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September 15, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final-revised ·Meeting No. 22-25

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Agenda — 49 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 Fulton)
  14. 15 The next scheduled Drop-In Session will be held by phone or in-person on Monday, September 29 from 5:15-6:255 pm with Mayor Ashton and Councilmember Fulton. 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 September 11, 2025, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in Rockville, Maryland 25-1819
  19. B. Proclamation Declaring September 8-12, 2025, as Disability Voting Rights Week in Rockville, Maryland 25-1816
  20. C. Proclamation Declaring September 15, 2025 – October 15, 2025, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. 25-1813
  21. D. Proclamation Declaring September 16, 2025, as National Voter Registration Day in Rockville, Maryland 25-1812
  22. E. Proclamation Declaring September 22, 2025, as Car Free Day in Rockville, Maryland 25-1818
  23. F. Proclamation Declaring September 2025, as National Preparedness Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1821
  24. G. Proclamation Declaring September 2025, as National Recovery Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1811
  25. H. Proclamation Declaring September 2025, as Service Dog Month in Rockville, Maryland 25-1817
  26. I. Certificates of Recognition for Student Achievers – Julius West Middle School 25-1803
  27. J. Certificates of Recognition for Student Achievers – Thomas S. Wootton High School 25-1802
  28. K. Certificates of Recognition for Student Achievers - Richard Montgomery High School Student Achiever 25-1807
  29. L. Certificates of Recognition for Student Achievers - Rockville High School 25-1770
  30. 4. Agenda Review - 6:30 PM
  31. 5. City Manager's Report - 6:35 PM
  32. 6. Boards and Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - 6:40 PM
  33. A. Board and Commission Appointment and Reappointment 25-1810
  34. 7. Community Forum - 6:50 PM
  35. 8. Special Presentations - NONE
  36. 9. Consent Agenda - 7:10 PM
  37. A. Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Terms and Conditions of Pepco’s EmPowerMD Rebate Program to Include in the Program’s Application for use on Phase 2 of the City’s LED Streetlight Conversion CIP Project 25-1859
  38. B. Appointment of Manisha Tewari, Planning and Research Manager of Community Planning and Development Services (CPDS), as the City of Rockville Representative to the Town Square Condominium Board, Replacing the prior Deputy Director of CPDS, Jenny Snapp. 25-1863
  39. 10. Public Hearing - 7:15 PM
  40. A. Public Hearing on Project Plan Application PJT2025-20, an Amendment to an Approved Project Plan to Permit Conversion of 13,011 Square Feet of Previously Approved Street-level Retail into 13 Residential Units at 198 East Montgomery Avenue. 25-1778
  41. 11. Action Items - 7:35 PM
  42. B. Financial Advisory Board FY 2025 Annual Report and FY 2026 Action Plan 25-1864
  43. 12. Worksession -8:00 PM
  44. A. Economic Development 25-1776
  45. B. 2026 State Legislative Priorities (including Legislative Bond Initiatives) 25-1857
  46. 13. Mock Agenda - 9:45 PM
  47. A. Mock Agenda 25-1870
  48. 14. Old / New Business - 9:50 PM
  49. 15. Adjournment - 10:00 PM