• 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:

1. Call to Orde
2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

3. Quorum Call 

4. 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.

5. Interview Frederick County Planning Commission Appointee – Council President Brad Young

(Council Information) Documentation added 7/10/26 at 10:30 a.m

6. 2027 Legislative Package Calendar - Sarah Price, State Government Relations Associate

(Council Information)

7. Public Hearing on the Frederick County Historic Preservation Plan Presentation – Kim Gaines, Department Head Livable Frederick-Planning and Permitting Division; Amanda Whitmore, and Beau Lockard, Planning and Permitting Division

(Council Information)

PowerPoint Presentation

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

8. Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund (CRRF) Plan Process - Victoria Venable, Director of Government Relations-County Executive’s Office and Sabrina de la Vega, Project and Policy Advisor-County Executive’s Office

(Council Information

PowerPoint Presentation

9. Investing in Workers and Workplaces: A Livable Frederick Economic Opportunity Plan (Council’s direction/approval to proceed with notification for a public hearing) - Kim Gaines, Department Head Livable Frederick-Planning and Permitting Division

(Council Information and Decision)

PowerPoint Presentation

BREAK AND RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M.

10. Second Reading Calendar:

1. Amended Bill 26-07 - Amend Elderly Individuals Property Tax Credit – Council President Brad Young

                                Public Hearing Notice

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

11. 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

12. Upcoming Meeting

• Tuesday, July 21, 2026
• Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - No Meeting (Summer Recess)

13. Adjourn

• 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:

1. Call to Orde
2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegianc
3. Quorum Cal
4. Action on the Agend
5. 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.

6. Approval of Minutes: 06/30/2026.  

7. 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-26-389 – Frederick County Circuit Court
• J-26-390 – Division of Fire and Rescue
• J-26-391 – Division of Water and Sewer Utilities
• J-26-392 – Livable Frederick Planning & Design Office, Division of Planning and Permitting
• J-27-005 - School Health Services, Division of Health Service

8. Confirmations of the County Executive’s Appointments to Frederick County Boards and Commissions - Miranda Ducey, Administrative Coordinator - Boards and Commissions, County Executive’s Office

(Council Decision

9. Public Hearing – Petition to Open/Close/Alter Portions of Bloomfield Road and Willowbrook Road and Subsequent Petition for Declaration of Surplus Property as to Portion Bloomfield Road Madeleine Dolan – Public Works Division, Engineering & Construction Management - Project Manager II

(Council Decision

PowerPoint Presentatio

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

10. Public Hearing - Resolution for the Frederick County CDBG Annual Action Plan Covering FFY2026 - Susan Brown – Department Head of Community Programs, Housing Division and Vin Rogers – Director, Housing Division

(Council Information

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

11. Repeal and Replacement of the Current Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Ordinance - Victoria Venable - Director of Government Relations, County Executive’s Office and Mark Schweitzer – Director, Water and Sewer Utilities Division

(Council Decision

PowerPoint Presentatio

12. Final Council Action on the Housing Element – Council President Brad Young

(Council Decision

13. Proposed Resolution – Revise the Soil Conservation District Fee Schedule - Heather Hutchinson, District Manager – Frederick County Soil Conservation District

(Council Information

Exhibit 1 Added at the request of the County Executive’s Office

14. Third Reading Calendar
15. Bill 26-07 - Amend Elderly Individuals Property Tax Credit – Council President Brad Young

(Council Decision

Amendment 1 to Bill 26-07 – Documentation has been updated 7/1/2026 at 2:57p

2. Amended Bill 26-08 - Amendments to Ch 1-21 (Forest Resource Ordinance) – Council President Brad Young

(Council Decision

15. 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

16. Council Member Comment
17. Upcoming Meeting

• Tuesday, July 14, 2026
• Tuesday, July 21, 202

18. Adjourn