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1, and this time, please join us for the invocation given by Honour and Savage, followed by the pledge of allegiance.

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Thank you, Mr Mayer. May we legislate this evening with wisdom, patience and respect.

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One nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and circumstances on.

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Madam City Clerk, please call a roll.

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Our man, Buffley.

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Alden Hattley.

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Alden O'Neill.

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President, Alden Pendel Charles.

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Alden Finlayson.

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President, Alden Shandemire.

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President.

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Alderman Gay. Here.

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Alden with Savage.

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Alden and Arnett.

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President.

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Can you please present the first item on the agenda?

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First item on the agenda?

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First item on the agenda is approval of the agenda.

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It's time to entertain a motion, a pretty agenda.

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As amended to postpone, ceremony items, city council, citation, ID1425.

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Citation andapolis Centre run until Monday, February 10, 2025.

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We're going to motion on that.

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Second.

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All those in favour?

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Say aye.

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Mr City, please present the next item on the agenda.

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The next item on the agenda is petition for the communications.

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Beginning with update from the mayor.

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That's great because my update is not quite here yet.

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Can I go through in the council?

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We're just reading it through in the other room and she's reprinting it.

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Can we start with the city council?

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I think it's 20 minutes tonight.

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It's okay.

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It's only about 30 minutes long.

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So I'll be right here.

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Audemars.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Economic matters.

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Canceled.

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It's January meeting.

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We will be reconvening on February 19th at 6.30 p.m.

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Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.

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Committee meeting.

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We'll take place on February 12th.

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The next one at 4 p.m.

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That will be a virtual meeting.

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Thank you.

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I get my report the last meeting.

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So our next meeting is February 13th at 3 p.m.

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I don't know if it's virtual or in person.

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I think it's a person.

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It's in person.

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Thank you.

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And I was the Jen is not finalized but I do recall.

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I believe the public works are going to be presenting on the storm water fee.

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stormwater fee. They ran your report to us. Thank you. I'm holding my net. You had

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hand up and then let me go. Don't have a standing. Okay. I saw you head up. I apologize.

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How was 20 to?

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Um, are we going to the Ottoman Hudley? He is the, um, finance chair Emerita. Is it?

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Yeah. Um, housing human welfare committee is scheduled to meet the 17th.

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But that's a holiday. So, um, once we find out the TV studios availability,

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we will reschedule our February meeting. Thank you.

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This city is preserving the president's day that. Thank you.

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The finance committee recommended favorably both a supplemental appropriation and a fund transfer

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at our last meeting. The supplemental appropriation 2425 provides $500,000 for a grant program

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to address environmental restoration with the just big bay trust.

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And, um, I'm really excited about that one. I think that's cool. I had some great

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questions. I apologize to our urban forester who walked into that meeting for, uh,

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we'll run into my wheelhouse and having to answer a bunch of detailed questions.

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But then our fund transfer was just moving some money around in the wrecking parks budget,

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so they're able to do some repairs of one of their pools.

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our 53-24 changes to the executive pay ranges.

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We decided to postpone that until the finance committee meeting on February 19,

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our next meeting, uh, with the understanding that, uh,

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at that meeting, we either need to have some amendments or we're going to recommend it on

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favorably. So, uh, our next meeting again is February 19.

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Thank you. Thank you, uh, Autumn Finlayson and O'Pignell Charles.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The rules and city government committee met on the third of January,

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and I gave the report at the last meeting. Our next meeting will be on Friday, February 7,

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one o'clock here in council chambers. All are invited to attend. Thank you.

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Thank you, Autumn Pignell Charles.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor, these public safety standing committee.

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We'll be meeting on this coming Thursday and you were at the 30th at 630.

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And, um, at that time, we would have presentations from NAM and no harm,

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And, at that time, we will be presenting data from 2024 and other pieces of information,

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but we also this year will be focusing per month on award.

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and we'll be taking inquiries from award one residents,

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uh, in person and old and hungry of conferred with him.

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And so, uh, he's aware that we also have two pieces of legislation to consider.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you, everybody. Thank you.

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All right. Thanks for bearing with me in reverse order here.

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So, let's, let's give you guys an update. Good evening. Everyone.

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Last week, last week, uh, attended the, uh, annual mayor's winter conference in Washington, D.C.

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Uh, I always relish the opportunity to meet with other mayor's from across the country.

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Uh, here they're issues and learned from their ideas.

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Uh, when we're together, we don't ask about party affiliation.

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Uh, we just try to help each other and learn from each other.

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Mayor's, uh, and local councils, do not have the luxury of wearing too much about politics and ideology.

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Uh, we have to get on with the job of fixing local problems and ensuring our communities have what they need.

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Uh, that is why I was proud to present on the Hillman Garage P3,

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uh, in the city dot project at the conference.

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Uh, the level of interest was outstanding.

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Uh, we had a packed audience and almost all the questions afterwards were about how.

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Did we do it here in the city of anapolis?

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Uh, so many communities need to finance infrastructure and resilience and the costs are staggering.

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Uh, we're all looking for innovative ways to get there.

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And anapolis can be proud. Uh, that we are ahead of the curve.

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So many big ideas have come from this community.

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Uh, the Hillman P3, the resilience authority for an example.

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And I'm always delighted and proud to share with these with other men,

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because we are working together on how to solve problems.

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Uh, speaking of big audiences.

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Uh, as I noted at our last meeting, the city dot resilience plan, uh,

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developed over four years with the community and with stakeholders with the oversight of this council,

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uh, has been approved by the Planning Commission and also approved by the Historic Preservation Commission.

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But as I said last week, there are some who are clearly seeking to prevent this project,

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designed with the community and for the community from being completed.

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Uh, find an interesting thing that many of the critics say,

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I support the park and the resilience and then go on to object to almost every aspect of the park and the resiliency.

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We've heard objections to the fountain, uh, which was an idea,

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first put forward in the jointly authorized city dog action plan published in 2020,

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and which was received an overwhelming, uh, positive feedback from across the community.

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even though, uh, even though the need for performance space was all,

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also first outlined in the city dog action plan and there's a central to,

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for so many events that are there and centered at city dog for the community.

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and an inviting place for everyone, a place, uh,

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where kids can splash in and fountain in the summer, uh,

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or skate in a rink in the winter if we make that happen, a park where we can all gather and listen to the great

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artists perform at the singer song right if festival or where we can continue to enjoy the amazing

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and your bo show, a park where we can sit in the shade, walk in the sun, access the water,

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and learn about some of the lost history of anapolis that hasn't been widely valued before now.

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We've heard objections based on the maintenance cost, as though the city doesn't

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already have a recreation and parks department or a public works department that already

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undertakes this kind of maintenance all across the city.

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These concerns for future maintenance costs would be far more believable.

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If the individuals who all also shows the same concern for the staggering costs

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to the city of flooding events, and that happens more frequently each year.

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The costs for our public safety teams are public work teams, I, I, I huge,

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and we will save those costs when we finally build out this project.

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Even more telling is the fact that these objectives never once acknowledged the cost

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to our businesses from this ongoing flooding.

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Apparently these costs are worth mentioning.

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That is why there is a resolution before us on second read it tonight,

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because this project is urgent, and we cannot let a small group of narrow,

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special interests to URL all the work that we've done over the past five years.

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That is why we changed our legal strategy.

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And instead of opposing a stay, brought about by an anonymous complaint that we have asked

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the court to expediate the legal review, because we know the merits of this case

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and this project will speak for itself.

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So thank you.

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Just need to get that off my chest.

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In February, we will celebrate Black History Months, another chance to showcase the stories

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that have not always been acknowledged.

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As we, as we have each year, we will fly the flags of the African diasporas on Main Street,

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and we will host a weekly series of state and Black and Atlas events

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in partnership with the Michael E. Bush Library.

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The speaker series organized by the mayor's office of African American outreach team

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will feature local experts, historians on topics related to African American culture

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and life and the enduring contribution of African American residents.

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Past and present.

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The content is suitable for all ages, and each week a free dinner will be provided

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by Black owned catering companies from the Anapolis area.

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Each event is free and open to the public.

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Please go to our website at Anapolis.gov and learn more about this amazing program.

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Another event we are excited to host in February is the Crown Affair.

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A key to the city award we can to ceremony to honor our own homegrown celebrity

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hairstylists Kendall Dorsey.

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For his success, working in the entertainment and fashion industry with some of today's

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top music and fashion celebrities.

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Kendall Dorsey was born and raised in anapolis, graduated from anapolis public schools,

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including anapolis Middle and Anapolis High.

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He's talent has led him to work professionally in New York, Los Angeles and Miami,

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and abroad, and has also been featured in New York Fashion Week, Good Morning

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America, Vote Magazine, Essence Magazine, and more.

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Kendall is truly a hometown hero and a force to be reckoned with in the professional hair

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We look forward to honoring him with a key to the city on February 16th.

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Again, you will find details on our website.

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This week we will reach an important milestone in our planning for the

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Charizard Tonya Heritage Park.

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Our recreation and parks department, in conjunction with the resilience authority,

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we'll host a series of community listening sessions to hear directly from you,

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what do you want to see in this new park?

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These sessions will be held from Thursday and Friday at 5pm and 630pm

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and on Saturday at 9am and on Saturday starting at 1030am.

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There will be special sessions, youth workshops to hear directly from young residents

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about what they would like to see in our new park on age would road.

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All sessions will be at the PIP Moya Rec Centre.

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Please also go to the city website to find out about those events.

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Finally, I want to say thank you to our Rec Centre and OEM staff for standing up

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to stand in a warming shelter for our most vulnerable residents

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and making arrangements for a daytime location so folks could get in from the

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extreme cold last week.

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It's been a hard time in anapolis with a run of extreme cold weather.

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We haven't seen it in many years.

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They also want to commend our staff and our partners, including our state elected officials

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and housing authority inapolis, for their efforts to ensure power was restored

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promptly to rob them wood residents last Saturday.

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It has truly been a team effort to see vulnerable residents safely through this cold

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period and we truly feel for them.

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We are going to be a nailer's ask for some heads to roll at B.J.

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So we will be following up on that.

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Well done to all the work that everybody was put in.

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Thank you for the notifications that came from all the Council on all the work that you all

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put in over the weekend.

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I truly appreciate.

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It was a great team effort.

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Thank you everybody and let's get on with the meeting.

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Thank you very much.

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The next item in the agenda is comments for the agenda.

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First up, Tim Lahi.

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Tim Lahi, 110, archward avenue. I have lived in an apples for 39 years and was also on the Historic Preservation

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Commission for 14 years. My wife also wanted me to inform you that I have a degree in architecture and an MBA and worked in construction management for 30 years.

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So I wasn't going to bring that up. But just so you know, I want to comment on the resolution for the city doc.

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I'm glad I wrote down everything I wanted to say, because I follow on what I thought was somewhat disrespectful commentary there, Mr. Mayor.

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I do thank you for the hard work that you do. And I know sometimes it's a thankful, thankless job, but I really do thank all of you.

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Surprise, I'm here to support the resolution. I agree with all of my Honolese amendment. I would further strengthen the focus on flood resiliency by just deleting last phrase, which just as well as deliver a many other amenities and services.

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I think the focus needs to be on flood protection and no one has argued with this for years and years. So let's just keep on that focus.

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To that end, I request more detail on the lump sum, the 63.5 million dollar lump sum in the budget.

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It should be broken down to separate out the costs for floodgates, barriers and walls that separate those out from the amenities, the other amenities, such as the parallels, the chairs and the game tables.

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In my opinion, we'd be prudent to evaluate the cost of these and the ability of the city to pay for them over time.

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I think we might gain more traction with a smaller budget.

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Another question, just in general, the 72 million dollar budget is not sure it includes the compromise street aspect of this, which was budget separately and I don't see it.

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It's progress. It was approved years ago.

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I believe, and it still was waiting for funding.

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I think I saw it in the capital improvement plan in July. So that's just kind of missing. So where is that?

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It's 72 million plus what's going on on compromise. It's an important part of the flood resiliency is going to fail if we don't have that.

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I final budget question.

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All of them are hungry. Thank you for responding today. The ongoing maintenance costs are important.

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We can't just ignore them.

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And I just think that there's no reason to not approve this resolution because of that.

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It just needs to be defined and the public needs to be included.

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One amenity, which I fully support is a Prince George Street Park.

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It's a major flooding problem.

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And I'm very happy that it's going to be named after my late friend Lvinc Legit.

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It's very good to see that that's a start for the important heritage interpretation that we're going to have over the next decade.

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I hope.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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The project team has done a great job over the years with public outreach.

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I've participated in at least five meetings.

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But I've still disappointed that some basic practical changes have not been incorporated.

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And why one practical change.

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I know I'm not taking a page of your book.

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I know I'm not supposed to talk about the MWC.

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But just simple things like the bathroom locations so far away from where the bus drops off.

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Perhaps off has been brought up over and over again.

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So that could be moved into one of the vacant buildings at least.

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So these creative ideas have not been incorporated.

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We see the same design over the last year.

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All of them in savage.

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I could hear the frustration in your voice at the last meeting like where are these people in water or the concern.

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So those are my concerns.

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My major concerns at this point.

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So in summary, I think you should amend and approve this resolution.

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And then ask the project team to focus on taking the flood aspects of this and breaking the budget out.

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And possibly it can get moving with a smaller scope.

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Why in turn might be able to get going if it were a smaller.

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Finally, I have to address the assertions that there's a small group of people blocking this project.

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There are many reasons this project is behind schedule, not the least of which is the FEMA funding.

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And so it is not fair to say a smaller group of people blocking this project.

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It's complicated.

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It's expensive.

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So please stop blaming people.

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And let's try to solve the problem together.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for supporting the resolution.

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Next up.

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Tim Taylor.

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Tim Taylor.

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Tim Taylor.

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I'm here to say a lot of what Tim just said, so maybe I can keep it shorter than I had planned here.

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I'm a supporter of resiliency, a hundred percent.

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I feel so badly for the businesses and residents,

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downtown around city dock.

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But I do have concerns.

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You know, they center around the other amenities and services that Tim mentioned there.

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And they center around financing.

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I do not consider myself part of the small group of narrow, special interest.

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I consider myself a taxpayer.

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And it scares a heck out of me that we're talking about proceeding before 100 percent of the financing is definitive.

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I do not believe that it is.

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I think we're depending on FEMA.

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And I think that's a very dynamic organization today even more so now than just a couple months ago.

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Last week our new president talked about eliminating FEMA 100 percent.

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Okay.

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And in last three weeks FEMA has received over 68,000 claims or applications from the fires out in California.

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That's certainly is going to play on their financing.

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And for us to think that that won't have an impact potentially on our FEMA funding I think is not a smart move.

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A top that we've got state money and our state's facing a multi-doion dollar deficit.

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And so you know all the stuff we're expecting from other levels of government I think are less definite than they were a couple months ago there.

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And then secondly, the amenities and services that were mentioned and that are in the resolution there.

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It scares me that these are not wants, these are not requirements, these are not things that we need, these are things that would be nice to have.

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Okay.

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They're the extras there and to talk about putting in a splash bad sure it would be a blast and great for kids but very expensive to put in extremely expensive to maintain.

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And over half of municipal thumbs in the US are decommissioned or inoperable within five years okay.

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And that numbers even higher in northern climates where we get freezes okay.

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So for us to put money into that when we don't have 100 percent of the financing lined up for this project.

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I think it's scary as a tax payer there.

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We're going to be settling the taxpayers with some long-term operational maintenance for the new project there which is expected.

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I understand that but I think that those exact operating expenses that we're going to have long-term have not been shared have not been identified in dollars and cents.

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At least I haven't been able to find them and I don't even know if there are 100 percent identified there.

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So 100 percent for resiliency and scared the death about the extra add-ons that that would be nice to have that are not requirements.

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Thank you very much.

330
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Thank you for your support.

331
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Anybody else like to come forward and speak?

332
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Please come forward.

333
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Can everyone hear me?

334
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Hi.

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Good evening.

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Rachel Robinson from Historic andapolis 18 Pete Me Street.

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I'm here to state for the record once again.

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Historic andapolis is full support of resiliency at city dock through flood barrier protection.

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Within our portfolio of historic properties,

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H.A. is the steward of five buildings for owned by the state of Maryland and one we own that are within view of city dock and susceptible to flooding worsened by climate change.

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H.A. was the city's partner in the city dock action committee and we have been active in the protection of city dock for more than a decade and the main proponent of preservation in anapolis for nearly 75 years.

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The question H.A. is commitment to the resiliency of city dock is unfounded.

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As is the accusation that we are attempting to slow down this project.

344
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We have skin and the game with our buildings. Why would we do that?

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Our main criticism of the project is and has been the size of the proposed maritime welcome center.

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That application, as you know, is currently going through the review process at the historic preservation commission.

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We are watching it closely and preparing testimony.

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The maritime welcome center is not part of resiliency and disagreements over the proposed building should not be an impediment to realizing critical hazard mitigation at city dock.

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Thank you for your support.

350
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Thank you for your support.

351
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Thank you.

352
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Thank you.

353
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Thank you.

354
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Thank you.

355
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Do you want to?

356
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We might have a question for you, sir.

357
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I'm just curious and with capacity he work with.

358
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I'm sorry.

359
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Do you mind repeating that?

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I have just what's a role with historic enough.

361
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Vice President of historic preservation.

362
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Okay. Thank you.

363
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I'd like to ask you the story.

364
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The fountain has already been approved as we understand it.

365
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We do not have a problem with the fountain or the park.

366
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No problem with the fountain.

367
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No problem with the fountain.

368
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That has been approved.

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That is not our main concern of criticism.

370
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Sir, we do not have a problem with anything that has been approved thus far.

371
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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

373
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Thank you.

374
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Oh, man, the attitude there took a turn.

375
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Hello, everyone.

376
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I'm going to keep it light and positive.

377
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This is off a rock 13.6 President Street.

378
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I wanted to give a few positive shout outs to city officials.

379
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I've had interactions with over the last couple of weeks.

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Hopefully, I'll see you guys again soon.

381
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I wanted to first thank the boys in green.

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The team I saw a couple weeks ago.

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Finally, getting rid of the hatefully planted spite trees.

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And the wealth of easement that was blocking public access.

385
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Now, the only thing publicly blocking our access to the water is

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Your aptitude and desired to move forward with ensuring

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Reprarian rights and actual access to the water.

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So the fight goes on.

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One to two.

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So that would be the public works in planning and zoning.

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We're behind that.

392
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Thank you, guys.

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The people on this council that recommended strong towns to me.

394
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I'm loving it.

395
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You know who you are.

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Department of Planning and Zoning code enforcement.

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Chief code enforcement.

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Mr. Menasa and also Ms. Minker in that office.

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I wanted to thank you guys.

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If you listen or are here, I doubt you are.

401
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For your help in addressing the issue of snipes,

402
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the left rating or neighborhood and being.

403
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You know, tasted of board.

404
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Public utilities.

405
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Don't want to waste my time here.

406
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I will talk on the issue of premium parking.

407
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It's like an enforcement on copper my street.

408
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Many of you guys are in those emails.

409
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Please take them seriously and accident.

410
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We'll occur over your negligence that may be causes that.

411
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If you don't address it.

412
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Wanted to quickly address the last thing.

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I don't have as well.

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It remarks on the resiliency project.

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Although I'm generally in favor of it.

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And I really do hope that we get a nice beautiful large welcome

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center.

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The public can access.

419
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Like a public yacht club.

420
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View of our beautiful seven river out across the base.

421
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Something we don't really have it.

422
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Just like the level of city dog.

423
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Because it is right now with all those nasty parking.

424
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You know, spots that will turn into a park.

425
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What I just wanted to really say.

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Was from his score.

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Anapolis.

428
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You heard that they are maybe not okay with these.

429
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Science and location of this proposed welcome center.

430
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And so much of their funding comes from the people on the lot downtown.

431
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That have that huge, hideous pest control billboard.

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I also oppose the nasty size and location of that billboard.

433
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And you guys give that a pass.

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If you're planning and zoning or whoever department.

435
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Because you're meant to regulate that a non-compliant sign come into code compliance.

436
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If it is to be changed if it is grandfathered in.

437
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So every time they change the appearance of that sign.

438
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You could do something immediately to beautify downtown.

439
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And just say that billboard is not allowed and should come down.

440
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So please consider that something that would make everyone so happy.

441
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It's been so ugly in there since I was a child.

442
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And it shouldn't be.

443
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And just get rid of it.

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And that's nothing to do with that project.

445
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You know.

446
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Thank you.

447
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Thank you.

448
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Anybody else like to come forward and speak?

449
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Okay.

450
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Thank you.

451
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I declare a comment about the general public closed.

452
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I'm going to introduce any place to present the next image.

453
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The next item on the agenda is business and miscellaneous.

454
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Item is beginning with appointments.

455
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And the first one is AP4424.

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A reappointment of Mr. Robert Rubie.

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Building Board of Appears.

458
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I'm going to get a motion to approve AP44-24.

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Second.

460
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All those in favour say aye.

461
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Aye.

462
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Opposed.

463
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Abstain.

464
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Mr. City Attorney, please present the next item.

465
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The next item on the agenda is AP4524 reappointing of Mr. John Jay Swartz.

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Building Board of Appears.

467
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Get a motion.

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Second.

469
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The next item.

470
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All those in favour say aye, aye, abstain, abstain, abstain, abstain.

471
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Let me hear you. Is it cold? When is on how long a member can serve on a commission?

472
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No, thank you. Thank you.

473
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Thank you. I'm sorry.

474
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Thank you.

475
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I'm sorry.

476
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Okay.

477
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Mr. City Attorney, please present the next on agenda.

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The next item of the agenda is supplemental appropriations, $50,000 above, beginning with SA-2425,

479
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:43,000
preforestation fund planning and zoning, FY-2024, preforestation fund balance, contractual services.

480
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,000
Thank you. Could it get motion on that please?

481
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,000
Assembly.

482
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:47,000
Second.

483
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,000
Thank you.

484
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:52,000
All those in favour say aye, aye, abstain, aye, abstain.

485
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,000
Thank you. Mr. City Attorney, please present the next on agenda.

486
00:30:55,000 --> 00:31:01,000
The next item is fund transfer, leading with FT-625, general department of recreation and parks,

487
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:05,000
full contractual services supplies and other.

488
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,000
Thank you. Could it get a motion please?

489
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,000
So moved.

490
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,000
Second.

491
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:13,000
All those in favour say aye, aye, abstain, abstain.

492
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,000
Thank you. Mr. City Attorney, please present the next on agenda.

493
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,000
Yes. The next item of the agenda is public hearing, beginning with ordinance.

494
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:24,000
Oh, 225, W-R-N-R, radio tower lease with the city.

495
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,000
Would anybody like to come forward and speak on the radio tower?

496
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:32,000
Right.

497
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,000
On the go.

498
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:39,000
Thank you. Just for clarity. All they want to do is just put it back to use.

499
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,000
For the same exact building, correct?

500
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,000
I believe so.

501
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,000
Thank you.

502
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,000
And if I can add one other thing.

503
00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,000
I think it's really important to note that the lease is as is.

504
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,000
So it does not obligate the city to maintain its cost.

505
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,000
You said the city is obligated.

506
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,000
The city is not obligated.

507
00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:58,000
Okay.

508
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,000
As is.

509
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,000
Thank you.

510
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,000
Okay. All those are public hearing.

511
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:09,000
I declare the public hearing closed.

512
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,000
Mr. City Attorney, please present the next on agenda.

513
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,000
The next item of the agenda is legislative action.

514
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,000
Beginning with items of second reader.

515
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,000
Beginning with ordinance.

516
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,000
Oh, 3124.

517
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000
A mobile food service.

518
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,000
Vendors signage.

519
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,000
So, a motion.

520
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:24,000
No.

521
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,000
Oh, that's 3124 and second reader.

522
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,000
Second.

523
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,000
Second.

524
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,000
Alvin Savage has an amendment.

525
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,000
Yeah.

526
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:32,000
I'd like to move that.

527
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,000
I'd like to move amendment one.

528
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,000
Second.

529
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:37,000
Second.

530
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,000
Thank you.

531
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,000
Thank you.

532
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,000
I just have concerns about legislation general.

533
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,000
I'll address quickly because I know we have a shortage.

534
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,000
And it's a nice.

535
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,000
But I just think it's kind of unfair to the.

536
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,000
To the food truck.

537
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,000
In particular, because this was created.

538
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,000
Just out of concern for a few spots in the city.

539
00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,000
And I think a food truck.

540
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:11,000
It typically, at this point inapolis, are only really utilized around events.

541
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:15,000
In private parking spaces.

542
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,000
Things that are already heavily regulated.

543
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,000
And so.

544
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,000
I get the concern, but I'm just worried about.

545
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:25,000
You know, what that may do to the industry is obviously not an expensive change.

546
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,000
But it's a change nonetheless.

547
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,000
I was still vote for, but I just wanted to echo the concern.

548
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,000
Thank you all, Michelle.

549
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,000
Thank you, Mayor.

550
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:38,000
I'm going to address amendment one, which might.

551
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,000
I'll reduce some of your concerns.

552
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,000
The main concerns from the food trucks that I've spoken to.

553
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,000
Smash Bros. Food Truck or Zaskers.

554
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,000
Coffee truck had been around the sandwich board regulations.

555
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:59,000
Amendment one had been a very good compromise that it is weight a lot of their concerns on the sandwich board issue.

556
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:07,000
With that passing, most of them went from being very against this to a shrug and.

557
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,000
Whatever.

558
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,000
Question if just two very quick questions.

559
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,000
Why don't want to give some of the amendment is redundant size.

560
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,000
Not a task to be a wasabi removed in store when the food truck is not an opportunity.

561
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:22,000
I feel like us.

562
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,000
Sandwich boards are was little.

563
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,000
Yeah, the ones that we do downtown.

564
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:32,000
So they are isn't that there's a code already speak to the use of sandwich boards.

565
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:37,000
And requirements to remove or replace them during business hours and operations.

566
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,000
Hold on.

567
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,000
So every gentleman to that.

568
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,000
It does only for downtown.

569
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,000
And so this part of the amendment.

570
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,000
There was some concern from the food trucks.

571
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:47,000
The only channel I alluded to.

572
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,000
They didn't.

573
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:54,000
They wanted to still be able to put sandwich board signs up and the original version was a bit too restrictive.

574
00:34:54,000 --> 00:35:02,000
They wanted to make sure that there wasn't a proliferation of like dozens of these signs.

575
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:06,000
And they wanted to make sure they didn't block sidewalks and egress that kind of thing.

576
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:12,000
Lastly, no more than three more will signs were needed to be displayed for vehicle.

577
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:17,000
Does that include marketing materials.

578
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,000
Which is.

579
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,000
You know, signage.

580
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000
How are you enforcing that?

581
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,000
I'm just curious.

582
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,000
Which provision?

583
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:32,000
This is no more than three removable signs that are permitted to be displayed for vehicle.

584
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:36,000
I mean, would it, would it a amendment to that.

585
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:41,000
Or would you maybe add to that sentence during operation.

586
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:45,000
If you have marketing materials that are on the vehicle, that shouldn't count.

587
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,000
Because they've been through permanent time.

588
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,000
These are just removable.

589
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,000
Gotcha.

590
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,000
Oh, yeah.

591
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,000
Thank you.

592
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,000
Oh, man, on that.

593
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,000
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

594
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,000
I'd like to point out having.

595
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:11,000
Then the author signed legislation that the legislation for food trucks is much more lenient than the legislation for.

596
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,000
Bricks and sticks kinds of buildings.

597
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:26,000
I think the concern that this legislation is addressing is sort of the visual pollution of flashing lights and abundance of lights.

598
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:30,000
And I personally find it to be quite a good compromise.

599
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:36,000
So I'm certainly supporting the amendment and the ordinance as amended.

600
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,000
Thank you.

601
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,000
Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.

602
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,000
I have two questions.

603
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,000
We've got to that.

604
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,000
I know that at least one food truck that currently has flashing lights.

605
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,000
Banner.

606
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:54,000
Not to call them out, but this is the food truck that's on Bay Ridge at the gas station right before two value when you're heading out.

607
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,000
So would the.

