Mayor & Council Meeting: September 3, 2024
AGENDA
Regular Session
Tuesday, September 3, 2024, 7:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. REFLECTION
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Joint Work Session held July 8, 2024
B. Regular Session held July 15, 2024
C. Work Session held July 22, 2024
D. Special Session held August 5, 2024
5. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September 15 to October
15, 2024 as "Hispanic Heritage Month" in the City of Gaithersburg
B. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating September 2024 as
"Recovery Month" in the City of Gaithersburg
C. Second Quarter 2024 Employee and Team Recognition Awards
D. Voting Methods: Hybrid vs. Direct Mail Costs Analysis - Revised
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
(opportunity for public to speak on any subject that is not a public hearing topic on tonight’s
agenda; each speaker has three minutes)
7. FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
A. Announcements
a. After Closed Executive Session held August 5, 2024
b. Council in the Communities
c. Upcoming Sessions
8. FROM THE CITY MANAGER
9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Mayor and City Council Regular Session Tuesday, September 3, 2024
10. ORDINANCES / RESOLUTIONS / REGULATIONS
(ordinances and resolutions to be introduced or adopted following appropriate procedures
required by the City Code, or resolutions that may require discussion prior to approval)
A. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 10 of the City Code, Entitled,
“Floodplain Management” by Amending Article II, to Include new Definitions, Article
III, to add Clarification Language, Article IV, to Establish Minimum Heights Above
Base Flood Elevations, Article V, to Clarify Flood Protection Setback Processes and
Adding new Requirements for Development, and Article VII, to Clarify Board of
Appeals References and Process
B. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6C of the City Code, Entitled,
“Elections”
C. Introduction of a Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Amending Section 23 of
the City Charter, Entitled, “Board of supervisors of elections—Composition;
appointment; term of office; qualifications and compensation of members; chairman;
filling of vacancies.”
D. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into
a Contract for Master Professional Services for Architectural, Engineering and
Related Services
E. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate
and Enter into a Contract for Pavement Condition Survey and Right-of-Way Asset
Inventory of the City's Road Network and Parking Lots
F. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate
and Enter into a Contract for Construction Services for City Roadway Resurfacing,
Curbs, Sidewalks, and Miscellaneous Appurtenances
11. POLICY DISCUSSIONS
(discussion about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)
A. SDP-9759-2024: Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Granting Approval of
Schematic Development Plan SDP-9759-2024, 725 Progress Way in the MXD
(Mixed Use Development) Zone
12. FROM CITY ATTORNEY / OTHER STAFF
13. CORRESPONDENCE
(weekly external and internal correspondence; no discussion)
A. Outside
14. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
A. June 2024
B. July 2024
15. ADJOURNMENT