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Next KMCA General Meeting – Thursday 9/14/23 @ 7:30 PM

Dear Kemp Mill Neighbor,
 
You are invited to the Kemp Mill Civic Association’s quarterly meeting which will be held Thursday September 14 at Kemp Mill Elementary School from 7:30pm-9:00pm.  An agenda for the meeting is below.  I look forward to seeing you there!
 
Thanks,
Jules
 

Jules Szanton 
President, KMCA 
President@KempMillCivic.org 

 

Kemp Mill Civic Association Quarterly Meeting Agenda

September 14, 2023; 7:30 pm
Kemp Mill Elementary School

  • 7:30 pm: Administrative Matters
    • Call to order
    • Adoption of agenda/previous minutes
    • Treasurer’s report: Balance of funds and membership numbers
  • 7:35 pm: Election for Board Vacancy
    • The KMCA Board nominates past president Alan Felsen for a Board vacancy
    • Request for additional nominations from the floor
    • Statements from candidates (if needed)
    • Vote
  • 7:40 pm: Public Safety Update
    • Invited Speaker: Lt. Douglas Cobb, Montgomery County Police Department
      to discuss MCPD’s efforts to combat property crime in our neighborhood and across Montgomery County. Kemp Mill and the surrounding area has faced a surge of car break-ins, car thefts/joyriding, porch piracy, and shoplifting from businesses at the Kemp Mill Shopping Center. We will discuss steps MCPD is taking to combat this. In particular, we will discuss the new County program to offer rebates for private security cameras in select neighborhoods.
    • Q&A with KMCA members.
  • 8:15 pm: Proposal from Landscaping Committee
    • Landscaping Committee Chair Pete Lublin will propose changes to the Kemp Mill Urban Park to reduce litter, fix pond water levels, and make other needed changes.
    • If adopted by the membership, these proposed changes will reflect KMCA’s
      official position and will be a basis for discussions with County officials.
  • 8:30 pm: Proposal from President
    • KMCA President Jules Szanton will discuss a proposal to sponsor recurring Volunteer Cleanup Days at Kemp Mill Urban Park and other neighborhood parks and playgrounds. Will discuss a plan for:
      • Insurance.
      • Supplies needed
      • Food/giveaways as an incentive for volunteer
      • If adopted by the membership, funding will be authorized for this project.
      • Additionally, KMCA will apply for a grant from the Clean Water Montgomery Grant Program administered by the Montgomery County DEP.
  • 8:40pm: Committee Updates
  • 8:50pm: Announcements/New Business
  • 9:00pm: Adjourn
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KMCA General Meeting – Monday June 26th, 2023

The next KMCA General Meeting will be next Monday, June 26th at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held in the All Purpose room at Kemp Mill Elementary School.

 
We have a very full agenda and will be starting promptly at 7:30 PM. If you need to join or renew your membership, please either do so in advance at https://www.kempmillcivic.org/membership/ or plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early to take care of that before the meeting starts. Non-members are welcome to attend the meeting, but only current members can vote in the election.
 
Our first guest speaker will be Mr. Gary Erenrich from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation who will be speaking and taking questions about the University Boulevard Bus Lane Pilot. There is more information about the project including recordings of the two previous virtual public meetings that were held on the county’s website at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT/Projects/buspriority/university.html. Please take some time to review the information on that page before the meeting.
 
After the MCDOT presentation we will have a few minutes to talk with our District 6 County Council Member, Natali Fani-Gonzalez.
 
We will then have a short presentation about the effects that mosquito spraying has on other insects and the environment before conducting our election for Board of Directors.
 
This year we are electing the President, Secretary, and two at-large board members. The nominating committee has submitted a slate of candidates for the election as listed below in the agenda.
 
I hope to see you at Community Day on the 25th and also at the meeting on the 26th.
 
 
Alan Felsen
 
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Kemp Mill Civic Association General Meeting

June 26th 2023 – 7:30 PM

Kemp Mill Elementary School – All Purpose Room

411 Sisson Street, Silver Spring, MD 20902

Agenda

7:30

7:35 

8:00

    • Guest speaker – County Council Member Natali Fani-Gonzalez

8:20

    • Guest speaker – Linda Barrett – Topic: Mosquito spraying and pollinators

8:30

    • KMCA Elections

      • The nominating committee has submitted the following slate of candidates for the KMCA board positions expiring this year:

        • President: Jules Szanton

        • Secretary: Chris Farrell

        • At-Large: Pete Lublin

        • At-Large: Marion Felsen

8:40

    • Committee reports

8:50

    • Election results

    • New Business/Announcements

9:00 

    • Adjourn

 
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KMCA General Meeting – Tuesday March 21st, 2023 @ 7:30 PM

The next KMCA general meeting will be held via Zoom next Tuesday, March 21st starting at 7:30 PM. The agenda is below.

