[0:12] the most like that happen.
[0:19] >> Good evening. We are live
[0:20] in 5 for 3, 2, one.
[0:30] >> Good evening, everyone.
[0:31] An thank you so much for
[0:31] joining the county counl.
[0:32] You have town hall hybrid
[0:34] meeting. Let's get another
[0:37] round of applause.
[0:42] We areo grateful for your
[0:44] participation and look forward
[0:45] to hearing your questions.
[0:46] We will be taking questions
[0:47] from our audience tonight at
[0:49] the Couil office building
[0:49] here in Rocille.
[0:50] >> As well as questn sent to
[0:53] the q and a function online
[0:54] via zoom. If you have a
[0:55] questio please send it there.
[0:57] We will our best to get you
[0:59] an ansr if we don't get to
[0:59] your answ a question. We will
[1:01] be reaching out individually
[1:03] witanswers at a later date
[1:04] for studentwho are prepared
[1:07] to Tonight, we will he the
[1:11] opportuni to earn ss our Zion
[1:11] excited for the isis hours.
[1:18] >> Please stay on untithe
[1:19] en of the meeting and we put
[1:21] up a slide witinstructions on
[1:23] how to get cdit for tonight.
[1:24] >> Studentin the audience
[1:28] will receive forms froMcps
[1:29] to earn their urs. My
[1:30] olleagues were Chi Chi Wu d
[1:31] rcella. Rodriguez will be
[1:32] moderating the zoom night
[1:34] and we will toss it to the
[1:36] to explain how to rticipate
[1:37] virtual and how to access
[1:40] captioning in Snish. We're
[1:41] y to you.
[1:42] All right. Thank youJordan.
[1:44] Good evening, eryone. And
[1:44] welcome l be moderating
[1:47] question for stents that are
[1:48] attendg virtually
[1:49] this evening.
[1:49] >> Thesendicate all your
[1:51] questions in theueue any
[1:53] feature and will call on your
[1:54] name. And when u write in
[1:56] your question, he's so
[1:57] indicate whether orot you
[1:59] would like to asyour question
[2:01] live. Otherwise all read it
[2:04] out. Wh I call your name,
[2:04] the host willsend you a
[2:05] request to unmute our
[2:08] micphone and you MAY preed
[2:10] task your question fothose
[2:12] caling in on a cell phon use
[2:15] your phe's dial pad to pres
[2:17] d to press star 6, ich will
[2:18] te and unmute your
[2:19] microphone. Wel try to get
[2:23] through amany questions as
[2:24] possible this eveng. And
[2:25] please note, if wexperience
[2:25] antechnical difficulti will
[2:28] dour best to remedy them ia
[2:30] time manner. I'm not goi
[2:31] to ss it over to my lleague
[2:36] Marceau Rodriguez for Snish,
[2:37] translaons or so.
[2:38] >> Thank you, Mayor s.
[2:41] Good evenin Everyone would.
[2:42] That's nojust at the cba many
[2:43] dose. The program a suspect
[2:46] goes and t any deal. My is by
[2:47] no, but I love tt this event
[2:51] this to state isnd they say
[2:51] I'm wting accident. I ate
[2:55] it was ssick to an end on a
[2:56] book.On't go in. S s say
[2:58] can do a not by the bay in
[3:00] 50 or so. But but yeah, ey
[3:02] on more tc Gases. Joan,
[3:04] back to you. Tha you so much
[3:05] for shy and rcelo, we also
[3:06] have interpretatin services
[3:07] available. I ve my colleague
[3:10] cloudy here toxplain that
[3:12] briefly, clou.
[3:13] But a less rson that's going
[3:15] to see anytng. But the Senate
[3:16] has been own about then frame
[3:16] think.
[3:17] >> Planned toill her, says
[3:17] the vice but ok planets which
[3:22] are linked up withssessing
[3:23] what that. Tnk you so much.
[3:24] Now it turns t there to
[3:26] uncil PRESIDENT Andr free
[3:27] tsend for opening remar,
[3:29] llowed by introductis from
[3:30] council members. Afr that,
[3:31] we'll move on touestions from
[3:34] students. Council psident
[3:34] present tyou.
[3:37] >> Thankou, Low and welcome
[3:38] to the County counc's annual
[3:39] youth town haland Montgomery
[3:42] County Council Predent Andrew
[3:42] Fruits. And am.
[3:45] >> Thrilled to see ch a
[3:45] packed auence of students
[3:48] here in person.Nd so many of
[3:52] u tuning in online, have a
[3:55] 0 registered in-pers
[3:56] paicipants and well ov 400
[3:57] onne, which is just
[3:58] incredibly eiting and shows
[4:01] the amount oftudent activism
[4:01] th we have in Montgome
[4:02] County. Know if we didn't
[4:04] have yet hel. We probably had
[4:06] yet ssl hours. Soopefully
[4:08] you're excitedo be here and
[4:09] can speak for all ofy
[4:09] colleues when I said thiss
[4:13] one ofur favorite events o
[4:14] the year. We lovehe energy
[4:15] thatur students bring.
[4:16] We lo the optimism that w
[4:18] have ev in some of the most
[4:20] challenng times to see the
[4:24] incredie talent and activsm
[4:25] and adcacy that our young
[4:27] peoplreally inspire us toe
[4:29] better each and eve day.
[4:30] So thank u for being here.
[4:30] Thank you f the ideas that
[4:31] you're going share, the
[4:33] questions that you' going
[4:33] to ask. Is a great
[4:36] opportunity to haveour voice
[4:38] is heard by local
[4:39] representaves and share what
[4:41] issu matter most to you.
[4:43] These town hls also help us
[4:45] to uerstand how we best n
[4:48] plafor a future that wi
[4:49] benefit y.
[4:51] Because mostmportantly, the
[4:51] decion that we make tod
[4:54] will ha the most impact on
[4:55] you even re than it will on
[4:56] us tonight. We e so proud to
[4:58] be joined by stent member of
[5:01] the Boa of Education for
[5:04] lson Varona.
[5:05] Welcome. And I st have to say
[5:08] happy birthday day as his
[5:11] 18th birthday.
[5:17] >> Nothing like a 5 person
[5:19] student birthy party to bring
[5:20] your 18th birthday.O thank
[5:23] u so much for your adership
[5:24] and youservice and really
[5:25] glad at we're also joined
[5:27] by Superintendt Dr Thomas
[5:29] Taylor, who's in e room and
[5:29] we have brd of Education,
[5:32] vice prident when Harris wh
[5:34] is joining us vtually thanks
[5:36] much to each of yoand to
[5:38] everybody at ps the Board of
[5:40] ucation for being re to
[5:41] gage our Montgomeryounty
[5:43] sdents and for everytng
[5:44] that you do r our public
[5:45] school syste which is so
[5:46] important to everying that
[5:48] we do in ntgomery County.
[5:50] >> We're also join by
[5:51] additnal representatives om
[5:53] Mcps and fromhe Montgomery
[5:55] County Dartment of
[5:56] Recreation. Wanto give a
[5:57] special than to show a cherry
[6:00] and all of r partners mcps.
[6:03] Let's ar it for them.
[6:10] And let's hr it for director
[6:11] of the Montgery County
[6:13] Recreation Departnt, robbing
[6:14] Riley and r team.
[6:21] Togethernd cps in the
[6:22] Dertment of Recreationith
[6:25] r council team helpeto put
[6:27] ths amazing event togeer.
[6:28] So tnk you for organizinand
[6:29] helng to arrange the
[6:30] transportatn to and from
[6:34] Rockville. Soour students can
[6:35] access this eve and also
[6:36] wanted to recognizehe
[6:37] rector of our Planni
[6:38] Departme is here. Jason
[6:40] Sartori. We tked about
[6:41] anning for the futu.
[6:42] We'realking about you.
[6:44] Soeally glad that he'sere
[6:45] as well to be part othis.
[6:49] Before I toss my colleagues
[6:51] introduce thselves, I wanted
[6:52] to give you a brief
[6:53] introdtion, Andrew Fruits
[6:55] and as meioned on the chair
[6:55] of e planning Housing a
[6:56] Parks Committee anderved on
[6:58] e government operatis and
[6:59] fiscal policy Cmittee.
[7:00] I reprent District one ich
[7:03] incles bethesda-chevy Che
[7:05] andotomac. I am a proud
[7:06] gradua and former student
[7:08] goverent PRESIDENT Of Winon
[7:10] Churcll. High School Go
[7:11] Bulldogs and I am rrently the
[7:13] youngest member othe county
[7:16] Cncil, although I am lly
[7:17] confident thaone of you, it's
[7:17] going to be anven younger
[7:21] member of the coun council in
[7:22] due time befo I conclude I
[7:22] didant to address the
[7:25] emotions. So of you MAY be
[7:26] feelingn recent days. Well,
[7:26] there are some thin going on
[7:30] in our country, espially at
[7:31] he national level th MAY
[7:32] create concern. It'smportant
[7:33] o remember just how portant
[7:35] cal government isn'thaping
[7:36] your dayo-day lives. There's
[7:38] no questi that there are
[7:38] challenging times ead.
[7:42] Thatill be difficult forll
[7:45] of us. But you bei here today
[7:46] dvocating at the lal level
[7:48] is so importt to have such an
[7:48] impact. So tnk you for being
[7:52] here. Thank yofor making sure
[7:53] that we hold tr to our shared
[7:54] principles ocompassion,
[7:56] inclusion, respecand
[7:58] tolerancfor all and that we
[8:00] continue toe a place that is
[8:01] wecoming for all of o
[8:02] studentsall of our residents
[8:05] and all oour families that
[8:06] begins a ends with you.
[8:07] And it iimportant that you
[8:10] all holall of us, especiall
[8:12] inocal government accotable
[8:13] to t decisions that we me.
[8:14] So we appreciatyou being here
[8:17] and asking youruestions and
[8:18] raising your sues and hope
[8:20] that you will kp up your
[8:22] energy anyour activism as you
[8:24] move forward. Its so
[8:25] important, perhapsow more
[8:26] than er. You are the futu
[8:28] of our cnty. And we are just
[8:29] so oimistic. And so excid
[8:33] becau of you. And thanks
[8:33] you so let's ha a great
[8:34] ght. Let's have a grt
[8:37] conveation and let me turit
[8:38] over to my coeague council,
[8:39] vice PRESIDENT Start and then
[8:40] to the chair of Edation and
[8:42] Culture Committeeounsel.
[8:43] But youant to and then all
[8:44] the colleagues alphabetical
[8:47] order to inoduce themselves.
[8:48] GreatThank you. Council
[8:48] Prident Friesen.
[8:49] >> Hi, I'm Kate ewart and
[8:52] the council vice prident and
[8:54] I
[8:55] alsrepresent District r
[8:56] Distrt 4 includes North
[8:59] Bethesda, Keington. I Garrett
[9:01] Park, par of Chevy Chase and
[9:03] lver Spring inside e
[9:04] Beltway and Takoma Pk Ice.
[9:07] I'so glad to be hereith
[9:08] a of you tonight. I ao
[9:09] serve as t chair of the
[9:12] government operions and
[9:13] fisc policy Committee an
[9:16] serve othe Transportation a
[9:17] Environment Commiee as
[9:19] counl PRESIDENT Friesen id
[9:20] this is definitelyur favorite
[9:24] night of the yeato have you
[9:25] all here wi us. And and we're
[9:26] lookinforward to your
[9:27] questio and we hope we get
[9:29] to a lot them tonight.
[9:32] Thank you vy much.
[9:41] >> Thankou. Welcome everyone
[9:42] Good evening. I'm ll to
[9:44] Wando. I'm an atarge council
[9:45] member. Tre are 7 districts
[9:45] in 4 at large and'm one of
[9:47] them. That just meani
[9:49] represent t whole elected
[9:51] untywide born and raed here
[9:53] and MontgomerCounty grew up
[9:53] in Sier Spring and went c
[9:56] and theather of 4 mcps
[9:58] students right n. I chair
[10:00] the Education and Cuure
[10:02] Committee which h oversight
[10:04] over Mcps Montgome College,
[10:05] our lraries and arts
[10:06] organition. And I'm on the
[10:08] planning using and Parks a
[10:10] civil rights lawyeby training
[10:11] and just reall really proud
[10:12] of each and every e of you
[10:13] and glad to e you tonight.
[10:15] Can't wait to he the
[10:18] questions. Welcome.
[10:24] I foot I had to get someody
[10:24] mistre out out. Who was a
[10:26] council mber for a day.
[10:26] He's 8th grader Juli West.
[10:28] Yocan't be here toght.
[10:29] She's watchg online. So big
[10:31] shout out here. Let's get to
[10:34] BonniHammer out details.
[10:41] >> Good eving. Good people.
[10:43] It is great to bhere with all
[10:44] of you tonight. Name is
[10:46] givewould notice one of e
[10:48] 4t-large members of t
[10:50] counciand I have been
[10:51] particating in this event
[10:53] from diffent sides of the
[10:55] sle for about 15 yeas now
[10:55] because they ud to serve as
[10:57] the director ofhe Department
[10:59] of Recreation. So especially
[11:02] want to give a sho out to all
[11:04] othe incredible.
