For Immediate Release: Friday, July 19, 2019
The following committee meetings are scheduled for Monday, July 22. 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 tinyurl.com/CountyCouncilMeetings or by calling the Council’s Communications Office at 240-777-7931.
Meeting: Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
HHS Committee: Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz (Chair), Evan Glass (Lead for Homelessness and Vulnerable Communities) and Craig Rice
Topic:
Foster Care
The HHS Committee will receive a briefing on foster care in the County’s Child Welfare Services. Key topics to be discussed include children in out-of-home care, demographics represented in the foster care population, young people transitioning from foster care and recruiting and support for foster parents. Raymond Crowell, director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); Oscar Mensah, social services officer and deputy chief of Children, Youth and Family Services at DHHS; Lisa Merkin, administrator of Child Welfare Services at DHHS; and Mykelle Richburg, Council summer fellow, are expected to attend.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Third floor hearing room
PHED Committee: Councilmembers Hans Riemer (Chair), Andrew Friedson (Lead for Parks) and Will Jawando
Topic:
Purple Line Coalition draft housing plan
The PHED Committee will receive an update on the progress being made to develop a housing action plan for the Purple Line corridor. Chris Gillis, director of policy and neighborhood development with Montgomery Housing Partnership, and Melissa Bondi, mid-Atlantic state and local policy director for Enterprise Community Partners, will provide the briefing on behalf of the Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC). Stephanie Killian, chief of housing with the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and Lisa Govoni, housing planner with Montgomery County Planning, are also expected to attend. The PLCC is a public-private community collaboration that is focused on the impacts of changes that will occur along the entire Purple Line Corridor, which runs from Bethesda to New Carrollton.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Education and Culture (E&C) Committee
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Third floor hearing room
E&C Committee: Councilmembers Craig Rice (Chair), Will Jawando (Lead for Libraries) and Council President Nancy Navarro
Topic:
Arts & Humanities
The E&C Committee will review the activities of the Arts and Humanities Council (AHCMC). Topics to be discussed include AHCMC’s funding history and request for grants based on demand, equity initiatives, the Executive Arts Ball, funding in the Public Arts Trust, and Montgomery County Public Schools programs including the Fine Arts program. Suzan Jenkins, CEO of AHCMC; Deborah Lambert, management and budget analyst for the Office of Management and Budget; Fariba Kassiri, deputy chief administrative officer and Sonetta Neuville of the Office of the County Executive are among those expected to attend.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
The Council committee meetings will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM). The channel can be viewed on Cable Channels 996 (high definition) and 6 (standard definition) on Comcast; Channels 1056 (HD) and 6 (SD) on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon.
The meetings also will be available live via streaming through the Council web site at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.
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Release ID: 19-255