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[1. Call to Order]
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, WE'RE GONNA START THE, UH, MEETING I GUESS NOW.SO, UH, I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE JANUARY 8TH TOWN MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF CH PRESENT AT THE MEETING IS, UH, THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, THE TOWN CLERK, THE, UH, CHIEF OF POLICE, MYSELF, MAYOR WATSON, AND I'LL CALL THE ROLE FOR THE COUNCIL, STARTING WITH WARD ONE.
PRESENT, WARD TWO, PRESENT WARD THREE.
PRESENT WARD FIVE IS MR. GARNIA PRESENT.
WELL, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WARD SIX PRESENT.
SEEING ALL OF SEVEN OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT AT THE MEETING, WE HAVE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[3. Approval of Agenda]
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, THE THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.WE HAVE ALL THE USUAL ITEMS, A CLOSED MEETING SUMMARY.
UH, WE ARE GONNA DO THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENTS.
WE'RE GONNA HEAR AN UPDATE FROM KELLER.
WE'RE GONNA BRIEFLY DISCUSS 58 0 1 ANNAPOLIS ROAD.
THOSE THREE ITEMS ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INPUT, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE USUAL REPORTS AND DEAL WITH FUTURE AGENDAS.
ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL TO THE PUBLISHED AGENDA? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
THE MOTION IS MADE BY THE VICE MAYOR AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ECK IS THERE AND IT WAS SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? ALL THOSE, HEARING NONE.
[4. Consent Agenda]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH THIS EVENING CONSISTS ONLY OF THE TOWN MEETING MINUTES FOR THE 18TH OF DECEMBER, 2025.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRY AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR BRIER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
[5. Resident Input]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR RESIDENT INPUT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY TOPIC EXCEPT THE THREE THAT ARE UNDERLINED ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE ELECTION SUPERVISORS, THE KELLER UPDATE IN 58 0 1 ANNAPOLIS ROAD.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM FIRST IN LINE.
UH, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND WORD AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES AND WE WILL ALSO CHECK THE ONLINE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK YOUR LIGHT, I DON'T THINK THE LIGHT IS ON.
CAN YOU HEAR HER? PUSH THE PUSH THE BUTTON.
JANUARY HAS STARTED OFF WITH A BANK.
THE CHEVROLET GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED TWO RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOWN.
WE HAVE SUGGESTED THE TOWN SUPPORT A STATE BILL OFFERING WAYS TO REDUCE BEVERAGE CONTAINER TRASH.
THE BOTTLE BILL WILL HELP KEEP OUR STREAMS CLEAN.
WE HAVE ASKED THE TOWN TO ENSURE THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE NEW WHEELIE BUILDING IS DARK SKY COMPLIANT, LIGHTING THE GROUND NOT THE SKY.
PROTECTS BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, PREVENTS THE NUISANCE OF UNWANTED GLARE AND EVEN AVOIDS DELETERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS.
FILLING UP WITH EVENTS AND TASKS THAT CHALLENGE US TO LEARN, EDUCATE, AND ADVISE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RELATED ISSUES.
TOGETHER WITH THE CHEVROLET PLANNING BOARD, WE ARE PLANNING THE LONG AWAITED IN DEPTH REVIEW WITH URBAN ATLANTIC HOME TEAM FIVE OF THE PLANS FOR THE CHEVROLET HILL DEVELOPMENT.
TONIGHT WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANS FOR A TOWNHOUSE PROJECT AT
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58 0 1 ANNAPOLIS ROAD.PLANS FOR A NEW CONCRETE BLACK BATCHING PLANT AT 1301 CLAYBROOK ROAD IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA ADJOINING CHEVROLET'S.
OLD WARD FOUR SEEM TO BE HEATING UP AGAIN.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT MORE AND SHARE WHAT WE LEARN.
ON JANUARY 20TH, THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS HOSTING A LISTENING SESSION ON THE REVISED STORMWATER REGULATIONS.
ACCORDING TO THE MDE, THE SESSION WILL INTEREST BOTH THOSE WHO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC LOCAL RUNOFF ISSUES AS WELL AS ON BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.
WHO CAN RESIST, RESIST SUCH AN APT INVITATION.
ANACO RIVERKEEPER AND CHEVROLET EJA ARE STARTING A NEW PROJECT, CREATING A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK FOR LOWER BEAVER DAM CREEK AND QUINCY RUN, KNOWN AS PROJECT CLEAN.
THIS PROJECT WILL USE EXISTING RESEARCH ON INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN LOWER BEAVER DAM CREEK AND QUINCY RUN TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF WATER QUALITY AND LOCAL STREAMS AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH CONCERNS.
THE PROJECT WILL KICK OFF ON JANUARY 29TH WITH PROJECT CLEAN RESEARCH SUMMIT WHERE STAKEHOLDERS WILL REVIEW THEIR FINDINGS AND DISCUSS FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR WATER QUALITY RESEARCH IN LOWER BEAVER DAN CREEK AND QUINCY RUN ON THE FUN SIDE WITH OTHER TOWN GROUPS WILL BE PLANNING OUR ENVIRONMENTALLY FORWARD CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHEVROLET DAY PARADE.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE IN WORKING ON THESE EVENTS TASKS AND MORE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US AT GREEN CHEVROLET@GMAIL.COM.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OTHER TOPIC? PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ONLINE AT THIS TIME.
UM, REGARDING THE, UH, CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT ON CRAIG CLAY BRICK ROAD.
THERE IS SOME NEWS AND IT'S NOT GREAT.
UM, AND WE JUST HAD A MEETING TONIGHT WITH MD REGARDING THIS.
UM, MOST OF US KNOW THIS AS MARILYN STONE AND IN FACT, WHEN, UM, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND EJET DID THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER, UH, WE RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOWN CONTACT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE REGARDING THIS, UM, PROJECT.
UH, AGAIN, EA AND GIC HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH UM, MD ON THIS.
UM, TWO OF OUR MEMBERS, UH, MET WITH, UH, DISTRICT FIVE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER SHEILA ADAM STAFFORD, AND SHE INFORMED THEM THAT SHE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY VULCAN INDUSTRIES, WHICH APPARENTLY IS NOW, UH, THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND THEY ARE PLANNING ON PROCEEDING WITH THIS PROJECT POST HASTE.
THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A PERMIT APPLICATION WITH MDE ON THIS, BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS.
AND AGAIN, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE TOWN, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, SHELA STAFFORD, UM, SHELA ADAM STAFFORD FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
WE ARE ASSUMING THAT PERHAPS THERE ARE OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL OR IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE BEEN INFORMED OR HAVE, UM, BCAN INDUSTRIES HAVE MET WITH.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THE ONLY PIECE OF GOOD NEWS IN THIS IS THAT IT MAY, MAY BE AN ENCLOSED FACILITY, BUT THAT DOES NOT MITIGATE THE TRUCK ISSUES, THE, UM, UH, THE DUST AND THE OTHER ISSUES PARTICULARLY FOR, UH, OLD WARD FOUR AND, UH, CEDAR HEIGHTS, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, THE REGION AS A WHOLE.
SO ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL.
IS ARE THERE ANY OTHER, IS THERE ANY OTHER RESIDENT INPUT OR ARE THERE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS IN THE ROOM ON ANY OTHER TOPIC?
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ALRIGHT.I THINK THAT CONCLUDES RESIDENT INPUT FOR THIS EVENING.
[6. Swearing In]
ITEM SIX ON THE AGENDA, THE SWEARING IN.AND THIS IS CHIEF MORRIS, YOU'RE THE, UH, MC OF THIS PORTION.
WELL, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.
IT'S, UH, HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO STAY HERE THIS EVENING.
IT'S AN EXCITING EVENING FOR THE CHEVROLET POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE TOWN OF CH AS WE SWEAR IN TWO NEW OFFICERS HERE WITH THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE OFFICER RINGER AND OFFICER D BRA TO ACCOMPANY THE MAYOR AND I HERE UP AT THE PODIUM.
SO, MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S, IT'S, UH, MY TRUE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR ARE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE OUR TWO REALIST OFFICERS, OFFICER AVERY RAYNER RAYNER, AND OFFICER MAYOR RE SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A HISTORY, BECAUSE THESE ARE YOUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THEM AS MUCH AS WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE TOWN AND WORK IN THE TOWN.
OFFICER AVERY COMES TO US BY, UH, WAY OF ANOTHER OFFICER RAINER COMES TO US BY WAY OF ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE WON'T NAME THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITY, UH, BUT AT LEAST ONE PERSON KNOWS THEIR FATHER, UH, PRETTY WELL
UH, BUT, UH, OFFICER RAINER GRADUATED FROM THE PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.
SHE WAS SELECTED AS THE CLASS SPEAKER AS SHE WAS DELIVERING HER MESSAGE.
UH, THERE WAS A DEPUTY CHIEF BY THE NAME OF JENNIFER KRAUS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY, UH, WHO WINKED AT HER AND, UH, CAUGHT HER ATTENTION AND SAID, IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME TO SHOVEL, UH, GIVE US A CALL.
I'VE OFTEN SAID THAT OUR BEST RECRUITERS ARE THOSE THAT WEAR THE SAME UNIFORM THAT WE WEAR.
AND AS IT, UH, TURNS OUT, UH, OFFICER RAINER IS, UH, UH, ASSOCIATED AND FRIENDS WITH OFFICER BROWN, WHO WILL BE PROMOTED HERE IN SHORT, SHORT ORDER, AS WELL AS, UH, OFFICER GIOVANNI AND PETERS AND OFFICER PETERS.
SO OUR BEST RECRUITERS BROUGHT HER OVER.
UH, IN ADDITION TO HER SUCCESS IN THE POLICE ACADEMY, SHE IS A MOTHER OF FOUR.
I KNOW THAT I, UH, RISKED MY OWN CREDIBILITY BY SUGGESTING THAT THIS YOUNG LADY CAN ACTUALLY BE THE MOTHER OF FOUR.
BUT, UH, SHE, SHE, UH, SHE AND HER FAMILY'S HERE WITH HER.
SO, UH, AS THE SWEARING IT OCCURS, MAYOR, I'M GONNA INVITE THE FAMILY UP AS WELL.
UH, OFFICER DROS COMES US BY ROAD PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO RETIRED, UH, BACK IN SEPTEMBER AFTER 20 YEARS AS A PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY POLICE OFFICER.
HE SERVED HIS LAST 15 YEARS WITH THE FBI TASK FORCE ON, UH, WORLDWIDE, UH, TERRORISM, UH, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
SO HE BRINGS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE AND HAS A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE FOR THE TOWN OF CH AND CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND FOR THE BALTIMORE FIELD OFFICE OF THE FBI.
SO IT'S MY MERIT TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU TO SWEAR OUR TWO NEWEST OFFICERS.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA START WITH OFFICER RAYNER AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER RAYNER HERE.
I'M GONNA READ THE OATH, I'M GONNA TRY TO DO IT SLOWLY AND THEN I'LL PASS THE MIC BACK AND FORTH TO YOU.
I AVERY RAYNER DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I DO SOLEMNLY, SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND BEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THEREOF.
ALRIGHT, I WILL FAITHFULLY AND BEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
I WILL FAITHFULLY BEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THEREOF AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS THEREOF.
I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT, I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE TOWN
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OF THE OFFICE OF THE OFFICERTHE OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF CH EXEC, THE OFFICE OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF CHEV, THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE, TOWN OF CHEVRON, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WITHOUT PARTIALITY OR PREJUDICE, WITHOUT PARTIALITY OR PREJUDICE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.
ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF CHEVROLET AND THE CHARTER AND THE TOWN OF CHEVROLET.
PLEASE COME SOME, DO YOU WANNA DO A COUNSEL FIRST OR IN THEN DEPARTMENT OR WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? FAMILY AND THEN THE COUNCIL.
ALRIGHT,
I MIGHT GET WHEELS ON THIS THING.
CAN YOU GET HER TO SIGN THAT AND TURN IT IN? ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE OATH? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I AMIR DAVER PRESS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, THAT I WILL BE FAITHFUL AND THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THEREOF AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS THEREOF.
I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT, I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY SKILLS AND JUDGMENT.
DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF CH, THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF CH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.
WITHOUT PARTIALITY OR PREJUDICE.
WITHOUT PARTIALITY AND PREJUDICE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF C AND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF CONGRATULATIONS.
MAKE IT OFFICIAL READ, READ IT.
WELL THIS IS A GREAT OCCASION FOR THE TOWN OF CH BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SWEARING IN, SIR.
