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The City Police have posted a few more crimes, including another armed robbery on Wednesday; these are posted below.

I’ve also begun to put together a database of these crimes, so that I can post them in an interactive map form. My first stab at this is included below; if your browser supports the Google Maps API (Internet Explorer and Firefox should work), you should see a map of central Gaithersburg with several place markers of various colors. This should have controls so that you can pan and zoom around in the map, and if you click on any of the markers, it should bring up a description of the crime, taken from the City’s Crime Summary. So far, I’ve only gone back about three weeks, and I have yet to include any of the County reports of City crimes not handled by the City police.

The marker colors are abitrary, but should be consistent by crime, e.g. robberies are red, burglaries are light blue, assaults are dark blue/purple, etc. Let me know what you think. If your browser (or RSS reader) doesn’t support Google Maps, then you should simply see a bunch of lines with the word “map”. I currently have no way to put up a static map for such browsers, sorry.

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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Burglary
On 06/14/07, at approximately 9:36 p.m., officers responded to the unit block of N. Summit Dr. for a burglary that occurred earlier. An investigation revealed that the victim left their residence unlocked at approximately 1 p.m. When the victim returned home at 2 p.m., they noticed that several pieces of jewelry were missing. There are no suspects at this time.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Armed Robbery
On 06/13/07, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the victim was unloading her vehicle in the unit block of Water Street. The suspect approached, displayed a knife, and asked for the victim’s money. A second, unseen suspect approached the victim from behind, removing money from the victim’s pockets. The suspects fled the scene toward Spring Street.

Suspect 1 - Black male, 15 - 17 yrs old, 5′05″ -5′07″, 140-160 lbs., carrying a book bag.
Suspect 2 - Not seen by victim.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 6/18/2007

Posted 6/14/2007

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Jameka Watts, 4th Grade Student, Gaithersburg Elementary School

III. INVOCATION

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Special Budget Public Hearing Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held May 14, 2007

TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held May 21, 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 Stormwater Management Facility Maintenance and Repair ($29,025)

   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Home Care Partners, Inc. Using Unexpended Community Development Block Grant Funds ($5,000)

   Background Material (pdf format)

VI. APPOINTMENTS

Resolution of the City Council Confirming Appointments and Reappointments by the Mayor to the Education Committee, Gaithersburg Senior Council, Multicultural Affairs Committee, and Olde Towne Advisory Committee

Background Material (pdf format)

VII. OATH OF OFFICE TO CHIEF OF POLICE JOHN A. KING

• Introduction of New Chief of Police

VIII. PRESENTATIONS

1. Presentation of the City’s Local Winner of the Maryland Municipal League’s “If I Were Mayor, I Would….” Essay Contest (Jameka Watts)
2. Proclamation from the Mayor and City Council Designating June 2007, as "Homeownership Month" in the City of Gaithersburg
3. Presentation by Local Governments Insurance Trusts (LGIT), Awarding a Grant in Support of an Aquatic Risk Seminar
4. Presentation from the City’s Compensation Committee

   Background Material (pdf format)

IX. 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)

X. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Board/Commission/Committee Vacancy Update
• Upcoming City Events

XI. FROM THE CITY MANAGER

XII. PUBLIC HEARING

JOINT - SDP-07-001, Application Requests Approval of an Amendment to Schematic Development Plan, SDP-05-003, Known as Casey East (Parcels 360, 563 and N455) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Approved Plan is a Mix of Uses, Including 382 Residential Units, Office, Restaurant, Retail, Service Station, and Public Uses on Approximately 40.10 Acres of Land. The Current Application (SDP-07-001) Requests Approval to Redistribute the Number and Type of Dwelling Units Among the Three Residential Buildings, Reduce the Height of Building C From Seven to Five Stories, Reduce the Mixed Use Retail by 1,700 Square Feet, Increase the Senior Center From 10,000 to 29,500 Square Feet, and Amend the Phasing Plan. The Subject Property is Located Northwest of the Intersection of Maryland Route 355 (North Frederick Avenue) and Watkins Mills Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Background Material (pdf format - 4.9M)