[11:05] Adultwho are here leadingll
[11:06] of you. A I really want to
[11:09] acknowled the great work of
[11:11] the wreck dertment mcps your
[11:12] parents. B most of all, I
[11:15] wanto thank all of you f
[11:15] beinhere. It shows tremdous
[11:18] adership. It rose. Ishows
[11:19] emendous insight.Nd I want
[11:20] y to know that you testimony
[11:24] tonighmatters. It was at a
[11:26] event ke this about 9 yeas
[11:29] ago. Actually, is about 7
[11:30] years ago whe we heard
[11:31] testimony asking foa free
[11:36] ri on at all times, nojust
[11:38] after schoolnd council member
[11:39] glass d all of us on the
[11:40] council hearyou and we're
[11:42] tremendously suortive of that
[11:43] effortAnd so your voice
[11:44] matters. And we reay
[11:45] appreciate all of u being
[11:47] ere this evening. Thk you
[11:50] so much.
[11:55] >> Good ening, everyone.
[11:58] I'm Marilyn Balcombei'm a
[11:59] cocil member for distrt 2
[12:02] district. 2 is t northwest
[12:06] corner othe county German
[12:09] town. ClarksburBoyd's pools,
[12:09] Vile Darren's town andorth
[12:13] Potomac ana great chunk of
[12:13] th agricultural resve.
[12:14] Andt's so nice to seell of
[12:16] yo here. Thank you so ry
[12:19] mu for being here. My
[12:20] dauger is a graduate of
[12:22] Nortest High school and
[12:25] gs. If we have any Js and
[12:26] e crowd. Gary, grt job.
[12:28] So I just wa to say it's so
[12:30] mportant to hear youvoice.
[12:35] Not only toy, but I hope that
[12:37] you being here toy will you
[12:39] want a life lonpath of using
[12:41] your voi to. So often we hea
[12:42] from the same peoe all the
[12:44] time d we need different
[12:44] voices. Weeed everyone's
[12:45] voice at the tab. So I'm
[12:46] ally looking forwardo
[12:47] heari from you. Thank you
[12:59] >> And od evening,
[13:01] Councilmber Evan Glass.
[13:03] I'mlso one of your atlarge
[13:04] counc members. I chair th
[13:05] Transportati and Environment
[13:06] Coittee. So I'm workin
[13:08] reay hard to make sur that
[13:10] you're all safgoing to and
[13:11] from scho when walking around
[13:12] your neighborhd and also
[13:14] doing a lot of rk to make
[13:15] sure at we have a green,
[13:19] sustainae future for all of
[13:21] you as well. Live in Silver
[13:23] Springith my husband and m
[13:25] 2 dogs in e first openly
[13:26] lgbtq+, mber of the council.
[13:26] And I'm lookingorward to
[13:27] tonight's conversatn. So
[13:29] thnks for being here.
[13:32] Evrybody.
[13:35] >> Good evening, eryone.
[13:38] And thank you for beg here.
[13:39] Both in-peon and virtually
[13:42] I'm Sydn. The council member
[13:45] forhe 3rd district and ich
[13:47] is the about 85 to0% of that
[13:48] distrt or the municipal
[13:51] boundaries oRockville
[13:53] Gaithersburg anWashington
[13:56] Grove and m3rd and final
[13:56] term. I'm tually term
[13:59] limited. I the I'm e chair
[14:02] of the Public fety Committee.
[14:03] I serd on the government
[14:06] Operatio committee and ani
[14:07] was cocil PRESIDENT In 201
[14:11] ding the pandemic. I d the
[14:12] pleasure ofoing that. I've
[14:13] lived in Montmery County my
[14:14] entire life. Iraduated from
[14:17] Gaithersburg Hih Schools to
[14:19] go Trojans. I'm former small
[14:20] business owner ani'm the
[14:21] former mayor of Dats Byrd.
[14:21] Ank you very much fobeing
[14:24] he. We look forward toour
[14:27] estions.
[14:34] >> So I'm cocilmember Donley
[14:36] upand I represent disict
[14:39] 7, which is sort the Upper
[14:40] East junk ofhe county.
[14:43] And it incdes only asked in
[14:44] Sandy Spring, Brooield, late
[14:47] d still Damascus, Mtgomery
[14:48] Village and places at have
[14:49] ailing addresses. Th's a
[14:50] Rockville andGaithersburg that
[14:51] aren't acally the
[14:51] nicipalities, a Rocklle and
[14:53] ithersburg. If thatakes
[14:58] >I am a proud and c parent.
[15:03] I have 4 ks in our schools
[15:03] and so and I hava constituent
[15:04] here. I've been ving, too,
[15:07] because I was talkinto her
[15:07] lasyear about Edison. A
[15:11] yes, my epson does now go
[15:12] to Addison. 's very excited
[15:14] about that. And theny
[15:16] daugers are at Blake Hig
[15:18] Scho and my other son is
[15:20] 7th grader at Far Paell
[15:23] Scool. I serve on our blic
[15:24] safety and hlth and Human
[15:26] Services cmittees. And this
[15:28] is myirst term on the couil
[15:29] and I'm aattorney by
[15:30] background. So I'a trial
[15:32] wyer by trade proteed for.
[15:36] 13 yrs in private practi
[15:36] moved over to bome an
[15:38] assista attorney general at
[15:40] t state of Maryland
[15:41] representing multle agencies
[15:44] fore I came here. Sohank
[15:47] you anwelcome.
[15:55] Hi, evybody. I'm Kristen me
[15:57] I greup here. Graduated fm
[15:59] Blair High School.O Blazers.
[16:01] >> Ana former teacher tk
[16:03] forbout a decade, inclung
[16:03] 4 mcps and I now he 2 young
[16:06] kids who are also a cps
[16:08] students.
[16:10] And then in t years just
[16:10] beore becoming a counc
[16:11] member, I was a comnity
[16:13] orgazer, which means thait
[16:16] was my job toelp community
[16:17] help communitieadvocate with
[16:19] their elected ficials for the
[16:20] ings that they nee And so
[16:21] now I ge to be here and bene
[16:22] of thoselected officials on
[16:23] excited f the advocacy.
[16:25] They areoing to bring in
[16:26] tonight. I repsent District
[16:28] 5, which is theast side of
[16:31] the county Burton'bills don't
[16:33] get ColesvillMaryland Briggs
[16:34] Chaney, White Oakill and down
[16:35] 4 corners and alsoe sure
[16:37] world. Interestiny enough
[16:40] and I saon the education.
[16:41] I kind of, as said on the
[16:43] Educationnd Culture
[16:44] comttee. So we talk a l
[16:46] about d cps a very excited
[16:48] to hear your thoughtabout
[16:49] schools. Also sit on the
[16:50] public Safey Committee and
[16:54] also the le for libraries.
[16:57] Thas very much.
[17:03] >> od evening, everyone
[17:05] My name Lori and Sales.
[17:07] I aone of the 4 at-lae
[17:09] council members I sve on the
[17:10] Heah and Human Services
[17:11] Committee a the Economic
[17:13] DevelopmenCommittee. I live
[17:18] in the city of Gthersburg
[17:19] and I and thlead for
[17:20] iminating disparitie
[17:22] I al started the Smart Yth
[17:26] Advisory Couil. I saw a few
[17:27] almni here. So if you'
[17:29] interested in arning more,
[17:30] please visit my webse to
[17:32] learnore. And I'm excited
[17:34] to hear out some of your
[17:36] questions, concns and ideas.
[17:38] So welcome. Anthank you so
[17:38] much f spending your
[17:41] Wednesday eveninwith us.
[17:43] U could be anywhere the
[17:44] world and I'm so gl all of
[17:45] our partners ought you here
[17:47] with us this eveng. Thank
[17:50] u.
[17:51] >>hank you to colleagu
[17:54] beforturning it back
[17:56] Jordan for ourirst question.
[17:57] Just one so acknowledge that
[18:00] our colleue Councilmember
[18:01] funny GonzalezNatalie,
[18:02] represents Distrt section to
[18:04] chair the Economicevelopment
[18:05] Committ and also serves wit
[18:08] custor John Doe and me onhe
[18:10] planning, hoing and Parks
[18:11] Commite. So appreciated.
[18:12] She's joininus virtually as
[18:13] well. We can geback to you.
[18:13] Jordan, great.Hank you so
[18:16] much for those ints. Now,
[18:17] let's get to qstions.
[18:19] Up first, we have udent
[18:19] member of the board r Neil
[18:20] serve on whacks. The first
[18:22] question he person. Happy
[18:25] Birthday. Yeah. And the mic
[18:28] back. Knowhat.
[18:30] All right. Perfec
[18:31] >> Thank you. Mname is pretty
[18:32] us oour time. The curren
[18:34] tudent member of theoard
[18:35] for and cps, the foy-seven
[18:37] student, memr of the board
[18:38] and a senior at Clk's for
[18:41] high schoolsSo go Coyotes.
[18:42] My question for theouncil is
[18:45] what steps ishe council
[18:45] tang to ensure that yoh
[18:48] forces arnot only hurt the
[18:49] activity incorporad into
[18:50] desion-making procesease?
[18:50] Anare there any plansto
[18:52] expanthis work? Thank yo
[18:59] >> Well, tonight a good
[19:03] xample of how a trusd we
[19:04] are in heang from our young
[19:05] people. Andhis is a big part
[19:06] othat. And though seval
[19:10] of us u heard from
[19:11] ouncilmember sales aut her
[19:12] efrts, all going to tu it
[19:12] backo her. She can expan
[19:15] upon th a little bit. And
[19:16] then me we'll tn it to the
[19:17] chairhat education and
[19:20] Culture Committee awell to
[19:20] talkbout some of his effts
[19:23] as wel Consumer sales, tha
[19:25] you s
[19:27] >it's an honor to ser in
[19:29] this capacity.Ut with half of
[19:32] our budget going mcps, we
[19:33] don't often ar from our young
[19:34] people. If your t student
[19:38] member ofhe board, you're not
[19:39] acve in the sta and yodon't
[19:41] coe and spend your evengs
[19:41] duringudget season testifyg
[19:45] befores. It's really hard
[19:47] have your voiceeard. And so
[19:50] I vited a few of our ci
[19:51] councils d one I was on the
[19:53] city counciln Gaithersburg
[19:55] during onef our conference is
[19:58] the National Leaguof
[20:00] Cities. They have youth
[20:03] advisory couil and the mayor,
[20:04] the form mayor of Takoma
[20:05] Park. They also ve a youth
[20:05] advisory council, t city of
[20:08] Greenville hashe youth
[20:11] Advory Council. And so
[20:12] brought all of the ideas
[20:14] together tstart a smart yoh
[20:15] Advisory cocil modeled after
[20:18] my policy platformAnd so we
[20:19] sped about
[20:22] to 8 weeks discussi the
[20:23] smart policy agend And then
[20:26] after tse weeks we talk out
[20:29] Arias, j all of t policy
[20:33] priorities and th you pitch
[20:34] a policy ide But for a panel
[20:36] f esteemed judgesnd
[20:37] hopefully onef your ideas
[20:40] will beco a piece of
[20:44] legislation. Y get invited
[20:45] back to sign the lls. So our
[20:45] 4th cohort is uer way and
[20:49] then we'll ve our 5th cohort
[20:49] inthe spring. And so ou can
[20:51] be sure to cck it out and
[20:54] let you know if yu have any
[20:55] questio or interested.
[20:58] >>hank you. And thanksor
[21:00] joining us out
[21:03] Great,reat question. I'l
[21:05] give you couple things.
[21:07] Are the d Committee,
[21:07] Education CulturCommittee of
[21:08] for the first timehat I know
[21:09] of since I've been oit for
[21:12] 6 years, we h students come
[21:15] and tk to us directly abo
[21:16] gi testimony in a form
[21:16] setting abt what they wanted
[21:17] to see the ddle school
[21:18] elementary, middlend high
[21:20] chool students a coue of
[21:20] wee ago. We're going to
[21:24] continue dng that so that we
[21:24] can here. One of e concerns
[21:26] directly from studen at the
[21:28] legislive body. Obviously
[21:29] tonight, great example as
[21:31] the chair, thcommittee I've
[21:34] bee visiting over the st
[21:36] sever years. All 25 cluers,
[21:37] as youll know, you MAY knw
[21:40] there's 160,000tudents just
[21:42] aboutust an and cps just
[21:44] under and a 211 scols.
[21:45] So visit a lot of thos
[21:47] schls and talk with stunts
[21:49] at ery school I visit.
[21:51] I wasust at Banneker and
[21:55] Paintranch last week vising
[21:57] that cluster. Welso all of
[21:59] us, I think, havbeen turns
[22:02] thatome from cps and we e.
[22:03] And then wencourage folks to
[22:05] to apply fothose positions,
[22:07] particularlyf you're in
[22:09] high scho. And we also have
[22:10] ummarized, which is great
[22:14] ogram that started aut 7 or
[22:15] 8 years o. Now. And that's a
[22:16] opportunity forhe summer is
[22:17] gog to come out and nuary.
[22:18] This is for rising niors and
[22:20] seniors. Smiddle schoolers,
[22:22] you can aspireo it later.
[22:23] But there's ere's always more
[22:24] we can do. We look to you to
[22:27] give us addional ideas as
[22:28] well. But understand all of
[22:30] us that's rely important to
[22:32] hear from tudents and young
[22:34] people we're formulating
[22:35] policies. I just wa to
[22:36] acknowledge the supentendent
[22:37] invited all uncil members who
[22:39] joined h on the first weekf
[22:40] school asell.
