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[0:05]
Good evening. I would like to call the
town council meeting of February the
[0:09]
12th, 2026 to order at 7:12 p.m.
>> I would like to move Greg Dodson
[0:17]
administrate the meeting due to
technical difficulties with Zoom.
[0:20]
» I second the motion.
[0:26]
So, I guess we'll call for the vote
then. So, all in favor say I.
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» I. I.
>> I.
[0:32]
» Any opposed?
>> Motion carries.
[0:36]
» Thank you. Good evening, everyone.
I would like to note for the record that
[0:42]
the mayor is absent this evening. also
that council vice president Healey uh is
[0:49]
present on via zoom but due to technical
difficulties cannot run the meeting
[0:55]
tonight. So I will step in and run the
meeting.
[1:00]
Next we would like to start with the
pledge of allegiance.
[1:04]
Um
we're going to ask Mr. Bowen to lead us.
[1:12]
» To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
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stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
[1:23]
for all.
>> Thank you.
[1:30]
» Approval of the agenda.
>> Move to approve the agenda.
[1:37]
Second.
>> Any discussion?
[1:41]
All those in favor?
>> I I
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» Any oppose?
Thank you.
[1:51]
Next, we have uh next item is the
minutes from January 14th and February
[1:57]
the 5th. Uh can I get a motion to
approve the minutes from January the
[2:00]
14th town council meeting as submitted?
Move to approve the January 15th
[2:06]
meetings meeting minutes.
>> Is there a second?
[2:10]
» Second.
>> Any discussion?
[2:12]
» All in favor?
>> I.
[2:15]
» Any oppose? Thank you. Request for a
motion to approve the minutes from
[2:20]
February the 5th town council work
session as presented.
[2:25]
» So moved.
>> Second.
[2:29]
» All in favor?
>> I.
[2:31]
» Any oppose? Thank you.
Okay, moving on to business items. Our
[2:37]
next item includes the annual election
of the town council vice president.
[2:46]
Is there a motion to elect a town
council vice president?
[2:53]
» I move to nominate Mickey Hmel for the
position of vice president town council
[2:58]
effective immediately.
[3:09]
Is there a second?
[3:14]
» Is she
>> I'm sorry. Yes. Councilwoman Healey
[3:19]
second that motion.
>> All right. Thank you. Any discussion?
[3:24]
All those in favor of council member
Mickey Hmel
[3:31]
becoming the vice president of the
council, please signify saying I.
[3:37]
» I.
>> Any oppose?
[3:40]
Thank you. Effective immediately, I am
turning the meeting over to the new
[3:45]
elected vice president.
>> Thank you, Greg.
[3:49]
» You're welcome.
>> unorthodox role of role of how we're
[3:52]
going tonight.
Um, all right. So, next up on the agenda
[3:55]
is the contract award for the flower box
replacement. We went over this last week
[4:02]
at the work session. Um, we didn't have
any other questions. Um, so we're good
[4:05]
to entertain a motion for approval to W
let me make sure I get this exactly
[4:11]
right.
[4:15]
So many papers. uh Wes Incorporated in
the amount of $178,434.
[4:23]
» So move.
>> Is there a second?
[4:26]
» Second.
>> All in favor?
[4:29]
» I.
>> All opposed.
[4:32]
» All right. Motion carries.
>> All right. [clears throat] Um the next
[4:39]
bit we have is the council of sheriff's
report.
[5:03]
We're still catching up. [laughter]
Last time I didn't turn the mic on and
[5:07]
they were hollering at me. So once
again, good evening. Um,
[5:13]
everyone received a copy of the town
report.
