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We are live in 5, 4, 3, 2, one.

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>> Good evening, everyone.

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And thank you so much for joining.

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The county council's youth town Hall hybrid meeting.

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So there's co grateful for your participation and look forward to hearing your questions will be taking questions from our audience tonight at the Council office building here in Rockville.

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>> As well as question sent through the Q and a function online via zoom.

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If you have a question, please send it there and we will do our best to get to your answer if we don't get to.

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Your question will be reaching out individually with answers at a later date now for students are participating tonight.

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You will have the opportunity to earn SSL hours for your time.

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At the end of the event, please stand the zoom into the end of the meeting and we will put up a slide with instructions on how to get credit for tonight.

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Students in the audience will receive forms from Mcps to earn their hours.

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My colleague Marcella Rodriguez will be moderating the zoom tonight and now we'll toss it to her to explain how to participate virtually and how to access captioning in Spanish.

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Marcella to you.

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Turning good evening, everyone.

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I will be moderating questions for those students who are attending a severe to meet this evening.

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And I read them now, please note they fix pa's any technical difficulties.

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No, go ahead and turn it over to council president Kate Stewart for some opening remarks.

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>> Followed by introductions from our council members in our board of Education members.

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President Stewart, to you.

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Thank you so much, Jordan and good evening and welcome everyone.

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Thank you for joining us tonight.

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It's great to see so many people feel this sort of and to be so excited to be here.

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This is our annual used town hall and has joined said my name is Kate Stewart.

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I'm the president of the Montgomery County Council.

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I am also the district for Representative and I represent Takoma Park Silver Spring inside the beltway.

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Kensington Garrett Park all the way up to North Bethesda and parts of Chevy Chase.

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I also chair the government operations and fiscal Policy Committee.

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And I'm on the Transportation and Environment Committee.

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I'm very excited.

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All of you took the time to be here with us and for everyone.

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Joining us on Zoom tonight is really about hearing from all of you.

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So we're going to keep our comments very short on this evening.

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We want to hear what is on your minds, your concerns, what's going well and also what's not going so well in our county.

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We hope you ask us some questions and to the best of our ability.

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We will answer those this evening after my colleagues introduce themselves, we're going to open up to all of you.

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You already got to meet Jordan.

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She's going to pass around the microphone for those of you who are here in the council office building.

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So you do have a question or comment for us.

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Just raise your hand and Jordan will come to you and you can share your thoughts.

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And before I pass it to my colleagues, I want to give a quick shout out and thank you to our community partners at Montgomery County, Public Schools and the Montgomery County Recreation Department who helped organize this event and get the word

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out each year and also help to get you all here this evening.

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I also want to take this moment to thank Mcps leadership for joining us today.

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We have board of Education member Laura Stewart.

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We also have the student member of the board Missin U of Lou, I thank you for coming and Dr.

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Thomas Taylor, our superintendent is here as well.

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Greg winds is here and I so I delegate Theresa Gorman is also here.

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So thank you to our state delegates for for coming this evening.

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This town halls, a space for conversation about things that really matter to all of you.

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So get your questions ready.

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Get your comments ready and get ready to share your thoughts.

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And with that, I'm gonna start with my colleagues to quickly introduce themselves.

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And when do we start with Councilmember, Amazon will go in alphabetical order and let's see if we do it Thank you.

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Madam President, he went on not just ecosystem.

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What that is me.

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And we're going to be left with no save you more than you can stick with the wind, though.

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He we also equally me that this is a quality team.

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>> Good evening, everyone.

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It is a true privilege and honor to be with all

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>> Good evening, everyone. It is a true privilege and honor to be with all of you tonight.

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My name is game and witnessed one of your at-large members of the council.

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>> The proud son of immigrants from South America and I am in my second term on the council and I chair our Health and Human Services Committee and also served on the Education and Culture Committee.

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I grew up here in Montgomery County, graduated from Mcps and then CPS parent myself and it is truly a privilege and an honor.

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And I want to give a special shout out to all my friends in the Department of Recreation for all your leadership in helping to make sure all of these students have the kinds of mentorship that they have every day.

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>> Marilyn Balcombe councilmember about him and I represent district 2, which is German town.

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And so it's a large district and very, very happy to to to represent.

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I'm on the Transportation and Environment Committee and also on the Economic Development Committee.

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So this is the 3rd year of my first term.

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>> My daughter was born and raised in Montgomery County and she's a proud graduate of Northwest High School.

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My name is Natalie funding on Santa's I represent District 6 is anything between forest land in north back.

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So that includes sweeping has been you Graham and concede and can mill and so far and I chaired the Economic Development Committee for the County Council.

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I am a member of the planning Housing and Parks Committee and I have 2 children in middle school and this should be watching right now and soon to get those hours.

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I'm Andrew Friedson.

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I mean, my second term on the county council, I chair the planning Housing and Parks Committee and also certain the government operations and fiscal policy Committee and also chair the regional Council of Governments, Food and Agriculture, Regional

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Policy Committee as well.

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I am a proud Montgomery County Public Schools.

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Graduate went to Churchill High School where I was the student body president.

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There spent many, many times in mcr meetings and did county wide seem government.

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So thanks for being here.

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Thanks for your engagement involvement for the conversation.

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I'm an at-large member of the council, which means I represent the entire county.

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I mean, my second also chair of the transportation and Environment Committee and I also serve on the Economic Development Committee.

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I live down by Blair High School in Silver Spring with my husband and our 2 rescued beagles Daisy and Poppy.

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So thank you all for being here tonight.

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>> Well, good evening, everyone.

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I'm Sidney the council member for the 3rd district, which is pretty much the municipal boundaries of Rockville Gaithersburg and Washington Grove.

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It's a little bit beyond that, but not much.

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I mean, my 3rd and final term in on the county council.

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We have term limits here and the chair of the Public Safety Committee and I serve on the government operations and fiscal policy committee.

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I was council president and back in 2019, I've lived in Montgomery County, my entire life.

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And I'm a proud graduate of Gaithersburg.

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High School.

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Go Trojans in my daughter works at Churchill High School.

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>> Alright, finishing up over here on this side gets 2 of us.

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I and council member Don Lee a key and I represent district 7, which is only Ashton Sandy Spring Brookville, late and still Damascus, Montgomery Village and or what?

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That's a saint.

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And I might have heard there's some Farquhar kids in the House.

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hey, all right.

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So my youngest Cronin is an 8th grader at Farquhar.

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And then I have 3 at a Lake high school also rose in Cairo, Crone and Colin with key Al at Blake High School.

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So do we have any Blake kids here tonight or online may be may be.

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And I serve on our public safety and health and Human Services committees.

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And they also chair the county's criminal Justice Coordinating

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I'm a proud Blair graduate.

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I am also a former teacher.

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I talk about a decade including for Mcps and I also have 2 kids who are Mcps elementary school students in the years just before becoming a council member.

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I was a community organizer, which means that it was my job to help communities advocate with their elected officials for the things that they need.

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And so now in my first term on the council, I represent District 5, which is the east side of the counties of that's Burton's bills.

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Don't get Colesville Fairland Briggs Chaney, White Oak Hill and Dale 4 corners and as well as leisure world.

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I sit on the education and Culture committee, the public and the Public Safety Committee.

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So I go blazers.

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Any blazers in the audience tonight?

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All right, Jordan, we're going to turn back to you.

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Council President Stewart and thank you offer those introductions.

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Now let's get into the question.

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So up first we have a student member of the Board of Education, a new a Louisville acts.

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The first question I'm going to come over to you.

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I hold this for you and go ahead.

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>> Good evening.

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My name is a new moon and the current student member of the Board of Education from CPS, incredibly honored to be here.

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>> And >> there are a lot of changes occurring in the future as I'm sure you will or where.

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And so with that, what I'm curious is how's the county's budget being allocated to prioritize and support student well-being in the near future?

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Thank you so much for that question.

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And I'll kick it off.

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But we also have members of our education and culture Committee.

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I councilmember mean and out of us are here and councilmember Amazon also chairs are HHS committee.

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So I will just say that throughout, particularly for myself throughout this year, I've been really prioritizing on the issue of mental health and raising awareness about mental health, especially with our young people.

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And so looking at the services that are provided throughout our county lifting up some of our nonprofits and working with Mcps to make sure that we're meeting your needs is really a priority this year.

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And so looking at how as we are entering this next budget working with the school board and Mcps staff to make sure we're meeting those needs is going to be very important.

