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January 5, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final-revised ·Meeting No. 01-26

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Agenda — 38 items

  1. 2 Agenda item times are estimates only. Items may be considered at times other than those indicated.
  2. 3 Ways to Participate
  3. 4 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/FormCenter/City-Manager-2/Request-a-Reasonable-Accommodation-50
  4. 5 Translation Assistance
  5. 6 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/FormCenter/City-Clerk-11/Sign-Up-for-Translation-Assistance-at-Co-368
  6. 7 In-Person Attendance
  7. 8 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. 9 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. 10 Viewing Mayor and Council Meetings
  10. 11 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. 12 Participating in Community Forum & Public Hearings:
  12. 13 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 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 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. 14 Participating in Mayor and Council Drop-In (Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Valeri)
  14. 15 The next scheduled Drop-In Session will be held by phone or in-person on Monday, January 12 from 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm with Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Valeri. 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
  15. 1. Convene - 5:30 PM
  16. 2. Pledge of Allegiance
  17. 3. Proclamation and Recognition - 5:35 PM
  18. A. Proclamation Declaring January 19, 2026, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Rockville, Maryland 25-1981
  19. B. Proclamation Declaring July 4, 2026 as the 250th Anniversary of America 25-2018
  20. C. Recognition to the City of Rockville Recreation and Parks as a 2025 National Gold Medal Finalist for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management 25-2022
  21. 4. Agenda Review 6:30 PM
  22. 5. City Manager's Report 6:35 PM
  23. 6. Boards and Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - NONE
  24. 7. Community Forum - 6:40 PM
  25. 8. Special Presentations - NONE
  26. 9. Consent Agenda - 7:00 PM
  27. A. Award and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Rider Agreement with Electric Advantage, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in the amount not-to-exceed $250,000 for the initial term, with terms, including optional extensions for the same annual not-to-exceed amount, through April 18, 2029, and pricing consistent with Montgomery County Contract #1166626, for time and electrical maintenance, testing, and repair services. 25-1897
  28. B. Award and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Rider Agreement with Kiara’s Landscaping Inc., a Maryland corporation, in the amount not-to-exceed $500,000 for the initial term, with terms and pricing consistent with Montgomery County Contract #1175974, for time and material fencing services. 25-1902
  29. C. Staff recommends the Mayor and Council award and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement for the purchase of software, support, and professional services with UKG of Lowell, Massachusetts to replace the City’s end-of-life employee time-keeping software in the amount of $96,252 per year through July 14, 2029, with the possibility of three additional one-year renewals. 25-2000
  30. D. Approval of Minutes 25-2016
  31. 10. Public Hearing - NONE
  32. 11. Action Items - 7:05 PM
  33. 12. Worksession - 7:45 PM
  34. A. Mayor and Council Budget Priorities Discussion 25-2003
  35. 13. Mock Agenda - 8:15 PM
  36. A. Mock Agenda 25-2023
  37. 14. Old / New Business - 8:20 PM
  38. 15. Adjournment - 8:30 PM