NEWS RELEASE

Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 10, 2002

VOTING RECORD FOR THE REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002, 7 p.m.

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

CONSENT AGENDA

All matters included under this item are considered to be routine by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. They will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below, without separate discussion of each item, unless any person present -- city official or citizen -- requests and item or items to be removed from the Consent Agenda. Any item removed from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately during Aldermanic New Business. If you would like any of the items below considered separately, please say so when the Mayor announces that the Board will consider the Consent Agenda.

A. Agreements Between City and Developers

1. Approval of release of Fidelity & Deposit Co. Bond #8537792 in amount of $31,643 posted by Enterprise, LLC, as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Willard Property located on Sagner Ave., further described in PWA dated 10/12/00

2. Approval of release of Fidelity & Deposit Co. Bond #8537760 in amount of $16,465.00 posted by Enterprise, LLC, guarantee of completion of sediment/ erosion measures to Willard Property located on Sagner Ave., further described in PWA dated 9/15/00

3. Approval of release of Sandy Spring Bank LOC #71-0484660 340 in amount of $387,934.68 posted by Kettler Brothers as guarantee of completion of sediment/erosion control and public improvements to Taskers Chance, Section 6B, further described in PWA dated 11/22/95 and acceptance of the following streets in their entirety into the City’s system: Bishopstone Circle, Boxgrave Way, Bishopstone Court, Park Ridge Court, Heathfield Drive, Crossbill Way, Whitestone Way, Barnham Way, Petworth Way, Robin Hill Terrace

4. Approval of release of Fredericktown Bank & Trust LOC #2125 in amount of $8,144.00 posted by East Frederick, LLP as guarantee of completion of sediment/erosion improvements to East Frederick Self Storage, Lot 4R, located in East Frederick Commercial Center at Patrick St. and Monocacy Blvd., further described in PWA dated 10/24/01

5. Approval of release of cash funds in amount of $2,869.00 posted by Third Dunkin Donuts Realty as guarantee of completion of improvements to Dunkin Donuts, located at 1296 W. Patrick St., Lot 9 Hillcrest Orchards, further described in PWA dated 4/19/02

6. Approval of release of Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust LOC# 8107 in amount of $29,824.69 posted by North Amber, LP II as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Frederick Research Park, further described in PWA dated 12/7/98, and acceptance of Thomas Johnson Court, Station 3+80.00 to 5+95.00 into City’s system

7. Approval of release of Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust LOC# 8745 in amount of $32,614.00 posted by North Amber, LP II as guarantee of completion of public improvements to Frederick Research Park, described in PWA dated 7/21/97, and acceptance of Thomas Johnson Ct., Station 0+00 to 3+80.00 into City’s system

8. Approval of release of First Union Letter of Credit #SM420729C in amount of $10,274.00 posted by Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. as guarantee of completion of sediment/erosion and stormwater management improvements to the MAMSI parking lot expansion located at Oak & Chestnut Streets, further described in PWA dated 5/28/02

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI	X		X
D. RAMSBURG			X
M. HALL			X
D. LENHART		X	X

B. Acceptance of Grants

1. Approval of $7,647 Community Food and Nutrition Program Grant from Maryland Dept. of Housing and Community Development for operation of food and nutrition programs at Frederick Community Action Agency

2. Approval of $8,000 Housing Counseling Grant from U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development for operation of Housing Counseling Program at FCAA

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI	X		X
D. RAMSBURG			X
M. HALL			X
D. LENHART		X	X

C. Committee Recommendations

1. Approval of a recommendation made by the Streets & Sanitation Committee at its meeting on November 19, 2002 to grant a request to Gary Castle for a deferral of City standard street improvements for Palmer’s Addition

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D. RAMSBURG	X		X
M. HALL			X
D. LENHART		X	X

PUBLIC HEARING

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF:

1. To receive public comments on and approval of Proposed Mid-year Amendments to 2002 Annual Action Plan

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D. RAMSBURG		X	X
M. HALL	X		X
D. LENHART			X

2. A two-year Agreement between The City and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for Level 1 Administration of Special Loan Programs

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D. RAMSBURG			X
M. HALL	X		X
D. LENHART		X	X

3. Intra-Departmental Budget Transfer in the amount of $113,000 within the Community Development Department to allocate to appropriate expenditure account for Gaither’s Alley Project

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI	X		X
D. RAMSBURG		X	X
M. HALL			X
D. LENHART			X

4. A Resolution to amend the Neighborhood Advisory Council Maps, adopted by Resolution No. 02-36 dated September 5, 2002

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL			X
J. BALDI			X
D. RAMSBURG		X	X
M. HALL	X		X
D. LENHART			X

5. A Resolution to Amend the By-Laws of the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc. for the purposes of restructuring and creating new committees and supporting the Board of Directors’ decision to ratify all actions taken by existing committees (tabled from the November 21, 2002 public meeting)

ALDERMEN	MOTION	SECOND	YES	NO	ABSTAIN
W. HALL		X	X
J. BALDI