1 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,839 My son is a senior. 2 00:14:50,079 --> 00:14:53,240 I think 3 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:17,040 » We'll call this uh meeting of the mayor 4 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,600 and council to order. As a courtesy to 5 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:22,560 everyone, please take a moment and 6 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:27,079 silence any devices that may interrupt 7 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,079 me. Do that myself. 8 00:15:32,079 --> 00:15:35,360 » Good evening and welcome to this meeting 9 00:15:33,839 --> 00:15:37,279 of the mayor and common council of 10 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:40,320 Westminster incorporated on February 11 00:15:37,279 --> 00:15:42,160 5th, 1819. We're gathered here at 12 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:44,720 historic city hall, originally an estate 13 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,800 built in 1842 by Colonel John K. 14 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:49,680 Longwell. The city acquired this 15 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:52,320 building in 1939 and it has since been 16 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,399 the venue where the mayor and council 17 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:57,360 conducts the city business city's 18 00:15:54,399 --> 00:15:59,360 business. Now we'll begin as we do every 19 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:02,720 meeting the pledge of allegiance 20 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:06,079 followed by a moment of silence. That is 21 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:08,399 in the back of the room 22 00:16:06,079 --> 00:16:10,880 to the flag of the United States of 23 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:14,160 America and to the republic for which it 24 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:19,560 stands. One nation under God, 25 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:19,560 indivisible, and liberty and forible. 26 00:16:21,279 --> 00:16:24,839 » Thank you very much. 27 00:16:25,199 --> 00:16:30,079 One interesting fact about Westminster 28 00:16:27,279 --> 00:16:33,040 is Carol County sat on a crossroads 29 00:16:30,079 --> 00:16:36,240 during an era of slavery bordered by 30 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:39,440 free state of the north and deeply tied 31 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:41,920 to Maryland's divided loyalists. While 32 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:44,959 firm documentary evidence of organized 33 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:48,639 underground railroad stations here are 34 00:16:44,959 --> 00:16:51,279 elusive, as was by design, the entire 35 00:16:48,639 --> 00:16:53,519 network operated in secrecy. The 36 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:56,000 historical record suggests that freedom 37 00:16:53,519 --> 00:16:58,240 seekers passed through this county on 38 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:01,120 their way north and that some residents 39 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:03,600 quietly aided them. The Historic Society 40 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:06,720 of Carroll County has noted the presence 41 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:08,319 of abolitionist Quakers in Union Bridge 42 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,280 as evidence of some of the local 43 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:13,600 residence that some local residents may 44 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:16,880 have sheltered freedom seekers. A 45 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:19,439 striking episode was recorded in 1859 in 46 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:21,280 the Carol County newspaper. A man named 47 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:23,919 William Boyd was arrested near New 48 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:26,720 Windsor while transporting an enslave an 49 00:17:23,919 --> 00:17:28,799 enslaved husband hidden in a secret 50 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:31,440 compartment behind a black curtain in 51 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:33,200 his wagon. Boyd had been passing through 52 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,840 the area passing through the area 53 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,919 multiple times before and witnesses 54 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:40,559 noted he deliberately traveled through 55 00:17:37,919 --> 00:17:42,799 rough terrain rather than main roads to 56 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:44,799 avoid detection. He was charged with 57 00:17:42,799 --> 00:17:48,000 abduction of enslaved people and was 58 00:17:44,799 --> 00:17:50,160 taken to Javal in Washington DC. That 59 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,720 single incident hints at a broader 60 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:56,240 hidden history. Maryland as a whole was 61 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:58,160 the most active state act active state 62 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,880 for self-emancipation 63 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,960 and Carol County positioned just miles 64 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:05,440 from the Pennsylvania border was almost 65 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:07,600 certainly part of that story. Even 66 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,840 though the foroot remains buried in 67 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:13,360 careful silences of those who risk their 68 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:15,280 lives to keep it secret. Moving on, 69 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:17,280 council typically convenes on the second 70 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:19,120 and fourth Monday each month. Please 71 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:21,120 note that these meetings are open to the 72 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:23,440 public here at city hall and are also 73 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:25,280 streamed live on the city's YouTube page 74 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,520 as well as the community media center 75 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,280 channel and website. We extend our 76 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:31,280 gratitude to the media center for their 77 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:33,919 partnership and ensuring public access 78 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:36,000 to these meetings. Copies of tonight's 79 00:18:33,919 --> 00:18:37,520 agenda and the entire information packet 80 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,840 that the council will be using are 81 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:42,000 available online at the city's website. 82 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:44,240 Hard copies of the agenda are available 83 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:48,160 here in the filling room for those in 84 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:51,039 attendance. Our first order of business 85 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:53,919 this evening is a note about a mayoral 86 00:18:51,039 --> 00:18:56,080 proclamation honoring 50 years of Govas 87 00:18:53,919 --> 00:18:58,480 to go and 20 years serving in the 88 00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:00,960 Westminster community. The mayor and I 89 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:03,520 and possibly some other council members 90 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:05,520 will be attending their celebration on 91 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:07,760 Sunday and will actually read the full 92 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:10,559 proclamation at that time. We will not 93 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:12,320 be reading it this evening. Next up, as 94 00:19:10,559 --> 00:19:14,160 it has been the tradition for a number 95 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,799 of years now under the leadership of 96 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:18,559 President Jaskin, McDaniel has since a 97 00:19:16,799 --> 00:19:21,200 representative to our council meetings 98 00:19:18,559 --> 00:19:23,600 during a year of Florida a close and 99 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:25,919 meaningful relationship with the city. 100 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,840 This evening we welcome David Sears, the 101 00:19:25,919 --> 00:19:31,360 vice president of institutional 102 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,840 advancement from Michigan Seers. 103 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:33,440 » How are you? 104 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,600 » It is institutional advancement, right? 105 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:34,880 That 106 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,200 » Is correct. 107 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,640 » Thank you. uh I can give you the uh top 108 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:42,000 nine things that have been happening at 109 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:44,640 the uh college. So first of all u great 110 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:47,679 news the college received an upgrade for 111 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:50,160 its S&P bond rating. Um that means that 112 00:19:47,679 --> 00:19:52,799 the S&P uh bond raers believe that uh 113 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:55,440 McDaniel is strong financially has been 114 00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:58,160 using its resources well our enrollment 115 00:19:55,440 --> 00:20:00,080 has been steady and our philanthropy has 116 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:02,880 been phenomenal. So um we are very 117 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:05,200 pleased to note that only Lyola and 118 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:08,799 John's Hopkins universities in Maryland 119 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:11,360 have a better rating than McAdam. 120 00:20:08,799 --> 00:20:12,160 » Slightly more notorious and bigger 121 00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:15,679 institutions 122 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:18,080 » Just slightly. Um enrollment is at 500 123 00:20:15,679 --> 00:20:20,080 undergraduate and transfer students uh 124 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:22,880 new students for this year. Uh today was 125 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,720 the first day of classes. So uh you may 126 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:28,400 see an increase in students uh in the 127 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:31,039 downtown area. Now, um, our nursing 128 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,840 program, uh, is now at Carol Hospital. 