[5:17]
Um, during the month of January, we
responded to 67 calls for service,
[5:26]
and we had 639 self-initiated activities
to include follow-ups for
[5:31]
investigations, patrol checks, and
traffic stops. Some of the cases we had
[5:36]
of note, um, on the 21st, we had a theft
and runaway. That's the one that we've
[5:43]
seen quite frequently in the town
reports. Um that juvenile has since gone
[5:48]
to Shelton camp. Um and has quieted down
in there for the time being. I'm not
[5:54]
sure what's going to happen with that
after the fact, but um it's been
[6:00]
peaceful for the deputies not having to
respond out there every day. So, um, we
[6:04]
had a few DUIs,
um, several assaults,
[6:09]
and, uh, we did have a couple frauds.
Um, a lot of them having to do with cash
[6:16]
apps. So, just trying to remind
citizens, keep an eye on your cash app
[6:20]
stuff and things like that. All of your
online stuff is very vulnerable. Uh,
[6:25]
majority of the frauds we see have to do
with a lot of these new apps. Um, not
[6:30]
that I make any money from them, but I'm
a big uh fan of Zel.
[6:36]
I've never had an issue personally with
Zel watch. I will tomorrow now. But um I
[6:41]
do see a lot of issues with the cash
apps and uh even the Apple Pay, which is
[6:46]
also very secure, but they're able to
crack those two. So, um any questions
[6:53]
from the council?
[6:57]
» Uh seeing none. Thank you.
>> Okay. All right. I'll be here till the
[7:00]
end if anyone has any questions or needs
to speak with me. So, thank you for your
[7:04]
time.
[7:07]
» Next, we have the town administrator's
report.
[7:11]
» I'm almost [snorts] afraid. Good
evening, uh, council. Linda Vasala, town
[7:15]
administrator. Just a couple of quick
items from January. Uh, starting with
[7:19]
the Chesapeake Beach Water Reclamation
Treatment Plant. I do provide an update
[7:22]
each month. Um, we have had a little bit
of trouble getting copies of the
[7:28]
finalized budget. We did get the top
budget. We were seeking rollup numbers.
[7:32]
When I wrote this report, we did have
that information and we recently got
[7:36]
that information. So, we are uh meeting
as a team right now to go back through
[7:41]
and make sure we understand what those
numbers look like and how it may or may
[7:44]
not impact our budget. U, I think I
mentioned uh during our budget
[7:48]
presentation that when we put our
numbers together, we were a little
[7:50]
concerned we weren't going to have them.
So, we made adjustments internally
[7:53]
accordingly. Um, so I will by the time
we come to work session in March, we
[7:59]
should have some pretty solid numbers
for you. I think we're going to be okay,
[8:02]
but until we've looked at that, um, I'm
not going to give you 100% on that one.
[8:08]
Our FY26 budget update, we are doing
very well. Um, Joanne will talk to you a
[8:12]
little bit about the treasures report
here in a minute, but we are still
[8:15]
tracking very positively. We're paying
very very close to our expenditures and
[8:19]
the revenue lines coming in and um the
tax differential discussion will be
[8:25]
happening on February 24th. Mayor Benton
will be down with the county
[8:28]
commissioner. So, we'll have some
information hopefully from the county
[8:32]
with that and we have not yet got gotten
the constant yield information and as
[8:36]
soon as I get that I will send it over
to you.
[8:40]
um that will be part of the final budget
uh approvals.
[8:46]
And then uh for the 27 planning, I
mentioned we're coming back for two
[8:50]
presentations next month. We'll have
your during the work session, we will
[8:54]
have the CIP, so the capital improvement
plan presentation. We will have the
[9:00]
council budget presentation.
And if you have items that you would
[9:04]
like for us to include in that pleas
presentation, please get them to me and
[9:07]
we'll make sure they're in there. and we
still have time to take any other
[9:10]
adjustments or questions that you have
and we can get that updated. And we will
[9:15]
also be doing a discussion in work
session about the recommended fee
[9:19]
schedule.
[9:23]
And with that, uh, that's kind of the
50,000 foot view. We do every month
[9:27]
provide you an update on our open IRBs
and contracts. Um, nothing really new to
[9:34]
update here with the exception of the
award tonight. So, we're we're doing
[9:37]
pretty well. So with that, that is the
end of my report unless you have any
[9:40]
questions.
