Note that there are number of interesting items below, including:

  • The County will give a presentation about what they have in mind for the GE Tech Park.
  • The Historic District Commission will hold a public hearing on the historic designation of some of the buildings on Crown Farm.
  • The Council will consider a proposal to extend the effective date of the Anti-solicitation ordinance.
  • The Council will consider whether to allow the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) to take over the Orchard Pond Apartments, a 747-unit complex near Quince Orchard and Firstfield Roads.
  • The agenda lays out the schedule for the upcoming strategic planning activity.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 1/7/2008
Posted 1/4/2008

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

IV. CONSENT ITEM

(resolutions for approval by the City Council that do not need discussion)

Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Renewal of Retention Agreement With Special Counsel Stanley D. Abrams, Esq. ($24,000)
Background Material (pdf format)

V. APPOINTMENTS

Resolution of the City Council Confirming a Reappointment by the Mayor to the Economic Development Committee
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Certificates of Recognition Presented to the Quince Orchard High School Maryland Class 4A State Football Champions
  2. 2nd Quarter Employee Recognition Awards
  3. Presentation from Montgomery County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Diane Schwartz Jones on Montgomery County’s Plan to Acquire the GE Tech Park Property and FinMarc Property for the Purposes of Relocating County Uses

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 ACTING CITY MANAGER

X. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Joint Public Hearing

HD-32, Application Requests Historic Designation of the England Crown Farm Site Located at 9800 Fields Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Background Material (pdf format)

3. 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. RC-41 - Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waivers for a Reduced Road Section and Cul-de-Sac Radius for the Rashidian Estates Development, Site Plan SP-04-0007
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Changing the Effective Date of Ordinance No. O-7-07 (Anti-Solicitation) Adopting Section 15-9, and Providing for Future Changes to the Effective Date by Resolution
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Providing Preliminary, Conditional Consent for the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County to Exercise Right of First Refusal to Purchase Orchard Pond Apartments Pursuant to Chapter 53A of the County Code

    Background Material (pdf format)

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

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated December 19, 2007 Concerning Potential Enterprise Zone in Olde Towne
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Guidance on a Memorandum Dated December 24, 2007 Concerning Community Association Assistance
    Background Material (pdf format)

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to conduct a closed Executive Session on Thursday, January 10, 2008, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(1)(i), State Government Article, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to discuss a personnel matter. The discussion topic is the selection of a consultant to assist in the hiring of a City Manager. The closed executive session will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the scheduled regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council on Monday, January 7, 2008.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will hold their Annual Retreat during the following three sessions:

Session I
Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m., City Hall

  • Presentation on Citizen Survey
  • Public Input on Issues for Retreat

Session II
Thursday, January 17, 2008, Casey Community Center
Dinner 6:30 p.m., Formal Session, 7 p.m.

  • Financial Briefings
  • CIP Overview
  • Department Head Presentations

Session III
Saturday, January 19, 2008, Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center
Coffee and Pastries 8:30 a.m., Formal Session 9 a.m.

  • Strategic Plan Review

The public is welcome to attend all three sessions of the retreat; however, public participation will only be permitted during the first session on January 14, 2008. For more information about the retreat please contact Assistant City Manager Felton at 301-258-6310 or ffelton@gaithersburgmd.gov.

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THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
.COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 31 SOUTH SUMMIT AVENUE

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