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8:30 AM - REVISED	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)

Item 9	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(9) to conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations.

item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Hermitage Preliminary Plan No. 120080270 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-01 2. Washington Adventist Hospital Site Plan No. 82008021A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-05 3. Clarksburg Town Center Site Plan 820070220 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION 10-07

	*B. Records Plats
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 1. Subdivision Plat No. 220091120, Strathmore at Bel Pre R-90 zone, 1 lot; located on the west side of Layhill Road (MD 182), 450 feet north of Deckman Lane; Kensington-Wheaton. Staff Recommendation: Approval 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220100310, Greenway Village PD-4 zone, 12 lots, 3 parcels; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Arora Hills Drive and Newcut Road; Clarksburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220100380, Acorn’s Addition to Colesville C-1 zone, 1 lot; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Randolph Road and Vital Way; White Oak. Staff Recommendation: Approval

	*C. Other Consent Items - ADDITION
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 1. Yazdi Property Preliminary Plan No. 120080310 - ADOPTION OF MCPB CORRECTED RESOLUTON No. 09-142 2. Germantown Estates Site Plan No. 820090090 - ADOPTION OF MCPB CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 09-134 3. Townhouses at Small’s Nursery Preliminary Plan 120070610 – ADOPTION OF MCPB CORRECTED RESOLUTION 09-155

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Minutes of December 10, 2009 Meeting.

Item 2	Recognition of Commission Employees for Years of Service

Item 3	University of Maryland Urban Design Student Presentation
J. Carter/M. Bell	Architecture graduate students present their work on Silver Spring urban design

Item 4	Sectional Map Amendment for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan
S. Edwards	Staff Recommendation: Approval to File

12:25 PM	LUNCH

Item 5	Closed Session
C. Rubin	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 6	Frederick Road (MD355)/Brink Road Intersection Improvements
J. Penn/L. Cole	*A. Forest Conservation Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. B. Mandatory Referral: MR#2009802 Staff Recommendation: Approval with Comments to MCDPS Planning Board Action/Decision: Aproved with comments to MCDPS.

Item 7	Discussion Item: Parks & Recreation 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan – Scope, Outreach, Schedule
B. Farquhar	A plan to guide the future development and stewardship of parks and recreation in Montgomery County. (Public Testimony will not be taken at this time)

Item 8	Roundtable - REVISED
	1. Discussion of Montgomery County Biosciences Strategy 2. Gaithersburg West PHED Committee Update - ADDITION 3. Expedited Bill 3-10 Regarding Sidewalk Construction - ADDITION 4. Growth Policy Bill 38-09 Update - ADDITION

5:00 PM	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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