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>> Thank you, Madam President, and thank you for your service.

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I've seen your resume.

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It's extremely impressive.

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So thank you for that and your leadership.

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I know you're doing this on top of being a student which is extremely difficult.

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But you're making it look easy.

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So good job.

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So in addition to the very important investment that we're making in CPS and I have to give Mcps leadership a big shout-out.

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We've seen significant changes over the last 2 years.

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And the partnership between the Board of Education and the County Council has never been stronger since I've been around.

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And that bodes well for the future because we are all part of the same team.

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Now, though, we can't fit every need.

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I have a higher degree of confidence that I've had in a long time that we're doing the pretty decent job.

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But in addition to the investments and mcps, we also are trying to make investments to the Department of Recreation Department Parks, Department libraries and the other county agencies that a lot of you all utilize and take part in because we

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So we provide well rounded opportunities for both programs, services in places for you to be able to go safely.

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And the last thing I'll mention in, I've had conversations with the county executive about this is we know that it's going to become increasingly difficult for teens to get jobs over the next year and a half in our region during the recession

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That actually was when teen works was born because so few youth were able to access jobs that normally they were able to be able to That's something we're going to have to focus on as well because that will be important, too.

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And also and on you know, in addition to the staffing and the operating costs that that we need to work out for schools as well.

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As for the other departments we have across the county which are supporting our our students, that our youth, there's also the quality of our buildings, which, of course, contributes to the wellness of students.

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And we know that we have significant infrastructure needs and shortcomings that we have to make up a redo, have buildings that are falling apart.

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And it's really, really expensive to get all those things fixed.

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And I know that that is something that that Mcps is prioritizing, that the board of Ed is prioritizing and we're going to work closely with them to get as much of those major projects done as is as is possible and to and to streamline the repairs

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And since we councilmember sales who just joined us and we do like to introduce yourself, yes, good evening.

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My name is Lori.

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I serve as one of your 4 at-large council members.

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The council's lead for eliminating disparities in public health.

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And I also started the council's youth Advisory Council.

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So we met the new student member of the board last year and just a quick follow-up on the question about mental health.

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We also do a biennial survey here in the county.

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This has been the number one issue on top of everything happening from our residents.

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And I know you will all be in school and you don't have time to tune into our meetings.

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But we are having a joint public hearing tomorrow with our Health and Human Services Committee and Public Safety Committee to talk about and a low report that's being released on mental health and how we're responding to mental health crises

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in Montgomery County.

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So even if you can't tune and it'll be on you, too, and you can look at the report and follow up with any questions.

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>> Great.

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Thank you so much.

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We're going to go ahead and move on to the next question by show of hands.

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Who would like to ask the next question?

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Okay.

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I did see your hand go up.

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I'm going to come back over to you.

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So go ahead and stand to hold this for you, OK?

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You can say your name.

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I'll hold the mike and you can text one question.

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Hello.

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My name is Ash owns.

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I'm a 9th grader at Northwest High School.

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I would like to bring to your attention, the mental health and overall burnout of our students.

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The workload has gotten stronger.

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You're grading pro policies have gotten harsher and you sent us home with a bunch of homework and then you still expect us to join our extracurriculars and do all of that.

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It creates so much burnout on our students.

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And I would like to know what you would like to do to combat that.

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Thank you.

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>> Thank you very much for that question.

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Yeah, I think as we talked about before, one of the things that as councilmember sales talked about, the joint Committee session tomorrow, looking at our mental health services here.

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And I'll just see if council member of the U.S.

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has anything else to add.

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>> curriculum development is a partnership with the primarily managed by our colleagues in the Board of Education.

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But it is clear that we need to do everything and anything that we can do to support your all's mental health because we know you all are experiencing pressures that none of us could have imagined as youth ourselves.

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And I have 4 kids, 2 in high school when a middle school in on elementary school and the level of homework is substantial and the my my kids who are able to carve out time during the day and teachers that allow them to have time during the day.

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Our sleeping better able to participate and more activities.

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And so we would love to hear more and work with our colleagues in the Board of Education.

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But we are going to be doing even more than we have in providing more mental health services.

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And we have worked on providing social workers in schools and there's more to do.

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But we really understand how important that is particularly right now.

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I also will say this.

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We've heard anecdotally that the new cell phone policies that are currently underway within schools, at least my kids are telling me it's actually been helpful to them in some ways.

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So I know people probably have different views and opinions on that.

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But but that's another source of stress.

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And we're hoping that by changing those policies that will alleviate at least some of it.

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>> And one other thing I want to lift up is a program.

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We have called be the one the letter be the one through our Department of Health and Human Services.

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And they have investors that some of our schools and if you want to connect with them or even start a cohort at your own school, you can find them on Instagram at be the one underscore and see.

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And that is really about Piers young people helping young people regarding mental health.

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In addition to that, I just also want to say if anyone is feeling like they need assistance, 9, 8, 8, is the number that you can call 24 7.

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You can also text that number is also available in Spanish as well.

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And that is another way that if you're feeling you need to connect with someone right away, you can call 9, 8, 8, And also I know members of our school community can talk about the wellness centers and was available at your schools.

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>> Great.

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Thank you, council President.

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Stuart, I'm gonna make my way over to this side of the room.

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I'll be back over here, guys.

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Any show of hands in a show of hands?

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Ok, I'm coming.

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I got you.

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And then I'm gonna make my way back.

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Ok?

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So if you want to stand, I hope this for you and you can go ahead and tell me your name and give your question.

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the Michael Kay.

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>> My name all and my question is the thank.

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Thank you for thank you.

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Council members for hosting this town youth town hall and I was here 2 years ago with my brother belly after the October 7th massacre

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as well.

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fortune the had entice n semitism around here and the community all over the world, including here in Montgomery County.

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Sadly on here tonight to share that that incidents have not gone down since then.

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It has gone up.

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Can you share with us what the council is doing to combat the

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Thank you very much for that question.

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To turn to Councilmember Friedson.

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>> Thanks for sharing and I appreciate we unfortunately talked about this when you came before.

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And I'm sad to say that the concern and the issue has not gotten better as we would like.

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The council has really been active on this.

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We passed a resolution to combat and address Anti-Semitism, specifically that passed unanimously by the previous council to call it under the new council when council member Glass was council president, we had an anti a task force is specifically

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what that?

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All forms of hate and had a cohort specifically looking at Anti-Semitism specifically.

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I have worked very closely directly with some of our community partners like your screen Relations Council and a DL, a J C that worked very closely with the school system to do trainings with educators.

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A number of other efforts as well to try to address some of the Anti-Semitism issues that have it happened on a case-by-case basis in school.

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We're doing what we can to try to address this issue.

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Unfortunately, we have seen hate on the rise and it is extremely concerning.

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The council has also been extremely active in providing nonprofit security grants to organizations the on schools.

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We know that students are spending their time that are at risk of experiencing hate crimes.

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Those are religious organizations, but also

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based organizations.

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And we have really tried to help in that regard as well.

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But it's a it's an alarming concern that we share and one that we are actively working on every

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Thank you.

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I turned over councilmember Glass too.

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>> Under his leadership when he was council president kicked off the Anti Hate Task Force Councilmember last.

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Thank you, Madam President, thank you.

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Thank you for your question.

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And it's unfortunate that >> it had to be asked twice in 2 years, right?

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But we all know that there is too much hate in our community.

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There is too much Anti-Semitism.

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There is too much homophobia and transphobia.

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And Islamophobia.

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And there is one thing about Montgomery County.

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We are actually the most religiously diverse community in the whole country.

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Think about that.

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Montgomery County is more religiously diverse than any other community in the United States.

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And so we all pray differently.

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We think differently.

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But we got to be kind to each other.

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And so whether you're in school or outside of the school, please don't make fun of people because they're different.

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Whatever that differences, nobody likes being picked on.

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Nobody likes.

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Being singled out you should like 8.

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And just be kind so that we don't have to ask this question again in another year or 2.

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>> Thank you so much for that.

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Another shows and I did see a hand over here.

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the minimum make my way back.

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Isaac Hayes led in stand-up step out.

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We're going to

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make my way back. Isaac Hayes led in stand-up step out. We're going to a question here that will toss the online and we'll come back.

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And I'm going to get as many people as I can see.

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So say your name.

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I hold this for you, OK, in your question.

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>> I do in my name is little doubt.

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We do miss sophomore near that high school.

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And my question for you all is that with the construction of Woodward and North was new campus, you're Montgomery County.