129 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:35,919 On September 17th, we'll have a event 130 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,559 recognizing the Coll Foundation for 131 00:20:35,919 --> 00:20:42,159 their philanthropy to make that, uh, 132 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:44,320 nursing, uh, center possible. 133 00:20:42,159 --> 00:20:46,240 We have a new provost, Caroline Sherman. 134 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,720 Uh, she has degrees from Harvard and 135 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:51,039 Princeton, and she came to us from 136 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:53,520 academic leadership at Catholic univers 137 00:20:51,039 --> 00:20:56,159 uh, Catholic University of America. We 138 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:58,240 also have a new dean. Uh this dean will 139 00:20:56,159 --> 00:21:00,000 be uh creating our new school of 140 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,480 business and technology. It'll be the 141 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,360 first school that McDaniel has ever had. 142 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:07,679 Uh his name is Dr. Leonard Arby and he 143 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:09,840 was the chair of finance at Salsbury 144 00:21:07,679 --> 00:21:11,760 University. So a great gift uh for 145 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,679 McDaniel. 146 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,600 Uh note that the college has partnered 147 00:21:13,679 --> 00:21:17,280 with Frederick County Public Schools on 148 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,919 a grant to provide debt-free 149 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:22,400 certifications for special ed teachers 150 00:21:19,919 --> 00:21:24,480 which are desperately needed. We have a 151 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,720 new men's basketball coach. Uh sadly 152 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:30,320 Kevin Curley had passed away uh in the 153 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:32,320 spring and uh his successor is TJ Jordan 154 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:35,120 who was the basketball coach at Notredam 155 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:36,640 of Maryland University. And finally, 156 00:21:35,120 --> 00:21:37,679 since I'm the head of advancement, I 157 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,080 have to let you know how our 158 00:21:37,679 --> 00:21:43,600 philanthropy is going. Our campaign has 159 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:46,480 now exceeded 54.7 million uh two years 160 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:49,280 ahead of schedule and exceeding our $50 161 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:51,120 million goal. Our focus now is funding 162 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,039 the school of business and technology, 163 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:54,559 residence hall renovations, 164 00:21:53,039 --> 00:21:56,240 scholarships, and experiential learning 165 00:21:54,559 --> 00:21:57,200 for our students. 166 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:00,960 » Thank you. 167 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:03,600 » Need a little job security. That's nice. 168 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:04,159 » Absolutely. That's great. Thank you very 169 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,760 much. 170 00:22:04,159 --> 00:22:07,200 » Welcome. 171 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:10,159 » Anyone have any questions for the 172 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:12,640 college? 173 00:22:10,159 --> 00:22:14,720 Um, now we'll consider the approval of 174 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:18,000 previous meeting minutes. We have one 175 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:19,600 set of minutes to approve this evening. 176 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:23,679 Minutes from the mayor and council 177 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:25,919 meeting of August 10th, 2026. May I have 178 00:22:23,679 --> 00:22:28,000 a motion to approve the minutes? Motion 179 00:22:25,919 --> 00:22:28,640 to approve. Thank you, Mr. Day. Officer 180 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,120 second. 181 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,720 » Second. 182 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:32,640 » Thank you, Mr. Bayer. Is there any 183 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:35,200 discussion related to the approval of 184 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,520 these minutes? Hearing none. All those 185 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,200 in favor of approval, please signify by 186 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,440 saying I. 187 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:44,240 » Any opposed? The eyes have it and the 188 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:46,080 minutes are approved. We have five items 189 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,080 on the consent calendar this evening. Is 190 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:49,600 there a motion to approve the consent 191 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,520 calendar? So moved. 192 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,400 » Thank you, Mr. Bayer. Thank you very 193 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:57,600 much for that second, Mr. Petro. 194 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:59,760 All those in favor of approval of the 195 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,720 consent calendar, please signify by 196 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,360 saying I. 197 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,679 » I. 198 00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:06,480 » Any opposed? The eyes have it. And the 199 00:23:03,679 --> 00:23:08,640 consent calendar is approved. Now we'll 200 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,679 move on to a report from the mayor. 201 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,200 Madame Mayor. 202 00:23:09,679 --> 00:23:13,679 » Uh, thank you, Mr. President. I just 203 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:17,200 have a few things, excuse me, to comment 204 00:23:13,679 --> 00:23:18,640 on. Um, on Friday, August 14th, um, 205 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,559 along with several members of the 206 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,559 council, I attended the movie Fresh, 207 00:23:20,559 --> 00:23:24,240 which was at the Carol Arts Center as a 208 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:27,200 fundraiser for Carol County Food 209 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:29,440 Sunday's veggie voucher program. Um, the 210 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:32,000 movie was about where our food comes 211 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:34,480 from, where it's sourced from. Uh and it 212 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,159 was followed by a panel discussion um 213 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,240 who discussed and answered several 214 00:23:36,159 --> 00:23:41,919 questions from the audience um 215 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:44,960 concerning where our theme comes from. 216 00:23:41,919 --> 00:23:46,880 On Sunday, August 16th, uh Billy Live 217 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:49,039 and Find Your Purpose held their annual 218 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,400 back to school drive. Uh this is a 219 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:52,559 little bit more than a back to school 220 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:54,240 drive. Um again, Carol County Food 221 00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:56,159 Sunday is represented there. They 222 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,280 provide haircuts 223 00:23:56,159 --> 00:24:01,280 um for the uh school students who come. 224 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,360 Uh the weather moved the event inside 225 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:06,400 the Boys and Girls Club. Normally this 226 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:08,080 is held in the city park. Um it was a 227 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,760 little bit more crowded in the Boys and 228 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:12,720 Girls Club. I think council member 229 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:14,640 Dehoff can also attest to that. Um the 230 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:17,840 line stretched around the corner down 231 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:20,400 onto Longwell. Um but it was a really 232 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:22,960 great event as that always is. On 233 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:25,360 Tuesday, August 18th, the city hosted 234 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,360 the Estonian violin group, uh, Match 235 00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:29,840 Springs, prior to their concert at the 236 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:31,840 Arts Center later that evening. Uh, if 237 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:34,000 you were able to attend the concert, you 238 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:36,559 were treated to an absolutely amazing 239 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:39,440 evening of traditional Estonian music, 240 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:41,520 classical music, jazz, that was one of 241 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:45,600 my favorite pieces of the evening, and 242 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:47,919 pop music. Uh and then Saturday we 243 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:49,679 welcomed about 500 first year students 244 00:24:47,919 --> 00:24:52,559 to Westminster in the Westminster 245 00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:54,880 welcome. Uh this event is popular with 246 00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:57,679 our downtown merchants. Students arrived 247 00:24:54,880 --> 00:25:00,080 to the library lawn around 10:00 a.m. I 248 00:24:57,679 --> 00:25:02,480 think most of us met on the council met 249 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,080 the um students along with President 250 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:07,279 Jasin 251 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:09,039 uh at Genie Birds on that block. Um, and 252 00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:11,600 so we got to the library lawn around 253 00:25:09,039 --> 00:25:14,159 10:00 a.m. There were a few comments and 254 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:18,320 students were still on Main Street by 255 00:25:14,159 --> 00:25:20,240 two 12:30 when I left. Um, I think one 256 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:22,400 