Posted on October 31, 19103 at 17:52:44:
From the Office of the City Clerk, the following is the City Council Rolling Agenda dated Friday, October 31, 2003.
ROLLING AGENDAS ARE TENTATIVE ONLY -- ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Friday, October 31, 2003
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2003 - City Council Meeting cancelled due to Tuesday City Election Day
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003 - Takoma Park City Election (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003 - Special Meeting of City Council to receive Certification of Election Results (7:30 p.m. Council Chambers)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2003 - PUBLIC HEARING, REGULAR MEETING & WORKSESSION
Public Hearing:
- New City Manager - The current City Manager has announced that he is leaving and the Council will take comments on what they should be looking for in a new City Manager.
Regular Meeting:
- (tentative) Resolution recognizing 50th Anniversary of the Hampshire Gardens Civic Association
- 2nd Reading Ordinance revising Chapter 12. Trees and Vegetation
- 2nd Reading Ordinance revising Ethics Ordinance (current Article in Chapter 2. Administration)
- Single Reading Ordinance authorizing Piggyback on M-NCPPC Ballfield Maintenance Contract (Ed Wilhelm & Lee Jordan Fields)
- 2nd Reading Ordinance repealing Takoma Park Code (Chapter 10B, Smoking Prohibitions and Restrictions) and opting into the
Montgomery County Bill to Prohibit Smoking in Eating and Drinking Establishments
Consent Agenda:
- Resolution effecting Appointments to Arts and Humanities Commission
- Resolution effecting Appointments to Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs (COLTA)
- Resolution effecting Appointments to Ethics Commission
- Resolution effecting Appointments to Noise Board
- Resolution effecting Appointments to Tree Commission
Worksession:
- Continued Discussion of Stormwater Drainage on Private Property
- Continued Discussion of Development Guidelines
- (tentative) Update on Rental Housing Inspection Program
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Veteran's Day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2003 - DEADLINE for Submission of Written Statements of Interest for Applicants for the City Manager Selection Committee (submit to City Clerk Catherine Waters at 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 or via e-mail at cathys@takomagov.org).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 - Swearing-in Ceremony - New City Council
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 - Formal discussion between Council and applicants for City Manager Selection Committee
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 - Meeting of the Arts and Humanities Commission (Second Floor Meeting Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 - Meeting of the Facade Advisory Board (6 Grant Avenue at 7:00 p.m.)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 - Meeting of the Safe Roadways Committee (Conference Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2003 - Meeting of the Noise Board (Municipal Building - Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m.)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003 - INTERVIEW, REGULAR MEETING & WORKSESSION
Interview:
- (tentative) Arts and Humanities Commission
Regular Meeting:
- Resolution supporting Application for Financial Assistance under the MD Neighborhood Development Program (NBDP) for the Orchard Avenue Office Building
Worksession:
- Continued Discussion of Tool Library
- Presentation of Results of Employee Diversity Study
- Presentation on Street Conditions and Potential Short-term Funding Mechanisms
- Performance Measurement
- Re-Codification - Chapter 4. Businesses (including Article 3. Canvassers, Peddlers, and Transient Merchants)
- Council Briefing on Process used in past City Manager Search and discussion of current process
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 thru FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Thanksgiving
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2003 - WORKSESSION
- Update on County's Rental Housing Inspection Program and City's Code Enforcement
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2003 - REGULAR MEETING
- (tentative) Resolution appointing members to the City Manager Selection Committee
- (tentative) Presentation by City Manager Search Firm(s)
- Resolution adopting City's Emergency Management Plan
- Resolution setting Forth the Council's 2003 Holiday Recess
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 thru SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2004 - Council's 2003 Holiday Recess
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 - Meeting of the Facade Advisory Board (6 Grant Avenue at 7:00 p.m.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2003 - Meeting of the Arts and Humanities Commission (Second Floor Meeting Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2003 - Meeting of the Safe Roadways Committee (Conference Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2003 - Meeting of the Noise Board (Municipal Building - Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 (noon) thru THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2003 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Christmas
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2004 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of New Year's Day
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2004 - WORKSESSION
- 1st Reading Ordinance re Award of Contract for City Manager Search Firm
- Safe Roadways Committee Report
- Re-Codification - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration
- (tentative) Re-Codification - Rent Stabilization (Chapter 6. Housing)
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004 - REGULAR MEETING
- 2nd Reading Ordinance re Award of Contract for City Manager Search Firm
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2003 - Meeting of the Facade Advisory Board (6 Grant Avenue at 7:00 p.m.)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 - Meeting of the Arts and Humanities Commission (Second Floor Meeting Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE- November 10; PUBLICATION DATE - November 21
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- Implementation of Climate Change Report
- Flower Avenue Reconstruction
- Continued Discussion of Municipal Energy Authority
- Resolution approving Renewal of Interim Telecommunications Agreement with Cavalier
- Discussion of Taliano's Request for Sidewalk Seating Area for Restaurant Services
- Report on Lee Avenue Initiatives
- Resolution supporting University Boulevard Concept Plan
- Discussion of Proposal to Implement Pilot Program to Automate City's Refuse Collection Process
- Discussion of Stormwater Drainage on Private Property (September 2003)
- Resolution authorizing City Manager to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PEPCO for Temporary Parking Area
- City Council training on New Ethics Ordinance (early 2004)
REOCCURRING ITEMS
- Continued Updates on Day Laborer Situation
- Quarterly Report regarding Montgomery County "Community Baseline Noise Survey" (Spring 2003)
- Update on Community Oriented Policing Initiatives (Police Department and PSCAC)
- Continued Discussion of Purple Line
- Update on Use of Tree Inventory and Discussion of Development of Management Plan for Trees in City Rights-of-Way
- Quarterly Briefings from County Councilmember Tom Perez
- Quarterly Report from City Manager (October, January, April, July)
- Washington Adventist Hospital (WAH) Expansion Proposal (Development Review Findings and Traffic Review)
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NOTICE ON ADA COMPLIANCE
The City of Takoma Park is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are able to fully participate in public meetings. Anyone planning to attend a Takoma Park City Council public meeting or public hearing, and who wishes to receive auxiliary aids, services, or accommodations is invited to contact the City's representative, Mr. Hobbs at (301) 891-7203, at least 48 hours in advance, at the telephone number listed in the notice or through the Maryland Relay Service (1-800-735-2258 TTY/Voice).
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Catherine E.Waters, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
(301) 891-7206