Howard County News

Howard County Council met Oct. 15.

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; Janssen Evelyn, Administration; Theo Wimberly, Legislative Analyst; Craig Glendenning, County Auditor; John Gwynn, Assistant County Solicitor; and Patricia Hammond, Administrative Support.

I. Call to Order at 7:05 p.m.

II. Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Jon Weinstein.

III. Honorary Resolutions

A. Student Artists

B. White Cane Awareness

IV. 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

V. Legislation - Public Hearing

A. Appointments

1. Council Resolution 132-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ayesha Bajwa Holmes to the Board to Promote Self-Sufficiency. (No expiration date)

2. Council Resolution 133-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Joanne Drielak to the Public Ethics Commission. (No expiration date)

3. Council Resolution 134-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Edgar Zepp, IV to the Plumbing Advisory Board. (No expiration date)

4. Council Resolution 135-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Meg Boyd to the Commission for Women. (No expiration date)

5. Council Resolution 136-2018 – A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kashonna Holland to the Commission for Women. (No expiration date)

6. Council Resolution 137-2018 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Dianne Paulus to the Commission for Women. (No expiration date)

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

a. Michael Lee - Carney, MD

B. General

1. Council Resolution 138-2018 - A RESOLUTION pursuant to Section 5-301 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, approving the Howard County Board of Education’s Capital Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020 and Capital Improvement Program Request for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 for the purpose of submission to the Interagency Committee on School Construction. (No expiration date)

a. Scott Washington - Director Capital Planning and Construction

b. Brent Loveless - Laurel, MD

2. Council Bill 72-2018 – AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a multi-year Loan Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and Sandy Spring Bank for a loan as part of a Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration program; and authorizing the County Executive to take certain actions in connection with the agreement. (Expires 12/05/18)

a. Lindsay DeMarzo - Howard County Office of the Community Sustainability

3. Council Bill 73-2018 – Introduced by: The Chairperson - AN ACT amending Section 2 of Council Bill 46-2016 to correct for and accommodate an interpretation of the original legislation which did not reflect the Council’s original intent. (Expires 12/05/18)

a. Brian England - Columbia, MD

b. Stu Kohn, Howard County Citizen Association - Laurel, MD

c. Milton Matthews, Columbia Association - Columbia, MD

d. Joel Hurewitz - Columbia, MD

e. Sang Oh, Talkin & Oh, LLP - Ellicott City, MD

f. Bernard Noppinger - Ellicott City, MD

4. Council Bill 74-2018 – Introduced by: Jon Weinstein - AN ACT repealing and reenacting the Exemptions Subsection of Section 6 of Council Bill 56-2018 to clarify that certain exemptions are not to increase the amount of impervious surface in the watershed; to create exemptions to the “Tiber Branch Watershed and Plumtree Branch Watershed Safety Act” for the relocation of historic properties and the Department of Planning and Zoning and Hearing Authority approvals; to specify that certain county approvals were allowed as exemptions; and generally relating to the Tiber Branch Watershed and Plumtree Branch Watershed Safety Act. (Expires 12/05/18)

5. Council Bill 75-2018 – Introduced by Jon Weinstein; Co-sponsored by Greg Fox and Mary Kay Sigaty - AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to create an approval requirement for the Certificate of Approval process for certain actions involving historic structures and public safety; and generally relating to historic structures. (Expires 12/05/18)

a. Nicholas Redding, Preservation Maryland - Walkersville, MD

b. Grace Kubofcik, Patapsco Heritage Greenway - Ellicott City

c. Fred Dorsey, Preservation Howard County - Columbia, MD

d. Allan Shad, Howard County Historic Preservation Commission - Ellicott City, MD

e. Debra Ann Slackkatz , Flood Workgroup - Ellicott City, MD

f. Pat Reber - Ellicott City, MD

g. Marvin Pinkert - Elkridge, MD

h. Elizabeth Walsh - Ellicott City, MD

i. Brent Loveless - Laurel, MD

j. David Carney - Catonsville, MD

k. Joel Hurewitz - Columbia, MD

l. Nicholas Drummond

m. Sherri Fackler-Berkowitz - Ellicott City, MD

n. Len Berkowitz

6. Council Bill 76-2018 – Introduced by Jennifer Terrasa - AN ACT to require infrastructure for and charging stations for electric vehicles in certain new residential structures. (Expires 12/05/18)

a. Lanny Hartmann - Columbia, MD

b. Michael Brewer - Ellicott City, MD

c. Brian England, Howard County Citizen Association - Columbia, MD

d. Paul Verchinski, Oakland Mills Community Association - Columbia, MD

e. Scott Wilson, Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington - Silver Spring, MD

f. Kristine Barbieri - Columbia, MD

g. Lynn Parsons - Montgomery County, MD

h. Jamie Fraser

i. Joel Hurewitz - Columbia, MD

j. Paul Verchinski - Columbia, MD

k. Bernard Noppinger - Ellicott City, MD

l. Brent Loveless - Laurel, MD

VI. Adjourn at 9:35 p.m.

VII. Tabled

A. Council Bill 69-2018 – 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. (tabled 10/1/18) (No expiration date.)

B. 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)

C. 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.)

D. 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.)

E. 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.)

F. 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.)

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