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Thank you for keeping me on my toes
there, Anthony. [laughter]

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» I've been informed it is 6:15 by one of
my council members and time to start the

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public hearing. Um, this public hearing
is on ordinance O-26-14,

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an ordinance of the town council,
Chesapeake Beach, amending the town code

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chapter 290, zoning, article 3, zoning
districts section 290-10, land use table

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to prohibit data centers in all zones.
And I would think that Sarah, you're the

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one that could probably explain this
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» Sure.
So the

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ordinance that is drafted simply removes
data centers as a permitted use which

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it's currently permitted in the maritime
commercial zone only but it removes it

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as a permitted use and inserts it as an
expressly prohibited use in every zone

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which means that data centers would not
be permitted anywhere in the town of

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Chesapeake Beach.
>> Straightforward

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» that is the simple explanation.
Uh does anybody uh have any comments or

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questions on the council?

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Okay. Public, anybody in the public have
any questions or comments on this

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particular issue?

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[laughter]
>> Dr. Janette Weisaki. Um I live on 13th

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Street. Uh so I would like to strongly
encourage all of you to um vote in

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support of prohibiting data centers. um
they're just not a good fit for our

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community. Um
if you listened So I am on the

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environmental commission, but I'm
speaking for myself. If you listen to

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the uh environmental commission meeting
where Nutelli Holdings came and spoke to

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us, they looked for three things and we
have all three proximity to high voltage

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power lines, uh water water and water
treatment facilities and fiber optics

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which we now have. So removing these as
prohibited will protect Chesapeake Beach

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for
a long time. We should encourage um

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protection of the ecosystem. I walked on
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I can't imagine a data center being out
there. So um the more we can do to

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protect our environment, the the better
it will be for the future.

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So thank you.
>> Thank you.

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» You ended with a blast of thunder, too.
I I wonder how how did you manage that?

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[laughter]
>> That was the emphasis on your point. Uh

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is there anybody else that would like to
speak in the public hearing?

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» Hearing none. Uh we will
>> I have a comment. No.

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» Oh, you're Did you want to speak?
>> Well, I wouldn't mind asking a question

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if if she would. Uh
I I appreciate you coming out last time

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and again this time. Um, like I said
before, I'm an electrician by trade. So,

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I've worked at different data centers in
Lowden County. I've about a month and a

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half ago, I went to a data center that
was built in like 200

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maybe 12 or something like that. All the
generators were inside.

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The way that the data center are now
with the hyperscaler one is drastically

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changed from where they were just eight
years ago. Um, when I've looked into as

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Cal County and stuff like that, what I
see a big item that

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nationally is we have a nuclear power
plant and we have the gas liqufied and

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we have the gas pipeline. You know what
I mean?

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I I
do not really and then do not really

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think that there's a pressing concern
and worry for Ches Peak Beach, but I do

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know that the money that's made there is

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pretty
pretty hard to fathom how much money

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that are made, you know. So, um I've
talked to uh Anthony about this a few

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times this week. Um it it's uh
I don't see this as an emerging uh worry

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and stuff like that, but
I think that the moratorum that the

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county put made it seem like we weren't
um like the whole all of the governing

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bodies were there. I also think that the
way, the shape, the geographical area of

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what Chesake Beaches wouldn't allow for
any industry. So, it's not singling out

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any one industry. Um, I would say the
same if it was a manufacturer. I just

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don't think our town has that platform
for it. You know, I I don't want it to

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be where
we're making a statement in opposition

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to any thing. I just
do not see that uh

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our soil or environment would allow for
such thing. You know, I don't

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[clears throat]
>> so it should be easy to vote to support

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it,
>> of course. But I just wanted to add it

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seems like you've
well educated in regards to this and

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stuff like that. So I just
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» I actually used to coordinate cloud
training for the National Institutes of

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Health. So I am quite familiar with um
with AI with machine learning with data

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centers. So the hypers scale data
centers are a completely different beast

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than what people think of as the
internet and with the amount of heat

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that they are putting out. Um two
separate studies have come out. um one

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that talks about the increase in land
temperature and a second one that talks

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about the increase in ambient air
temperature. And if you understand

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anything about how earth science works,
if you heat the land, you heat the air.

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If you heat the air, you heat the land.
And you heat the water. And that's the

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big issue because for
for the bay, it is very shallow. Mhm.

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[clears throat]
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familiar with um the term dead zones or
hypoxia. So that's already a concern

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because the bay is shallow. And what
that means for those who don't know is

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that um warm water doesn't hold
dissolved oxygen as well. And so if it

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can't hold oxygen, the organisms that
live there can't breathe and they end up

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dying. So those that creates a dead
zone. Fish can swim away, oysters can't,

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right?
So for us, for our ecosystem,

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um, putting something so close that puts
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experts with us, the environmental
commission, they would not, they refused

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to answer where the heat goes. If you
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that 30° heat has to go somewhere.
though it's ex it's expelled into the

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air that's going to heat up the air. So
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have first we're not zoned industrial or
I2 but it's it's not so much that you're

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making a statement. You're making sure
that we are protecting our future and

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our kids' future. I I moved here for
Brownies Beach.

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My kids got to see it. I want other
people's kids to see it the way it is.

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So what you are doing with this vote is
not saying, "Oh, I hate data centers.

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[clears throat] We can't have data
centers here." You are saying we're

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protecting this ecosystem for future
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» And and that's and that's the statement
that I I hope that is is heard. you

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know, uh
I think certain areas you have the

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ability to have manufacturing. You have
I think Detroit has a lot of auto

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manufacturer and different places.
Chespig Beach is

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» it's not that place. And so it's not us
making a a statement except for to say

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we love the Ches Bay. That's one thing
that I believe most Marylanders will

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agree to. um the oxygen levels that
you're speaking of when the phosphates

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and I mean we take we fight so hard to
take to to improve it something like

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that can take away
the efforts of so many people. So,

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» correct. And one of the concerns um I've
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is look how easy it was for the zoning
to get changed at what's supposed to be

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the park and the farm and forest on
constellations property went from farm

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and forest straight to I2. So, it
doesn't take much to get land resoned.

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And we have all the things that that
data centers want. So, can they come in

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and start buying up property and saying,
"Well, you know, we're close enough."

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So, if you if you take this statement
and say, "We're going to protect

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Chesapeake Beach the way it is now," and
not permit them at all, then that will

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prevent a a a developer from eyeing
anywhere in our proximity because I

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literally said, "How did you choose this
park to come build a data center?" And

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the the gentleman who answered, he said
it's his job to so what he does is he

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looks first for the high voltage power
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in Owings.
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treatment facilities. We're one of the
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what what's happening with these data
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place, they don't stop. So they keep
coming and coming and coming and wanting

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more and wanting more and wanting more.
So we with this with with voting this in

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you're saying not here in Chesapeake
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all of the future. So it's
there might be places that want data

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centers. There might be places where
they look at the revenue and they say,

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"Oh, how can we turn that down? How can
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what this whole community was built on
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I think you there are opportunities to
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that ferry is going to come in, there's
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rod and reel in the water park. So
that's where we need to focus and and

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build up our our tourism and and you
guys have been done a great job with

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with increasing the activities that are
available for the parks and wreck and

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things at Kellum's Field. Those are all
amazing things. Um let's do more of that

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and and and have things that people want
to come see if this ferry system comes

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in. They don't want to see a a data
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» yeah, and and it's just the
infrastructure for like the highway

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systems, um the the transmission lines.
There's so many other things that uh

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that's what I've based my um my
decisions on and stuff like that. And

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and I I thank you for for
speaking out, but it we're not we're not

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trying to ostracize any one industry.
It's just we're also saying we're the

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caretakers of our Ches Bay and the bay
is is what we all kind of find to be our

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important and putting that decision
is sort of what makes me

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thank you.
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[clears throat]
Uh if there's nobody else that wants to

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speak up, we can adjourn for about uh 3
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meeting. So we'll adjourn for 3 minutes.

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I'm Sorry.

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This is a partial question.

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» Like to call to order the town council
meeting for August 20th, 2026.

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Uh we'll start with the pledge of
allegiance. If you would join me,

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please.
Aliance to the flag of the United States

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice.

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» Uh, council, is there a motion to
approve the agenda?

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» Is there a second?
>> Second.

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» Motion to amend.
Go ahead

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to motion to amend the agenda to
reference the agenda that was sent to us

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on Friday and add new business.
Item number four and item number five. I

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can read them aloud if you would like.
was the uh item number four was to

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consider awarding

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to consider the award of concrete paving
contract to Cal Ready Mix Concrete

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Supplies LLC in the amount of $975,77.

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Item number five was town council to
consider the award of rail trail

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expansion to KCI
technologies in amount of 329,160,000.

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» Is there a second for the motion to
amend?

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» Uh I would like the motion for
discussion to ask why he believes that

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we should put that back. I think if
we're going to discuss it, we'd have to

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have a motion, a second to to the
motion.

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» Second the motion for discussion.
>> Okay. Now, you may ask your question.

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» So, please let us know why you believe
that we should be able to put that back

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on.
>> According to the email, uh it said

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uh basically we'll wait for the whole
council to be here for that. I have over

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the past few months uh done a lot of
research in regards to the storm water

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management plan and our
town and the process there that has

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slipped through that pro that there. Um
so I find that if we're going to alter

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the course um for one thing, we should
alter it for everything. if we're only

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going to have uh what the consensus
behind the scenes vote is and not allow

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the public business to be done in the
public. I that was the agenda that was

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sent then on Monday was re revised and
so I want to stay with the one that was

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sent.
>> Okay. And may I please ask um Melissa

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who sets the agenda for the

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» the agenda is set by the mayor and as
long as the uh agenda is published

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it um of course it's subject to a motion
to amend when it comes to you all.

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» You have a response to that Councilman
Devon?

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» Yeah I mean I have my vote. He has his
role and I have my role. So, I mean,

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I've made my motion. This is the motion
that I would be going to vote on. Right.

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So, we can vote on it.
>> Just want to make sure the paving

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schedule is not like timesensitive.
Do we have a certain timeline we have to

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have that um voted on by or?
>> We're not it we're not beholden to any

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particular timeline until we sign the
contract.

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Although I mean you want to be mindful
that the work needs to be done in the

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appropriate season, but we're not
beholdened to anything until the council

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votes to approve it and then town signs
off.

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» Okay. Any further comments or questions?
No, sir.

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» All right. Let's vote on the uh proposed
amendment. All in favor of the proposed

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amendment say I.
>> I.

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» Opposed to the proposed amendment say
no.

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» No.
>> Okay. the the amendment fails.

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All right. Um moving along. Uh we now
need I think a motion to approve the

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agenda as not amend not amended. So is
there a motion?

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» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?

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» Second.
>> All in favor say I.

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» I.
>> Opposed.

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» Opposed.
>> Okay. It passes 3 to one.

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» Um I believe we had um this discussion
before. It's the vote of what? The vote

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of the elected people. Remember we did
that when it came there.

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» So
it's How's that?

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» They're absent. They can't vote.
We have two members absent.

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» I think that's how the voting went.
That's a on the record. We'll we'll

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circle back to that.
>> Yeah. Yeah, there is. Yeah, I didn't

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think so. All right. This is the uh
uh opportunity for a public comment on

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any item on the agenda. Uh is there
anybody in the public that wishes to

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come forward and speak to the town
council? You'd be welcome to. Now is the

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time.
Seeing none,

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uh I'd ask the council uh for a motion
to approve the minutes of the July 16th,

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2026 town council meeting. Is there a
motion to approve?

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» Motion to approve. Is there a second?
>> Second.

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» I oppose. I I want to discuss it. These
>> He said second, right?

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» Yeah, but I haven't called for the vote
yet. We have a motion and a second. I

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haven't called for the vote yet.
Now, do you want to make a comment?

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» Yes.
>> In the meeting,

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you'll notice that I on the approval of
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26 I discussed how there was not items
properly recorded. The

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July 16th meeting again has that. This
is not the first time. Um

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the
at the end of the meeting we uh the

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mayor made a motion to
uh journ it was it was motion was made

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by Councilman Green. The mayor called
for a second and then he goes, "Oh, I

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forgot I did something." Um and then we
went to close session. We never pulled

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that off. The minutes don't reflect it.
Also, um, when we had the lightning

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round, the mayor read a public comment
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administrator on it. When I asked what
the merits were that, uh, the mayor

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said, "Well, cuz I'm sitting in this
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We uh were told not to comment uh on
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also after the motion was made for close
session, I made a discussion.

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None of that was recorded in these
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» How would you like to rectify that,
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» Oh, I'm going to vote against these
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it's I believe been established that the
mayor and administrator are the one who

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keep track of these. I've objected last
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objecting again this month.
>> But after the objection, will you be

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making sure that um our town clerk gets
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minutes or
>> according to the email sent by the

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mayor, everything has to run through
him.

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» Okay. Well, will you be submitting to
the mayor? I

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» I've submitted different things to him.
I get no response.

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» So, in all in all due respect, I I hear
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But the the course of action to correct
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our end has to also be a part of the
conversation. So I I I hear what you're

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saying and I understand it.
>> There needs to be a specific motion to

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amend the agenda to say X or Y
>> right now. That's the point. Yeah.

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» Okay.
You ready to vote? Move on. What are we

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doing? Well, let's I guess

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we could uh

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» they're incorrect. They're in they're
incorrect.

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» Okay. So, we can make the vote here,
move on from here, and if you have

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something that we want to make sure
that's in the minutes, then we can put

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that in
>> and make sure it's reflected. Or you can

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turn that in to the mayor to make sure
that you do have it documented, that you

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have your changes where where you want
them to be.

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» All right. I'll make sure.
>> All right. Cool.

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» All right.
Have a motion. Second.

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» You got a motion?
>> Second. All in favor? I

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» I opposed. Approve the minutes. Yes,
>> that that's where I thought we were.

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Yes.
>> Get a little off track here. All right.

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This is the time that the public can
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agenda if there's any
>> I'm sorry, what?

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» No, we did that already. We have to do
the close session andformational work

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session um approval.
>> Oh, okay. All right.

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Um, so that was the that's what we just
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» Yes.
>> Okay. So now we need to approve the

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minutes of the July 16th close session.
>> Motion to approve.

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» There's a second.
>> Second.

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» All in favor? I
>> hold on discussion that that the close

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session minutes are incorrect, too.
There was a lot of items that were

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misinterpreted and

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the attorney attorney has just informed
us that that it is inappropriate to

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discuss any minutes of the closed
session in the public session. So the

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way that would have to be handled if
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minutes I think would be that the motion
would be to defer approval of the close

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session minutes. Um and then comment
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as to what a particular member believed
was missing or incorrect in those

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minutes. And then um
uh that that content can be communicated

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to the council. And then in the next
meeting when the closed session minutes

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come back on, you can either say that
the minutes are amended per the comments

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of the council member or not.
>> So no action at this particular time.

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» Well, there first needs to be a motion
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» Okay.
>> the vote.

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[clears throat]
>> All right. Is there a motion to defer

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approval of the minutes?
>> Weren't we in the motion to approve it?

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So, we'd have to remove that emotion.

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» No, no,
>> we already we already motioned and

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approved, but you came in. So, your
motion is to figure out if you want to

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defer or not right now.

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» Hearing nothing.
Um, can we have a vote on approval of

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the minutes of the closed session?
>> Favor. All

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» in favor say I.
>> I.

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» Laura.
>> Three in favor, one opposed. Motion. The

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motion passes.
All right. Next. Approval of the minutes

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of the August 11th, 2026formational work
session. Is there a motion to approve?

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» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?

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» Second.
>> Second. Any discussion?

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All in favor say I. I.
>> Opposed. The eyes have it.

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All right, we're down to petitions and
communications. Town administrative

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report. Smeilia.
>> Thank you.

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» The town administrator's report was
submitted um as a part of the agenda

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package. Um, of note, just wanted to uh
flag that we um will be we've updated

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the
neighborhood connectivity page on the uh

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project's dashboard that you can find on
the town website. Um, and there's also a

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a new survey that's been added there.
So, if there's public interest in areas

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that have not already been highlighted,
you can um submit your thoughts on that

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page.
Um, additionally, um, we will be talking

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at the work session, um, more about
software that we're, the town's going to

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has been acquiring. Um, it's a program
called Violytics and it will help public

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works with our asset management. Um, so
it's a really um, interesting software

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and we've invited the representative
from Violytics to come and give a

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presentation at our next work session.

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outside of that, I'm happy to take
questions if there are any questions.

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» Yeah, I had asked for a compiled list of
all outstanding Zen disc tickets,

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especially after the um multiple year um
item that was brought forth to us from

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the residents on 15th Street and the
closure of the stairs. Um, I don't see

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that there. I mean, we are in the
thousands and uh I'm pretty sure we have

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not resolved them. We should be aware of
what items are being given attention and

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what items are not being given
attention. Sure. So, I believe that it

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was shared with the council that we have
been in conversations with 15th Street.

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» I was discussing the um the Zenesk to
having a open Zenesk ticket summary.

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That's what I was saying.
So with Zindesk,

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um there is a section at the beginning
of the town administrator's report that

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tells you the number of tickets that
were created for that time period, the

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number of tickets that were resolved in
that time period, and the tickets that

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remain outstanding.
So because Zind Zenesk is used for a

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multitude of reasons, I don't think it's
appropriate to list all of those uh

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tickets that come in. Um, so if there is
a request to change the way that it's

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um, presented, we can talk through that,
but I don't think that it would be

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appropriate to display all the
outstanding tickets um, specifically

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because some of them um, have sensitive
information in them. If there is a

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specific ticket that you have a question
about, whoever submitted it is always

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welcome to uh email in to get updates on
their tickets, but they also are able to

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log in and see the status of things if
it's in progress, if it's been closed

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out. Um, if you are referring like to
15th Street, which is the example that

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you used, uh, the council has already
been provided an update as to what's

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happening with 15th Street. Um and we
have been in communication with the

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residents that uh flagged concern um and
are actively working and scheduling uh

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resolutions as it pertains to that.
I think the what I'm discussing is that

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the fact that it had been going on for
years, the fact that there was um I

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guess the survey it was the last
administration, this administration,

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there was uh
there was the uh

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it was in the report, but it was in the
report so vague that that who couldn't

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be reasonably expected to piece together
the breadcrumbs of the of it in the

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report. I I feel that if there's items
like this, we don't need to list

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important or confidential information.
Well, we should have a summary of list.

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So there's 67 unresolved tickets from
here. But so after August 13th, they

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just there's no update on these tickets.
So the unresolved tickets that just they

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just sit there and it gets forgotten.
And I think that's what I've been saying

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where people are feeling that they have
to fend for themselves. The Zenesk

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is a great asset. I appreciate it.
But I think that in light of the

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situation
that's been 3 or 4 years in the works

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that it we should definitely get a a a
current status of all these open

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categories or whatever. kind of see
what's going on. If we have somebody

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that's x amount of years engagement, we
should know about that stuff.

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» Thank you. Uh just I I receive your uh
thoughts and I appreciate your

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perspective. Um just so that we're
clear, when it came to 15th Street, the

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ticket for Zenesk did not come in um
until very recently. However, the 15th

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Street topic has been on the town
administrator's report for more than a

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year. So, I receive what you're saying
and I understand your perspective

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» and and whether people realize it or
not, this is in support of what you are

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doing. I mean, this is
it's such a an example that I've I've

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tell everybody use the info ticket. That
info isn't just a

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a dismissal. It has substance to it. I I
don't This is me advocating for that.

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Like you're correct. It wasn't I was
like you have to use the info and until

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it has the info who's in charge of it is
whether it's even going to an email it's

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registered you know. So
>> all right folks that was your Zenesk

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commercial. So please use it. Thank you.
>> info at speaker.

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» All right. I have uh two things mostly
related to the water park. Um one is I

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just wanted to um request that we had a
couple requests from the water park

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committee meeting to add the um like
concept plans to the the landing page.

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» Yeah,
>> that's that's pretty straightforward.

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And the other one was for the what's it
called? Biolytics.

