The Mayor and Board of Aldermen held a regular public meeting on November 2, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The meeting covered a range of routine approvals, public hearings, and a significant amendment to the city's Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDU) ordinance. All votes were unanimous (4-0) except for the MPDU ordinance, which passed 3-1.
Good evening, and welcome to the November 2nd, 2023 uh Mayor and Board of Autumn Regular Public Meeting. We begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Um we do have approval of the minutes. We have October 5th regular public meeting. So moved. Second. All right, there's a move in a second. All in favor. That's four zero. September twenty-first, twenty twenty-three closed session. So moved. Second. Move in a second. All in favor, it's four zero. And October fifth, twenty twenty-three closed session. So moved. Second. Move in a second. All in favor? Four-zero. Thank you. Um, let's see. Um, mayor's comments, I'm sure he'll have some later. Automatic business comments. I'll start all the way to my left. On rushing. Thank you. Um, as uh Alderwoman Nash mentioned, the mayor will be coming in late. He is representing the city of Frederick at the Maryland, Maryland um M. Maryland Department of Transportation Road Show, uh, or tour as they call it, um, where all of the business entities of MDOT are uh they go around to every county in the state and they talk about what they do in their agencies and they hear from our jurisdictions, uh, and talk about the consolidated transportation program, which is their uh CIP uh budget document. So he is there now, and uh, I usually like to be there, but um here now, so I'm sure he'll represent us fine. And uh it's a great opportunity for uh the city of Frederick to uh talk directly to MDOT officials about our needs. We get an hour of sleep. Um I'll just add um along with getting an hour's sleep, which is exciting. Um tonight we will likely be approving um an amendment to a grant uh that's named uh from a friend of mine who passed uh way too soon. And um, I just wanted to read a little snippet. Kim Lamfear was a tireless advocate um for cyclists, and um I think her work also translated into advocacy for pedestrians as well. Um and the um Kristen Harbison, who was the League of Cons who is the League of Conservation Voters uh advocate Annapolis wrote just a little snippet, and I just wanted to honor um Kim. Kim took pride in her work as an effective advocate, but also found joy in the work. She celebrated the victories of her friends and colleagues, as much of her as her own and her friends and colleagues were legion. Kim knew everyone, everyone she met became her friend. The ecology of Annapolis can seem like a jungle, but Kim always made us remember that even as we fight for survival, the jungle can be fun. And so we're gonna be talking about sustainability initiatives, and I just wanted to make sure that we mentioned uh the great work of Kim Lamphier. Thank you very much. All right, uh public comments. This is our first opportunity for public comment. Um that you can address the item, you can address any items that may or may not appear on the agenda. Um speaker should give your first name and address. Do we have anybody coming forward for public comment this evening? Great.