[9:44]
» All right, seeing
no questions, have to check on Zoom for
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Mary.
All right, next up we have marketing and
[9:53]
communication.
[9:59]
» Hello everybody. Kevin Schmidt,
communications director. Exciting start
[10:03]
to this meeting. appreciate everyone's
patience as we [clears throat] uh
[10:08]
creatively problem solve. Uh you have my
report uh for the month. A couple
[10:14]
standouts uh that I'd like to mention.
Our open call for farmers market vendors
[10:19]
is out right now. Um we look forward to
a bunch of returning vendors and perhaps
[10:25]
some new exciting ones. Uh they can
register online. It's been promoted on
[10:30]
our website in our newsletter.
um on our social media pages and open
[10:36]
applications are till March 9th. Uh I
believe we have five election judges
[10:43]
now. Um it might it may be great to have
an additional one just in case. We do
[10:48]
need five total. Um so those
applications are also still ongoing. Um
[10:54]
and then as far as events, we have one.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And then as far as
[11:00]
as far as events, um we have uh the
animal Valentine's and the Bayside
[11:07]
History Museum. Animal Valentine's on
Saturday and the Bayside History Museum
[11:12]
uh on Sunday here at town hall. So,
thank you for your time. Any questions?
[11:19]
» Yes. You mentioned about the five
election judges and maybe a six. Why
[11:25]
would you need a six judge?
>> Uh I haven't we haven't
[11:28]
graded the applications yet. We've just
received them. So, I don't know if we
[11:32]
cap it at five or maybe we want to have
an extra in the tank just in case
[11:36]
availability becomes an issue.
>> All of those applications will come to
[11:39]
council.
>> Yeah, but I'm just wondering why we
[11:42]
would need an extra person to add it.
>> Normally, it's five, correct?
[11:47]
» We have a total of five. The application
um process was open, I believe, through
[11:52]
the end of this week.
>> Okay. So maybe I think what I'm hearing
[11:57]
is that we only received five
applications
[12:00]
» to date.
>> Two days.
[12:01]
» Okay. And when when are we closing
again?
[12:04]
» I believe it's Friday, sir. I'll double
check the date on that.
[12:06]
» Okay.
Maybe we blast it out again. Maybe add a
[12:11]
few days to it and see what happens and
go from there
[12:16]
since we still have some time.
[12:20]
the we the only we can certainly do that
and we'll do that. Um just a reminder we
[12:26]
have to have them appointed by April
1st. So we'll have something for you.
[12:30]
» If we need to extend a week we could we
could bring it to the regular council
[12:33]
meeting.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I get it.
[12:36]
» Got it.
>> Yep. Thank you.
[12:38]
» Absolutely.
>> All right. Thank you, Kevin.
[12:41]
» Thank you.
>> All right. Next is planning zone
[12:44]
planning and zoning and code
enforcement.
[12:52]
Good evening, council. Rick Crump,
planning zoning director. Um, we had a
[12:57]
report in front of you. As usual,
January's for planning zoning, code
[13:01]
enforcement is our slowest time of the
year,
[13:06]
colder it gets, the few things we have
happen enforcement wise with properties.
[13:14]
We did have a plan commission this month
that the final approval for the Flynn's
[13:20]
Arcade that will be opening shortly
and board of appeals. We had several
[13:27]
short-term rentals that were also
approved. Other than that, it was a
[13:31]
relatively slow slow month just catching
up on
[13:35]
filing and closing out internal things.
[13:43]
» Any questions?
[13:46]
» All right. Thanks, Rick.
>> Thank you.
[13:51]
» Next, we have public works.