WE ARE PROMOTING AN ACCOMPLISHED, UH, OFFICER WHO HAS, UH, ALREADY GIVEN QUITE A BIT OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
SO I WILL READ THIS BRIEFLY, UH, AND THEN HAND IT BACK TO MR. GALLOWAY AND CHIEF MORRIS CHEVROLET POLICE DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION, THE TOWN OF CHEVROLET AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PROUDLY PRESENTED TO RASHAN BROWN, PROMOTING HIM TO THE RANK OF POLICE OFFICER FIRST CLASS.
THIS APPOINTMENT WILL THEREFORE CAREFULLY AND DILIGENTLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE RANK IN WHICH APPOINTED BY DOING AND PERFORMING ALL MANNER OF THINGS THERE
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UNTO PERTAINING THIS APPOINTEE IS TO OBSERVE AND FOLLOW SUCH ORDERS AND DIRECTIONS AS MAY BE GIVEN FROM TIME TO TIME BY SUPERIORS ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF CH AND THE CH POLICE DEPARTMENT.SO, UH, IF, IF I COULD ASK THE POLICE OFFICERS, THOSE HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AS WELL AS THE OTHER STAFF THAT'S HERE TO JOIN US SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEN I'D LIKE TO ASK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THAT UP IF WE COULD.
ALRIGHT, CHIEF, YOU GOT, OKAY, THAT TAKES US, UH, CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.
BY THE WAY, WE'VE GOT CAKE IN THE BACK AND THANKS TO OUR AMAZING STAFF THERE IS CAKE IN BACK IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, UH, TO HELP WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE PROMOTION AND THE SWEARING IN.
DO YOU WANNA TAKE THAT
OR WE'RE GOOD? I'M GETTING IN HEAD SHAKE OVER HERE.
ALRIGHT, THE CAKE BREAK WILL BE ON YOUR OWN
[7. Committee Reports]
TIME.WE'RE GONNA PROCEED FORWARD THEN WITH ITEM SIX.
WHICH ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
IS THERE A COM REC COUNCIL, UH, REC COUNCIL, UH, REPORT? WE'RE SET TO MEET LATER THIS MONTH, THE LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS THE 27TH AT SEVEN 7:00 PM SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OUT HERE AT TOWN TOWN HALL.
UM, THE TENTATIVE DATES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS ARE THE ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT.
UH, TENTATIVE BE SATURDAY APRIL 4TH PICKLEBALL SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT, THE WEEKEND OF MEMORIAL DAY MAY 30TH, AND RAIN DATE WILL BE MAY 31ST.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WADE OR THE REC COUNCIL? ALSO WE'LL BE VOTING, UM, FOR, UH, A REPLACEMENT, UM, FOR A NEW PRESIDENT AS WELL AT THE UPCOMING MEETING.
UH, SO DAY IS MOVING FORWARD, UH, WITH A FULL WEEK OF EVENTS FOR THEIR 9 26 26 CHEVROLET DAY, THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHEVY.
UM, AND THEIR, UH, HARD AT WORK ON A NEW LOGO, WHICH HAS BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS.
UH, WE'VE, THEY'VE ADOPTED WHAT LOOKS TO BE SORT OF AN ART DECO, UH, STYLE BURGER, WHICH IS,
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UH, GOING TO BE APPROVED BY, UH, THE BAY COMMITTEE.AND IT MAY BE FEATURED ON THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT.
UM, BUT, UH, THE SHELBY BAY COMMITTEE WILL BE WORKING WITH, UM, OTHER TOWN GROUPS AND OTHER GROUPS IN TOWN TO PLAN A FULL SLATE OF ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BEGINNING THE WEEK BEFORE 9 26 26 TO COMMEMORATE, UH, THE TOWN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHEVROLET DAY COMMITTEE OR FOR COUNCIL MEMBER? LALO HECK, VICE MAYOR.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE LOGO IS GREAT.
UM, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS DESIGNED BY A TOWN RESIDENT, SARAH STYLE, SO I WANTED TO JUST CALL THAT OUT AS WELL.
UH, HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THAT TAKES US TO THE PLANNING BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER TANZI THE, UH, PLANNING BOARD, UM, TWO MEETINGS AGO, UH, OR I GUESS MORE NOW, UH, CREATED QUESTIONS FOR THE HOME TEAM FIVE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT SHELBY HILL.
UH, WE GOT RESPONSES IN THE LAST MEETING AT THE END.
UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD WERE TASKED TO COME UP WITH FOLLOW-UPS FOR ALL OF THOSE RESPONSES, UH, IN PREPARATION OF A MEETING WITH, UH, THE BEVERLY HILL DEVELOPMENT TEAM LATER IN THIS MONTH.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY, ONLY UPDATE THEY ARE EXPECTING, UM, TO GET SOMETHING TO RECOMMEND TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS MOST URGENT AND WHAT IS GONNA BE DETERMINED AT SOME FUTURE DATE AND, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T REQUIRE OUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
SO I HOPE TO HAVE THOSE RESPONSES NEXT TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TANZI? HAS THE, HAS THE PLANNING BOARD, DO YOU KNOW IF THE PLANNING BOARD HAS LOOKED AT CLAY BRICK RECENTLY? THIS IS THE, UH,
NO, BUT I, I WILL SEND THAT INFORMATION TO THEM.
UM, I DID TELL THEM THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE, UH, VULCAN INDUSTRIES IS PURSUING IT AGAIN, SO THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF IT, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MATERIAL TO, TO SHARE WITH THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PLANNING BOARD? ALRIGHT.
ARE YOU HERE? I DON'T SEE YOU AND THAT'S OKAY.
IF YOU ARE HERE, MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN.
ANY UPDATE MR. GALLOWAY? YES, JUST A BRIEF UPDATE.
THE BANNERS WERE MAILED OUT TODAY, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL BE, UM, INSTALLED NEXT WEEK.
HOW MANY IS THAT? IS IT THREE MORE? IS IT SIX? SIX.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GALLOWAY CONCERNING HOMETOWN COUNCIL MEMBER FRY? MR. GALLOWAY, DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONES WILL WILL BE PLACED WHERE SO THAT WE CAN NOTIFY THE FAMILIES ONCE THEY'RE UP TO GO? OR CAN CAN WE GET THAT INFORMATION AT SOME POINT SO THAT WE CAN NOTIFY A FAMILIES? CERTAINLY YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, I THINK THAT TAKES US TO OUR LAST ONE AND I'M THINKING IT'S PROBABLY THE YOUTH COUNCIL.
MS. WHITE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT ALONG WITH MY LOVELY YOUTH COUNCIL, OUR 2026 PRIORITIES AND EVENTS.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND PASS IT ALONG.
IN WARD ONE, RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SPEEDING FROM ROUTE 2 0 2 TO C AVENUE, WHICH CREATES RISK FOR RESIDENTS PROPERTY AND SAFETY CONCERNS FOR PEDESTRIANS.
THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR MORE STREET LIGHTS TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY DURING THE EVENING HOURS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO GO ON MORE RUNS.
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FOUR, TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.FOUR, TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BIKE PASS TO SUPPORT SAFETY AND MORE ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH AND THOSE WITHOUT CARS SPREADING AT VILLE.
AND TUXEDO IS ALSO A MAJOR CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY DURING H RAIN.
IN WORLD THREE RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CELL PHONE COVERAGE AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATION.
A CELL PHONE COVERAGE FORM WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 21ST AT 7:00 PM IT'LL BE OFFERED IN A HYBRID FORMAT WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS WORK.
FOUR PRIORITIES INCLUDE DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE SALTY PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AT COLUMBIA PARK ROAD TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
THERE ARE ALSO SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO CRIME NEAR AVENUE AND THE SEVEN 11 AREA IN ONE FILE.
RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT LIVING CONDITIONS AT CHEVROLET STATION APARTMENTS.
CREATING AN ACCESSIBLE PATH IS ALSO A PRIORITY TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SAFELY AND NEWS CAN EASILY MAKE THE WAY TO EVENTS.
SPEEDING ALONG SPELMAN STREET AND NEAR ST.
AMBROSE'S IS A CONCERN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY.
ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING IS ALSO REQUESTED TO HELP IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SECURITY FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS.
WE PLAN TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ALONG WITH COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, ENGAGING AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH, INCLUDING BYSTANDER AWARENESS TRAINING AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP MOVIE UNITE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION WORKSHOP, A DRONE DISCOVERY WORKSHOP, AND A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP IN 2026.
CYC IS COMMITTED TO PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY CONNECTION, ENGAGEMENT, AND GROWTH.
WE WILL ENHANCE OUR PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO BETTER INFORM AND INVOLVE RESIDENTS CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES.
EXPANDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WILL ALLOW MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND FOSTER A STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED CHEVROLET.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL CREATE CH YOUTH MERCHANDISE TO PROMOTE LOCAL PRIDE IN THE, IN THE YOUTH COUNCIL PROGRAM.
TOGETHER THESE EFFORTS WILL HELP THE YOUTH COUNCIL GROW, STRENGTHEN, AND MAKE AN EVEN GREATER POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE YEAR AHEAD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING C TONIGHT TO PRESENT.
UM, WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THIS COMING YEAR IN CH AND TO SEE A LOT OF ACTION FROM THE CH YOUTH COUNCIL.
WE WILL NOW HAND OUT BUSINESS CARDS AND YOU CAN CONTACT CH YOUTH ANYTIME AT YOUTH@CHEVROLETMD.GOV.
ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS YOUTH COUNSEL.
[8. Closed Meeting Summary]
UH, WE WILL NOW, UH, MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE READING OF THE FAIR SUMMARY OF THE CLOSED MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2025.ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2025, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONVENE A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MARYLAND CODE 3 1 0 1 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE, OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THE CLOSED SESSION WAS CONVENED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING BY MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRY.
THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS BY THOSE PRESENT TO HOLD A CLOSED SESSION.
VICE MAYOR BRINER HAD BEEN EXCUSED DURING THE OPEN SESSION.
THE MEETING WAS, UH, CLOSED FOR TWO REASONS CITED UNDER THE LAW.
3 3 0 5 B ONE TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT, PROMOTION, DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION, COMPENSATION REMOVAL, RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES EMPLOYEES
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OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM THIS PUBLIC BODY HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS.THE SECOND REASON CITED UNDER THE LAW WAS 3 3 0 5 B SEVEN TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE.
THOSE PRESENT IN THE CLOSED SESSION WERE THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL, EXCEPT FOR VICE MAYOR BRINER, WHO HAD BEEN EXCUSED TO LANE GALLOWAY FOR PART OF THE MEETING.
JASON DELO, ESQUIRE AND TODD POUNDS, ESQUIRE FOR PART OF THE MEETING.
DURING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE FROM ATTORNEY POUNDS ON ITS OPTIONS REGARDING AN UPCOMING HEARING INVOLVING REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY POUNDS.
ALSO ADDRESSED LEGAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION.
IN LIGHT OF RECENT INFORMATION OBTAINED, MR. GALLOWAY DISCUSSED POSSIBLE PERSONNEL ACTION INVOLVING A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE.
MR. GALLOWAY ALSO DISCLOSED AND DISCUSSED A COMMUNICATION RECEIVED CONCERNING AN EMPLOYEE.
MR. GALLOWAY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON A QUOTE FOR A PERSONNEL RELATED MATTER.
THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE QUOTE.
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A YEAR END RECOGNITION FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE.
A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE CLOSED MEETING WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WADE.
THAT MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE PRESENT.
THE CLOSED SESSION ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:42 PM ON THE 18TH OF DECEMBER, 2025.
[9. Resolution R-1-26*]
NINE ON THE AGENDA IS RESOLUTION R 1 26 APPOINTING ELECTION SUPERVISORS.I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION AND THEN WE WILL RECEIVE INPUT ON IT.
RESOLUTION R 1 26 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS, WHEREAS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARYLAND DESIRE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE POSITIONS OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
NOW THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION C 18 A OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MARYLAND, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE APPOINTED AS BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.
AND ANN CLAIRE, FRANK SISAY, HER TERM IS ALSO 2026 TO 2028.
THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R DASH ONE DASH 2026.
THERE'S A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FRY TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
IT WAS SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR BRINER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL? UH, VICE MAYOR BRIER, YOU GO FIRST.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE, UM, THESE TWO FOLKS FOR STEPPING UP TO THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS, WHICH IS A THANKLESS TO ASK.