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I was wondering if we could that's for
asset management. So, I was wondering if

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we could uh maybe request Shel or
Paddock to give us some sort of

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preventative maintenance program for the
water park features so that we can add

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that to the asset suite management
>> program so that we know what to budget

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for and what what stuff needs to be
refurbished [clears throat]

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and maintained so that we can budget
and keep the park going for 40 50 years.

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» [clears throat]
>> Uh Wayne or not, Josh, what do you guys

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use for the treatment plant for your
asset management?

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» Uh we utilize Antaro offered by from
Almax.

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» Um
>> for the water park, it would probably

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work. Um if you start adding, we found
issues when you start adding too many

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items in there that the database would
start to bog down. But for what would be

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at the water park, it may be effective.
>> Okay. So maybe we could look at that ant

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or biolytics for the water park.
Whatever works best. Yeah.

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» All right. Thanks. That's all I got.
>> All right.

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» Um just just because it's not

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» could you speak up, please?
>> Can you can you is your microphone? Um,

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are there any can you just provide the
latest update on the Chesake Village

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sidewalk?
>> We have not heard back from SHA

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regarding our grant yet. They told us
that we could expect to hear something

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mid to late September. So, that's when
I'm expecting to hear back from them.

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» Okay. Um, I just wanted to reiterate
that cuz the it's on the engineers

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report, but it's not anywhere on the
town administrator's report that we are

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in application for a grant. Is that that
is correct? this on the it should be on

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the
>> I think it says site site visit or

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something conducted. Yeah. So
>> because that was the last um update that

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we had but they came and they did the
site visit. We spoke with them. They

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said we will follow up with you mid to
late September. So it's reflected on the

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report. That's the last conversation
that I've had with them.

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» Okay. So you expect to hear from SHA in
September.

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» That is what they communicated with us
when they were on site. So that's my

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expectation.
>> Okay. So if we don't hear that before

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the September meeting, could you please
add that update that we're waiting for

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them in September to your
administrator's report?

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» Absolutely.
>> Thank you very much.

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» Um the $120,000
program open space allocation. Has a

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project been identified for that yet or
have we um

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» will that come because I know there's
some people that maybe could use that

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money.
I will need to follow up with Dan right

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now because he is our um point of
contact for program open space now.

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» Um but the last update he provided me
was that that was what we were expecting

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to get once the money was allocated and
I haven't received the official

418
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:28,880
notification that it was officially
allocated yet.

419
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:34,560
» And is it general or earmarked? And I
don't have a preference

420
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:38,960
specifically. I'm just curious if it is.
>> It's general. I mean, we do submit in

421
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:43,680
our application projects that we would
like to apply the funds towards. Um, in

422
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:47,359
the past, I think the way that the grant
was administered, you just kind of said,

423
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:50,640
"These are the projects of interest that
we're focused on, and they would put

424
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:54,720
that in the letter as a whole."
>> So, what I would anticipate is that they

425
00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:59,280
would expect for us to apply the funds
to the money that we identified in our

426
00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:01,359
application as priority projects.
>> Okay.

427
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:05,760
Um,
>> but there's no like set amount that we

428
00:39:03,839 --> 00:39:09,119
have to apply to each project.
>> Gotcha.

429
00:39:07,359 --> 00:39:13,359
» Okay. I'll [snorts] have to review those
again. Okay.

430
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:16,960
» I recall some but not all of them.
>> Um, Kellb was included on that.

431
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:22,640
» Yes.
>> Okay. Um,

432
00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:28,640
for the 15 street steps, are you willing
to put yourself on some kind of um

433
00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:34,160
decision matrix so that talk isn't like
the constant

434
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:38,079
update like if we arrive here then we
have these two decisions. I mean it's

435
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:41,079
got to go forward somehow.
>> Yeah.

436
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:49,760
» Okay. All right. [clears throat] Oh u
any further information that the town

437
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:53,720
wants to provide can only help my
understanding of the situation.

438
00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:06,560
» Yes.
Um, and then I saw that um, the

439
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:10,880
courtyards were on the code enforcement
report and I've refrained from asking

440
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:16,560
about them for a long time, but there is
a a very conspicuous situation over

441
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:20,320
there. Yeah.
>> Um,

442
00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:25,480
» can you provide any updates on that?
>> I do. you want to think about.

443
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:32,800
» So the town has a responsibility to make
sure that we are enforcing these code

444
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:36,880
violations that come up. So that's they
were cited um to have a code violation

445
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:43,680
because they are currently violating
code. Um we have spoken with them and

446
00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:48,240
understand that the um nonprofit that
owns the courtyards is having some

447
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:54,000
challenges moving through um the cycle
with DHC to get the approval to

448
00:40:50,640 --> 00:41:00,160
demolish. And so we met with their
president um on Wednesday

449
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:03,440
um to figure out how the town can
partner with the courtyards to

450
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:09,200
» the company
>> the company that owns them to move the

451
00:41:06,319 --> 00:41:14,640
project forward. Um from the town's
perspective, I think their their holdup

452
00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:20,079
is they need architectural renderings in
order to be able to get the approval to

453
00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:25,119
demolish. Um, and so and they don't have
or didn't have the funds to to procure

454
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:29,359
that. And so they were kind of between a
rock and a hard a hard place is the way

455
00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:32,720
they explained it to us. Um, because
they couldn't get the permission to

456
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:35,520
demolish until they had this
architectural rendering and then they

457
00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:40,960
couldn't get the money to get the
architectural rendering and unless they

458
00:41:38,319 --> 00:41:45,280
had the the money that comes from DHCD.
And so it's kind of this uh this vicious

459
00:41:43,599 --> 00:41:51,440
cycle. And so the town is trying to do
what we can to help um con yeah

460
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:57,040
facilitate and convey um the importance
of addressing this um quickly or as

461
00:41:55,520 --> 00:42:03,119
quickly as possible given that we're
almost at a year of the incident. Um

462
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:07,160
understanding that we have a unique role
because it is privately owned.

463
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:14,720
» Um yeah, I' I'd be interested. I mean,
it's another one of those things that

464
00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:20,240
needs to be sped along, maybe needs a
little bit more attention and um effort

465
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:26,000
and an understanding of what other
places have done and what is the real

466
00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:29,839
expectation to have a
>> Did you want to say something?

467
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:37,520
» And at this point, building
>> um standing in that manner.

468
00:42:35,119 --> 00:42:44,000
The municipal infractions
process

469
00:42:39,599 --> 00:42:49,040
takes time. There's a
when there's an infraction, I'm not

470
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:54,880
addressing these particular
property maintenance problem. A code

471
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:58,480
compliance person
issues a notice to the property owner

472
00:42:56,720 --> 00:43:01,640
that the violation exists and gives them
a reasonable

473
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:14,480
for um 30 days that citation goes to
court and then it gets scheduled for

474
00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:20,079
review. So um it has
frames built into there that

475
00:43:17,839 --> 00:43:24,319
or I mean they just are what they are.
Um, so I don't know where these

476
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:28,240
citations are in the process, but they
will go to court if they remain unpaid

477
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:35,280
enough.
There are processes that can be invoked

478
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:44,040
outside of the municipal
process in some circumstances when you

479
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:44,040
have a building that has an in.

480
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,920
» Yeah. And that is a conversation.

481
00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:59,680
They're just um
both sides that we need to keep.

482
00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:05,200
» I understand and I'm I'm for
collaborative and and you know creative

483
00:44:02,079 --> 00:44:08,319
solutions to solve a problem. But um
it's it's

484
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:11,440
» be heard. I'm sorry. I'm getting signals
from the back that nobody was able to

485
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:16,319
hear you.
>> Okay. Now, okay. So,

486
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:21,119
» all right. I can't
>> in my face. [laughter] So that that

487
00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:25,359
particular building is inhabitated. So
that's that's not that problem. But

488
00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:29,839
» we didn't hear her. Could she repeat it
so the public could be heard for report

489
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:34,880
it? Because nobody heard what her we
heard it but the public didn't.

490
00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:39,200
» I said was
the municipal infraction process takes

491
00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:47,520
time. There are time frames built into
the process that are just what they are.

492
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:51,680
Um it can only be expedited so much. So,
when an infraction occurs, the a code

493
00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:55,680
compliance officer, and I'm speaking
generally, I'm not speaking about these

494
00:44:53,520 --> 00:45:00,319
citations,
a code compliance officer will issue a

495
00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:03,359
notice to the property owner and give
them the opportunity to correct the

496
00:45:01,599 --> 00:45:07,680
violation. And then if the violations
aren't corrected, a citation is written

497
00:45:05,359 --> 00:45:12,560
and that citation goes to court after a
period of time and then there's a a

498
00:45:09,839 --> 00:45:16,560
trial scheduled, a process over which
the town has very little control. I also

499
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:22,720
said that there are certain
circumstances under which um other

500
00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:28,720
processes outside of the municipal
infraction process um can be pursued but

501
00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:33,040
I don't know that this particular
situation is one of those and we want to

502
00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:37,200
be careful about pursuing remedies that
result in displacement of people and

503
00:45:35,839 --> 00:45:40,800
then I suggested that I would have
further conversation offline.

504
00:45:39,839 --> 00:45:45,920
» Thank you.
>> Yes, that that's that's fine. And my my

505
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:50,319
u point in bringing it up is because it
does need some attention. I haven't

506
00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:52,960
heard about it in a long time. So if
you're addressing it, that's great. But

507
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:58,000
um
>> and we met just this week with the the

508
00:45:55,680 --> 00:46:02,800
property manager or the the president of
the corporation

509
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:07,280
» and just to um just for clarification,
we were under the what in the last

510
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:12,800
conversations that we had with them in
July, June and July was that they were

511
00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:18,800
going to present their bid for
demolition and repair and that they were

512
00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:23,200
going to hear back the middle of July.
Right? So we had this conversation in

513
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:26,640
June. Um, and that's what we were
expecting. And when they heard back,

514
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:30,960
they got the news that they couldn't
move forward in the way that they had

515
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:35,119
originally anticipated. And so that's
part of what the delay has been is that

516
00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:39,280
they were expecting to be able to do
something that they did not get approval

517
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:42,640
to do. And it took them a while to hear
back from them. And so when they reached

518
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:46,720
out to us and said, "Well, you know, we
we understand we're working. We're

519
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:50,240
trying to do everything we can, but we
have a limited staff. We have limited

520
00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:54,880
funds. and is there anything the town
can do to help support? And so that's

521
00:46:51,920 --> 00:47:00,160
that's where we are now. Um and we have
been trying to um approach it as

522
00:46:57,359 --> 00:47:05,599
humanely as possibly uh or humanely as
possible when it comes to um

523
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:08,160
navigating this process with them
because we understand that it's

524
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:13,119
challenging, right? They're trying to
navigate through what the requirements

525
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:18,079
are with the town, the county, the
state. Um and they're trying to do that

526
00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:22,880
with limited resources. But it we got to
a point with the code enforcement

527
00:47:19,839 --> 00:47:26,480
violation that we we have an obligation
to make sure that we're uh stewarding

528
00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:30,720
the town well. So this is that's kind of
where we why we are where we are now. We

529
00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:35,920
expected to be further along because
they were communicating that the plan

530
00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:40,640
they had in place would have taken root
earlier.

531
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:45,280
» Um sounds good. And I would just suggest
that like any of these types of updates

532
00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:48,160
that you could just send to us without
bringing every single issue to a public

533
00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:52,480
meeting
>> will only help us inform the residents

534
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:55,280
that care. I think this is an issue that
a lot of people care about which is why

535
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:58,960
I brought it up. But there are many
issues that

536
00:47:56,640 --> 00:48:03,280
» only certain people might care about and
the more we know the better we can.

537
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:07,440
» We we received that update in the town
administrative report last month about

538
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:10,079
what happened [clears throat] with where
they are right now. actually.

539
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,760
» So,
>> uh, no, we didn't receive all those

540
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:17,839
details or we didn't receive going
forward details, but um,

541
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:20,160
» all right, [snorts] let's move
>> missed it.

542
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:27,760
» The
item that stood out to me um, with

543
00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:32,000
Fishing Creek is that
you have to look at the surrounding. You

544
00:48:29,599 --> 00:48:37,680
have a top lot.
You have the buildings around there that

545
00:48:35,359 --> 00:48:45,040
have children that live in them. And
there is no fencing around that

546
00:48:43,119 --> 00:48:50,160
um
building that burned down. Um it needs

547
00:48:47,599 --> 00:49:00,559
to be demoed, but it also needs to be
safe. Kids are curious, you know. Um

548
00:48:55,680 --> 00:49:06,319
it it should be at least the minimum is
to have a fence in place. If you go on

549
00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:10,559
the rail trail towards Richfield
Station, they just have stub-ups,

550
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:15,599
plumbing stub-ups, and they've had a
fence there for years.

551
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:21,839
I know they want to cut the grass, and
it's inconveniencing,

552
00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:25,720
but I think our job is make sure that no
curious kids get hurt.

553
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:33,200
» All right.
>> Is there any comment on that or just

554
00:49:31,599 --> 00:49:36,960
ignored?
A lot of times my

555
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:41,040
» a lot of times I just get nothing gets
answered.

556
00:49:37,520 --> 00:49:46,160
» It is heard. Dan,
>> may I interject for a moment? Ma'am,

557
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:51,920
please do. M um do we I I think the
question is if it is a public uh safety

558
00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:59,680
hazard, does the town has any
jurisdiction or or ability to step in

559
00:49:56,559 --> 00:50:03,440
based on on the idea of making sure the
public is safe or is that something that

560
00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:06,960
we defer to the owners of the property?
I think that would be an appropo

561
00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:11,280
question so that it could be an
actionable item from the the topic you

562
00:50:09,200 --> 00:50:16,559
just brought up. Do we have anybody that
can answer that today or can we get the

563
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:18,160
answer at another time?
I

564
00:50:16,720 --> 00:50:20,880
» think there is an answer to that, but we
can get it another time.

565
00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:25,160
» Exactly. Yes.
>> Thank you. Okay.

566
00:50:25,359 --> 00:50:30,319
» All right. We're going to move on to the
treasur's report. The treasurer is on

567
00:50:28,720 --> 00:50:36,160
vacation,
but you have the printed report in your

568
00:50:32,319 --> 00:50:43,280
packets. Um, and I think from what I
see, um, we're okay. Anybody

569
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:46,079
got any questions or comments on this uh
printed report?

570
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:50,720
» Yes,
>> my questions to Dan.

571
00:50:47,599 --> 00:50:55,920
» Okay, that'll be great. All right, well
let's move on to the next item which is

572
00:50:53,680 --> 00:51:01,040
public works report and Jay is here to
give us the public report. Go ahead,

573
00:50:58,079 --> 00:51:07,680
Jay.
>> Um, nothing too notable. A lot going on.

574
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:11,520
I'm just saying that you have the
report. I'll take any questions. I mean,

575
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:15,280
there's a lot there's always a lot going
on, but there's really a lot going on.

576
00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:18,240
So, maybe some of the questions will
answer.

577
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:21,200
» If I answer them, I'll answer everyone's
question. If there's no questions, we

578
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:23,760
can move on.
>> I do not have any questions for you.

579
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:27,920
» Thank you.
>> You're welcome.

580
00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:31,599
» I uh I presented some information
regards to storm water management plan

581
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:36,800
and the administration of that. I have
asked about the inspections. I know

582
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:41,839
Wayne wasn't here at the last meeting.
Where are we at with inspecting our

583
00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:48,960
storm water management on our on our
town roads and making sure that things

584
00:51:44,559 --> 00:51:53,599
are in operating condition. There was no
last month there was no inspections

585
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:59,280
being done. That was the status. I
followed up with Cal County cuz they're

586
00:51:55,920 --> 00:52:06,240
the administrator of our
land. That's what we deferred in 2003.

587
00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:10,720
Have Have you done anything on that? I
can speak to that Wayne if you want to

588
00:52:07,680 --> 00:52:16,559
follow up. So I wouldn't necessarily say
they're administrator. We adopted their

589
00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:22,880
plan uh in 2003 and this is the the
first year did we did budget $100,000

590
00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:28,640
this year uh for storm water inspections
before there was really no budget for

591
00:52:24,319 --> 00:52:32,800
it. So I am aware working with Wayne on
28th Street 27th Street we've done some

592
00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:37,200
surveys we replace some culvert
projects. There are a lot of storm

593
00:52:35,599 --> 00:52:41,520
waters that are older in town. We have
inspected, haven't came some working

594
00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:48,480
with the engineer, but it it comes into
a global situation

595
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:51,440
of areas what we need to look at. It
involves a coastal resiliency,

596
00:52:50,079 --> 00:52:56,240
especially on the north end of town.
There's a lot of pieces to that puzzle.

597
00:52:53,680 --> 00:53:00,400
We can as public works kind of go and
camera and inspect which we do known

598
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:05,280
deficiencies or broke pipes. But as far
as the ultimate infrastructure plan and

599
00:53:03,280 --> 00:53:09,200
how we implement it and what we do,
that's something that's going to take

600
00:53:06,720 --> 00:53:11,839
collaboration council
where they want to start, what they want

601
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:16,559
to focus on, what's the highest
priority, and then we can initiate,

602
00:53:14,559 --> 00:53:20,079
I'm going to say a a global plan if
that's what we want to do. As far as

603
00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:23,599
what we do now, if it's broke, we fix
it. I'm not looking proactively to go

604
00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:31,280
out
and install major infrastructure um

605
00:53:26,240 --> 00:53:40,559
unless it's something we decide to do.
From when I talked to the uh the

606
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:46,319
guy at Ky County Public Works in charge
of storm water,

607
00:53:43,119 --> 00:53:52,079
he looped in the public works
administrator there. It sounds like the

608
00:53:50,079 --> 00:53:59,839
process and the procedures that we're
doing, we're not following the plan as

609
00:53:56,160 --> 00:54:04,160
outlined that we we're that oversees us.
Like that's the plan of the operating

610
00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:10,559
how we're supposed to handle and we're
not doing that. Um where you propose to

611
00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:14,400
uh pave D Street, there's no way that's
not even allowed. Like that wouldn't

612
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:20,319
that shouldn't even been been proposed
according to Cal County's plan. So, uh,

613
00:54:17,599 --> 00:54:23,359
we're not following what we're supposed
to.

614
00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:26,160
» Well, I would advise you put in writing
what you think we're not following and

615
00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:29,440
how you would fix it. Otherwise, I'm
going to keep doing what I'm doing.

616
00:54:28,079 --> 00:54:33,599
Otherwise, if you have a plan or
something you want to do or someone

617
00:54:31,440 --> 00:54:37,280
specifically you talk to where the town
didn't do something right, let me know

618
00:54:35,599 --> 00:54:40,400
cuz I'm not aware of anything we did on
D Street.

619
00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:44,720
Are you?
>> Well, there was a petition, but that's

620
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:49,359
fine. That's
>> even the proposal of that has an entire

621
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:53,599
process before you can even propose to
do something like that and and for that

622
00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:57,200
to be have come and to take our time as
a council for for you not to know that

623
00:54:56,319 --> 00:55:02,400
that's concerning.
>> Well well then maybe you should run for

624
00:54:59,040 --> 00:55:05,839
mayor Dan and do something about it.
>> That's your answer. Cool.

625
00:55:03,440 --> 00:55:12,480
» It is. Thank you.
>> All right. And I just I don't I I don't

626
00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:17,680
get to praise Jay publicly enough and I
did pepper him with a lot of um

627
00:55:14,559 --> 00:55:22,000
background questions for um you know
budgetary items which is my job.

628
00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:29,040
» Understand?
>> But um thank you for the benches. Um

629
00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:34,000
they're all new and that you know and I
know all of those things take time and

630
00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:37,920
work and uh they look great. Um the
maintenance at the tennis courts has

631
00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:42,480
been outstanding. Like the trash is
never full. Like everything's clean.

632
00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:47,440
It's it's great. Um and everybody
appreciates that. Thank you for that. Um

633
00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:52,400
I'll ask you all, you know, questions
about other things later like lights and

634
00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:58,960
all that stuff because I know you've
given um updates on that already. Um and

635
00:55:56,559 --> 00:56:04,960
then the maintenance of the Kudzu this
year has been way better than so many

636
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:11,200
other years. So, whoever's managing that
um is doing a very good job. And um I

637
00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:17,200
did not make it home today after work.
So, um I'm just wondering what's going

638
00:56:14,319 --> 00:56:20,480
on with the sidewalks in our
neighborhood.