[22:41] >> And were ab to watch and
[22:42] see how things we going as
[22:45] the school year staed off,
[22:46] which war happy to s it
[22:47] staed off really well ia
[22:49] reallpositive direction w
[22:50] importanfor us to be there
[22:54] and to see for ourselves and
[22:54] hear from udents there
[22:55] directly. And I'llust note
[22:58] nd I'm not alone on is body.
[22:59] My personaaverage see and
[23:03] political carr started as
[23:03] a udent advocate as a
[23:04] year-oldn 5th grade at
[23:05] Wayside Elemtary School
[23:05] advocating for aifferent bus
[23:07] route because our s route
[23:11] s not safe. And thenoing on
[23:12] to studengovernment and
[23:13] middle and hi school. And I
[23:13] know at's the journey.
[23:15] Many of u have started the
[23:16] journey thatany of us here.
[23:19] I have uertaken. It's
[23:20] someing that's not only
[23:21] important for for policy,
[23:22] but it's ry personal to us
[23:25] becausit's part of our sto
[23:26] in our journey as ll.
[23:27] >> Great. Thank you much.
[23:28] Weave a lot of student
[23:29] online, but we havsomething
[23:30] herin person. So we're t
[23:32] some estions in person wi a
[23:32] show of hand They will go to
[23:35] online. So shoof hands.
[23:36] Who h the next question,?
[23:39] I sawer hand go up and tn
[23:40] I'll come re and you can hold
[23:41] the mike f you and your name
[23:42] and what sool in your
[23:46] estion or comment. H my
[23:46] name is Farrah Hook
[23:47] >> I'm a8th grader at Easter
[23:48] Middle hool and an active
[23:51] meber of arrest. Yea,
[23:53] queson for the council I
[23:54] wh is your plan to accerate
[23:56] th new construction atastern
[23:59] Middle Schl?
[24:03] >> Sure. We turnack to the
[24:04] ucation and Cultureommittee
[24:05] air.
[24:06] >> I want to awer every
[24:10] question inrance, but is that
[24:10] so the shortnswer is
[24:11] easrn needs. It needs aot
[24:12] of wor There are a lot of
[24:13] schools that neea lot of
[24:14] work. I mentiod 211 schools,
[24:16] but Eastern is ineed. That
[24:19] was myome cluster school wn
[24:21] I was growing u we on the can
[24:23] we just take up the capital
[24:24] budget every years, which is
[24:26] what funds costruction for
[24:28] schools likeastern. And we
[24:30] rlly prioritized lastear
[24:33] wh we did it, makingure
[24:37] that we hadt funds for fixin
[24:37] things le hvac air
[24:38] conditioningmaking sure that
[24:40] ada complnce is happening
[24:43] in bathrooms tt people can
[24:44] t to get around, butlso
[24:45] kping our commitmentso
[24:49] thing We said we're going
[24:50] to do
[24:50] east. Swe're trying to make
[24:54] sure have the resources,
[24:55] which is a suggle because
[24:56] costs things we up during the
[24:58] pandemiand cost going up,
[24:59] but to ma sure that we can
[25:00] keep thingson track that we
[25:01] said we're going tkeep on
[25:04] track. D so I'm not I don't
[25:05] want to know misque you
[25:07] beore you leave. I wilget
[25:09] the act and I'm sure Dr
[25:11] Taylor team are dog that too.
[25:11] Whathe exact timeline isor
[25:13] Easter but it is a it is a
[25:17] school that whave prioritized
[25:19] to make sure th it stays on
[25:21] track. D that's so that's
[25:21] kind of the holist picture in
[25:22] the cip. But we'llet you the
[25:25] specific answer on t timeline
[25:26] for ster.
[25:26] >> Gre. Thank you for that
[25:28] I did s another question he
[25:28] an I'll be making my w
[25:29] arnd the room. Okay. C
[25:30] stand. A if you can just ste
[25:32] in, wat your step here.
[25:33] This book bk.
[25:34] A I hope this for youname.
[25:36] Wt school in your queion
[25:38] comment?
[25:38] >> h my name is Peter.
[25:43] I'm a juniort Northwest High
[25:44] hool. Go Jags
[25:45] and a I had a previous
[25:46] question relat to
[25:48] construction, buto not be
[25:52] repeitive. I also print
[25:53] another one. Son in
[25:55] Montgomy County, it's
[25:55] estimated at schools and
[25:56] businesses, theyave a lot of
[25:59] food waste that gto
[26:03] landfills. Andn it harmful
[26:05] gases such as meane and on.
[26:06] i tnk if we can have le
[26:08] composting syste at schools
[26:10] and kind of expand at, that
[26:11] wod definitely number e
[26:13] reduce fd waste, but also
[26:15] redu our on greenhouse g
[26:16] emisons. For example, the
[26:20] was a mposting program setp
[26:21] Clarksrg Elementary and no
[26:24] they actually detearound 2000
[26:26] pounds ofood waste each
[26:26] nth. And the probleis
[26:29] Montgory County doesn't ha
[26:32] composting facility d the
[26:33] ly one nearby is in ince
[26:37] George's. So was wondering,
[26:38] question is with t county
[26:39] council binterested in
[26:40] setting up composting
[26:42] facility here iMontgomery
[26:43] Coty. So we can expand
[26:46] programs to al schools and
[26:47] busesses and so, yeah, at's
[26:49] a qution. The short answ is
[26:49] yes, absolutely. Butet me
[26:51] tun to the chair of th
[26:54] environmt of Transportation.
[26:56] >> Committee to pound upon
[26:57] further. Peter, the swer is
[26:59] yes. And so everyby knows.
[27:00] So we've been doing lot of
[27:01] work hereo reduce food wast
[27:06] believeit or not, there's
[27:09] about 00 and 76 1000 to of
[27:10] food that is sted right here
[27:11] in Mogomery County. Sovery
[27:13] ti you don't like yourunch
[27:15] atchool, be mindful of
[27:17] putting it in e trash because
[27:18] that doesn go where we thin
[27:20] it goesIt needs to be com
[27:23] posted. But rit now there's
[27:24] a shortageWe don't have a
[27:27] facility. So tre are some
[27:28] homes in ntgomery County in
[27:32] Potomac in Rockvilland in
[27:33] partof Silver Spring, whe
[27:35] if yore in your house, yo
[27:36] can actually put o a little
[27:39] then and the countyill pick
[27:40] itp. We want to maksure all
[27:43] of you and all of yr families
[27:44] have that
[27:47] samevailable composting.
[27:48] But we jusneed a place to put
[27:50] it. And s Peter noted right
[27:51] now, the coosting we take the
[27:52] food scra we take goes to
[27:54] Prince George'County. But
[27:56] this counc in the county
[27:58] executive havallocated a lot
[28:01] money to build aew
[28:02] acility up in Dickern, right
[28:03] ner pools, Ville all t way
[28:05] up ithat corner of the
[28:09] unty. So that constction is
[28:12] going tobe starting. And in
[28:13] few years will ve a new
[28:15] facility so thahopefully the
[28:16] food that you dot eat at
[28:17] school. E pizza, I hear
[28:20] sometimes it'good. Sometimes
[28:21] it's noso good. But the foo
[28:22] tht you you you don't t.
[28:26] Will compost it. A back
[28:28] at home, 'll be able to
[28:29] mpost your food scrs,
[28:31] everying from bread to
[28:33] fruits, to vegetles, to
[28:34] actual to meet as well and
[28:36] eggs. Soe can take that we
[28:37] can prott our environment an
[28:38] en we can turn thatnto good
[28:39] nutritious so to plant with.
[28:41] So Peter, tha you for your
[28:44] question.
[28:45] >> Great Thank you. Any oter
[28:46] questns? Okay. I saw th
[28:48] hangup first. I'll g here.
[28:48] Your name and wh school in
[28:51] your question or mment.
[28:53] I hope this Pre.
[28:57] >> So my ne firmer. I've been
[28:59] herpreviously for the
[29:00] Montgomery Coun History
[29:01] onference proclamatin.
[29:04] So I also homeschoole
[29:06] Myuestion is what is t has
[29:07] the council to conser
[29:11] reinstatg its teen court tha
[29:12] was in place from eay
[29:15] 1998.Elieve to it and stoed
[29:15] in 2020.O I was my questi
[29:19] is, havyou considered
[29:20] reinstating that cau? I
[29:20] rember reading on the w
[29:22] site it d an effect on the
[29:23] teams that are ing through it
[29:26] because they we tried by
[29:29] their ers. So
[29:30] I'm wondering if it the
[29:31] counl's ever consider dog
[29:31] that.Irst of all, welcome
[29:35] back. Alwa great to have you.
[29:35] Gld to have you here.
[29:37] >> And leme turn it over to
[29:39] the chair of thPublic Safety
[29:39] Commiee. Customer counts.
[29:40] Will you ask a qstion?
[29:41] Thank you for your qstion.
[29:44] Hesked question that.I don't
[29:45] ow the answer to.
[29:46] >> The I beeve teen court
[29:49] and I attended when it was
[29:50] an effect. But believe teen
[29:55] urt actually startedecame
[29:55] a reality because ofhe
[29:58] state'attorneys office and
[30:03] the state
[30:06] of Maryland. D it was it was
[30:07] Pierier on read actuallyet
[30:08] where t jury and came up wi
[30:10] the sutions. I will have
[30:13] uble check to see ifhey're
[30:14] interested in connuing in
[30:16] and en we'll go from the.
[30:19] But I dknow it was effectiv
[30:24] cour right now. The courto
[30:27] have with a used toall
[30:28] trucy court, a truancy view
[30:30] group and they do rk on that.
[30:31] So we wildouble check on the
[30:33] other. Buthank you for your
[30:35] question. Thanyou, MR.
[30:39] And I thi as a rookie wants
[30:40] to add.
[30:41] >> I just want toet you know.
[30:42] Yes, I believe th was
[30:44] eviously run by the ate's
[30:45] torney's office. Andhere
[30:46] arother jurisdictions
[30:50] Maland still do have tse
[30:52] programrunning. So, for
[30:53] examp, Saint Mary's Coty
[30:54] h the program and it run
[30:54] through their ates. Attorneys
[30:58] office in colloration with
[30:59] the sheriff's offi.
[31:02] >> they also handle affic
[31:03] fenses that involved teen
[31:05] drvers. Right? So if y have
[31:08] a traffic offense d
[31:09] couies is run through tir
[31:09] policdepartment where the
[31:12] establied the group's appea
[31:13] to woron the case is so ju
[31:15] depends on theounty as to how
[31:16] ey put them togethe But we
[31:18] hae not had one here f for
[31:19] ite some time. But ank you
[31:22] ecause that would ben
[31:23] interestingdea. So thank you.
[31:25] >> Great. Thank yoso much.
[31:25] Weave a lot of studentalso
[31:26] onli. Some going to go aad
[31:27] and to to my colleague wer
[31:28] shy to facilite that. And
[31:32] thenwe'll be back he in
[31:34] persowhere Chi to you.
[31:36] >>ll right. Thank you
[31:38] Jordan. So our firsvirtual
[31:39] questiocomes from mayor in
[31:40] Dothan shod be asking her
[31:43] qution, lies Marin. Gohead.
[31:51] >> Hi, my
[31:52] question is, t I live the
[31:55] ctle going to do to ge
[31:56] violce and violent crimein
[31:59] the mmunity at large d also
[32:02] in the scol community.
[32:04] >> MAY tu it back to the
[32:05] public safety Chair uncil
[32:06] reects notice how thiside of
[32:08] throom is getting all ese
[32:09] questions in first f. Thank
[32:12] u for your your qstion as
[32:13] we. And, you know, we' very
[32:16] coerned about public sety
[32:19] in general, nt it threw out or
[32:23] community right w. We have a
[32:23] shorte of
[32:26] olice officers. We aone that
[32:27] nts to have a careers a
[32:29] pole officer? Believe m
[32:30] there's great opportunity
[32:33] forou to do that to do at
[32:35] sort
[32:37] of wor We're the police ar
[32:39] certainlyery active in tryin
[32:43] to attrt more and more peop
[32:46] we have onrograms
[32:46] for young people tough
[32:49] Montmery College and oth
[32:50] and othernstitutions. But I
[32:51] also think tt we need to
[32:52] remind people th we just
[32:57] started a w programs. The
[33:00] drone progra We have programs
[33:01] that that call them. Pilot
[33:02] programs alway been a very
[33:05] fun that we would call
[33:07] drone program. A lot program.
[33:08] And we had pgrams in Silver
[33:10] Spring and Whton that have
[33:11] been so tremenusly
[33:15] successful. We ju started
[33:18] when a month a in the in the
[33:21] Gahersburg Montgomery llage
[33:22] ea and parts of Gemantown.
[33:27] We'll eand another program
[33:29] as the and a and then we are
[33:30] looking at ether or not we're
[33:33] going to goo further for part
[33:34] of Germantn in white of.
[33:37] >The the drone prograand
[33:40] someone is dpatched when
[33:42] somne calls
[33:43] 1-1, the infant. Bythe time
[33:49] the dispatcher ge that call.
