Mayor & Council Meeting: November 4, 2024

AGENDA
Regular Session
Monday, November 4, 2024, 7:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. REFLECTION
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Work Session held September 30, 2024
B. Special Session held October 14, 2024
C. Work Session held October 14, 2024
D. Regular Session held October 21, 2024
5. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating November, 2024 as
"Municipal Government Works Month" in the City of Gaithersburg
B. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating November 2024 as "Native
American Heritage Month" in the City of Gaithersburg
C. Proclamation of the Mayor and City Council Designating November 20, 2024 as "GIS
Day" and November 18-22 as "Geography Awareness Week" in the City of
Gaithersburg
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 October 21, 2024
b. Ad Hoc Mayor and City Council Compensation Review Committee
c. Upcoming Sessions
8. FROM THE CITY MANAGER
9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Mayor and City Council Regular Session Monday, November 4, 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. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into
a Professional Services Contract for the Architectural Design of 12 South Summit
Avenue
11. POLICY DISCUSSIONS
(discussion about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)
A. 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. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 13 of the City Code, Entitled, “Landlord-Tenant
Relations”
12. CONSOLIDATED POLICY DISCUSSIONS
(discussion about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)
A. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6C of the City Code, Entitled, “Elections”
B. 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.”
13. FROM CITY ATTORNEY / OTHER STAFF
14. CORRESPONDENCE
(weekly external and internal correspondence; no discussion)
A. Outside
15. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
A. September 2024
16. ADJOURNMENT