For Immediate Release: Friday, September 14, 2018
The following Committee meetings are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 17. 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
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
HHS Committee: Councilmembers George Leventhal (chair), Roger Berliner and Craig Rice
Topic:
Quarterly Update for National Philharmonic
The HHS Committee will meet to receive its quarterly update from the National Philharmonic. Those expected at the meeting include: Leanne Ferfolia, National Philharmonic President; Todd Eskelsen, National Philharmonic’s Board Chair; and Deborah Lambert from the Office of Management and Budget. Suzan Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, has also been invited to attend the meeting.
View the staff report for the Quarterly Update for National Philharmonic here.
Meeting: Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Time: 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:
Bill 6-18, Contracts - Labor Peace Agreements - Displaced Service Workers – Amendments
The GO Committee will continue its review of Bill 6-18. Councilmembers Marc Elrich and Tom Hucker are the lead sponsors. Councilmember Craig Rice and Council Vice President Nancy Navarro are cosponsors. The goal of this bill is to prevent potential interruptions of services for residents provided by County contractors. These services include security, janitorial, building maintenance, food preparation and some non-professional healthcare services. Bill 6-18 would amend the County procurement laws to: require certain County contractors to enter into a labor peace agreement with a labor organization; establish minimum requirements for a labor peace agreement; require certain County multi-term contracts to include a minimum price increase provision; and add certain workers performing services under a County residential solid waste collection contract to the County Displaced Service Workers Protection Act.
Meeting: Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) and Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committees
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor conference room
PHED Committee: Councilmembers Nancy Floreen (chair), George Leventhal and Council President Hans Riemer
T&E Committee: Councilmembers Roger Berliner (chair), Nancy Floreen and Tom Hucker
Topic:
Interagency Pesticide Use
The PHED Committee and T&E Committee will meet jointly to get an update on interagency pesticide use. Those expected at the meeting include: Stan Edwards, Chief, Division of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Mary Travaglini, Program Manager, Organic Lawn and Landscaping Program, DEP; Michael Riley, Chief of Parks, M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks; and Isami C. Ayala-Collazo, Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer, Department of General Services. Some of the topics that will be discussed include enforcement, outreach and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on County and park property.
View the staff report for Interagency Pesticide Use here.
Meeting: Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committee
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor conference room
T&E Committee: Councilmembers Roger Berliner (chair), Nancy Floreen and Tom Hucker
Topic:
Bicycle Master Plan
The T&E Committee will review the Bicycle Master Plan for Montgomery County. The goals of the Bicycle Master Plan are: to make the County a world-class bicycling community; to promote access to a comfortable, safe and connected bicycle network; and to make bicycling a viable transportation option that improves the County’s quality of life. Casey Anderson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board and David Anspacher transportation Supervisor, Montgomery County Planning Department, will participate in the meeting.
View the staff report for the Bicycle Master Plan here.
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