639
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:25,440
» So, that's that's just failed pieces
remove and replace where there's a trip

640
00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:29,200
hazard. We go out once a year, look for
issues over a half an inch discrepancy,

641
00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:32,640
and if we can grind them, we have a
company that does that. if they're

642
00:56:30,880 --> 00:56:37,200
settled too much or cracked, we replace
them. So, you know, I will say compared

643
00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:40,799
to Richfield Station and other
developments because we were there, I

644
00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:45,440
was there during the inspection phase,
it's it's very nominal compared to other

645
00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:48,799
developments cuz, you know, Wayne and I
worked with developers, the prior

646
00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:54,400
engineer, and I'm going to say they were
installed, right? So, it's it's just

647
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:57,760
something we do as a maintenance.
>> Okay. So, did did they are they done

648
00:56:56,480 --> 00:57:00,160
now? cuz I I've read that.
>> Well, they were actually supposed to

649
00:56:58,799 --> 00:57:04,480
pour them today, but they had the
concrete truck broke down. Uh they they

650
00:57:02,480 --> 00:57:07,839
notified me and they're set up to start
pouring tomorrow at 9:00. So, they'll

651
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:12,799
pour them tomorrow. It'll set up and
they'll probably remove the forms Friday

652
00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:14,880
and um or Saturday morning. That'll be
it.

653
00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:18,799
» Okay. So, that's just normal
maintenance. Nothing from IQ Fiber or

654
00:57:17,119 --> 00:57:21,520
anything like that. It's just regular
routine.

655
00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:25,440
» Correct. They're they're actually
scheduled to do it last month, but they

656
00:57:23,359 --> 00:57:30,319
had um some prior commitments and
different things that fell behind. So,

657
00:57:28,240 --> 00:57:34,240
um they're out here now. Next, they're
going to the heritage.

658
00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:37,119
» Well, thank you for doing that
maintenance and thank you for all that

659
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:40,559
you do.
>> And thank you. And I would like to say,

660
00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:43,920
Lori, I appreciate the fact that you
recognize something and you say, "Hey,

661
00:57:42,079 --> 00:57:47,760
Jay, I recognize this. Here's what I
want to do. You tell me how to fund it.

662
00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:51,440
You know, I can only make so many
decisions." I think anybody can sit out

663
00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:56,319
here and point out every problem the
town ever did for the last 50 years.

664
00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:59,920
Does that move us forward? Not sure. But
if that's your focus, let me know and

665
00:57:58,319 --> 00:58:01,920
I'll and I'll tell you how I can go back
and fix that, too.

666
00:58:01,119 --> 00:58:05,040
» Okay.
>> Thank you.

667
00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:09,040
» The uh the fitness court, it might be
more of a Wayne thing, but I see we've

668
00:58:07,680 --> 00:58:13,760
got most of the parts and equipment
here. Um is the location of that pretty

669
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:17,440
like set in stone? Have we talked with
the beach buccaneers like what would

670
00:58:15,359 --> 00:58:20,880
work best for them on the location of
that?

671
00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:23,839
» Yeah, so we submitted a plan to the
columns committee to show where that is.

672
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:25,520
In general, it's the same location we
showed it in the last master plan.

673
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:28,960
» Okay.
>> We did refine it a little bit as we get

674
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:32,720
into detailed design. And I can talk a
little bit more about it in my report to

675
00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:36,319
get into details. But yes, it's defined.
Yes, it's graded. Yes, it's ready to go

676
00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:40,480
be permitted. We just need someone to
review it and prove it to make sure that

677
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:43,839
it's where you want it. And and to add,
the Beach Buccaneers were definitely

678
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:48,240
considered in placement. So that was a
part of the the work that was done.

679
00:58:45,599 --> 00:58:51,200
» The Beach Buccaneers uh leadership about
it.

680
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:54,480
» So it's waiting on the state right now
for permitting or

681
00:58:52,880 --> 00:58:58,000
» No, I'll just do it now. I was going to
do my report. Um

682
00:58:55,920 --> 00:59:01,920
» we were waiting for geotech a geotech
report. My report says it was due on the

683
00:58:59,359 --> 00:59:06,000
14th. We got it on the 15th. Uh we are
working on the foundation as we've

684
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:09,680
talked about over in Kellum's even with
the top lot previously. There's base

685
00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:13,280
stabilization issues. We've heard about
at the water park, right? That's that

686
00:59:11,359 --> 00:59:16,640
was that's the the ground out there is
not the best ground. In fact, for the

687
00:59:15,119 --> 00:59:20,720
top lot we raised at 2 feet. We're doing
something similar here. Uh we received

688
00:59:19,040 --> 00:59:23,680
the geotech report last week. We're
working with the geotech now to figure

689
00:59:22,079 --> 00:59:26,880
out what the best solution is to
stabilize that base. The last thing we

690
00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:30,160
all want to do is put a a fitness pad
out there and have it crack up. And

691
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:33,760
that's not what we're going to do. Um so
we have a solution for that and we're

692
00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:36,960
implementing it now. Um and once that's
implemented, we'll be ready to go go for

693
00:59:35,359 --> 00:59:43,839
permits and get get that thing built.
All right. Thanks.

694
00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:50,640
» All right. Let's move on to the water
reclamation treatment plant report. Sir,

695
00:59:49,760 --> 00:59:52,960
» good evening.
>> Evening.

696
00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:57,280
» Um, you all have my report. I don't
really have any updates on anything else

697
00:59:54,880 --> 01:00:01,359
in there. So, if you have any questions,
feel free.

698
00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:05,680
» I'm I'm uh I'm always impressed with the
level of detail that you put in your

699
01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:09,680
reports. I think it's very useful for us
to know and I'm glad that Jay is

700
01:00:07,680 --> 01:00:14,400
following in your footsteps by putting
more photographs in his reports. I think

701
01:00:12,160 --> 01:00:18,240
he learned that from you. So, I'm glad
to see everybody working together and

702
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:23,119
it's all for the benefit of the citizens
of the town. But this is for those of

703
01:00:21,040 --> 01:00:31,119
you that haven't seen this report, it's
very detailed and uh uh if anybody's got

704
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:34,640
any real questions about it, um he's
here to answer. So,

705
01:00:33,119 --> 01:00:38,720
» just want to point out it looks like the
uh control system upgrade went well and

706
01:00:37,040 --> 01:00:42,720
you're seeing some benefits of that. So,
that's great to hear.

707
01:00:39,760 --> 01:00:46,799
» Uh for both the PLC's for the main
system and also we had a unplanned

708
01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:50,480
schedule or project we got done for the
uh aation blowers and that's actually

709
01:00:48,640 --> 01:00:55,200
working quite well now.
>> That's great. And you had to use the

710
01:00:53,200 --> 01:00:59,280
overflow the big tank.
>> Yes. That rainfall on the 21st that was

711
01:00:57,839 --> 01:01:04,079
pretty substantial rain. Everybody here
is probably aware of that. Yeah.

712
01:01:00,799 --> 01:01:09,440
» Um, we saw what the flow issues were. We
took did my hourly data from each uh

713
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:14,240
flow source and I sent reports off to
each partner just say, "Hey, here's

714
01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:17,280
here's what we saw um just for their
information."

715
01:01:15,119 --> 01:01:21,599
» And we had a recent partner meeting.
>> Yes, sir.

716
01:01:17,839 --> 01:01:29,200
» And um I I sat in on that and I want to
say that um from when we took office to

717
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:34,720
now, things have settled down a lot. our
partners seem to be happy with what's

718
01:01:31,119 --> 01:01:39,440
going on and so um I'm I'm actually kind
of proud that that we're moving that

719
01:01:36,960 --> 01:01:41,920
forward and I appreciate everything that
that you're doing in your leadership

720
01:01:41,200 --> 01:01:44,480
role.
>> Thank you.

721
01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:48,000
» I really love this. It's it's like
really my wheelhouse. I kind of nerd out

722
01:01:46,319 --> 01:01:53,119
about it a little bit. [laughter]
>> Well, for me it reads like an action

723
01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:57,520
adventure. Um, [laughter]
>> we we had some interesting things that

724
01:01:55,119 --> 01:02:03,040
the the issue with that number three
filter effluent valve that the the whole

725
01:02:01,119 --> 01:02:06,640
visualizing what occurred there. I
couldn't help but go into like something

726
01:02:04,880 --> 01:02:09,520
straight out of um Oh, now my brain
ain't going to work. Um,

727
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:13,119
» adventure.
>> Yeah, pretty much. It was an interesting

728
01:02:11,359 --> 01:02:17,119
evening on that one.
>> Yeah, it's it's Yeah, you did some

729
01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:20,240
investigating. Was was that under
warranty or No,

730
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:24,880
» no, that's not under warranty. Th those
actuators have been there for a long

731
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:28,960
time. Uh it was just an unfortunate
series of events. That eyewash station

732
01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:32,640
been there for 10 years. The way that
you drain and refill those eyewash

733
01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:37,520
stations every 6 months. You pull the
caps off you and the water drains

734
01:02:34,319 --> 01:02:42,480
across. So somehow over 20 times that
being done over 10 years

735
01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:47,200
was never an issue. This one time was a
problem. We got it moved. It's not going

736
01:02:44,559 --> 01:02:50,079
to be a problem in the future.
Well, if anybody buys you a Christmas

737
01:02:48,640 --> 01:02:52,000
present this year, it should be a sleuth
hat because [clears throat]

738
01:02:51,533 --> 01:02:55,599
[laughter]
>> troubleshooting is fun.

739
01:02:53,040 --> 01:03:00,079
» Yeah. Yeah. Um, and then I wanted to say
that the I think you said two minute or

740
01:02:57,839 --> 01:03:04,799
five minute training is such a great way
to train and I read that's how you train

741
01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:08,240
each day like a little quick five minute
training and

742
01:03:05,839 --> 01:03:13,119
» yeah, we do once a week. We have a whole
slew of different topics that we go

743
01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:18,880
through. Um, and sometimes like for
electrical safety, it'll be a topic a

744
01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:22,480
week for about a month or two where
we're going through different small

745
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:27,680
topics on that just overview what the
the operators would need to know um in

746
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:33,359
regards to the OSHA 1910 standard which
is the one that we follow. Um, and then

747
01:03:30,319 --> 01:03:37,119
multiple other things like uh heat heat
exposure, cold weather, um, try and set

748
01:03:35,760 --> 01:03:43,680
them up to where they kind of fit with
the the time of the year. We have stuff

749
01:03:39,920 --> 01:03:46,880
for um hazardous animals. You may run
across, snakes, spiders, stuff like that

750
01:03:45,359 --> 01:03:51,520
that usually do that at the end of the
spring. Same with uh poisonous plants. I

751
01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:55,119
mean, we go across a whole wide gamut of
stuff.

752
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:59,680
» Yeah. Very cool. That's a super smart
way to to train your staff with, you

753
01:03:57,440 --> 01:04:02,319
know, not taking up too much time and um
>> right

754
01:04:00,480 --> 01:04:05,520
» getting some repetition in. So, yeah,
I'm always interested in your report. I

755
01:04:03,839 --> 01:04:10,160
never comment, so I I've made a
commitment to highlight and comment. I

756
01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:16,960
also wanted to say in um
>> just highlight just for real highlight.

757
01:04:12,880 --> 01:04:21,760
» I don't always highlight it. Um but um I
don't know if you miss it or not, but I

758
01:04:18,960 --> 01:04:25,920
will take up Jer uh Larry Jorski's
mantle and say congratulations on no SSO

759
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:28,474
spells.
>> Thank you.

760
01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:30,319
» Yeah, absolutely.
[laughter]

761
01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:33,200
» Every every month.
>> Every month. That's great. Anybody else

762
01:04:32,559 --> 01:04:37,440
got any questions?
>> Yeah, one more. Do we have any movement

763
01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:41,440
on the grant for the uh the headworks?
>> We're slowly working on that. I did

764
01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:47,039
reach out to Mcronone. There's some
documents we would need when we start

765
01:04:44,160 --> 01:04:50,559
moving forward with uh looking at the um
congressional directed spending. Uh just

766
01:04:49,440 --> 01:04:56,240
documents that they would need to
provide that would have to fit into

767
01:04:53,440 --> 01:05:01,280
qualify for that. Uh we're slowly moving
forward. We're hoping to start having

768
01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:04,799
some site visits in the fall is what's
recommended. So hopefully we'll be

769
01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:06,880
getting going on that and hopefully
it'll go in the right direction. Fingers

770
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:10,559
» crossed.
>> We just got updated cost on that. I'm g

771
01:05:09,200 --> 01:05:15,359
go off the top of my head. It went from
3.2 million to about 5.4.

772
01:05:13,680 --> 01:05:20,319
» So the costs are not going to go down.
But that project we need to get going on

773
01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:24,680
it. Um because we're we're going to wind
up having an issue eventually.

774
01:05:25,359 --> 01:05:32,240
» Any question? Any other questions? All
right. Thank you, sir. Good report as

775
01:05:30,319 --> 01:05:37,200
always.
on the engineers report. Wayne,

776
01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:41,680
» thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, you have my
report. Just a couple updates. Um, the

777
01:05:39,520 --> 01:05:46,720
water park continues to change weekly
since this was written 812. Um, in this

778
01:05:45,039 --> 01:05:51,680
report, it talked about value
engineering meetings we held with Shyel

779
01:05:48,480 --> 01:05:55,680
for phase 2 construction. Uh, on 8 723
and 7:30. We also have one last week.

780
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:59,280
Uh, don't have a final budget yet, but
we're getting close for phase 2

781
01:05:56,960 --> 01:06:03,200
construction. Uh phase one demo of
course is continuing getting ready to do

782
01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:07,520
power restrikes and test piles should be
should be should be happening this week.

783
01:06:05,359 --> 01:06:12,160
Um other updates I already talked about
a little bit with the um

784
01:06:10,400 --> 01:06:16,400
uh Kellum's master plan for the fitness
pad. We already gave you that one. Uh

785
01:06:14,160 --> 01:06:20,240
rail trail RFP. I did hold the
interviews with uh KCI who you'll see is

786
01:06:18,799 --> 01:06:23,599
recommended in your in your packet or
was it's now now removed. Um so we can

787
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:27,039
have that conversation when you're
ready. I am ready to have that

788
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:30,319
conversation. I do recommend that they
be awarded the contract. And with any

789
01:06:29,280 --> 01:06:34,400
other questions, I'd be happy to answer
them.

790
01:06:31,280 --> 01:06:41,599
» Yeah, I'll touch on the uh the Kelfield
top lot storm drain project. The Zenesk

791
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:48,400
ticket I sent was 3033.
Uh what that did was, as you said, you

792
01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:54,880
had some challenges with the top lot.
You built it up over 2 foot. We are

793
01:06:51,359 --> 01:07:00,640
within a waiver that allowed that to go.
you pulled that permit from getting done

794
01:06:57,599 --> 01:07:03,520
so that the you could attach the fitness
pad to that waiver.

795
01:07:02,160 --> 01:07:07,200
» I'm not familiar with your term waiver,
but go ahead.

796
01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:13,119
» You so
will your word. So you said you

797
01:07:09,520 --> 01:07:16,319
impervious area expand
for the permitting of it when we

798
01:07:14,880 --> 01:07:20,079
discussed it.
>> Not familiar with your word waiver.

799
01:07:17,599 --> 01:07:24,079
» Okay. What what word is it that you were
using? So we had a permit a grading

800
01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:29,599
permit with Calbert County to install
the top lot and the storm drain project.

801
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:33,839
We the typical process is to close that
permit out you submit as bills which we

802
01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:38,880
did. They review the storm water side of
the as bills and we submit our final as

803
01:07:35,680 --> 01:07:42,720
bills which we did. When the fitness pad
came up we asked them to not release the

804
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:47,039
permit at this time because we will
likely revise it to include the fitness

805
01:07:45,520 --> 01:07:54,000
pad.
So when I say waiver, what I'm referring

806
01:07:50,160 --> 01:07:59,039
to is the allowed
area up to x amount of square feet,

807
01:07:56,880 --> 01:08:00,799
right? I believe it's 5,000 square ft.
>> No.

808
01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:04,319
» Okay. [snorts] Um
>> wait minute, let me explain. That's not

809
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:07,839
correct. Up to 5,000 ft² does not
require a grading permit. This project

810
01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:12,400
has a grading permit. Over grading
permit, you can disturb as much as you

811
01:08:09,280 --> 01:08:16,560
want. It has limitations up to 20 acres
where you have different um sequences

812
01:08:14,640 --> 01:08:20,239
for construction. But what we're talking
about here is a grading permit, not

813
01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:25,679
something under 5,000 ft.
>> Okay. So, we talked about raising the

814
01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:31,279
two two foot for the top lot. So, one
thing we don't realize when we're at a

815
01:08:27,759 --> 01:08:36,000
town council meeting is after it rains
and where water stands. I wrote around I

816
01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:41,962
submitted that ticket that had the
pictures. The pictures the drain's not

817
01:08:38,960 --> 01:08:47,120
working. So the top lot and the the
[clears throat] water, it's standing and

818
01:08:43,679 --> 01:08:52,159
people would have to walk through it or
walk over where the building's on fire

819
01:08:49,839 --> 01:08:56,239
next to that to get by without walking
through the water. Um, let me let me

820
01:08:54,640 --> 01:08:58,400
respond. I've not seen the ticket. I
would love to see it and have a

821
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:03,120
conversation with you offline about
that. There are areas where the building

822
01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:05,920
caught on fire where those parking lots
that are private parking lots have sunk

823
01:09:04,799 --> 01:09:10,319
and there is standing water in the
parking lots. has nothing to do with

824
01:09:07,839 --> 01:09:14,640
with the kum top lot.
>> The pictures I have are pretty good. You

825
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:18,880
can see there's uh soil in it. And then
I also show the other side of Kellums

826
01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:23,679
where there's standing water after the
rain has stopped so that you can see

827
01:09:21,359 --> 01:09:28,480
after a rain event, not even a big rain
event, where the water's standing. So

828
01:09:26,319 --> 01:09:32,319
then we could say, "Wow, are we going to
push that flooding to people down the

829
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:35,440
road?" So again, I'd love to see the
pictures and have a conversation

830
01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:38,880
offline, but those devices are designed
to hold water up to 4 48 hours. They're

831
01:09:37,520 --> 01:09:41,359
required to filter the water before it's
released, but happy to have the

832
01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:45,440
conversation. I don't have the
information for

833
01:09:41,920 --> 01:09:48,560
» No, no problem. It's ticket 3033.
>> I'll be sure to get a copy of it.

834
01:09:47,463 --> 01:09:54,320
[clears throat]
>> The um the water park, we're doing 13

835
01:09:52,159 --> 01:09:57,920
test piles. Is that right?
>> We're doing three test piles.

836
01:09:56,159 --> 01:10:01,760
» We're doing 13 restrikes.
>> Three test piles. 13. We're restructing

837
01:09:59,920 --> 01:10:06,719
the old piles to confirm their capacity
and we're doing three new test piles.

838
01:10:04,320 --> 01:10:09,600
» Okay. And can you just let the public
know like what are the three new test

839
01:10:08,239 --> 01:10:13,360
piles? What's the purpose of those?
>> So when you have a pile of foundation,

840
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:16,960
you need to figure out how long and how
big your piles need to be to support

841
01:10:14,880 --> 01:10:20,239
your weight you're looking for. So only
way to really do that, you have geotech

842
01:10:18,719 --> 01:10:24,719
reports which kind of project it, but to
confirm it, we actually go drive three

843
01:10:23,280 --> 01:10:27,760
three piles before we drive the rest of
the piles. We do that in three different

844
01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:30,800
areas of the park because the soils may
be different in different areas of the

845
01:10:28,719 --> 01:10:34,000
park and that gives us our our pile
capacities which tells us how long our

846
01:10:32,239 --> 01:10:36,480
piles need to be and how big our piles
need to be before we order them. That's

847
01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:43,040
what we're doing.
>> And correct me if I'm wrong, but um I

848
01:10:39,520 --> 01:10:46,400
believe that the where the water amenity
was is where the piles were in the

849
01:10:44,960 --> 01:10:50,560
existing, but we're going to expand
that. Is that not correct, Jay?

