Board of Managers Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021

Virtual Meeting to Begin at 7:30 p.m. 

The Board of Managers will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted remotely, and there will be no in-person meeting attendance.

Public Participation: Participants who join via audio or video conference
will be muted except for members of the Board, Legal Counsel and staff.  Participants will be unmuted during periods of the meeting when public testimony is permitted.
 
To join via video conference, use the GoTo Meeting link below:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/222848341

To join by phone, dial 1 (877) 309-2073 (toll free).  
The meeting access code (for online or phone access) is: 222-848-341. 
 
Public comments or questions may also be made by
emailing the Village office at ccv@montgomerycountymd.gov.

All electronic comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2021.

Click the link below to see the agenda:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/AgendaCenter/Board-of-Managers-2/?#02082021-367

Updated: 2/5/2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Registration for Priority Groups 1A, 1B & 1C; Mass Vaccination Sites Opened; Links to Information from Montgomery County and Updates from the State of Maryland

MONTGOMERY COUNTY UPDATES AND INFORMATION

Registration for those who live or work in Montgomery County Who qualify in Groups 1A, 1B and 1C:
The county’s preregistration is open to all who qualify in Groups 1A, 1B and 1C who live or work in the county.  See the below graphic to understand who falls within these Priority Groups.  

• To preregister online, visit: https://montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/vaccine/
  
  
• To preregister by phone, call 240-777-2982.

Qualified individuals must preregister before being able to make an appointment once doses become available.  As the county receives more vaccine from the Maryland Department of Health, registered individuals will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
 
Click on the following link for the latest update from Montgomery County: 
https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=874

County Vaccination Information Website:  To visit Montgomery County’s vaccination webpage, containing local-level information regarding vaccine administration, and a weekly summary of the number of vaccinations received by the county from the state, visit:
 
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/vaccine/
 
County Vaccine Text/Email Alerts:  Montgomery County residents can sign up for email and text alerts with vaccine updates at:
 
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/subscriber/new?topic_id=MDMONTGOMERY_437
 

STATE OF MARYLAND UPDATES AND INFORMATION

 
Today (February 5), the State opened the first two in what will be a series of mass vaccination sites to serve eligible residents. The first mass sites are at the Baltimore Convention Center and Six Flags America in Prince George’s County.

• If you are eligible to be vaccinated at this time, you may fill out this form to request a vaccination appointment at the Baltimore Convention Center.
  
  
• Announcements will be made as appointments for Six Flags become available, which is currently only open to Prince George’s County residents.

The state continues to expand the distribution network for COVID-19 vaccines, including hospitals, county health departments, and neighborhood pharmacies. Use covidvax.maryland.gov to find a provider near you or call 211 for assistance. Vaccinations are by appointment only, and some providers may allow you to pre-register.

Beginning on Thursday, February 11, CVS pharmacies will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations at 18 locations in Maryland, including Baltimore, Bowie, Chester, Frederick, Fulton, Hagerstown, Ocean City, and Rockville. Appointments will become available for booking as early as Tuesday, February 9.

 
For the latest statewide vaccine information, visit Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccine webpage at: https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/vaccine/

UPDATE, 2/5/2021
Montgomery County Council Considers Re-Zoning in Communities Near Metro Stations

Rezoning Could Limit Municipal Zoning Authority and
Allow Multi-Family Dwellings and Increased Density in the Village
Links to Templates for Individual Written Testimony

Last month, we advised residents that Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando had introduced Zoning Text Amendment 20-07 (ZTA), which would allow owners of R-60-zoned properties located within 1-mile of a Metrorail station to build “Missing Middle” housing types, including duplexes, townhouses, and multi-family structures within the current R-60 lot coverage, building height, setbacks, minimum lot size and minimum parking requirements. Additional zoning flexibility is also proposed for R-60 zoned properties located within one-half mile of a Metrorail station, including exclusion from infill lot coverage limits and decreased minimum onsite parking requirements. 

