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From the City’s website:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 3/17/2008
Posted 3/14/2008

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Deacon Carlo Caraballo, St. John Neumann Catholic Church

IV. 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 Negotiate and Execute a Contract for Land Surveying and Engineering Services in Olde Towne ($23,000)
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Perform Maintenance and Repairs to Various City Stormwater Management Facilities ($41,598)
   Background Material (pdf format)

3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Construct a Brick Sidewalk from the Cannery to the Old Fire House along the south side of E. Diamond Ave. ($75,812)

   Background Material (pdf format)

V. PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of GREAT (Great Recognizing Educational Achievement Today) Awards to Brown Station Elementary School, Diamond Elementary School and Fields Road Elementary School

VI. 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)

VII. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Upcoming City Events

IX. FROM THE ACTING CITY MANAGER

VIII. PUBLIC HEARING

JOINT - MP-1-08: Master Plan Amendment: Kentlands Commercial District Special Study Area Amendment to the 2003 Land Use Plan, an Element of the City of Gaithersburg Master Plan

Background Material (pdf format)
Background Material II

IX. 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-42 - Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of Road Code Waiver for Variable Road Sections for the Archstone at Olde Towne Redevelopment, Final Site Plan SP-08-0001
   Background Material (pdf format)
   
   
2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for Photo-Speed Services ($550,000)

   Background Material (pdf format)

3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Adopting the Strategic Plan for the City of Gaithersburg
   Background Material (pdf format)

   Download the 2008 Strategic Plan pdf file

4. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for a Street Reconstruction Project ($702,000).
   Background Material (pdf format)

X. POLICY DISCUSSION AND STAFF GUIDANCE

MP-2-07 Community Facilities Element, an Amendment to the 2003 Master Plan (Ready for Final Action)
Background Material (pdf format)

Background Material II

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

Provide Staff Guidance on Granting a Utility Easement on City Property
Background Material (pdf format)

XII. ADJOURNMENT

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THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008, 2008, 2007, 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 31 SOUTH SUMMIT AVENUE

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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.

April 7 Meeting:

Public Hearings:
JOINT - SDP-06-006, Crown Farm, Schematic Development Plan, Pod 1

JOINT - T-383, Modifications to the Sign Ordinance to Address Mixed Use Town Centers

JOINT — T-384, Bed & Breakfast Establishments

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Also from the City’s website:

Notice - Joint Public Hearing on MP-1-08: Kentlands Commercial, 3/17/2008
Posted 3/10/2008

CITY OF GAITHERSBURG
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
Telephone: 301-258-6330

NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT MP-1-08: KENTLANDS COMMERCIAL DISTRICT SPECIAL STUDY AREA AMENDMENT TO THE 2003 LAND USE PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF GAITHERSBURG MASTER PLAN

APPLICATION: MP-1-08

APPLICANT: City of Gaithersburg Planning Commission

Please take notice that a joint public hearing on the above-referenced application will be conducted by the City of Gaithersburg Mayor and Council and Planning Commission on Monday, March 17, 2008 in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter can be heard. Public comment is invited at the joint public hearing on the Kentlands Commercial District Special Study Area.

More information:

• Draft Report - Part 1 (pdf file - 4M)
• Draft Report - Part 2 (pdf file - 8.8)
• Draft Report - Part 3 (pdf file - 4.5)
• www.kentlandsboulevard.com

Gaithersburg, as an incorporated city, is subject to Article 66B—Land Use, of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Section 3.05, of Article 66B, requires that the City’s Master Plan shall be reviewed and if necessary revised or amended at least once every six years. The adoption of the 2003 Land Use plan was a revision and amendment to the City’s 1997 Master Plan meeting the Article 66B requirement. The Land Use plan contains ten (10) special study areas, of which seven (7) have been adopted. The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the Kentlands Commercial District Special Study Area into the adopted 2003 Land Use plan, and element of the City’s Master Plan.

The land use proposals described in the Kentlands Commercial District Special Study Area plan have been formulated using a series of community charrettes, a citizen survey, a private urban design consultant, and staff’s professional judgment and knowledge of the City. Further information regarding the 2003 Land Use Plan and the Kentlands Commercial District Special Study Area is available for public inspection from the Department of Planning and Code Administration at City Hall, 31 South Summit Avenue, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For any questions related to this Master Plan Amendment, please contact Greg Ossont at the Planning and Code Administration at 301-258-6330, or you may email your questions to plancode@gaithersburgmd.gov.

