Howard County News

Howard County Council met Sept. 17.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Members Present: Mary Kay Sigaty, Council Chairperson; Calvin Ball, Vice Chairperson; Greg Fox, Council Member; Jennifer Terrasa, Council Member; and Jon Weinstein, Council Member.

Staff Present: Jessica Feldmark, Administrator; Jennifer Sager, Administration; Jeff Meyers, Legislative Analyst; John Gwynn, Assistant County Solicitor; Michelle Harrod, Deputy County Auditor; and Kel Habicht, Administrative Support.

I. Call to Order at 6:00 p.m.

II. Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Calvin Ball.

III. Allow the reading of bills by short title.

Mary Kay Sigaty, Chairperson moved to approve to allow the reading of bills by short title, seconded by Calvin Ball, Vice Chairperson. The motion carried as follows AYES: Mary Kay Sigaty, Council Chairperson; Calvin Ball, Council Vice Chairperson; Greg Fox, Council Member; Jen Terrasa, Council Member; and Jon Weinstein, Council Member

IV. Legislation - Public Hearing

A. Appointments

1. Council Resolution 120-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Anuja Sonalker to the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Authority. (No expiration date)

a. Anuja Sonalker - Ellicott City, MD

2. Council Resolution 121-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Cynthia Gula to the Equal Business Opportunity Commission. (No expiration date)

a. Cynthia Gula

3. Council Resolution 122-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Judith Ann Chernoff to the Board of Health. (No expiration date)

a. Judith Chernoff - Laurel, MD

4. Council Resolution 123-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Erica M. Martin to the Board of Health. (No expiration date)

a. Erica Martin

5. Council Resolution 124-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jill A. RachBeisel to the Board of Health. (No expiration date)

a. Jill RachBeisel

6. Council Resolution 125-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jae Chon to the Pension Oversight Commission. (No expiration date)

a. Jae Chon - Fulton, MD

7. Council Resolution 126-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael Richardson to the Personnel Board. (No expiration date)

a. Michael Richardson

8. Council Resolution 127-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Burns to the Personnel Board. (No expiration date)

a. Matthew Burns

9. Council Resolution 128-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kelly McLaughlin to the Board to Promote Self-Sufficiency. (No expiration date)

a. Kelly McLaughlin - Ellicott City, MD

10. Council Resolution 90-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ellen L. Kuhn to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection. (tabled 7/27/18) (No expiration date)

a. Ellen Kuhn - Columbia, MD

11. Council Resolution 94-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Judy Zhao to the Commission for Women. (tabled 7/27/18) (No expiration date)

a. Judy Zhou

12. Council Resolution 71-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of David Drasin to the Multimodal Transportation Board. (tabled 7/2/18) (No expiration date)

a. David Drasin

13. Council Resolution 129-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of J. Michael Bennett to the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board. (No expiration date)

14. Council Resolution 130-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ian Kennedy to the Housing Commission. (No expiration date)

B. General

1. Council Bill 60-2018 – Introduced by: Jon Weinstein - AN ACT to ban the sale or use of certain coal tar and similar pavement sealing products; and generally related to the control of surface applied pavement sealing products in the County. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Eric Pellegrino and students b. Chris Mariani c. Douglas Gensler d. Tom Decker

2. Council Resolution 131-2018 - A RESOLUTION making certain corrections to the schedules of fees, fines and charges for functions regulated by the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits. (No expiration date)

a. Jennifer Sager, Department of County Administration

3. Council Bill 63-2018 - Introduced by: Chairperson at the request of the County Executive and cosponsored by Mary Kay Sigaty - AN ACT amending the purpose of the Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Act; defining certain terms; amending the title of the Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Act to be the Howard County Agricultural Sustainability and Land Preservation Act; amending the name of the Agricultural Land Preservation Board to be the Agricultural Preservation Board; amending the name of certain subtitles; clarifying the duties and responsibilities of the Agricultural Preservation Board; reorganizing the Executive Branch of County Government pursuant to Section 403 of the Howard County Charter to allow the Office of Community Sustainability to act as the Executive Secretary to the Agricultural Preservation Board; making certain technical corrections; combining certain sections; and generally relating to the Agricultural Sustainability and Land Preservation Act. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Amy Gowan, Department of Planning and Zoning

