26 January 2009 | Approved: 9 February 2009
Mayor Anderson called the regular meeting of the Town Council to order at 7:42 p.m. In attendance were Councilors Charlie Challstrom, Joe Clark, Georgette Cole and John Compton. Also in attendance was resident David Neumann.
Approval of the Agenda
Joe Clark moved to approve the agenda. Georgette Cole seconded the motion. Charlie Challstrom requested the addition of the Town DVD as #7 on the agenda.
Vote: 4-0.
Discussion of Winter Task List
Mayor Anderson thanked Council members for their contributions to Jim’s winter task list. He noted that the list was prioritized and sorted by outdoor and indoor items. Darrell will see that Jim receives the list. Mayor Anderson also requested that council members direct all requests for maintenance and/or problems with the winter list to John Compton. There was a brief discussion about sand/salt buckets at intersections and about spring tree watering.
Council Reports
- Georgette Cole asked Charlie Challstrom for clarification about speed camera revenues as pertaining to a recent Maryland Municipal League legislative proposal.
- Charlie Challstrom brought Heather Hoerle’s (507 Brown) efforts to curtail excess noise at Roberts’ Oxygen to the Council’s attention. There was a discussion about the changes that may happen there when/if Montgomery County moves the bus depot to the area.
- Mayor Anderson stated that he thought the new sign, “Caution 8 ft. Clearance”, for Johnson Alley mentioned in Georgette Cole’s report was a good idea. The Council agreed.
- David Neumann asked, for the sake of transparency, that the written Council Reports be placed on the Town website with the minutes. John Compton suggested that this document be approved along with the minutes. This procedure will start with the Council Reports from January 2009.
- Town Council Reports – January 2009 pdf
Master Plan Ordinance
Georgette Cole moved to accept Ordinance No. 2008-09; Ordinance Adopting Master Plan with the addition of “with editing and amendments as specifically identified at the time of enactment” to the last paragraph. Joe Clark seconded the motion. A discussion ensued. Vote: 4-0.
Mayor’s Announcements
- LOS Condemnation Update – Mayor Anderson stated that there was nothing new to report. He also brought up the idea of an executive session with the Town attorney and the Council. He would like questions to be prepared ahead of time and the meeting would be the venue for the answers.
- Deer Park Bridge – nothing to report.
- Casey 6 & 7 – Mayor Anderson deferred to John Compton. John reported that the Shady Grove Advisory Group met with the Montgomery County representative in charge of the service parks moves. There was a discussion about where the service parks would move, the revenue neutral concept, scheduling a meeting with the County Executive and/or Phil Andrews, protecting the Town at all costs and trying to guarantee a change to I-3 zoning on the Roberts Oxygen property.
New Business
Charlie Challstrom brought up the Town DVD project. Alan Janus is ready to proceed but wants to be sure that he has Council approval of the price.
Charlie Challstrom moved to set the price of $10.00 per DVD. Georgette Cole seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. It was also suggested that this DVD be a part of the Welcome Packet that goes to new residents. The Council agreed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.