850
01:10:48,239 --> 01:10:55,120
» Sure. And just from dealing with members
of the pug and being over there every

851
01:10:51,920 --> 01:10:59,600
day with other stuff just to you know
layman's terms everyone thinks you drive

852
01:10:56,719 --> 01:11:02,719
a pile down and you hit a substrate clay
or something and that's bottom of that

853
01:11:01,199 --> 01:11:06,800
stilt if you will now it's holding but
there's also these piles are so long

854
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:10,320
there's what's called the friction load
on the outside of the pile whether you

855
01:11:08,640 --> 01:11:13,600
hit a hard bottom or not. So in the
restrike, those been there so long, they

856
01:11:12,159 --> 01:11:17,199
want to understand if we change, if we
add weight and you change that friction

857
01:11:15,520 --> 01:11:21,360
load, does it increase? Does it not? In
the new piles, the test, hey, we're

858
01:11:19,440 --> 01:11:25,199
going to beat it and they have a
dimension. When it stops moving so much

859
01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:29,760
for each hit, they know they've reach
that friction, then they come back and

860
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:32,640
hit it another time. I just talked to
too many people about it lately, and

861
01:11:31,120 --> 01:11:36,880
there's different technologies, but it's
not a it's a matter of, okay, how wide

862
01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:40,320
do they need to be? How many do we have
to add? Are we going per plant? I think

863
01:11:38,640 --> 01:11:44,800
everything I've seen so far is in good
shape, but the proof's in the pudding

864
01:11:42,560 --> 01:11:51,199
and and the equipment showed up today,
so the thing will be there to do it. Um,

865
01:11:49,760 --> 01:11:54,159
I've just had that conversation with a
lot of public and maybe it'll save me a

866
01:11:52,719 --> 01:11:57,679
few more conversations saying it here,
but thanks. [laughter]

867
01:11:55,679 --> 01:12:03,040
» How long does that process do you you
said the equipment's here and then how

868
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:06,800
long do you expect that process to take?
>> I don't I don't want to speak for Wayne.

869
01:12:04,400 --> 01:12:11,600
the the uh restrikes they they actually
if you look at the construction site the

870
01:12:08,719 --> 01:12:16,960
demo contractor left the bottom of the
river so he can travel this crane along

871
01:12:14,719 --> 01:12:22,480
with a good surface not damage the grade
beams he thinks he can do the seven or

872
01:12:19,679 --> 01:12:27,600
the 13 rest strikes in two days driving
the new three piles in one day um and it

873
01:12:25,360 --> 01:12:31,760
takes about a week to get that back
we'll have the information but once they

874
01:12:29,520 --> 01:12:38,320
mobilize the intent is to then fill in
the gaps uh once they learn that study

875
01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:44,159
Gotcha. And so, um, if I remember, it's
a long process, but, um, once we take

876
01:12:42,320 --> 01:12:50,159
the top off, we have to hurry up and get
the bottom. We have, we need to get back

877
01:12:46,159 --> 01:12:58,719
on very quickly. Um, I imagine that's
planned as the owner's representative.

878
01:12:54,880 --> 01:13:02,159
Does he have like a date by or how's
that being?

879
01:12:59,280 --> 01:13:06,239
» I got this. So, we we received a draft
schedule today from Shyel now that we

880
01:13:04,159 --> 01:13:09,440
know that the pile driver is on site. I
haven't looked at it yet. Um, but I know

881
01:13:08,320 --> 01:13:12,640
what you're talking about. The concern
is if we leave that place open, a bunch

882
01:13:10,960 --> 01:13:16,480
of water gets there and damages the
bottom. The way they're demoing that,

883
01:13:14,800 --> 01:13:20,000
they've actually crushed a lot of lot of
the concrete and they've made their own

884
01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:23,120
pad. So, that's good. Uh, we're
preventing water from getting getting in

885
01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:26,400
there. Uh, once these restrikes are done
and we can order the piles, they're

886
01:13:24,239 --> 01:13:31,360
ready to go. Um so they will be in there
put putting um piles in and additional

887
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:35,920
screw piles in and finishing that floor
as fast they can.

888
01:13:33,199 --> 01:13:41,440
My last question, the budget discussions
is just so that you have the books in

889
01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:46,480
front of you to watch or is there
>> that's one re that's one reason.

890
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:49,199
» My understanding was we approved a a
price.

891
01:13:46,960 --> 01:13:53,440
» You did you you approved a budget and
that as you go as you can imagine as you

892
01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:56,880
go through design things change, numbers
change and if you'll remember there was

893
01:13:55,360 --> 01:14:00,000
a contingency in there and we were able
to share some that's what we're working

894
01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:02,719
on. So now that we have the final
design, we have final numbers. We're

895
01:14:01,606 --> 01:14:06,000
[snorts] just adjusting those to make
sure as we go forward, we we can track

896
01:14:04,400 --> 01:14:10,000
those numbers.
>> Okay. There's no big budgetary concern

897
01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:13,280
to.
>> No. And there's been some value

898
01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:16,320
engineering things. As you get the
designs and the engineers suggest

899
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:19,360
things, the electrician says, "Hey, why
why don't we do it this way? It'll save

900
01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:22,080
you some money." Or the mason says, "Why
don't we do it this way? It'll save you

901
01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:24,719
some money." When you see my report,
we're talking about value engineering

902
01:14:23,199 --> 01:14:29,840
meeting. That's what we're doing. We're
trying to whittle that that price down

903
01:14:26,960 --> 01:14:34,560
to get it as low as we can to start and
then watch it as we go forward.

904
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:39,280
» Thank you for answering both of you for
answering those questions.

905
01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:44,400
» Wayne, I I forwarded you an email just
now with the rest of the council um that

906
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:50,640
supports what conversation I was saying.
Uh especially with says D Street Widen.

907
01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:56,400
Uh that's not when I'm talking to the
the administrator like the the people

908
01:14:53,679 --> 01:15:00,800
who kind of work on that plan that I'm
hearing that's not there's a whole

909
01:14:58,159 --> 01:15:04,880
process that's supposed to take place
and I don't think we have that

910
01:15:02,560 --> 01:15:09,600
administrative process in town for this
D street widening project I see on your

911
01:15:06,960 --> 01:15:14,080
report. So since it's in my report and
you commented on it, um the DC street

912
01:15:12,560 --> 01:15:17,280
widening was part of the pavement
widening program in anticipation of

913
01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:20,880
getting pro approval of that from the
Ches Bay critical area commission. We

914
01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:23,840
have submitted the Ches Bay critical
area commission. The requirement when

915
01:15:22,320 --> 01:15:27,679
you add paving in the critical area is
to is to provide storm water management.

916
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:30,560
And Dan, I want to clarify there's a
difference between storm water

917
01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:33,520
management and storm drainage. I think
you're confusing the two, but I'm not

918
01:15:31,840 --> 01:15:38,400
going to go into that. have have it
contract contact uh connection

919
01:15:36,800 --> 01:15:40,400
in a area where you have IDA
which is what you are intense

920
01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:43,679
development area the entire town is
intense development area you have to

921
01:15:41,760 --> 01:15:47,280
prove provide and prove that when you
add impervious area you reduce the

922
01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:51,120
pollutant load to the bay by more than
10%. And that's that's a computation

923
01:15:49,360 --> 01:15:55,520
that we do. We've done that and we
provide storm water management devices

924
01:15:53,040 --> 01:15:58,800
to pro provide that that pollutant
reduction. In this case, our design was

925
01:15:57,280 --> 01:16:02,080
to add plants along the edge of edge of
the road that's been completed. I think

926
01:16:00,640 --> 01:16:05,440
it's been submitted to critical
commission so that once we get that

927
01:16:03,840 --> 01:16:10,159
approval, we can do that widening. But
we'll have that conversation offline.

928
01:16:07,760 --> 01:16:15,960
» Yeah, I submitted the uh a lot of that
stuff. Everybody said they're looped in

929
01:16:12,800 --> 01:16:15,960
on that.

930
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:25,280
» All right.
Let's move on to

931
01:16:21,840 --> 01:16:30,880
uh the Twin Verses patrol uh sheriff's
uh

932
01:16:27,679 --> 01:16:37,280
» Sergeant Nordon. Welcome.
>> Good evening everyone.

933
01:16:34,159 --> 01:16:43,600
» Received a copy of the
>> Yep. Okay. The month of July, the

934
01:16:40,880 --> 01:16:49,840
sheriff's office responded to 189 calls
for service. uh the slightly up from the

935
01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:54,880
172 that we responded to in June. Out of
that, we had 645 self-initiated

936
01:16:53,120 --> 01:16:58,640
activities such as patrol checks,
traffic enforcement, traffic stops, and

937
01:16:56,800 --> 01:17:03,920
follow-ups.
Of the 189 calls for service, some of

938
01:17:01,440 --> 01:17:09,360
note, we had several thefts. The one I'd
like to speak on was from July 24th. Uh,

939
01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:13,920
a couple of my deputies responded to
Richfield Station for active subjects

940
01:17:11,760 --> 01:17:18,800
breaking into vehicles and all subjects
were caught. Um, I don't have the

941
01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:22,640
figures in front of me on how many
vehicles exactly they broke into, but

942
01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:26,159
they identified numerous victims and
they were all charged accordingly. So, I

943
01:17:24,480 --> 01:17:33,040
would like to commend the deputies for
that one. Um, had several DUIs due to

944
01:17:29,840 --> 01:17:36,400
heavy traffic enforcement, few assaults.
Uh

945
01:17:34,640 --> 01:17:39,840
there was a burglary on there,
fourthderee burglary. I figured people

946
01:17:38,560 --> 01:17:45,280
would have a question about that when
they see that word and everybody gets a

947
01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:50,080
little uneasy. Um this was a subject we
arrested him a couple times over in

948
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:54,480
North Beach and he made his way down
here from PG County. We're not sure how

949
01:17:52,719 --> 01:18:00,239
uh we were able to get in contact with
his sister in PG County. He has a

950
01:17:56,880 --> 01:18:05,199
multitude of mental health issues. um
and we were able to get them linked back

951
01:18:02,239 --> 01:18:10,000
together and get him into a facility. Um
but he did receive several charges over

952
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:15,440
here on our on Chesapeake Beach side and
North Beach side during his one or two

953
01:18:12,560 --> 01:18:20,159
week uh visit here with us. So, but just
to let everyone know that was an

954
01:18:16,880 --> 01:18:24,640
isolated incident uh subject, you know,
not walking down the street actively

955
01:18:23,120 --> 01:18:32,360
breaking into houses. This was just a
mental ill subject who entered someone's

956
01:18:26,640 --> 01:18:32,360
home. So, any questions, concerns?

957
01:18:32,640 --> 01:18:40,159
» You guys do a great job. And um I had
something stolen and not only did you

958
01:18:38,159 --> 01:18:44,719
catch the person, this is a couple years
back, um

959
01:18:42,480 --> 01:18:48,960
everything somehow got returned to me.
It was strewn all about my neighborhood

960
01:18:46,560 --> 01:18:53,040
and uh all day long people brought
little pieces of my wallet back to me.

961
01:18:51,199 --> 01:18:56,800
So, um
>> um we don't have much crime here and I'm

962
01:18:54,880 --> 01:19:00,960
very thankful for that. try to keep it
that way. U I do actually have an open

963
01:18:59,440 --> 01:19:04,640
case right now that's a theft and the
gentleman keeps contacting our property

964
01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:07,760
manager to get his stuff back. And I
said hasn't gone to court yet. That's

965
01:19:06,480 --> 01:19:11,679
evidence right now. We kind of need
that, you know, to prove our point in

966
01:19:09,520 --> 01:19:15,520
court. So we always ask citizens to just
be patient with us. It's the judicial

967
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:18,400
process, you know, when we're handling
stuff like that. Court takes a while and

968
01:19:17,360 --> 01:19:20,640
soon as we're done, you'll be able to
have it back.

969
01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:24,480
So,
>> I know this is uh North Beach, but I do

970
01:19:22,719 --> 01:19:28,560
want to say the first Fridays, I think,
is going really well with the new uh

971
01:19:26,640 --> 01:19:31,840
layout, and I've seen a lot of positive
uh feedback.

972
01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:36,320
» We don't want to jinx that. No,
>> no, it's um the last two have gone

973
01:19:34,080 --> 01:19:39,120
smoothly, so we've increased deputies
there. Uh

974
01:19:37,440 --> 01:19:43,520
» feedback from the citizens is very
positive. So, um I've heard good things

975
01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:49,120
about summer nights, too. Uh citizens
are enjoying that. And we did have uh

976
01:19:45,520 --> 01:19:53,920
good feedback for uh July 3rd. It feels
like it was months ago, but last month,

977
01:19:51,360 --> 01:19:58,320
well, it was fireworks, but that was a
successful evening as well. We didn't

978
01:19:55,360 --> 01:20:02,400
have any uh major incidents during that
uh thankfully. Yep. We can talk about it

979
01:20:00,239 --> 01:20:08,080
now. It's past. [laughter]
But so

980
01:20:05,440 --> 01:20:12,400
assist motor motorist that was a little
higher. Um is that normally higher in

981
01:20:10,880 --> 01:20:17,679
the summer or was it?
>> Uh depends. I mean that can be a number

982
01:20:14,560 --> 01:20:19,840
of things. uh the assist motor. Sorry,
I'm just trying to pull up that

983
01:20:18,560 --> 01:20:24,800
spreadsheet.
>> Uh 10 for the month, 58 for the year.

984
01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:28,320
» Yeah. So, I mean, that's that can be
anything. You know, we see a car with

985
01:20:26,480 --> 01:20:32,640
its flashers on on the side of the road.
I I get it all the time up here at the

986
01:20:30,239 --> 01:20:35,040
top of 260. They'll turn from the light
here,

987
01:20:33,440 --> 01:20:38,800
» their phone will ring, they'll pull over
and they put their flashers on. Well, I

988
01:20:36,640 --> 01:20:42,320
come up the road a few cars behind them.
I pull in to check on them, make sure

989
01:20:41,280 --> 01:20:46,320
they're okay, see if they need
assistance or anything. I have to label

990
01:20:44,159 --> 01:20:50,719
it as an assist mode. It's just uh how
we categorize certain calls. Um so that

991
01:20:49,360 --> 01:20:53,920
would just it's just letting our
dispatch know, hey, I'm out with a

992
01:20:52,080 --> 01:20:57,679
vehicle. They might be broken down. So
they're prepared for me to ask for a tow

993
01:20:55,760 --> 01:21:03,040
truck or certain things like that.
>> So no tire change service. Like I had a

994
01:21:01,520 --> 01:21:08,000
flat tire, haven't had one. I was like,
"Ah, could have had."

995
01:21:06,239 --> 01:21:12,719
» I've changed a few tires this summer. I
will say I don't publicly announce

996
01:21:10,640 --> 01:21:14,960
I've changed a few tires folks this
time. Well,

997
01:21:13,360 --> 01:21:18,719
» I see I see that's always a highlight.
You know what I mean? So, thank you.

998
01:21:17,280 --> 01:21:21,440
» Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. Okay.

999
01:21:20,080 --> 01:21:23,600
» It's always good to see you here.
>> Yep. Thank you, sir.

1000
01:21:22,640 --> 01:21:27,280
» Thank you.
>> All right. North Beach Volunteer Fire

1001
01:21:25,199 --> 01:21:30,880
Department. Anything going on at the
fire department? A

1002
01:21:29,040 --> 01:21:33,679
» little bit. [laughter]
>> It's good to see you, sir.

1003
01:21:32,239 --> 01:21:38,000
» Good to see you. Greetings from uh
President G and Chief Stanton. And I

1004
01:21:36,080 --> 01:21:39,760
guess everybody got their statistical
report emailed to them.

1005
01:21:39,360 --> 01:21:46,080
» Yeah.
>> Yeah. Have uh you know, knock on wood as

1006
01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:48,400
far as emergencies go. We're slow right
now. We're

1007
01:21:46,960 --> 01:21:52,560
» That's a good thing cuz you're busy
otherwise.

1008
01:21:49,120 --> 01:21:57,840
» It is. It is very very much so. But uh
yeah, we haven't had any earthshattering

1009
01:21:54,880 --> 01:22:03,040
things go on or it's been relatively
quiet out there. Just wrapping up the uh

1010
01:22:00,800 --> 01:22:06,639
month with the 100th anniversary
>> stuff.

1011
01:22:04,800 --> 01:22:10,320
Yeah, that's great. Uh when we get to
the mayor's report, I've got a few

1012
01:22:08,239 --> 01:22:15,920
things to say about the 100th
anniversary and the parade and and the

1013
01:22:13,440 --> 01:22:18,000
uh the carnival. So, uh
>> uh stick around for that.

1014
01:22:17,360 --> 01:22:23,440
» I'll be here.
>> I'm not too far not too much further

1015
01:22:20,159 --> 01:22:27,679
down the uh down the road.
>> Any questions from anyone or

1016
01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:32,080
» No, I bought your book, but I have not
read it yet. So, I I don't want to talk

1017
01:22:30,239 --> 01:22:34,080
about it because I'll look really dumb.
Are we talking Are we talking about this

1018
01:22:33,760 --> 01:22:36,719
book?
>> Yes, we're talking about that book. I do

1019
01:22:35,840 --> 01:22:41,360
have it.
>> Amazing piece of history.

1020
01:22:38,080 --> 01:22:45,120
» This is This was recently published
about the first hundred years of the

1021
01:22:43,360 --> 01:22:48,080
North Beach Volunteer Fire Department,
which is the oldest department in the

1022
01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:52,960
county
>> and company number one. And uh and

1023
01:22:51,520 --> 01:22:56,320
despite the fact that they're the North
Beach Volunteer Fire Department, they've

1024
01:22:54,560 --> 01:23:01,600
been located in Ches Peak Beach ever
since I've moved here in 1985.

1025
01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:04,400
Uh but uh we don't uh hold that against
them for not changing the name.

1026
01:23:03,297 --> 01:23:07,120
[laughter]
>> Thank you for being here. It's always

1027
01:23:05,840 --> 01:23:11,920
good to have you here.
>> All righty. Have a good evening.

1028
01:23:09,040 --> 01:23:14,920
» All right.
>> All right.

1029
01:23:16,800 --> 01:23:23,880
Here's reporting
games. Um

1030
01:23:25,280 --> 01:23:35,600
sorry. Yeah. And so what you have on the
screen there is uh some photographs that

1031
01:23:32,719 --> 01:23:40,239
I took uh with my phone. And guess what?
I was up in the air. Can you tell that I

1032
01:23:38,639 --> 01:23:47,360
was on the ferris wheel when I took
these with Becky? And uh that was uh a

1033
01:23:44,639 --> 01:23:51,199
lot of fun. Uh, and you'll notice on the
left-hand picture that the ladder trucks

1034
01:23:49,360 --> 01:23:55,280
on the back side of the firehouse and
it's all the way up in the air and

1035
01:23:53,360 --> 01:24:00,159
there's uh, I think two members of the
fire company uh, in the bucket up there

1036
01:23:58,560 --> 01:24:05,760
and they were shooting pictures from the
back side of the firehouse.

1037
01:24:02,880 --> 01:24:10,480
» And so, okay, go to the next one. Now,
this is a trip. I took a trip to South

1038
01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:16,400
Carolina to visit my daughter and her
family. Becky and I did. And on the way

1039
01:24:14,239 --> 01:24:23,120
home, we were coming up Route 85. We
were in western South Carolina. We were

1040
01:24:19,360 --> 01:24:28,560
coming up Route 85 and I hit Route 29
um in North Carolina uh that runs in

1041
01:24:26,639 --> 01:24:34,880
through Virginia and turns into Lee
Highway in Fairfax County. And I was

1042
01:24:32,719 --> 01:24:40,159
just talking to Becky and I said, "Well,
you know, I went to I finished, uh, my

1043
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:46,960
last year of high school at a military
academy that's very near where we are

1044
01:24:42,800 --> 01:24:52,400
right now." And so, um, she says, "Well,
why don't we go up there?" So, we did.

