Association News

Friday, February 19, 2021

Food Truck Friday Night

It’s Food Truck Friday! Stop by and visit a King Farm favorite, Fat Pete’s BBQ Truck, which will be parked outside the Saddle Ridge Community Center (300 Saddle Ridge Circle) tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. As always, be sure to wear your mask and socially distance while waiting for your orders.

See the list below for the upcoming schedule of when your favorite food trucks will be back!

Food Truck Friday Schedule:

Friday, February 19 – Fat Pete’s BBQ

Friday, February 26 – Catalyst Hot Dogs

King Farm Board Election Candidacy Deadline Nears

The 2021 King Farm Annual Meeting & Election will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 via Zoom meeting. For complete details on the upcoming community election, please visit the KFCA Election page here

Candidate Information:

There are three (3) open seats for the Board of Trustees (BOT).

For those interested in running in the 2021 Election, please visit the King Farm website https://kingfarm.org/2021-annual-election/ for requirements and refer to the Candidate Considerations document.

Complete your candidacy “Statement of Purpose” using no more than one (1) page. The Statement of Purpose must be typed using a font 12-point or higher and double spaced.

Complete the “Petition For Candidacy Form,” including necessary signatures.

The completed documents with the necessary signatures must be received by the Management Office electronically, hand-delivered, or via USPS mail no later than 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

Lack of the necessary number of valid signatures will result in an invalid candidacy petition (signatures are invalid if the King Farm citizen is delinquent).

*If you would like to drop off the documents, you can put the completed documents in the drop-box to the right of the front door of the Management Office OR call (301) 987-0122 or e-mail [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Amendment to Administrative Resolution #3

Administrative Resolution #3 (Vehicle Policies and Towing Procedures):

• The Board is considering amending AR #3 regarding towing enforcements. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to send those to Management via email [email protected] or call (301) 987-0122. Proposed amendments to AR #3 will be discussed and voted on during the March 17th, 2021 BOT meeting.

You can view a copy of the proposed amendments under review on the King Farm website (https://kingfarm.org/draft-resolutions/) or download the file from the Internal Documents in the FrontSteps resident portal under the folder(s) 2. Governing Documents / 1 – Draft Resolutions.

*If you do not have access to the resident portal, please contact Management for assistance or to obtain copies of these documents.

Need Help Shoveling Snow?

Management continues to receive calls from residents seeking individuals who are willing to assist with clearing snow and ice from the sidewalks around their home. Management received names of a few individuals who are interested in helping shovel snow (as a volunteer or as a paid service). If you are willing to assist others, Management will retain your information and provide it to individuals who request assistance. All arrangements are the responsibility of the respective parties. Neither King Farm Citizens Assembly nor Management vet individuals or coordinate services.

PLEASE NOTE: Individuals providing services are neither sponsored nor recruited by KFCA. Management is sharing this information with the community due to the continued inquiries and requests for assistance.

Pet Waste Collection – Please Scoop the Poop!

This is a friendly reminder to please pick-up after your pet. Pet waste receptacles are located throughout the community for the benefit of the residents and to help maintain cleanliness.

Due to increased usage, pet waste stations are collected every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please do not place other trash in the pet waste stations. We continue to collect yard waste and other trash from the pet stations. If bins are full, please dispose of pet waste in your home trash cans.

We also continue to receive complaints about people allowing pets to defecate on private property. Not every homeowner is a pet owner, so please be respectful of private property.

We appreciate your cooperation.

King Farm Management Office – Temporarily Closed For Walk-Ins

To protect the health and safety of the office staff and residents, The Management Office (Saddle Ridge Community Center) remains closed for walk-ins and unscheduled visits. For in-person meetings, residents are seen by appointment only. Please call or email to schedule an appointment and wear a mask upon arrival to your appointment.

Contact Info: 301-987-0122 or [email protected]

Appointment Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Monday – Thursday)

OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Monday – Thursday) & 8:30 am to 2:00 pm (Friday)

King Farm Neighbors Village News

Upcoming Events:

The King Farm Neighbors Village (KFNV) is ending a busy February with two virtual Zoom events this week and next week. On Wednesday, February 17th, the KFNV held its monthly Coffee & Conversation where members, Rita Weiss and Susan Fullenbaum, lead an informative and engaging conversation centered around reasons why people choose the vegan lifestyle and what it means to be vegan.