[33:50] D even if it's on aixed,
[33:51] pro something that is o
[33:52] great conrn from the time
[33:54] that distcher gets to call I
[33:58] from the te a police officer
[33:58] can actuallget to that goal
[33:59] in depending otraffic,
[34:01] pending on how fast ey can
[34:02] get the. Sometimes it takes
[34:05] many, manymany minutes to
[34:07] get ther
[34:08] With this progr with the
[34:11] drone program. The spatcher
[34:12] om the time they heathe
[34:14] call dre can actually fly t
[34:17] the area thatt's going to in
[34:19] can get therin about 90
[34:22] seconds. So it's the types
[34:23] ofof a technology thatype
[34:26] of chnology that we're
[34:29] cotinuing to work on a that
[34:32] weeed to make certain at
[34:33] that is thosedeas on
[34:35] ceive funding. And ain,
[34:37] anybody that wants do this
[34:39] job, 's a it's not alwaysn
[34:40] easy job, butt's also very
[34:43] gratifying. But do thank you
[34:43] forhe question.
[34:47] >> We turno counselors from
[34:47] Strt.
[34:49] >> Tnk you. And thank u
[34:53] to uncilmember cats for
[34:54] answering the qution. I
[34:54] want to analso in slightly
[34:56] asked thquestion slightly
[35:00] dierently and think abt
[35:00] w we create safe plas,
[35:05] especlly for our young eople
[35:07] in the commuty and say that
[35:08] in SEPTEMBER, my cleague
[35:11] councmember about them an
[35:13] I and different ples in the
[35:14] county did even where we
[35:16] brough together and worked
[35:18] with o rec department, oth
[35:19] departments the county and
[35:21] are nonprofit When you all
[35:24] haa half day
[35:26] >> of school and
[35:28] early Septber 2, we took over
[35:29] in the downtown aa in
[35:30] dowown Silver Spring. Wl
[35:33] councmember about them wa
[35:35] at BlackRo and it was a place
[35:36] ere young people cold come
[35:39] d silver Spring. Itas to
[35:41] play baetball to connect to
[35:42] lot of o nonprofits and othe
[35:45] agencieso see what's
[35:47] ailable in our countand
[35:49] to have place where you can
[35:49] go and feel safe andet
[35:52] connecd to our resources.
[35:56] >> And I was proud join both
[35:56] those efforts. Itas great
[35:59] see some of the yng people
[36:00] out a about.
[36:01] Great. Thank you smuch,
[36:02] wch I believe you hav
[36:04] another estion. Their online
[36:10] >> Okay. Sohe next question
[36:11] comes me, I'lread it out so
[36:14] that increasing ntal health
[36:17] on middle and hi school
[36:18] udents. What major
[36:18] initiatives the county
[36:19] taking to providserious
[36:21] pport beyond justounseling?
[36:24] >> We turn it to e chair of
[36:25] the Health Human Serces
[36:26] Committee,ouncilmember
[36:28] audits. Soirst of all, thank
[36:30] you for that questn. We know
[36:33] that th is a very, very
[36:34] seious topic. And we kw that
[36:37] ismpacting all studentat
[36:39] all schools. And yoall have
[36:40] d to deal with morehan we
[36:43] as adults cou ever comprehend
[36:43] ov the last 6 years in
[36:47] particularAnd we know it's
[36:50] ten its toll. So we a
[36:50] taking sps both in
[36:52] partnership with himps.
[36:52] And I ally want to
[36:54] acknowledge and thk their
[36:56] leadership hee. We have been
[36:58] able to add cial workers to
[37:00] our sools. We have been ae
[37:01] to enhcer health and wellns
[37:05] progra within our schools
[37:06] as wellBut we know that
[37:08] there's more tt we need to
[37:10] do. We ao need to bring back
[37:11] any of the extracurrular
[37:12] activies that are still no
[37:14] at the same vels that they
[37:15] wee before the pandemi
[37:18] Youll should have placeto
[37:19] go after school to aess
[37:21] programs that ae fun and
[37:23] engaging and whe you can.
[37:25] >> Meet new fries and
[37:25] participate a learn new
[37:27] thingsThere aren't enough
[37:31] of those oppornities and we
[37:31] know that. And so wneed to
[37:34] ontinue to reinforcend
[37:36] provide tho supports. And we
[37:38] also need provide support
[37:40] for your parts who are
[37:43] overwhelmed anexhausted and
[37:43] worki day and night to
[37:44] support allf you. And we have
[37:45] to ma sure that we're
[37:46] holistically king care of all
[37:48] of you, includg your parents.
[37:51] >> Great. Ank you so much.
[37:53] We'll take another qstion
[37:54] here in perso So with a show
[37:55] of hands, I saw estion in
[37:57] this areand I'm gonna make my
[37:57] waaround, ok? So if yocan
[38:00] sta step on out and Iope
[38:05] is for you and youname and
[38:06] what school y go to.
[38:07] >> Hi, good eveng. My name
[38:10] is uni and I'a junior at
[38:11] Watkins Mill High Scol Go
[38:14] Rene's ani'm also the
[38:14] PRESIDENT Of yng people for
[38:16] progress where wwork to
[38:20] increa civic engagement.
[38:20] Amo you. My question isare
[38:22] youupportive of restorave
[38:23] stice instead of a pitive
[38:24] stem that disproportiately
[38:26] hurts black a brown students
[38:27] by funnelinghem towards the
[38:30] school to pris pipeline and
[38:32] how you support I
[38:33] Let me turn it to
[38:33] Couilmember. M#
[38:33] #
[38:33] #
[38:36] has worked
[38:38] qute a bit on this iss.
[38:40] >> Yea thank you for askin
[38:41] at. And thank you tyoung
[38:43] pple for progress. Foyour
[38:47] for your coinued advocacy
[38:48] any answer iyes. And I think
[38:50] there are aot of there are
[38:50] some miscceptions out there
[38:52] about what rtorative justice
[38:54] means and whait includes when
[38:55] implemented. Withidelity.
[38:59] It is holistic. It es not
[39:00] men an absence of a
[39:03] accountabily or consequence
[39:04] as need. And that includes
[39:07] lot of pre work and mmunity
[39:07] builng work and also has
[39:10] benefits f mental health and
[39:11] commuty building on the
[39:11] grounbetween different grps
[39:13] of stents who might not
[39:15] normal interact. It's abt
[39:16] buildi a community that I
[39:19] a safe ace where folks can
[39:19] can talk to each her, learn
[39:21] how to resolve probls and
[39:23] onflicts in a healthway.
[39:24] And as part of thatagain,
[39:25] when implented with Fidelity,
[39:27] which of crse, takes funding
[39:31] in that brin in the budget
[39:32] nversation again. B it
[39:32] includes alof that. It also
[39:34] includes that hen there is an
[39:36] incidenthat requires a
[39:38] reonse. The response inot
[39:39] mply well, your suended or
[39:40] expelled or this is atever
[39:44] t consequences. It's 's a,
[39:44] you know, inntional
[39:47] nversations to get the
[39:49] root of the sues, to work,
[39:51] to prevent that frohappening
[39:53] again. And what wsee in the
[39:55] reults, whether it is th
[39:57] youth, u know, very, very
[39:59] ung kids up throuh our young
[40:01] adults. We see thathen that
[40:05] rocess is used, th that the
[40:05] behavior is lessikely to
[40:07] cur. And there's a l of
[40:09] really clear data abt that.
[40:11] So absutely very supporte
[40:12] of that and alwaysoing to be
[40:13] looking to eand that. This is
[40:15] a conversaon that is going t
[40:16] comeack in the budget
[40:19] process, whh again, as we
[40:21] know isoing to be a difficu
[40:22] ne. But there are a t of
[40:23] benefits to theesort of
[40:24] esses programs. I apeciate
[40:25] yoall highlighting and look
[40:27] fward to continuing t
[40:28] conversation.
[40:29] Eat. Thank you. Iaw some
[40:31] questis back here will be
[40:32] makingy way around, ok wita
[40:35] showi here is I thought yr
[40:36] hand up for a hile. You can
[40:37] stand up and me your way
[40:37] here. Ani will be coming up
[40:40] the all Knd over there as
[40:41] well. I dn't forget.
[40:42] So when you g here, you can
[40:42] just say your ne, what school
[40:45] you go to. And Iope this for
[40:45] you,k?
[40:46] Mname is Michael Shton and
[40:50] go to Einstein and ison
[40:52] High School mquestion is,
[40:54] is thera plan to expand the
[40:57] budget for Edisostudents
[40:58] participati in Skills, usa
[40:59] competitions sincthat
[40:59] experiee from these
[41:02] competitions can dinitely
[41:07] help with.
[41:10] Workplac like I think.
[41:12] >> Thk you for the questi
[41:13] to turn it to Cocilman John.
[41:16] So I'll start witgreat
[41:20] qstion and
[41:20] great hat.
[41:22] >> And in cmunity bridges,
[41:24] awome. So you've hear budget
[41:26] a lot. And I jt want to.
[41:27] Everyone knows we d3
[41:27] thingsWe pass laws. We pasa
[41:29] budgetnd we do the land us
[41:31] and zoninwhere you can buil
[41:32] ings on the budget f mcps
[41:36] inprograms that are fued
[41:37] by fc. The school board
[41:38] decides exacy how to spend
[41:40] the money they me a request
[41:42] of us.
[41:43] To fund. But inhat process is
[41:45] about is justbout to get back
[41:47] start again, we're doing e
[41:49] capitabudget next week, whh
[41:50] ishe bricks and mortarnd
[41:52] then e operating sideof the
[41:53] budget to fund prrams like
[41:55] thone you asked abouthat
[41:56] happed in a few months
[41:57] starting in MARCH ofext year.
[41:59] You know, in eay next year
[42:02] and culmite in MAY. So the
[42:07] first advocacy pot is too
[42:08] theoard of Education an
[42:09] Supentendent Taylor to
[42:11] include ograms like that and
[42:12] u're funding. Then ty vote
[42:14] on it and senit to us.
[42:15] Now, I will says the chair of
[42:16] t Education Committeei
[42:16] think Ipeak for probably wi
[42:17] join myolleagues. There's
[42:21] lot ofhings we want to
[42:22] suprt and things that
[42:23] connects youo workforce in
[42:26] job opportunies aren't high
[42:27] on tt list. And so that'a
[42:30] greatrogram. Einstein's a
[42:31] great schl and funding those
[42:32] types of progra is a
[42:33] prrity. But obviously,hen
[42:35] you're looking at t whole
[42:37] budget with the billion
[42:38] dollars, e have to make
[42:40] choices. Buso, you know, so
[42:40] you can sta continue your
[42:42] advocacy start dng that at
[42:43] this at thboard
[42:44] Superintendentoard level and
[42:45] then continue toome to us
[42:46] when we get the budt.
[42:49] Opefully that helps od
[42:52] question. Gre.
[42:54] >> Thank you much. Okay.
[42:54] Show hands. Ice on this t
[42:55] you o to and then I'm goi
[42:57] to come e, okay, I'm gonna
[42:59] come there. You coulstand and
[43:00] then we'll geto you as well.
[43:00] K your name and at's cool.
[43:03] And I hope this foryou, ok?
[43:06] >> ay, but I want thing but
[43:09] it is not thmost is keen.
[43:11] Krisn, I'm going to see m
[43:12] to di when we could. Y, I
[43:13] as putting up a cityt the
[43:15] ne in a minute to win is
[43:18] contes They have sent the
[43:20] people that's
[43:21] >> eat. Thank Marcelo.
[43:21] We're going ttoss it to you
[43:22] to interpret it d then we'll
[43:24] have the answer. Tnk you.
[43:30] Yes, gd evening. He would
[43:30] like to get informatn and
[43:31] would like to k if there's
[43:34] any psibility to get bett
[43:36] lighting.
[43:39] >> And at ports colex in
[43:42] week, area.
[43:47] >> We turn it accous for our
[43:48] in adtion to being a
[43:50] councilmemberurrently as the
[43:51] direcr of the Department
[43:53] Recreation. And know Robin
[43:55] ley's ears perked ups well.
[43:55] Could be a wrecked estion.
[43:58] Could be a park spial were
[43:59] turneover to him.
[44:03] >> Sure. Sthank you for that
[44:05] questi. And sports is a
[44:07] participatory aivity in the
[44:09] countyJust it's the larges
[44:11] partipatory activity by a
[44:12] lot. D what regardless of
[44:14] what spts you played. We kw
[44:17] how important spts are for
[44:20] heah or wellness team.
[44:22] Building goal setti. And we
[44:25] know at there are not enoh
[44:25] places to be ae to play that
[44:28] there's a supplynd demand
[44:30] issue. They are. Ey're not in
[44:31] a field. Therare not enough
[44:34] cour. And one of the way
[44:35] thawe can help expand t
[44:38] use of those facilitieis to
[44:39] add lights So I really
[44:40] appreciate that qution.
[44:43] And very recentlye received
[44:46] he annual update frothe
[44:47] rector of the Parks
[44:49] Dertment. MISS Me figu and
[44:51] she discussed a has talked
[44:54] about adding lightso fields.
[44:55] But onof the innovative
[44:55] practices tt the Parks
[44:57] Department has do in
[44:59] partnershipith the recreation
[45:01] Department is creat drop in
[45:02] tes at some of our atetic
[45:05] fiel are turf fields tha
[45:07] have lights and weeed to
[45:08] expand those oprtunities
[45:09] because we wantou all playing
[45:12] an gaging in these typeof
[45:14] posite activities. So it'a
[45:15] great suggtion. Couldn't
[45:16] age more. And we're woing
[45:19] witour parks departmt to
[45:21] add more lights more fields.