UM, PARTICULARLY THE FACT THAT THESE TWO ARE, UH, RETURNING TO THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW CONTENTIOUS THIS PAST ELECTION WAS AND HOW MUCH ABUSE WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
AND I HOPE THAT THEIR NEW TERM WILL BE A LOT LESS STRESSFUL.
SO THEY WILL BE SERVING ALL OF 2026 AND ALL OF 2027.
SO THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING THE 2027 TOWN ELECTION, UH, TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION AND LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE 2028 MAYOR'S ELECTION VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER FRY.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, GIVE PUBLIC GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND ALSO FOR, UM, BEING OUT IN THE COLD OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK.
UM, THE FORMER MAYOR CASEY, UM, HAD A TOY DISTRIBUTION AND THEY WILLINGLY CAME OUT TO HELP TO, UH, REGISTER VOTERS.
UM, AND I THINK WE REGISTERED THE MOST VOTERS THAT THEY'VE HAD AT A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, UH, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL IT.
UM, SO IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE, UH, SO MANY FOLKS, UH, GET REGISTERED AND TO, UH, JUST GET MORE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT DAY WAS PARTICULARLY COLD.
SO I'M PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL, UH, FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR PRESENCE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, NOT JUST FOR THAT, BUT JUST FOR THEIR SERVICE IN GENERAL.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE PENDING MOTION HEARING NUMBER? ALL THOSE, HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADOPT R 1 26? SAY AYE.
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ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE RESOLUTION PASSES SIX ZERO.THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR CONTINUED HARD WORK AND UNPAID WORK FOR THE TOWN OF SHE.
[10. Keller Update]
10 ON THE AGENDA, IS THE UPDATE FROM KELLER CONSTRUCTION, MR. GALLOWAY, OR SHALL WE GO DIRECTLY TO MR. HAMILTON? YES, WE'LL GO DIRECTLY TO MR. HAMILTON.MR. HAMILTON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE.
UH, WE DO, WE DID OVER THE HOLIDAYS, UH, OR, OR THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, UH, PASS OUR MECHANICAL PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER FINAL INSPECTIONS.
UM, WE DID GO THROUGH OUR ELEVATOR INSPECTION.
THERE WERE A FEW NOTED DEFICIENCIES, WHICH WE HAVE SINCE CORRECTED.
SEVERAL WERE CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION.
UH, ONE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CORRECTED AND WOULD BE FINALIZED TOMORROW MORNING.
WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, EXPEDITE OUR, OUR REINSPECTION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
AND I DO WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL THANK THANK YOU, UH, TO MR. BRAMAN FOR HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INSPECTION WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED UP TO TOMORROW MORNING.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE OUR ELEVATOR INSPECTION, OUR FIRE ALARM, AND THEN SUBMIT FOR OUR USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMIT, WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO DO, UH, ON MONDAY.
MR. FRY, ANYTHING FOR CHAD AT THIS POINT? UM, NO.
UNLESS THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS.
MS. BARNHART, UH, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, UH, FROM CPJ NOT RELATED TO THE ELEVATOR OF THE UNO AT THIS TIME? OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. HAMILTON? UH, I KNOW ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED WAS THE, UH, SOCCER FIELDS IN RELATION TO THE BUILDING.
UH, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON GETTING THE BUILDING, UH, TO THE POINT WHERE WE ACHIEVE ALL OF OUR FINAL INSPECTION APPROVALS AND, UM, AND BEING ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR OUR USE AND OCCUPANCY, UH, AS WE TURN THE PAGE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, UH, WITH THAT PORTION, WE'RE GONNA CONCENTRATE OUR EFFORTS ON ENSURING THAT THE DESIGN OF, OF THE, THE TWO SOCCER FIELDS IS, UM, IS GOING TO, UH, BE ABLE TO BE ACHIEVED AS AS EXPECTED.
UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE, UM, OUR EXPECTATION IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BUILDING OPEN, UH, FOR THE JANUARY 15TH MEETING.
UH, SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
UM, BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN ISSUES, THAT IS, THAT IS OUR GOAL AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TO.
UH, I THAT IS, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME WHERE IT, UH, IT CHANGES EVERY 12 HOURS.
AND I MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY.
BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE SPEEDING TOWARD A CONCLUSIONS IN A AND WE ARE.
SO, UH, THE UPDATE TOMORROW MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE, IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT WE'RE IN THE LAST WEEK TO 10 DAYS? MY EXPECTATION IS WE'RE IN THE LAST, UH, 12 HOURS BY EIGHT O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING.
UM, I DO HAVE PLENTY OF OUR OWN STAFF THAT I, I'M SENDING DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY ISSUES THAT DO COME UP DURING THE INSPECTION, WE CAN ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY DURING THE INSPECTION.
UM, I HAVE MY OWN WELDER FABRICATOR THAT WORKS FOR US.
A COUPLE OF OUR OWN GUYS ARE GONNA BE THERE TO, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP CAN BE SOLVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER RE-INSPECTION.
SO, UM, MY, MY EXPECTATION IS THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS TO REPORT TOMORROW COME NINE, 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
UH, COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FOR MR. HAMILTON OR MR. FRY? VICE MAYOR? I KNOW THAT AT THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT THERE BEING LONG LEAD TIMES ON THE AV EQUIPMENT FOR THE MEETING ROOM.
UM, AND YOU JUST SAID YOU THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE MEETING ON JANUARY 15TH IN THERE.
SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S GOING TO BE WITH SORT OF TEMPORARY AV EQUIPMENT OR IF WE WERE ABLE TO EXPEDITE THE AV EQUIPMENT.
UH, WE WERE WORKING WITH, UH, ONE OF THE TOWN'S VENDORS, UM, TO STEEL BEACH, UH, RICK GRAY FROM STEEL BEACH TO SECURE SOME TEMPORARY AV TO ENSURE THAT THAT MEETING ON THE 15TH WILL WILL HAVE THE, THE NECESSARY AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY HAVE THAT THE PERMANENT, THE DESIGNED, UM, AV IS NOT DUE UNTIL SOMETIME IN MARCH.
UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FROM THE COUNCIL? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELY BUILDING? WELL, WE CAN QUEUE
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UP.UH, YOUR NAME AND YOUR WARD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SHEILA.
UM, SO SOME RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXTERNAL LIGHTING, UM, ON THE
AND SO OUR QUESTION IS RIGHT NOW, UM, OUR IS THE EXTERNAL LIGHTING, BOTH THE FIXTURES OF THE DESIGN AND THE PLACEMENT CONSIDERED DARK SKY COMPLIANT.
THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO MY ATTENTION, UH, JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS WHEN I WALKED WITH MR. BRAMAN.
UM, I OWE HIM, UH, SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.
I NEED TO TALK TO OUR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.
I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT WE ARE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.
SO, UM, I DO OWE MR. BRAMAN AN UPDATE ON THAT.
BUT AGAIN, OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON GETTING OUR USE AND OCCUPANCY.
UM, WE DO HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE ARE TRACKING, UH, THIS BEING ONE OF THEM.
AND I DO OWE MR. BRAMAN AN UPDATE, UH, AS SOON AS WE GET THROUGH THIS USE AND OCCUPANCY.
YEAH, AND I WOULD JUST SAY I WOULD ADD, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I WILL ADD ON THAT, I THINK AS THE TOWN, AS THE, UH, OPERATOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ONCE WE TAKE OWNERSHIP CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT AND, UH, WORK IT FOR A LITTLE BIT TO SEE HOW IT'S OPERATING, I EXPECT WE WILL BE, UM, MAKING, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AT THIS TIME? OKAY, ALTHOUGH MAYOR AND COUNCIL WARD ONE MAYOR, THE, THE COMMENT THAT YOU JUST MADE, UM, BROUGHT, UM, TO MY ATTENTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW IS WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS IN THE CONTRACT, UM, FOR THE BUILD OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, BECAUSE THE TOWN DOES HAVE, UM, A COMMITMENT TO DARK SKY COMPLIANT LIGHTING.
AND IF THAT WAS IN THE CONTRACT, UM, AS A, AS A TAXPAYER, I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR THAT TO BE COVERED BY, UM, BY THE CON THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE MONEY EXCHANGED ALREADY.
AND NOT FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND INVEST FUNDS TO CORRECT THAT IF THAT WAS NOT IN THE CONTRACT.
UM, I JUST ENCOURAGE THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTING, THAT WE LOOK AT THE FULL, THE FULL TOTAL OF OUR COMMITMENTS AND HOW WE WISH TO GO ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO, UM, WITHIN THE TOWN.
AND REGARDLESS OF THAT, JUST THAT, UM, THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED ARE KEPT WITHIN THE COMMUNICATION PIPELINE SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL THAT THEY CAN FEEL HEARD.
WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONTRACT AND BE IN TOUCH, UH, WITH KELLER ABOUT THAT.
ANY, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, UH, FROM COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BUILDING, MR. GALLOWAY, ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM YOUR SIDE OR YOUR TEAM OR MS. BARNHART? NO, I DON'T.
I MEAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. FRY, FOR GETTING INVOLVED AND TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS.
SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THE TEAM TOMORROW MORNING.
THANK YOU, UH, MR. HAMILTON, MR. FRY, AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU MS. BARNHARDT FOR BEING OUR ADVOCATE IN SO MANY OF THIS, SO MUCH OF THIS WORK.
AND, UH, WE WILL WAIT FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS WITH ANTICIPATION.
AND, AND THANK YOU MR. GALLOWAY.
AND, AND MR. BRAMAN, UH, WE, WE APPRECIATE E EVERYTHING.
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING, WORKING WITH US TO GET THROUGH THE FINALS OF THIS BUILDING.
[Additional Item]
UH, THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM 11 ON THE AGENDA IS 58 0 1 ANNAPOLIS ROAD.THIS IS WHAT I HOPE WILL BE A RELATIVELY SHORT CONVERSATION.
I THINK WE WILL PROBABLY BE TAKING THIS UP AT A FUTURE WORK SESSION.
UH, I ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A COUNTY HEARING COMING UP.
UH, I NOW HAVE BEEN CORRECTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, PLANNED BY THE DEVELOPER WHO IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT FOR THE 14TH NEXT WEEK.
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UNDER A TIME CRUNCH COUNCIL AS I THOUGHT WE WERE.UM, THIS PROJECT, AGAIN, IS ON THE NORTH END OF THE TOWN.
IT'S BOUNDED ON THE NORTH SIDE BY ANNAPOLIS ROAD.
IT IS ACROSS ANNAPOLIS ROAD FROM PHOENIX APARTMENTS.
THE SITCO GAS STATION, MR. LEE'S GAS STATION IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOP ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND, UM, IT IS COMPLETELY WITHIN THE TOWN.
UH, HOWEVER, TODAY THE TOWN OWNS, IN ADDITION, OWNS ABOUT A FIFTH OF AN ACRE, A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR PLOT OF LAND JUST TO THE EAST OF THE GAS STATION.
THE REST OF ALL OF THE LAND, OR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE LAND UP THERE IS PRIVATELY HELD, UH, BY THE DEVELOPER'S COMPANY.
UH, AND THEIR PROPOSAL IS TO, AND I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I'LL JUST BLUFF IT TO SAY THEIR PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD ROUGHLY 31 OR 32, UH, TOWNHOUSES, UH, ON, UH, THAT PARCEL.
UM, WHETHER, AND THEN, SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN QUESTIONS THAT THE TOWN CAN CONSIDER, INCLUDING WHETHER WE INCLUDE OUR PARCEL, UH, WHETHER WE CONTINUE TO HOLD OUR PARCEL, ET CETERA.
I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED, WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO DECIDE THE SMALL QUESTION OF WHETHER, WHAT OUR POSTURE WILL BE TO FOR THE 14TH BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A, UH, IT'S A MEETING.
SINS TO SPEAK FOR A FEW MINUTES IF HE WOULD LIKE.
I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
UH, AND THEN IF COUNSEL HAS ANY COMMENTS, UM, AND THEN I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY MOVE THIS, THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION TO THE WORK SESSION WHERE PERHAPS DR.
CINCH CAN GIVE US A READOUT OF THE 14TH MEETING.
NO, TH UH, THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON.
APPRECIATE, UH, THE TIME AND NICE MEETING VIRTUALLY ALL THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, JUST FROM MY PERSONAL BACKGROUND, I ALWAYS HAVE THE PASSION FOR LIKE REAL ESTATE, BUT I'VE SPENT, UH, 22 YEARS, UH, ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE SIDE.
SO I WAS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SIDE AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, TOOK OVER THE VERA IN MARCH OF 2025 AS A, UH, A TREASURY.