[13:58]
» Everyone, for the record, Donnie Bowen,
Department of Public Works. Um, for
[14:03]
anybody who's been in the area, I think
the words of the month this month are
[14:07]
snow, ice, and cold temperatures. So,
public works been hard uh hard at it
[14:11]
with that. Um, I'd like to take a minute
to thank my crew. They were out. They've
[14:15]
been out working hard during the storm
to keep the roads clear. Um crews worked
[14:21]
around the clock during the storm and
then we had the ice hit after we got the
[14:24]
snow pretty much gone. You know, we had
two or three inches of ice on top of
[14:27]
that. So, it made it pretty difficult,
but uh I think they did a pretty good
[14:31]
job. We kept the roads open. Um the
mayor did authorize bringing in some
[14:35]
contract help to clear the parking
areas, um the public sidewalks and the,
[14:39]
you know, shoulders to try to get as
much parking available as we could with
[14:43]
the amount of snow we had.
Um, like I said, that that was uh I
[14:47]
think the crew overall did a great job.
We brought on like three additional two
[14:51]
Bobcats and a little mini skid steer
which helped with the sidewalk. So, I
[14:55]
think that worked out well. Um, K&H did
provide some help out front here in
[15:00]
front and went a little further. So,
they did the whole strip along in front
[15:03]
of Second and Third Street pretty much
for us. So, that was kind of nice of
[15:07]
them. Um, we also responded to several
calls um over the weekend, over the last
[15:13]
couple weeks with frozen pipes. As you
can imagine, most of those probably did
[15:17]
uh 15 or 20 frozen pipe calls. Most of
them were under the residents crawl
[15:22]
spaces and it just required us to cut
the water off so they could do the
[15:25]
repair and then we came back out and cut
the water back on for them. Um, we did
[15:29]
have one water main break that did
require after our shutdown in the Burn
[15:33]
Oaks townhouse subdivision. We had a
saddle that did break and uh that one we
[15:39]
had to wait on Miss Utility for probably
three and a half hours to get there
[15:42]
because it was electric in the area. So,
we had to wait to get it marked. It was
[15:44]
a Friday night and it took um we we only
had the water off about an hour and a
[15:49]
half though total just the water shut
off time. But it take a little bit like
[15:53]
I said we found it about um resident
called in found about 4:00 in the
[15:58]
evening, we had to wait till about 8
8:30 before we could start digging and
[16:01]
uh by 11:00 we were kind of wrapped up
with it. So,
[16:05]
um you have my report. Does anybody have
any questions on any anything else?
[16:08]
» The uh Burn Oak saddle, was that one of
the new ones or was that one of the old
[16:12]
ones?
>> That was the old one.
[16:14]
» Yeah, like whenever Burns was built, I
can't remember exactly off top of my
[16:16]
head, but that was original saddle.
>> Okay. I remember at some point we were
[16:19]
going through replacing those. I didn't
know if we got to that section. Every
[16:22]
year it seems like when it gets cold, I
mean, we haven't had a winter like this
[16:26]
for five or six years, thank God. But,
uh, but for some reason over there, um,
[16:31]
San Francisco and there we lose them
when to the cold weather.
[16:35]
» Yeah, I remember that one up in San
Francisco a few years back.
[16:37]
» But it is supposed to be 60° next
Wednesday. So, come on. Looking forward
[16:41]
to that.
>> And we'll start back on the normal
[16:44]
saddle work next week, maybe.
>> Any other questions?
[16:52]
No,
>> thank you. Did I think Mary has some
[16:56]
» She does. I I have it.
>> She says she would she would like to
[17:03]
thank Department of Public Works for all
the long hours and good work. I saw the
[17:08]
contractors. It keeps And they really It
keeps flipping down. Oh, and they really
[17:15]
helped and I know you helped a lot of
people as well. Great job to everyone.
[17:21]
» Thank you.
[17:25]
» Again, from all of us, thank you and
your crew, Donnie, for all the hard
[17:28]
work.
>> I'll let them know. Thanks.