[45:22] >> You know, just noas if the
[45:23] council were to wanto just
[45:26] e other week at a ne
[45:27] pickleball court One of 14 of
[45:29] the 18 picklebalcourts that
[45:29] are lighted. We werthere at
[45:30] ght. It was in that te.
[45:34] But because thitime of year
[45:35] it as completely dark d it
[45:38] woulhave been unusable.
[45:40] And yet there were hdreds of
[45:42] people that werout playing
[45:44] activelat 7 o'clock at nigh
[45:45] in the middle of t winter,
[45:50] e're otherwise it wod have
[45:50] shut Baically 05:15pm. So
[45:54] councilmber our noses point
[45:55] anto your point. Havin
[45:58] lightedacilities expands th
[46:00] ability for us utilize these
[46:00] importantarts of our
[46:03] community for mtiple hours
[46:06] evy single night for t
[46:07] entire year.
[46:08] >> eat. Thank you so mu.
[46:09] One moreerson in question
[46:10] wereo online and come rit
[46:12] bk. Okay. Your neighb, what
[46:13] school in the he is for you
[46:14] think.
[46:15] >> So my name is hley Joens.
[46:16] I'm in 8th grade Lakeland's
[46:17] Park.Iddle School go
[46:18] fountains as ll as that
[46:20] stricter in Montgome County
[46:22] junior cnsel. And I would
[46:24] like to kw what all new rules
[46:25] we can art to implement in
[46:25] order to op bullying to
[46:27] improve studentsMental
[46:33] healt Thank you.
[46:35] >> Cod you just cern? The
[46:35] ast part of that to op
[46:38] bullying and improvstudents,
[46:40] mental heah. I thank you.
[46:41] Stop only impve students,
[46:45] mental health and ternity
[46:45] counciembers. Duty.
[46:47] >> Thank you. Tnk you for
[46:49] hat question. So my e of
[46:49] my prior roles thathe state
[46:51] was I was counseledhe
[46:54] Maryland Center r School
[46:55] Safety and d these issues
[46:58] continue torow over time.
[47:02] A and a lot of tying that
[47:04] t hardest thing I thi is
[47:05] that they don'always come
[47:08] face-to-faceMajority of them
[47:09] are coming onli and they come
[47:11] when you're not eecting it.
[47:11] So you're juswalking around
[47:13] your phone and tn all of a
[47:16] sudden a thg has popped up
[47:20] ayou.
[47:21] And and I tnk that using the
[47:23] resrces that we have to
[47:24] report those not jt waiting
[47:25] till the next day, cause
[47:26] that's often a harthing to
[47:29] o. And sometimes it els
[47:31] better to be le to to get
[47:35] that t when it happens wh
[47:35] when the ment hits. So using
[47:39] the Safechools, Maryland tip
[47:41] line to put
[47:43] thatn and then those tipgo
[47:43] directly to theenter for
[47:46] school safety. Buthey also
[47:49] go to the schoolhere you
[47:50] attend anyou're able to
[47:50] provide that infmation and
[47:53] then the school can lp
[47:55] address that t next day.
[47:57] The's also the forum itlf
[47:57] that can be solout at the
[47:58] school. But again, aot of
[48:00] tse things happen wheyou're
[48:02] not actually physally in
[48:03] schoo, but it impactsow you
[48:05] el about going to scol and
[48:08] it's impacti how you are
[48:11] receivi your education.
[48:12] And so and think that by
[48:15] using that andmaking sure
[48:17] we're alws
[48:20] porting it and helpto
[48:21] ghlight the ongog or
[48:22] chronic meter othings in
[48:24] rticular places or aces or
[48:25] about particular tics.
[48:25] Rit? Because sometimesome
[48:28] things happening t in the
[48:31] wod. But then it makeseople
[48:34] get targeteat school because
[48:36] of whthey are or what ty
[48:39] believ And so that and al
[48:40] being up standard, aning
[48:41] dot just be a bystandewhen
[48:43] it'sappening to someone se.
[48:44] And if you have a fend who
[48:47] can't report themsves because
[48:48] they're nocomfortable that
[48:50] you n do that for them t
[48:53] help hlp resolve that
[48:54] situation. Thank youAll
[48:54] ght. Thank you so mu.
[48:56] We'reonna go ahead and ta
[48:56] back or shy on om and then
[48:57] we'll come back he in person
[49:00] were shy.
[49:01] >> To you?
[49:05] >> Thank y, Jordan. Our next
[49:05] qution comes from Deni
[49:09] Reed. The nice you n go ahead
[49:11] and take qutions.
[49:13] >> I knolike like you said,
[49:14] my name is Dene Read. I and
[49:15] then if greaterlso at
[49:17] Nicholas Par Middle School.
[49:20] My question very similar
[49:23] Ashley Joens questn.
[49:24] What plans do y have to
[49:26] duce bullying? Becau I'm
[49:27] a boy. Thk to myself. And
[49:28] even when theull and happens
[49:30] in front of te teacher that
[49:33] habeen the huge lack
[49:36] consequences.
[49:43] I have COUNCILMAN T make
[49:46] and then Kuzma me.
[49:47] >> Fit in knees, I'm ssorry
[49:49] that that happed to you.
[49:52] And thank u so much for her.
[49:53] Taki this opportunity tourn
[49:54] thaexperience into advocy
[49:57] and sak up for so many ki
[49:59] who are in thsame situation
[50:02] as quitpossibly right now a
[50:03] aving
[50:04] your voi out there speaking
[50:08] up is really impactful
[50:10] So thank you so mucso several
[50:11] this. One, I will I wilsay
[50:12] that this tiesack to the
[50:13] conversation we're hing
[50:15] earlier abo restorative
[50:18] justice and bng able to have
[50:19] ystems in place buil
[50:20] althier relationshipacross
[50:22] scol communities and bng
[50:26] ableo make sure that whe
[50:27] incides happen that it's n
[50:28] just a consequencand then,
[50:29] you know, kids comeack to
[50:31] scol and things go bacto
[50:31] w they were. It's abt
[50:32] relatnship building and
[50:35] fixing the ot of the problem
[50:37] will also know thate do
[50:40] he a new superintende, as
[50:42] has beenoted. Doctor Thomas
[50:43] Taylor and thiss one of the
[50:46] issues that I ow that he is
[50:49] looking at vy closely.
[50:50] We ve to have a system at
[50:52] udents have faith inAnd I
[50:54] knothat we have not hadhat.
[50:56] So we he to have a system
[50:57] where you ow that if you
[50:59] report somethi that of an
[51:01] adult see somethinhappening.
[51:02] The action going to be
[51:03] tak. That is going to rolve
[51:07] the sue and that's goingo
[51:08] seen through to
[51:10] the d. And and, you know
[51:10] I've heard from a loof
[51:12] studen that that is not wh
[51:16] we have right nowSo that is
[51:17] very high pority. I know at
[51:18] on the mcps de and it's
[51:20] somethinghat we will continue
[51:22] to have convertions about
[51:25] that on theouncil side in
[51:27] order to make su that there
[51:28] is,ou know, that the wo
[51:29] abouwhen cps is doing an
[51:30] we're dng our part to toake
[51:33] surthat that word is geing
[51:33] out into the commity. So
[51:35] ere is really transrency
[51:36] the and that there's
[51:39] accotability. So agai, thank
[51:40] you smuch for that questi.
[51:41] And we will continueo be
[51:44] cing back to this exa topic
[51:47] throughout thyear.
[51:49] >> They were st back to you.
[51:52] Our next questionomes from
[51:55] higabove. Are can go ahd
[51:58] and ask your queson.
[52:04] > So I was wonderinghat are
[52:06] eople doing to stop ug use?
[52:14] >> And students.
[52:18] >> That rn into council
[52:21] number have been onhis.
[52:22] >> Sure. Soe know this is
[52:23] also a complex issuand there
[52:25] are elevated levelsf drug
[52:28] us especially post cov.
[52:29] A lot kids are
[52:32] self-medicang and we know
[52:34] that that can haveragic
[52:36] results. And we alsonow that
[52:38] we have to address e
[52:38] nderlying issues thalead to
[52:42] udents turning to drs in
[52:43] the first place a that does
[52:45] connect back to ment health
[52:46] and making se that we have
[52:47] apppriate support servis in
[52:49] placfor students that a in
[52:53] need arehat are in crisis.
[52:56] Wealso. Have to do as ch
[53:00] as we can the suppression
[53:01] se and address the pele who
[53:03] areistributing these dgs
[53:03] to our kids. Anthat is a
[53:07] complex issue and h a lot of
[53:07] different layers.Ut it
[53:10] obously is an importanpart
[53:12] of is really complex pule.
[53:14] T we have to also wo on
[53:18] treatmenand students who are
[53:19] experiencing this iue.
[53:20] Ande have been working
[53:21] closely th our partners at
[53:23] the state lel to have more
[53:24] treatment bs available for
[53:27] students who neeaccess to
[53:31] themnd we also encourageur
[53:32] parents to reacout to our
[53:34] Dertment of Health anduman
[53:35] Services and a numbeof
[53:35] nonprot organizations.
[53:38] If they suspe that your
[53:39] stent that their their
[53:40] children a exhibiting these
[53:41] types of beviors and are
[53:44] havinghese types of
[53:45] allenges. There areresources
[53:48] available. Sand if you have
[53:51] friends whore also
[53:53] expiencing challenges,
[53:54] please help suprt them by
[53:57] letting folks knowhat these
[53:59] issues a happening.
[53:59] We turn to councmember look
[54:00] even councilmembecats and
[54:02] en comes first presee or
[54:06] one ofhe one of the
[54:08] exracurricular things get to
[54:09] do here is serve on our
[54:09] criminal Justice Crdinating
[54:11] Commission for theounty and
[54:13] hooff the press this rning.
[54:15] >State's attorney Jhn
[54:16] McCarthy. Let know that the
[54:17] the program, th have the
[54:19] spe up, save a life proam
[54:20] that the ste's attorneys
[54:22] office is rning, which helps
[54:23] ucate people of all es
[54:25] about ryland's good Samarin
[54:27] laws.
[54:32] Because silence kis good
[54:34] Samaritan save lives,
[54:35] received 601 submisons that
[54:37] ver 2000 students coaborated
[54:38] together d sent in this year,
[54:42] 601 suissions and they wer
[54:44] really high qlity
[54:46] a psa annouements that that
[54:48] our students putogether and
[54:52] and the numrs are going down.
[54:53] But I think that the earlier
[54:56] omments and suggestis and
[54:59] saying, hey, hoare students
[55:00] voice be voes being heard
[55:02] your able to be t ambassadors
[55:03] of that inour able to carry
[55:05] that meage and these there
[55:08] wilbe a bunch of these at
[55:09] are turned into acal
[55:12] publiservice I was really
[55:13] proud toear that our student
[55:13] did so ch on this topic.
[55:16] So please kp up the good
[55:19] work.
[55:23] >> Tnk you for the questn.
[55:23] U know, it's not onl
[55:26] sdents that are havinthese
[55:31] types of issues ifor the
[55:32] adult courts. We he drug
[55:33] ourts in Montgomery unty and
[55:35] we also have menl health
[55:38] courts inontgomery County
[55:42] so that someoneho was having
[55:43] issuesthey
[55:46] don't necesrily it means to,
[55:47] you know, th're not
[55:50] necessarily just foyou.
[55:51] Hey're also get intohe adult
[55:55] system. So what we he tried
[55:56] to do is, in ft,
[55:57] lasteek council member Le
[55:59] and were actually a kno
[56:02] ug court graduation ere
[56:05] I believe it wa8 or 9 people
[56:06] who havbeen through that
[56:09] system for r it a year and
[56:11] a half. They wernot
[56:13] incarcerate Some of them
[56:14] started out that ty were in
[56:15] jail onhe courts have said,
[56:18] look, youe got to get
[56:21] yoself a better life. D
[56:22] they have worked wh with the
[56:23] person and theerson is work
[56:25] with the courtsSo this is
[56:28] issue that we need
[56:30] sincerely work goinghroughout
[56:31] life. Andnd I think that
[56:33] event for theental health
[56:35] courts as well. I gto their
[56:37] graduatis and European peopl
[56:41] who ha gotten themselves a
[56:43] isues because of of the a
[56:44] mentahealth problem in th
[56:48] courts e working with them
[56:52] as well. So I encourage every
[56:53] one that haa discussion that
[56:56] day that ty let someone else
[56:59] knows so th we can assist
[57:00] in any way we cannto the
[57:01] llying question. I st want
[57:05] to touch othat for one 0nd,
[57:07] one of the pointsn bullying
[57:08] is theerson that bullies my
[57:10] timeshings. They're being
[57:13] funny ocute and that we as
[57:17] oup, we as a me as society
[57:18] need to l the is the
[57:21] ullying. It's never ght.
[57:21] But we need to t the person
[57:22] who was a bully kn that
[57:23] tt's not funny and th
[57:26] that'sot cute. Thank you
[57:29] >> Thank you. And I so just
[57:30] want todd since there are a
[57:32] number of questionsround
[57:35] safety, subsnce use mental
[57:36] health to let fos know that
[57:41] the county is rking on a new
[57:42] fety initiative. Andnd this
[57:43] is goes across coty
[57:46] partments, includingur
[57:48] Health and Human Svices.