BUT FROM A PROJECT PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY 31 OWNER OCCUPIED TOWN HOMES.
UH, YOU, OUR DESIGN OF THE TOWN HOMES IS REALLY COMPLIMENTED TO HOSPITAL HILL DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS REALLY ACROSS THE PARKWAY ONTO THE SIDE.
UH, AND THEN FROM A, YOU KNOW, OUR OBJECTIVE IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL HAVE TAX REVENUE IMPACT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE TOWN.
SO I LOOKED AT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ASSESSMENT OF THESE TOWN HOMES AS AND JUST SORT IT'LL BE A STABLE REVENUE, YOU KNOW, FOR, UH, THE TOWN ITSELF FROM INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES IMPACT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO NEW PUBLIC ROADS OR TOWN MAINTAINED INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED.
IT'S ALL INTERNAL SIDEWALKS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, LIGHTING, STORMWATER SYSTEMS. THAT'S ALL WITHIN THE CONTAINED OF, IT'S A SMALL PARCEL OF TWO AND A HALF ACRES.
UH, NO IMPACT TO SCHOOL POLICE OR FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THERE'S INGRESS EGRESS ACCESS THERE.
UH, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THIS IS COMPLIMENT TO HOSPITAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, AS TO REALLY SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE NEARBY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT.
UH, YOU KNOW, JUST SO THAT'S REINFORCES SORT OF OUR PRIOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT HOSPITAL AREA FROM AN, UH, ECONOMIC COMMUNITY BENEFITS, IT'S REALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, STABILIZE AND ENHANCES SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES.
SO, UH, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW, UNDERSTAND THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF, UH, UH, HOUSING.
SO WE FELT THIS WILL BE REALLY COMPLIMENTARY TO THE CURRENT, UH, SURROUNDINGS AND HOSPITAL HEALTH.
UH, AND THEN IT, FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A MULTIFAMILY OR RETAIL, UH, THAT'S, OR, OR MIXED USE.
AND IT'S REALLY A SMALL COMMUNITY OF 31 UNITS.
SO IT'S PREDICTABLE RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, LOW IMPACT AND IN ANY COMMERCIAL LARGE IMPACT.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE SYNOPSIS OF IT.
AND IT'S SORT OF A REVENUE POSITIVE FOR THE TOWN.
UH, AND LOWER RISK REALLY THAT, YOU KNOW, GEN, UH, EXPANDS CHEVROLET'S TAX BASE, YOU KNOW, AVOID ANY OF THE LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, LIABILITIES AND COMPLIMENTS TO THE HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT, I THINK, UH, WHICH WILL BE EXCELLENT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE TOWN AND, UH, THE COUNTY ITSELF.
AND THAT'S REALLY A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I APPRECIATE THAT, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, THAT OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.
YEAH, IT DEFINITELY, WE CERTAINLY VIEW IT AS A COMPLIMENTARY, OR IT WOULD NEED TO BE A COMPLIMENTARY PROJECT TO HOSPITAL HILL, WHICH I THINK IS ABOUT 200 YARDS AWAY AS THE CROW FLIES, UH, TO THE SOUTHEAST.
AND OF COURSE THAT PROJECT INCLUDES A MIXTURE OF RESIDENCES, BUT SOME, SOME VERY NICE LOOKING CONCEPTUALLY LOOKING, UH, TOWNHOUSES.
UM, AND SO THIS WOULD NEED TO, UH, DOVETAIL WITH, WITH, UH, WITH THAT PROJECT COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.
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VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WADE.I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS RESEARCH BEFORE, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE, UM, I THINK A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO.
UM, TO MY EYE, THIS DOESN'T, THIS SLIDE DECK DOES NOT LOOK ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES THAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE, WHICH TO ME SAYS THAT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED BEFORE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S INCORPORATED IN HERE.
I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS FROM THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOLKS ABOUT SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WE WERE ASKING ABOUT, UM, SOME AESTHETIC STUFF.
UM, AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THINGS ARISE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TOWN AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, THAT THOSE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, UM, IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE DECK YOU HAVE IS AN OLDER VERSION, UH, BUT WE, UH, DID INCORPORATE THE COMMENTS AND YOUR FEEDBACK.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WE WANNA BE A TRUSTED PARTNER AND HAVE A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY ITSELF, AND THE RDA, UH, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THOSE COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED, MA'AM.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE TOWN.
WE'LL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ONE.
CAN YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME? I WANNA MAKE SURE I GOT YOUR LAST NAME.
IT'S SINGH, IT'S LIKE S SINGLE SONG WITH H SING.
I'M, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WADE CHRISTOPHER WADE.
I'M ACTUALLY THE, UH, COUNCILMAN THAT REPRESENTS THAT WAR, WHICH IS WARD ONE, UM, ON THE OTHER SIDE.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE TOWN TO MAKE SMART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AS WE SAID BEFORE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME, UH, TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UH, WE LOOK, HOPEFULLY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOMETHING IN PERSON.
UH, WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE VIRTUAL ASPECT, BUT WE ALL A, UH, UH, TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY WHERE THE IN-PERSON ASPECT ALSO SHOWS A, A HONEST VIEWPOINT OF VIEW OF, OF COMING IN PERSON TO ALLOW US TO COMMUNICATE IN PERSON AS WELL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD, I CAN HOPEFULLY WORK WITH YOUR TOWN, CAN WORK WITH YOU REGARDING THAT.
UM, BUT WE ALSO WANT, UM, IF, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA, UM, HAS, HAS BEEN DISENFRANCHISED FOR VERY LONG, UM, THAT WE HAVE SOME, UM, GREAT, UM, BUILDING OF, OF, OF IDEAS, OF BUILDING THINGS OVER THERE, INCLUDING PARKS, UM, SOMETHING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE OVER THERE.
SO WE WILL HOPE THAT, UM, HOPEFULLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL AS WELL TO HAVE YOU SUPPORT, UM, UH, PARKS OR OTHER, UH, OPEN SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE OVER THERE, YOU PARTNER WITH, UH, REGARDING THAT.
I KNOW THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SMART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND, UH, DEFINITELY, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE REGARDING THAT.
AND I'LL REACH OUT, I'LL REACH OUT TO OFFLINE SO WE CAN HAVE A IN-PERSON MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, UH, OR PROVIDE INPUT ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AT TO DATE FOR 58 0 1 SHEILA SELL WARD TWO.
UM, I'M GONNA SAY, UH, MY SUBSTANTIVE, UH, COMMENTS FOR THE 14TH, MY PROCESS QUESTION FOR, UH, DR.
S UM, SO THIS MEETING ON THE 14TH IS LIKE PART TWO OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WE HAD IN MAY.
SO, UH, YEAH, MA'AM, WE DID HAVE A MEETING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UH, BUT CLEARLY THERE WAS NOT MUCH ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING.
UH, SO, UH, JUST FROM A, SO WE WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE ADVANCE ENOUGH NOTIFICATION AND GET FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SO WE CAN ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS THEY HAVE.
SO THIS JUST A FOLLOW ON MEETING CAN WE HAVING, BECAUSE THE, THE PREVIOUS MEETING WAS NOT REALLY, UH, MUCH AT ATTENDANT BECAUSE OF THE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND UH, YOU KNOW, THE TIMING OF THE ACTUAL MEETING ITSELF.
THAT WAS JUST A, A A, A PREAMBLE TO, TO MY REAL QUESTION IS IF, IF THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AS MANDATED BY THE COUNTY, WE SHOULD ALL HAVE RECEIVED, UM, NOTICES AND, UM, I KNOW, I KNOW I'M ON THEIR MAILING LIST
THE NOTICES WERE SENT ABOUT A MONTH BACK.
I'LL, I'LL BE GLAD, YOU KNOW, TO, WITH WORKING WITH OUR ENGINEERING AND LEGAL COUNSEL AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN CERTAINLY, IF YOU PROVIDE ME EMAIL ADDRESS, WE CAN TAKE IT OFFLINE AND I'LL MAKE SURE
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THAT I GET THE, ALL THE ADDRESSES.UH, I PERSONALLY RECEIVED THE NOTICES AT OUR ADDRESS, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, AND IF THERE'S ANY DISCREPANCY, WE'LL GET IT ADDRESSED.
BUT WE DID SEND THE NOTIF NOTICES ABOUT A MONTH BACK TO MAKE SURE FOLKS HAVE ENOUGH TIME, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU OFFLINE, UH, AND, AND VALIDATE THAT MA'AM.
UM, MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS SHEILA SH EI LA DO SO SA@GMAIL.COM.
SO JUST, UH, S-H-E-L-A DOT SALO@GMAIL.COM.
I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL, MA'AM.
I'LL, I'LL, UH, GET YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN, UH, MAKE SURE I FOLLOW UP THROUGH THAT.
AND THANK YOU, UH, MS. S FOR REMINDING US OF THAT.
SINGH, IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THE TOWN WITH A JPEG OR A PDF, UH, WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT OUT A NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT PROBABLY MONDAY, UM, JUST A, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONNECTION DETAILS FOR, FOR WEDNESDAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S A LOW COST, UH, YOU KNOW, AMPLIFICATION THAT THE TOWN CAN OFFER.
SO I'LL GET YOU THE, THE ADDRESSES WE SENT THE MAILERS TO, AND THEN THE ACTUAL NOTICE ITSELF.
UH, I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ONLINE, SO WE'LL STAY IN THE ROOM WITH COMMENTS ON 58 0 1.
ONE, I ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE AND I'M SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A NOTICE.
SO I AM ACTUALLY, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHERE THERE'S NOTICES ENDED UP.
AND, UM, IN PARTICULAR, I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT THIS TO, UM, THE DEVELOPER'S, UM, ATTENTION AND ALSO TO THE TOWN'S ATTENTION THAT AS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE INCLUDE THE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE NOT IN SHOVEL AND MAKE SURE THAT MR. SINGH HAS INCLUDED THOSE HOMEOWNERS WHO THROUGHOUT THE PAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS, HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO VARIOUS, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS IMPACTS OF THAT SITE AND WILL BE ABSOLUTELY SUBJECT TO ANY IMPACTS AS THAT SITE IS BUILT OUT.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS, AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE PRIVATELY, AND I WILL SAY IT PUBLICLY, I URGE MAYOR AND COUNSEL TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT RELEASING THE, THE PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED.
UM, THAT REALLY IS, AND MR. SIM WOULD BE WELL AWARE WHATEVER LEVERAGE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE, UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT, THE BUILD OUT, THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE, UM, A MORE SIGNIFICANT VOICE IN THAT.
UM, AND I DO URGE MR. SINGH TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE INPUT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN ACTUALLY MATTERS.
UM, IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
AND, UM, WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT, UM, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ISOLATED ASPECT OF COMMUNITY.
SO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE IT SO THAT THERE IS LESS ISOLATION? UM, WHAT CAN WE DO IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THAT? UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS, IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THERE IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROUTING TO SCHOOLS.
UM, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT FOR CHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE AS TO WHAT SCHOOLS THEY'RE GOING AND HOW THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO, UM, TRAVEL TO THOSE SCHOOLS.
SO, AND, AND I'LL HAVE MORE THINGS FOR LATER, BUT THAT'S SOME OF WHAT I HAVE FOR NOW.
AND PLEASE KNOW MORE OF THE IDEA OF COOKIE CUTTER, WHAT PEOPLE FORCED UPON US IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENTS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS TO THE INDIVIDUALITY OF COMMUNITY AND SPEAKS TO THE, UM, THE, THE, THE RESOURCES AND BUILD OUT THAT, UM, FAMILIES AND SINGLE OCCUPANTS ARE LOOKING TO HAVE.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR, UM, VIEWS FROM COUNSEL OR RE RESIDENTS? UH, HEARING NONE, COUNSEL, ARE WE OKAY GOING ON TO THE 14TH IN A LISTING MODE? WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A TOWN POSITION, DO WE? OKAY.
SO SOME OF US WILL ATTEND IN OUR, IN OUR PERSONAL CAPACITY OR OUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, BUT WE'LL GO IN LISTENING MODE WITH OUR OWN QUESTIONS UNLESS THERE'S A DESIRE TO HAVE A TOWN, YOU KNOW, POSITION PRESENTED ON THE 14TH.
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THINK THAT CONCLUDES GREAT, UH, THIS, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA.SING AND WE'LL CERTAINLY BE IN TOUCH AND YOU'LL SEE A FEW OF US ON WEDNESDAY.
