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The Calvin Ball Bulletin THE CALVIN BALL BULLETIN Legislative Edition February 2017 Phone: 410-313-2001 Email: [email protected] Dr. Calvin Ball 3430 Court House Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043 In This Issue Lend your voice to our Legislative process! This newsletter highlights bills currently under consideration by the Howard County Council and Current Council now that the Maryland General Assembly has convened, it also Legislation includes legislation sponsored by our Howard County Delegation and other bills related to Howard County citizens. Prior Council Legislation To promote an engaged citizenry, I encourage you to review this information. The Council welcomes your testimony on legislation it is The Process currently considering. To do so, please share your comments by Upcoming Council emailing [email protected]. You may join us Meetings during our Public Hearing, generally held the 3rd Monday of each month. To sign-up in advance to testify, click here. The Howard Howard County State County Delegation also hosts public hearings and welcomes your Delegation Legislation testimony. To testify, email [email protected]. MGA-Delegation I hope you find this newsletter informative and use this opportunity to Leadership become an integral part of our legislative process. Howard County State Delegation Legislation LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS CR27-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION indicating support by both the County Council and County Executive for a project to finance and construct a new courthouse. Howard County Council Legislation The following legislation is introduced by the Chairperson at the request of the County Executive unless otherwise noted. PREFILED LEGISLATION All prefiled legislation scheduled to be introduced at this month's legislative session can be viewed by clicking here. APPOINTMENTS CR18-2017 CR21-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jessica Obiageli Epps to the Commission of Jean Xu to the Public Ethics Commission. for Women. CR22-2017 CR19-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment A RESOLUTION approving a list of Howard of Mickey Day to the Agricultural Land County residents to be sent to the Governor, in Preservation Board. accordance with State law, so that the Governor may choose one of the residents CR23-2017 from the list to fill a vacancy on the Property Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Tax Assessment Appeal Board. request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment CR20-2017 of Elaine R. Ritchey to the Animal Matters Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Hearing Board. request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment CR24-2017 of Kimberly Salazar to the Board to Promote Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Self-Sufficiency. request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Paula M. Schultz to the Animal Matters Hearing Board. GENERAL CB10-2017 CB15-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive request of the County Executive and AN ACT amending the Annual Budget and cosponsored by Greg Fox Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2017 AN ACT further stating the purpose of the in order to correct certain Department of Howard County Right-To-Farm Act; Housing and Community Development funds recommending certain legal fees under certain that were mistakenly appropriated to the conditions; and generally related to the Howard Grants Fund instead of the Program Revenue county Right-To-Farm Act. Fund; to correct certain Department of Planning and Zoning debt service CB16-2017 appropriation in the Agricultural Land Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Preservation Fund mistakenly reduced by request of the County Executive and certain revenue sources; to increase the Water cosponsored by Greg Fox and Sewer Grants Fund appropriation in the AN ACT amending PlanHoward 2030, the Department of Public Works in order to have general plan for Howard County, in order to sufficient spending authority for an amend Growth Tiers, as required by the unanticipated grant received by the County; to Maryland Sustainable Growth and Agricultural reduce the Grants Fund for the Department of Preservation Act of 2012; revising certain Housing and Community Development by maps to reflect changes in Growth Tiers; $550,000 and amend the total Grants Fund amending text to describe Growth Tiers; and accordingly; to add a total of $550,000 to the generally relating to planning, zoning and land Program Revenue Fund of the Department of use in Howard County. Housing and Community Development and amend the total Program Revenue Fund CR25-2017 accordingly; to add a total of $6,608,200 to the Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Agricultural Land Preservation Fund for the request of the County Executive Department of Planning and Zoning and A RESOLUTION declaring that a total of amend the total Agricultural Land Preservation approximately 7,930 square feet of real Fund accordingly; and generally relating to the property owned by Howard County, Maryland Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance known as a portion of Governors Run Open for Fiscal Year 2017. Space Lot 130 is no longer needed for a public purpose in exchange for the CB11-2017 conveyance to the County of 13,000 square Introduced by: The Chairperson at the feet of land to be designated as Open Space; request of the County Executive waiving the advertising and bidding AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the requirements of Section 4.201 of the Howard Howard County Charter, approving a Multi- County Code in order to convey the property to Year Tax-Exempt Lease/Purchase Agreement the owner of the adjacent property; and between Howard County and SunTrust providing that the County Executive is not Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp. for bound to convey the property if he finds that financing the acquisition of seven new buses the land may have a further public use. to be used as part of the Regional Transit Agency's fixed-route fleet; authorizing the CR26-2017 Executive to make changes to the Agreement, Introduced by: The Chairperson at the under certain conditions; authorizing the request of the County Executive County Executive to execute the Agreement; A RESOLUTION pursuant to Section 4.201(a) and generally relating to the Agreement. of the Howard County Code, declaring that a portion of a 20-foot Water Easement and a 20- CB12-2017 foot Sewer Easement, comprising a total of Introduced by: The Chairperson at the approximately 0.2773 acres, is no longer request of the County Executive needed by Howard County, Maryland for AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the public purposes; authorizing the County Howard County Charter, approving a Multi- Executive to terminate the property interest, Year Lease Agreement between the County vesting title to the underlying property owner, and KSM Timbers, LLC, for the operation and the Howard County Housing Commission; maintenance of the Timbers at Troy Golf waiving the advertising and bidding Course; authorizing the Executive to make requirements of Section 4.201 of the Howard changes to the Agreement, under certain County Code; and providing that the County conditions; authorizing the County Executive to Executive is not bound to abandon such execute the Agreement; and generally relating portion of the easement if he finds that such to the Agreement. portion of the easement may have a further public use. CB13-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the SAO2-FY2017 request of the County Executive Introduced by: The Chairperson at the AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the request of the County Executive Howard County Charter, approving a Seventh AN ACT transferring $600,000 from the Amendment and Renewal of Lease between Grants Fund, Contingency Reserve to the Howard County, Maryland and Symphony Department of Planning and Zoning for the Woods, LLC, for the lease of approximately Strategic Demolition Fund Grant and the 1,653 square feet of space located at 5950 Façade Improvement Program Grant, both to Symphony Woods Drive, Columbia, Maryland be awarded from the Maryland Department of during a multi-year renewal term; authorizing Housing and Community Development; and the Executive to make changes to the amending the General Fund total for the Amendment, under certain conditions; Department of Planning and Zoning in order to authorizing the County Executive to execute have sufficient spending authority to fund a the Amendment; and generally relating to the General Fund match requirement for the Amendment. Strategic Demolition Fund Grant. CB14-2017 Introduced by:The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a Planned and Scheduled Maintenance Agreement between Nixon Power Services, LLC d/b/a Nixon Energy Solutions and Howard County, Maryland that requires certain indemnification in future fiscal years. CURRENT LEGISLATION Legislation below is currently pending and under consideration by the County Council. Action will be taken at the next Legislative Session. More details can be found online. APPOINTMENTS CR2-2017 CR9-2017 Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive request of the County Executive A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment A RESOLUTION approving a list of Howard of Kenneth M. Barnes to the Pension County residents to be sent to the Governor, in Oversight Commission. accordance with State law, so that the Governor may choose one of the residents CR3-2017 from the list to fill a vacancy on the Property Introduced by: The Chairperson at the Tax Assessment Appeal Board.
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