On Thursday, February 25th from 4-5 pm, the KFNV will host its February highlight event with Dr. Manu Kaushal, Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for MedStar Montgomery Medical Center delivering a 15–20-minute presentation followed by a 15–20-minute question and answer period addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note Dr. Kaushal’s presentation is open to not only KFNV members but to all King Farm community members.

KFNV COVID-19 Information:

In its effort to inform its members, supporters, and volunteers about the Covid-19 pandemic, the KFNV is directing its community to the following website that provides up-to-date information on the roll-out of the Coronavirus vaccinations in Montgomery County:  https://montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/vaccine/.  Through this website, you can sign up via text or email for up-to-date vaccination information. In addition, please follow the link below for a very informative matrix of possible vaccination sites with registration information: https://tinyurl.com/jlbi7um4.

Game Give Away:

The KFNV has the non-competitive board game “Making Memories Together” for free distribution.  This game was designed for the purpose of honoring and communicating with an older family member, and it includes the exercise of surveying favorite family photos.  It is especially appropriate for those encountering the challenges of cognitive changes, and the game has earned first place in a competition focused on the use of art in health care.

Community Resource Guide:

The KFNV has hard copies of the resource guide: It Takes a Community to Age Safely created by Elder Safe Center, a program of the Charles E. Smith Life Communities.  Please contact the KFNV if you would like a copy.

How to Contact KFNV:

For most of our monthly events, membership is required, but membership is free and as easy as filling out an on-line or mail-in form.  We do, however, accept and welcome donations; for these donations help defray the cost of KFNV services and events. For information on how to register for the above  February event, to become a KFNV member, to make a donation, or to request a “Making Memories Together” board game or an Elder Safe Community Resource Guide, please contact the Member Coordinators at [email protected], leave a voicemail at (301) 799-8104, or view the KFNV website at www.kfnv.org.

Website: https://www.kfnv.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingfarmneighborsvillage

Email: [email protected]

Voicemail: (301) 799-8104 

RockView Security Camera Registration System

The Rockville City Police Department is committed to its partnership with the community. The RockView program allows residents and business owners to voluntarily register their privately-owned video security camera systems with the RCPD. Registration is voluntary, there is no cost associated with registering and registering does not provide the RCPD with direct access to a camera. Community members can opt-out at any time.

Registration in the RockView program does not enable law enforcement to view camera footage without an owner’s permission. However, the RockView program will allow city police to quickly identify security cameras that may have captured criminal activity when a crime is reported nearby. Once a camera is identified, police will contact the owner and ask if they would examine the date and time in question for potential leads in the investigation. The owner may accept or deny the request for assistance. If the owner accepts, and their equipment captured pertinent information, police would arrange a convenient way to retrieve the information. Information provided to the RCPD about camera systems will be for official police use only. Owners’ personal information will not be distributed except as required by law or court order. Information submitted may be disclosed if requested per the Maryland Public Information Act.

The goal of the RockView program is to deter crime and promote public safety through collaboration between the RCPD and the community we serve. Accordingly, all registrants agree to the following terms and conditions: Any footage containing or related to criminal activity may be collected by the Rockville City Police Department for use as evidence during any stage of a criminal proceeding. Under no circumstances shall registrants construe that they are acting as an agent and/or employee of the City of Rockville and/or the Rockville City Police Department through the program. If necessary, the Rockville City Police Department will contact camera owners directly, using information provided on this website, to request the appropriate video footage. To register our security camera, please visit https://www.rockvillemd.gov/2247/Security-Camera-Registration

City, County, and State Updates:

Montgomery County COVID-19 Restrictions & Updates

Montgomery County reopened indoor dining at County restaurants on February 14, 2021 with a cap of 25% capacity.

The following restrictions are still in effect in Montgomery County: 

• Indoor gatherings can no longer exceed 10 people.

• Outdoor gatherings can no longer exceed 25 people.