of the things with this event that has 257 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:25,840 been popular is that the city provides 258 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:28,000 every student with a $10 voucher uh in 259 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:30,480 their swag bag that they get that day. 260 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,840 And so they can use them for lunch. Uh, 261 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,840 in fact, they're encouraged to have 262 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,840 lunch in town that day. They can use 263 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,360 them in any of the retail shops on Main 264 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,360 Street. And I know the farmers market 265 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:41,840 was packed because they also take them 266 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:44,240 at the farmers market. Um, this event 267 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:46,640 has just grown in popularity each year 268 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:49,440 and conversations with the downtown 269 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:52,640 merchants on Saturday um just 270 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:55,840 continually um 271 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:57,840 proves that. Thank you. Um we also held 272 00:25:55,840 --> 00:26:00,480 I won't thank Council Member Day Hall 273 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:03,520 for this. Um I also hosted a uh 274 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:05,919 Wakefield Valley Trail preview. um at 275 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:10,000 the Wakefield uh Valley Event Center. 276 00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:12,159 This over this event went over the plans 277 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:15,360 for the trails that are being renovated 278 00:26:12,159 --> 00:26:20,000 this year. Um it's about a 15 to 18month 279 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:23,360 project. Um and hopefully uh will begin 280 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:25,360 shortly in the fall. And then finally, 281 00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:28,240 yesterday I attended my favorite event 282 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:30,159 of the late summer, which is the uh 283 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:32,720 Westminster Municipal Band concert in 284 00:26:30,159 --> 00:26:34,400 Belgrove Square. Uh there was a great 285 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:37,200 crowd for it. The weather was perfect 286 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:39,279 and the band as always is just 287 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,679 phenomenal. And they're doing a 288 00:26:39,279 --> 00:26:43,919 documentary on the Westminster Municipal 289 00:26:41,679 --> 00:26:46,000 Band. Um a couple who retired from 290 00:26:43,919 --> 00:26:49,039 Maryland Public Television through the 291 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,799 Carol Media Center. So um be on the 292 00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:53,279 lookout to see them at the future 293 00:26:50,799 --> 00:26:54,720 events. That's all, Mr. President. 294 00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:56,080 » Thank you very much, Madame Mayor. I 295 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,360 appreciate that. Of course, we're just 296 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,960 going to continue right on with you 297 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,559 because now we're moving on to committee 298 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,760 reports and yours is the first one for 299 00:27:00,559 --> 00:27:03,200 the arts council. 300 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:03,679 » Uh I have no report from the arts 301 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,840 council. 302 00:27:03,679 --> 00:27:07,840 » Thank you very much. Mr. Huff is not 303 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:10,320 present from economic and community 304 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:13,279 development. Mr. Pepper, do we have 305 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,960 anything in his absence? I don't. 306 00:27:13,279 --> 00:27:16,880 » We had a had a good good meeting the 307 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:20,400 other day. Good conversation about 308 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:22,080 future planning opportunities 309 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:24,559 conversations. 310 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,520 » Great. Thank you. Uh finance committee, 311 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:27,039 Mr. Guerrero. 312 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,480 » Uh the finance committee has not met 313 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:30,320 since uh the last meeting. 314 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,840 » Thank you very much. Personnel 315 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,600 » Brother is personnel 316 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,440 » Busy 317 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:37,679 » Public safety. I do have a report. Over 318 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:41,440 the past two weeks, our newest K9 team 319 00:27:37,679 --> 00:27:43,360 PF PFC Brandon O'Neal and K9 Odin have 320 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:45,760 assisted with nine investigations, 321 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:47,360 including eight vehicle scans and an 322 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:50,080 assist to the Hamstead Police 323 00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:52,320 Department. These operations resulted in 324 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:55,200 the recovery of illegal narcotics and 325 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:57,679 several arrests. Odin has already is 326 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:59,600 already demonstrating his value not only 327 00:27:57,679 --> 00:28:02,399 as an asset to the Westminster Police 328 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:04,240 Department, but as a regional resource 329 00:28:02,399 --> 00:28:06,960 supporting our law enforcement partners 330 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:09,760 throughout Carol County. Also, this past 331 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:12,480 week, our criminal investigation bureau 332 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:14,880 has identified a suspect responsible for 333 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:17,279 multiple fraud check fraud cases 334 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:20,000 involving two victims in the city. The 335 00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:23,600 suspect attempted to defraud the victims 336 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:26,320 of a combined $19,000 to a checkwashing 337 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:28,240 scheme. Although the subject is a 338 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,399 Florida residence, our detectives were 339 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:33,600 able to identify the individual through 340 00:28:30,399 --> 00:28:35,760 solid traditional investigated work. 341 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:38,799 Criminal tropics are pending and the 342 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:41,120 investigation remains ongoing. So, we're 343 00:28:38,799 --> 00:28:43,600 very proud of them. That's uh often 344 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:46,480 those types of crimes go almost 345 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:48,320 unattended to or certainly not closed 346 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:50,640 and it sounds like they did some 347 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:52,559 wonderful work there. Um now we'll move 348 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:55,039 on to public works, Mr. Bayer. 349 00:28:52,559 --> 00:28:56,640 » Um I don't have nothing to report but we 350 00:28:55,039 --> 00:28:57,600 have a meeting later this month. 351 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,440 » Thank you very much. 352 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,919 » Or in September, excuse me. 353 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:03,760 » Thank you, sir. Recreation and parks. I 354 00:29:01,919 --> 00:29:05,919 do not have a report this evening. 355 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:08,080 Technology committee, Mr. Deha, 356 00:29:05,919 --> 00:29:10,640 » No report, sir. Thank you. And 357 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:12,159 intergovernmental Mr. Huff again not 358 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:15,039 able to be with us this evening by the 359 00:29:12,159 --> 00:29:17,760 way. He's feeling a little un 360 00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:20,320 nothing too bad. Um Mr. Temporar have 361 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:21,760 anything for intergovernmental? Sorry. 362 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,279 » Thank you very much. Now we'll move on 363 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,799 council comments and discussion 364 00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:26,080 temporarily. 365 00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:28,159 » I have nothing. 366 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:30,880 » Thank you Mr. Dehoff. 367 00:29:28,159 --> 00:29:33,440 » Um I visited the mural project the other 368 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:35,679 day at a lot and it's coming along and 369 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:38,960 we're really excited about it. As a 370 00:29:35,679 --> 00:29:41,440 matter of fact, um, Mr. Bear told me 371 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:43,279 about possible locations for some 372 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:46,240 edition 373 00:29:43,279 --> 00:29:49,600 murals. Perhaps he could fill this in at 374 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:51,679 a later point in time as our discussion. 375 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,080 Uh, that'll be all my report, sir. Thank 376 00:29:51,679 --> 00:29:54,559 you. 377 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:56,240 » Thank you very much, sir. Mr. Mayor, 378 00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:57,919 » Just a couple things. I wanted to follow 379 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:01,440 up. The mayor talked about magical 380 00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:03,840 strings and she forgot Alba and Elvis. 