1045
01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:57,920
And, uh, it's in Chadam, Virginia. It's
called Hargrave Military Academy. it's

1046
01:24:55,520 --> 01:25:05,840
uh operate it it's related to the
southern it's southern baptist ministry

1047
01:25:01,760 --> 01:25:12,400
and um I I went there voluntarily
uh in my senior year of high school uh

1048
01:25:08,560 --> 01:25:15,760
because I had I needed a class in summer
school and I went there at the

1049
01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:20,480
recommendation somebody to do this
summer school. I was in Fairfax County

1050
01:25:17,600 --> 01:25:26,320
at the time and when I got there, I
really liked it. So, I decided to ask my

1051
01:25:24,320 --> 01:25:33,040
mom and dad if I could do my senior year
of high school there, which I did do.

1052
01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:38,800
Um, and I'll be honest with you, that um
uh changed a lot of things for me um

1053
01:25:36,880 --> 01:25:47,360
because it's very strict military
school, very disciplined, male only. Um,

1054
01:25:43,280 --> 01:25:51,920
and uh, I I did very well there uh, in
all in all of my classes and I was kind

1055
01:25:49,920 --> 01:25:57,199
of didn't pay that much attention in
public high school in Fairfax County. So

1056
01:25:54,800 --> 01:26:02,880
anyway, we stopped there and we got a
great tour. The picture on the left and

1057
01:25:59,679 --> 01:26:07,760
the right is the same image. It's in the
new chapel that recently was built and

1058
01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:11,840
so we got to see that. Hit the next one,
Wendy.

1059
01:26:09,520 --> 01:26:16,480
Oh, and that was it for that. But at any
rate, uh it was good to it was good to

1060
01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:22,960
stop by there and to rebuild that
relationship and um uh I I really

1061
01:26:21,040 --> 01:26:30,159
enjoyed that. Now, Anthony, do you want
to say anything about this?

1062
01:26:26,320 --> 01:26:34,880
» Um yes. Well, that was during the Twin
Beaches Community Health Coalition uh

1063
01:26:32,480 --> 01:26:44,560
Red, White, and Warrior Challenge, which
was a part of Uplift uh Calbertt um

1064
01:26:39,120 --> 01:26:49,760
festival. And that is a part of the 140T
obstacle course that I really tried to

1065
01:26:47,440 --> 01:26:52,960
get Bruce to run,
but he kept telling me he was too tired

1066
01:26:51,679 --> 01:26:57,520
to do it.
>> Um but, uh we had people that come out

1067
01:26:55,600 --> 01:27:04,639
to compete. We had a a nice group of
teams and we were able to raise over

1068
01:26:59,920 --> 01:27:10,360
$1,400 for the uh for the American
Legion Post up the street. So, we did

1069
01:27:07,120 --> 01:27:10,360
pretty good.

1070
01:27:10,560 --> 01:27:17,120
» But next time we're definitely going to
get Bruce to do it. He was a little shy

1071
01:27:14,159 --> 01:27:20,715
because he he really wanted to I had
shorts for him and everything.

1072
01:27:18,480 --> 01:27:23,679
» I heard uh Chris did it right.
[laughter]

1073
01:27:21,440 --> 01:27:26,719
» He did do it. He did indeed. He did a
good job. Anybody who did it did a good

1074
01:27:25,679 --> 01:27:28,960
job. Period.
>> I was there. I was there.

1075
01:27:28,159 --> 01:27:33,760
» You was there.
>> Yeah. And I uh I I thought that that was

1076
01:27:31,840 --> 01:27:39,400
a great event and I think a lot of
people had a lot of fun. And Chris, did

1077
01:27:35,760 --> 01:27:39,400
you want to say anything?

1078
01:27:39,760 --> 01:27:44,480
» You don't want to add anything further
to that?

1079
01:27:42,985 --> 01:27:47,480
[laughter]
>> Chris?

1080
01:27:48,639 --> 01:27:53,840
» Yeah.
>> And she did a really good job.

1081
01:27:52,159 --> 01:27:58,000
But that was that was a lot of fun. and
I commend you for putting this together.

1082
01:27:55,920 --> 01:28:03,040
I I really think that this is the type
of thing that the citizens of the town

1083
01:28:00,639 --> 01:28:08,800
and the area can really embrace and
enjoy. So, thank you for

1084
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:13,440
» thankful for the people who came out
here.

1085
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:16,400
» And again, we we mentioned um we talked
a little bit about Fishing Creek

1086
01:28:14,800 --> 01:28:23,360
already, so I don't think I need to say
anything more about that. Um and then

1087
01:28:20,560 --> 01:28:28,239
the we talked a little bit about the the
um

1088
01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:33,600
the water park already. Uh the 100th
anniversary this book was published um

1089
01:28:31,440 --> 01:28:38,800
by the
it was uh John Tippet wrote this book

1090
01:28:36,800 --> 01:28:43,040
about the fire department and do you
want to come back forward and comment on

1091
01:28:40,320 --> 01:28:49,120
this? This thing is is absolutely
spectacular and detailed. Uh and they're

1092
01:28:46,320 --> 01:28:57,360
available. They are available for uh
purchase at $60 a piece. The uh Chief

1093
01:28:53,360 --> 01:29:02,000
Tippet just put in a ton of time and it
seems like every, you know, he would go

1094
01:28:59,679 --> 01:29:08,480
home pretty much every night and write
this book. I mean, he wrote this thing

1095
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:14,239
by himself and he went through old file
cabinets and old [clears throat] drawers

1096
01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:19,199
and everything. and it seemed like every
time he'd get something done, he'd find

1097
01:29:17,440 --> 01:29:26,639
something brand new.
>> Um, and it's amazing he he would point

1098
01:29:21,840 --> 01:29:32,080
out that uh 60 70 years ago at their
business meetings, they were discussing

1099
01:29:29,280 --> 01:29:34,960
the same things that we discuss now,
complaining about the cleanliness and

1100
01:29:33,760 --> 01:29:39,920
people aren't picking up after
themselves and this and that. And it's

1101
01:29:37,440 --> 01:29:46,080
just, it's amazing how history just
keeps repeating itself. And uh I' I

1102
01:29:43,760 --> 01:29:49,679
bought one of the books, but I have not
had a I've looked at it, glance through

1103
01:29:48,080 --> 01:29:52,560
it, but I haven't had time to sit down
and really go through it, but

1104
01:29:51,120 --> 01:29:56,239
» Well, you all been a little busy at the
fire department.

1105
01:29:53,199 --> 01:29:59,920
» Yeah. Uh it's uh it's quite the
accomplishment what he's was able to put

1106
01:29:58,400 --> 01:30:04,239
down in that book.
>> Like I say, they are for purchase if uh

1107
01:30:01,679 --> 01:30:09,440
I think uh the base height history
museum has some or you can come by the

1108
01:30:06,560 --> 01:30:14,719
firehouse and and get them. uh Chief
Tippet put this whole effort out from

1109
01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:20,960
his pocket. So he fronted the book and
he paid for it and everything. So if you

1110
01:30:17,760 --> 01:30:24,080
go and buy it and they say uh you know
make to check out the John Tippet, it's

1111
01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:29,199
not he's not committing any fraud or
anything. He's uh he's not making a

1112
01:30:26,800 --> 01:30:32,560
profit off of it either. If there is any
money that uh comes out, it's going to

1113
01:30:31,040 --> 01:30:36,239
go back to the firehouse. He wanted to
do a hard coverver book, which would

1114
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:41,440
have been outstanding, but it would have
been, I think the publisher said, $300

1115
01:30:38,639 --> 01:30:45,199
to $350 a piece.
>> So, unfortunately, we we couldn't pull

1116
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:50,960
that off.
>> Right. Well, thank you. And there is a

1117
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:54,800
copy of uh of this in the back. If any
of you here that are visiting tonight

1118
01:30:53,199 --> 01:31:00,080
want to take a look at it, just look at
it on your way out. So,

1119
01:30:57,920 --> 01:31:05,199
» yeah. In other words, see them before
you buy them. But uh but I I I would

1120
01:31:03,120 --> 01:31:09,600
encourage you to to support the fire
department. I mean, it's uh instrumental

1121
01:31:07,440 --> 01:31:14,800
here in the town. And I and and then of
course I have a special uh u uh

1122
01:31:13,040 --> 01:31:19,679
connection to the fire department cuz I
did have a house fired that took me out

1123
01:31:16,400 --> 01:31:24,159
of my put me out of my home for a year.
Um and I was talking to the previous

1124
01:31:22,320 --> 01:31:30,400
chief. I'm trying to think of his name.
>> Chris Mills. Chief Mills.

1125
01:31:25,840 --> 01:31:37,760
» Yeah. He he um he told me at the event
uh at uh that if if we had been

1126
01:31:35,280 --> 01:31:43,040
if the call had gone in just another
minute or two later, my house would have

1127
01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:47,760
burned right down to the ground. And you
don't realize how valuable the fire

1128
01:31:44,880 --> 01:31:53,600
department is until you have a fire.
Unbelievable. I mean, because um that we

1129
01:31:51,679 --> 01:31:59,040
were out of our house for an entire year
to rebuild it. Um, and my house is a

1130
01:31:57,199 --> 01:32:03,600
duplex, so it's attached to another
home, and the home that was attached to

1131
01:32:00,880 --> 01:32:08,719
it wasn't damaged at all.
The people that, and they're volunteers,

1132
01:32:05,760 --> 01:32:13,920
they're all volunteers. So, you I can't
say enough about how lucky we are to

1133
01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:19,520
have the North Beach Volunteer Fire
Department, the first one in Cal County

1134
01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:24,320
located in Chesapeake Beach here. And
these people are willing to serve. And

1135
01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:29,600
another thing that's uh interesting
about that is uh my great nephew is a

1136
01:32:27,920 --> 01:32:34,239
professional firefighter for Prince
George's County and he lives outside of

1137
01:32:32,480 --> 01:32:38,400
the town limits but with a Chesapeake
Beach address but he is a member of the

1138
01:32:36,480 --> 01:32:41,679
North Beach Volunteer Fire Department as
well.

1139
01:32:38,960 --> 01:32:45,360
» He just recently had a baby and uh just
>> he's been a little preoccupied

1140
01:32:44,239 --> 01:32:48,639
preoccupied with
>> we're seeing him we're seeing him more

1141
01:32:46,639 --> 01:32:51,679
and more every day which is a great he's
he's great.

1142
01:32:49,280 --> 01:32:54,880
» Yeah. Yeah. So again, a round of
applause for North Beach Volunteer

1143
01:32:53,120 --> 01:32:57,199
Firefighters.
>> Thank you.

1144
01:32:55,360 --> 01:33:01,920
» Another interesting thing in the book is
there's it's not only there's a lot of

1145
01:32:59,840 --> 01:33:06,960
pictures of the town from way back in
the day. So if you just like history and

1146
01:33:04,159 --> 01:33:09,920
nostalgia to see what this place used to
be, there's there's a lot of pictures in

1147
01:33:08,960 --> 01:33:12,000
there of that also.
>> Yeah,

1148
01:33:10,880 --> 01:33:15,760
» that's great.
>> And uh I just want to comment, the

1149
01:33:13,520 --> 01:33:19,360
carnival is really well organized. I'm
seeing a lot of positive feedback on

1150
01:33:17,280 --> 01:33:22,560
that. I took my kids uh last night. We
had a good time and I understand that

1151
01:33:21,120 --> 01:33:26,480
the fire department gets a portion of
that back. So,

1152
01:33:23,600 --> 01:33:31,040
» yes. Yeah, it's uh well, we're hoping
that it comes somewhat close to being

1153
01:33:29,280 --> 01:33:32,800
able to offset the money we've spent on
this 100th anniversary.

1154
01:33:32,320 --> 01:33:35,920
» Oh, okay.
>> Cuz we've uh we've had to spend quite a

1155
01:33:35,120 --> 01:33:39,440
bit, too.
>> We had a gala over here at the rod and

1156
01:33:38,239 --> 01:33:42,639
reel that
>> wasn't cheap, but it was you know, you

1157
01:33:41,920 --> 01:33:45,040
only
>> we're only going to see a hunter once.

1158
01:33:44,400 --> 01:33:50,880
» Yep.
>> So, we we decided we might as well

1159
01:33:47,280 --> 01:33:56,880
» do it up. But they uh shout out to Will
Callas, one of our members. He uh he has

1160
01:33:54,000 --> 01:34:01,600
been working on this thing for a year
and uh I've been working with him on a

1161
01:33:59,840 --> 01:34:06,560
lot of the stuff and just the amount of
time and effort that he's put into it

1162
01:34:03,520 --> 01:34:13,120
has been incredible. And so far I've
heard I honestly haven't been down there

1163
01:34:09,040 --> 01:34:17,520
yet. Uh I have had everything this week.
I've had to take care of different

1164
01:34:15,440 --> 01:34:21,440
things. just had to go to a seminar last
night, wife's birthday tomorrow night.

1165
01:34:19,679 --> 01:34:26,000
Uh, Orioles game Saturday. I don't know
if that's going to happen or not, but

1166
01:34:23,120 --> 01:34:30,080
uh, everything I've heard has been
really, really good feedback on it.

1167
01:34:28,080 --> 01:34:33,520
» Take my word for it cuz I' I've been
there apparently more than you have.

1168
01:34:31,760 --> 01:34:36,639
» Yeah,
>> I was amazed. I didn't I didn't think

1169
01:34:35,040 --> 01:34:39,679
they'd be able to pull it off and get
all those rides and everything in the

1170
01:34:38,080 --> 01:34:44,719
lot, but they did. And
>> uh, hopefully we we can make this a

1171
01:34:42,560 --> 01:34:50,080
tradition and we'll keep it up. Maybe
not in August, maybe more in the fall or

1172
01:34:48,000 --> 01:34:54,719
more in the spring, but uh we had to
plan it in August for the 100th. So, but

1173
01:34:52,560 --> 01:34:57,760
we're going to go back and look at
everything and hopefully we can pull it

1174
01:34:56,000 --> 01:35:01,040
off and keep it up as a neighborhood
kind of thing.

1175
01:34:58,560 --> 01:35:04,000
» As I recall, it was done since I moved
here in 1985. That's been done before

1176
01:35:03,199 --> 01:35:07,920
there.
>> It it has been done at the fire I never

1177
01:35:06,239 --> 01:35:13,679
saw it at the firehouse. I've been here
for about 20 years and I remember

1178
01:35:11,040 --> 01:35:17,040
» taking my daughter down to the
>> uh the gravel lot down there when they

1179
01:35:15,280 --> 01:35:22,480
had the carnival down there,
>> but uh they did they did do it at the

1180
01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:25,520
firehouse and they pulled it off again.
So,

1181
01:35:23,120 --> 01:35:31,199
» that's great. Well, congratulations
and please extend the council and my

1182
01:35:28,480 --> 01:35:36,480
congratulations back to the chief and
and everybody that's responsible.

1183
01:35:33,520 --> 01:35:40,800
» We'll do. Thank you.
Um,

1184
01:35:38,000 --> 01:35:46,560
one other note, uh, for the mayor's
report. Uh, well, we have some pictures

1185
01:35:43,280 --> 01:35:51,120
that I shot today. Um, no, that's not
today. Um, because it's down further

1186
01:35:49,600 --> 01:35:57,040
than that, but that's some pictures I
shot um of of the construction or or

1187
01:35:54,960 --> 01:36:02,719
demolition that's going on at the at the
water park. And the uh the only place

1188
01:35:59,760 --> 01:36:07,280
that that uh you can take pictures is
through the uh the fence right on the

1189
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:12,239
street because the rest of it's got a
shield around it. Uh yeah, and that one

1190
01:36:10,000 --> 01:36:18,000
looks like it was today because the top
of that was down. But um I I uh I shot a

1191
01:36:16,719 --> 01:36:24,000
lot of stuff, but these were the ones
that we picked to show you tonight. Uh

1192
01:36:21,360 --> 01:36:28,960
okay.
>> Oh, that No, that was a video.

1193
01:36:26,960 --> 01:36:32,719
Oh, didn't play it up there. All right.
Well, then the only other thing I um I

1194
01:36:31,360 --> 01:36:38,400
have to mention is a couple of
birthdays. Um

1195
01:36:35,600 --> 01:36:45,360
uh this coming Saturday,
um you've heard of Roland's grocery

1196
01:36:40,800 --> 01:36:52,080
store. Roland himself, Roland Peller,
will turn 88 years old on Saturday.

1197
01:36:48,719 --> 01:36:59,040
and he um you can always find him at the
American Legion if if the black Cadillac

1198
01:36:55,520 --> 01:37:04,320
uh SUV is up there. Roland is there. Uh
and he he's he's there a lot. Um and I

1199
01:37:02,560 --> 01:37:10,800
there's a little story about Roland that
I'll share with you. I uh it is working.

1200
01:37:08,159 --> 01:37:17,440
Oh, you got it to work. You're good. Um
but just let it roll. Um Roland uh when

1201
01:37:14,800 --> 01:37:23,360
I was um
after my one year of college, I went to

1202
01:37:21,280 --> 01:37:28,480
uh drive a truck for my dad for
delivering newspapers in Washington DC

1203
01:37:26,000 --> 01:37:32,560
and in Rockville, Maryland uh two
different times. And the Washington DC

1204
01:37:31,119 --> 01:37:38,880
route that I had was southeast
Washington on the uh inside away from

1205
01:37:37,040 --> 01:37:45,040
the Anacostia River up toward the
Capitol and so forth. And on I think it

1206
01:37:42,400 --> 01:37:50,320
was either fourth or seventh street and
uh Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast there

1207
01:37:47,920 --> 01:37:55,440
was a delicateess in there that was one
of my stops where I put newspapers.

1208
01:37:52,639 --> 01:38:04,159
Okay. And it was called Roland's and yes
it was Roland Pelleter.

1209
01:37:57,679 --> 01:38:10,800
and so um and his family and uh so I I
didn't get to know him then but when I

1210
01:38:06,880 --> 01:38:16,960
moved here and then the store was built
um I uh I approached him and and I was

1211
01:38:15,440 --> 01:38:21,600
actually there for the ground break
breaking. There's a picture uh of of us

1212
01:38:19,679 --> 01:38:28,800
at the groundbreaking.
Um and um and also uh there's a shovel

1213
01:38:26,400 --> 01:38:34,320
that's if you go into Roland's and you
turn in toward the uh vegetable side,

1214
01:38:32,239 --> 01:38:39,840
you know, and you look up on the wall,
there's a a box, a glass box that has a

1215
01:38:36,639 --> 01:38:44,400
shovel in it, and there's a $100 bill up
there. And that $100 bill has my

1216
01:38:42,239 --> 01:38:48,560
signature on it cuz I was the very first
customer at Rollins.

1217
01:38:46,400 --> 01:38:52,960
» And so I just wanted to share that with
you. Uh, and the main reason that that

1218
01:38:50,480 --> 01:38:57,440
came to mind is that Roland Pelleter's
birthday is Saturday and he'll be 88

1219
01:38:54,880 --> 01:39:01,119
years old. And so if you ever go to the
American Legion, he's there most of the

1220
01:38:59,280 --> 01:39:06,639
time. If you see the black Cadillac in
front, he's there. And uh, if you do

1221
01:39:03,760 --> 01:39:10,080
happen to see him um, anytime in the re
near future, wish him a happy 88th

1222
01:39:08,560 --> 01:39:17,840
birthday.
And I'll also mention that uh, yesterday

1223
01:39:13,679 --> 01:39:23,920
um, my I have one brother uh, his name
is Barry. He lives in Northern Virginia

1224
01:39:19,840 --> 01:39:32,639
in uh near Manasses and uh yesterday was
his 80th birthday. So I'm just proud of

1225
01:39:26,719 --> 01:39:38,400
my brother having his 80th birthday.
Thank you for indulging me and and and

1226
01:39:36,320 --> 01:39:42,239
Commissioner Graasso, I'm happy that
you're here. Is there anything you want

1227
01:39:39,679 --> 01:39:47,199
to say to the public?
No. No politicking.

