weren't here when we approve this before, but essentially this is.

M

Something really special that we've been given the opportunity for carroll county.

M

Being part of the maryland criminal information network is made up of sites.

M

All over the state we have about, I think, about eight or nine sites now and it's.

M

Essentially, the governor's project to connect through data all of the.

M

Different locations so that we could share data among jurisdictions because.

M

As we all know, we don't we don't make the ouvea here. It comes from all over.

M

And it really helps us when we get people that are selling here to know how.

M

They fit into the bigger picture, so we could dismantle certain criminal networks that are operating in other jurisdictions. I would had the good.

M

Fortune of the governor, pointing me to be chair of his gang council and.

M

Criminal network council, as part of that we were only one of three three.

M

Jurisdictions to receive the software $700,000 software for nothing from high.

M

Intensity, drug trafficking, administration that will allow us to.

M

Analyze all of this us baltimore city in anne arundel, county.

M

Received this ability, our state's attorneys, all received the ability to do.

M

This, obviously that's not because we are a high crime area. We have the lowest.

M

Crime rate in the state, but what we do have is a lot of end users of the.

M

Illegal activity that happens, a lot of people are using and they're dying from.

M

That what this is essentially is a program that we've been able to reach.

M

Under strands of understanding with a lot of agencies like department, public.

M

Safety together, jail phone call records different local.

M

Law enforcement agencies we're going to be memorandums of understanding to work.

M

With jointly but we will be identifying and targeting criminal networks that are.

M

Distributing drugs and committing violence- that is, the entire focus of.

M

This and as we've come to know a lot of times, we might only see a part of that.

M

Operating here with the rest that is operating elsewhere, the success has been.

M

Really great in other jurisdictions that have implemented this last year, we we.

M

Originally got this grant from the governor's office, and I've came here in.

M

Hims asked: is this something to continue, as I told you then, and I'll tell you now.

M

It is very much an initiative the governor is supporting. I expect this.

M

Grant will continue, it is developing around the state and and we're having.

M

The good fortune of being a leader on this, I think we're going to see some.

M

Really strong results, but we are in the process still building it. We got this.

M

Grant later in the year about time, we could get positions and all that organized, but I anticipate we'll get this grant again. Obviously we have to.

M

Put in but I've had a pretty regular conversation.

M

Who's with the governor's office, in terms of what we're doing and how we're.

M

Progressing, we are everything had been approved previously, you'll see the.

M

Senior assistant state's attorney in the primaries this board, the previous board.

M

Had actually approved that, so that's just what was already going well, we're.

M

No change there. What we are adding this time is what is a cap data analyst and.

M

So you understand what that is put in layman's terms, essentially, when law.

M

Enforcement sheriff's office gets phones; these are from those that have overdosed.

M

Or suspects and search warrants we can access, we will download all of the data.

M

The contacts that goes into a system which is again analyzed by the program.

M

And how that works is we? Let's say we have eight different people that.

M

Overdose and they're unrelated, as far as we can tell, but when we upload all that.

M

Information and we analyze, we find that all of them were calling the same number.

M

An hour to two hours prior their overdose, guess what we've discovered.

M

We've discovered someone, that's very likely going to be a dealer, and so.

M

That's what this will do, and so this analyst will essentially help upload.

M

That data all into a system that can be accessed statewide so very excited.

M

Program, I'm always very honored that the governor's office supports our.

M

Initiative on this, so the county contribution you will see is that I.

M

Think point that it's great this one's grant position, but there is a percentage.

M

That grants don't cover whether it's like partial benefit. I think I'm saying.

K

What the salary request is, and that's just across the board so that that's the.

K

Number that you're seeing there can we accept this ground without doing this.

B

New position right now: can we do? What can we take the grant without putting a.

B

New position in right now, because I'm we're getting to the budget session and.

B

That's when we normally look at new positions and new funding and stuff like that, so that's my I all for this, I'm all behind it, but this kind of takes out a.

B

Step of how we normally do the things, especially with a new position, and we.

B

Can say it's only twenty thousand dollars from the county, but it is twenty.

B

Thousand dollars from accounting extremely tight budget season, I think so.

B

Is it possible to do everything else, except look at that new position at this.

B

Point and then put that into the budget, and I think we've talked about. I know.

M

We've had this several times where the grant process doesn't, unfortunately,.

M

Align with the budget session, we, you know- and it's always a constant problem.

M

And I get that I mean. Obviously I would prefer to be able to say it as a bunch.

M

Of peace yeah, it is, I would say no, I mean we, this is a really integral part.

M

As we move forward to, we got to have the data inputted. We got to have this.

M

Project- and so I mean I guess we can submit it and then reject it, but I don't.

M

Think that would be a really smart idea for us to do that with the governor's.

M

Office I mean I, I can't imagine the position all of you are in and having to.

M

Sort through all the demands I said, I'd never would want your job. Actually, I.

D

Could only speak for us and and the opiate issue, and I don't I mean.

M

Again, I don't think there's the bag that we're getting from the buck with an.

M

Extra 20,000, I just I can't imagine not moving on this grant. I mean the.

M

Governor's office is committing hundreds of thousands of dollars, they're giving.

M

Our county to address this I mean, I think we have to. We have to kick in.

M

Something on that howlihowl. This is a number one priority.

E

We as a collective society are facing. I think it's imperative that we do include.

E

It and move forward with it. Let me it's something: we had three hundred thousand.

D

Dollars set aside for some of these type things. Could this come out of that money.

D

In the future, money is all all designated. This year's all it's totally.

D

Dedicated well, this is for next year connects to this for 2020, but it is.

I

Currently for fy 19 all designated, and I believe those programs continue and most.

I

If not all it's it's possible numbers, but it's possible that there might be.

I

You know we were facing a really tight budget coming up and I agree with.

D

Commissioner fraser well, you have to look at every penny here in the next.

D

Year and your initiative, it's great, I love what you're doing. I love where it's.

D

Going and we do need to keep fighting against the opioid crisis and what.

D

You're doing and you've done a great job here. This assistant state's attorney.

D

Anyway, but what I've we have to find out where the money is coming from, I think.

D

Before we can approve this, and we really have to see, can we order? I mean we're on.

M

A tight budget again, I as commissioners, you have to make those decisions. We.

M

Can't really submit a package without a plan to the to the governor's office if.

M

If I have to go back and simply tell them that we're not in a place to to do.

M

This then they're gonna have to make a decision based on.

M

Fact that we don't have an analyst, so I I don't you know, I hear what you're.

M

Saying but I mean it just that's kind of the.

M

Position we're in I think it's due next week, yeah and between when it comes out.

M

When we have to do it, it's very quick. If you recall, I don't know not all people.

M

Here, but that was a reason when I came in last time. I really pointed out that.

M

This was a project that I expected would be here. There is obviously a potential.

M

For $20,000 in the county for next year, but that is essentially to help really.

M

Continue to blossom with this program, we can't- and we have five years of phone.

M

Data and when you got to go back and get uploaded into systems.

M

It's a project and it may be in all candor. It may be after next year. This.

M

Position might not be needed if we can find an ongoing resource, but we've got.

M

To go back and get old data to put back in the system because it's not in the.

M

System, because this is all something new that we're trying to do you. I appreciate.

C

That those comments, but might you you're kind.

C

Of answering a question that I'm having is, is this a long-term intent where it.

C

Will be budgeted for the following year now I think the answer is been yes, but.

