Committee to consider formal home for sports tourism task force; joint work session planned

Members agreed the existing sports tourism task force has value coordinating event leads across Rec, Parks, MCPS, Montgomery College and the Revenue Authority, but wants the forum's role clarified so it survives staffing changes. Chair Fannie Gonzalez said she would call a joint committee work session to consider amending the earlier resolution (20‑547) that created the task force and asked staff to work with the task force chair, Keith Miller (Revenue Authority), on new language.

Committee members and staff also emphasized that Visit Montgomery already plays a convening role for sports leads and that formalization would not necessarily create more bureaucracy; instead, the proposal would clarify mission and accountability. The committee asked staff to bring amendment language and a brief task force update to the joint work session.