EXCERPTS OF COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

9:45 a.m.  CONSENT CALENDAR items include... 

-  INTRODUCTION of Resolution to sunset or repeal certain boards, committees and commissions, sponsored by Councilmember Leventhal (public hearing scheduled for 10/18 at 1:30 p.m.)

9:50 a.m.  ACTION - confirmation of County Executive's appointees: Ramona Bell-Pearson as Director, Mid-County Regional Services Center; Diane Schwartz Jones as Director, Department of Permitting Services; and, Captain Russell Hamill III as Assistant Chief of Police

10:00 a.m.  LEGISLATIVE SESSION - INTRODUCTION of:

-  Bill 29-11 - Boards, Committees and Commissions - Sunset, Consolidation, sponsored by Councilmember Leventhal (public hearing scheduled for 10/18 at 1:30 p.m.)

-  Bill 30-11 - Fire and Emergency Services Commission - Duties, sponsored by Councilmembers Leventhal and Elrich ((public hearing scheduled for 10/18 at 1:30 p.m.)

10:05 a.m.  DISTRICT COUNCIL SESSION

* - Rezoning of Hoyt Property at 5400 Butler Rd. (south of terminus of Butler Rd.) from industrial zone to RT-15 Townhouse Zone (with proposed driveway access from Little Falls Parkway)

10:15 a.m.  WORKSESSION on ZTA 11-01, CR Zone Amendments (staff packet available at

http://montgomerycountymd.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=68&event_id=419&meta_id=25338 )

12:15 p.m.  RECESS

1:30 p.m.  Continuation of WORKSESSION on ZTA 11-01 (action tentatively scheduled for 10/4)

4:00 p.m.  ADJOURN

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SELECTED COMMITTEE MEETINGS - Week of September 26 through 30

-  9/26, 9:30 am, PHED Comm. on Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan (to be televised live on county cable tv and internet--see General Note below)

-  9/27, 10:30 am, GO Comm. on Bill 21-11, Transportation Impact Tax Amendments

-  9/26, 2 pm, T&E and Ed. Comm. to discuss report of Artificial Turf Fields Working Group (to be televised live on county cable tv and internet--see General Note below)

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* Ex parte or off-the-record communications with any Councilmember regarding these matters is strictly prohibited by State and local law.

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GENERAL NOTE: County Council sessions can be viewed over on County Cable television and via the internet (see instructions below for reaching that webpage).  Live Council sessions and archive tapes of past sessions can be viewed from the following webpage:

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/content/council/ondemand/index.asp

The new Council On-Demand Viewer requires Microsoft's Silverlight free plug-in.  Information on Silverlight (and link to free software download) available on this webpage:

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/faq/#sys-req

To view entire Council agenda, go to http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov and click on County Council (in menu on left side), then on Council homepage click on Current Agenda.

The Council agenda and committee packets are PDF files that require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

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-Excerpts compiled by Jim Humphrey