Mayor and Council
WebEx
Agenda — 42 items
- 2 Agenda item times are estimates only. Items may be considered at times other than those indicated.
- 3 Any person who requires assistance in order to attend a City meeting should call the ADA Coordinator at 240-314-8108.
- 4 Translation Assistance
- 5 Individuals who wish to participate in-person at Mayor and Council meetings during Community Forum or Public Hearings and who may need assistance with translation service other than English, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280, 3 business days prior to the meeting date (the Wednesday before the Monday meeting) or email at 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 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.
- 7 In-Person Attendance
- 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.
- 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. • All written comments will be acknowledged by the Mayor and Council at the meeting and added to the agenda for public viewing on the website. If you wish to participate 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 6:40 pm (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 Myles)
- 14 The next scheduled Drop-In Session will be held by phone or in-person on Monday, August 5 from 5:15-5:45 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
- 1. Convene - 7:00 PM
- 2. Pledge of Allegiance
- 3. Agenda Review
- 4. City Manager's Report - 7:05 PM
- 5. Proclamation and Recognition - 7:15 PM
- A. Proclamation Declaring August 6, 2024, as National Night Out in Rockville, Maryland
- 6. Boards and Commissions Appointments and Reappointments - 7:20 PM
- A. Mayor and Council will reappoint the following member to the Recreation and Park Advisory Board.
- 7. Community Forum -7:35 PM
- 8. Presentations - 7:55 PM
- A. Presentation of the Transportation and Mobility Commission Report
- B. Vision Zero Progress Update
- 9. Consent Agenda - 8:40 PM
- A. Authorization for the City Manager to Sign a Subaward Agreement Relating to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Subaward between the Maryland Department of Emergency Management regarding the Flood Resiliency Master Plan
- B. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to execute a Revocable License Agreement with KBSG Associates, LLC to construct a sidewalk within Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park.
- C. Authorization for the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission
- D. Approval of the proposed grant-supported public art project to be installed on approved sections of public right of way on Beall Avenue in the city’s Town Center and granting the city manager authority to approve the final design due to project and grant timeline constraints.
- E. Approval of MPDU Program Agreement for Sale Units - Flats at Northside Phase 1, and Authorization for City Manager to Execute MPDU Homeownership Program Agreement between the Mayor and Council and Pulte Home Company, LLC, Subject to Approval as to Legal Form by the City Attorney.
- F. Approval of Minutes
- 10. Public Hearing - 8:45 PM
- A. Public Hearing for proposed amendments to Chapter 10.5 of the City Code, the Forest and Tree Preservation Ordinance to ensure compliance with Maryland Senate Bill 526, in addition to minor revisions, as proposed by staff.
- B. Public Hearing on Floating Zone Map Amendment MAP2024-00120 and Project Plan PJT2024-00019, 5906 Halpine Road, a Request to Rezone the Property from R-60 (Single unit Detached Dwelling, Residential) Zone to RF-FZ (Residential Flexible-Floating Zone) and Permit Construction of 36 Two-Over-Two Stacked Condominium Residential Units; Pulte Home Company, LLC., Applicant
- 11. Introduction, Discussion and Instruction, Possible Adoption - 9:40 PM
- A. Introduction and Possible Adoption of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 5-24 to appropriate funds and levy taxes for FY 2025 (Budget Amendment #1)
- B. Introduction, and Possible Adoption, of a Bond Ordinance to Authorize the Competitive Sale of Tax-Exempt 2024A General Obligation Bonds in an Amount Not to Exceed $27,500,000 for the Purpose of Financing the Construction of Water, Sewer, and General Capital Improvements as Reflected in the city's FY 2025 Capital Improvements Program
- C. Discussion and Instructions to Staff on Floating Zone Map Amendment MAP2024-00120 and Project Plan PJT2024-00019, 5906 Halpine Road, a Request to Rezone the Property from R-60 (Single unit Detached Dwelling, Residential) Zone to RF-FZ (Residential Flexible-Floating Zone) and Permit Construction of 36 Two-Over-Two Stacked Condominium Residential Units; Pulte Home Company, LLC., Applicant
- 12. Old/New Business - 10:15 PM
- 13. Mock and Future Agendas - NONE
- 14. Adjournment - 10:30 PM