[17:31]
» All right, Joanne.
[17:48]
Good evening everyone. Thanks for having
me here. A treasures report is through
[17:53]
January 31st.
Um the most uh significant items to me
[17:59]
are 75%
collection on the property tax revenue.
[18:04]
That's pretty good for for this year.
And then the other thing I'd like to
[18:10]
point out is we're into our second
quarter of the water and sewer billing
[18:15]
and that has gone flawlessly.
We um we were down an employee, we hired
[18:22]
a new employee and there's been like no
no lapse in service as far as the water
[18:29]
and sewer billing. So that's good.
And then the other item I'd like to
[18:34]
mention, and Kevin's too gracious to say
it, but I know Donnie and his crew do a
[18:39]
lot, but also Kevin went out and uh
personally dug out. There was a couple
[18:44]
older people that needed help and he
went out and dug them out. So, got to
[18:49]
give him kudos, too.
But, um, if you have any questions, you
[18:54]
can always reach out to me and I'll be
more than helpful. Any
[19:02]
questions?
>> Thank you.
[19:05]
» Good.
>> Thank you, Dan.
[19:06]
» Thank you,
>> Bill.
[19:21]
Good evening, council. Uh, Phil
Ashworth, director of waterfront parks.
[19:25]
Nothing really to add to my report. Um,
just want to have you know, all the
[19:31]
events for 2026, both along the
waterfront and the nature center. Um,
[19:36]
it's a long list of events and we'll be
very busy this year. And a few ones that
[19:40]
I'm kind of excited about, the nature
center, especially Easter will be a lot
[19:44]
of fun. But, um, other than that, we're
just kind of resetting for the upcoming
[19:49]
season. It's kind of the time of year
where we just kind of press reset and
[19:53]
get ready. And um yeah, I'd also like to
thank u my staff for helping clear the
[19:59]
boardwalk and bike path and everything
along the waterfront. It's good. I
[20:03]
appreciate it.
Any questions?
[20:08]
» All right. Thanks, Phil.
[20:12]
» All right. [clears throat]
With the reports done, we'll move into
[20:15]
public comment. Um since we're having a
few technical difficulties, I'll ask is
[20:19]
there any public comment here first?
Okay, seeing none, I'll go to if there's
[20:24]
any public comment. Um, for those on
Zoom, if you can, can you please put it
[20:28]
in the chat and then Stacy will get it
over to us.
[20:33]
I'll give that a few minutes if people
need time to type up.
[21:19]
There's nothing in the chat, I think.
>> Okay. [snorts]
[21:23]
All right. So, with that, we'll move on
to mayor and council reports. Um, Mary,
[21:28]
if you wanted to start typing up your
report, um, so Stacy can read it and
[21:32]
then we'll start here with in house. Uh,
Greg, would you like to start?
[21:41]
» Thank you all for joining online. Uh,
Mary, sorry we couldn't hear your voice
[21:46]
tonight. Um,
Mickey, congratulations on being the VP.
[21:53]
And Donnie, thanks. Kudos to you and
your crew. Um, and I am so glad that we
[22:00]
moved to get the contractor to do the
sidewalks.
[22:05]
um
because uh I love hearing from my
[22:09]
constituents, but
not so much when it comes snow and ice
[22:15]
removal.
So, uh especially when they were seeing
[22:19]
our neighbors get their stuff cleared
out in the next town. So, thank you for
[22:24]
getting a contractor, whether that was
you, a lender, or the mayor, whoever did
[22:28]
it. Thank you guys.
[clears throat]
[22:31]
And um
hopefully next time they can probably
[22:36]
clear the path along the boardwalk.
Uh there were a lot of people walking
[22:43]
out in the street and
not everyone likes to slow down for
[22:49]
people and it makes it a little unsafe.
