City Council Meeting Agenda - Monday, November 24, 2003


Posted on November 21, 19103 at 13:17:08:

From the Office of the City Clerk, the following is the City Council Agenda for Monday,
November 24, 2003. Please note that the agenda times indicated below are estimated time
frames.

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CITY OF TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND
INTERVIEWS, REGULAR MEETING & WORKSESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL

7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
Monday, November 24, 2003

AGENDA

7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER:

ROLL CALL
COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (those directed at items not on Council's Agenda)


INTERVIEWS

7:45 (1) Arts and Humanities Commission - Kim Brown

7:50 (2) Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee - Buddy Daniels

REGULAR MEETING

7:55 (3) Resolution re: Commission on Crossroads Development. Resolution amending Resolution #2002-44 (appointing City representatives to the Commission) to replace one of the original appointees with a new representative. Opportunity for public comments; Council to vote on resolution.

WORKSESSION

8:00 (4) City Manager Selection Process. Council briefing on the process used in past City Manager selection and discussion of current process.

9:00 BREAK - Scheduled 5-minute recess. (NOTE: The break will take place between 9:00-9:30 p.m. and may not be at the specified point in the order of the agenda, if the Council's discussion is moving ahead of or behind schedule.)

9:05 (5) Tool Library. Continued discussion of the Tool Library.

9:35 (6) Refuse Collection (M-NCPPC Parks). Discussion of City refuse collection in M-NCPPC parks located in Takoma Park.

10:00 ADJOURN

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ROLLING AGENDAS ARE TENTATIVE ONLY ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Friday, November 21, 2003


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003 - INTERVIEW, REGULAR MEETING & WORKSESSION
Interview:
- Arts and Humanities Commission - Kim Brown
- Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee - Buddy Daniels
Regular Meeting:
- Resolution amending Appointments of City Representatives to Commission on Crossroads Development
Worksession:
- Council Briefing on Process used in Past City Manager Selection and Discussion of Current Process
- Continued Discussion of Tool Library
- Discussion of City Refuse Collection in M-NCPPC Parks located in Takoma Park

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 thru FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Thanksgiving

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2003 - SPECIAL SESSION & WORKSESSION
Special Session:
- Resolution regarding Refuse Collection in M-NCPPC Parks
Worksession:
- Discussion of Application for Financial Assistance under the MD Neighborhood Development Program (NBDP) for the Orchard Avenue Office Building
- Continued Discussion of Development Guidelines
- Discussion of Montgomery County Bicycle Plan
- Re-Codification - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration
- Discussion of Community Center Construction Funding (Consideration of Commitment of Funds to be Received from the County's 2004-05 Budget)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2003 - PRESENTATION & REGULAR MEETING
Presentation:
- Continued Discussion of Stormwater Drainage on Private Property
Regular Meeting:
- (tentative) Resolution appointing Members to the City Manager Selection Committee
- (tentative) Presentation by City Manager Search Firm(s)
- (tentative) 1st Reading Ordinance - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration
- Resolution supporting Application for Financial Assistance under the MD Neighborhood Development Program (NBDP) for the Orchard Avenue Office Building
- Resolution effecting Appointment to Arts & Humanities Commission
- Resolution effecting Appointment to Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee (PSCAC)
- Resolution effecting Appointment to Tree Commission
- 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 - SPECIAL SESSION & WORKSESSION
Special Session:
- 1st Reading Ordinance re Award of Contract for City Manager Search Firm
Worksession:
- Presentation of Results of Employee Diversity Study
- Safe Roadways Committee Report
- Presentation on Street Conditions and Potential Short-term Funding Mechanisms
- Re-Codification - Chapter 4. Businesses (including Article 3. Canvassers, Peddlers, and Transient Merchants)
- (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
- Resolution adopting City's Emergency Management Plan
- (tentative) 2nd Reading Ordinance - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2004 - Meeting of the Facade Advisory Board (6 Grant Avenue at 7:00 p.m.)

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2004 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Day

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 - WORKSESSION
- Update on County's Rental Housing Inspection Program and City's Code Enforcement

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 - Meeting of the Arts and Humanities Commission (Second Floor Meeting Room of Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m.)

MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004 - REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2004 - WORKSESSION

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 - REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2004 - Offices CLOSED in Observance of Presidents Day

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2004 - WORKSESSION
- Update on Activities of Arts & Humanities Commission

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004 - REGULAR MEETING


NEWSLETTER DEADLINE November 10; PUBLICATION DATE November 21

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- Continued Discussion of Stormwater Drainage on Private Property - Enforcement Through the Housing Code (November/December 2003)
- Performance Measurement
- 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
- 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).

For more general information on the City of Takoma Park, visit our website:

http://www.cityoftakomapark.org/

Catherine E.Waters, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
(301) 891-7206

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