C

You just said that this may go away and I'm like well now, if it's going to go.

C

Away are there my concerns: are there other resources to do this type of.

C

Analysis- and you know this is my experience- this is what I used to do and.

F

So with that said, I really do appreciate the intent of this position for all the.

C

Right reasons and to take down this nefarious, you know system, so I'm all for.

C

The work done, the big challenge that is being discussed now is: do we have the.

C

Funds and if we do find, if not where's the risk and taking the funds from one.

C

To another, can you allocating wearing your budget to the jerk sighs? I don't.

M

Have any I don't have $20,000 within my budget aside cut somebody's pay, I mean.

D

You have a great budget alastair with my green line, and she makes sure that we.

M

Spend you know every dime it goes to where it's supposed to go.

M

No, I mean I again, I I can only say as commissioners you know you obviously.

M

Have to make those calls, I don't know what else I mean I. I know that we spend.

M

In our office an enormous amount of time, enormous amount of time getting grant.

M

Money to defray the cost on to the county, I sit on this council. I go down.

M

And I deal with the governor to get us money in the county. Obviously I can't.

M

Get him to give us every dollar there's gonna be $20,000 on this. We're gonna.

M

Have to bite again, that's your call, but this is good inside whether to fund that.

B

This is a it's most grants all year to your grant and you're. Possibly, this is.

B

One time or one year position possibly, I would be comfortable with maybe looking.

B

At taking this out of one-time money right now and then looking ahead to.

B

Trying to put it in a budget for a future if it was necessary, because I'd.

J

Be more comfortable coming with that and try to have do we go on wanting to put.

D

Into there now well that's question and we need somebody to answer.

B

I think roberto said she brought a check.

C

So we can, we can have budget look into it. Unfortunately, I think your suggestion.

I

Of possibly using some of that $300,000 from the not in carroll money that is.

I

Ongoing, if it's not already allocated, I thought we had some left in that it was.

D

uh Well again, this is next year, I think- and I know ed and the senior policy.

I

Senior and working you know there were some.

I

Things they did sort of one time since, since it was ramping up this year and.

I

Then there were things they were doing. They were looking toward to do on a more.

I

Ongoing basis I mean my sense is that whole 300,000 is spent, but unfortunately.

I

A couple of key people that we would need to answer the question or not.

I

Readily at my fingertips, and so I don't think we have a good answer to where.

I

We'd get this money at the moment sounds a responsibility. We don't have $20,000.

B

In one-time money left to put this next yeah, I know, but but we've been using a.

D

Little bit here, yeah there as well a couple hundred thousand after a while.

D

It's a million and we get well. I can step coming up answer especially can put.

M

In the application sort out those details by the time we come back, you.

M

Would sort to accept the application as far as the one year yeah? I don't want to.

E

Lose that question the reason I'm saying that is, it may be a one year position in.

M

Our office ultimately once were one of the problems. What we have to get this is.

M

There is historical data that we've got to go back and get uploaded, and you.

M

Can't do that with existing resources ongoing, it may be much easier to either.

M

Find someone else that can adopt that or ask a different agency to write to seek.

M

That right and so there could be a plan to regionalize this protein used. Another.

C

Agency right I mean right for those that have been. I don't come over here and try.

M

To ask for a lot of things, there's not a bigger issue, I mean it's just not, and I.

M

Recognize the cost. I I try to look for the grants that we can to minimize that.

M

Cost, but I think we have an answer, maybe yeah so so so as it stands at the.

I

Moment we believe there's for fy 19 22,000 that has not been spent.

I

Of the 300,000 in the not in carroll program that we put toward, and so there.

I

Is a possibility of using encumbering that to next year? There's also still.

I

Time because you haven't done your 2020 budget to allocate not give two full.

I

Three hundred thousand to that program, as it stands at the moment and give.

I

Twenty thousand five hundred and ninety two dollars to this does that make sense.

C

The first course you said if we do have that, that's great, because you know I.

C

Shared this is the number one priority and there is no doubt and the hard.

C

Questions are not about the value of the position and again from my experience.

C

Doing exactly what this is, it needs to be done, and so I'm yeah. I applaud you.

C

Come in here and understanding that it is such a difficult one, because we're.

C

Watching our pennies right now it is absolutely number one priority. We.

D

Couldn't move that money for next year's budget, so we could take the money from.

B

The non carol initiative of 2019 is that correct.

B

It's a 2020 budget for okay, this twenty thousand and yes, we're looking at the.

C

Smart people at the back they're discussing.

I

Too many people are talking in deb's ear. The question was just to confirm what I.

I

Said that they could in fact take the 22,000 it's left from the not in carol.

I

More more information, that's right! Just finding out that there isn't 22, there's.

N

Seven remaining so closing. Yes, I'm rewriting this motion three times so far.

B

Okay, so can we take it from one time money? Do we have one time money this.

B

Year that we can use just twenty this twenty thousand five hundred ninety two.

N

Dollars how we would have to do it is take some of our honest.

N

Fun balance an assignment, but we do have that the we we do have the flexibility.

N

When it comes to the budget process, you have four million dollars that you'll be able to assign okay. If you choose to do so, okay- and I promise we will- we will.

M

Try to save on paper now that helps you did return 300,000 a couple yeah. I knew.

M

That was gonna come up soon, so it is good point since we're sure those that.

M

Were on the board is that one of the first things I did when I came in was actually move child's mistake because we're having to pay over three hundred.

M

Thousand dollars a year that we didn't have to, and that actually was a straight.

M

Line operating every year through our thousand dollars. So what I did put that.

M

In context when I come in and asked to now spend that on opiates, we bent it.

B

Every year commission's approve the submission of the additional counting.

D

Funding required for the fy 2020 maryland criminal intelligence network.

D

Grant application acceptance of award ii can I make a witty amendment to the.

F

Motion that that money comes from unassigned fund balance. Okay, that's okay!.

C

To do it that way, okay,.

O

Any other discussion all in favor all right. I appreciate all right. Thank you.

M

D

Thank you very much. Fine. We know what we did more or less and budget knows what.

I

You do okay, okay, item five, we got jeff coming up for talk about 2019 community.

O

Interest needs assessment survey like if this is discussion, only no money.

B

P

J

Good morning, commissioners, what I have to share with you this morning is: we do.

J

A needs assessment survey every five years, and this is to help us with our.

J

Capital budget, but then also with our programming, and we thought the timing.

J

Would be really good because we're actually getting ready to start our fy.

J

24 fy 21 budget process actually takes a year before it comes to you as part of.

J

The overall cip! So why do we do this again part of the budget process also to.

J

Evaluate our programming, we collect input from a number of places. We get it.

J

From the survey we get it from our volunteer of recreation councils. We also.

J

Get it from staff who interact with the public throughout the year? How do we do.

J

It yeah two surveys this year. The last time we did it. We did a random survey.

J

Survey, only the random survey is sent out to 1% of the county's households. We.

J

Access the information from the county tax records and we set a goal of trying.

J

To get a 20 percent response rate from that we'll send out a letter with the.

J

Length the survey is done online. We mail out hard copies that they'd like a hard.

J

Copy and then there's generally repeated phone calls to go back to try to get.

J

Close to that 20%, we ended up short of that 20%. This time we got about 16% back.

J

But this time we also did a public survey where we advertised the dollar.

J

Website through our facebook page recreation councils, distributed through.