381 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:05,840 » I did forget Alba. You're right. But u 382 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:08,799 they did like a medley of songs and of 383 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:11,120 course they were very good and um they 384 00:30:08,799 --> 00:30:13,200 were only in town about 24 hours but 385 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:16,799 they had dinner with the mayor council. 386 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:18,640 They did two concerts both at um the 387 00:30:16,799 --> 00:30:21,440 Carol Theater as well as Carol lives in 388 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:23,440 village and they loved it just as much 389 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:26,799 as the mayor did when she went to the to 390 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:28,880 the concert. Um, the one thing that the 391 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:30,480 mayor didn't touch on, uh, and I'll just 392 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,799 say something here that the kindness 393 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:34,960 stroll kicked off the other day and the 394 00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:39,039 mayor made remarks. I made some remarks 395 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:41,840 there and, um, I think they have 396 00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:43,679 40 to 50 different locations in in 397 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:46,320 Westminster where people can look at the 398 00:30:43,679 --> 00:30:48,640 signs and people have kids have made and 399 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:50,399 can vote on it. So, you can go online 400 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,520 and find that. I know the mayor's posted 401 00:30:50,399 --> 00:30:55,440 the map. 402 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:59,120 » Um, and take stroll the street and and 403 00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:01,919 check it out. Um, I did I did say 404 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:05,279 something at the meeting. You know, when 405 00:31:01,919 --> 00:31:08,159 I first got involved with Tina and Eric 406 00:31:05,279 --> 00:31:11,919 Miller, I thought be kind was just about 407 00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:13,840 a sign and they invited me to a workshop 408 00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:16,480 that I ended up sponsoring and I 409 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:20,480 realized quickly that it was really much 410 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:23,520 more than signs. But over time, be kind 411 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:26,159 has become like an icon in the city just 412 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:28,399 much like city hall, Huffman's Ice 413 00:31:26,159 --> 00:31:31,440 Cream, the clock tower, McDaniel 414 00:31:28,399 --> 00:31:33,840 College. And wherever you go, you 415 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:37,200 realize that. So the one thing I I did 416 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:39,279 challenge the group that um a great 417 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:42,000 mural would be a be kind mural in 418 00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:43,440 Westminster. I said, I don't know where. 419 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:46,399 I don't know how it will get done, but 420 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:49,360 I'll help be the first sponsor to make 421 00:31:46,399 --> 00:31:52,000 that happen. So, uh, I'm going with Eric 422 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:54,000 this week to go look at, um, the one 423 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:56,240 they did in Union Bridge, Mr. Mystic 424 00:31:54,000 --> 00:32:00,480 Brainstorm. So, that's something that's 425 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:03,919 kind of, uh, kind of kicking around. Um, 426 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:05,519 at, um, Saturday at the McDaniel was, 427 00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:09,440 the first time I attended as council 428 00:32:05,519 --> 00:32:12,320 member, I had so much fun talking to the 429 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:15,360 kids, walking around. you go to town on 430 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:17,279 Bay Page, I could just see kids just 431 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:19,360 going in the store constantly. So, 432 00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:21,840 everybody was happy as far as the 433 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:23,919 business community went. And then one 434 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:25,360 final comment because Tony was talking 435 00:32:23,919 --> 00:32:27,440 about the Underground Railroad. Of 436 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,200 course, we know that the person that 437 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,039 organized that was Harriet Tubman from 438 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:33,279 Maryland. What a lot of people don't 439 00:32:31,039 --> 00:32:36,320 know about Harriet Tubman is that she 440 00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:38,880 also served during the Civil War down in 441 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:41,039 the South kind of like an MI capacity. 442 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:43,279 She was never officially in the 443 00:32:41,039 --> 00:32:45,760 military, but she performed very 444 00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:48,480 important functions. And a couple years 445 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:51,440 ago, the legislature 446 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:54,640 uh changed the law and allowed um 447 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:57,440 citizens to be able to be given a a 448 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:59,600 military rank, a Maryland military rank. 449 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:02,240 So that law passed and here within the 450 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:04,880 last year or so Harriet Tublin was made 451 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:07,840 a honorary brigadier general in the 452 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,519 Maryland National Guard to recognize the 453 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:11,279 the great service she did. So that's all 454 00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:13,200 I have to say. Sir, 455 00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:15,200 » Did she give her did she get that rank 456 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:18,799 in intelligence? 457 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:21,360 » No, it's just a it wasn't not no branch. 458 00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:23,679 Okay. It was just um of course to 459 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:25,279 recognize everything she's done, but 460 00:33:23,679 --> 00:33:28,240 » I couldn't have picked a better person 461 00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:30,159 to be the first one. 462 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:33,440 Thank you very much, Mr. B. Thanks for 463 00:33:30,159 --> 00:33:35,760 that add-on to the history bid. I have 464 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,679 no comments, so we'll move on to 465 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:41,120 ordinances and resolutions. We have two 466 00:33:37,679 --> 00:33:42,720 this evening. Our first ordinance, I'm 467 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,960 sorry, resolution this evening is 468 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,600 resolution 2614, 469 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,200 Whitworth. 470 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:49,200 » Good evening, Mr. President. The first 471 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:52,399 ordinance for your consideration is the 472 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:54,080 adoption of resolution 26-14, 473 00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:56,480 a resolution of the mayor and common 474 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:59,919 council of Westminster, honoring the 475 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:03,200 life and legacy of Kenneth Allen Yoan, 476 00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:06,320 84, May 3rd, 1942 477 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:09,839 to August 10th, 2026, who served as the 478 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:11,520 Westminster mayor from 1994 to 2001. 479 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:14,639 » Thank you very much, Mr. Woodworth. 480 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:16,639 Let's go ahead and uh get this uh on the 481 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:20,000 floor and then I know some of my 482 00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:22,720 colleagues who knew former mayor and I 483 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:25,520 did not. Um I'm sure we'll want to make 484 00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:27,520 some comments. Um so I have a motion to 485 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:30,480 approve this resolution. 486 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:32,639 » So thank you Mr. Mayor. Second and Mr. 487 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,919 Peekarero. Thank you for the second. Now 488 00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:35,359 that it's on the floor, I want to go 489 00:34:33,919 --> 00:34:37,919 ahead and open it up and allow my 490 00:34:35,359 --> 00:34:39,919 colleagues to make comments. So we'll 491 00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:42,000 start off. Mr. Peerro, I'll show you 492 00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:45,040 first. So, thank you very much, Mr. 493 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:46,960 President. I um you know, first I want 494 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:49,440 to say, you know, it's it's wonderful to 495 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:52,879 have, you know, Mayor Yan's grandson. 