The meeting link will be sent out to all current KMCA members prior to the meeting. If you are not sure if your membership is current, please your membership here: https://www.kempmillcivic.org/membership/

If you attended the previous meeting, please take a moment to review the minutes of that meeting at https://www.kempmillcivic.org/meetings/ as one of our first items on the agenda is the approval of those minutes.

KMCA General Meeting
March 21st, 2023 – 7:30 PM
via Zoom

AGENDA

7:30
– Call to order
– Adoption of agenda
– Approval of minutes of the previous meeting
– Treasurer’s report

7:40
– MCPD 4th District
– Invited speaker: Commander David Smith
– MCPD will discuss recent crime trends and take questions from members

8:10
– MCDOT Pedestrian Path and Bridge project
– MCDOT reps will go over their plans to add a pedestrian path and install a bridge connecting the end of Auth Lane to the intersection of Kersey Rd and Bromley St

8:40
– Nominating committee for 2023 election

8:45
– Committee Reports
– Transportation, Deer & Wildlife, Membership, Landscaping

8:55
– New Business

9:00 Adjourn

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Next KMCA General Meeting – Tuesday December 13th, 2022

The next KMCA general meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday December 13th, 2022 at 7:30 PM. The agenda is below.

The meeting link will be sent out to all current KMCA members prior to the meeting. You can check if your household membership is current here. If you haven’t received the link by Monday, 12/12, please email president@kempmillcivic.org to request the link.

If you attended the previous meeting, please take a moment to review the minutes from that meeting posted here as one of our first agenda items is to approve those minutes. 

We will be voting on two items at this meeting: potential changes to the play equipment at Kemp Mill Estates Park, and to approve the 2023 KMCA budget.

Agenda:

7:30 PM
– Call to order
– Adoption of agenda
– Approval of minutes of the previous meeting
– Treasurer’s report: Membership / bank balances

7:35 PM – Montgomery County Roads Runner’s Club – Kemp Mill Chills 5K/10K Race
– Jeff Lunsford from MCRRC will speak about the upcoming race to be held Sunday 2/12/2023

7:45 PM – Montgomery Parks – Playground options for Kemp Mill Urban Park
– Patricia McManus, Design Section Manager for Montgomery Parks will present the options for replacing some of the play structures. We will be voting to select one of the options after the presentation.

8:05 PM – Montgomery Planning – University Boulevard Corridor Plan
– Nkosi Yearwood will go over the plans for the University Boulevard Corridor and answer questions from the membership

8:35 PM – 2023 KMCA Budget
– We will vote on the proposed 2023 KMCA budget

8:40 PM – Committee Reports

8:50 PM – New Business / Announcements

9:00 PM – Adjourn

KMCAbudget2023 - 2023
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University Boulevard Corridor Public Meetings

From the Montgomery County Planning Department:

The Montgomery County Planning Department is starting a new comprehensive plan for University Boulevard (MD 193). The University Boulevard Corridor is identified as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which would link the Takoma Langley and Wheaton areas. The proposed BRT route would intersect with the existing FLASH service on Route 29. A broad overview on the project is attached.

As part of our outreach efforts for this corridor plan, we are reaching out to local organizations and community leaders to discuss and learn about community issues and concerns regarding University Boulevard.

The initial Public Open House for University Boulevard will take place on Wednesday, November 2, 7-9 p.m. at Blair High School. We will also host a virtual option on Monday, November 7 at 7 p.m.

University Boulevard Overview
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Next KMCA General Meeting – Monday September 19th, 2022 @ 7:30 PM

The next KMCA General Meeting will be held on Monday September 19th, 2022 at 7:30 PM via Zoom. We will have guest speakers from Montgomery Parks and from the Silver Spring Village at the meeting.

The speakers from Parks and Planning will be talking about maintenance issues with the Kemp Mill Urban Park, the status of planned upgrades to playground equipment at that park, and plans for repaving the multi-use path in Sligo Creek Park behind the Kemp Mill Shopping Center. If you have specific questions or concerns about the Parks that you haven’t already communicated to the KMCA, please email Jonathan Aghion at vicepresident@kempmillcivic.org as soon as possible so he can relay your concerns to the Parks representatives and they can look into them before the meeting.

Doug Gaddis, the Executive Director of the Silver Spring Village will be talking about what that organization does to help residents age in place in our community. See https://www.silverspringvillage.org/ for more information.

We’ll also have some updates on the upcoming Kemp Mill Community Day which will be held at the Kemp Mill Shopping Center on Sunday October 2nd, 2022 from noon until 4 PM. The full agenda is below. A link to the meeting will be sent out to all members later this week. Since we sometimes have issues with emails getting bounced or sent to spam folders, if you are a KMCA member and haven’t received the meeting link by Sunday September 18th, please email president@kempmillcivic.org to request the link.