J

Their mailing lists, we got a tremendous response. There we had over 1100.

J

Responses there, no it's interesting, because we have different groups that.

J

Tend to show up in some of these surveys, when you put it out through our website,.

J

Through our rec councils made the joke before about the.

J

Preacher surveying the choir. These are folks who are kind of plugged into our.

J

Programs, generally, their responses are going to reflect some of that. The 1% the.

J

The random 1% of county households that tends to be more of the random tax payer.

J

They may not have ever participated in one of our programs or visited one of.

J

Our parks, I think it's valuable- to get both perspectives and it's also.

J

Interesting as we go through the survey, some of the results you can lay on top.

J

Of each other and they look exactly the same, others are pretty dramatically different and I will point those out to you, as we.

J

Go through this as far as the capital budget, that was the first area, we looked.

J

At areas of existing parks that are used the most you see the public survey.

J

Walking trail athletic field, playground, wildlife, viewing and picnic pavilions.

J

Random survey walking trail again was at the top. In fact, it was more than two to.

J

One preferred over everything else, a lot of overlap, a little bit of shuffling of.

J

What the priorities were, one of the things that I find very interesting and.

J

This is a recurring theme throughout the survey. Many of these are passive.

J

Recreation activities we're seeing a general shift to that. That's consistent.

J

Consistent with the shifting demographics of our county, so, as I said.

J

That's a recurring theme that we will see should that one work in there passive, passive recreation, athletic fields would be more active. When you see.

J

Athletic competition, businesses- I'm sorry fishing- is passive. That's that big.

E

Of a fishing well that some of the ones that connie run- I don't know if I've.

J

Ever done, I mean to find passive ventilation activity quieter. A little.

J

Bit more low-key, it's not high impact, it's not high stress the walking on.

J

Trails is passive: okay, okay, that's how you develop. We would be with a branded.

J

You could use that same trail to run a running, enjoy.

J

Okay, the way I fish, it's very, we ask people what the most important criteria.

J

Was when they use a park coming in at the top was that they are well.

J

Maintained so publicly we'd like to thank the bureau of facilities for all.

J

The work that they do, maintaining the parks and for our own park, maintenance.

J

Staff at the major facilities also people want to feel safe and they want.

J

It to be in a convenient location close to home when we ask people which part.

J

They or parks they had visited during the past year, the one that came in at.

J

The top was westminster community pond, not surprising. A lot of people go in.

J

There, even if only for a short period of time they go in multiple times per week,.

J

And very popular park things that kept people from using our parks. They don't.

J

Know the locations that comes back on us, we need to do a better job of marketing.

J

To far from where they live, that may be a case of where we have our parks.

J

Located and we'll talk about that in a little bit more as well and the other.

J

One we have no control over, is they don't have enough time to go to parks? We.

J

Asked what their top priorities were in terms of spending their money in the.

J

Capital budget for every $100: where do you think it should go? The average came.

J

Out to $38 for fixing and repairing all parts $33 for developing new trails and.

J

$29 to develop new indoor recreational facilities.

J

And we asked what additional, where new facilities are needed. We've listed the.

J

Top 10, but we've showed you all of the responses here.

J

I had to chuckle when I saw it at first, the restroom facilities, I'm thinking.

J

Soccer moms united, have come out and taken is always rice bottle. Pots aren't.

J

That's not what they are considering: restroom facilities, they're looking for.

J

Flush toilets and that's challenging for us in a couple for a couple of reasons.

J

One they're a lot more expensive to build and to install, but then also it's.

J

The maintenance of them and the access we do not have part-time staff, like some.

J

Other counties who line ball fields and oversee the games that they occur, unlock.

J

And lock bathrooms and clean them so that all falls back on volunteers and.

J

Again, we have very few parts that do have flush toilets. Typically, it's the.

J

Major park facilities like pawnee runner, hacha wa freedom park is an exception to.

J

That trails showed up twice both the natural surface and hard surface trails.

J

Artificial turf field showed up high, and this is one of those areas where it's.

J

Scored differently with the different surveys: the rec councils, the public.

J

Survey they supported 41%. It showed up pretty hot the random survey, the.

J

Taxpayer survey showed up much lower only 15%, so if you don't have children.

J

In those programs or you're, not using that field yourself, it's not as much of.

J

A priority indoor, walking and track facility that was about.

J

Middle-Of-The-Pack of the top ten and again I had to chuckle a little bit.

J

Because we put this survey out at a stretch when it was, we have that 5.

J

Degree 10 degree, weather and I'm thinking this would be a nice diversion.

J

From walking at the mall or whatever place, but I also think that people.

J

Interpreted, that is of a recreational facility and not a.

J

Competitive facility, when I saw indoor track here's some place, I can walk.

J

Indoors, it wasn't necessarily here's some place that can hold track meets so.

J

That maybe comes back on us as far as how we define that facility. Certainly.

J

Could be designed to accommodate both of those functions. But I think that was an.

J

Interpretation issue, something that came out of the blue: that we've never really.

J

Had significant input before before was indoor aquatic facility that was in.

J

About just below the middle of the top 10 again athletic fields scoring higher.

J

With the rec councils lower with the general public water trails, it's the.

J

First time that showed up and that's something that we've been working on, trying to develop some canoe and kayak launch areas, what's not rea, what's the.

J

Water trail, meaning water trail, basically means you've, got different points that you can put in and take out a canoe or a kayak. So just like a.

J

Walking trail would have a start and finish water trail you can put in at one.

J

Location and go down to the next, exactly that is very firm water them all duly.

E

Noted and then making the top ten as well as dog parks, top ten needs to.

J

Support through the cip, this is similar to the last question, but now this is.

J

Looking at it should we spend public money, county money, grant money to.

J

Accomplish these things again, restrooms at the top you've got some of the same.

J

Facilities showing up once again, one thing I will note on this dog park shows.

J

Up in this, this would be the first time we've asked the public. Do you think.

J

Public money should be spent for it so and that's something that we've not done.

J

In the past we've made the groups raised the money themselves, so I thought that.

J

Was interesting that it had climbed up into the top ten.

F

Haupt land acquisition priorities lands in areas that are underserved. You can.

J

Visualize, a map of the county and you look at littlestown pike going to the.

J

North and middleburg road to the west, there is no county recreational facility.

J

In that quadrant we're very well represented through the rest of the.

J

County, but we do not have any in that area now, there's a couple reasons for.

J

That some we've worked with the city of taneytown and there are facilities there that we've jointly funded and there's.

J

Also, a lot of ag preservation in that area and there's not as much population.

J

In that area, as you would see say in eldersburg other sections, land for a new.

J

Recreational facility indoor facility and then land to develop new community.

J

Parks when we asked them, how should park land acquisition and development be.

J

Funded their recommendation was basically to continue the practice that.

J

We do right now use program, open space, use the impact fees, but also use general.

J

Fund dollars as well, we had a period in the past where general fund dollars were.

J

Not included very much within that capital budget, I think we paid a price.

J

For that, in terms of being able to complete some projects and then also now.

J

As we look to try to maintain our infrastructure, I think you need that.

J

Third tool: are you using impact fees? Presently? Yes,.

J

We do, but they have to be related to growth.

J

So if we use impact fees for a project, we couldn't use that to renovate.

J

Something or maintain existing structure it has to be to address new growth. Just.

D

You have an idea how much that is a year. You get not off the top of my head. I'm.