496 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:54,399 Good with Stephen B to hear this. Um I 497 00:34:52,879 --> 00:34:57,119 had the opportunity to serve on the 498 00:34:54,399 --> 00:35:01,119 council. Uh Clint Ken first became 499 00:34:57,119 --> 00:35:03,359 mayor. Um he council president uh was 500 00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:06,880 elevated to being mayor on the election 501 00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:09,200 of mayor as uh may then mayor Brown as 502 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:10,960 county commissioner and then proceed to 503 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:14,400 you know serve the remainder of that 504 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:18,400 term as well as a full term after that. 505 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:20,880 Um I took Ken's seat on the council um 506 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:23,680 you know when he when he moved up and uh 507 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:25,680 it was a great honor to serve on him. I 508 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:28,480 think it's fair to say that if you look 509 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:31,040 at Westminster before, you know, Ken's 510 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:32,640 years on the council, you know, city 511 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,480 government was very different. You know, 512 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:38,000 city government was very different. You 513 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:39,520 know, the voter pool very small. You had 514 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,280 there were like, I think about 300 515 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:43,359 people who were registered to vote in 516 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,800 the city and you had to be, you know, 517 00:35:43,359 --> 00:35:46,800 you had to show up on the second Tuesday 518 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,160 of the month when the moon was full and 519 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:50,079 hope that the city clerk was in his 520 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:52,960 office and got registered to vote. And 521 00:35:50,079 --> 00:35:54,880 then the state passed a law changing it 522 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:56,800 to, you know, universal registration. If 523 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:59,440 you registered in state elections, you 524 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:02,079 would be registered in city elections 525 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:03,760 all over the state as well. And and a 526 00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:05,920 real sea change happened in Westminster 527 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:08,480 because that and a whole new group of 528 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:10,480 people got elected to the council, Ken 529 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:12,960 amongst them. 530 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:16,079 » And and I think that that really set the 531 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:18,400 city on an entirely different path. U 532 00:36:16,079 --> 00:36:20,160 the path I think we're still on today. 533 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:23,119 Those are those council members who came 534 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:24,960 on then subsequent mayors and councils 535 00:36:23,119 --> 00:36:27,359 have shared a vision of the city you 536 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:28,640 know of a of a progressive community 537 00:36:27,359 --> 00:36:30,880 that tries to meet people's people 538 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:34,000 people's needs and anticipate what's 539 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:36,160 going on in the in society and you know 540 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:38,240 generally improve the quality of life 541 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:40,560 here in the city and I think there's 542 00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:44,720 nobody that played a bigger role that 543 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:48,320 happened during those years there so 544 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:50,640 it's honor to serve with him you He was 545 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:54,880 a friend and a mentor as well as a 546 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:57,920 colleague and you know we are very sad 547 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:59,599 to hear his pass you know thank you very 548 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:03,520 much for coming want you to know that 549 00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:04,400 your family to know how high 550 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:07,520 » Thank you Mr. President 551 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:10,400 » Thank you Mr. Before we move on, can you 552 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:11,680 introduce yourself? I'm sorry. I've 553 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:15,680 Yeah. 554 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:16,800 » Yeah. I'm Mike Yens. Uh Ken's grandson, 555 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,079 » Right? 556 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,280 » This is my wife, Sarah. 557 00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:22,800 » That's what I figured. You better 558 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:26,160 introduce your wife. Yeah. Right. 559 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:27,040 » Thank you for being here. So, uh uh Mr. 560 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,200 Day off. 561 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,680 » Well, Mr. Mayor, you go with 562 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:30,800 » Okay, 563 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,000 » That's okay. 564 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:35,599 » That's fine with me. You're just more 565 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:38,000 senior on counsel on me. I'll I I'll 566 00:37:35,599 --> 00:37:40,400 yield my time to Mr. Bay. 567 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:42,160 » So, uh my situation is a little bit 568 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:44,240 different because I didn't serve with 569 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,960 him. I actually worked for him. 570 00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:47,599 » It's true. 571 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:51,359 » I served as the planning and public 572 00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:53,040 works director at the time and um I'm 573 00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:56,320 probably the only one that served with 574 00:37:53,040 --> 00:38:00,400 him as a council member, as a council 575 00:37:56,320 --> 00:38:02,640 president, and as mayor. And I'll say 576 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:04,320 that, and this is really to follow up a 577 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:07,359 little bit of what Greg said about 578 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:09,680 vision. When he came back from Hawaii, 579 00:38:07,359 --> 00:38:13,760 he was on a he worked for John Hopkins 580 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:15,599 Applied Physics Lab and he came back and 581 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,280 he immediately got involved in Flynn 582 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:20,720 because he was a council member before 583 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:23,520 he went to Hawaii. Then he had a break 584 00:38:20,720 --> 00:38:26,160 in service. He came back and he was 585 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:28,560 appointed to head a revitalization 586 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:30,960 committee in West Mitchell. 587 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:33,040 And you know sometimes you get on 588 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:35,440 committees and and there's some great 589 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:38,160 report nothing happens. Well there 590 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:42,240 couple things that to this day we talk 591 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:44,320 about and the first one was 592 00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:46,720 they wanted one of the recommendations 593 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:50,320 was a a center for the performing and 594 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:52,160 visual arts. What that led to was cow 595 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:56,000 art center 596 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:58,960 and he was instrumental in in that. 597 00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:02,160 The second one was looking at the future 598 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:04,880 in Ruth 27 quarter that was identified 599 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:08,880 as a very critical element looking at it 600 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:11,119 from land going out. They maybe had a 601 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:12,960 bigger vision but nevertheless even back 602 00:39:11,119 --> 00:39:16,640 then people saw that that was very 603 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:17,839 critical. Um there was a lot of for 604 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,839 those who've been around a lot of 605 00:39:17,839 --> 00:39:21,040 conration about parking. We didn't have 606 00:39:19,839 --> 00:39:23,040 enough parking. We didn't have any 607 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:25,280 decks. People were complaining all the 608 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:28,640 time. to put in place this plan for 609 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:30,960 parking. Now, you very seldom hear about 610 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:35,599 parking, do you? It's just not an issue 611 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:38,560 like it was. And finally, um, uh, the, 612 00:39:35,599 --> 00:39:40,800 uh, wastewater treatment plan, the BNR 613 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:43,359 project, which was a predecessor for the 614 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:46,079 one that we're doing now. And I was 615 00:39:43,359 --> 00:39:49,760 telling his grandson, his funny story. 616 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:53,280 Um, somebody had, he did the 496 Lakes 617 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:55,040 Court, which is an Aenddale run. and a 618 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:57,520 resident was complaining about the odor 619 00:39:55,040 --> 00:40:00,720 from the wastewater plant 620 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:03,760 and Penn says, "I live closer than you 621 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:06,400 and I don't smell anything and I'm there 622 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:09,040 every day." And it was like it was 623 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:13,119 really it was kind of really funny at 624 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:15,359 the time, but um he brought 625 00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:19,040 like Councilman Peekarero said great 626 00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:22,560 harmony. There was a lot of of things 627 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:26,160 that happened in the late 80s that um 628 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:28,320 when Ken came on the council, he was a a 629 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:30,480 person that brought some harmony to the 630 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:33,040 group where people began working 631 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:35,280 together and figuring things out in in a 632 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:36,880 proper way. And that was really to work 633 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:39,040 here that was really important. Believe 634 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:40,800 me, nothing worse than when you have 635 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:44,040 everybody going in different directions. 