Posted on December 05, 19103 at 16:27:52:
From the Office of the City Clerk, the following is the City Council Agenda for Monday, December 8, 2003. Please note that the agenda times indicated below are estimated time frames.
7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
Monday, December 8, 2003
7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: Mayor Porter, Councilmember Austin-Lane, Councilmember Barry, Councilmember Seamens, Councilmember Elrich, Councilmember Williams
COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS
ADOPTION OF MINUTES: 7/14/03, 7/28/03
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (those directed at items not on Council's Agenda)
AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
7:45 (1) Stormwater Drainage on Private Property. Presentation by Robert Dejter of Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
8:15 (2) City Manager Search Firm(s). Presentation from City Manager Search Firm(s).
9:20 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 on the order of the agenda, if the Council's discussion is moving ahead of or behind schedule.)
REGULAR MEETING
9:25 (3) Resolution re: Application for Financial Assistance for the Orchard Avenue Office Building. Resolution supporting Application for Financial Assistance under the MD Neighborhood Development Program (NBDP) for the Orchard Avenue Office Building. Opportunity for public comments; Council to vote on resolution.
9:30 (4) CONSENT AGENDA - Items on the Consent Agenda will not be discussed and there will not be an opportunity for citizen comments, unless a Councilmember requests removal of an Item from the Consent Agenda for individual discussion and consideration.
(A) Resolution re: Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee (PSCAC). Resolution effecting appointment to the PSCAC.
(B) Resolution re: Council's 2003 Holiday Recess. Resolution setting forth the Council's 2003 Holiday Recess.
WORKSESSION
9:35 (5) Tool Library. Continued discussion of the Tool Library.
10:00 ADJOURN
Closed Session to discuss 1) a police matter, and 2) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice on a legal matter, pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(10)(i) and (a)(7).
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ROLLING AGENDAS ARE TENTATIVE ONLY - ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Friday, December 5, 2003
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2003 - PRESENTATIONS, REGULAR MEETING, WORKSESSION & CLOSED SESSION
Presentation:
- Presentation by Robert Dejter of Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs on Stormwater
Drainage on Private Property
- Presentation by City Manager Search Firm(s)
Regular Meeting:
- Resolution supporting Application for Financial Assistance under the MD Neighborhood Development Program (NBDP) for the Orchard Avenue Office Building
- Resolution effecting Appointment to Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee (PSCAC)
- Resolution setting Forth the Council's 2003 Holiday Recess
Worksession
- Continued Discussion of the Tool Library
Closed Session
- Police matter
- Legal matter
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 thru SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2004 - Council's 2003 Holiday Recess
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 - Tree Commission (Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 - COLTA Emergency Business Meeting including a Closed Session (Conference Room of Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m.)
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 - COLTA Hearing (Council Chambers at 7:00 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 - INTERVIEWS, SPECIAL SESSION & WORKSESSION
Interviews
- (tentative) Arts and Humanities Commission - Kim Brown
Special Session:
- 1st Reading Ordinance re Award of Contract for City Manager Search Firm
Worksession:
- Safe Roadways Committee Report
- Discussion of City's Emergency Management Plan
- Presentation on Street Conditions and Potential Short-term Funding Mechanisms
- Re-Codification - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004 - PRESENTATION & REGULAR MEETING
Presentation:
- Presentation of Results of Employee Diversity Study
Regular Meeting:
- 2nd Reading Ordinance re Award of Contract for City Manager Search Firm
- Resolution adopting City's Emergency Management Plan
- (tentative) 1st 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
- Continued Discussion of Development Guidelines
- Re-Codification - Chapter 4. Businesses (including Article 3. Canvassers, Peddlers, and Transient Merchants)
- (tentative) Re-Codification - Rent Stabilization (Chapter 6. Housing)
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
- (tentative) 2nd Reading Ordinance - Chapter 1. General Provisions and Chapter 2. Administration
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 - January 12; PUBLICATION DATE - January 23.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- 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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