All of the properties in the Village are currently zoned R-60, which are residential lots with a minimum area of 6,000 square feet and a minimum width of 60 feet, creating a fairly dense housing pattern.  The Village’s zoning authority to regulate building height, mass, setbacks, lot coverage, etc., is limited to single family zoning. If adopted, it is possible that this ZTA could eliminate or drastically decrease the Village’s existing zoning authority and our ability to regulate new buildings and changes to existing buildings in the Village. Additionally, the proposal could have impacts on stormwater runoff concerns in the Village (by reducing permeable surface area) and tree canopy (as the proposal seeks denser development). 

Residents may view ZTA 20-07 on the council’s website at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/Resources/Files/zta/2020/ZTA%2020-07.pdf.

Important Dates: Planning Board and County Council Hearings

1. On February 4, the Planning Board received a report from Planning staff, held a Public Hearing and outlined what will be the Planning Board’s recommendation to the County Council regarding ZTA 20-07.  To view a recording of the meeting, visit http://mncppc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2370 (begins at minute 3:43:20) and the Planning staff’s report can be viewed at https://montgomeryplanningboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ZTA-20-07_Final.pdf. 
   
   
2. The County Council will hold its Public Hearing on February 11.   County residents may submit written testimony to the County Council via email to county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov.  Written comments must be submitted no later than February 9.

• Template letter to the County Council   https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=869

Councilmember Jawando—who introduced the ZTA—has produced a “Fact Sheet” regarding the ZTA (and an accompanying “anti-rent-gouging” bill) that can be viewed online at: 

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=870

Montgomery County Police Department Issues Information Regarding Recent Carjackings Across the County

Guidance to minimize the risk of victimization

Confirmed and attempted carjackings are continuing throughout the county, including an attempted carjacking that occurred in Rockville on January 31: 

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=33673
 
Montgomery County Police has issued a press release regarding recent incidents and arrests, along with reminders for ways that drivers can minimize their risk of becoming a victim to this crime.
 
Click on the below link to view the Montgomery County Police Department’s January 28 Press Release:
 
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=33633

MCPS Reexamines Boundary Study to Explore the

Reassignment of Students from Somerset Elementary School to Westbrook Elementary School

Five Proposed Options; Online Survey Ends February 16 

Last winter, we informed the community that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) had determined that Somerset Elementary School is over capacity and the school system had begun a boundary study process in an effort to relieve the capacity pressure by reassigning students to Westbrook Elementary, located west of River Road and south of Little Falls Parkway.  Last November, the Board of Education authorized expanding the study to include Bethesda Elementary School, which is also operating over capacity. 
 
Earlier this week, MCPS staff presented information regarding the current capacity concerns at Somerset and Bethesda Elementary Schools along with five options for the reassignment of students to relieve the capacity pressure by transferring some of the school’s feeder zones to Westbrook.  The presentation can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWaScgl5S_Y&feature=youtu.be.  Any reassignments would begin after improvements are completed at Westbrook Elementary, which is slated to be completed in September 2023. 

Five reassignment options were presented.  Option 1 would reassign a portion of Chevy Chase Village to Westbrook Elementary. This includes homes west of Cedar Parkway between Oliver Street (to the north) and Western Avenue (to the south).  Only homes located west of Cedar Parkway along West Lenox, Grafton, and Hesketh Streets would remain assigned to Somerset Elementary School under Option 1.

The remaining proposed options would not impact the current assignment of students within the Village: options 2-5 would have no impact on Village households (those currently assigned to Somerset Elementary School would maintain their current school assignment).
 
Residents—regardless of whether you currently have a student in MCPS—are encouraged to respond to the survey at https://mcpsweb.wufoo.com/forms/w1dfd1hx1lm1akz/. After reviewing responses to this survey, MCPS will determine whether to present an additional round of options.
 
The deadline for responses is Tuesday, February 16 at 11:59 p.m. 
 
Anyone interested in this matter is encouraged to visit the boundary study page at:  https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/BethesdaSomersetWestbrookBoundaryStudy.aspx for more information. 

2021 Board of Managers Election

Four Board seats will be up for election this spring.  The current Board members whose terms are expiring in June are Gary Crockett, Richard Ruda, Linda Willard, and David Winstead.
 