[57:48] The Police partment firing
[57:52] recue recreation. The ates
[57:54] attorneys oice in Mcps and
[57:55] also some oour nonprofits in
[57:57] Montgomery ounty, including
[57:59] I Davey Coaboration, Council
[58:02] and others are partring in
[58:05] this effort and rlly placing
[58:07] that the violencand other
[58:08] safety issues that yng people
[58:09] in our community ae facing
[58:12] in the framework of public
[58:14] health issue. Anand they've
[58:15] been worki on this and I
[58:18] elieve we should be tting
[58:19] a repo from this initiativ
[58:23] very so. Hopefully by the e
[58:25] of the year.Nd it's being led
[58:28] by our county alth Officer,
[58:29] Key should Davis. A so
[58:32] and I just want tlet folks
[58:33] knoall those issues andhe
[58:35] ntersections of th is
[58:36] something that we ke very
[58:38] serisly in the county inur
[58:39] county goverent is looking
[58:39] at both sht-term and
[58:45] long-term ways to adess those
[58:46] issues.Ll right. And
[58:49] counselors els So by a show
[58:49] of hands, how manof you are
[58:52] familiar with the 9. Number?
[58:57] >> Alrigh. Oh, that's gat.
[58:59] Because we're sendg a lot
[58:59] of your pants, taxpayer
[59:02] dollars to the ate to pay
[59:05] for that. A so we want to
[59:05] make surehat you are using
[59:07] that numb and you're telling
[59:09] yourriends about using tt
[59:11] number and that nuer can be
[59:13] ed for any number ofhings.
[59:15] U can use it to rept
[59:17] bullyinyou can use if you
[59:22] just want meone to talk to.
[59:24] An so it's very reliab.
[59:26] And we creed it so that at
[59:27] any mont of the day, wheth
[59:30] in schooare not even adults
[59:33] who use because even aduts
[59:34] get bulli. And sometimes, y
[59:37] know, it's alys people who
[59:39] buy are usually hurt. Ople.
[59:40] And so you nev know what the
[59:41] root causes are.Hat's
[59:45] hapening with that pern.
[59:47] And so even reportg a bully
[59:48] could even save theilife.
[59:50] And sometims people are just
[59:53] jealous ofou. So, you know,
[59:54] makeure you don't intnalize
[59:58] anything thata bully does.
[1:00:00] Hold your head up hi and make
[1:00:02] sure you use thresources that
[1:00:03] are availab to you create.
[1:00:05] Thank you. Soone with the
[1:00:08] number again,, 8, 8, 9, 8, 8,
[1:00:09] y'all got it. Okay
[1:00:10] All right. So showi and
[1:00:11] I'm gonnaet to this part.
[1:00:12] I kind of let erybody out
[1:00:14] over here that wi make it to
[1:00:17] the middle. See all over
[1:00:18] there. So owing hands.
[1:00:19] I just okay. So y're right
[1:00:20] here. Y can stand up and I
[1:00:21] pe this for you ani get to
[1:00:23] e you. I saw you evebody
[1:00:24] thereOkay. Your name and at
[1:00:26] schoolou go to a whole thi
[1:00:28] for you, ok
[1:00:31] >> My names hope grain and I
[1:00:32] go to William Harquhar middle
[1:00:35] Scho and my question is w
[1:00:38] can the couy, how families
[1:00:39] ho are struggling wi that
[1:00:40] wih the cost of housinin
[1:00:43] our areaQuestion. Thank you.
[1:00:47] >> Well, m sure everybody
[1:00:47] wants to jumpn on this one.
[1:00:48] The council is gppling with
[1:00:53] the challenge thawe have in
[1:00:55] ntgomery County withousing.
[1:00:57] We havtaken more efforts or
[1:00:59] the last 6 years. Ts last
[1:01:00] councion this current counl
[1:01:01] than any oth 6 year period in
[1:01:02] histor We're very proud of
[1:01:05] some of th work that we've
[1:01:06] been able to. But we also
[1:01:10] recognize that ere's so much
[1:01:12] more left to beone and it is
[1:01:14] a hu moral challenge fors.
[1:01:15] It's a huge econoc challenge
[1:01:17] for us. We know tt businesses
[1:01:18] can't locathere because their
[1:01:19] employees cat afford to live
[1:01:22] here.E know that resident
[1:01:23] are forgoinbasic needs like
[1:01:27] food and oer things because
[1:01:27] they can't aord to live
[1:01:28] because they're sseverely
[1:01:29] rent You know, thayoung
[1:01:32] pple are choosing to ve in
[1:01:33] other parts ofhe region and
[1:01:35] other parts of e country
[1:01:37] because how expensive it is
[1:01:40] to live Montgomery County.
[1:01:41] We just unched this year, a
[1:01:43] nonprofitreservation fund to
[1:01:45] try to
[1:01:46] Help to keep somof the
[1:01:48] funding thawe are. Some of
[1:01:48] the housinghat we have that
[1:01:50] has be here for a long ime
[1:01:54] that wdon't want to see lo.
[1:01:57] We haven effort, 100 millio
[1:01:58] dollar housg production fund.
[1:01:58] We're tryingo grow new
[1:02:01] housing bill. Do houng were?
[1:02:04] Heari from options, inclung
[1:02:07] from t planning department
[1:02:07] I mentioned
[1:02:10] the planninghe planning
[1:02:12] directorho is here tonight,
[1:02:12] w have made some
[1:02:14] recommendatio of ways that
[1:02:14] we can changthe rules and the
[1:02:17] laws for at type of housing
[1:02:18] can be located anwhat parts
[1:02:20] the community to cate more
[1:02:23] tions and more oppounities
[1:02:27] for more residents.Nd we have
[1:02:28] focused quite ait on rent or
[1:02:29] issues which hiorically have
[1:02:30] not been focuseon nearly
[1:02:32] enough at the stateevel.
[1:02:33] And the unty level, there's
[1:02:35] rent stalization law that wa
[1:02:38] cently passed. We'veeen
[1:02:39] fundi at significant leve.
[1:02:41] The suppo that we're
[1:02:42] oviding to our rent
[1:02:46] recrting is now 40% of t
[1:02:49] counties populion. So we're
[1:02:50] doing a lot. And yewe all
[1:02:51] regnize that we're notdoing
[1:02:51] ve appreciative that t
[1:02:54] state lel the governor for
[1:02:55] the fst time is focusingn
[1:02:56] this in a way tt no other
[1:02:58] state administrations really
[1:03:00] focused oit before. But we
[1:03:02] know that it's a allenge for
[1:03:03] you andor your families.
[1:03:04] It's somethg that we're ver
[1:03:05] concerneabout. And I'm sure
[1:03:06] other collagues that want t
[1:03:10] weigh on. Weighn on this as
[1:03:11] s well.
[1:03:11] Let me turn to councmember
[1:03:14] Gls and then council me
[1:03:17] outcome
[1:03:18] >> Hope. Thank y so much for
[1:03:22] that question. U know, when I
[1:03:24] was your age, was living in a
[1:03:27] hoe with a single mom d my
[1:03:30] mom worked jobs.
[1:03:33] Pair mortgageShe work Monday
[1:03:35] throu Thursday. Going fro
[1:03:36] her fit job at about 08:am,
[1:03:38] in t morning to about 5
[1:03:40] o'clock in thefternoon.
[1:03:42] Somimes she came back he
[1:03:42] say hi to me and aop,
[1:03:45] someing in the microwaver
[1:03:46] pu something on the ste and
[1:03:47] theninter second job fro
[1:03:49] about 6'clock to about 8.30
[1:03:52] And'm an only child whwas
[1:03:53] just. And I know that the
[1:03:56] are a t of families that a
[1:03:56] struling as well.
[1:03:59] We had a conversion just in
[1:04:04] thisoom earlier today whe
[1:04:07] wasrought up that the arage
[1:04:09] price of a home, a ngle
[1:04:09] mily home in Montgomy
[1:04:12] Countis now over a millio
[1:04:15] dollars to buy it.
[1:04:19] That's a t of money. And it's
[1:04:22] hard for adultour age to buy
[1:04:23] a home that much.
[1:04:25] And it's a lot ofoney also
[1:04:26] for parents toay rent and pay
[1:04:28] their mortgageecause I know
[1:04:29] th love you and want tkeep
[1:04:29] you d your homes, whethe
[1:04:32] it's a me or townhouse or
[1:04:35] an apartmentSome of these
[1:04:36] issues are noeasy, but we
[1:04:37] are doing the hrd work to try
[1:04:38] to figure it outecause we
[1:04:40] want to make sure th not only
[1:04:43] can your parens afford to keep
[1:04:45] a roof over your ad. But that
[1:04:48] one once you graduate gh
[1:04:52] school, if you go tcollege or
[1:04:52] you go into the rkforce, you
[1:04:52] can be le to afford to live
[1:04:53] in Montgory County, the
[1:04:54] community was ere you grow
[1:04:57] up. So thas the hard work
[1:04:58] that we're ing it's something
[1:05:00] that interes you stay, stay
[1:05:02] in touch with ubecause it is
[1:05:03] difficultIt is hard, but it's
[1:05:03] something have to do.
[1:05:07] So thank you. Hopeor your
[1:05:10] question. Conserve, a.
[1:05:12] >> Thank you souch. You found
[1:05:13] the most complited issue that
[1:05:17] we de with is that and th
[1:05:19] cost of hsing and how we can
[1:05:20] make sure thatveryone that
[1:05:21] the ople who were here c
[1:05:26] stay here. Ourorkforce, our
[1:05:27] yng people can affordo buy
[1:05:31] homesSo for those of you o
[1:05:32] hae started in economi, one
[1:05:33] of the first this that we
[1:05:34] learned in economs is the law
[1:05:37] of supply and demd. So one
[1:05:38] of the things that t reason
[1:05:39] that housing is so hh costs
[1:05:41] are high is because we st
[1:05:45] don't have enou housing.
[1:05:45] So we need create more
[1:05:48] housing of all kin market
[1:05:51] rate housi. So that's one
[1:05:51] the things this as uncil
[1:05:53] prident said, we are ting
[1:05:55] toreate more housingbut
[1:05:57] then we also neeto look at
[1:06:00] housing tt specifically
[1:06:01] affordable f those people in
[1:06:02] our community o MAY not be
[1:06:08] able tofford market rate.
[1:06:09] Ando we're again, we'reoing
[1:06:12] a lot of different ings.
[1:06:12] 1,ne example is we jus
[1:06:16] passed law where every time
[1:06:19] thcounty build a buildg
[1:06:20] like a libraryr rec center.
[1:06:22] We lookt that building to s
[1:06:26] if we can put aordable units
[1:06:28] onthat land. Land is t one
[1:06:29] of t biggest reasons whyur
[1:06:31] housing at cost souch is
[1:06:35] beuse our land is s
[1:06:36] valuable. So ithe county can
[1:06:37] participate d providing the
[1:06:43] land for creing these houses,
[1:06:43] so soe have many, many,
[1:06:47] initiatives.Nd those are just
[1:06:50] few of them. But wenow that
[1:06:53] our economy, our ouworkforce,
[1:06:55] is it going to survi unless
[1:06:58] we can ke
[1:06:59] surthat. And when you g
[1:07:00] graduate from high sool, when
[1:07:03] you t a job when you're ady
[1:07:04] to buy a hoe, you can do it
[1:07:06] in Montgomery CountySo we're
[1:07:07] going to we're gng to try.
[1:07:08] So thank you. Apprecte
[1:07:09] counc about the mentionin
[1:07:11] e county on land bilthat
[1:07:14] we worked as e first bill
[1:07:14] that this new cocil actually
[1:07:15] approved.
[1:07:18] >> Which was grea also wanted
[1:07:19] to acknowlee council vice
[1:07:21] PRESIDENT Start and I worked
[1:07:22] and all council memrs
[1:07:24] suppord what was called th
[1:07:25] fai cta, which helps ples
[1:07:29] of wohip to be able to bud
[1:07:32] housing n there properties
[1:07:32] Weave lots of churchesnd
[1:07:33] synagoes and math mosques d
[1:07:34] otherission-driven
[1:07:35] organizations t that huge
[1:07:36] parking lots a large swaths
[1:07:39] of land and want to ke it
[1:07:40] easier for them tbuild
[1:07:41] hsing, particularly
[1:07:42] affordable housing otheir
[1:07:45] sites and counc Versailles.
[1:07:46] And Ind the whole council
[1:07:49] enhusiastically suppord an
[1:07:49] effort to ke it easier to
[1:07:50] build affordae housing, to
[1:07:53] make the processfaster so that
[1:07:54] e could get these prects
[1:07:55] onli much, much quicker
[1:07:56] becausee know how much
[1:07:58] they're they' needed, that
[1:07:59] at just a few of thexamples
[1:08:02] so many of the thin that
[1:08:03] this counc has been working
[1:08:05] on. And it'one of the main.
[1:08:08] Powers that we he. One of the
[1:08:09] main responsibities that we
[1:08:12] have at the loc level is to
[1:08:14] cus on housing and h we
[1:08:18] reate a community th is
[1:08:18] welcoming for erybody.
[1:08:21] Eat. Thank you so mh.
[1:08:22] See some hands rai for a
[1:08:22] while here and ptest me.
[1:08:23] M making my way. Saw you
[1:08:24] had your hand on theomes
[1:08:25] next. Okay. Yocan stand.