XIII. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

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HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held May 21, 2007

TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

3. Certificate of Approval

HAWP-108 Ollie Mumpower, Engineer Services Director for the City of Gaithersburg, Request to Install Entry Markers on Brookes and Walker Avenues

Background Material (pdf format 4.7M)

4. Adjournment

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XIV. RECONVENE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

XV. 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 Kentlands Mansion Roof Replacement and Brick Tuckpointing Project ($384,100)

   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for Construction of Storm Water Management Water Quality Structures at the Public Works Facility ($410,000)

   Background Material (pdf format)

3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Approving a Waiver of the Environmental Standards for Development Regulation to Permit, at a Maximum, 1.12 Acres of Disturbance Within the Stream Valley Buffer at the Crown Property

   Background Material (pdf format - 3.8M)

4. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for the Design, Fabrication and Installation of a Mural in Olde Towne, an Art in Public Places Project ($35,000)

   Background Material (pdf format)

5. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the Installation and Maintenance of a City Owned Mural on the Building at 227 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland

   Background Material (pdf format)

6. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Easement for the Installation and Maintenance of a City Owned Mural on the Building at 227 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland

   Background Material (pdf format)

7. 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 (Ready for Final Action)

   Background Material (pdf format)

8. 8. An Ordinance to Adopt the City Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2007, Through June 30, 2008, and Levying an Ad Valorem Tax on all Assessable Property Within the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland (Ready for Final Action)

   Background Material Part I (pdf format)

   Background Material Part II

9. Establishing a Constant Yield Tax Rate for the City of Gaithersburg for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2007 Through June 30, 2008 (Ready for Final Action)

   Background Material (pdf format)

10. Resolution Codifying and Updating a Schedule of Fees, Charges, Fines and Expenses as Provided for in the Ordinances of the City of Gaithersburg

    Background Material (pdf format)

11. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the Use of the Diebold AccuVote Optical Scan System and the AutoMark System as Voting Equipment for the November 6, 2007 City Election and any Run Off Election that may be Required by the City Charter

    Background Material (pdf format)

XVI. POLICY DISCUSSION AND STAFF GUIDANCE

(discussion by the Mayor and Council about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)

1. An Ordinance to Repeal and Reenact Chapter 11 of the City Code (Fire Safety) to Adopt With Amendments the Montgomery County Fire Safety Code and Various Related National Codes and Standards (Ready for Final Action)

   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg Granting Approval of Schematic Development Plan SDP-04-001, Quince Orchard Park, Parcel A, The Vistas, Winter Walk Drive and Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland (A Draft Resolution of Approval is Available if the Mayor and City Council Would Like to Take Final Action.)

   Background Material Part I (pdf format - 3.7M)

   Background Material Part II (pdf format - 5.3M)

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

Staff Recommendation to Close the Record on Z-304 as of 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2007 (Application to Rezone 14.157 Acres of Land, the Broadstone Apartments, Located at the Intersection of MD 355 and West Deer Park Road)

Staff Recommendation to Close the Record on SDP-06-004 as of 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2007 (Applicant Requests the Redevelopment of 14.157 Acres of Land, , the Broadstone Apartments, Located at the Intersection of MD 355 and West Deer Park Road)

Background Material Part I (pdf format)

Background Material Part II

XVIII. ADJOURNMENT

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg:

• will conduct a joint work session with the Planning Commission on Thursday, June 21, 2007, to introduce the HOK Planning Group and Receive an Overview of the Kentlands Boulevard Commercial District Community Outreach Activities Charrette Schedule and to discuss the Concept Plan for the New Youth Center in Olde Towne
• will not conduct a work session on Monday, June 25, 2007
• will not conduct a regular meeting on Monday, July 2, 2007, but will conduct a regular meeting on Monday, July 9, 2007
• will conduct a work session on Monday, July 16, 2007 and a regular meeting on Monday, July 23, 2007