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How come the construction of north to be financially prioritized alongside maintained that well-being of north of students, especially while we as a community are being held in active, could holding facility with no stadiums.

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No auditoriums know, honestly, no facilities with a very limited campus itself.

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>> Great.

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So I think one of the things that we've been working on as councilmember Alan eyes and councilmember me talk before her on the Education and Culture Committee is when we receive the budget from the school board is working to make sure that projects

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are completed in our community.

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And one of the things that this council has been talking and working in partnership with the school system is on projects similar to what you were just talking about is making sure that when we're planning a project here in in our school system

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that we're doing it with the community input and planning it out so that we actually deliver a project that meets the community needs.

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And I think there have been some instances in the past.

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And now I think a school system agrees that maybe we haven't always lived up to that.

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But there is a commitment from the school system and from the county council to work together to really closely look at the projects we are going to be doing in the future to make sure that we are completing them to meet the needs of our community.

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Thank you Council President Stuart.

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Gonna go ahead and toss to my colleague Marcella online.

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So we have some students online to ask some questions of spec to me, Marcella to you.

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>> Thank you tour.

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And we have received several questions about the future of the make good business for any institute.

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>> turned the counselor about them.

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Okay.

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So that and then that.

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Micah Business Inc actually.

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And that is that the club, the cluster, the know that's a different one.

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It's not mine.

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I'm sorry.

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I was thinking it was the charter.

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So it is that >> So that's that's the charter school in Germantown.

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So where it is right now, there's a there's been a delay in the construction and there is there in a school in Bethesda.

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We've heard from some parents about transportation.

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There's a transportation issue with that school and I haven't heard from them probably in a couple weeks, but that's that that's the issue.

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It's the construction in Germantown is not finished.

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The plan is that once that construction is done, that the students will move to the German town, can't it's right on the border of the Montgomery College campus on Goldman Germantown.

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Thank you.

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Councilmember about them or toss it back to you for another online question.

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Thank you.

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>> Thank you.

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>> And the fundamental question is from it.

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And then she would like to know how Councilmember Saint Joe's say it was their parole or the school school

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>> Great.

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So we have not heard from Councilmember cats.

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Do you want to take this one on how we're chosen and our role regarding school issues?

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>> Well, first, thank you for the question.

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You know, I don't know that that we all have been chosen in very and I know that we've all been chosen in different ways.

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And and and candidly, you have to run for office just like I was talk about student government.

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You get in student government because you run for the office and that's what happened with all of Every one of us has gotten here in a different way.

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I was mayor of Gaithersburg for many years.

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I grew up in Gaithersburg and I decided to run for this office.

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You we you can go down this list and every one of us is a different way that we got here.

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I do believe that what and of course, we all work together with the school systems, but we don't necessarily I control everything that happens in the school We control is the money, which is a the way the things are done.

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But we have to figure out how we can afford it.

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And right now is in everyone's budget.

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It's a very tight budget.

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So we all work together and we all have I really believe that your view of the 11 others that are sitting on this council, that you will have 11 different ways that we got here.

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Thank you.

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>> Great.

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Thank you so much.

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Work ahead.

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Back here in person.

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>> I'm making my way up.

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I'm making my way up.

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How you doing?

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I'm gonna make my way up there.

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Go ahead and stand up.

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Okay.

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And I hope this for you.

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Your name and your question.

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>> Hi, my name is your life that you have to and as a 14 year-old who wants me to your community.

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I in looking for jobs, internships volunteering.

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I was wondering where you would recommend looking for

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>> It doesn't actually question for our Chair Economic Development Council member Nalley thing what I love that question.

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Especially children were ready, ready and thinking, what can you do?

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>> During summer break.

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So when I'm not in school and how can I make money to support myself and my family and I'm doing it responsibly.

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I would say that for you.

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Number one, I know that your counselors in your school system, they have sown.

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They have people that can give advice.

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But besides that, we have an office in Montgomery County Cold

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source Montgomery, the actually even have a mobile band.

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They have all this we do.

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And in other places.

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And it's a great, great place to go because once you walk in, you telling where you are, they help you with your estimate.

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Did you know that basically to create a profile on you and they help you to get to the next step.

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That beautiful scene to is that when you have that one-on-one interviews with them, they will also push you in no way of seeing maybe you haven't think about this oportunity have.

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Can we help you to get to this to this level, for example?

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So that's that's an option.

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What's just Montgomery?

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But I will say if you're in school, you should first stop to your school counselors as your first stop and then take it from there.

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Also in the wreck deployment and them going make the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission the set to agencies that you

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be higher and it's going high school and it's a great place to start your estimate.

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He works is one of those places where you can start up and you're in a new field.

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And so I will recommend this place is thank you for the question.

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And we all have summarized the summarize program, which is great and all of us usually have summarize in turns and usually in the summertime we have interns in our offices.

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So check out our newsletters and social media for that as well.

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If you're interested in being here at the council.

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>> It's great.

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Thank you so much.

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Alright, a show of hands that make it come right here.

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Okay.

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I'm gonna make my way over there.

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>> Go ahead and stand up a whole this for you and your name.

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Okay.

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>> I I'm Samara.

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A 9th grader at Blair.

441
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I was wondering, cause like asked around a school and like nobody knew that meeting was happening.

442
00:32:13,367 --> 00:32:20,607
And I know there are a lot of seniors who are like scrambling to get that is or isn't an island near Dallas here because my mom like checked my email to Sibley.

443
00:32:20,607 --> 00:32:28,982
So I was wondering like I was wondering, how are you planning to make these opportunities more accessible to regular kids and not only for a seller's but like general opportunities for kids to speak out.

444
00:32:28,982 --> 00:32:34,588
Ask questions to influence how the county is run.

445
00:32:34,588 --> 00:32:35,220
>> Thank you, Samara.

446
00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:35,880
Thank you for that question.

447
00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:40,560
And it turned over to Councilmember leaking.

448
00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:48,100
Thank is a great question is so one of the things that that I've been doing is I go out and help people learn how to testify before us.

449
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:52,873
Like what do we do versus what the school board does for says, you know how how Annapolis works.

450
00:32:52,873 --> 00:32:56,877
Radar are state legislature.

451
00:32:56,877 --> 00:33:13,126
And so you can sign up on our website to testify on any bills that you want to be heard as we hold public hearings on all the matters that come before the council and we do end up getting students who come and testify and sometimes in person

452
00:33:13,126 --> 00:33:13,360
sometimes on zoom.

453
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:25,720
So if you you know, you don't need to get a ride, you can sign up to testify virtually and same thing in Annapolis to for the the state legislative session that starts in January runs from January to April.

454
00:33:25,706 --> 00:33:28,800
And I know that our colleagues in Annapolis and, you know, a few of them are here.

455
00:33:28,241 --> 00:33:38,719
They love to hear from our K 12 students to on issues that matter to them having different perspectives and different voices truly matters.

456
00:33:38,719 --> 00:33:44,291
So please check out our council website and you can sign up for newsletter.

457
00:33:44,291 --> 00:33:48,864
Is anybody can and you can sign up to

458
00:33:48,864 --> 00:33:50,799
Thank you so much.

459
00:33:50,799 --> 00:33:50,966
Councilmember Lewke.

460
00:33:50,966 --> 00:33:52,100
I did see this hand up for a while.

461
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:52,968
So go ahead and stand up.

462
00:33:52,968 --> 00:33:55,537
And I'm gonna get the ICU.

463
00:33:55,537 --> 00:33:55,771
Yes.

464
00:33:55,771 --> 00:34:01,610
>> Go ahead and stand going to have your Hold this for you and your question.

465
00:34:01,610 --> 00:34:01,877
Okay.

466
00:34:01,877 --> 00:34:02,244
Good evening, everyone.

467
00:34:02,244 --> 00:34:06,582
My name is Ella One and I'm freshman at Richard Montgomery High School.

468
00:34:06,582 --> 00:34:10,586
>> I first want to thank you all for hosting this amazing opportunity for students.

469
00:34:10,586 --> 00:34:10,753
For context.

470
00:34:10,753 --> 00:34:20,863
I serve as one of the community directors for students for asylum in immigration rights, which is the only student led organization fighting for immigrants rights in Montgomery County.

471
00:34:20,863 --> 00:34:29,380
My question for you is in light of the protests by students on Montgomery Blair High School earlier this year and the ice enforcement incident near Eastern Middle School.

472
00:34:29,380 --> 00:34:35,210
That truck that caused incredible fear amongst families and community members.