[11. Town Administrator Report]
ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 12.MR. GALLOWAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR MAYOR AND COUNSEL IN TOWN OF CHEVROLET.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2026 HAS, UM, COME UPON US FAST.
UH, JUST A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU, UH, THIS EVENING REGARDING NUMBER ONE, THE JIM FLORES.
UH, TODAY WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL MEETING WITH, UH, THE CEO OF THE FLOORING COMPANY.
SO WE DO ANTICIPATE ADDRESSING ALL OF THE CONCERNS OR THE MAJORITY OF THE CONCERNS, BUT THE FLOORING, UM, IN MID-MARCH TO APRIL, UH, DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
UM, BUT I DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAST PROCESS REGARDING THIS, UH, THE GYM FLOORS.
JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, 'CAUSE IN A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS.
UH, THERE IS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE GYM FLOORS.
SO JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AS IT RELATES TO THAT? I MAYOR AND COUNSEL, JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW TOO, WORKING WITH THE, UH, STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON CONFIRMING AN EXPUNGEMENT FAIR FOR MARCH THE 28TH, AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF THE LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY THE 14TH.
UM, I THINK THAT MOST OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE EMAIL THAT WENT OUT TODAY FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE VERY FIRST DAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR MENAL SPONSORS.
UM, I'LL KICK IT TO ANY OF YOU IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE PAST.
IF YOU WANNA SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ACTUAL LEGISLATIVE AFFAIR.
WANTED TO TOSS IT OUT TO YOU ALL TO SEE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING A MUNICIPAL SPONSOR OR JUST GOING AS A REGULAR ATTENDEE.
MR. WADE? UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN, THIS WOULD BE MY FIRST YEAR ATTENDING.
UM, BUT BEING, UM, AS PART OF ONE OF THESE SUB BOARDS ON MML, I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT AS WELL AS INVOLVEMENT IS VERY KEY, PARTICULARLY VERY MUCH THIS YEAR.
UM, AS THE STATE DELEGATE CENTERS HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR BUDGET, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY TRICKLE DOWN TO US.
I THINK IT WOULD BE STRATEGICALLY FOR US TO, UM, SPONSOR THAT.
UM, AND, UM, FOR US TO ALSO ATTEND, I WOULD DEFINITELY BE THERE IN PERSON AND TO DO THAT.
SO, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT FROM ANYONE ELSE IF THEY, HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT AS WELL.
ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN FRY? UM, MR. WHAT IS THE PRICE TAG ON A SPONSORSHIP $350 VERSUS INDIVIDUAL? I DON'T HAVE THE PRICE FOR INDIVIDUALS.
IS IT TICKETS? I, I THINK, I DON'T THINK IT'S FREE, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT, IT'S FREE.
DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW, IS IT FREE? YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S FREE.
SO FOR, THEY'RE ASKING FOR MUNICIPAL SPONSORS.
I, I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WADE IN THAT, UM, WE WANNA BUILD AND STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PARTICULAR RECEPTION WOULD BE ONE TO DO IT, CONSIDERING HOW MANY RECEPTIONS WILL BE HAPPENING THAT DAY.
UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IS GOING TO BE SPENT AT THE MML RECEPTION MM-HMM
COMPARED TO ANYTHING ELSE, UH, FOR THE LEGISLATORS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONNECTING WITH.
UM, AND IT, IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT, BUT I FEEL LIKE EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS RIGHT NOW.
SO MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT THE FORECASTED YEAR EVENTS COMING UP, UH, WITH MML JUST TO SEE WHICH ONES MIGHT KIND OF BE THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK IN A WAY.
UM, AND ALSO, JUST AS A POINT OF FULL DISCLOSURE FOR MYSELF, MML HAS MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE OUR OWN PRIORITIES AND THAT PG CMA SHOULDN'T HAVE THEIR OWN PRIORITIES IF THEY ARE SEPARATE FROM MLS, WHICH I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH BECAUSE PG CMA AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HAS DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAN MAYBE LIKE THE EASTERN SHORE OR THEREFORE.
SO, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO MMLI, I DO THINK WE NEED TO
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THINK ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT, UH, IN THE LEAGUE.UM, JUST MOVING FORWARD AND JUST BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT, ABOUT THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. WADE, BACK TO YOU.
JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, MAYOR, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON OR IS THAT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DONE BY UNDER THE POWERS OF THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR? I MEAN, I THINK, UH, MR. GALLOWAY'S PROBABLY LOOKING FOR A THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN TYPE OF THING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED A FORMAL VOTE FOR A $350 SPONSORSHIP, BUT I THINK HE'S LOOKING FOR, UH, DETERMINED OPPOSITION
UH, OTHERWISE, UH, I THINK HE, HE WILL MAKE HIS OWN CALL.
SO DO YOU WANT, DO YOU WANT A THUMBS UP OR A THUMBS DOWN? IS ANYONE, IS ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE THREE 50? YOU KNOW, THE, THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT IT UP WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ASKED, UM, RIGHT FROM, FROM MML.
UM, UM, UH, I I THINK THERE WAS TWO THUMBS, TWO NEGATIVE THUMBS TO MY LEFT.
ANYONE, UH, STRONGLY SUPPORT DOING THE THREE 50? THAT'S THREE OVER THERE.
GAR, WHAT DO YOU THINK? HANDS UP.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD.
HOW ARE YOU? UH, GOOD EVENING.
I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THIS.
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MOTION MADE AND A VOTE SHOULD BE TAKEN ON THIS.
A MOTION THAT, UM, REGARDING NEXT WEEK'S OPENING LEGISLATION, RECEPTION WITH THE MARYLAND MUNICIPALITY LEAGUE ON JANUARY 14TH, UM, OPENING DAY RECEPTION THAT WE, UH, AS A TOWN SPONSOR THE EVENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $350.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION SECOND.
THE MOTION'S BEEN MOTIONED, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER FRY? UM, I'M JUST GONNA RESTATE IT JUST BECAUSE NOW IT'S AN OFFICIAL MOTION SO THAT IT CAN BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
UM, WHILE I DON'T THINK THREE 50 IS A HUGE AMOUNT, UM, SO IT'S NOT GONNA DO DRAMATIC THINGS.
UM, I DO THINK EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, UH, P-G-C-M-A CURRENTLY IS NOT COMPLETELY ALIGNED WITH M-M-L-M-M-L HAS MADE IT, UM, VERY CLEAR THAT IF OUR PRIORITIES DON'T ALIGN WITH MML, THEY DO NOT WANT US TO PUBLICLY NOT ALIGN WITH THEM WHETHER PGCM AS AN ORGANIZATION, UM, OR EVEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT MAKE, UH, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A PIECE OF PAPER.
UM, AND SO THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS GOING ON WITH MML AND P-G-C-M-A.
UM, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, COUNCILOR WADE, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT, UM, WE USE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO BUILD OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION UP IN ANNAPOLIS.
UM, I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT MML LEGISLATION RECEPTION IS THE ONLY PLACE TO DO THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF THEM WOULD NOTICE THAT WE EVEN SPONSORED IT.
UH, WE'VE NOT SPONSORED IT IN THE PAST.
UM, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL, UH, RECEPTIONS THAT DAY TOO.
SO, UM, IT WON'T BE THE ONLY, IT WON'T BE THE ONLY THING HAPPENING.
I DO THINK THERE'LL BE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, AFTER SOME THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF WHAT WE WANT TO BE INVESTING OUR DOLLARS IN, UM, IF WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
SO THAT IS WHY I WILL BE VOTING NOTE JUST TO, UH, PUT IT ON THE RECORD.
AND I ALSO WANNA PICK UP ON SOMETHING YOU SAID, WHICH IS THAT, UH, YEAH, THERE IS, THERE IS, UH, SOME BAD BLOOD BETWEEN P-G-C-M-A AND MML, I THINK, UH, MML FRANKLY, UH, HAS MISTREATED PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND P-G-C-M-A.
UM, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME OPPOSE SPONSORING THE RECEPTION.
I'LL PROBABLY ATTEND THE RECEPTION.
I THINK THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION, BUT THAT THEY'RE BOTH TRUE, THAT THERE'S ALSO A, A BUTTING OF HEADS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME, SOME UNFAIR, UM, HEAVY HANDEDNESS FROM MML IN ITS TREATMENT OF OUR COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER WADE PUT HIS HAND DOWN.
COUNCIL MEMBER GARIS PUT HIS HAND DOWN.
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GONNA GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WADE, PUT YOUR, PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND BACK UP.COUNCIL MEMBER GARIS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS, UM, I CAN AGREE WITH BOTH MAYOR AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER FRY REGARDING THE, UH, TREATMENT OF MML TO, UH, TO P-G-C-M-A AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AS A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER ON P-G-C-M-A, I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING TO, UH, BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP.
I ATTENDED THE, UH, AS WELL AS MAYOR, YOU DID TOO ON THE MML EVENTS NOT TOO LONG AGO.
AND SEVERAL OF THE P-T-C-M-A BOARD MEMBERS, UH, WERE THERE AS WELL.
SO I, I COME FROM THIS, THE VIEWPOINT AND I THINK A LOT OF THE, UM, INDIVIDUALS ON THE BOARD COMING FROM THE VIEWPOINT THAT, UM, EVEN WITH CONFLICT, YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE IN ORDER FOR, UH, NOT ONLY FOR YOU TO BE RESPECTED AND TO BE HEARD, BUT ALSO THINGS TO BE CHANGED AND FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST MY EXPERIENCE, THAT'S BEING A CURRENT MEMBER, UH, TALKING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS WHOLE, UM, THE, UH, CURRENT STATUS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH M-M-L-M-M-L IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THEY ARE OUR PARENT IN MANY ASPECT, UH, ORGANIZATION.
UM, WE CAN'T RUN P-G-C-M-A OR EVEN MUNICIPALITY ON OUR OWN BY OURSELVES.
UM, SO I THINK THAT THIS, UH, CONTINUED GROWTH AS WELL AS COMING, US COMING TOGETHER CAN ONLY HELP US TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY SHELBY'S DONE BETTER, BUT PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, BUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND AS A WHOLE, I YIELD BACK.
SEEING NO FURTHER, OH, OH, VICE MAYOR.
UM, I JUST THINK FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, I TOOK A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE AND THE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
THE MUNICIPAL SPONSORSHIP IS, IS WELL LOWER THAN ALL OF THE OTHER TIERS.
AND I'M IMAGINING, UM, THAT NOT ONLY IS IT ONE OF SEVERAL RECEPTIONS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ATTENDING THAT NIGHT, BUT PROBABLY WHAT THE SPONSORSHIP WILL GET US IS OUR NAME ON A SIGN ON A LONG LIST WITH A LOT OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
AND PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THE SIGN AND SAY, HEY, LOOK AT ALL THOSE TOWNS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BUY US ANY GOODWILL WITH THE ACTUAL LEGISLATORS.
UM, I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BUY US SOME GOODWILL WITH MML, BUT THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S THE PRIORITY HERE.
UM, SO I AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER F FRY IN THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SPONSORING EVENTS OR RECEPTIONS, WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PUT THE NAME OF OUR TOWN IN FRONT OF THE EYES THAT WE WANT TO SEE IT.
I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN PUTTING OUR NAME OUT THERE IN FOR THIS EVENT.
I MEAN, AS COUNCIL MEMBER WADE POINTED OUT, IF P-G-C-M-A IS TRYING TO REBUILD THIS RELATIONSHIP, WHY SHOULD WE NOT DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO TRY AND HELP WITH REBUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP? AND SO THEREFORE, IF IT COSTS US ONLY $350 TO ADD OUR NAME TO, YES, MAYBE IT'S A LONG LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES, BUT IF OUR NAME ISN'T ON THAT LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES, DOESN'T THAT SAY MORE THAN IF OUR NAME ISN'T THERE? OKAY.
OH, MR. GALLOWAY, DID YOU, WELL, COUNCIL, SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA HAS HIS HAND UP AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MR. GALLOWAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A POINT OF DEBATE, MR. GARCE.
UM, SO I THINK MY QUESTION IS ARE WE GOING FOR GLORY OR ARE WE GOING FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT, WHAT IT SHOULD REALLY BE, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING IF, IF P-G-C-M-A AS A WHOLE IS NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, UM, UNIFIED TO, YOU KNOW, TO, UH, TO MAKE SUCH MOVES, YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY ARE WE THE ONES WHO JUMP ON THIS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MR. GALLOWAY, DID YOU HAVE, DID YOU WANNA COME IN? YEAH, I WAS JUST, AGAIN, I WAS, I, I WAS ASKED TO PUT THIS IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR COUNCIL.