J

Sorry, unfair questions. That's alright, but just thank you.

J

What should we be focusing on for the next five years? Enhancing amenities at.

J

Existing parts develop additional trails, that's going to be a recurring theme and.

J

Then acquire additional park, you may recall out of the long term advisory.

J

Council there was the suggestion or the need for a community event center, so we.

J

Asked is there need the public survey. 80% scored, yes, the random one. The.

J

Taxpayers survey a little bit lower, but still the majority said yes, when looking.

J

At the purpose of the facility, the top three answers we're having a mix of.

J

Local and out of county use primarily serve carroll county residents and then.

J

Third was tournaments and different events that would promote tourism when.

J

We looked at what amenities should be included if an event center was build.

J

Built again not a surprise, the public survey, the wreck councils weighed in and.

J

Said you ought to have multiple turf fields, the random survey that scored a.

J

Little bit lower but aquatics or swimming.

J

An indoor track showed up in both 90 percent of the people who responded.

J

Favored, a public-private partnership as a way to pay for this facility. As far as.

F

Operating costs, 86% favored, some use of fees, but then also a level of subsidy to.

J

Help make it more affordable for county residents the random survey. It was a.

J

Higher number that said, no, it should be user fees. Only 21 percent of the people.

J

Said only user things one of the challenges and it wasn't a direct.

J

Question but when you look at this, if you're using private money to build and.

J

Operate something there's going to be an expectation that they generate that.

J

Money back when you start talking about subsidies to make it affordable. It then.

J

Becomes harder for them to make that money back? So it's not a reason. It can't.

J

Be done, but it's one of those challenges that needs to be considered.

J

A priority for the bed center versus other recreation of parts projects, 72.

J

Percent favored funding it, but only in addition to the existing projects in the.

J

Cip, 12 percent did not favor funding this type of project and one of the more.

J

Interesting slides, I thought, was the priority versus non recreational parks.

J

Projects, so if you're, comparing this event center versus roads, libraries.

J

Schools other functions: where would you rate it on a one to ten forty percent.

J

Scored it right in the middle five, six or a seven twenty nine percent scored it.

J

At the bottom, 27% scored it at the top long story short. Those scores are all.

J

Over the place, as far as where people I think that falls in terms of a priority.

J

We had some questions about programming, quality of our programs. The majority.

J

Were rated as excellent or good, we had higher scores where the programs were.

J

Staff operated now these tend to be the ones in our program guides. They also.

J

Tend to be instructors who are paid, many have had lots of years of training to be.

J

Instructors, the rec council program scored a little bit lower.

J

They are typically run by volunteers. Many. This may be the first time they.

J

Better ever run a program in their life, so they're learning as they go. They do a.

J

Great job, they are probably our greatest asset as a department, but also in terms.

J

Of experience you can see why there's a little bit of a difference, there factors.

J

That may prevent participation not enough time. They don't know which.

J

Programs are offered, and third most common response was there aren't any.

J

Obstacles they are already participating. Is that end or of archery.

D

Yes, it is, we do that over in our building in the center, always knock.

J

Before you, when we asked which programs were needed, we've got a long list here.

J

And I won't go through all of them, but the thing I will again, I think it's interesting. The top five scores are all more passive.

J

Activities rather than youth sports or very active programs, one of our newer.

J

Initiatives is we developed a new line of programming called epic programming.

J

Experience people in carroll again changing demographics. We know there's a.

J

Growing 50 and older population, many of them do not want to sign up for a.

J

Program that has the word senior in the name, so we're remarketing them. We asked what the most requested types of programs.

J

Were and got some good feedback there. Those are things that we'll look to try.

J

To develop and try them as new programs as we expand our offerings general.

J

Feedback asking people about the quality of life. How important is it two hundred.

J

Ninety five percent said it's very important. We had a very strong response.

J

That they believed recreation and parks provides increased connectedness to the.

J

Community, improved health and well-being and play an important role in the.

J

Quality of life. So when you look at the strongly agree or the somewhat agree.

J

You're looking close to 90 percent in each of those categories, which we were.

J

Pleased with parks within a 10 to 15 minute walk. We knew this would be.

J

Challenging we don't have the best system of sidewalks within the county.

J

Every opportunity we have to try to make parks more easily connected by walking.

J

Or biking we're trying to do that, I believe if we would ask this question: 5.

J

Or 10 years ago that wouldn't have been zero, it would have been darn close to.

J

Zero, we now have some trail connections to westminster community pond cape horn.

J

Park and other sites and that numbers starting to creep up so we're.

J

Happy with that, how do you travel to a park? The first thing, you'll notice here.

J

Is no, these do not add up to a hundred percent, so I did see that, but we allowed.

J

People the option to check more than one if you sometimes drive or sometimes walk.

J

Again, seeing that 14% of the people now walk departs, that number would have been.

J

Much lower a few years ago, how do people learn about the activities top floor.

J

Word of mouth social media program guide, that's emailed out to them or our.

J

Website the one thing that stands out to me- and there is none of those involved.

J

Papers, so that's a very positive thing as well. Any of the program got emailed.

B

Out to you, if you participated in our programs before we have your email.

J

Address we automatically send it to you or if people would like to join the.

J

Email list they can call in to our office and then we'll add them to the.

J

List we have a pretty extensive list that goes out. That way. We also.

J

Distribute it the email through the public school system, look those are.

C

Pretty impressive percentages that you sounds if you have a dedicated community.

C

That uses these services, so they know where to go.

C

Social media took the guide in the website. It's a lot of repeat customers.

C

Are repeat: customers? That's what that tells me. That's good.

J

And this was an interesting one as well. As you all know, we charge some higher.

J

Fees for out of county folks, if they're visiting pawnee run park, if they're.

J

Using our public shooting range, we have not done that with program fees.

J

Previously, it's always been the same price across the board when we asked.

J

Whether that should be considered, 80 percent said yes, it's hard to get 80.

J

Percent to agree on anything, that's sent a pretty clear message now, of course,.

J

None of those responding lived outside of carroll and finally- and I know I'm.

J

Going through a lot of information very quickly, but just quick summary and then.

J

Some takeaways from the survey you've probably already figured out the first.

J

One community does that community desires likely exceed.

J

The ability to fund them, we know it's a tight budget year and that's something.

J

We always wrestle with you, ask people what they want. They tell you and then, if.

J

You're not able to provide it to them. What would you ask us for, but I think it.

J

Helps us to know to make those decisions and to prioritize definitely an.

J

Increased demand for passive activities and that's consistent with the changing.

J

Demographics, we had some pretty significant differences on a couple of.

J

The subjects the event center, the turf fields in athletic fields, depending.

J

Where you fall, if you're a participant or you have children who are.

J

Participants, you typically score those higher there's a need for improved.

J

Marketing and services marketing services- that's something that we're.

J

Going to need to take a look at his staff, our current practice of.

J

Maintaining existing infrastructure and then also trying to meet the new new.

J

Needs that seems to be consistent with what the public is asking for.

J

Significant support for public-private partnership as a way to fund community.

J

Events center strong desire for indoor track and also an aquatic center and.

J

Strong support for out of county program fees, so where do we go next with all of.

J

This information, as I mentioned, we're starting our capital budget process so.

J

This will be a part of that input that we'll be working with our advisory board.

J

We're getting input from here from our rec councils and from our staff, some of.

J

That will be developed into capital requests, which then go before our.

