November WECA Meeting - Thurs, Nov 20 at 7pm + Of-Interest Items

Dear WECA Neighbors – Shake off the chill of this cold snap by gathering with your neighbors at the November WECA Meeting, scheduled for this Thursday, November 20^th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church, located at 215 West Montgomery Avenue. Parking is available in the lot off of Harrison Street.

The agenda for the meeting is provided below. You will see that there are two topics we will address – the APFO and the Rockville Pike Plan – which are sure to be of interest to many of you. Some additional information on those are provided below. And note the additional Item of Interest listed far below – a Peerless Rockville event which is free to the public!

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Agenda for WECA Executive Board Meeting on 20 Nov 2014 at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church

                                                                                                                        
7:00pm Welcome and Organizational/Business Items

o   Approval of Minutes for Oct 2014

o   Treasurer’s Report

o   Report from City

o   Report from Lt. Over

o   Announcements

§  Lynn Wagman- Seniors Aging in Place

§  Representative to Bus Rapid Transit advisory committee

 

7:15pm Text Amendment preventing storage warehouses

7:30pm Proposed changes to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO)

Revised Rockville Pike Plan:

8:00pm Presentation by City staff on changes to the Plan

8:20pm WECA discussion of Revised Plan  

9:00pm Adjourn

 
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Revised Rockville Pike Plan - The last public hearing on the proposed Rockville Pike Plan will be held on December 8^th; therefore, this November WECA Board meeting provides the last opportunity for WECA to develop a position on the proposed plan.  At the meeting, representatives from City Staff will present an overview of the current plan.  After a period for answering questions, the WECA Board will deliberate on WECA’s position, and whether a resolution should be adopted and presented at the public hearing on December 8^th.  Copies of the Pike Plan are available on the City's website.

Mayor and Council proposal to revise the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) – At their meeting of November 3^rd, the Mayor and Council approved a schedule to review and adopt revisions to the APFO.  The nature of these revisions was not clear from that meeting, and the topic was slated to be discussed again at the Mayor and Council meeting on Nov 17^th. The Mayor and Council have already agreed to hold a public hearing on January 5^th.

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Peerless Rockville cordially invites you to their 2014 Awards Ceremony & Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 7^th from 1:00pm – 5:00pm in the Red Brick Courthouse

Peerless Rockville kicks off their 2014 Holiday Open House celebrating 40 Years of Peerless Places with their 

35th Annual Awards Ceremony.

The awards program honors individuals, institutions, and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to Rockville's heritage.

Please join Peerless Rockville in honoring your neighbors and their impressive projects!

Musical entertainment by the Montgomery College Jazz Combo.

Light hors d'oeuvres provided by Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge, Dawson's Market, and Vie De France.

This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!