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- Appointment: The council appointed Matthew Ellis to the Independence Day Commission. The motion to appoint was moved and seconded; the council voted the appointment 5-0 in the affirmative.

- Refuel for School event: The council approved the Refuel for School 2025 event, scheduled for Aug. 16, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Concord Point Park. Motion carried 5-0.

- Minutes: The council approved the city council meeting minutes from Dec. 16, 2024 and the closed session minutes for the same date as recorded in the meeting packet; the transcript records motions and carried votes for the minutes as part of the consent actions.

- Acceptance of financial highlights: The director of finance presented a financial summary at the meeting. Council acknowledged the report during director’s reports.

- Motion to go into closed session and adjournment: Under the Open Meetings Act (General Provisions Article §3-305), the council moved to go into closed session after adjournment to consider personnel matters and obtain legal advice related to pending or potential litigation. The motion carried 5-0. The council then adjourned the public session.

These votes were procedural and did not, by themselves, create new ordinances or change policy beyond authorizing events, appointments and routine record keeping.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Havre de Grace City Council meeting Jan 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the Jan. 6 meeting the council approved several procedural items and events, including the appointment of Matthew Ellis to the Independence Day Commission, approval of the Refuel for School 2025 event, acceptance of minutes, and a motion to adjourn into closed session.","taxTitle","Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland","taxId",52147,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373353,"Havre de Grace council accepts Harford County school enrollment report; members flag capacity concerns",92,4758000,4850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2145966-9f039cbac39e7a9390e7d2fa499e9cf5&start=4758&end=4850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2145966-9f039cbac39e7a9390e7d2fa499e9cf5/thumbnail_4758000.jpg","/articles/6373353/Havre-de-Grace/Harford-County/Maryland/Havre-de-Grace-council-accepts-Harford-County-school-enrollment-report-members-flag-capacity-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373353-0622463779e7a17e6fe2daed0f42a6bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166242&Signature=V72upHHH11UJVOFVDqZqpjJJOQ~pIIZH58LsE9LMC2N6vCpC2mCouiU~1sehzujkS3Yc2hMLtgxgfY87zXEoJ2MrcCDNn1BTYZefqrgIoNM7EpqbHzGe8wMUKqvH850XedzRnNE2LuAmhjljMNzoYoDQfyacalSe8LPILNUddf1gawKQW7D6WvTSrUKr5cMI03~GWQ3mLVKmqHPKygEE7kSLVFtb569x9JFLQ4DbFmo~hSgBuMMazEsEHPOxhuqQ7CcallQVv74LEq2tTt10yF3gMdN2OK7bgssl77iHErQbrpkvYxbYIgqPUrp9W2qYu4FjoLNFV5FFqrFr82NSeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Havre de Grace mayor and city council on Jan. 6 voted 5-0 to accept the Harford County Annual Growth Report on school enrollment, a standing report that the council said should inform planning and development choices.

The council summarized key figures from the report during the meeting: Havre de Grace Elementary School was described as being at 109% current enrollment and projected to reach 111% in 2025. Meadowvale and Roy Williams elementary schools were reported to be at or near 110% capacity; the council discussion also noted that the middle and high school grades were further from capacity, described in the report as roughly 90%.

Council members said the enrollment numbers reinforce their concerns about infrastructure and growth management raised during the comprehensive-plan discussion. One council member asked the record reflect that Havre de Grace Elementary is currently over capacity and projected to grow, and several members said that school capacity should be considered before approving zoning changes that would add residential units.

The council’s formal vote accepted the county report; accepting the report does not itself change zoning but was presented and accepted as part of the city’s planning record. Councilmembers said the data will be used in future planning discussions and in requests to the planning commission to consider school capacity when drafting or approving land-use changes.

The acceptance was made by motion of the Council President and seconded by Councilmember Boyer; the vote was 5-0 in favor of accepting the Harford County Annual Growth Report on school enrollment.","The council unanimously accepted Harford County’s annual growth report on school enrollment during the Jan. 6 meeting; the report, as summarized at the meeting, shows Havre de Grace Elementary near or above capacity and prompted council warnings about infrastructure and future development.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373355,"Havre de Grace council remands 2024 comprehensive plan to planning commission for edits",404,3466000,3870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2145966-9f039cbac39e7a9390e7d2fa499e9cf5&start=3466&end=3870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2145966-9f039cbac39e7a9390e7d2fa499e9cf5/thumbnail_3466000.jpg","/articles/6373355/Havre-de-Grace/Harford-County/Maryland/Havre-de-Grace-council-remands-2024-comprehensive-plan-to-planning-commission-for-edits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373355-c20b33fd09b63bae6ed871fb25df0268/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166242&Signature=PRXq5Z4Cz8klnHuEvWy5GayioQyjNo7mCtdsZHEhvsZRGa3JpwgdlvdDSBRjx4YZYKCRQWgB5~ATDID6eTnD~uYoRibPEUl3ghP4VU3ITHJdGM~9xsbjxn37MaFF3ikgHRT82uf1TXRKTinndrCJBs8RDZH6EcbCi0-cakaPI64wSy8ixpGFgsKfWvrY~9OxHUSWA4u5RfbAoG3FVUKiVC9V7ITisqGu4U4laItUplUJQZ5dQliIVfJeZzSyY8WBtHJzE1jHdPBpi-HKhV~UvX8Ov-A-TSlr67CAPTkC5K47uiZLTRnnnVBDEjBzzMfa0K4hz8NUXgP-U1fksLM0pw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Havre de Grace mayor and city council on Jan. 6 voted to send the proposed Envision Havre de Grace 2024 comprehensive plan back to the planning commission with requested edits rather than adopt it at the meeting.

Council President moved to remand the plan to the planning commission with a set of amendments; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Boyer and carried 5-0. The motion followed an earlier procedural introduction of a calendar resolution to approve and adopt the plan prepared by the Havre de Grace Planning Commission.

Council members said the requested edits should remove or soften references to changes in parking structure and density and should require additional review of a proposed hospital overlay and the city’s Adequate Public Facilities (APF) analysis before allowing new development. “I don't support the putting in the comprehensive plan the ideas of the of, changing our parking structure or our density,” the Council President said while explaining the amendments.

Several council members urged stronger emphasis on basic infrastructure and school capacity. Councilmember Boyer said the plan overemphasized bike infrastructure relative to other priorities and called for more focus on water, sewer and stormwater upgrades: “I personally believe walkability is far more important than bikeability.” Other members sought clearer references to Harford County EMS service levels and editorial fixes to wording and footnotes (for example, how the plan cites “complete streets”).

Council members agreed the planning committee would review the administration's recommended edits and forward the set of amendments to the planning commission for formal consideration. No adoption or binding zoning changes occurred at the Jan. 6 meeting; the action was limited to remanding the document to the planning commission for revision and return.

The council’s action preserves the planning commission’s draft while directing a new review cycle that could change recommended policy language and any implementation steps, including references to parking ratios and development density. The council did not set a new adoption date at the Jan. 6 meeting.

The planning commission prepared the Envision Havre de Grace comprehensive plan, and the motion to introduce the calendar resolution to adopt that plan referenced the local government article of the Annotated Code of Maryland and sections 33 and 34 of the city charter.

Next steps: the planning commission will receive the council’s requested amendments for review; the council’s planning committee will also review and provide recommendations before the planning commission returns the draft to the council.","The Havre de Grace mayor and city council voted unanimously Jan. 6 to remand the Envision Havre de Grace 2024 comprehensive plan to the planning commission for review with specific amendments requested by council members, including changes related to parking, density, school capacity and infrastructure.","actionData","errors"]

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