J

Advisory board and ultimately find their way to you, programming initiatives, those.

J

Are things we'll look at the programs that scored high in this survey and look.

J

For ways to implement them and then last reviewing our marketing efforts and how.

J

We can get the word out better. We have good repeat customers, but we have people.

J

Who don't know all of what we have to offer?

J

So we need to make sure we connect with them. You know, I didn't know you offer.

D

Dance a couple weeks ago and things at that from granddaughter, never julie, just.

F

Aspect, but uh you know there's a lot of things that I'm fairly aware. Would you.

D

Offer but I'm not at all, I'm not all of them, and it's my fault, I mean not doing.

D

It up but yeah, I think, a marketing effort. It's always good, no matter what.

D

It is people get complacent, they just don't know what one of the things we.

J

Take a lot of pride in is we don't like being put in a box? Some people here.

J

Recreational parks and they think balls and bats, and that's it- we've not.

F

Everything from arts council activities to youth sports, adult sports, non-sports.

J

Public shooting range nature activities, there's really no limit as to what we.

J

Can do people want to see a particular activity, we're happy to consider it any.

J

Other questions not just a pre, she asian of the work.

C

You're doing definitely listen, learn, lead approach. You know you reach out to.

C

Listen and you're learning what makes the most sense and next step is like you.

C

Said you're gonna lead the effort to developing. You know the chevy developing.

C

What you want a budget, so a lot of work was put into this and I really.

C

Appreciate the feedback, could you send this to us electronically? Absolutely.

D

Just digest some of it and, of course it's really interesting and I'll, be.

J

Sharing this with our advisory board next week, I think some of you are coming.

D

Out have the advisory board meeting, so you you can already jump ahead and.

J

Pretend, like you, knew these things were they'll, be very impressed with that.

J

Okay, I like seeing a reflection of the demographic genes. You know at 51. I don't.

E

Run no more, I walk, I kayaked so seeing all this reflected of what I'm living.

E

Through I'm very happy with.

E

Say: nice job republic, oh yeah, nice, uh very comprehensive. Thank you. Thanks.

O

Thanks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay, miss christine, I think, you're up.

O

Next, with pushing approval to accept fyh family self-sufficiency program, grants.

C

Miss christine kay and others.

Q

Appreciative she knows: danielle gates, our bureau chief for housing and I'd.

Q

Like to introduce you to carol smith, who is our family self-sufficiency coordinator, we're requesting of approval for our annual apply? This is this is for.

Q

18 fitt and family self-sufficiency program grant in the amount of fifty.

Q

Five thousand eight hundred twenty two dollars: this is a voluntary program in.

Q

The public housing authority that is designed to assist residents who receive.

Q

A voucher to become more economically self-sufficient by providing supportive.

Q

Services, the total grant request is fifty five thousand total grant request.

Q

Gives me at sixty eight thousand forty five dollars the with a $12,000 two.

Q

Hundred and twenty twelve thousand two hundred and twenty three dollars from our housing, administrative funds, danielle and carol, will give you a.

Q

Little bit more information about the successes we've seen the program this year good morning, commissioners, as christine noted, family self-sufficiency.

R

Program is a voluntary program that we offer to every housing choice, voucher.

R

Client, currently, our program has 33 participants and we continue to grow.

R

Every day, the family self-sufficiency program coordinator works with.

R

Participants to create individual goals that focus on every family's needs.

R

Through the community partnerships that ourselves efficacy program coordinator.

R

Makes she is able to link these individuals to services that.

R

Assist them in obtaining their goals, which is to become more economically.

R

Self-Sufficient our agency has created strong partnerships with other county.

R

Agencies we work very closely with birth, hsp.

R

Dss, the health department united way carroll community college carroll, county.

R

Youth service bureau, potomac case management and others historically.

R

Approximately eighty-five percent of our participants either attend college or.

R

Receive a vocational training certificate, an approximately 60% of the.

R

Fss participants no longer receive a housing summary. We have actually had 24.

R

Graduates who approaches thomas, as christine said, we have been awarded.

R

Fifty five thousand eight hundred and twenty-two dollars this year, which will.

R

Support one full-time position, which is our family self-sufficiency program,.

R

Coordinator, this program requires no county dollars and now I'd like to turn.

R

It over to carol so she can share some of them. Our information, our statistics.

R

For this past year good morning, commissioners, I'm happy to share with.

S

You some of the accomplishments of the 32 individuals that were in the program.

S

In the past year, regarding employment by the year's end, all the three were.

S

Employed after overcoming many obstacles, one completed a program to become a.

S

Certified medical assistant and recently got a full-time job in 2018. One.

S

Graduated with a bachelor's degree and is currently holding down one full-time.

S

Job and a part-time job, six took credit classes at carroll. Community six went.

S

Through vocational training programs, one started her own license: business in 2018.

S

There were two program graduates, one of them no longer qualifies for housing.

S

Assistance because she is financially self-sufficient and plans to purchase a.

S

Home one completed her associate's degree and is transferring to a state.

S

University for her bachelor's, while she continues to work part-time.

S

Do you have any questions about the program or most of them staying local or.

C

Most of them staying local, yes, okay, they graduated stay local yeah, so we're.

C

Community helping community you said 33 participant is that a cap is that it's.

R

Any one house you trace your program, it's offered the opportunity, of course,.

R

Max is poor care off with exactly. There is no actual. It's voluntary to see more.

Q

People to participate, of course, but right now it's a voluntary program so.

Q

It's a five-year program, so in 2019 we do have two people whose contracts.

S

Expire but I'm already in the process, I'm meeting with somebody this afternoon.

S

Who intends to sign up so it's just a constant. How do they get the information.

D

On this I mean these is voluntary, but.

D

You know someone like in trouble here. You may not have a computer, you get.

D

Online and look at things: how do they get referred or how? Well it's only open.

S

To voucher holders so they're in our office, they come in annually, at least.

S

Annually they hear about the program when they actually come off the waiting.

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List to get a voucher and they come in for a briefing I meet with everybody at.

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That point and kind of introduce the program to them and let them know it's.

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Available and now, if we would have someone that comes in there's, not part.

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Of the program, we can still link them to the resources that we have. They just.

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Wouldn't be considered now out of the how many on vouchers, 33.

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That actually took advantage of this 680 vouchers and those that are on the.

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Waiting list we have right now over 1,600 families on the waiting 1,600.

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Families on the waiting with 682 on vouchers and 33, taking advantage of the.

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Program there on vouchers, correct 90% of our voucher holders. Okay, sorry they're.

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Individuals that are over the age of 60 or they're individuals with a disability.

C

So I have that 680. There is a much smaller group that would actually want.

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To take advantage of this program, so what you're saying so? Okay, the program.

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Sounds like does fantastic work helps out a lot of people. I love the idea of.

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Giving someone to hand up, I really do and then they're self-sufficient owner.

B

Which is kind of the idea of this program so then I'll make the motion of.

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The board of commissioners accept the fy 18 founder self-sufficiency, granting.

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Amount of fifty five thousand eight hundred twenty two dollars. We have a.

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Second, any further discussion, all in favor all right. Thank you. Thank you.

B

Thank you miss christine. You get to stay because you're going to be talking about.

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Requesting approval to submit state health assistance program grant.

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Application for grant year, 2019, 2020 and your with miss gina okay morning, so the.

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State the state health insurance assistance program is a grant that we.

