For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The following committee meetings are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28. 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 Communications Office at 240-777-7931. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md.), unless otherwise noted.
Meeting: Audit Committee
Time: 2:15 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
Audit Committee: Council President Nancy Navarro (chair), Council Vice President Sidney Katz and Councilmember Andrew Friedson
Topics:
Inspector General nominating panel interviews
The Audit Committee will meet to interview applicants to the Inspector General (IG) Nominating Panel. The Audit Committee consists of the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee and the Council President and Vice President serve as ex-officio voting members. The IG Nominating Panel consists of three to five County residents appointed by the Council. Members of the nominating panel must not be employed by the County or any independent County agency during their service on the panel. There is no political affiliation requirement with the position, and there is no compensation for serving on the panel.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Transportation and Environment (T&E) Committee
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Third floor conference room
T&E Committee: Councilmembers Tom Hucker (chair), Evan Glass and Hans Riemer
Topics:
CIP Amendments- transportation
The T&E Committee will continue its review of Capital Improvements Program (CIP) amendments for transportation and continue the discussion on the Bicycle Pedestrian Priority Area Improvements and the Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Kids Ride Free and Youth Cruiser Pass Programs
The Committee will close out its meeting with a discussion on the Kids Ride Free and Youth Cruiser Programs. A panel of students will be presenting the Committee with its observations and concerns about the Kids Ride Free and Youth Cruiser Pass programs in Montgomery County. Four youth commissioners from the Commission on Children and Youth have conducted a county-wide student survey to assess student awareness about the use of public transit options, with an emphasis on the Youth Cruiser Smart Trip Ride On and the Kids Ride Free Program. Their goal is to identify knowledge deficits, barriers to use, and areas of the county in which transit options are not adequately serving students.
The Kids Ride Free program provides free rides on County Ride On buses and certain Metrobus routes within Montgomery County to kids ages 18 and under (older if still in high school) who are Montgomery County residents. The free rides are available weekdays between 2 and 8 p.m. The Youth Cruiser SmarTrip Card is a rechargeable farecard sold only to Montgomery County residents 18 years and younger (older if still in high school). It’s plastic, like a credit card, and is embedded with a special computer chip that keeps track of the values on the card. Monthly and summer passes are loaded electronically on to the card.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
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Release ID: 19-073