Council Resolution 23-2022 – A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Barbara L. Allen to the Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 24-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Nina Basu to the Human Rights Commission. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 25-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Paloma Isabel León to the Board of Health. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 26-2022 – Introduced by the Chairperson - A RESOLUTION appointing Felita Phillips to the Board of Appeals of Howard County, Maryland, to fill a term ending on December 31, 2025. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 27-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Daniel Thomas Nairn to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 28-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jean Xu to the Public Ethics Commission. (No expiration)

Council Bill 16-2022 - AN ACT establishing an Opioid Abatement Special Revenue Fund as a special, nonlapsing revenue fund, also known as a Local Abatement Fund, as provided in the State-Subdivision Agreement between the State of Maryland and Local Governments on Proceeds relating to the Settlement of Opioids Litigation; specifying the purposes, permitted uses, and nature of the fund; and generally related to finance, taxation, and budget. (Expires 5/16/22; 6/20/2022 if extended; or 7/25/22 if extended twice)

Council Bill 17-2022 - AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of up to $75,000,000 consolidated public improvement bonds, pursuant to a bond enabling law; providing that such bonds shall be general obligations of the County; authorizing the County Executive to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for or approve the final principal amounts, maturity schedules, interest rates and redemption provisions for such bonds, and other matters, details, forms, documents or procedures and to determine the method of sale of such bonds; providing for the disbursement of the proceeds of such bonds and for the levying of taxes to pay debt service on such bonds; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith. (Expires 5/16/22; 6/20/2022 if extended; or 7/25/22 if extended twice)

Council Bill 18-2022 - AN ACT amending the time in which any person may file a complaint claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged unlawful act in violation of provisions related to unfair employment practices; and generally related to filing complaints alleging violations of the Human Rights provisions of the County Code. (Expires 5/16/22; 6/20/2022 if extended; or 7/25/22 if extended twice)

Council Resolution 29-2022 - A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between Howard County, Maryland and Patuxent LLC for property located at 6441 Freetown Road, 6333 Cedar Lane, and 6367 Cedar Lane in Columbia, Maryland, for purposes of Section 16.1103(e) of the Howard County Code. (No expiration)

Council Bill 19-2022 – Introduced by Christiana Rigby - AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to require that certain notice be given when residential infill construction occurs; and generally relating to notice of residential construction. (Expires 5/16/22; 6/20/2022 if extended; or 7/25/22 if extended twice)

Council Resolution 30-2022 – Introduced by Deb Jung - A RESOLUTION expressing the County Council’s support for State Senate Bill 658 and House Bill 1103, which would create a Maryland Aviation Infrastructure Impacts Commission. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 18-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Marian Vessels to the Recreation and Parks Board. (No expiration)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Resolution 20-2022 – Introduced by the Chairperson - A RESOLUTION reappointing Jean Xu to the Board of Appeals of Howard County, Maryland, to fill a term ending on December 31, 2026. (No expiration)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Resolution 21-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Dr. Flavia Delmastro to the Howard County Animal Matters Hearing Board. (No expiration)

Council Resolution 22-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Xi Steven Chen to the Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board. (No expiration)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Resolution 22-2022 - A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Xi Steven Chen to the Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board. (No expiration)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Resolution 19-2022 – Introduced by the Chairperson - A RESOLUTION appointing David Coaxum to the Board of Appeals of Howard County, Maryland, to fill a term ending on December 31, 2025. (No expiration)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Withdrawn

SAO3-FY2022 - AN ACT transferring $6,560,000 from the General Fund, Contingency Reserve to the Department of Housing and Community Development in order to move priority affordable housing communities forward and to further affordable housing initiatives. (Expires 4/18/22; 5/23/22 if extended; or 6/27/22 if extended twice.)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Tabled

Council Bill 12-2022 - AN ACT to amend who may delegate duties to the Human Resources Administrator; to clarify who the Chief Administrative Officer may delegate regarding the administration of the County’s risk management programs; and generally relating to functions of the Department of County Administration. (Expires 4/18/22; 5/23/22 if extended; or 6/27/22 if extended twice.)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Bill 13-2022 - AN ACT requiring the removal of certain public notification signs and posters relating to the Department of Planning and Zoning, Hearing Examiner, Board of Appeals, Zoning Board, and various boards and commissions, which are placed during the zoning and development review processes within a certain time period after the conclusion of the meeting or hearing; and establishing certain fees when the Department removes signs and posters; and generally relating to public notice of projects in the zoning and development review processes. (Expires 4/18/22; 5/23/22 if extended; or 6/27/22 if extended twice.)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed as Amended

