For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Council Committee Meetings for April 19
The following Committee meetings are scheduled for Thursday, April 19. Individuals interested in attending a Committee meeting should confirm the information on the day of the meeting by visiting the Council’s web page at https://tinyurl.com/CountyCouncilMeetings or by calling the Council’s Legislative Information Office at 240-777-7931. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md), unless otherwise noted.
Meeting: Health and Humans Services (HHS) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor Hearing room
HHS Committee: Councilmembers George Leventhal (chair), Roger Berliner and Craig Rice
Topic: FY19 Operating Budget
- NDA: Takoma Park Library Annual Payment
The Executive recommends $164,058 for the Takoma Park Library Annual Payments NDA, an increase of $10,015 or 6.5 percent from FY18. The County’s estimated annual payment is 12.0 percent of the City of Takoma Park’s proposed budget for the Takoma Park Library in FY19, a marginal increase compared to FY18. The staff report can be viewed here. - NDA: Historical Activities
The Executive recommends $135,000 for the Historical Activities NDA, an increase of $25,000 or 22.7 percent from FY18. The staff report can be viewed here. - Libraries
The Executive recommends $42,860,115 for Montgomery County Public Libraries, an increase of $134,962 or 0.3 percent from FY18. The FY19 recommended budget maintains the same public service hours for all branches as FY18. The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Third floor conference room
GO Committee: Council Vice President Nancy Navarro (chair), Councilmember Sidney Katz and Council President Hans Riemer
Topic:
- FY18 Operating Budget Savings Plan - CRHB Trust
On April 12, the Executive transmitted an FY18 Savings Plan to achieve additional FY18 expenditure savings to fully restore current year reserves to the level assumed in the FY18 Operating Budget and keep the County on track to fund reserves at 10 percent of revenues by FY20. The Executive’s proposal would increase the FY18 General Fund reserve by $62.4 million through the following actions: reduce FY18 Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) pre-funding to the Consolidated Retiree Health Benefit Trust (CRHBT) for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) by $19 million, from $74.2 million to $55.2 million; reduce FY18 OPEB pre-funding to the CRHBT for Montgomery College by $2 million, from $2.5 million to $500,000; and direct an additional $41.4 million from CRHBT assets to pay for current year retiree health claims for Montgomery County Government. The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, April 19 at 3 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
PHED Committee: Councilmembers Nancy Floreen (chair), George Leventhal and Council President Hans Riemer
Topic: FY19 Operating Budget and FY 19-24 Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
- Urban Districts
The Executive recommends $8,836,905 for the Urban Districts, an increase of $146,856 or 1.7 percent from FY18. The staff report can be viewed here. - Board of Appeals
For FY19, the Executive recommends a total of $559,230 for the Board of Appeals, which is an increase of $17,478 or 3.23 percent from FY18. The recommended budget funds three full-time positions. The staff report can be viewed here. - Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings
For FY19, the Executive recommends a total of $694,059 for the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings, which is a decrease of $4,468 or .65 percent from FY18. The recommended budget funds four full-time positions. The staff report can be viewed here. - Executive’s March revisions for General Government Economic Development projects
The revisions include: Long Branch Town Center Redevelopment Project; White Oak Science Gateway Redevelopment Project; and the Wheaton Redevelopment Project. The staff report can be viewed here. - FY 17-22 CIP amendment - Long Branch Town Center Redevelopment
The Executive recommends an amendment to the FY17-22 CIP for the Long Branch Town Center Redevelopment. This amendment will allow the County to use the existing $300,000 to assist Long Branch businesses impacted by Purple Line construction. The staff report can be viewed here.
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Release ID: 18-114
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 2407777926, Juan Jovel 2407777931