II. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop Pastor Jean Roger Hean, Kingdom Gospel Mission provided the invocation.

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1 Minutes of the City of Frederick Mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting February 2, :00 p.m. City Hall I. President Pro Tem Kelly Russell presided. Present were Aldermen Michael O Connor, Philip Dacey and Josh Bokee and Alderwoman Donna Kuzemchak. Also present were City Attorney Saundra Nickols and Legislative Clerk Phyllis Hane. II. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop III. IV. Pastor Jean Roger Hean, Kingdom Gospel Mission provided the invocation. Alderman Bokee presented Certificates of Recognition to the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and representatives from Lincoln and Hillcrest Elementary Schools for the In-School Production program. V. The minutes of the January 5, 2017 Regular Public Meeting were previously distributed. On a motion made by Alderwoman Kuzemchak and seconded by Alderman O Connor the Board approved the minutes 5-0. VI. VII. VIII. IX. There were no closed meetings to report. The Mayor was not present as he was attending the Maryland Mayors Conference. There were no Aldermanic comments. Public comments were received. X. Consent Agenda A. Commission Recommendation On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderwoman Kuzemchak the Board approved 5-0 consent agenda items A.1 A.8. The approved items are: 1. A request from Brewers Association of Maryland to serve beer and wine at their Maryland Craft Beer Festival event at Carroll Creek Park on May 13, 2017

2 2. A request from Mr. John Maestri/KNA Management to serve beer and wine at the Frederick Jazz Festival at the Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater on June 17, A request from The Frederick Center to serve beer and wine at their Frederick Pride event at Carroll Creek Park on June 24, 2017 pursuant to Section 6-8 of the City Code 4. A request from Frederick Arts Council, Inc. to serve beer and wine at their Frederick Festival of the Arts event at Carroll Creek Park on June 2-4, A request from Downtown Frederick Partnership to serve beer and wine at their Alive@5 events (21 events) at Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater pursuant to Section 6-8 of the City Code 6. A request from Downtown Frederick Partnership to serve beer and wine at their Movie Night events (6 events) at Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater pursuant to Section 6-8 of the City Code 7. A request from Celebrate Frederick, Inc. to serve beer and wine at their Frederick Wine Festival event at Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater on August 5, A request from Celebrate Frederick, Inc. to serve beer and wine at their In the Street/Up the Creek event at Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater on September 9, 2017 B. Resolution On a motion made by Alderman Bokee and seconded by Alderman Dacey the Board approved 5-0 consent agenda item B.1. The approved item is: 1. Resolution concerning the annual Children s Festival in Baker Park XI. Public Hearing 1. On a motion made by Alderman Russell and seconded by Alderman Bokee the Board approved 5-0 a request from Frederick Arts Council, Inc. to waive park rental fees for their Frederick Festival of the Arts event at Carroll Creek Park on June 2-4, 2017 pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code, finding that this familyfriendly cultural event is free to the public, which provides opportunity for Frederick residents to participate in the Frederick arts scene and that all park users are free to walk along the creek during the event. There were no public comments.

3 2. On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderman Russell the Board approved 5-0 a request from Celebrate Frederick, Inc. to waive park rental fees for the In the Street/Up the Creek Party events at Carroll Creek Park on September 9, 2017 pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code, finding that Celebrate Frederick is a partner organization with The City of Frederick and provides a benefit to the public and that given the limited duration of this event there is no negative impact on other users of the park. There were no public comments. 3. On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderman Bokee the Board approved 5-0 waiver of park rental fees for Downtown Frederick Partnership for 6 of the 21 Alive@5 events at Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code, finding that the Downtown Frederick Partnership is our Main Street organization and a partner of The City of Frederick and these events provide a lot of economic benefit to The City of Frederick and there is no negative impact or unfairness to other users of the park. There were no public comments. 4. On a motion made by Alderman Dacey and seconded by Alderman O Connor the Board approved 5-0 a request from Downtown Frederick Partnership to waive Park Rental Fees for their Movie Night events at the Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater, pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code on May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15 and October 20, finding that the City has a partnership with Downtown Frederick Partnership and the City supports them as our Main Street organization, and the movie nights are free and accessible to everyone. There were no public comments. 5. The request from Downtown Frederick Partnership to waive park rental fees for their Levitt Amp Music Series events at the Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater, pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code, was pulled prior to the meeting. 6. On a motion made by Alderwoman Kuzemchak and seconded by Alderman Bokee the Board approved 5-0 a request from Celebrate Frederick, Inc. to waive park rental fees for their Frederick Wine Festival event at the Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater on August 5, 2017 pursuant to Section 6-21 of the City Code, finding that this event is good for Frederick and does not cause undue burden for other park users. There were no public comments. 7. On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderwoman Kuzemchak the Board approved 5-0 a request from Celebrate Frederick, Inc. to waive park rental fees for the Summer Concert Movie Series, Summerfest, Family Theater, Frederick s 4 th, Scents & Sweets Competition and Auction, Candlelight House Tour and Kris Kringle Procession, finding that they are of tremendous cultural and community benefit to The City of Frederick and there is no undue burden on other park users. There were no public comments.

4 8. The Board considered the conditional rezoning of the property known as the Schley Property, 801 East Church Street, from Light Industrial (M1) and General Commercial (GC) to Mixed Use (MU-2) while maintaining the Airport Overlay (AO) and the Master Plan for the Monocacy Gateway Development consisting of 850 residential units, 230,000 square feet of nonresidential uses, and parks and open space. The meeting recessed briefly at 10:00 p.m. and reconvened at 10:07 p.m. On a motion made by Alderwoman Kuzemchak and seconded by Alderman O Connor the Board voted 5-0 to suspend the Rules of Procedure to extend the meeting beyond 11:00 p.m. A motion was made by Alderman Russell to continue the item to the March 2, 2017 Mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular Public Meeting. There was no second. On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderman Bokee the Board voted 5-0 to continue the item to the February 16, 2017 Mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular Public meeting. Public comments were received. XII. On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderwoman Kuzemchak the Board approved 5-0 the reappointment of John Thomas to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a four-year term of February 7, 2017 to February 6, On a motion made by Alderwoman Kuzemchak and seconded by Alderman Dacey the Board approved 5-0 the reappointment of Richard Pastor to the Electrical Board for a three-year term of February 6, 2017 to February 5, On a motion made by Alderman O Connor and seconded by Alderman Dacey the Board approved 5-0 the reappointment of Mark Lawrence to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a three-year term of February 8, 2017 to February 7, XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. There were no aldermanic comments. There were no Mayor s comments There were no committee reports. There was no Director s Report. XVII. There were no additional public comments.

5 There being no further official business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:22 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Phyllis Hane Legislative Clerk