608
00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:03,000
Be in non-compliance and have to remove that sign appears to be part of their truck.

609
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:08,000
And.

610
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,000
Well, that's my first question.

611
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,000
What's the average.

612
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:20,000
Yeah, I mean, that particular sign is what triggered this for me because I drive by at all the time or bike by at all the time.

613
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,000
But yeah, presumably they.

614
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,000
You know, I haven't spoke to them as far as how they would handle it.

615
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,000
But presumably they could just turn it off.

616
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:32,000
If they can't remove from the vehicle, but.

617
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:39,000
The fact that it's flashing would be prohibited and proposed code.

618
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,000
So it would be very different from, I mean,

619
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:46,000
How does it differ from the across the street that.

620
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,000
The.

621
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,000
Highs are pantry.

622
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:53,000
Whatever it is that has the flashing lot of sign in that.

623
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,000
Well, that's well, I don't know if that's in the.

624
00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:05,000
So those signs are minor things that prohibited currently because there's a prohibition in the code for brick and mortar stores.

625
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:13,000
And when I brought that to the attention of staff, I said, well, we can apply that code to the food trucks because they're on.

626
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,000
Wheels or something like that.

627
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:19,000
And so it turned out they have no regulations on their signs.

628
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:23,000
And and it's far my attention is I don't.

629
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:29,000
Personally, just don't want to see those types of flashes signs proliferate all the way down the road.

630
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,000
It's it's not to.

631
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,000
I haven't been that business. I do need to stop by and try it.

632
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,000
But something personal against them.

633
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,000
I just just brought my attention.

634
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:42,000
Okay, and then my last question is who's in charge of enforcement.

635
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,000
Be our code enforcement office in.

636
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,000
Thank you.

637
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:53,000
So I just want on the record on them and so this is not about any particular business.

638
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,000
Correct. This is a general provision. Thank you.

639
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,000
Thank you. I'm a go.

640
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,000
I had a question from the public.

641
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:16,000
So if the business currently has the sign that now will be legal will the city compensate them for what they've already invested in the business.

642
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,000
Probably not.

643
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,000
I'm not aware of that type of practice happening.

644
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,000
I don't think there were just the legislation's not written that way.

645
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:28,000
So I think there is any plan for that.

646
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:37,000
Yeah, again, I think that's why I think this is going to policy thing really with you know, with planning and zoning or something like that.

647
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:42,000
Because the unintended consequences sometimes even with these tiny businesses, you know,

648
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,000
LED sign is $2,500.

649
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:52,000
And so the very saved up to invest in this sign and it's helping attract us to that business.

650
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:56,000
You know, but I honestly take your your point value.

651
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:59,000
And so that's why I'll still support it.

652
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,000
Thank you.

653
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:02,000
Okay.

654
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,000
All is in favour, please say aye.

655
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,000
Aye.

656
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,000
Opposed.

657
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:15,000
Okay, I get a motion to adopt ODH 3124 as amended on second reader.

658
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,000
All those in favour say aye.

659
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,000
Aye.

660
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,000
And then a motion on third reader.

661
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,000
Second.

662
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,000
Madam City Clerk.

663
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,000
Yes, sir.

664
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,000
Thank you.

665
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,000
Aye.

666
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:28,000
All done.

667
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,000
Aye.

668
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,000
All done.

669
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,000
All done.

670
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,000
Aye.

671
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,000
All done.

672
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,000
Aye.

673
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,000
All done.

674
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,000
All done.

675
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:37,000
All done.

676
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,000
Aye and Alden.

677
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,000
Thank you.

678
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,000
All done.

679
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:42,000
Aye.

680
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:43,000
All done.

681
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,000
All done.

682
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,000
Aye.

683
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,000
Mr. City Attorney.

684
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:49,000
Please present the next.

685
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,000
Next.

686
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,000
Next.

687
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,000
Next.

688
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,000
Next.

689
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,000
Next.

690
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,000
Next.

691
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,000
Next.

692
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,000
Next.

693
00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Next.

694
00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,000
Next.

695
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:01,000
Next.

696
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,000
Next.

697
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:04,000
Next.

698
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,000
Next.

699
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:06,500
Next.

700
00:41:06,500 --> 00:41:13,500
amendment, so move amendment 1, and can you give some background, please?

701
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:23,540
Yes, so this started, so what this legislation does is prohibit testing for cannabis,

702
00:41:23,540 --> 00:41:31,260
particularly testing employees for pre-screening, so when we go to higher, but also for

703
00:41:31,260 --> 00:41:38,020
cannabis testing for cannabis of current employees, and it would exempt any positions where

704
00:41:38,020 --> 00:41:42,660
there's a state of federal law that overrules such as U.S. Department of Transportation,

705
00:41:42,660 --> 00:41:48,020
or something to state policing laws, but concerns that were brought to my attention

706
00:41:48,020 --> 00:41:54,220
by law office, and that's what we've worked it in to exempt those, and so my rationale

707
00:41:54,220 --> 00:42:00,260
is that the current policy, and this is an issue with a number of jurisdictions, including

708
00:42:00,260 --> 00:42:06,140
the county, but the policies of not kept pace with the legalization of recreational and medical

709
00:42:06,140 --> 00:42:14,140
marijuana, and just as an example, the current policy states that if an employee is found

710
00:42:14,140 --> 00:42:20,180
tested positive for cannabis, that they have to go through a full drug rehabilitation program,

711
00:42:20,180 --> 00:42:25,380
or if they're safety sensitive, they're subject to immediate termination, and so the problem

712
00:42:25,380 --> 00:42:30,900
of that is the testing utilize, there's no biological testing that could detect whether or not

713
00:42:30,900 --> 00:42:38,180
somebody's impaired, the city and the county use urine testing, and urine testing can't actually

714
00:42:38,180 --> 00:42:47,300
detect the very component, the psychotropic component of THC that actually makes you impaired, it

715
00:42:47,300 --> 00:42:53,620
can't actually detect that, and so the test is flawed, which is why it's often overruled in

716
00:42:53,620 --> 00:43:00,740
people challenge it, and so since there is no, so the problem with the test again is it detects

717
00:43:00,740 --> 00:43:07,300
usage, possibly months ago, and so again, we're penalizing, preventing basically if you're an employee,

718
00:43:07,300 --> 00:43:13,540
you can't even partake in legal recreational responsibilities of cannabis because it could be in

719
00:43:13,540 --> 00:43:19,220
your bloodstream for months, and I think that's a bit over reach, I don't think we should

720
00:43:19,220 --> 00:43:25,220
begin to involve with one employees do responsibly, bother off duty, and so this just limits that

721
00:43:25,220 --> 00:43:34,500
test, prevents them city from testing, however, it does also clearly prohibit on duty use,

722
00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:40,260
this is not allowed on duty use of cannabis, it's going to be up to the supervisors to determine

723
00:43:40,260 --> 00:43:45,300
if somebody's impaired, be a cannabis or some other substance, and so there's still going to be

724
00:43:45,300 --> 00:43:50,180
that checks and bounds, but we heard in some of the committees is that there's data from

725
00:43:51,780 --> 00:43:57,860
Institute in particular, well one in Canada who did research to show that the best deterrent is just

726
00:43:57,860 --> 00:44:04,660
having a supervisor be aware instead of testing, we also have states that have had legal marijuana to

727
00:44:04,660 --> 00:44:12,820
one degree or another for well over a decade, and they have not had any increase in all-in-duty usage

728
00:44:12,820 --> 00:44:19,620
of cannabis, they also have not had any kind of increase in workplace incidence, or overdoses

729
00:44:19,620 --> 00:44:26,260
or deaths, there are no deaths, those kind of things that have been documented, so I feel pretty good about

730
00:44:26,260 --> 00:44:31,380
this and also I should say I was working on this for probably about two years, I couldn't quite figure

731
00:44:31,380 --> 00:44:38,500
how to craft the language until I came across the governor more as executive order, and it was just

732
00:44:38,500 --> 00:44:45,860
so simple and common sense that I ended up copying it, we use the definitions from the executive order,

733
00:44:45,860 --> 00:44:51,700
it has executive order just applied to state employees, but it essentially just declassified cannabis

734
00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:56,500
as a controlled danger substance, which means you can you have a lot more nuance as far as how you

735
00:44:56,500 --> 00:44:59,780
manage it, because controlled danger substance are.

736
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:11,000
By name, danger, we want to make sure we keep those on our control. But senator, I want to thank the governor for providing the inspiration and the way forward on this. And that's kind of nice.

737
00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:14,000
The specifics of this amendment and how many amendments are there?

738
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:21,000
The amendment is something that the city manager and the generation. I'm sorry.

739
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:29,000
I think the resources recommended and just to clarify, to give them some more comfort with those particular provisions.

740
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:32,000
And then we can't I do support them.

741
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:44,000
Yeah, what it does is it focuses the definition of impairment or it broadens the definition of impairment as a general condition.

742
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:51,000
And then narrows it where is most appropriate, which is when you're talking about discipline.

743
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:54,000
People can be impaired for all kinds of different reasons.

744
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:57,000
That's not necessarily going to lead to discipline.

745
00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:00,000
So it clarifies those relationships.

746
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:09,000
And I think leaves us with then code that really can speak to that question.

747
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:15,000
The Aldermen Savage raised earlier of impairment training of supervisors.

748
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:23,000
And some of that, which is obviously a longer term discussion.

749
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:26,000
And then Mr. Effect just clarified too.

750
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:36,000
We hear testimony and just to be clear that this other jurisdictions have taken similar approaches, including Atlanta.

751
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:43,000
A Bernouillow County in Albuquerque, Cleveland, District of Columbia, Philadelphia, St. Louis.

752
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:52,000
And several states have also adopted similar workplace protections, including California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island.

753
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:55,000
So it's nothing out of the unusual.

754
00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:57,000
Thank you. Oh, and Pindil Sheldon. Oh, I'm going to go ahead.

755
00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:00,000
Thank you. It's the mayor. I just want to make sure I'm clear.

756
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:08,000
Someone who's impaired as a result of cannabis versus alcohol, they're going to be treated the same way as that correct.

757
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:14,000
So, so yes and no.

758
00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:25,000
The question of impairment on the job, regardless of why you might be impaired, is something that the city should respond to.

759
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:45,000
The issue at hand here and the reason why it's both yes and no is that there currently are no tests that are correlated with impairment for cannabis, the way there are currently tests that are correlated with impairment for alcohol.

760
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,000
How about medications?

761
00:47:49,000 --> 00:48:05,000
Yeah, the screening that the city contracts for does detect some kinds of prescription medications.

762
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:06,000
Okay.

763
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:15,000
But this is in some ways why the change in the definition for us is something that we wanted to see as impairment as you alluded to.

764
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:19,000
Can be the result of any of a variety of things.

765
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:28,000
And when you're talking about safety, impairment in general is something we should be paying attention to regardless of source.

766
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:38,000
The question of discipline being a somewhat related, but separate question. I guess I'm looking at equity.

767
00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:51,000
So the the legislation from from my perspective does not differentiate and why you might be impaired.

768
00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:56,000
Right, the the question of you shouldn't be impaired on the job.

769
00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:05,000
That that is a through line with the legislature, that doesn't change with this legislation.

770
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:16,000
The question of are you going to do testing for cannabis, the answer to that.

771
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:29,000
Given that there are no tests right now that are correlated with impairment, you would not test for cannabis because you don't have a test available.

772
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:33,000
That's correlated with impairment.

773
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:36,000
I'm still looking at the issue of equity, but thank you.

774
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:38,000
Thank you. Oh my god.

775
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:40,000
Thank you so much.

776
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:46,000
Just quickly first I want to say I'm incredibly proud of all the men.

777
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:52,000
Savage for introducing this getting the votes and finally bringing this to fruition and something else.

778
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:59,000
I've been passionate about in 2020 when Brandon Scott signed an executive order.

779
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:05,000
That allows Baltimore City employees to consume cannabis in their personal time responsibly.

780
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,000
I thought we could have done the same thing immediately.

781
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:11,000
And we linked up on this and he's just really cared about for us.

782
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:14,000
I'm incredibly proud of him for that.

783
00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,000
To your point.

784
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:22,000
And as we were just sharing various equity in this and in the fact that.

785
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:28,000
Now in times out of 10 the individual regardless of how the regardless of the fact that we know that.

786
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:36,000
African Americans in in Caucasians probably use cannabis around the same rate.

787
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:41,000
African Americans are more likely to be punished for their use.

788
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:46,000
And so from me the important thing in this was making sure that.

789
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:48,000
You're exactly right.

790
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:52,000
The equity is there across the board and and that the city is declaring.

791
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:56,000
Punishment, you know, for something that is completely legal.

792
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:01,000
And so that and and also I share your concern as well that for years.

793
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:07,000
You know somebody can get off a work at 430 in drink a case of Heinrich and or whatever their preference is.

794
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:09,000
And show up to.

795
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:15,000
Hey listen something that's how some people do case about or whatever and show up to work the next day.

796
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:18,000
But you couldn't get off of working, you know.

797
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:24,000
Use vape or THC whatever you did and you know come in and that's just a huge prop of so.

798
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:27,000
I think we saw the equity in this.

799
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:30,000
Lastly, I just on the amendment.

800
00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:32,000
I think that.

801
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:36,000
In paired, why are we striking that results from use of drugs.

802
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,000
I call cannabis a controlled dangerous substance.

803
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:42,000
That wasn't really making sense to me.

804
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:47,000
As it relates to the definition is as impaired means reducing the cognitive cognitive or physical ability.

805
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:50,000
And then we strike why they would be impaired.

806
00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:53,000
Substance and so do measure.

807
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:58,000
Yeah, the.

808
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:01,000
SCD director of HR is walking as well.

809
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:02,000
You want to come up.

810
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:05,000
Yeah, you can jump into.

811
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:06,000
Thank you.

812
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:13,000
We've gone through a couple of a couple of iterations of of this amendment.

813
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:19,000
And earlier version of this had simply moved that from the definition down to the bottom.

814
00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:29,000
But after consultation with with office of law, we ended up settling on this particular language.

815
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:31,000
So the.

816
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:34,000
I I understand your your question.

817
00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:37,000
In in this case.

818
00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:45,000
In paired as a definition.

819
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:50,000
It is about your condition, not necessarily why you're there.

820
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:51,000
Right.

821
00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:53,000
That's something that's that comes.

822
00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:55,000
Can you either view.

823
00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,000
Just maybe put my mind on the east on this.

824
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:03,000
The reason that I ask that is because it says impair means reduce the cognitive or physical ability.

825
00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,000
And then we're replacing the new definition.

826
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:11,000
For him is the city from taking to dissonary or taking dissonary action against an employee found to be impaired while on duty.

827
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:17,000
And so again, there's as the all the woman's saying there's a difference in, you know, maybe me coming.

828
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:22,000
To work on under the influence of or impaired by cannabis and impaired by.

829
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:25,000
You know, you know, yeah.

830
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:28,000
You wouldn't know with something that's still very, very legal.

831
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:30,000
Okay.

832
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:31,000
Okay.

833
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:36,000
You know, so you would want to be able to discipline them for being impaired on that substance.

834
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:40,000
So why will we strike control dangerous substance?

835
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:45,000
Oh, no, no, so the the way that that's so nothing in this section.

836
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:48,000
For him is the city from taking disciplinary.

837
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:51,000
So what this says is that this.

838
00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:54,000
If someone is found to be impaired.

839
00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:59,000
The city has the right to pursue disciplinary.

840
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:00,000
Action.

841
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:03,000
So may offer a little bit more to that.

842
00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:06,000
Dr. Chahapkins human resources manager.

843
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:11,000
The definition of impairment isn't general section of human resources.

844
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:14,000
So where to what we're trying to do is just.

845
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:19,000
Carrow the language in the in the cannabis related pieces of that.

846
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:21,000
It would really wasn't to take it away.

847
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:25,000
That's really the the just of our conversation with Ottoman savage.

848
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:30,000
That we really weren't trying to remove that or or not acknowledge that.

849
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:33,000
We just want to put it in the right location.

850
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:40,000
And then what also, you know, it we clearly want to make sure that we're not.

851
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:43,000
We always make sure that we do proper investigation.

852
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:47,000
We're going to always do that evidentiary piece.

853
00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:51,000
It's not necessarily before you ever even consider taking to disciplinary action.

854
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:57,000
We're not trying to even make all of this look like it's in that in that unique direction of.

855
00:54:57,000 --> 00:54:59,000
Carrying out disciplinary action.

856
00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:04,000
We're just trying to keep impairment general because it's in a general definition section.

857
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:11,000
And then when we talk about those things that we're not going to do or that that we're not sanctioning which is.

858
00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:13,000
Because we are.

859
00:55:13,000 --> 00:55:17,000
Clearly having to comply with federal law was just creating a.

860
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:20,000
Drug free workplace as well as a safe workplace.

861
00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:26,000
We're trying to make sure that the areas that we would address that or in the proper sections of the code.

862
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:30,000
And that's really the only intent with that change.

863
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:31,000
Thank you.

864
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:32,000
I don't know.

865
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:33,000
Charles and I don't know.

866
00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:35,000
Just one commentary.

867
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:37,000
I guess I think back on.

868
00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:40,000
Some of the people who've been.

869
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:45,000
Release from their duties or relief from their duties due to alcohol.

870
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:48,000
And.

871
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:50,000
Seems kind of unfair.

872
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:51,000
I guess that's my equity piece.

873
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:54,000
We're going back away.

874
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:58,000
I mean, I support the the amendment.

875
00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:02,000
But it's really for some is too little too late.

876
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:04,000
I guess that's my whole point.

877
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:05,000
So.

878
00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:07,000
I'm sorry.

879
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:10,000
No, I didn't say that.

880
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:13,000
All I'm saying is just seems.

881
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:15,000
Just my course is that.

882
00:56:15,000 --> 00:56:16,000
But anyway.

883
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,000
Thank you.

884
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:18,000
Thank you.

885
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:19,000
On a meal.

886
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:20,000
Thank you Mr. Mayor.

887
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:22,000
I had a constituent that did reach out to me today.

888
00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:24,000
And I just want to make a clarification.

889
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:25,000
So.

890
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:29,000
He had said that all the focus lately has been on employee rights.

891
00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:33,000
And what rights to employers have to protect the businesses.

892
00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:36,000
And that's what I'm saying.

893
00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:39,000
But what I'm hearing from you is that's exactly what this is doing.

894
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:40,000
It's getting.

895
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:45,000
It's allowing the city to still uphold his.

896
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:48,000
You know, his example is.

897
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:50,000
They've consumed.

898
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:53,000
Off duty like in their private home where their cars on their way to work.

899
00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:56,000
But then they're coming to work impaired.

900
00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:58,000
Technically or could be.

901
00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:00,000
So I just wanted that clarification that.

902
00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:03,000
You know, we answered that correct.

903
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:04,000
With your explanation.

904
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:05,000
Yes.

905
00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:06,000
That was the intent.

906
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,000
Thank you.

907
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:09,000
Thank you.

908
00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:11,000
On a message.

909
00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:12,000
Yes.

910
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:15,000
And there's a couple of clarifications.

911
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:17,000
And one of the things that.

912
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:22,000
I guess calls me to be supportive of this amendment was.

913
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:26,000
You know, during our conversations with with HR and as a risk management.

914
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:29,000
They gave an example of a lifeguard.

915
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:31,000
And.

916
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:35,000
And I said, well, that's a good point because we really we don't want to lifeguard.

917
00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:36,000
And.

918
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:37,000
Parade and amen.

919
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:40,000
It doesn't matter if it's cannabis or if they're too tired.

920
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:42,000
Somebody who used to be a lifeguard.

921
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:43,000
It absolutely can't.

922
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:44,000
You have to be alert, right?

923
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:47,000
And so that's where it comes back to.

924
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:50,000
Supervisor my mind doing what a supervisor should be.

925
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:54,000
Is making sure that their employees doing their job as best they can.

926
00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:56,000
Doesn't matter how they're impaired.

927
00:57:56,000 --> 00:57:58,000
They need we doing their job well.

928
00:57:58,000 --> 00:57:59,000
And.

929
00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:04,000
And again, that's I just want to reiterate that the research that's out there.

930
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:08,000
Uh, has not shown any kind of increase in.

931
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:09,000
All in the job.

932
00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:11,000
You see, you're on the job impairment.

933
00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:14,000
When the walls are.

934
00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:17,000
Made to be more fair like we're proposing.

935
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:18,000
There's been.

936
00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:22,000
I know some people are hesitant because they're certain employees will shut.

937
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:26,000
Stone, but it just hasn't proven out in the data.

938
00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:27,000
Thank you.

939
00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:28,000
The.

940
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:29,000
The.

941
00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:30,000
Automation.

942
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,000
Yeah, thank you Mr. Mayor.

943
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:33,000
First of all, I'd like to be added as a sponsor.

944
00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:35,000
My question is.

945
00:58:35,000 --> 00:58:36,000
Um.

946
00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:38,000
For Miss Hopkins.

947
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:42,000
How are employees prepared.

948
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:47,000
You know, we oftentimes set policies and make all sorts of changes.

949
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:52,000
But it never gets down to the people who are directly impacted.

950
00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:56,000
So how do the employees know about their rights?

951
00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:59,000
So in orientation.

952
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:02,000
We go over all of our policies with incoming employees.

953
00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:05,000
All of our policies are online as well.

954
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:10,000
And and and individuals have access to them through our employees self service.

955
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:14,000
So that it's an ongoing access point for them.

956
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:17,000
Um, with this change, I imagine that we're going to.

957
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:19,000
Um, need to clarify.

958
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:24,000
Um, shift in in direction as a result of this ordinance.

959
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:27,000
Uh, as if it passes and changes the code tonight.

960
00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:29,000
Um, so we would.

961
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:33,000
We would need to make sure that we're providing that kind of guidance to employees as well.

962
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:35,000
We, we are already set up.

963
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:36,000
Um, to.

964
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:39,000
Not test individuals who.

965
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:42,000
Um, would be exempted under this legislation.

966
00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:45,000
So we've already been contacting our.

967
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:49,000
Our vendor that we work with for our drug and alcohol testing.

968
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:53,000
And we are voice to make the appropriate changes to our policy.

969
00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:56,000
And that would be redistributed to our employees.

970
00:59:56,000 --> 00:59:58,000
I hope we take.

971
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,000
Um, every possible.

972
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:10,000
All opportunity to educate our employees as opposed to expecting them to just go read the policy.

973
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:17,000
You know, and to let them know that we're following the same guidelines that the state's following.

974
01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:24,000
So we're not because this can be misinterpreted, you know, under the exemptions.

975
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:29,000
If you don't read, then nothing in the section teeth. You missed that.

976
01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:38,000
Because the next part is the most important. So to make sure that, and I don't know why that couldn't be highlighted in such a way.

977
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:49,000
So we know that nothing in this section prohibits disciplinary action if an employee is employed or impaired on the job.

978
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:59,000
But anyway, I would hope that we would make an extra effort to give the employees a level of comfort in knowing what this does, how this impacts them.

979
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:00,000
Thank you.

980
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:01,000
You're welcome.

981
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:02,000
Thank you.

982
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,000
Okay. Let's vote on the amendment.

983
01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:06,000
How many amendments are the please?

984
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:07,000
Just one.

985
01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:08,000
Just one.

986
01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:09,000
Okay.

987
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:12,000
All those in favour say aye, aye, aye.

988
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:14,000
Opposed?

989
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:17,000
Could I get a motion as amended, please?

990
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:18,000
So moved.

991
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:19,000
Second.

992
01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:22,000
All those in favour say aye, aye, aye.

993
01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:23,000
Opposed?

994
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:25,000
Could I get a motion on third reader?

995
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:26,000
So moved.

996
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:27,000
Second.

997
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:28,000
Thank you.

998
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:29,000
Thank you.

999
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:30,000
Madam City Clerk, please call the roll.

1000
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:32,000
Yes, sir. May I back leave?

1001
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:33,000
Aye.

1002
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:34,000
I'll move the license.

1003
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:35,000
Aye.

1004
01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:36,000
I'll move the license.

1005
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:37,000
Aye.

1006
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:38,000
I'll move the license.

1007
01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:39,000
Aye.

1008
01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:40,000
I'll move the license.

1009
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,000
Aye.

1010
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:42,000
I'll move the license.

1011
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:43,000
Aye.

1012
01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:44,000
Aye.

1013
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:45,000
I'll move the license.

1014
01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:46,000
Aye.

1015
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:47,000
Thank you.

1016
01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:48,000
Congratulations.

1017
01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:49,000
Thank you.

1018
01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:51,000
All right.

1019
01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:53,000
Mr. City, please.

1020
01:01:53,000 --> 01:01:54,000
The next item agenda.

1021
01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:55,000
Yes, sir.

1022
01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:59,000
The next item agenda is Resolution R325.

1023
01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:01,000
City Doc was a easy project.

1024
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:03,000
Could I get a motion please?

1025
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:04,000
Second.

1026
01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:05,000
Second.

1027
01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:06,000
I think we have an amendment.

1028
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,000
Yes.

1029
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:14,000
So amendment 1, which you have before you, is really not meant to change the resolution.

1030
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:16,000
Can I just move it and get a second?

1031
01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:17,000
Second.

1032
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:18,000
Thank you.

1033
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:19,000
Thank you.

1034
01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:20,000
Thank you.

1035
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:21,000
Yes.

1036
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:25,000
Amendment 1 is not meant to change the resolution at all, as I understand.

1037
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:32,000
It was always the intention for this really just to be about phase one, which is already gotten all the approvals.

1038
01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:36,000
My hope here is just to make that even more clear.

1039
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:41,000
And I think, particularly because we're saying in here that the council commits to it,

1040
01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:45,000
I want to everybody to know exactly what we're committing to.

1041
01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:52,000
I hope that this does not make any of my colleagues feel like we're trying to shut out.

1042
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:55,000
The maritime welcome senator say that that is opposed.

1043
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:56,000
And it's current form.

1044
01:02:56,000 --> 01:03:05,000
It's just saying that it's just making even more clear that this resolution is about the part that's already gotten all of the city approvals.

1045
01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:08,000
You can park in the flood protection and all the approvals that it has already.

1046
01:03:08,000 --> 01:03:09,000
Thank you.

1047
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:11,000
Any questions on that?

1048
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:13,000
On the Panama.

1049
01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:18,000
I think this mayor, I think that's fair because the maritime welcome senator is a totally separate piece of the project.

1050
01:03:18,000 --> 01:03:19,000
And this clarifies that.

1051
01:03:19,000 --> 01:03:20,000
Good idea.

1052
01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:21,000
Thank you.

1053
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:22,000
Okay.

1054
01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:24,000
All those in favour say aye.

1055
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:25,000
Aye.

1056
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:26,000
Opposed.

1057
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:27,000
Thank you.

1058
01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:28,000
Can I get a motion.

1059
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,000
As amended, please.

1060
01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:31,000
So.

1061
01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:34,000
So Mr. Mayor, I should have been listed as a sponsor.

1062
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:36,000
And I'd like to thank you.

1063
01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:37,000
Yeah.

1064
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:38,000
But what do I know?

1065
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:41,000
I just had one on my copy that I'm looking at.

1066
01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:43,000
This is R324 first reader.

1067
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:46,000
When I click that, it does click through the 325.

1068
01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:48,000
But I don't know if that needs to be changed.

1069
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:50,000
If somebody were trying to search for it.

1070
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,000
Gina.

1071
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:53,000
Yeah, it is.

1072
01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:54,000
Yes.

1073
01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:55,000
It doesn't.

1074
01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:56,000
It doesn't.

1075
01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:58,000
The business is R325.

1076
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,000
25.

1077
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:00,000
Yeah.

1078
01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:01,000
We'll make sure.

1079
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:02,000
But you're going 325.

1080
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,000
Okay.

1081
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,000
Let's make a second.

1082
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:06,000
I'll say that.

1083
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:07,000
You want to.

1084
01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:08,000
thank you.

1085
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:09,000
Two questions.

1086
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:11,000
It's that.

1087
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:12,000
I just want to clarify for that.

1088
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:13,000
When they.

1089
01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:15,000
When people keep mentioning that the city can release.