So, if we could in addition to getting
[22:55]
the sidewalks cleared on the main
street, if we could work on that
[22:59]
pathway, I know that boardwalk itself is
another story, but if we could at least
[23:04]
clear the path, the back path, that
would be a big help. Other than that,
[23:10]
thank you to everyone on staff. Uh,
everyone continue to be safe out there
[23:15]
and we'll see you the next time.
[23:24]
Michelle,
[23:27]
» good evening everyone. I'm a little bit
tired because I spent every morning this
[23:32]
morning um with the safe nights program
if you haven't heard about that at all
[23:37]
saints. So serving breakfast and then I
spent most of the week on Capitol Hill
[23:42]
as well um talking about the importance
of federal statistics. So um please bear
[23:48]
with me.
Um so last work session we spent kind of
[23:52]
a lot of time talking about agendas and
whose agenda napapolis and etc. And I I
[24:00]
really like to emphasize that we should
be spending more time talking about our
[24:04]
agenda. Um and that's expressed through
our town's budget and that's also
[24:10]
expressed through our shared priorities
which we are still going to discuss. So
[24:14]
I'm really excited to have that
opportunity. Um, I've said it before and
[24:19]
I want to say it again now. I I'm very
uncomfortable making big decisions
[24:23]
without the public's input. So, um, my
job isn't really to guess what people
[24:28]
want. It's to hear you and then to kind
of go to bat for you. So, I can't
[24:32]
promise that you'll always get exactly
what you want or how you want it or when
[24:37]
you want it. But, I can promise that
I'll represent your interests. But, if I
[24:41]
don't know what they are, then I'm
flying blind. So, I've set up a
[24:45]
dedicated town council phone number. So,
that's separate from my personal line.
[24:50]
So, if you have a concern or a question
or a priority, you can call me at
[24:55]
2026885529.
[24:58]
That's my direct line, so please feel
free to use it. Um, speaking of working
[25:03]
together, I'm excited to announce we're
establishing a blackbox theater citizens
[25:08]
task force and a finance subcommittee.
So, thank you so much to the constituent
[25:13]
who is online who called me um wanting
to know how he can serve uh his
[25:18]
community. This would be a fantastic way
for you to do that. Um and there are
[25:23]
other direct ways to get involved. So,
uh this is about how we shape our local
[25:27]
culture and how we manage our resources.
So, if you have questions about that, um
[25:32]
please reach out to me. I want to say
finally so you know the mayor last time
[25:36]
mentioned several upcoming bills that
are coming through Annapolis and you
[25:40]
need to know that these conversations
actually start much
[25:46]
way before you ever see like a draft
bill. Um so uh there is a draft bill
[25:52]
coming up. It's HB502.
Um that would require members of
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condominiums and HOAs to complete
specific training on their
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responsibilities. So, if you live in an
HOA or a condo, this affects your
[26:06]
leadership and your community directly.
So, here are a couple ways to stay ahead
[26:11]
of this stuff. There's software that's
called Fast Democracy. It's a free tool
[26:15]
that you can use to track bills like
HB502 the second that they're
[26:20]
introduced. And then once you see a
bill, you don't need to just watch it.
[26:24]
You can go ahead and participate in a
hearing. You can contact your Southern
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Maryland delegation or you can call me.
Um, so you can set up an appointment
[26:33]
here at town hall. We'll sit down, look
at the facts, and we can make sure that
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the town's moving in the direction that
you want it to go. Thank you.
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» Thank you, Alan.
[26:47]
» Yeah. Um, [clears throat] a couple
things.
[26:51]
Um, one, I went to an event back
January, January 17th. It was the, uh,
[26:57]
winter sewing event at the nature
center.
[27:00]
um
very cold, blustery, rainy day. It
[27:05]
wasn't exactly the perfect day to be
doing things like that, but um I don't
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know how many um uh milk cartons were
were done, but um
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there was a handful of people there
enjoying themselves. I know I I think I
[27:25]
did like three or four of those things
that uh you know that we'll have some
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plants that are going to be planted
around town. Um it was a great event
[27:33]
despite the uh despite the weather and
um I would encourage everyone to take
[27:40]
advantage and and go see this nature
center because I um been been out there
[27:46]
with some of the new exhibits and
everything and and it really looks good.
