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Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays

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• Roles and Responsibilities of the Commission
• Composition
• Terms of the Commission Members
• Current Commission Membership
• 2008 Meeting and Submittal Schedule
• A Summary of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission's Criteria and Program Development Activities 1984-1988
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• Monthly Commission Meeting Agenda
• Critical Area Commission Public Hearings
• Critical Area Commission Public Hearing Minutes
• July 2008 Public Hearing Minutes
• Critical Area Commission Meeting Minutes
  • August 2008 Minutes
  • July 2008 Minutes
  • June 2008 Minutes
• Critical Area Commission Panel Meeting Minutes
  • May 2008
  • June 2008
  • August 2008

Roles and Responsibilities of the Commission
The Commission was created by the Critical Area Act in 1984. The Commission was initially charged with adopting regulations and criteria necessary to effectively implement the Act. This effort was completed in 1985; whereupon the Commission was required to review and approve all local government plans, programs, ordinances, and regulations that were proposed as part of a jurisdiction's Critical Area Program. This review and approval process took several years, but all local Critical Area Programs were operational in 1990.

Today the Commission's primary responsibilities are the following:

• Review and approve State projects on State-owned land in the Critical Area;
• Review and approve State or local agency actions resulting in major development on private lands or lands owned by local jurisdictions; and
• Review and approve all changes to a jurisdiction's Critical Area Program, including changes to ordinances, regulations, and maps.

Composition
The Commission consists of 29 voting members who are appointed by the Governor. The composition of the Commission is as follows:

A chairman, appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

Thirteen individuals appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, each of whom is a resident and an elected or appointed official of a local jurisdiction, and may only serve on the Commission while they hold local office. At least one of the 13 must be an elected or appointed official of a municipality. Each is selected from certain counties or from municipalities within the counties as follows:

• One from each of Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Prince George's counties;
• One from Harford or Cecil County;
• One from Kent or Queen Anne's County;
• One from Caroline County;
• One from Talbot or Dorchester County;
• One from Wicomico or Somerset County;
• Two from Calvert, Charles, or St. Mary's County (both cannot be from the same county); and
• Two from Worcester County, one who is a resident of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the other who is a resident of the Atlantic Coastal Bays watershed.

Eight individuals appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, who represent diverse interests, and among whom shall be a resident of each of the five counties listed above from which an appointment has not been made subject to the requirements of the thirteen individuals listed above. Three of these eight individuals are "at-large members", one of whom is a private citizen and resident of the Atlantic Coastal Bays watershed.

Seven individuals, who are ex officio members, who are the Secretaries of the following State Departments or their designee:

• Department of Agriculture;
• Department of Business and Economic Development;
• Department of Housing and Community Development;
• Department of the Environment;
• Department of Transportation;
• Department of Natural Resources;
• Department of Planning.

Terms of the Commission Members
Except for the Chairman and ex officio State officers or their designees, the term of a Commission member is four years. A member may serve no more than two terms. The terms are staggered, and at the end of a member's term, he or she continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. If a vacancy arises, other than through expiration of a term, the Governor shall appoint a successor of like qualification, with the advice and consent of the Senate, within 30 days.

Current Commission Membership
The table below reflects the current members of the Commission, the area or agency that each represents, and the year that the Commission member was appointed.
 

Commission Member	Area or Agency Represented	Year Term Began
Margaret McHale	Chair	2007
Honorable Cathleen M. Vitale	Anne Arundel County	2004
	Baltimore City
David A. C. Carroll	Baltimore County	2004
Norma Powers	Calvert County	2007
Charles Cawley	Caroline County	2007
Honorable Judith M. Cox	Cecil County	2003
Honorable Reuben B. Collins, II	Charles County	2007
	Dorchester County
Pete Gutwald	Harford County	2006
Honorable Margo G. Bailey	Kent County	2001
	Prince Georges County
Caroline Gabel	Queen Anne’s County	2007
Francis Jack Russell	St. Mary’s County	2007
H. Kevin Anderson	Somerset County	2004
S. Michael Mielke	Talbot County	2004
Honorable Stevie Prettyman	Wicomico County	2004
Honorable Bruce Morrison	Worcester County, Chesapeake Bay	2006
Honorable Richard Meehan	Worcester County, Coastal Bays	2006
David P. Blazer	Worcester County, Coastal Bays	2002
C. Edward Prager	Eastern Shore Member-At-Large	2004
Judith A. Evans	Western Shore Member-At-Large	2000
Louise Lawrence	Md. Dept. of Agriculture	1990
Rhonda Ray	Md. Dept. of Business and Economic Dev.	2007
Gary Setzer	Md. Dept. of the Environment	2001
Caroline Varney-Alvarado	Md. Dept. of Housing and Community Dev.	2007
Frank W. Dawson, III	Md. Dept. of Natural Resources	2003
Jason Dubow	Md. Dept. of Planning	2007
Meg Andrews	Md. Dept. of Transportation	2000

2008 Meeting and Submittal Schedule
The following schedule is for all project and program issues that are submitted to Commission staff for consideration by the Critical Area Commission at its regularly scheduled meetings. This schedule is for general planning purposes ONLY. The schedule does not necessarily guarantee that a project or program item submitted by the deadline will be considered at the accompanying meeting date. Only projects deemed ‘Complete’ by Commission staff may be scheduled. For more detailed information about submittal requirements, deadlines, or scheduling, contact Kerrie Gallo or Kate Schmidt at (410) 260-3460 or Email: kgallo@dnr.state.md.us or Email: kschmidt@dnr.state.md.us