1228
01:39:44,480 --> 01:39:49,760
» No politicking.
Welcome. We're so glad you're here with

1229
01:39:48,800 --> 01:39:53,760
your husband.
>> Well, I'm glad to be here. Um, just

1230
01:39:51,840 --> 01:40:00,320
wanted to mention that National Night
Out, I was here and I had a citation for

1231
01:39:57,199 --> 01:40:05,199
all of you and um, as you
>> that it's in my office.

1232
01:40:01,840 --> 01:40:09,520
» Okay. And as usual, you all do such a
great job. It's always very well

1233
01:40:07,040 --> 01:40:15,040
attended, the vendors, everything that's
here, the fire department, the police

1234
01:40:12,159 --> 01:40:21,679
department. It's just great. And I just
wanted to announce if you did not see

1235
01:40:16,960 --> 01:40:27,280
our meeting on Tuesday, we did vote to
put a moratorum on data centers. Uh it's

1236
01:40:24,800 --> 01:40:32,560
a six-month moratorum. It's not long
enough. It will be extended, but we were

1237
01:40:30,000 --> 01:40:37,440
glad to get off the ground with some
safeguards in place and to get the

1238
01:40:34,719 --> 01:40:45,520
six-month moratorum. the end of
September, we will be in motion to

1239
01:40:40,880 --> 01:40:51,679
reverse the zoning from uh high high
industrial high industrial back to what

1240
01:40:48,560 --> 01:40:56,639
it was, which it was 2F's farming and
something else. So I think those two

1241
01:40:54,400 --> 01:41:01,679
together, but I think the zoning is the
most important aspect of the whole

1242
01:40:59,520 --> 01:41:07,360
thing. Once we get that back, it is
really going to hamstring

1243
01:41:03,840 --> 01:41:13,520
um anybody who wants to come in here and
uh I think the new board is going to be

1244
01:41:09,840 --> 01:41:18,719
uh a lot more transparent and cognizant
of what the people want. The people did

1245
01:41:15,679 --> 01:41:24,719
a beautiful job. Before I became a
county commissioner, I was them. I was

1246
01:41:21,119 --> 01:41:28,800
behind that um microphone raising hell
about what I didn't like about what was

1247
01:41:26,960 --> 01:41:33,280
going on and I was pretty consistent
with it. So even though as an elected

1248
01:41:31,520 --> 01:41:37,920
official, you know, you want everything
to be wonderful and everybody to like

1249
01:41:35,360 --> 01:41:43,840
you, it ain't going to happen. And if
you're if you don't have the strength to

1250
01:41:41,520 --> 01:41:51,119
be a leader, this job isn't for you
because we work for the people and our

1251
01:41:46,880 --> 01:41:56,639
people let us know. 70% I think is the
um amount of individuals in Calvert

1252
01:41:54,080 --> 01:42:03,840
County that are not for data centers. I
read recently that um Governor Abbott,

1253
01:42:00,080 --> 01:42:08,960
he's put a stop to them. Um he his
parameters are he doesn't want anything

1254
01:42:06,159 --> 01:42:12,480
else in his state unless they bring
their own electricity and their own

1255
01:42:10,880 --> 01:42:17,679
water source. And one thing that I
thought was very interesting, he does

1256
01:42:15,119 --> 01:42:24,159
not want data centers in rural
locations. Hello, that's Calvert County.

1257
01:42:21,199 --> 01:42:27,840
We are 100% rural. So, I hope
everybody's happy with that. But I'm so

1258
01:42:26,159 --> 01:42:34,080
glad that we were finally able to get
that through. Um Dr. Janette Wasaki,

1259
01:42:31,199 --> 01:42:41,119
she's on part of our environmental com
commission and um they gave us some

1260
01:42:37,520 --> 01:42:47,360
really good advice that was not taken.
But now, uh, there are reversals and,

1261
01:42:44,560 --> 01:42:51,920
um, I told her I'm going to need her
help with the whole board is because

1262
01:42:49,440 --> 01:42:58,960
what we want to do, what we want to have
in place is, um, studies that are not

1263
01:42:55,840 --> 01:43:06,800
off the shelf, but studies that are
unique to our small county, our county

1264
01:43:02,880 --> 01:43:12,239
that uh, is a peninsula. So, our studies
will be done just for Calvert County.

1265
01:43:09,920 --> 01:43:17,440
So, I think that's really good news.
Also want to say that um our uh

1266
01:43:15,760 --> 01:43:23,119
sheriff's department, our sheriff's
deputies are second to none. They keep

1267
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:28,239
us safe. Um I I can't say enough good
things about them. And also, I've been

1268
01:43:25,520 --> 01:43:33,840
very fortunate to participate in all the
100th anniversary uh activities with the

1269
01:43:31,520 --> 01:43:38,719
North Beach Volunteer Fire Department.
It's a great group of men and women. I I

1270
01:43:36,719 --> 01:43:43,760
have always since I become a
commissioner and got to know them

1271
01:43:40,239 --> 01:43:49,840
better. I have always been a great
admirer of them. They have a cadet

1272
01:43:46,800 --> 01:43:54,080
program. They have young people who are
there. I I I've seen the older people

1273
01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:59,679
say, "Did you do this? Did you do that?"
And I think to myself, what a great

1274
01:43:56,719 --> 01:44:03,840
discipline for them. What great examples
for them to work with the men and women

1275
01:44:01,920 --> 01:44:09,360
North Beach Volunteer Fire Department.
and I can't say enough. Um, I think

1276
01:44:06,639 --> 01:44:15,840
that's about all. Thank you all so much
for the job that you do. And, um, as I

1277
01:44:12,880 --> 01:44:21,760
always say, I work for you. That's why I
make the big money. So, if you, uh, if

1278
01:44:19,119 --> 01:44:25,920
you all ever have anything that you need
me to help you with, anything you're a

1279
01:44:24,080 --> 01:44:30,000
little ticked off about, anything you're
happy about, don't hesitate to call me

1280
01:44:28,080 --> 01:44:32,560
because I work for you. Thank you so
much.

1281
01:44:30,560 --> 01:44:38,800
» Well, thank you for joining us tonight.
Great to see you. Great to see you both.

1282
01:44:36,239 --> 01:44:42,239
» All right. Uh, we'll call that the end
of the mayor's report.

1283
01:44:41,119 --> 01:44:47,520
Now, we're going to move on to
resolutions and ordinances. We have

1284
01:44:45,360 --> 01:44:51,600
» Mayor, if I would ask, I would like to
ask a clarification question in regards

1285
01:44:49,679 --> 01:44:58,560
to this before we get started on this.
um in direct relation to that May 21st

1286
01:44:55,360 --> 01:45:03,679
uh 2026 meeting uh in the definition and
understanding of the quorum. A C306

1287
01:45:01,520 --> 01:45:07,760
quorum. A majority of the members of the
council shall constitute a quorum for

1288
01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:13,679
the transaction of business, but no
ordinance shall be approved nor any

1289
01:45:10,960 --> 01:45:19,440
other action taken without the favorable
votes of a majority of the whole number

1290
01:45:16,239 --> 01:45:27,040
of members elected to the council. I
thought in May we understood uh that to

1291
01:45:23,040 --> 01:45:31,840
be four and now tonight we seem to have
a different understanding. I'd just like

1292
01:45:28,880 --> 01:45:35,480
clarification before we start this next
um bit.

1293
01:45:40,159 --> 01:45:45,400
» A majority of the whole members of
council is four.

1294
01:45:45,600 --> 01:45:54,480
» So
>> correct. So for any business it takes

1295
01:45:49,679 --> 01:45:59,000
four to pass. Correct.
>> A majority of the council is four

1296
01:45:59,040 --> 01:46:10,199
» elected to the council. So the
>> the majority is four. Correct. So So it

1297
01:46:05,920 --> 01:46:10,199
takes four votes to pass.

1298
01:46:10,320 --> 01:46:13,840
» Are you speaking definitively for
ordinances or are you talking about

1299
01:46:12,960 --> 01:46:20,080
agenda?
>> I'm I'm speaking for clarification. So

1300
01:46:16,800 --> 01:46:25,199
we make sure we're cuz on May 21st
>> Mhm.

1301
01:46:21,920 --> 01:46:30,159
» there was uh
there was I think John was on vacation

1302
01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:34,800
and there was a a lot of ripples about
that. So if we're saying that for

1303
01:46:32,480 --> 01:46:42,239
business so it says ordinance or
business right so business I was told

1304
01:46:38,000 --> 01:46:46,320
that nope three is the vote. So I'd like
to have what that understanding is

1305
01:46:44,159 --> 01:46:51,920
before we move forward with this. Okay.
So, council, I think the question is, is

1306
01:46:48,560 --> 01:46:56,159
there a difference between voting for um
agenda items so on and so forth and

1307
01:46:54,239 --> 01:47:00,920
versus ordinances on what the actual
count vote count should be with foreign

1308
01:46:57,920 --> 01:47:00,920
attendance?

1309
01:47:02,880 --> 01:47:11,440
» You can't transact business without a
majority of members of the council.

1310
01:47:08,320 --> 01:47:16,880
An ordinance cannot be approved, nor any
other action taken. I read that to be

1311
01:47:14,320 --> 01:47:20,239
with respect to an ordinance without the
favorable votes of a majority of the

1312
01:47:18,560 --> 01:47:22,880
whole number of members elected to the
council.

1313
01:47:20,719 --> 01:47:29,320
» Thank you council.
>> So that means that you have

1314
01:47:24,000 --> 01:47:29,320
» so I have four votes to approve.

1315
01:47:29,520 --> 01:47:37,199
» Okay, that answer your question.
>> Did we have four votes for the agenda?

1316
01:47:34,000 --> 01:47:40,719
So that's business, right? ordinance
business

1317
01:47:38,400 --> 01:47:47,360
» with respect to the ordinance otherwise
the first section part of section C

1318
01:47:43,199 --> 01:47:54,719
C-306 wouldn't would be meaningless so
you don't it is a principle of statutory

1319
01:47:50,800 --> 01:48:00,320
interpretation that you don't read um a
legislative provision to make any part

1320
01:47:56,880 --> 01:48:03,920
of it um superfluous or without meaning.
So a majority of members of council

1321
01:48:02,560 --> 01:48:07,440
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. We're talking

1322
01:48:05,679 --> 01:48:12,000
about general the general business of
the council. A majority of members of

1323
01:48:09,440 --> 01:48:16,000
the council shall shall constitute a
quorum. No ordinance shall be approved

1324
01:48:14,400 --> 01:48:21,119
or other action taken without a
favorable votes of the majority of the

1325
01:48:17,520 --> 01:48:24,400
whole number of members elected.
That answer your question?

1326
01:48:22,639 --> 01:48:28,320
» And I believe that that interpretation
is consistent with the way council has

1327
01:48:26,320 --> 01:48:31,600
operated for the last
>> well since I started since before I

1328
01:48:30,800 --> 01:48:37,600
started
>> in 2010.

1329
01:48:34,880 --> 01:48:41,440
» That answer your question?
>> Yeah, that just uh seemed to be

1330
01:48:39,440 --> 01:48:47,199
contradicting
till earlier. Yeah, I think was not an

1331
01:48:44,560 --> 01:48:50,320
ordinance and that's what business and
ordinance is

1332
01:48:48,639 --> 01:48:53,840
» different words. One starts with a B,
the other one

1333
01:48:52,239 --> 01:48:56,800
» business 100%.
>> But you got to remember, you got to

1334
01:48:55,280 --> 01:49:00,159
understand that the council let us know
that when it comes to a ordinance,

1335
01:48:58,960 --> 01:49:03,280
that's what you're talking about.
Anything else is for us to keep the

1336
01:49:01,840 --> 01:49:07,119
meeting moving forward. So, I understand
what you're asking and what you want to

1337
01:49:05,199 --> 01:49:10,719
make sure we got correct, but our
council just said we got it correct.

1338
01:49:08,880 --> 01:49:14,400
» Okay. Transaction of business. So,
that's the word with that starts with a

1339
01:49:12,239 --> 01:49:18,239
B right there.
>> Gotcha.

1340
01:49:16,000 --> 01:49:25,520
All right. Again,
the business at hand

1341
01:49:20,719 --> 01:49:28,320
» uh is to vote on ordinance 026-14,
an ordinance of the town council,

1342
01:49:26,800 --> 01:49:34,239
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, amending the
town code, chapter 290 zoning, article

1343
01:49:30,960 --> 01:49:41,040
3, zoning district section 290-10,
land use table to prohibit data centers

1344
01:49:37,040 --> 01:49:47,280
in all zones. And that's really uh in
the code itself. That's a it's a minor

1345
01:49:43,600 --> 01:49:51,679
change. Uh but it uh gets to what you
were talking about, Commissioner

1346
01:49:48,480 --> 01:49:54,239
Graasso, and so forth. So, I'll call for
the vote.

1347
01:49:53,600 --> 01:49:59,040
» I'm sorry.
>> A motion to approve or we we can go on.

1348
01:49:56,880 --> 01:50:02,400
» Are we approving the vote?
>> Let's go through the right transactions

1349
01:50:00,800 --> 01:50:06,199
and then um
>> we have a motion to approve.

1350
01:50:14,800 --> 01:50:17,800
Yes.

1351
01:50:17,840 --> 01:50:25,080
» Okay. [clears throat]
>> Turn the microphone back on.

1352
01:50:20,800 --> 01:50:25,080
» Just on page four.

1353
01:50:25,840 --> 01:50:33,199
» Oh, of the ordinance itself.
>> Um, no. Um, my my comment is on the next

1354
01:50:31,920 --> 01:50:37,920
one.
>> All right. So, we're ready to vote on

1355
01:50:35,119 --> 01:50:41,440
this.
Yes.

1356
01:50:38,960 --> 01:50:45,440
» Yes. To to prohibit data centers in all
zones. All in favor of

1357
01:50:43,760 --> 01:50:48,000
» a motion to approve.
>> Need a second.

1358
01:50:46,159 --> 01:50:50,639
» Motion in a second. Okay.
>> I'll second.

1359
01:50:49,280 --> 01:50:51,920
» All right. We have a motion and a
second.

1360
01:50:50,960 --> 01:50:54,320
» Here we go.
>> Motion.

1361
01:50:53,360 --> 01:50:58,400
» Yeah.
>> Any further discussion?

1362
01:50:55,520 --> 01:51:03,679
» Yes.
the discipline we need to I think keep

1363
01:51:01,600 --> 01:51:09,520
on our ordinances where they're
introduced and that items written in and

1364
01:51:07,040 --> 01:51:17,760
are are a little bit of housekeeping so
that the uniformity is there. Uh

1365
01:51:14,719 --> 01:51:20,880
this wasn't and isn't all the case. So
if we look at the different ordinances

1366
01:51:19,360 --> 01:51:23,119
some of them have the introduced pass
and effective date, some of them don't.

1367
01:51:22,386 --> 01:51:28,400
[clears throat]
I think we should be uniformed when

1368
01:51:24,639 --> 01:51:28,400
we're legislating.

1369
01:51:28,960 --> 01:51:32,760
on this ordinance.

1370
01:51:32,880 --> 01:51:39,159
Have we met the legal requirements to
enact this?

1371
01:51:40,800 --> 01:51:43,800
» Yes.

1372
01:51:45,679 --> 01:51:53,599
» Any other questions?
>> When was the introduced date?

1373
01:51:51,040 --> 01:51:57,520
» It was introduced last month, right? It
was introduced at the last meeting.

1374
01:51:59,119 --> 01:52:05,040
July 16th.
>> Mhm. All right.

1375
01:52:02,560 --> 01:52:09,440
» If you look at the end part of the
ordinance where it says as certified, it

1376
01:52:07,520 --> 01:52:12,800
recites the date on which it was
introduced.

1377
01:52:10,480 --> 01:52:17,440
» Yeah. There's just a few of them that I
had objections to from May that didn't

1378
01:52:14,960 --> 01:52:21,119
follow that discipline. So, that's what
just trying to make sure we're staying

1379
01:52:19,199 --> 01:52:27,040
disciplined.
Maybe we could bring it up in close

1380
01:52:23,440 --> 01:52:29,520
section session to discuss
>> what

1381
01:52:27,520 --> 01:52:31,760
» the other ordinances we're talking
about.

1382
01:52:30,159 --> 01:52:36,560
» We do have a motion. We do have a
second. All in favor of the motion

1383
01:52:34,320 --> 01:52:38,960
signify by saying I
>> I

1384
01:52:38,239 --> 01:52:45,760
» I.
>> All any opposed? No. The motion passes.

1385
01:52:42,159 --> 01:52:49,760
The ordinance is as approved.
Thank you.

1386
01:52:48,159 --> 01:52:54,880
All right. Now, we're going to introduce
ordinance

1387
01:52:52,080 --> 01:52:58,480
0-26-15,
an ordinance of the town council, Chesig

1388
01:52:56,719 --> 01:53:05,119
Beach, Maryland, amending the town code,
chapter 290, zoning, article 3, zoning

1389
01:53:01,599 --> 01:53:09,760
districts, section 290-11,
conditions and standards for conditional

1390
01:53:07,040 --> 01:53:15,760
and special exception uses to implement
certain state requirements regarding

1391
01:53:13,599 --> 01:53:24,800
accessory dwelling units. will set the
public hearing for

1392
01:53:18,000 --> 01:53:28,800
um September 17th at 6:15 p.m.
>> Melissa, was this the ordinance?

1393
01:53:26,159 --> 01:53:33,800
» Yes, I just um
there's a just a typo on page 4.

1394
01:53:34,320 --> 01:53:41,040
So there's um and it has to it's because
I deleted a section that you all had

1395
01:53:39,119 --> 01:53:52,400
asked me to delete at the work session
and I left an or there a stray or

1396
01:53:44,560 --> 01:53:56,800
» the end of 3 a sub 2 on page four.
Oh yeah,

1397
01:53:53,840 --> 01:54:04,400
» you would just cross through that.
>> Also the table on page two

1398
01:54:00,719 --> 01:54:06,560
» for the.5 EDUs. I think that six that
5001 needs

1399
01:54:05,679 --> 01:54:10,440
» supposed to be changed
>> 651, right?

1400
01:54:11,760 --> 01:54:20,480
» I think that would be they can fix that
before the next meeting, right? or

1401
01:54:16,639 --> 01:54:25,040
» if I we fix these things before you vote
on the introduction.

1402
01:54:24,080 --> 01:54:27,520
» Oh, I see.
>> That's better.

1403
01:54:26,080 --> 01:54:30,960
» I don't have we don't have to show it as
inter lineation. So, that's just why I

1404
01:54:29,280 --> 01:54:40,800
brought it to attention.
Um if you having noted that if you would

1405
01:54:35,920 --> 01:54:46,159
when you introduce it introduce it as
back to as we've just said

1406
01:54:44,320 --> 01:54:49,760
those two respects that the or will be
removed and the 501 in the chart will be

1407
01:54:48,639 --> 01:54:54,239
changed to 650.
>> I thought we had a consensus to uh

1408
01:54:52,639 --> 01:55:01,440
remove
M letter M as in Michael 1 M. I thought

1409
01:54:59,520 --> 01:55:04,440
we had a consensus on that at the work
session.