636 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:44,040 Right, Sarah? 637 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:48,960 So finally, you know, his passing 638 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:52,640 saddened me a lot when I heard it. Uh I 639 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:54,640 wish uh Joy, his wife, I had a chance to 640 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:56,400 to meet uh when I was, you know, when 641 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:59,280 she they were still here and the family 642 00:40:56,400 --> 00:41:01,920 all the best. They lost the same great 643 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:05,119 man that we did as the city of 644 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:07,680 Westminster and uh our deepest sympathy 645 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:10,160 to the Yan family. 646 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:12,400 » Thank you, Mr. David. 647 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:14,880 Thank you, Mr. President. Um I want to 648 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,480 echo the remarks um about a sea change 649 00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:19,920 in Westminster government that Mr. 650 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:21,760 Preerero uh delineated. Um but there was 651 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:25,599 a great emphasis and one of the things 652 00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:28,960 he was proudest um 653 00:41:25,599 --> 00:41:31,599 was that the amount of civility that 654 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:36,240 came back to the city city government as 655 00:41:31,599 --> 00:41:39,280 a result of Kenyan's presence. Um 656 00:41:36,240 --> 00:41:41,839 Ken Yoan as perhaps you know was on a 657 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:46,240 24-hour clock and I'm on a 24-hour clock 658 00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:48,160 also. So, uh, with problem solving, it 659 00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:51,359 was it was not unusual to get a phone 660 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:53,599 call from Kenyo at 12 2:00 in the 661 00:41:51,359 --> 00:41:56,800 morning. I've got an idea. I' I know how 662 00:41:53,599 --> 00:41:59,839 we can solve this. And he was perhaps as 663 00:41:56,800 --> 00:42:02,800 a result of his work with come Sunac. 664 00:41:59,839 --> 00:42:05,359 Um, he was extremely critical of binary 665 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:06,880 problem solving, binary thinking. He was 666 00:42:05,359 --> 00:42:08,960 always out of the box and he would say, 667 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:11,280 "Behoff, I want you to come up with five 668 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:13,040 solutions to this problem." and we would 669 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:15,280 go back and forth and back and forth 670 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:17,760 till all hours of the night. Some of the 671 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:21,040 other directors we would get together um 672 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:25,280 over in his office. I just have the 673 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:28,720 fondest memories working with Ken Gill. 674 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:33,040 He he must have had a genius level IQ. 675 00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:34,960 Um it was just uh and and his his um his 676 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:37,920 critical thinking about Westminster 677 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:39,680 government changes that we needed to 678 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:41,839 make. 679 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:44,000 It was just an incredible experience and 680 00:42:41,839 --> 00:42:47,119 a lot of the a lot of the things that I 681 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:49,440 learned from Kenya and I still use those 682 00:42:47,119 --> 00:42:53,119 lessons. 683 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:55,440 Thank you. Um, give our best to joy, our 684 00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:59,280 best to your family. Thank you for 685 00:42:55,440 --> 00:43:00,800 coming. That'll be my remarks. 686 00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,599 » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Did you want to 687 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,040 say anything? 688 00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:05,520 » I would just like to offer my 689 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:08,319 condolences uh to the family. I 690 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:10,640 personally did not know uh Mr. Yoan, but 691 00:43:08,319 --> 00:43:13,040 um Mr. Mike Yoan, I just want to say 692 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:16,160 thank you so much for reaching out to me 693 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:17,760 um to let me know of uh his passing so I 694 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:19,520 could pass that on to the rest of the 695 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:24,240 council and we could adopt this 696 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:26,800 resolution this evening in honor of him. 697 00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:28,480 » Like the mayor, I did not know him. 698 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,560 Fortunately, it sounds like I miss a 699 00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:32,640 pretty good guy. I'm probably going to 700 00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:34,240 learn quite a bit from him. So, I'm 701 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,839 sorry for either of us as well, but I'm 702 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:37,119 glad we're able to honor him this 703 00:43:35,839 --> 00:43:38,400 evening. Sounds like he certainly 704 00:43:37,119 --> 00:43:40,800 deserves it. I don't know if you noticed 705 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,800 through all the flags uh here in the 706 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:44,560 city or flying at half mass as we walk 707 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,839 down this evening. My wife always walked 708 00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:47,920 me to the meeting. She said, "Why are 709 00:43:45,839 --> 00:43:50,319 the flags at half mass?" And I explained 710 00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:52,400 to him um now I can even give her some 711 00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:54,960 more detail now that I know more about 712 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:56,720 him. So, thank you for being here this 713 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:59,280 evening. Thanks for bringing to our 714 00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:02,400 attention. With that, we'll go ahead and 715 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:05,839 call the question. All those in favor of 716 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:08,160 approval of resolution 2614, please 717 00:44:05,839 --> 00:44:09,200 signify by saying I. 718 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:12,240 » I. 719 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:14,800 » Any opposed? The eyes have it. And the 720 00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:19,400 resolutions passed. Mr. Clerk, please 721 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:19,400 note that I did vote on this. 722 00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:27,760 » Great idea. Two things. One, um, now 723 00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:28,880 it's passed. It's already been signed 724 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:31,119 because we were pretty sure we were 725 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:33,760 going to pass it anyway. We have a copy 726 00:44:31,119 --> 00:44:35,599 of the full resolution which is quite 727 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:37,680 lengthy. I'm not going to read it this 728 00:44:35,599 --> 00:44:39,200 evening, but I'm sure take it back and 729 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:41,040 read it with your family. Would you like 730 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:42,640 to say anything? 731 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:45,640 » Not that you have to put you on the 732 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:45,640 spot. 733 00:44:46,079 --> 00:44:49,240 Thank you. 734 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:55,760 Uh well, when my grandfather retired, I 735 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:58,240 was little kid uh I think between the 736 00:44:55,760 --> 00:45:00,800 ages of four and 11. 737 00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:03,040 And as a kid, I just thought it was 738 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,280 really cool. And I didn't quite 739 00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:06,800 understand it, but I I came I was here a 740 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:07,359 lot with them. I spent a lot of time 741 00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,160 with them 742 00:45:07,359 --> 00:45:10,079 » Here in this building. 743 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:14,079 » In this building, I go down the basement 744 00:45:10,079 --> 00:45:14,960 to the the old jail cell. 745 00:45:14,079 --> 00:45:17,200 Yes. 746 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:19,440 » And I know when they broke ground for 747 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:21,440 the parking lot, I was parking garage. I 748 00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:23,920 was there for that. 749 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:26,720 Um what I didn't know at the time is is 750 00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:30,400 that he was making a a better community 751 00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:32,400 for myself and my family. 