CITY OF GAITHERSBURG
Greg Ossont, Director
Planning and Code Administration

According to the County Council agenda for next Tuesday, January 22:

10:45 BRIEFING - County Property Use Initiative, a proposal to relocate services from Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA) and County Service Park to GE/Edison Tech Park in Gaithersburg

This meeting will be televised live on CCM Channels Comcast 6, RCN 6, and Verizon 30; repeated on 1/25/08 at 8 pm.

This page has information on additional ways to hear and see this session.

Gaithersblog readers may recall my earlier posts on this topic. Additionally, a Gaithersblog reader has pointed out to me that one of the primary uses the County has in mind for this property — County Liquor and School Cafeteria distribution warehouses — may in fact not be allowed under the current zoning (I-3) for this property. According to the City Code, Part II, Chapter 24, Article III, Division 15, I-3 Zone, Section 24-143 (emphasis mine):

(2)	Public buildings and uses subject to the following requirements:
	(a)	The minimum lot or parcel area shall be at least twenty (20) acres in size.
	(b)	No on-site parking or storage of trucks, either within a building or on the exterior, or motor vehicles other than automobiles for employees and customers of the facility are allowed.
	(c)	All parking areas shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from any common property line or public right-of-way and shall be screened by fencing or planting at least four (4) feet in height.
	(d)	No distribution uses are allowed. For the purpose of this section “distribution uses” is defined as the primary use of the property for the collection and transfer or dispensing of personal property or equipment to public or private recipients.

Note this restriction on distribution uses only applies to public buildings and uses, and therefore the current Peapod grocery distribution warehouse is not excluded under this rule.

The County is currently asserting that they are not subject to City zoning — Ike Leggett said so in response to a question in his call-in show last month, and County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Diane Schwartz Jones said as much in her presentation at the January 7 City Council Meeting. But for them to come in and blatantly violate not just the spirit but the letter of the City’s ordinances right from the get-go, is pretty offensive in my opinion.

In my mind, this raises the question of whether there will be any sort of controls whatsoever on that property once it is taken over by the County. If the County believes that the City’s zoning doesn’t apply, and the County doesn’t have any zoning for that property because it is outside the jurisdiction of M-NCPPC, would this not mean that the County can do just whatever it likes there? All the assurances that the County might be making about the compatibility of their activities on that property have to be taken with an enormous grain of salt.

Folks, I think that the City of Gaithersburg is about to get 100 acres smaller.

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

• Emergency Management Position
  Background Material (pdf format)

X. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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) ??

The first Mayor and Council Meeting of September is being held on Tuesday, because of the Labor Day Holiday (Reminder: the parade starts Monday at 1:00 pm)

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 9/4/2007
Posted 8/30/2007

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 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 August 6, 2007
Background Material (pdf format)

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held August 20, 2007
Background Material (pdf format)

V. CONSENT ITEM
(resolutions for approval by the City Council that do not need discussion)

Resolution to Resolution of the Mayor and Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Purchase One (1) 2008 Utility Body Truck with Lift Gate. ($39,098)
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. APPOINTMENTS

1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Establishing A City of Gaithersburg Ad Hoc Committee for Skate Components within City Parks and Confirming Appointments Made by the Mayor Thereto
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the City Council Confirming Appointments and Reappointments to the Arts and Monuments Funding Corporation, Beautification Committee, Board of Appeals, Communications Committee, Education Committee, Environmental Affairs, Market Square Advisory Committee, Personnel Review Board, Planning Commission, and Police Chief’s Advisory Council
   Background Material (pdf format)

VII. OATH OF OFFICE TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER

VIII. OATH OF OFFICE TO BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS

IX. PRESENTATIONS

1. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September, 2007, as “National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month” in the City of Gaithersburg
2. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September 24, 2007, as “Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children” in the City of Gaithersburg
   

X. COURTESY REVIEW

SDP-07-002, Proposal to Amend a Schematic Development Plan (SDP), Known as Washingtonian South Seven, Located in the Washingtonian Center Subdivision in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Approved Plan has Two Office Buildings (Eight Stories and Six Stories) and Contains 350,000 Square Feet of Office Space and a Four Level Parking Garage. The Amendment Proposes Two Eight-Story Office Buildings Consisting of 400,000 Square Feet and a Five-Level Parking Garage. The Property is 322,066 Square Feet (7.39 acres) of Land. The Parcel is Located at 9711 Washingtonian Boulevard, Washingtonian Center, Parcel K, South of the Springhill Suites Hotel and North of Negola’s Ark Veterinary Hospital and is in the Mixed Use Development (MXD) Zone
Background Material (pdf format)

XI. 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)

XII. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Board/Commission/Committee Vacancy Update
• Upcoming City Events

