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Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 1/22/2008
Posted 1/18/2008

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Reverend Phillip Ayers, Covenant United Methodist Church

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held December 17, 2007
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held January 7, 2008
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held January 10, 2008
    TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

V. 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. ($30,000)
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VI. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Certificates of Recognition Presented to the Gaithersburg High School Montgomery County Division I Cheerleading Champions
  2. Readings and Certificates of Recognition Presented to the 17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary Arts Contest Winners
  3. Proposal for Safety Netting at Kelley Park Ball Fields
  4. Presentation on the Proposed Amendments to the Crown Farm Annexation Agreement (X-182)
    Background Material (pdf format)

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

IV. FROM THE ACTING CITY MANAGER

Update on Status of the City’s Request for an Attorney General Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Anti-Solicitation Ordinance
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X. PUBLIC HEARING

JOINT – Z-310, Crown Village Farm, LLC c/o KB Homes, Applicant Requests Approval of the Amended Sketch Plan, Z-310, Per Amended 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 2,250 Residential Units and 320,000 Square Feet of Future Commercial Uses on Approximately 180 Acres of Land. The Subject Property is Bordered by Fields Road, Sam Eig Highway, and Omega Drive
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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 December 17, 2007
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3.Consent Item

HAWP-87D (SP-06-0012) – Applicant: Maria Glinsmann, 12 Russell Avenue, Request to Construct a 1,962 Square Foot, Two-Story Carriage House and Parking Lot (Extension of Historic Area Work Permit)
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4. 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)

Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Contract to Provide Executive Search Services for the Position of City Manager ($26,500)
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XIV. FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHER STAFF

XV. ADJOURNMENT

WORK SESSION 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 Monday, January 28, 2008, but will hold a special meeting that evening and the evening of January 29, 2008, for the sole purpose of voting to conduct closed executive sessions.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to conduct a closed Executive Session on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, immediately following the scheduled regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(7), State Government Article, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to discuss a legal matter. The purpose of the session is to discuss the status of pending litigation. The closed executive session will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the scheduled regular meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to conduct closed Executive Sessions on Monday, January 28 and Tuesday, January 29, 2008, immediately following the scheduled special meetings of the Mayor and City Council, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(1)(i), State Government Article, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to discuss a personnel matter. The purpose of the sessions will be to interview candidates for the position of City Attorney. The closed executive sessions will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the scheduled special meetings on Monday, January 28 and Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 6:55 p.m.