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Mayor and Council

November 3, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final-revised ·Meeting No. 26-25

WebEx

Agenda — 46 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 Myles)
  14. 15 The next scheduled Drop-In Session will be held by phone or in-person on Monday, November 10 from 5:15-6:15 pm with Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Myles. 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 November 2025, as Municipal Government Works Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1844
  19. B. Proclamation Declaring November 2025, as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 25-1849
  20. C. Proclamation Declaring November 2025, as Native American Heritage Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1842
  21. D. Proclamation Declaring November 2025, as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1850
  22. E. Proclamation Declaring November 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Rockville, Maryland 25-1845
  23. F. Proclamation Declaring November 15, 2025, as America Recycles Day in Rockville, Maryland 25-1846
  24. G. Proclamation Declaring November 16, 2025, as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 25-1847
  25. H. Proclamation Declaring November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday in Rockville, Maryland 25-1848
  26. I. Certificates of Recognition for the Latino Youth Development Soccer Program 2025 Finals 25-1962
  27. 4. Agenda Review - 6:30 PM
  28. 5. City Manager's Report - 6:35 PM
  29. 6. Boards and Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - NONE
  30. 7. Community Forum - 6:40 PM
  31. 8. Special Presentations - 7:00 PM
  32. A. Special Presentation to the Mayor and Council by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) about the development of the County’s new Cultural Plan. 25-1925
  33. 9. Consent Agenda - 7:20 PM
  34. A. Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment Number 1 Between the City of Rockville and the State of Maryland, Maryland Energy Administration to Provide a No Cost Extension of Contract No. 2024-11-420S1 to March 27, 2026 25-1919
  35. B. Approval of Memory Walk Park Public Art Proposal by Artist Dina Fisher
  36. C. Authorization for the City Manager to sign a Supplemental Agreement with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration for the Scott-Veirs Drive Shared-Use Path Design Project 25-1889
  37. D. Approval of Minutes 25-1941
  38. 10. Public Hearing - NONE
  39. 11. Action Items - NONE
  40. 12. Worksession - 7:25 PM
  41. A. Chapter IV Arts and Cultural Affairs Ordinance Revisions 25-1926
  42. B. Inclusionary Zoning Research Presentation and Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) Program 25-1562
  43. 13. Mock Agenda - 9:25 PM
  44. A. Mock Agenda 25-1944
  45. 14. Old / New Business - 9:30 PM
  46. 15. Adjournment - 9:45 PM