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Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 8/4/2008

Posted 7/31/2008

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Reverend Randall Lord-Wilkinson, Episcopal Church of the Ascension

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  • Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held July 7, 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 Enter Into an Agreement With Family Learning Solutions, Inc. ($20,000)
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. APPOINTMENTS

  1. Resolution of the City Council Confirming Reappointments by the Mayor to the Market Square Advisory Committee
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and the City Council Establishing an Ad Hoc Committee to Determine the Requirements for the Senior Center and Explore the Recreation Trends for Active Older Adults and Confirming Appointments Made by the Mayor of the City of Gaithersburg Thereto

    Background Material (pdf format)

VII. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Certificates of Appreciation Presented to Members of the Beautification Committee

  2. Presentation to the Mayor and City Council from Representatives of the Montgomery County Agricultural Center

VIII. 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)

IX. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

X. FROM THE ACTING CITY MANAGER

XI. 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. Introduction of an Ordinance to Create a New Chapter 3A Entitled “Hotel Rental Tax” so as to Levy and Impose a Hotel Rental Tax as Authorized Under Chapter 24, Section 9-608 of the Annotated Code of Maryland of Two Percent (2%) of the Total Amount Paid for Room Rental by or for a Transient for Sleeping Accommodations
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Transfer Funds Within the General Fund Operating Budget
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Authorizing the City Manager to Continue Participation in the Contract for Photo-Speed Services With ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc. ($985,000)

    Background Material (pdf format)

  4. RC-43 — Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waivers for Variable Road Sections, Radii, Interscection Spacing and Median Breaks for Fields Road, Adjacent to the Crown Farm Development
    Background Material (pdf format)

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

Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the Disposition of 1.46 Acres of Land Located at Malcolm King Park Being Unused and Exchanging Said Property in Order to Acquire an Equal 1.46 Acres of Land From Washingtonian North Associates Limited Partnership (Ready for Final Action)
Background Material (pdf format)

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

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 31 SOUTH SUMMIT AVENUE

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, August 11, 2008, to receive an Environmental Update on Green Streets and Recycling