BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL

Chair EileenM Rehrmann,
Harford County Executive

Ex offtcio John G Gary, Anne Arundel County
Executive, Kurt L Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore, C
A (Dutch) Ruppersberger III, Baltimore County
Executive, Donald I Dell, designee of President,
Carroll County Board of County Commissioners,
Charles I Ecker, Howard County Executive

Paul R Farragut, Executive Director

601 North Howard St
Baltimore, MD 21201—4585 (410) 333 1750

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council was ere
ated in 1992 as the regional planning agency for
metropolitan Baltimore (Chapter 201, Acts of
1992) Replacing the Baltimore Regional Council
of Governments, the Council promotes coopera
tion among local governments in the Baltimore
metropolitan area to share information, collect
data, and solve common problems It also antici
pates future needs in infrastructure, the environ
ment, and economic development Under formal
agreements among its members, the Council pro
vides regional planning for solid waste management
and transportation
The Council is composed of the chief elected
officials of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Bal
timore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties

AD VISORT BOARD
Chair Joseph Bartenfelder, Baltimore County Council

Diane R Evans, Anne Arundel County Council,
vacancy, Baltimore City Council, Donald I Dell,
Carroll County Board of County Commissioners,
Joanne S Parrott, Harford County Council,
Dennis R Schrader, Howard County Council

(410)333 1750

Representatives of the legislative bodies of each
county form the six member Advisory Board to the
Baltimore Metropolitan Council The Board meets
three times a year to provide a legislative perspective
on budget issues, programs, and policy

TRANSPORTATION STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair Victor Bonaparte, Baltimore City

Richard Josephson, Anne Arundel County, J Craig
Forrest, Baltimore County, Steven C Horn,
Carroll County, Stoney E Fraley, Harford County,
Carl Balser, Howard County

Ex offtcio Jon Arason, designee of Mayor of
Annapolis, Frederick P Rappe, Jr , designee of
Secretary of Transportation

Nonvottng members Diane L Franks, designee of
Secretary of the Environment, Christine Wells,
Office of Planning

Staff Harvey S Bloom (410)3334743

The Transportation Steering Committee of
the Baltimore Metropolitan Council was estab
hshed by a May 1992 memorandum of under
standing among the member local governments,
the Department of Transportation, and the Gov
ernor The Committee serves as the metropolitan
planning organization for federal transportation
certification and funding
The Committee consists of representatives from
the six member governments, the Mayor of An
napohs, the Secretary of the Environment, the
Secretary of Transportation, and a representative of
the Office of Planning

REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTER
Mary A Logan, Coordinator
(410) 333 4881

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council operates
the Regional Information Center, an urban plan
nmg and regional library associated with the Enoch
Pratt Free Library The Center provides data on
demographic and economic trends, transportation
issues, environmental management, waste manage
ment, and water quality

MARYLAND LOWER EASTERN
SHORE TOURISM CENTER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Cha(r Robert C Pike, Worcester County

Appointed by Somerset County Board of County
Commissioners Michael Corbin, Rebecca Marshall,
Bonita Porter