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Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 11/3/2008

Posted 10/31/2008

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Full Meeting Package (pdf format - Large File: 15.5M)

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 October 6, 2008
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Minutes of a Joint Briefing With Rockville Held October 20, 2008
    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 Extend the 2008 Street Reconstruction Contract ($99,000)
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract With Dynamic Surface Applications, Ltd. for the Installation of Decorative Crosswalks on Russell Avenue ($65,000)
    Background Material (pdf format)

VI. APPOINTMENTS

Resolution of the City Council Confirming Appointments and Reappointments by the Mayor to the to the Environmental Affairs Committee, Greater Historic District Committee, Multicultural Affairs Committee, and Police Chief’s Advisory Council

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VII. PRESENTATIONS

  1. Introduction of New Police Officers
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating May 1, 2009, as “Silver Star Banner Day” in the City of Gaithersburg
    Background Material (pdf format)

  3. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating November 2008, as “Municipal Government Works Month” in the City of Gaithersburg

    Background Material (pdf format)

XIII. 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

XII. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

  • Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held June 16, 2008
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held September 15, 2008

    Background Material (pdf format)

3.Certificate of Approvals

  • HAWP-17A, Applicant: Grace United Methodist Church, 3 Walker Avenue, Changes to the Rear of the Structure
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • HAWP-28H, Applicant: Thomas Blaser, 19 Brookes Avenue, Request for Two Tree Removals
    Background Material (pdf format)

  • HAWP-110, Applicant , Paul shinn and Angelee, 102 Russell Avenue, Request Approval to Construct a Patio, Relocate Fence, and add Stairs to the Existing Screened Porch
    Background Material (pdf format)

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)

  1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Approving the Designation of a Community Legacy Area and Application and Receipt of Financing for a Community Legacy Project in and Adjacent to Olde Towne 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)

  2. Resolution of the Mayor and the City Council Amending Local Standards Relating to the Administration of the Olde Towne Enterprise Zone as Provided for Under the State of Maryland Enterprise Zone Program
    Background Material (pdf format)

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

T-385 — An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 24 of the City Code (City Zoning Ordinance), Entitled, “Zoning,” Article V, Entitled, “Site Development Plans,” § 24-168 Entitled, “When Required,” and to Amend Chapter 24, Article V to Add § 24-168A Entitled, “Residential Site Plans, When Required” (Ready for Final Action)
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XV. FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHER STAFF

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT

Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to conduct a closed Executive Session on Monday, November 3, 2008, immediately following the scheduled regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(7) and (8), State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to discuss legal matters. The purpose of the session is to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice and consult with staff about pending or potential litigation. The closed executive session will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the scheduled regular meeting on Monday, November 3, 2008.

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, November 10, 2008.