We have a proclamation this evening for Ostomy Awareness Day.

So I would ask anybody who is in the audience who is here for that proclamation reception to come forward, and the board and I will meet you down on the floor.

This is a proclamation for ostomy awareness day, October 7th, 2023.

Whereas an ostomy is a type of surgery that creates an opening stoma in the abdomen that allows for the removal of bodily waste when a person has lost the normal function of digestive or urinary systems due to birth defects, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other medical conditions.

They are also necessary in cases of severe abdominal or pelvic trauma resulting from accidents or from injuries sustained during military service.

The bodily waste passes through the stoma into an ostomy pouch on the side of the body, or in the case of a continent diversion surgeries and internally surgically created reservoir.

Whereas approximately 725,000 to 1 million Americans have an ostomy, with approximately 100,000 new ostomy procedures performed each year.

Whereas ostomy or continent diversion surgery can occur at any age and does not lower life expectancy.

Whereas the City of Frederick is committed to increasing public understanding of ostomy to eventually help dispel the fear of those about to undergo the surgery as well as the fear that confronts their families.

This can serve as a reminder to the American public that this is a life-saving and life-restoring surgery.

Whereas the City of Frederick and other government and private sectors are deeply committed to the proper care and advancement in knowledge about bowel and urinary diversion surgery as a result of birth defects, disease, injury, and other digestive disorders.

Now, therefore, I'm Michael O'Connor, mayor of the City of Frederick, do hereby proclaim October 7th, 2023 as ostomy awareness day.

Signed by the mayor on behalf of the Board of Aldermen and the residents of the City of Frederick.

Patrick, I'll turn it over to you to make a few remarks.

Thank you, sir.

So I am Patrick McKinney.

I'm the president of the Frederick Area Ostomy Support Group.

Uh we thank the Frederick City and Alderman for the proclamation and for being loyal supporters of our local group.

Mine starts to drink next year.

With that, it's it's important to know that though the reason is is equally as important.

It's what you do after the fact.

It's the beginning of a new chapter.

And my life truly began after my ostomy surgery in 2004.

I'm a musician, I'm a dad, but I'm also a public server.

I work at Fort Dietrich.

Gainfully employed for 36 years at Fort Dietrich.

Got another five or six years to go until we hit retirement.

But the point is is to lead by example.

It's don't let the disease define you, don't let the cure define you.

And that's what this is really all about.

And we thank the support of Frederick City.

Um we estimate that there's around 800 to a thousand uh ostomates in the city and the county area.

And our support group along with the Phoenix Ostomy Closet have been are there to support them.

We see new faces all the time at our meeting, so we know the word is getting out, and we really appreciate all the support.

So thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

thousand uh ostomates in the city and the county area and our support group along with the Phoenixamy closet have been are there to support them we see new faces all the time at our meeting so we know the word is getting out and we really appreciate all the support so thank you sir thank you we have minutes to approve September 7th 2023 so moved second motion by alderman shackleback second by all exempt check all those in favor that is five zero thank you very much mayor's comments none at this time automatic business and comments alderman McShane Alderman's M check Alderman Russell just in support of the recent proclamation that we just did my father had colon cancer and lived with a uh colostomy for 40 some years so I appreciate it alderwoman ash yes thank you mayor I just wanted to say that uh I'm very privileged because the mayor put me there on the sustainable monocle um commission and they today two members cleaned up they spent 90 minutes at our riverside public access point and they filled four trash bags uh various debris and trash and just wanted to say thank you there obviously not our only volunteers we always have a lot of volunteers that are supported by our department our sustainability manager but um just awesome when that stuff happens and just wanted to lift that up because it was today thank you very much thank you alderman shackleford go stealers very good uh not uh public comments uh we have two opportunities at all of our public meetings for anyone present to give public comment to the mayor and board it can be about an item that is on this evening's agenda or not on this evening's agenda we ask anyone who is giving public comment to give their name and a general address for the record and remind you that the proceedings are being telecast and recorded that you should use the microphone at the podium and speak clearly into the microphone comments are limited to five minutes per individual and we will go to those who have signed up to speak first and then we will go to anyone else afterwards I do not see anyone who has signed up for general citizen comment at this time just a reminder if you're here for any particular items on the agenda there is public comment for each of those agenda items as well so no one has signed up for public comment at this time is there anyone who wishes to come forward to make public comment at this time seeing none we will move on to our agenda we have a consent agenda this evening's items on the consent agenda are considered routine by the mayor and board they will be approved in one motion without separate discussion of each item unless any person present request that an item be removed and then item that is removed from the consent agenda will be considered separately if you would like an item considered separately please say so when I announce the category category A is grants so moved second motion by Alderman Shacklebert second by Alderman exempt check all those in favor that is five zero thank you very much we have five items on our public hearing agenda this evening item number one is approval to piggyback the Frederick County agreement with all city management services to manage a crossing guard program for the city of Frederick at a cost of 1600 and change for a time period of July 1st of this year through June 30th of next year.

Lieutenant Corbett Good evening Mr Mayor ladies and gentlemen of the board I'm respectfully requesting approval of this agenda item as you know we've been uh contracting with all city management services since 2018 they remain uh very responsive very effective um uh excellent providers of this service very important service uh we're looking at even expanding that relationship going into FY25 as our uh footprint of our schools uh increase as our city grows and uh so respectfully requesting that we continue to uh piggyback that contract and continue with uh all city management services are there questions for staff yes uh thank you um you just mentioned about expanding the the footprint of this program this contractual service can you talk about how that footprint in terms of those crossing guard measures and those places how they are how they are um basically how they're decided on certainly so um one item that we're looking at for FY25 not to jump the gun a little bit here but um we've received requests from FCPS for a certain amount of coverage for summer school programs so you'll see before you uh shortly uh in fullness of time uh a request for two additional guards during summer months uh for that summer school program ask uh we also anticipate uh not fully decided yet but we also anticipate one or two more to the the ones that you have before you already today um as we uh especially around Waverly elementary we're seeing a lot of residential development we're seeing a lot more density uh it's the largest elementary school in the state as you know uh so uh we're taking a look at that but I would anticipate uh asking for one or two more guards in that area how those locations decided upon like you mentioned wavely how those you mentioned residential development and density how are those locations decided upon so there's a couple ways that the process can start uh it can start through observations made by the assigned SRO or it could be an external request either from the school itself or from

Uh it's the largest elementary school in the state, as you know.

Uh so uh we're taking a look at that, but I would anticipate uh asking for one or two more guards in that area.

How those locations decided upon, like you mentioned Waverly, how those you mentioned residential development and density, how are those locations decided upon?

So there's a couple ways that the process can start.

Uh it can start through observations made by the assigned SRO, or it could be an external request, either from the school itself or from uh the community.

Uh we have a policy in place uh where we go out and we conduct a traffic study, pedestrian counts.

We look at things like site lines, the existing traffic control measures that are in a given uh location, you know, how many uh pedestrians are using a given intersection uh during a period of time, and we put all that together into a formula and and we figure that out.

It's the same uh process that our traffic engineers look.

We involved them in the process as well whenever we're uh discussing a new location.

Okay, thank you.

Additional questions for staff.

Is there anyone who wishes to make public comment on this item?

Additional discussion or a motion.

Move for approval.

Second.

Motion by Alderman Shacker, second by autumn exempt check.

Is there discussion on the motion?

All those in favor?

That is five zero.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.