I'M SO SORRY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TIMELY DISCUSSION,
YOU KNOW, SO, SO, SO JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THE DISCUSSION, I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A ROCKY TIME WITH MML JUST WITH ALL OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND CITY COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.
WE'RE NO LONGER A PART OF MML 'CAUSE WE GOT KICKED OUT OF MML, THE CITY COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.
THE ATTORNEYS HAVE ISSUES, THE CLERKS HAVE ISSUES, THE POLICE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS HAVE ISSUES.
SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT, IT'S A CONCERN.
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THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE A PART OF.UM, I AM JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT.
I JUST COME HERE TO ASK, UM, BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO ASK AND THAT'S IT.
SO, UH, WITH ALL, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE IN THERE IF YOU WANT TO.
NO, I APPRECIATE THAT CONTEXT.
I'M GONNA CALL THE QUESTION THEN.
THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO, UM, TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR TO PURCHASE A $350 SPONSORSHIP FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY'S MML RECEPTION.
UM, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE YAYS.
HOW MANY YAYS DO WE HAVE? THERE'S THREE YAYS.
HOW MANY NAYS DO WE HAVE? ONE, TWO COUNCIL MEMBER, GARS, ARE YOU VOTING YES OR NO? NAY.
THE MAYOR CASTS THE FOURTH AFFIRMATIVE VOTE.
UM, AND GOOD LUCK WITH PURCHASING THE SPONSORSHIP, MR. GALLOWAY.
UH, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ASKING ANYTHING ELSE, UH, FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE TOWN ORGANIZATION MEETING THAT, UH, TOWN STAFF HAD WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UH, I THINK IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
MOST QUESTIONS WERE CENTERED AROUND THE GYM FLOOR.
UH, WE'RE STILL GETTING, WAITING ON FEEDBACK FROM, UH, THE ACTUAL FLOORING COMPANY, UH, TO RECOMMEND IF CERTAIN TYPES OF PLAYING EQUIPMENT CAN BE UTILIZED ON THE FLOOR.
SO AFTER WE GET THAT BACK, UH, WE WILL UPDATE THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATIONAL LIST.
UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, HOW WE USE A REVENUE ESTIMATES.
UH, THAT IS WHAT WE RECEIVE FROM, UH, THE STATE HIGHWAY.
UH, YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, THAT WILL BE THE NUMBER THAT WILL BE INSERTED INSIDE OF, UH, FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET, WHICH IS $363,564 AND 69 CENTS JUST FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC'S.
UM, AND FOR TRANSPARENCY REASONS, UH, THESE ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON THE MOST RECENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND MILEAGE DATA THAT'S ON FILE, UH, WITH SHA.
SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
MAYOR AND COUNSEL, WE'VE HAD MR. GALLOWAY, I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU YIELD TO THE VICE MAYOR FOR QUESTIONS? YES.
UM, I WAS JUST CURIOUS 'CAUSE I CAN'T PULL IT UP FAST ENOUGH ON MY COMPUTER.
IS THE FY 26 REVISED ESTIMATE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET CURRENTLY? I CAN LOOK IT UP.
YEAH, IF YOU, IF YOU GIMME A MOMENT, WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK THAT UP FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR REPORT IN THE, IN THE INTERIM, DO YOU WANT THE PAPER OR DO YOU WANNA USE THAT? AS IT RELATES TO, UH, THE UTILITY MATTERS THIS WEEK, UH, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS LEAKS, WATER LEAKS, AND LOW POWER LINES.
SO JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL RESIDENTS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, UM, YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT LEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE APPROPRIATE UTILITY PROVIDER AND THEN NOTIFY THE TOWN.
UH, THE SAME REPORTING PROCESS APPLIES TO PEPCO LINES AND CABLE LINES.
UH, WE HAD A LOW POWER LINE DOWN EARLIER THIS WEEK.
WE HAD TO DEPLOY STAFF FOR, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE HAD LITERALLY SIX GAS LEAKS THIS WEEK,
UM, AND ONE DAY WE HAD THREE WATER LEAKS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A LOT OF COORDINATION AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE EVERYTHING.
BUT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES OUT OF NECESSARY.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE ON GETTING PEOPLE OUT POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
WELL, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT AND, UM, I DO APPRECIATE, UH, THE TEAM WORKING TOGETHER TO, AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT.
GETTING BACK TO, UH, THE HUR FUNDS COUNCIL MEMBER BRINER, I FOUND IT.
IT'S A LITTLE OVER $10,000 LESS THAN WHAT IS IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET.
UH, SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR FY 27 BUDGETING IS THAT THAT NUMBER COULD DOWN FLUCTUATES.
AND JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON UPCOMING EVENTS
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ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH, WE INTEND ON HAVING A FEDERAL IMPACTED HOLIDAY HEADSHOT, UH, FOR ALL THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE LAYOFFS OR FIRINGS.UH, THAT COULD COME IN AND TAKE HEADSHOTS ON JANUARY THE 19TH.
AS IT RELATES TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY THE 21ST, THAT WILL BE OUR MOBILE COVERAGE FORM.
AS OF DATE, ALL OF THE PROVIDERS HAVE, UH, CONFIRMED THEIR ATTENDANCE AND, AND COMING.
SO THOMAS, I CHALLENGE YOU TO COME BRING YOUR CONCERNS SO THAT WE CAN GET BETTER COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY IN WARD THREE.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT SO THAT, UH, WE CAN GET SOME THAT ISSUE RESOLVED.
MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR ME OUTSIDE OF THE REPORT OR ANYTHING REGARDING A REPORT? ANYONE? MR. HICK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TANZI JUST HAPPENED TO MENTION THAT OUR HEAD SHOTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS NEVER RESCHEDULED.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT ON THIS OCCASION? PERHAPS I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
UH, ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY ABOUT SERVICE, UM, SERVICE CHANGES FOR DR.
KING'S BIRTHDAY? THE MONDAY? YEAH, THE TOWN WILL BE CLOSED.
THE, THE TOWN WILL BE CLOSED, HOWEVER, UM, THEN WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, THE GYM FOR THE PHOTO SHOTS.
SO, AND SO THERE'S NO TOWN WIDE YARD WASTE 'CAUSE IT'S A MONDAY.
WILL THAT BE MOVED? YES, I WILL KICK IT TO STEVE.
I THINK HE INTENDED ON GOING INTO A LITTLE DETAIL OF THAT DURING HIS, UH, REPORT, IF I MAY.
WE WILL BE PUSHING, UH, THE MONDAY COLLECTION TO TUESDAY AS WE'VE DONE FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO INCORPORATE BOTH, UH, TOWN WIDE TRASH YARD WASTE AND THEN ALSO CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON IN A FEW MINUTES.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR? ALRIGHT.
I WAS JUST GOING TO THANK THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR AND ALL OF THE TOWN STAFF FOR ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN WARD TWO THIS PAST WEEK.
UM, WE SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE THIS PAST WEEK, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF THE TOWN STAFF WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE REMEDIATED QUICKLY.
AND I'VE ONLY BEEN OFF THE CASE FOR SIX MONTHS.
AND YOU BROKE THREE WATER PIPES, TWO GAS PIPES.
UH, MR. GALLOWAY, ANYTHING FURTHER OR SHALL WE GO TO THE CHIEF? WE SHOULD GO TO THE CHIEF.
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YES, SIR.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL, I'VE SUBMITTED A REPORT FOR THE ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE SWEARING IN OF OFFICERS RAINER AND D EIGHT DAYS AGO WOULD'VE BROUGHT US TO FULL STAFFING OF 18 OFFICERS.
BUT AS ION COUNCIL AWARE, THANKS TO THE, UH, EFFORTS OF THE ION COUNCIL AND THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, JANUARY THE FIRST MARKED THE UNFREEZING OF TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
SO, UH, FULL STAFFING WOULD BE 20 OFFICERS AS OF JANUARY THE FIRST.
UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE PROBABLY 30 TO 35 APPLICANTS IN THE PROCESS THAT ARE LOOKING, UH, FOR A HOME HERE IN SHELBY.
AND WE WILL BE VERY SELECTIVE IN THAT PROCESS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD INTERVIEWS TODAY WILL CONTINUE WITH THOSE TOMORROW FOR A CIVILIAN POSITION TO FILL THE VACANT CIVILIAN POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO OUR PATROL AND TRAFFIC INITIATIVES.
WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS UP IN COLUMBIA PARK AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH RAMADA, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY'S DISTRICT ONE AND THE WAVE UNIT TO ADDRESS THE INCREASED INCIDENTS OF THEFT RAMS RESULTING THAT HAVE RESULTED IN QUITE A FEW ARRESTS.
AND WE REMIND OUR RESIDENTS THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, PLEASE CALL 9 1 1.
AS I POINTED OUT, I BELIEVE DURING THE WORK SESSION OR THE LAST SESSION, THAT A NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ABILITY TO MAKE ARRESTS ON SCENE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE BREAKING INTO CARS AS A RELEASE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE MARYLAND SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLAR BEAR PLUNGE IS FRIDAY, JANUARY THE 30TH.
WE INVITE ANY AND ALL TO COME JOIN US IN THE BALMY WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
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WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE AREA OF ABOUT 35 TO 40 DEGREES, DEPENDING UPON THE TEMPERATURES, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLUNGE.THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS THE NUMBER ONE CHARITY OF CHOICE FOR THE MARYLAND CHIEFS OF SHERIFF ASSOCIATIONS.
AND THERE'S A LINK ON THE WEBPAGE FOR THE TOWN, UH, IF YOU WANNA MAKE A DONATION.
SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE, UH, ANY CONSIDERATION OF THAT.
SOMETHING THAT'S NOT IN THE REPORT.
MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD ASK FOR MAYOR COUNCIL'S INDULGENCE IS TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE MAYOR COUNCIL UP TO SPEED ON AN INCIDENT THAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED BACK ON APRIL THE FIRST OF 2025.
AND THESE, UH, THESE SITUATIONS, AS WE WELL KNOW, UH, WHILE BLUE BLOODS OR NCIC OR, UH, THEY CAN, UH, SOLVE A CRIME AND BRING FOLKS TO JUSTICE IN ABOUT AN HOUR'S TIME, INCLUDING 15 MINUTES OF COMMERCIALS.
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD.
BUT ON APRIL THE FIRST OF LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A ROBBERY OF SEVEN 11 IN THE, UH, SIX, UH, 6,600 BLOCK OF ANNAPOLIS ROAD.
THE ARMED INDIVIDUAL FLED TOWARDS SHOVELING AND WAS SPOTTED IN SHOVELING BY, UH, SEVERAL SHOVEL POLICE OFFICERS, INCLUDING SERGEANT BLUNT AND SERGEANT JACKSON.
OUR OFFICERS ENGAGED IN A FOOT PURSUIT AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE SUSPECT DURING THAT FOOT PURSUIT, THEY CONTINUED TO PURSUE THE INVESTIGATIVE LEADS ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTIFYING THE INDIVIDUAL.
THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED BY OUR OFFICERS.
UH, WARRANTS WERE OBTAINED, SEARCH WARRANTS WERE OBTAINED, ARREST WARRANTS WERE OBTAINED.
AND, UH, TODAY THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS SENTENCED, CONVICTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS.
AND HE'S NO LONGER A REV, UH, A RESIDENT OF CHEVROLET STATION APARTMENTS.
HE'S NOW A RESIDENT OF 13 400 DLY DRIVE.
IT'S KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.
SO EXCELLENT WORK BY OFFICERS IN, UH, COOPERATION WITH BRIDGE GEORGE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ROBBERY DIVISION.
UH, YEAH, THE STAFFING HAS BEEN AMAZING AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROMOTION AND ABOUT THE TWO NEW OFFICERS JOINING.
UH, I WANTED TO ASK IF YOU COULD GIVE US A QUICK UP, UM, UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON COLUMBIA PARK ROAD BRIDGE CAMERAS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT,
I MEAN, SHE WAS HALF JOKING, BUT SHE DID COMPLAIN THAT SHE'D GOTTEN A TICKET FOR MAKING A RIGHT ON RED.
UH, SO IT'S WORKING, IT'S, IT, IT'S WORKING A RESIDENT OF WARD FOUR, I MIGHT ADD.
YEAH, THE, THE, THE, THE FRUSTRATION IS THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE PROVIDER AND THE, OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM OVER THERE.
PART OF THE ISSUE IS LOCATION WHERE WE CAN PUT THESE CAMERAS.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS.