1090
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:17,000
Space downstairs.

1091
01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:19,000
Our downtown.

1092
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:21,000
From.

1093
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:22,000
Vigant.

1094
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:23,000
Building.

1095
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:24,000
One head.

1096
01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:26,000
Why have we done a feasibility study on that.

1097
01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:28,000
Bonnie chance and just.

1098
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:30,000
What it would cost.

1099
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:37,000
for the foreseeable future as opposed to building and owning our own.

1100
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:46,000
You know, maintenance included in that obviously upkeep, I'm just curious if we've actually looked into that.

1101
01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:52,000
Not that I am a fan of leasing, I think is, you know, donkey backwards to lease an old building

1102
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:57,000
when you have an opportunity to create a state of an art facility for your visitors and residents.

1103
01:04:57,000 --> 01:05:02,000
So, curious if that has been done in the action committee.

1104
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:07,000
It has been done, we've asked various property owners if the properties are for sale.

1105
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:13,000
We know that some of the properties are for lease and I think it's been assessed as of the right locations.

1106
01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:22,000
I mean, I'm sure most of us would agree that the mission barbecue, a location would be a terrible place to put a harbourmaster.

1107
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:32,000
We'd all agree. And then I would think that the management of a smite agree there to lease a building just to put toilets in is probably not the best idea.

1108
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:43,000
Maybe the visit anapolis might support share that use, but I haven't had any interest from them.

1109
01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:49,000
I think we've all been through this two, three year process of time for people to put in.

1110
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:54,000
Put that those ideas forward and none of those ideas have been situated.

1111
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:55,000
And that's why we're here today.

1112
01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:57,000
That's not relevant to this resolution.

1113
01:05:57,000 --> 01:05:58,000
Yeah.

1114
01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,000
Yeah.

1115
01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:04,000
Well, yeah, it's getting away. It is my last question also.

1116
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:08,000
Or just comment actually, there is no city.

1117
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:15,000
And when you talk about this at lunch, but I know of that has, you know, 40,000 or over 40,000 residents.

1118
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:20,000
That doesn't have some sort of city center space.

1119
01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:30,000
And, you know, one of the things that just upsets me about about this and some of the public comment that we'd be hearing is, you know,

1120
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:34,000
It's not, they're against revitalizing the downtown.

1121
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:40,000
I want people to, for a quick second, if you have an opportunity on Friday or Saturday or even during the week.

1122
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,000
Look at the inapolis town center.

1123
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:47,000
And then look at downtown inapolis close to eight o'clock, not a single soul walking around.

1124
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:49,000
The town center is packed.

1125
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:51,000
They're hosting events.

1126
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:53,000
They've got skating rinks out there.

1127
01:06:53,000 --> 01:06:54,000
Hot chocolate things.

1128
01:06:54,000 --> 01:07:00,000
All of these things that we could be doing on a new downtown that protects our businesses.

1129
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:05,000
But also serves our residents and helps us stay economically viable.

1130
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:07,000
I feel like that's the most important thing.

1131
01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:10,000
If we don't have that, we don't have a city really.

1132
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:11,000
That's where our money comes from.

1133
01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:15,000
So, I support this and can't wait for the project to take off.

1134
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:16,000
Thank you.

1135
01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:17,000
On one sandwich.

1136
01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:18,000
I think we'll sorry.

1137
01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:19,000
It was next.

1138
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:20,000
And then on Michelle modern.

1139
01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:21,000
On one hundred leaves.

1140
01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:23,000
So we thank this mayor.

1141
01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:25,000
Yeah, just a quick following.

1142
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:31,000
Based on some of the testimony I've heard and read over the past few days or weeks.

1143
01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:36,000
You know, there's been opposition on some of the public amenities that we've been proposing to add.

1144
01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:38,000
Those I think are.

1145
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:49,000
I mean, what makes the most excited is that we're actually finally trying to do some resilience and protect our city dock, which has been very, very long time coming.

1146
01:07:49,000 --> 01:07:52,000
But the public amenities also just make me very excited.

1147
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:55,000
I'm really glad we've looped those in.

1148
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:57,000
I'm a firm believer of those.

1149
01:07:57,000 --> 01:08:05,000
Because what I do what I don't understand about some of the concern that we've heard some people about the amenities is that.

1150
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:10,000
You know, what's there now is a parking lot.

1151
01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:13,000
And it would cost money to put a parking lot back.

1152
01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:16,000
So why not just spend that money to put in a actual public.

1153
01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:19,000
A many that's going to draw people downtown.

1154
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:23,000
That I think it's worth the investment to make it more lively.

1155
01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:26,000
It's an ultimate stated so.

1156
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:30,000
100% behind it and thanks for getting this things in there project.

1157
01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:33,000
I'm sure when they see them in other cities, they like them.

1158
01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:36,000
I don't know why they wouldn't work here, you know.

1159
01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:37,000
Automational.

1160
01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:39,000
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1161
01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:43,000
I'm reading this book called for the love of cities.

1162
01:08:43,000 --> 01:08:52,000
And it stresses how building a place for people to connect with each other.

1163
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:56,000
And with the place that they live in and have a date.

1164
01:08:56,000 --> 01:09:02,000
It creates this genuine emotional connection to their city and that boosts civic engagement.

1165
01:09:02,000 --> 01:09:09,000
That boosts economic activity, that boosts community pride.

1166
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:17,000
And I see that in these public amenities that we want to put in in city dock.

1167
01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:25,000
And when people reach out to me and ask, how do I feel about the park and all the amenities that we put in.

1168
01:09:25,000 --> 01:09:27,000
That's what I tell them.

1169
01:09:27,000 --> 01:09:32,000
I want this to be a place of awe.

1170
01:09:32,000 --> 01:09:40,000
I don't want to spend tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars raising a parking lot.

1171
01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:43,000
I think that would be a waste.

1172
01:09:43,000 --> 01:09:45,000
If we are going to put that much money into it,

1173
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:53,000
let's do something that we can be proud of on some of the best real estate on the east coast.

1174
01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:56,000
And I had some people actually reach out to me.

1175
01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,000
They did oppose the fountain.

1176
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:03,000
But even when I drove down into them or dug into it a little bit and asked like, what would you like it?

1177
01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:05,000
Even they actually wanted some cool amenities.

1178
01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:09,000
And I do encourage them if they're listening to come in and suggest what some of those may be.

1179
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:13,000
But even they came in and saying, well, here's some alternative suggestions.

1180
01:10:13,000 --> 01:10:15,000
But if someone is just going, no.

1181
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:18,000
Let's spend all this and just raise a parking lot.

1182
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:23,000
That's it's silly.

1183
01:10:23,000 --> 01:10:27,000
And there's really no other way to phrase it.

1184
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:35,000
This is going to be a project that generations after we are gone will be with.

1185
01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:44,000
Let's spend the money on something we are going to be proud of.

1186
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:47,000
Our names are going to be attached to this.

1187
01:10:47,000 --> 01:10:50,000
And I want to be proud of that.

1188
01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:52,000
And that's not going to be lifting a parking lot.

1189
01:10:52,000 --> 01:11:00,000
It's going to be in a park that I can show my children that they could potentially show their children.

1190
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:02,000
Let's go for it.

1191
01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:03,000
Let's get this done.

1192
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:05,000
I'm very excited for this resolution.

1193
01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:10,000
I'm very excited to get a shovel at the ground for this resiliency for this park.

1194
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:11,000
Let's do it.

1195
01:11:11,000 --> 01:11:16,000
Thank you.

1196
01:11:16,000 --> 01:11:19,000
Thank you Mr. Mayor.

1197
01:11:19,000 --> 01:11:21,000
This is a personal note.

1198
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:26,000
When I was a child, my mom and I and my dad would bring us because my mom was in driving.

1199
01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:29,000
We bring us downtown every Saturday.

1200
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,000
We go to Randall's tab where the old library was.

1201
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:35,000
Listen to some stories and we go shopping.

1202
01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:38,000
We saw people in our community all the time.

1203
01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:43,000
My aunt worked downtown and quite a few people that from my church worked downtown.

1204
01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:48,000
So there were a lot of people that I knew from my community, especially from parole,

1205
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:53,000
who came downtown every Saturday and doing the week as well.

1206
01:11:53,000 --> 01:12:03,000
I was on a task for us, I guess, about 15 years ago when church was in charge of my old boss.

1207
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:06,000
You can't hear me.

1208
01:12:06,000 --> 01:12:07,000
Okay.

1209
01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:11,000
And so at that time we talked about the city doc as well.

1210
01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:17,000
That was on on the hearts and minds of everyone.

1211
01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:25,000
About a year or so ago, I was at one of all the men on that town halls of an East Point.

1212
01:12:25,000 --> 01:12:33,000
And a gentleman stood up and asked me point blank how can we get more people to come downtown?

1213
01:12:33,000 --> 01:12:35,000
I knew what the question was.

1214
01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:42,000
And I told the gentleman as far as I'm concerned as any was talking I guess about parole.

1215
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:45,000
I told him I really didn't know.

1216
01:12:45,000 --> 01:12:48,000
But I thought about it later.

1217
01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:56,000
I thought about what we've been trying to do with downtown over the past several years.

1218
01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:03,000
And I do believe, and this is my belief, that with these amenities,

1219
01:13:03,000 --> 01:13:10,000
we can actually draw people who live here downtown, all sorts of people.

1220
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:14,000
You can go downtown now, someone was telling me recently,

1221
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:18,000
that they don't recognize, they set here for four hours.

1222
01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:21,000
He and his wife and their well-known, I'm not going to mention their names.

1223
01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:23,000
They've been here a long, long time.

1224
01:13:23,000 --> 01:13:25,000
They don't know anybody.

1225
01:13:25,000 --> 01:13:26,000
No residents.

1226
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:28,000
Nobody looks familiar.

1227
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:30,000
They come downtown.

1228
01:13:30,000 --> 01:13:33,000
And so we have to do something.

1229
01:13:33,000 --> 01:13:39,000
And if it draws people from our communities, from every community to come downtown,

1230
01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:41,000
for me it's well worth it.

1231
01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:47,000
Because the same people pay the taxes, whoever they are, wherever they live,

1232
01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:49,000
but not taking advantage of it.

1233
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:54,000
Because there's nothing that they feel close to to come downtown for.

1234
01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:59,000
So I know we've had a lot of iterations, and we've talked about different things.

1235
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:04,000
But I think it's really important for us to think about the residents.

1236
01:14:04,000 --> 01:14:06,000
We know the visitors are going to come.

1237
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:10,000
But there needs to be something downtown that brings the residents downtown.

1238
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:13,000
That's really important to me.

1239
01:14:13,000 --> 01:14:16,000
I remember when it was a lot of fun coming downtown.

1240
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:20,000
And I saw people that I knew, but I don't see them anymore.

1241
01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:28,000
But that's really, I guess, as far as I'm saying, that's all I got to say about that.

1242
01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:33,000
But no, I think we really need to do this thing.

1243
01:14:33,000 --> 01:14:35,000
It's been going on much too long.

1244
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:39,000
The one other thing I thought about too recently,

1245
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:46,000
the trauma that our businesses go through every time we have a flooding event.

1246
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:48,000
That's clinically traumatic.

1247
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:53,000
I'm not a clinician, but I would venture to say it's got to be clinically traumatic.

1248
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:58,000
To have them go through this over and over and over again.

1249
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:00,000
So that's my three cents.

1250
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:10,000
That's where? Thank you. Thank you. Okay. I want to thank everybody for supporting this. This is happening because of this city council here.

1251
01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:27,000
So we, you know, whatever we do in our future lives, we'll always be able to look back on this and know that we built a city dock for the next generation and we protected the downtown. And you know, it's clearly it's not an easy thing to do. And that's why no one has attempted it before us.

1252
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:36,000
So I want to thank everybody for their support and like to do a role call for this thank you. May I back please? Yes.

1253
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:37,640
All the left in Le mafia.

1254
01:15:37,640 --> 01:15:39,680
All the way to the right.

1255
01:15:39,680 --> 01:15:41,040
All Marco Rodrigo.

1256
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:42,700
All right.

1257
01:15:42,700 --> 01:15:43,880
All the media.

1258
01:15:43,880 --> 01:15:44,840
And then Feduk.

1259
01:15:44,840 --> 01:15:47,680
All the savage.

1260
01:15:47,680 --> 01:15:55,840
Altima Minyi Nengues Showtime.

1261
01:15:55,840 --> 01:15:58,160
All that I call an Oct Seungjae.

1262
01:15:58,160 --> 01:16:00,640
And this is my Sunday and I am more Hye Boo.

1263
01:16:00,640 --> 01:16:02,640
You're a revolution path.

1264
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:04,640
Thank you.

1265
01:16:04,640 --> 01:16:08,640
Um, so you tell me please present the next on the agenda?

1266
01:16:08,640 --> 01:16:09,640
I don't know.

1267
01:16:09,640 --> 01:16:11,640
Okay. Anything else for good order?

1268
01:16:11,640 --> 01:16:12,640
I want to kneel.

1269
01:16:12,640 --> 01:16:13,640
Thank you very much.

1270
01:16:13,640 --> 01:16:15,640
I know you said it earlier,

1271
01:16:15,640 --> 01:16:18,640
but I wanted to give a huge shout out to

1272
01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:20,640
Dr. Simmons of OEM.

1273
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:22,640
Um, I don't know about you all,

1274
01:16:22,640 --> 01:16:26,640
but my text came through at 105 a.m.

1275
01:16:26,640 --> 01:16:28,640
Um, on Saturday morning.

1276
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:32,640
Um, I happened to hear the buzz go off.

1277
01:16:32,640 --> 01:16:35,640
So he started working on it prior to that.

1278
01:16:35,640 --> 01:16:44,640
Um, didn't stop until he was sure that every single one of our residents was safe and had had a warm meal in their belly.

1279
01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:52,640
So I wanted to just shout out to Dr. Simmons and staff for taking care of our residents once again.

1280
01:16:53,640 --> 01:16:54,640
You're here.

1281
01:16:54,640 --> 01:16:56,640
And there were a lot of directors on the call.

1282
01:16:56,640 --> 01:16:58,640
We were on the phone a lot all weekend.

1283
01:16:58,640 --> 01:17:00,640
And so for the public, um,

1284
01:17:00,640 --> 01:17:06,640
I think it's nearly 50, 40 or 30 residents were without power.

1285
01:17:06,640 --> 01:17:08,640
Um, in this cold freezing cold weather,

1286
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:10,640
power went out overnight.

1287
01:17:10,640 --> 01:17:12,640
The utilities, people left the job.

1288
01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:14,640
Uh, didn't finish the job.

1289
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:16,640
Didn't come back to the next morning.

1290
01:17:16,640 --> 01:17:18,640
Some of our residents, uh, were without heat.

1291
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,640
Uh, and then without ability to cook food.

1292
01:17:21,640 --> 01:17:22,640
We found food.

1293
01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:23,640
We found shelter.

1294
01:17:23,640 --> 01:17:25,640
And, um, uh, and we got through it.

1295
01:17:25,640 --> 01:17:28,640
But it must have been harrowing for all the people that lived there.

1296
01:17:28,640 --> 01:17:31,640
And I think Alderman gave his input there.

1297
01:17:31,640 --> 01:17:32,640
That just got it.

1298
01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:35,640
It's jumping a blessing set to, um,

1299
01:17:35,640 --> 01:17:39,640
because they were at the, um,

1300
01:17:39,640 --> 01:17:41,640
warming center.

1301
01:17:41,640 --> 01:17:43,640
Then jumping on this and getting the meals.

1302
01:17:43,640 --> 01:17:47,640
And so I think these are times where we're grateful that we live in.

1303
01:17:47,640 --> 01:17:50,640
A close-knit small city, uh, city that we're,

1304
01:17:50,640 --> 01:17:52,640
where people live or rely on their city government.

1305
01:17:52,640 --> 01:17:53,640
So thank you.

1306
01:17:53,640 --> 01:17:54,640
Thank you.

1307
01:17:54,640 --> 01:17:56,640
On the show tomorrow.

1308
01:17:56,640 --> 01:17:57,640
Thanks, Mayor.

1309
01:17:57,640 --> 01:17:58,640
Uh, I just want to say publicly.

1310
01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:00,640
A big thank you to, uh, public works.

1311
01:18:00,640 --> 01:18:04,640
We had a wannabane break in my neighborhood last Wednesday.

1312
01:18:04,640 --> 01:18:07,640
And specifically, thank you to Warren, who came out quickly.

1313
01:18:07,640 --> 01:18:12,640
And, uh, helped fix the issue in the middle of a freezing cold night.

1314
01:18:12,640 --> 01:18:13,640
Thank you, Warren.

1315
01:18:13,640 --> 01:18:14,640
Thank you public works.

1316
01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:15,640
Emergency response team.

1317
01:18:15,640 --> 01:18:16,640
Uh,

1318
01:18:16,640 --> 01:18:17,640
you guys work hard.

1319
01:18:17,640 --> 01:18:19,640
I know all the recent cold and snow.

1320
01:18:19,640 --> 01:18:23,640
Uh, you've been getting it hard for everybody, including us.

1321
01:18:23,640 --> 01:18:25,640
But you do work hard.

1322
01:18:25,640 --> 01:18:26,640
And you do work effectively.

1323
01:18:26,640 --> 01:18:28,640
So thank you, team.

1324
01:18:28,640 --> 01:18:31,640
Um, to add to that, you know,

1325
01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:35,640
it's easy for us to find fault in in government.

1326
01:18:35,640 --> 01:18:38,640
That seems to be the flavor of the month now.

1327
01:18:38,640 --> 01:18:41,640
But, you know, we're not the people down those whole,

1328
01:18:41,640 --> 01:18:44,640
you know, those deep holes in the freezing cold night.

1329
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:48,640
I want to connect to Maine and, um, and if you've seen that kind of work,

1330
01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:50,640
it's not easy and it's not easy in the night.

1331
01:18:50,640 --> 01:18:54,640
And, uh, there's been a lot of it because of these extreme conditions.

1332
01:18:54,640 --> 01:18:56,640
I think it's 15 degrees that night.

1333
01:18:56,640 --> 01:18:57,640
Also, uh, thank you, Warren.

1334
01:18:57,640 --> 01:18:58,640
Something also very important.

1335
01:18:58,640 --> 01:19:01,640
Somebody just reminded me, I've been getting a lot, a lot, a lot.

1336
01:19:01,640 --> 01:19:05,640
A lot, a lot of causing concerns about ice.

1337
01:19:05,640 --> 01:19:10,640
And, you know, in particular when I, I represent a school in Tyler,

1338
01:19:10,640 --> 01:19:14,640
Heist has a 98% Hispanic and Latino population.

1339
01:19:14,640 --> 01:19:19,640
And, um, I would hope that, uh, in the next few weeks,

1340
01:19:19,640 --> 01:19:23,640
maybe we could get a close session together with, uh, the police department,

1341
01:19:23,640 --> 01:19:28,640
office of emergency management, um, and any individual that needs to be involved.

1342
01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:30,640
Because we don't have a plan in place.

1343
01:19:30,640 --> 01:19:35,640
If I've shows up, uh, to our community schools and start trying to, uh,

1344
01:19:35,640 --> 01:19:38,640
our family's, uh, a part.

1345
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:41,640
And so I, I would hope that we could be, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

1346
01:19:41,640 --> 01:19:45,640
you know, village in that as well and, and try to get some plan together.

1347
01:19:45,640 --> 01:19:49,640
Um, if the city already has a plan, then I would hope that we could share with the council.

1348
01:19:49,640 --> 01:19:53,640
So we're working on getting, uh, post, snow debrief work session.

1349
01:19:53,640 --> 01:19:54,640
Nice.

1350
01:19:54,640 --> 01:19:55,640
Ice.

1351
01:19:55,640 --> 01:19:56,640
Ice.

1352
01:19:56,640 --> 01:19:57,640
Ice.

1353
01:19:57,640 --> 01:19:58,640
Ice.

1354
01:19:58,640 --> 01:19:59,640
Ice.

1355
01:19:59,640 --> 01:20:00,640
Ice.

1356
01:20:00,640 --> 01:20:01,640
Ice.

1357
01:20:01,640 --> 01:20:02,640
Oh, sorry.

1358
01:20:02,640 --> 01:20:03,640
Sorry.

1359
01:20:03,640 --> 01:20:04,640
I'm sorry.

1360
01:20:04,640 --> 01:20:06,640
My mind went to the wrong.

1361
01:20:06,640 --> 01:20:10,640
So that I get a motion to a gym, some of those, so I get all those in five,

1362
01:20:10,640 --> 01:20:15,640
but say, hi.

1363
01:20:15,640 --> 01:20:16,640
Hi.

1364
01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:17,640
Meeting a gym.

1365
01:20:34,640 --> 01:20:40,640
So, receded the pumps kicked in when it was, uh, uh, at the level that they could handle.

1366
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:41,640
And we were back in business.

1367
01:20:41,640 --> 01:20:47,640
And so we've got some people back in their, on their feet, but we need to get everybody back in their feet.

1368
01:20:47,640 --> 01:20:52,640
Because the business, uh, community is just a bigger part of the community than the residential community in the city.

1369
01:20:52,640 --> 01:20:55,640
And, uh, we, we, we want to support them.

1370
01:20:55,640 --> 01:20:56,640
We want to be there for them.

1371
01:20:56,640 --> 01:21:00,640
And, uh, they know that the state, the county, and the city have their backs.

1372
01:21:00,640 --> 01:21:01,640
So.

1373
01:21:01,640 --> 01:21:06,640
We appreciate you all being there.

1374
01:21:06,640 --> 01:21:07,640
Thank you so much.

1375
01:21:07,640 --> 01:21:08,640
Thank you.

1376
01:21:08,640 --> 01:21:09,640
Thank you.

1377
01:21:09,640 --> 01:21:12,640
And I do have the names of all of our speakers printed out for using it.

1378
01:21:12,640 --> 01:21:13,640
The spelling, right?

1379
01:21:13,640 --> 01:21:19,640
We also have a flyer with the QR code for folks to get to the, uh, to the application.

1380
01:21:19,640 --> 01:21:20,640
Thank you.

1381
01:21:20,640 --> 01:21:21,640
Thank you.

1382
01:21:21,640 --> 01:21:22,640
Thank you.

1383
01:21:30,640 --> 01:21:32,640
Thank you.

1384
01:22:00,640 --> 01:22:02,640
Thank you.

1385
01:22:30,640 --> 01:22:32,640
Thank you.

1386
01:23:00,640 --> 01:23:02,640
Thank you.

1387
01:23:30,640 --> 01:23:32,640
Thank you.

1388
01:24:00,640 --> 01:24:02,640
Thank you.

1389
01:24:30,640 --> 01:24:32,640
Thank you.

1390
01:25:00,640 --> 01:25:26,640
Thank you.

1391
01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:28,640
Eight, two, one.

1392
01:25:28,640 --> 01:25:29,640
Thank you.

1393
01:25:29,640 --> 01:25:30,640
Thank you.

1394
01:25:58,640 --> 01:26:06,640
You know, coach, if you care about something and you got a little loving your heart,

1395
01:26:06,640 --> 01:26:09,640
there is nothing that you can't do.

1396
01:26:09,640 --> 01:26:10,640
Yep.

1397
01:26:10,640 --> 01:26:13,640
And this team has got some of the best players in Maryland.

1398
01:26:13,640 --> 01:26:15,640
All we need to know is that people are not plus.

1399
01:26:15,640 --> 01:26:17,640
They love this team as much as we do.

1400
01:26:28,640 --> 01:26:29,640
You know what?

1401
01:26:29,640 --> 01:26:32,640
You can just get everybody to come out to the opening going for the blues.

1402
01:26:32,640 --> 01:26:40,640
Hopefully we see everybody out home up north at Navy Stadium on June 5th.

1403
01:26:40,640 --> 01:26:53,640
Perfect.

1404
01:26:53,640 --> 01:26:57,640
Need to check which roads have been salted or plowed during the snowstorm?

1405
01:26:57,640 --> 01:27:02,640
With snowpads, you can access real-time updates on winter road maintenance.

1406
01:27:02,640 --> 01:27:04,640
Right from your device.

1407
01:27:04,640 --> 01:27:09,640
Simply visit the City of Anapolis website and click on the snowpads portal.

1408
01:27:09,640 --> 01:27:16,640
From there, you'll see an interactive map showing the current status of winter road maintenance of road-salting and snow-plowing.

1409
01:27:16,640 --> 01:27:24,640
Zoom in to your neighborhood or commute route to see exactly which roads have been treated and which ones are in progress.

1410
01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:28,640
Click on a road segment to see what it was last serviced.

1411
01:27:28,640 --> 01:27:35,640
Snowpads work seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices, so you can get updates on the go.

1412
01:27:35,640 --> 01:27:44,640
Stay informed, stay safe, and plan your essential travel during snow emergencies with real-time updates from snowpads.

1413
01:27:44,640 --> 01:27:51,640
Visit anapless.gov slash snowpads this winter.

1414
01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:11,640
Hello, I'm Ken White with the Anapolis Farter Department.

1415
01:28:11,640 --> 01:28:15,640
This week's theme for Fire Prevention Week is Circle of Safety in the Kitchen.

1416
01:28:15,640 --> 01:28:22,640
So this holiday season, here's some tips from the Anapolis Farter Department that can help you serve of safety in the kitchen.

1417
01:28:22,640 --> 01:28:24,640
Tip 1.

1418
01:28:24,640 --> 01:28:28,640
When frying, boiling, or simmering, stay in the kitchen.

1419
01:28:28,640 --> 01:28:31,640
Never leave the home and always use a timer.

1420
01:28:31,640 --> 01:28:32,640
Tip 2.

1421
01:28:32,640 --> 01:28:36,640
If a grease fire starts, never try to extinguish with water.

1422
01:28:36,640 --> 01:28:42,640
Use a lid to cover over the pot, turn the burner all, and wait till the pan cools down.

1423
01:28:42,640 --> 01:28:44,640
Tip 3.

1424
01:28:44,640 --> 01:28:51,640
Always keep your cleaning and cooking surfaces free of any clutter.

1425
01:28:51,640 --> 01:28:53,640
Tip 4.

1426
01:28:53,640 --> 01:28:57,640
Remember to always keep a three-foot distance around a cooking area.

1427
01:28:57,640 --> 01:29:00,640
A three-foot kid zone, as I like the colder.

1428
01:29:00,640 --> 01:29:07,640
And remember, if you're unable to control the fire, get out of your house and dial 911 immediately.

1429
01:29:07,640 --> 01:29:13,640
And ever forget, every month, to test your smoke on off, have an escape plan and practice your escape plan.

1430
01:29:13,640 --> 01:29:18,640
Unattended cooking is a leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries.

1431
01:29:18,640 --> 01:29:27,640
For more information on tips on how you can serve of safety in the kitchen, visit www.fireproventionweek.org.

1432
01:29:27,640 --> 01:29:29,640
Stay safe andapolis.

1433
01:29:30,640 --> 01:29:40,640
Good afternoon.

1434
01:29:40,640 --> 01:29:49,640
First, I would like to acknowledge three special guests here to our program, which is the parole,

1435
01:29:49,640 --> 01:29:57,640
Rosenwald School Historical Ceremony, dedication, signing, unveiling, and celebration here on Friday, May 10th

1436
01:29:57,640 --> 01:30:04,640
at Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal.

1437
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:09,280
eligible church to his avenue the church on the hill. Miss Valerie Mills Cooper, which is the daughter

1438
01:30:09,280 --> 01:30:15,620
of principal, parole principal, Walter S. Mills. Miss Mills Cooper is a retired vice principal

1439
01:30:15,620 --> 01:30:26,920
in Anne-Wonda County Public Schools and she's on keyboard today as well. Ms. Debbie Otem, our war-three community

1440
01:30:26,920 --> 01:30:33,920
He lays on who's on route, and Dr. Carol Benson, who is the executive director of the

1441
01:30:33,920 --> 01:30:39,280
Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area Formally, the four rivers heritage areas.

1442
01:30:39,280 --> 01:30:44,280
Thank you so much, Carol, for being here.