473
00:34:35,210 --> 00:34:44,753
What specific policies at what specific policies and practices does the county have in place to protect students whose families may be at risk of deportation.

474
00:34:44,753 --> 00:34:45,870
Immigration related trauma.

475
00:34:45,287 --> 00:34:51,326
And how are these policies communicated to students and families and how are they evaluated based on effectiveness?

476
00:34:51,326 --> 00:34:51,727
Thank you.

477
00:34:51,727 --> 00:34:51,827
Great.

478
00:34:51,827 --> 00:34:52,610
Well, thank you for that question.

479
00:34:52,561 --> 00:34:57,399
And I utterly councilmember making a moment.

480
00:34:57,399 --> 00:35:08,210
But >> first, I just want to introduce our assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Louisa Cardona, who is in the office of the County Executive's office is doing a great deal of this work on behalf of our county government.

481
00:35:08,210 --> 00:35:22,324
And one of the things that you will see when you go to our libraries are rec centers, our posters with QR codes that you can scan to get to a number of resources.

482
00:35:22,324 --> 00:35:30,980
These are very similar resources that Mcps also has on its website for families.

483
00:35:30,532 --> 00:35:31,330
Things like guardianship forms.

484
00:35:31,199 --> 00:35:37,720
No information about know your rights and how to spot ice and other things that I will be helpful in our community.

485
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:44,546
Unfortunately are things we all need to know right now and will be helpful in our community.

486
00:35:44,546 --> 00:35:54,289
I do want to stress that our local police are Montgomery County Police Department does not in force immigration, us.

487
00:35:54,289 --> 00:36:01,960
So our local police department does not do immigration laws enforcement and in it.

488
00:36:01,129 --> 00:36:09,710
I know it's very confusing in these days and also our police department are getting new Velcro stickers on the back of their uniforms.

489
00:36:09,237 --> 00:36:15,477
So it is clear to members of the public who are police officers are in the community.

490
00:36:15,477 --> 00:36:29,691
In addition to that, a number of us on the County Council Council, I know council meeting in if any Gonzalez, myself councilmember make it, all of us have been doing a lot of work in the community to do know your rights training, how to spy,

491
00:36:29,691 --> 00:36:32,600
how to keep our community safe.

492
00:36:32,594 --> 00:36:48,288
And we really appreciate many of the groups who are doing this work in partnership with the county Council organizations like Moco IRC, this student organizations, Catholic Charities, Casa and all of them.

493
00:36:48,288 --> 00:37:00,300
This is a like a full community press that we're doing right now and how to have a council member making a counselor funding as al juez anything else to

494
00:37:00,300 --> 00:37:00,567
>> Thank you.

495
00:37:00,567 --> 00:37:08,410
Yes, and I wanted to say thank you for being being a leader with students fare the work that students fares is doing is incredibly important.

496
00:37:08,108 --> 00:37:11,611
And if there's and he's any students here who are interested in this issue.

497
00:37:11,611 --> 00:37:16,490
I would really urge you to seek out and join the students fared chapter at your school.

498
00:37:16,490 --> 00:37:19,920
We are at almost every school.

499
00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:27,461
I think now that we have representation at at our high schools and and if you go to at students fare, then you can find help there.

500
00:37:27,461 --> 00:37:29,563
If you don't already have a chapter.

501
00:37:29,563 --> 00:37:37,400
But but you all are doing really, really incredible work of health past state legislation that is going to make our communities safer.

502
00:37:37,204 --> 00:37:48,448
I'm very happy that we're here in Montgomery County where the having, you know, the strictest possible protocols to keep our communities safe and to keep ice from getting their hands on any of our community members were already doing those things

503
00:37:48,448 --> 00:37:48,715
we don't need.

504
00:37:48,715 --> 00:37:49,349
The state has to do that.

505
00:37:49,349 --> 00:37:51,251
We don't need legislation that has to do that.

506
00:37:51,251 --> 00:37:52,619
But I'm happy to have that here.

507
00:37:52,619 --> 00:38:02,996
And we're working to codify that in Montgomery County as well because we want to be very clear and transparent that that is where that that is, where we stand here.

508
00:38:02,996 --> 00:38:11,405
So I want to give you give you all a phone number if you don't already have the Casa phone number, it's a good one to save in your phone.

509
00:38:11,405 --> 00:38:21,114
If you know somebody who has it, somebody who has been impacted by by ICE or if you see or think you might see ice in the community, you can call one.

510
00:38:21,114 --> 00:38:36,290
>> 8, 8, 8, >> 2, 1, 4, 6, 0, 1, 6, so they can provide support to community community members and and they're doing it causes during a lot of incredible work.

511
00:38:36,290 --> 00:38:37,640
Moco IRC in Montgomery County, Immigrant Rights Collective as a

512
00:38:37,431 --> 00:38:41,968
work. Moco IRC in Montgomery County, Immigrant Rights Collective as a council president noted, is doing a lot of really incredible work and working with students fare.

513
00:38:41,968 --> 00:38:55,649
I also want to give a huge shout out to a lot of our mcps staff members on the ground who are working very, very closely with with family members who are at risk and with families that have unfortunately already lost family members who have

514
00:38:55,649 --> 00:39:00,921
been detained, some of whom have already been deported in some, we're working to try to bring back to the community.

515
00:39:00,921 --> 00:39:10,764
Want to give a big shout out to I'm Blair High School community where they were able to bring a dad back back into our community, which is very difficult to do.

516
00:39:10,764 --> 00:39:15,680
And I have held at trainings myself, my office for Mcps staff as well.

517
00:39:15,569 --> 00:39:19,206
It has been attended by hundreds of people and students.

518
00:39:19,206 --> 00:39:23,110
There has participated in those trainings as his McGuire see and Casa.

519
00:39:23,110 --> 00:39:31,500
But the turn out to those as well as many other of training events that have been happening on through the county through and CPS and through my colleagues offices as well.

520
00:39:31,172 --> 00:39:42,500
The attendance there really shows that you are in a community where all of us are worse working to stand on the right side of this issue and just and strongly there.

521
00:39:42,216 --> 00:39:55,496
So and one thing to know about the what does it mean to have safe protocols in our county facilities and in our schools and any any space that is not open to the general public and that goes for secure schools, right?

522
00:39:55,496 --> 00:40:00,100
Of course, are not open to the general public in workplaces.

523
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:04,706
Employee rooms are not open to the general public.

524
00:40:04,706 --> 00:40:07,809
There are spaces in our county facilities that are not open just to anyone to the general public.

525
00:40:07,809 --> 00:40:08,900
Maybe you need to be a member.

526
00:40:08,543 --> 00:40:13,915
Maybe you need to be a staff member and it's a

527
00:40:13,915 --> 00:40:17,485
you we are allowed to enforce a judicial warrant requirement.

528
00:40:17,485 --> 00:40:24,559
That means that if ICE wants to come in, if federal law enforcement wants to come in, they are not legally allowed.

529
00:40:24,559 --> 00:40:34,200
It's why it's good to have locks, but they're not legally allowed to enter those spaces without permission or without having a warrant that is signed by a judge which they almost never have.

530
00:40:34,168 --> 00:40:36,738
And I'm getting a little bit and into the weeds.

531
00:40:36,738 --> 00:40:47,415
But I think this is important for you and family members and community members to be able to make accurate risk assessments of those are the type of protocols that we are working to enforce in all of our county buildings as well as across and

532
00:40:47,415 --> 00:40:49,684
Thank you very much for the question.

533
00:40:49,684 --> 00:40:50,170
Thank you.

534
00:40:50,170 --> 00:40:50,840
Great.

535
00:40:50,317 --> 00:40:50,685
Thank you so work.

536
00:40:50,685 --> 00:40:52,687
Actually, I see a really huge here, guys.

537
00:40:52,687 --> 00:40:53,870
We do have some students online.

538
00:40:53,521 --> 00:40:55,723
Let's go to them for one quick question.

539
00:40:55,723 --> 00:40:57,324
>> And I'm going to come and I'm going to get to everybody over here.

540
00:40:57,324 --> 00:41:03,597
Okay, Marcella to you.

541
00:41:03,597 --> 00:41:03,998
>> Thank you, Jordan.

542
00:41:03,998 --> 00:41:05,990
Our next question is from students.

543
00:41:05,266 --> 00:41:14,942
See Michael has seafront from people at high school and she would like to know what the legal consequences are for underage drinking in Maryland.