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Renew every year, the purpose of the schip program is to strengthen the.

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Capability of states to support a community-based network of steve health.

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Insurance programs, the state health insurance program, provides personalized counseling education and outreach to and empower.

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Educate and assist medicare eligible to make informed decisions about health.

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Insurance, specific health, their health insurance and to optimize access to care.

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The total grant award is fifteen thousand two hundred and forty six.

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Dollars there is no required county match and gina will give you a little.

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Bit more information about what we do in that program and about how many people.

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We serve every year on this program. We serve between 1100 and 1300 individuals.

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It's their one-on-one appointments to educate people about medicare and.

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Medicare prescription drug programs excuse me and then we also have the.

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Medicare part two yup in enrollment, which is an extremely busy time in our.

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Office within that time that it's open- it's usually october 15 through december.

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7Th we serve about 600 individuals during that time alone. There's community.

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Education sessions through welcome to medicare sessions that we hold and.

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Shredding events that we hold as well and some in-service workshops for.

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Community partners and staff at the hospital, so it's um there's one.

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Full-Time program coordinator- and we have eight fantastic volunteers- that.

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Enable us to serve the total number of people that were able to it's just.

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Helped people set up the program like they're buying a car just help them.

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Navigate through the system, how to do it that type thing. Did you say? No, it's it's.

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Medicare insurance- oh my god, medicare yeah, it's medicare insurance. So we're.

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Helping people to enroll into medicare out or enroll one and head down is.

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Reading ahead here.

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I'll tell I've learned more about grants and the services you guys provide, and we.

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Provides a as a county, you know very short tenure. I've been here and it's.

C

Just it is amazing, I mean when you throw the numbers out like eleven hundred.

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Thirteen hundred those are one they're in need of medicare, but we need of.

C

Services you're there buying those services. No and it's just it's awesome.

C

To see just the large magnitude of numbers that are being served by these.

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Programs and obviously your dedication services is doing itself. I appreciate it.

C

Ivan thought we should probably put out a sometime a fyi about how much money.

B

We're actually getting grants through the county for services. Programs like.

B

This because it's a tremendous amount of money, though, that we get through grants.

B

To help people throughout the county it'd be really interesting on how much.

B

That great news, because that is a lot- that's a lot ronnie! You don't and then.

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You know we provide services, but on our taxpayer dollars its money coming from.

B

Outside and that's just tremendous that we do that more people should should.

B

Have that information out, not just the county minister, absolutely we do with.

C

The bears advisory council, you know what the transfer get we've we see on the.

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Back of that paper every month, the return on investment, and it's so.

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Impressive when I read that- and I try to highlight that to folks, but you know.

C

What you're absolutely right that there's so many services that we're.

C

Providing and return on investment- it's just massive. I would imagine and you're.

C

Right, it would be a great article to continue to share these. Are the services.

C

That we're doing so well, how much do I grant and how many people are actually.

B

Being touched by those grants, because you don't have that information to you, I didn't think so, so both those things to be here a lot of people, it is it's.

B

Amazing, that's the quality. You remember a lot.

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Q

Okay, any other I'll make the motion that board of commissioners approved state.

B

Health insurance assistance program grant submission and acceptance of the award discussion all in favor great job, okay. Next, we have a bit.

C

Approval mowing services for carroll, county farm news ham, miss joann, miss.

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Marie not believe it coming up morning. Ladies.

P

Went out for bid bids by contractors to provide all labor equipment and.

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Materials to provide the knowing budhan services for the carroll county farm.

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Museum, which is approximately 70 acres, five bids were received our first parent.

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Low bidder was outdoor lawn and property services with amount of forty one.

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Thousand three hundred dollars- and we are asking your concurrence to award.

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This project to after a lawn or property services.

B

I'll make a motion that we award the contract for the boeing services carroll.

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County farm museum, outdoor lawn property services, another forty one.

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Thousand three hundred dollars it depends on the weather. They could have.

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Done more, my technical expert is in the back, but we wrote the bit together based.

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On the last specs and it's at 28 cuts plus some spraying plus some weed.

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Removal people like the lawns to look just so with the weddings and the.

B

Investors, are you bringing this that's just a question before us because of the.

B

Amount of money involved, because it would seem that you run before a museum.

B

You have all that, I mean you put the contract out, you see lowest bidders, you.

B

Know I mean I'm just asking: why do I believe it county procedure? I would.

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Defer to the county administrator, but I believe it's county just seems like it's.

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Common sense: okay, just lowest bidder, we got it 25. That's how I thought the.

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Amount of money is what was involved. Okay,.

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State state law: okay, thank you very nice.

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Let's um we visit with linda transportation priorities, conversions.

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For your consideration of placement, I.

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Apologize if there's an h vapors, I don't think there.

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So, based on our earlier conversation, we prepared two different versions, pointing.

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Out that maryland 97 revision 1, it was placed on the second to the last page.

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Under the westminster community trail, where we point out our other priority,.

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Projects- and we listed it as necessary state projects for county community.

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Investment priorities and then added the language in with regards to maryland 97.

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At charles carroll building and refer to the county's commitment through our cip.

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Process and fy 18 for the demolition and construction of the new facility and.

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That this is vitally important for the community, and we mentioned that, given.

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Its new construction, it must meet newer state standards and it was what those.

H

State standard our state requirements are with the deceleration lien and the.

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Left center turning lane and the estimated cost of that project, so that's.

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One option: the second option is the exact same language, but we put this at.

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The end of the introduction at the beginning of the priorities enlisted us.

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Again, a necessary state project for county community investment priorities.

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And then list the same there in the same language, so I hope either of these gets.

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At what you were trying to achieve, I think it's in a proper place. I, like the.

B

Language earthy.

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Yeah, I thought I'll concur with that statement.

B

I'm making motions board of commissioners approved the letter.

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Revision, one and for the two delegation for the signatures and submission to end.

B

I appreciate the work all right. Thank you very much. Absolutely.

C

Okay, we have any public comments morning. Commissioners, my name is mary kowalski.

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Happy rainy, thursday morning, I want to thank you for letting me talk this.

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Morning last week about a week ago, I came in and we had a couple other people.

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From the community- and you know, one of the gentlemen is struggling with an.

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Illness and had to maybe has to get to a doctor's appointment and such like that.

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And last week we were told that there wouldn't be any public comment time in.

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The morning session, so it was kind of a shock, but we did go out into the hallway.

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And look at the schedule and say yeah: it's on that schedule in the hallway and.

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We brought that fat information back and said, look it's on the schedule in the hallway, then you know it was conceded that, yes, we were allowed to talk, so I.

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Just want to thank you for letting me talk this morning. Yeah, it's one of the.

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Issues I have is like I kind of feel like it should be democracy not by.

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Invitation but democracy it should be for everybody to be able to come and.

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Give their and give their opinions. I want to thank you for the community.

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Survey you did and again yeah. I just want to ask that you take into all.

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Consideration all the everything on there and not just the things. That's.

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Kind of fit in with your agenda, you know and that you want to highlight, but everything because you know that's what it's supposed to be. You know supposed to.

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Be about so you know I'm here, and I want to bring up this airport expansion issue.

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Again, like I said, we brought it up. We raised over a thousand signatures, but we have a new board now and they're again wanting.

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To put this on the front burner, so we have to again go out and race signatures.

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Again- and I want to talk about the issue of growth- I know some people have said well if they want to put safety enhancements.