1443
01:30:44,280 --> 01:30:48,560
At this time, we will sing with Valerie's accompaniment.

1444
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:54,360
The official parole school song, which was written by Mr. Walter S. Mills, the principal,

1445
01:30:54,360 --> 01:31:01,360
and it's entitled, I Love O. Parole, and it's printed on the back of your program.

1446
01:31:24,360 --> 01:31:33,840
Boys there, who's strong and sturdy, and girls that find this, you've never seen

1447
01:31:33,840 --> 01:31:49,000
Ron, Ron, Ron, son there, is always shining, sky's there, always blue, oh, I love

1448
01:31:49,000 --> 01:32:05,080
her, to let's do that again, oh, Ron, I love her, oh, I love her, oh, I love her, oh, oh,

1449
01:32:05,080 --> 01:32:21,440
I love her, I'm drawn in this huge, a small room, a small room as you can see.

1450
01:32:21,440 --> 01:32:31,300
We're in the sand and the bank which ends when its way past.

1451
01:32:31,300 --> 01:33:00,800
And this time, we'll have prayer. Thank you so much, Valerie, prayer and scripture around Reverend Dana A. Swan, who's the assistant pastor, here at Mount of African Methodist Episcopal Church. Reverend Swan, pastor Swan.

1452
01:33:01,300 --> 01:33:17,300
Thank you, greetings to all, welcome to Mount Olive, welcome to this great event here today. Today, here in for all, we are at a place a history, a place of understanding, in the necessity of teaching.

1453
01:33:17,300 --> 01:33:24,300
And so, from that scripture that I lift up is what the Psalm is said in Psalm 111 and verse 10.

1454
01:33:24,300 --> 01:33:31,300
It says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, a good understanding, have all that do as commandments as praise and do as forever.

1455
01:33:31,300 --> 01:33:37,300
That is to say that we are here because of a landmark celebration of a building which had to do with teaching.

1456
01:33:37,300 --> 01:33:44,300
And as we review the history, we think of the wisdom, and we therefore ask for that to stay. And this is my prayer for you, let us pray.

1457
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Almighty God, we are thankful for this day which you have given to us. The evidence is found in the sign of the rising of the sun, even behind the clouds and above the rain we've experienced today.

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The evidence is found in the signs of the changing of the seasons in the air, even in the pollen we breathe from the grass, the trees and the blossoming flowers.

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The evidence is in the sign of the beating of our hearts which echo the drumbeat of the words of the Him, which says, and are we yet alive and see each other's faith.

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In a great and global way, evidence is found as we observe the signs of the times and they are changing, where we must daily seek individually and collectively to address the challenges of life with all of the opportunities and tools we possess.

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Therefore Almighty God, we need your help in your guidance. As we today dedicate a sign at Hicks and Dorsey avenues in Parole and Annapolis, may have reminded us all of the history represented by this Parole Rosenwall School building.

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May those who see this sign pause and reflect on the historic place in the seeking of knowledge, may we from it, note a continue to seek the wisdom from the years gone by, may we now be wise enough to embrace it with conviction, courage, compassion and commitment for us to do.

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May we have the knowledge and understanding to tell the incredible stories of a school whose teaching is rooted in the lives of those who are yet present here today, as we continue to write the new stories in this present moment, and indeed to those who are in the future generations.

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So today Almighty God, we thank you at the Parole Rosenwall School building at Dorsey and Hicks avenues and here hosting at Mount Alleth. There will be a sign.

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May we faithfully remember the words of Scripture for in this moment we seek wisdom, understanding, how to live and how to do the work given to our hands.

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May we also remember the words of the Him by Harry Faustick, God of grace, God of glory, grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the facing of this hour for the living of these days that we fail not man nor the throughout the Lord Christ Amen.

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Thank you so much. Where the head and the heart built heroes, again good afternoon. Julius Rosenwall was born in Springfield, Illinois. He never finished high school, but he rose to become president of the retail giant Sears Robot Company, and as a result he amassed a fortune serving as president and part owner of Sears.

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Rosenwall was influenced by the writings of fame, Tuskegee Educator, Booker T. Washington, writings that emphasize the education of African Americans.

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Subsequently, these two men became friends, and Rosenwall's philanthropy took a dramatic turn after reading accounts by African American thinkers.

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Additionally, Booker T. Washington's accomplishments parallel with Rosenwall had achieved.

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Washington approached Rosenwall in 1912 to assist in funding a program in line with Washington's belief of self-help for African American southerners that emphasize economic advancement through vocational education.

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As a result, this Jewish philanthropist and this African American educator joined forces without African American communities during the Jim Crow South and established a fund to build new state-of-the-art school buildings for African American children living in the rural South.

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Between 1917 and 1932, the Julius Rosenwall fund was responsible for the construction of more than 5,300 new schools in the United States, from Texas to Maryland.

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However, one of the stipulations to building these schools was that the African American community would provide a certain amount of sweat equity in the process which they readily did.

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All the Rosenwall school buildings used the same building format and template.

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For example, the windows facing the outside were strategically positioned to face east so that the rising of the sun in the morning would provide sunlight into the school building.

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In 1943 of Anna Undercounty, 32 black schools were Rosenwall buildings.

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The Rosenwall school building program advanced African American education to a level unmatched and unprecedented until the decision in 1954 in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown V. Board of Education, which declared the end of segregation.

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Inspired by the Jewish ideals of Z.D. charity and Ticun Olam repairing the world and a deep concern of a racial and equality in America, Julius Rosenwall used his wealth to become one of America's most effective philanthropists.

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Because of his modesty, Rosenwall's philanthropy and social activism are not well known today. He gave away 62 million dollars in his lifetime.

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And so today, we salute some of these parole walls and wall school heroes who still reflect upon this building, which still stands at our community today.

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And these heroes are here today to tell their stories and to recount their memories.

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Also today it is especially apropos in this year and at this moment in time and at this time in the world that we recognize the over 100 years century long relationship between the Jewish community and the African American community.

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And so out of this very modest building that was built here in 1923, 101 years ago, the head of Booker T. Washington and the heart of Julius Rosenwall like rise resulted in heroes being built here.

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Thank you and may God continue to bless us all.

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At this time, we will have remarks by the honorable Gavin Buckley who is our mayor of the city of Annapolis, then our state senator Sarah Elfrith, who has to leave a little bit early and we all know why and we are happy for that.

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Then delegate Henson or her representative Ms. Burrell Downs who is our state delegate delegate Dana Jones unfortunately could not be here today she had a prior engagement she was available the last the first time we are playing this program but she's unable to be here today.

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Then Lisa Brannigan Rodvien at Squire who is our county council woman district six which serves Annapolis and several surrounding can take with areas.

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Then Dr. C Jane Cox administrator of cultural resources section of historic preservation program.

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And one of the county planning and zoning department then Dr. Joanna based Tobin and one of the county board of education district six Annapolis Ms. Burrell Downs who is the act in president of the greater pro community association.

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Ms. Alice K. Wright are in president community health center for role in corporate the pro health center.

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And then Ms. Lindra Pratt Marshall Heritage and Cultural Preservationist Rosa Wall School project coordinator and Booker T. Washington and Rosenwall Schools documentary film project coordinator.

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Thank you so much and one secret I want to provide to you about Ms. Lindra who is also my cousin that she was contacted recently by the father.

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By Beyonce's father to do a documentary for him. So we have we have a lot of great people in this room.

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But unfortunately she's been so busy she had to turn down the invitation.

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But anyway. So anyway in that order everyone please come up. Thank you all so much.

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So we want to welcome everybody here to the Cecil B. The Mills Ronda Bendel Charles event for the Rosenwall School.

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Great to be here with all my cousins.

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I want to thank everyone Ronda Bendel Charles for organizing today's dedication and I want to recognize all of you who worked on this project to install historic marker here.

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It will help current residents descendents of past residents and future generations to understand the importance of this site.

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It looks like a typical residential structure.

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Doesn't it?

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In the early part of the 20th century it was anything but typical.

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As a Rosenwall school this site was one of more than 5,000 such Rosenwall school constructed between 1917 to 1932.

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Only about 10% remained standing today.

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What was important about what Julius Rosenwall the owner of CS Robux department store and author and educator Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute built was just a uniform

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design structure. Although it was a pretty cool design back in the day.

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I'll talk about that in a minute. What was impressive about it of course was the mission and the mission was education.

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Rosenwall and Washington believed that the path to a better future for African American children was throughout the American South with was public education.

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Rosenwall schools did not challenge segregation but had a tremendous impact on the literacy rate among black Americans in the South.

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Notable graduates of the Rosenwall schools which typically stopped at eighth grade include Dr. Charles Drew, author, Ralph Ellison,

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Zopzara Nolan Hurston and of course James Baldwin, poet Maya J. Angelo, Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis,

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plus scientists, artists and others. The impact of the Rosenwall school on the development of black intellectuals in the mid and late 20th century can never be overstated.

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The building is all shared a similar blueprint north of the South facing windows to maximize light because most lacked electricity.

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Cream or eggshell paint on the walls to encourage learning a plain exterior that helps schools avoid unwanted attention.

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Each will work one classroom or when more than one classroom were separated by a partition the schools were always staffed with highly.

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Quality, qualified and dedicated teachers. In 1954, the Supreme Court decision, Brown, versus the Board of Education, integrated

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public education, in a short amount of time, Rollers and World Schools were obsolete. Of the 20, known sites in

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Enronor County, only about 10 remains standing, including this one. And that is why we're so thrilled that this work is coming to fruition.

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And that this structure will never be torn down. Those that have survived that have been restored are primarily used now today as community centers.

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I've said a lot of positive things about the Roosevelt School, but they were born of an unequally, an unequally American system of education, a pathide.

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It's a difficult chapter to say anything positive about that chapter in American history,

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that we know influence us so much of our society functions, even to this day. Recognizing that history helps us understand it was wrong.

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Recognizing our history, even the ugly parts help us move forward together as a nation. Again, I thank the organizers for putting this event together

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and for helping future generations. Understand exactly what happened right here in parole and the significance of this simple yet elegant structure.

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Now I'd like to pass it over to my Senator, Elthworth. Thank you all.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and thank you to all the women, Pindel Charles, for your tireless effort to make sure that we know exactly the history of not just the parole community, but the history of the entire city of Annapolis.

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And more importantly, how that history reflects on our legacy today and the work we still have ahead of us. I also want to thank Ms. Lindra and Ms. Lindra. I can't help but think of Ms. Gertrude right now.

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And think about the fact that I believe in Orlando County has more standing, rose and mold schools than any other community in the entire country. And that's not an accident.

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That's because people have fought to preserve that history, to tell that history, to celebrate that history. And so that's why it's particularly important that we're here today.

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In all my spare time lately, I've been reading a lot and thinking a lot about another partnership, Ron and mentioned partnerships, between Lincoln and another great mayorlander Frederick Douglass and the promise that reconstruction could have had, had he lived and had that vision for rebuilding this country, repairing the wounds of this country actually come to fruition.

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Especially that never occurred and we spent decades in the darkness with government not doing what it should have done in terms of lifting up all of its citizens and making sure education, as we know it to be the great equalizer, actually could repair those wounds.

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And instead it took decades in a different partnership. It took Mr. Rosenwald and Mr. Washington to come together and see this vision of 5,000 schools across this country. That let's be clear the government did not build.

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It did not build. And yet that vision and that seed that was planted had so many blossoms and so many trees and so much fruit in each of our communities and that is why it's important that we're here today and important to reflect on that history because we cannot see where we need to go if we do not recognize where we came from.

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And so I'm so grateful to be here to reflect on take a moment this morning on a rainy Friday and reflect on our history collectively and reflect on our responsibility collectively to do better and we can only do that by knowing where we came from and so I'm particularly grateful for this morning. Thank you very much.

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I feel like it hints in is being in addition to being a legislator you all know that she's an attorney.

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So court was on the schedule this morning and so on behalf of delegate Henson. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Much has been said about the Rosenwald school. I want to tell you a little bit about parole.

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History, education, service and dedication are the pillars that this community stands on it is the foundation of this community many in this room.

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I see promote that. I'm going to tell you just a little bit about our greater parole community association which Ron Dimension I'm the acting chair.

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Kind of. But one of the things that we talk about when we talk about the greater parole community association is preserving our past promoting our present and protecting our future.

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We understand how important that is as I look at out at many of the pillars of this community. I thank you for your service. I thank you for making education important. I thank you for your dedication and I thank you for your faithfulness. Thank you.

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Good afternoon. I'm Lisa Radbien and I'm the County Councilwoman for Ann Royal County Council. Ann Royal County district six, which includes the city of Annapolis.

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It's really my honor and privilege to be here today. I'm going to sort of scratch my remarks because Alderman Pindell Charles actually took most of what I intended to say.

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But I think one of the things about the Rosenwald schools is that there are so many different lessons to learn.

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And that is one of the reasons why the history is so important for us to keep. First off, as Senator Alfred said, if you don't know where you've come from, how are you going to figure out where to go next.

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But before I came here this morning, I looked up a couple different, a couple different folks that I think really reflect and embody one of the things that really started the Rosenwald schools and that's ally ship.

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The idea that Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald could come together and both see the need and both understand how deeply important education was and that that was not something that should be narrowed that it should be expanded.

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I'm going to put on my glasses so I can read my notes here for a second.

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A suffragette, Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, an African-American woman born in Baltimore who worked alongside many people to help get the right to vote said, we are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving a curse in its own soul.

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And I think this is something that not many people understood in the time that the Rosenwald schools began, the way Julius Rosenwald and the way Booker T. Washington understood.

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I feel like more individuals are starting to learn this but I think it's something we all all need to continue to remember that as we are lifted up and as we grow ourselves, we need to continue to turn and look for others that need to be lifted up.

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And not just be the savior that comes in but to really work alongside because really our community is all tied together.

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Even the people in your community that you might dislike the most, we are connected to them.

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Mayor Buckley joked at the beginning of his remarks that he was saying hello to all of his cousins.

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I used to teach world history and I would start on the day the first day of class saying I want to introduce you to all of your cousins because we really are.

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We are all from the same family tree and we need to continue to lift up our whole family tree and bring in those that might have gone astray and say we love you, you are part of us and continue in that path.

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And I think that's what Julius Rosenwald was doing and I think that's what Booker T. Washington was doing and I think that's what this community was really about was lifting people up so that we could continue to move forward as a single family.

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Thank you very much.

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Happy preservation month.

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Isn't it appropriate that we're here today?

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I'm Jane Cox with the Toronto County.

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I'm thrilled to be here today.

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Thank you for inviting me to this and including me.

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I'm the administrator for the county's historic preservation program and I just want to thank you for the honorary PhD but to my mother's

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program I only have a masters.

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So I started the county's historic marker program four years ago with a goal of recognizing the historic sites that are of local significance.

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Most preservation programs, a site must meet this national standard of significance to be protected and what I saw happening across the board was that these community landmarks were at

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these simple vernacular buildings and you drive by the Rosenwald school and not blink an eye and not think oh it's the William Pakehouse.

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But but these sites perhaps they've seen better days.

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They were being tossed aside disregarded neglected forgotten by the system.

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These are the places that I heard time time again from citizens were places that mattered locally.

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They were so important to the fabric of community.

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They were the places that literally formed these historic communities.

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So I wanted to find a way to raise awareness about these places that were forgotten hidden marginalized.

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Those places that we drive and walk by every day.

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And I realized that naming a thing is the first step to protecting it and remembering it.

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So our sign program four years in now recognizes more than 60 historic sites across the county.

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These include both these brown roadside markers with a date on them but also more elaborate interpretive signs.

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And the process keeps building as the lindronos.

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So from buildings like the Rosenwald school to archaeology sites to historic cemeteries this program has raised awareness about community history.

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And hopefully has made people more curious about the rich local stories that are around every corner.

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So early on with linders encouragement we place the Rosenwald schools in and around a county at the top of our list for signage and recognition.

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So based on the latest research by lindra 23 were built in the county.

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At least 12 remains standing two or three maybe more which is a pretty astounding preservation level.

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And today we have placed signs brown roadside marker signs at almost every single Rosenwald school.

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So I challenge you to go for a drive see if you can find them all.

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So recognizing these schools though is bigger than just celebrating this single building or the architecture of a structure.

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These school buildings were and remain the center in the heartbeat of significant historically black communities.

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And it's important chapter of our local history.

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I'm excited to see it brought forward. I hope these signs help lift it up and I hope these signs really help make sure people know that this is an important place.

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So congratulations.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

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Now let's write the president of the community health center after all and thank you all the woman Charles for giving me this opportunity.

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Well my story may be a little different from everything that has been said this morning so I'm going to say really quickly.

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That's where it started for me and many, many children in the many, many African American children in the parole community.

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Our school is where we went and when we went to learn where there were teachers that taught us taught us English arithmetic.

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You don't even use the word arithmetic nowadays arithmetic spelling.

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We went to parole school to learn and thanks be to God for the teachers that took the time and made sure that we learned.

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The discipline, respect, love for the community but most of all they prepared us for the future.

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So I say today I thank God for those teachers because of those teachers giving us a beginning and a start.

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I am here where I am today because of the education that was given to us back in the day.

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And when you went to school you went to school to learn. You were disciplined. If you didn't do it right you got to tap on the fingers on the hand.

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And the parents didn't come to school to fight with the teachers because you got to tap.

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You got another tap when you got home.

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So parole school was an instrument of just helping and providing and teaching and preparing the students for tomorrow.

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Today where we are even even though some of us are not here, I can say it was decades ago that I attended parole school.

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So we are just grateful for that. We are grateful for the love and we really appreciate you doing that, Brandon.

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And to all the teachers that have gone on and principal Mills, thank you. Thank you for loving us enough to give us a chance to God be the glory.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon. Again, I am Lyndra Pratt Marshall, and I am the coordinator of the Rosenwald School

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Project. But I want to begin by thanking President Ronda for organizing this event. I don't know how she can pull it off, but she did.

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I think it's been what nine months may I? We have been working on this and finally, thank God, it's happening today.

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And I want to thank all the participants who and guests who's here today, because without you, we wouldn't have extra footage for our video.

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Many things to pass the audience in the trustees of this great church, Matt Olive, African American, African Methodist, Episcopal Church, for allowing us to use this space today.

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I really bring you greed and is not from parole, but from the Galesville Community Center Organization Inc.

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We are good stewards of another Rosenwald School in South County. In 2022, we were awarded a grant from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority to conduct research, document, and conduct or accounts of the history

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The history of the former school houses here in Anilwanda County.

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But today, I can't stand here and just say it's all about me, because it's not. I like to introduce the team that's behind this, Mr. Roger Marshall, who's the Act and President of the Galesville Community Center Organization,

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Mr. Valentino Owens, who is the photographer for this project and many others, and so as Mr. Anthony Smith, who's a videographer for this project.

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But we couldn't do it alone, and so we have trusted colleagues, such as Mr. Jane Pots.

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Heather Ers, and Dr.

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Thank you.

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Dr. Carl Bidson.

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Thank you. If it wasn't for you all, we could not do the work that we do.

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Yes.

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I also want to thank, we had many team members, leaders that supported this project.

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Every county had a team leader, and so we want to thank all of them, which include Kazamanda for the parole school.

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And we also want to thank the brave students that when we called on them, they said yes.

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And so we have Ms. Kropper.

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We have three siblings, Kazam Betty, Kazam Alfreda, Kazam Alfred, all from the Brown family.

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We also have Ms. Wright and Mr. Harris, Mr. Harris.

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And yeah, I call her first.

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And so they will be meeting us after this program downstairs to give their full account of their experience with the Rosewood schools.

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Okay, so thank you so much. We greatly appreciate this.

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And Kazamanda, I don't have the body here about this anymore.

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Because we will incorporate today's event and with the documentary. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you all so much. Just a couple of other observations.

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I do want to recognize Heather, her is from a resident of Napa, Sananda County.

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And she's been a great supporter and a blessing for her efforts as well. Thank you, Heather.

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I want to let everyone know that Dr. Reverend Dr. Ronald Owens, who's our pastor here at Mount Olive, is away at his daughter's graduation.

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So otherwise he would be here. He would have been here. We had the first state, but he wanted me to let you all know that.

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I am not a product of the Rosewood school here on the corner.

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But my dad is a product of that school.

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And my mother, who's from the on-clave of Queen's Town in the seven community, attended the Queen's Town Rosewood School.

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So I feel like at least I'm an emeritus member, I guess, of the Rosewood school family.

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But I just want to thank everybody for being here. Now this time, of course,

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Mr. Mitchell Stevenson, our public information officer, and I were trying to figure out how to unveil this sign.

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But what I think we will do, Mr. Stevenson, we're going to unveil that sign right here virtually.

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And we'll all, I guess, at the count of three, raise our hands and pull our hands down and simulate what we would do if we were pulling the sign down.

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But at some point, I guess even after this, maybe we, some of us can walk over and do the official signing unveiling.

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So unless anyone else has a better suggestion, I'm all ears, just let me know.

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But at this time, we will do the five, four, three, two, one, unveil.

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And at this, at this time, Reverend Swan will give us the blessing of the sign, the virtual sign,

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and the documentary as well as the benediction.

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Thank you all again, so very, very, very much.

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Thank you all to one of them and Charles and to all of the distinguished persons who are here,

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protocol being established, I won't call all the names.

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I just want to know representing a pastor and mount out with so glad that you all are here in a part of our community,

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whether you're physically here or not, you very much are.

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And we appreciate all that you've done in your presence here today.

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There will be those of us who will virtually go out there and virtually means means in truth,

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then in truth there will be those of us who will go out there and will be able to do that as well.

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But in here, sheltered from the storms on the outside, become for some, some encouragement and we have it in the words of prayer and benediction.

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Let us pray.

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Father, we thank you for this opportunity and the blessings of this day.

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We pray now that you will grant your blessings upon these, your people as we go out into the world that's out there.

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But thank you for a few moments of reflection here and words of encouragement, words of fellowship and words of joining together,

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even all the more to do great work that you have for our hands to do.

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And now Lord, we ask that you bless these, your people.

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And as we be dismissed, to carry on the conversations, may we not just share them with ourselves, but share them with one another,

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and share them with a world out there that needs to continue to tell the story.

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But because we have the details, may we be willing to share as well as to work.

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And now the benediction may the Lord bless you and keep you.

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Causes name the Christ, causes face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you.

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The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you and give you peace.

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Now and always, everybody say amen.

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God bless you today, glad that you are here.

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You are here.

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But with no words, you will always be in a peace of mind.

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No words, you will always be in a peace of mind.

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No words, you will have actualizations in real time about the conditions of the road,

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you already know that you are at home or while you are at home.

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You can see that you have been treated with a lot of relief to know when you are safe.

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The day is easy with no words.

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You already know that you have been treated with no words.

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Or you have been treated with no words.

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No words, you have been treated with real time,

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showing that you have active actions working in your area.

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And what do you think are no words of emergency routes?

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You have to continue to understand with no words.

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Imagine the future of anapolis as a place where you can walk safely from your home to a shopping centre.

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Imagine being able to bike to a job from one end of the city to the other comfortably.

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Imagine choosing to take public transit even though you own a car.

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Just because the service is that good.

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That's the city we want to move towards.

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And to do that, we need to think about both policy in terms of how we guide our transportation investments.

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Those are the design of those, how they are integrated with the city.

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It's about connecting all of these places, looking at the entire city as a place that you should be able to get around without a personal vehicle safely.

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And to do that, we need more mobility options.

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Mobility is a foundational theme of the Napples Head 2040 comprehensive plan.

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It's a distinguishing element of this comprehensive plan in comparison to all of our past comprehensive plans,

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including the one from just 10 years ago.

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Why is that?

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Well, there's a recognition today that mobility has an oversized impact positively affecting a whole range of bigger issues

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in anapolis from a public health safety and well-being, equitable access to opportunities, economic development, community development,

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and environmental sustainability and resilience.

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When you add up all of these things, dollar for dollar, the investments we make in our mobility infrastructure will pay huge dividends across all of these outcomes here in anapolis.

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When we talk about our mobility network, we're talking about our roadways and our vehicles we use to get around

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and both of these can be significantly improved to benefit our health, our communities, and ultimately environment.

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We spend so much time on roadways getting around inapolis.

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They should be as safe and comfortable as possible for all users, whether you're driving, walking, riding bike or taking transit.

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They also connect communities to commerce, to school, to jobs, to parks.

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One, we need a complete sidewalk network.

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It says, you leave your home on foot to go somewhere.

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You can get there on a connected sidewalk network that is adequately wide.

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We need bike infrastructure that allows you to bike around the city in a way that makes it feel comfortable and safe.

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Today, it has a variety of different bike infrastructure, quick strength lanes, share lane markings, signage.

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We have some off-street trails.

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At the future, we need a city where you can get around bike bike, no matter what type of a cyclist you are, and feel safe doing it.

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The mobility vision of anapolis Head 2040 Comprehensive Plant is not necessarily something that will take years to implement.

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In fact, many of the key pieces are being set in motion today.

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Our Downtown Circulator Shuttle has been rebranded with improved wayfinding.

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It's still free, and we've seen increased ridership as a result.

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We recently launched our first micro-immobility program in anapolis, which includes an e-bike and e-scooter share system.

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If we can implement these kinds of new ideas in a connected way, we're going to have a transportation system in anapolis that is both safe and safe.

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And comfortable, and efficient, and ultimately, environmentally responsible for the city as a whole.

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Mobility can truly be a vehicle for the future success of anapolis, and makes sense for you to see how this is communicated in anapolis Head 2040 Comprehensive Plant.

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I'm Eric Wichensky, Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the City of Anapolis.

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Thank you for watching.

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Thanks for watching.

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Hello, I'm Ronda McCoy, professional standards manager for the Anapolis Police Department. I am pleased

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to announce the launch of our new complaint and compliment portal where members of the public can make

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a complaint or compliment the exemplary work of the five-minute women of the Anapolis Police Department.

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A key feature of the new portal is that it will automatically send out notifications to a complaint through email or text messaging

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when a complaint moves to different stages of the investigation when the investigation is concluded or when there's a finding in the investigation.

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You can access the new portal by going to our web page, www.anapolis.gov, backslash police.

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At the top of the page, click on the words, complaint, and compliment portal. You will then be directed to the portal.

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Once you are at the portal, click create a new entry and follow the directions for submitting a complaint or compliment.

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Chief Jackson would like to see the citizens of Anapolis to know that we take all complaints seriously and that they are handled in a professional and careful manner.

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We also love hearing from you when you are pleased with the performance of our officers while they're protecting and serving you in Anapolis.

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Thank you.

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Hi, I'm Eric Lyshenski, Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the City of Anapolis.

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I've been working on Anapolis ahead 2040 on Comprehensive Planning Update over the last few years.

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I'm excited to finally release a draft plan for your review and comment.

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Comprehensive plan is specific to the Anapolis of today, but it sets the vision for the Anapolis of tomorrow.

1766
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In fact, the next 20 years.

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What you'll find in the plan is a wide range of goals, recommended actions to make anapolis a better place.

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Covering every imaginable aspect of the city we live in.

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We'll be kicking off the 90-day public review and comment period, June 15,

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and the Planning Commission regularly scheduled meeting Thursday evening starting at 7 p.m.

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But there will be many ways to participate in reviewing and providing comments on the comprehensive plan.

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The best way is to go to anapolishead2040.com where you'll find special website with information about the plan,

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ways of providing comments, information about every chapter in the plan, and ways to contact planning staff if you have questions.

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Throughout that 90-day comment period, we'll be doing many presentations to different boards and commissions.

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We have a series of webinars, scheduled, and we'll be doing in-person meetings at four locations across the city

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to try to reach any resident that wants to participate in this process.

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I think you're going to love this plan, and I hope you'll help us make it as great a plan as possible by reviewing the draft

1778
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and submitting your comments to anapolishead2040.com.

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Thank you.

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Thanks for watching.

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Thank you for being here today.

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The amazing touch of my English and it's not the best, but my Spanish is beautiful.

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Hey, two, three, four, six, seven, eight.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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02:21:56,640 --> 02:22:20,640
Hello, I'm Ken White with the Annapolis Farter Department.