b. James Zoller, Department of County Administration

c. Ann Jones - Ellicott City, MD

d. Cathy Hudson

e. Mickey Day - Marriottsville, MD

f. Howie Feaga g. Kathy Johnson

4. Council Bill 67-2018 - AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a Lease Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and AGS Borrower Lakeview, LLC for the lease of office space located at 9801 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, Howard County for use by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services; and authorizing the County Executive to take certain actions in connection with the Lease Agreement. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Jim Irvin, Director, Department of Public Works

5. Council Bill 69-2018 - Introduced by: Jennifer Terrasa, Greg Fox and Calvin Ball - AN ACT amending provisions for the posting of notice to require specified information and uniform signs; and generally relating to the posting of notice signs. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Lisa Markovitz, President, The People’s Voice, LLC - Ellicott City, MD

b. Stu Kohn, President, Howard County Citizens Association

6. Council Bill 70-2018 – Introduced by: Jennifer Terrasa - AN ACT requiring the Zoning Counsel to appear at Planning Board Hearings to support adherence to the Downtown Columbia Plan where there are requests to approve certain plans or aspects of development in Downtown Columbia; and generally relating to Zoning Counsel and development in Downtown Columbia. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Lisa Markovitz, President, The People’s Voice, LLC - Ellicott City, MD

b. Hiruy Hadgu, Board Member, Howard County Citizens Association - Savage, MD

c. Christopher Alleva

d. Jervis Dorton - Columbia, MD

e. Bernard Noppinger f. Greg Fitchett

7. Council Bill 71-2018 – Introduced by: Jennifer Terrasa and Calvin Ball - AN ACT requiring that Department of Planning and Zoning designees appear at quasi- judicial Planning Board hearings under oath, under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the Department of Planning and Zoning. (Expires 11/08/18)

a. Lisa Markovitz, President, The People’s Voice, LLC - Ellicott City, MD

b. Stu Kohn, President, Howard County Citizens Association

8. The Administrator read the legislation related to the Ellicott City Flood

Mitigation Plan together.

• TAO1-FY2019 - AN ACT to assist in the implementation of the Ellicott City flood mitigation plan by transferring a total of $15,759,000 to Capital Project C0337, Ellicott City Improvements and Enhancements, and a total of $1,000,000 to Capital Project D1175, Valley Mede/Chatham Flood Mitigation, from various capital projects in the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget. (Expires 11/08/18)

• Council Bill 61-2018 - AN ACT making emergency appropriations pursuant to Section 610(b) of the Howard County Charter and amending the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2019 in order to implement the Ellicott City flood mitigation plan; and declaring that this Act is an Emergency Bill necessary to meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property. (Expires 11/08/18)

• Council Bill 62-2018 - AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15,775,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of various capital projects, more particularly described in the County’s Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond and grant anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.(Expires 11/08/18)

a. Eli Woodruff - Ellicott City, MD

b. Tim Lattimer - Columbia, MD

c. Dianne Paulus - Ellicott City, MD

d. Joseph Blanchfield - Ellicott City, MD

e. Jim Van Heel - Ellicott City, MD

f. Brian Sheavly - Ellicott City, MD

g. Peter Edelen - Ellicott City, MD

h. Beth Woodruff - Ellicott City, MD

i. Steve Miller

j. Lori Lilly, Ellicott City Flood Workgroup - Woodstock, MD

k. Matthew Milani

l. Angie Tersiguel

m. Matthew Fleming, President, Board of Directors, The Ellicott City Historic District Partnership

