The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4605 www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
Thursday, January 30, 2014
REVISED: Monday, February 3, 2014 - 4:35 pm
Please note – Agenda changes and testimony rules:
- The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments must be received in the Chair’s office at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours before a hearing date will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Francoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Francoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
- To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the Clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak. Copies of written testimony will not be accepted by the Clerk or distributed to the Board at hearings.
To learn more, see the About section at the end of this document:
| 9:00 am | PLANNING BOARD MEETING | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 1 | Consent Agenda |
TIME CHANGED |
*A. Adoption of Resolutions |
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| 1. All Souls Church Preliminary Plan 1199991030 - MCPB No. 14-02 | ||
*B. Record Plats |
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*C. Other Consent Items |
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Randolph Manor Final Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. S-2554 Request to amend the approved Final Forest Conservation Plan to allow The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection to perform the proposed Hollywood Branch stream restoration activities; R-90 Zone, 4.66 acres located at 601 Randolph Road E. in the 1997 White Oak Master Plan A. Lindsey |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
*D. Approval of Minutes |
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| Minutes of December 12, 2013 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
| Item 2 | Roundtable Discussion
B. Clarksburg Town Center: Quarterly Report B. J. Carter/R. Kronenburg |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.
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| Item 3 | Scope of Work-Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan - REVISED E. Hisel-McCoy |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| 12:00 NOON | LUNCH | |
| Item 4 | Closed Session Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto M. Riley |
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New Item # Item 5 |
Closed Session Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice M. Chung/C.Rubin |
MOVED FROM JANUARY 23 AGENDA |
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MOVED TO FEBRUARY 13 AGENDA | |
| 2:00 pm | PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 7 | FY15-20 CIP Update: County Executive Recommendations for M-NCPPC On January 15, 2014 the County Executive released his Recommended FY15-20 Capital Improvements Program which includes the FY15-20 CIP for M-NCPPC. Staff will provide an update regarding changes recommended by the CE to 11 projects that the Board approved on October 10, 2013. The projects include: Legacy Open Space; Facility Planning: Non-Local Parks; Josiah Henson Historic Park; Little Bennett Regional Park Day Use Area; North Branch Trail; Planned Lifecycle Asset Replacement: NL Parks; Pollution Prevention and Repairs to Ponds & Lakes; Restoration Of Historic Structures; Senneca Crossing Local Park; Trails: Natural Surface Design, Construction & Renovations; Urban Park Elements; and Woodside Urban Park. C. Morgan |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation. |
| Item 8 | Resource Conservation Plan - Energy and Utilities Solid Waste and Recycling Annual energy, solid waste and recycling report presentation. Staff Recommendation: Discussion ATTACHMENT - MNCPPC 2013 Annual Business Recycling Waste Reduction Report R. Anderson |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion. |
| Item 9 | Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda (ICC-B): Mandatory Referral No. MR2011105-MDP-4 Staff Recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to the National Capital Planning Commission M. Rifkin |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
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POSTPONED | |
| Item 13 | Review of Proposed State Legislation to Ban Smoking in Park System and to Ban Use Program Open Space Funds for Artificial Turf Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council |
TIME CHANGED
MOVED FROM JANUARY 23 AGENDA Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| 4:35 PM | ADJOURN | |
| 6:00 pm | SPEAKER SERIES |
MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Housing Issues in the Washington Metropolitan Area Speaker: Lisa Sturtevant, Vice President for Research, National Housing Conference / Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy As the region grows, the connections between housing and transportation become more critical. Ms. Sturtevant will explore how housing and transportation are two sides of the same coin, the land and property cost impacts of transit, and some tools to preserve and create affordable housing. |
About the meetings:
- The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments must be received in the Chair’s office at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours before a hearing date will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Francoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Francoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
- To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the Clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak. Copies of written testimony will not be accepted by the Clerk or distributed to the Board at hearings.
- Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
- Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.
- Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Public testimony may not be taken for items identified as Briefings, Worksessions and/or Roundtables. On other occasions when no public testimony will be taken, the agenda will specify.
- View the Planning Board proceedings live on our website for meeting updates: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- You can view videotaped hearings after noon on the day following the meeting and select the item you wish to hear: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/video
- The Planning Board makes the final decision on any agenda items with an (*). On such matters, Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure prohibit any member of the public from directly contacting or communicating with Board members outside the public hearing setting. See the Outside Communications section of the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information.
- The Montgomery County Planning Board is no longer mailing meeting agendas to county residents and associations. To stay involved, subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter, InfoShare, at www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/infoshare