[1:08:27] >> And just walk ot to the
[1:08:30] aisle frome. Okay. That com
[1:08:32] he opera.
[1:08:33] You can me on up to the al
[1:08:34] how you dointonight. Good.
[1:08:35] Ok. Good.
[1:08:37] > All right. I hope is for
[1:08:40] you, ok?
[1:08:40] >> You know, mname is of
[1:08:45] duty. I ven't been part of
[1:08:46] this ogram for about
[1:08:48] 2ears. It's really fu
[1:08:50] And that to te with my
[1:08:54] friend, other pple I have
[1:08:59] booked a cket but end it in
[1:09:03] more. So we the crew
[1:09:06] My queson, my question is
[1:09:09] how can we?
[1:09:14] T more France for spt for
[1:09:16] >> Thank you. Ank you.
[1:09:19] >> ll, let me just say 's
[1:09:20] great to see y all here.
[1:09:23] You're a was my coac I was
[1:09:26] ut at the is County ex
[1:09:27] Cter almost exactly aear
[1:09:29] ago at a wreck expo.Nd I
[1:09:32] learned w to play cricket
[1:09:33] nd got to see a clin up
[1:09:38] clo and personally and w
[1:09:38] how important it wasi want to
[1:09:39] acknowledgeounsel Robert
[1:09:40] Honorsor his work with the
[1:09:42] Sports Comssion. This is an
[1:09:46] aa that we are focusi on on
[1:09:47] howe can expand reeational
[1:09:48] and spts opportunities for
[1:09:49] more of o residents in
[1:09:52] cricket is a perfectxample.
[1:09:53] Pickleball is anoer example
[1:09:56] of sports that we wen't even
[1:09:58] inking about 10 or 1or 20
[1:09:59] years ago in Mogomery County
[1:10:01] and now are somof the fastest
[1:10:02] grong
[1:10:04] most pular sports in our
[1:10:06] community. We are panding
[1:10:06] cricket oppornities and more
[1:10:09] parts of thcounty. We know
[1:10:12] we ne more and it's an
[1:10:16] exple of how we're tryg to
[1:10:17] respond to e growing and
[1:10:18] diverse needof a community
[1:10:20] where have over 200
[1:10:22] languagespoken with her 3rd
[1:10:23] our community are reign
[1:10:26] born and where weeed to make
[1:10:26] se that we have recreional
[1:10:30] oportunities and other
[1:10:31] amenities that ar
[1:10:32] at community membersre
[1:10:35] increasiny demanding and
[1:10:37] asking focounsel Robert s.
[1:10:37] Ll, thank you, Billfor your
[1:10:40] question. I hadhe opportunity
[1:10:40] to be MISTER Aribefore this
[1:10:44] meeting started. A let me
[1:10:45] ju say I was blown awa
[1:10:46] What you have been le to
[1:10:46] bui an established and
[1:10:52] came he from Afghanistan in
[1:10:54] 2020, his joney here was
[1:10:55] exaordinary. And he hataken
[1:10:59] his life lessons ands now
[1:11:00] ing a mentor to the
[1:11:00] incredib boys who are behind
[1:11:04] him and my more who are home
[1:11:05] watchng at home. And dector
[1:11:06] Riley from the wck department
[1:11:08] was telling me worked for
[1:11:10] the wreck dertment as
[1:11:12] starting o as a team works
[1:11:14] dividual and now tak these
[1:11:15] boys on right oand Metro to
[1:11:17] get to their gamesnd
[1:11:19] practices. And so do need
[1:11:20] to do moreo support programs
[1:11:23] like ts. And we're going t
[1:11:24] follow uand have some coffee
[1:11:24] ere are obviously gnt
[1:11:28] prrams that we have wiin
[1:11:28] the county. And I ow you're
[1:11:29] already partnering th the
[1:11:31] recked department rough
[1:11:34] excel. Be on the bl, but we
[1:11:35] have to doore to find
[1:11:36] ograms like this andnvest
[1:11:38] me in them because wenow
[1:11:39] you all are aching
[1:11:40] populations that oer county
[1:11:41] services cannot and know
[1:11:43] h important it is. Thank
[1:11:46] y for that question. Eat.
[1:11:47] Thank you so
[1:11:47] much. This.
[1:11:48] >> The man hadis hand up.
[1:11:50] So go ahead and snd up and
[1:11:50] then wre going to toss
[1:11:51] online. I'm gog to come back
[1:11:53] to the sectionalan not going
[1:11:55] to be all out. Me on out.
[1:11:58] I hopehis for you. Okay.
[1:12:01] Hi. My na is Mohammed and I
[1:12:06] would like to ask u how can
[1:12:07] Inclu other people from her
[1:12:11] countries to make ograms like
[1:12:12] ook in football becse at
[1:12:13] the Pew fiel we play right
[1:12:15] now, our Gei doing especially
[1:12:18] when it rains. Tha you.
[1:12:22] Thank you smuch.
[1:12:23] >> Okay. And wee got was a
[1:12:24] nice comment like ahead and
[1:12:25] stand. I thought youad your
[1:12:27] hand up as wel. Your name and
[1:12:30] your hool and your commen
[1:12:31] or questio
[1:12:34] >> My ne is for the mess I
[1:12:34] high sool. I just have to.
[1:12:36] Howo you plan to stop t
[1:12:37] school to pron pipeline?
[1:12:40] Thank you for thatuestion.
[1:12:43] >> I think that he'sven yeah.
[1:12:47] >> d probably a longer swer
[1:12:48] than have time for tonigt.
[1:12:51] But cncil member is gng to
[1:12:53] try tstart sure. Great,reat
[1:12:53] question.The question was the
[1:12:54] school torison pipeline for
[1:12:56] those who dot know what that
[1:12:59] is That's the.
[1:13:00] >> Over suspension.Xpulsion
[1:13:02] ferral to criminal jtice.
[1:13:08] Law enrcement of students
[1:13:09] and we're trying to srupt and
[1:13:10] a lot of ways some those
[1:13:13] hae been discussed tonht.
[1:13:13] Progrms like team the crt
[1:13:14] likdrug court, like menl
[1:13:19] Health Cou restored of
[1:13:21] justice proamming. These
[1:13:22] ter school and inports
[1:13:22] prgrams, the mental alth
[1:13:25] serces, all of these arways
[1:13:27] that e can try to make ure
[1:13:28] yohave opportunities ttalk
[1:13:29] to usted adults to enga
[1:13:31] with he with each other d
[1:13:35] things that ar productive and
[1:13:36] supporve environments.
[1:13:37] But weo need to change som
[1:13:39] laws to so in Maryland.
[1:13:41] There ha been some law
[1:13:45] chang around. Being able
[1:13:46] prosecutjuveniles and
[1:13:49] lowering in makg sure that
[1:13:50] that a is not know where
[1:13:50] we've got too forward and
[1:13:53] backward on thatAnd now, you
[1:13:54] know, so of us the 5th thin
[1:13:55] that thas not a good thing.
[1:13:56] I on't think that's a od
[1:13:59] thg. So there's a lot
[1:14:00] things we're trng
[1:14:01] to do. And it a very, very
[1:14:05] robust questionAppreciate you
[1:14:05] aski it and happy to llow
[1:14:07] up wh you to talk morabout
[1:14:08] it because it reay touches
[1:14:11] every issue that wdeal with
[1:14:12] housing education, plic
[1:14:15] safy, transportation anthe
[1:14:16] like. So
[1:14:17] good queion.
[1:14:18] >> Gat. Thank you so muc
[1:14:19] This student didave their
[1:14:21] hand up for a wle at and we
[1:14:21] go aheadnd stand your name
[1:14:27] and I hold ts for you, ok?
[1:14:28] Hi, my namis James Batch.
[1:14:32] And I of the od middle School
[1:14:34] and I'm 6 grader
[1:14:38] 2 quesons I have for the
[1:14:39] county counl is that this
[1:14:43] year back in ti this year in
[1:14:45] SEPTEMBER, like ere was a
[1:14:45] schooshooting in Georgia.
[1:14:47] And I'm prty sure that was
[1:14:50] anther one recently.
[1:14:55] >> that swhat are the steps
[1:14:56] bng taken to ensure tt we
[1:14:58] have safe environment r
[1:15:01] all students and anher
[1:15:04] question at I have is that
[1:15:06] sin, you know, and inflion
[1:15:10] due to housing.Lso, what are
[1:15:13] the steptaken? So families
[1:15:15] and people whcan't, you know,
[1:15:16] like aord housing and also
[1:15:19] putting fo on the table like.
[1:15:21] At are some steps th are
[1:15:24] being taken so wean advocate
[1:15:28] for thse who need help.
[1:15:30] >> Well, Jes, you have really
[1:15:34] hit a number oreally serious
[1:15:34] and important qutions.
[1:15:34] I'm glad that uncilmember
[1:15:37] sales, so youould call due
[1:15:38] out of e audience and had
[1:15:43] Jord walk over to you anask
[1:15:45] those questions on hool
[1:15:46] safety at an counsel rookie.
[1:15:48] If you want speak to school
[1:15:51] saety issues that all rning
[1:15:53] to councilmemb cats.
[1:15:57] >> Tha you for your questi.
[1:15:58] Thiss a conversation. I sh
[1:16:04] we didt have to keep havin
[1:16:05] As mom. In my professial
[1:16:09] world. It's one I sh we were
[1:16:12] still havg
[1:16:15] hat being said, you ow, I
[1:16:15] think we are deang with
[1:16:18] tuations to now whe we have
[1:16:19] more firearms prese.
[1:16:21] Throughout our cmunities,
[1:16:21] even in Maryld, which is a
[1:16:24] state that fairlrestrictive.
[1:16:29] Rules r for accessing
[1:16:30] firearms. Anso on.
[1:16:32] Whetr it's through the
[1:16:34] govnment or whether it'
[1:16:35] through other ornizations
[1:16:36] ike Moms Demand Acti and
[1:16:39] Erytown for Gun Safetwho
[1:16:41] help educate ople who own
[1:16:45] gu on safe storage of em to
[1:16:46] keep them out othe hands of
[1:16:49] children. And that incredibly
[1:16:50] important. Th type of
[1:16:53] education about saffirearm
[1:16:57] seat storage andse it.
[1:16:58] And know that there are s
[1:17:01] beetalked about using mal
[1:17:02] tectors in some of r
[1:17:04] schls in a pilot. And Inow
[1:17:05] at that was somethinthat
[1:17:09] thschool board needs tto
[1:17:10] work th and they are
[1:17:11] talking about at's we don't
[1:17:15] do that here. Tt's not our
[1:17:16] prince. That's not ourole.
[1:17:16] Butt's something that I
[1:17:21] certainlsupportive of.
[1:17:22] If it helps makehe job easier
[1:17:24] for our scol employees and
[1:17:26] or our families and r our
[1:17:26] students thelp maintain that
[1:17:29] safe schoolnvironment.
[1:17:31] Thank u.
[1:17:34] Thank y for the question.
[1:17:35] And and I think Doct Taylor,
[1:17:37] e of the first thinghe did
[1:17:40] once he got here
[1:17:41] >> Was he me a very wise
[1:17:42] choice tohoose. Former police
[1:17:46] chief Marc Jones to be in
[1:17:47] charge of safety forour
[1:17:50] hools. We we certaiy all of
[1:17:53] us know Cef Jones are.
[1:17:54] An he there again, is ing to
[1:17:57] need se time to figure out
[1:17:59] what's the bestolution,
[1:18:01] whether it's wheer it's a
[1:18:04] metal deteors or whatever.
[1:18:06] But the bottom linis just
[1:18:09] ke the expression. Iyou see
[1:18:13] somethg, say something, if
[1:18:14] you know thatomeone has
[1:18:16] something thats going to be
[1:18:19] harmingou or themselves or
[1:18:22] others, her students, please
[1:18:24] lead and d't know
[1:18:25] immiately. You earn younot
[1:18:29] sniting on somebody, youe
[1:18:30] actuay saving someone.
[1:18:32] O we thank you. We tnk
[1:18:33] Doctor Taylor for apinting
[1:18:36] Chf Jones. Thank you. Ank
[1:18:39] you. Guys. Wersales?
[1:18:41] So thank you for th
[1:18:43] question. It seems le you've
[1:18:44] been tuning in the news
[1:18:48] because inflation waone of
[1:18:51] the buzzrds that has been
[1:18:52] used over the last ar or so
[1:18:55] ch to talk about a nge of
[1:18:56] issueswhether it's inflati
[1:19:00] on how expsive are groceries
[1:19:00] are, howxpensive gas prices
[1:19:04] are.
[1:19:05] >> And we a.
[1:19:09] >> And eally bracing ourlves
[1:19:13] for the new admnistration that
[1:19:13] wiltake office in Janua.
[1:19:16] So, you know, withhe holidays
[1:19:18] coming up, I ink all of us
[1:19:20] are going to takadvantage
[1:19:23] othat time with our filies
[1:19:24] and brace for the unown.
[1:19:26] And 's not really the unown
[1:19:29] because wve seen this
[1:19:30] administration befe. But here
[1:19:31] at the local lel, we know
[1:19:34] tht we're already faci a
[1:19:36] really tight budget
[1:19:37] constraints. Ando we're
[1:19:39] hoping that inflatn will go
[1:19:40] down. 're hoping that, you
[1:19:43] know, famies can afford to
[1:19:46] tae care of themselvesnd
[1:19:47] make sure that Chrimas and
[1:19:51] the holidays are sti as
[1:19:53] joys as possible. But Ihink
[1:19:56] we're all going be mindful
[1:20:01] of spending ov the next
[1:20:03] few monthsAnd and also paying
[1:20:05] close attentioto helping out
[1:20:05] arou the house as well.