2008 Meeting and Submittal Schedule

 

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE	MEETING DATE
December 5, 2008	January 9, 2008*
January 9, 2008	February 6, 2008
February 6, 2008	March 5, 2008
March 5, 2008	April 2, 2008
April 2, 2008	May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008	June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008	July 9, 2008 (Note Change in Date)
July 2, 2008	August 6, 2008
July 23, 2008	September 3, 2008
August 20, 2008	October 1, 2008
September 24, 2008	November 5, 2008
October 22, 2008	December 3, 2008

* Indicates date(s) that have been adjusted because of holiday(s)

Monthly Commission Meeting Agenda
The following agenda is posted approximately one week prior to the date of the Commission meeting. Times listed are approximate and interested parties are advised to be present at the beginning of the subcommittee meetings and the plenary meeting. The agenda is subject to change in order to address modifications to agenda items and to accommodate scheduling conflicts of applicants and presenters. To verify that an agenda item will be discussed at a meeting and the approximate time, please contact the Commission the day before the meeting at (410) 260-3460.

Hatton's Garden Growth Allocation Panel Meeting
August 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Critical Area Commission Offices
Additional Information - Call Nick Kelly at (410) 260-3483

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Critical Area Commission

Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays

Meeting At

Department of Housing and Community Development

Crownsville, Maryland

November 5, 2008

 

REGULATIONS WORKGROUP

 

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  Draft Notice Requirements for State and Local Government Projects Members: Feinberg (Chair), Cox, Varney-Alvarado, Prager                   Staff: Lisa Hoerger

 

SUBCOMMITTEES

 

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Project Evaluation Subcommittee
Members:	Setzer, Anderson, Andrews, Barrow, Cox, Gabel, Gutwald, Morrison, Powers, Prager, Ray, Russell, Varney-Alvarado
	Maryland Port Administration – Hawkins Point Riparian Reforestation Stormwater Offset (Baltimore City)	LeeAnne Chandler Nick Kelly
	Maryland Port Administration – South Locust Point Cruise Terminal Parking Facility (Baltimore City)	Nick Kelly
	State Highway Administration – Phase 1A for Dualization of MD 404 – Conditional Approval (Queen Anne’s County and Caroline County)	Marshall Johnson
	(Tentative) Maryland Department of Natural Resources Susquehanna State Park – Flint Furnace Stabilization (Harford County)	Lisa Hoerger
	State Highway Administration MD 3 Business Drainage improvements Conditional Approval (Anne Arundel County)	Amber Widmayer
	Maryland Department of Natural Resources Sandy Point State Park Parking Lot Improvements and Marina Bulkhead Replacement - Conditional Approval (Anne Arundel County)	Amber Widmayer
	Maryland Transportation Authority Fairfield Area Water Line Replacement (Baltimore City)	Nick Kelly
	Maryland Department of Natural Resources Chesapeake Gateway Signs - Elk Neck State Park (Cecil County)	Nick Kelly

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Program Implementation Subcommittee
Members:	Blazer, Bailey, Carroll, Collins, Dawson, Dubow, Evans, Feinberg, Lawrence, Meehan, Mielke, Vitale
	Town of St. Michaels Hatton’s Garden Buffer Management Plan (Talbot County)	Nick Kelly
	Anne Arundel County Text Amendments, County Bill 67-08	Kerrie Gallo

 

 

12:00 noon - Lunch

Critical Area Commission

Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays

Meeting At

Department of Housing and Community Development

Crownsville, Maryland

November 5, 2008
 

AGENDA

 

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.	Welcome and Remarks Approval of October 1, 2008 Minutes	Chair Margaret McHale
PROGRAMS
1:05 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	VOTE: Town of St. Michaels Hatton’s Garden Buffer Management Plan (Talbot County)	Nick Kelly
1:15 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.	Refinement – Anne Arundel County Text Amendments – County Bill 67-08	Kerrie Gallo
PROJECTS
1:25 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.	VOTE: Maryland Port Authority Institutional Storm Water Management Plan Hawkins Point (Baltimore City)	LeeAnne Chandler
1:35 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	VOTE: Maryland Port Authority – South Locust Point Cruise Terminal (Baltimore City)	Nick Kelly
1:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.	VOTE: State Highway Administration Phase 1A for Dualization of MD 404 Conditional Approval (Queen Anne’s County and Caroline County)	Marshall Johnson
1:55 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.	VOTE : Maryland Transportation Authority Fairfield Area Water Line Replacement  (Baltimore City)	Nick Kelly
2:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	VOTE: State Highway Administration MD 3 Business Drainage improvements Conditional Approval (Anne Arundel County)	Amber Widmayer
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.	VOTE: Department of Natural Resources Chesapeake Gateway Signs – Elk Neck State Park – Conditional Approval (Cecil County)	Nick Kelly
2:25 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.	VOTE: Department of Natural Resources Sandy Point State Park Parking Lot and Marina Conditional Approval (Anne Arundel County)	Amber Widmayer
2:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	(Tentative) VOTE: Department of Natural Resources – Flint Furnace Stabilization Susquehanna State Park (Harford County)	Lisa Hoerger
2:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.	LEGAL UPDATES	Marianne Dise
2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	OLD BUSINESS Cecil County Critical Area Program Update	Chair Margaret McHale

 

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