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Hello, I'm Ken White with the Annapolis Farter Department.

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This week's theme for Farter Prevention Week is Circle Safety and Decision.

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So this holiday season, here's some tips from the Annapolis Farter Department that can help you,

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Circle Safety and Decision.

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Tip one, when frying, boiling, or simmering, stay in the kitchen, never leave the home, and always use the time.

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Tip two, if a grease fire starts, never try to extinguish with water, use a lid to cover over the pot, turn the burner off, and wait till the pan cools down.

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Tip three, always keep your cleaning and cooking surfaces free of any clutter.

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And tip four, remember to always keep a three-foot distance around the cooking area at three feet, kids on as I like to call it.

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And remember, if you're unable to control the fire, get out of your house and dial 911 immediately.

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And ever forget, every month, to test your smoke alarms, have an escape plan and practice your escape plan.

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Unattended cooking is a leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries.

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For more information on tips on how you can serve a safety in the kitchen, visit www.farerproventionweet.org.

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Stay safe andapolis.

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Hey inapolis.

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It's ghost time.

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It's fast, it's easy, and it's an affordable way to get around the neighborhood.

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Going to the doctor, it's ghost time.

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Going shopping, it's ghost time.

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Exploring anapolis, it's ghost time.

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It's easy to schedule your ride.

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Use the app or call transportation dispatch at 410-263-7964.

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Set your pickup and your destination, and we'll be right there.

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Simply track the bus on the app.

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So you'll know exactly when we'll be there to pick you up.

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Hey, once you're on the bus, just $2 per ride and only $1 per seniors.

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Or, you can use your daily, weekly, monthly, or annual bus pass.

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Getting around aapolis is easy with aapolis ghost time.

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On-demand transit, see you on board.

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On-demand transit, see you on board.

1819
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Hey, I'm the captain of the city of LaFolix.

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In this week's week, the new event is in LaCocina.

1821
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The main event in the house is in the house of LaCocina.

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The main event in LaCocina is the fault of its provision.

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With the number 1, you'll be using a automatic alarm.

1824
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Number 2, always maintain a traffic light or a traffic light when you're being taken.

1825
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If you're being taken with a traffic light or a traffic light, you'll have to pay the traffic light and wait for it to be free.

1826
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Number 3, ensure you have a clean, organized and organized traffic light.

1827
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And number 4,

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This is the place where you maintain a free zone of children, or less of three feet or a meter.

1829
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In this case, there's a sign that is outside of your control.

1830
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Call me at 9-11 and immediately.

1831
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It's time to test your detectives.

1832
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There's also a plan to escape.

1833
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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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You know, coach, if you care about something and you've got a little loving your heart,

1836
02:27:36,640 --> 02:27:38,640
there is nothing that you can't do.

1837
02:27:38,640 --> 02:27:39,640
Yep.

1838
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And this team has got some of the best players in Maryland.

1839
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All we need to know is that people are not plus.

1840
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They love this team as much as we do.

1841
02:27:48,640 --> 02:27:50,640
Just do it.

1842
02:27:50,640 --> 02:28:01,640
You know what?

1843
02:28:01,640 --> 02:28:02,640
You know what?

1844
02:28:02,640 --> 02:28:05,640
You can just get everybody to come out to the opening and go for the blues.

1845
02:28:05,640 --> 02:28:17,640
Hopefully we see everybody out of home up north at Navy Stadium on June 5th.

1846
02:28:17,640 --> 02:28:38,640
Perfect.

1847
02:28:38,640 --> 02:28:39,640
Hey, good out of here.

1848
02:28:39,640 --> 02:28:43,640
Looks like after you proper trust patient is bringing in again.

1849
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If you put the trash out, please place it into a bag.

1850
02:28:48,640 --> 02:28:53,640
And tie the bag up and place it into a watertight receptacle with your address placed on it.

1851
02:28:53,640 --> 02:28:58,640
So they can be seen from the street that you're probably for proper road collection.

1852
02:28:58,640 --> 02:29:01,640
And the matter of fact, the cycle is done all wrong also.

1853
02:29:01,640 --> 02:29:05,640
If you decide to place your recycling in a bag, please bring your bag to the receptacle

1854
02:29:05,640 --> 02:29:08,640
and take all items out of the bag and place them into the can.

1855
02:29:08,640 --> 02:29:11,640
And make sure they're there to close, please.

1856
02:29:11,640 --> 02:29:16,640
Let's bring back in the trash monster so I can show you things that are not recyclable.

1857
02:29:16,640 --> 02:29:20,640
See it's 40% non- recyclable right now.

1858
02:29:20,640 --> 02:29:23,640
This is non- recyclable, this is non- recyclable.

1859
02:29:23,640 --> 02:29:26,640
The metal utensils are non- recyclable.

1860
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Please be mindful of your trash and recycle placement to avoid fines.

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Thank you for watching.

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S

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We are going to have to go back to the upper part of this, and since we are ready to do a

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competition, how are we going to place it well in the basura, first we are going to put it in the basura

1865
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then we put it in the basura container, we put it in the basura, we put it in the basura,

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since we are ready to show you, we also look at the place, this bag has to be in the

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place, and we are going to put it in the basura, so we are going to put it in the basura and we are going to

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look at what it has to do to see if it can be recycled or not, this metal bag can not be recycled,

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all this plastic finish of the basura bags are going to be recycled, this metal bag is going to be

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a little bit, please tell me that when the basura bags are the ways to be able to do it to

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be able to avoid it, that you can see or that you have a lot of it.

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We need to find out that the carter has been treated with salt or barrels during a

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02:32:18,160 --> 02:32:25,440
winter storm with no pads, you can access your stations in real time, on the maintenance of

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carter in environment, directly from this device, simply visit the website of the city of

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Apollis, and click here in the portal NoPath, from there, it will be a interactive map that shows the

1876
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current state of the maintenance of the carter in environment, you already know how to get used to it.

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02:32:46,800 --> 02:32:56,280
Here I am in the sub-signary, or route of travel to see exactly what paths have been treated and which

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is in progress.

1879
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Agas, click in a segment of a path to see when the service is done for the last time.

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We see at Apollis.co.org, barra, snow bath, and stay green.

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You

1882
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You

1883
02:34:56,280 --> 02:35:14,280
Thank you so much for being here.

1884
02:35:14,280 --> 02:35:20,280
Over here, we have the waterfront.

1885
02:35:20,280 --> 02:35:27,280
It's one of the most beautiful waterfront cities in America.

1886
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One of our biggest economic drivers, but also it's one of our greatest threats.

1887
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We saw that on Tuesday. On Tuesday, we've been standing a step down there.

1888
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The water would have been up to my waist. It went around the market house and took out some of our most valuable businesses in the city.

1889
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Our businesses are used to this. They have a strategy.

1890
02:35:49,280 --> 02:35:57,280
But when you get the third worst flooding event in history and recent history in the city coming to you, we have to find ways to help them.

1891
02:35:57,280 --> 02:36:05,280
We have great partners at the state and at the county to help us get these businesses back on their feet.

1892
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Senator Elfruth texted me the other day about an idea which we could activate if we declare a state of emergency.

1893
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It will unlock funds that these businesses can use and I'll let them elaborate as they come to the microphone.

1894
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I want to say we have a great team here. We have our emergency management team here, many of the people from that.

1895
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We are a economic development people here that are going to help the businesses get to these resources as soon as possible.

1896
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This makes the case for protecting the city. We are at the state right now asking for the last $3 million of the $18 million of the status committed to this amazing project.

1897
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We are doing a $19 million revitalization of downtown. That not only is building a garage for us, but it is building a barrier against sea level rise, building a barrier against the next catastrophic weather event.

1898
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And creating a great public space, a park, a city, a spray park, things for people to do when they come down here.

1899
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Making this city resilient at the same time we are making this city more attractive.

1900
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So we want to thank the state for their support on that, especially in this type of budget that's coming up now.

1901
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And I'm going to now hand it off to the county to let you know where to go to access this money and I want to thank the businesses for their patience through this time.

1902
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It was a tough thing to go through. We know that their veterans are this, but I think this one hurt particularly bad, so we want to make sure we're getting back on their feet as soon as possible.

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Thank you.

1904
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Thank you.

1905
02:37:42,280 --> 02:37:45,280
Thank you, Mayor.

1906
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I'm Amy Gowan, President and CEO for Anne Rundell Economic Development Corporation.

1907
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And for those who don't know, our organization exists to help the business community in Anne Rundell County and within the city of Annapolis.

1908
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So whether it's to help them start up or grow or unfortunately in situations like this, we're here to help businesses.

1909
02:38:05,280 --> 02:38:13,280
So when Mayor Buckley called me yesterday and when Senator Alfred reached out and said, can you deploy some grant funding that is available?

1910
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It was a resounding yes from both myself and county executive Stuart Pittman.

1911
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So I just wanted to say thank you so much to Senator Alfred and delegate Jones for their leadership last session to make the state's video lottery terminal funds available for disaster situations like this.

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And our organization is nimble and can deploy them quickly.

1913
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And so we are in the process of standing up our grant program.

1914
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It is a disaster relief program.

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We will offer up to $50,000 for businesses that have damaged due to flooding.

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So it can be used for things like equipment, property damage, and some income loss.

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We will have information on our website today.

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You can visit that at a-a-e-d-c.org or myorundellvis.org.

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And we will be taking applications starting on Tuesday.

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So again, thank you very much.

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We stand ready to support the businesses of this city.

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And I am going to now turn it over to delegate Jones to say thank you so much.

1923
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Thank you all for being here.

1924
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Again, my name is delegate Dana Jones.

1925
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I am in the House of delegates here for anapolis and I just really want to thank the incredible work of my friend.

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Chief Simmons, the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management as well as emergency responders countywide.

1927
02:39:42,280 --> 02:39:47,280
With over five feet of storm surge, over 17,000 left without power in the region.

1928
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These heroes once again stepped up as they always do.

1929
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And it answered the call from the storm water rescues to ensuring infants had the equipment they needed.

1930
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The community is indebted to you and I sincerely thank the Office of Emergency Management.

1931
02:40:04,280 --> 02:40:12,280
As many of you know, this week with our legislature, we kicked out the 446 legislative session.

1932
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Bringing an additional 185 legislators and countless staff to my district district 30A for the next 90 days.

1933
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This storm and the flood waters brought by it really struck many of my colleagues and showed them firsthand the importance of the work that we are doing in the legislature to protect our communities from future storms.

1934
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With the mayor's emergency declaration as Amy just explained inapolis small businesses and nonprofits are now able to receive vote funding for up to 50,000 in aid to mitigate damage from this week's storms.

1935
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I want to thank my friend, Mayor Buckley, his leadership in unlocking these funds and my partners in friend who I stand shoulder to shoulder with on both days like this and bad ones Sarah, I am forever grateful to my friend who I work with every day.

1936
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We in 2022 authored and passed legislation that allows the flexibility for funds to be used this way.

1937
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tragically, localized severe flooding and wind events were the exact disasters that the senator and I considered when writing this legislation three years ago.

1938
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We stood and pro.

1939
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Shoulder to shoulder and help that community clean up after an EF2 tornado and today we're here again, heartbroken by the damage to our community, our small businesses and so many others.

1940
02:41:38,280 --> 02:41:49,280
In addition to the funding to help businesses recover from storms like this we must also invest in resiliency projects to help stop damage from rising flood levels prior to it happening.

1941
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This week we saw compromise streets stay open for hours longer than it normally would have.

1942
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Just because of the early deployments of storm and water management infrastructure.

1943
02:42:00,280 --> 02:42:09,280
I'm so proud to have worked with my district partners to bring millions of dollars home in state funding that will go towards permanent city doc resiliency infrastructure to prevent.

1944
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Future flooding and I am eager to see the city complete this project in the coming years. I'm so proud of everything you all have worked on.

1945
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I want to introduce my dear friend my partner in the senate on so many issues affecting anapolis and ananorundal county senator Sarah Elfra.

1946
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Good morning. I have the great privilege of representing you in the state senate, but I also stand here as a neighbor downtown.

1947
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I live just right behind us and so whenever we anticipate rising season storms my first thought is always going to be to my neighbors right here to Ryan and to Alice and to the big cheese and to those who are most affected whenever we have a large storm.

1948
02:42:51,280 --> 02:43:01,280
Now climate change is happening. I share it with my colleagues on the senate floor regularly and it's happening right here in the city of anapolis between tornadoes and flooding.

1949
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We are going to continue to see these national disasters impact our communities. That's the bad news.

1950
02:43:07,280 --> 02:43:18,280
But the good news is with every tornado and every flood. We get better. We get better cutting their red tape. We get better at responding. We get better at being there for our neighbors.

1951
02:43:18,280 --> 02:43:34,280
So we learned lessons with every ensuing disaster after the tornado that devastated parole and Alderman ronda pandal Charles is district after we see in the record floods destroy Alderman lateri's district we learned what went wrong and what we can do better.

1952
02:43:34,280 --> 02:43:44,280
And we learned that we needed a more nimble response and our state laws did not allow at that time for that nimble response. We needed a state state of emergency.

1953
02:43:44,280 --> 02:43:56,280
And so we changed the law to say when we have these localized micro storms these natural disaster to small scale that don't meet the level of the state of emergency but are still devastating for local communities.

1954
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We need to be more responsive. We changed the law so that we could open up those precious economic development dollars not just to our small businesses impacted but also to our non-profits that are so important to our community.

1955
02:44:09,280 --> 02:44:24,280
So in the last flood I've had a couple since I've been your senator the maritime museum over in Eastport took on nearly two feet of water and we're not eligible for this funding. We changed the law in order so that they could avail themselves of this support.

1956
02:44:24,280 --> 02:44:40,280
We cannot hold back the tide but we can be more responsive to our neighbors on their worst days. I'm so grateful to the city of napolis and especially the office of emergency management to the county academic development team to the governor's office who took a dozen calls for me over the last few days.

1957
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I might have gavled in the legislative session but I was on the phone with Ryan and Alice in the governor's office every hour over the last three days and make sure they had everything they need and so we can cut through this bureaucratic red tape and make sure our small businesses and our non-profits get everything they need to recover and reopen.

1958
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And with that I'm proud of.

1959
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Sarah. I'm very much on so many levels. Alice's strata, and I represent the

1960
02:45:16,240 --> 02:45:24,640
Annapolis Meriton Museum in the community of East Court. When city dock floods, we flood. We took an 18 inches of water

1961
02:45:24,640 --> 02:45:31,640
in this last event in the building. We were able to elevate all our contents, so no content loss.

1962
02:45:31,640 --> 02:45:42,640
But still, 18 inches of water in the building will involve days and days of drying, and sanitizing, and drying, and sanitizing.

1963
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As we all know, water can be so damaging both to the health of the building and the infrastructure.

1964
02:45:49,640 --> 02:45:56,640
I really do want to commend Senator Alfred and delegate Jones, because the last flooding event in October of 2021.

1965
02:45:56,640 --> 02:46:01,640
I was so frustrated and disappointed that I was ineligible for these funds.

1966
02:46:01,640 --> 02:46:07,640
And sure enough, you know, they told me we're going to get that changed, and sure enough, they did.

1967
02:46:07,640 --> 02:46:12,640
Unfortunately, I have another flooding event to make this available.

1968
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I also want to thank them because they also sponsored a bond bill for us to figure out some short-term and long-term solutions for

1969
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sea level rise at the Annapolis Meriton Museum. If you don't know, we are a beloved community anchor.

1970
02:46:26,640 --> 02:46:37,640
We want to figure out a way that we can stay viable, but these flooding events that are happening more and more often is not sustainable for us.

1971
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It's very, very expensive for us to recover, as I'm sure.

1972
02:46:41,640 --> 02:46:44,640
I speak for all the nonprofits.

1973
02:46:44,640 --> 02:46:49,640
Non-profits are businesses too. They just take their proceeds and put them back into their mission.

1974
02:46:49,640 --> 02:47:02,640
But yeah, I feel the pain of all my neighboring business downtown, and I just want to say thank you again for the support and the widespread city support as well.

1975
02:47:02,640 --> 02:47:03,640
Thank you.

1976
02:47:08,640 --> 02:47:14,640
Good morning. My name is Stephen Rice, some of the economic development manager for the city of Annapolis.

1977
02:47:14,640 --> 02:47:21,640
I just want to take a minute to talk very briefly about the negative economic impact that a flood can have on a business.

1978
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When flooding happens, you can have property damage, you can have equipment loss, you can have inventory loss,

1979
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and the longer that a business is closed, you have a loss of revenue.

1980
02:47:33,640 --> 02:47:41,640
So there are four different kinds of negative financial impacts that can happen to a business when you have an event such as this.

1981
02:47:41,640 --> 02:47:46,640
There are also some other issues when flood waters rise.

1982
02:47:46,640 --> 02:47:52,640
And in particular, of course, businesses have to clear out the water, and they have to clean up the debris.

1983
02:47:52,640 --> 02:48:01,640
But in addition to that, they may have repairs that require, if they're significant in particular, and actual city building permit.

1984
02:48:01,640 --> 02:48:07,640
And the city is committed to expediting those permits as quickly as possible.

1985
02:48:07,640 --> 02:48:17,640
The other thing from a health and an environmental standpoint is that when flood waters rise, you can have a sewage backup.

1986
02:48:17,640 --> 02:48:26,640
Sometimes it releases fuel, and other solvent, cleaners, and other chemicals that these businesses have on their premises.

1987
02:48:27,640 --> 02:48:37,640
The other potential hazard is that when flood waters rise, water coming in from from the creek, you don't know exactly what's in that water.

1988
02:48:37,640 --> 02:48:45,640
So you don't know what that water is bringing into the business, in addition to not knowing how it's impacting what's already inside the business.

1989
02:48:45,640 --> 02:48:50,640
So a couple of things I would like to say.

1990
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It's important, obviously, for all of us to work together.

1991
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And I think this is an example of city, county, and state cooperation.

1992
02:49:00,640 --> 02:49:07,640
When this event happened, the county was on site within about 30 minutes.

1993
02:49:07,640 --> 02:49:19,640
The city had pre-game the event before it even happened, and we have obvious state support that has come in to make funds available for these impacted businesses.

1994
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So I'm going to stop here.

1995
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The last thing I want to say, though, is that we want these businesses to be up and running as soon as possible.

1996
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That is our goal. And we also want to get this right, so that these businesses patrons are also protected.

1997
02:49:38,640 --> 02:49:43,640
At this point, I'd like to introduce Mr. Ryan Laming. He's the owner of Pips.

1998
02:49:43,640 --> 02:49:47,640
Quick plug. Pips has excellent hot dogs.

1999
02:49:47,640 --> 02:49:54,640
And it's right over there.

2000
02:49:54,640 --> 02:49:56,640
Good morning, everybody.

2001
02:49:56,640 --> 02:50:01,640
Please bear with me. I'm not a public speaker. I just make delicious chili dogs.

2002
02:50:01,640 --> 02:50:05,640
Just where do you begin?

2003
02:50:05,640 --> 02:50:07,640
We've been here 15 years.

2004
02:50:07,640 --> 02:50:09,640
We've dealt with nuisance flooding.

2005
02:50:09,640 --> 02:50:12,640
That's just something we deal with here on Dox Street.

2006
02:50:12,640 --> 02:50:19,640
Greatly looking forward to the revitalization of Dox Street with what we dealt with on Tuesday.

2007
02:50:19,640 --> 02:50:23,640
I don't think any of us were prepared for it.

2008
02:50:23,640 --> 02:50:32,640
We lost more than half of our equipment inside product, the revenue that we'll lose.

2009
02:50:32,640 --> 02:50:37,640
It's looking like we could be closed a week, maybe two weeks.

2010
02:50:37,640 --> 02:50:40,640
We've got employees.

2011
02:50:40,640 --> 02:50:44,640
And I'm speaking on behalf of all the small businesses downtown, just not mine.

2012
02:50:44,640 --> 02:50:48,640
We've gotten employees of depend on us.

2013
02:50:48,640 --> 02:50:56,640
And it's just we put everything we have into these businesses.

2014
02:50:56,640 --> 02:51:03,640
It's just I can't bear with me.

2015
02:51:03,640 --> 02:51:06,640
Thank you very much.

2016
02:51:06,640 --> 02:51:14,640
You have to be a huge burden lifted off of us,

2017
02:51:14,640 --> 02:51:19,640
just knowing that this financial aid is going to be made available.

2018
02:51:19,640 --> 02:51:22,640
It's just a lot to deal with.

2019
02:51:22,640 --> 02:51:24,640
It's our entire lives.

2020
02:51:24,640 --> 02:51:30,640
And again, I speak only half of everybody here on Dox Street in the downtown area.

2021
02:51:30,640 --> 02:51:32,640
And again, thank you to the community.

2022
02:51:32,640 --> 02:51:34,640
It's been a lot of outreach.

2023
02:51:34,640 --> 02:51:39,640
I'm just coming in saying, this asking how we're doing.

2024
02:51:39,640 --> 02:51:41,640
That means a lot.

2025
02:51:41,640 --> 02:51:43,640
And again, just thank you very much.

2026
02:51:43,640 --> 02:51:46,640
Really appreciate it.

2027
02:51:46,640 --> 02:51:57,640
And so if the city dock had been complete on Tuesday, none of these businesses would have been flooded.

2028
02:51:57,640 --> 02:52:02,640
So we are looking to make this happen sooner rather than later.

2029
02:52:02,640 --> 02:52:05,640
We start construction at city dock.

2030
02:52:05,640 --> 02:52:11,640
It's not a case of if there's going to be the next Isabelle or will there be.

2031
02:52:11,640 --> 02:52:12,640
It is going to come.

2032
02:52:12,640 --> 02:52:13,640
There's no question.

2033
02:52:13,640 --> 02:52:17,640
We just had the hardest year on record for the planet.

2034
02:52:17,640 --> 02:52:20,640
Catastrophic weather events are going to be a way of life.

2035
02:52:20,640 --> 02:52:22,640
And we have to deal with it.

2036
02:52:22,640 --> 02:52:24,640
We want the state capital of Maryland.

2037
02:52:24,640 --> 02:52:27,640
We want a napless to be the resilience capital of America.

2038
02:52:27,640 --> 02:52:30,640
We want to lead the way on this project.

2039
02:52:30,640 --> 02:52:33,640
But we have to come up with a short term solutions.

2040
02:52:33,640 --> 02:52:39,640
Another solution besides the barrier that we deployed next week is we're going to work with a delegate manager.

2041
02:52:39,640 --> 02:52:46,640
Senator Alfred on getting some money for an idea called these door dams and Dutch door dams.

2042
02:52:46,640 --> 02:52:51,640
For around $5,000, we could fit out a lot of these doorways.

2043
02:52:51,640 --> 02:52:55,640
And they would have some protection up to a certain point.

2044
02:52:55,640 --> 02:52:59,640
We have to sort of check the vulnerabilities of that.

2045
02:52:59,640 --> 02:53:04,640
But we think we could probably provide 10 or 20 businesses with that kind of thing.

2046
02:53:04,640 --> 02:53:08,640
We could provide the maritime museum with that kind of thing.

2047
02:53:08,640 --> 02:53:12,640
And it might be a way to get them to stay up longer.

2048
02:53:12,640 --> 02:53:17,640
The barrier was great because we kept traffic flowing for four extra hours yesterday.

2049
02:53:17,640 --> 02:53:19,640
The main artery into the city for eSport.

2050
02:53:19,640 --> 02:53:24,640
So I want to thank you for covering this because these businesses are so important.

2051
02:53:24,640 --> 02:53:29,640
It was peeps as an institution. Everybody loves this man and everybody loves our restaurant.

2052
02:53:29,640 --> 02:53:34,640
So I'm looking forward to getting in there and getting my next hot dog.

2053
02:53:34,640 --> 02:53:38,640
We are open for questions if you have any questions of any of us.

2054
02:53:38,640 --> 02:53:41,640
There are people here from the county, state, city, please.

2055
02:53:41,640 --> 02:53:46,640
Go ahead.

2056
02:53:46,640 --> 02:53:51,640
I will ask you if you might know that.

2057
02:53:51,640 --> 02:53:55,640
This is a.

2058
02:53:55,640 --> 02:54:04,640
Thank you. This is a Chris Jacobiac department planning and zoning.

2059
02:54:04,640 --> 02:54:10,640
17 of right now. This is we're posted.

2060
02:54:10,640 --> 02:54:14,640
Roughly 13 are still posted.

2061
02:54:15,640 --> 02:54:24,640
The department is working in coordination with the county department of health to move those forward.

2062
02:54:24,640 --> 02:54:27,640
Some of the damage is extensive.

2063
02:54:27,640 --> 02:54:30,640
Equipment failures.

2064
02:54:30,640 --> 02:54:33,640
Wet floors obviously wet carpets.

2065
02:54:33,640 --> 02:54:39,640
The walls and foundations internal to the buildings are absorbing water.

2066
02:54:39,640 --> 02:54:42,640
Some water still standing in some structures.

2067
02:54:42,640 --> 02:54:50,640
That's the typical set of damage we're seeing.

2068
02:54:50,640 --> 02:54:52,640
And I know that.

2069
02:54:52,640 --> 02:54:55,640
There's some work that needs to be done on the hill.

2070
02:54:55,640 --> 02:54:57,640
So if you have any specific questions for.

2071
02:54:57,640 --> 02:54:59,640
General for earth, delegate Dana Jones.

2072
02:54:59,640 --> 02:55:09,640
Let us know because they told me they were on a tight schedule today.

2073
02:55:09,640 --> 02:55:16,640
We're watching until we're expecting 3.5 to 4 feet of title search.

2074
02:55:16,640 --> 02:55:19,640
And everybody knows that our problem here is title search.

2075
02:55:19,640 --> 02:55:24,640
It is water pushing up the bay into the storm drains and up through the grates and then into the businesses.

2076
02:55:24,640 --> 02:55:27,640
Or under compromised street stopping traffic.

2077
02:55:27,640 --> 02:55:29,640
So that's our problem.

2078
02:55:29,640 --> 02:55:30,640
More than rain.

2079
02:55:30,640 --> 02:55:32,640
It is title search.

2080
02:55:32,640 --> 02:55:36,640
So we are going to watch to see if we're going to need to deploy it.

2081
02:55:36,640 --> 02:55:42,640
We believe it's going to happen earlier in the morning when it's not such a heavily traffic time.

2082
02:55:42,640 --> 02:55:44,640
So we're still making that call.

2083
02:55:44,640 --> 02:55:51,640
So it's still a fluid assessment.

2084
02:55:51,640 --> 02:55:56,640
So we're waiting on a big FEMA grant.

2085
02:55:56,640 --> 02:56:02,640
So the question was, is all the funding secured for the city.

2086
02:56:03,640 --> 02:56:05,640
We need every dollar.

2087
02:56:05,640 --> 02:56:08,640
So we need and those dollars come in millions of dollars.

2088
02:56:08,640 --> 02:56:13,640
We're doing a $90 billion project here to reimagine this whole area.

2089
02:56:13,640 --> 02:56:15,640
Add additional parking out in the garage.

2090
02:56:15,640 --> 02:56:16,640
So the garage is finished.

2091
02:56:16,640 --> 02:56:19,640
We start working on the utilities here this year.

2092
02:56:19,640 --> 02:56:20,640
And then we move forward.

2093
02:56:20,640 --> 02:56:24,640
After boat show to fence off that area and raise city dock.

2094
02:56:24,640 --> 02:56:27,640
And then button it up at the end of the 20 in the middle of 26.

2095
02:56:27,640 --> 02:56:29,640
We're nearly there.

2096
02:56:30,640 --> 02:56:32,640
But we need our state partners.

2097
02:56:32,640 --> 02:56:35,640
We need our federal partners to really make it happen.

2098
02:56:35,640 --> 02:56:37,640
Thank you.

2099
02:56:37,640 --> 02:56:42,640
I think in the range of 10 to 20 something like that.

2100
02:56:42,640 --> 02:56:49,640
But we're pretty close and we feel we have the relationships and we had a lot of legislators show up.

2101
02:56:49,640 --> 02:56:54,640
And couldn't get into their hotels on Tuesday night because it was flooded in front of the hotel there.