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At the airport, that's great I'm all for that. I live kind of in that in that path,.

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The flight path, so if you're gonna put safety and hamsters, but you don't have.

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To make it bigger to put safety enhancements, so, let's not use you know.

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Things like euphemisms there little catch phrases that sound good to the.

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Public and kind of toss them out to make it all sound gloss over it and make it.

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All sound good because because you know, if you want to make a day for it, you can.

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Do that without making it bigger, that's the concern I have now. Are you making it.

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Bigger I've been told. Yes, I've talked to somebody a county, a staff person couple.

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Weeks ago he said yeah we're gonna, add nine hundred feet. Now I was told before.

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That it was four hundred feet. I told before that was thirteen hundred feet so.

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We do have a public information that we're trying to get documents, so we can.

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See it in writing. I think the times passed. I don't know I'm expecting it. We.

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Need to get what's really going on, we don't even know what's going on, except.

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You want to make it bigger. So again, I'm for keeping carroll county country. You.

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Know my family's farm was put in ag preservation. Well, what good is it to put.

V

It in ag preservation and then create and then having you know, jets low flying.

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Back and forth over it I mean it's an ag preservation for a purpose to keep it.

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Country here I have signatures jeff silverman. These are people all against.

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It mr. mrs. gras b mr. rao mr. miller, mr. bulbous mercer, fury mckenna farber.

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Joy minbari jaren, light stirrup. Yes, sir yeah any closing comment. Yes, we're gonna.

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Continue, I can't collect signatures in the rain, but I know you're doing the.

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Community survey and I asked you to listen to us- we were told you weren't.

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Doing this, I'm asking you to listen to us. Thank you, sir same time. Thank you.

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Mary, I feel larry if I could just respond, because I.

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Feel you'll keep coming back back, but it's just okay.

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The enhancements to the airport are for safety only. That's the only reason.

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They're, let let me respond. The only reason the runways be an extended is for.

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Safety and the weather that we have right now today, if you had a fully.

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Loaded airplane coming in and going off, they couldn't land there because of.

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Runways not long enough because of the weather now with the extended extension of the runway, a a jet playing whatever at the.

B

Same size- or we can land there right now because we're not looking to have any.

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Larger aircraft come in to that airport. Well, we have to land and take off and.

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Whether that is not ideal, that is the only reason or the enhancement of the.

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Airport there's nothing else. I there's not that question answer. If you make it.

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Longer bigger planes will come, that's counterproductive. Thank you very much.

F

It's not, I know you don't want if she told us last week we couldn't talk, but.

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We are coming back because that's supposed to be what democracy is. Thank.

B

C

I talked to somebody there to take him out of their home you're, taking people's.

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Homes away, mr. roth, if you would like to come, thank you: okay, okay, josie.

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Admin agendas- I guess, is next: okay, attendez so for next week, starting on.

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Monday march 25th we have the emergency response and safety grants reception, but.

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Health or permission whence will be attending the heroine still kills.

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Community showing event allen mount airy, commissioner boucher, as for monday,.

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Tuesday march 26 we have open session. I need to walk through. What's an open.

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Session generally, you do that we'll be doing.

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That by 20 recommended budget presentation by mr. zaleski on wednesday.

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March 27th, we have found annapolis with mako maryland associated accounts.

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Meetings both commercial winds and I will be attending mr. rothstein at 12:30.

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Recreation parks, luncheon advisory board meeting will be attended by.

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Commissioners, weaver, boucher and frazier, while the two of us are down in.

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Annapolis enjoying life now on the 4:00 p.m. lorient in taneytown, chair ford,.

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Launch will be attended by mr. lantz and then chamber of commerce teacher award.

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Ceremony that evening to attended by some missionaries, plants, weaver and.

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Frazier, I think I may be attending that I got make sure. On thursday. We have.

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Closed session at 9:00 and then attend our open session, curly we're scheduled.

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With, let's see party carol, then legislative briefing by mr. fowler will.

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Be having public comment on, let's see what is public comment on this item.

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I request approval to submit grant application and acceptance of grant.

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Award fy 2020 discretionary grant on adult drug courts will be having a.

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Discussion on a request, approval to accept continuum of care, 2018 planning.

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Grant will be having a discussion decision on briefing requests to proceed.

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To public hearing I apologize yeah to proceed to a public hearing on 2221. You.

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Know you've already had the public hearing the decision on the irt. I our.

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Text amendment public comment that may not come to fruition is something this.

C

Year, restructuring positions from the from.

C

The sheriff's department will be having discussion on what glass beads for roads.

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Been approval for class beads for roads, we will have discussion and decision on.

C

Office trailer for hodges, we will be having the discussion decision on a bit.

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Approval for buying maker item 9, we will be having a discussion.

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Decision on bit approval for traffic paint item 10, we will be having a.

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Discussion decision for a bit approval on revised maintenance of traffic.

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Operation schoolhouse road pumping station and horse mane and then we will.

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Go into closed session scheduled for 1140 that that day we will then have.

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Open session and just oh, the fy 2018 c hearings are scheduled. I need to run.

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Down those thank you very much afternoon, we will have a retirement celebration.

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For judge years, attended by commissioner wanking boucher on friday evening, battle.

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Of books, commissioner wentz will be attending francis scott key high school.

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And I will also be attending there's a piney elementary believe no scheming on.

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Eccentric high school I'll be doing the opening remarks at central high school.

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On march 30th, their mountains not mount zion methodist church pancake, breakfast.

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Commissioner, weber will be eating at 10 o'clock that morning, an even more tight.

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Schedule, I'm not sure, and all of us will be attending that at their branch.

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Commissioner phase will be doing the commissioners report. I look forward to.

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That that later that morning, shepherd's staff empty bowl, commissioner wentz, will.

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Be having some food, that's a question about thursday. The agency here we're.

B

Having all these agencies in the afternoon, that's a lot that is three and.

C

A half hours block time from one probably finishing by five and that's it.

B

I just think that's too much room and I really do and that's because I think.

B

It's too much more on tuesday yeah, but we can talk about time, but no one goes.

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By the time some people do most do not go by the time limit, so so the.

O

Experience, obviously, with the two of you having sat through this not listening is.

O

Four or one three and a half to four hours too long for us to be continuing.

C

To get the right outcome, we want from these briefings and then the other.

C

Question obviously, was the risk if we say half of them are gone.

C

Will we have enough time allocated this season to get through all the work we.

C

Need to get through, but that's that sounds like that sounds like the biggest.

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Concern is allocating the time to get to the results we want at the end of the.

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Day for the budget.

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Keep in mind this, the purpose is specifically, they they're only coming.

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They should only be coming and they're told this if they don't like something.

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In the recommended bed right, they're not going to give you an overview of why.

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They do what they do, or you know the good work like they do. It's supposed to.

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Be we asked for a vehicle and the recommended budget? We didn't get it, here's why we need it so so should be.

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Fairly narrowly focused, so the incentives will be good. Stewards of time.

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Then we'll get through this in three and a half to four hours gets very.

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Compressed to a bunch of time, and does it's always a challenge, we can that just.

B

Seems like an awful lot, I mean if you look at the next week and we're having.

B

Two days, vide hearings with about half one, the each of one of those days of.

B

What's you ever sat in here, I'm just throwing it out. I appreciate it. I mean.

C

Again, it could be a new experience for us.

