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Mayor and Council

Meeting No. 22-07

July 2, 2007

7:00 p.m.

NOTE: Times given for agenda items are estimates only.  Matters may be considered at times other than those indicated.  Please check the upcoming Mayor and Council calendar listed after this evening’s agenda for future meeting and Drop-in information, including Citizens’ Forum.

There will be a Citizens' Forum at every meeting unless otherwise indicated.  When listed, Drop-in will be held in the Council offices from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  All meetings are on Monday evenings and will be televised unless otherwise indicated.

Please check with the City Clerk's office at 240-314-8280 for any further information.


7:00 p.m.

1.

Convene

2.

Agenda Review

 

3.

City Manager’s Report

4.

Proclamation declaring the week of July 2-9, 2007 as Mattie J.T. Stepanek Week in Rockville

Jeni Stepanek, Mattie’s mother, will accept the Proclamation.

 

5.

Appointments

Planning Commission
Catherine Ostell (Appointment as a member until July 1, 2012)

John Tyner (Appointment as a member to fill an unexpired term until February 1, 2011) 

7:15 p.m.

6.

Citizens' Forum - This time is set aside to hear from any citizen who wishes to address the Mayor and Council.  Citizens are asked to keep their remarks to three minutes. Priority will be given to speakers who have signed up in advance by calling the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280 by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and those who are speaking on an agenda item.

 

7.

Mayor and Council’s Response to Citizens' Forum

8:00 p.m.

8.

Introduction and Ordinance to amend Chapter 23, entitled, “Traffic,” of the Rockville City Code by adding a new Section 23-8 entitled, “failure to pay penalty” so as to provide for late fees for certain motor vehicle violation citations

8:15 p.m.

9.

Discussion and Instructions to staff regarding Ordinance to amend Chapter 10.5 of the Rockville City Code, entitled “Forest and Tree Preservation” to add a new definition for “afforestation level,” modify the definitions of “forest” and “specimen tree,” and make certain other amendments to the definitions in Chapter 10.5; to modify the criteria for forest stand delineations and forest conservation plans; to generally amend the provisions pertaining to the retention of existing forest cover and individual significant trees, including requiring, with certain exceptions, the retention of forest and trees in priority retention areas, establishing conditions under which clearing may occur within priority retention areas, and establishing the conditions for satisfying retention requirements in non-priority areas; to amend the exemptions from the afforestation requirements so as to limit the single record lot exemption to residential lots only and to exempt certain linear projects, as defined by the State Forest Conservation Technical Manual, and make certain other amendments to the afforestation requirements; to establish a preferred sequence and priorities for tree replacement requirements in addition to reforestation and afforestation requirements; to eliminate the option of satisfying tree replacement, reforestation, and afforestation requirements with off-site plantings; to modify the provisions pertaining to payment of a monetary amount in lieu of on-site tree replacement, reforestation, and afforestation; to require that the forest conservation maintenance agreement require eradication and control of exotic/invasive plants and to provide for the extension of the maintenance period under certain circumstances; to amend the provisions pertaining to inspections; to make certain other clarifying modifications and amendments; and to otherwise generally amend Chapter 10.5 of the Rockville City Code.

8:45 p.m.

10.

Discussion and Instructions to staff regarding Water Quality Ordinance to enact a new Chapter 23.5 of the Rockville City Code entitled, “Water Quality Protection,” to protect the quality of surface waters and groundwater within the City by prohibiting or otherwise regulating the discharge of certain pollutants into such waters, by regulating certain land use practices so as to prevent such discharge, by providing for inspections of property and water quality monitoring, by providing for corrective action and enforcement remedies for violations of the provisions of the chapter; and to otherwise satisfy the requirements of the NPES permit issued to the City by the State of Maryland.

9:15 p.m.

11.

Refuse and Recycling Program Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

10:15 p.m.

12.

Boards and Commissions Update

13.

Future Agendas

14.

FYI/Correspondence

15.

New Business

16.

Adjournment

      

 

Mayor and Council Meeting Calendar

         


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