2102
02:56:54,640 --> 02:56:57,640
So I think that makes the case for us.

2103
02:56:57,640 --> 02:56:59,640
And that's going to help our delegation.

2104
02:56:59,640 --> 02:57:01,640
Got a bat for us like they always do.

2105
02:57:27,640 --> 02:57:34,640
So we definitely not expecting it to be anything like was.

2106
02:57:34,640 --> 02:57:35,640
Sorry.

2107
02:57:35,640 --> 02:57:38,640
I can actually let us because the ground is that right.

2108
02:57:38,640 --> 02:57:39,640
Yeah.

2109
02:57:39,640 --> 02:57:41,640
We're already worried about the flooding in the area.

2110
02:57:41,640 --> 02:57:43,640
We need that it to have the snowstorm.

2111
02:57:43,640 --> 02:57:46,640
And people live with emergency plans.

2112
02:57:46,640 --> 02:57:49,640
If we want to get to the top and think we can get into this.

2113
02:57:49,640 --> 02:57:50,640
We need to get into the water.

2114
02:57:50,640 --> 02:57:55,640
Yeah, we are not expecting that to be an issue with this upcoming storm.

2115
02:57:55,640 --> 02:57:59,640
We think that the ground water is as receded.

2116
02:57:59,640 --> 02:58:04,640
So we will be okay through this as long as it doesn't do anything we don't expect.

2117
02:58:04,640 --> 02:58:06,640
So 3.5 will be okay too.

2118
02:58:06,640 --> 02:58:09,640
So that is on the ground water question.

2119
02:58:09,640 --> 02:58:10,640
On access to the funds.

2120
02:58:10,640 --> 02:58:14,640
I'll let someone from the county come and speak to that.

2121
02:58:14,640 --> 02:58:17,640
Great.

2122
02:58:17,640 --> 02:58:19,640
So I think in an answer to that question.

2123
02:58:19,640 --> 02:58:24,640
If there were to be another state of emergency declared for this upcoming storm.

2124
02:58:24,640 --> 02:58:25,640
Then yes.

2125
02:58:25,640 --> 02:58:27,640
Those funds would be available.

2126
02:58:27,640 --> 02:58:32,640
But as the mayor just indicated he doesn't expect there would be another emergency situation.

2127
02:58:38,640 --> 02:58:39,640
Correct.

2128
02:58:39,640 --> 02:58:40,640
That is correct.

2129
02:58:40,640 --> 02:58:41,640
Yes.

2130
02:58:47,640 --> 02:58:50,640
We'll get someone to look out.

2131
02:58:50,640 --> 02:58:53,640
The question was how long will the state of emergency last?

2132
02:58:53,640 --> 02:58:54,640
My name is David Mandel.

2133
02:58:54,640 --> 02:58:58,640
I'm deputy director of the city of anapolis office of emergency management.

2134
02:58:58,640 --> 02:59:04,640
By city code and state statute I understand the declaration of emergency last 30 days.

2135
02:59:04,640 --> 02:59:09,640
Unless renewed by council.

2136
02:59:09,640 --> 02:59:13,640
And I can't say enough about the team that we're out here in the rain on that night.

2137
02:59:13,640 --> 02:59:16,640
And the way they cleaned up afterwards.

2138
02:59:16,640 --> 02:59:19,640
If you came to the city of anapolis, you would think nothing happened.

2139
02:59:19,640 --> 02:59:23,640
The only way you would know anything happened in the city is if you happened to pressure

2140
02:59:23,640 --> 02:59:28,640
those up against the window and see the damage that some of these businesses have been affected by it.

2141
02:59:28,640 --> 02:59:31,640
But the team were out in full force.

2142
02:59:31,640 --> 02:59:35,640
We relocated residents from a homeless shelter.

2143
02:59:35,640 --> 02:59:39,640
We moved them across town because they had a fire in the middle of the storm.

2144
02:59:39,640 --> 02:59:42,640
We relocated 40 to 50 people.

2145
02:59:42,640 --> 02:59:45,640
We got the water moved out of here by the afternoon.

2146
02:59:45,640 --> 02:59:50,640
So receded the pumps kicked in when it was at the level that they could handle.

2147
02:59:50,640 --> 02:59:52,640
And we were back in business.

2148
02:59:52,640 --> 02:59:55,640
And so we've got some people back in there on their feet.

2149
02:59:55,640 --> 02:59:59,640
But we need to get everybody back in there because the business.

2150
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:16,000
The community is just a bigger part of the community than the residential community in the city, and we want to support them. We want to be there for them, and they know that the state, the county, and the city have their back, so.

2151
03:00:16,000 --> 03:00:19,000
We appreciate you all being there. Thank you so much. Thank you.

2152
03:00:19,000 --> 03:00:24,000
Thank you. And I do have the names of all of our speakers printed out for you to get the spellings, right?

2153
03:00:24,000 --> 03:00:31,000
We also have a flyer with the QR code for folks to get to the application.

2154
03:00:31,000 --> 03:00:34,000
Thank you.

2155
03:00:49,000 --> 03:00:51,000
Thank you.

2156
03:01:19,000 --> 03:01:21,000
Thank you.

2157
03:01:49,000 --> 03:02:07,000
I'm Eric Lishinsky, Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the Sea of Napolis.

2158
03:02:07,000 --> 03:02:18,000
Making anapolis a more walk-able place is one of the foundational goals of anapolis Head 2040, the comprehensive plan update.

2159
03:02:18,000 --> 03:02:30,000
Many of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city are highly vulnerable, think about downtown inapolis, or eastward, or air-westry.

2160
03:02:30,000 --> 03:02:40,000
Let's remember, anapolis is identity to begin. Anapolis, from its very beginnings, has been a walk-able place when you think of downtown inapolis, or eastward.

2161
03:02:40,000 --> 03:02:44,000
There are several places where people can get around very easily without a car.

2162
03:02:44,000 --> 03:02:54,000
In the 20th century, as Napolis expanded, it became less walk-able. Think of forestry or upper-westry as examples of what that kind of city looks like.

2163
03:02:54,000 --> 03:03:06,000
These are places that have a surface parking lot, next to the sidewalk. They may not have adequate shading, street trees, sidewalk, maybe narrow, and lots of obstructions.

2164
03:03:06,000 --> 03:03:14,000
There's no activity next to the sidewalk that generates interest, whether it's an active storefront or a cafe.

2165
03:03:14,000 --> 03:03:28,000
So let's get back to the why. What we heard from residents, for the most part, was this desire to be a walk-to-place in their community, whether it's a restaurant, a grocery store, a job, a school, a doctor's office, and hang.

2166
03:03:28,000 --> 03:03:36,000
To go to any of these places on foot, allows residents to meet their neighbors, to spend little businesses from a planner's perspective,

2167
03:03:36,000 --> 03:03:44,000
we're able to address all of the bigger issues, whether it's traffic congestion, economic development, addressing climate change.

2168
03:03:44,000 --> 03:03:50,000
So how do we get anapolis, like most cities in the United States, has a zoning code that guides most of our development?

2169
03:03:50,000 --> 03:03:56,000
Today, our zoning code limits what we can do to encourage walkable places.

2170
03:03:56,000 --> 03:04:01,000
You need buildings that are closer to the street, that have adequate sidewalks.

2171
03:04:01,000 --> 03:04:12,000
Even if they're set back from the street, 10 feet, 20 feet, that's space for a cafe, and if they're pushed up to the street, that's where you may have an active storefront.

2172
03:04:12,000 --> 03:04:16,000
Those are the kind of things that we can put into our zoning code.

2173
03:04:16,000 --> 03:04:19,000
And the way we do that is there's something called a form-based code.

2174
03:04:19,000 --> 03:04:29,000
But essentially what that means is the zoning code provides more guidance for how buildings should create a street scape that is more walkable.

2175
03:04:29,000 --> 03:04:35,000
What we've been talking about today is this one part of anapolis Head 2040, our comprehensive plan of the day.

2176
03:04:35,000 --> 03:04:43,000
To get a more complete view of the plan and the whole process leading up to it, go to the C's website and check out the webpage for anapolis Head 2040.

2177
03:04:43,000 --> 03:04:49,000
On that website, you can find a link to form-based code and a number of other pieces of the plan.

2178
03:04:49,000 --> 03:04:53,000
Stay tuned for other video snapshots. Thank you for joining us.

2179
03:05:13,000 --> 03:05:19,000
In anapolis, winter weather can make it hard to plan your day.

2180
03:05:19,000 --> 03:05:25,000
But with snowpads, the city's new GPS tracking system, you can get ahead of the storm.

2181
03:05:25,000 --> 03:05:30,000
With snowpads, you can track the city's road, salty, and plowing operations in real time.

2182
03:05:30,000 --> 03:05:36,000
See which streets have been cleared, which routes were in progress, and plan your day with confidence.

2183
03:05:36,000 --> 03:05:40,000
Whether you're commuting to work, running errands, or keeping your family safe.

2184
03:05:40,000 --> 03:05:46,000
Snowpads let you know when your streets are being treated, so you can make better decisions for your travels.

2185
03:05:46,000 --> 03:05:53,000
Available on the city of Anapolis website, snowpads is easy to use, and decide with you in mind.

2186
03:05:53,000 --> 03:05:59,000
Simply check the map to see real-time updates on snowplow and sulthing activity in your area.

2187
03:05:59,000 --> 03:06:06,000
Stay informed on city efforts to keep roads safe and be prepared before heading out during a snow emergency.

2188
03:06:06,000 --> 03:06:16,000
Stay safe and stay informed with snowpads. Visit our website to learn more and check your roads during snow events.

2189
03:06:16,000 --> 03:06:21,000
In Anapolis, the climate in Bernal can be difficult for the day.

2190
03:06:21,000 --> 03:06:29,000
But with snowpads, the snowpads and snowpads can be used in the storm.

2191
03:06:29,000 --> 03:06:36,000
With snowpads, you can use snowpads and snowpads.

2192
03:06:36,000 --> 03:06:48,000
And, despite the snowpads in the city's road, you can see which streets are cleared, which routes are in progress and plan your day with confidence.

2193
03:06:48,000 --> 03:06:51,000
You can see that you are traveling to the other side.

2194
03:06:51,000 --> 03:06:56,000
Do you have any recommendations? Or, keep your family safe?

2195
03:06:56,000 --> 03:07:04,000
Snowpads allow you to know when you are cleaning your streets so that you can make better decisions for your travels.

2196
03:07:04,000 --> 03:07:13,000
Snowpads, available in the city of Anapolis city, are easy to use, and are designed to be thought of in a state.

2197
03:07:13,000 --> 03:07:23,000
Simply, consult the map to see actualizations in real time about the route of snow and the space of salt in your area.

2198
03:07:23,000 --> 03:07:33,000
You have to be informed about the efforts of the city to maintain safe roads and prepare before heading out during an emergency for snowpads.

2199
03:07:33,000 --> 03:07:38,000
You have to be safe, connected and informed with snowpads.

2200
03:07:38,000 --> 03:07:45,000
Visit our city web to obtain more information and review your routes during the snowpads.

2201
03:11:03,000 --> 03:11:05,000
Thank you.

2202
03:11:25,000 --> 03:11:30,000
I'm Eric Lishinsky, Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the Sea of Anapolis.

2203
03:11:30,000 --> 03:11:41,000
Making anapolis a more walk-able place is one of the foundational goals of anapolis head 2040, the comprehensive plan update.

2204
03:11:41,000 --> 03:11:45,000
Many of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city are highly vulnerable.

2205
03:11:45,000 --> 03:11:52,000
Think about downtown Anapolis, or Eastport, or Air West Street.

2206
03:11:52,000 --> 03:11:56,000
Let's remember Anapolis's identity to begin.

2207
03:11:56,000 --> 03:12:02,000
Anapolis, from its very beginnings, has been a walk-able place where you think of downtown Anapolis, or Eastport.

2208
03:12:02,000 --> 03:12:06,000
These were places where people could get around very easily without a car.

2209
03:12:06,000 --> 03:12:11,000
In the 20th century, as anapolis expanded, it became less walk-able.

2210
03:12:11,000 --> 03:12:16,000
Think of forestry, or upper-westry as examples of what that kind of city looks like.

2211
03:12:16,000 --> 03:12:20,000
These are places that have the surface parking lot.

2212
03:12:20,000 --> 03:12:25,000
Next to the sidewalk, they may not have adequate shading from street trees.

2213
03:12:25,000 --> 03:12:29,000
The sidewalk may be very narrow and have lots of obstructions.

2214
03:12:29,000 --> 03:12:33,000
There's no activity next to the sidewalk that generates interest,

2215
03:12:33,000 --> 03:12:37,000
whether it's an active storefront or a cafe.

2216
03:12:37,000 --> 03:12:39,000
So let's get back to the why.

2217
03:12:39,000 --> 03:12:45,000
What we heard from residents, for the most part, was this desire to be a walk-to-place in their community,

2218
03:12:45,000 --> 03:12:51,000
whether it's a restaurant, a grocery store, a job, a school, a doctor's office, and paying.

2219
03:12:51,000 --> 03:12:57,000
To go to any of these places on foot on the house residents, to meet their neighbors, to explore businesses,

2220
03:12:57,000 --> 03:13:01,000
on a planner's perspective, we're able to address all of the bigger issues,

2221
03:13:01,000 --> 03:13:06,000
whether it's traffic congestion, economic development, addressing climate change.

2222
03:13:06,000 --> 03:13:10,000
So how do we get anapolis, like most cities in the United States,

2223
03:13:10,000 --> 03:13:13,000
as a zoning code that guides most of our development?

2224
03:13:13,000 --> 03:13:19,000
Today, our zoning code limits what we can do to encourage walk-to-place businesses.

2225
03:13:19,000 --> 03:13:24,000
You need buildings that are closer to the street that have adequate sidewalks.

2226
03:13:24,000 --> 03:13:31,000
Even if they're set back from the street, 10 feet, 20 feet, that that space is a space for a cafe.

2227
03:13:31,000 --> 03:13:35,000
And if they're pushed up to the street, that's where you may have an active storefront.

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Those are the kind of things that we can put into our zoning code.

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And the way we do that is to something called a form-based code.

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Essentially what that means is the zoning code provides more guidance

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for how buildings should create a street scape that is more walkable.

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What we've been talking about today is this one part of anapolis Head 24-day

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or a comprehensive plan update.

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You get a more complete view of the plan and the whole process leading up to it.

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Go to the C's website and check out the webpage for anapolis Head 24-day.

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On that website, you can find a link to form-based code and a number of other pieces of the plan.

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Stay tuned for other video snapshots.

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Thank you for joining us.

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We need to find out that the characters have been treated with salt or barracks

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during a tournament of 9 with snowpads.

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You can access your stations in real-time,

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on the maintenance of the characters in the environment.

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Directly, this is your device.

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Simply, visit the website of the City of Annapolis.

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Y haga clic en el portal Novapath, desde allí. Verá un mapa iterativo que muestra el estado actual del mantenimiento de carreteras en invierno, ya se ha constal o quitado de never.

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Agas Zoom en su vecindario, o ruta de viaje, para ver exactamente qué caminos han sido tratados y cuales están en progreso.

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Agas clic en un segmento de camino para ver cuándo se le dio servicio por última vez.

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No Paths, un si una perfectamente tanto en dispositivos móviles como de escritorio.

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Usted puede obtener asolicaciones y entras bien. Mantengas informados. Mantengas de seguro y prenifices sus viajes esenciales,

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durante emergencias de nieve, con actualizaciones en tiempo real desnogad.

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Visite anapolis.gov barra snowpaths este invierno.

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Las tormentas invernales en anapolis pueden ser impredesibles, pero con snowpaths siempre estarás a un paso por delante.

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Snowpaths de brinda actualizaciones en tiempo real sobre las condiciones de la carretera, ya sea que este se encasa o mientras viajas.

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Comprove qué calles han sido tratadas con sal o barreras de nieve para saber cuándo es seguro viajar.

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Planificar su día es fácil con a snowpath. Ya sea que se dirija el trabajo o hagas recados, sepa qué ruta se están despejadas antes de partir.

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Snowpaths te actualiza en tiempo real, mostrando que tenieves activos trabajando en tu área.

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Y qué caminos son rutas de emergencia. Mantengas de seguro es tindierno con snowpaths.

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Visite anapolis.gov barra snowpaths para realizarnos seguimiento de sus carreteras en tiempo real.

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En anapolis, el crimenvernal puede dificultar la planificación del día, pero con snowpaths.

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El nuevo sistema de seguimiento GPS de la ciudad se puede adelantar de la tormenta.

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Con snowpaths, usted puede realizar un seguimiento de las operaciones de colocación de sal y despejado de nieve en las carreteras de la ciudad en tiempo real.

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Al vea qué calle se han limpiado, que rutas están en progreso y planifique su día con confianza.

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Ya sea que se viajando al trabajo, haciendo recados o manteniendo segura a su familia,

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Snowpaths le permite saber cuando se están limpiando sus calles para que usted pueda tomar mejores decisiones para sus viajes.

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Snowpaths disponible en el sitio web de la ciudad de Anapolis es fácil de usar y está diseñado pensando en usted,

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simplemente consulte el mapa para ver actualizaciones en tiempo real sobre el retiro de nieve y el esparcimiento de sal en su área.

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Mantengas ha informado sobre los esfuerzos de la ciudad para mantener las carreteras seguras y prepararse antes de salir durante una emergencia por nieve.

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Mantengas es seguro, conectado e informado con Snowpaths.

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Visite nuestro sitio web para obtener más información y revisar sus carreteras durante eventos de nieve.

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Mantengas es presidenta y parte de la ciudad de la ciudad.

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Rosanwal es influenciado por la righte de la ciudad de Tosquilla,

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Tosquilla, Bucartí, Washington.

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Mantengas que emphasize la edicación de African-Americans.

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Subsequently, estos two men became friends.

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En Rosanwalos, Philanthro, B. took a dramatic turn after reading accounts

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by African-American thinkers. Additionally, Bucartí, Washington's accomplishments parallel

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with Rosanwal had achieved. Washington approached Rosanwal in 1912

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to assist in funding a program in line with Washington's belief of self-help

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by African-American souteners that emphasize economic advancement through vocational education.

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As a result, this Jewish philanthropist and this African-American educator

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joined forces with African-American communities doing the Jim Crow South

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and established a fund to build new state of the...

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The Arts School buildings for African-American children living in the rural South.

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Between 1917 and 1932, the Julius Rosenwald Fund was responsible for the construction of more

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than 5,300 new schools in the United States, from Texas to Maryland.

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How but one of the stipulations to building these schools was that the African-American

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community would provide a certain amount of sweat equity in the process which they readily

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did. All the Rosenwald school buildings used the same building format and template.

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For example, the windows facing the outside were strategically positioned to face

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east so that the rising of the sun in the morning would provide sunlight into the school building.

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In 1943 of Anna-Runner County, 32 black schools were Rosenwald buildings.

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The Rosenwald school building program advanced African-American education to a level

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unmatched and unprecedented until the decision in 1954 in the U.S. Supreme Court case

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Brown V. Board of Education, which declared the end of segregation.

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Inspired by the Jewish ideals of Z.D. charity and Ticun Olam repairing the world

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and a deep concern of a racial and equality in America, Julius Rosenwald used his wealth to become

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one of America's most effective philanthropists. Because of his modesty, Rosenwald's philanthropy

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and social activism are not well known today. He gave away 62 million dollars in his lifetime.

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And so today we salute some of these parole walls and walls school heroes who still reflect upon

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this building which still stands in our community today. And these heroes are here today

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to tell their stories and to recount their memories. Also today it is especially apropos in this year

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and at this moment in time and at this time in the world that we recognize the over 100 years

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century-long relationship between the Jewish community and the African-American community. And so out

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of this very modest building that was built here in 1923, 101 years ago, the head of

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Booker T. Washington and the heart of Julius Rosenwald like rise resulted in heroes being built here.

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Thank you and may God continue to bless us all.

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At this time we will have remarks by the Honorable Gavin Buckley who is our mayor of the city of

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Annapolis. Then our state senator Sarah Elfrez who has to leave a little bit early and we all know why

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and we are happy for that. Then delegate Henson or her representative Ms. Burrell Downs who's our state

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delegate. delegate Dana Jones unfortunately could not be here today. She had a prior engagement.

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She was available the first time we are playing this program but she's unable to be here today.

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Then Lisa Brannigan Rodvien, Esquire who's our county councilwoman, District 6 which serves

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Annapolis and several surrounding contiguous areas. Then Dr. C. Jane Cox, Administrator

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of Cultural Resources such in a historic preservation program. And I'm on the county planning and Zony

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Department. Then Dr. Joanna Vaish Tobin and I'm on the county board of education. District 6

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Annapolis Ms. Burrell Downs who's the acting president of the Greater Pearl Community Association.

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Ms. Alice K. Wright are in president community health center for role in corporate the Pearl

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Health Center and then Ms. Lindra Pratt Marshall, Heritage and Cultural Preservationist

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Rosenwald School Project Coordinator and Booker T. Washington and Rosenwald School's documentary film

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Project Coordinator. Thank you so much and one secret I want to provide to you about Ms. Lindra who

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is also my cousin that she was contacted recently by the father by Beyonce's father to do a documentary for

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him. So we have we have a lot of great people in this room but unfortunately she's been so busy

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she had to turn down the invitation. But anyway so anyway in that order everyone get I'll please come up

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thank you all so much. So what I want to welcome everybody here to the Cecil B. The Mills

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Rundepindel Charles event for the Rosenwald School. Great to be here with all my cousins.

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I want to thank everyone Rundepindel Charles for organizing today's dedication and I want to recognize

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all of you who worked on this project to install historic marker here. It will help current residents

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descendants of past residents and future generations to understand the importance of this site.

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It looks like a typical residential structure. Doesn't it? In the early part of the 20th century it was

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anything but typical. As a Rosenwald school this site was one of more than 5,000 such Rosenwald

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constructed between 1917 to 1932. Only about 10% remained standing today. What was important

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about what Julius Rosenwald, the owner of CS Robux, the partman store and author and educator

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Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute, was just a uniform design structure. Although it was a

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pretty cool design back in the day, I'll talk about that in a minute. What was impressive about it

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of course was the mission and the mission was education. Rosenwald and Washington believed that the

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path to a better future for African-American children was throughout the American South with

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was public education. Rosenwald schools did not challenge segregation but had a tremendous impact on

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the literacy rate among black Americans in the South. A notable graduates of the

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Resort schools which typically stopped at eighth grade include Dr Charles Drew, author, Roth,

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Ellison, Zara, Nolan, Hurston and of course James Baldwin, poet Maya J. Angelo,

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Langston Hughes and civil rights leader, congressman John Lewis, plus scientists, artists and others.

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The impact of the Rosenwald school on the development of black intellectuals in the mid and

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late 20th century can never be overstated. The building is all shared a similar blueprint. North of

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the South facing windows to maximize light because most lacked electricity. Cream or eggshell paint on

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the walls to encourage learning, a plain exterior that helps schools avoid unwanted attention.

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Each were one classroom or when more than one classroom were separated by a partition,

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the schools were always staffed with highly qualified and dedicated teachers. In 1954, the

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Supreme Court decision Brown versus the Board of Education integrated public education in a short

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amount of time, Rosenwald schools were obsolete. Of the 20 known sites in Enronor County,

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only about 10 remains standing, including this one. That is why we're so thrilled that this

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work is coming to fruition and that this structure will never be torn down. Those that have survived

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that have been restored are primarily used now today as community centers. I've said a lot of positive

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things about the Rosenwald school, but they were born of an unequally an unequally American system of

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education at Pathide. It's a difficult chapter to say anything positive about that chapter in

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American history that we know influence us so much of our society functions even to this day.

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Recognizing that history helps us understand it was wrong, recognizing our history, even the

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ugly parts help us move forward together as a nation. Again, I thank the organizers for putting this

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events together and for helping future generations understand exactly what happened right here

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in parole and the significance of this simple yet elegant structure. Now I'd like to pass it over to

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my senator, Elthworth. Thank you all. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And thank you to all the women,

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Pindell Charles, for your tireless effort to make sure that we know exactly the history of not just

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the parole community, but the history of the entire city of Annapolis and more importantly, how that history

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reflects on our legacy today and the work we still have ahead of us. I also want to thank Miss Lindra and

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Miss Lindra. I can't help but think of Miss Gertrude right now. And think about the fact I believe

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Ann Orlando County has more standing, rose and mold schools than any other community in the

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entire country. And that's not an accident. That's because people have fought to preserve

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that history, to tell that history, to celebrate that history. And so that's why it's particularly

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important that we're here today. In all my spare time lately, I've been reading a lot and thinking a lot

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about another partnership, Ronan mentioned partnerships, between Lincoln and another great

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Marylander Frederick Douglass, and the promise that reconstruction could have had, had he lived and had

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that vision for rebuilding this country, repairing the wounds of this country, actually come to fruition.

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Unfortunately, that never occurred and we spent decades in the darkness with government not doing

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what it should have done in terms of lifting up all of its citizens and making sure education as we know

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it to be the great equalizer actually could repair those wounds. And instead it took decades in a different

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partnership. It took Mr. Rosenwald and Mr. Washington to come together and see this vision of

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5,000 schools across this country. That let's be clear the government did not build. It did not build.

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And yet that vision and that seed that was planted had so many blossoms and so many trees and so

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much fruit in each of our communities. And that is why it's important that we're here today and

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important to reflect on that history because we cannot see where we need to go if we do not recognize

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where we came from. And so I'm so grateful to be here to reflect on take a moment this morning on a rainy

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Friday and reflect on our history collectively and reflect on our responsibility collectively

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to do better. And we can only do that by knowing where we came from. And so I'm particularly grateful

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for this morning. Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Billigan Hinson is being in addition to being a legislator you all know that she's an attorney.

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So court was on the schedule this morning and so on behalf of the delegate Hinson, thank you. Thank

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you, thank you, thank you. Much has been said about the Rosenwald School. I want to tell you a

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little bit about parole. History, education, service and dedication are the pillars that this community

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stands on. It is the foundation of this community. Many in this room. I see promote that.

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I'm going to tell you just a little bit about our greater parole community association,

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which Ron Dimension on the acting chair. Kind of. But one of the things that we talk about when we talk

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about the greater parole community association is preserving our paths promoting our present

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and protecting our future. We understand how important that is. As I look at, out at many of the

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pillars of this community, I thank you for your service. I thank you for making education important.

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I thank you for your dedication and I thank you for your faithfulness. Thank you.

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Good afternoon. I'm Lisa Radvien and I'm the County Councilwoman for Anne Rutherl County Council.

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Anne Rutherl County District 6, which includes the city of Annapolis. It's really my honor and privilege

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to be here today. I'm going to sort of scratch my remarks because Alderman Pindell Charles actually

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took most of what I intended to say. I think there's still one of the things about the Rosenwald

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schools is that there are so many different lessons to learn. And that is one of the reasons why

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the history is so important for us to keep. First off, as Senator Alfred said, if you don't know where you've

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come from, how are you going to figure out where to go next. But before I came here this morning, I looked

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up a couple of different folks that I think really reflect and embody one of the things that

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really started the Rosenwald schools and that's ally ship. The idea that Booker T. Washington

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and Julius Rosenwald could come together and both see the need and both understand how deeply

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important education was and that that was not something that should be narrowed that it should be expanded.

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I'm going to put on my glasses so I can read my notes here for a second.

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A suffragette Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, an African American woman born and

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We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members, without receiving a curse in its own soul.

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And I think this is something that not many people understood in the time that the Rosenwald schools began, the way Julius Rosenwald and the way Booker T. Washington understood.

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I feel like more individuals are starting to learn this, but I think it's something we all all need to continue to remember that as we are lifted up and as we grow ourselves, we need to continue to turn and look for others that need to be lifted up.

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And not just be the savior that comes in, but to really work alongside because really our community is all tied together, even the people in your community that you might dislike the most.

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We are connected to them.

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Mayor Buckley joked at the beginning of his remarks that he was saying hello to all of his cousins.

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I used to teach world history and I would start on the day the first day of class saying, I want to introduce you to all of your cousins because we really are.

