For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 19, 2018
The following committee meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 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 240-777-7832. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md), unless otherwise noted.
Meeting: Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committee and Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
T&E Committee: Councilmember Roger Berliner (chair), Councilmember Nancy Floreen and Councilmember Tom Hucker
GO Committee: Council Vice President Nancy Navarro (chair), Councilmember Sidney Katz and Council President Hans Riemer
Topic:
- LEED tax credits
The T&E and GO Committees will meet jointly to review LEED tax credits. The LEED Tax Credit, introduced as the “Green Building” tax credit, may be granted against the general county real property tax and special service area taxes, based on a building achieving one of ten qualified ratings for energy efficient buildings.
The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, July 19 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
T&E Committee: Councilmember Roger Berliner (chair), Councilmember Nancy Floreen and Councilmember Tom Hucker
Topics:
- Amendment to the FY19-24 CIP and supplemental appropriation to the FY19 Capital Budget, DOT- $7,000,000 for streetlighting
The County Executive recommends this $7 million special appropriation, which consists of $6,105,000 in long-term financing and $895,000 in utility incentives, to fund the first phase of upgrading approximately 26,000 streetlight fixtures to light-emitting diodes (LED). This project will leverage utility cost savings to finance the required capital investment. Appropriating funds for the first phase of this project will provide the county with the opportunity to maximize the incentives offered by PEPCO for this activity. Funding for the second phase of work is expected to be requested once a contract with the selected vendor is finalized later this year.
The staff report can be viewed here.
- Technical update to the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways
The T&E Committee will review a technical update to the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways. The Master Plan of Highways and Transitways is an effort that classifies each Montgomery County road in the transportation network. The plan will update the road network with current classifications, incorporate road changes and align these changes with the county road code, which was comprehensively updated in 2008 and 2014. The update will consolidate all roadway amendments that have been approved as part of Master Plans as well as limited functional Master Plan of Highways amendments. The new plan will also include transitways, rail stations and other transit centers.
The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, July 19 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Third floor conference room
GO Committee: Council Vice President Nancy Navarro (chair), Councilmember Sidney Katz and Council President Hans Riemer
Topics:
- Declaration of no further need: Disposition of a portion of 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg
The GO Committee will review a declaration of no further need for the disposition of a portion of 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg. On March 12, the County Executive submitted a summary of the material terms for the disposition of 4.79 acres of county-owned property located on the 51.42-acre site of the Public Safety Headquarters. The property currently consists of open fields, basketball and tennis courts and a parking lot. The City of Gaithersburg would use the property for both passive and active recreation and in a manner consistent with the City’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space for the 21st Century Master Plan. The county intends to dispose of the property through a 10-year lease with two five-year options to renew. Consideration for the lease will be $1. Under the lease, the City of Gaithersburg will be responsible for refurbishing, programming and maintaining the property.
The staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Education (ED) Committee and Public Safety (PS) Committee
Date/Time: Thursday, July 19 at 2 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
ED Committee: Councilmember Craig Rice (chair), Councilmember Marc Elrich and Council Vice President Nancy Navarro
PS Committee: Councilmember Marc Elrich (chair), Councilmember Tom Hucker and Councilmember Sidney Katz
Topics:
- Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018
The ED and PS Committees will meet jointly to review the Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018. This law requires the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with certain persons and entities to provide a comprehensive approach to school safety. It requires the State’s School Safety Subcabinet to develop a model policy for building assessment teams; mandates the development of a training curriculum for school resource officers and other school security employees; authorizes the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; and requires a $10 million annual appropriation to the fund for certain purposes.
The staff report can be viewed here.
All Committee meetings are broadcast live on County Cable Montgomery (Cable Channel 6 or 996 on Comcast, Channel 6 or 1056 on RCN and Channel 30 on Verizon) and are streamed live on the Council’s website at: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council
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Release ID: 18-199
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Juan Jovel 240-777-7931