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Leadership Planning

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Aug 21, 2026

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Council Plans Rent and Election Code Work

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Aug 3, 2026

Staff to Review Housing Code Options

Staff will send the Mayor and Council a memo on whether single-staircase building design should be considered as a potential code amendment supporting affordable housing. Staff will also provide additional background on the proposed 24 Martins Lane historic designation.

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Briefing

Jul 27, 2026

Transportation Review Moves to Advisory Groups

The City Manager said Chapter 21 and the Comprehensive Transportation Review will be forwarded to the Transportation and Mobility Commission and the Rockville Pedestrian Advisory Committee for broader public input.

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Briefing

Jul 6, 2026

Rockville Leaders Plan Upcoming Policy Discussions

Rockville’s leadership team reviewed the six-month planning calendar and identified requests to advance housing-related discussions, including MPDU items and a possible housing initiative work session. No policy or budget action was approved.

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Briefing

Jun 29, 2026

Strategic Plan Review Awaits More Data

Mayor and Council may delay approval of the JEDI Strategic Plan until staff provides additional requested data. Staff will also review a proposed Shop Local modification to the REDI agreement before approval.

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Briefing

Jun 8, 2026

Code Changes to Be Shared With Public

Staff will share draft updates to the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and Landlord-Tenant Code with the Mayor, Council, and public when available. Staff will also provide more detail on potential landlord cost increases, possible rent impacts, and equity considerations.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Housing Updates Planned for Future Agendas

The MPDU Code Update is expected to be scheduled for a late-fall or early-winter agenda once a date is confirmed. Staff also reported that the advanced inspections program is going well and will be described in an annual report.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Election Code Schedule Added to Planning

Staff will add the Election Code Update timeline to Rockville’s six-month planning calendar and review its effect at the next Leadership Planning meeting. Officials also discussed shifting upcoming agenda items to better balance meeting workloads.

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Briefing

May 11, 2026

Officials Plan Upcoming Agendas and Election Code Review

City staff will add community feedback and missing explanatory links to materials for the zoning rewrite and election code discussions. The Board of Supervisors of Elections found that significant improvements are needed in parts of the election code, including more detailed enforcement policies and procedures.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Rockville Moves Zoning Adoption to June 29

The planned adoption of the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Map Amendment was moved from July 6 to June 29, and the July 6 meeting will be canceled. Leaders also reserved two hours on June 1 for a detailed election code work session.

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Briefing

Apr 20, 2026

Upcoming Public Hearings Get More Planning Time

Rockville adjusted its six-month planning calendar to allow more time for zoning ordinance public hearings and budget adoption discussions. The Election Code Update public hearing was tentatively scheduled for June 1, while a revised election-code adoption schedule could bring final action as soon as June 29.

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

Rockville Reviews Budget and Zoning Schedule

The team agreed to move the budget worksession to April 20 and keep the zoning ordinance review on schedule for April 13. Members also discussed allowing the public three to four weeks to review the draft zoning ordinance and possibly extending the adoption timeline.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Rockville backs four state legislative bills

The Mayor and Council supported four state bills involving highway expansion impacts, community-choice energy, solar energy, and crosswalk monitoring, with support letters planned for legislative committees. They also approved a letter raising concerns and questions about proposed county waste-management and transfer-station changes.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Rockville backs rental housing funding restoration

The Mayor and Council approved staff’s recommendation to urge restoration of Rental Housing Works funding reduced from $85 million to $65 million in the Governor’s budget. The city also supported the House-amended version of SB 12/HB 153, which would allow local governments to adopt stronger air-conditioning requirements for apartment buildings.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

Rockville backs several public safety bills

Rockville took support positions on legislation involving immigration enforcement agreements, school security personnel, algorithmic price fixing, and safe passing for bicycles and pedestrians. The City will support the passing bill with an amendment allowing exceptions where infrastructure cannot provide three feet of clearance, while monitoring face-covering restrictions and data-privacy legislation.

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Briefing

Feb 23, 2026

Rockville supports several state bills

Rockville supported legislation on good-cause eviction, election technology, municipal revenue, street lighting, firearm crimes, and family and law enforcement protections. The City will provide testimony or written support on several bills and monitor others, including a beverage-container recycling proposal.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Rockville backs housing and safety bills

Rockville leaders supported legislation on housing-permit efficiency, Metro funding, school sidewalks and crosswalks, traffic calming, stop-sign monitoring, and youth delinquency prevention, with testimony or written positions planned for several hearings.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

Rockville Supports Housing and Safety Legislation

Rockville took positions supporting legislation on rental-fee disclosures, educator housing, algorithmic rent-setting, crosswalk safety, transit funding, and other issues. The city will monitor several housing and zoning bills for amendments and provide weekly legislative updates while bills are still being introduced.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Leadership Planning votes

The Mayor and Council reviewed upcoming meeting agendas and a six-month planning calendar. Staff will prepare and share a schedule showing when zoning-related issues will return for review, and may provide public highlights from the city’s financial report before a future consent-agenda vote.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Rockville Cancels January 26 Council Meeting

Rockville plans to cancel the January 26 Mayor and Council meeting so members can attend District 17 Night in Annapolis. The Election Code rewrite is expected to return for council review in May or June, and extensive FY27 budget activity is planned beginning March 9.

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Briefing

Dec 15, 2025

Rockville Plans Budget Review and Outreach

The Finance Department will review whether federal shifts, potential job losses, or reduced property taxes could affect Rockville’s FY27 budget and report back to the Mayor and Council. Adoption of green building regulations was moved to February 2 to allow additional public outreach.

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Briefing

Dec 8, 2025

Rental disclosure question sent to staff

Staff confirmed that the King Farm Farmstead Master Plan and Chapter 18 rental-facilities and landlord-tenant materials were posted on Engage Rockville. The City Manager will forward a request about requiring landlords to disclose previous rent increases to the Department of Housing and Community Development and prepare staff to respond.

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Briefing

Dec 1, 2025

Rockville Plans Zoning Rewrite Process

Officials discussed moving forward with filing the zoning text amendment for Rockville’s Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and related Comprehensive Master Plan amendment. The process is expected to last six months and may include up to four work sessions; the notes do not record a final vote.

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Briefing

Nov 17, 2025

Council Seeks Updates on Housing and Election Code

Officials requested more information before considering a CDBG funding item, including why funds were not proposed for Rockville Housing Enterprises or the Interfaith Women’s Shelter. They also pressed staff to provide a schedule and public status update for the Election Code Update so changes can be completed before the next election.

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Briefing

Nov 10, 2025

Leadership Planning on the redgate master plan, completed planning

Staff will provide background on RedGate Park planning and a proposed land and water conservation grant at the November 17 meeting. The Mayor also requested updates to the six-month calendar for the Election Code update and a February REDI meeting.

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