1410
01:55:11,040 --> 01:55:21,360
I'm going to let Sarah address that.
However, I went back and listened to the

1411
01:55:18,719 --> 01:55:25,760
audio from that hearing when I was doing
the amendments and I don't I don't

1412
01:55:23,599 --> 01:55:31,679
recall that there was that consensus.
However, um if if that is the intention

1413
01:55:28,960 --> 01:55:36,480
of council, we can make that
alteration as well. Sarah, did you have

1414
01:55:34,560 --> 01:55:41,440
something you wanted to say?
>> I was just going to say that there is an

1415
01:55:39,440 --> 01:55:48,400
extra period
in front of the five edus. I don't know

1416
01:55:44,480 --> 01:55:55,679
if that matters or not. Um but since we
were fixing things um I do not recall

1417
01:55:52,880 --> 01:56:03,040
whether there was consensus on this
piece or not. Um I do recall

1418
01:55:58,800 --> 01:56:08,320
you saying that I had been um presuming
that the state put this in here for a

1419
01:56:04,880 --> 01:56:13,599
good reason and have been spending lots
of time trying to think of what that

1420
01:56:09,679 --> 01:56:19,040
good reason is, right? um and leaving it
in out of an abundance of caution, but I

1421
01:56:15,840 --> 01:56:28,400
have not been able to in the last eight
8 months, nine months come up with why

1422
01:56:22,800 --> 01:56:34,800
it's there. So, if you do vote to remove
one M about the alley access for

1423
01:56:32,080 --> 01:56:40,719
converted accessory dwelling or
converted structures, I don't I have not

1424
01:56:37,520 --> 01:56:46,320
been able to come up with any negative
impacts. So, it is up to you whether you

1425
01:56:42,960 --> 01:56:51,280
leave it in or not. Yeah, maybe maybe if
we can have I thought we had a consensus

1426
01:56:48,719 --> 01:56:56,119
that maybe take one less thing off the
uh the plate for next month.

1427
01:56:56,320 --> 01:57:07,159
» So, we just corrected this ordinance and
explain how we should be introducing it

1428
01:57:02,480 --> 01:57:07,159
either now or next time. introduced.

1429
01:57:07,920 --> 01:57:14,639
» So, it needs to be introduced as a
corrected ordinance

1430
01:57:12,639 --> 01:57:18,239
» because you haven't introduced it yet. I
mean, I don't physically have a new

1431
01:57:16,159 --> 01:57:25,360
piece of paper to give you, but if you
all accept those corrections as um

1432
01:57:21,280 --> 01:57:29,920
editing issues, then
acknowledge that what you're introducing

1433
01:57:27,599 --> 01:57:34,880
is the corrected version. It's not an
amended version because you haven't

1434
01:57:31,679 --> 01:57:38,159
introduced it yet. I'm just um if I had
a piece of paper to give you as a

1435
01:57:36,719 --> 01:57:42,080
substitute, I would.
>> So,

1436
01:57:39,760 --> 01:57:48,159
» if we are introducing this, we just
agree here that it is in the corrected

1437
01:57:44,480 --> 01:57:53,040
form as you and Sarah described.
>> And then it will come out and be

1438
01:57:50,480 --> 01:57:55,360
published by the town for the hearing
>> proper way. Yes.

1439
01:57:53,760 --> 01:57:58,560
» Corrected.
>> Okay.

1440
01:57:56,159 --> 01:58:01,760
» I would I would just say that the issue
of 1 M is different from correcting.

1441
01:58:01,199 --> 01:58:05,199
Yes. So,
>> that is different.

1442
01:58:03,360 --> 01:58:10,719
» I'm not removing that unless you all
decide that it goes.

1443
01:58:08,080 --> 01:58:17,239
» I I'm fine for them to motion and vote
if there really was a consensus because

1444
01:58:14,239 --> 01:58:17,239
» believe

1445
01:58:18,159 --> 01:58:25,800
I believe there was a consensus on that.
>> So, probably save us some time next

1446
01:58:22,800 --> 01:58:25,800
month.

1447
01:58:29,199 --> 01:58:36,800
So clarifying what you're saying is not
to take M out at this point. You're

1448
01:58:34,159 --> 01:58:40,400
saying when you all come to vote on M to
take it out at or for him to motion and

1449
01:58:38,960 --> 01:58:43,199
then if he has the votes to remove it,
remove it at that time after it's been

1450
01:58:42,159 --> 01:58:49,360
introduced.
>> Yep. Okay, that work.

1451
01:58:46,880 --> 01:58:53,199
All right,
we can consider that introduced.

1452
01:58:51,679 --> 01:58:59,760
» Mhm.
>> We do. No, we just set a public hearing

1453
01:58:56,800 --> 01:59:03,840
and we'll set the public hearing at 6:15
at the next regularly scheduled town

1454
01:59:01,599 --> 01:59:07,880
meeting,
September 17th. Okay,

1455
01:59:08,080 --> 01:59:16,520
» chair. And I'm sending you the revision.
It will have today's date on it so you

1456
01:59:12,400 --> 01:59:16,520
can distinguish it from that.

1457
01:59:16,719 --> 01:59:24,400
» All right, moving along.
We want to introduce ordinance 0-26-16,

1458
01:59:23,040 --> 01:59:31,520
an ordinance of the town council of
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, a amending

1459
01:59:26,960 --> 01:59:36,639
chapter 263, urban forest section 263-4,
prohibited acts and permits to limit

1460
01:59:34,239 --> 01:59:41,040
restrictions on uh property owners in
managing trees on private properties

1461
01:59:38,800 --> 01:59:45,679
where their actions do not significantly
impact the trees canopy. And we're going

1462
01:59:43,920 --> 01:59:50,960
to set the public hearing to be just
immediately following uh the previous

1463
01:59:48,239 --> 01:59:57,760
one we discussed on September 17th.
It'll follow after the hearings will

1464
01:59:53,679 --> 02:00:02,159
start at 6:15 and go sequentially.
And then we're going to introduce

1465
01:59:58,960 --> 02:00:05,360
ordinance 0-26-17,
an ordinance that the town council,

1466
02:00:03,840 --> 02:00:12,159
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, amending the
town code, chapter 290, zoning, article

1467
02:00:08,560 --> 02:00:18,480
3, zoning district section 290-11,
conditions and standards for conditional

1468
02:00:14,400 --> 02:00:26,480
and special exception uses to permit the
sale of uh certain items incidental to a

1469
02:00:22,560 --> 02:00:31,119
home occupation. We will set the uh
public hearing to follow the previous

1470
02:00:28,639 --> 02:00:36,639
two public hearings on September 17th,
which all three commence at 6:15

1471
02:00:35,119 --> 02:00:42,159
p.m.
All right, it is time to move forward to

1472
02:00:39,280 --> 02:00:46,199
reports of boards, officers, boards, and
committees, planning and zoning.

1473
02:00:48,080 --> 02:00:57,199
So, the planning and zoning commission
is continuing to work on the revised

1474
02:00:54,800 --> 02:01:03,599
land use table and standards and
conditions. Um, they did take a moment

1475
02:01:00,639 --> 02:01:10,800
to review the uh parking study and
waiver for the ADUs and give you a

1476
02:01:05,599 --> 02:01:17,760
recommendation on that um on your ADU
ordinance as is required by law. Um they

1477
02:01:15,119 --> 02:01:24,080
also have begun discussing the coastal
resiliency overlay. Um this is part of

1478
02:01:21,679 --> 02:01:30,159
implementing the coastal resiliency
plan. Uh I want to say that was 2023,

1479
02:01:28,239 --> 02:01:34,159
but I might be mixing it up with another
one. And so they they're going to do

1480
02:01:32,400 --> 02:01:42,239
that through an overlay in the critical
area zone that will reduce lot coverage

1481
02:01:39,280 --> 02:01:47,920
and allow some more flexibility with
height and base flood elevation for

1482
02:01:44,880 --> 02:01:52,440
housing and maybe more flexibility for
flood proofing as well.

1483
02:01:52,719 --> 02:02:03,280
One thing that I've noticed um
in like coastal towns is parking just

1484
02:02:00,719 --> 02:02:08,960
has for your tires. So it's less
impervious space.

1485
02:02:06,159 --> 02:02:15,520
So maybe a concrete strip and a concrete
strip versus paving the whole thing too,

1486
02:02:11,520 --> 02:02:21,679
which um
any I mean we're having potentially

1487
02:02:20,239 --> 02:02:27,119
certain areas would have more
development than other areas in town

1488
02:02:24,239 --> 02:02:31,239
that
use. Um,

1489
02:02:32,000 --> 02:02:40,800
so I like we're discussing some of that,
but maybe they also have like some

1490
02:02:37,760 --> 02:02:46,320
pavers that I know we have like no grass
paver, right? But they have where you

1491
02:02:44,080 --> 02:02:53,599
can drive across
um grass and they have like um

1492
02:02:51,679 --> 02:02:59,440
I don't know yard pavers or something
like that that can handle a truck or

1493
02:02:56,960 --> 02:03:04,560
something like that and they're I think
they're somewhat

1494
02:03:02,159 --> 02:03:07,760
impervious but they have less of a
rating to them. Are you familiar with

1495
02:03:06,159 --> 02:03:15,199
what I'm
>> not grass pavers but permeable pavers?

1496
02:03:11,840 --> 02:03:21,040
Yes, I'm familiar with that. Um,
>> and something like the two strips, uh,

1497
02:03:18,560 --> 02:03:24,639
parking is really kind of governed by
the lot coverage. So, when you have a

1498
02:03:22,880 --> 02:03:28,800
lower lot coverage permitted, you may
choose to do that for your driveway.

1499
02:03:27,199 --> 02:03:33,920
» Okay. Thanks.
>> A question about number two towards the

1500
02:03:31,599 --> 02:03:36,960
end. Um, short-term rentals. I know they
were discussed pretty heavily in the

1501
02:03:35,679 --> 02:03:42,480
last administration. I was just
wondering what like what uh are people

1502
02:03:40,000 --> 02:03:47,119
coming to you and asking if we can allow
them again or like

1503
02:03:44,560 --> 02:03:54,560
» what's the discussion behind that?
>> Um that's just part of the land use.

1504
02:03:52,320 --> 02:03:59,360
Um the way we've done the land use table
is now instead of just things that have

1505
02:03:56,719 --> 02:04:02,639
conditions being regulated in it, it's
going to be everything. Everything

1506
02:04:00,880 --> 02:04:07,440
standards are going to be in there. So,
they just want to discuss the short-term

1507
02:04:04,320 --> 02:04:12,480
rental standards and get those solid for
you all. I will say that the most

1508
02:04:10,320 --> 02:04:16,560
frequent short-term rental requests I
get are permit consultations, people who

1509
02:04:14,639 --> 02:04:21,599
would like to build an ADU and rent it
out as a short-term rental. And so, that

1510
02:04:19,280 --> 02:04:22,960
concern comes from
>> Right.

1511
02:04:22,000 --> 02:04:26,159
» Yeah.
>> Okay.

1512
02:04:24,560 --> 02:04:30,960
» Thanks.
>> Anything else? Planning a time. All

1513
02:04:28,800 --> 02:04:35,840
right. Let's move to the board of
appeals. Uh, no hearing was held, so

1514
02:04:33,679 --> 02:04:41,199
we're done with that.
Seox,

1515
02:04:38,080 --> 02:04:45,360
hello there.
How are you?

1516
02:04:42,320 --> 02:04:48,159
» I'm good. Um, you have the report. The
only thing I would say is we are

1517
02:04:46,639 --> 02:04:52,800
starting to kick into gear for the fifth
grade field trips. They start in two

1518
02:04:49,840 --> 02:04:56,480
weeks. Um, we're getting the oysterium
all set up. We've got our spat ready to

1519
02:04:54,639 --> 02:05:00,400
go and we'll be out next week actually
getting the live spat into the tank and

1520
02:04:58,400 --> 02:05:04,000
running the pump and the water stuff.
So, we're good for that.

1521
02:05:02,639 --> 02:05:06,639
» That's what we're working on.
>> That's great.

1522
02:05:04,960 --> 02:05:10,719
» I remember when we started it.
>> Yep.

1523
02:05:07,280 --> 02:05:15,199
» A long long long time ago.
>> So, thank you. Anybody got questions?

1524
02:05:12,960 --> 02:05:19,840
» Anybody got any questions for
>> Is there anything you need from us to

1525
02:05:16,880 --> 02:05:22,159
make your job easier this season?
>> This time? No.

1526
02:05:21,440 --> 02:05:24,320
» Nope.
>> Great program.

1527
02:05:23,760 --> 02:05:28,119
» Thank you.
>> Great. Well, thank you.

1528
02:05:29,040 --> 02:05:37,880
» All right. Economic development.
>> No report.

1529
02:05:34,880 --> 02:05:37,880
» All right.

1530
02:05:40,560 --> 02:05:44,080
» Green team.
>> Green team.

1531
02:05:42,400 --> 02:05:50,000
» Green team.
>> Okay.

1532
02:05:46,880 --> 02:05:53,920
» Oh. Uh, I saw Jan in the audience and
Sue, so I assumed one of those to speak.

1533
02:05:53,679 --> 02:05:58,842
Go
>> Jan.

1534
02:05:56,822 --> 02:05:58,842
[laughter]

1535
02:05:59,119 --> 02:06:06,480
you have the report. Again, we're doing
just doing our stuff. We have a proposal

1536
02:06:04,080 --> 02:06:11,599
before the town administrator. I'm not
sure where that it stands to put in the

1537
02:06:09,360 --> 02:06:16,080
refreshed pocket park out at the far
side of Kellum's Field. We're waiting on

1538
02:06:13,760 --> 02:06:20,719
um a response on that and whether we can
move forward. Um [snorts] other than

1539
02:06:18,960 --> 02:06:25,280
that, oh, we have Paddle and Pathways
picking up in September. That's Oh, I

1540
02:06:23,679 --> 02:06:30,880
don't have the date on top of May.
September 26th.

1541
02:06:27,440 --> 02:06:35,520
Um, I believe that the registration form
has been put out by it's actually run by

1542
02:06:33,520 --> 02:06:41,840
Parks and Wreck. We do it in conjunction
with them, but they take the lead on it.

1543
02:06:37,840 --> 02:06:45,920
Um, they have a registration um site set
up if anybody wants to register to come

1544
02:06:43,679 --> 02:06:49,840
help us out that day. They will be
running kayaks up the creek to do that

1545
02:06:48,159 --> 02:06:54,239
part. We've got people who are going to
be working the trail. We have people who

1546
02:06:52,159 --> 02:06:58,800
will be doing the whole community center
and Kellum's Field Cleanup. um depending

1547
02:06:56,880 --> 02:07:02,320
on how many volunteers we get to come
out and help with that. So, that's

1548
02:07:00,400 --> 02:07:08,639
coming up soon.
>> All I know is that I dug a tire out

1549
02:07:06,880 --> 02:07:12,880
» last [laughter] year
was out paddling and uh

1550
02:07:11,840 --> 02:07:17,199
» it was a job.
>> They might have a little trophy over

1551
02:07:14,800 --> 02:07:22,079
there with the dragon boats, but I'd
like to see who can get the biggest item

1552
02:07:19,280 --> 02:07:23,840
out in the ring and clean up.
>> What do you think there, John and

1553
02:07:23,360 --> 02:07:26,880
Anthony?
>> Hey, it's on my calendar. win every

1554
02:07:25,520 --> 02:07:28,239
time. [laughter]
>> It's on your calendar.

1555
02:07:27,679 --> 02:07:31,119
» You won.
>> I already got my I already got my what

1556
02:07:30,239 --> 02:07:36,159
I'm picking out. I
>> I'll provide the trophy.

1557
02:07:32,719 --> 02:07:39,920
» You going to fly the trophy?
>> So that's all I can think off the top of

1558
02:07:38,079 --> 02:07:42,079
my head that we got going on.
>> Beaches.

1559
02:07:40,480 --> 02:07:43,280
» A lot of good things going on. That's a
great event.

1560
02:07:42,800 --> 02:07:49,280
» Yeah.
>> So, how much trash did we get last year

1561
02:07:46,239 --> 02:07:53,320
out? That was a good one.
um bags of bags

1562
02:07:54,159 --> 02:08:00,560
» at least 20 bags and I would estimate
about you know it is covered in mud and

1563
02:07:57,599 --> 02:08:04,079
left about 500 lb of trash
>> and that was like just a few hours.

1564
02:08:03,119 --> 02:08:07,679
» Yeah.
>> A lot of the stuff particularly the

1565
02:08:05,440 --> 02:08:11,679
storms came rolling in. We're getting a
lot of stuff washed into the creek off

1566
02:08:09,199 --> 02:08:15,920
the boats and stuff. So the end of the
summer is always a big time to clean up

1567
02:08:13,440 --> 02:08:19,360
the creek. The trail the trail gets
enough of trash, but a lot of people are

1568
02:08:17,679 --> 02:08:23,840
pretty conscientious because the trash
cans are out there. It's not as big a

1569
02:08:21,520 --> 02:08:28,639
deal. We pick up a lot of trash around
Northeast Community Center. I know that

1570
02:08:25,520 --> 02:08:32,079
was a big deal last year. Um, Kellum's
Field is intermittent. Sometimes it's

1571
02:08:30,560 --> 02:08:36,320
clean because they've picked up after
themselves, whoever's using it. Um, and

1572
02:08:34,320 --> 02:08:39,119
other times we do pick up trash there.
So,

1573
02:08:37,679 --> 02:08:40,719
» yeah. Thank you.
>> Yep.

1574
02:08:39,599 --> 02:08:43,440
» Thank you.
>> My voice is worse. I hope you feel

1575
02:08:42,400 --> 02:08:45,760
better.
>> Oh.

1576
02:08:45,920 --> 02:08:54,000
uh Twin Beach uh community health
coalition. Anthony,

1577
02:08:51,199 --> 02:08:59,199
» uh yes. So, we did just have the uplift
Calbert Wellness Festival. We had a uh

1578
02:08:56,560 --> 02:09:03,840
morning with exercises outside. I did
the peach and boxing, but I did not do

1579
02:09:01,440 --> 02:09:08,960
the yoga and pilates cuz I'm a tough
guy. Um but it was fun. A lot of people

1580
02:09:06,400 --> 02:09:15,119
came out and I had a great time. We had
the um the uh championship, our first uh

1581
02:09:12,800 --> 02:09:19,199
kind of American Ninja Warrior obstacle
course. And like I said, I did bring

1582
02:09:17,440 --> 02:09:25,040
shorts for Bruce, but he declined to
actually participate. But we were able

1583
02:09:21,840 --> 02:09:30,880
to raise a good amount of money for the
uh Legion. Thankfully, um along with the

1584
02:09:28,960 --> 02:09:36,239
people from the community who signed up
to participate, uh Rod and Real cut a

1585
02:09:33,360 --> 02:09:40,079
check for $1,000 as well. and that is on
the in the on the way to them as a

1586
02:09:38,400 --> 02:09:44,800
donation. So, it actually worked out
pretty good. Uh the folks of the Legion

1587
02:09:42,159 --> 02:09:49,520
are very happy and appreciative. And um
we do now have a be the one

1588
02:09:46,880 --> 02:09:54,400
representative here in Chesapeake Beach
for uh anybody who's a veteran that's

1589
02:09:51,920 --> 02:09:57,760
dealing with problems with PTSD or needs
somebody to reach out to talk to. So, we

1590
02:09:56,079 --> 02:10:03,040
were happy to facilitate that and make
that happen. Uh also, uh August 31st is

1591
02:10:01,280 --> 02:10:06,159
International Overdose Awareness Day.
will be right over here at Kellum's

1592
02:10:04,400 --> 02:10:10,639
Field at the Hope mural that was done by
Katie Brinkley who you see do a couple

1593
02:10:08,639 --> 02:10:16,159
of has done a couple other murals out
here in uh North Beach and Ches Beach. I

1594
02:10:13,599 --> 02:10:20,639
started that. Um but the the great thing
about it is that uh we do have people

1595
02:10:18,320 --> 02:10:24,159
that are sending in names of anybody who
they've lost first and last names in

1596
02:10:22,800 --> 02:10:29,679
their forever year. We're going to keep
it on that Monday evening. We're going

1597
02:10:25,840 --> 02:10:32,580
to start at 7:00 p.m. Uh we have um
somebody from the health department

1598
02:10:30,960 --> 02:10:36,560
coming out. Uh we have a pastor
[clears throat] there to uh do the

1599
02:10:34,239 --> 02:10:41,199
visual and then we'll say the names and
honor and uh give folks some time to uh

1600
02:10:39,360 --> 02:10:44,880
think about and uh respect their loved
ones. Uh and that's August 31st. If

1601
02:10:43,840 --> 02:10:48,400
anybody would [clears throat] like to be
there, please be there. If anybody would

1602
02:10:46,480 --> 02:10:53,840
like to have a loved one's name said,
please email it to me and I will make

1603
02:10:50,480 --> 02:10:57,119
sure that uh that they get their honor.
Other than that, that is it for me.