UH, BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, AND I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH, WITH MR. GALLOWAY, SO IT'S NOT GONNA COME AS A SURPRISE TO HIM.
WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT PROVIDERS PROVIDING SERVICES FOR AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS RED LIGHT.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON PUTTING TOGETHER A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL AND LET THESE PROVIDERS OF THESE VARIOUS SERVICES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE.
UH, SOME PROVIDE SERVICES THAT MAY BE BETTER THAN OTHERS.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE AMERICAN COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THESE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS AS TO WHAT LEVEL OF SERVICE THEY CAN, UH, THEY CAN GIVE TO THE TOWN OF SHELBY AS IT RELATES TO ALL OF THE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THAT UNDER ONE UMBRELLA RATHER THAN DEALING WITH MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS, MULTIPLE PROVIDERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE? MR. TANZIE? UH, JUST SO IT'S CLEAR, CAN YOU SAY WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE CAMERAS ARE AND WHICH ONES ARE ISSUING CITATIONS? MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE RED LIGHT CAMERA WAS OPERATING AND THE RIGHT ON RED, IS THAT RIGHT? IT'S THE CAMERA THAT COMES OFF THE RAMP FROM EASTBOUND ROUTE 50 UP ONTO COLUMBIA PARK.
SO THAT'S THE CURRENT CAMERA THAT'S OPERATING.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET CAMERAS ON THE OTHER AREAS, CHEVROLET AVENUE OR COLUMBIA PARK TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS AS WELL AS DOWN TOWARDS THE METRO.
SO WE ONLY HAVE THAT ONE YES, SIR.
OPERATING RIGHT NOW? YES, SIR.
'CAUSE I WAS GONNA SAY THAT, UH, I WAS, UH, COMING BACK FROM CAPITOL HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY AND SOMEONE WENT RIGHT PAST ME, DIDN'T EVEN PAUSE TO CUT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, AND I WAS WAITING FOR THERE TO BE A FLASH OR SOME OTHER INDICATION THAT YEAH, THAT, THAT A, A PHOTO HAD BEEN TAKEN.
BUT NOW I KNOW WHY THERE WASN'T.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT?
[13. Public Works Report]
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HEARING NONE, I THINK THAT TAKES US TO MR. BRAMAN.GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. MAYOR TOWN, COUNCIL TOWN OF SHE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, I WAS GOING TO GIVE A-W-S-S-C UPDATE, FIRST OF ALL, UH, APPRECIATE Y'ALL RECOGNIZING THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, UM, MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE OF WATER, MAIN BREAKS AND GAS LEAKS THIS WEEK.
FACT DRIVING INTO CHEVROLET AVENUE, JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, UH, GAS COMPANIES DIGGING RIGHT NEAR, UH, UM, CHEVROLET AVENUE AND, AND, UH, 2 0 2.
SO IT'S, IT'S TOUGH TO, UH, KEEP UP WITH.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.
UM, BUT, UM, I ALSO WANTED TO UPDATE THAT THERE WAS A-W-S-S-C-A-W-S-S-C COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS, UH, WELL, WAS HELD ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026, THIS PAST TUESDAY.
UM, THIS DOES, ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT IS OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN OF CHEVROLET, IT DOES AFFECT, UH, UH, CERTAIN, UH, AREAS OF CHEVROLET, SUCH AS THE 6,500 BLOCK OF OAK, UH, FOREST COURT, UH, 3,200 BLOCK CHEVROLET HILLS COURT, 30 6400 BLOCK OF FOREST ROAD, 3,200 BLOCK OF HILLSIDE AVENUE, AND THE 3,100 BLOCK 63RD PLACE.
AND SO I'VE REACHED OUT TO, UH, WSC AND ASKED THEM TO RECONVENE, UH, THE MEETING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MEETING INSIDE, UH, CHEVROLET THROUGH A NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO REPRINT ANOTHER, UH, MAILER.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA HAND DELIVER IT.
UM, I EXPECT THIS TO OCCUR SOMETIME IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS, SO STAY TUNED.
UM, AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO HIGHLIGHT IT.
UM, IN ADDITION, IN THAT 3,200 BLOCK OF BEVERLY HILLS COURT, UH, THERE HAS BEEN SOME ONGOING, UH, CONCERNS REGARDING SOME STORM WATER.
UM, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, UH, SENDING OFF A, UH, UH, REQUEST TO THE, UH, COUNTY'S DPW AND T TO SEE HOW, UM, THESE PROJECTS MAY EITHER COMPLIMENT THEMSELVES OR HOW WE CAN AT LEAST GET THE COUNTY TO COME IN.
THERE'S A STREAM THAT RUNS, OR A LITTLE DRAINAGE DITCH SORT OF, THAT RUNS FROM KILMER OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN, UM, RIGHT INTO THAT COURT.
UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THE COUNTY'S ATTENTION ON THAT AS WELL AS WSCS AS THEY COME THROUGH.
UM, SO, UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT OR ANY OTHER WSC QUESTIONS BESIDES, CAN WE GET ALL THE WATER LINE ALL, ALL THE WATER LINES REPLACED QUICKLY? I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
UM, THE HOLIDAY TREE COLLECTION WE ALREADY TOUCHED UPON, WE DID, UH, START THAT, UH, THIS PAST MONDAY.
UM, IT WILL BE EVERY MONDAY TOWN WIDE THROUGH FEBRUARY 9TH.
UM, WE DO ASK THAT, UH, YOU CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR, UH, ANY, UH, UH, NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR, UH, UH, UH, SCHEDULE CHANGES.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, I JUST MENTIONED THAT WE WILL BE PUSHING THAT TO THE TUESDAY ON THE, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
UM, ADDITIONALLY TO SNOW OR, UH, UH, WEATHER COULD AFFECT US AS WELL.
UM, WE ALSO ASK THAT THE TOWN AND RESIDENTS DON'T COMMINGLE YARD WASTE WITH THE, UH, UH, WITH THE, UH, HOLIDAY TREES.
WE SEPARATE THE HOLIDAY TREES AND TAKE THEM SEPARATELY DOWN FOR DISPOSAL.
ADDITIONALLY, TOO, IF YOU HAVE AN ARTIFICIAL TREE THAT YOU WISH TO DISPOSE OF, DO THAT THROUGH YOUR BULK TRASH DAY.
AND, UM, AND THAT COUNTS AS ONE OF YOUR BULK TRASH ITEMS. SO, UM, THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THERE JUST FOR PEOPLE TO RECALL THAT.
JUST SET YOUR TREE OUT ON THE MONDAYS AND WE CAN PICK IT UP.
IF IT'S ARTIFICIAL, JUST, UH, CONSIDER IT BULK TRASH.
UM, WE'LL PICK IT UP WHEN WE, UH, COME BY.
UM, CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION AS WELL, HAS, UH, COMMENCED, UM, OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
WE EITHER CATCH UP AND OR, UH, TAKE A BREAK FROM THAT.
UM, WE'RE BASICALLY FLIPPING THE SCHEDULE AND GOING BACK THROUGH A SECOND ROUND.
UH, AND SO JUST PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE TO KEEP UP WITH, UH, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT.
UM, AND WE PROBABLY SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP, UH, KEEP CAUGHT UP UNLESS WE, UH, UM, ENCOUNTER SOME WEATHER OR SOME OTHER, UH, CHALLENGES.
ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF THOSE TWO ITEMS? NOT SEEING IT.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE BOYD PARK GATE INSTALLATION UPDATE.
UM, WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS WITH THAT.
THE GATE INSTALLATION IS NEARING COMPLETION.
THERE WAS, UH, SOME FINAL EQUIPMENT AND CONCRETE, UH, INSTALLED.
UM, WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME FINAL PIECES THAT WE NEED, UH, TO, UH, TO BE COMPLETED.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE, SO WE ARE, UM, ESTIMATING THAT WE CAN HAVE THE GATE FULLY, UH, OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF JANUARY.
UM, WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE, UH, HOPING TO, UH, UM, WHAT IS IT UNDER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER ON THIS.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE GONNA NEED SOME TRAINING AND WE ARE GONNA NEED TO SET IT UP, UH, TO MAKE THE OPERATION COMPLEMENT, UH, ADDING THE, UH, SECURITY TO, UH, THE BOYD PARK.
BUT I THINK THIS IS A, UH, UH, A GOOD STEP FORWARD.
UM, I KNOW WE HAD HOPED TO GET IT
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LAST SUMMER, BUT, UM, UM, NOW'S BETTER THAN EVER.BUT, UH, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, UH, REGARDING THE BOYD PARK GATE? YOU GOOD? YOU'RE GOOD FOR, FOR THE PARK, BECAUSE I, I GOT A QUESTION, UH, THE OTHER NIGHT FROM A RESIDENT OF THE OLD FOURTH WARD.
SO I, THE NEXT TIME, NEXT ONE THAT ASK ME, I'LL TELL THEM IT'S NOT GONNA BE OPERATIONAL UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
BUT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH AHEAD ON THAT.
UM, THE FEMA, UH, FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT, WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON THAT AS WELL.
UM, AGAIN, I'M VERY RELIEVED THAT WE ACTUALLY EVEN MADE IT THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND, AND, UH, UH, RECEIVED OUR SUB-AWARD.
BUT NOW OUR SUB-AWARD HAS BEEN, UM, UH, FULLY EXECUTED BY BOTH THE, UH, TOWN AND, UH, THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF, UH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR US TO, UH, UH, GET, GET M THEM, UH, THE MARYLAND AGENCY, UH, SOME OF OUR, UH, INSURANCE AND OTHER, UH, POLICY DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS SCHEDULE AN INFORMAL KICKOFF, UH, MEETING WITH OUR PARTNER CIS SOLUTIONS.
THEY'RE ALSO TIED TO CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP.
AND, UH, YOU MAY RECALL THEY'RE ACTUALLY MATCHING, UH, THE GRANT WITH OVER, UH, UH, $500,000 OF IN KIND DONATIONS, UM, WHICH IS RELIEVING US FROM HAVING TO DO THE, UH, THE MATCH, UH, TO THE FEMA.
UM, SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT, UM, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SPRING TO ACTUALLY MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON THIS.
UM, THIS IS GOING TO HELP US, UH, NOT ONLY, UM, EVALUATE, BUT CLEAN, UH, A LOT OF OUR STORM DRAINS OR EVEN EVEN THOSE THAT ARE THE COUNTIES.
IT'S MY HOPE THAT THIS WILL, UH, PUT US IN A POSITION THOUGH TO NOT ONLY, UH, UH, REQUEST TO BE, UH, SPECIFYING, UH, UH, CORRECTIONS THAT WE NEED, BUT I'M HOPING THAT IT SETS US UP, SETS US UP TO BE, YOU KNOW, A, UH, UH, AN AREA THAT PEOPLE WANT TO INVEST MONEY INTO, TEST AND OR, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKE, UH, MAKE STORMWATER WORK.
'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, DONE, DONE SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK.
UM, SO WE, I WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE AS THAT GOES ON.
AND THEN WE RECENTLY, UH, SUBMITTED OUR ANNUAL ROADSIDE, UH, TREE BLANKET PERMIT APPLICATION AND ALSO OUR TREE CITY USA APPLICATION.
SO MORBID DAY WILL BE GOING THROUGH, UH, THOSE CEREMONIES AGAIN.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR ANYTHING ELSE, YOUR SERVICE COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
I DO WANT TO, UH, RAISE A QUESTION THAT A, UH, CONSTITUENT HAD HE ASKED POSSIBLE TO INSTALL A HIGHER INFLATION STATION WHERE EV CHARGES ARE TO FALL IN LOVE.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT THAT UP, UH, SO THAT THERE COULD BE A, UM, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC USE, UH, TIRE INFLATION STATION, HIS, IN HIS WORDS, LIKE THE ONE AT COSTCO, SO THAT IF PEOPLE WANT TO INFLATE THEIR TIRES, THEY CAN DO IT IN TOWN.
SO I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING BEING OPENED IS YOUR TOP PRIORITY, BUT I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON, UH, YOU KNOW, ON YOUR AGENDA SO THAT WHEN YOU DO GET TIME, YOU CAN STUDY THAT.
I, I KNOW WE, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO, UH, UM, WHEN WE WERE JUST DESIGNING THE OIL, UH, COLLECTION CENTER.
UM, THAT'S AN INTERESTING, UH, CONCEPT FOR US TO EXPLORE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, I WILL, UH, PUT THAT ON OUR TO-DO LIST TO, UH, UM, EITHER LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AS WE OPEN THE BUILDING OR WHAT WE CAN DO, UM, AFTER THE BUILDING'S OPENED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR?
