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Previous County Council meetings can be viewed at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/FCGtv. Council meetings are listed by date in the Video Archives.

DEC 17

Legislative Day - December 17, 2025 @ 5:30 pm

Wed, Dec 17 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Participate by phone: 855-925-2801 Meeting code: 8365

Email V36042@publicinput.com

Dial: 1855-925-2801 (The phone line will be open a few moments prior to meeting start time)
Enter Code: 8365
Press: * for meeting options
- Press 1 to listen to the meeting
- Press 2 to record a comment (messages will be transcribed and sent via email to all council members)
- Press 3 to be placed in a muted queue to speak during the council meeting (only those placed in the queue after the start time of the meeting will be taken during public comment)
You must state your name and address at the beginning of your phone call or voicemail for it to be presented during the meeting. Please do not say your phone number as this will be made public.
Please send requests for interpreting services to aboroughs@frederickcountymd.gov at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.

AGENDA:

County Council to Reconvene Public Hearing on Critical Digital Infrastructure
Meeting Extended to Ensure all Public Comments are Heard

FREDERICK, Md. – Frederick County Council’s public hearing on Critical Digital Infrastructure (CDI) held on Tuesday, December 16 will be continued on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. at Winchester Hall, 12 East Church Street in Frederick.

The meeting will reconvene due to the number of people signed up to testify. Not all participants were able to comment by the original meeting’s scheduled stop time. As this is a continuation of the December 16 public hearing, only those individuals who had signed up to speak at the public hearing on December 16, including those individuals who were on the phone at the time of the hearing, will be recognized to deliver public comment and no other sign-up slots will be made available.

For more information, visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/Council.

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CONTACT: Sarah Grabowski
Executive Assistant
County Council

301-600-1101

Call to Order

Quorum Call

Continued Public Hearing on Critical Digital Infrastructure Overlay Zone and Proposed Zoning Map Amendments – Council President Brad Young

(Council Information)

Draft Comprehensive Plan Amendment / Zoning Map Amendment

Planning Commission Recommended Comprehensive Plan Amendment / Zoning Map Amendment

Planning Commission Resolution 2025-1

Property Owner Initiated Rezoning Requests to the Overlay Zone

Members of the public will be given six (6) minutes to provide comments.

Public Comments - Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.

Public comments will be accepted via email on the Council’s public portal, FrederickCountyMD.gov/CouncilMeetings, or by calling toll-free 855- 925-2801, entering meeting code 8365, pressing *2 to leave a voicemail message or pressing *3 to enter a muted queue for live public comment during the meeting. Written comments will be included in the Council record and minutes.

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DEC 16

Legislative Day - December 16, 2025 @ 5:30 pm

Tue, Dec 16 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Participate by phone: 855-925-2801 Meeting code: 8365

Email J32407@publicinput.com

Dial: 1855-925-2801 (The phone line will be open a few moments prior to meeting start time)
Enter Code: 8365
Press: * for meeting options
- Press 1 to listen to the meeting
- Press 2 to record a comment (messages will be transcribed and sent via email to all council members)
- Press 3 to be placed in a muted queue to speak during the council meeting (only those placed in the queue after the start time of the meeting will be taken during public comment)
You must state your name and address at the beginning of your phone call or voicemail for it to be presented during the meeting. Please do not say your phone number as this will be made public.
Please send requests for interpreting services to aboroughs@frederickcountymd.gov at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.

AGENDA:

Call to Order

Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

Quorum Call

Action on the Agenda

Public Comments (5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.) - Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.

Public comments will be accepted on the Council’s public portal at FrederickCountyMD.gov/CouncilMeetings, or by calling toll-free 855- 925-2801, entering meeting code 8365, and leaving a voicemail message or to enter into a queue for live public comment during the meeting. Written comments will be included in the Council record and minutes.

Approval of Minutes: 12/02/2025.

Budget Adjustments – Kelly Weaver, Director, Budget Office

The Council will not discuss individual Budget Adjustment items and will vote on all the Budget Adjustments in the form of one motion. Council Members wishing to discuss one or more of the Budget Adjustments shall make a request to the President at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, stating the issue(s) to be addressed and requesting administration staff be present for discussion of that budget adjustment. Provided a majority of the Council support the request, the item will be subject to discussion by the Council.

(Council Decision)

J-26-171 – Division of Water and Sewer Utilities

• J-26-179 – Division of Planning and Permitting

• J-26-181 – Department of Stormwater, Division of Energy and Environment

• J-26-184 – Parks and Recreation Division

• J-26-185 – Parks and Recreation Division

• J-26-186 – Division of Fire and Rescue Services