AGENDA COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND Legislative Session 2018, Legislative Day No. 31 June 4, :00 P.M.

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1 AGENDA COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND Legislative Session 2018, Legislative Day No. 31-7:00 P.M. A. Invocation (Grasso) B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Ethics Statement D. Presentation Annapolis Dragon Boat Club E. Invitation to Audience F. Announcement of Items not Appearing on Agenda G. Preliminary Motion H. Approval of Minutes May 21, 2018 Legislative Day No. 23 I. Introduction of Bills BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: Planning and Development Master Plan for Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation FOR the purpose of repealing the Anne Arundel County 2013 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan; adopting the Anne Arundel County 2017 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan; and generally relating to the master plan for land preservation, parks and recreation. BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: Personnel Exempt Service Deputy Planning and Zoning Officer FOR the purpose of adding a certain position to the exempt service; providing for the pay, pension and financial disclosure requirements applicable to the position added to the exempt service; providing for the applicability of this Ordinance; and generally relating to personnel. BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: Personnel Exempt Service Deputy Director, Emergency Management Office FOR the purpose of adding a certain position to the exempt service; providing for the pay, pension, and financial disclosure requirements applicable to the position added to the exempt service; providing for the applicability of this Ordinance; and generally relating to personnel.

2 Page 2 BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: Personnel Positions in the Classified Service FOR the purpose of modifying titles for certain classifications in the classified service; adding new positions in the classified service; amending the minimum qualifications for certain classifications in the classified service; providing for the pay and minimum qualifications applicable to the positions added to the classified service; providing for the applicability of this Ordinance; and generally relating to personnel. BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: the issuance, sale and delivery of Anne Arundel County, Maryland general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes FOR the purpose of authorizing the issuance by Anne Arundel County, Maryland, of bond anticipation notes in an amount to be outstanding at any time not in excess of Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000) and bonds in an amount not exceeding One Billion Eighty-One Million Two Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars ($1,081,245,779) in order to finance in whole or in part the construction of capital projects set forth in the capital budget of the County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, or in such capital budgets for prior fiscal years, or usable portions thereof; authorizing the issuance by the County of refunding bonds to refund some or all of the outstanding bond issues of the County listed on Exhibit II attached hereto and incorporated herein in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 120% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding bonds to be refunded subject to the requirement that debt service savings shall be achieved in connection with any such refunding; authorizing the County to borrow money and incur indebtedness otherwise authorized to be borrowed and incurred hereunder in the form of bonds or bond anticipation notes by obtaining a loan or loans from the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration pursuant to and in accordance with Sections through , inclusive, of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2017 Supplement) for the public purpose of financing a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping certain wastewater facilities and water supply systems; providing for the execution and delivery by the County of a loan agreement and bond to evidence any such loan; reaffirming and clarifying the guides and standards relating to the borrowing of money to finance such capital projects heretofore adopted; listing the capital projects to be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of sale of the bonds hereby authorized, the usable portions, estimated costs and probable useful lives thereof; showing compliance with the limitations on the power of the County to incur indebtedness; providing for essential flexibility in the financing of such capital projects and the issuance of such bonds by authorization of such bond anticipation notes to be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds; prescribing the procedure for the issuance and sale of such bond anticipation notes and bonds; empowering the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, subject to such guides and standards, to determine the time and method of sale of such bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds, which sale may be a private (negotiated) sale or a public sale, and the time, place, and procedure for the public sale of such bonds other than refunding bonds; empowering the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, subject to such guides and standards, to