Council Bill 14-2022 – Introduced by Christiana Rigby - AN ACT to add requirements to a forest conservation plan; and generally relating to forest conservation in the County. (Expires 4/18/22; 5/23/22 if extended; or 6/27/22 if extended twice.)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed

Council Bill 15-2022 – Introduced by Liz Walsh and David Yungmann - AN ACT altering the appointment process for members of the Planning Board; altering the qualifications of the members of the Planning Board; and generally relating to planning and zoning. (Expires 4/18/22; 5/23/22 if extended; or 6/27/22 if extended twice.)

My Vote: Yes

Status: Passed as Amended

Council Resolution 30-2022 – Introduced by Deb Jung - A RESOLUTION expressing the County Council’s support for State Senate Bill 658 and House Bill 1103, which would create a Maryland Aviation Infrastructure Impacts Commission. (No expiration)

My Vote: No

Status: Passed

Council Resolution 140-2021 - A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between the Howard County, Maryland and SunEast Friendship Solar LLC and MHGH&S, LLC for the generation of electricity on property located at 13300 Frederick Road, West Friendship. (No expiration date) TABLED 10/4/21

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table and Passed as Amended

Council Resolution 141-2021 - A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between the Howard County, Maryland and SunEast Friendship ANEM Solar LLC and MHGH&S, LLC for the generation of electricity on property located at 13300 Frederick Road in West Friendship, Maryland. (No expiration date) TABLED 10/4/21

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table and Passed as Amended

Council Resolution 142-2021 - A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between the Howard County, Maryland and Terrapin Branch Solar, LLC, and 2800 Nixon’s Farm Lane, LLC, for the generation of electricity on property owned by 2800 Nixon’s Farm Lane, LLC located at 2800 Nixon’s Farm Lane, West Friendship, Maryland. (No expiration date) TABLED 10/4/21

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table and Passed as Amended

Council Resolution 143-2021 - A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between the Howard County, Maryland and Community Power Group, LLC and Jack Coogan Fyock Jr. for the generation of electricity on property located on Ten Oaks Road, Glenelg, Maryland. (No expiration date) TABLED 10/4/21

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table and Passed as Amended

Council Resolution 16-2022 - A RESOLUTION pursuant to Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code declaring that a portion of land containing a total of 1,669 square feet or 0.0383 acres owned by Howard County, Maryland located on Main Street in Ellicott City is no longer needed by the County for public purposes; authorizing the County Executive to convey, upon certain consideration, fee simple title to 8308 Main Street, LLC while retaining easement interests; waiving the advertising and bidding requirements of Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code; and providing that the County Executive is not bound to convey the Property if he finds that the County may have a use for the property. (No expiration) TABLED 2/7/22

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table and Passed as Amended

Council Bill 7-2022 (ZRA199) – Introduced by Liz Walsh - AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to require that Moderate Income Housing Units

(MIHUs) be developed in the Planned Golf Course Community (PGCC) zoning district; and generally relating to Moderate Income Housing Units. (Expires 3/14/22; 4/18/22 if extended; or 5/23/22 if extended twice.) TABLED 2/7/22

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table; Extended Life of Council Bill 7-2022, and placed back on Table

Council Bill 8-2022 – Introduced by Liz Walsh - AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to require that Moderate Income Housing Units (MIHUs) be developed in the Planned Golf Course Community (PGCC) zoning district; and generally relating to Moderate Income Housing Units.  (Expires 3/14/22; 4/18/22 if extended; or 5/23/22 if extended twice.) TABLED 2/7/22

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table; Extended Life of Council Bill 8-2022, and placed back on Table

Council Bill 9-2022 – Introduced by Deb Jung - AN ACT to alter a duty of the Department of Planning and Zoning related to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; requiring certain developers to meet with the School System about school capacity solutions; and generally relating to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. (Expires 3/14/22; 4/18/22 if extended; or 5/23/22 if extended twice.) TABLED 2/7/22

My Vote: Yes

Status: Removed from Table; Extended Life of Council Bill 9-2022, and placed back on Table

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