I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. INVOCATION

Maxine Oliver, Baha’i Faith

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Held August 7, 2006
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V. CONSENT ITEMS

1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract for the Installation of Underground Conduit for Eight (8) Street Lights Along Travis Lane Between Watkins Mill Road and Travis Avenue ($25,600)
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2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract for the Installation of Eight (8) Street Lights Along Travis Lane Between Watkins Mill Road and Travis Avenue ($10,400)
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3. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract to Purchase Two (2) Solar Powered Variable Message Signs ($33,997)
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4. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Purchase One (1) 2007 Passenger Bus for the Department of Parks Recreation and Culture ($99,043)
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5. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement to Share Stormwater Management Facility Repair Costs With the Bennington Community ($32,250)
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VI. PRESENTATIONS
(certificates from the City and to the City, as well as staff or citizen presentations on topics - 10 minutes)

1. Recognition of the 2006 Employee ( Jorge Esmieu ) and Team ( The Mission to Mississippi Team ) of the Year
   
   
2. City Manager’s Day Laborer Report
   

VII. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
(public is invited to speak on any subject that is not a public hearing topic on tonight’s agenda – each speaker three minutes)

VIII. FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Upcoming City Events

IX. FROM THE CITY MANAGER

X. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 10 of the City Code (Floodplain Ordinance), Article I, Entitled, “Site In General,” Article II, Entitled, “Permit Process,” Article III, Entitled, “Establishment Of Floodplain Zones,” Article IV, “Development Regulations In Floodplain Zones,” and Article V, Entitled “Specific Requirements” so as to Comply With Federal Emergency Management Requirements
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2. Issuance and Sale of Economic Development Revenue Bonds by the City of Gaithersburg for Asbury Methodist Village, Inc. and Asbury-Solomons, Inc.
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XI. RECESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

• Minutes of a Historic District Commission Meeting Held July 17, 2006

3. Certificate of Approval

• HAWP-103, Applicant: Ollie Mumpower for the City of Gaithersburg Public Works, Brookes Avenue, Streetscape Improvements
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4. Adjournment

XIII. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS
(ordinances, resolutions, and regulations to be introduced or adopted following appropriate procedures required by the City Code, or resolutions that may require discussion by the Mayor and Council prior to approval)

1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Extend the 2006 Street Resurfacing Contract ($230,000)
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2. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Extend the 2006 Street Resurfacing Contract ($192,000)
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3. Resolution of the Mayor and Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract to Purchase One (1) Street Sweeper ($150,694)
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4. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract to Upgrade and Reconstruct Odend’hal Avenue Between Maryland Route 355 and Russell Avenue ($315,080)
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5. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council Awarding Matching Grants to the Lakelands Ridge Homeowners Association and Greater Historic District, and Diamond Farm Homes Corporation ($10,400)
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XIV. POLICY DISCUSSION AND STAFF GUIDANCE
(discussion by the Mayor and Council about previous public hearing topics and other policy matters)

An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 13 of the City Code Entitled "Landlord Tenant Relations," to Create a New Section 13-38 Entitled "Relocation Assistance" so as to Require Multi-Family Property Owners to Provide Additional Relocation Assistance to Tenants Displaced by Redevelopment (Ready for Final Action)
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XV. FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHER STAFF

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

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