For Immediate Release: Monday, May 7, 2018
Council and Committee Meetings for
May 7 and 8
The following Council and Committee meetings are scheduled for Monday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 8. Individuals interested in attending a Council or 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: Council Session
Date/Time: Monday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Third floor Council hearing room
Topics:
The report shows that Council Committees have placed $23.2 million in County program and service needs on the reconciliation list. Committees have also recommended reductions of $l.6 million. The net reconciliation list is $21.6 million.
The next status report on May 16 will reflect the Council's upcoming decisions on a wide range of issues, including the May 9 and 10 budget consent calendars and the multiple individual budgets scheduled for review on May 7 - 15.
The staff report can be viewed here.
Worksession-Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Operating Budget and FY19-24 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionThe staff report can be viewed here.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionThe staff report can be viewed here.
The Council also will review amendments to M-NCPPC’s FY19-24 CIP. M-NCPPC’s CIP request for FY19-24 is $243.5 million, which is an increase of $59 million (31.9 percent) over the amended FY17-22 CIP. The PHED Committee supports the County Executive recommendations, with the following changes:
reduce GO Bonds in the M-NCPPC proposed CIP by $12.63 million; maintain the County Executive's Park and Planning Bonds reduction of $10.949 million but ensure that the Hillandale Local Park is on schedule with a reduced scope; keep the total Program Open Space funds as requested by M-NCPPC, but reallocate the funds among projects; support the County Executive’s current revenue reduction of $2.112 million; confirm a transfer of $750,000 in FY19 from the Community Use of Public Facilities’ (CUPF) to the M-NCPPC Ballfield Initiatives for the renovation of school ballfields; and request that M-NCPPC develop a plan to maintain all elementary and middle school fields.The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Government Operations & Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Date/Time: Monday, May 7 at 2 p.m.
Location: Third floor conference room
Topics: FY19 Operating Budget and FY19-24 CIP
Over the past several years, the Council has appropriated $11 million for the 2018 elections. Currently about $3 million has been disbursed from the fund. The County Executive is not recommending additional money for the Public Election Fund in FY19. On May 2 he requested that the Council reduce this fund by $1,325,00 because “disbursements from the Public Election Fund have been slower than originally anticipated.”
The staff report can be viewed here.
The Life Safety Systems Project provides funding for installation of modern life safety systems to protect the County's facilities and to protect buildings in the event of fire emergencies, as well as to minimize dangers to life from fire, including smoke and fumes.
The heavy equipment replacement project shifts heavy equipment replacement costs from the Division of Fleet Management Services' operating budget to the CIP, and provides for the long-term financing of these replacements.
The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Council Session
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 8 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Third floor Council hearing room
The Council will begin its meeting with a presentation of proclamations, including the commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The Council also will hold public hearings at 1:30 p.m.
The public hearing list can be viewed here.
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Release ID: 18-134