752 00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:34,319 So 753 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:37,119 yeah, I have a lot of respect for him, 754 00:45:34,319 --> 00:45:39,920 what he did, and a lot of respect for 755 00:45:37,119 --> 00:45:40,160 for this and why all are good right now. 756 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:42,079 So 757 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:44,240 » He must have seemed larger than life as 758 00:45:42,079 --> 00:45:45,520 an 11year-old. I can only imagine. He 759 00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:47,599 probably couldn't go anywhere without 760 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:48,880 people commenting about you being his 761 00:45:47,599 --> 00:45:51,119 grandson. I'm sure 762 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:53,040 » Came in the when I went to Friendship 763 00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:54,640 Valley, he came in and spoke to the 764 00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:56,240 class and read a story and I was a 765 00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:57,599 little kid. 766 00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:59,599 » I bet you were pretty proud. 767 00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:02,000 » Yeah. 768 00:45:59,599 --> 00:46:03,520 Yeah. Thank you. 769 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:05,520 » Thank you, Mr. 770 00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:08,240 » Yes, sir. Paul, 771 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:10,880 » Was he did he still work with computers 772 00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:13,280 constantly? Uh Mr. more would be 773 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:16,480 fascinated to learn that we started we 774 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:19,920 started we started the the city's uh 775 00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:23,440 experience with email and the internet 776 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:25,040 with a server downstairs and he would 777 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:27,920 call me up at 2 o'clock in the morning. 778 00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:31,040 You got to go over to city hall and and 779 00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:35,040 power cycle power cycle the server 780 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:37,760 because the email was down. But but we 781 00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:39,760 started it downstairs in the basement at 782 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:43,520 one point in time. we had it in in the 783 00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:47,359 in the jail cell um and and then we move 784 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:50,000 moved it over when it expanded. Um it 785 00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:54,480 was just wonderful to work with. It it 786 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:57,599 really was. Thank you, Mr. President. 787 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:59,599 » Okay. Uh we will now move on to our next 788 00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:02,400 item of business, introduction of 789 00:46:59,599 --> 00:47:03,119 ordinance number 2608. 790 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:04,720 Mr. Whit. 791 00:47:03,119 --> 00:47:06,000 » Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh the 792 00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:09,119 next item is the introduction of 793 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:11,680 ordinance number 2026-08 794 00:47:09,119 --> 00:47:14,079 PI planned industrial zone uses and 795 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:15,680 development regulations text amendment 796 00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:18,400 an ordinance of the mayor and common 797 00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:21,839 council of Westminster amending chapter 798 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:24,079 164 zoning and subdivisions of land of 799 00:47:21,839 --> 00:47:27,680 the code of the city of Westminster 800 00:47:24,079 --> 00:47:31,440 article 12 PI planned industrial zone 801 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:33,280 sections 164 to 68 building height 802 00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:36,880 164-70 803 00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:39,280 off street parking and 164-75 804 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:41,200 procedures to modify permitted uses, 805 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:43,599 building height regulations, all street 806 00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:45,280 parking requirements, and retail and 807 00:47:43,599 --> 00:47:48,400 commercial development standards within 808 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:49,760 the PI planned industrial zone. 809 00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:51,520 And uh if you're at the community 810 00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:52,560 planning and development, Mr. Deepo is 811 00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:56,240 speaking. 812 00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:58,560 » Thank you. As background, on July 28th, 813 00:47:56,240 --> 00:48:00,720 2025, the mayor common council approved 814 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:02,640 ordinance 202501, 815 00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:04,720 a text amendment primarily to add, 816 00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:06,960 delete, and modify automobile related 817 00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:09,760 uses in several zoning districts, 818 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:12,480 including the PI zone. During the public 819 00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:14,960 hearings for ordinance 251, the majority 820 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:16,800 of the public comments and discussions 821 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:18,480 were related to the process and they 822 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:21,440 allowed retail and commercial uses in 823 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:24,800 the PI zone. In response to the public 824 00:48:21,440 --> 00:48:26,319 comments on December 8th, 2025, the 825 00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:29,680 mayor and common council approved 826 00:48:26,319 --> 00:48:31,280 ordinance 25 20250, 827 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:33,920 a text amendment providing a more 828 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:35,839 streamlined process and increasing the 829 00:48:33,920 --> 00:48:38,079 acreage limitation for local retail 830 00:48:35,839 --> 00:48:39,920 businesses and service shop uses in the 831 00:48:38,079 --> 00:48:43,200 PI zone. 832 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:46,559 Ordinance 20268 being introduced tonight 833 00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:48,640 represents the third phase of PI zone 834 00:48:46,559 --> 00:48:50,880 amendments that collectively will expand 835 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:53,119 the allowed uses, improve the 836 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:55,040 development plan process, and modernize 837 00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:58,480 development standards within the PI 838 00:48:55,040 --> 00:49:00,160 zone. Generally, 20268 839 00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:02,319 increases the allowed height in 840 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:04,720 buildings and structures from 20 ft to 841 00:49:02,319 --> 00:49:07,119 30 ft, including the maximum height of 842 00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:09,599 four stories for hotels. 843 00:49:07,119 --> 00:49:11,599 Expands allowable parking standards for 844 00:49:09,599 --> 00:49:14,800 new and amended development plans to be 845 00:49:11,599 --> 00:49:17,440 applied to subsequent site plans. 846 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:19,440 Add new and prohibit certain retail and 847 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:22,000 commercial uses. 848 00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:24,079 Allow daycarees, schools, health clubs, 849 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,920 gyms, and indoor recreation facilities 850 00:49:24,079 --> 00:49:28,000 not subject to the retail and commercial 851 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:30,559 use calculations 852 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:32,319 and maintains a minimum of 55% of the 853 00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:35,119 gross development plan area for 854 00:49:32,319 --> 00:49:38,079 industrial uses. At this time, staff is 855 00:49:35,119 --> 00:49:40,000 recommending that ordinance 202608 856 00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:42,319 be introduced for consideration by the 857 00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:43,760 mayor and common council and be referred 858 00:49:42,319 --> 00:49:45,839 to the planning and zoning commission 859 00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:47,520 for its review and recommendation to the 860 00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:49,119 mayor and common council. And that 861 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:51,280 completes my report. 862 00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:53,119 » Thank you very much, Mr. Bo. Let's go 863 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:57,280 ahead and get the item on the floor. I 864 00:49:53,119 --> 00:49:59,280 have uh a uh 865 00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:02,880 jeez, I'm struggling this evening. I 866 00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:06,480 apologize. Um, may I have a motion to 867 00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:07,359 introduce 2026-08, 868 00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:08,319 please? 869 00:50:07,359 --> 00:50:10,000 » So, Mr. President, 870 00:50:08,319 --> 00:50:10,400 » Thank you, Mr. Perero. May I have a 871 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:10,960 second? 872 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:13,760 » Second. 873 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:16,720 » Thank you very much, Mr. Bay. Okay, it 874 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:22,359 is on the floor. Any discussion related 875 00:50:16,720 --> 00:50:22,359 to the introduction of 20268? 876 00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:28,000 Hearing none. All those in favor of 877 00:50:25,359 --> 00:50:30,160 introduction of 20268, 878 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,800 please signify by saying I. 879 00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:34,640 » I. 880 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:36,960 » Any opposed? The eyes have it. And it is 881 00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:38,960 introduced. We'll now move on to 882 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:40,480 unfinished business. I have no items of 883 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:42,079 unfinished business that I'm aware of. 884 00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:44,319 Is there any unfinished business that 885 00:50:42,079 --> 00:50:46,640 I'm not aware of? Hearing none, we'll 886 00:50:44,319 --> 00:50:48,000 move on to new business. I have no new 887 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:49,920 business. Does anyone have any new 888 00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:51,680 business? 