1604
02:10:56,000 --> 02:10:59,599
Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1605
02:10:58,079 --> 02:11:02,719
» What time did that event start?
>> 7:00 p.m.

1606
02:11:00,560 --> 02:11:07,679
» All right. It's on my calendar.
>> Thank you.

1607
02:11:04,800 --> 02:11:12,159
Uh walkability committee committee.
>> Um uh I'll I'll keep it short because

1608
02:11:09,760 --> 02:11:17,280
this has been a long meeting, but um my
report is uh basically tracking our

1609
02:11:14,400 --> 02:11:22,560
muchneeded infrastructure and I look
forward to any updates on that every

1610
02:11:19,520 --> 02:11:29,440
time and that is our group's main focus.
But we also are looking forward to um

1611
02:11:26,079 --> 02:11:33,760
Walktober and coming up with ideas that
um can support the habit of walking

1612
02:11:31,840 --> 02:11:37,920
within our community. And we have a new
member um she's in the audience. I don't

1613
02:11:36,560 --> 02:11:42,159
know if she likes to be called out or
not, but um [laughter] she brought a lot

1614
02:11:40,560 --> 02:11:46,560
of good ideas to the table. So our next
meeting we're going to talk about um

1615
02:11:44,719 --> 02:11:51,679
some of the ideas for Walktober and then
our next Celebrate Trails Day. And

1616
02:11:49,119 --> 02:11:58,079
» as always um
>> we are our primary focus is advocating

1617
02:11:54,560 --> 02:12:02,440
for our very much needed infrastructure
um bicycle pedestrian infrastructure.

1618
02:12:03,920 --> 02:12:10,000
» Great. Thank you.
Um water park John.

1619
02:12:09,280 --> 02:12:12,880
» Yep. Uh
>> you had a meeting recently?

1620
02:12:11,199 --> 02:12:17,440
» We had a meeting tonight for the first
time in 3 months. I think we finally got

1621
02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:22,480
some movement with the demolition and
everything. And I've been coordinating

1622
02:12:19,280 --> 02:12:28,079
with Jay on uh trying to get some items
to the Bayside History Museum and um we

1623
02:12:25,760 --> 02:12:31,760
also got some uh bricks from the old
water park we've been giving to

1624
02:12:29,920 --> 02:12:36,000
committee members and the community. So
if you'd like a brick from the old water

1625
02:12:33,920 --> 02:12:39,480
park, uh let me know.
>> I think I would.

1626
02:12:42,960 --> 02:12:50,480
Um, I don't see any unfinished business
on the agenda. Has anybody got anything

1627
02:12:47,440 --> 02:12:55,360
they want to raise? I didn't think so.
New business. Uh, town council to

1628
02:12:53,119 --> 02:13:01,760
consider the reappoint of Amy Everett to
the board of appeals for a three-year

1629
02:12:56,880 --> 02:13:07,280
term. Is Amy here? No.
Anybody got anything to say about this?

1630
02:13:04,400 --> 02:13:09,520
» Oh, I think she's a great choice. Um,
and

1631
02:13:07,679 --> 02:13:14,239
» because we got to wait for a D. That's
what I was going to also say.

1632
02:13:12,000 --> 02:13:17,199
» All right.
Smoke him if you got him. Oh, no. You

1633
02:13:15,760 --> 02:13:22,079
can't do that.
>> That's what they told us in the army.

1634
02:13:19,599 --> 02:13:25,760
There he is. He's back. I'll read it
again. Town council to consider the

1635
02:13:23,760 --> 02:13:28,159
reappoint of Amy Everett to the board of
appeals for a three-year term. Is there

1636
02:13:27,440 --> 02:13:30,639
a motion?
>> Motion to approve.

1637
02:13:29,520 --> 02:13:32,719
» Second.
>> Second.

1638
02:13:31,280 --> 02:13:36,639
» All in favor say I.
>> I.

1639
02:13:33,520 --> 02:13:40,880
» Opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you.
town council to consider the appointment

1640
02:13:38,800 --> 02:13:43,840
appointment of Lawrence Tob as council
to the board of appeals and you're here.

1641
02:13:42,480 --> 02:13:47,760
That's you, right?
>> Why don't you come back to the podium

1642
02:13:45,199 --> 02:13:49,199
one more time and we did meet at the
work session.

1643
02:13:48,719 --> 02:13:53,520
» Yes, sir.
>> Uh there weren't as many people in the

1644
02:13:51,040 --> 02:13:57,520
audience at that time. Uh and just
briefly tell us again your background. I

1645
02:13:55,599 --> 02:14:02,159
know it's extensive.
>> Sure. Thank you. Uh yes, I've been a a

1646
02:13:59,920 --> 02:14:07,040
lady's attorney predominantly in Prince
George's County for I hate to say almost

1647
02:14:04,560 --> 02:14:11,440
50 years now. Uh but in the past number
of years, I've also served as the city

1648
02:14:08,800 --> 02:14:15,520
attorney for the city of Laurel. Uh in
which time I've advised the board of

1649
02:14:13,040 --> 02:14:19,520
appeals. Uh during my practice years, I
appeared before the board of appeals. Uh

1650
02:14:17,760 --> 02:14:23,199
I've also been uh council of the board
of appeals in Sykesville and Carol

1651
02:14:21,040 --> 02:14:27,360
County. Uh so I've had good experience
on both sides of the table. Great.

1652
02:14:24,960 --> 02:14:30,800
» And uh looking forward to working with
the board of appeals for Chesig Beach.

1653
02:14:29,440 --> 02:14:33,199
» Thank you.
>> Uh is there a motion?

1654
02:14:32,239 --> 02:14:36,320
» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?

1655
02:14:34,320 --> 02:14:39,040
» Second. All in favor say I.
>> I.

1656
02:14:36,960 --> 02:14:40,400
» Opposed. Welcome aboard.
>> Thank you very much.

1657
02:14:39,520 --> 02:14:43,639
» Thank you, sir.
>> Thank you.

1658
02:14:45,040 --> 02:14:52,159
» All right. Town council to consider the
approval of the purchase of replacement

1659
02:14:49,840 --> 02:14:55,679
benches of Veterans Park in the amount
of $30,560.

1660
02:14:54,400 --> 02:15:01,119
Jay, is there anything you want to say
about this?

1661
02:14:58,639 --> 02:15:05,679
just that uh their benches we removed
honestly a while back because they were

1662
02:15:03,280 --> 02:15:09,360
uh deteriorating and safety issues and
we looked at other benches and things

1663
02:15:07,360 --> 02:15:12,880
that would fit and really didn't find
anything. Uh so these are going to be

1664
02:15:11,119 --> 02:15:18,400
from the same provider Victor Stanley
local and uh when we get them it's about

1665
02:15:16,239 --> 02:15:23,040
6 weeks uh once we approve it make
payment and we'll install them.

1666
02:15:20,639 --> 02:15:27,440
» How how long do those benches typically
last?

1667
02:15:25,360 --> 02:15:32,079
» They differ. The ones more exposed to
the sun are shorter, but we, you know,

1668
02:15:29,520 --> 02:15:38,079
the the park was built uh I remember
going there when it was wasn't quite

1669
02:15:33,520 --> 02:15:41,119
done with the original 911. So
15 16 years.

1670
02:15:39,679 --> 02:15:45,760
» That's pretty good for that uh
environment.

1671
02:15:42,320 --> 02:15:49,679
» It is. It's um they're not cheap, but
it's that you know, Veterans Park has a

1672
02:15:47,520 --> 02:15:55,840
certain style that the teak benches we
just ordered for the trail and the

1673
02:15:52,320 --> 02:15:59,040
boardwalk obviously cheaper. Um, but
it's not the same flavor.

1674
02:15:57,360 --> 02:16:02,000
» Right.
>> All right. Is there a motion to approve?

1675
02:16:01,040 --> 02:16:03,920
» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?

1676
02:16:03,199 --> 02:16:05,840
» Second.
>> All in favor say I.

1677
02:16:05,280 --> 02:16:11,040
» I.
>> Opposed. The eyes have it. Uh, town

1678
02:16:08,960 --> 02:16:15,280
council to consider authorizing the
mayor's signature on a lease agreement

1679
02:16:12,639 --> 02:16:20,320
with BGE for the rental of space on the
town water tower.

1680
02:16:17,599 --> 02:16:23,199
» Um, is there a motion for approval?
>> Motion to approve.

1681
02:16:21,520 --> 02:16:27,199
» There a second.
>> Second. Any discussion? All in favor say

1682
02:16:26,480 --> 02:16:29,679
I.
>> I.

1683
02:16:27,840 --> 02:16:35,240
» Opposed.
The eyes have it. It is time.

1684
02:16:35,359 --> 02:16:43,200
» You're okay.
>> Okay.

1685
02:16:38,399 --> 02:16:48,479
It was a mental approval, right, Dan?
>> Telepathy. All right. Great. Uh, this is

1686
02:16:46,000 --> 02:16:51,760
the opportunity for public comment. Uh,
if anybody has anything that they would

1687
02:16:50,240 --> 02:16:56,200
like to bring to the town council's
attention, now is the time to come

1688
02:16:53,200 --> 02:16:56,200
forward.

1689
02:16:56,559 --> 02:17:02,319
Is there anybody that wants to come
forward?

1690
02:17:00,240 --> 02:17:07,080
All right, seeing none, time for the
lightning round. Let's start with Dan.

1691
02:17:07,120 --> 02:17:14,880
» You mind if I start? I want to say
something that's really important and I

1692
02:17:11,200 --> 02:17:21,760
think Dan. Do you mind, Dan?
Um,

1693
02:17:17,760 --> 02:17:26,960
but I want to thank and and I know this
this really goes to what Commissioner

1694
02:17:23,439 --> 02:17:32,800
Graasso was saying about leadership.
Councilman Duval had a good long

1695
02:17:29,760 --> 02:17:38,000
conversation with me this week and told
me his concerns about how we were

1696
02:17:36,319 --> 02:17:42,000
looking at the data center, making sure
that we weren't just looking at this as

1697
02:17:40,080 --> 02:17:47,280
a form of appeasement or getting caught
up in the fervor of what everybody is

1698
02:17:45,679 --> 02:17:54,880
looking at from a political standpoint
without having knowledge of it. And

1699
02:17:51,280 --> 02:18:00,479
it's really important to listen to and
and try to understand and come to common

1700
02:17:58,240 --> 02:18:05,679
ground with your fellow council members.
And I appreciated the hour and 30 minute

1701
02:18:03,920 --> 02:18:11,040
conversation that I had with Dan cuz I
was counting that we got to the

1702
02:18:08,719 --> 02:18:16,479
consensus that he was able to understand
why I really was pushing for him to make

1703
02:18:13,760 --> 02:18:21,519
the vote that he did tonight. And I
really want to thank you for partaking

1704
02:18:19,760 --> 02:18:26,000
in that conversation with me, giving me
the the chance to understand where you

1705
02:18:23,280 --> 02:18:30,880
were coming from and you understanding
where I was coming from because that's

1706
02:18:27,760 --> 02:18:35,679
something that needs to happen when
people who are elected or or put in

1707
02:18:33,200 --> 02:18:40,719
positions of leadership.
That's how we lead as a as a group. This

1708
02:18:38,319 --> 02:18:44,080
is not a solo effort. This isn't
something where somebody should be

1709
02:18:42,399 --> 02:18:47,679
calling another person out or making
them feel uncomfortable or saying what

1710
02:18:45,599 --> 02:18:52,880
they should be doing or have to do. We
have to work together. So, I appreciate

1711
02:18:50,399 --> 02:18:56,399
you taking that time to really talk to
me and us coming to a common ground so

1712
02:18:54,880 --> 02:19:00,160
that we can do this for our community.
So, thank you.

1713
02:18:58,800 --> 02:19:05,519
That's it for me.
>> Thank you. Anybody else have any

1714
02:19:03,200 --> 02:19:08,960
comments to close with? Laura?
>> Yeah. Yeah, I have written some

1715
02:19:07,599 --> 02:19:11,439
comments. Um,
>> is it four pages?

1716
02:19:10,319 --> 02:19:15,330
» Mhm.
>> Mhm.

1717
02:19:13,310 --> 02:19:15,330
[laughter]

1718
02:19:16,080 --> 02:19:26,559
» Um, so I am so relieved, impressed, and
grateful for how our county as a whole

1719
02:19:24,080 --> 02:19:30,559
navigated the data center issue to date,
implementing a six-month moratorum on

1720
02:19:28,559 --> 02:19:36,240
the approval process and approvals for
site plans proposing data center

1721
02:19:33,280 --> 02:19:42,319
development projects this past Monday.
Thank you. So many local governments

1722
02:19:39,519 --> 02:19:47,439
have made the same missteps
while entertaining the rapidly evolving

1723
02:19:45,439 --> 02:19:53,680
data industry
for their areas as ours did at first.

1724
02:19:50,479 --> 02:20:00,000
But not all citizens
do or will have the same outcome after

1725
02:19:57,200 --> 02:20:05,200
engaging as Calbertt County citizens
can.

1726
02:20:02,960 --> 02:20:10,240
This is thanks to informed citizens who
took the time to further educate

1727
02:20:07,040 --> 02:20:15,600
themselves and then to engage the public
and our government with their concerns.

1728
02:20:13,200 --> 02:20:21,680
It is also thanks to leaders of all
types and from all corners of the county

1729
02:20:19,120 --> 02:20:27,680
being willing to lend their skills,
influence, and wisdom to the cause of

1730
02:20:25,520 --> 02:20:33,120
protecting our county, the Chesapeake
Bay, and its tributaries. And it's also

1731
02:20:30,479 --> 02:20:38,800
thanks to elected commissioners who are
willing to prioritize the voice of their

1732
02:20:35,520 --> 02:20:46,240
constituents. And we are so lucky for
that. Um, I can't think of a better

1733
02:20:41,680 --> 02:20:52,000
testament to America's 250th anniversary
than what I witnessed in the board of

1734
02:20:48,560 --> 02:20:59,359
county commissioners meeting on Monday
from the citizens, from um the staff,

1735
02:20:56,160 --> 02:21:04,080
the county staff, from the elected
leaders who will remain sitting and the

1736
02:21:01,680 --> 02:21:09,920
elected leaders who will be leaving. It
was a class act and it was the outcome

1737
02:21:06,640 --> 02:21:16,080
that we needed and that um people that
worked very hard petitioning their

1738
02:21:11,680 --> 02:21:21,120
government deserve. Um it is a very
complicated issue. We do have a unique

1739
02:21:19,600 --> 02:21:27,439
um
we have a unique county and it's

1740
02:21:23,040 --> 02:21:33,760
precious and um I'm really glad for that
vote and all the actions and and immense

1741
02:21:30,800 --> 02:21:39,520
amount of work that led up to that vote
to protect our county. So, um thank you

1742
02:21:36,880 --> 02:21:45,280
to all involved. I enjoyed being a
spectator of that. Um, I followed it,

1743
02:21:42,960 --> 02:21:53,880
but I I I didn't have to do anything
because everybody else was already doing

1744
02:21:48,640 --> 02:21:53,880
so much. So, thank you to all involved.

1745
02:21:53,920 --> 02:22:00,080
» Yeah, I agree. Um, I'm glad the public
is showing up. I'm glad like our

1746
02:21:58,319 --> 02:22:03,680
meetings seem to be getting more well
attended and I hope that people feel

1747
02:22:01,680 --> 02:22:08,960
that they have a voice and they can come
to us with their concerns and I hope

1748
02:22:06,160 --> 02:22:11,920
that we can address as many as possible.
That's it.

1749
02:22:14,720 --> 02:22:22,920
I'd like to thank the public for coming
out and speaking. Um I think the

1750
02:22:23,600 --> 02:22:39,520
the role of a elected person is is to
be a collective voice of the body. So we

1751
02:22:35,920 --> 02:22:47,359
have I've said it many times we have
about 1,250 people we represent with

1752
02:22:42,800 --> 02:22:54,160
this uh with this seat and um engaging
with the public uh

1753
02:22:50,960 --> 02:23:01,439
and getting feedback from them directly
um is what I try to do. I bring forth

1754
02:22:58,399 --> 02:23:10,880
some hard questions and a lot of these
things are brought to me from citizens

1755
02:23:05,520 --> 02:23:15,680
and uh and residents and constituents
and uh

1756
02:23:13,439 --> 02:23:20,479
try to hear them as Anthony said, spend
an hour and a half on the phone with him

1757
02:23:18,240 --> 02:23:24,800
um to make sure that we weren't doing
something that would have inverse

1758
02:23:22,160 --> 02:23:32,399
actions. you know, uh, the county I
appreciate on Tuesday you're being to

1759
02:23:27,040 --> 02:23:37,200
set the moratorum and, um, it's
for us it's simple. We don't have it

1760
02:23:34,640 --> 02:23:43,840
that complex. We can just say the
geographical area just does not fit. Uh,

1761
02:23:39,920 --> 02:23:48,720
for Cal, I think taking the steps that
evaluate it so that we don't put

1762
02:23:46,240 --> 02:23:55,439
ourselves in a legal situation, I think
that's the appropriate steps. I like how

1763
02:23:51,920 --> 02:23:59,840
outspoken Calary County is. You know, we
uh

1764
02:23:57,280 --> 02:24:04,240
we are very strong and and we vote
strong in the primary. I I think that's

1765
02:24:02,479 --> 02:24:10,800
one of the things I'm most proud of is
how strong we vote. Um and I don't know,

1766
02:24:08,720 --> 02:24:16,319
have a
wonderful Labor Day weekend that's

1767
02:24:12,720 --> 02:24:23,040
coming up. Happy Labor Day.
>> Thank you. Um, and I'll just I'll just

1768
02:24:20,160 --> 02:24:29,280
say that um
I I want to reiterate that the carnival

1769
02:24:26,240 --> 02:24:39,920
is is still here and that was that was a
lot of fun. Um and then also um recently

1770
02:24:35,280 --> 02:24:46,880
um the hospital had the Suare by the Bay
event uh at the Rod and Real Hotel which

1771
02:24:42,640 --> 02:24:52,640
I was able to attend and uh or decided
to attend uh with my wife and that was

1772
02:24:50,160 --> 02:24:56,399
and Marilyn I won't tell anybody about
your dancing. I promise I won't tell

1773
02:24:54,800 --> 02:24:59,520
anybody about you dancing down on the
dock. I'm not going to say a word about

1774
02:24:57,840 --> 02:25:06,319
it. good dancing.
>> But uh but it was it was a lot of fun

1775
02:25:02,960 --> 02:25:10,800
and and I haven't heard any results from
Bob Carpenter or anybody else about uh

1776
02:25:09,040 --> 02:25:17,680
how much money they raised for the
hospital, but I suspect it was pretty

1777
02:25:12,479 --> 02:25:25,359
substantial. Um and so I this just
speaks to us living in a small town in a

1778
02:25:21,520 --> 02:25:29,920
relatively small county. Um, and the
fact that uh people work together to get

1779
02:25:27,520 --> 02:25:35,280
things done and it makes me proud to be
here makes me proud to be uh serving the

1780
02:25:33,120 --> 02:25:40,880
public and and working with this council
to to get things done. I'm very proud of

1781
02:25:37,680 --> 02:25:45,760
it all and especially our third district
county commissioner who I've gotten to

1782
02:25:42,479 --> 02:25:51,600
know quite well by now and and your your
wonderful husband. So, um that's all I

1783
02:25:48,800 --> 02:25:53,439
have. Um, if anybody has a motion for
adjournment, I would certainly

1784
02:25:52,880 --> 02:25:56,960
entertain.
>> Motion to adjourn.

1785
02:25:55,280 --> 02:26:02,080
» I knew it'd be you.
>> Is there a second? Is there a third and

1786
02:25:58,960 --> 02:26:04,560
a fourth? [laughter]
>> All in favor say I.

1787
02:26:03,920 --> 02:26:10,560
» I.
>> Oppose. You're You'd be nuts. Uh, thank

1788
02:26:07,920 --> 02:26:15,720
you all for being here. Council members,
thank you for your participation and

1789
02:26:12,319 --> 02:26:15,720
your hard work.