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We are all, we are all from the same family tree and we need to continue to lift up our whole family tree and bring in those that might have gone astray and say, we love you, you are part of us and continue in that path.

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And I think that's what Julius Rosenwald was doing and I think that's what Booker T. Washington was doing and I think that's what this community was really about was lifting people up so that we could continue to move forward as a single family.

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Thank you very much.

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Happy preservation month.

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Isn't it appropriate that we're here today?

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I'm Jane Cox with the Toronto County.

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I'm thrilled to be here today.

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Thank you for inviting me to this and including me.

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I'm the administrator for the county's historic preservation program and I just want to thank you for the honorary PhD, but to my mother's shagran.

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I only have a master's.

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So I started the county's historic marker program four years ago with a goal of recognizing the historic sites that are of local significance.

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Most preservation programs, a site must meet this national standard of significance to be protected.

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And what I've saw happening across the board was that these community landmarks were at these simple vernacular buildings.

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I mean, you drive by the Rosenwald school and not blink an eye and not think, oh, it's the William Pakehouse.

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But these sites, perhaps they've seen better days.

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They were being tossed aside, disregarded, neglected, forgotten by the system.

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These are the places that I heard time time again from citizens were places that mattered locally.

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They were so important to the fabric of community.

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They were the places that literally formed these historic communities.

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So I wanted to find a way to raise awareness about these places that were forgotten, hidden, marginalized.

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Those places that we drive them walk by every day.

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And I realized that naming a thing is the first step to protecting it and remembering it.

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So our sign program four years in now recognizes more than 60 historic sites across the county.

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These include both these brown roadside markers with a date on them, but also more elaborate interpretive signs.

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And the process keeps building as the lindronos.

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So from buildings like the Rosenwald school to archaeology sites to historic cemeteries, this program has raised awareness about community history.

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And hopefully has made people more curious about the rich local stories that are around every corner.

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So early on with lindronos encouragement, we place the Rosenwald schools in and around a county at the top of our list for signage and recognition.

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So based on the latest research by lindrono 23 were built in the county.

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At least 12 remains standing two or three maybe more, which is a pretty astounding preservation level.

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And today we have placed signs brown roadside marker signs at almost every single Rosenwald school.

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So I challenge you to go for a drive, see if you can find them all.

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So recognizing these schools, though, is bigger than just celebrating this single building or the architecture of a structure.

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These school buildings were and remain the center and the heartbeat of significant historically black communities.

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And it's important chapter of our local history.

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I'm excited to see it brought forward. I hope these signs help lift it up.

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And I hope these signs really help make sure people know that this is an important place.

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So congratulations.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

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Now let's write the president of the community health center at parole.

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And thank you all the women, Charles, for giving me this opportunity.

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Well, my story may be a little different from everything that has been said this morning. So I'm going to say really quickly.

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That's where it started for me and many, many children in the many, many African American children in the parole community.

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For all school is where we went and went, we went to learn where there were teachers that taught us taught us English arithmetic.

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You don't even use the word arithmetic nowadays arithmetic spelling.

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We went to parole school to learn and thanks be to God for the teachers that took the time and made sure that we learned.

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They taught us discipline, respect, love for the community, but most of all they prepared us for the future.

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So I say today, I thank God for those teachers because of those teachers given us a beginning and a start.

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I am here where I am today because of the education that was given to us back in the day.

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When you went to school, you went to school to learn. You were disciplined. If you didn't do it right, you got to tap on the fingers on the hand.

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And the parents didn't come to school to fight with the teachers because you got to tap.

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You got another tap when you got home. So parole school was an instrument of just helping and providing and teaching and preparing the students for tomorrow.

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Today, we are even even though some of us are not here, I can say it was decades ago that I attended parole school.

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So we are just grateful for that, we are grateful for the love and we really appreciate you doing that, and to all the teachers that have gone on.

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And principal Mills, thank you, thank you for loving us enough to give us a chance to God be the glory.

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Good afternoon. Again, I am Lingera.

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I am the coordinator of the Rosemort school project. But I want to begin by thanking cousin Ronda for organizing this event.

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I don't know how she can pull it off, but she did.

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I think it's been what nine months now.

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We have been working on this and finally thank God it's happening today.

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And I want to thank all the participants who and guests who's here today because without you, we wouldn't have extra footage for our video.

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Many things to pass the audience in the trustees of Discrete Church, Man Olive, African American, African Methodist Episcopal Church, for allowing us to use this space today.

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I really bring you greetings and not from parole, but from the Galesville Community Center Organization Inc.

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We are good stewards of another Rosemort school in South County.

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In 2022, we were awarded a grant from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority to conduct research, document, and conduct or accounts of the history of the former school houses here in Annel Ronda County.

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But today, I can't stand here and just say it's all about me because it's not.

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I'd like to introduce the team that's behind this.

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Mr. Roger Marshall, who's the act and president of the Galesville Community Center Organization, Mr. Valentino Owens, who is the photographer for this project and many others.

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And so as Mr. Anthony Smoot, who's a videographer for this project, but we couldn't do it alone.

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And so we have trusted colleagues, such as Mr. Jane Pots, Heather Urs, and Dr.

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Thank you.

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Dr. Carl Bidson. Thank you. If it wasn't for you all, we could not do the work that we do.

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Yes.

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I also want to thank, we had many team members, leaders that supported this project.

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Every county had a team leader, and so we want to thank all of them, which include Kazamanda for the parole school.

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And we also want to thank the brave students that when we called on them, they said yes.

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And so we have Ms. Cropper.

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We have three siblings, cousin Betty, cousin Alfreda, cousin Alfred, all from the Brown family.

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We also have Ms. White, and Mr. Harris.

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Mr. Harris.

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And yeah, I call her first.

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And so they will be meeting us after this program downstairs to give their full account of their experience

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with the Roosevelt schools.

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Okay?

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So thank you so much.

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We greatly appreciate this.

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And Kazamanda, I don't have the body you're about this anymore.

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Right?

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Because we will incorporate today's event in what the Dr. Menorare.

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Thank you.

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Thank you all so much.

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Just a couple of other observations.

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I do want to recognize Heather, who's from a business in the Napa Center, under county.

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And she's been a great supporter and a blessing for our efforts as well.

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Thank you, Heather.

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I want to let everyone know that Dr. Reverend Dr. Ronald Owens, who's our pastor here at Mount Olive,

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is a way at his daughter's graduation.

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So otherwise he would be here.

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He would have been here.

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We had the first date, but he wouldn't meet or let you all know that.

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I am not a product of the Roosevelt School here on the corner.

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But my dad is a product of that school.

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And my mother, who's from the on-clave of Queen's Town in the Southern community,

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attended the Queen's Town Roosevelt School.

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So I feel like at least I'm an emeritus member, I guess, of the Roosevelt School family.

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But I just want to thank everybody for being here.

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Now, this time, of course, Miss Mitchell Stevenson, our public information officer,

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and I were trying to figure out how to unveil this sign.

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But what I think we will do, Miss Stevenson, we're going to unveil that sign right here virtually.

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And we'll all, I guess, at the count of three, raise our hands and pull our hands down

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and simulate what we would do if we were pulling the sign down.

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But at some point, I guess, even after this, maybe we, some of us can walk over

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and do the official signing unveiling.

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So unless anyone else has a better suggestion, I'm all ears, just let me know.

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But at this time, we will do the five and four, three, two, one.

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unveil.

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And at this time, Reverend Swan will give us the blessing of the sign, the virtual sign,

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and the documentary, as well as the benediction.

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Thank you all, again, so very, very, very much.

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Thank you all, everyone.

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And Charles and all of the distinguished persons who are here,

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are protocol being established.

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I won't call all the names.

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I just want to know representing our pastor and mount out of whistleclad

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that you all are here in a part of our community.

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Whether you're physically here or not, you very much are.

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And we appreciate all that you've done in your presence here today.

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There will be those of us who will virtually go out there.

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And it virtually means means in truth.

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Then in truth, there will be those of us who will go out there.

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And we'll be able to do that as well.

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But in here, sheltered from this.

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Forms on the outside come for some encouragement, and I have it in the words of prayer and benediction, let us pray.

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Father, we thank you for this opportunity and the blessings of this day. We pray now that you will grant your blessings upon these your people.

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As we go out into the world that's out there, but thank you for a few moments of reflection here and words of encouragement, words of fellowship and words of joining together even all the more to do great work that you have for our hands to do.

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And now Lord, we ask that you bless the easier people. And as we be dismissed to carry on the conversations, may we not just share them with ourselves, but share them with one another and share them with a world out there that needs to continue to tell the story.

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But because we have the details, may we be willing to share as well as to work.

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And now the benediction may the Lord bless you and keep you, cause his name to cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you.

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The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. Now and always, everybody say, amen.

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God bless you today. Glad that you are here.

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Thank you.

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Hello.

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I'm Ronda McCoy, professional standards manager for the Annapolis Police Department.

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I am pleased to announce the launch of our new complaint and compliment portal where members of the public can make a complaint or compliment the exemplary work of the five-minute women of the Annapolis Police Department.

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A key feature of the new portal is that it will automatically send out notifications to a complaint through email or text messaging when a complaint moves to different stages of the investigation when the investigation is concluded or when there's a finding in the investigation.

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You can access the new portal by going to our webpage www.anapolis.gov.

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Backslash Police.

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At the top of the page, click on the words, complaint and compliment portal.

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You will then be directed to the portal.

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Once you are at the portal, click create a new entry and follow the directions for submitting a complaint or compliment.

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Chief Jackson would like to see the citizens of Annapolis to know that we take all complaints seriously and that they are handled in a professional and careful manner.

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We also love hearing from you when you are pleased with the performance of our officers while they're protecting and serving you in Annapolis.

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Thank you.

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Hello, I'm Ken White with the Annapolis Fire Department.

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This week's theme for Fire Prevention Week is Circle of Safety and the Kitchen.

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So this holiday season, here are some tips from the Annapolis Fire Department that can help you serve at safety and the kitchen.

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Tip one, when frying, boiling or simmering, stay in the kitchen, never leave the home and always use a time.

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Tip two, if a grease fire starts, never try to extinguish with water.

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Use a lid to cover over the pot, turn the burner off and wait till the pan cools down.

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Tip three, always keep your cleaning and cooking surfaces free of any clutter.

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And tip four, remember to always keep a three-foot distance around the cooking area of three feet, kids on as I like to call it.

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And remember, if you're unable to control the fire, get out of your house and dial 911 immediately.

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And ever forget, every month, to test your smoke alarms, have an escape plan and practice your escape plan.

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unattended cooking is a leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries.

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For more information, on tips on how you can serve a safety in the kitchen, visit www.fireproventionweek.org.

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Stay safe andapolis.

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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www.fireproventionweek.org

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To help them start up or grow, or unfortunately, in situations like this, we're here to help businesses.

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So, when Mayor Buckley called me yesterday, and when Senator Alfred reached out and said,

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can you deploy some grant funding that is available? It was a resounding yes, from both myself and county executives to your equipment.

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So, I just wanted to say, thank you so much to Senator Alfred and Valerie Getchones for their leadership last session

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to make the state's video lottery terminal funds available for disaster situations like this.

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And our organization is nimble and can deploy them quickly.

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And so, we are in the process of standing up our grant program.

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It is a disaster relief program. We will offer up to $50,000 for businesses that have damage due to flooding, so it can be used for things like equipment, property damage, and some income loss.

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We will have information on our website today. You can visit that at a-a-e-d-c.org or myorondalvis.org.

2621
04:16:05,500 --> 04:16:10,500
And we will be taking applications starting on Tuesday.

2622
04:16:10,500 --> 04:16:16,500
So, again, thank you very much. We stand ready to support the businesses of this city.

2623
04:16:16,500 --> 04:16:20,500
And I am going to now turn it over to delegate Jones.

2624
04:16:20,500 --> 04:16:23,500
Thank you so much.

2625
04:16:24,500 --> 04:16:29,500
Thank you all for being here. Again, my name is Delegate Dana Jones.

2626
04:16:29,500 --> 04:16:33,500
I am in the House of Delegates here for anapolis.

2627
04:16:33,500 --> 04:16:43,500
And I just really want to thank the incredible work of my friend, Chief Simmons, the Anapolis Office of Emergency Management, as well as emergency responders countywide.

2628
04:16:43,500 --> 04:16:54,500
With over five feet of storm surge, over 17,000 left without power in the region, these heroes, once again, stepped up as they always do, and answered the call.

2629
04:16:54,500 --> 04:17:00,500
From the storm, water rescues to ensuring infants had the equipment they needed.

2630
04:17:00,500 --> 04:17:05,500
The community is indebted to you, and I sincerely thank the Office of Emergency Management.

2631
04:17:05,500 --> 04:17:21,500
As many of you know, this week with our legislature, we kicked out the 446 legislative session, bringing an additional 185 legislators and countless staff to my district district 30A for the next 90 days.

2632
04:17:21,500 --> 04:17:32,500
This storm and the flood waters brought by really struck many of my colleagues and show them firsthand the importance of the work that we are doing in the legislature to protect our communities from future storms.

2633
04:17:33,500 --> 04:17:46,500
With the mayor's emergency declaration, as Amy just explained, anapolis small businesses and nonprofits are now able to receive vote funding for up to 50,000 in aid to mitigate damage from this week's storms.

2634
04:17:46,500 --> 04:18:00,500
I want to thank my friend, Mayor Buckley, his leadership in unlocking these funds and my partners in friend, who I stand shoulder to shoulder with on both days like this and bad ones, Sarah, Alfred.

2635
04:18:00,500 --> 04:18:04,500
I am forever grateful to my friend who I work with every day.

2636
04:18:04,500 --> 04:18:12,500
We in 2022 authored and passed legislation that will allows the flexibility for funds to be used this way.

2637
04:18:12,500 --> 04:18:22,500
Strategically, localized severe flooding and wind events where the exact disasters that the senator and I considered when writing this legislation three years ago.

2638
04:18:22,500 --> 04:18:25,500
We stood and parole.

2639
04:18:25,500 --> 04:18:33,140
shoulder to shoulder and help that community clean up after an EF2 tornado and today we're

2640
04:18:33,140 --> 04:18:37,860
here again, heartbroken by the damage to our community, our small businesses and so many

2641
04:18:37,860 --> 04:18:38,860
others.

2642
04:18:38,860 --> 04:18:44,180
In addition to the funding to help businesses recover from storms like this, we must also invest

2643
04:18:44,180 --> 04:18:51,340
in resiliency projects to help stop damage from rising flood levels prior to it happening.

2644
04:18:51,340 --> 04:18:57,100
This week we saw compromise streets stay open for hours longer than it normally would have.

2645
04:18:57,100 --> 04:19:01,940
Just because of the early deployments of storm and water management and infrastructure, I'm

2646
04:19:01,940 --> 04:19:06,100
so proud to have worked with my district partners to bring millions of dollars home and state

2647
04:19:06,100 --> 04:19:11,020
funding that will go towards permanent city dock resiliency infrastructure to prevent future

2648
04:19:11,020 --> 04:19:15,020
flooding and I am eager to see the city complete this project in the coming years.

2649
04:19:15,020 --> 04:19:17,380
I'm so proud of everything that you all have worked on.

2650
04:19:17,380 --> 04:19:22,580
With that, I want to introduce my dear friend, my partner in the Senate on so many issues

2651
04:19:22,580 --> 04:19:29,300
affecting anapolis and an Toronto County Senator Sarah Elfreth.

2652
04:19:29,300 --> 04:19:30,300
Good morning.

2653
04:19:30,300 --> 04:19:35,740
I have the great privilege of representing you in the state Senate but I also stand here as a neighbor

2654
04:19:35,740 --> 04:19:36,740
downtown.

2655
04:19:36,740 --> 04:19:42,820
I live just right behind us and so whenever we anticipate rising season storms, my first thought

2656
04:19:42,820 --> 04:19:48,300
is always going to be to my neighbors right here to Ryan and to Alice and to the big cheese

2657
04:19:48,300 --> 04:19:52,940
and to those who are most affected whenever we have a large storm.

2658
04:19:52,940 --> 04:19:54,700
Now climate change is happening.

2659
04:19:54,700 --> 04:19:59,260
I share it with my colleagues on the Senate floor regularly and it's happening right here in the

2660
04:19:59,260 --> 04:20:03,060
city of Anapolis between tornadoes and flooding.

2661
04:20:03,060 --> 04:20:07,460
We are going to continue to see these national disasters impact our communities.

2662
04:20:07,460 --> 04:20:08,860
That's the bad news.

2663
04:20:08,860 --> 04:20:12,460
But the good news is with every tornado and every flood.

2664
04:20:12,460 --> 04:20:13,460
We get better.

2665
04:20:13,460 --> 04:20:15,220
We get better at cutting the red tape.

2666
04:20:15,220 --> 04:20:17,100
We get better at responding.

2667
04:20:17,100 --> 04:20:19,420
We get better at being there for our neighbors.

2668
04:20:19,420 --> 04:20:23,700
And so we learned lessons with every ensuing disaster after the tornado that devastated

2669
04:20:23,700 --> 04:20:28,140
for all and Alderman Ronda Pendel Charles is district.

2670
04:20:28,140 --> 04:20:33,380
After we see in the record floods destroying Alderman Lateri's district, we learned what

2671
04:20:33,380 --> 04:20:35,540
went wrong and what we can do better.

2672
04:20:35,540 --> 04:20:40,460
And we learned that we needed a more nimble response and our state laws did not allow at that

2673
04:20:40,460 --> 04:20:43,060
time for that nimble response.

2674
04:20:43,060 --> 04:20:48,620
We needed a state state of emergency and so we changed the law to say when we have these localized

2675
04:20:48,620 --> 04:20:53,500
microstorms, these natural disasters and a small scale that don't meet the level of the state

2676
04:20:53,500 --> 04:20:57,500
of emergency but are still devastating for local communities.

2677
04:20:57,500 --> 04:20:58,900
We need to be more responsive.

2678
04:20:58,900 --> 04:21:04,860
We changed the law so that we could open up those precious economic development dollars, not just

2679
04:21:04,860 --> 04:21:09,700
to our small businesses impacted, but also to our nonprofits that are so important to our

2680
04:21:09,700 --> 04:21:10,700
community.

2681
04:21:10,700 --> 04:21:15,420
So in the last flood, and I've had a couple since I've been your senator, the Maritime Museum

2682
04:21:15,420 --> 04:21:20,380
over in Eastport took on nearly two feet of water and we're not eligible for this funding.

2683
04:21:20,380 --> 04:21:25,540
We changed the law in order so that they could avail themselves of this support.

2684
04:21:25,540 --> 04:21:31,020
We cannot hold back the tide but we can be more responsive to our neighbors on their worst days.

2685
04:21:31,020 --> 04:21:34,700
I'm so grateful to the City of Napolis and especially the Office of Emergency Management

2686
04:21:34,700 --> 04:21:39,660
to the County Economic Development Team to the governor's office who took a dozen calls

2687
04:21:39,660 --> 04:21:41,420
for me over the last few days.

2688
04:21:41,420 --> 04:21:46,220
We might have gavled in the legislative session but I was on the phone with Ryan and Alice in

2689
04:21:46,220 --> 04:21:50,860
the governor's office every hour over the last three days to make sure they had everything

2690
04:21:50,860 --> 04:21:55,420
they need and so we can cut through this bureaucratic red tape and make sure our small businesses

2691
04:21:55,420 --> 04:22:00,420
and our nonprofits get everything they need to recover and reopen.

2692
04:22:00,420 --> 04:22:06,220
With that, I'm proud to welcome my partner, Alice Estrada, the CEO of the Napolis Maritime

2693
04:22:06,220 --> 04:22:07,220
Museum.

2694
04:22:07,220 --> 04:22:09,220
Thank you.

2695
04:22:09,220 --> 04:22:17,560
Thank you, thank you, Sarah, very much on so many levels, Alice Estrada and I represent the

2696
04:22:17,560 --> 04:22:21,540
Napolis Maritime Museum in the community of Eastport.

2697
04:22:21,540 --> 04:22:24,100
When City Doc floods we flood.

2698
04:22:24,100 --> 04:22:29,020
We took an 18 inches of water in this last event in the building.

2699
04:22:29,020 --> 04:22:35,500
We were able to elevate all our contents so no content loss but still 18 inches of water

2700
04:22:35,500 --> 04:22:44,140
in the building will involve days and days of drying and sanitizing and drying and sanitizing.

2701
04:22:44,140 --> 04:22:51,940
As we all know, water can be so damaging both to the health of the building and the infrastructure.

2702
04:22:51,940 --> 04:22:56,700
I really do want to commend Senator Alfred and delegate Jones because the last flooding event

2703
04:22:56,700 --> 04:22:58,700
in October of 2021.

2704
04:22:58,780 --> 04:23:04,500
I was so frustrated and disappointed that I was ineligible for these funds and sure enough,

2705
04:23:04,500 --> 04:23:08,740
they told me we're going to get that changed and sure enough they did.

2706
04:23:08,740 --> 04:23:14,660
Unfortunately, we have another flooding event to make this available but I also want to thank

2707
04:23:14,660 --> 04:23:19,900
them because they also sponsored a bond bill for us to figure out some short-term and long-term

2708
04:23:19,900 --> 04:23:24,980
solutions for sea level rise at the Napolis Maritime Museum.

2709
04:23:24,980 --> 04:23:28,180
If you don't know, we are a beloved community anchor.

2710
04:23:28,180 --> 04:23:35,340
We want to figure out a way that we can stay viable but these flooding events that are happening

2711
04:23:35,340 --> 04:23:39,340
more and more often is not sustainable for us.

2712
04:23:39,340 --> 04:23:42,740
It's very, very expensive for us to recover as I'm sure.

2713
04:23:42,740 --> 04:23:45,900
I speak for all the nonprofits.

2714
04:23:45,900 --> 04:23:47,380
Non-profits are businesses too.

2715
04:23:47,380 --> 04:23:53,980
They just take their proceeds and put them back into their mission but yeah, I feel the pain

2716
04:23:53,980 --> 04:23:59,540
of all of my neighboring businesses downtown and I just want to say thank you again for

2717
04:23:59,540 --> 04:24:03,980
the support and the widespread city support as well.

2718
04:24:03,980 --> 04:24:05,980
Thank you.

2719
04:24:05,980 --> 04:24:14,340
Good morning, my name is Stephen Rice, I'm the economic development manager for the city of

2720
04:24:14,340 --> 04:24:15,340
Napolis.

2721
04:24:15,340 --> 04:24:20,700
I just want to take a minute to talk very briefly about the negative economic impact that a flood

2722
04:24:20,700 --> 04:24:23,340
can have on a business.

2723
04:24:23,340 --> 04:24:28,940
The flooding happens, you can have property damage, you can have equipment loss, you can

2724
04:24:28,940 --> 04:24:35,220
have inventory loss, and the longer that a business is closed, you have a loss of revenue.

2725
04:24:35,220 --> 04:24:40,780
So there are four different kinds of negative financial impacts that can happen to a business

2726
04:24:40,780 --> 04:24:43,500
when you have an event such as this.

2727
04:24:43,500 --> 04:24:50,460
There are also some other issues when flood waters rise and in particular, of course, businesses

2728
04:24:50,460 --> 04:24:54,780
have to clear out the water and they have to clean up the debris.

2729
04:24:54,780 --> 04:25:01,340
But in addition to that, they may have repairs that require if they're significant in particular

2730
04:25:01,340 --> 04:25:07,140
and actual city building permit and the city is committed to expediting those permits as quickly

2731
04:25:07,140 --> 04:25:09,740
as possible.

2732
04:25:09,740 --> 04:25:16,940
The other thing from a health and environmental standpoint is that when flood waters rise, you can

2733
04:25:16,940 --> 04:25:24,260
have a sewage back up, sometimes it releases fuel, and other solvents, cleaners, and other

2734
04:25:24,260 --> 04:25:29,260
chemicals that these businesses have on their premises.

2735
04:25:29,260 --> 04:25:37,420
The other potential hazard is that when flood waters rise, water coming in from the creek,

2736
04:25:37,420 --> 04:25:39,260
you don't know exactly what's in that water.

2737
04:25:39,260 --> 04:25:43,500
So you don't know what that water is bringing into the business in addition to not knowing

2738
04:25:43,500 --> 04:25:47,260
how it's impacting what's already inside the business.

2739
04:25:47,260 --> 04:25:55,580
So a couple of things I would like to say, it's important, obviously, for all of us to work together.

2740
04:25:55,580 --> 04:26:05,660
And I think this is an example of city, county, and state cooperation when this event happened.

2741
04:26:05,660 --> 04:26:09,900
The county was on site within about 30 minutes.

2742
04:26:09,900 --> 04:26:16,060
The city had pre-game the event before it even happened, and we have obvious state support

2743
04:26:16,060 --> 04:26:21,940
that has come in to make funds available for these impacted businesses.

2744
04:26:21,940 --> 04:26:24,220
So I'm going to stop here.

2745
04:26:24,220 --> 04:26:30,180
The last thing I want to say, though, is that we want these businesses to be up and running as

2746
04:26:30,180 --> 04:26:31,700
soon as possible.

2747
04:26:31,700 --> 04:26:33,220
That is our goal.

2748
04:26:33,220 --> 04:26:39,580
And we also want to get this right so that these businesses patrons are also protected.

2749
04:26:40,060 --> 04:26:43,260
At this point, I'd like to introduce Mr. Ryan Laming.

2750
04:26:43,260 --> 04:26:55,980
He's the owner of PIPS, Quick Plug, PIPS has excellent hot dogs, and it's right over there.

2751
04:26:55,980 --> 04:26:58,220
Good morning, everybody.

2752
04:26:58,220 --> 04:26:59,220
I'm leaving with me.

2753
04:26:59,220 --> 04:27:00,220
I'm not a public speaker.

2754
04:27:00,220 --> 04:27:04,220
I just make delicious chili dogs.

2755
04:27:04,220 --> 04:27:07,100
Just a, where do you begin?

2756
04:27:07,100 --> 04:27:09,100
We've been here 15 years.

2757
04:27:09,100 --> 04:27:11,260
We've dealt with nuisance flooding.

2758
04:27:11,260 --> 04:27:17,060
That's just something we deal with here on Dox Street, greatly looking forward to the revitalization

2759
04:27:17,060 --> 04:27:21,580
of Dox Street with what we dealt with on Tuesday.

2760
04:27:21,580 --> 04:27:26,420
I don't think any of us were prepared for it.

2761
04:27:26,420 --> 04:27:34,380
We lost more than half of our equipment inside product, the revenue that we'll lose.

2762
04:27:34,380 --> 04:27:41,380
It's looking like we could be closed a week, maybe two weeks.

2763
04:27:41,380 --> 04:27:42,380
We've got employees.

2764
04:27:42,380 --> 04:27:45,860
I'm speaking on behalf of all the small businesses down town, just not mine.

2765
04:27:45,860 --> 04:27:50,860
We've gotten employees that depend on us.

2766
04:27:50,860 --> 04:27:57,860
Just we put everything we have into these businesses.

2767
04:27:57,860 --> 04:28:06,420
It's just, I can't bear with me.

2768
04:28:06,420 --> 04:28:13,260
Just thank you very much, you know, to the mayor, to the center, all of Earth's, it'll be

2769
04:28:13,260 --> 04:28:19,820
a huge burden lifted off of us, just knowing that this financial aid is going to be made

2770
04:28:19,820 --> 04:28:20,820
available.

2771
04:28:20,820 --> 04:28:26,300
It's just, it's a lot, it's a lot to deal with, it's, it's our entire lives.

2772
04:28:26,300 --> 04:28:31,500
And again, let's speak, let me have of everybody here on Dox Street in the downtown area.

2773
04:28:31,500 --> 04:28:39,500
And again, thank you to the community, it's been a lot of outreach, just coming in, saying,

2774
04:28:39,500 --> 04:28:44,340
you know, just asking how we're doing, it means a lot, you know, again, just thank you

2775
04:28:44,340 --> 04:28:45,340
very much.

2776
04:28:45,340 --> 04:28:58,060
And so if the city doc had been complete on Tuesday, none of these businesses would have

2777
04:28:58,060 --> 04:28:59,300
been flooded.

