Council Meetings Agendas
Regular MeetingBrentwood, MD · May 4, 2016
Minutes
Council Meeting of the Mayor and Town Council
Brentwood, Maryland 20722
Meeting Minutes
May 4, 2016
Present: Mayor Rocio Treminio-Lopez _X_, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Clark _X__,
Council Member Tonya Harrison X Council Member Regina_Morlan_X_
Council Member Victor Orlano X__,
Staff Present: Town Administrator C. Reginald Bagley X__
Chief of Police Robert Althoff_ _ Town Treasurer Shelley Gaylord X___
Code Enforcement Officer Fern Williams_ X_
I. Organization
Call to Order – 7:36pm
Roll Call
Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda: VM Clark motion to approve the agenda with the addition of under new
business Clean-up day and the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Firehouse, CM Olano second.
Voice vote-all voted yes.
VM Clark motion to a approve minutes from Fence Hearing on March 30, 2016, Special Meeting
on March 30, 2016, Workshop meeting on April 6, 2016, Ordinance Work Shop meeting on April
11, 2016, Budget Meeting on April 13, 2016 CM Olano second. Voice vote, all voted yes.
CM Harrison motion to approve Ordinance 2016-01 Public Hearing on April 20, 2016 (Red Light
Camera) and Council meeting on April 20, 2016, CM Olano second. Voice vote all voted yes, VM
Clark abstained.
Mayor Treminio-Lopez Tabled the minutes for the Constant Yield Tax Rate FY17 meeting on
April 20, 2016.
Public Comment:
Ana Puma from 4400 41st Street, came back with a petition for permit parking on her street due
to trucks and vans parking/blocking her street every day. CM Olano read the petition on record.
75% of households, only 4 houses are on that block, 3 out of 4 signed the petition.
CM Harrison motion to add permit parking on 41st street to agenda under old business, VM Clark
second. Voice vote-all voted yes.
Wanika Fisher-Council Member Deni Taveras Office
Expungement Services at 1401 University Blvd. East Langley Park Maryland 20783 on Saturday
May 21, 2016 from 10am to 2pm.
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MGM National Harbor has job openings-table game classes in Oxon Hill Maryland, starts May
18th. No raise in taxes. There is a new Chief of Staff Cindy (Soul) Esperonza, Caroline Cook-all
female team for District 2
Ron Bretemps Upshur Street
Thinks WSSC has done a horrible job. Need to fix three pot holes. Pavement is coming apart.
Wants Town to ease up on weed letters-save Town resources
38th & Taylor /Utah-will they install sidewalk ?
TA-they will not install sidewalk
Tax rate-stay with current constant yield tax rate-Town has abundant amount of cash on hand
a lot of old people living here that can't afford any more money.
TA reads into record the Red Light Camera Ordinance 2016-01
CM Harrison motion to add 2016-01 Red Light Camera Reading to the agenda CM Morlan
second. VM Clark request roll call. Vote: CM Harrison-yes, CM Molan-yes, CM Olano-yes, VM
Clark-abstain, Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes. Motion passed
CM Harrison motion to adopt the Red Light Camera Ordinance 2016-01
CM Olano second. Roll call. Vote: CM Harrison-yes, CM Morlan-yes, CM Olano-yes, VM Clark-
abstain, Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes. Motion passed
VM Clark motion to add the Main Street funding to agenda under old business, CM Harrison
second. Voice vote-all voted yes.
Treasurer Shelley Gaylord
Total bills is $19322.72. VM Clark motion to pay the bills for $19,322.72, CM Olano second
CM Morlan asked to hold the bill for the Heritage Center since it’s for next year; they sent the bill
out early. Revised total is $18,926.72. Voice vote-all voted yes. Note: Treasurer discussed the
credit card reader. She recommends a reader with an EMV, which is a chip reader. Shelley
also recommends a standalone machine not a device attached to a computer.
Mayor tabled this for the May 18th meeting. The Mayor wants the Treasurer to get all the
information from the bank.
Town Administrator Reggie Bagley read his written report into record.
VM Clark motion to accept the Town Administrator’s report CM Harrison second.
Voice vote-all voted yes.
Old Business:
Discussion on metal dog waste signs-Mayor tabled this to the first meeting in June.
CM Harrison motion to change the part time Clerk/part time Codes to full time Codes
CM Morlan second, CM Harrison wants to amend the motion to change the start of the Codes
new hours to start on June 6th. Mayor asked for roll call: CM Harrison-yes, CM Morlan-yes, CM
Olano-yes, VM Clark-abstain, Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes. Motion passed.
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Discussion on building permit fees increase to 50% of what PG County charges.