544
00:41:14,942 --> 00:41:19,580
Thank you.

545
00:41:19,580 --> 00:41:25,980
>> learn what's the kinds

546
00:41:27,655 --> 00:41:27,855
way to stump me a

547
00:41:27,855 --> 00:41:28,856
way to stump me a cell in terms of a penalty.

548
00:41:28,856 --> 00:41:40,601
I actually get the penalties are ones that are in force against those who are providing the alcohol to the minors.

549
00:41:40,601 --> 00:41:45,439
>> You could end up in a situation whether it's a restaurant or its liquor store.

550
00:41:45,439 --> 00:41:50,177
And and by the way, our our police department does due enforcement actions on that.

551
00:41:50,177 --> 00:41:50,711
So >> they go out.

552
00:41:50,711 --> 00:42:02,923
They have they have folks who assist them in that work to see if any of the businesses are selling to underage folks are not checking ID's.

553
00:42:02,923 --> 00:42:03,157
Great.

554
00:42:03,157 --> 00:42:06,930
>> And then they can work with our a division of alcohol.

555
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,630
>> Forgetting the whole acronym.

556
00:42:09,630 --> 00:42:16,103
With the people who run our liquor control.

557
00:42:16,103 --> 00:42:18,539
Yes, and suspend their ability to sell or do business or find them, et cetera.

558
00:42:18,539 --> 00:42:23,920
Because the point is we don't want it getting into your hands and we don't want you consuming it.

559
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:30,600
But we want to hold the adults in the room responsible.

560
00:42:30,260 --> 00:42:30,427
Thank you.

561
00:42:30,427 --> 00:42:41,738
And I think you're >> I mean, I think yeah, according to Google Miners, guilty of moderate drinking could face fines up to $500 for a first offense.

562
00:42:41,738 --> 00:42:46,777
>> And up to $1000 for subsequent offenses under the Maryland Criminal Law.

563
00:42:46,777 --> 00:42:57,454
But I think it's important to note that there are different different aspects as you are hearing earlier in terms of who is providing it, whether or not it's being distributed.

564
00:42:57,454 --> 00:43:01,692
There's a number of other if someone is caught breaking the law underage drinking.

565
00:43:01,692 --> 00:43:10,500
There are a number of violations that likely would have occurred and they would be, you know, subject to those laws, the papers.

566
00:43:10,500 --> 00:43:15,505
I think the bottom line is don't do it.

567
00:43:15,505 --> 00:43:16,406
Don't do don't do it.

568
00:43:16,406 --> 00:43:17,400
Just don't do it.

569
00:43:17,341 --> 00:43:19,760
Thank you all so much.

570
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:19,760
Time over here, guys.

571
00:43:19,609 --> 00:43:20,711
You know, I don't really people hanging.

572
00:43:20,711 --> 00:43:22,379
So go ahead and stand up and I will make my way over there.

573
00:43:22,379 --> 00:43:22,679
I got you next.

574
00:43:22,679 --> 00:43:24,948
Come on out.

575
00:43:24,948 --> 00:43:30,530
>> We're going to get to as many students as we can this evening, OK, I hope this for you.

576
00:43:30,530 --> 00:43:31,755
Your name and your question.

577
00:43:31,755 --> 00:43:31,988
Okay.

578
00:43:31,988 --> 00:43:37,561
>> Hi, my name is Natalia Mini Sun Mary, that I am in the class were high school in their living.

579
00:43:37,561 --> 00:43:37,627
Great.

580
00:43:37,627 --> 00:43:38,128
My question.

581
00:43:38,128 --> 00:43:44,301
These currently in my school, we have a leadership program dance to the easing to the organization.

582
00:43:44,301 --> 00:43:48,372
These program is about creating a parade to

583
00:43:48,372 --> 00:43:56,179
the community I can for the spray is to help the community in to help mentally, especially for its schools.

584
00:43:56,179 --> 00:44:04,540
I would like to ask you what Bill is unit ice in the schools in the whole trial so that you can help me with my break.

585
00:44:04,521 --> 00:44:10,727
Thank

586
00:44:10,727 --> 00:44:13,196
>> Yeah, you need.

587
00:44:13,196 --> 00:44:15,980
>> So it did because I was able to speak to Natalia before this.

588
00:44:15,732 --> 00:44:17,934
This event started.

589
00:44:17,934 --> 00:44:18,350
So thank you so much.

590
00:44:18,301 --> 00:44:33,500
So first of all, I really want to acknowledge identity who helps coordinate that Clarksburg identity is one of our many incredible non-profit organizations that provide youth development programs and services in our community.

591
00:44:33,283 --> 00:44:38,789
And I've already connected to your contact there to promote health and wellness.

592
00:44:38,789 --> 00:44:47,898
I'm going to suggest that you all connected to let you know, health initiative and our African American Health Program as well as our Asian American Health Initiative.

593
00:44:47,898 --> 00:44:57,740
They do a lot of really great community outreach and they hire health promoters who are uniquely trained in how to reach hard to reach communities.

594
00:44:57,374 --> 00:45:03,130
And one of the areas that they have been really hoping to beef up is youth engagement.

595
00:45:03,130 --> 00:45:05,820
And so I think that could be a very strong partnership.

596
00:45:05,582 --> 00:45:08,850
And I'll make sure we make that connection before the end of this week.

597
00:45:08,285 --> 00:45:13,375
thank you for your leadership.

598
00:45:13,375 --> 00:45:13,842
>> Thank you.

599
00:45:13,842 --> 00:45:15,770
Councilmember Alberto, so chaotic that this and has for a while.

600
00:45:15,110 --> 00:45:15,778
I will make my way.

601
00:45:15,778 --> 00:45:21,583
But in some of your neighbor, hold this for you, OK?

602
00:45:21,583 --> 00:45:28,991
>> And when it shows that freshman and a John F Kennedy High School.

603
00:45:28,991 --> 00:45:30,192
And on the no fly.

604
00:45:30,192 --> 00:45:35,300
We're currently and I've got you can't leave during lunch light snow to getting that done.

605
00:45:35,300 --> 00:45:38,634
Is that something you can't driveways, anything like that?

606
00:45:38,634 --> 00:45:40,436
So want to know flight?

607
00:45:40,436 --> 00:45:41,203
We're the guys and to let you can.

608
00:45:41,203 --> 00:45:46,750
You know, you've got some light on some.

609
00:45:46,308 --> 00:45:46,442
>> Open.

610
00:45:46,442 --> 00:45:49,780
I so I say that that's not that's not us.

611
00:45:49,645 --> 00:45:55,884
Not to say we hear you, but that is a decision that is done.

612
00:45:55,884 --> 00:46:06,328
>> Through mcps and and the local school that the decision about whether or not you have open or closed lunch is not one that we do here at the county council, but we appreciate you raising.

613
00:46:06,328 --> 00:46:12,201
And I will say that we have members of the school board here as well as Mcps.

614
00:46:12,201 --> 00:46:18,240
And I know that is an issue that students advocate for a great deal.

615
00:46:18,240 --> 00:46:19,375
So thank you.

616
00:46:19,375 --> 00:46:21,643
>> I have another student here guarding some of your name.

617
00:46:21,643 --> 00:46:24,579
I hope this for you, OK?

618
00:46:24,579 --> 00:46:26,810
My name is 10 a night or 2.

619
00:46:26,381 --> 00:46:31,190
Roberto Clemente PPP program.

620
00:46:31,190 --> 00:46:37,920
My question is, as the county provides resources for take, it needs for students.

621
00:46:37,325 --> 00:46:44,990
>> Sources for technology needs for students who councilmember Fannie Gonzales.

622
00:46:44,599 --> 00:46:55,110
I question and the answer is, yes, we actually have an office school tap specific knowledge office in Montgomery County and April lie laptops for low-income community members.

623
00:46:55,110 --> 00:46:56,178
That's one thing.

624
00:46:56,178 --> 00:46:56,445
The second fame.

625
00:46:56,445 --> 00:47:06,488
We also have a program to rely little Eagle families.

626
00:47:06,488 --> 00:47:07,956
I system for wireless in their home.

627
00:47:07,956 --> 00:47:11,493
That's us will not miss some things that we do in 2 or light breeze.

628
00:47:11,493 --> 00:47:24,506
We'll saw for classes not just for young folks before parents, because we'll so when the parents to understand had to navigate the world, the Internet's right and how to use AI in that double team.

629
00:47:24,506 --> 00:47:28,577
So we do have resources on that.

