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March 18th, 2007

Agenda for the 03/19/07 Mayor & Council Meeting

From the City’s Website:

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held March 5, 2007
Background Material (pdf format)

V. APPOINTMENT

Resolution of the City Council Confirming an Appointment by the Mayor to the Community Advisory Committee
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. PRESENTATIONS

National League of Cities - National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) City Cultural Diversity Award

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

X. PUBLIC HEARING

Hearing to Solicit Public Service Proposals for the Expenditure of FY08 Community Development Block Grant Funds
Background Material (pdf format)

XI. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS
(ordinances, resolutions, and regulations to be introduced or adopted following appropriate procedures required by the City Code, or resolutions that may require discussion by the Mayor and Council prior to approval)

  1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for the 2007 Street Resurfacing Contract ($997,955)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for the Design of City Gateway Entry Signs, an Art in Public Places Design Competition ($6,000)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase In-Car Digital Video Systems ($155,000)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  4. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6C of the City Code Entitled “Elections” Article III Entitled “Absentee Voting” Section 6C-14 Thereof Entitled “Who May Vote” so as to “Permit Qualified Voters to Choose to Vote by Absentee Ballot Without the Requirement That the Voter be Absent From the City on the Day of the Election (Public Hearing 4/9/07)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  5. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Awarding a Matching Grant to Kentlands Condominiums III ($500)
    Background Material (pdf format)

XII. ADJOURNMENT



THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007, 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.

April 9 Meeting:

Public Hearing
- Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6C of the City Code Entitled “Elections” Article III Entitled “Absentee Voting” Section 6C-14 Thereof Entitled “Who May Vote” so as to “Permit Qualified Voters to Choose to Vote by Absentee Ballot Without the Requirement That the Voter be Absent From the City on the Day of the Election


WORK SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will conduct a work session on Monday, March 26, 2007, to discuss the Space Planning Study of the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center.


BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will conduct a Budget Public Forum on Thursday, March 29, 2007, 7:30 p.m., to discuss the City’s Strategic Directions and the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget.


ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will not conduct a regular meeting on Monday, April 2, 2007, but will conduct consecutive regular meetings on Monday, April 9 and 16, 2007, followed by a work session on Monday, April 23, 2007.


MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
ARE TELEVISED LIVE ON CABLE CHANNEL 13

AND ON THE
INTERNET AT
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/tv

March 18th, 2007

Agenda for the 03/21/07 Planning Commission Meeting

From the City’s Website:

City of Gaithersburg
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

Telephone: 301-258-6330

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA*
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
7:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

March 7, 2007, Planning Commission Meeting

Background Material (pdf format)

RECORD PLATS

RECOMMENDATION TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL

SDP-06-005 – Gary Unterberg, Rodgers Consulting, for Crown Farm Village, LLC
Request for approval of Schematic Development Plan SDP-06-005, per annexation X-182, known as the Crown Property (Parcels 445, 600, 905, 883, & 820), in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The proposed plan includes a mix of uses, including 2250 residential units and 320,000 square feet of future commercial uses on approximately 180 acres of land. The initial SDP application primarily concerns Neighborhoods 2 and 3 with the associated infrastructure. The subject property is bordered by Fields Road, Sam Eig Highway, and Omega Drive.
Note: no additional testimony will be taken at this time.
Staff Comments (pdf format)

Background Material

FROM THE COMMISSION

FROM STAFF

ADJOURNMENT

March 18th, 2007

Hazleton trial, day five (updated)