For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Also on May 14: Council also will review operating budget for transportation
fees, charges and fairs and review County Executive’s
recommended budget adjustments
The Council meeting on Tuesday, May 14 will begin at 9:30 a.m. Individuals interested in attending a Council meeting should confirm the information on the day of the meeting by visiting the Council’s web page or by calling the Council’s Communication Office at 240-777-7832. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD.) in the third-floor hearing room, unless otherwise noted.
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 19-04, Animal Boarding and Care - Residential Zones
The Council will introduce ZTA 19-04, Animal Boarding and Care – Residential Zones. Council President Nancy Navarro is the lead sponsor. Animal boarding and care is a defined land use that is currently only allowed in residential zones as a conditional use. ZTA 19-04 would amend the definition of the animal boarding and care use and would allow animal boarding and care in residential zones as a limited use. It also would establish required limited use standards for small lot residential zones. The quantity of animals, types of animals and duration of the activity would be limited. The ZTA also would add the standards for conditional use approval in small lot residential zones.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Operating Budget and FY19-24 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Amendments:
FY20 Transportation Fees, Charges and Fares
The Council is scheduled to review the County Executive’s Recommended FY20 Operating Budget for transportation fees, charges and fares. The Transportation and Environment Committee recommends considering the following changes to the proposed budget:
• Recommended on-street parking fees in the Bethesda Parking Lot District (PLD) at $3.25 or less per hour, a reduction of $0.75 from the Executive’s proposed rate. Recommend that all parking types in the Silver Spring PLD remain the same as FY19 until at least two community meetings are held in June.
• Recommended approval of the County Executive’s proposed increase of enforcement hours in the Wheaton PLD.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
County Executive’s Recommended Adjustments to the FY20 Operating Budget
On May 9, the County Executive transmitted recommended adjustments to the FY20 Operating Budget to the Council. These recommended adjustments include increases to two items on the Council’s reconciliation list:
• $170,000 for Enhanced Legal Representation for Residents Detained for Deportation Proceedings. This would enhance services to help defend our most vulnerable residents from deportation proceedings.
• $158,500 for African American Health Program Enhancements. This would annualize funding provided in FY19 via the Council-approved special appropriation that was inadvertently omitted from the recommended budget transmitted on March 15.
Some of the resources the County Executive recommends to fund these additional costs are as follows:
• FY20 additional state aid: $29,568,461. This includes $5 million resulting from an Emergency 911 bill, $143,997 of additional state aid for police protection and $24,424,464 for education.
• $511,084 from the FY20 Unallocated Set Aside.
Council staff recommends approval of the above recommended additions and changes in resources.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
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Release ID: 19-167