Mayor and Council
WebEx
Agenda — 51 items
- 1 Agenda item times are estimates only. Items may be considered at times other than those indicated.
- 2 Ways to Participate
- 3 If you require a reasonable accommodation, for community forum or a public hearing and need reasonable accommodations, please contact the City Clerk's Office by the Wednesday before the Monday meeting at 240-314-8280 or cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov or by filling this form: https://www.rockvillemd.gov/services/request-a-reasonable-accommodation/
- 4 Translation Assistance
- 5 If you wish to participate in person at a Mayor and Council meeting during community forum or a public hearing and may need translation assistance in a language other than English, please contact the City Clerk’s Office by the Wednesday before the Monday meeting at 240-314-8280, or cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov, or by using this form: https://www.rockvillemd.gov/services/participate-in-a-community-forum/
- 6 In-Person Attendance
- 7 Community members attending in-person who wish to speak during Community Forum, or a Public Hearing, should sign up using the form at the entrance to the Mayor and Council Chamber. In-person speakers will be called upon in the order they are signed to speak and before virtual speakers.
- 8 Note: In-Person Speakers will be called upon to speak before those who have signed up to speak virtually for Community Forum and Public Hearings.
- 9 Viewing Mayor and Council Meetings
- 10 The Mayor and Council are conducting hybrid meetings. The virtual meetings can be viewed on Rockville 11, Comcast, Verizon cable channel 11, livestreamed at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11, and available a day after each meeting at www.rockvillemd.gov/videoondemand.
- 11 Participating in Community Forum & Public Hearings:
- 12 If you wish to submit comments in writing for Community Forum or Public Hearings: • Please email the comments to mayorandcouncil@rockvillemd.gov no later than 10:00 am on the date of the meeting. If you wish to participate in-person or virtually in Community Forum or Public Hearings during the live Mayor and Council meeting: 1. Send your Name, Phone number, For Community Forum and Expected Method of Joining the Meeting (computer or phone) to mayorandcouncil@rockvillemd.gov or https://www.rockvillemd.gov/services/participate-in-a-community-forum/ no later than 10:00 am on the day of the meeting. Each speaker will receive 3 minutes. 2. Send your Name, Phone number, the Public Hearing Topic and Expected Method of Joining the Meeting (computer or phone) to mayorandcouncil@rockvillemd.gov or https://www.rockvillemd.gov/services/participate-in-a-public-hearing/ no later than 10:00 am on the day of the meeting. 3. On the day of the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email with further details, and two Webex invitations: 1) Optional Webex Orientation Question and Answer Session and 2) Mayor & Council Meeting Invitation. 4. Plan to join the meeting no later than approximately 20 minutes before the actual meeting start time. 5. Read for https://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/38725/Public-Meetings-on-Webex meeting tips and instructions on joining a Webex meeting (either by computer or phone). 6. If joining by computer, Conduct a WebEx test: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html prior to signing up to join the meeting to ensure your equipment will work as expected.
- 13 Participating in Mayor and Council Drop-In (Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Shaw)
- 14 The next scheduled Drop-In Session will be held by phone or in-person on Monday, June 8 from 5:15-6:15 pm with Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Shaw. Please sign up by 10 am on the meeting day using the form at: https://www.rockvillemd.gov/formcenter/city-clerk-11/sign-up-for-dropin-meetings-227
- 1. Convene - 5:30 PM
- 2. Pledge of Allegiance
- 3. Proclamation and Recognition - 5:35 PM
- A. Proclamation Declaring July 17, 2026, as Mattie J. T. Stepanek Peace Day in Rockville, Maryland
- B. Proclamation Declaring June 5, 2026, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day, June 5-7, 2026, as Awareness Weekend, and June 2026 Awareness Month in Rockville, Maryland
- C. Proclamation Declaring June 14, 2026, as Flag Day in Rockville, Maryland
- D. Proclamation Declaring June 15-21, 2026, as Men’s Health Week in Rockville, Maryland
- E. Proclamation Declaring June 19, 2026, as Juneteenth in Rockville, Maryland
- F. Proclamation Declaring June 20, 2026, as World Refugee Day
- G. Proclamation Declaring June 2026 as Caribbean-American Heritage Month
- H. Proclamation Declaring June 2026 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Rockville, Maryland
- I. Proclamation Declaring July 26, 2026, as the 36th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- J. Proclamation Declaring July 2026 as Park and Recreation Month in Rockville, Maryland
- 4. Agenda Review - 6:30 PM
- 5. City Manager's Report - 6:35 PM
- 6. Boards and Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - NONE
- 7. Community Forum - 6:40 PM
- 8. Special Presentations - 7:00 PM
- A. Presentation of Board of Appeals 2025 Annual Report
- 9. Consent Agenda - 7:20 PM
- A. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Fiscal Year 2027 agreements that extend resident community performing arts organization status to Rockville Little Theatre, Rockville Musical Theatre, and Victorian Lyric Opera Company to enable these organizations to provide performances at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre & Social Hall and use storage units located at Rockville Civic Center Park.
- B. Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Youth and Teen Swim Team Support Agreement with the RMSC Parents Club, Inc. to formalize the City’s long-standing arrangement to receive support for the City’s competitive swim team program.
- C. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Project Agreement with the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requesting Program Open Space funding in the amount of $153,000 to fund a portion of the renovation of David Scull Park Improvements project.
- D. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Montgomery County Department of Police to assign a sworn member of the Rockville City Police Department to the Vice and Intelligence Unit.
- E. Approval of, and authorization of the City Manager to Execute the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Homeownership Program Agreement; and Approval of, and authorization of the City Manager to Execute the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Rockshire Project between the Mayor and Council of Rockville and EYA Development LLC, Subject to Approval as to Legal Form by the Acting City Attorney
- F. Award and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with T.Y. Lin International for Planning and Engineering Services for the Twinbrook Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge Study Project, Responsive to RFP #05-26, in an Amount Not to Exceed $381,296.00
- G. Approval of Minutes
- 10. Public Hearing - NONE
- 11. Action Items - 7:25 PM
- A. Consider Approval of Proposed 2027 MML Legislative Action Requests
- 12. Worksession - 7:45 PM
- A. Work Session #4 on Zoning Text Amendment Application TXT2026-00271, for the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and Map Amendment Application MAP2026-00126, for the Comprehensive Map Amendment; Mayor and Council of Rockville, Applicants - Articles 9-13: Nonconformities, Signs, Historic Preservation, and Plats and Subdivision
- B. JEDI Strategic Plan Update
- 13. Mock Agenda - 9:45 PM
- A. Mock Agenda
- 14. Old / New Business - 9:50 PM
- 15. Adjournment - 10:00 PM