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9:00 am	PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium)

9:00 AM	CONSENT AGENDA
Item *1	Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
	Group A: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson, Robinson and Cryor] i) Site Plan No. 820080070, 814 Thayer Avenue, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-57 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Group B: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson and Cryor] ii) Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720060540, Dufresne Property, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-58 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Group C: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson and Robinson] iii) Preliminary Plan No. 120061010, Spencerville Knolls, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-64 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. iv) Site Plan No. 82003003B, Fairfield at Germantown, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-63 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. v) Site Plan No. 820070260, The Rugby Condominium, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-55 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. vi) Preliminary Plan No. 120080130, Bennett Creek, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-52 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. vii) Preliminary Plan No. 120070700, Dechter, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-62 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. viii) Site Plan No. 82005015A, Cabin Branch Infrastructure Plan, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-68 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220080710, Edgemoor R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Glenbrook Road, approximately 200 feet south of Edgemoor Lane; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220081310, Chevy Chase Terrace R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Chevy Chase Boulevard, 300 feet west of Stratford Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *3	Consent Items

Item 16	Approval of Minutes

9:00 am	PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium)

Item 4	Wild Acres (Grosvenor Estate)
C. Kelly	Montgomery County Planning Board Public Hearing, Worksession and Action on Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Wild Acres (Grosvenor Estate), 5440 Grosvenor Lane, Addition to Locational Atlas, Resource #30/15 Staff report Nomination Draft Amendment Submissions to Montgomery County Planning Board Submissions to Historic Preservation Commission Staff recommendation: Designate Resource on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation Planning Board Action/Decision: Public Hearing, no action taken.

Item 5	AB 709: Abandonment of Unimproved Walker Mill Road
E. Axler	Approximately 12,560 square feet at 9510 Bac Place in Montgomery Village Staff recommendation: Transmit comments supporting Approval to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

Item 6	Worksession--Limited Amendment to the Sector Plan for the Wheaton Central Business District and Vicinity
F. Boyd	Discussion Limited Amendment to the 1990 Sector Plan for the Wheaton CBD and Vicinity (No public testimony will be taken at this time) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


11:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 7	Status of FY09 Budget - POSTPONED
R. Stanley/ M. Bradford	(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Item 8	M-NCPPC Department of Finance - REVISED
P. Barney	A. Revenue Sharing Task Force - Update on Park Tax B. Salary Lapse FY08 - Request to spend savings (No public testimony will be taken at this time) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 14	Policy for ParkPASS - Error Corrections and Write-offs of Uncollectible Revenue - ADDED
K. Warnick	Policy outlining procedures to handle ParkPASS corrections and the write-offs of revenue deemed to be uncollectible. Staff recommendation: Approval of policy and procedures Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 15	Proposed Fee Increase - Garden of Lights Show - ADDED
K. Warnick	Request to increase fee for "Garden of Lights" Show at Brookside Gardens by $5.00 per car on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Monday through Thursday the fee per car will remain at $15.00 Staff recommendation: Approval of fee increase for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

12:30 PM	LUNCH

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES- MRO Auditorium

Item 9	Master Plan Reassessment Update
G. Wright	Report on current status of efforts to implement recommendations in the Master Plan Process Reassessment study Staff Memo Attachments: Final Report 03/11/08 - County Council PHED 04/07/08 (No public testimony will be taken at this time)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
Item 10	Housing Policy Element of the General Plan
R. George/J. Sesker/V. Francis	Discussion: Neighborhood Change: Staff will review indicators of neighborhood change, explore what some of those indicators show for Montgomery County, and discuss the implications for County housing policies
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken..
3:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES


Item 11	Georgia Avenue Concept Study
K. Afzal	Status report and preliminary recommendations Staff recommendation: Approval to proceed with the draft report
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
Item 12	Growth Policy Update
D. Hardy/R. George	Update on the technical studies established in the 2007-2009 Growth Policy resolution, with a technical focus on the review of alternatives to Policy Area Mobility Review, vehicle trip equivalencies for non-auto facilities such as sidewalks, and processes to coordinate public agency review and sign-off on transportation mitigation.
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
5:30 PM	DINNER

7:30 pm	EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING SPEAKER SERIES
Item 13	Excellence in Planning Speaker Series: The Pent Up Demand for Walkable Urban Places; Ironically, in the Suburbs
K. Moritz	Christopher B. Leinberger Chris Leinberger is a land use strategist, and developer who focuses on alternative methods of building the built environment. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at The Brookings Institution in Washington, DC

	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 29, 2008

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