Any Village resident may run for a seat on the Board provided he/she is a qualified voter in Montgomery County, has resided in Chevy Chase Village for at least one year prior to the election and files the required Certificate of Candidacy and Financial Disclosure Statement in proper form.  Board members serve two-year, staggered terms.  If the number of qualified candidates equals the number of available seats, the candidates will be declared elected at the Annual Meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021 (the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.).  If the number of candidates exceeds the number of available seats, a contested election will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
 
The Village Election Supervisors oversee Village elections, including receiving nominations to serve on the Board of Managers.  Residents interested in running for a seat should please contact Election Supervisors Chair Mary Sheehan by email at msheehan246@aol.com so that the Elections Supervisors can begin to plan for the election.
 
To qualify as a candidate, an individual, including sitting Board members, must submit to the Village office a completed Certificate of Candidacy along with a Financial Disclosure Statement, at any time after February 1 (90 days prior to Election Day), but no later than April 1 (30 days prior to Election Day). Upon receiving both completed forms, the Village Manager will submit the Financial Disclosure Statement to the Village Ethics Commission, which will review the form within 10 days of filing for compliance with the provisions of the Public Ethics Code.  Please note, however, that candidates are not certified to appear on the ballot until the Certificate of Candidacy and Financial Disclosure Statement have been reviewed and determined to be filed in proper form.
 
Forms are available  online, at the Village office or by email request to the Village Manager, Shana Davis-Cook, at  shana.davis-cook@montgomerycountymd.gov.  For more information regarding Board elections, please visit the dedicated page on the Village’s website by clicking on “Board of Managers Elections” under Quick Links on the homepage.

FY2022 Budget Work Session

The Village Board of Managers will hold a virtual work session to review the Village Manager’s draft budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2021 and ends on June 30, 2022.

Monday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
(this meeting will be held virtually)

The work session will be open to the public, although public comment will not be permitted until the public hearings on the budget in March and April. Additional work sessions may be scheduled as deemed necessary by the Board.

State Highway Administration Commencing Third Phase of BRAC Intersection Improvements at Connecticut Avenue and Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway

The State Highway Administration will commence the third phase of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) intersection improvement project on MD 185 (Connecticut Ave) at Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway. The project will begin in February 2021 and will continue through 2024. 
 
Click on the below link for project information and to sign-up to attend a pre-construction informational virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 17 at 6:00 p.m.:
 
https://mdot-sha-md185-jones-bridge-rd-kensing-pky-mo5935870-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/

Sign-Up for Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Updates

Montgomery County is continuously pushing out useful information and updates related to the COVID-19 health emergency.  Please visit the below site to sign-up for the county’s COVID-19 updates: 
 

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/signup/14849

Join the Village Listserv on Groups.io

CCVillage (CCVillage@Groups.io), is the neighborhood mailing list (listserv) for residents of Chevy Chase Village.  As residents continue to practice social distancing, CCVillage is a resource to allow neighbors to stay connected with one another other.  For more information and to join, visit:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=806

Are You Prepared?

It is important to be prepared for local weather emergencies. In order the assist residents in their preparedness, the Village in partnership with the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) offer a number of helpful tools, plans and free alerts to assist and keep you informed. Click on the below link to view this information:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=813

Emergency Contact Sheet

EMERGENCY - 911
 
Chevy Chase Village Police 
Non Emergency/24hrs - 301-654-7300

Montgomery County Police 
Non Emergency/24hrs - 301-279-8000

Bethesda - Chevy Chase Rescue Squad - 301-652-0077

Chevy Chase Fire Dept
(Opposite Columbia Country Club) - 240-773-4707

Bethesda Fire Dept
(Wisconsin Ave and Bradley Blvd) - 240-773-4706

National Capital Poison Center
(George Washington University Hospital) - 800-222-1222

Utilities
 

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)

Emergency-Live wires down, power failure - 877-737-2662

Customer Service - 202-833-7500

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Emergency - 301-206-4002

Complaints, Leaks, Information - 301-206-4001

Washington Gas

Emergency - 703-750-1400

Information & Customer Service - 703-750-1000

Comcast - 800-934-6489

Verizon - 800-837-4966

**A cut out sheet is also located on page two of the January 2019 Crier.

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