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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
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item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions - REVISED
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Potomac Crest Preliminary Plan 12002119A and Site Plan 82003035A – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-147 2. 7300 Pearl Street – Air Rights Center Project Plan 92000001B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-166 3. 7300 Pearl Street – Air Rights Center Preliminary Plan 120110010 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-167 4. 7300 Pearl Street – Air Rights Center Site Plan 82007001C – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-168 5. Hidden Hill Preliminary Plan 120100180 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-13 6. Long Branch Walkway-Bridge and Sidewalk Forest Conservation Plan MR2007901 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-137 7. Anselmo Property Preliminary Plan 120100160 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-172 8. Rock Spring Centre Preliminary Plan 11998092B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-15 - REMOVED; PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED 9. Norwood School Amendment Preliminary Plan 11998015A – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-12 10. Children’s Manor Montessori School Site Plan 82006034B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTON No. 11-01 11. Discovery Communications, Inc. Headquarters Site Plan 82000032C – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-10 12. 1150 Ripley Street Site Plan 82008015C – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-11 13. Potomac Village Site Plan 820110070 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-23

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220080110, Travilah Acres; RE-2 zone; 3 lots; located on the east side of Turkey Foot Road, approximately 1,200 feet north of Query Mill Road; Potomac. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220100830, Ducks End; RDT zone; 3 lots; located on the south side of Bucklodge Road (MD 117), approximately 1,000 feet west of Whites Store Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110040, Kensington Heights; R-60 zone; 13 lots, 1 parcel, 2 outlots; located on the south side of University Boulevard West (MD 103) at the eastern terminus of Moore Lane; Kensington - Wheaton. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220110440, Westfarm Technology Park; I-3 zone, 2 parcels; located at the terminus of Plum Orchard Drive, 550 feet north of Broadbirch Drive; Fairland. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220110510, Locust Hill Estates; R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Broad Brook Drive, approximately 1,000 feet east of Rockville Pike (MD 355); Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 6. Subdivision Plat No. 220110600, Cabin John Park; R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of 81st Street, 100 feet south of Caraway Street; Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 7. Subdivision Plat No. 220110610, Drumeldra Hills; R-200 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Overton Lane, approximately 1,500 feet north of Notley Road, White Oak. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 8. Subdivision Plat No. 220110770, Lybrook; R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Howell Road, 225 feet west of Bradley Boulevard (MD 191); Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of February 10, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Appointment of Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the East County Science Center (ECSC) Master Plan
N. Sturgeon	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 3	Limited Amendment to the Clarksburg Master Plan
R. Cashion/J. Carter	Amend Stage 3 to allow retail development to proceed in the Town Center, Newcut and Cabin Branch neighborhoods. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 4	Planning Board Draft Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan
S. Tallant/K. Afzal	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 11	Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME
	B. White Flint Staging & Implementation Guidelines C. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs): Implications for Local Governments - POSTPONED

12:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 5	Closed Session - POSTPONED
	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

Item 12	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(13) to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter.

Item 13	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

item 6	Enforcement Hearing; Montgomery County Planning Department v. John Johnson

2:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - Third Floor Conference Room

Item 7	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(9) to conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations. Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

3:30 PM - NEW TIME	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 8	Response to Montgomery County Executive Recommendations - POSTPONED
	Approval of response to Montgomery County Executive Recommendations

Item 11	Roundtable Discussion (continued) - NEW TIME
M. Bradford	A. Parks Director's Report

Item 9	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Projects Part I - NEW TIME
J. Cole/E. Tush	Approve the construction of wetland creation project PB-1 in the Paint Branch Special Protection Area (SPA) as part of the ICC Environmental Stewardship and Compensatory Mitigation Program. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 10	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Projects Part II - NEW TIME
J. Cole/E. Tush	Approval of four stormwater management projects (SWM) as part of the ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Program. Three of the projects (NB-6, NB-7, and N-16) are on private property and one project (NB-11) is on parkland. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

5:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - Third Floor Conference Room

Item 7	Closed Session (continuation) - ADDITION
P. Barney/M. Bradford	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(9) to conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations. Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, March 31, 2011

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