The City has posted the agenda for the Monday, November 20, 2006 regular meeting of the Mayor and Council. The big item on this agenda is the public hearing on the proposed anti-solicitation ordinance. Note also the CouncilHDC has yet again put off the decision on the destruction of the Talbott house/Hair Bar. I presume that the closed executive session of the HDC scheduled for December 4 will be held for the purpose of deciding what they can and can’t legally decide in this regard.

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Weslie Ellison, Baha’i Faith

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held October 16, 2006

Background Material (pdf format)

Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Mayor and City

Council Held November 6, 2006
TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

V. APPOINTMENTS

Resolution

of the City Council Confirming Appointments and Reappointments to the Greater Historic District Committee, Environmental Affairs Committee, and Multicultural Affairs Committee
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. PRESENTATIONS
(certificates from the City and to the City, as well as staff or citizen presentations on topics - 10 minutes)

  1. Presentation of GREAT (Gaithersburg Recognizing Educational Achievement Today) Award to Diamond Elementary School and Gaithersburg Elementary School
  2. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating November 2006, as “National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month” in the City of Gaithersburg
  3. Certificate of Appreciation Presented to Carol Tussey, Member of the Beautification Committee
  4. Presentation of the City of Gaithersburg’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) - June 30, 2006
  5. City Manager’s Day Laborer Report

VII. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
(public is invited to speak on any subject that is not a public hearing topic on tonight’s agenda - each speaker three minutes)

VIII. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Upcoming City Events

IX. FROM THE CITY MANAGER

XI. PUBLIC HEARING

An Ordinance to Repeal and Reenact With Amendments Section 15-4 of the City Code, Entitled “Loitering,” so as to Clarify Existing Language With Regard To Prohibited Conduct, and Section 15-9, Entitled “Solicitation in Roadways,” so as to Expand the Applicability of the City’s Prohibition on Solicitation Specific to this Chapter
Background Material (pdf format)

XI. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

  • Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held October 9, 2006
    TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

  • Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held November 6, 2006
    Background Material (pdf format)

3. Certificate of Approval

  • HAWP-48D – Applicant: Joseph LaVoie, 5 Walker Avenue, Tree Removal
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • HAWP-13B – Applicant: Glen Todd, 7 Brookes Avenue
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • HAWP-78E – Applicant: Warren and Liz Johnson, 104 Chestnut Street, Driveway Removal/Replacement
    Background Material (pdf format)

4. Adjournment


XII. RECONVENE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

XIII. FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHER STAFF

  • Guidance on Drafting Ordinance Concerning the Installation of Automated Sprinkler Systems in Vacant Multi-Family Residential Dwellings
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on Reopening the Mayor and City Council Record on T-377 – Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on Proposed Text Amendment - Indoor Aquatic Facility at the GE Tech Park Site
    Background Material (pdf format)

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Historic District Commission of the City of Gaithersburg plans to conduct a closed executive session on Monday, December 4, 2006, immediately following the scheduled regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(7), State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice. The topic to be discussed is the standard of review and evidentiary consideration required under Maryland law as related to decisions of administrative agencies. The closed executive session will be held pursuant to a motion properly adopted at the regular meeting of the Historic District Commission scheduled for Monday, December 4, 2006.

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the
Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg
will not conduct a work session on
Monday, November 27, 2006.


THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006, 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 31 SOUTH SUMMIT AVENUE

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING AND WORK SESSION ITEMS

This list is not all-inclusive, and does not reflect priorities or scheduling
But is intended to provide a glance at future items to come before the City Council.

Dec. 4 Meeting

Presentation

Presentation from the 2006 Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Race Committee

Public Hearing

Ordinance to Make the Montgomery County Defibrillator Code Applicable in the City of Gaithersburg

Policy Discussion
Regulation Establishing a Traffic Impact Study

T-377 - Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance for the City of Gaithersburg

SDP-06-003, Amendment of the Previously Approved Schematic Development Plan, SDP-L5, Lakelands Lane in the Woods