For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 29, 2020
The Council will meet virtually on Friday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. and will begin with a proclamation presentation by Council President Sidney Katz and County Executive Marc Elrich commemorating Maryland Emancipation Day.
Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html. The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council agendas can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.
On the guidance of Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles, there is currently no public access to the Council Office Building. The virtual Council meeting will be streamed live on the Council’s web page via YouTube and on Facebook Live and can be watched on County Cable Montgomery on: Xfinity/RCN 6 HD 996/1056 and Fios 30.
Council Agenda Items
2020-2024 Subdivision Staging Policy
The Council will continue its review of the County’s 2020-2024 Subdivision Staging Policy, which is one of the many ways that policymakers maintain and enhance Montgomery County's outstanding quality of life. The Subdivision Staging Policy is based on having sufficient infrastructure to support new development. It includes criteria and guidance for the administration of Montgomery County’s Adequate Public Facility Ordinance (APFO), which matches the timing of private development with the availability of public infrastructure. Every four years, recommendations for policy updates reflecting current growth patterns start with the Montgomery Planning Department, before being reviewed and approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board and the Council.
The Council will discuss its review of recommendations from the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee and the Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee regarding school-related issues that directly affect both the Subdivision Staging Policy and the impact tax law. Companion legislation (Bill 37-20, Bill 38-20 and Bill 39-20) are needed to implement some of the Subdivision Staging Policy recommendations. The Council staff report includes a 15-page chart comparing the current Subdivision Staging Policy provisions with the Planning Board's recommendations and recommendations from the GO and PHED Committees for the numerous decision that must be made by the Council.
There have been 11 committee meetings about the Subdivision Staging Policy in addition to the Council meetings on Oct. 20 and Oct. 27. The Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on the Subdivision Staging Policy on Nov. 10.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Bill 37-20, Subdivision – Preliminary Plan – Adequate Public Facilities – Amendments
The Council will continue its review of Bill 37-20, which would require an applicant requesting an extension of an adequate public facilities determination to provide a new determination of school adequacy for any remaining unbuilt units under the school test in effect at the time of the Planning Board’s review. Council President Sidney Katz is the lead sponsor, at the request of the Planning Board.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
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Bill 38-20, Taxation – Development Impact Taxes for Transportation and Public School Improvements – Amendments
The Council will continue its review of Bill 38-20, which would amend transportation and school impact tax district designations and the impact tax rates that apply in these districts. Bill 38-20 also would modify the applicability of development impact tax exemptions for certain uses and in certain locations, and generally amend the law governing transportation and school development impact taxes. Council President Sidney Katz is the lead sponsor, at the request of the Planning Board.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
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Expedited Bill 39-20, Taxation - Recordation Tax – Amendments
The Council will continue its review of Expedited Bill 39-20, which would increase the rate of the recordation tax levied under state law for certain transactions involving the transfer of property and would establish a partial exemption from the recordation tax for a first-time home buyer. Moreover, Bill 39-20 would amend the allocation of revenue received from the recordation tax to capital improvements for schools and to the Montgomery Housing Initiative Fund. Council President Sidney Katz is the lead sponsor, at the request of the Planning Board.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
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