889 00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:53,280 Moving on, we'll move on to departmental 890 00:50:51,680 --> 00:50:55,760 reports. Miss Amholst asked me this 891 00:50:53,280 --> 00:50:58,720 evening to shift it to a little bit of 892 00:50:55,760 --> 00:51:00,640 an abbreviated session. Um, so it's only 893 00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:02,960 going to be a couple of the heads that 894 00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:05,119 are actually get work this evening. So, 895 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:06,880 Miss Hally, floor is yours. 896 00:51:05,119 --> 00:51:09,760 » Thank you, sir. I just want to take a 897 00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:12,240 moment to thank the family of Mayor Yon 898 00:51:09,760 --> 00:51:14,000 when I was in College Park. Um, the 899 00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:16,319 College Park mayor said, "Once a mayor, 900 00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:18,800 always a mayor." So, we're going to say 901 00:51:16,319 --> 00:51:19,359 instead of former mayor, just mayor. 902 00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:22,800 Thank you. 903 00:51:19,359 --> 00:51:24,960 » Um, it takes this job, both the elected 904 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:26,960 officials and the staff, takes a lot of 905 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:29,119 time to do the job and it takes a lot of 906 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:30,400 time to be away from your families. So, 907 00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:32,800 I just want to take a moment to 908 00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:34,880 recognize that um there's so many 909 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:37,359 fingerprints that all of us staff and 910 00:51:34,880 --> 00:51:39,119 council have on micro decisions that are 911 00:51:37,359 --> 00:51:41,599 made in this in the city that are 912 00:51:39,119 --> 00:51:43,440 unnoticed by everyone except us. 913 00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:45,200 Sometimes sometimes that leads to the 914 00:51:43,440 --> 00:51:47,520 bigger things as council member Bayer 915 00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:49,359 mentioned. Um, and sometimes it never 916 00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:51,520 really reveals itself, but it's a lot of 917 00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:52,880 hard work um, and a lot of time and 918 00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:54,720 effort. So, I want to take a moment to 919 00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:57,599 thank family for the time that you gave 920 00:51:54,720 --> 00:52:00,800 to the city back then during um, a 921 00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:03,280 council council member time, a council 922 00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:05,040 president time, and a mayor's time. Um, 923 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:07,119 and and wish you all the best during 924 00:52:05,040 --> 00:52:09,040 this time of grieving. 925 00:52:07,119 --> 00:52:10,880 Um, okay. So, moving on, just some last 926 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:13,359 important things, but still important. 927 00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:15,520 Uh, September 7th is Labor Day. The city 928 00:52:13,359 --> 00:52:17,520 offices will be closed uh on Monday, 929 00:52:15,520 --> 00:52:18,559 September 7th, but we'll have a few 930 00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:20,240 department heads that are going to be 931 00:52:18,559 --> 00:52:22,960 out before and after that as well, 932 00:52:20,240 --> 00:52:24,240 trying to capitalize on that. We only 933 00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:25,359 have two reports for you as you 934 00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:26,480 mentioned, Mr. President, and we're 935 00:52:25,359 --> 00:52:27,680 going to start with planning department, 936 00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:30,000 Mr. Debo. 937 00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:31,680 » Thank you. On August 20th, the planning 938 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:34,800 zoning commission was presented site 939 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:37,200 development plan S2520 to construct a 940 00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:39,359 43,971 941 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:40,880 square foot public service building for 942 00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:42,960 the Carol County Sheriff's Office 943 00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:45,359 headquarters located at the intersection 944 00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:47,280 of Greenwood Avenue, Manchester Avenue. 945 00:52:45,359 --> 00:52:50,160 And this was simply for introduction in 946 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:52,559 and informal review. The annexation of 947 00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:55,040 the properties associated with S2520 948 00:52:52,559 --> 00:52:56,400 must become effective before the site 949 00:52:55,040 --> 00:52:59,520 plan is brought before the commission 950 00:52:56,400 --> 00:53:01,119 for formal site plan review and action. 951 00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:03,200 Main zoning commission also held a 952 00:53:01,119 --> 00:53:06,960 public hearing on local map amendment 953 00:53:03,200 --> 00:53:08,880 LMA 2601 to superimpose the compatible 954 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:10,720 neighborhood overlay zone over property 955 00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:13,440 zone RS7500 956 00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:15,119 residential zone to construct a mixeduse 957 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:18,079 office building a mixeduse building 958 00:53:15,119 --> 00:53:21,520 containing 122bedroom market rate 959 00:53:18,079 --> 00:53:23,760 apartments and approximately 9,100 ft of 960 00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:27,200 ground floor commercial space known as 961 00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:28,640 village square at 102 Wymer Avenue. On 962 00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:30,880 September 1st, the board of zoning 963 00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:33,520 appeals will review its written decision 964 00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:35,359 approving case 2603. 965 00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:37,280 It's an expansion of a private indoor 966 00:53:35,359 --> 00:53:41,920 recreation facility special exception 967 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:43,440 use at 1666 Airport Drive Boulevard or 968 00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:45,280 the Westminster gymnastics and 969 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:46,319 cheerleading school. And that completes 970 00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:47,920 my report. 971 00:53:46,319 --> 00:53:50,960 » There any questions from the planning 972 00:53:47,920 --> 00:53:52,720 director? Hear none. We will move on to 973 00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:54,640 the police department next. 974 00:53:52,720 --> 00:53:55,920 » Thank you, m. I'm going to elongate it 975 00:53:54,640 --> 00:53:57,520 even more because I only had one thing 976 00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:58,960 to touch on and that was the uh 977 00:53:57,520 --> 00:54:01,680 Westminster or the I'm sorry the 978 00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:04,240 McDaniel College walk. I think the mayor 979 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:05,760 did a great job of describing uh what a 980 00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:09,040 great event was but we were just happy 981 00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:10,720 to participate in it. So, thank you. 982 00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:12,960 » We're very busy closing out at the end 983 00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:16,079 of the year. The end of the fiscal year 984 00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:17,599 ends the wrapup is at the end of August. 985 00:54:16,079 --> 00:54:19,040 Uh so don't think that just because we 986 00:54:17,599 --> 00:54:21,680 don't have a lot to prepare tonight that 987 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:23,040 we're not all doing many many things. 988 00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:24,079 Mr. President, that concludes the 989 00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:26,160 departmental reports. 990 00:54:24,079 --> 00:54:27,760 » Thank you, M. Impulse. Final item on our 991 00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:29,200 agenda this evening citiz comments 992 00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:30,720 during which we invite the public to 993 00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:32,640 address the mayor and council on any 994 00:54:30,720 --> 00:54:34,960 issues related to tonight's agenda or 995 00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:36,880 any other city matters. For those not 996 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,440 attending this public meeting, we 997 00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:42,440 welcome your comments via email at 998 00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:42,440 commentswestminstermd.gov. 999 00:54:42,720 --> 00:54:46,640 All email comments will be shared with 1000 00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:48,800 the mayor and council. Please include 1001 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:50,960 your address and phone number with your 1002 00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:53,119 comments. We will now invite comments 1003 00:54:50,960 --> 00:54:54,800 from those present this evening. This is 1004 00:54:53,119 --> 00:54:56,079 an opportunity for the public to share 1005 00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:58,720 their thoughts with the mayor and 1006 00:54:56,079 --> 00:55:00,400 council. Our role at this point is to 1007 00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:02,720 listen to your comments and respond 1008 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:05,200 appropriately after consulting with 1009 00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:09,920 staff and each other. Is there anyone 1010 00:55:05,200 --> 00:55:11,839 here this evening wishes to be heard? 1011 00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:13,680 Hearing none. Uh that moves us to 1012 00:55:11,839 --> 00:55:15,440 adjournment. That concludes the agenda 1013 00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:20,680 and the meeting. Our next regular 1014 00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:20,680 meeting will be Monday, September 14th.