3 Page 3 determine the forms of such bonds and to determine the forms of such bond anticipation notes; empowering the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to provide for or determine the private (negotiated) sale of any loan agreement or bond to the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration, the form or forms thereof and other details with respect thereto and to the sales thereof; providing that such bond anticipation notes may be issued as notes in the nature of commercial paper and, in such event, authorizing the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to determine various matters and to take various actions in connection with such issuance; providing that such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be issued as variable rate demand or similar obligations and, in such event, authorizing the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to determine various matters and to take various actions in connection with such issuance; covenanting to appropriate sufficient revenues in each fiscal year following the issuance of such bonds to pay the maturing principal thereof and the interest thereon and to meet such appropriation either by revenues derived from self-liquidating projects or from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes, or a combination of the foregoing; pledging the full faith and credit of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to the payment of the bonds and bond anticipation notes issued hereunder and the interest thereon, when due; providing that the pledge of the taxing power to secure such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be subject to the limitation imposed by Section 710(d) of the County Charter, except in the case where refunding bonds are issued to refund bonds secured by the pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the County; covenanting that the proceeds of such bonds, or any moneys which may be deemed to be proceeds, will not be used in a manner to cause such bonds to be arbitrage bonds; canceling, rescinding, and repealing authority to issue certain bonds only to the extent such authority has not been previously exercised under Bill No , as amended, and ratifying, confirming and validating the previous authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to applicable authority; ratifying and authorizing the issuance of Shore Erosion Control Construction Loans pursuant to and in accordance with Sections to , inclusive, of the Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2012 Replacement Volume and 2017 Supplement) and generally providing for the consolidation and authorization of a borrowing program for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and matters generally related thereto. BILL NO AN ORDINANCE concerning: Animal Control Dog and Cat Licenses Dangerous Animals FOR the purpose of decreasing the licensing fee for a dangerous animal from $250 to $125; and generally relating to Animal Control. by Mr. Grasso

4 Page 4 J. Introduction of Resolutions RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Charter of Anne Arundel County restricting the County Council to increase the minimum value of purchases and contracts requiring full competitive bidding from $25,000 to an amount not less than $25,000 and not greater than $50,000 or a greater amount determined by the County Council to be in the best interest of the County, and requiring that the award of contracts greater than $5,000 and less than the minimum dollar requirement for full competitive bidding shall be awarded through a simplified competitive process except as otherwise provided by law; and requiring that the County Purchasing Agent shall cause to be published on the Anne Arundel County website all awards of contracts through the full and simplified bidding processes for capital improvements, contractual services, professional services, or supplies of $5,000 or greater awarded by the County in accordance with the Anne Arundel County Code RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION approving the declaration of certain unimproved County-owned property formerly known as a portion of Drum Point Avenue (between Governor Ritchie Highway and lots 5082, 5083, and 5084) in Glen Burnie, Maryland as surplus property RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION approving the declaration of certain unimproved County-owned property formerly known as a portion of Drum Point Avenue (between Governor Ritchie Highway and lots 5079, 5080, and 5081) in Glen Burnie, Maryland as surplus property K. Public Hearings and Final Reading and Vote BILL NO (As Amended) AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning Cosmetic Facial Hair Salons FOR the purpose of adding a definition of cosmetic facial hair salons ; allowing cosmetic facial hair salons as permitted or auxiliary uses in commercial districts; and generally relating to zoning. by Mr. Fink BILL NO (Hearing Concluded) (Eligible for Vote) (To Be Withdrawn) AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning Commercial Districts Farm Equipment Sales and Service Facilities FOR the purpose of allowing farm equipment sales and service facilities in certain commercial districts as a permitted or conditional use; adding the conditional use requirements for farm equipment sales and service facilities; and generally relating to zoning by Mr. Walker

5 Page 5 BILL NO (Amendments Proposed) AN ORDINANCE concerning: Licensing Food Service Facilities Polystyrene Food Service Products FOR the purpose of prohibiting the use and sale of expanded polystyrene products at food service facilities located in the County; providing for a penalty for violations; requiring the County to conduct a certain education and outreach campaign; providing for the applicability of this Ordinance; and generally relating to food service facilities. by Mr. Trumbauer, Mr. Grasso, and Mr. Pruski BILL NO (Amendment(s) Proposed) AN ORDINANCE concerning: Animal Control Dogs Outdoors Shelters Tethering FOR the purpose of adding a definition of reasonable period ; prohibiting the tethering of dogs outdoors; amending the shelter requirements for dogs kept outdoors; adding enclosed area and shade requirements for kept dogs outdoors; limiting the scope and applicability of the standards for animals outdoors; and generally relating to animal control. by Mr. Grasso BILL NO (Amendment Proposed) AN ORDINANCE concerning: Disposition of Real Property Transfer to Governmental Entities FOR the purpose of establishing a procedure for the disposition of real property to an agency of the Federal government, an agency of a State government, a quasi-governmental entity, or a political subdivision; and generally relating to the disposition of real property. and Mr. Trumbauer RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION endorsing financial assistance from the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund to Paragon Bioservices, Inc. L. Other Business M. Adjourn