• Face masks must be worn at all times when outdoors (and social distance can’t be achieved);

• and at all times inside public facilities.
Additional links and information about COVID-19 can be found below. 

Montgomery County Covid-19 Testing Sites

Montgomery County Data Dashboard of COVID-19 Cases

Food Resources 

RCPD News Report: February 8, 2021 – February 14, 2021

Click here to read the Weekly Crime Report courtesy of the Rockville City Police Department.

If you have a crime or concern to report, please contact the Rockville City Police Department at:

Non-Emergency: 240-314-8900
Emergency: 9-1-1
2 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, Maryland 20850

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!

Friday, February 12, 2021

Food Truck Friday Night

It’s Food Truck Friday! Stop by and visit our new vendor, Giacomo’s Brick Oven Pizza. Giacomo will be outside the Saddle Ridge Community Center (300 Saddle Ridge Circle) tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A limited number of pre-advance online orders can be placed through their website https://www.giacomosbrickovenpizza.com. Neighbors can also walk up and place their orders. As always, be sure to wear your mask and socially distance while waiting for your orders.

See the list below for the upcoming schedule of when your favorite food trucks will be back!

Food Truck Friday Schedule:

Friday, February 12 – Giacomos Brick Oven Pizza

Friday, February 19 – Fat Pete’s BBQ

Friday, February 26 – Catalyst Hot Dogs

We ask all attendees to wear masks and socially distance while standing in line.

King Farm Board of Trustees Meeting

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Av0twYp5RzCRIDybnkmUzQ

To attend the Zoom meetings, you must register in advance.  Each meeting will have an open forum for residents to ask questions or make comments.  As part of the registration process, registrants must submit their contact information (name, street address, email, and phone number) and select yes or no if they would like to speak during open forum.  If you would like to speak during open forum, please provide the topic you will be speaking about. Additionally, please see the attached agenda for the upcoming Board meeting. The full resident board book can be accessed in the internal documents under the folder: 1. Board of Trustees (BOT) / Resident Board Books /BOT Resident Board Books 2021.

**If you need assistance registering for a virtual meeting or accessing community documents, please contact Management by phone (301) 987-0122 or by email at [email protected].

Meetings are for King Farm Titleholders and Citizens only. Registrants will be verified to ensure participants are titleholders/citizens.

Amendment to Administrative Resolution #3

Administrative Resolution #3 (Vehicle Policies and Towing Procedures):

• The Board is considering amending AR #3 regarding towing enforcements. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to send those to Management via email [email protected] or call (301) 987-0122. Proposed amendments to AR #3 will be discussed and voted on during the March 17th, 2021 BOT meeting.

You can view a copy of the proposed amendments under review on the King Farm website (https://kingfarm.org/draft-resolutions/) or download the file from the Internal Documents in the FrontSteps resident portal under the folder(s) 2. Governing Documents / 1 – Draft Resolutions.

*If you do not have access to the resident portal, please contact Management for assistance or to obtain copies of these documents.

Management Office Closed – President’s Day

The King Farm On-Site Management Office will be closed on Monday, February 15 in observance of Presidents Day. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8:30 am.

Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on  Shady Grove Sector Minor Plan Amendment

The Rockville Mayor and Council received a presentation on Montgomery County’s Shady Grove Sector Minor Plan Amendment (Plan Amendment), and the Mayor and Council held a discussion about it afterwards. If adopted by the Montgomery County Council, the Plan Amendment would update the Shady Grove Sector Plan that was adopted in 2006.

Meeting materials and the video for February 8 can be found on the Rockville Channel by reviewing the Mayor and Council meeting for the date. The materials include the staff report, the draft Plan Amendment, and a letter that Rockville’s Planning Commission wrote in May 2020 to the Montgomery County Planning Board on an earlier draft.

The County Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the Plan Amendment on February 23, 2021 at 1:30 pm. The Mayor and Council will be finalizing their testimony on the Plan Amendment at their meeting on February 22, 2021. Staff has been asked to develop a draft letter of testimony for their review, based on the recommendations of the staff report and additional thoughts that the Mayor and Council provided on February 8.