Agenda:

7:30 PM
– Call to order
– Adoption of agenda
– Approval of minutes of previous meeting
– Treasurer’s report (membership / balances)

7:35 PM
– Montgomery Parks presentation

8:15 PM
– Silver Spring Village Presentation

8:35 PM 
 – Community Day updates

8:45 PM
– Committee Reports

8:55 PM
– New Business / Announcements

9:00 PM
– Adjourn

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Next KMCA General Meeting – June 27, 2022@ 7:30 PM

The next KMCA general meeting will be held on Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 7:30 PM. We will be meeting in-person but outdoors under the tent at the Chabad synagogue at the intersection of Lamberton Drive and Lovejoy Street. The agenda is below.

We will be having a presentation and question and answer session with the Montgomery County Police 4th District Community Services Officer. If you have questions about specific incidents or topics that you plan to ask, please send them to me prior to the meeting at president@kempmillcivic.org and I will pass them on to Officer Beard so she can research the incidents or issues in advance and be better able to address them.

In the event of severe weather on the 27th, please check the website and your email prior to coming to the meeting to confirm the meeting hasn’t been postponed.

Kemp Mill Civic Association
General Meeting
June 27th, 2022

Agenda

7:30 PM
– Call to Order
– Adoption of Agenda
– Approval of minutes of previous meeting
– Treasurer’s report (membership / balances)

7:35
– Guest Speaker – Montgomery County Police 4th District
– Officer Katie Beard, Community Services Officer

8:00
– KMCA Annual Election
– Presentation of nominees by Nominating Committee
– Nominees are:
– Vice President – Jonathan Aghion
– Treasurer – Anna Waller
– Directors – Gil Chlewicki, Chris Farrell, Maria Lopez
– Additional nominations from the floor
– Candidate introductions/speeches (up to 2 minutes each)
– Voting

8:10
– Committee Reports

8:20
– New Business / Announcements

8:30
– Adjourn

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MCDOT Proposed Changes to the Intersection of Kemp Mill Road and Monticello Avenue

KMCA Members,

The PDF below shows changes that the Montgomery County Department of Transportation is planning to make to the intersection of Kemp Mill Road and Monticello Avenue. They intend to remove the concrete bump-out on the southwest side of the intersection and install a center pedestrian refuge island in the crosswalk. This is in response to concerns about the difficulty for pedestrians to safely cross at this intersection with the current design. The center refuge will allow pedestrians to cross one lane of traffic at a time with a 5′ x 5′ protected space in the middle of the crosswalk, similar to the crosswalks on Arcola at Kersey, Kenbrook, and Hoyt.

The county is requesting comments from the community and since this is occurring between KMCA general meetings, the Board will act on behalf of the membership. Based on preliminary discussions, the majority of the Board supports the new design. If you have comments that you would like the board to consider before we vote on a motion to support the plan, please contact Alan @ president@kempmillcivic.org (or any other board member – contact information here) no later than April 21st. Barring negative feedback from the community, the county intends to proceed with the project sometime after the end of this month, but we haven’t been given a specific date yet.

Kemp Mill Road and Monticello Avenue- (1)

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Next KMCA General Meeting – March 29th, 2022 at 7:30 PM

The next Kemp Mill Civic Association general meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday March 29th at 7:30 PM. The agenda is below. A link to the meeting will be sent out to all current members by Sunday March 27th. If you are a current member and haven’t received the link by Monday the 28th, please contact president@kempmillcivic.org.

AGENDA
Kemp Mill Civic Association General Meeting
Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
via Zoom

7:30 PM
– Call to order
– Adoption of agenda
– Approval of minutes from the previous meeting
– Report on bank accounts and membership totals
7:40 PM
– Update on Maryland Legislative Session
– Invited speakers: Senator Ben Kramer, Delegate Bonnie Cullison, Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield, Delegate Vaughn Stewart
8:10 PM
– Presentation on County Recycling
– Guest speaker – Alan Pultyniewicz, Recycling Coordinator, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
8:40 PM
– Kemp Mill Elementary School Monthly Food Distribution
– Call for volunteers to assist at monthly events
– Next event: Friday April 8 from 6-7pm at the KMES parking lot. Volunteer sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AAAD2CA5F8CE9-kmes1
8:45 PM
– Lamberton Tributary Cleanup on Northwest Branch, Sunday April 10th, 9:30 – 11:30
– Sign-up link: https://mcp.samaritan.com/recruiter/index.php?recruiterID=1491&class=OppDetails&oppGuid=%7B7358DCED-EC45-469F-878D-AE0308EE126B%7D&t=04-10-2022-Cleanup-at-Lamberton-Drive-Hosted-by-Neighbors-of-Northwest-Branch-Montgomery-Parks-Sunday-9-30-am-to-11-30-am
8:50 PM
– Nominating Committee for 2022 elections
– Committee Reports
9:00 PM
– New Business
9:05 PM
– Announcements
9:10 PM
– Adjourn