2778
04:28:59,300 --> 04:29:04,460
So we are looking to make this happen sooner, rather than later.

2779
04:29:04,460 --> 04:29:07,260
We start construction at city doc.

2780
04:29:07,260 --> 04:29:13,060
It's not a case of if there's going to be the next Isabelle, or will there be?

2781
04:29:13,060 --> 04:29:14,060
It is going to come.

2782
04:29:14,060 --> 04:29:15,580
There's no question.

2783
04:29:15,580 --> 04:29:19,100
We just had the hardest year on record for the planet.

2784
04:29:19,100 --> 04:29:23,740
Catastrophic weather events are going to be a way of life and we have to deal with it.

2785
04:29:23,740 --> 04:29:28,620
We want the state capital of Maryland, we want a necklace to be the resilience capital of

2786
04:29:28,620 --> 04:29:29,620
America.

2787
04:29:29,620 --> 04:29:32,100
We want to lead the way on this project.

2788
04:29:32,100 --> 04:29:35,300
So but we have to come up with a short term solutions.

2789
04:29:35,300 --> 04:29:39,900
Another solution besides the barrier that we've deployed next week is we're going to work

2790
04:29:39,900 --> 04:29:45,340
with a delicate data Jones and Senator Alfred on getting some money for an idea called

2791
04:29:45,340 --> 04:29:49,020
these door dams and Dutch door dams.

2792
04:29:49,020 --> 04:29:55,780
For around $5,000, we could fit out a lot of these doorways and they would have some protection

2793
04:29:55,780 --> 04:29:57,340
up to a certain point.

2794
04:29:57,340 --> 04:29:59,860
We have to sort of check, you know.

2795
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:06,000
The vulnerabilities of that, but we think we could probably provide 10 or 20 businesses with that kind of thing.

2796
04:30:06,000 --> 04:30:14,000
We could provide the maritime museum with that kind of thing. And it might be a way to get them to stay up longer.

2797
04:30:14,000 --> 04:30:19,000
The barrier was great because we kept traffic flowing for four extra hours yesterday.

2798
04:30:19,000 --> 04:30:26,000
The main artery into the city for eSport. So I want to thank you for covering this because these businesses are so important.

2799
04:30:26,000 --> 04:30:31,000
Pips is an institution. Everybody loves this man and everybody loves our restaurant.

2800
04:30:31,000 --> 04:30:36,000
So I'm looking forward to getting in there, getting my next hot dog.

2801
04:30:36,000 --> 04:30:40,000
We are open for questions if you have any questions of any of us.

2802
04:30:40,000 --> 04:30:45,000
There are people here from the county, state, city, please go ahead.

2803
04:30:45,000 --> 04:30:52,000
I will ask you if you might know that.

2804
04:30:52,000 --> 04:31:00,000
Thank you. This is Chris Jakubiak, Department of Planning and Zoning.

2805
04:31:00,000 --> 04:31:15,000
17 of right now, this is we're posted. Roughly 13 are still posted.

2806
04:31:15,000 --> 04:31:26,000
So we've worked the department is working in coordination with the county department of health to move those forward.

2807
04:31:26,000 --> 04:31:31,000
Some of the damage is extensive equipment failures.

2808
04:31:31,000 --> 04:31:41,000
Wet floors, obviously wet carpets, the walls and foundations internal to the buildings are absorbing water.

2809
04:31:41,000 --> 04:31:51,000
Some water still standing in some structures. That's the typical set of damage we're seeing.

2810
04:31:51,000 --> 04:31:56,000
And I know that there's some work that needs to be done on the hill.

2811
04:31:56,000 --> 04:32:12,000
So if you have any specific questions for Senator Alfred, delegate Dana Jones, let us know because they told me they were on a tight schedule today.

2812
04:32:12,000 --> 04:32:20,000
So we're expecting 3.5 to 4 feet of title search and everybody knows that our problem here is title search.

2813
04:32:20,000 --> 04:32:28,000
It is water pushing up the bay into the storm drains and up through the grates and then into the businesses or under compromised street stopping traffic.

2814
04:32:28,000 --> 04:32:33,000
So that's our problem. More than rain, it is title search.

2815
04:32:33,000 --> 04:32:38,000
So we are going to watch to see if we're going to need to deploy it.

2816
04:32:38,000 --> 04:32:43,000
We believe it's going to happen earlier in the morning when it's not such a heavily traffic time.

2817
04:32:43,000 --> 04:32:52,000
So we're still making that call. So it's still a fluid assessment.

2818
04:32:52,000 --> 04:32:58,000
So we're waiting on a big FEMA grant.

2819
04:32:58,000 --> 04:33:04,000
So the question was, is all the funding secured for the city dock project.

2820
04:33:04,000 --> 04:33:10,000
We need every dollar. So we need and those dollars come in millions of dollars.

2821
04:33:10,000 --> 04:33:15,000
We're doing a $90 billion project here to reimagine this whole area.

2822
04:33:15,000 --> 04:33:18,000
Add additional parking out in the garage. The garage is finished.

2823
04:33:18,000 --> 04:33:22,000
We start working on the utilities here this year and then we move forward.

2824
04:33:22,000 --> 04:33:29,000
After votes showed a fence off that area in raised city dock and then button it up at the end of the 20 in the middle of 26.

2825
04:33:29,000 --> 04:33:33,000
We're nearly there but we need our state partners.

2826
04:33:33,000 --> 04:33:38,000
We need our federal partners to really make it happen.

2827
04:33:38,000 --> 04:33:43,000
I think in the range of 10 to 20 something like that.

2828
04:33:43,000 --> 04:33:51,000
But we're pretty close and we have the relationships and we had a lot of legislators show up.

2829
04:33:51,000 --> 04:33:56,000
And couldn't get into their hotels on Tuesday night because it was flooded in front of the hotel there.

2830
04:33:56,000 --> 04:34:03,000
So I think that makes the case for us and that's going to help our delegation go to bat for us like they always do.

2831
04:34:21,000 --> 04:34:36,000
So we're definitely not expecting it to be anything like this.

2832
04:34:36,000 --> 04:34:40,000
Sorry.

2833
04:34:40,000 --> 04:34:44,000
Yeah.

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04:34:44,000 --> 04:34:57,000
We're not expecting that to be an issue with this upcoming storm.

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04:34:57,000 --> 04:35:05,000
We think that the groundwater is as receded so we will be okay through this as long as it doesn't do anything we don't expect.

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04:35:05,000 --> 04:35:08,000
So 3.5 will be okay too.

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04:35:08,000 --> 04:35:19,000
So that is on the groundwater question on access to the funds on it someone from the county come and speak to that or.

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04:35:19,000 --> 04:35:29,000
Great so I think in an answer to that question if there were to be another state of emergency declared for this upcoming storm then yes those those funds would be available.

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04:35:29,000 --> 04:35:34,000
But as the mayor just indicated he doesn't expect there would be another emergency situation.

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04:35:34,000 --> 04:35:50,000
Correct that is correct yes.

2841
04:35:50,000 --> 04:36:00,000
The question was how long will the state of emergency last my name is David Mandel I'm deputy director of the city of anapolis office emergency management.

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04:36:00,000 --> 04:36:10,000
By city code and states that you understand the declaration of emergency last 30 days unless renewed by council.

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04:36:10,000 --> 04:36:21,000
And I can't say enough about the team that we're out here in the rain on that night and the way they cleaned up afterwards if you came to the city of anapolis you would think nothing happened.

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04:36:21,000 --> 04:36:29,000
The only way you would know anything happened in the city is if you happened to press your nose up against the window and see the damage that some of these businesses have been.

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04:36:30,000 --> 04:36:49,000
But the team were out in full force we relocated residents from a homeless shelter we moved them across town because they had a fire in the middle of the storm we relocated 40 to 50 people we got the water moved out of here by the afternoon so receded the pumps.

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04:36:49,000 --> 04:37:17,000
And we were back in business and so we got some people back in there on their feet but we need to get everybody back in their feet because the business community is just a bigger part of the community and the residential community and the city and and we we want to support them we want to be there for them and they know that the state the county and the city have their backs.

2847
04:37:17,000 --> 04:37:26,000
And we appreciate you all being there thank you so much thank you thank you and I do have the names of all of our speakers printed out for using to the spellings right.

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04:37:26,000 --> 04:37:33,000
We also have a flyer with the QR code for folks to get to the to the application.

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04:37:33,000 --> 04:37:35,000
Thank you.

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04:37:47,000 --> 04:37:49,000
you

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04:38:17,000 --> 04:38:19,000
you

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04:38:47,000 --> 04:38:49,000
you

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04:39:17,000 --> 04:39:36,360
In anapolis winter weather can make it hard to plan your day but with snow paths the city's new GPS tracking system you can get ahead of the storm with snow paths you can track the city's road

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04:39:36,360 --> 04:39:54,360
So you can make better decisions for your travels available on the city of Anapolis website snow paths is easy to use and designed with you in mind simply check the map to see real time updates on snow plow and sulfing act.

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04:39:54,360 --> 04:40:12,360
Stay informed on city efforts to keep roads safe and be prepared before heading out during a snow emergency stay safe and stay informed with snow paths visit our website to learn more and check your roads during snow events.

2856
04:40:24,360 --> 04:40:48,360
If you put the trash out please place it into a bag.

2857
04:40:48,360 --> 04:40:58,360
And tie the bag up and place it into a water type example with your address place on it so they can be seen from the street that any of your property for proper road connection.

2858
04:40:58,360 --> 04:41:03,360
And the fact this cycle is not all wrong also.

2859
04:41:03,360 --> 04:41:12,360
If you decide to place your recycling in a bag please bring your bag to the example and take all items out of the bag and place them into the can and make sure they're ready to close please.

2860
04:41:12,360 --> 04:41:17,360
Let's bring back in the trash monster so I can show you things that are not recyclable.

2861
04:41:17,360 --> 04:41:21,360
She's 40% non- recyclable right now.

2862
04:41:21,360 --> 04:41:27,360
This is non- recyclable this is non- recyclable the metal utensils are non- recyclable.

2863
04:41:27,360 --> 04:41:36,360
Please be mindful of your trash and recycle placement to avoid fines.

2864
04:41:37,360 --> 04:41:41,360
Winters storms in an Atlas can be unpredictable.

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04:41:41,360 --> 04:41:45,360
But with snow paths you're always one step ahead.

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04:41:45,360 --> 04:41:51,360
Snow paths gives you real-time updates on road conditions whether you're at home or on the go.

2867
04:41:51,360 --> 04:41:59,360
Check which streets have been salted or plowed so you know when it's safe to travel planning your day is easy with snow paths.

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04:41:59,360 --> 04:42:04,360
Whether you're headed to work or running errands know which routes are clear before you leave.

2869
04:42:04,360 --> 04:42:13,360
Snow paths update you in real time showing active plows working in your area and which roads are emergency routes.

2870
04:42:13,360 --> 04:42:17,360
Stay safe this winter with snow paths.

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04:42:17,360 --> 04:42:24,360
Visit enapolis.gov slash snow paths to track your roads in real time.

2872
04:42:25,360 --> 04:42:33,360
Imagine the future of enapolis as a place where you can walk safely from your home to a shopping center.

2873
04:42:33,360 --> 04:42:38,360
Imagine be able to bike to a job from one end of the city to the other comfortably.

2874
04:42:38,360 --> 04:42:45,360
Imagine choosing to take public transit even though you own a car just because the service is that good.

2875
04:42:45,360 --> 04:42:52,360
That's the city we want to move towards and to do that we need to think about both policy

2876
04:42:52,360 --> 04:42:56,360
in terms of how we guide our transportation investments.

2877
04:42:56,360 --> 04:42:58,360
Those are the design of those.

2878
04:42:58,360 --> 04:43:01,360
How they're integrated with the city.

2879
04:43:01,360 --> 04:43:11,360
It's about connecting all of these places looking at the entire city as a place that you should be able to get around without a personal vehicle safely.

2880
04:43:11,360 --> 04:43:15,360
And to do that we need more mobility options.

2881
04:43:16,360 --> 04:43:20,360
Mobilities are foundational theme of the Naples Head 2040 comprehensive plan.

2882
04:43:20,360 --> 04:43:29,360
It's a distinguishing element of this comprehensive plan in comparison to all of our past comprehensive plans including the one from just 10 years ago.

2883
04:43:29,360 --> 04:43:31,360
Why is that?

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04:43:31,360 --> 04:43:43,360
Well there's a recognition today that mobility has an oversized impact positively affecting the whole range of bigger issues in enapolis from a public health, safety and well being.

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04:43:44,360 --> 04:43:52,360
Equivalent access to opportunities, economic development, community development, and environmental sustainability and resilience.

2886
04:43:52,360 --> 04:44:03,360
When you add up all of these things, dollar for dollar, the investments we make in our mobility infrastructure will pay huge dividends across all of these outcomes here in anapolis.

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04:44:03,360 --> 04:44:09,360
When we talk about our mobility network, we're talking about our roadways and the vehicles we use to get around.

2888
04:44:09,360 --> 04:44:17,360
And both of these can be significantly improved to benefit our health, our communities and ultimately environment.

2889
04:44:17,360 --> 04:44:21,360
We spend so much time on roadways getting around inapolis.

2890
04:44:21,360 --> 04:44:29,360
They should be as safe and comfortable as possible for all users whether you're driving, walking, riding bike or taking transit.

2891
04:44:29,360 --> 04:44:35,360
They also connect communities to commerce to school, to jobs, to parks.

2892
04:44:35,360 --> 04:44:43,360
One, we need a complete sidewalk network. It says, you leave your home on foot to go somewhere.

2893
04:44:43,360 --> 04:44:48,360
You can get there on a connected sidewalk network that is adequately wide.

2894
04:44:48,360 --> 04:44:56,360
We need bike infrastructure that allows you to bike around the city in a way that makes it feel comfortable and safe.

2895
04:44:56,360 --> 04:45:00,360
Today, it's a variety of different bike infrastructure.

2896
04:45:00,000 --> 04:45:07,720
Sure, quick straight lanes, shared lane markings, signage, we have some off-street trails.

2897
04:45:07,720 --> 04:45:15,520
With the future, we need a city where you can get around by a bike, no matter what type of a cyclist you are, and feel safe doing it.

2898
04:45:15,520 --> 04:45:22,200
The mobility vision of a NAPLUS head 2040 comprehensive plant is not necessarily something that will take years to implement.

2899
04:45:22,200 --> 04:45:26,560
In fact, many of the key pieces are being set in motion today.

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04:45:26,560 --> 04:45:34,880
Our downtown circulator shuttle has been rebranded with improved way-finding, it's still free and we've seen increased ridership as a result.

2901
04:45:34,880 --> 04:45:41,920
We recently launched our first micro-mobility program in NAPLUS, which includes an e-bike and e-scooter share system.

2902
04:45:41,920 --> 04:45:55,680
If we can implement these kinds of new ideas in a connected way, we're going to have a transportation system in a NAPLUS that is both safe and comfortable and efficient and ultimately

2903
04:45:55,760 --> 04:46:00,160
environmentally responsible for the city as a whole.

2904
04:46:00,160 --> 04:46:08,240
Mobility can truly be a vehicle for the future success of NAPLUS, and excited for you to see how this is communicated in NAPLUS

2905
04:46:08,240 --> 04:46:10,600
at a 2040 comprehensive plant.

2906
04:46:10,600 --> 04:46:14,280
I'm Eric Wishingsky, Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the Saving Apples.

2907
04:46:14,280 --> 04:46:15,280
Thank you for watching.

2908
04:46:26,640 --> 04:46:28,080
Nice to meet you everybody.

2909
04:46:28,080 --> 04:46:29,760
Thank you for being here today.

2910
04:46:29,760 --> 04:46:30,800
Nice to meet you.

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04:46:30,800 --> 04:46:35,240
The amazing touch of my English and this is not the best for my Spanish.

2912
04:46:35,240 --> 04:46:36,240
It's beautiful.

2913
04:46:36,240 --> 04:46:40,600
Hey, two, three, four, six, seven, eight.

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04:47:56,520 --> 04:48:00,340
There you go, there you go, there you go.

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04:48:00,360 --> 04:48:01,480
Here you go.

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04:48:01,720 --> 04:48:02,960
There you go.

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04:48:02,960 --> 04:48:03,740
There you go, there you go.

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04:48:03,740 --> 04:48:06,240
There you go.

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04:48:06,240 --> 04:48:06,280
There you go.

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04:48:06,280 --> 04:48:11,740
You're going to have to go out to clean everything up and go in theны.

2921
04:48:11,740 --> 04:48:18,020
We're going to turn the door on the compartment.

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04:48:18,020 --> 04:48:21,980
See you soon.

2923
04:48:21,980 --> 04:48:29,380
and then we put it inside the base of the base, and then we put it inside the base container.

2924
04:48:29,980 --> 04:48:35,380
We put it in, and now we are going to show you if we look at it as well.

2925
04:48:35,580 --> 04:48:38,780
This base has to be in the base.

2926
04:48:39,180 --> 04:48:42,980
And we do everything this way, and then we put it in the base.

2927
04:48:43,780 --> 04:48:47,180
So we are going to put our base on the base,

2928
04:48:48,780 --> 04:48:51,780
and we are going to show you that you have to be able to recycle it.

2929
04:48:51,980 --> 04:48:54,980
This is not possible to recycle it.

2930
04:48:55,180 --> 04:48:56,780
All this plastic is done,

2931
04:48:56,980 --> 04:48:59,380
and the bases are going to dry a little bit.

2932
04:48:59,580 --> 04:49:01,780
This is a metal cut, a little bit.

2933
04:49:03,380 --> 04:49:06,380
Please tell me that when your base is done,

2934
04:49:06,580 --> 04:49:09,380
these are the ways to make it to be able to edit it,

2935
04:49:09,580 --> 04:49:12,380
that you have seen or that you have done a lot.

2936
04:49:21,980 --> 04:49:26,980
I'm going to add the base to the base,

2937
04:49:26,980 --> 04:49:31,980
and I'm going to use the base to make it to the base.

2938
04:49:42,980 --> 04:49:44,980
Hi, I'm Eric Lushinski.

2939
04:49:45,180 --> 04:49:47,980
Chief of Comprehensive Planning for the City of Annapolis.

2940
04:49:47,980 --> 04:49:51,980
I've been working on Annapolis ahead 2040 on Comprehensive Planning

2941
04:49:52,180 --> 04:49:53,980
Update over the last few years.

2942
04:49:54,180 --> 04:49:58,980
I'm excited to finally release a draft plan for your review and comment.

2943
04:49:59,180 --> 04:50:02,980
Comprehensive plan is specific to the Annapolis of today,

2944
04:50:03,180 --> 04:50:05,580
but it's set the vision for the Annapolis of tomorrow.

2945
04:50:05,780 --> 04:50:07,980
In fact, the next 20 years.

2946
04:50:08,180 --> 04:50:11,380
What you'll find in the plan is a wide range of goals,

2947
04:50:11,580 --> 04:50:14,580
recommended actions to make Annapolis a better place.

2948
04:50:14,580 --> 04:50:18,580
It's covering every imaginable aspect of the city we live in.

2949
04:50:18,780 --> 04:50:23,580
We'll be kicking off the 90-day public review and comment period,

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04:50:23,780 --> 04:50:27,580
June 15 at the Planning Commission's regularly scheduled meeting,

2951
04:50:27,780 --> 04:50:30,580
30 evening starting at 7pm.

2952
04:50:30,780 --> 04:50:34,580
But there will be many ways to participate in reviewing and providing comments

2953
04:50:34,780 --> 04:50:36,580
on the Comprehensive Plan.

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04:50:36,780 --> 04:50:40,580
The best way is to go to Annapolishead2040.com

2955
04:50:40,580 --> 04:50:45,580
where you'll find special website with information about the plan,

2956
04:50:45,780 --> 04:50:50,580
ways of providing comments, information about every chapter in the plan,

2957
04:50:50,780 --> 04:50:54,580
and ways to contact planning staff if you have questions.

2958
04:50:54,780 --> 04:50:57,580
Throughout that 90-day comment period,

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04:50:57,780 --> 04:51:01,580
we'll be doing many presentations to different boards and commissions.

2960
04:51:01,780 --> 04:51:04,580
We have a series of webinars, scheduled,

2961
04:51:04,780 --> 04:51:08,580
and we'll be doing in-person meetings at four locations across the city

2962
04:51:08,580 --> 04:51:13,580
to try to reach any resident that wants to participate in this process.

2963
04:51:13,780 --> 04:51:15,580
I think you're going to love this plan,

2964
04:51:15,780 --> 04:51:19,580
and I hope you'll help us make it as great a plan as possible

2965
04:51:19,780 --> 04:51:25,580
by reviewing the draft and submitting your comments to Annapolishead2040.com.

2966
04:51:25,780 --> 04:51:27,780
Thank you.

2967
04:51:28,780 --> 04:51:36,780
Need to check which roads have been salted or plowed during this snowstorm?

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04:51:36,980 --> 04:51:41,780
With snowpads, you can access real-time updates on winter road maintenance,

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04:51:41,980 --> 04:51:43,780
right from your device.

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04:51:43,980 --> 04:51:48,780
Simply visit the city of Annapolis website and click on the snowpads portal.

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04:51:48,980 --> 04:51:51,780
From there, you'll see an interactive map,

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04:51:51,980 --> 04:51:55,780
showing the current status of winter road maintenance of road-salting and snowplowing.

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04:51:55,780 --> 04:52:01,780
Zoom in to your neighborhood or commute route to see exactly which roads have been treated

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04:52:01,980 --> 04:52:03,780
and which ones are in progress.

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04:52:03,980 --> 04:52:07,780
Click on a road segment to see what it was last serviced.

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04:52:07,980 --> 04:52:12,780
Snowpads work seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices,

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04:52:12,980 --> 04:52:14,780
so you can get updates on the go.

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04:52:14,980 --> 04:52:19,780
Stay informed, stay safe, and plan your essential travel

2979
04:52:19,980 --> 04:52:24,780
during snow emergencies with real-time updates from snowpads.

2980
04:52:24,780 --> 04:52:29,780
Visit Annapolis.gov slash snowpads this winter.

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04:52:54,780 --> 04:52:56,780
Thank you.

2982
04:53:24,780 --> 04:53:26,780
Thank you.

2983
04:53:55,780 --> 04:54:02,780
I am pleased to announce the launch of our new complaint and compliment portal,

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04:54:02,980 --> 04:54:06,780
where members of the public can make a complaint or compliment the exemplary work

2985
04:54:06,980 --> 04:54:09,780
of the five-minute women of the Annapolis Police Department.

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04:54:09,980 --> 04:54:14,780
A key feature of the new portal is that it will automatically send out notifications

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04:54:14,980 --> 04:54:17,780
to a complaint through email or text messaging

2988
04:54:17,980 --> 04:54:20,780
when a complaint moves to different stages of the investigation

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04:54:20,780 --> 04:54:25,780
when the investigation is concluded or when there's a finding in the investigation.

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04:54:25,980 --> 04:54:31,780
You can access the new portal by going to our webpage www.annapolis.gov

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04:54:31,980 --> 04:54:33,780
backslashpolice.

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04:54:33,980 --> 04:54:38,780
At the top of the page, click on the words, complaint, and compliment portal.

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04:54:38,980 --> 04:54:41,780
You will then be directed to the portal.

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04:54:41,980 --> 04:54:47,780
Once you are at the portal, click create a new entry

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04:54:48,780 --> 04:54:53,780
and follow the directions for submitting a complaint or compliment.

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04:54:54,780 --> 04:55:00,780
Cheat Jackson would like to sit as an Annapolis to know that we take all complaints seriously

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04:55:00,980 --> 04:55:05,780
and that they are handled in a professional and careful manner.

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04:55:05,980 --> 04:55:12,780
We also love hearing from you when you are pleased with the performance of our officers

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04:55:12,980 --> 04:55:15,780
while they are protecting and serving you in Annapolis.

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04:55:15,980 --> 04:55:16,780
Thank you.

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04:55:17,780 --> 04:55:18,780
Thank you.

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04:55:39,780 --> 04:55:41,780
Hey, good afternoon.

3003
04:55:41,980 --> 04:55:45,780
It looks like I have to do proper stress patient training again.

3004
04:55:46,780 --> 04:55:49,780
If you put the trash out, please place it into a bag.

3005
04:55:50,780 --> 04:55:55,780
And tie the bag up and place it into a watertight receptacle with your address

3006
04:55:55,980 --> 04:56:00,780
placed on it so that it can be seen from the street that any of your property for proper local action.

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04:56:01,780 --> 04:56:04,780
As a matter of fact, the cycle is done all wrong also.

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04:56:04,980 --> 04:56:08,780
If you decide to place your recycling in a bag, please bring your bag to the receptacle

3009
04:56:08,980 --> 04:56:11,780
and take all items out of the bag and place them into the can.

3010
04:56:11,980 --> 04:56:13,780
And make sure the lid is closed, please.

3011
04:56:14,780 --> 04:56:18,780
Let's bring back getting the trash monster so I can show you things that are not recyclable.

3012
04:56:19,780 --> 04:56:21,780
See, it's 40% of the recyclable right now.

3013
04:56:23,780 --> 04:56:28,780
This is not recyclable. This is not recyclable. The metal utensils are not recyclable.

3014
04:56:29,780 --> 04:56:33,780
Please be mindful of your trash and recycle piece of it to avoid fines.

3015
04:56:43,780 --> 04:56:51,780
In anapolis, winter weather can make it hard to plan your day.

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04:56:52,780 --> 04:56:57,780
But with snowpads, the city's new GPS tracking system, you can get ahead of the storm.

3017
04:56:58,780 --> 04:57:02,780
With snowpads, you can track the city's road, salty, and plowing operations in real time.

3018
04:57:03,780 --> 04:57:08,780
See which streets have been cleared, which routes are in progress, and plan your day with confidence.

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04:57:09,780 --> 04:57:12,780
Whether you're commuting to work, running errands, or keeping your family safe.

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04:57:13,780 --> 04:57:18,780
Snowpads let you know when your streets are being treated, so you can make better decisions for your travels.

3021
04:57:19,780 --> 04:57:25,780
Available on the City of Anapolis website, snowpads is easy to use, and decide with you in mind.

3022
04:57:26,780 --> 04:57:31,780
Simply check the map to see real time updates on snowplow and sulthing activity in your area.

3023
04:57:32,780 --> 04:57:38,780
Stay informed on City Efforts to keep roads safe and be prepared before heading out during a snow emergency.

3024
04:57:39,780 --> 04:57:42,780
Stay safe and stay informed with snowpads.

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04:57:43,780 --> 04:57:48,780
Visit our website to learn more and check your roads during snow events.

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04:58:13,780 --> 04:58:16,780
We're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:58:17,780 --> 04:58:22,780
First, we're going to put all the snowpads on the bus.

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04:58:23,780 --> 04:58:28,780
Then we're going to put them on the bus.

3029
04:58:29,780 --> 04:58:32,780
We're going to put them on the bus.

3030
04:58:33,780 --> 04:58:36,780
So we're going to show you how we're going to do.

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04:58:37,780 --> 04:58:41,780
This snowpads are not going to be in the snow.

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04:58:41,780 --> 04:58:43,780
We're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:58:44,780 --> 04:58:47,780
So we're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:58:48,780 --> 04:58:51,780
And we're going to show you how to do it.

3035
04:58:52,780 --> 04:58:55,780
This snowpads can't be recycled.

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04:58:56,780 --> 04:58:59,780
This snowpads are not going to be recycled.

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04:59:00,780 --> 04:59:03,780
This snowpads are not going to be recycled.

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04:59:03,780 --> 04:59:08,780
Please tell me when you're going to be able to do these things

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04:59:09,780 --> 04:59:12,780
to prevent the snowpads or the snowpads.

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04:59:33,780 --> 04:59:37,780
We're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:59:38,780 --> 04:59:42,780
So we're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:59:43,780 --> 04:59:48,780
So we're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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04:59:49,780 --> 04:59:53,780
So we're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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So we're going to put the snowpads on the bus.

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Thank you.