D

Yeah, I know I'm not saying they shouldn't be heard. I just think it's an.

B

Awful offer you afternoon and I'm thinking the intention of it has to be.

O

The same attention we give the first we got to be prepared to do that self. Well,.

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We could probably move some of our it's hard to move outside agencies uh-huh, but.

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We could move department of citizen services, land and resource management.

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And I see quickly are on the 28 move them to the afternoon of the second, the.

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Problem with the morning of the second.

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Yes, yeah and we'll just add those two to those.

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Eight we're easy to balance it out right. I know the the the the problem with the.

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Morning is you have the economic outlook, and so we start laying out with charlie.

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Leaving men as you haven't planned, just make them aware that we are ok but still.

B

Make them wear get right to the point right to the point.

D

Yep, even with those two authors still alive, and it just the way it runs on.

B

Know people very enthusiastic about their whatever agency that they're.

B

Representing and they're in their need and their compassion- and I understand.

B

All that but understand it in less than 30 minutes. No, I.

C

Yeah, I know I'm detective. We make intent that we give the attention to the person.

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As strong as we get the attention right, the okay, we can generate balance. Okay,.

C

The following week in april april, first dream big over a union bridge meeting.

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And I'll be a ten by commissioner boucher. Has he always dreams big if the.

B

Wrong day to put that on here, but that's okay, okay, tuesday april 2nd economic.

C

Outlook has you roberta mentioned: all five of us will be attending them.

C

Economic outlook for 2019 and then eleven o'clock we'll have to start open.

C

Session with eleven being the budget hearings, we and we have a handful that.

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Will be there and then in the afternoon we have the same agency budget hair as.

C

If you could adjust make those additions wednesday april third, it's gonna be an.

C

Exciting day we have seniors on the gale expo, I believe all of us all of us will.

C

Be attending that cooperate uh the ag center and then six pm I get to have a.

C

Work session with planning and zoning thursday april 4th no county ag business.

C

Breakfast attended by the commissioner weaver once again having breakfast at 9.

C

O'clock ordered for thing county commissioners close at noon session, 10.

C

O'clock we have open. Can I have one request on that that we.

D

Moved our open session back to 9:15 that is very tight in there 9:15. I'm always.

D

Getting up and leaving early, they appreciate that over there.

D

Time after time, okay, so thursday, the adjustment at 9:30, we will have a.

C

Session at 10 o'clock, we'll still be prepared for open session start with.

C

Mike fowler, giving us probably the last legislative briefing, if not the second.

C

Or last it'll be the last in that in the normal. In the way he's been doing it.

C

You'll, come back after signing guys leo, follow up all right, not that thursday.

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But maybe the week after that and give us a record yep and then following that.

C

We'll have the same discussion and possible decision on veteran shuttle and.

C

Then item three: we will have a discussion decision on 2019 hot-mix.

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Asphalt paving bit approval, we have a tentative at item for a briefing of.

C

Access control project item 5. We have discussion and possible decision. I.

C

Request: approval for quiet award, fy 2020 physical security grant for the circuit.

C

Court m6 will have a discussion decision on the fy 2010 union partnership.

C

Agreement item: seven: we will have a briefing on.

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Opioid litigation by our own mr. brooke, and then we have, let's see so I'm on.

O

Tuesday, oh no, I'm on thursday enterprise funds.

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Information on enterprise funds and utility rates, so on thursday april 4th.

C

We will have an afternoon session, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on enterprise.

C

Funds scheduled for an hour and a half.

C

On friday april 5th, let's see we have carroll county farm museum volunteer.

C

Recognition, commissioner, wentz and roxy will be attending that at 6:30 p.m.

C

Again, bob looks over at thinks bird with the commissioner weaver battle of books.

C

Over westminster area middle school was commissioner fraser.

C

Attending that on saturday, the 10:00 a.m. but if things were baseball, opening.

C

Day ceremony with commissioner weaver, hopefully throwing it across the plate.

C

And take it to the plate. Christian farmers outreach luncheon, attended by.

C

Commissioner fraser once again eating lunch at 5:00 p.m. I will be at the.

C

Sexual freedom, district fire department, annual banquet enjoying myself down on.

C

Freedom firehouse on sunday, tamesha boucher, will be doing the.

C

Commissioners report and then 1 p.m. camber fire department, open house.

C

Attending right now, by a commercial viva, anything else added to the events, I've.

E

Been a volunteer to do battle the books for mount airy elementary, but I'm not.

E

Sure what they is, they search amounts. Could we follow a week or something.

C

First of all, checklist: okay, we gonna get I well. I know his own agenda was taken.

B

Off about solar around or for that, we we're gonna update about that, or is that.

B

Coming through some complications, okay, but that's we're still looking at.

B

Something to do with that, okay could mean shit in the camber fire hose.

B

The house and I'm not sure if I'm gonna, go but add my name just in case, because.

B

I don't you know I like to have a surname uses schewe? Yes, so you had a.

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Close land acquisition last week you should have, we should have it in.

O

Order yeah, so I just need a motion to approve those close minutes.

O

Waiting for your lips to stop moving okay, further discussion; okay, all in.

O

Favor minutes anything else for open session. Well sure I had plans owning.

C

Committee, commission meeting the other day and solar didn't come up, so I.

C

Appreciate that you know discussion on solar, the intent.

C

Was somebody asking about a solar field on ag not necessary just wait for the.

C

Text amendments and changing general: I.

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Put that on the agenda sure so are you sure they've already.

B

Weighed in at least once on that heaven ii they have for all of us and then were.

C

Also getting ready for text amendments and changes to zoning is my personal.

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Opinion here, so we look at text amendments and we look to get into the.

D

Zoning amendment, you know we we don't have a crystal ball, we can't see. What's.

D

Gonna come up ten fifteen twenty years from now, we gotta have to keep.

D

Flexibility in our zoning- and we don't want to narrow ourselves into narrower.

D

Things- and I think we as a commission need to continually keep open minded.

D

That we're always having an amendment or some way that things can change the.

D

Things we don't even envision happening in twenty.

D

Got on the roadshow, it's just one of those things I want to remind us. I think.

D

We just have to keep open mind and we don't narrow ourselves into this. It can.

D

Only happen this way this way it is today, and things will change, who think.

D

We were looking at production who think we were looking at solar 20 years ago.

D

These are all things that are reality today that weren't then, so my group were.

C

Recent wineries, forthcoming, copper craft, you never know yeah. I do like the idea. I.

E

Mean comes some maintaining some flexibility. It helps with business.

E

Growth in management right, you know uh we're all attending forging commission's.

O

Getting feedback from those boards and commissions, the veterans council, there's.

O

A lot of discussion during that and a lot of energy- that's you know it's gonna.

C

Feed into some of the discussions with the shuttle service that we're going to.

C

Have later on aging and disabilities, commission the senior expo that we're.

O

All attending there's a lot of energy on that itself. Yeah, you know. Sometimes we.

D

Definitely have to report back some of the things we're talking about it so.

F

Again, agencies in what's happening support that we we have a chance to.

D

Discuss it between us without anybody at.

C

The community college forward, so in one-on-one discussions again the intent.

O

To continue to open it up amongst all of us, so we're all driving it, because we.

C

All have meetings with you know the head of the college and dr. ball in a lot.

O

Kind of stuff, so how do we put all together.

C

Okay, any other open discussions. We want to have the rest week.

C

No, do I have a routine, we adjourn.