[1:20:09] We're goi to have to help our
[1:20:12] parents tell. Anand I'm sure
[1:20:13] your parts are going
[1:20:15] to be thinking abo savings
[1:20:16] d being more mindfulo
[1:20:19] prepe because there'so much
[1:20:21] certainty. So much known.
[1:20:23] But over theext few months,
[1:20:25] we'rgoing to do all thate
[1:20:27] can he to ensure that all
[1:20:29] of the safety n programs that
[1:20:33] a lotf our cash strapped
[1:20:34] families are dending on
[1:20:35] programs like foodinsecurity,
[1:20:38] the snap pgram. So that our
[1:20:44] fd, insecure familiesave
[1:20:45] access to althy foods.
[1:20:45] Also medical assisnce.
[1:20:48] We wt to make sure tha you
[1:20:51] castill access any mical
[1:20:52] attention that youeed,
[1:20:54] whetr you have insurancer
[1:20:56] not. That's why weave
[1:20:57] clinics. Anwe also want to
[1:21:01] eure that if you can'pay
[1:21:03] youutilities, that thers
[1:21:05] emergency resourc with our
[1:21:07] emergency ility assistance
[1:21:09] programWhen you can't make
[1:21:11] en you can't pay the rt.
[1:21:13] We also have ergency rental
[1:21:15] assisnce programs. And so
[1:21:18] the countis doing everything
[1:21:19] we can. But we arstill
[1:21:20] dependent upon e federal
[1:21:25] vernment to provide with
[1:21:27] the resoues and also the
[1:21:29] state to prove resources to
[1:21:31] help this multi-billn dollar
[1:21:32] budget. And so we'reaking
[1:21:34] care of er a million
[1:21:36] sidents here in thisounty.
[1:21:39] And so y can only imagine
[1:21:41] how challengi it can be, but
[1:21:45] I'm so glad you arehinking
[1:21:46] abouit. But don't worry.
[1:21:47] We are dng everything we can
[1:21:52] you don't have to rry
[1:21:53] about that. And m sure.
[1:21:54] Your pants are really proud
[1:21:56] tha you're already thking
[1:21:56] about those that ll issues
[1:21:58] that we're going toave to
[1:21:59] tackl So thank you for th
[1:22:01] question. Gat. Thank you so
[1:22:02] much f that answer. We'r
[1:22:04] gonna he to go online reall
[1:22:05] st. We have over 200tudents
[1:22:06] zoom. Summertime. Ing to
[1:22:08] ta to 2 per one questi will
[1:22:09] come
[1:22:10] back here
[1:22:11] >> In-person pusit you.
[1:22:14] All right. Thankou. So our
[1:22:16] next question comefrom
[1:22:17] Brianna. Let's ll me,
[1:22:18] Branna. I of these c go
[1:22:18] ahe. If you want to asa
[1:22:20] questi live to Kansas City
[1:22:23] >> Hi, my na is Brandon.
[1:22:27] That only I am c, c student.
[1:22:29] I'm a junior a my question
[1:22:31] what changes will made to
[1:22:34] the scho curriculum after th
[1:22:35] electn results and will
[1:22:37] previous band materials such
[1:22:37] as book class material and
[1:22:38] topics.
[1:22:40] >> Become lited and band.
[1:22:45] >Well, I think all of
[1:22:47] policy standpoint wld say
[1:22:48] that we wou prefer that books
[1:22:52] t be banned in our plic
[1:22:56] schools and that ucation
[1:22:56] allow forf diversity of
[1:22:56] viewpoints to be sred and
[1:22:58] exposure toe had. Having said
[1:23:00] that under state aw, this kind
[1:23:01] council has no ro in the
[1:23:02] rriculum that is fothe
[1:23:05] boa of Education. So I'glad
[1:23:07] that our board of ucation
[1:23:08] members are here d tuning in
[1:23:08] and the superintennt is here
[1:23:10] will yield to him a them to
[1:23:13] makthose.
[1:23:15] >> Weighty
[1:23:16] disions. But know thawe
[1:23:19] have song views here. But r
[1:23:21] views are and no dierent than
[1:23:23] any other views anybody else
[1:23:23] and the community bause are
[1:23:27] ere not decisions th we
[1:23:30] ca directly make? Thosare
[1:23:30] decisions for the ard of
[1:23:31] Edation. Customers aren a
[1:23:32] notust to grip with the
[1:23:33] speaking the board and the
[1:23:33] superintendet. A lot.
[1:23:36] >> We're not goi to make any
[1:23:38] changes that areoing on.
[1:23:39] Ownplay hurt or harmur
[1:23:40] diverse comnity here in
[1:23:42] Motgomery County. Ihink I
[1:23:43] speak fothe board and
[1:23:44] perintendent having d those
[1:23:47] conversions in the last wee
[1:23:47] but we don't ntrol that here.
[1:23:50] The curricum is controlled
[1:23:52] by the schooboard, but rest
[1:23:52] sured the election inot
[1:23:55] goi to change what we vue
[1:23:56] here Montgomery County.
[1:23:57] Yes, y said before we're n
[1:23:58] gonna li What is said and
[1:24:02] done in Washgton impact what
[1:24:03] we do, at we value and most
[1:24:09] importany, who we value here
[1:24:09] in Montgomery CountyVery
[1:24:10] quicy and
[1:24:12] >> just just becausehere were
[1:24:14] so many thin happening even
[1:24:15] prior to this, thisost recent
[1:24:16] eltion, the state did ss a
[1:24:19] law st year called the
[1:24:22] freedom to reac That creates
[1:24:26] a state licy for school
[1:24:26] librars and media programs
[1:24:27] And it was designeto prevent
[1:24:29] the typeof censorship and
[1:24:32] andhings that you areorried
[1:24:33] out in. So that didass
[1:24:35] durg the 2024 state
[1:24:36] legislativeession and it went
[1:24:36] into effectSorry, I'm
[1:24:37] scrolling for the da because
[1:24:40] don't have a long thr eyes.
[1:24:43] I try try.
[1:24:45] >> think
[1:24:46] effective an emergency
[1:24:47] measure. We, there you go.
[1:24:50] Wh went faster than noal?
[1:24:51] So that is inlace for
[1:24:56] ryland and nothing t
[1:24:56] federal government ds can
[1:24:57] uo that. There you go
[1:24:58] I very iefly council bank
[1:25:00] just nted to know and kinof
[1:25:01] th same bucket that habeen
[1:25:01] said Montgomery County.
[1:25:02] Diversi is one of our
[1:25:03] greatest strengt. We know
[1:25:05] that our values areot going
[1:25:06] to be shiftg.
[1:25:06] >> 've seen in the pastur
[1:25:08] coun police do not and wl
[1:25:09] not enfor federal immigration
[1:25:10] law.
[1:25:11] >> They do t and will not
[1:25:13] inquire abt immigration
[1:25:14] status. Myland has very
[1:25:15] strong protectivlaws
[1:25:16] regding gender affirmin
[1:25:19] health ce, abortion and othe
[1:25:19] productive health re.
[1:25:20] Ands in the past, execuve
[1:25:22] orderare not going to chae
[1:25:24] the way thaour county workers
[1:25:25] interact with e public or how
[1:25:27] we prode social services.
[1:25:30] And I just wanto make sure we
[1:25:31] put a fine pot on that.
[1:25:32] Great. Thk you so much.
[1:25:33] I disee a hand that was re.
[1:25:34] She literally hader hand up
[1:25:38] the whole time. So jt and
[1:25:38] Kylie step ouhere.
[1:25:41] >I hope this for yo Your
[1:25:42] na and what school youo
[1:25:43] to, o My name is to close
[1:25:43] their minds and I go to
[1:25:46] Eastern Middle Schl on I 6
[1:25:48] good.
[1:25:49] >> For school over the
[1:25:50] queson, my life and theany
[1:25:52] was all differenfor every
[1:25:55] singleack and because they
[1:25:56] have lower incomereas and
[1:25:58] they havworse means. I was
[1:25:59] wondering if yocan do
[1:26:03] anything to make e schools
[1:26:04] ith lower income havthe same
[1:26:05] menu as the hools with higher
[1:26:10] income or like yesfor them
[1:26:13] not to say manyof
[1:26:14] so Nick hadhen it would like
[1:26:15] all schoolshat had like this
[1:26:17] a menu regaless of their
[1:26:21] incom
[1:26:22] >> Cars were I can cme in and
[1:26:25] s that it is my underanding
[1:26:26] that all schoolhave do have
[1:26:27] theame menu. It's onlinfor
[1:26:29] elementary, mide and high.
[1:26:33] Now, thadoesn't mean you le
[1:26:33] everying on the menu beuse
[1:26:36] I know I get at from my kids.
[1:26:36] But if u are seeing some
[1:26:37] difference d quality and
[1:26:38] different schoo, you should
[1:26:40] let your princip know and let
[1:26:41] usnow. But I've visitethe
[1:26:43] facity, have seen the gd
[1:26:45] people that
[1:26:47] Comparthe food and many of
[1:26:47] us have. Sohat is
[1:26:50] stdardized the matter ere
[1:26:51] u are in the county.
[1:26:52] And whe you live shouldot
[1:26:56] have impact on what food
[1:26:56] you can access.
[1:26:57] >> That is eecially true in
[1:26:57] our public schls. But that is
[1:27:00] true across t board. And we
[1:27:03] work very, very hd to make
[1:27:04] sure thathat is the case.
[1:27:05] >>Great. Thank you. Lk,
[1:27:07] guys, at actually conclude
[1:27:07] the questionwe have this
[1:27:09] evening. But you gs can still
[1:27:10] send se questions and get
[1:27:13] feedbacfrom the council
[1:27:14] members. Thankor joining
[1:27:14] noaa. Put up slides th the
[1:27:18] formation on how tget U.S.
[1:27:21] S ours ss l hours. I t
[1:27:27] ready for e ssl hours.
[1:27:28] Okay. So the udents will have
[1:27:30] until 0500pm tomorrow to
[1:27:31] compte the ss l reflecti,
[1:27:34] Google orm not going to ts
[1:27:37] it back toouncil PRESIDENT
[1:27:38] For eat-in for cling remark.
[1:27:39] All right says I'the only
[1:27:40] rson standing betweeyou and
[1:27:42] l hours. I will be ief and
[1:27:43] just thank y for such a
[1:27:44] thoughtful, engizing, an
[1:27:46] uplifting convertion. You
[1:27:47] give us he.
[1:27:47] >> For wt the future looks
[1:27:51] like as chalnging as current
[1:27:52] moments mig seem. We're very
[1:27:53] prouof you are very excid
[1:27:55] to be part of the fure that
[1:27:56] you are leang us through.
[1:27:57] >Thank you. Superinteent
[1:28:00] Tayr to our Board of
[1:28:02] Educaon members, too.
[1:28:03] Director Riley f being here.
[1:28:06] Thank you. To our rthday
[1:28:09] smiled membe
[1:28:15] >> We apprecie You're joining
[1:28:16] utoday. Stick around r If
[1:28:17] you need, ere's a table out
[1:28:19] front. Let know if you have
[1:28:20] any questions.
[1:28:22] >> Please st in touch with
[1:28:22] . Please stay in toh with
[1:28:24] yoor board of educatio
[1:28:28] mbers and the superiendent
[1:28:29] and mcps us traitors.
[1:28:30] And before we ave, I want
[1:28:35] tsay a special. Thankou
[1:28:38] to the rents and the role
[1:28:39] modelsnd the mentors and t
[1:28:40] chaperones and othe who have
[1:28:42] joined us tonightYou are such
[1:28:45] important part of t people
[1:28:46] who are herend all of our
[1:28:48] lives and oucommunity.
[1:28:50] And we want to thankou for
[1:28:51] really uplifng our young
[1:28:53] people each d every day and
[1:28:55] for inspiring the So thank
[1:28:57] you. Our young peop for
[1:28:57] insping us. Thank you to r
[1:28:59] parts and our mentors f
[1:29:05] inspirinthem. And let me.
[1:29:07] Let me ke sure
[1:29:08] mission there in theack are
[1:29:11] e forms if you neethem.
[1:29:11] So make sure y.
[1:29:12] >> Yousee that you see t
[1:29:15] forms ithe back for your ss
[1:29:18] hos and let us know iyou
[1:29:19] have any questions. Rst, if
[1:29:22] ou're in person. So you're
[1:29:25] zoom, you should ha of
[1:29:26] a grhic that showing up at
[1:29:26] helps you address urs.
[1:29:30] If u're here in perso there
[1:29:30] is a form in t back. Don't
[1:29:31] leave here withouyour form.
[1:29:34] And if I heard thinstructions
[1:29:36] earlier.
[1:29:38] Find it safely tonit and
[1:29:39] turn in first thing tomoow
[1:29:40] becausthat is thform that
[1:29:42] you get to in ordero get your
[1:29:43] hours. Thank you fojoining
[1:29:46] tonight. Thank you r
[1:29:47] everything that
[1:29:49] you do the sa work hard and