n. Robert Flanagan

o. Shelley Wygant - Ellicott City, MD

p. Ron Peters

q. Ann Jones - Ellicott City, MD

r. Nicholas Drummond

s. David Fullarton - Ellicott City, MD

t. Julian Levy

u. Elly Cowan, Director of Engagement, Preservation Maryland

v. Tammy Beideman

w. Christina Allen Page - Ellicott City, MD

x. Lisa Markovitz, President, The People’s Voice, LLC - Ellicott City, MD

y. Julia Sanger - Ellicott City, MD

z. Linda Jones

aa. Bert Wilson - Ellicott City, MD

bb. Paul Kohout - Ellicott City, MD

cc. Marjorie Valin - Columbia, MD

dd. Bruce Taylor - Ellicott City, MD

ee. Steve McKenna - Ellicott City, MD

ff. Edward Lilley - Catonsville, MD

gg. Shelley Sharkey - Ellicott City, MD

hh. Frank Duryante - Ellicott City, MD

ii. Wendy Baird

jj. Heather Gaetano - Ellicott City, MD

kk. Ned Tillman - Columbia, MD

ll. Katie Hester - Ellicott City, MD

mm. April Baer - Ellicott City, MD

nn. Barry Gibson

oo. Mamoun Asssad

pp. Russell Roder - Ellicott City, MD

qq. Michael Smith - Ellicott City, MD

rr. Joan Becker, Historic Ellicott City Inc.

ss. Ted Cochran

tt. Wendy Pidel - Ellicott City, MD

uu. Robert Anson - Relay, MD

vv. Kat Forder ww. Derek Steiner - Elkridge, MD

xx. Phil Stackhouse - Ellicott City, MD

yy. Anjel Scarborough, Priest, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church - Ellicott City, MD

zz. Sally Bright - Cambridge, MD

aaa. Kristy Gapen-Hoke - Laurel, MD

bbb. Kathy Howell - Ellicott City, MD

ccc. Courtney Watson - Ellicott City, MD

ddd. Eric Hartka - Columbia, MD

eee. Vlad Patrangenaru - Ellicott City, MD

fff. Sherry Fackler-Berkowitz - Ellicott City, MD

ggg. Len Berkowitz - Ellicott City, MD

hhh. Joel Hurewitz - Columbia, MD

iii. Charles Kyler - Ellicott City, MD

jjj. Kimberly Kepnes

kkk. Mary Cochran

lll. Elizabeth Walsh - Ellicott City, MD mmm. Lee Ennis

V. Tabled

A. Council Resolution 87-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael Lee to the Board to Promote Self-Sufficiency. (tabled 7/27/18) (No expiration date)

B. Council Resolution 90-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ellen L. Kuhn to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection. (tabled 7/27/18) (No expiration date)

C. Council Resolution 94-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Judy Zhao to the Commission for Women. (tabled 7/27/18) (No expiration date)

D. Council Resolution 71-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of David Drasin to the Multimodal Transportation Board. (tabled 7/2/18) (No expiration date)

E. Council Resolution 112-2017 – A RESOLUTION amending the green neighborhood standards that are used to qualify for Green Neighborhood Allocations and amending a total number of possible points on the Green Neighborhood Site portion of the Green Neighborhood Checklist. (tabled 7/26/17) (No expiration date.)

F. Council Resolution 1-2017 – Introduced by the Chairperson at the request of Windsor Forest Fox Chasing HOA Inc. and Gaither Hunt Homeowners Association Inc.; A RESOLUTION to close all of Winter Thicket Road, as shown in Exhibits A and B, in accordance with Section 18.204 of the Howard County Code.(tabled 2/6/17) (No expiration date.)

G. Council Resolution 179-2016 – Introduced by Calvin Ball and Jennifer Terrasa; A RESOLUTION calling on the Maryland State Department of Education to contract for a performance audit of the Howard County Public School System and specifying the issues requested to be studied. (tabled 12/05/16) (No expiration date.)

H. Council Resolution 104-2016 – A RESOLUTION pursuant to Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code, authorizing the County Executive’s sale of certain real property known as the “Flier Building” owned by Howard County, Maryland, containing approximately 2.159 acres, and located at 10750 Little Patuxent Parkway, Maryland; waiving the advertising and bidding requirements of Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code; and providing that the County Executive is not bound to sell the property if he finds that it may have a further public use. (tabled 7/29/16) (No expiration date.)

VI. Adjourned: 12:24 a.m.

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