Monday, March 4, 2013
A proclamation on Business Appreciation Week also is on Monday's agenda.
The Financial Advisory Board, a discussion with the city’s elections board and a vote on an assessment for driveway apron construction highlight the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. A proclamation declaring March 11-15 Business Appreciation Week in the city also is on the agenda. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. Financial Advisory Board The council is scheduled to vote on two additional provisions to an ordinance to establish a Financial Advisory Board. One provision would address the mayor and council’s desire that board members serve "overlapping three-year terms." City staff drafted language recommending two of the initial board members be appointed to one-year …
Monday, February 4, 2013
A vote on a contract for stormwater management is also on the agenda.
A discussion of the structure and scope of a financial advisory board, votes to authorize the sale of city bonds and recognition of partners in the city’s annual holiday drive are on the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. A closed-door session will be held at 5:30 p.m. before the regular business meeting. The purpose, according to the agenda, is "to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice; and to consult with staff, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation” regarding alley abandonment. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. Financial advisory board The council is scheduled to continue its discussion of the creation, structure and duties of a financial …
Monday, January 28, 2013
A meeting with Regal Row merchants over parking issues precedes Monday's meeting
Votes on a plan to include historical and cultural sites in Rockville in the county’s “heritage area” master plan and a discussion of how plans for Town Center redevelopment are approved are on the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. The council also will hear a quarterly update from Rockville Economic Development Inc., the economic development arm of the city. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. Council members will meet with Regal Row merchants before the scheduled council meeting, at 6 p.m. in the Black-Eyed Susan Room, to discuss parking concerns associated with the ongoing construction of the Cambria Suites mixed-used project. Construction of the mixed-use project has…
Monday, January 14, 2013
A vote on changes to the city bid process also is on deck.
The final report by the city’s Charter Review Commission, three public hearings and discussions of proposed changes to the city’s ethics ordinance and the city’s bid process are on the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. The council also is scheduled to hear an update from the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. Charter Review Commission report The council is scheduled to hear the final report from the city’s Charter Review Commission. The commission’s recommendations, outlined in the report, include: The commission also recommended several changes to increase voter participation in city elections. Some changes would be automatic should the …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Mayor and councilman offer contrasting views of Rockville Housing Enterprises’ proposed purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments.
The Rockville City Council’s 3-2 vote last week to put city money toward Rockville Housing Enterprises’ proposed purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments creates a problem, Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said in an interview with Rockville Patch. The council had “such a drive to do this without all the risks really considered,” said Marcuccio, who joined Councilwoman Bridget Donnell Newton in voting against the deal. “One of the risks is to put all this public housing into an area—you’re going to have an enclave.” The approval allows Rockville Housing Enterprises, which administers public housing in Rockville, to proceed with the $37.5 million purchase of the 236-unit garden-style Fireside Park Apartments at 735 Monroe St. Supporters said it …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The mayor and Moore on whether the deal with RHE was right for Rockville.
The Rockville City Council’s split decision Monday to approve a $2 million package of loans and grants for Rockville Housing Enterprises’ proposed purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments was lamented by the mayor who said the complex would be better off in private hands and lauded by a council member who said the deal allows the city government to fulfill an important role of providing affordable housing. The council approved the plan on a 3-2 vote, with Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio and Councilwoman Bridget Donnell Newton voting against it. The approval allows RHE, which administers public housing in Rockville, to proceed with the $37.5 million purchase of the 236-unit garden-style Fireside Park complex at 735 Monroe St. Marcuccio lamented the…
Monday, October 22, 2012
Council to weigh RHE and private proposals against city's affordable housing needs.
Having heard from potential purchasers and the public, Rockville officials are scheduled on Monday to discuss a proposed purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments by Rockville Housing Enterprises. “I’d like to have some real details,” Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said of the proposal in an interview with Rockville Patch on Friday. Those details should come at Monday’s Rockville City Council meeting. Richard Nelson, director of Montgomery County's Department of Housing and Community Affairs, is scheduled to brief the council on the county’s rental housing market. City staff also is scheduled to brief the council on the availability of affordable housing in Rockville, on the city’s affordable housing policy and on the status of RHE’s …
Monday, October 15, 2012
An update from Rockville Economic Development Inc. is also on deck.
A hearing on proposed changes to the city’s ethics ordinance, a discussion of the 2012 Citizen Survey and preliminary discussions of the city’s fiscal 2014 budget top the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. The council also is scheduled to hear the monthly update from Rockville Economic Development Inc. executive director Laurie Boyer and to issue a proclamation recognizing Oct. 15-19 as “Economic Development Week in the City of Rockville.” Ethics ordinance hearing The council is scheduled to hold its second public hearing on changes to the city’s ethics ordinance. The first hearing was held Sept. 24. The proposed changes would bring the…
Monday, October 8, 2012
A hearing on fire safety codes and a discussion of revisions to the city’s sediment control and stormwater management policies are also on deck.
Public hearings on city aid for the purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments and on revisions to the city’s fire safety code, and discussions of the city’s fiscal 2014 budget and of how new Rockville Town Center projects are approved are on the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. The council also is scheduled to introduce an ordinance that would revise the city’s sediment control and stormwater management policies and is scheduled to issue a proclamation recognizing Community Planning Month in Rockville. The Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. Fireside Park Apartments hearing Much of Monday’s meeting is expected to be dedicated to a public hearing on the proposed purchase of …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Rockville Housing Enterprises is asking for $2 million in city aid toward the purchase of the mixed-income apartment community.
A request for public financing to support the purchase of the Fireside Park Apartments will be the subject of a public hearing during Monday’s Rockville City Council meeting. The council will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting’s full agenda has not yet been released. Rockville Housing Enterprises, which administers public housing in Rockville, has asked the city to commit $2 million toward the $36 million purchase of the 236-unit garden-style Fireside Park complex at 735 Monroe St. The complex, which was built in 1961 and provides mixed-income rental housing, went on the market in April. A Florida-based company has made an offer for the property, but RHE is pursuing the purchase under the county’s right of first refusal, which gives…
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Jeff Hawkins
2:17 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Heritage Plan sounds great. So many events that took place in Rockville that are not recognized. Civil War battles or skirmishes in front of St. Mary's Church, Edmonston Dr. & the Pike and in front of current Woodmont GC entrance to name a few. The Dawson Farm is a sad experience to say the least with townhouse built right up to the front porch of the old grand home....which by the way looks … more ›