XIII. FROM THE CITY MANAGER

XIV. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. JOINT - T- 381, Proposal to Amend Chapter 24 of the City Code (City Zoning Ordinance), Article III, Division 22, §24-160G.5, Entitled “Waiver of Development Standards.” so as to Amend §24-160G.5(a) so that the City Council May, by Resolution, Waive the Building and Structure Height Requirements in Any District in the Corridor Development Zone (CD Zone) as Follows: for a Commercial District to Allow a Height Not to Exceed Five (5) Stories, or Sixty (60) Feet
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. JOINT - T-382, Proposal to Amend Chapter 24 of the City Code (City Zoning Ordinance), Entitled” Zoning,” Article III, Entitled, “Regulations Applicable to Particular Zones,” Division 15, Entitled, “I-3, Industrial and Office Park,” §24-143, Entitled, “Uses Permitted by Right,” to Add New §§ 24-143(12) and 24-143(13), so as to Allow Full Service and Limited Service Hotels as Permitted Uses in the I-3 Zone if Certain Conditions are Met

   Background Material (pdf format)

3. JOINT - Z-306, Amendment to Sketch Plan, Humane Society (HSUS) Property, the Application Requests up to 300,000 Square Feet of Office Development in Structures Between 6 and 12 Stories and up to 250-300 Residential Units in Structures in Between 6 and 12 Stories on Approximately 10.5 Acres of Land. The Subject Property is Located East of I-270, South of the Existing Terminus of Professional Drive, and West of MD Route 355, North Frederick Avenue, in the Mixed Use Development (MXD) Zone
   Background Material (pdf format)

XV. 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 RC-39: Road Code Waiver Request for Lane 3, Part 2, of Watkins Mill Town Center, SP-05-0013, Revision to RC-33
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for Construction of a Storage Shed at the Public Works Facility ($163,300)
   Background Material (pdf format)

3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Awarding Matching Grants to Amberfield HOA, Kentlands Condominiums III, and Fireside Condominiums ($13,800)

   Background Material (pdf format)

XVI. 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 Amending Section 27 of the City Charter to Modify the Procedures for Registering to Vote in City Elections (Ready for Final Action)

Background Material (pdf format)

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

XVIII. ADJOURNMENT

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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 10, 2007, to:

• Receive Staff Presentation on Upcoming City-Wide Citizen Survey
• Discuss Proposal for Safety Netting at Kelley Park Ballfields

I just noticed in the current legal notices on the City’s website the announcement of a public hearing on an application for a sketch plan amendment on the property owned by the Humane Society of the United States up at the end of Professional Drive. The application calls for six-to-twelve story office and residential buildings on ten acres of land: This property is nestled right in the corner of the proposed Casey East development, labeled property 5 in this photo from the Casey East project (Casey East is property 7 in the photo).

At this time there are no background materials that I can find on the City’s website.

Notice - Joint Public Hearing Z-306, 9/4/2007
Posted 8/17/2007

CITY OF GAITHERSBURG
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

Telephone: 301-258-6330

NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Gaithersburg Mayor and Council and Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at the time and place noted below.

Meeting: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Application Type: SKETCH PLAN AMENDMENT
File Number: Z-306
Location: 700 Professional Drive
Applicant: HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

Zoning: MXD (MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT)
Day/ Date/Time: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, AT 7:30 P.M.
Place: GAITHERSBURG CITY HALL

IMPORTANT

The application requests an amendment to an existing sketch plan, for approximately 10.49 acres of property on the HSUS property. The site is located east of I-270, south of Professional Drive and north of future Watkins Mill Road extended. The application proposes up to 300,000 sq. ft. of office development in structures between 6 and 12 stories, up to 250 and 300 residential units in structures between 6 and 12 stories, and structured parking. This is a joint public hearing which allows the public an opportunity to participate and comment on the request. Contact the Planning and Code Administration City Planner (listed below) at 301-258-6330 if you should have any questions and/or to learn more about this process and your ability to offer testimony and input.

CITY OF GAITHERSBURG
Jacqueline Marsh, Planner

Planning and Code Administration

LOCATION MAP
700 Professional Drive

The agenda below is from the City’s website. There’s a few potentially interesting items on the agenda. First is a public hearing on changes to the voter registration procedures in the City. What this is about is removing the City’s own voter registration list, which for some time was maintained separately from the master voter registration list used for county, state and federal elections. It has been so long since anyone has registered this way that there now is no one on that list, and they’d like to remove the charter provision that provided for it. This is likely not to change anything in fact. What is more interesting is the fact that this was noted in the process of determining whether there was any procedure in place to exclude non-citizens from registering to vote; as I’ve mentioned previously, the answer appears to be that only the threat of prosecution for perjury stands in the way of an illegal immigrant’s registration.

