Advisory Planning Commission

CITY OF COLLEGE PARK PLANNING ADVISORY ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION COMMISSION 4500 KNOX ROAD COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20740 TELEPHONE: (240) 487-3538 ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION Approved Minutes of Meeting January 2, 2020 – 7:30 P.M. City Hall – Council Chambers Members Present Absent Lawrence Bleau, Chair x Santosh Chelliah x Ben Flamm x Christopher Gill x James McFadden x Stephanie Stullich, Vice Chair x Llatetra Brown Esters x Also Present: Planning Staff – Terry Schum, Miriam Bader and Theresheia Williams; City Manager, Scott Somers; Attorney – Susan Cook; I. Call to Order and Approval of the Agenda: Lawrence Bleau called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Commissioners voted 5-0-0 to approve the agenda as published. II. Approval of Minutes: Ben Flamm moved to adopt the minutes of August 1, 2019. Lawrence Bleau seconded. Motion carried 5-0-0. III. Amendments to Agenda: There were no Amendments to the Agenda. IV. Public Remarks on Non-Agenda Items: There were no Public Remarks on Non- Agenda Items. V. Discussion of Policy and Procedure Changes Pertaining to Boards and Commissions with the City Manager The Mayor and Council appointed a subcommittee to review the purposes, functions, and rules for boards, commissions and committees. The committee sent their recommendations to the Mayor and Council who adopted the recommendations of the Committee on Committees and an ordinance and resolution necessary to implement the recommendations. The City Manager, Scott Somers was in attendance to discuss the Policy and Procedure changes with Commission members which include: 1) All boards and committees shall review and update their mission and purpose statements and present it to Council for consideration by December 31, 2020. 2) Members whose terms are expiring and wish to continue being a commissioner must reapply. Advisory Planning Commission Minutes January 2, 2020 – Page 2 3) Any vacancies during the year shall be filled by appointment for the length of the unexpired term. 4) Terms for appointed board and committee members shall be for three (3) years. Terms of one-third of the board or committee members will expire on June 30 annually. 5) New applicants may be asked to participate in an interview conducted by a subcommittee of the Council. 6) The Board shall follow the general rules set forth by the City including compliance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act. VI. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Christopher Gill moved to amend the agenda to remove item VI, Election of Chair and Vice-Chair, and move it to the February 6, 2020 agenda. Ben Flamm seconded. Motion carried 4-1-0, with Lawrence Bleau voting nay. VII. Update on Development Activity Terry Schum reported on the following: Northgate Project - The developer, Gilbane Development, is proposing to combine the Burger King lot and the abandoned restaurant site to create a 2.054-acre parcel. Both properties were sold for 29 million. The site is proposed for 296 multifamily dwelling units, 1,084 square feet of retail space and a parking structure with 300 parking spaces. The property is partially in the flood plain. The developer has reached an agreement with Parks and Recreation to provide compensatory storage on their property in exchange for construction on an off-site trail. The case will be before the City Council on Tuesday and scheduled before the Planning Board on January 16th (Preliminary Plan) and January 23rd (DSP). Greystar – Greystar is proposing to build a mixed-use project with 341 student housing units and 32,000 square feet of commercial space on a 1.65-acre site. A Preliminary Plan of Subdivision was heard and approved with conditions by the County Planning Board on November 7th. A Detailed Site Pan will be submitted soon. Landmark Properties - Landmark Properties plans to construct a 284- unit, 958 bed, student housing project with retail. The project is expected to break ground 2021 and complete construction in Fall 2022. A Detailed Site Plan has been submitted but not accepted at this time. VIII. Other Business: There was no Other Business. XI. Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Minutes prepared by Theresheia Williams