[27:50]
Um, second thing I wanted to mention,
and Donnie, I didn't want to do this
[27:55]
during your presentation, but uh,
you guys, uh, waterfront crew, y'all did
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a bangup job, uh, with the snow and and
ice and, you know, the weather. Um it
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was two weeks of subf freezing and and
the ice hung around forever and ever and
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um people fell including myself on it
and but one observation I would like to
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make is I look at this little I look at
this town our town and the resources
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that we have
and
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I don't know I I drive in and out of DC
four times a day and I drive on DC
[28:38]
streets. I drive on Slum Parkway. Um, I
can honestly tell you, unbiased opinion
[28:46]
here, but I can honestly say this town
handled handled the weather, handled
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that snow, the storm aftermath better
than I've seen DC do it and the US Park
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Service on Sutland Parkway because that
it it just, you know, these roads were
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clear for the most part very quickly.
took a while to get some of the other
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snow and stuff out of certain areas, but
um
[29:15]
yeah, I this town handled it handled it
so much better than many other areas
[29:20]
that I seen in my travels up and down
the road.
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Um
[snorts]
[29:28]
finally, uh congratulations Mickey. Um I
know you will serve this town well in
[29:33]
this position for this coming year. So,
um, and Mary, hate to see you go, but
[29:40]
we'll enjoy you here on council still,
just not as the, um, vice president. So,
[29:47]
um,
with that, I I think that's all I have.
[29:52]
» Thank you, Alan. Stacy, did you want to
read Mary's?
[30:00]
» She just added one more. Um, [laughter]
she says, "Congratulations to Mickey. I
[30:06]
enjoyed my time as VP. I am also happy
to pass the baton."
[30:12]
Uh,
[30:16]
it's it's like not
she thanked everyone for coming out.
[30:21]
Happy Valentine's Day. She said, "I'll
be long- winded next month when I'm
[30:25]
there in person." And she thanked Donnie
again for doing a fantastic job on the
[30:29]
roads. All
right. Thank you, Mary. All right. Um,
[30:34]
thank everybody joining us on Zoom for
the unorthodox little bit of meeting we
[30:39]
had today. Thank everybody here in
person. Um, thanks everybody on staff,
[30:43]
not just Donniey's crew, Phil's crew,
and Kevin um, for shoveling. And I'd
[30:48]
like to thank the residents who got out
and shoveled and kept up with their
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shoveling um, and then also helped their
neighbors and anybody else who they saw
[30:56]
that needed help shoveling. Um I was at
work and somebody helped Becky shovel
[31:00]
out her car just from up the street just
came down and helped her out. So um
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we're a nice little community here of
people helping each other out. So that
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really makes me happy
with that. Um a reminder this Sunday is
[31:13]
the first lecture of the this year's
museum lecture series for the Bayside
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History Museum. It'll be here starting
at 1. Yes, one. Um so I'll be here.
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We're going to change up the layout this
year since we have all the new AV. Um,
[31:29]
they're not going to have to move the
chairs. We're going to face it this way
[31:32]
instead of at the screen. So, we'll try
that layout out. And with that, I am
[31:38]
done. And I would entertain a motion to
close. Oh, go ahead, Greg.
[31:43]
» Yeah.
[31:56]
No, that's just a subcommittee of the
Blackbox Citizens Task Force. That's
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independent of the town council.
[32:06]
» Okay. Good. All right. With that, I'd
entertain a motion to adjurnn the
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meeting.
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» Is there a second?
>> Second.
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» All in favor?
>> I. All opposed.
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» All right. Meeting is adjourned. Thank
you all for joining us.
[32:27]
» Only if you want to.
>> [laughter]