630
00:47:28,577 --> 00:47:30,412
But even happen, IDs, these that you see that we're not doing in this area.

631
00:47:30,412 --> 00:47:33,882
We would love to hear from you on that.

632
00:47:33,882 --> 00:47:35,830
Thank you for that question.

633
00:47:35,830 --> 00:47:35,830
>> Thank you so much.

634
00:47:35,817 --> 00:47:36,510
Councilmember and then Gonzales.

635
00:47:36,385 --> 00:47:39,870
We do have a question in Spanish.

636
00:47:39,870 --> 00:47:45,600
I got in your name and then your question.

637
00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:45,694
No cause of the members.

638
00:47:45,694 --> 00:47:49,640
My name is Monday at 4 to Kuzma High School.

639
00:47:49,231 --> 00:47:55,470
My question is when is it

640
00:47:55,470 --> 00:47:57,873
I'm I'm I'm a current last bucket Bussiness.

641
00:47:57,873 --> 00:47:57,939
Okay.

642
00:47:57,939 --> 00:47:58,640
Has been assisting the end.

643
00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:02,544
This will not see when is it coming in city?

644
00:48:02,544 --> 00:48:03,912
Can I just say?

645
00:48:03,912 --> 00:48:16,765
>> How how the question to requests for high school and she wants to know how do we handle all the questions and complaints from students, how we handle those should do.

646
00:48:16,765 --> 00:48:17,320
Okay.

647
00:48:17,320 --> 00:48:17,933
Well, I would say first double.

648
00:48:17,933 --> 00:48:18,330
>> That Board of

649
00:48:18,133 --> 00:48:19,868
handle those should do. Okay. Well, I would say first double. >> That Board of Education is here.

650
00:48:19,868 --> 00:48:21,804
So that's one down one way.

651
00:48:21,804 --> 00:48:23,372
But it's cool.

652
00:48:23,372 --> 00:48:24,106
That escalates information.

653
00:48:24,106 --> 00:48:30,179
There's also a way that you consume it come plays without showing you identity a similar thing.

654
00:48:30,179 --> 00:48:32,815
If you look to Mcps website, you can find that way to do that.

655
00:48:32,815 --> 00:48:37,860
But you should start with the school.

656
00:48:37,860 --> 00:48:44,626
I know with my kids, for example, when they have complaints and they have lots of complaints by within the school, I send them a tell them.

657
00:48:44,626 --> 00:48:48,998
I want to game Wolf built a school counselor.

658
00:48:48,998 --> 00:48:49,640
First.

659
00:48:49,231 --> 00:48:50,232
And if that doesn't work, talk to the principal.

660
00:48:50,232 --> 00:48:53,350
If that doesn't work, then contact your school board member.

661
00:48:53,235 --> 00:48:57,390
You have a student school board member

662
00:48:57,390 --> 00:48:57,390
dry here.

663
00:48:57,206 --> 00:49:01,410
She sent other person that you should be talking to.

664
00:49:01,410 --> 00:49:06,448
And if that doesn't work, then you can talk to me why you should you should go.

665
00:49:06,448 --> 00:49:09,985
You should go into that route.

666
00:49:09,985 --> 00:49:16,992
And thank you for that question because we all all of us get questions from students and parents.

667
00:49:16,992 --> 00:49:18,327
>> And and we work very closely with Mcps.

668
00:49:18,327 --> 00:49:28,370
Each of us have some staff members who work on education and we work with the school board to help solve those problems.

669
00:49:28,370 --> 00:49:28,971
So thank you.

670
00:49:28,971 --> 00:49:29,438
>> Thank you so much.

671
00:49:29,438 --> 00:49:31,674
There are a lot of questions on this item.

672
00:49:31,674 --> 00:49:32,508
I'm gonna make my way back over there.

673
00:49:32,508 --> 00:49:35,811
But we do have somebody here go ahead and stand.

674
00:49:35,811 --> 00:49:35,944
All right.

675
00:49:35,944 --> 00:49:36,845
I guess it's 2 for one.

676
00:49:36,845 --> 00:49:37,120
Come on out.

677
00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:38,781
I guess I can say no.

678
00:49:38,781 --> 00:49:41,684
All right.

679
00:49:41,684 --> 00:49:42,510
So what the Gophers?

680
00:49:42,317 --> 00:49:43,180
I've got to tell me your name.

681
00:49:43,180 --> 00:49:47,890
I'll hold this for your come on this site and your question.

682
00:49:47,890 --> 00:49:48,857
Good evening.

683
00:49:48,857 --> 00:49:49,910
Councilmembers.

684
00:49:49,910 --> 00:49:51,760
My name is Harry Roberts.

685
00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:52,428
And I'm not really McCarty.

686
00:49:52,428 --> 00:50:01,700
We have a 6th grade students at 5, one middle school and we purchase of a and the after-school recycling program Cakes.

687
00:50:01,503 --> 00:50:01,737
Check.

688
00:50:01,737 --> 00:50:12,810
>> Some things we like about the wreck extra or that we can assist cleaning the community, connect with others in or teacher Miss Williams and get to make a big impact on our school.

689
00:50:12,281 --> 00:50:20,756
Our question is, is it possible to get more funding opportunities for field trips and other club activities to promote inclusivity amount school?

690
00:50:20,756 --> 00:50:30,699
>> Because we know especially recently there's been a lot of disharmony guns, different genders and Social May 6.

691
00:50:30,699 --> 00:50:30,799
Great.

692
00:50:30,799 --> 00:50:33,802
Well, thank you so much for that question.

693
00:50:33,802 --> 00:50:35,337
Councilmember leaking.

694
00:50:35,337 --> 00:50:35,804
Yeah, thank you.

695
00:50:35,804 --> 00:50:38,607
Thank you for that.

696
00:50:38,607 --> 00:50:53,655
And and and I do know that that you all do get several field trips per year and >> and might be good to to get the students to say, you know, survey to students about what it is you want to do and where you want to go.

697
00:50:53,655 --> 00:50:53,822
>> Right.

698
00:50:53,822 --> 00:50:56,859
It might not be that medieval times trip.

699
00:50:56,859 --> 00:51:01,579
And I just I'm just saying you now because I've I've had 4 kids go on it now and then they all have thoughts and feelings.

700
00:51:01,579 --> 00:51:02,280
Some of them really like it.

701
00:51:02,280 --> 00:51:04,783
Some of them don't.

702
00:51:04,783 --> 00:51:07,919
But there may be other options, right?

703
00:51:07,919 --> 00:51:08,853
And especially in these times.

704
00:51:08,853 --> 00:51:12,490
And in these moments, some really good things.

705
00:51:12,490 --> 00:51:17,280
There about what might be best and needed for your community.

706
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:27,839
So I think by advocating inside your school to your PTA and to your faculty advisors and this Williams is awesome.

707
00:51:27,839 --> 00:51:31,900
Make sure that they know what you're thinking.

708
00:51:31,509 --> 00:51:32,430
Don't be afraid to speak up.

709
00:51:32,210 --> 00:51:36,810
And thank you for speaking up tonight about that.

710
00:51:36,481 --> 00:51:44,823
And they're also and I know that the school has done this in the past ways for families to sponsor another child to go on the trip.

711
00:51:44,823 --> 00:51:44,889
Right.

712
00:51:44,889 --> 00:51:47,525
And that's something that we all should be doing.

713
00:51:47,525 --> 00:51:47,826
If we can do it.

714
00:51:47,826 --> 00:51:52,664
We want to make sure everybody can go on the trip.

715
00:51:52,664 --> 00:51:53,531
We can do that.

716
00:51:53,531 --> 00:51:56,367
So those are a few of the things that can be done.

717
00:51:56,367 --> 00:51:59,704
But keep up your advocacy and thank you for your work.

718
00:51:59,704 --> 00:52:00,872
After school.

719
00:52:00,872 --> 00:52:01,390
Yes, thank you.

720
00:52:01,105 --> 00:52:04,909
It looks like we have time for one more question online.

721
00:52:04,909 --> 00:52:08,246
>> Until we come back here for our final group of questions.

722
00:52:08,246 --> 00:52:12,160
Marcella to you.

723
00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:13,840
>> Question is for this today, even at this man.

724
00:52:13,818 --> 00:52:25,960
And she would like to know if in CPS has couldn't stay there, the implementation or implementing the use of uniforms as many believe that, that you would have a positive impact.

725
00:52:25,163 --> 00:52:33,371
And at the Hague years of students.

