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Committee of Housing and Environment

The competence of the Committee of Housing and Environment includes:

• the development of energy, water supply and sewage systems of the city;
• protection of environment ;
• waste management;
• management of city’s greenery, gardens, parks, forests as well as nature’s protectable territories;
• energy efficiency;
• issues of rent and communal payments; 
• assistance in solving the housing issues; 
• organizing cemetery services.

 Committee of Housing and Environment supervises the Municipal Services Department of Riga City Council, Rent Directorate of Riga City Council and the Municipal Department of Environment.

Pursuant to decision No 6 of Riga City Council of July 7, 2009, the number of councillors working on the Municipal Services and Housing Issues Committee may not exceed 13 people.

The sessions of the Committee take place on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. in room No 610.

The composition of the Committee of Housing and Environment of Riga City Council:

1. Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko– the chairman of the committee
2. Vadims Baraņņiks– the deputy chairman of the committee
3. Olga Veidiņa - the deputy chairman of the committee
4. Ivans Ivanovs
5. Natālija Mirska
6. Viktors Nikolajevs
7. Ieva Akuratere
8. Valdis Gavars
9. Māris Puriņš
10. Raimonds Timma
11. Dmitrijs Pavlovs
12. Lita Beire
13. Kārlis Strēlis

Last changes 10.11.2010.