Note that I discussed the HDC portion of this meeting late last week.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 9/17/2007
Posted 9/14/2007

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 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 September 10, 2007
TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

V. OATH OF OFFICE TO BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS

VI. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September 15 - October 15, 2007, as “National Hispanic Heritage Month” in the City of Gaithersburg
  2. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September 17 - 23, 2007, as “Constitution Week” in the City of Gaithersburg Presented to the Goshen Mills Chapter and Hungerford’s Tavern Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

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. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

  • Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held August 20, 2007
    Background Material (pdf format)

3. Certificates of Approval

  • HAWP-79A, Applicants: John Henry and Keana Scott, 106 Chestnut Street, Tree Removal
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • HAWP-104 – Peter Geiling for the City of Gaithersburg, Request to Construct Rolling Stock Park at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, 5-7 South Summit Avenue

    Background Material (pdf format - 10M)

4. Public Hearing

  • HAWP-95A - Applicant: Irfan Khan, (Retroactive), 112 Meem Avenue, Request for Amendment to HAWP-95 (Retroactive), for a Change of Materials/Window Style/Roof

    Background Material (pdf format - 5.6M)

5. Adjournment

XI. RECONVENE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

XII. 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. AB-57 - Introduction of an Ordinance to Abandon 6,509 sq. ft. of Existing Land Area Adjacent to Parcel P-936, East of North Summit Avenue; 3,851 Square Feet for Land Area Abutting the Southern Boundary of Gaithersburg Elementary School; and 7,044 Square Feet of Land Previously Dedicated for a 25-Foot Public Alley Adjacent to Lot J, East Diamond Avenue, in the City of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland (Public Hearing 10/15/07)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5 of the City Code Entitled “Buildings,” to Include in Article II, Entitled “The International Residential Code (2003),” a New Section R326 “Gaithersburg Green Residential Criteria” (Public Hearing 10/1/07)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Highway Administration for the Olde Towne Rolling Stock Restoration Project.
    Background Material (pdf format)

  4. RC-36 - Resolution of the Mayor And City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waiver for a Variable Road Section for the Vistas Schematic Development Plan SDP-04-001

    Background Material (pdf format)

  5. RC-38 - Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waivers for Variable Road Sections, Radii, Intersection Spacing and Median Breaks for the Casey East Development Schematic Development Plan SDP-07-001
    Background Material (pdf format)

  6. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Approving a Community Legacy Application and Receipt of Financing for a Community Legacy Project in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to be Financed Either Directly by the Department of Housing and Community Development of the State of Maryland or Through Other Departments or Agencies of the State of Maryland
    Background Material (pdf format)

  7. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Retention Agreement With Cathy G. Borten, Esq.

    Background Material (pdf format)

  8. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council to Enter Into an Employment Agreement With the City Manager
    Background Material (pdf format)

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

MP-1-07 – Historic Preservation Element, an Amendment to the 2003 Master Plan
Background Material (pdf format)

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

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated September 13, 2007 Concerning Use of CBDG Funds at Casey

    Background Material (pdf format)

XV. ADJOURNMENT

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, September 24, 2007, to:

  • Receive a Presentation From the Friends of Wells/Robertson House

  • Discuss the Proposed Olde Towne Clock Tower Plan

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 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.

Oct. 1 Meeting:

Public Hearing

An Ordinance to Amend and Adopt the City Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, to Comply With GASB 45 Funding

Archstone Project (Abandonent) ??

Archstone Project (Height Waiver) ??