726
00:52:33,371 --> 00:52:34,605
>> Thank you for that question.

727
00:52:34,605 --> 00:52:37,800
I mean that I'm not aware of that.

728
00:52:37,642 --> 00:52:42,800
Coming up for mcps our school board.

729
00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:45,490
I'm looking at our school board member and but but thank you for raising that.

730
00:52:45,350 --> 00:52:48,860
And again, we have a school board member, Laura Stewart.

731
00:52:48,519 --> 00:52:53,791
He remembers of Mcps central staff I'm sure they are taking note of that as the suggestions.

732
00:52:53,791 --> 00:52:54,692
So thank you.

733
00:52:54,692 --> 00:52:58,796
Thank you for The outcast moment did you want to?

734
00:52:58,796 --> 00:53:03,835
>> I actually wanted to take the opportunity to comment on another topic because I don't know anything about that.

735
00:53:03,835 --> 00:53:11,420
But no, we haven't talked uniforms, but but I did want to take a second before we close to come back to some areas.

736
00:53:11,420 --> 00:53:15,460
Question about making these opportunities known to to students.

737
00:53:15,460 --> 00:53:24,222
And I just wanted to say that I think any of us would love to hear from you all about how we could best reach you like what are

738
00:53:24,222 --> 00:53:24,422
I mean?

739
00:53:24,422 --> 00:53:28,659
What are the platforms that we can use to best reach you?

740
00:53:28,659 --> 00:53:29,930
What is the format look like so severe?

741
00:53:29,627 --> 00:53:32,363
Please hang out with them to talk to you and anybody else who's interested there.

742
00:53:32,363 --> 00:53:37,802
Thank

743
00:53:37,802 --> 00:53:38,200
>> Thank you.

744
00:53:38,102 --> 00:53:39,604
Thank you guys.

745
00:53:39,604 --> 00:53:39,637
Okay.

746
00:53:39,637 --> 00:53:40,638
I did see a hand you over here.

747
00:53:40,638 --> 00:53:42,400
I didn't want to leave this young man out.

748
00:53:42,273 --> 00:53:45,760
He has enough for a while here.

749
00:53:45,410 --> 00:53:49,414
Go ahead and not tell me your name and I hope this for you, OK?

750
00:53:49,414 --> 00:53:53,220
>> My name is Ethan and or store for a good to be alive.

751
00:53:53,220 --> 00:53:56,590
A new charter school I wanted to know.

752
00:53:56,225 --> 00:53:56,325
Is there a

753
00:53:56,325 --> 00:54:07,231
store for a good to be alive. A new charter school I wanted to know. Is there a way Ministration can communicate more to students about things happening to the student

754
00:54:10,206 --> 00:54:10,373
>> Yeah.

755
00:54:10,373 --> 00:54:12,909
And you want to?

756
00:54:12,909 --> 00:54:13,760
>> So thank you.

757
00:54:13,209 --> 00:54:24,530
And so because the school is a brand new school and it's a charter school and we don't have we don't have control over how they communicate with their students or their parents.

758
00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:28,958
But we are in communication with with the NBA lie.

759
00:54:28,958 --> 00:54:32,950
We've been working with them throughout the construction in the past year.

760
00:54:32,595 --> 00:54:36,766
So I can I can suggest that.

761
00:54:36,766 --> 00:54:38,668
But that would really be up to their their principal and their administrator.

762
00:54:38,668 --> 00:54:41,404
But thank you.

763
00:54:41,404 --> 00:54:45,208
>> Yes, thank you, councilmember about them.

764
00:54:45,208 --> 00:54:50,813
Okay, guys, I'm making my way and making my way making my way downtown.

765
00:54:50,813 --> 00:54:51,214
All right.

766
00:54:51,214 --> 00:54:57,420
Your name and all this

767
00:54:57,420 --> 00:54:58,287
>> Thank you for having me today.

768
00:54:58,287 --> 00:55:02,250
I am sure he novice a 6th grader from Norfolk.

769
00:55:02,250 --> 00:55:02,910
That's and that's cool.

770
00:55:02,725 --> 00:55:12,769
Every year I've been invited to excellent magnet schools such as Takoma Park, would have to leave at 05:30AM, and come at 5.30, pm.

771
00:55:12,769 --> 00:55:13,836
What steps?

772
00:55:13,836 --> 00:55:18,741
My question is, what steps are being taken to improve?

773
00:55:18,741 --> 00:55:23,613
Accessibility is for accessibility for men that schools and centers, Florida Election Commission.

774
00:55:23,613 --> 00:55:26,549
I think that is a incredibly timely question.

775
00:55:26,549 --> 00:55:31,387
And that is something that the school board in Mcps is discussing right now.

776
00:55:31,387 --> 00:55:41,664
So thank you for raising that and >> I see again, our board of Ed member just to frantically taking notes on your question.

777
00:55:41,664 --> 00:55:43,866
But we really appreciate that question.

778
00:55:43,866 --> 00:55:45,680
And you know where you live and where I live.

779
00:55:45,368 --> 00:55:45,668
That's my district.

780
00:55:45,668 --> 00:55:48,338
Those are the 2 ends in my district.

781
00:55:48,338 --> 00:55:49,720
So I know how far you have to track it.

782
00:55:49,205 --> 00:55:52,375
So thank you for asking that question.

783
00:55:52,375 --> 00:55:52,575
>> All right.

784
00:55:52,575 --> 00:55:55,780
I did see this hand here up.

785
00:55:55,345 --> 00:55:55,411
Okay.

786
00:55:55,411 --> 00:55:55,778
For a while.

787
00:55:55,778 --> 00:56:00,283
Go ahead and tell me my whole this for you.

788
00:56:00,283 --> 00:56:00,516
Ok?

789
00:56:00,516 --> 00:56:00,983
>> Good evening.

790
00:56:00,983 --> 00:56:01,500
Council members.

791
00:56:01,384 --> 00:56:04,821
My name is Lorena Wu and I'm a sophomore at Pools.

792
00:56:04,821 --> 00:56:05,880
Ville High School.

793
00:56:05,880 --> 00:56:15,640
So as the co president of Eco Mode Go, which is the largest student-led environmental organization in Montgomery County, I like to commend the town Council on the environmental a cutie that it has.

794
00:56:15,498 --> 00:56:20,203
But of course, there are still many steps to take to continue addressing climate issues.

795
00:56:20,203 --> 00:56:31,214
So what are the next steps for the county council regarding its decision on the county transit study as well as how to CPS and the County Council for their work together to ensure the sustainability of our schools.

796
00:56:31,214 --> 00:56:36,185
Thank

797
00:56:36,185 --> 00:56:36,386
So thank you.

798
00:56:36,386 --> 00:56:42,339
I represent pools Ville as well as the northwest corner.

799
00:56:42,339 --> 00:56:51,448
And so the the county transportation study that is this very specific study that will look at the >> Clarksburg to Montgomery Village Corridor.

800
00:56:51,448 --> 00:56:54,718
So this study is we just approved a supplemental funding for that.

801
00:56:54,718 --> 00:56:59,890
So we're hoping that that study will start sometime in the next 6 months.

802
00:56:59,689 --> 00:57:02,359
Probably go for a year or so.

803
00:57:02,359 --> 00:57:24,314
But it will look at the capacity the road and transportation at transit capacity from Clarksburg down to Montgomery Village and a look at both sides of I-270, and really in my opinion, identify that we need so much more transit, which we've

804
00:57:24,314 --> 00:57:24,781
been asking for.

805
00:57:24,781 --> 00:57:26,850
So thank you so much for that question.

806
00:57:26,850 --> 00:57:27,830
Great.

807
00:57:27,830 --> 00:57:32,121
And now turn to councilmember glass who chairs our Transportation Environment Committee.

808
00:57:32,121 --> 00:57:32,455
>> There we go.

809
00:57:32,455 --> 00:57:33,222
Thank you very much.

810
00:57:33,222 --> 00:57:35,358
Thank you for your question.

811
00:57:35,358 --> 00:57:37,600
And thank you.

812
00:57:37,600 --> 00:57:43,660
Eco Moco for all your advocacy have been seeing a lot more of you at council hearings and committee work.

813
00:57:43,599 --> 00:57:44,434
Sessions and in the community.

814
00:57:44,434 --> 00:57:59,882
And the reason you do the work and the reason that we are leading in making Montgomery County greener and cleaner is because we're in a climate crisis and we want to make sure we leave the planet and our community in a better place for you all

815
00:57:59,882 --> 00:58:00,483
when you become our age.

