City Council Meeting Agenda - Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Due to the public health crisis, the meeting will be held remotely. The public may view the meeting as always: on City TV (RCN – 13, HD 1060; Comcast/xfinity – 13, HD 997; Verizon Fios – 28), on the City Council Video Page of the City Website; on YouTube, or on Facebook.
REVISED AGENDA (PDF)
5:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
1. New Ave Bikeway Presentation (60% Design)
2. Minor Master Plan for Takoma Park; Planning and Race Equity (Montgomery County Planning Director Gwen Wright and Planning Staff)
6:30 PM - RECESS
7:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA/AGENDA SCHEDULING UPDATE
READING OF A POEM – KATHLEEN O’TOOLE, TAKOMA PARK POET LAUREATE
(Sign up for public comments will be open from Friday to 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Link to sign-up for Live Public Comments.)
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON VOTING ITEMS
OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS
COUNCIL COMMENTS
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
VOTING SESSION
3. First Reading Ordinance Amending the Election Code to Accommodate Vote by Mail
4. First Reading Ordinance Setting Forth the Details of the 2020 City Election
5. Resolution on Principles and Overarching Goals for Tree Canopy and Urban Forest Policies
7. and 8. First Reading Ordinance Approving FY21 Budget Amendment No. 1 ; First Reading Ordinance Approving FY21 Stormwater Budget Amendment No. 1 (revised 7/21)
9. Resolution Approving Submission of MML Legislative Action Requests. See also materials prepared for the July 15 work session.
10. Resolution of Authorization to Join the Amici Curiae Brief to be Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Seeking Review and Rejection of the FCC’s December 2019 Rules and Policies Related to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields (Postponed to July 29)
WORK SESSION
11. Term Extensions for Committee Members – Emergency Ordinance
12. Resolution Modifying Resolution 2020-12 (Which Suspended Quasi-Judicial Hearings)
13. Youth Council Appointments
