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9:00 am	Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium)
	Commissioner Jean Cryor - ABSENT
9:00 AM	Consent Agenda

Item *1	Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
	Group A: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson and Robinson.] i) MCPB Resolution No. 07-160, Park Potomac, (Fortune Parc), ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson, Robinson and Cryor] ii.) Site Plan No. 820070130, Aunt Hattie’s Place, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-06 iii.) Preliminary Plan No. 120070590, Aunt Hattie’s Place, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-45

Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220061200 & 220061260, Clarksburg Village R-200 zone; 31 lots, 4 parcels; located on the south side of Snowden Farm Parkway, approximately 800 feet east of Stringtown Road; Clarksburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval Subdivision Plat No. 220080120, Section Four, Chevy Chase R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Meadow Lane and Underwood Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval
Item *3	Consent Items


9:00 am	Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium)

Item 4	Housing Policy Element of the General Plan
9:05 am R. George (60 min)	(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Item 5	Briefing on Zoning for TDR Receiving Areas - Revised
10:05 am P. Dunn R. Tustian J. Daniel (60 min)	A. An analysis of current and potential TDR receiving area capacity and demand B. A policy paper on factors to consider in zoning for metro station areas C. Recommendation for TOMX Zone Text Amendment to accompany previously approved Twinbrook Master Plan Revision, including conversion formula for allowing TDR's to be designated in square feet of building space (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

11:00 AM	Planning Board Meeting Continues
Item 6	Germantown Master Plan Amendment
11:05 am S. Edwards (60 min)	Presentation and Discussion of Preliminary Staff Recommendations Staff recommendation: Approval of preliminary land use and zoning recommendations (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Item 7	Growth Policy Status Report
12:05 am D. Hardy/K. Moritz (5 min)	(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Item 12	Semi-Annual Report - ADDED
12:10 am R. Stanley/M. Bradford (20 min)	Presentation of final Semi-Annual report (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

12:30 PM	LUNCH
Item 8	Closed Session
12:30 pm D. Daniel/C. Rubin (20 min)	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (proposed Fairland Agency Authorization).
1:30 PM	Planning Board Meeting Continues - (MRO Auditorium)

Item 9	Environment and Energy Plan
1:30 pm M. Clark (45 min)	Briefing:Environment and Energy Plan - Growing Wise Growing Green. Introduction to the Policy Framework and discussion of future direction. (No public testimony will be taken at this time)


Item 11	Limited Amendment to the 1990 Sector Plan for the Wheaton Central Business District and Vicinity
3:40 pm F. Boyd (30 min)	Staff recommendation: Approval of staff recommendations and set public hearing (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

3:30 pm	Planning Board Meeting Continues
Item 10	Discussion: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Project Planning Overview - Revised
2:10 pm D. Hardy/T. Autrey (90 min)	Representatives from the MTA and Planning Department staff will brief the Planning Board on Purple Line, Corridor Cities Transitway, and MARC project implementation process. The discussion will emphasize strategies that local agencies can pursue in the Locally Preferred Alternative decision making process to facilitate project success in the federal funding arena. Topics include consideration of mode (bus or rail), project phasing, coordination with active Master Plan amendments considering alterantive alignments and development densities, and funding opportunities. (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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