Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board is tasked with providing advice to the County Executive and County Council on issues affecting Silver Spring and Takoma Park. These issues include transportation, economic development, housing, youth activities and the environment. All meetings are open to the public and we encourage community participation.

The Board represents residents who live in the Silver Spring Region, which includes the area between Rock Creek Park & the Prince Georges County line, the area south of I-495 to the District of Columbia, including all of the City of Takoma Park, & all of Four Corners, including the Four Corners neighborhoods north of I-495.

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Annual Reports

Members

About SSCAB Committees

Current Year Board Meeting Agendas

Archive of Committee Agendas

Archive of Board Meeting Materials (Agendas, Minutes, Directors Reports, & Presentations - Starts FY 2012)

Board Correspondence & County Responses

Board Bylaws

ANNUAL REPORTS

Members

Name       Area of Interest
​Lysette House, Chair of the Board Falkland Chase       
Sofia Bushen,  Vice Chair of the Board, Chair, Community Economic Development Committee Downtown Silver Spring
Katherine Lucas McKay,  Secretary Downtown Silver Spring​
Melanie Fonder Kaye ,  Parliamentarian Falkland Chase
Daniel Moijueh, Co-Chair, Commercial Economic Development Committee Downtown Silver Spring
Don Slater, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee​ Transit, Land Use & Housing
Jay Elvove, Representative to the Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee North Hills of Sligo Creek
John Seelke, Chair, Neighborhoods Committee Education / East Silver Spring
Michelle Foster, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee​ Woodside Park / Wooodside Forest and Montgomery Hills
Debra Wylie Lyttonsville
Ed Levy Four Corners
Jeremy Dickey ​Downtown Silver Spring
Kenneth Lemberg Summit Hills
Lene Tsegaye Fenton Village
Patricia Germann Downtown Silver Spring
Vanesa Pinto Long Branch 
MEMBERS BIO's


Committees to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board

Neighborhoods Committee

Chair:  John Seelke

  • The Neighborhoods Committee handles matters pertaining to the quality of life in neighborhoods, including, but not limited to public health planning, community redevelopment, school-community relations, housing, education, the Arts, and the natural environment in the region.

Commercial Economic Development Committee

Chair: Sofia Bushen and Daniel Moijueh

  • The  Commercial Economic  Development Committee works on issues affecting Silver Spring's Commercial Economic Development sector, including issues pertaining to Redevelopment.

Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee

Chair:  Michelle Foster and Don Slater

  • The committee shall facilitate a community wide discussion on transportation, energy and environmental policies in order to promote sustainable living and improved quality of life for the greater Silver Spring region.

The full Board meets the second Monday of each month , 7:00 pm. All Committees meet on the fourth Monday of the month, 7:00 pm.

Meetings are held in the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place. Parking is available at the Town Square Garage.

Meetings are currently held over ZOOM


 


 SSCAB MEETING AGENDAS

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SSCAB AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2021-2022

Full Board Meeting Date  Topic
September 13, 2021
  • Redistricting & Silver Spring Business Improvement District
October 11, 2021
  • COVID-19 & COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach
November 8, 2021
  • Education & Libraries
December 13, 2021
  • Legislative Report
January 10, 2022
  • Homelessness & Food Insecurity
February 14, 2022
  • Budget
March 14, 2022
  • Post COVID-19 Response & COVID-19 Update
April 11, 2022
  • Infrastructure and Climate Action Plan
May 9, 2022
  • Annual Police Report
June 13, 2022
  • Black History & Place Making in Silver Spring


​ COMMITTEE AGENDAS

SSCAB COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2021-2022

DATE

Commercial Economic

Development Committee

 Neighborhoods Committee

Transportation, Energy,

& Environment Committee
September 20, 2021

Joint with all Committees

  • Silver Spring Business Improvement District

Joint with all Committees

  • Silver Spring Business Improvement District

Joint with all Committees

  • Silver Spring Business Improvement District
October 25, 2021
  • E-Commerce
  • Refugees
  • Climate
November 22, 2021
  • Government Contracts
  • Long Branch
January 24, 2022
  • Daniel Karoma & State Legislature Small Business Update
  • Racial Equity - Story of Silver Spring
  • Racial Equity - Story of Silver Spring
February 28, 2022

  • High School Principals
  • Pedestrian/Bike Safety
March 28, 2022
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Parks & Rec​
  • Trees
April 25, 2022

Joint Meeting with Neighborhoods

  • ​Civic Center/Noise/DTSS

Joint Meeting with CED

  • Civic Center/Noise/DTSS
  • Recycling
May 23, 2022

Joint Meeting with Neighborhoods

  • Immigrant Small Business Owners/Workforce

Joint Meeting with CED

  • Immigrant Small Business Owners Workforce
  • Purple Line
June 27, 2022
  • Public Art
  • Community Solar

AGENDAS, SUMMARIES, DIRECTOR's REPORT & POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
2021-2022 Meetings
(For Board correspondence and County responses  click here )
Date
 Agenda Meetings Summary Director's Report Presentation/Video Archive
September 13 View View View

Video Archive | Redistricting Presentation
October 11 View View Video Archive
November 8 View View ​Video Archive
December 13 View View ​Video Archive
January 10 View View Video Archive
February 14 View View ​Video Archive
March 14 View View  
April 11 ​View ​View  
May 9 - DHSS Townhall, no CAB Meeting Held  
June 13 View View
July - NO MEETING SCHEDULED
August - NO MEETING SCHEDULED

Previous meetings