Good evening and welcome to the Council's September legislative session in which we introduce new legislation and give final consideration to legislation previously introduced and heard. This legislative session is being conducted as a hybrid meeting which is available in person and virtual via WebEx. It is also available to the public through live stream on the Howard County Council website and broadcast on channels 44 if you're Verizon and 99 if you're Comcast. The council will hold a hybrid public hearing on Monday, September 16th, 2024 beginning at 7 p.m. on the legislation introduced this evening. Testimony can be given in person or virtually via Webex. Written comments on the new legislation can be sent into Council mail at HowardCountyMD.gov. Anyone wishing to testify at the public hearing will have several options available. You may sign up in advance through the Council's website or you may sign up in person in front of the Banacharum via a laptop. That Monday, September 16 prior to the start of the public hearing. When signing up to testify, you will be asked if you are a student in grades K through 12 so that you can be called to testify early in the meeting and whether your testimony will be provided in person or virtual via WebEx. If you select virtual, you will be provided instructions for logging into the WebEx session. If needed, the council will hold a work session on new legislation on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 beginning at 9.30am in the Sea Vernon Greyroom. Public participation for these meetings will be available virtually via web access and viewed live stream through the county council website. At this time I will do a roll call for our council members. Dr. Jones. Good evening everyone. Ms. Rikby, here. Mr. Youngman. Here. I am also here and Chair Young is not available this evening. We will now recite the pledge of legions. Applied to leg of the United States of America. The United States of America. 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Yes The motion to approve the journal passes will the council administrator please read the legislation for introduction The following legislation is introduced by the chairperson at the request of the county executive unless otherwise noted Council resolution 108 2024 a resolution confirming the appointment of Carlton J. Brown to the Board of Health. Council Resolution 109, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Xavier V. Bruce to the Howard County Commission for Veterans and Military Families. Council Resolution 110, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Nancy Chang and D to the Board of Health. Council Resolution 111, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Nancy Chang MD to the Board of Health. Council Resolution 111-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of David Ennis to the Board of Health. Council Resolution 112-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Robin Jones-Gillespie to the LGBTQIA-plus commission. Council Resolution 113-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Kristiana Little to the Human Rights Commission. Council resolution 114, 2024. A resolution confirming the appointment of Daniel Medinger to the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Authority. Council resolution 115, 2024. A resolution confirming the appointment of Samuel Oak Renner Quick to the multimodal Transportation Board. Council Resolution 116-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Pedro Ramirez to the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Authority. Council Resolution 117-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Andrea Riscala to the La Allianza Latina Commission. Council Resolution 118, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Alison L. Robinson to the Board of Health, Council Resolution 119, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Georgia and Royalty to the Board of Health, Council Resolution 120, 2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Johanna Clay Souter to the Board of Health. Council Resolution 121-2024. A resolution confirming the appointment of Lisa L. Steppto to the Howard County Commission for Veterans and Military Families. Council Resolution 122-2024. A resolution confirming the appointment of Mark Stevens to the Planning Board. Council Resolution 123-2024, a resolution confirming the appointment of Paul I. Turlington to the Howard County Commission for Veterans and Military Families. Council Resolution 124-2024, a resolution confirming the reappointment of Brooke Abercrombie to the board to promote self-sufficiency. Council Resolution 125-2024, a resolution confirming the reappointment of a Sean Busready to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission, Council Resolution 126-2024, a resolution confirming the reappointment of Tabitha Dixon to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission, Council Resolution 127-2024, a resolution confirming the reappointment of Ama Felix to the Board to promote self-sufficiency. Council Resolution 128, 2024. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Dr. Mariana Isrielson to the Board to promote self-sufficiency. Council Resolution 129, 2024. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Rosa Angelica Mamie to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection. Council Resolution 130, 2024. Our Resolution confirming the Reappointment of Tiffany Murray Relafird Esquire to the Human Rights Commission. Council Resolution 131, 2024. Our Resolution confirming the Reappointment of David M. Woodruff to the Board to promote self-sufficiency. Council Resolution 132, 2024, a resolution confirming the reappointment of Arnettia, Wire, Esquire, and VA to the Police Accountability Board. Council Bill 49, 2024, an act making emergency appropriations pursuant to section 610B of the Howard County Charter and amending the annual budget and appropriation for fiscal year 2025 to provide additional spending authority in the economic development authority for farmer grants and declaring that this act is an emergency bill necessary to meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property. Council Bill 50 2024 and act amending the pay plan for Howard County amending pay scales for certain positions within fire management, correcting certain pay scales applicable to the members of the Howard County, amending pay scales for certain positions within fire management, correcting certain pay scales applicable to the members of the Howard County Public Safety Dispatchers Association, providing for the application of the SACC, and generally relating to the pay plan for Howard County. Council Bill 51-2024, enact amending the Howard County Retirement Plan in order to create a deferred retirement option program for participating deputy sheriffs, deputy sheriffs drop. Defining certain terms, establishing certain deadlines, setting forth the eligibility for deputy sheriffs drop to include certain employees on the office of the sheriff, providing for the term of deputy sheriff drop participation, providing for the termination of participation in deputy sheriffs drop, requiring that certain accounts be established and maintained, setting forth provisions related to the disability, death, or retirement of Deputy Sheriff's Drop participants, and generally relating to the Howard County Retirement Plan. Council Bill 52, 2024, and act amending the membership of the LGBTQIA Plus Commission to add that up to two members can work or attend school in the county, amending the appointment requirements for the college student, and generally relating to the L.G.B.T. QIA plus commission. Council Resolution 133, 2024. A resolution amending a fee schedule previously adopted by the county council to correct a fee charge by the Department of Planning and Zoning for approved plan revisions. by the Department of Planning and Zoning for Approved Plan Revisions. Council Resolution 134, 2024. Our resolution supporting an application to the State of Maryland for the designation of the Eastern Howard County Enterprise Zone as part of the Maryland Enterprise Zone program. Mr. Anderson, that was brilliant. Thank you. And that concludes our legislation for introduction that also concludes our September legislative session. We are adjourned. Thank you and good night. 17, on the dot. This meeting is no longer being recorded.