CM Morlan motion to accept and do the first reading on Resolution 2016-10, CM Harrison second
Mayor requests roll call: CM Harrison-yes, CM Morlan-yes, CM Olano-yes, VM Clark-abstain
Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes. Motion passed. Mayor asked TA to do the first reading of the
resolution.
Town Administrator read resolution 2016-10 into record, which will increase the building permit
fee to 50% of what PG County charges with a $25.00 minimum.
Mayor did a second reading of the petition brought forward by resident Anna Puma on 41st Street.
CM Harrison motion to tentative approve the residential permit parking on 41st Street, after the
Town Clark verifies all the signatures on the petition are home owners, CM Morlan second. Mayor
requests roll call: CM Harrison-yes, CM Morlan-yes, CM Olano-yes, VM Clark-yes,
Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes. Motion passed.
VM Clark motion to approve funding for adverting the budget hearing the first date and back-up
date under the same line item as previous newspaper listing not to exceed $200.00, Voice vote
All voted yes. Motion passed.
CM Harrison motion to approve $265.00 for the Main Street funds for Gateway Arts MML booth,
4 Town calibrations for $265.00, VM Clark second. Voice vote-all voted yes. Motion passed.
CM Clark motion to go with the late fee time line schedule as reflected in the minutes to have staff
including Town Attorney prepare ordinance to change ordinance to reflect the late fee time line
(business license) CM Harrison second. Voice vote-all (4) voted yes, CM Morlan-no.
Motion passed.
VM Clark motion to move Mi Patio to Tier 1 because they are a night club CM Morlan second.
Voice vote-all voted yes. Motion passed.
VM Clark motion to move A1 Uniform to Tier 2 CM Morlan second. Voice vote-all voted yes.
Motion passed.
CM Morlan motion to combine Tiers 2 and 3 to a fee of $250.00-No second. Motion dropped.
CM Harrison motion to donate $1000.00 to the Heritage Center, CM Olano second.
Voice vote-all voted yes. Motion passed.
Mayor Tabled advertising in Newsletter until first meeting in June.
CM Harrison motion to approve for the funding for Brentwood Day to be determined once we get
the list of expenditures, CM Olano second , CM Morlan: Redskins Cheerleaders will be here for 2
hours at half off for $800.00 they will be here for 12-2pm, we’ll have a band (Sudden Impact) and
DJ from 11-5, they will perform from 3-5 pm that is $1000.00 the same as last year. Talk of the
Town, which is a trackless train, we will have a moon bounce, and a cotton candy machine,
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They provide the machine and supplies, but we do the cotton candy machine, we can sell cotton
candy, and we need $300.00 for prizes and trophies, for a total of $3933.00, CM Olano wants
$300.00 added to that total for other donations for a total of $4233.00, CM Harrison amends
The motion to approve $4233.00 from line item number 5-9215, VM Clark second. Mayor
requested roll call: CM Harrison-yes, CM Morlan-yes, CM Olano-yes, VM Clark-yes,
Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes.
CM Harrison motion to approve the Town of Brentwood Clean-up day on Saturday May 14th from
9-3pm for residents only, CM Morlan second. Voice vote: 4 voted yes, VM Clark-abstained.
CM Harrison motion to approve the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Brentwood Town Center
on Wednesday May 18th at 6:30pm at 3712 Utah Avenue at the old Brentwood Fire House with a
budget not to exceed $100.00, VM Clark second, VM Clark requested roll call: CM Harrison-yes,
CM Morlan-yes, CM Olano-abstain, VM Clark-abstain, Mayor Treminio-Lopez-yes.
Motion passed 3-2.
Mayor Tabled the vote for the Cintas contract to the meeting on the 11th, waiting for prices
from the Town Administrator.
Meetings:
Budget Meeting on Wednesday May 11th at 7pm-going into an Executive Meeting
Council Meeting on Wednesday May 18th at 7:30
Back-up budget hearing Wednesday May 25th at 7pm
Read and Adopt budget on May 25, 2016
Committees:
Tree Committee-TBA
Green Team-May 24th at 7:30pm
Cable Committee-May 12th at 8pm
Special Events-Monday May 9th at 6pm-weelky meetings until Brentwood Day
Public Works- May 10th at 7:30pm-tentive meeting on the May 17th
Town Center-May 16th at noon
Hispanic Committee-Saturday May 7th from 10-1pm
Neighborhood Watch-TBA
Brentwood Business Association-May 26th –breakfast meeting
Meeting with the Chief-May 20th from 1-3pm
CM Harrison motion to adjourn, VM Clark second. Voice vote-all voted yes.
Adjourned – 10:55pm
Respectfully submitted by:
Fern Williams__________________________
Approved by:____________________________ Date____________
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