[14. Review the January work session agenda and future requests, and Town Administrator Galloway will offer a forecast of the agenda. ]
SEEING NONE, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 15 REVIEW OF THE JANUARY WORK SESSION AND FUTURE REQUESTS COUNSEL.THE WORK SESSION IS ON THE 22ND OF JANUARY.
I HAVE A SE SEVERAL ITEMS WRITTEN DOWN, UH, AND NO PARTICULAR ORDER.
58 0 1 ANNAPOLIS ROAD, CLAY BRICK, POSSIBLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION INCLUDING THE BOTTLE BILL, COUNCIL MEMBER HICK.
UH, THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES, UH, I WROTE DOWN 57 0 1 LANDOVER ROAD.
UH, MR. GALLOWAY'S GONNA BRIEF US ON THE WAY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 2026.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM I WROTE DOWN FOR THE 22ND WAS, UH, A RE AN UPDATE FROM THE POLICY COMMITTEE.
ANYONE DISPUTE ANY OF THOSE OR HAVE ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR THE 22ND WITH THAT? FOURTH THING? UH, FOURTH THING WAS THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
SO 58 0 1 CLAY BRICK BOTTLE BILL
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AND OTHER BILLS, STRATEGIC PLAN 57 0 1.WOULD THAT ALSO INCLUDE, UH, AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER USE OF TOWN RESOURCES, I WROTE ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR THE 22ND? ALRIGHT.
AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD FOR FEBRUARY 12TH, I WROTE DOWN A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JOYCE SEPA'S WORK, UH, AND THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOLUTION.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR FEBRUARY 12TH SO FAR.
ALRIGHT, HEARING NOTHING FURTHER FOR THAT.
OH, MR. GLO, HECK, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WILL FIT, BUT I WAS, UM, ASKED BY A FRIEND AND CITIZEN IN THE TOWN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY AND WHETHER THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE WOULD HAVE WITH ADA ABOUT, UM, SHELTERS ALONG CHEVROLET AVENUE AT THE BUS STOPS.
SO IF WE COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH WHOEVER WE WOULD NEED TO DO, DO THAT WITH.
ALRIGHT, LET US, UM, KICK THAT IDEA TO MR. BRAMAN AND, UM, WE WILL LET HIM AND MR. GALLOWAY COME BACK WITH WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE ON THE 22ND OR MAYBE THE FEBRUARY 26TH.
UM, YEAH, HOW'S THAT SOUND? THAT'S FINE.
THESE ARE BUS STOP SHELTERS ON CHEVROLET AVENUE.
UM, THAT JUST REMINDS ME, I HAVEN'T LOOKED IN A WHILE, BUT, UM, WE HAD RAISED THE LAST TIME ADA WAS HERE, THE FACT THAT THE BUS STOP SIGNS WERE WRONG, THEY HAD THE WRONG DESTINATION.
ARE THEY STILL WRONG? THEY'RE STILL WRONG.
SO LET'S DO THAT WITH BUS SHELTERS TOO.
'CAUSE THEY NEED TO BE RIGHT, THEY NEED TO SHOW THE RIGHT DESTINATION.
UH, SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T NEED CHARLIE TO COME.
DO WE, CAN WE JUST CALL, DO DO YOU WANT US JUST TO CALL CHARLIE AND LET HIM KNOW? YES.
I KNOW HE'S GOT, I THINK HE GOT ANOTHER PROMOTION INSIDE, SO THERE MIGHT BE A NEW MARYLAND PERSON, BUT YEAH, WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM TO CONTINUE BEING WRONG.
[15. Mayor and Council Announcements]
NOT, WE'RE ON TO NUMBER 16.MAYOR AND COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? I'M NOT GONNA PICK ON COUNCIL MEMBER GARS 'CAUSE HE'S ONLINE, BUT WE CAN GO TO HIM SECOND.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST DOWN HERE? OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, JOHN, ANYTHING? I'M GOOD MR. WADE, LET'S JUST GO THAT WAY.
UH, THERE'S A LIST OF THINGS HERE.
AS MENTIONED, BUDGET SEASON IS COMING UP.
UH, PLEASE WARD ONE RESIDENTS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES.
THIS WILL BE A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR, UM, UH, AS FAR AS PRIORITIZING THOSE BUDGETS.
SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THE, UH, RED CROSS BLOOD, UH, DONATION, UH, DRIVE WAS MENTIONED ON THE JANUARY 21ST.
UH, CHIEF MENTIONED, BUT THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE, THAT'LL BE MY FIRST YEAR HOPEFULLY ATTENDING.
UM, IN SUPPORT OF THAT, PLEASE GET OUT THE WORD REGARDING THAT.
UM, THERE IS, I SAW THE EXCHANGE, SO I WOULD LOVE TO SHOUT THEM OUT.
THE FRIENDS OF LOUIS BEAVER DAM, ALONG WITH SHA WAS DOING A TRASH PICKUP ALONG ROUTE 50, UH, THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 12, UH, REGARDING THAT.
SO, UH, COLUMBIA PARK ROAD IS THE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THAT DRIVE THAT ROAD.
UM, YOU CAN TELL ON ROUTE 50 IS SO MUCH TRASH THERE.
SO THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT, THAT ARE FRIENDS OF LORD B DAM ARE VOLUNTEERING, UH, REGARDING THAT.
UM, THIS PAST MONDAY WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.
IT WAS CAPA ALPHA SIDE FRATERNITY INCORPORATED.
HUNDRED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY JANUARY 5TH.
UM, THAT IS A FRATERNITY, UH, WHERE WE HAVE MEMBERS SUCH AS HAKEEM JEFFRIES, BILL RUSSELL, UM, ARTHUR ASH, COLIN KAEPERNICK, AS WELL AS OUR CONGRESSMAN GLENN IVY, AS WELL AS OUR STATE SENATOR MALCOLM MORGANSTEIN.
UM, OUR MEMBERS, UH, 115 YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND THE FUTURE RECOGNITION OF OTHER SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES, DELTA SIGMA THETA, JANUARY 13TH, ALPHA CAPITAL ALPHA, JANUARY 15TH, UH, ZETA FIVE BETA JANUARY 16TH, UM, AS WELL.
AND, UH, MY BELOVED WIFE'S BIRTHDAY, UH, CAN BE REMISS NOT TO MENTION, UH, HER BIRTHDAY IS JANUARY 12TH, SO IF YOU SEE US SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER AND TONIGHT MY BELOVED MIAMI HURRICANES ARE PLAYING IN THE SEMI-FINAL.
SO IF WE WIN THIS GAME, WE'RE IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GO CANES.
UH, THE RAMP CLEANUP WAS MOVED A WEEK, SO
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IT'S GONNA BE ON DR.KING'S SATURDAY NOW BECAUSE I, THERE RAIN IS ANTICIPATED JANUARY 17TH.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FRY, ANYTHING? UM, I DO THANK YOU.
UM, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH RENEE NICOLE.
UM, I'M SURE THAT RESIDENTS IN OUR TOWN AS WELL AS IN THIS COUNTY, RECOGNIZE AND KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ICE ACTIVITY, UM, HAPPENING HERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS BOTH INSIDE OF CHEVROLET AND OUTSIDE OF CHEVROLET, WHO ARE DOING THE SAME THINGS, UM, IN ADVOCATING FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.
UM, VIDEOTAPING JUST BEING THERE, BEING VIGILANT, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT MS. GOODE WAS TRYING TO DO.
UM, AND IT'S VERY SCARY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEIGHBORS WHO'VE BEEN TAKEN, UH, DETAINED FAMILIES BEING TORN APART, CHILDREN WHO ARE NEEDING MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA THAT THAT'S BEEN INFLICTED UPON THEM AND SEEING THEIR PARENT OR PARENTS BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.
UM, IN THAT VEIN THEN, OVER THE PAST, UH, COUPLE WEEKS OVER THE HOLIDAYS, THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST FOUR FAMILIES THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE BEEN REUNITED.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF LAWYERS WHO ARE DOING WORK, UH, THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEMS, UM, TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE AND TO TRY TO BRING SOME DUE PROCESS, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.
HOWEVER, THAT, THAT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY.
UM, AND A LOT OF THESE NONPROFITS WHO ARE DOING THIS LEGAL WORK, THEY'RE DOING IT AT DISCOUNTED COST, BUT IT STILL COSTS A LOT OF MONEY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT FOR LESS THAN $10,000.
AND SO WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN SOME OF THESE STORIES IS HEARING ABOUT A YOUNG SINGLE MOM WHO HAS A CHILD, BOTH HER PARENTS WHO WERE THE MAIN BREADWINNERS BEING DETAINED AND DEPORTED, UM, HAVING, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO $2,000 IN UTILITIES PASSED DUE, AND THEN HAVING MISSION OF LOVE, STEP UP AND PAY THOSE UTILITIES.
AND THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER BEING PASSED DUE HER RENT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THESE RESOURCES ARE COMING FROM.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE CAN DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT ONCE, BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT $350, IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THAT'S MONEY THAT COULD ALSO GO TOWARDS THESE FAMILIES WHO NEED FOOD, WHO NEED UTILITIES PAID FOR, WHO NEED HELP WITH LEGAL FEES.
I WOULD LIKE FOR US AS A BODY TO CONSIDER, UH, WHAT WE CAN DO IN REGARDS TO FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
I KNOW THAT, UM, THE ICE ISSUE IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE FACING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS, WHO HAVE THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CAREER INSECURITY.
AND, UM, WE'RE ALSO HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME.
IT'S LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO AS, AS A TOWN, AS A COMMUNITY? UM, AND SOME OF THAT MIGHT REQUIRE US TO PUT FINANCIAL RESOURCES, UM, TOWARDS THAT.
SO MY ANNOUNCEMENT IS JUST, I DON'T WANNA END IT ON A SAD NOTE, I WANNA SAY THAT THERE IS HOPE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THINK THERE IS HOPE, BUT THAT HOPE, UNFORTUNATELY HAS A PRICE TAG.
UM, AND SO LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER ROY SAID, WE ARE COMING UPON BUDGET SEASON, UM, AND AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT FUNDS, UM, AND THIS MAY BE A REQUEST THAT I BRING MUCH EARLIER, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY, UM, FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, UH, WHO ARE BEING DETAINED, AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE, UM, HAD THE, UH, EMPLOYMENT ISSUES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I, I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER FRY FOR EXPRESSING WHAT'S IN MY HEAD AND MY HEART THAT I PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE PUT INTO SIMILAR WORDS.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GARCI, UH, COME.
I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TONIGHT, BUT, UM, I JUST WANT ALSO TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FRY FOR, UM, FOR SEEING WHAT SHE SAID AND, UM, AND, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL THINK ABOUT AS, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION.
I THINK THE ONLY, OKAY, SO SORRY, DID YOU HAVE MORE? OH, YOU MUTED YOURSELF.
THE, I WAS SIMPLY GONNA REMIND ALL OF THE, UH, PREVIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT CHEVROLET IS HOSTING THE P-G-C-M-A MONTHLY MEETING NEXT WEEK, A WEEK FROM TONIGHT ON THE 15TH.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING I HOPE THAT WE DO ANNUALLY OR CLOSE TO ANNUALLY GOING FORWARD.
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UM, AND, UH, IT'S BEEN PROBABLY 12, 14 YEARS OR SO SINCE WE HOSTED A-P-G-C-M-A MEETING, UM, THAT I CAN RECALL.WE DID ONE 14 YEARS AGO AND MAYBE WE DID ONE FIVE YEARS AGO.
I LIKE DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY, SO WE WILL.
UH, BUT PLEASE, UH, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, UH, PLEASE JOIN US ON THE 15TH IF YOU ARE A FORMER, UH, CHEVROLET ELECTED OFFICIAL.
I THINK THAT IS IT FOR, UM, WELL, THE ONLY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL BE HOSTING A SUPER BOWL PARTY.
I KNOW THE PLAYOFFS ARE JUST STARTING, BUT THE SUPER BOWL WAS FEBRUARY 8TH AND WE WILL BE HOSTING A PUBLIC PARTY AT THE DUGOUT.
UM, AND ADMISSION IS FREE AND FOOD IS FREE.
SO PLEASE JOIN US ON THE 8TH OF FEBRUARY, SUNDAY.
UM, THAT IS IT FROM ME, COUNSEL, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.
VICE MAYOR BRINER MADE THE MOTION.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTION PASSES.