There are many areas that may interest your neighborhood. Of particular interest to the King Farm community may be the recommendation in the Plan Amendment that relates to schools.  The Plan Amendment recommends relocating the existing Montgomery County Public School Bus Depot, which is currently in the Plan area, to a different location; and utilizing that site for an elementary school.  If the County is unable to find a location to move the bus depot, the Plan Amendment recommends utilizing the reserved King Farm elementary school site, which is a portion of King Farm Park, to support the new development, The Mayor and Council directed City staff to inform the King Farm community of the recommendation, and let you know that you can testify at the County Council Public Hearing if you choose to do so. If you are interested in testifying at the public hearing, please call the Montgomery County Council staff at (240) 777-7803.  More information on the 2006 Shady Grove Sector Plan and the amendment process is available at the following website: Shady Grove Minor Master Plan Amendment – Montgomery Planning.

If you have thoughts about the draft Amendment that you would like the Mayor and Council to include in its testimony to the County Council, you have two options. First, you can give me your input by Friday, February 19. I will then be able to bring your input forward as the Mayor and Council considers the letter. You may also come and speak at Community Forum at the February 22, 2021 Mayor and Council meeting and provide your thoughts. To sign up for Community Forum, please sign up in advance by calling the City Clerk’s office at 240-314-8280 by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Speakers are asked to keep their remarks to three minutes.

More information on providing testimony to the Montgomery County Council is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html

If you wish to provide written comments to the County Council on the Plan Amendment, please submit those written comments no later than February 26, 2021, to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to Council President, Montgomery County Council, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. If you have questions regarding the Plan Amendment or the hearing, please call Pamela Dunn at (240) 777-7940.

King Farm Neighbors Village News

In an effort to inform and update our members about the Covid-19 crisis, we will be hosting a Zoom presentation by Dr. Manu Kaushal, Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Medstar Montgomery Medical Center on Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 4-5 pm.  Dr. Kaushal is a practicing physician who has been working with Covid-19 patients since the start of the pandemic.  Dr. Kaushal will deliver a 15–20-minute presentation followed by a 15–20-minute question and answer period. Please note this Zoom presentation is open not only to KFNV members, but to all King Farm community members.

We hope that you all can join us for this very informative and timely discussion by an expert in the field of pulmonary medicine. If you have any questions about the event or would like to register for the event, please contact the Member Coordinators at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at (301) 799-8104.In health and safety,
The Board of Directors for King Farm Neighbors Village

How to Contact KFNV

For most of our monthly events, membership is required, but membership is free and as easy as filling out an on-line or mail-in form. We do, however, accept and welcome donations; for these donations help defray the cost of KFNV services and events.   For information on how to register for any of the above events, to become a KFNV member,  to inquire about becoming a Board member, to make a donation, or  to request a “Making Memories Together” board game or an Elder Safe Community Resource Guide, please contact the Member Coordinators at [email protected], leave a voicemail at (301) 799-8104, or view the KFNV website at www.kfnv.org.

Website: https://www.kfnv.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingfarmneighborsvillage

Email: [email protected]

Voicemail: (301) 799-8104 

City, County, and State Updates:

Montgomery County COVID-19 Restrictions & Updates

Montgomery County will reopens indoor dining at restaurants at 25% capacity Beginning Feb. 14;

County Council Approves Executive Order 19-21AM. Read the order here

The following restrictions are still in effect in Montgomery County:

• Indoor gatherings can no longer exceed 10 people.

• Outdoor gatherings can no longer exceed 25 people.

• Face masks must be worn at all times when outdoors (and social distance can’t be achieved);

• and at all times inside public facilities.

State of Maryland COVID-19 Vaccination Update: February 10, 2021

Read the most recent COVID-19 Vaccination Update from the State of Maryland here

Additional links and information about COVID-19 can be found below. 

Montgomery County Covid-19 Testing Sites

Montgomery County Data Dashboard of COVID-19 Cases

Food Resources 

City of Rockville Updates

City government will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of Presidents Day.

The Rockville Swim and Fitness Center will be open to residents and facility members only via advanced registration. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/swimcenter for details.

Recycling and trash collections will occur one day later than usual throughout the week. For more information on recycling and trash collection, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/recycling-trashor call 240-314-8568.

Parking will be free at city-owned meters.