COUNCILMEMBERS Calvin Ball, Chairperson District 2 Jon Weinstein, Vice Chairperson District 1 Jennifer Terrasa Howard County Council District 3 George Howard Building Mary Kay Sigaty 3430 Court House Drive District 4 Ellicott City, 21043-4392 Greg Fox District 5

Minutes (approved) Special Public Hearing – Downtown Columbia July 14, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Banneker Room

Members Present: Calvin Ball, Council Chairperson; Jon Weinstein, Vice Chairperson; Greg Fox, Council Member; Mary Kay Sigaty, Council Member; and Jennifer Terrasa, Council Member.

Staff Present: Jessica Feldmark, Administrator; Jennifer Sager, Administration; Craig Glendenning, County Auditor; Jeff Meyers, Legislative Analyst, Theo Wimberly, Legislative Analyst; Gary Kuc County Solicitor; and Jennifer Egan, Administrative Support.

I. Call to Order 6:05 p.m.

II. Pledge of Allegiance by Vice Chairperson Weinstein

III. Public Testimony on Legislation Regarding Downtown Columbia

a. Michelle Wood, Hickory Ridge Village Board, 6263 Golden Hook, Columbia Maryland b. Linda Wengel, Town Center Village Board, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, Maryland 1001 Governor Warfield Parkway, Columbia, Maryland c. Lada Onyshkevych Wilde Lake Middle School PTSA, 6200 Bright Plume, Columbia, Maryland d. Susan Garber - 9100 Gorman Road, Laurel, Maryland e. Danylo Leshchyshyn - 6200 Bright Plume, Columbia, Maryland f. Stu Kohn, HCCA, 8709 Yellow Bird Court, Laurel, Maryland g. Lillie Gallant, President, League of Women Voters Howard County, 6400 Enchanted Solitude Place, Columbia, Maryland h. Michele Whelley, Interim Executive Director, Downtown Columbia Partnership, 368 Homeland Southway, Baltimore, Maryland i. Joanne Davis, DCACC - Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10323 Wilde Lake Terrace, Columbia, Maryland j. Ian Kennedy, Executive Director of DCACC- Merriweather, Co-Founder SaveMerriweather and Housing Commission, 6174 Clearsmoke Court, Columbia, Maryland k. Justin Carlson, President and CoFounder SaveMerriweather, 9369 Spring Water Path, Jessup, Maryland l. Joan Driessen, Association of Community Services, 11607 Waveland Way, Columbia, Maryland m. Larissa Onyshkevych - 5842 Wyndham Circle, Columbia, Maryland n. Robert Miller - 10372 Painted Cup, Columbia, Maryland o. Brad Canfield, Merriweather, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland p. Leonardo McClarty, President and CEO of Howard County Chamber of Commerce, 5560 Sterrett Place, Columbia, Maryland q. Dan Hajdo - 6016 Jamina Downs, Columbia, Maryland r. Deborah Clutts - 10607 Millet Seed Hill, Columbia, Maryland s. LaTonya Peters - 6029 Misty Arch Run, Columbia, Maryland t. Yaw Adu, PATH, 8604 Waterside Court, Laurel, Maryland u. Andrew Akard, Operations Manager, , 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland v. John Jay Bonstingl - 10111 Windstream Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044 w. Cole Schnorf, Arc of Howard County, 4912 Valley View Overlook, Ellicott City, Maryland x. Joan Lancos - 6110 Covington Road, Columbia, Maryland y. Grace Kubofcik, Housing Collation, 4801 Carman Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland z. Sherman Howell, African American Collation, 11370 Heathertoe Lane, Columbia, Maryland aa. James Harris - 6918 Garland Lane, Columbia, Maryland bb. Frank Martin - 2911 Beaver Lake Court, Ellicott City, Maryland cc. Caroline Sherman - 6030 Watch Chain Way, Columbia, Maryland dd. Brent Loveless - 9570 , Laurel, Maryland ee. Paul Lemle, HCEA, 5082 Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland ff. Steve Sachs - 2811 English Bond Court, Woodstock, Maryland gg. Judy Fisher-George - 9106 Howland Road, Laurel, Maryland hh. Christiana Rigby - 9628 West Window Way, Columbia, Maryland ii. David Marker - 7131 Willow Brook Way, Columbia, Maryland jj. Roger Gabin, PATH, 5614 Phelps Luck Drive, Columbia, Maryland kk. Bernard Noppinger, 8638 North Valley Road, Ellicott City, Maryland ll. Jeanne Wilson, 5392 Graywing Court, Columbia, Maryland mm. Steve Sprecher, 11114 High Hay Drive, Columbia, Maryland

IV. Adjourned: 10:18 p.m.