816
00:58:00,483 --> 00:58:04,870
And there's a lot of work that we have to do.

817
00:58:04,153 --> 00:58:05,540
I'll ask you this question here in Montgomery County.

818
00:58:05,421 --> 00:58:10,930
How many what percentage do you think of greenhouse gases come from?

819
00:58:10,193 --> 00:58:16,320
Let's say buildings.

820
00:58:16,320 --> 00:58:16,990
52%.

821
00:58:16,990 --> 00:58:29,780
52% of our carbon emissions come from physical buildings, which is why we're making doing work to make sure that our buildings are greener and making sure that they're more energy efficient, the work that we're doing soon in the coming years

822
00:58:29,780 --> 00:58:34,717
and months is to make sure that we increase composting so that you can throw food out at home.

823
00:58:34,717 --> 00:58:44,761
And if you live in a single-family house or an apartment building, we also want to make sure that more of the waste system is cleaner.

824
00:58:44,761 --> 00:58:54,837
And then also we're just making sure that more buildings are cleaner because transportation, we got a lot a public transit buses and metro and energy efficient cars.

825
00:58:54,837 --> 00:58:56,390
And so we're doing really good there.

826
00:58:56,390 --> 00:58:57,373
But we just got to keep working on our building.

827
00:58:57,373 --> 00:59:05,682
So when you go home, make sure your parent recycle and try to think of some composting to for that extra food that you don't eat.

828
00:59:05,682 --> 00:59:05,982
Thank you.

829
00:59:05,982 --> 00:59:06,749
Councilmember glass.

830
00:59:06,749 --> 00:59:07,500
We have time for one.

831
00:59:07,116 --> 00:59:07,684
Our last few questions.

832
00:59:07,684 --> 00:59:09,619
I did see a hand here.

833
00:59:09,619 --> 00:59:10,119
Go out and stand.

834
00:59:10,119 --> 00:59:10,620
>> I hold this for you.

835
00:59:10,620 --> 00:59:14,290
Go ahead and tell me your name and your question.

836
00:59:14,290 --> 00:59:14,524
Okay.

837
00:59:14,524 --> 00:59:14,691
>> Hello.

838
00:59:14,691 --> 00:59:18,940
My name my name is they look at night and news 6 getting going.

839
00:59:18,895 --> 00:59:28,905
It's and what this is the middle school and knows that even a major school and now middle school, the batting stance, sanitation and the innovation is in bed.

840
00:59:28,905 --> 00:59:29,172
Big.

841
00:59:29,172 --> 00:59:29,872
They are this year.

842
00:59:29,872 --> 00:59:38,500
The Heat will sit as simple as this one and also seen a number of means such as the 6, 7, mean joy, back muscles.

843
00:59:38,417 --> 00:59:44,220
I was wondering what policies are planning to enforce in light of these issues and the process is used to stop them.

844
00:59:44,122 --> 00:59:51,763
Thank you for your time and any attempts to end these problems.

845
00:59:51,763 --> 00:59:52,640
>> Thank you so much.

846
00:59:52,130 --> 01:00:08,313
We can again have our mcps partners follow-up with the school and I I will Councilmember leak and you want to so thank you for pointing out that that some of the vandalism was a hate symbol because we've had other students here tonight.

847
01:00:08,313 --> 01:00:08,747
Talk about that.

848
01:00:08,747 --> 01:00:21,860
I just I do want you to know that that is a space where, you know, >> in my prior work, I've done a ton of work in my current work Councilmember Friedson and I have worked with Mcps in the past to revise the way they do that reporting for that.

849
01:00:21,860 --> 01:00:27,650
When something like that happens in the years, why?

850
01:00:27,332 --> 01:00:33,605
Because even though that is it's vandalism and hate is hate speech and you may not know who did it.

851
01:00:33,605 --> 01:00:39,978
We want to know what happened and it's important for the school to know what happened to document it.

852
01:00:39,978 --> 01:00:48,860
And then to discuss and figure out how to take proactive steps to reduce that type of hate bias inside your school building.

853
01:00:48,153 --> 01:00:51,656
So we always say, you know, take a picture of it before it gets cleaned up, right?

854
01:00:51,656 --> 01:00:52,958
We know we want to clean it up.

855
01:00:52,958 --> 01:00:58,697
We don't want more people exposed to it.

856
01:00:58,697 --> 01:01:08,740
But document it and make sure it's known and talk to, you know, the your your folks in central office and talk to the school board about what you're seeing in your school building.

857
01:01:08,740 --> 01:01:09,741
You councilmember Lewke.

858
01:01:09,741 --> 01:01:12,511
And I think this is our last question and this is our last question.

859
01:01:12,511 --> 01:01:12,577
Okay.

860
01:01:12,577 --> 01:01:18,450
Your name and I hope this for you, OK?

861
01:01:18,450 --> 01:01:24,556
>> I mean, the stena I go to better come in to me to school and at an EV.

862
01:01:24,556 --> 01:01:31,630
My question is what resources of the county halfway you'd and families about the second and environment.

863
01:01:31,296 --> 01:01:32,970
>> And they're recycling environment question councilmember glass.

864
01:01:32,898 --> 01:01:38,870
When you want to take this one.

865
01:01:38,870 --> 01:01:39,400
>> Yeah.

866
01:01:39,400 --> 01:01:41,600
So you could go on to the county.

867
01:01:41,600 --> 01:01:45,944
The county's website for the Department of Environmental Protection.

868
01:01:45,944 --> 01:01:50,480
That is the department that does all the environmental work for Montgomery County.

869
01:01:50,315 --> 01:01:57,622
And actually another thing that you can do is call 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, One is where you have complaints for the county.

870
01:01:57,622 --> 01:02:05,764
If you want a pothole filled, if you need to treat trend, if if you need access to health clinics.

871
01:02:05,764 --> 01:02:10,302
But the number one thing that people contact 3, 1, one about his trash

872
01:02:10,302 --> 01:02:15,700
And so there are a number of different ways to to to get the help that you need.

873
01:02:15,574 --> 01:02:22,881
But I'd start with the Department of Environmental Protection and you'll see all the services that we provide.

874
01:02:22,881 --> 01:02:29,666
And if you think that we need to do more, send us an e-mail and let us how we need to expand those programs.

875
01:02:29,666 --> 01:02:30,100
>> Thank you.

876
01:02:30,100 --> 01:02:30,500
Councilmember Glass.

877
01:02:30,500 --> 01:02:32,200
Well, that concludes the questions that we have this evening.

878
01:02:32,200 --> 01:02:34,404
And thank you all for joining us.

879
01:02:34,404 --> 01:02:42,112
They're gonna go ahead and put up those slides with the information on how to get your SSL hours are ready for the ISIS cell hours.

880
01:02:42,112 --> 01:02:44,800
I know you are.

881
01:02:44,800 --> 01:02:51,488
That's going to be there and they wish and banish now students will have until 05:00PM tomorrow to complete the SS L reflection, Google form.

882
01:02:51,488 --> 01:02:54,900
And if you have any questions, please reach out to sell a cherry.

883
01:02:54,591 --> 01:02:57,494
I'm gonna go ahead and toss it back to council president Stuart for closing remarks.

884
01:02:57,494 --> 01:02:59,896
Great.

885
01:02:59,896 --> 01:03:03,320
Well, thank you, Jordan very much.

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>> And I know because Councilmember Albernaz and I were upstairs talking to many of you while you were having dinner that we did not get to all of your questions because I know there are some excellent questions that did not get a chance to

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be asked this evening.

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And so please e-mail us and we will be happy to answer your questions as many of us has stayed up here.

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We want to continue.

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This is this isn't just a one and done.

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We don't just do this once a year, but we want the reason we do this is so that you get to know us.

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You see our faces, you connect with us so that throughout the year you have the opportunity to reach out to our office.

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Many of us like to go to our local schools in our district and visit and meet with each of you.

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And so we really want to take the opportunity to follow up.

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If you had a question that didn't get answer tonight or if you had a question that you want to you think more about it and ask a follow-up question.

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Please reach out to us.

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This has been an incredible evening.

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Again, I want to thank and CPS are wonderful partner.

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Our school board member Laura Stewart for being here and our incredible wrecked department can be given up for our rec staff.

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>> Thank you to our recreation department.

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And I say thank Jordan for moderating this evening.

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Thank you, everyone.

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I get home safely and we look forward to staying in