The second thing I’d call attention to is the latest update on the $25 million swimming pool the City plans to build in the Lakelands. I’ve extracted a few images from the background materials:

The third item of interest is an update to the Casey East SDP. Again, a couple of pictures from the background materials:

Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 8/20/2007
Posted 8/16/2007

City of Gaithersburg
AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007, 7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Maxine Oliver, Baha’i Faith

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held August 6, 2007
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 Extend a Contract for Cleaning of City Facilities ($67,037)
Background Material (pdf format)

VI. APPOINTMENTS

Resolution of the City Council Confirming Appointments to the Board of Supervisors of Elections
Background Material (pdf format)

VII. OATH OF OFFICE TO BOARD OF SUPEVISORS OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS

VIII. PRESENTATIONS

1. Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County MD, Inc.
2. Gaithersburg Aquatic/Recreation Center Schematic Plan Update
   Background Material (pdf format)
   

IX. 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)

X. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Upcoming City Events

XI. FROM THE CITY MANAGER

XII. PUBLIC HEARING

Resolution of the Mayor and City Council to Amend Section 27 of the City Charter to Modify the Procedures for Registering to Vote in City Elections
Background Material (pdf format)

XIII. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

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HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes
   

   Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held June 18, 2007
   TBA - Background Material (pdf format)

3. Certificates of Approval

• HAWP-92C - Applicant: Michael Stumborg, 15 Walker Avenue, Removal of Rear Solarium/Replace with Enclosed Porch
  Background Material (pdf format)

• HAWP-109 - Applicant: Neang Lin, for Hak Srun Lin, 24 Chestnut Street, Expansion of Concrete Driveway
  Background Material (pdf format)

4. Policy Discussions

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

  Background Material (pdf format)

• Historic Significance of 201 East Diamond Avenue, Applicant: Charles Blessing, for Inter-Continental Group, Demolition Permit
  Background Material (pdf format)

5. Adjournment

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XIV. RECONVENE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

XV. 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 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract for Stream Restoration Design Services ($84,065)
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter Into an Agreement With the Housing Opportunities Commission to Administer a Residential Redevelopment Homeownership Assistance Program for Residents Displaced by Residential Redevelopment ($400,000)
   Background Material (pdf format)

3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Awarding Matching Grants to Gateway Commons HOA, Kentlands Condominiums II (Town Homes), Kentlands Condominiums IV, Lakelands Ridge HOA, and the Gaithersburg Greater Historic District ($12,703)
   Background Material (pdf format)

4. Resolution of the Mayor And City Council Changing the Effective Date of Ordinance O-4-07 Adopting Section 15-9, and Providing for Future Changes to the Effective Date by Resolution
   Background Material (pdf format)

XVI. POLICY DISCUSSION AND STAFF GUIDANCE

(discussion by the Mayor and Council about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)

1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council to Amend Section 5 and Section 16 of the City Charter to Increase the Salary of the Mayor and the Members of the City Council and to Create a New Section of 5A of the City Charter to Require the Appointment of the Mayor and City Council Compensation Committee Every Four Years
   Background Material (pdf format)

2. SDP-07-001, Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg Granting Approval of an Amendment to Schematic Development Plan, SDP-05-003, Known as Casey East (Parcels 360, 563 and N455) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Approved Plan is a Mix of Uses, Including 382 Residential Units, Office, Restaurant, Retail, Service Station, and Public Uses on Approximately 40.10 Acres of Land. The Current Application (SDP-07-001) Requests Approval to Redistribute the Number and Type of Dwelling Units Among the Three Residential Buildings, Reduce the Height of Building C From Seven to Five Stories, Reduce the Mixed Use Retail by 1,700 Square Feet, Increase the Senior Center From 10,000 to 29,500 Square Feet, and Amend the Phasing Plan. The Subject Property is Located Northwest of the Intersection of Maryland Route 355 (North Frederick Avenue) and Watkins Mills Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland
   Background Material (pdf format - 7.5M)

3. Z-305(o), An Ordinance to Rezone 8,673 Square Feet of Land From the Existing R-A (Low Density Residential) Zone to the R-90 (Medium Density Residential) Zone, Under the Optional Method of Rezoning, in Accordance with Section 24-196 Map Amendments) and Section 24-198 (Optional Method) of the City Code. The Property is Currently Known as Parcel 100, in the Oakmont Subdivision, Located at 100 Central Avenue, in the City of Gaithersburg

   Background Material (pdf format)

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

XVIII. ADJOURNMENT

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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, August 27, 2007.