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Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 5/21/2007

Posted 5/18/2007


City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Rick Price, First Church of Christ, Scientist

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held May 7, 2007

TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

V. CONSENT ITEMS
(resolutions for approval by the City Council that do not need discussion)

  1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract for the Installation of Decorative Crosswalks on Brookes and Maryland Avenues ($70,000)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract to Provide Seven (7) Ornamental Entry Features to be Installed on Brookes and Maryland Avenues ($17,131)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for Environmental Assessment Services for the Nike Site ($61,822)

    Background Material (pdf format)

VI. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating May 27, 2007, as “Rachel Carson Day” in the City of Gaithersburg

  2. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating June 9, 2007, as “Kentlands House & Garden Tour Day” in the City of Gaithersburg
  3. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating 2007, as “COG’s 50th Anniversary Year” in the City of Gaithersburg

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

An Emergency Ordinance to Amend Section 15-9, Subsection (f) of the City Code, Entitled “Solicitation in Roadways,” so as to Amend the Effective Date of Ordinance O-4-07 Adopting Section 15-9(f), and Providing for Future Changes to the Effective Date by Resolution
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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 April 16, 2007

Background Material (pdf format)

3. Consent Items

Tax Credit Applications
TCE - 57 Warren and Elizabeth Johnson, 104 Chestnut Street

Background Material (pdf format)

TCE - 58 Robert and Cathy Drzyzgula, 16 Walker Avenue
Background Material (pdf format)

4. Policy Discussion

Applicant: KB Homes, 10000 and 9600 Fields Road, Demolition Request
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5. Adjournment


XII. RECONVENE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

XIII. 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 Reject All Medical Insurance Benefits Bids Received March 20, 2007, and to Enter Into a Contract to Provide Medical Insurance to Qualified Employees
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the Filing of an Application With the Federal Transit Administration for Federal Transportation Assistance and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract to Purchase Two Paratransit Vehicles for the Senior Center ($140,610)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. RC-37 - Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waiver for Variable Road Sections, Radii, Intersection Spacing and Median Breaks for the Crown Farm Development, Schematic Development Plan SDP-06-005

    Background Material (pdf format)
    SDP-06-005 Exhibits

  4. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for Construction Quality Management Services and LEEDS Commissioning for the Gaithersburg Indoor Aquatic and Recreation Center ($140,000.00 annually)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  5. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Memorandum of Understanding With Montgomery County Relating to Construction Funding for the Gaithersburg Aquatic/Recreation Center
    Background Material (pdf format)

  6. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Establishing a Mayor and City Council Travel Policy for the City of Gaithersburg

    Background Material (pdf format)

  7. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements Relating to the Proposed East Diamond Avenue Redevelopment Project (Archstone)
    Background Material (pdf format)

XIV. POLICY DISCUSSION AND STAFF GUIDANCE
(discussion by the Mayor and Council about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)

SDP-06-005 – Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg Granting 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 property is Zoned MXD (Mixed-Use Development) (Ready for Final Action)

Background Material (pdf format)
SDP-06-005 Exhibits

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

  • Staff Recommendation to Close the Record on SDP-04-001, Schematic Development Plan for Quince Orchard Park, Parcel A – The Vistas, Winter Walk Drive and Quince Orchard Road

    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Staff Recommendation to Close the Record on MP-1-07, Historic Preservation Element
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated May 17, 2007 Concerning Proposed Resident Parking Restrictions for West Deer Park Road, Duvall Lane, and Deer Park Lane
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated May 17, 2007 Concerning 2008 MML Legislative Priorities

    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated May 16, 2007 From the Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Elections
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Amended Testimony for 7-Eleven’s Alcoholic Beverage License Renewal Rehearing
    Background Material (pdf format)

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

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 Tuesday, May 29, and will
NOT conduct regular meeting on Monday, June 4, 2007.

The Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will
conduct a joint work session on Monday, June 11, 2007,
to discuss the Olde Towne Youth Center.

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.

June 18 Meeting:
Presentations:
- Swearing in of New Police Chief John King

- “If I Were Mayor”

Public Hearing
JOINT - Spectrum at Watkins Mill Town Center

Ord./Res./Reg.

- Adoption of the City’s FY-08 Budget and Establishing the Constant Yield Tax Rate

- Amended “Anti-Solicitation” Ordinance